Saint Christopher

1520

Barthel Beham

Associated Names
Barthel Beham

Artist, German, 1502 - 1540

The image shows an engraving of a male figure in a seated position on rocks. The man is looking over his shoulder with a focused expression. He has a prominent nose, a beard, and a balding head with curly hair on the sides. He is wearing an ornamented garment with a tunic, puffed sleeves, and boots. He holds a staff in his right hand and a book in his left hand. A winged cherubic figure is above him, holding a framed object. Various small items are scattered on the ground around him. The background is plain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 6.9 × 4.8 cm (2 11/16 × 1 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1944.8.33

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Pauli 'Barthel', no. 11, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Ernst Theodor Rodenacker [before 1840-after 1894], Danzig (Lugt 2438); (Richard H. Zinser, Forest Hills, NY); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], 1944; gift to NGA, 1944.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1911

  • Pauli, Gustav. Barthel Beham: ein kritisches Verzeichnis seiner Kupferstiche. Studien zur deutschen Kunstgeschichte, 135. Strasbourg: J.H. Ed. Heitz, 1911: no. 11, state i/ii.

1996

  • The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. (Barthel Beham, compiled by Anne Röver-Kann). Ouderkerk aan den Ijssel: Sound & Vision Publishers, 2021: no. 10, state i/ii.

Wikidata ID

Q65019147

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