Cimon and Pero

1544

Sebald Beham

Associated Names
Sebald Beham

Artist, German, 1500 - 1550

The image shows two figures seated closely together in an architectural setting with arches. The man's body is mostly visible; he is sitting on a bench, leaning slightly to the side, with one leg bent at the knee and the other extended, his head tilted upward towards the woman. He has long, curly hair and a beard, partially covered by a cap. He wears a draped garment that wraps around his waist, with an ornamental band across the chest and arms exposed. The woman is standing close to him, leaning slightly over, causing her body to also be largely visible. She has long hair, styled and possibly tied back, and her facial expression is focused on the man. Her attire is a draped cloth that covers the lower part of her body, with her upper torso mostly bare, and appears to be fastened around her arms. In the background, the setting features a detailed archway with bricks visible and two shield-like circular designs on the wall beneath the arch.

Media Options

This object’s media is free and in the public domain. Read our full Open Access policy for images.

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within platemark): 6 × 4.6 cm (2 3/8 × 1 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.1225

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 80, State ii/ii


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA; 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. 76.

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. 80, ii/ii.

Inscriptions

recto: in plate, at upper right: 1544 / HSB; verso: at lower center in graphite in later hand: B.74 / C 15231 / K6505 J.3102

Markings

recto: none; verso: National Gallery of Art

Wikidata ID

Q64961963

You may be interested in

Loading Results