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The Penance of St. John Chrysostom

Print
1500-1550 (made)
Artist/Maker
Beham, Sebald (artist)
Place of origin
Germany (made)

Print depicting the penance of St John Chrysostom.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Christianity
Object type
Print
TitleThe Penance of St. John Chrysostom (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
engraving on paper
Paper
Engraving
Brief description
'The Penance of St. John Chrysostom', engraving by Hans Sebald Beham, Germany, 16th century
Physical description
Print depicting the penance of St John Chrysostom.
Dimensions
  • Height: 2.1875in (Note: taken from 1923 accession register)
  • Width: 3.0625in (Note: taken from 1923 accession register)
Marks and inscriptions
  • S. IOHANES. CRISOSOTMVS
  • H.S.B. (monogram) (signed)
Credit line
From the Rosenheim Collection. Purchased under the Bequest of Captain H.B. Murray.
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1923, London: Board of Education, 1925.
Other numbers
  • 70 - Pauli
  • 43 - Le Peintre-Graveur
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1031-1923

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O771292/the-penance-of-st-john-print-beham-sebald/
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