The Renaissance of Etching by Jenkins, Orenstein & Spira - 2019

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019. Hard cover. Very good/Very good. Jacket has light, small stains and is bumped at top of spine, but text is clear and legible. Cover is in great condition. Binding is tight. Inside is clean and unmarked.

New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019, 2019. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 9x1x10. 4to. 308 pp. b/w and color illustrations throughout. Illustrated paper boards lettered in red at spine. Printed paper jacket. Fine in Fine dust jacket.

New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019. Hardcover. VG/VG. black & white illustrated boards. 308 pgs w/ bw & color illustrations. With clear mylar cover. "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 Durer, 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… Read More

Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019 4to (27.5 cm), 308 pp. Publisher's boars and dust jacket. "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… Read More

Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019. Hardcover. New. 304 pages. 10.75x9.50x1.50 inches.