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Sebald Beham

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Engraving of Hercules with a lion skin and club as a man hands him a torn garment before classical architecture.

Lichas Bringing the Garment of Nessus to Hercules, from The Labors of Hercules

1542

Engraving of nude Hercules and Iolaus clubbing a many-headed hydra beside a forest, with a Latin inscription above.

Hercules and the Hydra, from The Labors of Hercules

1545

Engraving of Hercules burning on a pyre while a nude companion with a club looks on, with a castle in the distance.

The Death of Hercules, from The Labors of Hercules

1548

Profile Study of Man's Head

1542

Busts of Emperor Trajan and Domitia Calvilla

1546

Engraving of Hercules on horseback abducting Iole as a fallen king lies below, with armored riders and a nude woman nearby.

Hercules Abducting Iole

1544

Engraved ornament panel with a grotesque bearded mask under a laurel wreath, flanked by symmetrical acanthus scrolls.

Ornament Panel with a Large Bearded Mask

1543

Engraved horizontal ornament with a central palmette, two dolphin heads, scrolling acanthus leaves and small birds.

Ornament with Palmette and Two Dophin Heads

c. 1540/1545

Engraving of Hercules strangling the Nemean lion beside a tree, with a city and tower in the background.

The Labors of Hercules: Hercules Strangling the Nemean Lion

1548

Engraving of nude Leda embraced by a swan, with a castle and trees in the background.

Leda and the Swan

1548

Engraved frieze of centaurs and satyrs embracing around scrolling foliage, with a monogram tablet at top center.

Frieze with Centaurs

1521

Engraving of nude centaurs fighting, one brandishing a club and a horse skull, another drawing a bow while carrying a woman.

Battle Scene, with Castor and Pollux Abducting the Daughters of Leukippos

c. 1528/1529

Engraving of Hercules holding a club in a lion skin as a servant offers him a torn cloth, set in a classical courtyard.

Lichas Presenting Nessus' Tunic to Hercules

1542/1548

Engraving of Hercules carrying a huge column through an architectural courtyard with arcades and a domed building.

Hercules Carrying the Columns of Gades

1545

Engraving of Hercules lifting and choking the giant Antaeus among rocks, with a tree and a club nearby.

Hercules Killing Antaeus

1545

Engraving of nude Leda seated with a swan, its neck curving toward her, with a castle and trees behind.

Leda and the Swan

1548

Engraved frieze of a triumphal procession with a chariot, horses, torch bearers and trumpeters, titled Triumph of the Noble W

Triumphal Procession of the Noble Glorious Women

1549

Engraving of peasants feasting at a wooden table under grapevines, with standing onlookers and a scroll inscription at upper

Peasants' Feast

Engraving of two couples on a bench under a tree, with a fool peering in from behind, by Sebald Beham, 1535.

Two Couples and a Fool

1535

Engraving of a fool in a bell cap embraced by two women in a wooden tub, with a pitcher and window beside them.

Fool and Two Bathing Women

1541

Engraving of a bearded shepherd holding a lamb, with a fur cloak behind him and a walled town with towers in the background.

The Shepherd

1525

Profile Study of Two Horse Heads

c. 1528/1529

Two Profile Studies of a Man's Head

1542

Two Profile Studies of a Woman's Head

1542

Three Medals with Portraits

Print of three circular medallions with heraldic coats of arms, crests and helmets, showing lions, a horse and a hunting horn

Three Medals with Coats of Arms

Engraving of a grotesque mask held by two winged putti within a decorative cartouche, dated 1544.

Mask Held by Two Genii

1544

Engraving of a winged putto pulling curling ribbons inscribed with alphabet letters against a crosshatched background.

Genius with Alphabet

1542

Engraved ornamental border with two satyrs playing pipes flanking a nude female figure among acanthus and vine scrolls.

Ornament with Three Satyrs

c. 1540/1545

Engraved ornamental strip with a central urn flanked by two winged putti, acanthus scrolls and foliage.

Ornament with a Vase Between Two Genii

c. 1525/1530

Engraved ornament panel with two winged putti riding horned chimeras, framed by scrolling foliage and volutes.

Ornament with Two Genii Riding on Two Chimeras

1544

Engraved frieze of nude putti in a triumphal procession with a chariot, trumpeters and torch bearers.

Triumphal Procession of Putti