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The image is an engraving of a person standing on a large shell in the water. Their back faces the viewer as they hold a flowing fabric. The person has curly hair, a muscular build, and is minimally clothed with draped fabric. The intricate frame around them contains decorative designs. Faint outlines of structures and ships are in the background, suggesting a coastal setting. The border includes musical instruments, floral motifs, and faces.
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The image is an engraving of a person standing on a large shell in the water. Their back faces the viewer as they hold a flowing fabric. The person has curly hair, a muscular build, and is minimally clothed with draped fabric. The intricate frame around them contains decorative designs. Faint outlines of structures and ships are in the background, suggesting a coastal setting. The border includes musical instruments, floral motifs, and faces.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Aiolos, Personification of Wind

Heinrich Ulrich

Medium
engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 12.3 × 9 cm (4 13/16 × 3 9/16 in.) (trimmed)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2012.92.617
Credit line
Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen
Time span
1551 to 1600
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Water
  • Fabric
  • Shell
  • Male nude
  • Frame
Provenance

Princes of Waldburg Wolfegg, Wolfegg (Lugt 2542). (Kunsthandlung Helmut H. Rumbler, Frankfurt-am-Main); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased November 13, 2003; Gift to NGA, 2012.

Inscription

in image, at bottom center: Heinrich Ullrich scalp

NGA object ID 154040. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.