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Reproduction, graphic
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1. Definition

Since the 19th century, the term graphic reproduction has denoted a functional domain of printed graphics that is always referential: graphic reproductions depict works of art from painting, sculpture (Sculpture [subtractive]), or crafts. But the reproduction is modified by various parameters: the stylistic and technical preferences of the printmaker as well as the techniques, form…

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Appuhn-Radtke, Sibylle, “Reproduction, graphic”, in: Encyclopedia of Early Modern History Online, Editors of the English edition: Graeme Dunphy, Andrew Gow. Original German Edition: Enzyklopädie der Neuzeit. Im Auftrag des Kulturwissenschaftlichen Instituts (Essen) und in Verbindung mit den Fachherausgebern herausgegeben von Friedrich Jaeger. Copyright © J.B. Metzlersche Verlagsbuchhandlung und Carl Ernst Poeschel Verlag GmbH 2005–2012. Consulted online on 06 December 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2352-0272_emho_COM_026609>
First published online: 2015
First print edition: 20210601



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