28 August 2010
Heinrich Aldegrever [Paderborn, 1502 - Soest, Westphalia, 1551-61]
<The Power of Death >: The Fall (Sündenfall)
| Date | 1541 |
|---|---|
| Materials/Techniques | engraving |
| Size (cm) | 7.7 x 5.0 |
| Inscriptions | Monogram and dated u. r.: 1541 AG; Inscribed b. margin: QVIA AVDISTI VOCEM VXORIS TVÆ, & COMEDISTI DE LIGNO EX QVO PRE CEPERAM TIBI NE COMEDERES &c. GENESIS III.; numbered l.l.corner; 2 |
| Standard ref. | Bartsch 136 |
| Category | Prints |
| Collection Number | G.2000-0043 |
Exhibition History
- 2002
- [Prints and Drawings Exhibition] New Acquisitions 1999-2001, Prints Collection, National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo, 5 March 2002 - 26 May 2002
- 2007
- Gods and Nature: The Essence of European Art from the National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo, Himeji City Museum of Art, 4 November 2007 - 2 December 2007, 23-02
Bibliography
- 1933
- Zschelletzschky, Herbert. Das graphische Werk Heinrich Aldegrevers: ein Beitrag zu seinem Stil im Rahmen der deutschen Stilentwicklung. Strassburg, J. H. ED. Heitz, 1933, pp. 86-88.
- 1989
- Schuster, Eva. Mensch und Tod: Graphiksammlung der Universität Düsseldorf. Düsseldorf, Triltsch, 1989, pp. 4-6.
- 1995
- German Renaissance Prints 1490-1550 (exh. cat.). Bartrum, Giulia, ed. London, British Museum, 1995, pp. 179-180.
- 1998
- The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts 1400-1700: Heinrich Aldegrever. Rotterdam, Sound & Vision Interactive, 1998, pp. 120-123, nos. 135-142




