A museum lesson was held at the exhibition "Recreated Masterpiece". Participants had the opportunity to compare engravings created in different techniques and eras, as well as see a unique printing board of the 17th century.
Everyone knows what a drawing is, but perhaps not everyone knows what an engraving is. The engraver does not draw on paper, but prints the image first on some hard surface, and only then makes an impression on the paper. The oldest engraving technique is wood engraving. Then there is a chisel engraving on the metal.
In the classes with the candidate of cultural studies Alexander Sushya, the participants figured out why the artist performs complex and time-consuming work, making a printed board, what engraving techniques exist, depending on the materials and processing methods, how many prints can be made from one board, etc.
Engravings, like books, should be able to read in order to understand the author's worldview and the spirit of the era. But if you understand this difficult matter, then it becomes very interesting to consider works of engraving art!
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