1538
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Large Wedding Dancers is a 1538 ink by Heinrich Aldegrever, a Northern Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a black-and-white engraving of two people. The man on the right wears a loose robe and a hat, holding a staff. The woman on the left has a fancy dress with ruffles and a tall hat shaped like a crown. They stand close, facing slightly away from each other. The artist used tiny lines to create shadows and texture, which makes the clothes look detailed. The year "1538" is marked in the corner, and there’s a small symbol that might be the artist’s mark. Next, look up 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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