Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Chiaroscuro Exhibit at the National Gallery of Art - New CiaoDC Chat!

An exhibit on Italian woodcuts known as chiaroscuro, "color prints made from the successive printing of multiple blocks," has just opened at the National Gallery of Art, and will remain open until January 20th, 2019.  Chiaroscuro woodcuts took inspiration from Raphael, Parmigianino, and Titian. Literally meaning "light" and "dark" in Italian, this style of art plays with color in cuts of wood.  The NGA's latest exhibit explores this artistry and holds it as "one of the most beautiful, in the history of printmaking."

Listen to our chat with the Curator of Prints and Drawings at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and visit the National Gallery to take a look at these exquisite works, which showcase an often overlooked sector of Italian printmaking.

Learn more about the exhibit and see photos here!



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