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Where Does the Original End and the Copy Begin?
Sancataldo, Serena
Sancataldo, Serena
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The concept of ‘originality’ in art has been largely addressed by the literature over centuries in terms of its controversial nature. However, in the Renaissance period, the term needed to be reframed in light of the advancement of technology. Indeed, the creation and success of printmaking at that time represented a challenge to the previously undefined creative role of the artist. This wave of innovation affected the art market in multiple ways, posing questions that still remain unresolved. The possibility of reproducing in minute details the artworks of accomplished masters at an affordable price and in portable format, favored a fluid market of images and an exchange of models among artist and collectors. Nevertheless, the introduction of this revolutionary technique destabilized the role of the artist, who started to require recognition for his laboris et ingenii. The legal case between Albrecht Dürer vs. Marcantonio Raimondi presents an account of the divergent forces in action – on one side the desire to defend the creative role of the artist and his artistic production, and on the other hand the unregulated use of a new reproductive technology. In this scenario, in which the misattribution of artworks (either intentional or by unintentional) was very common, signatures started to be used to link the artworks to their creators. These countertendencies in the Renaissance period stimulated a further investigation on the definition of ‘fake’/ ‘forgery’ and ‘authenticity’, and their ethical as well as art historical implications. Elaborations on these terms are now more than ever relevant. Indeed, the law case of Albrecht Dürer vs. Marcantonio Raimondi stands as a precedent to understand the impact of modern technologies and media on copyright.
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Thesis (B.A. in Art History)--John Cabot University, Spring 2021.
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2021
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Marcantonio Raimondi, approximately 1480-approximately 1534, Albrecht Dürer, 1471-1528, Artistic collaboration, Prints, Reproduction
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Sancataldo, Serena. "Where Does the Original End and the Copy Begin?". BA Thesis, John Cabot University, Rome, Italy. 2021.
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