Ornament with a Couple of Tritons Blowing Horns

1544

Sebald Beham, after Barthel Beham

Associated Names
Sebald Beham

Artist, German, 1500 - 1550

Barthel Beham

Artist After, German, 1502 - 1540

This is an illustration of two mythological creatures playing instruments. The image shows two mirrored satyr-like figures facing each other, each playing a wind instrument, with a vase-like object between them. Their bodies are detailed with leaf-like textures and their wings are prominently displayed. Floral motifs and intricate scrollwork decorate the borders. The drawing is detailed with precise linework and shading, adding depth to the figures and decorative elements.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.1101

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 228, State ii/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. 229, ii/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. 228, ii/ii.

Wikidata ID

Q64961527

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