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S. Jean Damascene, St. John of Damascus (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 17.50.17-371(152))

Etching, Jacques Callot, 1636, from Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Annee, Metropolitan Museum of Art 17.50.17-371(152)

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An etching titled "S. Jean Damascene (St. John of Damascus), May 6th," by the French printmaker Jacques Callot, one plate from his calendar series Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Annee, 1636. John of Damascus, the Syrian theologian and defender of icons, is shown in monastic dress, the print's own title naming him outright by name. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession 17.50.17-371(152).

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The Met's own title for this etching names the subject outright by name, from Callot's calendar series of the saints of the year.

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