The Virgin and Child with Saint John the Baptist
<p>This tender composition of the Virgin and Child is a beautiful example of Andrea Andreani’s use of chiaroscuro woodcut, an early color-printing technique he revived and brought to new levels of technical sophistication. Using four different woodblocks printed in succession, Andreani created a tonally complex monochrome, carving highlights into one of the blocks that let the white of the paper shine through. This crisp, early impression shows corrections to the Virgin’s shoulder, perhaps added by hand in the artist’s workshop.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1591
- Dimensions
- 33.9 × 19.9 cm (13 3/8 × 7 7/8 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Andrea Andreani
Artist
Printmaking
Andrea Andreani (Italian, 1558/59-1629)
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Record
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- Andrea Andreani
- Year
- 1591
- Dimensions
- 33.9 × 19.9 cm (13 3/8 × 7 7/8 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1591-126048
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
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- verified