The Golden Age
ArtistStudio of
Abraham Bloemaert
(Dutch, 1564–1651)
Dateabout 1620
Mediummonotype on cream laid paper
Dimensions29.8 x 38.1 cm (sheet)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineCharlotte E.W. Buffington Fund, Ruth V.S. Lauer Trust in memory of Julia Wheaton Saines
Object number2002.53
Label TextTo make a monotype, an artist paints on a smooth, hard surface, like a copper etching plate. It is passed through a printing press to transfer the image to a sheet of wetted paper. Strong pressure spreads the pigment across and into the paper, giving the print a distinctive, soft appearance. The process yields just one clear print. The Italian Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione was assumed to have invented the technique in the 1640s. Dutch artists seem to have experimented with monotype earlier. This piece, apparently made in the Bloemaert shop, may one of their first attempts.On View
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