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Thursday, 01 May 2014 13:09

Renaissance Woodcuts go on View at the Royal Academy in London

Hans Burgkmair the Elder's 'St. George and the Dragon,' circa 1508-10. Hans Burgkmair the Elder's 'St. George and the Dragon,' circa 1508-10. Collection of Georg Baselitz via ArtInfo

The communications revolution changed everything, including art: a statement that was just as true in 1514 as it is 500 years later. What transformed the world back then was printing, and some of the results are on view in “Renaissance Impressions: Chiaroscuro Woodcuts From the Collections of Georg Baselitz and the Albertina, Vienna” (Royal Academy, London until June 8). They are as beautiful as they are unfamiliar.

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