Ornament with Two Genii Riding on Two Chimeras

1544

Sebald Beham

Associated Names
Sebald Beham

Artist, German, 1500 - 1550

This is a drawing of a symmetrical ornamental design featuring cherubs and fantastical creatures. The central part of the drawing presents two cherubic figures, each with detailed feathered wings, interacting with goat-like mythical creatures. These creatures have curled horns and serpentine tails. The scene is bordered with swirling acanthus leaves and spirals that adorn the composition. The piece is intricate and rendered in fine detail, emphasizing the contrast in texture between the smooth bodies of the cherubs and the scaled, curled motifs of the background and mythical creatures. The artistic style is reminiscent of Renaissance engravings with elaborate detailing and classical themes.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.1116

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 232, 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. 241, iii/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. 232, ii/iv.

Wikidata ID

Q64961604

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