{"product_id":"multiplied-wonders-italian-renaissance-woodcuts","title":"Multiplied wonders: Italian Renaissance woodcuts","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA landmark study of an under-appreciated printmaking technique – the woodcut – exploring its explosion in popularity and subsequent fall from favour. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe woodcut technique was notably popular during the Italian Renaissance, when artists would create designs for specialist cutters to transform into woodcuts for printing. This publication explains the regional differences in the production of woodcuts, highlighting the leading schools, designers and cutters, and charts how and why such a flourishing aspect of Italian print production declined so quickly in favour of engraving.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe technical requirements behind cutting into a block of wood and foreseeing what would be printed in relief were formidable, a challenge that attracted first-rate artists. The medium inspired designs of extraordinary ingenuity and beauty across a broad range of subjects, such as landscapes, mythology, devotional images and imagined portraits. Some of the resulting prints were on a spectacular scale, such as Titian’s Submersion of the Pharaoh’s Army in the Red Sea, which is over 2 metres long.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith a few exceptions, woodcuts fell out of favour after the mid-sixteenth century, when the medium became confined to the cheap, popular end of the print market and was neglected by collectors. This change in status means that many works in the Museum’s collection are either the sole surviving examples or one of just a handful. This generously illustrated book focuses on a little-studied aspect of Italian printmaking, exploring stunning works in generous detail to reveal their hidden depths.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDetails\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003eLaura Aldovini, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eDirector of the Musei Civici in Pavia.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003eHardcover:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003e 288 pages | 180 illustrations\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003eDate published:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003e October 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003e English\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e9780714136523\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003eProduct Dimensions: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003e25.6 x 23.8 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e","brand":"British Museum","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57466198655354,"sku":"9780714136523","price":40.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0915\/8302\/files\/multiplied-wonders-italian-renaissance-woodcuts-9780714136523-1264826121.jpg?v=1793038094","url":"https:\/\/www.museumbookstore.com\/products\/multiplied-wonders-italian-renaissance-woodcuts","provider":"Museum Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}