First Intermezzo
1617
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
About the artist
Artist
Jacques Callot
Jacques Callot was a baroque printmaker and draftsman from the Duchy of Lorraine.
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ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
First Intermezzo is a 1617 ink by Jacques Callot, a Baroque work, depicting Ice Skating, held at National Gallery of Art.
A crowd of tiny figures fills a dark stage. They wear ruffled collars and long coats from the early 1600s. One man in the center points to the right. This scene looks like a play, but it’s actually an etching. The artist carved lines into metal, then pressed ink onto paper. The shadows feel deep because he used drypoint, scratching directly into the plate. Check out this technique next.
Jacques Callot was a baroque printmaker and draftsman from the Duchy of Lorraine.
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