John Baptist Jackson: 18th-Century Master of the Color Woodcut
Entry/Object ID
L9999.999.1708
Description
John Baptist Jackson: 18-Century Master of the Color Woodcut. Included are over 80 of Jackson's chiaroscuros and color prints. Woodcuts are the oldest traditional print medium but were not recognized as a legitimate art form for many years. The chiaroscuro woodcut was originally designed to serve a special purpose, to reproduce drawings of the Renaissance period. Mr. Jackson worked and lived in Paris, Venice and England, mostly.
183/Hardbound/Illustrations
