Gallery Talk: Print Perfect—Dutch Printmaking in the 1590s

In the 1590s, the print workshop of Hendrick Goltzius was internationally renowned, propelling the careers of many printmakers, including Jan Saenredam, Jacques de Gheyn II, and Cornelis Drebbel. These artists produced a range of materials—from Mannerist prints to portraits, news pamphlets to allegorical representations—and worked from their own designs or designs by famous artists. They circulated their prints through various publishers in cities throughout Europe and at the Frankfurt Book Fair.

Curatorial fellow Susanne Bartels will give an overview of print workshop processes in the Northern Netherlands in the 1590s and explore how and why Haarlem and Amsterdam became such prolific print production centers. This talk will focus on works on display in the exhibition The Solomon Collection: Dürer to Degas and Beyond (May 24–August 17, 2025).

The Solomon Collection: Dürer to Degas and Beyond celebrates a significant recent bequest to the Harvard Art Museums from passionate collectors Arthur K. and Mariot F. Solomon. The exhibition spotlights over 135 works, including paintings, sculptures, drawings, and prints by some of the most significant artists from the Renaissance to the 20th century, and offers visitors an intimate view into the highly personal yet inherently collaborative nature of art collecting.

Led by:
Susanne Bartels, Stanley H. Durwood Foundation Curatorial Fellow, Division of European and American Art

Please check in with museum staff at the Visitor Services desk in the Calderwood Courtyard to request to join the gallery talk. Talks are limited to 18 people and are available on a first-come, first-served basis; no registration is required.

You may also like the following events from Harvard Art Museums:

• This Saturday, 28th June, 12:00 pm, Exhibition Tour: The Solomon Collection: From Dürer to Degas and Beyond in Cambridge
• Next Tuesday, 1st July, 11:00 am, Art Study Center Seminar: Edvard Munch and German Expressionism in Cambridge
• Next Wednesday, 2nd July, 12:30 pm, Gallery Talk: The Artist’s Toolbox—Experiments with Color in the Solomon Collection in Cambridge

Also check out other Arts events in Cambridge, Workshops in Cambridge, Exhibitions in Cambridge.