A close look at the fine lines Timothy Cole carved into wood reveals a quiet revolution in the medium of wood engraving. Cole, who emigrated from London to the United States in the 19th century, is regarded as one of the most important wood engravers of his era. His works are characterized by exceptional precision and a deep sensitivity to light and shadow, enabling him to interpret the masterpieces of European painting in a new, reproducible form. Especially his reproductions of Old Masters for renowned magazines such as 'Scribner’s Monthly' and later 'The Century Magazine' brought him international fame and played a significant role in popularizing European art in America.
Cole mastered the art of translating the essence of a painting into the language of wood engraving without losing any expressive power. His technique was so refined and detailed that his prints were often considered works of art in their own right. At a time when photography had not yet enabled mass reproduction of art, Cole’s wood engravings served as a crucial link between originals and a broad audience. His travels to Europe, particularly to Italy, France, and Spain, were not only for seeking motifs but also for studying the Old Masters, whose works he transferred to wood with great respect and technical brilliance. Today, Timothy Cole is celebrated as a pioneer of reproductive printmaking, whose influence extends far beyond the medium of wood engraving. His works are represented in major museums and are valued by art historians as important testimonies to the transmission of European art traditions to the New World.
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.jpg "Old Italian Masters: Portrait of Timothy Cole Man with Violin, 1892 by Timothy Cole")
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.jpg "Louis Pasteur by Timothy Cole")
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.jpg "Old Italian Masters: Parnassus by Timothy Cole")
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.jpg "Old Italian Masters: Portrait of Andrea Verrocchio, 1888-1892 by Timothy Cole")
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.jpg "Old Italian Masters: Death of St. Francis by Timothy Cole")
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.jpg "Old Italian Masters: Battle of St. Ephesus Against the Pagans of Sardinia by Timothy Cole")
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.jpg "Old Italian Masters: The Virgin Adoring the Infant Christ by Timothy Cole")
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.jpg "Old Italian Masters: The Man with the Gloves, 1887 by Timothy Cole")
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.jpg "Old Italian Masters: Guidobaldo di Montefeltro, Duke of Urbino, 1888-1892 by Timothy Cole")
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.jpg "Old Italian Masters: Madonna and Child in Glory by Timothy Cole")
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.jpg "The Entombment by Timothy Cole")
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.jpg "Old Italian Masters: La Bella by Timothy Cole")
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.jpg "Old Italian Masters: A Goldsmith, 1888-1892 by Timothy Cole")
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.jpg "Old Italian Masters: Two Child Angels by Timothy Cole")
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.jpg "Old Italian Masters: The Adoration of the Magi by Timothy Cole")
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.jpg "Old Italian Masters: St. Liberale, 1888-1892 by Timothy Cole")
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.jpg "Old Italian Masters: The Miracle of St. Mark by Timothy Cole")
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.jpg "Portrait of Benozzo Gozzoli, 1888-1892 by Timothy Cole")
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.jpg "Old Italian Masters: St. Apollonia by Timothy Cole")
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.jpg "Old Italian Masters: Mary Magdalen by Timothy Cole")
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.jpg "Abraham Lincoln by Timothy Cole")
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_from_Old_English_Masters_-_(MeisterDrucke-1302003).jpg "Marriage à la mode (detail) by Timothy Cole")
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.jpg "Old Italian Masters: The Three Graces, 1888-1892 by Timothy Cole")
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.jpg "Old Italian Masters: Group by Timothy Cole")
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.jpg "The Honorable Mrs. Graham, from Old English Masters by Timothy Cole")
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.jpg "Old Italian Masters: The Delphian Sibyl by Timothy Cole")
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.jpg "Old Italian Masters: Head of Flora by Timothy Cole")
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.jpg "Old Italian Masters: Madonna Enthroned with Child Holding Bird, 1885 by Timothy Cole")
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.jpg "Old Italian Masters: Madonna and Child by Timothy Cole")
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.jpg "Old Italian Masters: Figure of the Virgin by Timothy Cole")
