1634
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
St. Felix; St. Joseph of Arimathea; St. Polycarpe; St. Matthias, Apostle 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 robed figure. One man kneels while another in a tall hat leans over him. Another scene features a lone man in flowing robes standing by a quiet landscape. The last two show men holding staffs, one with a book, the other with a spear. All are drawn in sharp, dark lines with little shading. The figures look like saints, each labeled with a name like "St. Felix" or "St. Matthias." The artist used fine, precise lines to create texture and movement, even in the simple backgrounds. Next, look up etching to see how artists like this one used acid and metal plates to make prints.
Jacques Callot was a baroque printmaker and draftsman from the Duchy of Lorraine.
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