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Seated woman with a book and putto, chiaroscuro woodcut – Antique Print

Seated woman with a book and putto, chiaroscuro woodcut — historic image
Seated woman with a book and putto, chiaroscuro woodcut. Historic image from the Books & Writers collection.

(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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This historic image of Seated woman with a book and putto, chiaroscuro woodcut brings a moment of history to your wall. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.

The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. A fine choice for anyone who loves history, and a gift that gets noticed. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.

Seated woman with a book and putto, chiaroscuro woodcut

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A seated woman turns the pages of a book while a winged putto, a small chubby child figure common in Renaissance art, keeps her company at her side. The print is a chiaroscuro woodcut, a technique that used several carved blocks, each inked in a different tone, to suggest the light and shadow of a wash drawing. Printmakers in Germany and Italy developed the method in the early 1500s, and it allowed reproductive images to carry some of the tonal richness of painting and drawing. The pairing of a reader with a putto also reflects a period taste for scenes of learning and quiet domestic life.

Original scan4,889 × 6,306 px · prints to 16 × 21 in at 300 dpi
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