King Ferdinand I

1531

Barthel Beham

Associated Names
Barthel Beham

Artist, German, 1502 - 1540

The image depicts the upper half of a man in profile, facing left. He has a prominent nose, light wavy hair styled in a bob, and wears a detailed garment with a high collar and voluminous sleeves. He wears a medallion on a chain around his neck and a wide-brimmed hat with decorative elements. The background has a textured pattern, and there is Latin text at the bottom identifying the person.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within plate mark): 20.8 x 13.5 cm (8 3/16 x 5 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.869

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Pauli 'Barthel', no. 91, State ii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Count Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg [1805-1865], Klein-Oels, Silésie (Lugt 2669); (William Schab, New York); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], 1942; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1953

  • Renaissance Portraits, Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, MA, 1953, no. 73 on checklist.

2000

  • The Power of Appearances: Renaissance and Reformation Portrait Prints and Medals, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover; The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Poughkeepsie; Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, 2000-2001.

Bibliography

1911

  • Pauli, Gustav. Barthel Beham: ein kritisches Verzeichnis seiner Kupferstiche. Studien zur deutschen Kunstgeschichte, 135. Strasbourg: J.H. Ed. Heitz, 1911: no. 91, state ii/iii.

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. 105, state ii/iii.

Wikidata ID

Q64954076

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