Head of Christ Crowned with Thorns
Hans Sebald Beham
c. 1535
Medium
Woodcut in black on cream laid paper
Dimensions
Block: 42.7 × 32.2 cm (16 13/16 × 12 11/16 in.); Sheet: 49.3 × 32.2 cm (19 7/16 × 12 11/16 in.)
Classification
woodcut
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
23354
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...