Sebald Beham
German, 1500–1550
Sebald Beham trained in Nuremberg in the orbit of Dürer and was one of the “Little Masters”, engravers known for tiny, finely worked plates of biblical, mythological and peasant subjects. In 1525 he, his brother Barthel and Georg Pencz were tried and banished from the city as the “godless painters” for their radical religious views. He later settled in Frankfurt, where he worked prolifically on engravings, woodcuts and book illustrations.
Written by Ochre Editions.
- In the collection
- 3 worksDated 1522–1546
- Mostly
- Courtesy of
- The National Gallery of Art
