biography
pronunciation:
[kayoh]
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| lived:
| (c.1592–1635)
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| biography:
| Engraver and etcher, born in Nancy, NE France. In 1612 he went to study in Rome, then moved to Florence, where he gained a reputation with his engravings, many based on commedia dell'arte types. He returned to Nancy (1621), became a leading late Mannerist artist, and was invited by Louis XII to Paris, where he produced some of his most notable works. He executed etchings of the siege of La Rochelle, but refused to commemorate the capture of his native town. A prolific artist of over 1500 engravings, his masterpiece remains Grandes Misères de la Guerre (1633), and his realistic work casts vivid light on the events and manners of the 17th-c |
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