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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
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