Title Page for Callot's "The Calendar of Saints"
1636
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1636
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Title Page for Callot's "The Calendar of Saints" is a 1636 ink by Abraham Bosse, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a black-and-white printed page with fancy text at the top. The words say *"Les Images de Tous les Saints"* and mention a man named Cardinal Richelieu. Below the text is a coat of arms with a crown, two crossed keys, and a shield divided into three sections. The text is in French and looks old-fashioned, with some letters swirled for decoration. The coat of arms sits inside a decorative frame with stars and a hat on top. If you like this kind of detailed printing, look up etching.
![Shields of Henry IV and Maria de Medici [right half]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/48fe183166ad877f/thumb.webp)
