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“The selection of books by an international range of artists who have chosen to work with texts and images on paper provokes new inquiry into the long-term fertile relationship of art and books in contemporary culture

Mercedes Volait

Luisa Roldán stocking stuffers and artists alike to understandCatherine Hall van den Elsen This initial book in the groundbreaking new series Illuminating Women Artists is the first English language monograph on the extraordinary Spanish Baroque sculptor Luisa Roldn. Luisa Roldn (16521706), also known as La Roldana, was an accomplished Spanish Baroque artist, much admired during her lifetime for her exquisitely crafted and painted wood and terracotta sculptures. Roldn trained under her father and worked in