Research - Current projects

Conference || since Dec 2011

Prof. Dr. Magdalena Bushart, Dr. Henrike Haug

Technical innovations not only enabled new production methods, but always opened up new possibilities of shaping. At the same time, they also impacted upon other techniques, media and genres – think of the role played by copperplate engraving in the 15^th century for woodcuts and painting, or of the model function that sculpture took on for the development and definition of intaglio printing. This project on the history of artistic techniques investigates interdependencies such as these.  more