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Passionate Customer Service Museum Quality Art Prints Customization Options AvailableEven in his youth, Jacques Callot was a restless spirit. His hometown of Nancy was still an insignificant provincial town that still had its great heyday ahead of it. Twice he left his parents' home in order to be able to realize his dream of becoming an artist somewhere else. Remorsefully, he returned home each time and began an apprenticeship as a goldsmith. No sooner had this been completed than he was drawn to faraway Rome. He got a job with Philippe Thomassin, one of the most renowned engravers of his time, like Jacques Callot a migrant from the east of France. He learned quickly and much, but Rome was not the hub of the artistic world in the 17th century and he sought a new challenge in Florence. There he refined his etching technique in the workshops and studios of local masters Giulio Parigi and Antonio Tempestas.
No less a person than the legendary Cosimo II de' Medici encouraged the young talent from Nancy. Jacques Callot received an abundance of commissions from the famous princely house and earned very, very much money for the time. He was allowed to work completely freely and looked for his own motifs. He was particularly interested in the little people. He created scenes from the everyday life of the peasants from the surrounding area and the officials at the Medicis court. He dedicated numerous works to the actors and singers of the commedia dell'arte. After Cosimo's death, Jacques Callot was drawn back to his hometown of Nancy. The move from warm Italy to the sunless north seems to have weighed heavily on the artist at first. In the first period after his arrival, he did not create anything new, but merely produced new editions of his old motifs. It was to take two long years before he finally attracted attention at the court of the Lorraine duke Henry II. He documented the festivities at court in detailed etchings, created lifelike portraits of nobles, enchanting landscapes and milieu studies. Word of his talent spread, and both the French and Spanish royal families were among his clients in the years that followed. During that time, he also created probably his best-known and most famous etchings, which as Les misères de la guerre ( in German: Die Gräuel des Krieges) were to take a firm place in European art history.
Almost nothing is known about the personal life of the artist Jacques Callot. Whether he had affairs, was married and had children remains in the dark. Perhaps he was what today would be called a "nerd". A perfectionist who invented new etching tools, successfully sought out new printing techniques, and became completely absorbed in his vocation. The famous Rembrandt van Rijn collected many prints by Jacques Callot. The Dutch painter himself is considered a master of printmaking and admired the sophisticated work of his contemporary. In particular, the masterful depiction of perspectives and the distinctive light-dark depictions fascinate all experts to this day. Jacques Callot died at the age of only 43. Around 180 years later, the poet Ernst Theodor Amadeus (E-T.A.) Hoffmann created a literary monument to the artist he admired in his work "Fantasiestücke".
Even in his youth, Jacques Callot was a restless spirit. His hometown of Nancy was still an insignificant provincial town that still had its great heyday ahead of it. Twice he left his parents' home in order to be able to realize his dream of becoming an artist somewhere else. Remorsefully, he returned home each time and began an apprenticeship as a goldsmith. No sooner had this been completed than he was drawn to faraway Rome. He got a job with Philippe Thomassin, one of the most renowned engravers of his time, like Jacques Callot a migrant from the east of France. He learned quickly and much, but Rome was not the hub of the artistic world in the 17th century and he sought a new challenge in Florence. There he refined his etching technique in the workshops and studios of local masters Giulio Parigi and Antonio Tempestas.
No less a person than the legendary Cosimo II de' Medici encouraged the young talent from Nancy. Jacques Callot received an abundance of commissions from the famous princely house and earned very, very much money for the time. He was allowed to work completely freely and looked for his own motifs. He was particularly interested in the little people. He created scenes from the everyday life of the peasants from the surrounding area and the officials at the Medicis court. He dedicated numerous works to the actors and singers of the commedia dell'arte. After Cosimo's death, Jacques Callot was drawn back to his hometown of Nancy. The move from warm Italy to the sunless north seems to have weighed heavily on the artist at first. In the first period after his arrival, he did not create anything new, but merely produced new editions of his old motifs. It was to take two long years before he finally attracted attention at the court of the Lorraine duke Henry II. He documented the festivities at court in detailed etchings, created lifelike portraits of nobles, enchanting landscapes and milieu studies. Word of his talent spread, and both the French and Spanish royal families were among his clients in the years that followed. During that time, he also created probably his best-known and most famous etchings, which as Les misères de la guerre ( in German: Die Gräuel des Krieges) were to take a firm place in European art history.
