Fracischina and Gian Farina
1622
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
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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
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Fracischina and Gian Farina is a 1622 ink by Jacques Callot, a Baroque work, depicting Dancing, held at National Gallery of Art.
This etching shows two men in old-fashioned clothes, one bowing with a hat in hand. The scene feels like a street moment from the 1600s, full of small details. Their faces look tired but polite. Jacques Callot often drew soldiers and townsfolk this way. He used etching to make lines crisp and shadows deep. The paper still looks fresh after four hundred years. If you like this style, look up Rembrandt’s etchings next.
Jacques Callot was a baroque printmaker and draftsman from the Duchy of Lorraine.
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