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Sebald Beham

Male Genius Holding a Coat of Arms

1515–50

Dating
Date range
Held at
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 3 3/8 x 2 3/16 in. (8.5 x 5.5 cm)
Collection no.
49.132.80
Attribution
By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Male Genius Holding a Coat of Arms — Sebald Beham. 1515–50.

Medium: Engraving. Dimensions: sheet: 3 3/8 x 2 3/16 in. (8.5 x 5.5 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Gift of Edwin De T. Bechtel, 1949.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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