"The Great Century in black and white"
This exhibition highlights the prodigious activity of engravers under the reigns of Louis XIII and Louis XIV, and the diffusion that makes possible the quality of engraving and printing techniques.
17 et 18 septembre 2022Passat
©A. Perrot - Centre François-Garnier
By their quality and their diversity, the works produced in Paris during this period, the "Great Century", show that the city of Paris has then acquired an unquestionable status of cultural capital on a European scale: it attracts the best engravers, from Lorraine, the former Netherlands, Italy... The exhibition presents a significant selection chosen within the rich graphic fonds of the Centre François-Garnier (Silvestre, Pérelle, Callot, Mérian...).
