1549
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Virgin with the Parrot is a 1549 by Sebald Beham, a Renaissance work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This painting shows a woman in a long dress, holding a small bird. She's sitting on a bench, with a castle in the background. The woman is wearing a headscarf and has her hair pulled back. She's looking down at the bird, which is perched on her hand. The bird is a parrot, and it's looking up at her. The woman's dress is long and flowing, and it's a light color. The background is darker, with a castle in the distance. The painting is done in a style that's typical of the Renaissance period. The artist, Hans Sebald Beham, was a German painter who lived from 1500 to 1550. If you want to learn more about this style, you could look into the Renaissance movement.
Sebald Beham (1500–1550) was a German painter and printmaker, mainly known for his very small engravings.
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