Christ Bearing the Cross

1521

Sebald Beham

Associated Names
Sebald Beham

Artist, German, 1500 - 1550

This is a drawing of a group scene. The composition shows several figures gathered under an arched stone structure with expressions and postures suggesting a moment of confrontation. The central figure is among others who are gesturing towards them, potentially with implements raised. The figures are detailed with intricate shading and lines, typical of woodcut or engraving techniques. The style is similar to Hans Sebald Beham.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.1151

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 313, 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. 823.

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. 313, ii/ii.

Wikidata ID

Q64961761

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