The Chiaroscuro Woodcut in Renaissance Italy
Title | The Chiaroscuro Woodcut in Renaissance Italy PDF eBook |
Author | Naoko Takahatake |
Publisher | National Geographic Books |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2018-07-17 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 3791357395 |
A New York Times Best Art Book of 2018 The art of the chiaroscuro woodcut is celebrated in this groundbreaking and generously illustrated book. Chiaroscuro woodcuts are among the most immediately appealing of all historic prints, displaying exquisite invention, refined draftsmanship, technical virtuosity, and sumptuous color. Printing two or more woodblocks inked in different tones to create an image, the chiaroscuro woodcut was the earliest, most successful foray into color printing in Europe. Following its invention in Germany, the technique was first adopted around 1516 in Italy where it flourished through the sixteenth century. This novel art form engaged the interests of the most celebrated artists of the Renaissance, including Titian, Raphael, Parmigianino, and Beccafumi, and underwent sophisticated developments in the hands of such master printmakers as Ugo da Carpi, Antonio da Trento, Niccolò Vicentino, and Andrea Andreani. Featuring more than 100 prints and related drawings, this book incorporates pioneering art historical research and scientific analysis to present a comprehensive study of the subject. Essays trace its creative origins and evolution, describing both materials and means of production. Brimming with full-color illustrations of rare and beautiful works, this book offers a fresh interpretation of these remarkable prints, which exemplify the rich imagery of the Italian Renaissance. Published in association with the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Chiaroscuro Woodcuts
Title | Chiaroscuro Woodcuts PDF eBook |
Author | Achim Gnann |
Publisher | Royal Academy Books |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2014-05-27 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 9781907533631 |
Traces the genesis and dissemination of chiaroscuro woodcuts in 16th-century Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands, with more than 130 examples including masterpieces by Cranach, Beccafumi, and Goltzius.
Origins of European Printmaking
Title | Origins of European Printmaking PDF eBook |
Author | Peter W. Parshall |
Publisher | Yale University Press |
Pages | 396 |
Release | 2005-01-01 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 0300113390 |
The first comprehensive history of late medieval printmaking, which transformed image production and led to profound changes in Western culture
Imperial Augsburg
Title | Imperial Augsburg PDF eBook |
Author | Gregory Jecmen |
Publisher | Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. |
Pages | 124 |
Release | 2012 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 9781848221222 |
With a storied past and a strong imperial presence, the southern German city of Augsburg enjoyed a golden age in the late 15th and early 16th centuries - fostering artists such as Hans Burgkmair, Erhard Ratdolt, Daniel Hopfer, Jörg Breu and Hans Weiditz. Focusing on the drawings, prints and illustrated books Augsburg's artists created as well as the innovative printing techniques they used, this volume - the first of its kind in English - serves as an introduction to Augsburg, its artists and its cultural history, during this period.
The Renaissance of Etching
Title | The Renaissance of Etching PDF eBook |
Author | Catherine Jenkins |
Publisher | Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Pages | 311 |
Release | 2019-10-21 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 1588396495 |
The Renaissance of Etching is a groundbreaking study of the origins of the etched print. Initially used as a method for decorating armor, etching was reimagined as a printmaking technique at the end of the fifteenth century in Germany and spread rapidly across Europe. Unlike engraving and woodcut, which required great skill and years of training, the comparative ease of etching allowed a wide variety of artists to exploit the expanding market for prints. The early pioneers of the medium include some of the greatest artists of the Renaissance, such as Albrecht Dürer, Parmigianino, and Pieter Bruegel the Elder, who paved the way for future printmakers like Rembrandt, Goya, and many others in their wake. Remarkably, contemporary artists still use etching in much the same way as their predecessors did five hundred years ago. Richly illustrated and including a wealth of new information, The Renaissance of Etching explores how artists in Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, and France developed the new medium of etching, and how it became one of the most versatile and enduring forms of printmaking. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Verdana}
Altered and Adorned
Title | Altered and Adorned PDF eBook |
Author | Suzanne Kathleen Karr Schmidt |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2011 |
Genre | Early printed books |
ISBN | 9780300169119 |
Published in conjunction with the exhibition held at the Art Institute of Chicago on April 31-July 10, 2011.
Art and Anatomy in Renaissance Italy
Title | Art and Anatomy in Renaissance Italy PDF eBook |
Author | Domenico Laurenza |
Publisher | Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Pages | 52 |
Release | 2012 |
Genre | Anatomy, Artistic |
ISBN | 1588394565 |
Known as the "century of anatomy," the 16th century in Italy saw an explosion of studies and treatises on the discipline. Medical science advanced at an unprecedented rate, and physicians published on anatomy as never before. Simultaneously, many of the period's most prominent artists--including Leonardo and Michelangelo in Florence, Raphael in Rome, and Rubens working in Italy--turned to the study of anatomy to inform their own drawings and sculptures, some by working directly with anatomists and helping to illustrate their discoveries. The result was a rich corpus of art objects detailing the workings of the human body with an accuracy never before attained. "Art and Anatomy in Renaissance Italy "examines this crossroads between art and science, showing how the attempt to depict bone structure, musculature, and our inner workings--both in drawings and in three dimensions--constituted an important step forward in how the body was represented in art. While already remarkable at the time of their original publication, the anatomical drawings by 16th-century masters have even foreshadowed developments in anatomic studies in modern times.