1539
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Design for a Dagger Sheath with Cain and Abel is a 1539 ink by Heinrich Aldegrever, a Northern Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This artwork is an engraving titled Design for a Dagger Sheath with Cain and Abel. It was created by Heinrich Aldegrever in 1539. The fact that it's a design for a dagger sheath suggests it was meant for a practical item, not just a decorative piece. You can learn more about the technique used to create this piece by looking into 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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