Antonio Zingano
Medium
engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 13.2 × 8.2 cm (5 3/16 × 3 1/4 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
R.L. Baumfeld Collection
Accession Number
1969.15.311
Art Historical Context
This engraving, created in 1619 by Jacques Callot after a design by Matteo Rosselli, captures the refined portraiture of the early Baroque period. Callot, a master printmaker from Lorraine, was renowned for his precise line work and ability to translate paintings into widely accessible prints. Working in Florence at the time, he frequently collaborated with Italian artists like Rosselli, helping to spread their compositions across Europe through the medium of engraving on laid paper. Prints like this one played a vital cultural role in the seventeenth century, allowing images of notable figur...