The Wedding at Cana

c. 1538/1540

Sebald Beham

Associated Names
Sebald Beham

Artist, German, 1500 - 1550

This is a drawing of a group dining scene. The drawing features several figures seated around a table that is laden with dishes. The architecture of the room shows arched windows that open to a view with trees, through which light streams in. A bird perches on the sill of one of these windows. The composition is densely packed with intricate details, including the varied postures and gestures of the people in the scene. The style reflects techniques used in early European printmaking.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.1171

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 25, State ii/iii

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. 25, ii/iii.

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. 25, ii/iii.

Wikidata ID

Q64961860

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