Return of the Prodigal Son, from The History of the Prodigal Son
Sebald Beham
ca. 1540
Medium
Engraving; fourth of four states
Dimensions
sheet: 2 1/4 x 3 3/4 in. (5.7 x 9.6 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Harry G. Friedman, 1962
Accession Number
62.635.41
Tags
BuildingsMenTreesWorking
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...