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Coins [plate 7]

Jacques Callot

1630

ink

paper

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Baroque Baroque Allegory

Dominant colour

Coins [plate 7] is a 1630 ink by Jacques Callot, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: Jacques Callot
When & what style?: 1630 · Baroque
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

This page shows 16 small circles with pictures inside. Each circle looks like a coin or seal. Some have people in fancy clothes, others have animals or symbols. The lines are sharp and dark, and the background is plain white paper. One coin has a man holding a sword and a book. Another shows a lion standing on its back legs. The names around the edges are in Latin or old-style writing. This is made using etching, a way to carve images into metal.