Illustrierter Katalog der Ausstellung von Bildnissen des fünfzehnten bis achtzehnten Jahrhunderts : aus dem Privatbesitz der Mitglieder des Vereins : 31. März bis 30. April 1909 in der Königlichen Kunst-Akademie
This is a German exhibition catalogue of 1909, compiled by Wilhelm von Bode for the Kaiser-Friedrich-Museums-Verein and shown at Berlin's Royal Art Academy, gathering European portraits from fifteenth to eighteenth century private collections. The plates are halftone reproductions of single-figure portraits, mostly bust or half-length, with plain dark grounds and lace collars, costume, and hands placed in the frame. A designer could take from them the restrained tonal range, dark backgrounds, and the detailed rendering of ruffs, lace, and folded hands.
