Eve Seated

1519

Sebald Beham

Associated Names
Sebald Beham

Artist, German, 1500 - 1550

The image shows a seated nude figure depicted from the side in a three-quarter view. The person is seated with the right arm on the knee and holding an object in the left hand, while the head is turned slightly to the left. The person's facial features are not distinctly detailed, and they have long hair. The skin and muscular structure are prominently shown. The background features a detailed landscape with a castle or fortress at the base of mountainous terrain. Above the figure, an intricate pattern resembling scales and a snake is visible.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.9336

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 2, State ii/iii


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1901

  • Pauli, Gustav. Hans Sebald Beham: ein kritisches Verzeichnis seiner Kupferstiche, Radierungen und Holzschnitte. Studien zur deutschen Kunstgeschichte_ 33. Strasbourg: J.H. Ed. Heitz, 1901: no. 2, ii/iii.

1996

  • Pauli, Gustav. Hans Sebald Beham: ein kritisches Verzeichnis seiner Kupferstiche, Radierungen und Holzschnitte. Studien zur deutschen Kunstgeschichte_ 33. Strasbourg: J.H. Ed. Heitz, 1901: no. 2, ii/iii.

Wikidata ID

Q65025517

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