Frontispiece

1621
(French, 1592–1635)
Sheet: 7.9 x 10.2 cm (3 1/8 x 4 in.); Platemark: 7.2 x 9.3 cm (2 13/16 x 3 11/16 in.)
Catalogue raisonné: Lieure (2) 11.27.379
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This is the title page from a series of 24 etchings connected with the commedia dell'arte, a form of comic theater developed in Italy during the 1500s. The actual title and inscriptions are related to a carnival song and dance from Naples.
Frontispiece

Frontispiece

1621

Jacques Callot

(French, 1592–1635)
France, 17th century

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