Ornament with Eagle and Two Genii

1544

Sebald Beham, after Barthel Beham

Associated Names
Sebald Beham

Artist, German, 1500 - 1550

Barthel Beham

Artist After, German, 1502 - 1540

This is a drawing of two cherubs and a griffin with foliage. The image shows two cherubic figures on either side of a griffin. The cherubs have curly hair and small wings, and are in dynamic poses, each holding curved stems or branches. There is intricate foliage in the background. The line work and shading suggest a finely crafted engraving or etching, highlighting textures of feathers, skin, and leaves. The composition is balanced and detailed, blending mythological and fanciful elements.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.1103

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 227, State ii/ii


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. 228, ii/ii.

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. 227, ii/ii.

Wikidata ID

Q64961541

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