From Drawing to Print: Abraham Bloemaert's Danaë Receiving the Golden Rain
Submitted by Thaw Conservati... on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 4:26pmUntil the nineteenth century it was common for works of art to be disseminated in the form of prints. But how was an artist's work transferred from paper to printing plate? In this post, we take a close look at a seventeenth-century drawing by the Dutch painter, draftsman, and printmaker Abraham Bloemaert (1564–1651) and the engraving derived from it.