Jacques Callot
Visual Artist
1592 – 1635
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Who was Jacques Callot?
Jacques Callot was a baroque printmaker and draftsman from the Duchy of Lorraine. He is an important person in the development of the old master print. He made more than 1,400 etchings that chronicled the life of his period, featuring soldiers, clowns, drunkards, Gypsies, beggars, as well as court life. He also etched many religious and military images, and many prints featured extensive landscapes in their background.
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- Born
- 1592
Nancy - Also known as
- Калло, Жак
- Nationality
- France
- Lived in
- Nancy
- Died
- Mar 14, 1635
Nancy
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on July 23, 2013
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