Es ist kalt weter (It is Cold Weather), Sebald Beham

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