Triumphal Procession

c. 1528/1530

Sebald Beham after Barthel Beham

Associated Names
Sebald Beham

Artist, German, 1500 - 1550

Barthel Beham

Artist After, German, 1502 - 1540

This is a drawing of a classical procession. The image depicts mythological figures and creatures engaged in a procession-like movement. In the center, there is a horse-drawn chariot. The horses are rendered with attention to detail, capturing their strides. Surrounding the chariot, there are figures in distinct poses, some appearing to carry objects while others gesture towards each other. The background is simply textured. The scene is arranged within a narrow rectangular frame, emphasizing linearity typical of processional imagery.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.1075

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 238, State i/ii


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. 243, 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. 238, i/ii.

Wikidata ID

Q64961458

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