Renaissance impressions : sixteenth-century master prints from the Kirk Edward Long Collection / [edited by] Bernard Barryte ; with essays by Arthur J. DiFuria, Jamie Gabbarelli, Sharon Gregory.
Collected essays. Includes bibliographical references (pages 234-246) and index.
Contents:
Catalogue / Bernard Barryte. Mysteries and meanings: esoteric and enigmatic prints in the Renaissance / Bernard Barryte -- Copying, collaborating, and competing: prints and the Renaissance artist / Sharon Gregory -- A concise geography of print: accounting for stylistic transmission in sixteenth-century Europe / Arthur J. DiFuria -- Mysteries and meanings: esoteric and enigmatic prints in the Renaissance / Jamie Gabbarelli -- Catalogue / Bernard Barryte.
Summary:
This volume presents a rich survey of the first Golden Age of European printmaking and reveals important artistic and cultural innovations spurred by the proliferation of etchings, engravings, and woodcuts. Featuring many of the era's most extraordinary and influential prints, Renaissance Impressions includes examples in all graphic media from Europe's major printmaking centres, which disseminated images by the period's greatest artists, among them, Michelangelo, Raphael, and Titian. Through absorbing thematic essays and lively entries on more than 80 prints by master printmakers including Albrecht Durer, Marcantonio Raimondi, and Hendrick Goltzius, this lushly illustrated catalogue explores the pivotal role that prints played in shaping visual culture throughout Europe during the Renaissance.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.