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Francesco Bartolozzi

Francesco Bartolozzi (1725 - 1815) was active/lived in Italy, England.  Francesco Bartolozzi is known for Allegorical painting, stipple engraving, printmaking.

The most renowned student of Joseph Wagner in Venice, Francesco Bartolozzi began his career engraving* plates after the designs of Italian masters.  In 1764, he was invited to come to England in order to engrave the Guercino drawings in the Royal collection. A new printmaking* process had recently been developed in London at this time and although, Francesco Bartolozzi could not claim its invention, his name is forever linked with the 'Stipple' engraving. Briefly, a stipple* engraving is created by employing a multitude of flicks or dots rather than the lines used in etching or engraving. The higher the density of dots in an area the darker the plate will print and therefore, the stipple is a tonal as opposed to a linear method, producing light and dark contrasts.

Francesco Bartolozzi quickly recognized that this very demanding method of original printmaking was best suited for decorative works and portraits and scenes displaying flesh tones.  He thus setrogallery.com   ...  [Displaying 1013 of 1907 characters.]  Artist bio

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