Almost nothing is known about the personal life of the artist Jacques Callot. Whether he had affairs, was married and had children remains in the dark. Perhaps he was what today would be called a "nerd". A perfectionist who invented new etching tools, successfully sought out new printing techniques, and became completely absorbed in his vocation. The famous Rembrandt van Rijn collected many prints by Jacques Callot. The Dutch painter himself is considered a master of printmaking and admired the sophisticated work of his contemporary. In particular, the masterful depiction of perspectives and the distinctive light-dark depictions fascinate all experts to this day. Jacques Callot died at the age of only 43. Around 180 years later, the poet Ernst Theodor Amadeus (E-T.A.) Hoffmann created a literary monument to the artist he admired in his work "Fantasiestücke".
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_1631_-_(MeisterDrucke-674074).jpg "Saint Matthias from The Large Apostles, 1631 by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Burning Phoenix by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Martyrdom of the Apostles: St. Matthias by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Fair at Impruneta by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The temptation of Saint Anthony the Great. Painting by Jacques Callot by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Martyrdom of the Apostles: St. Matthew by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Envy by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Martyrdom of the Apostles: St. Matthias by Jacques Callot")
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_from_The_Miseries_of_War_-_(MeisterDrucke-908974).jpg "Pillage of a Farm, from")
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.jpg "The Temptation of Saint Anthony (2nd Version) by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Large Miseries of War: Peasants")
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.jpg "The Strappado by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Beggars: Beggar with Wooden Leg by Jacques Callot")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1582671).jpg "Various Hunchback Figures by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Wheel, plate 14 from")
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.jpg "Beggar with Crutches and Hat, Back View by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Lady with Wine Bottle, and Two Gentlemen by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Seated Beggar Eating, Plate 24 from The Beggars by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Dedication to Don Lorenzo de")
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.jpg "Paris, Ile de la Cite, Le Pont Neuf and the Tower of Nesle. Engraving by Jacques Callot by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Beggars: Beggar Woman on Crutches by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Entry of Monseigneur Henry de Lorraine, Marquis de Moy, under the Name of Pirandre by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Temptation of Saint Anthony (Second Version) by Jacques Callot")
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![Entry into Ferrara [recto] by Jacques Callot](/kunstwerke/300px/Jacques_Callot_-_Entry_into_Ferrara_recto_-_(MeisterDrucke-1254311).jpg "Entry into Ferrara [recto] by Jacques Callot")
![Entry into Ferrara [recto] by Jacques Callot](/kunstwerke/400w/Jacques_Callot_-_Entry_into_Ferrara_recto_-_(MeisterDrucke-1254311).jpg)
.jpg "Officer, with Arm Extended, Front View by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Duel with Swords, c. 1622 by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Strappado, plate 10 from")
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.jpg "The Beggars: Beggar on Crutches, Wearing a Hat, c. 1623 by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Martyrs of Japan by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "St. Castorius; St. Carpophorus & The Four Crowned Martyrs; Commemoration of the Image by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "A River Landscape Close to Nancy, with Maxeville Village Church and Another in the Middle Distance, from an Album Belonging to Israel Silvestre, c.1630 by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Temptation of Saint Anthony, 1635 by Jacques Callot")
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_illustration_from_Les_Grandes_misres_de_la_guerre_(The_-_(MeisterDrucke-1448848).jpg "The Strapado, illustration from The Large Miseries of War by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Beggar with Bare Head and Feet, c.1622 by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Slave Market, 1629 by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Piazza della Signoria, Florence, c. 1622 by Jacques Callot")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1585209).jpg "Various Hunchback Figures (engraving) by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Discovery of the Brigands, plate 9 from")
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.jpg "Bagpipe Player (from Varie Figure Gobbi) by Jacques Callot")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1584178).jpg "Various Hunchback Figures by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Pyre, plate 13 of")
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.jpg "Man with a Large Belly Decorated with Buttons by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Jesus with the Pharisees, from The New Testament by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Large Miseries of War: Burning at the Stake by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Le Comédien Masqué Jouant de la Guitare The Masked Comedian Playing the Guitar by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Hunchback with a Cane by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Christ Walking on the Water (first plate) by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Temptation of St. Anthony, c1615-1635 by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Torture of the Wheel (Les miseres et les mal-heures de la guerre, pl. 14) by Jacques Callot")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1089696).jpg "Nancy in the Distance: Harriers Pursuing a Hare by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Sts. Maxentius & Leander; Sts. Sergius & Paul; Sts. Eustratius & Orestes; St. Lucy by Jacques Callot")
