The Holy Family Under the Canopy
Medium
Woodcut in black on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Image/block: 12.4 × 8.5 cm (4 15/16 × 3 3/8 in.); Sheet: 12.8 × 9 cm (5 1/16 × 3 9/16 in.)
Classification
woodcut
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
7652
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...