Dancing Couple, Facing Left

c. 1540

Martin Treu

Associated Names
Martin Treu

Artist, German, active 1540 - 1543

The image displays two people walking together. The woman on the left has her arm raised and gesturing forward, showing detailed facial features with a prominent nose and styled hair pulled back and twisted into a roll. She wears a textured dress with long sleeves and a striped apron, and her other arm is linked with the man beside her. The man, positioned slightly behind and to the right of the woman, has a bearded face with long, wavy hair. He is dressed in medieval attire with a tunic, belt, and a sword hanging from it. His arms are bent, with one hand holding onto the woman's arm. The background has a simple textured pattern, emphasizing the figures as the focal point of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Estate of Leo Steinberg

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 6.1 x 4.4 cm (2 3/8 x 1 3/4 in.)
    mount: 8.4 x 18.5 cm (3 5/16 x 7 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.139.73

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bartsch, no. 18

  • Series Title

    Dancing Peasants (plate 4)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lord Nathan of Churt (not in Lugt). Leo Steinberg, New York (1920-2011); Estate of Leo Steinberg; gift to NGA, 2011.

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 (vol IX): no. 18

Inscriptions

upper left in plate: 4; upper right in plate: MT (in monogram); by later hand, upper right in graphite on mount: 476; by later hand, lower right in ink: B18

Wikidata ID

Q76559170

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