1538
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Hannibal Fighting Scipio is a 1538 by Heinrich Aldegrever, a Renaissance work, depicting Engraving Proces, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
You see two ancient generals on horseback, swords raised. One charges with a helmet plume. The other holds a curved sword aimed low. This small German print from 1538 shows war as a clash of heroes. Aldegrever worked in metal, not paint. His lines feel sharp, like the weapons in the scene. It’s a rare German take on Roman history. Check Heinrich Aldegrever (German, 1502–1555/61) to see more.
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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