UID:
kobvindex_INT0003954
Format:
308 pages
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illustrations (some color), maps
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28 cm
Edition:
[First edition]
ISBN:
9781588396495
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1588396495
Content:
"'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.".
Content:
The first comprehensive look at the origins and diffusion across Europe of the etched print during the late 15th and early 16th centuries. The etching of images on metal, originally used as a method for decorating armor, was first employed as a printmaking technique at the end of the 15th century. This in-depth study explores the origins of the etched print, its evolution from decorative technique to fine art, and its spread across Europe in the early Renaissance, leading to the professionalization of the field in the Netherlands in the 1550s. Beautifully illustrated, this book features the work of familiar Renaissance artists, including Albrecht Durer, Jan Gossart, Pieter Breughel the Elder, and Parmigianino, as well as lesser known practitioners, such as Daniel Hopfer and Lucas van Leyden, whose pioneering work paved the way for later printmakers like Rembrandt and Goya. The book also includes a clear and fascinating description of the etching process, as well as an investigation of how the medium allowed artists to create highly detailed prints that were more durable than engravings and more delicate than woodblocks. Exhibition: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA (23.10.2019-19.01.2020)
Note:
Catalog of an exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, from October 23, 2019-January 20, 2020; and at the Albertina Museum, Vienna, from February 12, 2020-May 10, 2020
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Bitten with Spirit: Etching Materials and Techniques in the Sixteenth Century
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The Iron Age: the Beginnings of Etching about 1500
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Tentative Beginnings: Etching in the Netherlands from 1520 to 1550
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Expanding Discourses in German Etching: Albrecht Altdorfer and His Legacy
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Drawing on the Plate: Parmigianino and Early Etching in Italy
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A Painter's Medium: Etching in Verona and Venice
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Etching in Renaissance France
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The Professionalization of Etching: the Netherlands in the 1550s
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Text in English, with some translations from the German
Language:
English
Keywords:
Exhibition catalogues
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