Heilige Ferreolus van Vienne, Heilige Januarius van Benevento, Heilige Eustachius van Rome en kinderen, Heilige Fausta en Heilige Evilasius van Cyzicus (18-20 september)
1632 - 1636
Medium
etching
Dimensions
121; 213
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
collector's mark: Lugt 240
Art Historical Context
This intricate etching by Jacques Callot, titledHeilige Ferre van Vienne, Heil Januarius van Bene, Heilige Eustachius van Rome en kinderen,ige Fausta en Heil Evilasius van Cyicus (18-20 september)*, dates from 1632–1636. in the final years of Callot's career, it honors a group of early Christian saints commemorated on September 1820: Ferreolus of Vienne, Januarius of Benevento, Eustachius of Rome with his children, and Fausta and Evilasius of Cyzicus. Rendered on a modest plate (213 × 121 mm), the print captures these martyrs in a compact, devotional composition, blending piety with dramatic narrative. Callot, a master French etcher from Lorraine, revolutionized printmaking with his precise burin-like lines and ability to pack intricate details into tiny formats. Working during the Thirty Years' War and the Catholic Counter-Reformation, he produced numerous religious series that popularized saintly hagiographies for private devotion. This piece exemplifies his "échelle" technique—criblé dots and swelling lines—for luminous depth and texture, making it ideal for collectors and the faithful. Bearing a Lugt 240 collector's mark, the work reflects its prized status among connoisseurs. It invites visitors to marvel at how Callot transformed historical martyrdoms into accessible art, bridging 17th-century fervor with timeless spiritual resonance.
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...