The truism “paint what you know” can also extend to printmaking: artists have long used the medium to explore issues surrounding the actual making of their art. The works in this section all use intaglio, relief, or planographic print processes to examine some facet of the art world. Some, like Antonius Wierix and John Sloan, turn their intaglio burins to depicting fellow artists in the midst of creation. Still others play with the medium of printmaking by using atypical materials in the creation of a matrix. Print can even be a method through which to explore the concept of imitation: the Goltzius Master Prints series is famous for the artist’s mastery of other artists’ styles. By invoking a range of materials, simulating the visual effects of other art media, and drawing attention to the greater issues of artmaking, these artists challenge the viewer to situate the print within a more complex milieu. No longer is the print a simple “window unto the world,” but a meditation on the “state” of creating artwork.