The Women's Bath
Hans Sebald Beham
1530/40
Medium
Woodcut in black, with touches of brush and black ink, on cream laid paper
Dimensions
Image/block/sheet: 22.9 × 22.9 cm (9 1/16 × 9 1/16 in.)
Classification
woodcut
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
206344
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...