the best Essays - Wierix Family, Hieronymus Wierix, Printmaking

On Saturday November 7, 2009 I had a chance to experience a remarkable exhibit. The museum is called the Michael C Carlos museum. It is located in my hometown of Atlanta Georgia. It is also a part of the Emory Campus. Most of the staff in the museum were students at Emory. The museum had two exhibits you can see. They were Scripture For The Eyes and The Works on Paper Collection. I enjoyed Scripture for the Eyes the most because I have biblical knowledge of the stories being betrayed. Scripture for the Eyes depicted biblical stories. Out of all of them one piece stood out to me the most the exhibition, featuring works by Lucas van Leyden, Maarten van Heemskerck, Dirck Volkertszoon Coornhert, and Hieronymus Wierix and many more. The Exhibit explored the ways in which printed illustrations of the Bible and other religious themes. Most of the pieces were engravings and woodcuts. "These engravings were all created by the Dutch and Flemish people," as stated by the tour guide. Three pieces.