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.jpg "Duchess of Devonshire and child, from Old English Masters by Timothy Cole")
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.jpg "Old Italian Masters: St. Agnes by Timothy Cole")
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.jpg "Abraham Lincoln by Timothy Cole")
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.jpg "The Cornfield, from Old English Masters by Timothy Cole")
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.jpg "Mousehold Heath, from Old English Masters by Timothy Cole")
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.jpg "Old Italian Masters: St. Ursula with her Father, 1888-1892 by Timothy Cole")
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.jpg "Old Italian Masters: Madonna and Child by Timothy Cole")
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.jpg "Old Italian Masters: Head of Christ by Timothy Cole")
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.jpg "Old Italian Masters: Three Heads, 1885 by Timothy Cole")
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.jpg "Old Italian Masters: The Tribute Money by Timothy Cole")
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.jpg "Garrick and His Wife, from Old English Masters by Timothy Cole")
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.jpg "Old Italian Masters: Angel Sounding a Trumpet by Timothy Cole")
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.jpg "Old Italian Masters: The Expulsion from Paradise by Timothy Cole")
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.jpg "Old Italian Masters: Maddalena Doni by Timothy Cole")
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.jpg "Old Italian Masters: Mary and Elisabeth by Timothy Cole")
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.jpg "The Entombment by Timothy Cole")
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.jpg "Old Italian Masters: The Annunciation, 1888-1892 by Timothy Cole")
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.jpg "Dido Building Carthage, from Old English Masters by Timothy Cole")
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.jpg "The Sisters, from Old English Masters by Timothy Cole")
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.jpg "Old Italian Masters: Venice Enthroned by Timothy Cole")
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.jpg "Old Italian Masters: Music, 1888-1892 by Timothy Cole")
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.jpg "The Fighting Téméraire, from Old English Masters by Timothy Cole")
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.jpg "Old Italian Masters: St. Michael by Timothy Cole")
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.jpg "Madame Récamier by Timothy Cole")
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.jpg "Interior of a Kitchen by Timothy Cole")
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_from_Old_English_Masters_-_(MeisterDrucke-1290402).jpg "Waterloo Bridge (a sketch), from Old English Masters by Timothy Cole")
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.jpg "The Sisters: Mrs. Sheridan and Mrs. Tickell, from Old English Masters by Timothy Cole")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1455576).jpg "Portrait Of John D. Rockefeller by Timothy Cole")
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.jpg "Portrait of Mrs. Siddons, from Old English Masters by Timothy Cole")
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.jpg "Old Italian Masters: The Circumcision by Timothy Cole")
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.jpg "Mrs. R. Scott Moncrieff, from Old English Masters by Timothy Cole")
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.jpg "Ulysses Deriding Polyphemus, from Old English Masters by Timothy Cole")
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.jpg "Old Italian Masters: St. Agnes by Timothy Cole")
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.jpg "Old Italian Masters: The Madonna of the Goldfinch by Timothy Cole")
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.jpg "Portrait of Dr. John Allen, from Old English Masters by Timothy Cole")
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.jpg "Theodore Roosevelt by Timothy Cole")
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.jpg "Old Italian Masters: Burial of the Virgin by Timothy Cole")
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.jpg "Old Italian Masters: The Three Marys at the Sepulcher, 1888-1892 by Timothy Cole")
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.jpg "The Halt, from Old English Masters by Timothy Cole")
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.jpg "The Windmill, from Old English Masters by Timothy Cole")
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.jpg "Old Italian Masters: Madonna and Child by Timothy Cole")
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.jpg "Portrait of Rodin by Timothy Cole")
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.jpg "Old Italian Masters: The Incredulity of St. Thomas by Timothy Cole")
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.jpg "Old Italian Masters: The Death of Abel by Timothy Cole")
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