Author: Philippe Altmeyer

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Auguste Desperet (1804-1865)

Auguste Desperet or Desperret (Lyon, 1804 – Paris, 1865), was a French wood engraver, draftsman, lithographer and art collector. He arrived very early in Paris where he became a student of Guillaume Lethière (1760-1832). From 1831 to 1840, he contributed to the newspapers La Caricature and Charivari, satirical illustrated newspapers directed by Charles Philipon (1800-1862),

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Simone Cantarini (1612-1648)

Simone Cantarini also known as Simone da Pesaro or Il Pesarese, born on April 12, 1612 in Pesaro in the present region of Marche, and died very young in Verona in 1648 at the age of 36 years, is an Italian painter and baroque engraver of the Bolognese school. Simone Cantarini was first a student

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Exhibition ALBRECHT DÜRER – ENGRAVING AND RENAISSANCE at the Château de Chantilly (France) – From June 4th to October 2nd 2022.

Considered a universal genius during his lifetime, Albrecht Dürer still fascinates. Through his engravings, he helped shape the European Renaissance by placing himself at the heart of artistic exchanges. Too rarely exhibited in France, this immense artist is exceptionally honored in Chantilly, with more than 200 works! For the first time, two major collections of

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London Original Print Fair 2022 – Somerset house – Thursday 26 – Sunday 29 May

The London Original Print Fair (LOPF) is founded in 1985 to provide an unrivalled opportunity to view and buy original prints. Original prints spanning five centuries, from top international dealers, publishers and studios.  After 35 years at the Royal Academy of Arts, LOPF moves to a new venue for 2022. It takes place in the elegant

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Exhibition to see !

At the British Museum – The Art of Printmaking in Prague at the Court of Rudolph II – Exhibition from March 17 to August 28, 2022 The Roman Emperor Rudolph II, Prince of the House of Habsburg (Vienna, 1552 – Prague, 1612) was an avid collector and a knowledgeable patron of the arts. The exhibition,

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Exhibitions to see !

If there is an exhibition on printmaking to see this month, it is the exhibition presented in Paris by the Foundation Custodia and entitled ‘D’ABORD REGARDER’ CHARLES DONKER, from December 3, 2021 to April 3, 2022. The Foundation Custodia presents the work of the artist Charles Donker (born in 1940 in Utrecht, Netherlands). His technique

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The invention of vellum paper in the 18th century (part 2)

Baskerville’s work and fine achievements, however, remain unknown to most of his typographer contemporaries, with the exception of Bodoni in Parma. Jean-Baptiste Bodoni (Saluces, 1740- Parma, 1813) arrived in Parma in February 1768 to take over the management of the Ducal Printing House. It acquires in his hands a great notoriety attributed to the improvements

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