Der Welt Lauf (Sleeping Justice) (copy)
Barthel Beham
early 16th century
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 1 3/4 × 2 7/16 in. (4.4 × 6.2 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Ruth Peterson on behalf of the Estate of Jacoby Frey, 1972
Accession Number
1972.524.1
Tags
SleepingAnimalsChildrenFemale Nudes
About the Artist
Barthel Beham · 1502–1540
Barthel Beham (1502–1540), a pivotal figure in the German Renaissance, was born in Nuremberg into a family of artists. The younger brother of the renowned engraver Hans Sebald Beham, he honed his craft under the tutelage of his elder sibling and the master Albrecht Dürer, absorbing the precise techniques of engraving and painting that defined Nuremberg's vibrant artistic scene. Emerging as a prodi...