Artwork
Large Wedding Dancers
Large Wedding Dancers is an ink print by the Northern Renaissance artist Heinrich Aldegrever. It dates from 1538 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
About this work
Overview
Large Wedding Dancers is an engraving created by Heinrich Aldegrever in 1538. It is a black-and-white print depicting a scene of two figures dancing at a wedding.
Subject & Meaning
The print shows a man and woman dressed in elaborate attire, with the woman wearing a large hat and a long, patterned dress, and the man holding a staff and sporting a ruffled shirt. They are positioned close together, but their faces are turned away from each other.
Technique & Style
The engraving features intricate lines that crisscross the figures' clothing, achieved through the use of a sharp metal tool that presses lines into a plate. Aldegrever, known for his small-scale prints, was part of the 'Little Masters,' a group of German artists who specialized in detailed engravings.
Artist & collection
Artist
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.
