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University of Virginia Art Museum kicks off 2012 with four new exhibitions

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA.- The University of Virginia Art Museum kicks off 2012 with four new exhibits that represent an array of media, genres and artists. The exhibits – all of which open Jan. 20 – are “Master Printmakers: The Italian Renaissance and Its Modern Legacy,” “100 Years of Photography,” “Curator’s Choice: People, Places, and Things” and “Tom Burckhardt: Paintings.” • “Master Printmakers: The Italian Renaissance and Its Modern Legacy” The exhibition features works in various media – engraving, woodcut and etching – from a golden age in the history of Italian art. Curated by Paul Barolsky, Commonwealth Professor of Italian Renaissance Art and Literature in U.Va.’s College of Arts & Sciences, it includes