Ornament with Two Genii Riding Chimerical Beasts
Medium
Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Image/plate: 3.4 × 9.9 cm (1 3/8 × 3 15/16 in.); Sheet: 3.5 × 10 cm (1 7/16 × 3 15/16 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
95549
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...