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
Heinrich Aldegrever German, 1502-c.1560

Lust, from Virtues and Vices
Heinrich Aldegrever German, 1502-c.1560

Adam and Eve at Work, from The Story of Adam and Eve
Heinrich Aldegrever German, 1502-c. 1560

Bathsheba at the Bath
Heinrich Aldegrever German, 1502-c.1560

Wrath, from the Vices
Heinrich Aldegrever German, 1502-c.1560

Ornamental Design with a Bat in the Centre
Heinrich Aldegrever German, 1502-c.1560

The Creation of Eve, plate one from Adam and Eve
Heinrich Aldegrever German, 1502-c.1560

Charity, from the Virtues
Heinrich Aldegrever German, 1502-c.1560

Lot and His Family Fleeing from Sodom, from The Story of Lot
Heinrich Aldegrever German, 1502-c.1560

Avarice, from the Vices
Heinrich Aldegrever German, 1502-c.1560

Herodias with the Head of John the Baptist
Heinrich Aldegrever German, 1502-c.1560

Martin Luther
Heinrich Aldegrever German, 1502-c.1560

The Virgin and Child on a Crescent Moon
Heinrich Aldegrever German, 1502-c.1560

Couple Embracing, plate six from The Large Wedding-Dancers
Heinrich Aldegrever German, 1502-c.1560

Compassion, from the Virtues
Heinrich Aldegrever German, 1502-c.1560

The Virgin and Child Seated on a Grassy Bank
Heinrich Aldegrever German, 1502-c.1560

The Annunciation
Heinrich Aldegrever German, 1502-c.1560

The Judgment of Solomon
Heinrich Aldegrever German, 1502-c.1560

Temperance, from the Virtues
Heinrich Aldegrever German, 1502-c.1560