Coat of Arms with an Eagle

1543

Sebald Beham

Associated Names
Sebald Beham

Artist, German, 1500 - 1550

This is a drawing of a heraldic emblem featuring a helmet with ornate decorations and a bird. The image depicts a detailed medieval-style helmet adorned with a crown-like top and flanked by large plumes. Surrounding the helmet are elaborate scrolls, and foliage motifs creating an intricate frame. Below the helmet, a shield displays an eagle or bird with outstretched wings, a common heraldic symbol. The style of the drawing emphasizes ornate detail and craftsmanship, reminiscent of historical engravings and heraldic illustrations. Decorative banners with text are also included, adding to the heraldic context of the piece.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.1130

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 273, 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. 268.

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. 273.

Wikidata ID

Q64961662

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