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_c1620-23_-_(MeisterDrucke-285050).jpg "Soldier with Feathered Hat, from La Noblesse de Lorraine (verso), c.1620-23 by Jacques Callot")
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_L_-_(MeisterDrucke-1340054).jpg "The Seven Deadly Sins: L by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Piazza Santa Maria Novella, Florence by Jacques Callot")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-657696).jpg "Plundering and Burning a Village by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Peasant Squatting, from The Caprices by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "St. Elizabeth of Portugal; St. Zoe; St. Isaiah, Prophet; St. Edelburge by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "St. Urban, The Translation of St. Mary of James, St. Quadrat, St. Julius by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Fair at Impruneta (detail) by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Saint John the Evangelist by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Peasant Defecating by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Dedication to Don Lorenzo de")
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.jpg "The Siege of the Citadel of Saint-Martin-de-Re in 1627 by Jacques Callot")
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_from_The_Miseries_of_War_-_(MeisterDrucke-908973).jpg "The Wheel, from")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1267381).jpg "The Miseries and Misfortunes of War (plate 17) by Jacques Callot")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1267764).jpg "The Miseries and Misfortunes of War (plate 8) by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Masked Man with Crooked Legs, from Varie Figure by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Death of the Virgin Mary, from The Life of the Virgin by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Temptation of Saint Anthony (first version) by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Large Miseries of War: The Hospital, 1633 by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Beggars: Beggar with Pot, 1623 by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Firing Squad, Plate Twelve from The Miseries of War by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Saints and saints hurrying at the door of Paradise - composition and engraving by Jacques Callot (1592-1635) by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Large Miseries of War: The Strappado by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Three Women, One Holding a Child by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Two Great Views of Paris: View of the Pont Neuf, 1628-1630 by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Temptation of Saint Antony, 1635 by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Charles De Lorme by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Plundering a Farmhouse, from the Series The Miseries of War by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Taking the Firing Position with the Musket by Jacques Callot")
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![The Siege of La Rochelle [plate 11 of 16] by Jacques Callot](/kunstwerke/300px/Jacques_Callot_-_The_Siege_of_La_Rochelle_plate_11_of_16_set_comprises_1952897-112_-_(MeisterDrucke-1250951).jpg "The Siege of La Rochelle [plate 11 of 16] by Jacques Callot")
![The Siege of La Rochelle [plate 11 of 16] by Jacques Callot](/kunstwerke/400w/Jacques_Callot_-_The_Siege_of_La_Rochelle_plate_11_of_16_set_comprises_1952897-112_-_(MeisterDrucke-1250951).jpg)
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1582672).jpg "Various Hunchback Figures by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Peasant with a Cup by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Beggar with Dog by Jacques Callot")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-668320).jpg "Balli di Sfessania (Neapolitanian dances) by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "St. Margaret of Antioch, St. Praxedes, St. Mary Magdalene, St. Bridget of Sweden by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Fair at Impruneta, 1638 by Jacques Callot")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1585196).jpg "The Life of the Prodigal Son (engraving) by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Hunchback with a Cane by Jacques Callot")
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_La_Paresse_(Sloth)_-_(MeisterDrucke-1334493).jpg "The Seven Deadly Sins: Sloth by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Stake by Jacques Callot")
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![The Siege of Breda [plate 3 of 6] by Jacques Callot](/kunstwerke/300px/Jacques_Callot_-_The_Siege_of_Breda_plate_3_of_6_-_(MeisterDrucke-1240494).jpg "The Siege of Breda [plate 3 of 6] by Jacques Callot")
![The Siege of Breda [plate 3 of 6] by Jacques Callot](/kunstwerke/400w/Jacques_Callot_-_The_Siege_of_Breda_plate_3_of_6_-_(MeisterDrucke-1240494).jpg)
.jpg "St. Stanislaus; The Apparition of St. Michael; The Translation of St. Nicholas; St. G by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Large Miseries of War: The Hanging by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Marriage of Ferdinand de")
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.jpg "The Temptation of Saint Anthony (second version) by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Drinker Seen from the Front, from Varie Figure Gobbi by Jacques Callot")
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