Ornament with Naked Couple

1532

Heinrich Aldegrever

Associated Names
Heinrich Aldegrever

Artist, German, 1502 - 1555/1561

The image is an engraving featuring two full-bodied figures standing closely together. Both figures are depicted without clothing, with the figure on the left having long hair tied back and pronounced facial features, while the figure on the right has curly hair falling over their forehead. Surrounding the figures is an ornate design with floral and mythical elements, including a central winged being with a human face and smaller cherubic faces, interwoven with leaf patterns. The background has a finely hatched texture that contrasts with the detailed foreground design.

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Artwork overview

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.301

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 248, State only


Artwork history & notes

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. 248, state only.

Wikidata ID

Q64957509

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