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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.jpg "The Martyrdom of the Apostles: St. Matthias by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Title Page for \"The Large Miseries of War\" by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Beggar with a Rosary, plate eleven from The Beggars by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "St. Giles; St. Lupus; St. Anne; St. Nonnosus by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Entry of Monseigneur Henry de Lorraine, Marquis de Moy, under the Name of Pirandre by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Entry of His Highness, Representing the Sun, from The Combat at the Barrier by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Great Miseries of War: No. 1 - Frontispiece by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Entry of Monseigneur Henry de Lorraine, Marquis de Moy, under the Name of Pirandre by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Sts. Jonas & Barachisius; St. John Climacus, Abbot; St. Benjamin; Sts. Quirinus & Bal by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Masked Man with Twisted Feet by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Duelist with Two Sabres, from Varie Figure Gobbi, 1616-22 by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Siege of La Rochelle: Plate 8, 1628-1630 by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Plan and Elevation of the Church of the Holy Nativity by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Masked Man with Twisted Feet, c. 1622 by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Circumcision; Festival of Name of Christ; St. Odilo; St. Euphrosyna by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Plan of the Church near the House of Annas, 1619 by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Tulips and the Sun, 1628 by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Title Page for \"The Capricci\" by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "St. Castorius; St. Carpophorus & The Four Crowned Martyrs; Commemoration of the Image by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Bagpipe Player (from Varie Figure Gobbi) by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Sts. Faustinus and Jovita; St. Juliana; St. Onesimus; St. Policronius by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Stag Hunt by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Piazza del Duomo, Florence by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Troops Forcing the Gate of a Town by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Sts. Gorgonius & Dorothy; St. Nicholas of Tolentino; St. Polianus & Nemesian; St. Pul by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Peasants Avenge Themselves by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Masked Man with Twisted Feet by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "St. Maximilian, St. Carpus, St. Daniel and Angelus, St. Fortunatus by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Gobbi and Other Bizarre Figures by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Assumption of the Virgin by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "St. Theodorus; St. Agnes of Monte Pulciano; St. Anselm, Archbishop of Canterbury by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Bohemians Marching: The Rear Guard by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Crowning with Thorns by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Discovery of the Criminal Soldiers, plate nine from The Miseries of War by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Gian Fritello and Ciurlo by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Capitano Cardoni - Maramao, plate 22 from Balli di Sfessania by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Duel with Swords and Daggers by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Restoration of the Aqueduct of Pisa by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Fair of Impruneta by Jacques Callot")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1610402).jpg "The Ordeal by Arrows (Saint Sebastian) by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Rays of the Sun by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "Title Page for \"The Fantasies\" by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Marriage at Cana by Jacques Callot")
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.jpg "The Martyrdom of the Apostles: St. James the Less by Jacques Callot")
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