Dood van Cleopatra met slang bij een vijgenboom
Barthel Beham
1524
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
40; 57
About this artwork
plaatrand: hoogte 57 mm x breedte 40 mm
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...