1634
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
St. Maurus; St. John Calybite; St. Marcellus; St. Honoratus is a 1634 ink by Jacques Callot, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image shows four small, oval etchings. Each one pictures a robed saint standing or kneeling in a simple setting. The lines are sharp, and the scenes look like they’re framed by an old book page. One shows a saint with a staff and a dog, another has a birth with animals in a stable, one depicts a saint at a doorway with a horse nearby, and the last shows two saints talking. These images were made using a technique that lets artists scratch into metal plates to create detailed lines. The artist signed each one with a small mark. Look up *etching* next to see how artists like this made their prints.
Jacques Callot was a baroque printmaker and draftsman from the Duchy of Lorraine.
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