St. Thomas, plate 7 from The Twelve Apostles
Medium
Engraving in black on white wove paper
Dimensions
Image/plate: 4.4 × 3.1 cm (1 3/4 × 1 1/4 in.); Sheet: 30.5 × 24 cm (12 1/16 × 9 1/2 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
36778
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...