Callot

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Callot was a prominent 17th-century French printmaker and draftsman renowned for his intricate etchings depicting war, daily life, and theatrical scenes.

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Callot canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf draftsman
human
printmaker
activeInCentury 17th century
countryOfCitizenship France
dateOfBirth 1592-03-19
dateOfDeath 1635-03-24
ethnicGroup French
familyName Callot
genre genre scenes
theatrical scenes
war art
givenName Jacques
influenced Edgar Degas
Francisco Goya
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione
Honoré Daumier
Stefano della Bella NERFINISHED
knownFor complex crowd scenes
precise line work
technical innovations in etching
movement Baroque
name Jacques Callot
notableFor depictions of daily life
depictions of theatrical scenes
depictions of war
intricate etchings
notableWork Capricci di varie figure
La Foire de l’Impériale
Les Gobbi
Les Grandes Misères de la guerre
Les Petites Misères de la guerre
occupation draftsman
etcher
printmaker
patron Cosimo II de' Medici
Louis XIII of France
linked to: King Louis XIII
placeOfBirth Duchy of Lorraine
Nancy
placeOfDeath Nancy
religion Catholicism
linked to: Roman Catholicism
sexOrGender male
techniqueUsed etching
hard-ground etching
multiple biting of the plate
workLocation Florence
Nancy
Rome

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Callot familyName Callot