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Jacques Callot was famous for being an artist. In 1611, Callot entered the workshop of Tempesta, a famous Italian engraver, for three years. In 1614, he left Rome for Florence in the service of Cosimo II de Medici. Callot produced drawings and etchings that drew influence from Flemish art and Mannerist works in Roman churches. His independent career began in Florence in 1612 when he started work in the Medici court, where he was employed to make pictorial records of entertainments such as fairs and festivals and where he also drew and etched courtiers, beggars and other characters, excelling particularly at caricatures. Returning to his native France at the latter end of his career, Callot’s work became markedly soberer as he documented the horrors of the 30 years of war in his Miseries of War series, which would continue to influence the artistic representation of conflict and social injustice into the 19th and 20th centuries. On 1stDibs, find a selection of Jacques Callot art.
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Pasquariello Truonno and Meo Squaquara - Etching by Jacques Callot - 1621/22
By Jacques Callot
Located in Roma, IT
Etching on paper.
A lively etching from Jacques Callot’s celebrated series Balli di Sfessania, depicting two grotesque comic figures engaged in an exaggerated dance or mock duel. Id...
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1620s Old Masters Figurative Prints
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Etching
Cap. Cardoni and Maramao - Etching by Jacques Callot - 1621/22
By Jacques Callot
Located in Roma, IT
This etching is part of Balli di Sfessania, Jacques Callot’s celebrated series depicting grotesque dancers inspired by the Neapolitan commedia dell’arte tradition. The figures Capita...
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1620s Old Masters Figurative Prints
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Etching
Portrait du Prince de Phalsbourg
By Jacques Callot
Located in Chicago, IL
Watermark:
Lion and Star (Lieure 38)
References:
Lieure No. 505
Notes:
An early impression of the only state of this major work.
According to Lieure (Jacques Callot: Catalogue de l...
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16th Century Old Masters Portrait Prints
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Etching
Défaite de la cavalerie Turque (1st State)
By Jacques Callot
Located in Chicago, IL
Defeat of the Turkish Cavalry (1st State)
From: The Life of Ferdinando de'Medici
Engraving
224 x 300 mm.; 8 7/8 x 11 7/8 inches
Reference:
Lieure No. 154
Meaume No. 541
Ru...
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17th Century Baroque More Prints
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Engraving
St. Simon from Les Grands Apôtres Debout Original 17th Century Etching
By Jacques Callot
Located in Soquel, CA
St. Simon from "Les Grands Apôtres Debout, Représentant Le Sauveur, La Bienheureuse Marie et Les Saints Apôtres" Original 17th Century Etching by Jacques Callot.
This portrait of St. Simon depicts him standing in a street, holding a book and leaning on a saw. The saw is typical of St. Simon's depictions as he was said to have been martyred by being sawed in half. Very good impression of this print, with bold lines and high contrast. This leaflet contains the words "Callot fec." in the bottom right, shorthand for the Latin fecit, meaning Callot made this. This edition contains no publishers mark or numbering on the piece, indicating that it is from the first printing state.
Jacques Callot was born in the Duchy of Lorraine around 1592 to an important family in the court. He started an apprenticeship as a goldsmith at the age of 15, but later began learning etching. He is known for his technical skill in etching and for developing the echoppe style etching needle. Callot's etchings featured religious figures as well as soldiers, common people, beggars, and court individuals. His series "The Miseries and Misfortunes of War," published while Lorraine was invaded during the Thirty Years War, later influenced Goya's "Los Desastres de la Guerra...
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17th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints
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Ink, Laid Paper, Etching
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Le Crucifiement (The Crucifixion) - Etching by Jacques Callot - 1614/24
By Jacques Callot
Located in Roma, IT
Etching realized by Jacques Callot in 1619-24.
Second state on two.
Fair condition, with top corners missing.
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1610s Old Masters Figurative Prints
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Etching
