Capital and Base of a Column

1545

Sebald Beham

Associated Names
Sebald Beham
Artist, German, 1500 - 1550
The artwork is a vertical engraving depicting the capital and base of a classical column. The capital has acanthus leaves and volutes with elaborate carvings. Above the capital, there is a central floral ornament. The base of the column features rounded moldings with circular decorative elements. The composition is surrounded by inscriptions in Latin and German, and the engraving includes a date "1545" and the initials "ISB" at the bottom. The artwork is rendered in black ink with precise line work, emphasizing the architectural details and textures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.1126

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 256, State only

  • Series Title

    Four Designs for Columns

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. 259.

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. 256.

Wikidata ID

Q64961651

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