Stoltz, Barbara
Die Kunst des Schneidens und die gedruckte Zeichnung: Theorie der Druckgraphik in der Kunstliteratur des 16. und 17. Jahrhunderts
Ever since the early literary reappraisals of the art of printmaking, the question has been raised as to what printmaking ultimately is. The treatises of the 16th and 17th centuries offer a variety of divergent statements and interpretations that can be summed up, on the one hand, as an oscillating view between the art of cutting on the printing plate and its appearance on the printed page, and, on the other hand, must yield to the predominance of the competing main genres of painting and sculpture.
In an analysis of the prominent art literature of the early modern period, such as Vasari's Vite, Van Mander's Schilder-Boeck or André Félibien's Entretiens, the book presents a selection of these discussions on the art of printing as well as an extensive appendix.
