Departure of the Prodigal Son

1540

Sebald Beham

Associated Names
Sebald Beham

Artist, German, 1500 - 1550

This is a drawing of a medieval scene with a castle in the background and individuals in period clothing in the foreground. The scene includes three individuals in medieval attire - one with a beard and a cap handing something to another. Behind them, a third figure stands observing. Trees and shrubs are present in the natural environment. The castle features multiple windows and turrets, and the distant background shows buildings and hills. The drawing is detailed with line work emphasizing textures and shadows typical of the period's art style.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.1194

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 28, State ii/v


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. 33, ii/v.

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. 28, ii/v.

Wikidata ID

Q64961878

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