Goldsmith's model for a bowl with a representation of Roman Charity
ca. 1540–50
Medium
Boxwood and fruitwood
Dimensions
Overall: 6 3/4 × 7 7/8 in. (17.1 × 20 cm)
Classification
Sculpture-Miniature
Culture
possibly Southern German, Nuremberg
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession Number
17.190.643
Tags
About the Artist
Sebald Beham · 1500–1550
Sebald Beham (1500–1550), a pioneering German printmaker and painter born in Nuremberg, emerged as one of the most prolific artists of the Northern Renaissance. The elder brother of fellow artist Barthel Beham, he grew up in a milieu steeped in artistic tradition, though details of his early training remain sparsely documented. Recorded as a journeyman painter (Malergeselle) by 1521 and a master w...