Lecture 6th December 2011

 

Chiaroscuro Woodcut Printing in 16^th century Italy: Technique in Relation to Artistic Style

Speaker: Linda Stiber Morenus, Senior Paper Conservator, Library of Congress, Washington D.C.

Venue: Department of Conservation and Scientific Research

 The British Museum

9 Montague Street

London WC1 3DG

(Note: the entrance is not by the main British Museum entrance but by a side entrance in Montague Street.  Please ring the bell at no.9 black door)

Time: 5:30 p.m.

Join Linda Stiber Morenus, as she discusses the color printing methods and materials used for16^th century Italian chiaroscuro woodcuts. By making 30 experimental chiaroscuro woodcut re-creations and comparing them to historic chiaroscuro prints she has gained insight into the relationship between the artistic process and print appearance. She has systematically analyzed the physical evidence gleaned from hundreds of works by Ugo da Carpi, Antonio da Trento and Niccolò Vicentino, individuating their workshop practices. Based on the observed patterns from this analysis a new distribution of authorship is proposed for a number of chiaroscuro prints with contested attributions.

This event is free.  Places are limited, so please book a place as soon as possible if you would like to attend.  RSVP to Amelia Rampton at ameliarampton@aol.com