The Presentation of the Infant Jesus in the Temple

Sebald Beham

early to mid-16th century

The Presentation of the Infant Jesus in the Temple by Sebald Beham

Medium

Pen and brown ink, gray and some pink wash, red chalk

Dimensions

Diameter 8 15/16 in. (22.7 cm)

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1962

Accession Number

62.124.3

Tags

TemplesMenWomenJesusVirgin Mary

About the Artist

Sebald Beham · 15001550

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...

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