Caption

Misfortune; Sebald Beham 1500–1550, German Renaissance graphic artist; 16th century graphic print; personifications, allegories, Satan, crayfish, rocks; height 7.8 cm, width 5.1 cm., A grayscale engraving depicting a winged female figure standing with draped clothing and tied waist cords, her head turned slightly and hair styled in curls; a small winged putto-like child stands behind her, holding the edge of her garment and looking toward the viewer; the scene includes rocky ground with scattered shells and debris, a large crab near the woman's feet, and a distant rocky outcrop; rays or lines emanate from the upper right background; overall tones are gray, black, and off-white.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A33_050

License type

Rights managed

Available size

67.4Mb (5.4Mb) / 13.1in x 20.0in / 3928 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Misfortune Sebald Beham 1500–1550 German Renaissance graphic artist 16th century graphic print personifications allegories Satan crayfish rocks height 7.8 cm width 5.1 cm grayscale engraving depicting winged female figure standing draped clothing tied waist cords head turned slightly hair styled curls small winged putto- child stands holding edge garment looking viewer scene includes rocky ground scattered shells debris large crab near woman's feet distant rocky outcrop rays lines emanate upper right background tones gray black off-white.