The Milkmaid
Nicolò Boldrini
n.d.
Medium
Woodcut printed in black on paper
Dimensions
Image: 37.7 × 53 cm (14 7/8 × 20 7/8 in.); Sheet: 38.3 × 53.5 cm (15 1/8 × 21 1/8 in.)
Classification
woodcut
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
106670
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
During the sixteenth century, the woodcut was elevated to an art form in itself and was no longer reserved solely for book illustration. In Venice, the popularity of the woodcut was heightened by numerous reproductions of the works of Titian and his circle, which were often commissioned by Titian himself. Boldrini made several woodcuts after drawings by the Venetian master.