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George Baxter and the Color Printing Process

George Baxter and the Color Printing Process

On July 31, 1804, English artist and printer George Baxter was born. Baxter is credited with the invention of commercially viable colour printing. Though color printing had been developed in China centuries before, it was not commercially viable. Baxter used wood and metal color blocks in conjunction with steel key plates and using oil inks. George Baxter – First Colour Prints George Baxter was born in 1804 in Lewes, Sussex, the second son…
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Lucas Cranach the Elder – the “fastest Painter”

Lucas Cranach the Elder – the “fastest Painter”

On October 16, 1553, German Renaissance painter and printmaker in woodcut and engraving Lucas Cranach the Elder passed away. Cranach is known for his portraits, both of German princes and those of the leaders of the Protestant Reformation, whose cause he embraced with enthusiasm, becoming a close friend of Martin Luther. Lucas Cranach the Elder has been considered the most successful German artist of his time. Youth and Apprenticeship Lucas Cranach was born…
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