Details
| Artist | Hans Sebald Beham, German, 1500-1550 |
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| Date | 1549 |
| Medium | engraving printed in black ink on laid paper |
| Dimensions | Sheet (trimmed within plate mark): 3 1/4 × 2 inches (8.3 × 5.1 cm) |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. James E. Scripps |
| Accession Number | 09.1S120 |
| Department | Prints, Drawings & Photographs |
| Not On View |
Signed, Marks, Inscriptions
| Signed | Signed and dated, in plate, lower right: 1549 | [artist's monogram] |
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| Marks | Stamp, verso: Scripps 1885 (Lugt Suppl. 2357a) [date added in ink to the stamp] |
| Inscriptions | Inscribed, in plate, center of image: IMPOSSIBILE. Inscribed, vertically, upper right edge: NIMENT VNDER STESICH GROSER DING. | DIE IM ZV THVN VNMVGLICH SINDT. |
Provenance
(H. Wunderlich and Co., New York, New York, USA);
Mrs. James E. Scripps (Detroit, Michigan, USA);
1909-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Mrs. James E. Scripps (Detroit, Michigan, USA);
1909-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Published References
Luttikhuizen, Henry, ed. Stirring the World: Germany Printmaking in the Age of Luther. Exh. cat., Center Art Gallery, Calvin College. Grand Rapids, 2017, pp. 106-107 (pl. 24).
