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Melencolia I

Print
1891 (made), 1899 (published)
Artist/Maker
Lippmann, F. (published)
Durer (artist)
Place of origin
Berlin (made)

Photogravure reproduction of 'Melencolia I' by Albrecht Dürer, part of a series of reproductions compiled by Lippmann.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Printmaking Techniques
Object type
Print
Titles
  • Melencolia I
  • Kupferstiche und Holzschnitte alter Meister in Nachbildungen, herausgegeben von der Direction der Reichsdruckerei unter Mitwirkung von Dr F. Lippmann Director des K. Kupferstichkabinets in Berlin...Berlin 1889 (series title)
Materials and techniques
photogravure
Paper
Printing
Photogravure
Brief description
Copy of 'Melencolia I' by Albrecht Dürer, photogravure reproduction, part of a series of reproductions compiled by Dr F. Lippmann, Berlin, 1899
Physical description
Photogravure reproduction of 'Melencolia I' by Albrecht Dürer, part of a series of reproductions compiled by Lippmann.
Dimensions
  • Height: 21.625in
  • Width: 16.25in
Size of portfolio. Dimensions taken from: Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings Accessions 1934 London: Published under the Authority of the Board of Education, 1935
Gallery label
With photogravure it is possible to make extremely deceptive reproductions of prints produced by the manual intaglio processes. The reproduction can be distinguished by the slight fuzziness of its lines in comparison with the sharp appearance of the original engraving.

Printmaking Techniques Gallery, Henry Cole Wing.
Bibliographic reference
Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings Accessions 1934 London: Published under the Authority of the Board of Education, 1935
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.2436-1934

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Record createdAugust 17, 2005
Record URL
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