Charitas (Charity)

1539

Sebald Beham

Associated Names
Sebald Beham

Artist, German, 1500 - 1550

The image shows a central figure with wings and cherubim. The adult figure holds a winged cherub across their chest while another cherub reaches toward them from below. The adult figure has defined facial features, elaborate hair, and wears long robes cinched at the waist. Two cherubs and a small dog surround the main figure. The background is neutral with minimal details, and the text "CHARITAS" and an "ISB" monogram is included in the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3130

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 134, State i/iv

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. 133, i/iv.

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. 134, i/iv.

Wikidata ID

Q64961980

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