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1539

Heinrich Aldegrever

Associated Names
Heinrich Aldegrever

Artist, German, 1502 - 1555/1561

This is a drawing of a figure with a book and an eagle. The drawing depicts a robed figure with long, flowing hair, kneeling on a cloud, looking upward, and holding an open book. An eagle stands beside the figure, peering towards the book. The backdrop features swirling clouds with another figure visible in the top right corner. The composition is carefully balanced, with a bright halo surrounding the main figure's head.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.242

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 60, 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. 60, state only.

Wikidata ID

Q64957373

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