Reprint of Le Chars et Les Personnages (The Chariots and The Characters), from La Guerre d'Amour (Guerra d'Amore) (War of Love)
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 12 15/16 x 16 9/16 in. (32.8 x 42 cm) Plate: 8 7/8 x 11 7/8 in. (22.5 x 30.1 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Robert B. Noyes, 1947
Accession Number
47.41.9(1)
About the Artist
Jacques Callot|Istituto Centrale per la Grafica · 1592–1635
Jacques Callot (1592–1635) was a French printmaker and draftsman from the Duchy of Lorraine, widely regarded as one of the first great artists to practice the graphic arts exclusively. His more than 1,400 etchings chronicled the breadth of 17th-century life, from Medici court festivities to the brutal realities of warfare. Callot revolutionized etching through technical innovations including the é...