Male Genius Holding a Coat of Arms

1535

Sebald Beham

Associated Names
Sebald Beham

Artist, German, 1500 - 1550

The image shows a winged child holding a shield and helmet. The figure has detailed wings and stands barefoot, looking to the left. In one hand, they hold a helmet and in the other a shield. At the feet of the figure, there is a ball. The drawing emphasizes classical features using line work and shading for depth.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1944.14.4

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 275, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Baron Adalbert von Lanna [1836-1909], Prague, Bohemia (Lugt 2773)

Associated Names

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. 270.

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. 275.

Wikidata ID

Q65025519

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