Jupiter

1539

Sebald Beham

Associated Names
Sebald Beham

Artist, German, 1500 - 1550

This is a drawing of an armor-clad warrior figure standing over a mythical sea creature amidst architectural ruins. The warrior figure holds a large sword in one hand and a shield in the other, donning a helmet adorned with ram-like horns, a short pleated skirt, and a flowing cape. The lower part of the drawing shows a hybrid creature with the upper body and head of a human and the lower body of a fish. The ground on which the figure stands is adorned with two fish, and the background features ruins of ancient architectural blocks. The drawing includes inscriptions and symbols adjacent to the figures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.1062

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 119, State ii/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. 117, ii/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. 119, ii/iv.

Wikidata ID

Q64961433

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