Miser | Harvard Art Museums

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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