Ornament with Women Fighting
<p>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 <em>Fantastic Alphabet</em>.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1455
- Dimensions
- Sheet trimmed within platemark: 9.5 × 13.6 cm (3 3/4 × 5 3/8 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Master E. S.
Artist
Painting
Master E. S. is an unidentified German engraver, goldsmith, and printmaker of the late Gothic period. He was the first major German artist of old master prints and was greatly copied and imitated. The name assigned to him by art historians, Master E. S., is derived from the monogram, E. S., which appears on eighteen of his prints. The title, Master, is used for unidentified artists who operated independently. He was probably the first printmaker to place his initials on his work.
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- Master E. S.
- Year
- 1455
- Dimensions
- Sheet trimmed within platemark: 9.5 × 13.6 cm (3 3/4 × 5 3/8 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1455-139758
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
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- Status
- verified