Rudolph Zacharias Becker, "Holzschnitte alter deutscher Meister in den Original-Platten gesammelt von Hans Albrecht von Derschau / als ein Beytrag zur Kunstgeschichte herausgegeben von Rudolph Zacharias Becker", Gotha 1816 (Dritte Lieferung)

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...