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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_La_Colere_(Anger)_-_(MeisterDrucke-1330757).jpg "The Seven Deadly Sins: Anger by Jacques Callot")
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_La_Gourmandise_(Gluttony)_-_(MeisterDrucke-1339128).jpg "The Seven Deadly Sins: Gluttony by Jacques Callot")
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_L_-_(MeisterDrucke-1340054).jpg "The Seven Deadly Sins: L 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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_1631_-_(MeisterDrucke-674074).jpg "Saint Matthias from The Large Apostles, 1631 by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Soldier with Feathered Hat by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Fair at Impruneta 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 the Great. Painting by Jacques Callot by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Duelist with Two Swords, from Varie Figure Gobbi by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Large Miseries of War: Execution on the Wheel by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Attack on the Stagecoach, plate 8 from")
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_from_The_Miseries_of_War_-_(MeisterDrucke-908974).jpg "Pillage of a Farm, from")
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.jpg "Masked Lady (The Nobility of Lorraine series) by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Large Miseries of War: Pillaging and Burning of a Village by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Title Page for \"The Capricci\" by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Frontispiece for \"The Large Apostles\" by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Sts. Chrysanthus & Daria; Sts. Crispin & Crispinian; St. Evaristus; St. Frumentius by Jacques Callot")
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_1631_-_(MeisterDrucke-674086).jpg "Saint John the Evangelist (The Large Apostles) by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Shepherd Playing a Flute, from The Caprices 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 "Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Mysteries of the Passion: The Circumcision by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "First Intermezzo of the Veglia of the \"Liberation of Tyrsenus and Arnea\" 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 "The Great Miseries of War: No. 1 - Frontispiece by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Beggar on Crutches and His Beggar")
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.jpg "Title Page for \"The Life of the Virgin in Emblems\" by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Title Page for \"The Large Miseries of War\" by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Stake 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 Martyrdom of Saint John the Evangelist by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Miseries and Misfortunes of War - Set of 18 Etchings by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Lady with Outstretched Arm, and Two Gentlemen by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Martyrdom of Saint Andrew, plate three from The Martyrdoms of the Apostles by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Martyrdom of Saint John the Evangelist, plate five from The Martyrdoms of the Apostles by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Frontispiece for \"The Light of the Cloister\" by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Frontispiece for the")
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.jpg "The Assumption of the Virgin by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Gentleman who Salutes While Holding his Hat Beneath his Arm, plate two from La Noblesse by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Bare-headed Beggar with Unshod Feet, from The Beggars by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "St. Philibert, Abbot; St. Privatus; St. Symphorian; St. Philip by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Frontispiece, plate 1 from")
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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 "The Martyrdom of the Apostles: St. Peter by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Title Page for \"The Capricci\" by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Two Pantaloons Turning Their Back, from The Caprices by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Large Miseries of War: The Battle by Jacques Callot")
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_from_The_Miseries_of_War_-_(MeisterDrucke-899263).jpg "Enrolling the Troops, from")
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.jpg "The Defeat of the Turkish Cavalry, c. 1614 by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Caesar")
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.jpg "Gentleman in a Large Cape, Seen from the Front, from The Caprices by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Gentleman Viewed from the Front with Hand on Hip by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Beggars: Old Beggar on One Single Crutch, c. 1623 by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Flight into Egypt, no. 9 from The Life of the Virgin by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Great Miseries of War: No. 13 - The Pyre by Jacques Callot")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-657696).jpg "Plundering and Burning a Village by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Siege of La Rochelle (plate 5 of 16) by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Saint Nicholas Preaching by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Title Page for \"The Military Exercises\" by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Pillaging of an Inn, plate 4 from")
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.jpg "Gentleman in Large Mantle, Front View by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Beggars: Obese Beggar with Lowered Eyes by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Firing Squad, Plate 12 from")
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.jpg "St. Peter, Apostle; St. Mary of Angels; Discovery of the Body of St. Stephen; St. Dom by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Gentleman in Large Mantle, Front View by Jacques Callot")
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_from_The_Miseries_of_War_-_(MeisterDrucke-1662942).jpg "The Hanging, from")
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.jpg "St. Philip and James the Less, Apostles; St. Anthanasius; The Invention of the Cross by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Bohemians: The Stopping Place: The Feast of the Bohemians by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Destruction of a Monastery, plate 6 from")
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.jpg "St. David, King and Prophet; Sts. Sabinus and Venustianus; St. Sylvester; St. Colomba by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "St. Agnes; The Marriage of the Virgin; St. Ildefonsus; St. Timothy by Jacques Callot")
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_1631_-_(MeisterDrucke-674078).jpg "Saint Simon (The Large Apostles) by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Planometric View of Oran, Algeria by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Stopping Place, from The Bohemians by Jacques Callot")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1337194).jpg "Beggar Propped Up on a Stick, from The Beggars (Le Gueux Appuye sur un Baton) by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Martyrdom of Saint Matthew, plate thirteen from The Martyrdoms of the Apostles by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Peasant Squatting, from The Caprices by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Stoning of Jesus, 1635 by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Duelist with a Sword and Dagger, from Various, 1616-22 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 Wheel, plate 14 from")
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.jpg "Beggar with Bare Head and Feet by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Solimano, Act I, 1620 by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Caesar")
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.jpg "Les grandes miseres de la guerre: No. 14 - La roue by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Visitation by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Temptation of St. Anthony by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Great Apostles Standing, Representing the Saviour, the Blessed and the Holy Apostles Mary by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Three Women, One Holding a Child by Jacques Callot")
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_illustration_from_Les_Grandes_misres_de_la_guerre_(The_-_(MeisterDrucke-1448847).jpg "The Battle, illustration from The Large Miseries of War by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Mary Presenting Christ in the Temple, from The Life of the Virgin by Jacques Callot")
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