L'enrôlement des troupes, 1633
Jacques Callotexpand_more
Etchingexpand_more
Gift of George W. Rickeyexpand_more 2001.254.9.2
Not on Viewexpand_more
"The Miseries and Misfortunes of War" (Les Misères et les Mal-Heures de la Guerre), a series of 18 small etchings by French artist Jacques Callot, depart from the art historical tradition of depicting the glory and heroism of the battlefield. Instead, quite novelly, Callot seeks to document the violence and degradation of war and unimaginable collateral damage. Callot's native region, the duchy of Lorraine, was invaded by French troops in 1633 in response to siding with the Habsburgs during the Thirty Years War (1618–1648). The territory was decimated; troops looted, raped, tortured, and murdered its citizens, and disease and famine followed.
Details
- Title
- L'enrôlement des troupes
- Artist Life
- 1592–1635
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2001.254.9.2
- Catalogue Raisonne
- Lieure 1339-1356 iii/iii L.1340
- Curator Approved
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