Altered and Adorned: Using Renaissance Prints in Daily Life
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Today Renaissance-era prints are typically preserved behind glass or in solander boxes in museums but these decorative objects were once a central part of everyday life. Altered and Adorned is a delightful surprising look at how prints were used: affixed on walls; glued into albums books and boxes; annotated; hand-colored; or cut apart. This handsome volume introduces readers to the experimental world of printmaking in the mid-15th and 16th centuries and the array of objects it inspired from illustrated books sewing patterns and wearable ornaments to printed sundials and anatomical charts. It features many never-before-published treasures from the Art Institute of Chicagos rich permanent collection along with essays on the ways prints functionedin some cases as three-dimensional and interactive worksand how their condition communicates their use. Distributed for the Art Institute of Chicago Exhibition Schedule: The Art Institute of Chicago (04/30/11-07/10/11)
