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 black-and-white print shows two people dressed in fancy, old-fashioned clothes. The woman wears a crown, a long dress with ruffles, and a heavy necklace. The man beside her holds a sword and has a fur-lined cloak draped over his shoulder. Both look serious, standing close together on a patterned floor. The artist used tiny lines to create shadows and texture, making the clothes look rich and detailed. This kind of print is called an engraving, where lines are carved into metal to make the image. Check out how this engraving works—it’s a cool way to make art without paint.
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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