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The Twelve Apostles
Printing plate for Saint James Major
The Twelve Apostles
Hans Sebald Beham (German, 1500–1550)
1545–46
Medium/Technique
Copper engraving plate
Dimensions
Plate: 4.5 x 3 cm (1 3/4 x 1 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of John P. Woodbury
Accession Number14.1799.9
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Printmaking
Catalogue Raisonné
Bartsch 051 (plate)
DescriptionAn edition was pulled, Grolier Club owns set 3/10.
ProvenanceBy 1914, John P. Woodbury, Boston; 1914, gift of Woodbury to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 29, 2023)