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Dare to Know: Prints and Drawings in the Age of Enlightenment

Edited by Edouard Kopp, Edited by Elizabeth M Rudy, Edited by Kristel Smentek

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A New York Times best art book of 2022 An A to Z exploration of the Enlightenmentâ€™s quest for understanding and change, as revealed in the eraâ€™s prints and drawings Are volcanoes punishment from God? What do a fly and a mulberry have in common? What utopias await in unexplored corners of the earth and beyond? During the Enlightenment, questions like these were brought to life through an astonishing array of prints and drawings, helping shape public opinion and stir political change. Dare to Know overturns common assumptions about the age, using the eraâ€™s proliferation of works on paper to tell a more nuanced story. Echoing the structure and sweep of Diderotâ€™s EncyclopÃ©die, the book contains 26 thematic essays, organized A to Z, providing an unprecedented perspective on more than 50 artists, including Henry Fuseli, Jean-HonorÃ© Fragonard, Francisco Goya, Jean-Baptiste Greuze, William Hogarth, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, and Giambattista Tiepolo. With a multidisciplinary approach, the book probes developments in the natural sciences, technology, economics, and moreâ€”all through the lens of the graphic arts. Distributed for the Harvard Art MuseumsÂ Exhibition Schedule: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA (September 16, 2022â€“January 15, 2023)