Woodcut Book Illustration From the 16th Century Explored in National Gallery of Art Library Installation
July 18, 2017
July 18, 2017
WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The National Gallery of Art issued the following news release:
In the late 16th century Jost Amman (1539-1591) became one of northern Europe's most prolific printmakers and book illustrators. This special installation contextualizes Amman's particular style of combining precise simplicity and fanciful imagination to produce economical woodcuts for books on a wide variety of topics. In the Library: Jost Amman and 16th-Century Woodcut Illustration will be on vie . . .
In the late 16th century Jost Amman (1539-1591) became one of northern Europe's most prolific printmakers and book illustrators. This special installation contextualizes Amman's particular style of combining precise simplicity and fanciful imagination to produce economical woodcuts for books on a wide variety of topics. In the Library: Jost Amman and 16th-Century Woodcut Illustration will be on vie . . .