1555
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Two Elders Stoned by the People is a 1555 ink by Heinrich Aldegrever, a Northern Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This etching shows a chaotic crowd attacking two older men. One man is on the ground, arms raised, while the other clings to a pillar. Faces are twisted in anger or fear. The background has a dark, crumbling wall with a window and a cross on it. The scene feels crowded and dramatic, with lots of movement. The artist used sharp lines to show the tension. The way the lines overlap makes the scene feel busy and intense. This style was common in etchings of the time. Next, look up technique: etching to see how artists like this made their prints.
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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