Kruisoprichting
Jacques Callot
1624 - 1625
Medium
etching
Dimensions
59; 76
About this artwork
verzamelaarsmerk, verso linksonder, gestempeld: Lugt 240
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...