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Blackwork: A New Technique in the Field of Ornament Prints (ca. 1585–1635)

November 1, 2012

By Angela Campbell and Femke Speelberg

As with many inventions, it is hard to ascertain what initially inspired goldsmiths to adapt the champlevé technique for printmaking.
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The Printed Image in the West: Engraving

October 1, 2003

By Wendy Thompson

At the beginning of the sixteenth century, Dürer carried the technique to a degree of richness and detail that has never been surpassed.
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The Engravings of Giorgio Ghisi

Image for "Fine Manner vs. Broad Manner in Two Fifteenth-Century Florentine Engravings"
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"Fine Manner vs. Broad Manner in Two Fifteenth-Century Florentine Engravings"

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Hendrick Goltzius (1558–1617)

October 1, 2003

By Nadine M. Orenstein

One of the most important engravers and print publishers of his time, [Hendrick Goltzius] is most widely known today for the Mannerist engravings that he and his workshop produced during the period between 1585 and 1589.
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Sunday at the Met—Spotlight on a Masterpiece: Albrecht Dürer's Melencolia

May 18, 2014
Celebrate the five hundredth anniversary of Dürer's masterful engraving Melencolia , and uncover the origins of this mysterious, mathematically inspired image.
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Engaging the Data Science Community with Met Open Access API

February 13, 2020

By Jennie Choi

Researchers in the field of computer vision–training computers to understand and recognize information in images–have been working with the Met collection to develop new algorithmic models for allowing their software to "see."
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This isn't just an engraving of Adam and Eve from 1504. It's a global ad campaign

October 2, 2013

By Freyda Spira

"Prints interest me because they circulate in society."
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African Rock Art

October 1, 2000

By Department of Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

Rock paintings and engravings are Africa’s oldest continuously practiced art form.
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Techniques of Decoration on Arms and Armor

October 1, 2003

By Dirk H. Breiding

Engraving, in addition to painting, is probably one of the oldest forms of decoration on arms and armor, and can be found on Stone Age and Bronze Age weapons.
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Blackwork Print with Three Crosses and Foliate Scrolls, from a Series of Blackwork Prints for Goldsmiths' Work

Etienne Carteron (French, born Châtillon-sur-Seine, ca. 1580)

Date: 1615
Accession Number: 47.108.2

Image for Title Plate with Blackwork Motifs, Trophies and Grotesques, from a Series of Blackwork Prints for Goldsmiths' Work
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Title Plate with Blackwork Motifs, Trophies and Grotesques, from a Series of Blackwork Prints for Goldsmiths' Work

Etienne Carteron (French, born Châtillon-sur-Seine, ca. 1580)

Date: 1615
Accession Number: 24.100.7

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Blackwork Print with Four Ring Bezel Combined with C-Scrolls and Insects

Hans de Bull (German, active 1592–1604)

Date: 1592–1604
Accession Number: 30.54.51

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Blackwork Print with Two Horizontal Panels and Five Small Motifs

Hans de Bull (German, active 1592–1604)

Date: 1592
Accession Number: 27.22.7

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Blackwork Print with a Horizontal Panel and Six Small Motifs

Hans de Bull (German, active 1592–1604)

Date: 1592
Accession Number: 27.22.5

Image for Blackwork Print with a Trophy at Center Surrounded by Grotesques and Swag Drapery
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Blackwork Print with a Trophy at Center Surrounded by Grotesques and Swag Drapery

Hans de Bull (German, active 1592–1604)

Date: 1592–1604
Accession Number: 30.54.49

Image for Blackwork Print with a Roundel with Tendrils and Birds Above Two Ovals, from a Series of Blackwork Prints for Goldsmiths' Work
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Blackwork Print with a Roundel with Tendrils and Birds Above Two Ovals, from a Series of Blackwork Prints for Goldsmiths' Work

Etienne Carteron (French, born Châtillon-sur-Seine, ca. 1580)

Date: 1615
Accession Number: 47.108.1

Image for Blackwork Print with a Bezel Supporting Grotesques Above Three Smaller Bezels, from a Series of Blackwork Prints for Goldsmiths' Work
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Blackwork Print with a Bezel Supporting Grotesques Above Three Smaller Bezels, from a Series of Blackwork Prints for Goldsmiths' Work

Etienne Carteron (French, born Châtillon-sur-Seine, ca. 1580)

Date: 1615
Accession Number: 24.100.8

Image for Blackwork Print with a Large Bezel Design at Center Surrounded by Four Smaller Fillets
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Blackwork Print with a Large Bezel Design at Center Surrounded by Four Smaller Fillets

Hans de Bull (German, active 1592–1604)

Date: 1592
Accession Number: 27.22.3

Image for Blackwork Print with Design for a Ring Shoulder and Bezel Flanked by Pairs of Fillets
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Blackwork Print with Design for a Ring Shoulder and Bezel Flanked by Pairs of Fillets

Hans de Bull (German, active 1592–1604)

Date: 1592
Accession Number: 27.22.2