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Interviews | November 19, 2009

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The Early Modern Painter-Etcher

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ISBN13: 9780271029054
ISBN10: 0271029056
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For half a century after its introduction in Europe, printmaking remained the province of a specially trained group of professionals. What changed this situation was the invention of etching, which allowed for print designs to be drawn directly onto a plate so that any competent draftsman could try his hand at it. Many artists did, and as a result, we now have a wide-ranging corpus of major Renaissance and Baroque graphics made by artists who, though famous in other fields, were novices in the print medium. Featuring essays by Michael Cole, Larry Silver, Susan Dackerman, Graham Larkin, and exhibit co-curator Madeleine Viljoen,

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ISBN:
9780271029054
Author:
Cole, Michael
Publisher:
Pennsylvania State University Press
Subject:
Essays
Subject:
Europe
Subject:
European
Subject:
Etching, European.
Subject:
Techniques - Printmaking
Subject:
Painters as printmakers - Europe
Publication Date:
September 2006
Binding:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
189
Dimensions:
12.20x9.36x.86 in. 3.14 lbs.
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