Fifteenth century woodcuts and metalcuts from the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC

Identifier:REF.EC.2256a

Dimensions:approx. 300 p. : ill. ; 28 cm

Creation dates:1965

Subjects: metal cuts, wood engravings, woodcuts

Description:An illustrated catalog produced based exhibition of fifteenth century woodcuts and metalcuts displayed at the National Gallery of Art, the first in a series of exhibitions focused on graphic arts. The majority of the works are from the Gallery's Rosenwald collection, and many of them are rare incunabula woodcuts. This volume consists of an introduction to the collection, a history of woodcuts, detailed catalog entries, and reproductions of the displayed works. This catalog was intended to "provide in words and in pictures a survey of the history of printmaking as represented in the Gallery's collections." -- from the introduction to the catalog This is the first of three volumes produced in this series by the National Gallery of Art.