The Massacre of the Innocents, with architectural facades at left and right, an oval composition
Jacques Callot
17th century
Medium
Etching; first state of two
Dimensions
sheet: 5 5/16 x 4 1/8 in. (13.5 x 10.4 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Accession Number
2012.136.183
Tags
BuildingsMassacres
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...