Portret van de wederdoper Jan van Leiden Heinrich Aldegrever 1536

Portret van de wederdoper Jan van Leiden
Heinrich Aldegrever 1536
From the collection of
Rijksmuseum
Details
Title: Portret van de wederdoper Jan van Leiden
Creator: Heinrich Aldegrever
Date Created: 1536/1536
Physical Dimensions: h 308mm - w 226mm
External Link: See more details about this work on the Rijksmuseum Website http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.30657
Medium: engraving

Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands

The Rijksmuseum is the museum of the Netherlands. Its world-famous masterworks from the Dutch Golden Age include the Milkmaid by Vermeer and Rembrandt's Night Watch. The Rijksmuseum itself is also a masterpiece. The collection is presented in a stunning building with amazing interior design. In 80 galleries 8,000 objects tell the story of 800 years of Dutch art and history, from the Middle Ages to Mondrian. Every year, over 2.5 million visitors travel through the ages and experience a feeling of beauty and sense of time.

Heinrich Aldegrever
1502 - 1538

Heinrich Aldegrever or Aldegraf was a German painter and engraver. He was one of the "Little Masters", the group of German artists making small old master prints in the generation after Dürer.
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