Saint Bartholomew and Saint Matthias

1520

Sebald Beham

Associated Names
Sebald Beham

Artist, German, 1500 - 1550

The image shows a portrayal of two men standing closely together facing each other. The man on the left has a long beard and is bald, wearing a robe and holding a sword. The man on the right has short hair and a beard, wearing a tied robe and holding an axe. Both men are barefoot. The background includes a cottage surrounded by trees, with a cloud formation above. The image is signed and dated "1520" in the upper left corner.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.1199

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 45, 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. 44.

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. 45.

Wikidata ID

Q64961907

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