The Massacre of the Innocents, Second Plate
Jacques Callot
1622
Medium
etching on vellum [proof]
Dimensions
plate: 13.5 x 10.8 cm (5 5/16 x 4 1/4 in.) sheet: 17.4 x 14.1 cm (6 7/8 x 5 9/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Accession Number
2002.4.1
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...