CALLIGRAPHY FROM THE COURT OF
THE EMPEROR RUDOLF IIThe Art of the Pen
CALLIGRAPHY
FROM THE COURT OF THE
EMPEROR RUDOLF II
Lee Hendrix and
Thea Vignau- Wilberg
THE J. PAUL GETTY MUSEUM
LOS ANGELESby its subject; diminished writing; and micrography, writing too
small to be read with the naked eye. Displaying script at its greatest
remove from conventional writing, exhibition hands epitomize the
drive for virtuosity that dominated calligraphy by the end of the
sixteenth century. This focus on virtuosity is in turn the most
obvious manifestation of the effort to elevate writing to the status of
a fine art that scribes appear to have undertaken in imitation of
Renaissance visual artists. Unlike Arrighi, Tagliente, or
Neudérffer, Bocskay was not a great formal innovator. Rather, his
contribution to the art of writing lies in his transformation of it into
a powerful medium for self-expression.
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