Baroque Prints by Jacques Callot at the Museum of Art in Rhode Island - ArtNews Magazine

artwork: Jacques Callot - "Razullo and Cucurucu (from the series Balli di Sfessania)", 1621 - Etching. - Courtesy of the Museum of Art Rhode Island School of Design where it can be viewed in the exhibition "Jacques Callot and the Baroque Print" from June 17th through January 22nd 2012.2

Providence, RI.- Highlights from the Museum of Art Rhode Island School of Design extensive and superb collection of prints by the French artist Jacques Callot (1592-1635) are on view from June 17th 2011 through January 22nd 2012 in the exhibition “Jacques Callot and the Baroque Print”. The exhibition explores the themes of Callot’s art alongside his technical innovations in the medium of etching. “This is the first time in more than 30 years that the RISD Museum’s outstanding collection of Callot’s work has been on view,” says the Museum’s Interim Director Ann Woolsey. “Visitors will be fascinated by Callot’s theatrical presentation, his mastery of intricate detail, and his serious as well as humorous subjects.”