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How To Look Like a 17th-century Woodcut Print

Transform yourself into a seventeenth-century Italian work of art with a step-by-step makeup tutorial and art history lesson on chiaroscuro woodcuts.
Cecilia Zhou
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Transform yourself into a seventeenth-century Italian work of art. Join Cecilia Zhou, Senior Guide at the Harvard Art Museums, for a step-by-step makeup tutorial and art history lesson on Bartolomeo Coriolano’s chiaroscuro woodcut A sleeping cupid (1630–45). In this tutorial, learn about the precise and complex technique behind chiaroscuro woodcuts through a guided close-looking session, then create your own look with a makeup how-to. Grab your favorite supplies to get started.

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Cecilia Zhou
Senior Guide at the Harvard Art Museums

Art Mentioned

A sleeping cupid, Bartolomeo Coriolano Italian, Chiaroscuro woodcut in blue-gray and black printed from two blocks
A sleeping cupid
Bartolomeo Coriolano
After Guido Reni
1630–45

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