The Entry into Jerusalem

The Entry into Jerusalem by Jacques Callot

Medium

etching on laid paper

Dimensions

plate: 6.8 x 8.6 cm (2 11/16 x 3 3/8 in.) sheet: 8.4 x 10.3 cm (3 5/16 x 4 1/16 in.)

Classification

Print

Department

CG-E

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

Accession Number

2002.157.5

About the Artist

Jacques Callot · 15921635

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...

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