The Circumcision of Christ
Sebald Beham
1510–50
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, over black chalk
Dimensions
Diameter 22.3 cm. (8 3/4 in.)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Anonymous gift, 1995
Accession Number
1995.470
Tags
MenJesusVirgin MaryCircumcision
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...