Le Grand Duc Fait Fortifier le Port de Livourne (The Grand Duke Fortifying the Port of Livourne), from La Vie de Ferdinand Ier de Médicis série appelée aussi Les Batailles des Médicis (The Life of Ferdinand I de'Medici also called The Medici Battles)

Le Grand Duc Fait Fortifier le Port de Livourne (The Grand Duke Fortifying the Port of Livourne), from La Vie de Ferdinand Ier de Médicis série appelée aussi Les Batailles des Médicis (The Life of Ferdinand I de'Medici also called The Medici Battles)

Jacques Callot

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

According to the inscription on the second state of the prints in this series, Callot's engravings are after designs by Matteo Rosselli. Mariette attributes the designs of the prints in the series to Rosselli, Bernardino Poccetti, and possibly Antonio Tempesta.

Drawings and Prints

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Le Grand Duc Fait Fortifier le Port de Livourne (The Grand Duke Fortifying the Port of Livourne), from La Vie de Ferdinand Ier de Médicis série appelée aussi Les Batailles des Médicis (The Life of Ferdinand I de'Medici also called The Medici Battles)Le Grand Duc Fait Fortifier le Port de Livourne (The Grand Duke Fortifying the Port of Livourne), from La Vie de Ferdinand Ier de Médicis série appelée aussi Les Batailles des Médicis (The Life of Ferdinand I de'Medici also called The Medici Battles)Le Grand Duc Fait Fortifier le Port de Livourne (The Grand Duke Fortifying the Port of Livourne), from La Vie de Ferdinand Ier de Médicis série appelée aussi Les Batailles des Médicis (The Life of Ferdinand I de'Medici also called The Medici Battles)Le Grand Duc Fait Fortifier le Port de Livourne (The Grand Duke Fortifying the Port of Livourne), from La Vie de Ferdinand Ier de Médicis série appelée aussi Les Batailles des Médicis (The Life of Ferdinand I de'Medici also called The Medici Battles)Le Grand Duc Fait Fortifier le Port de Livourne (The Grand Duke Fortifying the Port of Livourne), from La Vie de Ferdinand Ier de Médicis série appelée aussi Les Batailles des Médicis (The Life of Ferdinand I de'Medici also called The Medici Battles)

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