Ornament with Armour and Two Genii

1544

Sebald Beham

Associated Names
Sebald Beham

Artist, German, 1500 - 1550

This is a drawing of two winged cherubs holding a headless armor piece surrounded by swirling foliage. The image features two cherubic figures on either side of a central element, which is a torso encased in ornate armor that is lacking a head. Curved lines and floral motifs extend outward from the armor. The cherubs have plump features and small wings. The detailed cross-hatching and shading suggest a classical inspiration, resonating with the styles of the Renaissance period.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3136

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 230, State iii/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. 231, ii/ii.

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. 230, iii/iii.

Wikidata ID

Q64961992

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