Prudencia (Prudence)

1539

Sebald Beham

Associated Names
Sebald Beham

Artist, German, 1500 - 1550

The image shows a winged figure in profile, walking to the right. The figure is holding a circular object in their right hand while the left hand holds the edge of their draped garment. The facial features include a straight nose and a closed mouth with hair tied back, crowned with a laurel wreath. The attire consists of a classical-style robe with draped folds, revealing part of a leg. The figure has feathered wings emerging from the back. In the background, there is a patterned surface on the ground, and to the side, a large compass or divider is placed beside a square block. The scene includes the inscription "PRUDENCIA" along the right side, and the letters "HSB" appear in the upper left corner, along with the numeral "2."

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3129

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 133, State i/iv


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. 132, i/iv.

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. 133, i/iv.

Wikidata ID

Q64961979

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