Large Wedding Dancers

1538

Heinrich Aldegrever

Associated Names
Heinrich Aldegrever

Artist, German, 1502 - 1555/1561

Two figures in a three-quarter length portrait are shown standing in profile facing each other towards the left side of the frame. The person on the left appears to be female, with delicate facial features, neatly styled hair covered by an ornate headdress, wearing a voluminous, textured gown with detailed patterns, and clasping her hands in front of her. The male figure on the right stands slightly in front of her with his legs crossed, adorned in an extravagant cloak with elaborate folds and textures, frills around the neck, and holding a cane in his right hand. His hair is curly and capped with a beret. The background is a plain, unadorned surface, drawing focus to the intricate detailing in the clothing and the interaction between the two figures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.280

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 169, 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. 169, state only.

Wikidata ID

Q64957451

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