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Saint Jerome and the angel
1521
Medium
engraving
Measurements
11.2 × 7.3 cm (image and sheet, trimmed to platemark)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1923
Gallery location
Not on display
About this work
Often referred to as one of the ‘Little Masters’ due to the small scale of his engravings, Sebald Beham was one of the most prolific printmakers of his generation. Like much of Beham’s early work, this engraving of St Jerome shows the strong influence of fellow Nuremberg artist Albrecht Dürer. This resemblance ultimately led to significant trouble for the artist. In 1528 Beham’s book on the proportions of horses was censored on charges of plagiarising Dürer, and he was forced out of Nuremberg.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Nuremberg, Germany
Catalogue/s Raisonné
Bartsch 63
Edition
ed. 2/2
Inscription
printed in ink (in image) u.c.: 1521 / HsP (monogram)
Accession Number
1278.1110-3
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
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Subjects (general)
Human Figures Religion and Mythology
Subjects (specific)
angels (spirits) halos (glories) hermits Jerome, Saint Saint Jerome in the Wilderness (Christian iconography) saints
Movements
Renaissance