Hans Sebald Beham (1500-1550); The Head of Christ Crowned with Thorns;
Hans Sebald Beham (1500-1550)
The Head of Christ Crowned with Thorns (Bartsch App. 26-7 (Dürer), Pauli 829), c. 1520
Woodcut on laid paper with unidentified watermark, Pauli's second (final) state, with the addition of Dürer's monogram, with margins.
19 1/2 x 12 7/16in (49.5 x 31.6cm)
sheet 19 7/8 x 13 1/8in (50.5 x 33.3cm)
Condition Report: with spots that are touched-in and backed, with a 3/4in tear in the extreme left edge and two in the upper sheet edge (one backed), a few other shorter tears along the sheet edges, a backed tear in the right sheet edge extending into Christ's hair, traces of surface soiling, sheet toned, with foxing, with a central vertical and horizontal crease, with old hinge remains verso, with stray pencil and ink notation verso (not showing through to recto), a few stains verso (not showing through to recto).
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Hans Sebald Beham (1500-1550)
The Head of Christ Crowned with Thorns (Bartsch App. 26-7 (Dürer), Pauli 829), c. 1520
Woodcut on laid paper with unidentified watermark, Pauli's second (final) state, with the addition of Dürer's monogram, with margins.
19 1/2 x 12 7/16in (49.5 x 31.6cm)
sheet 19 7/8 x 13 1/8in (50.5 x 33.3cm)
Condition Report: with spots that are touched-in and backed, with a 3/4in tear in the extreme left edge and two in the upper sheet edge (one backed), a few other shorter tears along the sheet edges, a backed tear in the right sheet edge extending into Christ's hair, traces of surface soiling, sheet toned, with foxing, with a central vertical and horizontal crease, with old hinge remains verso, with stray pencil and ink notation verso (not showing through to recto), a few stains verso (not showing through to recto).
