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Plundering and Burning a Village, plate seven from The Miseries of War
Jacques Callot (French, 1592-1635)
- Date
- 1633
- Medium
- Etching on paper
- Culture
- France
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
Inscribed: Those whom Mars supports with his evil deeds, serve in this manner the poor country people. They take them prisoner, burn their villages and even wreak havoc on their livestock. Neither fear of the Commandments, nor sense of duty, nor tears and cries can move them.
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