Dagger Sheath with a Nude Woman

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Dagger Sheath with a Nude Woman

Artist Heinrich Aldegrever (German, 1502-ca.1561)

Datemid 16th Century

DimensionsH. 6 5/16 in. (16 cm): W. 13/16 in. (4.6 cm)

MediumEngraving

ClassificationPrints

Credit LineWinthrop H. Perry Fund

Object number

1961.10

Not on View

Label TextThe early engravers were often associated with the art of metalsmithing. Goldsmiths and silversmiths relied upon printed designs to secure commissions for their metalwork. Heinrich Aldegrever, today considered to be the most famous designer of the period, produced over 100 decorative designs of endless creativity. At least a dozen of his ornamental designs were intended for dagger sheaths. A sheath based on this design would probably have been used for formal or ceremonial occasions.Exhibition HistoryToledo Museum of Art, Treasures for Toledo, December 1964 and January 1965.

Toledo Museum of Art, The Painter Was a Printmaker, June 23 - September 9, 1984.

Toledo Museum of Art, Storytelling in Miniature, October 7, 2011-March 4, 2012.

Comparative ReferencesSee also Hollstein, German Engravings and Woodcuts, Amsterdam, 1954, Vol. I, p. 100 repr.

cf. Zschelletzschky, Das Graphische Werk Heinrich Aldegrevers, | Strasbourg, 1933, pl.XL