After is an art convention used in the titles and inscriptions of artworks to credit the original artist in the title of the copy.
Often the title of the original work is retained, for example an interpretation by
Rembrandt of
da Vinci's ''
The Last Supper
Image:The Last Supper - Leonardo Da Vinci - High Resolution 32x16.jpg, 400px, alt=''The Last Supper'' by Leonardo da Vinci - Clickable Image, Depictions of the Last Supper in Christian art have been undertaken by artistic masters for centuries, ...
'' becomes ''The Last Supper, after Leonardo da Vinci''.
The addendum, sometimes termed an attribution qualifier, may be used by the artist making the copy or a later curator or
academic
An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, ...
and features in the
linked records that make up the
Cultural Objects Name Authority The Cultural Objects Name Authority (CONA) is a project by the Getty Research Institute to create a controlled vocabulary containing authority records for cultural works, including architecture and movable works such as paintings, sculpture, prints, ...
.
The term may be used regardless of how similar the two works appear.
Curators have sometimes referred to the resulting imitation works as "after-
riginal artist's name", with works inspired by
Albrecht Dürer being ''after-Dürers''.
In some instances, artists have signed works made after the manner of their own indicating their approval of the copy.
Notable examples
See also
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Homage (arts)
Homage or ''hommage'' ( or ) is a show or demonstration of respect or dedication to someone or something, sometimes by simple declaration but often by some more oblique reference, artistic or poetic. The term is often used in the arts, where one ...
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Appropriation (art)
Appropriation in art is the use of pre-existing objects or images with little or no transformation applied to them. The use of appropriation has played a significant role in the history of the arts (literary, visual, musical and performing arts) ...
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Imitation (art)
References
Further reading
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External links
Q and Art: Copies of Artworksfrom the
Smithsonian American Art MuseumAfter (attribution qualifier)in the
Getty Vocabulary Program The Getty Vocabulary Program is a department within the Getty Research Institute at the Getty Center in Los Angeles, California. It produces and maintains the Getty controlled vocabulary databases, Art and Architecture Thesaurus, Union List of Arti ...
After in the Glossary of Art-Related Terms by Essential Vermeer
Copying
The arts
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