Saint Sebald

1521

Sebald Beham

Associated Names
Sebald Beham

Artist, German, 1500 - 1550

The image depicts a bearded man seated beneath two large trees. He is positioned with one leg bent and resting on the ground, using his left hand to steady himself with a staff. His facial features include a thick beard and mustache, and his eyes appear focused. He wears a cap with two crossed keys, a halo of light radiating from his head, and a cloak tied around his shoulders. In his right hand, he holds a miniature architectural model resembling a church. The background includes rolling hills, sparse trees, a small town with castle-like structures, and a bird perched on a tree branch.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.1042

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 70, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1933

  • An Exhibition of Prints from the Collection of Lessing J. Rosenwald, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, 1933, no. 62.

1962

  • The Saints in Prints & Illuminations from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, The Art Gallery of the University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, 1962-1963, no. 28.

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. 69, i/ii.

1996

  • The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. (Sebald Beham, Anne Röver-Kann, author). Ouderkerk aan den Ijssel: Sound & Vision Publishers, 2024: no. 70, i/ii.

Wikidata ID

Q64961404

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