Cheap Pictures in Art History

Art history exhibit in University Library at Freie Universität Berlin from April 25 to June 27 / Exhibit opening on April 25 at 5 p.m. No 099/2019 from Apr 16, 2019 A new exhibit in the University Library of Freie Universität Berlin is devoted to print reproductions of works of art. It provides a historical overview of the impact of the reproduction of works of art in the book market while also exploring the issue of educational and ideological interests associated with reproduction. The exhibit entitled "Cheap Pictures. Popular Works of Art in Monographs and Portfolio Collections since 1900 based on the example of Albrecht Dürer" was curated by students at Universität Siegen under the direction of art historians Joseph Imorde and Dr. Andreas Zeising. The exhibition will run from April 25 through June 27. Admission is free. From about 1890 on, the autotype, a new photomechanical reproduction process, has made it possible to reproduce photographic copies of works of art in large print runs.