The Apostles Peter and John
Ugo da Carpi
c. 1530
Medium
Chiaroscuro woodcut on paper ivory laid paper
Dimensions
15.5 × 10.3 cm (6 1/8 × 4 1/16 in.)
Classification
woodcut
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
84408
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Ugo da Carpi claimed to be the inventor of the technique of chiaroscuro woodcut, a medium that allowed artists to print solid areas of color or tone. Although chiaroscuro woodcut probably developed simultaneously in Germany, Ugo da Carpi was certainly the first Italian to use it and to demonstrate its potential for reproducing wash drawings.
About the Artist
Ugo da Carpi · 1480–1535
Comment on works: Painter; Woodcutter