The Abduction of Helen
Medium
Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Image/plate: 2.6 × 11.6 cm (1 1/16 × 4 5/8 in.); Sheet: 2.5 × 11.5 cm (1 × 4 9/16 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
77447
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...