Foot Soldier Standing by a Tree

1520

Sebald Beham

Associated Names
Sebald Beham

Artist, German, 1500 - 1550

The image shows a person standing upright, facing slightly to the right, with one arm resting on a long staff or pole, while the other hand is placed on their hip. The individual has facial features, including a prominent nose and a mustache, and styled or covered hair with a hat adorned with a large plume. They are dressed in a detailed outfit consisting of a doublet and hose with decorative elements. The person is also wearing footwear consistent with the outfit and has a sword at their side. The background features trees, vegetation, and hills or mountains in the distance. The illustration is an etching or engraving with the date "1520" and initials "ISP" in the lower right corner.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.1089

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 207, State only


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. 206.

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. 207.

Wikidata ID

Q64961484

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