Three Soldiers and a Dog

c. 1540/1549

Sebald Beham

Associated Names
Sebald Beham

Artist, German, 1500 - 1550

The image shows three figures and a dog. One figure on the left wears a large hat and a beard. The central figure has their back turned slightly to the right, wearing a long cloak. The figure on the right holds a staff or weapon, possibly a halberd, and wears protective headgear. The scene is detailed with textural lines emphasizing fabric folds and material textures. The setting appears historical, indicating a moment of consultation or planning. The style suggests a woodcut or engraving.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.1086

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 212, 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. 199, 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. 212, i/ii.

Wikidata ID

Q64961480

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