Large Wedding Dancers

1538

Heinrich Aldegrever

Associated Names
Heinrich Aldegrever

Artist, German, 1502 - 1555/1561

The image displays two full-length figures, a man and a woman, standing closely together. The woman stands slightly in front of the man, both facing left. The woman has intricate facial features and her hair is styled elegantly, adorned with a detailed jeweled crown. She is dressed in an elaborate gown decorated with embroidery and jewels and holds a small purse. The man beside her has subtler facial features and wears a soft cap. He is dressed in an equally elaborate outfit, including a fur-trimmed cloak and tunic, holding a walking cane. The background contains the initials 'J E' in the upper left corner and the number '4' in the upper right corner.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.275

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 163, State only


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, C.G. Boerner, Leipzig, May 7-9, 1928, no. 18); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA (Lugt 1760b); gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

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. 163, state only.

Wikidata ID

Q64957443

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