Saint John

1545/1546

Sebald Beham

Associated Names
Sebald Beham

Artist, German, 1500 - 1550

The image shows a full-body depiction of a person standing upright, facing slightly to the right. They have curly, medium-length hair and wear a long robe with a cloak. The robe is detailed with a textured fabric. The person holds a large cup in their right hand, with a serpent emerging from it. They wear sandals. In the background, there are scattered bricks and stones with sparse vegetation. A halo of lines radiates from the person's head. There are inscriptions on either side of the figure, with "S. IOHANNES" on the right and "ISB" on the left.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.1203

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 49, State v/vi

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. 48, v/vi.

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. 49, v/vi.

Wikidata ID

Q64961912

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