Master E. S.
German, active c. 1450-1467
Ornament with Women Fighting
INV-1950
Master E. S.
German, active c. 1450-1467c. 1460
Ornament with Women Fighting
Master E. S. German, active c. 1450-1467 →engravingprint
Date
c. 1460
Medium
Engraving on cream laid paper
Dimensions
Sheet trimmed within platemark: 9.5 × 13.6 cm (3 3/4 × 5 3/8 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection
Master E. S., perhaps the most significant Northern printmaker working prior to Martin Schongauer, popularized this type of ornamental motif, which was widely used as a decorative model for later artists. This particular image depicts five naked women entangled in a mass of vines and leaves, fighting over undergarments to cover their exposed bodies. The comical subject reflects a sort of grotesque humor often found in engravings by Master E. S., especially his Fantastic Alphabet.
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