1532
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Scroll Ornament with Seated Child is a 1532 by Heinrich Aldegrever, a Northern Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This print shows a branch with big, rounded leaves and clusters of berries. A small, chubby child sits on the ground, holding the branch like a staff. The background is filled with swirling vines and flowers, all drawn in a dark, textured line. The child looks calm, almost like a little guardian of the plants. This kind of detailed, decorative style was common in prints from the time. Look up Renaissance next to see more art like this.
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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