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Coins [plate 8]

Jacques Callot

1630

ink

paper

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Baroque Baroque Order of Charles Iii

Dominant colour

Coins [plate 8] is a 1630 ink by Jacques Callot, a Baroque work, depicting Order of Charles Iii, 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

Callot shows a metal plate with coins stamped in rows. The coins look real at first glance. This is an etching, a print made by scratching lines into a metal plate with acid. The lines create tiny details on the coins and the plate’s rough edges. Look for how the light catches the raised metal on the coins. Try the National Gallery of Art, Washington.