Capital and Base of a Column

1545

Sebald Beham

Associated Names
Sebald Beham

Artist, German, 1500 - 1550

This is a drawing of an ornate architectural column capital. The image is a detailed illustration of a classical Doric column capital, featuring intricate decorative elements such as scrolls and leaf motifs. The capital includes a human face motif at the center, flanked by elaborate swirling volutes. The drawing displays fine lines and shading techniques that emphasize the textural details of the stonework. Text in an old-style serif font is presented around the image, likely referring to Vitruvius, an ancient Roman architect. The year 1545 is inscribed at the top, along with additional text in another language, adding an academic or historical context to the artwork.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3138

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 257, 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. 260.

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. 257, i/ii.

Wikidata ID

Q64962002

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