1551
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dancing Couple is a 1551 ink by Heinrich Aldegrever, a Northern Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This engraving shows two people dancing. The man wears a loose jacket with buttons and a hat, while the woman’s dress has a wide skirt and a ruffled collar. They hold hands, and the man’s other arm rests on the woman’s shoulder. The scene looks lively, with their bodies angled toward each other. The artist used fine lines and shading to create texture, especially in the clothes and hair. This kind of detail is typical of engravings from the time. Next, check out engraving to see how artists like this made prints.
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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