Judith Walking to the Left, and Her Servant
Medium
Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Image/plate: 11.4 × 7.1 cm (4 1/2 × 2 13/16 in.); Sheet: 11.5 × 7.2 cm (4 9/16 × 2 7/8 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
93618
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...