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Hans Sebald Beham

German miniaturist, engraver, and painter

Brief biography, in most instances from the Union List of Artist Names® Online:
Born in 1500 in Nuremberg, active in 1531 until after 1534, and died in Frankfurt am Main in 1550

Artist ID number in the Union List of Artist Names®: ULAN 500115491.
The ULAN link above leads to a cataloging authority record at the Getty Research Institute.

Objects related to Hans Sebald Beham:

Hans Sebald Beham Man of Sorrows, 16th century Engraving
Hans Sebald Beham The Prodigal Son Feasting, 1540 Engraving
Hans Sebald Beham Philip, 16th century Engraving
Hans Sebald Beham Judas, 16th century Engraving
Hans Sebald Beham Simon, 16th century Engraving
Hans Sebald Beham St. Matthew, 1541 Engraving
Hans Sebald Beham St. Mark, 1541 Engraving
Hans Sebald Beham St. Luke, 1541 Engraving
Hans Sebald Beham St. John, 1541 Engraving
Hans Sebald Beham St. Sebald, 1521 Engraving on laid paper
Hans Sebald Beham Hercules and the Trojans, 1545 Engraving
Hans Sebald Beham Death of Hercules, 1548 Engraving
Hans Sebald Beham The Holy Family under the Canopy, 16th century Woodcut
Hans Sebald Beham Madonna and Child, 1521 Woodcut
Hans Sebald Beham Misfortune, 16th century Engraving
Hans Sebald Beham Triumph of Women, or Triumphal Procession of the Noble Glorious Women, 1549 Engraving
Hans Sebald Beham The Women’s Bath, 1543 Woodcut
Hans Sebald Beham The Standard Bearer, 1526 Engraving
Hans Sebald Beham Profile Study of a Man’s Head, 1542 Engraving
Hans Sebald Beham Profile Study of a Woman’s Head, 1542 Engraving
Hans Sebald Beham Two Genii, 1544 Engraving
Hans Sebald Beham The Head of Christ Crowned with Thorns, ca. 1520-1530 Woodcut
Hans Sebald Beham Frieze with Two Tritons, 16th century Woodcut
Johann Theodor de Bry Dancing Peasants, ca. 1580-1623 Engraving
Johann Theodor de Bry Soldiers on the March, ca. 1580-1623 Engraving
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