1634
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
St. Bibiana; St. Birinus; St. Barbara; St. Sabbas is a 1634 ink by Jacques Callot, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sheet shows four small scenes of saints, each inside an oval frame. One saint is being beheaded, another stands by a ship, one holds a palm branch, and the last shelters under a cloak. The lines are scratchy and dark, with tiny details like towers and animals tucked in the corners. These images were made as devotional prints, likely meant for private prayer. The artist used fine lines to show both action and quiet moments. Next, look up etching to see how artists like Callot carved these precise lines.
Jacques Callot was a baroque printmaker and draftsman from the Duchy of Lorraine.
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