The Death of Marcus Aurelius

The Death of Marcus Aurelius

Wednesday, February 8, 2023

The Great Miseries of War 1


I understand how virtue can thrive even under the conditions of war, but I refuse to submit to the waging of war as a condition for virtue. 

This series of etchings by Jacques Callot chronicles the horrors of the Thirty Years War (1618-1648), when he saw his own country of Lorraine ravaged, and it serves as a warning for all time. 

Jacques Callot, The Great Miseries of War 1: Frontispiece (1633)



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