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Hans Sebald Beham

Departure of the Prodigal Son

Description

Maker

Hans Sebald Beham (German, 1500-1550)

Title

Departure of the Prodigal Son
The Prodigal Son

Year

1540

Medium

  • engraving

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • engraving

Materials

engraving

Supports

  • Light weight laid paper

Dimensions

Plate: 5.9 x 9.8 cm (2 5/16 x 3 7/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Lettered within image: 'Pater da mihi porcionem substanciae, quae ad me redit'; UR: '1'; and LL: 'HSB'.

Identification

Standard Reference Number

Hollstein 33.V

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of the Fazzano Brothers

Object Number

84.198.624A

Type

  • Prints

Projects & Publications

Publications

Pub_ID 178 The Brilliant Line v_01.jpg
  • Books

The Brilliant Line: Following the Early Modern Engraver, 1480-1650

Renaissance engravings are objects of exquisite beauty and incomparable intricacy that are composed entirely of lines. Artists began using this intaglio process in Europe as early as 1430. This captivating catalogue focuses on the height of the medium, from 1480 to 1650, when engravers made dramatic and rapid visual changes to engraving technique as they responded to the demands of reproducing artworks in other media. The Brilliant Line follows these visual transformations and offers new insight into the special inventiveness and technical virtuosity of Renaissance and Baroque (Early Modern) engravers. The three essays discuss how engraving’s restrictive materials and the physical process of engraving informed its visual language; the context for the spread of particular engraving styles throughout Europe; and the interests, knowledge, and skills that Renaissance viewers applied when viewing and comparing engravings by style or school.

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Exhibition History

Exhibition History

The Brilliant Line
Following the Early Modern Engraver, 1480-1650
Sep 18, 2009 – Jan 03, 2010

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Hans Sebald Beham (German, 1500-1550)
Departure of the Prodigal Son; The Prodigal Son, 1540
Engraving
Plate: 5.9 x 9.8 cm (2 5/16 x 3 7/8 inches)
Gift of the Fazzano Brothers 84.198.624A

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