In the early 19th century, artists and printers embraced the new
medium of lithography, an innovative method to mass - produce and
distribute images. Known for its collection of French prints and
posters, the Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University has rich
holdings of lithographs made over the course of the 1800s,
including examples from lithography's early years in Paris to
iconic color posters from the 1890s. Invented around 1796,
lithography introduced a new proc ess and new opportunities for the
creation and circulation of printed images. Artists, printers, and
publishers embraced the new medium for its relative ease and
economic advantages as compared with the established printmaking
media of woodcut, engraving, and etching. Taking root in Paris
around 1815 after the fall of Napoleon's empire, the art and
industry of lithography grew in tandem with the city as it became
Europe's artistic and urban capital over the course of the
nineteenth century. Lithographs play ed a distinct role in both
documenting and advancing (and often satirizing) the various and
competing art movements of the period as publishers responded to
the unprecedented demand for printed images of all types.
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