Heinrich’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.
Susanna Surprised by the Elders, from The Story of Susanna
Heinrich Aldegrever German, 1502-c.1560
Panel of Ornament with Two Nude Boys Standing on the Legs of a Satyr
Lust, from Virtues and Vices
Adam and Eve at Work, from The Story of Adam and Eve
Heinrich Aldegrever German, 1502-c. 1560
Bathsheba at the Bath
Wrath, from the Vices
Ornamental Design with a Bat in the Centre
The Creation of Eve, plate one from Adam and Eve
Charity, from the Virtues
Lot and His Family Fleeing from Sodom, from The Story of Lot
Avarice, from the Vices
Herodias with the Head of John the Baptist
Martin Luther
The Virgin and Child on a Crescent Moon
Couple Embracing, plate six from The Large Wedding-Dancers
Compassion, from the Virtues
The Virgin and Child Seated on a Grassy Bank
The Annunciation
The Judgment of Solomon
Temperance, from the Virtues