1542
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Peasant Woman at Market is a 1542 ink by Sebald Beham, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a black-and-white engraving of a woman in heavy, old-fashioned clothes. She’s holding a basket of onions in one hand and a staff with a bundle of sticks in the other. Behind her, a barrel and a jug sit on the ground, and she’s wearing a cloak with a strange, curved banner draped over her shoulder. The banner has words on it, but they’re hard to read—it looks like a mix of letters and symbols. The woman’s face is serious, and her outfit looks practical for hard work. This is an example of engraving, a technique where artists etch lines into metal plates.
Sebald Beham (1500–1550) was a German painter and printmaker, mainly known for his very small engravings.
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