Sebald Beham
German painter and printmaker, especially noted for his engravings
Years: 1500 - 1550
Sebald Beham (1500–1550) was a German painter and printmaker, especially noted for his engravings.
Born in Nuremberg, he spends the later part of his career in Frankfurt.
He is one of the most important of the "Little Masters", the group of German artists making prints in the generation after Dürer.
His name is often given as Hans Sebald Beham, although there is no documentary evidence that he ever used this additional forename.
