The Palace Gardens at Nancy
1625
Medium
Etching on paper
Dimensions
Plate, sheet trimmed: 25.4 × 38.2 cm (10 × 15 1/16 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
77852
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Callot drew much of his inspiration directly from nature, but occasionally he altered its form according to artistic principles, personal knowledge of the locale, and his own fancy. This particular print represents Nancy, his native town in Lorraine.
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...