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Hans Sebald Beham
The Peasant's Feast or the Twelve Months1546-1547

Not on view
Set of ten small engravings on cream paper arranged in three rows, each depicting groups of figures in 16th-century dress dancing or processing, with inscribed text across the top of each print
Engraving dated 1546 with German text, depicting two pairs of figures in peasant dress. At left, a man and woman walk in profile; at right, two figures gesticulate with outstretched arms. Fine crosshatched linework throughout.
Engraving with fine crosshatching depicting two pairs of figures in 16th-century peasant dress. At left, labeled "Gregorius Mercz" and numbered 3, a stout man gestures with raised hand beside a woman holding a small branch. At right, labeled "Marcus April" and numbered 4, a couple walks in stride, the man in a brimmed hat with a sword at his hip. Monogram "HB" at lower right.
Engraving of two pairs of peasant figures in 16th-century dress dancing or fighting; left pair stride together, right pair grapple with raised arms, both men wearing swords; Latin text labels above each pair, monogram 'HB' at upper left.
Engraving dated 1546 with two paired scenes: at left, a man and woman in peasant dress dance energetically with raised arms; at right, a man with a sword at his hip and a woman in a hood walk together. Fine crosshatched linework throughout. Latin script labels name the figures above each group.
Engraving with fine crosshatched lines depicting two pairs of figures in 16th-century peasant dress. Left pair dance energetically, one figure leaning back with raised arm. Right pair stand close together, one holding a long staff or pike. Latin text labels and monogram "HsB" above the figures.
Engraving with fine hatching showing two pairs of peasant figures dancing outdoors. Left pair labeled 'Martinus Wintermon' includes a man and woman in rustic dress; right pair labeled 'Nicolaus Cristmon' shows a man with a walking stick and leafy crown dancing with a woman carrying a bucket. Monogram 'HSB' at center.
Engraving dated 1546, three peasant figures in 16th-century dress: a man at left strides forward with one arm raised, a woman in apron follows pulling at him, and two musicians at right play wind instruments beneath a tree. German text in Gothic script appears at top. Fine crosshatched linework throughout.
Engraving of a outdoor tavern scene with figures in 16th-century dress; two standing figures approach a table where seated figures eat and drink beneath a grapevine trellis; a scroll banner with German text reads 'ALDER DV MVST DANCZEN' at upper left; fine hatched linework throughout.
Engraving depicting four men in 16th-century dress engaged in a brawl with swords and daggers; one figure lies on the ground amid scattered weapons and a fallen hat. A scroll banner with German text arches across the top, dated 154[?], with a monogram "IsB" at upper right. Fine cross-hatched linework throughout.
Engraving depicting a group of peasant figures in rustic clothing; two seated figures on the left interact with a standing woman at center, while a cloaked man and crouching figure occupy the right; two scrolling banners with German text in Gothic script curve above; fine crosshatched linework throughout; monogram 'HB' at upper right.
Artist or Maker
Hans Sebald Beham
Title
The Peasant's Feast or the Twelve Months
Place Made
Germany
Date Made
1546-1547
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet (each): 2 1/8 × 3 in. (5.4 × 7.62 cm) Image (each): 2 × 3 in. (5.08 × 7.62 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Charles B. Kingsley in memory of Charles B. Kingsley
Accession Number
61.41.3-.12
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Bartsch, Adam von. The Illustrated Bartsch. New York: Abaris Books, 1978.
  • Hollstein, F. W. H. Dutch and Flemish Etchings, Engravings, and Woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Amsterdam: M. Hertzberger, 1949.