antique master print holy mother maria callot 17th (1 Ergebnisse)

Jacques Callot (illustrator). 'MATER DE?.'The Holy Mother. Copy in reverse.Made by an anonymous engraver after Jacques Callot.Medium: Etching and engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.Sheet size: 11.9 x 18.7 cm (4.69 x 7.36 inch). Image size: 9.2 x 14.2 cm. (3.62 x 5.59 inch).HOLY-MOTHER-MARIA | PCO-C43-26BACKGROUND INFORMATIONSource: unknown, to be determined.Biography artist: Jacques Callot (c.1592-1635) was a baroque printmaker and draftsman from the Duchy of Lorraine (an independent state on the north-eastern border of France, southwestern border of Germany and overlapping the southern Netherlands). 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, Romani, beggars, as well as court life. He also etched many religious and military images, and many prints featured extensive landscapes in their background. Condition: good, given age. Light dampstaining and damage in top right corner, not affecting the image. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.