[Pembroke album of chiaroscuro woodcut prints]

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[Pembroke album of chiaroscuro woodcut prints]

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[Pembroke album of chiaroscuro woodcut prints]

Prints depict biblical and mythological scenes utilizing the chiaroscuro woodcut technique, typically printed from 3 or more separately colored wood blocks. Includes the original leather binding and pages; this is housed in the Prints and Photographs Division Supplemental Archive.

Date & Place: [between 1500 and 1680, assembled between ca. 1683 and 1733]

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