Graven Images: The Rise of Professional Printmakers in Antwerp and Haarlem, 1540-1640

Mary and Leigh Block Gallery, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL. 1993. Softcover/Trade Wraps. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: New in publisher's vinyl wrapping. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 203 pp 4to. The ninety prints in this exhibition catalog trace the evolution of several styles of engraving and etching over a crucial period. At the beginning of this time, engraving in Northern Europe was primarily a by-product of the goldsmith's workshop and the artist's studio. It's implications as a medium of reproduction were only beginning to be grasped, and the very idea of reproducing a work of art in another medium was scarcely defined. By the end of the period, engraving was the medium of choice for making reproductions of works of art in all media, and a range of styles had evolved that balanced reproductive fidelity, calligraphic virtuosity, and durability in the printing of an edition. This volume features three scholarly essays on the history of printmaking in the Netherlands and includes 116 b/w illustrations. Published in conjunction with an exhibition of the same title on view at the Mary and Leigh Block Gallery, Northwestern University, from May 6 through June 27, 1993. A clean new book. No Foreign or Priority shipments on this title.…