The Justice of Trajan

1537

Sebald Beham

Associated Names
Sebald Beham

Artist, German, 1500 - 1550

This is a drawing of a historical scene involving soldiers, a horse, and an interaction. The image shows a group of armored soldiers, with one mounted on a horse, engaging with a woman and a child. The scene is detailed, featuring spears, helmets, and precise depictions of facial expressions and clothing folds. An inscription in Latin is included in the drawing. The artist portrays the dynamics of a historical narrative, evoking drama and authority.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.1232

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 72, State i/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. 86, i/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. 72, i/ii.

Wikidata ID

Q64961975

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