Coat of Arms of Sebald Beham

1544

Sebald Beham

Associated Names
Sebald Beham

Artist, German, 1500 - 1550

This is a drawing of a heraldic emblem. The central feature is a medieval knight's helmet adorned with plumes and horns. It is placed upon a shield with two symbols. The emblem is surrounded by a circular border with text in a Gothic script and the date 1544. The motif resembles a coat of arms used in heraldry. The drawing displays fine lines, intricate detailing, and precise symmetry.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.1127

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 270, State only

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. 265.

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. 270.

Wikidata ID

Q64961653

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