NAOKO TAKAHATAKE is Associate Curator at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
"More than 100 such chiaroscuro prints, including ones after
Raphael, Titian and Parmigianino, were on view earlier this
year at LACMA...and in the show’s catalog, Ms. Takahatake shows
step-by-step how Italian artists made these rich prints. This is an
authoritative volume, and a handsome one too, laid out with spare
elegance by Green Dragon Office of Los Angeles and printed on
caress-inviting matte stock." -The New York Times
"Brimming with full-color illustrations of rare and beautiful
works, The Chiaroscuro Woodcut in Renaissance Italy offers a fresh
and informative interpretations of these remarkable prints, which
exemplify the rich imagery of the Italian Renaissance -- making it
a critically important and highly recommended addition to personal,
professional, community, college, and university libraries."
-Midwest Book Review
“Takahatake, the curator, offers a sharp surmise in the show’s
first-rate catalog:....The book is jam-packed with new, technically
oriented scholarship and scientific analysis of the blocks, inks
and paper used, which helps untangle the narrative of chiaroscuro
printing’s spread.” -Los Angeles Times
“The catalogue, beautifully illustrated with full-color images, is
an important addition to the literature on printing.” -College Art
Association
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