Photography transformed the practice of art history. Before the development of good reproduction photography, scholars relied on copies (search for … More
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(Almost) Doubled: Jost Amman after Lucas Cranach
Jost Amman made his copy of Lucas Cranach the Elder’s print, The Penitent St. Jerome, at the very beginning of … More
Copy and Original: Drawings
A while back, I posted two sets of drawings on Instagram. Each pair consisted of a copy after an Old … More
Copy and Original
Set A A.1 : Albrecht Durer, Christ Washing the Feet of the Disciples, from The Small Passion. c. 1508. Woodcut. Sheet: … More
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