1510 - 1550
Medium
pen
Dimensions
d 222mm
Collection
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Materials
paper; ink; watercolor (paint)
Object Type
drawing
Subject Matter
the giant and martyr Christophorus; possible attributes: palm-tree (with bunches of dates, or withered), infant Christ; the martyr Erasmus (Elmo), bishop of Formiae; possible attributes: boat, capstan, carpenter's nails under fingernails, cauldron, windlass with entrails
Acquisition Method
unknown
Notes
pen in bruin en penseel in kleuren
Collection Type
drawings
Sebald Beham (1500–1550) was a German painter and printmaker born in Nuremberg, renowned for his extraordinarily prolific output of miniature engravings. Often referred to as Hans Sebald Beham, though he signed his works simply as Sebald Beham, he stands as the most important figure among the Kleinmeister, or Little Masters, a group of German artists who created remarkably detailed prints on a diminutive scale in the generation following Albrecht Dürer.
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