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Leonhard Beck

Header: Leonhard Beck
Also known as: Leonhard Beck; primary name: Beck, Leonhard
Details: individual; painter/draughtsman; printmaker; German; Male
Life dates: 1475/80-1542
Biography: Painter, draughtsman and woodcut designer, worked in Augsburg. A number of striking painted and drawn portraits have been attributed to him, including the presumed self-portrait in University College collection, London. Of the numerous woodcuts by Beck, only three are signed with his monogram, a title-page to Geyler von Kaisersberg's 'Das Schiff der Penitenz', 1514 and two subjects from 'Die Weisskunig'; five other blocks for this latter series are signed on the back: "Beckh" (Vienna, Albertina). After Hans Burgkmair, Beck was the most productive designer of woodcuts for the imperial commissions of Maximilian I during the second decade of the sixteenth century.
Bibliography: G.Messling, 'Beck or the Petrarch Master', PQ, June 2004, pp.146-154 Bartrum 1995; G.Messling, 'Der Augsburger Maler und Zeichner Leonhard Beck und sein Umkreis', Dresden 2006; G.Messling, New Hollstein German, Leonhard Beck, 2.vols, 2007.

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book; print

Museum number: 1859,1008.147-282 |
Producer name: Print made by:Hans Burgkmair the ElderPrint made by:Albrecht Dürer |
Production date: 1516-1518

book; print; title-page

Museum number: 1949,0411.4971 |
Producer name: Print made by:Leonhard BeckPublished by:Silvan Otmar |
Production date: 1520 |
Production place: Published in:Augsburg

book; print

Museum number: 1845,0809.660-797 |
Producer name: Print made by:Albrecht DürerPrint made by:Hans Burgkmair the Elder |
Production date: 1516-1518 1526

book; print; illustrated book

Museum number: 1864,0514.21-135 |
Producer name: After:Leonhard BeckAfter:Hans Schäufelein |
Production date: 1679 |
Production place: Published in:Ulm

drawing

Museum number: 1997,0712.21 |
Producer name: Drawn by:AnonymousFormerly attributed to:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1520

illustrated book; print; title-page

Museum number: 1870,1008.1942 |
Producer name: Print made by:Leonhard BeckPublished by:Johann Miller |
Production date: 1516 |
Production place: Published in:Augsburg

illustrated book; print

Museum number: 1904,0206.16.1-5 |
Producer name: Print made by:Leonhard BeckPublished by:Silvan Otmar |
Production date: 1516 |
Production place: Published in:Augsburg

illustrated book; print; title-page

Museum number: 1908,1231.4 |
Producer name: Print made by:Leonhard BeckPublished by:Johann Oswalt |
Production date: 1516 |
Production place: Published in:Venice (city)

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1911,0708.73 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1517 1526 |
Production place: Printed in:Augsburg

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1911,0708.89 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1517 1526 |
Production place: Printed in:Augsburg

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1911,0708.81 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1517 1526 |
Production place: Printed in:Augsburg

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1911,0708.76 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1511-1517 1526 |
Production place: Printed in:Augsburg

print; book-illustration

Title: Saints connected with the House of Habsburg |
Museum number: 1852,0612.31 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1516-1518

print; book-illustration

Title: Saints connected with the House of Habsburg |
Museum number: 1920,0512.32 |
Producer name: Print made by:Leonhard BeckBlock cut by:Wolfgang Resch |
Production date: 1516-1518

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1849,1031.248 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1514-1516

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1911,0708.64 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1511-1517 1526 |
Production place: Printed in:Augsburg

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1911,0708.62 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1517 1526 |
Production place: Printed in:Augsburg

print; book-illustration

Title: Saints connected with the House of Habsburg |
Museum number: 1920,0512.30 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1516-1518

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1911,0708.69 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1517 1526 |
Production place: Printed in:Augsburg

print; title-page

Museum number: 1930,0809.1 |
Producer name: Print made by:Leonhard BeckPrinted by:Silvan Otmar |
Production date: 1520 |
Production place: Printed in:Augsburg

print; book-illustration

Title: Saints connected with the House of Habsburg |
Museum number: 1953,0731.43 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1516-1518

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1911,0708.75 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1511-1517 1526 |
Production place: Printed in:Augsburg

print; book-illustration

Title: Saints connected with the House of Habsburg |
Museum number: 1917,0505.4 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1516-1518

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1912,0513.65 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1514-1516

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1858,0417.976 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1514-1516

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1854,0513.25 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1514-1516

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1837,0616.282 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1514-1516

print; book-illustration

Title: Saints connected with the House of Habsburg |
Museum number: 1920,0512.39 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1516-1518

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1837,0616.277 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1514-1516

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1854,0513.26 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1514-1516

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1837,0616.286 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1514-1516

print; book-illustration

Title: Saints connected with the House of Habsburg |
Museum number: 1920,0430.9 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1516-1518

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1837,0616.256 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1514-1516

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1911,0708.61 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1517 1526 |
Production place: Printed in:Augsburg

print; book-illustration

Title: Saints connected with the House of Habsburg |
Museum number: 1920,0512.36 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1516-1518

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1911,0708.68 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1517 1526 |
Production place: Printed in:Augsburg

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1911,0708.60 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1517 1526 |
Production place: Printed in:Augsburg

