[Pembroke album of chiaroscuro woodcut prints]
Summary
Prints depict biblical and mythological scenes utilizing the chiaroscuro woodcut technique, typically printed from 3 or more separately colored wood blocks. Includes the original leather binding and pages; this is housed in the Prints and Photographs Division Supplemental Archive.
Tags
Date
01/01/1500
Contributors
Andreani, Andrea, approximately 1560-1623, artist
Beccafumi, Domenico, 1486-1551, artist
Carpi, Ugo da, 1480-approximately 1532, artist
Coriolano, Bartolomeo, 1590 or 1599-1676, artist
Parmigianino, 1503-1540, artist
Pembroke, Thomas Herbert, Earl of, 1656-1733, former owner
Pembroke, Henry Herbert, Earl of, 1693-1750, former owner
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on publication.