Two Couples and a Fool

after Hans Sebald Beham

Associated Names
German 16th Century

Artist

Sebald Beham

Artist After, German, 1500 - 1550

This is a drawing of four figures in historical attire. The scene shows them seated outdoors. One person gestures with their hand. The others appear engaged, with varying expressions. The intricate details in their attire are carefully rendered. A tree with detailed foliage is in the background. The drawing uses fine lines and cross-hatching techniques typical of etchings from the Renaissance period.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.9335

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 217, copy c

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. 214, copy.

1996

  • 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. 217, copy c.

Wikidata ID

Q65018821

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