Virgin and Child by the Window
Barthel Beham
n.d.
Medium
Engraving in black on cream laid paper
Dimensions
Plate: 10.5 × 8.4 cm (4 3/16 × 3 5/16 in.); Sheet: 10.8 × 8.7 cm (4 5/16 × 3 7/16 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
14737
About the Artist
Barthel Beham · 1502–1540
Barthel Beham (1502–1540), a pivotal figure in the German Renaissance, was born in Nuremberg into a family of artists. The younger brother of the renowned engraver Hans Sebald Beham, he honed his craft under the tutelage of his elder sibling and the master Albrecht Dürer, absorbing the precise techniques of engraving and painting that defined Nuremberg's vibrant artistic scene. Emerging as a prodi...