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 in fancy, old-fashioned clothes. The man holds a tall staff and wears a big cloak with lots of swirling patterns. The woman leans on his arm, dressed in a heavy, detailed gown with a high collar and a headpiece. Both look serious, almost stiff, and the background is plain except for a tiny sketch in the corner. The artist used sharp lines and shading to show fabric and movement. Notice how the clothes look almost three-dimensional, even though it’s just ink on paper. Want to see more like this? Try looking up 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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