Frieze with a Horned Male Figure at Center with Two Tendrils Held at Either End by Winged Female Figures

1500–1550
Not on view
Ornament panel with horned male figure at center flanked by scrolling tendrils and two female figures at the far left and far right.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title:
    Frieze with a Horned Male Figure at Center with Two Tendrils Held at Either End by Winged Female Figures
  • Artist:
    Sebald Beham (German, Nuremberg 1500–1550 Frankfurt)
  • Date:
    1500–1550
  • Medium:
    Engraving
  • Dimensions:
    Sheet: 5/8 x 5 1/4 in. (1.6 x 13.3 cm)
  • Classification:
    Prints
  • Credit Line:
    The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1956
  • Object Number:
    56.500.78
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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