1528
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Intemperance is a 1528 ink by Heinrich Aldegrever, a Northern Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This print shows a woman with a crown and flowing hair, holding a large goblet. Behind her is a crumbling building with a spire. She looks down, her face calm but her posture tense. The lines around her are thick and detailed, showing folds in her dress and the texture of her hair. The goblet she holds is overflowing, suggesting a warning about excess. The artist used sharp lines to create depth, especially in her hair and the building’s ruins. Next, look up engraving to see how artists like this one carve images into metal.
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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