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Frontispiece, from The Life of the Virgin by Jacques Callot — VisualArtsDB

Frontispiece, from The Life of the Virgin

Frontispiece, from The Life of the Virgin

1612–1635

Medium: Etching on paper
Dimensions: Image: 7.1 × 4.6 cm (2 13/16 × 1 13/16 in.); Sheet: 7.2 × 4.8 cm (2 7/8 × 1 15/16 in.)
Genre: etching
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Mythologyprints and drawingsprintprints and drawingVirgin MaryetchingChristian subjectspaper (fiber product)

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The Death of the Virgin Mary, from The Life of the Virgin

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The Old Beggar Leaning on his Crutch, plate seventeen from The Beggars

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The Obese Beggar with Lowered Eyes, plate 21 from The Beggars

The Obese Beggar with Lowered Eyes, plate 21 from The Beggars

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Martyrdom of Saint Phillip, plate eight from The Martyrdoms of the Apostles

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Distribution of Rewards, plate eighteen from The Miseries of War

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