2/7
Medium
pen
Dimensions
104; 62
About this artwork
height 104 mm x width 62 mm
Art Historical Context
Heinrich Aldegrever, a prominent German engraver and gold of the Northern Renaissance (c. 2–1555/61), created *2/7* in 1552. This intimate pen drawing, measuring just 104 mm high by 62 mm wide, the "Little Masters"—artists renowned for their meticulous work on a diminutive scale. Aldegver, based in Soest, was a key figure in 16th-century printmaking, blending intricate line work with themes drawn from Renaissance humanism, allegory, and everyday life. The use of pen as a medium highlights Aldegrever's mastery of line and contour, a technique essential to his engraving practice. At this compac...
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...