Bust of a Bearded Man (Doge Giovanni Cornaro)
Medium
chiaroscuro woodcut
Dimensions
28.3 × 21.3 cm
Classification
Department
Prints
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
The Charlotte Ekker and Charlotte Van der Veer Memorial Fund
Accession Number
1996.249
Tags
male
About this artwork
Among the finest chiaroscuros of the 17th century are those of Jegher, a professional woodcutter who made prints after designs by Peter Paul Rubens from about 1632 until 1640. Although Rubens had employed engravers to reproduce and propagate his designs from about 1609, he did not utilize woodcut until later. Jegher produced nine woodcuts, including two chiaroscuros, after his images. Bust of a Bearded Man, based on a painting, is printed from four blocks, none of which alone produces the outlin...