1532
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Ornament with Naked Couple is a 1532 by Heinrich Aldegrever, a Northern Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This print shows two naked figures standing close together. The top half has a man and woman holding hands, their bodies turned slightly away. Below them is a decorative border with small faces and swirling leaves. The figures’ smooth lines and balanced poses look like they’re part of a design, not a real scene. The artist used shading to give shape to the bodies. Look up Aldegrever, Heinrich to see more of his work.
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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