Introduction to the Show: The Renaissance in the North: New Prints and Perspectives

Description

This exhibition features rare prints by iconic artists such as Albrecht D??rer and Hendrick Goltzius, along with spectacular works by their printmaking contemporaries, including masterpieces never before exhibited at the museum. From small allegorical compositions intended for private contemplation to oversize, multisheet woodcuts made for civic decoration, these engravings, etchings, and woodcuts highlight the immense creativity and technical skill of the graphic artists working north of the Alps.