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Painted Prints presents research into the men and women who specialized in hand colouring and offers numerous insights into the social and economic organization of Renaissance and Baroque printmaking. It also draws on scientific analyses of the materials and techniques of hand colouring to address important questions of authenticity, chronology and condition.

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The hand-colored print has remained largely unmapped territory in the history of art.... By tracing this subject, Painted Prints makes an essential contribution to our knowledge of Northern Renaissance art. It is a history of taste and technique studied in context and with the aid of modern scientific analysis.... The experience of these embellished images will enhance and thoroughly reorient our understanding of old master prints and their prior evaluation. - Peter Parshall, Curator of Old Master Prints, National Gallery of Ar

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Susan Dackerman is Curator of the Department of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs at The Baltimore Museum of Art. Thomas Primeau is Associate Paper Conservator at The Baltimore Museum of Art.

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