Death and the Three Nude Women, Sebald Beham; Artist: After Barthel Beham | Mia

three nude women standing close together, with skeleton at back addressing R female figure; one woman stands with her back fully to the viewer with her foot on a death's head and her arm around an older, emaciated woman to her PL — Death and the Three Nude Women, c. 1546-1550
Sebald Beham; Artist: After Barthel Beham
Engraving
Gift of Elizabeth, Julie, and Catherine Andrus in memory of John and Marion Andrus 2015.93.25
Not on View
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Title: Death and the Three Nude Women
Dated: c. 1546-1550
Artist: Sebald Beham; Artist: After Barthel Beham
Nationality: German
Artist Life: 1500–1550
Role: Artist
Gallery: Not on View
Department: European Art
Dimension: 3 1/8 × 2 3/16 in. (7.94 × 5.56 cm) (sheet)
Credit: Gift of Elizabeth, Julie, and Catherine Andrus in memory of John and Marion Andrus
Accession Number: 2015.93.25
Medium: Engraving
Country: Germany
Century: 16th century
Provenance: [Paul Prouté, cf. Lugt 2053c and 2103c, Paris.] [C. & J. Goodfriend, New York; sold November 26, 1985, to Andrus]; John E. Andrus III, Wayzata, Minn.; by descent to his daughters, Elizabeth, Katie, and Julie; gave to MIA, 2015. Earlier provenances have been gathered, but further research will increase our knowledge of their histories.
Rights: Public Domain
Classification: Prints; Works on Paper
Object Name: Print
Catalogue Raisonne: Pauli, Hollstein 152 [ii/iii or iii/iii?] Bartsch 151 (vol. 8, p. 176). As a reworking of Barthel's plate, this is also considered Pauli, Hollstein 40 iii.
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See Also: 1 other artwork
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