S. Bertin, abbé (St. Bertinus, Abbot), September 5th, from "Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année" (Images of All of the Saints and Religious Events of the Year)
Medium
Etching; second state of two (Lieure)
Dimensions
Sheet: 2 9/16 x 1 15/16 in. (6.5 x 5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1917
Accession Number
17.50.17-371(308)
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Art Historical Context
This delicate etching, *S. Bertin, abbé (St. Bert, Abbot), September th*, comes from Jacques Callot's renowned series *"Les Images De Tous Lescts et Saintes de'Année"* ( of All the Saints and Religious Events of the), published in 1636 by Israëlet. Callot, a masterful French Baroque printmaker, created this vast calendar of saints to aid personal devotion during the Counter-Reformation era, when visual aids for prayer proliferated among the faithful. Printed in the second state of two (as catalogued by Lieure), it captures St. Bertin, the 7th-century abbot revered for founding monasteries in n...
About the Artist
Jacques Callot|Israël Henriet · 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...