Jacques Callot
(1592–1635) Flemish-French engraver (c.1592–1635)
Jacques Callot (1592–1635) is listed in the catalogue as a painter, a printmaker, and a draughtsman. By year of birth, Jacques Callot belongs to the chapter ‘The Baroque’ in this site’s history of art.
Jacques Callot was born in Nancy and died in Nancy. The teachers included Philippe Thomassin, Jacques Bellange, and Israël Henriet. Jacques Callot worked in Nancy, Rome, Florence, and Nancy. The students included François Collignon.
One of the best-known works is ‘Les Grandes Misères de la guerre’. The catalogue has 250 works by Jacques Callot with free images. The dated works span the years 1612–1701. Works by Jacques Callot are held by several collections, among them Prints in the National Gallery of Art, Rosenwald Collection, National Gallery of Art, and drawings in the National Gallery of Art.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Giovanni da San Giovanni, Jacob Symonsz. Pynas, Duo Wang, Claes Corneliszoon Moeyaert, and Gerard van Honthorst.