Noir & blanc: la gravure belge et néerlandaise en Italie au début du XXe siècle = L'incisione belga e neerlandese nell'Italia del primo Novecento

Abstract

"While the role played by the prints in the definition of a European common culture retains more and more attention, the contribution of Belgian and Dutch engraving in the selection of interest for the 'arts of black and white'. At the beginning of the twentieth century there was always an area neglected by historiography. The work brings together the acts of the international colloquium which were held at the Academia Belgica and at the Koninklijk Nederlands Instituut in Rome in October 2018. They report on the activity of Belgian and Dutch engravers with whom the work makes reference to the Italy or Italian figurative culture —from Félicien Rops to Charles Doudelet, from Jan Toorop to Frank Brangwyn and Maurits Cornelis Escher—and examining their contribution to intercultural dialogue. The stimulating presence of these stamps in the Italian exhibitions is an immediate effect of immediate repercussions on the formulation of a common taste and style, providing a theoretical basis for several developments of Novecento Italy. The methodological plurality of essays offers a variety of lectures that include monographic analysis in the reception of Nordic engraving based on Italian criticism, through its dissemination by collectors and the market, and the analysis of transnational exchanges"--Provided by publisher.