Ornament with Women Fighting

Prints and Drawings

c. 1460

Master E. S.
German, active c. 1450-1467

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 Fantastic Alphabet.

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Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: Master E.S.
Title: Ornament with Women Fighting
Place: Germany (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 1455–1465
Medium: Engraving on cream laid paper
Dimensions: Sheet trimmed within platemark: 9.5 × 13.6 cm (3 3/4 × 5 3/8 in.)
Credit Line: Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection
Reference Number: 1934.443
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