Heinrich Aldegrever
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Heinrich Aldegrever #9,908

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personGerman, 1502–1561
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Selected Works96

Museum Acquisitions

Art Institute of Chicago
Mars, from The Seven Planetary Gods
Mars, from The Seven Planetary Gods, 1533
Acquired 2023
Engraving on paper
Art Institute of Chicago
Dagger Sheath with a Young Couple Above
Dagger Sheath with a Young Couple Above, 1532
Acquired 2012
Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
LACMA
Sophonisba Drinking Poison
Sophonisba Drinking Poison, 1553
Acquired 1993
Engraving
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Philip Melanchthon
Philip Melanchthon, 1540
Acquired 1983
Engraving on laid paper, state I/I
LACMA
Portrait of Philip Melancthon
Portrait of Philip Melancthon, 1540
Acquired 1960
Engraving
LACMA
Self-Portrait
Self-Portrait, 1530
Acquired 1958
Engraving
LACMA
Portrait of Albrecht von der Helle
Portrait of Albrecht von der Helle, 1538
Acquired 1957
Engraving
Art Institute of Chicago
Matthew, from The Four Evangelists
Matthew, from The Four Evangelists, 1539
Acquired 1928
Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago
Panel of Ornament with Two Nude Boys Standing on the Legs of a Satyr
Panel of Ornament with Two Nude Boys Standing on the Legs of a Satyr, 1549
Acquired 1924
Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Cleveland Museum of Art
The Parable of the Good Samaritan: The Robbers Attacking the Travelers
The Parable of the Good Samaritan: The Robbers Attacking the Travelers, 1554
Acquired 1923
engraving
Cleveland Museum of Art
The Parable of the Good Samaritan: The Good Samaritan Putting the Traveler on His Donkey
The Parable of the Good Samaritan: The Good Samaritan Putting the Traveler on His Donkey, 1554
Acquired 1923
engraving
Art Institute of Chicago
A Double Scroll of Leaf Ornament with a Putto Standing at the Right
A Double Scroll of Leaf Ornament with a Putto Standing at the Right, 1532
Acquired 1922
Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Cleveland Museum of Art
Ornament Design with a Mask and an Eagle between Two Fauns Below
Ornament Design with a Mask and an Eagle between Two Fauns Below, 1509
Acquired 1922
engraving
Cleveland Museum of Art
Ornament Design with a Mask, A Couple of Tritons, and Two Children Below
Ornament Design with a Mask, A Couple of Tritons, and Two Children Below, 1549
Acquired 1922
engraving
Cleveland Museum of Art
Ornament Design with Fishes
Ornament Design with Fishes, 1552
Acquired 1922
engraving
Cleveland Museum of Art
Fifteen Nude Children Dancing
Fifteen Nude Children Dancing, 1535
Acquired 1922
engraving
Cleveland Museum of Art
Eight Nude Children at a Well
Eight Nude Children at a Well, 1539
Acquired 1922
engraving
Cleveland Museum of Art
Ornament Design with a Bat in the Center
Ornament Design with a Bat in the Center, 1550
Acquired 1922
engraving
Cleveland Museum of Art
Hannibal Fighting Scipio
Hannibal Fighting Scipio, 1538
Acquired 1922
engraving
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
The Judgment of Solomon
The Judgment of Solomon, 1555
Acquired 1911
Engraving on laid paper, state I/II
Art Institute of Chicago
St. John, from The Four Evangelists
St. John, from The Four Evangelists, 1539
In museum collection
Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago
St. Mark, from The Four Evangelists
St. Mark, from The Four Evangelists, 1539
In museum collection
Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago
St. Luke, from The Four Evangelists
St. Luke, from The Four Evangelists, 1539
In museum collection
Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago
Bernard Knipperdolling
Bernard Knipperdolling, 1536
In museum collection
Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago
Heinrich Aldegrever, Aged 28
Heinrich Aldegrever, Aged 28, 1530
In museum collection
Engraving in black on ivory laid paper

