Jozef en de vrouw van Potifar
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
82; 56
About this artwork
plaatrand: hoogte 82 mm (plaatrand onder afgesneden) x breedte 56 mm
Art Historical Context
**Jozef en de vrouw van Potifar** (Joseph and Potiphar's Wife), a delicate engraving by Hans Sebald Beham from 1544, captures a pivotal biblical moment from the Book of Genesis. Here, the virtuous Joseph flees the seductive advances of Potiphar wife, embodying themes of temptation, morality, and fidelity that resonated deeply in Renaissance Europe. Beham, a master of the German "Little Masters"—a group celebrated for their virtuosic small-scale prints—renders this dramatic encounter with exquisite precision on a compact plate measuring just 82 mm high by 56 mm wide (noting the bottom margin ha...
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...