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Panel with Vines, Nymphs, and Satyrs (Design for a tapestry or wall-paper)
Hans Sebald Beham (German, 1500–1550)
about 1520–25
Medium/Technique
Woodcut printed from two blocks
Dimensions
Sheet: 54 x 64.6 cm (21 1/4 x 25 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of W. G. Russell Allen
Accession Number41.125
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Pauli 1342a
DescriptionLarge-scale woodcuts for application directly to the wall were developed in the second quarter of the sixteenth century. Some depict processions or religious and moral allegories, while others are purely decorative, such as this panel with its lively classical motifs. These mural or wallpaper woodcuts were often handcolored.
Marks
Verso, lower center, stamped in brown ink -- duplicate stamp of the Albertina
ProvenanceThe Albertina (Vienna); W. G. Russell Allen (1882-1955), Boston, MA; by whom given to MFA, March 13, 1941.