Plundering and Burning a Village, plate seven from The Miseries of War

Art Institute of Chicago

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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Object type
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