Ex libris van Hieronymus Baumgärtner
Barthel Beham
1512 - 1540
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
72; 55
About this artwork
collector's mark: Lugt 300
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...