Pyramus en Thisbe, RP-P-OB-3066, Heinrich Aldegrever, between 1500 and 1600

Identification title(s): pyramus and thisbe. Object type: print object number: rp-p-ob-3066. Catalog reference: new hollstein german (aldegrever) w. 5-rejected. Description: pyramus lying on the ground with a sword in his chest. Beside him stands thisbe, her hands raised in the air. Landscape with a walled city in the background. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: anonymous (attributed to), printmaker: heinrich aldegrever (attribution rejected). Place of manufacture: netherlands. Dating: 1500 - 1600. Physical features: woodcut. Material: paper technique: woodcut. Dimensions: image: d 234 mm. Subject: what: thisbe kills herself with pyramus' sword (the scene may be represented near a fountain). Acquisition: unknown. Date: between 1500 and 1600.