Temperantia (Temperance)
Master IB
c. 1525
Medium
engraving
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.5795
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Master IB · 1450–present
Master IB, also known as the Monogrammist IB, was a German printmaker active in Nuremberg from around 1523 to 1530. He belonged to the circle of the Little Masters, a group of engravers celebrated for their exceptionally small, intricately detailed prints that often measured no larger than a postage stamp. His early life remains undocumented, as he is known solely through the monogram “IB” that ap...