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| - | {{Template}}An '''old master print''' is a work of art produced by a [[printing]] process within the Western tradition (European or New World). A date of about 1830 is usually taken as marking the end of the period whose prints are covered by this term. The main techniques concerned are [[woodcut]], [[engraving]] and [[etching]], although there are others. With rare exceptions, old master prints are printed on [[paper]]. | + | {{Template}} |
| + | An '''old master print''' is a work of art produced by a [[printing]] process within the Western tradition (European or New World). A date of about [[1830]] is usually taken as marking the end of the period whose prints are covered by this term. The main techniques concerned are [[woodcut]], [[engraving]] and [[etching]], although there are others. With rare exceptions, old master prints are printed on [[paper]]. | ||
| - | Many great European artists, such as [[Albrecht Dürer]], [[Rembrandt]], and [[Francisco Goya]], were dedicated printmakers. In their own day, their international reputations largely came from their prints, which were spread far more widely than their paintings. Today, thanks to colour photo reproductions, and public galleries, their paintings are much better known, whilst their prints are only rarely exhibited, for conservation reasons. | + | Many great European artists, such as [[Albrecht Dürer]], [[Rembrandt]], and [[Francisco Goya]], were dedicated printmakers. In their own day, their international reputations largely came from their prints, which were spread far more widely than their paintings. Today, thanks to [[colour photo reproduction]]s, and [[museum|public galleries]], their paintings are much better known, whilst their prints are only rarely exhibited, for conservation reasons. |
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An old master print is a work of art produced by a printing process within the Western tradition (European or New World). A date of about 1830 is usually taken as marking the end of the period whose prints are covered by this term. The main techniques concerned are woodcut, engraving and etching, although there are others. With rare exceptions, old master prints are printed on paper.
Many great European artists, such as Albrecht Dürer, Rembrandt, and Francisco Goya, were dedicated printmakers. In their own day, their international reputations largely came from their prints, which were spread far more widely than their paintings. Today, thanks to colour photo reproductions, and public galleries, their paintings are much better known, whilst their prints are only rarely exhibited, for conservation reasons.
