Bearded robed figure holding a book, red chiaroscuro print – Historic Reproduction
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
This historic print of Bearded robed figure holding a book, red chiaroscuro print brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
Choose the framed print, ready to hang the day it arrives, or the unframed print for a frame of your own. A conversation-starting piece for home, office, or as a meaningful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Bearded robed figure holding a book, red chiaroscuro print
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A bearded figure in a loose robe, clutching a book against his chest, anchors this red chiaroscuro print, a technique that flourished in early sixteenth-century Italy and Germany. Chiaroscuro woodcuts were printed from two or more blocks, with a tonal block that built shadow and light in a single inked color, so the image reads more like a drawing in wash than a line engraving. Prints of scholars and philosophers like this one were popular among collectors who valued learning, and the red ink gives the figure a warm, almost glowing presence against the paper.
| Original scan | 3,437 × 6,328 px · prints to 11 × 21 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | tif15542_AnapostlePaul |
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