Misfortune, Beham, Sebald 1500–1550 author, German culture, Renaissance style, personifications iconography, crayfish, allegories, German graphic art, Satan iconography, rocks, 16th century, graphic art, graphic print, height 7.9 cm, width 5.1 cm, A grayscale engraving shows a winged, robed figure standing in the center with a downward gaze, curly hair, detailed feathered wings, and flowing garments with tied sash and layered folds; the figure’s arms extend outward and draped fabric hangs from one hand. At the figure’s feet are a few broken armor pieces and a large crustacean-like shell, and a small winged creature with spiky hair clings to the robe while crouching to the side. The ground is textured with rocks and pebbles, and a rocky outcrop rises behind the figure. Radiating lines from the upper corner suggest streaks of light. The visible colors are shades of black, white, and gray.
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Misfortune, Beham, Sebald 1500–1550 author, German culture, Renaissance style, personifications iconography, crayfish, allegories, German graphic art, Satan iconography, rocks, 16th century, graphic art, graphic print, height 7.9 cm, width 5.1 cm, A grayscale engraving shows a winged, robed figure standing in the center with a downward gaze, curly hair, detailed feathered wings, and flowing garments with tied sash and layered folds; the figure’s arms extend outward and draped fabric hangs from one hand. At the figure’s feet are a few broken armor pieces and a large crustacean-like shell, and a small winged creature with spiky hair clings to the robe while crouching to the side. The ground is textured with rocks and pebbles, and a rocky outcrop rises behind the figure. Radiating lines from the upper corner suggest streaks of light. The visible colors are shades of black, white, and gray.

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Misfortune Beham Sebald 1500–1550 author German culture Renaissance style personifications iconography crayfish allegories German graphic art Satan iconography rocks 16th century graphic art graphic print height 7.9 cm width 5.1 cm grayscale engraving winged robed figure standing center downward gaze curly hair detailed feathered wings flowing garments tied sash layered folds figure’s arms extend outward draped fabric hangs hand figure’s feet broken armor pieces large crustacean- shell small creature spiky hair clings robe crouching side ground textured pebbles rocky outcrop rises Radiating lines upper corner suggest streaks light visible colors shades black white gray.

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