Barthel Beham
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Barthel Beham #11,853

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Selected Works44

Museum Acquisitions

LACMA
The Holy Family under the Canopy
The Holy Family under the Canopy
Acquired 2016
Woodcut
LACMA
The Peasant Festival or the Twelve Months
The Peasant Festival or the Twelve Months, 1546
Acquired 2016
Engraving
LACMA
Fortune
Fortune, 1541
Acquired 2016
Engraving
LACMA
The Penance of St. John Chrysostom
The Penance of St. John Chrysostom, 1541
Acquired 2016
Engraving
LACMA
The Penance of Saint John Chrysostom
The Penance of Saint John Chrysostom, 1541
Acquired 1967
Engraving
Art Institute of Chicago
Saint Christopher
Saint Christopher, 1520
Acquired 1926
Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago
Naked Child, Seen From Back Seated in Front of a Vessel
Naked Child, Seen From Back Seated in Front of a Vessel
Acquired 1926
Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago
Virgin and Child by the Window
Virgin and Child by the Window
Acquired 1925
Engraving in black on cream laid paper
Cleveland Museum of Art
Ferdinand I
Ferdinand I, 1531
Acquired 1923
engraving
Cleveland Museum of Art
Erasmus Balderman
Erasmus Balderman, 1535
Acquired 1923
engraving
Art Institute of Chicago
Ornament with a Male Half-Length Between Two Genii
Ornament with a Male Half-Length Between Two Genii
Acquired 1922
Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago
Peasant Couple Dancing
Peasant Couple Dancing, 1524
In museum collection
Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago
Battle of Eighteen Nude Men
Battle of Eighteen Nude Men, 1520
In museum collection
Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago
The Abduction of Helen
The Abduction of Helen
In museum collection
Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago
The Miser and the Miscarriage
The Miser and the Miscarriage, 1528
In museum collection
Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago
Judith
Judith, 1525
In museum collection
Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago
The Virgin with Child and Vase
The Virgin with Child and Vase
In museum collection
Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago
Erasmus Balderman
Erasmus Balderman, 1535
In museum collection
Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago
Bookplate of Hieronymous Baumgärtner
Bookplate of Hieronymous Baumgärtner, 1522
In museum collection
Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago
Emperor Charles V
Emperor Charles V, 1531
In museum collection
Engraving in black on ivory laid paper

Previous Sales

Christie's
Battle of eighteen Nude Men
Battle of eighteen Nude Men, 1528
$2,450
Mar 2025
Swann Auction Galleries
Sleeping Child with Three Skulls
Sleeping Child with Three Skulls
$5,250
Apr 2024
Swann Auction Galleries
Madonna and Child with the Skull
Madonna and Child with the Skull
$1,235
Apr 2024
Bonhams
Portrait of Charles V (Hollstein 90 iv/iv; Muller 122 iv/iv)
Portrait of Charles V (Hollstein 90 iv/iv; Muller 122 iv/iv), 1531
$1,280
Sep 2023
Christie's
Emperor Ferdinand I
Emperor Ferdinand I
$2,772
Jan 2023
Swann Auction Galleries
Halberdier on Horseback
Halberdier on Horseback
$715
Apr 2022
Christie's
Emperor Ferdinand I
Emperor Ferdinand I
$3,750
Jan 2019
Christie's
Emperor Charles V
Emperor Charles V
£5,625 ($7k USD)
Dec 2017
Christie's
Saint Christopher
Saint Christopher
$2,750
Jan 2017
Christie's
Battle of Eighteen Nude Men (Bartsch 16; Pauli 25)
Battle of Eighteen Nude Men (Bartsch 16; Pauli 25)
£1,000 ($1k USD)
Dec 2011
Christie's
Emperor Ferdinand I (Pauli 91; B., Holl. 61)
Emperor Ferdinand I (Pauli 91; B., Holl. 61)
£1,625 ($2k USD)
Sep 2007
Christie's
Sleeping Child with Four Skulls (Bartsch 28; Hollstein 36 III)
Sleeping Child with Four Skulls (Bartsch 28; Hollstein 36 III)
£1,320 ($2k USD)
Sep 2006

For Sale

Hill-Stone, Inc. · Artsy
The Emperor Ferdinand I.
The Emperor Ferdinand I., 1531
For sale
Engraving on paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
Judith with the Head of Holofernes
Judith with the Head of Holofernes, 1525
For sale
Engraving
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
Madonna with Skull
Madonna with Skull
For sale
Engraving
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
Child with Three Skulls
Child with Three Skulls, 1529
For sale
Engraving
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
Madonna with Flower Vase
Madonna with Flower Vase
For sale
Engraving
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
Emperor Charles V
Emperor Charles V, 1531
For sale
Engraving
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
Erasmus Balderman
Erasmus Balderman, 1535
For sale
Engraving
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
Saint Christopher
Saint Christopher, 1520
For sale
Engraving
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
Lucretia Standing at a Column
Lucretia Standing at a Column
For sale
Engraving
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
Naked Woman on an Armor (Prudentia?)
Naked Woman on an Armor (Prudentia?)
For sale
Engraving
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
Peasant Woman with Two Jugs
Peasant Woman with Two Jugs, 1524
For sale
Engraving
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
Virgin at the Window
Virgin at the Window
For sale
Engraving
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Other Museum Acquisitions12

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The Holy Family under the Canopy
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2016 · Accession M.2016.215.6 · Woodcut
Gift of Herman and Ruth Engel in honor of the museum's 50th anniversary
The Peasant Festival or the Twelve Months
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2016 · Accession M.2016.215.5.1-.10 · Engraving
Gift of Herman and Ruth Engel in honor of the museum's 50th anniversary
Fortune
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2016 · Accession M.2016.215.4 · Engraving
Gift of Herman and Ruth Engel in honor of the museum's 50th anniversary
The Penance of St. John Chrysostom
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2016 · Accession M.2016.215.3 · Engraving
Gift of Herman and Ruth Engel in honor of the museum's 50th anniversary
Judith, half-length and in profile to the left, a sword in her right hand and the head of Holofernes in her left hand, an open window at top left
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2012 · Accession 2012.136.779 · Engraving
Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Judith, looking towards the right, seated nude atop the dead body of Holofernes, with a sword in her right hand and the head of Holofernes in her left hand
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2012 · Accession 2012.136.778 · Engraving
Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Judith, seated nude with a sword in her right hand, gazing down at the head of Holofernes in her left hand
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2012 · Accession 2012.136.777 · Engraving
Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Emperor Ferdinand I
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2004 · Accession M.2004.315 · Engraving
Gift of Herman and Ruth Engel in honor of the museum's 40th anniversary, the 40th anniversary of the Graphic Arts Council, and Herman Engel's 100th year
Judith
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 1993 · Accession 1993.1002 · Engraving
Mary Martin Fund, 1993
The Virgin at the Window
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 1992 · Accession 1992.1055.3 · Engraving
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1992
Emperor Charles V
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 1984 · Accession 1984.1201.59 · Engraving; Fourth of four states
George Khuner Collection, Bequest of Marianne Khuner, 1984
Bending Soldier Leaning against a Tree
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 1981 · Accession 1981.1146 · Engraving
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1981
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death
Barthel Beham dies
Jan 1, 1540
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birth
Barthel Beham born
Jan 1, 1502