Moon

c. 1570/1598

Theodor de Bry, after Sebald Beham

Associated Names
Theodor de Bry

Artist, Flemish, 1528 - 1598

Sebald Beham

Artist After, German, 1500 - 1550

The image shows a person standing upright in a frontal position. They have short, curly hair and a classic facial expression. The person is wearing a draped garment that falls above their knees, cinched at the waist. They are holding a crescent moon with a face in one hand and a long staff in the other. A floating ribbon above their head reads "LVNA." The person is barefoot, with no visible jewelry. The background consists of swirling clouds. The engraving includes the initials "I-SB" in the bottom left corner and the words "NOCTIS DOMINA" at the bottom.

Media Options

This object’s media is free and in the public domain. Read our full Open Access policy for images.
Not on view See artworks now on view

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.1141

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 29

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. 1370.

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. 72 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1951 (Vol. IV): no. 29.

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. R15.

Wikidata ID

Q64961714

You may be interested in

Loading Results