Adam Standing

1524

Sebald Beham

Associated Names
Sebald Beham

Artist, German, 1500 - 1550

The image shows a male figure standing in a contrapposto position. He has curly hair and defined features. The figure is nude and holds an apple in his right hand and a staff in his left hand. Beside him lies a cow's head and body among plants. The background features detailed foliage and a cascading shape. The artwork is monochrome with engraved lines for texture and depth, and inscriptions are in the top right corner.

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

    1943.3.1159

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 3, 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. 3, 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. 3, ii/ii.

Wikidata ID

Q64961797

You may be interested in

Loading Results