Drie vrouwen in een badhuis
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
83; 58
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Art Historical Context
**Drie vrouwen in een badhuis (Three Women in a Bathhouse), 1548** Hans Sebald Beham, a masterful German engraver of the Renaissance, created this intimate engraving in 1548, capturing three women in a steamy bathhouse scene. At just 83mm high by 58mm wide, the work exemplifies Beham's as one of the " Masters"—a group of Nuremberg artists renowned for their exquisitely detailed small-scale prints. Produced during the Northern Renaissance, when printmaking revolutionized art dissemination, this piece reflects the era's fascination with everyday life, domestic intimacy, and the female form. Be...
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...