Rather than having a lecture in this class, we went to the museum to look at the prints that they have in their collection. At the museum, we were able to get an upclose look at the different techniques of printmaking and the differences in the prints. We talked about intaglio, which is a type of printmaking that uses a metal needle to carve into a sheet of copper, or other metal. Etching implies the use of varnish coated metal plates that are carved and then placed in an acid bath. Whereas engravings refer to the drypoint technique, which uses a needle to carve into a dry metal plate. One of my favorite examples of this was Hendrik Goltzius’s engraving, The Roman Heroes: Mucius Scaevola. Goltzius used a burin to engrave this print, which allowed for a variation of thickness across the same line. We also looked at other methods of printmaking such as relief, which uses a gouge to carve into a block of wood or linoleum. Overall, it was very interesting to see the evolution of printmaking techniques and the difference in details.