This type of printmaking involves printing an image from ink embedded into the grooves of a metal plate.

This devise is believed to have helped Johannes Vermeer with painting. It consists of a box with a pin hole and lense attached to it, and it projects an image onto its back wall--which when reflected again with a mirror can be used as a tracing tool.

This type of painting started in Northern Europe and slowly spread south to places like Italy. Because it is slow drying, the artist can make multiple corrections, and apply delicate glaze techniques which allow for a great degree of detail.

This type of Dutch art often involves Still Life. The artist uses a variety of objects to represent the transience of life, and the inevitability of death, even among the wealthy. We often see expensive food in a state of rotting or flowers that cannot bloom at the same time

This type of Dutch painting often portrays unidealized common people in the middle of everyday tasks and activities, such as playing a card game, or eating dinner.

Identify the Artist

Identify the Artist

Identify the Artist

Identify the Artist

This invention completely revolutionized how information was spread across Europe during the Renaissance. Because of this invention, common people had access to books.