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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_illustration_from_Les_G_-_(MeisterDrucke-1448846).jpg "Discovery of the Malefactors, illustration from The Large Miseries of War by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Large Miseries of War: Distribution of Recompense by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Recruitment of the Troop Les Miseres et les Mal-Heures de la Guerre, Plate 2 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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_La_Luxure_(Lust)_-_(MeisterDrucke-1337474).jpg "The Seven Deadly Sins: Lust by Jacques Callot")
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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 Les Grands Apôtres (The Large Apostles), 1631 by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Execution by Shooting, Plate 12 from the series \"Miseries of War\" by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Distribution of Pay, Plate 18 from the series \"The Miseries of War\" by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Attack on a Stagecoach, Plate 8 from the series \"The Horrors of War\" by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Recruitment of Troops, Plate 2 from the series \"Miseries of War\" by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Distribution of pay, plate 18 from the series \"The Miseries of War\" by Jacques Callot")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1711327).jpg "Festival on the Piazza della Signoria in Florence, from “The Caprices” (Florence Edition) by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Walk by the Water, from the series Paysages Gravées pour Jean de Médicis, Paysages Dessinés à Florence (Landscapes for Giovanni de Medici or Landscapes Designed in Florence) by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Caprices, the Shepherd Playing the Flute. Thirty-seventh number in the suite of 50 prints engraved in Nancy (Lieure 464, Meaume 833) by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Gibbet, Plate 10 from the Series \"The Miseries of War\" by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "View of the Pont Neuf, sheet from the series \"Two Large Views of Paris\" by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Pillage of a Farm, Plate 5 of the series “The Miseries of War” by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Carrying of the Cross, Plate 6 of the Series “The Great Passion” by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Paintings of Rome, The Assumption by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Strappado, plate 10 from")
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.jpg "Distribution of pay, plate 18 from the series \"The Miseries 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 "Pillage, Plate 4 from the Series \"Horrors of War\" by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Firing Squad, Plate 12 from")
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.jpg "The Crowning with Thorns, no. 8 of 11 from La Petite Passion by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Bathers, Plate 3 of the Series \"Landscapes for Giovanni de")
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.jpg "The Crowning with Thorns, c. 1618. 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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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1709217).jpg "The Tree of Saint Francis (Lieure 303, Meaume 145) by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Martyrdom of the Apostles: St. Bartholomew 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 "The Massacre of the Innocents, c. 1618-1620 by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Flags before the City Walls by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Stake by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Hanging, plate 11 from")
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.jpg "The Wheel, plate 14 from")
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.jpg "Sts. Donatilla, Maxima and Secunda; St. Fabius; St. John Colombini; St. Ignatius Loyola 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 "Entry of Monsieur de Couvonge and Monsieur de Chalabre, Sheet 5 of the Series \"The Tournament\" by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Frontispiece, plate 1 from")
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.jpg "The Penitents: Death of St. Magdalene 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 Battle, plate 3 from")
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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 "The Bringing in of the Prisoners by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Death of Queen Margaret of Spain, Plate 18 from the Series")
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.jpg "The Crowning with Thorns, c. 1624-1625. by Jacques Callot")
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_Lady_of_Breze_Duchess_of_Valenti_-_(MeisterDrucke-983914).jpg "Representation of Diane de Poitiers (1499-1566) Lady of Breze, Duchess of Valentinois. Painting by Jacques Callot (1592-1635) 16th century by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Pillaging of an Inn, plate 4 from")
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.jpg "The Massacre of the Innocents, Second Plate by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Destruction of a Monastery, plate 6 from")
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.jpg "St. Maurus; St. John Calybite; St. Marcellus; St. Honoratus by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Saint Thaddeus or Saint Judas, Plate 16 of the Series \"Jesus, the Twelve Apostles and Mary\" by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Siege of La Rochelle: Plate 5 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 "Wheel, Plate 14 of the Series \"Horrors of War\" 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 Raising of an Army, plate 2 from")
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.jpg "The Massacre of the Innocents, c. 1622. by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Death by the Roadside, plate 16 from")
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.jpg "The Siege of La Rochelle: Plate 6 by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Discovery of the Criminals, Plate 9 of the Series \"Horrors of War\" by Jacques Callot")
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