The Rich Man at the Table

1554

Heinrich Aldegrever

Associated Names
Heinrich Aldegrever

Artist, German, 1502 - 1555/1561

This is a drawing of a banquet scene set in a classical setting. It shows elegantly dressed individuals feasting around a table filled with various dishes and goblets. The people are interacting with each other, and there is movement and conversation in the scene. On the left side, a figure is dispensing a dish, and a nude figure is reclining in a wooden tub in the foreground. The setting appears to be outdoors, with trees in the background. The composition features detailed linework, typical of Renaissance engraving, capturing the opulence and lively atmosphere of the gathering.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.231

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 44, State only


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna: J.V. Degen, 1802-1821.

1996

  • The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. (Heinrich Aldegreaver, Ursula Mielke, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 44, state only.

Wikidata ID

Q64957353

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