Coat of Arms of the Kress von Kressenstein Family

c. 1530

Sebald Beham

Associated Names
Sebald Beham

Artist, German, 1500 - 1550

This is a drawing of an elaborate coat of arms showing a symmetrical design featuring an intricately detailed heraldic shield adorned with floral and vine motifs. The shield prominently displays a sword, angled diagonally from top left to bottom right. Above the shield, there is a classic bearded helmet crowned with an ornate crest of feathers and a crown. Flowing acanthus leaves emanate from the base of the helmet, framing the composition. The drawing is meticulously rendered in monochrome, showcasing the artist's attention to linework and detail.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3695

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 606, 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: undescribed.

1949

  • Hollstein GER, vol.3, p.280.

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. 606.

Wikidata ID

Q64962005

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