Art, literature & historyThe Martyrdom of St. Matthew, from Les Petits Apôtres ou Le Martyre des Apôtres (The Little Apostles or The Martyrdom of the Apostles)
ca. 1632
- Dating
- Approximate date range
- Medium
- Etching; first state of four (Lieure)
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 2 15/16 x 2 in. (7.5 x 5.1 cm) Plate: 2 13/16 x 1 7/8 in. (7.2 x 4.7 cm)
- Collection no.
- 57.650.400(14)
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
About this artwork
The Martyrdom of St. Matthew, from Les Petits Apôtres ou Le Martyre des Apôtres (The Little Apostles or The Martyrdom of the Apostles) — Jacques Callot. ca. 1632.
Medium: Etching; first state of four (Lieure). Dimensions: Sheet: 2 15/16 x 2 in. (7.5 x 5.1 cm) Plate: 2 13/16 x 1 7/8 in. (7.2 x 4.7 cm).
Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Credit line: Bequest of Edwin De T. Bechtel, 1957.
This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.