Ugo da Carpi was an Italian printmaker active between 1502 and 1532 in the cities of Venice, Rome and Bologna. He is known for his technical and stylistic contributions to the chiaroscuro woodcut, a printmaking technique using blocks of different colours.
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David Slaying Goliath, c. 1520, after Raphael, chiaroscuro woodcut with 3 blocks
Ugo Da Carpi's request for a patent for the chiaoscuro technique, 1516
Sacrifice of Abraham, c. 1515. Conventional woodcut, on four blocks, over a metre in each dimension.
The Death of Ananias, aftyer one of the Raphael Cartoons.
Descent From the Cross, after Raphael, with line block and two tone blocks
Raphael and His Mistress or Penelope and Odysseus
Hercules chasing Avarice from the Temple of the Muses, after PeruzziArtists from Italy 6
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Ugo da Carpi was an Italian printmaker active between 1502 and 1532 in the cities of Venice, Rome and Bologna. He is known for his technical and stylistic contributions to the chiaroscuro woodcut, a printmaking technique using blocks of different colours. Ugo claimed to be the first to use this technique, seeking a copyright first from the Venetian senate, and later from Pope Leo X. Although he did not create the chiaroscuro woodcut technique, he was one of the first Italian practitioners. He contributed to its development through his powerful style, focus on tonality and interpretive skills. One of his most famous works is a print of Diogenes. In addition to his numerous prints, he produced a writing book, and is also known to have produced at least one painting, the altarpiece of Saint Veronica in Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome.
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