Boeren aan een feestmaal

About this artwork

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Art Historical Context

**Boeren aan een feest (Peasants at a)** Hans Sebald Beham, 1546–1547 Engraving, 51 × 73 mm Step into the lively world of 16th-century rural Germany with Hans Sebald Be's enchanting engraving *Boeren aan een feestmaal*, or *Peasants at a*. Created late in the Nuremberg artist's career, this diminutive work—barely larger than a postcard—capt a boisterous gathering of farmers reveling around a laden table. Beham, a leading figure among the "Little Masters" of the German Renaissance, specialized in such intimate prints, packing remarkable detail into tiny formats through his masterful use ...

About the Artist

Hans Sebald Beham · 1500–1550

Sebald Beham (1500-1550), often called Hans Sebald Beham, was a German painter and printmaker born in Nuremberg. He stands as the most important figure among the Kleinmeister (Little Masters), a group of German artists who created remarkably detailed prints on a diminutive scale in the generation following Albrecht Dürer. Beham's significance lies in his technical virtuosity and unprecedented pro...