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. Associated with the 'Little Masters,' a group known for small-scale printmaking, Aldegrever was a German artist who worked in both painting and engraving.
Subject & Meaning
The engraving captures a vibrant scene of dancers at a wedding celebration, conveying the joy and liveliness of the occasion.
Technique & Style
Characteristic of the 'Little Masters,' the work exemplifies Aldegrever's skill in small-scale engraving, a technique that followed in the tradition of Albrecht Dürer's innovations.
History & Provenance
Created in 1538, the engraving's provenance details are not specified here, though it is attributed to Aldegrever's active period as a printmaker.
Context
Emerging in the generation after Dürer, Aldegrever's *Large Wedding Dancers* reflects the continued influence of Dürer's printmaking style on subsequent German artists.
Legacy
As part of the 'Little Masters' output, *Large Wedding Dancers* contributes to the group's collective impact on the development of small-scale engraving in 16th-century Germany.
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.
