Reading Pictures: A History of Illustration PRINTS really—and how did they rise

really—and how did they rise from a humble village in the Peloponnese to become the dominant military power of ancient Greece

Kaplan Curator Emerita of Jewelry at the Museum of Fine Arts

creator of art

you’ll start spotting them all over the cities where you live or visit

Reading Pictures: A History of Illustration PRINTS really—and how did they riseA history of illustration from the beginning of popular print to the rise of mass literacy and into todays age of digital media. Of all the visual arts, illustration shares a unique relationship with the written word, often serving to visualize, enhance, or respond to a text. Reading Pictures presents a global history of this versatile art form, linking its emergence to modern developments such as the illustrated news, recreational reading, and ad