Caption

Vignette with a half-figure in armor; Heinrich Aldegrever ca. 1502–1555 aut. 1561 graphic artist; German; Renaissance style; decorations, ornaments, plant ornaments, flowers, armor, men, vignettes decorations; 1529 1st edition; graphic print; height 8 cm, width 5.6 cm, An ornate engraved design on a rectangular sheet showing a central bust of an armored figure wearing a helmet, surrounded by dense, flowing acanthus leaves and stylized floral motifs; the composition is symmetrical with swirling scrolls and curled leaf forms filling the dark background, rendered in contrasting light and dark tones; the visible colors are black, off-white, beige, and grey.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A33_102

License type

Rights managed

Available size

75.2Mb (5.4Mb) / 14.6in x 20.0in / 4381 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vignette half-figure armor Heinrich Aldegrever ca 1502–1555 aut 1561 graphic artist German Renaissance style decorations ornaments plant ornaments flowers men vignettes decorations 1529 1st edition graphic print height 8 cm width 5.6 cm ornate engraved design rectangular sheet showing central bust armored figure wearing helmet surrounded dense flowing acanthus leaves stylized floral motifs composition symmetrical swirling scrolls curled leaf forms filling dark background rendered contrasting light dark tones visible colors black off-white beige grey.