woodcut
woodcut Oldest method of printing, using designs carved into wood. The carving produces a negative image: the carved areas representing blank spaces while the flat areas retain the ink. Woodcuts were invented in China in the 5th century
ad, and became popular in Europe in the Middle Ages.
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Classroom use.(discussion of Georges de la Tour's The Cheat with the Ace of Clubs)
Magazine article from: Arts & Activities; 9/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...watchful of the other players. ABOUT GEORGES DE LA TOUR * The dukedom of Lorraine, where...and his success as an artist, Georges de la Tour was happy to remain...far away to see the originals. * Georges de la Tour used two kinds of lighting...
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Georges de la Tour and His World.
Magazine article from: The Atlantic; 3/1/1997; ; 552 words
; Georges de La Tour and His World by Philip Conisbee and others...319 pages, $50.00. The painter La Tour was baptized at Vic-sur-Seille, in...matters, none of it having any bearing on La Tour's art. Influences, teachers, travels...
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Georges de la Tour and his world.
Magazine article from: The Atlantic; 3/1/1997; 525 words
; Georges de La Tour and His World by Philip Conisbee and others...319 pages, $50.00. The painter La Tour was baptized at Vic-sur-Seille, in...matters, none of it having any bearing on La Tour's art. Influences, teachers, travels...
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Clip & save art notes.(discussion of Georges de la Tour's The Cheat with the Ace of Clubs)
Magazine article from: Arts & Activities; 9/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; Georges de la Tour (1593-1652). The Cheat with the Ace of Clubs, 1630-34. Oil...Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas. ABOUT THIS PAINTING Georges de la Tour earned his living painting the kinds of pictures his clients wanted...
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Georges de la Tour Compton Verney, Warwick ; ...and around the country
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 7/14/2007; 220 words
; Rare view of the 17th-century French painter of contemplative candlelight. Plus, a moody show of contemporary work on the shadow. To 9 Sept
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The Shadow Georges de la Tour Compton Verney, Warwickshire ; ...and around the country
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 7/21/2007; 223 words
; A rare view of the 17th-century French painter of contemplative candlelight: plus, a moody show of contemporary work on the shadow. To 9 Sept
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Mrs. Clinton tours Hurricane Georges damage in Puerto Rico
News Wire article from: AP Online; 9/30/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...damage wrought by Hurricane Georges. The four-hour stop en route...leadership roles. Her whirlwind tour of a sultry Puerto Rico on...huge storm cloud a week after Georges cleared out of Puerto Rico...from President Clinton.'' Georges killed four people in Puerto...
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Mrs. Clinton to tour Hurricane Georges damage in Puerto Rico
News Wire article from: AP Online; 9/29/1998; ; 578 words
; ...to survey the damage done by Hurricane Georges. It was the first leg of a trip taking...school converted into a disaster center. Georges killed four people in Puerto Rico and...islands that suffered heavy damage from Georges. The delegation of a dozen members of...
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Georges River Trust to sponsor garden tour
Newspaper article from: Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME; 6/23/2008; 285 words
; ...annual Gardens in the Watershed Tour sponsored by the Georges River Land Trust will be held...13. The public is invited to tour six diverse garden landscapes...some local stores and from the Georges River Land Trust, 8 North Main...
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MACK TOURS PANHANDLE AREAS HIT BY GEORGES
Transcript from: Capitol Hill Press Releases; 9/30/1998; 562 words
; ...Kerry Fennelly (202)224-6769 MACK TOURS PANHANDLE AREAS HIT BY GEORGES Commends Emergency Officials, Residents...torrential rainfalls as a result of Hurricane Georges. Before making its way northwest, Georges also touched down in the Florida Keys...
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Georges de La Tour
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Georges de La Tour , 1593-1652, French painter. By 1618...title of painter to the king in 1639. La Tour painted religious and genre pictures...modifications of Caravaggio's style. La Tour's early works (1620s) include The Fortune...
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La Tour, Georges de
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Art
La Tour, Georges de ( bapt . Vic-sur-Seille, Lorraine...after the record of his baptism, La Tour is not certainly documented until 1616...as the light source in a painting. La Tour's handling of light is more subtle and...
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Georges Pierre Seurat
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Georges Pierre Seurat The French painter Georges Pierre Seurat (1859-1891) was...neoimpressionists, which included Georges Seurat and Paul Signac. In particular...composition. La Grande Jatte is thus a tour de force in revealing Seurat's...
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Buffon, Georges Louis Leclerc (1707–1788)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World
BUFFON, GEORGES LOUIS LECLERC (1707 – 1788) BUFFON, GEORGES LOUIS LECLERC (1707 – 1788), natural historian...young English nobleman in 1738 led to a continental tour through France, Italy, and England. During this...
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Périnal, Georges
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
P É RINAL, Georges Cinematographer. Nationality: French...Feyder) (co); La Zone (Lacombe); La Tour (Clair) (co) 1929 Ces dames aux chapeaux...cinematographers in the history of the cinema, Georges P é rinal had a career extending...
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