Previous Sales

Bonhams
A Group of 3 Ornamental Designs (Hollstein 214; 281; 282)
A Group of 3 Ornamental Designs (Hollstein 214; 281; 282), 1530
$896
Jan 2025
Sotheby's
Hercules and Antaeus (New Hollstein 96)
Hercules and Antaeus (New Hollstein 96), 1561
$3,271
Oct 2022
Swann Auction Galleries
The Story of Lot
The Story of Lot, 1555
$3,250
Apr 2022
Swann Auction Galleries
The Good Samaritan Treating his Wounds with Oil and Wine; The Good Samaritan Loading him on his Donkey; The Good Samaritan Delivering him at the Inn
The Good Samaritan Treating his Wounds with Oil and Wine; The Good Samaritan Loading him on his Donkey; The Good Samaritan Delivering him at the Inn, 1554
$2,125
Apr 2022
Swann Auction Galleries
Death and the Bishop
Death and the Bishop, 1541
$1,500
Apr 2022
Swann Auction Galleries
The Expulsion from Paradise
The Expulsion from Paradise, 1540
$1,188
Apr 2022
Swann Auction Galleries
Large Wedding Dancers
Large Wedding Dancers, 1538
$688
Apr 2022
Swann Auction Galleries
Couple Embracing
Couple Embracing, 1538
Sold
Apr 2022
Swann Auction Galleries
Abduction of a Woman
Abduction of a Woman, 1530
Sold
Apr 2022
Bonhams
A Collection of twenty-three Engravings and smaller)(23)
A Collection of twenty-three Engravings and smaller)(23), 1538
$3,112
Feb 2022
Bonhams
Labours of Hercules; Hannibal fighting Scipio; Two Genii with the Roman Alphabet, Three Genii with a bear; The Four Evangelists
Labours of Hercules; Hannibal fighting Scipio; Two Genii with the Roman Alphabet, Three Genii with a bear; The Four Evangelists, 1550
$8,793
Dec 2021
Bonhams
The Judgement of Solomon; David tearing his clothes in grief; Sophonisba; Sextus Tarquinius and Lucretia; St Mark; Adam with a Lion; Children dancing under a canopy; Double scroll leaf ornament with a putto
The Judgement of Solomon; David tearing his clothes in grief; Sophonisba; Sextus Tarquinius and Lucretia; St Mark; Adam with a Lion; Children dancing under a canopy; Double scroll leaf ornament with a putto, 1530
$1,521
Dec 2021
Christie's
The Four Evangelists
The Four Evangelists
$5,282
Dec 2021
Christie's
Self-Portrait
Self-Portrait
$2,500
Jan 2019
Christie's
Albert von der Helle
Albert von der Helle
$6,875
Jan 2017
Christie's
Lot Prevents the inhabitants of Sodom from Violence (Bartsch, Hollstein 15)
Lot Prevents the inhabitants of Sodom from Violence (Bartsch, Hollstein 15)
€750 ($825 USD)
Jan 2009
Forum Auctions · Artsy
The Judgement of Solomon; and 8 engravings after prints
The Judgement of Solomon; and 8 engravings after prints
Bidding closed
Engraving
Forum Auctions · Artsy
Ornament with a Fighting Centaurs’ Couple
Ornament with a Fighting Centaurs’ Couple, 1529
Bidding closed
Engraving
Forum Auctions · Artsy
Adam with a lion & Susanna Accused of Adultery
Adam with a lion & Susanna Accused of Adultery, 1520
Bidding closed
Engraving
Forum Auctions · Artsy
Mucius Scaevola before Porsenna
Mucius Scaevola before Porsenna
Bidding closed
Engraving on laid paper

For Sale

Helmut H. Rumbler Kunsthandel · Artsy
Orpheus and Eurydice
Orpheus and Eurydice, 1528
For sale
Iron etching on paper
August Laube Buch- und Kunstantiquariat · Artsy
Respice Finem. (The warning to death).
Respice Finem. (The warning to death)., 1529
US$11,000–US$13,000
Engraving
Helmut H. Rumbler Kunsthandel · Artsy
Fortuna
Fortuna, 1555
For sale
Engraving
Helmut H. Rumbler Kunsthandel · Artsy
Dagger Sheath with Nude Man; Dagger Sheath with Nude Woman
Dagger Sheath with Nude Man; Dagger Sheath with Nude Woman, 1533
For sale
Two engravings
C. G. Boerner · Artsy
Ornament with Dolphin's Heads
Ornament with Dolphin's Heads, 1552
For sale
Engraving
Helmut H. Rumbler Kunsthandel · Artsy
Hector Fighting the Greeks
Hector Fighting the Greeks, 1532
For sale
Engraving
Helmut H. Rumbler Kunsthandel · Artsy
Tarquin and Lucretia. After G. Pencz
Tarquin and Lucretia. After G. Pencz, 1539
For sale
Engraving
Mireille Mosler Ltd. · Artsy
Mars, from The Seven Planets
Mars, from The Seven Planets, 1533
Sold
Engraving
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Other Museum Acquisitions12

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Mars, from The Seven Planetary Gods
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 2023 · Accession 2023.50 · Engraving on paper
Charles Hack and the Hearn Family Trust Collection, purchased with funds provided by the Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial, Amanda S. Johnson and Marion J. Livingston, anon…
Dagger Sheath with a Young Couple Above
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 2012 · Accession 2012.410 · Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Gift of Dr. Lewis Coulson
Judge Herkinbald Cutting the Throat of his Nephew
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2012 · Accession 2012.136.788 · Engraving
Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
God at right forbidding the nude Adam and Eve at left to eat from the tree of knowledge in center, from 'Adam and Eve'
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2012 · Accession 2012.136.785 · Engraving
Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Mars, from The Seven Planets
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2012 · Accession 2012.136.784.2 · Engraving
Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Saturn holding an Infant and a Scythe, from The Seven Planets
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2012 · Accession 2012.136.784.1 · Engraving
Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Ornament with Two Couples of Satyrs
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2012 · Accession 2012.136.787 · Engraving
Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Ornamental Design with a Mask and an Eagle between Two Fauns below
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2012 · Accession 2012.136.786 · Engraving
Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Design for a Candelabra Grotesque with a Bat in the Center
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2012 · Accession 2012.136.783 · Engraving
Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Sophonisba Drinking Poison
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 1993 · Accession AC1993.174.1 · Engraving
Gift of Dr. Richard and Gerald Simms and Dr. Jesse and Silvia Matossian through the Graphic Arts Council
Nude Children Dancing Under a Canopy, with Two Horses on the Left and a Banner on the Right
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 1986 · Accession 1986.1180.11 · Engraving
Bequest of Grace M. Pugh, 1985
Three Trombonists, from "The Large Wedding Dancers"
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 1986 · Accession 1986.1180.10 · Engraving
Bequest of Grace M. Pugh, 1985
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Jon Batiste, Troye Sivan, and Amy Sherald lead a Met Gala 2026 rooted in art-historical homage.
The 2026 Met Gala, held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, centered on the theme "Fashion Is Art," marking the opening of the Costume Institute's spri…
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death
Heinrich Aldegrever dies
Jan 1, 1561
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birth
Heinrich Aldegrever born
Jan 1, 1502