Kracht (Fortitudo)
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
35; 54
About this artwork
Vrouw als personificatie van Kracht (Fortitudo) zittend bovenop een leeuw, het symbool van deze deugd.
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...