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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.jpg "The Martyrdom of the Apostles: St. Matthias 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 "The temptation of Saint Anthony the Great. Painting by Jacques Callot by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Saint Matthew, Plate 15 of the Series \"Jesus, the Twelve Apostles and Mary\" by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Penitents: Death of St. Magdalene by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Battle, Plate 3 from the Series")
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.jpg "Peasant with Sack by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Wheel, Plate 14 of the Series \"Horrors of War\" by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Revenge of the Peasants, Plate 17 from the Series \"Horrors of War\" by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Garden, Plate 1 from the Series \"The Four Landscapes\" by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Gallows, Plate 10 from the Series")
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.jpg "Discovery of the Criminals, Plate 9 from the Series")
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.jpg "The Siege of La Rochelle: Plate 6 by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Pillaging of a Farm, Plate 5 from the Series")
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.jpg "Discovery of the Criminals, Sheet 9 from the Series \"Horrors of War\" by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Parade by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Execution, Plate 12 from the Series \"The Horrors of War\" by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Frontispiece, Plate 1 from the Series")
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.jpg "Attack on a Stagecoach, Plate 8 from the Series")
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.jpg "Garden with Workers by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Saint Thomas, Plate 10 from the Series \"Jesus, the Twelve Apostles and Mary\" by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Saint Peter, Plate 4 from the Series \"Jesus, the Twelve Apostles and Mary\" by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Untitled by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Saint John the Evangelist, Plate 8 from the Series")
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.jpg "Pyre, Plate 13 of the Series \"Horrors of War\" by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Saint Matthias, Sheet 13 from the Series \"Jesus, the Twelve Apostles and Mary\" by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Dovecote, Plate 2 from the Series")
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.jpg "Frontispiece, Plate 1 of the Series")
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.jpg "The Breaking Wheel by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Martyrdom of Saint Barnabas, Sheet 15 of the Series \"The Apostle Martyrdoms\" by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Pyre, Plate 13 of the Series \"Horrors of War\" by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Saint Paul, Sheet 5 from the Series")
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.jpg "Plundering of a Farm, Plate 5 from the Series \"Horrors of War\" by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Siege of La Rochelle: Plate 9 by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Rest, Sheet 3 from the Series \"The Bohemians\" by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Hospital, Plate 15 from the Series \"The Horrors of War\" by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Gallows, Plate 10 from the Series \"Horrors of War\" by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Gallows, Plate 10 of the Series")
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.jpg "Dying by the Roadside, Plate 16 from the Series")
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.jpg "Discovery of the Criminals, Plate 9 of the Series \"Horrors of War\" by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Execution, Plate 12 from the Series")
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.jpg "Bohemians Traveling by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Saint Philip, Plate 11 of the Series \"Jesus, the Twelve Apostles and Mary\" by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Siege of La Rochelle: Plate 7 by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Hospital, Plate 15 from the Series \"Horrors of War\" by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Possessed by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Pantalone, Plate 1 from the Series")
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.jpg "Ecce Homo, Plate 5 from the Series")
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.jpg "The Bringing in of the Prisoners by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Plundering by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Saint Simon, Plate 14 from the Series \"Jesus, the Twelve Apostles and Mary\" by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Recruitment of Troops, Plate 2 from the series \"Horrors of War\" by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Pillage, Plate 4 from the Series")
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.jpg "View of the Louvre, Sheet 1 from the Series \"The Two Great Views of Paris\" by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Study of a Horse by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Saint Paul, Sheet 5 of the Series \"Jesus, the Twelve Apostles and Mary\" by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Untitled by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Savior, Plate 2 from the Series")
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.jpg "Hanging, Plate 11 of the Series")
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.jpg "The Execution by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Plundering of a Monastery by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Distribution of Pay, Plate 18 from the Series")
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.jpg "Pillage, Plate 4 from the Series \"Horrors of War\" by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Plundering of a Farmhouse, Plate 5 of the Series \"Horrors of War\" by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Distribution of Pay, Plate 18 from the Series")
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.jpg "Entry of Monsieur de Vroncourt, Tyllon and Marimont by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Vanguard, Plate 2 from the Series")
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.jpg "The Siege of La Rochelle: Plate 5 by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Crucifixion, Plate 11 from the Series \"The Small Passion\" by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Saint Matthias, Plate 13 from the Series \"Jesus, the Twelve Apostles and Mary\" by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Combat of Avigliamo by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Destruction of a Monastery, Plate 6 from the Series \"The Horrors of War\" by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Penitents: Frontispiece by Abraham Bosse")
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.jpg "Beggar with Bare Head and Feet by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "2nd Panel Bottom Center from \"Siege of La Rochelle\" by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Hospital, Plate 15 from the Series \"Horrors of War\" by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Plan and Part of the Elevation of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre of the Madonna by Jacques Callot")
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