1634
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
St. Calistratus; Sts. Cyprian and Justina; Sts. Comus and Damian; St. Elzear, Count is a 1634 ink by Jacques Callot, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image shows four small oval scenes, each with a saint or pair of saints. The top left has a robed figure blessing a dragon-like creature by the water. The top right shows two saints—one holding a cross, the other a staff—with a demon flying away. The bottom left depicts two saints standing side by side, each holding a different object. The bottom right features a saint holding a palm branch, with a small scene of people in the background. These images are simple but full of symbolic details, like the dragon and the flying demon. The names above each scene mark their religious stories, tied to September saints’ days. Look up etching to see how artists like Callot made these sharp, detailed prints.
Jacques Callot was a baroque printmaker and draftsman from the Duchy of Lorraine.
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