Gerechtigheid van Trajanus
1622
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
113; 96
About this artwork
Kopie in spiegelbeeld naar een prent van Hans Sebald Beham op een groter formaat. De zoon van een weduwe is gedood door een soldaat van keizer Trajanus. Knielend bij het dode lichaam van haar zoon wijst ze de keizer op dit onrecht.
Art Historical Context
Step into the dramatic world of *Gerechtigheid van Trajanus* (Justice of Trajanus), a poignant 1622 engraving by an anonymous artist, measuring just 113mm by 96mm. This intimate print reverses and miniaturizes a larger work by the Renaissance master Hans Sebald Beham, of the "Little Masters" famed for their exquisite small-scale engravings. Created through the meticulous technique of incising lines into a metal plate and inking it for transfer to paper, the medium captures fine details with remarkable precision, making it ideal for dissemination as a moral tale. The scene depicts a timeless l...
About the Artist
anonymous
In the vast tapestry of art history, "Anonymous" stands not as a singular individual but as a collective designation for countless unidentified creators whose works have endured across millennia. These artists, spanning prehistoric cave painters to medieval illuminators and folk craftsmen, produced the foundational layers of human visual culture. Prior to the Renaissance, when individual fame emer...