Title: Age of Enlightenment.
Titled, Dated, and Signed in plate: Collector's stamp AU in ink in Gothic script verso (not in Lugt).
Dimensions: 2 3/8" x 3 1/2".
Date: Late 18th C.
Materials and Techniques: woodcut on laid paper.
Mat and Frame: the sheet is glued to the backing at the top.
Provenance:
- Collection AU.
- The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: European School XVIII C.
Note: An illustration of Jean-Jacques Rousseau's major concept of the Enlightenment era: a conflict between Civilization and Nature.