Absalom nodigt David en zijn broeders uit voor een feestmaal
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
77; 120
About this artwork
gravure
Art Historical Context
Heinrich Aldegrever's *Absalom nodigt David en zijn broeders uit voor een feestmaal* (Absalom Invites David and His Brothers to a Feast), created in 1540, is a delicate engraving measuring just 120 mm by 77 mm. As one of the renowned "Little Masters" of the German Renaissance, Aldegrever was a master engraver and goldsmith from Soest, whose intricate works drew inspiration from Albrecht Dürer and the Northern Renaissance tradition. This small-scale print captures a pivotal biblical moment from 2 Samuel 13, where Absalom schemes to avenge his sister Tamar by luring his brothers—including the il...
About the Artist
Heinrich Aldegrever · 1502–1561
Heinrich Aldegrever, born in 1502 in Paderborn, Westphalia, to parents Herman and Katherine Trippenmeker—a family of clog-makers known by the dialect name Trippenmecker—emerged as a multifaceted artist in the German Renaissance. His early training remains undocumented, though he likely apprenticed in a Soest goldsmith's workshop after relocating there around 1525, where he joined the painters' gui...