7/14

About this artwork

hoogte 70 mm x breedte 50 mm

Art Historical Context

**7/14 by Heinrich Aldegrever (1548–1549)** Nestled the intricate world of 16th-century Northern Renaissance, *7/14* is a delicate pen drawing by Heinrich Aldegrever, a masterful German engraver and gold from Soest. Created between 1548 and 1549, this diminutive work measures just 70 mm high by 50 mm wide—small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. Aldegrever, active from around 1525 to 1555, belonged to the esteemed "Little Masters," a celebrated for their virtuoso small-scale engravings that rivaled the grandeur of larger paintings. The title *7/14* hints at its place within a numbered s...

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...