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Saint Anthony the Hermit

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Figure of Saint Anthony is represented seated, at right, writing in a book. His head is slightly upturned toward the left, regarding a crucifix which is set in a tree stump at left. At lower left, in a tablet, the artist's monogram and the date 1521.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Designer
Hans Sebald Beham, German, 1500–1550
Date
1521
Credit Line
Gift of Leo Wallerstein
Medium
Engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
9.5 × 6.6 cm (3 3/4 × 2 5/8 in.)
Type
figures
Object Name
Print
Type
Print
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