Designs for Two Spoons and a Dog Whistle

1539

Heinrich Aldegrever

Associated Names
Heinrich Aldegrever

Artist, German, 1502 - 1555/1561

The image depicts a decorative handle with ornate carvings and reliefs featuring a profile of a man and floral motifs, attached to ladle-like objects. The color palette is a monochrome sepia tone with detailed shading and intricate line work. The handles curve towards the top right, while the ladles extend towards the bottom left. An inset in the top left corner contains inscriptions and geometric shapes.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1948.2.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 268, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Baron Adalbert von Lanna [1836-1909], Prague, Bohemia (Lugt 2773)

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. 268, state only.

Wikidata ID

Q65072979

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