The Massacre of the Innocents
1619
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
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Jacques Callot
Jacques Callot was a baroque printmaker and draftsman from the Duchy of Lorraine.
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ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Massacre of the Innocents is a 1619 ink by Jacques Callot, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This print shows a chaotic scene of people running and fighting in a courtyard. Soldiers on horseback charge through a crowd of fleeing figures. The buildings around them look old and grand, with tall columns and open doors. Trees and bushes fill the lower part of the image, but they’re tangled with bodies. Notice how the artist packed every inch with tiny, frantic details. The lines are sharp and full of energy, almost like scratching into the paper. This is an example of etching, a technique that uses acid to carve into metal plates.
Jacques Callot was a baroque printmaker and draftsman from the Duchy of Lorraine.
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