1529
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Three Cupids and a Bear is a 1529 by Heinrich Aldegrever, a Northern Renaissance work, depicting Putti, held at National Gallery of Art.
This print shows three naked cherubs tangled with a bear. The bear’s calm face looks almost friendly. One cupid aims a tiny bow at its ear. This mix of cute and wild feels very Northern Renaissance. The artist carved it on metal, not painted it. Heinrich Aldegrever signed the plate with his initials. Check out more works by Aldegrever, Heinrich at the National Gallery of Art, Washington.
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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