Judith Walking to the Left, and Her Servant

Sebald Beham

Associated Names
Sebald Beham

Artist, German, 1500 - 1550

This is a drawing of two figures engaged in an intimate interaction. The drawing depicts a scene with two standing figures, one clothed and holding a large sword with ornate detailing, and the other partially nude with flowing hair and a wreath adorning their head. The clothed figure holds an object resembling a ball and is draped in fabric. The nude figure appears to be in motion, with their limbs positioned gracefully and flowing hair. The use of detailed line work and shading brings texture and dimensionality to the figures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.1164

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 15, State only

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1990

  • Eva/Ave: Woman in Renaissance and Baroque Prints, NGA, 1990, no. 26, repro.

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. 12.

1990

  • Russell 1990, cat.no.26.

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. 15.

Wikidata ID

Q64961824

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