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The renaissance of etching

Title
The renaissance of etching / Catherine Jenkins, Nadine M. Orenstein, and Freyda Spira ; with contributions by Peter Fuhring, Donald J. La Rocca, Anne Varick Lauder, Christof Metzger, Femke Speelberg, Ad Stijnman, Pierre Terjanian, and Julia Zaunbauer.
Author
Jenkins, Catherine, 1971-
Publication
New York : The Metropolitan Museum of Art, [2019]

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Additional Authors
  • Orenstein, Nadine
  • Spira, Freyda
  • Fuhring, Peter
  • La Rocca, Donald J.
  • Lauder, Anne Varick
  • Metzger, Christof
  • Speelberg, Femke
  • Stijnman, Ad
  • Terjanian, Pierre
  • Zaunbauer, Julia
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.), host institution.
  • Erzherzogliche Kunstsammlung Albertina, host institution.
Description
308 pages : illustrations (some color); 28 cm
Summary
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)
Subjects
Genre/Form
Exhibition catalogs.
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.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-301) and index
Call Number
MDN+ 19-1560
ISBN
  • 1588396495
  • 9781588396495
OCLC
1089982514
Author
Jenkins, Catherine, 1971- author.
Title
The renaissance of etching / Catherine Jenkins, Nadine M. Orenstein, and Freyda Spira ; with contributions by Peter Fuhring, Donald J. La Rocca, Anne Varick Lauder, Christof Metzger, Femke Speelberg, Ad Stijnman, Pierre Terjanian, and Julia Zaunbauer.
Publisher
New York : The Metropolitan Museum of Art, [2019]
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-301) and index
Chronological Term
1400-1599
Added Author
Orenstein, Nadine, author.
Spira, Freyda, author.
Fuhring, Peter, contributor.
La Rocca, Donald J., contributor.
Lauder, Anne Varick, contributor.
Metzger, Christof, contributor.
Speelberg, Femke, contributor.
Stijnman, Ad, contributor.
Terjanian, Pierre, contributor.
Zaunbauer, Julia, contributor.
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.), host institution.
Erzherzogliche Kunstsammlung Albertina, host institution.
Research Call Number
MDN+ 19-1560
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