Jacques Callot (1592 - 1635)
Looting and Burning of a Village from The Miseries and Misfortunes of War
Title
Looting and Burning of a Village from The Miseries and Misfortunes of War
Dating
1633
Material/Technique
Etching on paper
Dimensions
Tryckyta 8,30 x 18,80 cm
Papper 8,50 x 19,00 cm
Category
Inventory number
G Q 1271/1911
Acquisition
Gift of Oscar Quensel, 1911
Display Status
Not on display at the museum
Description
Against the backdrop of the Thirty Years’ War, Jacques Callot created one of his foremost works, the suite Les grandes misères de la Guerre (The Miseries of War).
In eighteen etchings, he shows the consequences of immoral and criminal conduct in the military ranks. Executed soldiers are shown hanging from a tree, and a village is plundered and torched. The etchings express both the vulnerability of the civilians and the punishment that awaits soldiers who misbehave.
Callot worked exclusively as an etcher, and his small format works are characterised by amazingly rich detail. The suite was originally put on the market and sold in Paris in the form of pamphlets containing all eighteen etchings.
Signature/Inscription
Inscriptions (Nere till vänster i plåten): Israel ex. Cum Priuil. Reg.
Inscriptions (nedtill i plåten): Ceix que Mars entretient. . . .
Inscriptions (Nere till höger i plåten): 7
Etikett/Stämpel (a tergo höger sida): N.M. UTG.
Inscriptions (a tergo nere till vänster): 1271/1911
Inscriptions (a tergo nere till höger): L. 1345 II M 570
Inscriptions (a tergo nere till höger): D uppl
M 570 II
Inscriptions (a tergo nedtill): 25e 25e
Exhibition History
Printed. Prints as collector's items, mass media and showpieces, Göteborg, Göteborgs konstmuseum, 14/03/2020 - 16/08/2020