Hans Sebald Beham
1801 to 1825
Medium
lithograph
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.8918
Rights
Public Domain
Art Historical Context
In the National Gallery of Art Rosenwald Collection, Alfred von Franck's lithograph *Hans Sebald Beham (ca. 1801–1825) offers a striking early 19th-century tribute to one of the Renaissance's "Little Masters." Hans Seb Beham (1500–1550), a Nuremberg engraver and painter, was renowned for his intricate small-scale prints depicting biblical scenes, genre subjects, and portraits. Franck's work captures Beham's likeness, bridging centuries through the innovative medium of lithography—a technique invented just a few years earlier in 1796, which allowed artists to draw directly on stone for reproduc...