1535
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Dancing Children is a 1535 ink by Heinrich Aldegrever, a Northern Renaissance work, depicting Putti, held at National Gallery of Art.
The painting shows children dancing in a circle. They seem to be having fun, their faces happy. The details in their clothes and hair are interesting, with intricate designs and patterns. The artist put a lot of work into the small details, like the folds in the children's clothes. This suggests the artist was skilled at creating detailed scenes. You can learn more about this style by looking at the technique: engraving.
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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