Self-Portrait

1530

Heinrich Aldegrever

Associated Names
Heinrich Aldegrever

Artist, German, 1502 - 1555/1561

The image shows a portrait of a man in profile view. He has distinct facial features, including a prominent nose and lips. He has a serious expression and short, wavy hair under a wide-brimmed hat with decorative elements. The man wears Renaissance-style clothing with intricate details, including a beaded necklace and a textured background with a coat of arms or shield-like element bearing a letter. Latin inscriptions appear above and below the portrait.

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Artwork overview

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 14.7 x 10.3 cm (5 13/16 x 4 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 17.1 x 13 cm (6 3/4 x 5 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.288

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 188, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2000

  • The Power of Appearances: Renaissance and Reformation Portrait Prints and Medals, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover; The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Poughkeepsie; Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, 2000-2001.

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. 188, state i/ii.

Wikidata ID

Q64957474

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