Art Institute of Chicago

Holy Family in an Oval Frame

Ludolph Büsinck

Date

1623

Medium

Chiaroscuro woodcut from three blocks, on paper

Culture

Germany

Department

Prints and Drawings

Institution

Art Institute of Chicago

Büsinck worked in Paris from 1623 to 1630, and was the first artist in France to make chiaroscuro woodcuts. He created about twenty-four in that period, mostly of religious or genre subjects by Georges Lallemand. His works show the influence of Hendrik Goltzius.

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