Ornamental Frieze with Two Battling Tritons
Hans Sebald Beham
1520/25
Medium
Woodcut in black on cream laid paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 46 × 22.5 cm (18 1/8 × 8 7/8 in.)
Classification
prints and drawing
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
267436
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...