Flemish print drawing of a crowd of men gathered around an injured child
Image Credit

Andreas Vesalius, De humani corporis fabrica libri septem (On the Fabric of the Human Body in Seven Books) (detail), 1543. Ink on paper and leather binding; 16 1/2 × 25 3/8 in. © The Phoebus Foundation, Antwerp.

Prints and the Production of Knowledge

Flemish Art in Context, Session 2
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Andreas Vesalius, De humani corporis fabrica libri septem (On the Fabric of the Human Body in Seven Books) (detail), 1543. Ink on paper and leather binding; 16 1/2 × 25 3/8 in. © The Phoebus Foundation, Antwerp.

Overview

In this session, Geoffrey Shamos, Director of the Vicki Myhren Gallery at the University of Denver, will discuss the proliferation of printed images produced in the Netherlands during the sixteenth century. We will learn how developments in print production contributed to artistic innovation and the dissemination of knowledge.

The establishment of large workshops streamlined the printmaking process through a division of labor, helping to secure a dominant position for Netherlandish printmaking throughout Northern Europe, with Antwerp leading the way. Easily reproduced and relatively affordable, prints could reach a wider audience. Harnessed by an array of artists, scholars, and scientists, including prominent figures like Andreas Vesalius and Abraham Ortelius, printed images played an important role in transmitting new discoveries and ideas during this formative period in the Netherlands and across Early Modern Europe.

Flemish Art in Context is a four-session course inspired by Saints, Sinners, Lovers, and Fools: 300 Years of Flemish Masterworks, a ticketed exhibition on view from October 16, 2022, through January 22, 2023:

You may register for individual sessions or the entire course. These sessions will take place at the museum in Sharp Auditorium and online via livestream. To register for the in-person course in Sharp Auditorium, please purchase an onsite ticket. To register for the online livestream of the course, please purchase an online ticket. All course registrants will receive a link to the recorded course session, which will be available to view for 30 days after the course. You do not need to purchase both tickets to access a recording of the course.

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Ticketing Information

For Museum Friends: $75 for the full course or $20 for an individual session. Tickets available September 12 at 10 am. Please log in to your Museum Friends account to access advance ticketing.

For Members: $85 for the full course or $22.50 for an individual session. Tickets available September 14 at 10 am.

For Nonmembers: $95 for the full course or $25 for an individual session. Tickets available September 16 at 10 am.

For Students: $45 for the full course or $10 for an individual session. Tickets available September 16 at 10 am.

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About the Speaker

Geoffrey Shamos, PhD, is the director of the Vicki Myhren Gallery and curator of the University Art Collections at the University of Denver. He graduated from Yale University and earned his PhD from the University of Pennsylvania, where he specialized in Renaissance art from northern Europe. Prior to joining the University of Denver, Geoffrey worked at the Yale University Art Gallery, the Cantor Center for Visual Art at Stanford University, and RedLine Contemporary Art Center in Denver.