De monnik en de non 1530

"De monnik en de non" (The Monk and the Nun), a 1530 engraving by German artist Heinrich Aldegrever, depicts a dramatic encounter between a monk and a nun. The work is notable for its detailed rendering of the figures' clothing and the surrounding landscape, characteristic of Aldegrever's style. The monk, reclining under a tree, appears to be in distress while the nun stands nearby, armed with a sword. This evocative image, housed at the Rijksmuseum, is a prime example of 16th-century German printmaking and offers insight into the social and religious anxieties of the time.