Hans’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Eight Boys
Sebald Beham German, 1500-1550

The Women's Bath
Hans Sebald Beham German, 1500-1550

Hercules and the Nemean Lion, from The Labors of Hercules
Sebald Beham German, 1500-1550

Death and the Maiden
Sebald Beham German, 1500-1550

Adam and Eve
Sebald Beham (German, 1500-1550) after Barthel Beham (German, 1502-1540)

Hercules and Iole, from The Labors of Hercules
Sebald Beham German, 1500-1550

Hercules and the Hydra, from The Labors of Hercules
Sebald Beham German, 1500-1550

Hercules and Nessus, from The Labors of Hercules
Sebald Beham German, 1500-1550

The Lady and Death
Sebald Beham German, 1500-1550

The Large Village Fair
Sebald Beham German, 1500-1550

Buffoon and Two Bathing Women
Sebald Beham German, 1500-1550

The Wedding at Cana
Sebald Beham German, 1500-1550

The Virgin and Child with the Parrot
Sebald Beham (German, 1500-1550) after Barthel Beham (German, 1502-1540)

The Death of Hercules, from The Labors of Hercules
Sebald Beham German, 1500-1550

Head of Christ Crowned with Thorns
Sebald Beham German, 1500-1550

The Abduction of Helen
Sebald Beham (German, 1500-1550) after Barthel Beham (German, 1502-1540)

Three Soldiers and a Dog
Sebald Beham German, 1500-1550

The Virgin with the Pear
Sebald Beham German, 1500-1550

Hercules Carrying the Columns of Gades, from The Labors of Hercules
Sebald Beham German, 1500-1550

Coat of Arms of Sebald Beham
Sebald Beham German, 1500-1550