Susanne Pollack Libros

Agostino Carracci and Hendrick Goltzius were the leading engravers of the late 16th century - one north and the other south of the Alps. They have not only achieved revolutionary achievements in technical terms, but have also had a lasting impact on the medium of copperplate engraving with the selection and design of their image content. While there are already numerous publications on Goltzius as well as on Carracci, the obvious comparison of the two great figures of the engraving around 1600 is undertaken here for the first time. In four detailed essays and catalog texts on all exhibited engravings, the amazing parallels in the life and work of the two masters are shown, their artistic development is comparatively analyzed and the readers' eyes are sharpened for the sophistication of their virtuoso engraving technique.

Japanese and Chinese color woodblock prints are among those images that are aesthetically immediately appealing. You don't need to have any profound background knowledge to be immediately drawn in by the filigree lines, the shadowless two-dimensional patterns or the bold image sections. And yet, those who know more will see much more. In the book, interested laypeople are taken on a journey of discovery based on the high-quality and diverse collection of East Asian art in the ETH Zurich Graphic Collection. The reading is intended to enable you to move from a merely fascinated to a knowledgeable viewer who can reliably recognize and classify recurring features. The book is the result of a fruitful collaboration between the ETH Zurich Graphic Collection and the Chair of East Asian Art History at the University of Zurich