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• Italiano: Philip Zilcken (1857-1930) - Genova. La Madonnina (Campo Pisano). 1913.
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Title: Modern etchings, mezzotints and dry-points
Year: 1913 (1910s)
Authors: Holme, Charles, 1848-1923 Salaman, Malcolm C. (Malcolm Charles), 1855-1940 Taylor, E. A Zilcken, Ph., 1857-1930 Levetus, A. S Deubner, Ludwig, 1877-1946 Laurin, Thorsten
Subjects: Etching Mezzotint engraving Dry-point
Publisher: London, New York (etc.) "The Studio" ltd.
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
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■la MADONNINA DEL CAMPO PISANO, GENOA.ORIGINAL ETCHING BY PH. ZILCKEN 2l6 AUSTRIA \ \ AUSTRIA. By A. S. Levetus THE art of etching was first practised in Austria about themiddle of last century, when the Gesellschaft der Kunst-freunde encouraged the graphic arts by presenting an annualalbum to its members containing lithographs, engravings, andetchings. These, however, were chiefly reproductive efforts,for it does not seem that copper-plate and needle were resorted to as ameans of expressing original artistic conceptions. It was not tillWilhelm Unger was called from Hanover to Vienna, to become aProfessor at the Imperial Academy, that fresh impetus was given tothe study of etching. But, great as were his powers, both as amaster of technique and as a teacher, his work lies beyond the scopeof the present article. He has, however, trained many distinguishedartists, men who have given forth excellent original work, and who,moreover, are masters of the technique of etching. On his retire

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