Die Verlorene Spur: Ästhetische Reflexionen Zur Schraffur in Der Vormoderne - Paperback

by Elvira Bojilova (Author)

This publication is devoted to a hitherto little examined aspect of hand drawing and printmaking: How was hatching reflected upon in the period between c. 1500 and 1700? Central aspects of the artistic technique are examined on the basis of five case studies. The perspective extends beyond European national borders and seeks answers to this question. Methodologically, approaches of discourse history and reception aesthetics are combined. The promising source situation discloses a treasure trove of historical texts, many of which were transcribed and translated for the first time in this context. Detailed image analyses show the full potential of hatching and the way it functions in the artworks and their viewing.

• First monograph on the technique of hatching in the early modern period
• Previously unpublished image and text material

Author Biography

Elvira Bojilova, studied art history and German philology in Heidelberg and Hamburg; PhD 2019; research fellowships at the Art History Institute in Florence - Max Planck Institute, and at Villa I Tatti (Harvard University); research associate at the Art History Institute of Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf. Research interests include the history, theory, practice, materiality and techniques of the graphic arts, European art and tract literature of pre-modern Europe, and the languaging of artistic phenomena