The Abduction of Helena

Sebald Beham, after Barthel Beham

Associated Names
Sebald Beham

Artist, German, 1500 - 1550

Barthel Beham

Artist After, German, 1502 - 1540

This is a drawing depicting a chaotic scene with multiple figures in motion. The figures are engaged in a struggle, some holding weapons like spears and shields. The composition includes standing and fallen figures, creating depth and movement. There are inscriptions above the figures. The detailed musculature of the figures emphasizes the dramatic nature of the scene, and the shading adds intensity to the background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.1223

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 93, State ii/iii

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. 73, ii/iii.

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. 93, ii/iii.

Wikidata ID

Q64961953

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