If in fact, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery; history does take a very flattering view of an artisan by the name of Johann Mommard. His imitations of Albrecht Durer’s woodcuts from the Small Passion have left history to record these thirty-six copies as nothing more than deception at best. Very little is recorded …
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