Woman with a Harp
Hans Sebald Beham
1520/25
Medium
Etching in black on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Image/plate: 4 × 3.3 cm (1 5/8 × 1 5/16 in.); Sheet: 4.8 × 4.2 cm (1 15/16 × 1 11/16 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
24913
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...