S. Eusèbe, évêque de Samosate (St. Eusebius, Bishop of Samosata), June 21st, 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 4.9 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(207)
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Art Historical Context
**St. Eusebius, Bishop of SamosataJune 21st)** This delicate etching captures St. Eusebius, Bishop of Samosata, as part of Jacques Callot and Israël Henriet's 1636 series *Les Images de Tous les Saincts etes de L'Année*—a comprehensive visual calendar of saints and religious events for the liturgical year. Produced during the Counter-Reformation, these prints fostered daily devotion among Catholic audiences, blending piety with artistry in an era when portable images made saints accessible to all. Callot, a master etcher renowned for his intricate line work and ability to convey emotion in...
About the Artist
Israël Henriet|Jacques Callot · 1585–1661
Israël Henriet (c. 1590–1661) stands as one of the most important figures in 17th-century French printmaking, not only as an accomplished engraver in his own right but as the principal publisher and preserver of Jacques Callot's extraordinary legacy. Born in Nancy, Lorraine, around 1590, Henriet belonged to an artistic family and grew up as a childhood friend of Callot, the preeminent printmaker o...