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Chiaroscuro : Renaissance woodcuts from the collections of Georg Baselitz and the Albertina, Vienna / Achim Gnann ; with David Ekserdjian and Michael Foster.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: London : Royal Academy of Arts, 2014.Description: 232 pages : illustrations (black and white, sepia, and colour) ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 9781907533631
  • 9781907533648
Other title:
  • Renaissance woodcuts from the collections of Georg Baselitz and the Albertina, Vienna
Subject(s):
Contents:
The chiaroscuro woodcut: an introduction / Achim Gnann -- Georg Baselitz and the collecting of prints / David Ekserdjian -- Catalogue -- Beginnings: Lucas Cranach in Wittenburg and Hans Burgkmair in Augsburg -- Strasbourg: Hans Wechtlin and Hans Baldung Grien -- The chiaroscuro woodcut elsewhere in the German-speaking world -- Beginnings in Italy: Ugo da Carpi -- Ugo da Carpi's pupils and followers -- Domenico Beccafumi -- Cremona and Bologna -- nico Beccafumi ; Cremona and Bologna ; Germany and the Netherlands in the second half of the sixteenth century -- Developments in Italy
Summary: 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.
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Barcode
Book Book CGLAS Library Yellow 769.9024 GNA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 03402

Catalogue accompanies exhibition held 15 March - 8 June 2014, Royal Academy of Arts, London.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The chiaroscuro woodcut: an introduction / Achim Gnann -- Georg Baselitz and the collecting of prints / David Ekserdjian -- Catalogue -- Beginnings: Lucas Cranach in Wittenburg and Hans Burgkmair in Augsburg -- Strasbourg: Hans Wechtlin and Hans Baldung Grien -- The chiaroscuro woodcut elsewhere in the German-speaking world -- Beginnings in Italy: Ugo da Carpi -- Ugo da Carpi's pupils and followers -- Domenico Beccafumi -- Cremona and Bologna -- nico Beccafumi ; Cremona and Bologna ; Germany and the Netherlands in the second half of the sixteenth century -- Developments in Italy

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.

Translated from German.