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Frontispiece for "The Large Apostles"

Jacques Callot

1631

ink

paper

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Baroque Baroque Allegory

Dominant colour

Frontispiece for "The Large Apostles" is a 1631 ink by Jacques Callot, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: Jacques Callot
When & what style?: 1631 · Baroque
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

This print shows a winged figure holding a book with big, fancy letters. The top of the book has a face peeking over it. Below, there’s a messy tangle of tools and broken weapons—like swords and a hammer—scattered on the ground. The book’s title is Latin and talks about saints. The tools look like they’re being crushed or ignored. This print was made by cutting into metal and then inking it—it’s called *etching*. Look up etching to see how artists make prints this way.