Music (1529). Hans Baldung, called Grien, (1484-1545). Renaissance (Northern). Allego
Music (1529). Hans Baldung, called Grien, (1484-1545). Renaissance (Northern). Allegory. Oil on wood. Alte Pinakothek, Munich.Baldung probably trained with Dürer in Nuremberg, acquiring the Grien nickname, but his brilliant color, expressive use of distortion, and taste for the gruesome bring him closer in spirit to his other great German contemporary, Grünewald.After 1509, in addition to traditional, religious subjects, Baldung was concerned with the profane theme of the imminence of death and with scenes of sorcery and witchcraft. His most characteristic paintings are fairly small in scale. -- source link
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