Artist

Jacques Callot

Portrait of Jacques Callot
Portrait of Jacques Callot

Duchy of Lorraine

Jacques Callot is a Duchy of Lorraine Barbizon school artist. 1,530 works are cataloged here, principally at National Gallery of Art.

Jacques Callot (French: ; c. 1592 – 1635) was a baroque printmaker and draftsman from the Duchy of Lorraine. He is an important person in the development of the old master print. He made more than 1,400 etchings that chronicled the life of his period, featuring soldiers, clowns, drunkards, Romani, beggars, as well as court life. He also etched many religious and military images, and many prints featured extensive landscapes in their background.

Works by Jacques Callot

1530 works in the catalog · 24 shown

Collections represented

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