Spes (Hope)

1539

Sebald Beham

Associated Names
Sebald Beham

Artist, German, 1500 - 1550

The image shows a winged figure reaching towards a light source. The figure has raised arms and closed eyes, with a headband and flowing cloth covering the lower body. A metal ring with a chain and the word "SPES" is shown on the left. In the background, a male figure with curly hair and a beard is observing the scene. The backdrop is textured with engraved details.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3132

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 137, State i/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. 136, i/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. 137, i/v.

Wikidata ID

Q64961983

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