Saint Luke

1541

Sebald Beham

Associated Names
Sebald Beham

Artist, German, 1500 - 1550

The image shows a figure with wings in an upright position, holding an open book in one hand while a closed book is placed at the side. The figure has a beard and is wearing a helmet or head covering. The clothing is a robe or tunic with layers, and there is shading for texture. The figure is accompanied by a winged ox or bull at their feet. In the background, there is a square stone structure with the letters "HBC." A faint landscape or horizon line is visible beyond the figure and the ox. The background features simple linework, suggesting a plain or rural setting. The name "S. LVCAS" is noted at the top right corner of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.1214

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 60, State iv/v

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, C.G. Boerner, Leipzig, May 7-9, 1928, lot 144); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA (Lugt 1760b); gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

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. 59, iv/v.

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. 60, iv/v.

Wikidata ID

Q64961931

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