1529
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
A Couple of Lovers Seated is a 1529 by Heinrich Aldegrever, a Northern Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This print shows two people sitting close together, wrapped in flowing robes. The woman leans against the man, her hand resting on his shoulder. Both have soft, round faces and curly hair, drawn with fine, detailed lines. Around them, small figures and decorative patterns fill the space, like vines and tiny faces peeking from the edges. The artist used only black lines on a light background, creating depth with shading. The couple looks calm and connected, almost like a story without words. Next, check out chiaroscuro to see how light and shadow create mood in art.
Heinrich Aldegrever or Aldegraf was a German painter and engraver. He was one of the "Little Masters", the group of German artists making small old master prints in the generation after Albrecht Dürer.
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