Natale Bonifacio
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Natale Bonifacio de Sebenico (1537/1538 - 23 February 1592), (of Šibenik
, where he was born and died) was a producer of engraving
s and woodcut
s in Rome, where he lived and worked for most of his life.
, focussed on works by Bonifacio and by another native of Sebenico, Martino Rota, held in Croatian collections.
Šibenik
Šibenik is a historic town in Croatia, with population of 51,553 . It is located in central Dalmatia where the river Krka flows into the Adriatic Sea...
, where he was born and died) was a producer of engraving
Engraving
Engraving is the practice of incising a design on to a hard, usually flat surface, by cutting grooves into it. The result may be a decorated object in itself, as when silver, gold, steel, or glass are engraved, or may provide an intaglio printing plate, of copper or another metal, for printing...
s and woodcut
Woodcut
Woodcut—occasionally known as xylography—is a relief printing artistic technique in printmaking in which an image is carved into the surface of a block of wood, with the printing parts remaining level with the surface while the non-printing parts are removed, typically with gouges...
s in Rome, where he lived and worked for most of his life.
Exhibitions
From March to April 2003, an exhibition in the Print Department of the Croatian Academy of Arts and Sciences, ZagrebZagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
, focussed on works by Bonifacio and by another native of Sebenico, Martino Rota, held in Croatian collections.