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Rembrandt’s Shadow
The expressive orchestration of light in his paintings and particularly the radical chiaroscuro of his etchings were compared to the mezzotint, a method that emerged later and advanced to become the quintessential English printing technique (the “English Manner”). Also referred to as the “black art” on account of its strong light-dark contrasts, the mezzotint has always possessed a mysterious and magical quality. “Rembrandt’s Shadow” will thus embrace a compositional as well as a temporal component: the masterful chiaroscuro of his art and its aftereffect in 18th ct. England.
For the first time in nearly a hundred years, the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart’s Department of Prints, Drawings and Photographs will present a selection from its outstanding collection of mezzotints in dialogue with etchings by Rembrandt, including some never before shown.
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The expressive orchestration of light in his paintings and particularly the radical chiaroscuro of his etchings were compared to the mezzotint, a method that emerged later and advanced to become the quintessential English printing technique (the “English Manner”). Also referred to as the “black art” on account of its strong light-dark contrasts, the mezzotint has always possessed a mysterious and magical quality. “Rembrandt’s Shadow” will thus embrace a compositional as well as a temporal component: the masterful chiaroscuro of his art and its aftereffect in 18th ct. England.
For the first time in nearly a hundred years, the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart’s Department of Prints, Drawings and Photographs will present a selection from its outstanding collection of mezzotints in dialogue with etchings by Rembrandt, including some never before shown.
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