Harvard Art Museums > G270: Miser Prints Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Miser (Barthel Beham) , G270,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 23, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/277457. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number G270 People Barthel Beham, German (Nuremberg 1502 - 1540) Title Miser Classification Prints Work Type print Date 16th century Culture German Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/277457 Physical Descriptions Technique Engraving Dimensions 8 × 5 cm (3 1/8 × 1 15/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks inscription: in design, u.r.: ECCLESIAST.6/SPRICHT.DER.WEIS-/MAN.EIN.GEICZIGER./DER.SEINS.GVTS./NIT.DARF.GENISSEN./VON.DEM.SPRICHT./ER.DAS.EIN.VNCZ./EITTIGE.GEBVRT./BESSER.SEI./DEN.EIN./SOLICH/ER.MEN/SCH. ('Eccl. 6: The wise man says that a miser who does not enjoy his possessions is worse than a premature birth.') Provenance Recorded Ownership History Francis Calley Gray, bequest to nephew, 1856. William Gray, gift to Harvard University, 1857. State, Edition, Standard Reference Number State iii Standard Reference Number Bartsch 38, Pauli 41 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of William Gray from the collection of Francis Calley Gray Object Number G270 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu