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| Artiste: | Beham, Hans Sebald (1500 - 1550) |
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| Titre: | Dialectic from The Liberal Arts |
| Moyen: | Gravure |
| Taille d'image: | 3 1/2 in x 2 1/16 in (8.9 cm x 5.2 cm) |
| Taille de feuille: | 3 1/2 in x 2 1/16 in (8.9 cm x 5.2 cm) |
| Taille encadrée: | 16 in x 14 1/2 in (40.6 cm x 36.8 cm) |
| Signé: | Monogrammed 'HSP' in the lower right. |
| Condition: | This work is in very good condition; trimmed along the plate mark. |
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Article# 3779
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As one of seven works from the Liberal Arts series, this work conveys Dialectic as a beautiful winged nude, a scale of reason in one hand and a roll of parchment in the other, representing a just and fair discourse. |
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| Description historique: | |
One of seven works from The Liberal Arts series, this work addresses the topic of Dialectic. Appearing as a partially nude, winged woman standing nobly with scales in one hand and a rolled parchment in the other, Dialectic refers to discussion and reasoning by dialogue as a method of intellectual investigation. As one of the most logical and systematic forms of problem resolution, Beham perhaps saw it fit to include balanced scales within the imagery for Dialectic. A larger engraving than he is typically recognized for, this piece is nonetheless instilled with incredible detail as we witness Beham's intricate line work that conveys a sense of tonal contrast as well as depth and perspective. Dialectic stands in a contrapposto pose with her weight shifted to one side, her face turned in profile. Other works in this series address Grammar, Rhetoric, Arithmetic, Music, Geometry, and Astrology. This original engraving is monogrammed in the lower right 'HSB.' Catalogue Raisonné & COA: 1. Bartsch, The Illustrated Bartsch Vol. 15. Edited by Robert A. Koch. New York: Abaris Books, 1981. Documented and illustrated as catalogue no. 122 on pg. 81. 2. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany his work. About the Framing: | |
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La biographie de Hans Sebald Beham
Barthel Beham was the older brother of painter, Hans Sebald Beham, a prolific printmaker who produced over 2,000 prints during his career. He focused on tiny engravings, placing him in the German printmaking school called the Little Masters. Hans Sebald Beham also worked with larger woodcuts and designed playing cards, wallpaper, coats of arms, and patterns for other artists. He illuminated a prayer book and created a painting for Cardinal Albrecht of Brandenburg. Along with his brother and Georg Pencz, Hans Sebald Beham was banished from Nuremberg in 1525 due to his beliefs that opposed Lutheranism, the dominant religion of the city. After returning to the city, Beham was exiled again for publishing a book that was believed to be plagiarized from one of Albrecht Durer's writings.
