Es ist kalt weter (It is Cold Weather)

Sebald Beham, artist

1500–1550

Es ist kalt weter (It is Cold Weather), 1542

Portfolio/Series title: The Weather Peasants

Where object was made: Holy Roman Empire (present-day Germany)

Material/technique: engraving; laid paper

Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 44 x 29 mm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 1 3/4 x 1 1/8 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 19 x 14 in

Credit line: Museum purchase

Accession number: 1995.0041.01

Not on display

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Exhibition Label:
"Time/Frame," Jun-2008, Robert Fucci, Shuyun Ho, Lauren Kernes, Lara Kuykendall, Ellen C. Raimond, and Stephanie Teasley
The weather has been a timeless topic of conversation for all peoples, especially those who work the soil. This pair of German peasants share a short quip about the cold across the divide of their separately printed engravings. The banderoles (small ornamental banners) above each document their exchange: the peasant with the pitchfork appears concerned about the lowering temperature, in contrast to his companion, who tucks his hands behind his back.