Venus

1539

Sebald Beham

Associated Names
Sebald Beham

Artist, German, 1500 - 1550

The image shows a person standing in a side profile position. The person's face is in profile with clear features and their hair is styled back with fabric or ribbon-like extensions flowing behind. They are wearing a draped garment and hold a burning heart in one hand and a spear or staff in the other. The person stands above a reclining cow, near a basket. In the background, there is a simple landscape with trees, shrubs, and what appears to be a body of water visible in the distance. The word "VENVS" is inscribed at the top of the image, along with symbols that may be astrological or symbolic references.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.1065

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 122, State i/v


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. 120, 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. 122, i/v.

Wikidata ID

Q64961439

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