The Visitation
1631
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 Visitation is a 1631 ink by Jacques Callot, a Baroque work, depicting Visitation, held at National Gallery of Art.
The painting shows two women meeting, one of them pregnant. They are dressed in old-fashioned clothes. You can see a building and some trees in the background. This etching is interesting because it tells a story from the Bible. It's a quiet moment between two people. To learn more about the method used to create this image, look up the technique: etching.
Jacques Callot was a baroque printmaker and draftsman from the Duchy of Lorraine.
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