Jug
Sebald Beham
ca. 1590–1600
Medium
Salt-glazed stoneware; pewter lid
Dimensions
Height: 9 in. (22.9 cm)
Classification
Ceramics-Pottery
Culture
German, Siegburg
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1911
Accession Number
11.93.5
Tags
MenWomen
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...