The Massacre of the Innocents
Jacques Callot
c. 1618/1620
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 13.7 x 10.4 cm (5 3/8 x 4 1/8 in.) sheet: 15.8 x 13.7 cm (6 1/4 x 5 3/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Mollie B. Darr
Accession Number
1993.45.1
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...