Two Couples and the Buffoon
Medium
Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Image/plate: 3 × 5.1 cm (1 3/16 × 2 1/16 in.); Sheet: 3.1 × 5.3 cm (1 1/4 × 2 1/8 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
27971
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...