Man and Woman Embracing

1640?

Master NW

Associated Names
Master NW

Artist, German, active 1640

The image depicts two figures, one an older man and the other a younger woman. The man has a full beard and wears a hood. The woman has smooth facial features and neat hair with a hair ornament. She wears an elaborate dress with embroidery and a necklace with a cross pendant. The man has his arm around her shoulder. The background is plain. The style of the image is a sketch or engraving.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    punch engraving? on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 14.5 × 11.7 cm (5 11/16 × 4 5/8 in.)
    plate: 9.7 × 6.3 cm (3 13/16 × 2 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5839

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

recto: in plate, at lower left: N [?] W Fe / 1640; verso: in graphite, at lower left: C. 23906

Markings

none

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q65023835

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