. The style HANS SEBALD BEHAM 117 now developed by Beham may be described as thetechnique of Marc-Antonio transferred to a considerablyreduced scale. The lines are peculiarly fine and close, atthe same time very regularly laid, and firmly and clearlydrawn. The gradations from dark to light are… … Fig. 52. Hans Sebald Beham : The departure of the Prodigal Son. excellence that lasted till the close of the artists life.His monogram, which up till about 1531 was composedof the initials H S P, now becomes H S B. Ninety-twoprints have the first, about two hundred the second signa-ture. The quick…
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