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sixteenth century (dates CE)

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Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Century in the proleptic Gregorian calendar including the years 1500 to 1599 (or 1501 to 1600).

Found in 27 Collections and/or Records:

A Historical Survey of the Graphic Arts: The Development of Various Techniques in Printmaking, October 22-November 27, 1955

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From the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, an exhibition explaining the history of printmaking, including about 100 woodblock prints, as well as original printing plates and blocks, from the fifteenth through twentieth century. The exhibition records span eight folders plus photographs.

Dates: October 22-November 27, 1955

Bit and Spur: A Horse Show, October 14-November 14, 1953

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From the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts collection, an exhibition of prints of horses by sixteenth to nineteenth century artists. Shown at the San Francisco Public Library. The exhibition records span four folders.

Dates: October 14-November 14, 1953

Chiaroscuro in Printmaking, January 24-March 2, 1952

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From the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts collection, an exhibition of prints surveying the development of chiaroscuro as a printmaking technique from the sixteenth to twentieth centuries. The exhibition records span four folders plus photographs.

Dates: January 24-March 2, 1952

Exhibition of Early Asiatic Art: Original Persian and Indian Miniatures, January 10-March 3, 1952

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An exhibition of miniature prints by thirteenth to twentieth century Persian and Indian artists from the collection of William P. Cleary, arranged by the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts. Shown at the San Francisco Public Library. The exhibition records span five folders.

Dates: January 10-March 3, 1952

Faces and Figures, [June]-June 29, 1957

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From the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, an exhibition of 80 prints of portraits of famous historical figures from the sixteenth to mid-twentieth century. Shown at the San Francisco Public Library. The exhibition records span two folders.

Dates: [June]-June 29, 1957

Four Centuries of Nautical Prints, August 6-September 7, 1953

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From the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts collection, an exhibition of prints of marine and nautical subjects sixteenth to twentieth century artists. Ship models and navigational instruments lent by the San Francisco Maritime Museum were also shown in this exhibition at the San Francisco Public Library. The exhibition records span five folders.

Dates: August 6-September 7, 1953

French Prints, 1500-1800, from the Moore S. Achenbach Collection, September 9-[30], 1948

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An exhibition of about 50 prints by French artists from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century from the collection of Moore S. Achenbach. The exhibition records span three folders.

Dates: September 9-[30], 1948

From Durer to Dali: Five Centuries of Religious Prints, December 10, 1954-January 8, 1955

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From the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, an exhibition of surveying Christian religious prints by artists of the fifteenth to twentieth centuries. Shown at the San Francisco Public Library. The exhibition records span five folders plus photographs.

Dates: December 10, 1954-January 8, 1955

Lives of the Hermits, December 8, 1951-January 13, 1952

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From the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts collection, an exhibition of prints by sixteenth century artists Jan Sadeler I, Rafael Sadeler I, and Assuerus Van Londerseel. The exhibition records span three folders.

Dates: December 8, 1951-January 13, 1952

Nativity Prints from Martin Schongauer to Sister Mary Corita, November 24, 1956-January 5, 1957

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Arranged by the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, an exhibition of prints surveying depictions of the Christian story of Nativity. Shown at the San Francisco Public Library. The exhibition records span two folders.

Dates: November 24, 1956-January 5, 1957