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ID number: BIRBI-58.1 Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Artist / Maker: Jackson, John Baptist (1701 - c. 1780) Title / Object name / Definition: Christ on the Mount of Olives Object type: Print Place made: Venice Culture: British Date made: 1743 Materials: Chiaroscuro woodcut, printed from four blocks |
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Description: This woodcut is one of twenty-four Jackson made in Venice to reproduce a group of 16th century Venetian paintings by masters such as Titian, Veronse and Bassano. In this example he used four wood blocks, each inked with a different colour. Jackson also used a technique of embossing which gives the print a powerful three dimensional quality. The result is a colour print which is more than a simple attempt to reproduce a painting: it has its own dramatic qualities. In this night scene, Jesus prays in the last hours before his arrest, whilst his disciples sleep around him.
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