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Sebald Beham

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Black and white print of a crowded village fair with church, castle, feasting, dancing, jousting horsemen and a maypole.

The Large Village Fair

1535

Engraving of a fool in a bell cap and a foolish woman with ear-like hood talking on a bench by a fence.

The Fool and the Foolish Woman

n.d.

Engraving of Hercules on a rearing horse with a warrior, horses, and fallen nude figures in a battle scene.

Hercules and Iole, from The Labors of Hercules

1544

Engraving of two seated couples under a tree with a jester in a feathered cap leaning between them.

Two Couples and the Buffoon

1535

Engraving of a grotesque mask in a cartouche flanked by two winged putti holding foliage and ribbons, dated 1544.

Ornament with a Mask Held by Two Genii

1544

Engraving of peasants brawling with swords and sticks beside a fence and vine trellis, with a banner inscription above.

Peasants' Brawl, plate 9 from The Peasants' Feast or the Twelve Months

1547

Engraving of a garden banquet with a couple embracing, a round table of food and drink, and a fence and tree behind.

The Prodigal Son Wasting his Fortune, plate two from The History of the Prodigal Son

1540

Engraved ornamental panel with a bearded grotesque mask framed by a laurel wreath and acanthus scrolls.

Panel with a Mascaron (ornament with a mask)

1543

Engraving of a man dancing with a woman while two musicians play bagpipes and flute beside a tree.

The Year's End

1540

Engraving of peasants feasting at a table under a grapevine trellis, with a man drinking from a tankard.

The Peasant's Feast, or, The Twelve Months

1540

Engraving of nude Hercules raising a club over the fallen fire-breathing Cacus beside rocks, with a cow head peeking out.

Hercules and Cacus

1540

Engraving of peasants behind a woven hedge with a pig, a tree, and two German inscription banners above.

Peasants Behind the Hedge

1540

Engraving of Hercules strangling the giant Antaeus in a rocky landscape beside a tree, both figures nude.

Hercules and Antaeus

1540

Panoramic print of a city skyline with a military procession, cannons firing, tents, and soldiers across open fields.

Entry of Charles V into Munich, June 10, 1530

16th century

Engraving of two walking couples on grass, one man carrying a sword, with German month inscriptions above.

January and February

1540

Engraving of two couples in 16th-century dress walking on grass, one man raising his hand, with inscribed names above.

March and April

1540

Engraving of Hercules carrying two classical columns through a courtyard with arcades and a rotunda, a city behind.

Hercules with the Pillars of Hercules

1540

Engraving of two couples in 16th-century dress on grass, one man holding a sword beside a woman, with labels above.

May and June

1540

Engraving of Hercules on a fiery pyre with a nude figure beside him, a distant walled town and a river on the right.

The Death of Hercules

1540

Engraving of two peasant couples: dancing figures on the left and a drunken man being supported on the right, labeled Novembe

November and December

1540

Engraving of Hercules strangling a lion beside a column, with a castle, tree, shield and bow in the background.

Hercules and the Nemean Lion

1540

Engraving of a dancing couple on the left and a walking couple with a sword on the right, dated 1546.

July and August

1540

Engraving of Hercules and Iolaus clubbing a many-headed hydra beneath trees, with an inscription above.

Hercules Slaying the Hydra

1540

Engraving of two peasant couples: dancing pair on left, woman with wreath and man with staff on right, labeled September and

September and October

1540

Engraving of peasants brawling with swords beside a fence and vine, with a German inscription banner across the top.

Peasant's Brawl

1540

Engraving of two walking couples in 16th-century dress, one man with a sword and feathered hat, dated 1546.

January and February

1546

Engraving of two walking couples in 16th-century German dress, labeled Gregorius Mercz and Marcus April, by Sebald Beham.

March and April

1546/1547

Engraving of peasant figures dancing and moving across grass, a man with a sword at left and a dancing couple at right.

May and June

1546/1547

Engraving of a dancing couple on the left and a walking couple with a sword on the right, dated 1546.

July and August

1546

Engraving of two peasant couples in a rural scene, one wrestling and one walking with a pitchfork, labeled with autumn month

September and October

1546/1547

Engraving of two peasant couples: a dancing pair on the left and a drunk man beside a basket-carrying woman on the right.

November and December

1546/1547

Engraving of a man dancing with a woman as two bagpipers play beside a table with a tankard under a tree, dated 1546.

The Year's End

1546

Engraving of peasants brawling with swords and sticks beside a vineyard fence, with a scroll inscription above.

Peasants' Brawl

1547

Engraving of peasants by a wattle fence: a couple embracing, a woman weaving, and a man with an axe beside a pig.

