Achilles and Hector

c. 1528/1529

Sebald Beham

Associated Names
Sebald Beham

Artist, German, 1500 - 1550

This is a drawing of an ancient battle scene. The artwork features a combat between armored warriors riding on horseback. The figures are engaged in battle, with the horses rearing up. Shields and spears are displayed, emphasizing the martial theme. The detailing of the musculature of the horses and warriors adds to the tension. The drawing style is characterized by bold lines that create contrast. The names "Achiles" and "Hector" are inscribed above two figures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.1158

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 92, 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. 72.

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. 92.

Wikidata ID

Q64961795

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