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The Massacre of the Innocents [Le Bl 5, Kainen 18].
1745
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John Baptist Jackson Chiaroscuro Woodcuts
In 1739, the British artist John Baptist Jackson (1701–1780) conceived of a book reproducing seventeen of the great Venetian paintings by Titian, Tintoretto, Veronese, Leandro da Ponte Bassano, Jacopo Bassano, and Francesco da Ponte Bassano. Titled Titiani Vecelii, Pauli Galiarii, Jacobi Robusti et Jacobi de Ponte opera selectiora, Jackson’s book is now considered a monument in eighteenth-century printing. Jackson revived the complex Renaissance printing technique of dividing the design between several blocks, each printed in a different color, to give the image depth and dimension. His friend and fellow expatriate, Joseph Smith, printed and published the twenty-four chiaroscuro plates under his imprint Pasquali Press.
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- Publisher
- Venice : [s.n.], 1745.
- People
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- Related Name
- Tintoretto, Jacopo, 1519-1594
- Language
- No linguistic content
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- The Massacre of the Innocents [Le Bl 5, Kainen 18].
- Call Number
- C South 06/Drawer 14/GC171/Half Folio/Titles T-Z GA 2007.02191
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dc00000d94f
- Publisher
- Venice : [s.n.], 1745.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1745
- Extent
- 1 item
- References
- Jacob Kainen. John Baptist Jackson: 18th-century Master of the Color Woodcut (1962).
- C. Le Blanc. Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes. (1854-88).
- Rights Statement
- No Known Copyright
- Notes
- Medium: Chiaroscuro woodcuts
- Item description: From portfolio with title page and 24 prints.
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 1
Institutional Information
- Collection
- John Baptist Jackson Chiaroscuro Woodcuts
- IIIF Manifest URL
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/b2f9ed09-13a9-4577-9fc4-c43c8bc70a10/manifest