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Little Masters (Northern European printmakers, active first half of the 16th century)
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Note: Term that refers in the broadest sense to northern European artists making small-format prints (almost exclusively engravings) during the first half of the 16th century. The terms was used as early as 1679 by Joachim von Sandrart. The term is more frequently used to refer exclusively to three artists in the generation immediately following Albrecht Dürer in Nuremberg: the brothers Sebald and Barthel Beham and Georg Pencz. The engravings produced by these artists cover a wide variety of Renaissance concerns, including allegory, antiquity, biblical themes, secular themes, and decorative designs. Although their compositions are often derived from the work of Dürer and his contemporaries, the Little Masters are noted for their inventiveness when dealing with the themes of sexuality, mortality, and scenes of soldiers and peasants. Barthel Beham is often singled out as the most talented of the group. |
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Aldegrever, Heinrich |
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(German printmaker, goldsmith, and painter, 1502-ca.1561) [500002169] |
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Beham, Barthel |
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(German engraver, 1502-1540) [500010818] |
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Beham, Hans Sebald |
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(German painter, printmaker, 1500-1550) [500115491] |
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Binck, Jacob |
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(German painter, printmaker, and medalist, 1500-1569) [500007687] |
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Claesz., Allaert |
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(North Netherlandish engraver, active ca. 1520-1526) [500002040] |
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Master I. B. |
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(German printmaker, active ca. 1523-1530) [500050620] |
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Pencz, Georg |
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(German painter, draftsman, and engraver, ca. 1500-1550) [500006353] |
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Vellert, Dirk |
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(South Netherlandish stained glass designer and printmaker, born 1480-1485, died 1547) [500027390] |
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(Northern European printmakers, active first half of the 16th century) ..... [VP Preferred]
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