Fall of Simon the Magician
Jacques Callot · 1608/1611 · engraving on laid paper
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About this picture
Fall of Simon the Magician is a public-domain illustration by Jacques Callot, dated 1608/1611. Engraving on laid paper. The file comes from National Gallery of Art.
“Fall of Simon the Magician” (1608/1611) is a small etching in Callot’s manner: many tiny figures, and a scene meant to be read up close.
About the artist
Jacques Callot (1592–1635) was an etcher from Lorraine. His small plates are packed with fairs, commedia dell’arte, and the miseries of war.
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