Sidus amicum est
Jacques Callot
1625 - 1629
Medium
etching
Dimensions
61; 118; 84; 146
About this artwork
height 61 mm x width 84 mm
About the Artist
Jacques Callot · 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...