La Villa Madama

Jean-François Janinet1778

Details

Title: La Villa Madama
Creator: Jean-François Janinet
Creator Lifespan: active 1752 - active 1814
Creator Nationality: French
Creator Gender: male
Date Created: 1778
Location: France
Physical Dimensions: w50.2 x h40.5 cm (sheet)
Label Copy: The avid taste among collectors for works by important artists led to the creation of new media that could provide facsimiles of original drawings and watercolors to an eager public. By covering the plate with a fine pattern of marks that approximate the opacity and translucency of watercolors without resorting to harsh outline, Janinet devised a manner by which he could evoke the delicate washes of Robert’s original. The richness of this color etching and engraving illustrates why color printing during this period in France was so highly regarded. Janinet is sometimes credited with introducing color printing in France, although color printing first became popular in Paris through the works of Janinet’s teacher, Louis-Marin Bonnet.
Type: Print
External Link: http://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1973-sl-1.737/1973_1.737.JPG?lasttype=boolean;lastview=thumbnail;resnum=1;sel9=ic_exact;size=20;sort=relevance;start=1;subview=detail;view=entry;rgn1=musart_an;select1=ic_exact;q1=1973%2F1.737
Medium: color aquatint, with stipple and roulette

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