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Barthel Beham

100 works

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Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat and fur-trimmed cloak, with a Latin inscription above.

Erasmus Balderman

1535

King Ferdinand I

1531

Engraving of a halberdier in a feathered turban riding a horse past shrubs and a wooden fence.

Halberdier on Horseback

c. 1525/1527

Long horizontal engraving of a dense battle with nude warriors, rearing horses, and fallen bodies beneath an inscription.

Titus Gracchus

1528

Engraving of a sleeping nude woman in chains beside a child, with a fox, sheep and bird, and a walled town behind.

Der Welt Lauf (Sleeping Justice)

1525

Engraving of Saint Christopher bearing the Christ Child on his shoulders, with a staff, castle and trees behind him.

Saint Christopher

1520

Engraving of a seated woman with a nude infant, a skull and hourglass beside them, and a domed building in a framed view.

Madonna with Skull

c. 1528/1530

Engraving of a seated Madonna in a jeweled headdress embracing a nude infant before a draped curtain.

Madonna with Flower Vase

c. 1528/1530

Engraving of a nude woman with long curly hair holding a dagger beside a classical column and pedestal.

Lucretia Standing at a Column

c. 1524

Judith with the Head of Holofernes

c. 1525/1527

Engraving of a nude woman seated beside a severed head, holding a sword, with the date 1525 in the upper left.

Judith Seated on the Body of Holofernes

1525

Engraving of a winged putto riding a globe above clouds, with a village of half-timbered houses below.

Genius on a Globe Floating in the Air

1520

Engraving of a nude woman labeled Cleopatra, holding a snake beside a tree, with a rabbit and plants in the foreground.

Cleopatra

1524

Engraved portrait of a man in a wide brimmed hat and ruff collar, with a Latin inscription panel below.

Emperor Ferdinand I

1531

Leonhard von Eck

1527

Engraving of a halberdier in a feathered cap riding a horse past shrubs and a fence, with a long halberd held across his body

Halberdier on Horseback

1520

Engraving of a mounted standard bearer with a banner and a foot soldier beside a horse, with a landscape behind.

Riding Standard Bearer and Foot-Soldier

1521

Engraving of a sleeping bound nude woman with a child, a sheep, a boar and a sword, with a castle town behind.

The Course of the World

1525

Engraved circular portrait of an older bearded man with curly hair and a ruff collar, with handwritten inscription below.

Michael Roting

Engraving of a mother gazing at a sleeping infant beside a skull, with an hourglass and domed building in the background.

Madonna with Skull

1520

Engraving of a seated Madonna in an ornate headdress embracing an infant beside a draped curtain.

Madonna with Flower Vase

1520

Engraved bust portrait of Emperor Charles V in a cap and embroidered cloak, with a Latin inscription below.

Emperor Charles V

1531

Engraved bust portrait of a man in a cap and pleated collar, turned left, with horizontal hatched background.

Leonhart von Eck

1527

Engraved bust portrait of a man in a wide-brimmed hat and fur-trimmed garment, with a chain and pleated collar.

Leonard von Eckh

1527

Engraving of a soldier in puffed dress leaning against a tree with a sword and staff, grass at lower left, dated 1520.

Bending Soldier Leaning against a Tree

1520

Engraving of a reclining infant beside an hourglass, with four skulls below on a stone ledge.

Dead Child with Four Skulls

mid-16th century

Engraving of a foot-soldier seen from behind in plumed hat and ruffled breeches, standing before a tree trunk, dated 1520.

Foot-Soldier in Front of a Tree

1520

Engraving of a peasant woman in a headscarf standing beside two jugs and a basket, dated 1524.

Peasant Woman with Two Jugs

1524

Engraving of a seated nude woman on armor, holding a round mirror, with a helmet and greaves at the base.

Naked Woman on an Armor (Prudentia?)

1520

Engraving of a seated woman nursing an infant in a room with a window view of a walled town and a checkered floor.

The Virgin at the Window

1502-40

Engraving of a naked child seen from behind, seated before a vessel, with scrolling acanthus leaves in the background.

Naked Child, Seen From Back Seated in Front of a Vessel

n.d.

Pen drawing of a siege camp with tents, cannons and soldiers before a walled city with a church spire, by Barthel Beham.

Vienna obsessa a Solimanno anno 1529

1880