Peasants Behind the Fence

1546/1547

Engraving of nude men wielding clubs fighting centaurs, with a rearing horse at left, under a banner reading Aerumnae Herculi

Hercules and the Centaurs, from Labors of Hercules

1542

Engraving of Hercules with a bow facing a wounded centaur, Nessus, beside trees and rocks, with a city in the distance.

Hercules and Nessus, from The Labors of Hercules

1542

Engraving of Hercules carrying two columns on his shoulders through a classical courtyard with arches and a domed building.

Hercules Carrying the Columns of Gades, from The Labors of Hercules

1545

Engraving of Hercules fighting armored warriors and horses, with a fallen horse in the foreground and a Latin inscription abo

Hercules in gevecht met de Trojanen

1545

Engraving of Hercules with a bow facing a wounded centaur fleeing past trees and rocks, with a town in the distance.

Hercules doodt Nessus

1542

Engraving of Hercules on a rearing horse abducting Iole while nude figures struggle and fall around them.

Hercules ontvoert Jole

1544

Engraving of Hercules with lion skin receiving a garment from a youth in a colonnaded courtyard, with Latin inscription.

Lichas brengt Hercules het gewaad van Nessus

1542

Engraving of Hercules on a pyre in smoke and flames, a nude man with a bow beside him, and a distant walled city.

Dood van Hercules op brandstapel en Philoctetes

1548

Engraving of a bearded man leaning on a staff among pigs beside a tree, with rocks and a castle in the distance.

The Prodigal Son with the Swine, plate three from The History of the Prodigal Son

n.d.

Engraving of a dinner scene with seated men at a round table and a kneeling woman washing a man's feet.

Christus in het huis van Simon de Farizeeër

1510

Engraving of a woman at a stone well with a water jar, speaking to a seated man with a staff while figures gather under a tre

Christus en de Samaritaanse vrouw

1510

Engraving of a father handing over money to a departing young man beside a castle, with a figure in an archway and a distant

Vertrek van de verloren zoon

1540

Engraving of a prodigal son scene: a standing embracing couple at left, and a feasting group around a round table under a tre

Verloren zoon verkwist zijn erfenis

1540

Engraving of a bearded herdsman leaning on a staff among pigs and piglets beside a tree, with rocky cliffs behind.

Verloren zoon als varkenshoeder

1540

Engraving of two jesters seated on a ledge before a fence, one holding a bladder and a jug beside the other.

Nar met fallus en vrouwelijke nar

1510

Engraving of a shepherd seated with a lamb, with a castle and village town in the background, dated 1525.

Herder en een schaap

1525

Engraving of nude warriors fighting with bows, spears and shields while women are carried away toward a ship.

The Abduction of Helen

n.d.

Engraving of Hercules strangling a lion beside a tree and a distant walled city, dated 1548.

Hercules and the Nemean Lion, from The Labors of Hercules

1548

Engraving of a fierce eagle between two winged putti among scrolling foliage, on a dark hatched background.

Ornament with an Eagle and Two Genii, from Four Vignettes

c. 1544

Engraved ornament of a suit of armor flanked by two winged putti among scrolling foliage, dated 1544.

Ornament with Armor and Two Genii, from Four Vignettes

1544

Engraving of a bearded father clasping hands with his departing son beside castle walls, with a servant in a doorway and tree

The Departure of the Prodigal Son, plate one from The History of the Prodigal Son

n.d.

Engraving of peasants feasting at a table under a grapevine trellis, with a scroll inscription in the upper left.

Peasants' Feast, plate 8 from the Peasants' Feast or the Twelve Months

1546

Engraving of a buffoon with two nude bathing women beside a wooden tub, a pitcher and a flowering plant, dated 1541.

Buffoon and Two Bathing Women

1541

Engraving of two peasant couples: one dancing, the other with a drunk man vomiting while a woman supports him.

November and December, plate 6 from The Peasants' Feast, or The Twelve Months

1546

Engraved ornament with a fierce bearded grotesque mask under a laurel wreath, flanked by acanthus scrollwork.

Ornament with a Mask

1543

Engraved horizontal ornament with two winged putti riding horned chimerical beasts beside a central oval cartouche, 1544.

Ornament with Two Genii Riding Chimerical Beasts

1544

Engraved ornamental panel with central palmette, scrolling acanthus leaves, dragon heads and horns of plenty.

Ornament with a Palmette

n.d.

Engraved frieze of putti pulling a chariot with a wreathed young Bacchus, with trumpeting putti marching alongside.

Fries met een triomfwagen waarin de jonge Bacchus zit

1510

Print of a frieze with centaurs carrying nude women, satyrs, a child with a garland, and acanthus scrolls below.

Fries met vier door vrouwen bereden centauren

1510

Narrow engraved frieze of a triumphal procession with a horse-drawn chariot, cherubs, vases and spearmen.

Fries met een man en een vrouw in een triomfwagen

1510