Skip to content

Booksellers & Trade Customers: Sign up for online bulk buying at trade.atlanticbooks.com for wholesale discounts

Booksellers: Create Account on our B2B Portal for wholesale discounts

The Renaissance of Etching

by Catherine Jenkins
Sold out
Current price ₹5,911.00
Original price ₹6,000.00
Original price ₹6,000.00
Original price ₹6,000.00
(-1%)
₹5,911.00
Current price ₹5,911.00

Imported Edition - Ships in 12-14 Days

Free Shipping in India on orders above Rs. 500

Request Bulk Quantity Quote
+91
Book cover type: Hardcover
  • ISBN13: 9781588396495
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art New York
  • Publisher Imprint: Metropolitan Museum of Art New York
  • Publication Date:
  • Pages: 304
  • Original Price: GBP 50.0
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 1701 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Movements / Renaissance, Prints, and Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / Group Shows

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 Dürer, 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.

Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Distributed by Yale University Press


Exhibition Schedule:

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
(October 23, 2019-January 19, 2020)

Catherine Jenkins is an independent scholar. Nadine Orenstein is Drue Heinz Curator in Charge, and Freyda Spira is associate curator, both in the Department of Drawings and Prints at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Trusted for over 49 years

Family Owned Company

Secure Payment

All Major Credit Cards/Debit Cards/UPI & More Accepted

New & Authentic Products

India's Largest Distributor

Need Support?

Whatsapp Us