
How Prints Look: Photographs with a Commentary
164 pages
130 illustrations
This title is out of print.
This book is an elementary introduction to the appearances of prints. Several details of prints in the Met's collection are reproduced here with accompanying text that guides the reader to understand the techniques and materials used. Ivins's captions highlight certain aspects of the prints that provide greater insight into the artists' practice and the pieces themselves. This book is a starting point for further study and appreciation of the vast world of prints.
Met Art in Publication
Jacques Juliot
ca. 1540–50
Abraham Bosse
1645
Abraham Bosse
Charles Antoine Jombert
1758
Multiple artists/makers
1861
Edgar Degas
1876–77
Edgar Degas
Emélie Bécat
1877–78
Eugène Delacroix
1833
Eugène Delacroix
William Shakespeare
1825
Albrecht Dürer
ca. 1497–98
Albrecht Dürer
ca. 1497–98
Pieter Bruegel the Elder
ca. 1566
Multiple artists/makers
1472
Multiple artists/makers
October 17, 1473
Multiple artists/makers
June 26, 1479
Federico Frezzi
Ser Piero Pacini da Pescia
July 26, 1508
Multiple artists/makers
1628
Multiple artists/makers
1790
Albrecht Altdorfer
Hans Holbein the Younger
Hans Lützelburger
ca. 1526, published 1538
Multiple artists/makers
1833
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