Dansende boerenparen
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
49; 72
About this artwork
plaatrand: hoogte 49 mm x breedte 72 mm
Art Historical Context
**Dansende boerenparenDancing Peasant Couples)** Hans Sebald Beham, 1546 Engraving, 49 × 72 mm Step into the lively world of 16th-century rural Germany with Hans Sebald Beham's engraving *Dansende boerenparen or "Dancing Peasant." Created in 1546, thisutive print (just 49 mm high and 72 mm wide) captures joyful peasant pairs mid-dance, a favorite motif for Beham, one of the acclaimed "Little Masters" of Northern Renaissance. These artists, including Beham, excelled in tiny, intricate engravings that packed grand detail into pocket-sized formats, making art accessible to a broad audience...
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...