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"title": "Generous Donors: A Tribute to The Print Club of Cleveland",
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"title": "The Novel and the Bizarre: Salvator Rosa\u2019s Scenes of Witchcraft",
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"title": "The Renaissance Engraver at Work",
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"description": "A seductive witch standing inside a magic circle prepares a nasty brew for her Sabbath, surrounded by her familiars (supernatural entities) in the form of beasts and demons, as well as symbols of human weaknesses like lust (a goat) and gambling. This engraving reflects the market for prints with dramatic, flickering illuminations similar to tenebrist (extreme dark/light contrasts) paintings from the early 1600s. Their theatrical lighting effects result from layering long, fine lines in dense parallel and crossed patterns. The dark manner of engraving suits the sinister scene portrayed here.",
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