Triumphal Procession of the Noble Glorious Women

1549

Sebald Beham

Associated Names
Sebald Beham

Artist, German, 1500 - 1550

This is a drawing of a triumphal procession. The image depicts a classical-style procession with figures, horses, and a chariot. The figures are adorned in draped garments typical of ancient Roman or Greek styles, and they are engaged in a parade scene. The chariot is elaborately designed with curved lines and decorated wheels, and there are decorative elements such as lit torches carried by the figures. The horses appear dynamic. Above the procession, there is an inscription. The drawing is executed with intricate linework.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.1076

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 239, State i/iii


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. 244, i/iii.

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. 239, i/iii.

Wikidata ID

Q64961459

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