S. Paphnuce, évêque (St. Paphnutius, Bishop), September 11th, 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(317)
Tags
Art Historical Context
This delicate etching by Jacques Callot, published by Israël Henriet in 1636, belongs to the ambitious series *Les Images de Tous les Saincts et Saintes de l’Année*. Created as a visual calendar of saints, the print honors St. Paphnutius, Bishop, on his feast day of September 11. Rendered in the compact format of just over two inches tall, the work exemplifies Callot’s mastery of the etching medium, where fine, precise lines bring a sense of quiet dignity to the figure of the saint. Callot, a leading seventeenth-century printmaker, was renowned for his ability to convey narrative and characte...
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...