July and August

1546

Sebald Beham

Associated Names
Sebald Beham

Artist, German, 1500 - 1550

This is a drawing of four figures interacting. The scene depicts four characters in traditional attire engaged in a dynamic scene. On the left, a pair is in a lively stance with arms raised and feet positioned as if in motion. On the right, one figure has hands clasped and the other has a hand resting on a sword sheath. The characters are dressed in garments suggesting a medieval or renaissance European setting, complete with hats and robes. There are inscriptions above the figures and a date of 1546 in the center, along with the initials ISB. The drawing showcases fine line work and stippling to create texture and depth.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1963.11.19

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 185, State i/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. 180, 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. 185, i/iii.

Wikidata ID

Q65511987

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