Aiolos, Personification of Wind

Heinrich Ulrich

Associated Names
Heinrich Ulrich

Artist, German, c. 1572 - 1621

The image is an engraving of a person standing on a large shell in the water. Their back faces the viewer as they hold a flowing fabric. The person has curly hair, a muscular build, and is minimally clothed with draped fabric. The intricate frame around them contains decorative designs. Faint outlines of structures and ships are in the background, suggesting a coastal setting. The border includes musical instruments, floral motifs, and faces.

Media Options

This object’s media is free and in the public domain. Read our full Open Access policy for images.
Not on view See artworks now on view

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 12.3 × 9 cm (4 13/16 × 3 9/16 in.) (trimmed)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.617

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Princes of Waldburg Wolfegg, Wolfegg (Lugt 2542). (Kunsthandlung Helmut H. Rumbler, Frankfurt-am-Main); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased November 13, 2003; Gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

in image, at bottom center: Heinrich Ullrich scalp

Wikidata ID

Q76557349

You may be interested in

Loading Results