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 dancing closely together. One wears a loose, flowing robe and a tall hat, while the other has a short jacket and a wide-brimmed hat. Their arms are wrapped around each other, and their feet are tangled in the fabric. The artist used fine lines and shading to show movement and texture. Notice how the fabric folds and the hats sit unevenly—it’s all done with tiny etched marks. Next, check out how the technique: engraving works to create such detail.
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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