Third Vision, from Mirrors of the Microcosm
1613
Medium
Engraving on ivory laid paper (discolored to cream), cut, with etching on ivory laid paper components, laid down on letterpress printed ivory laid paper, and mounted onto cream wove paper
Dimensions
Engraved sheet: 35.8 × 26.5 cm (14 1/8 × 10 7/16 in.); Letterpress printed secondary support: 50.7 × 33.5 cm (20 × 13 1/4 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
51002
About the Artist
Lucas Kilian
Lucas Kilian (1579–1637) was one of the most celebrated engravers of early 17th-century Germany and the most prominent member of the Kilian dynasty of printmakers in Augsburg. Born in Augsburg in 1579, Lucas Kilian achieved international recognition for his technically virtuosic engravings and became a leading figure in the transition from late Renaissance to early Baroque printmaking styles. His ...