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1837,0616.287 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1514-1516

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1837,0616.262 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1514-1516

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1911,0708.59 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1517 1526 |
Production place: Printed in:Augsburg

print; book-illustration

Title: Saints connected with the House of Habsburg |
Museum number: 1917,0505.5 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1516-1518

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1837,0616.268 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1514-1516

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1854,0513.31 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1514-1516

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1837,0616.279 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1514-1516

print; book-illustration

Title: Saints connected with the House of Habsburg |
Museum number: 1920,0430.5 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1516-1518

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1837,0616.263 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1514-1516

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1837,0616.275 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1514-1516

print; book-illustration

Title: Saints connected with the House of Habsburg |
Museum number: 1920,0512.38 |
Producer name: Print made by:Leonhard BeckBlock cut by:Wolfgang Resch |
Production date: 1516-1518

print; book-illustration

Title: Saints connected with the House of Habsburg |
Museum number: 1920,0430.6 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1516-1518

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 2005,U.105 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1514-1516

print; book-illustration

Title: Saints connected with the House of Habsburg |
Museum number: 1920,0430.4 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1516-1518

print; book-illustration

Title: Saints connected with the House of Habsburg |
Museum number: 1848,1013.132 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1516-1518

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1837,0616.296 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1514-1516

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1837,0616.292 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1514-1516

print; book-illustration

Title: Saints connected with the House of Habsburg |
Museum number: 1848,1013.131 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1516-1518

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1911,0708.78 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1511-1517 1526 |
Production place: Printed in:Augsburg

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1911,0708.77 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1511-1517 1526 |
Production place: Printed in:Augsburg

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1911,0708.63 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1517 1526 |
Production place: Printed in:Augsburg

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1911,0708.82 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1517 1526 |
Production place: Printed in:Augsburg

print; book-illustration

Title: Sanctus. Clodoueus. Saints connected with the House of Habsburg |
Museum number: 1865,0610.312 |
Producer name: Print made by:Leonhard BeckBlock cut by:Hans Taberith |
Production date: 1517

print; book-illustration

Title: Sanctus. Wilhelmus. Saints connected with the House of Habsburg |
Museum number: 1865,0610.367 |
Producer name: Print made by:Leonhard BeckBlock cut by:Cornelis Liefrinck I |
Production date: 1516

print; book-illustration

Title: Sancta. Edeldrudis. Saints connected with the House of Habsburg |
Museum number: 1865,0610.387 |
Producer name: Print made by:Leonhard BeckBlock cut by:Claus Seman |
Production date: 1518

print; book-illustration

Title: Sanctus. Ramaricus. Saints connected with the House of Habsburg |
Museum number: 1865,0610.369 |
Producer name: Print made by:Leonhard BeckBlock cut by:Wolfgang Resch |
Production date: 1517

print; book-illustration

Title: Sanctus. Gebhardus. Saints connected with the House of Habsburg |
Museum number: 1865,0610.345 |
Producer name: Print made by:Leonhard BeckBlock cut by:Hans Taberith |
Production date: 1516

print; book-illustration

Title: Sanctus Leo papa Saints connected with the House of Habsburg |
Museum number: 1865,0610.349 |
Producer name: Print made by:Leonhard BeckBlock cut by:Claus Seman |
Production date: 1517

print; book-illustration

Title: Sanctus. Ludwicus Saints connected with the House of Habsburg |
Museum number: 1865,0610.341 |
Producer name: Print made by:Leonhard BeckBlock cut by:Claus Seman |
Production date: 1517

print; book-illustration

Title: Sancta Ita. Saints connected with the House of Habsburg |
Museum number: 1865,0610.382 |
Producer name: Print made by:Leonhard BeckBlock cut by:Claus Seman |
Production date: 1518

print; book-illustration

Title: Sanctus. Gorricus. Saints connected with the House of Habsburg |
Museum number: 1865,0610.343 |
Producer name: Print made by:Leonhard BeckBlock cut by:Cornelis Liefrinck I |
Production date: 1517

print; book-illustration

Title: Sanctus. Cunradus. Saints connected with the House of Habsburg |
Museum number: 1865,0610.353 |
Producer name: Print made by:Leonhard BeckBlock cut by:Alexius Lindt |
Production date: 1517

print; book-illustration

Title: Sanctus. Edwardus. Saints connected with the House of Habsburg |
Museum number: 1865,0610.327 |
Producer name: Print made by:Leonhard BeckBlock cut by:Claus Seman |
Production date: 1518

print; book-illustration

Title: Sanctus. Colomanus. Saints connected with the House of Habsburg |
Museum number: 1865,0610.370 |
Producer name: Print made by:Leonhard BeckBlock cut by:Willem Liefrinck |
Production date: 1516

print; book-illustration

Title: Sanctus. Emericus. Saints connected with the House of Habsburg |
Museum number: 1865,0610.328 |
Producer name: Print made by:Leonhard BeckBlock cut by:Hans Franck |
Production date: 1516

print; book-illustration

Title: Sancta. Plectrudis. Saints connected with the House of Habsburg |
Museum number: 1865,0610.383 |
Producer name: Print made by:Leonhard BeckBlock cut by:Claus Seman |
Production date: 1518

print; book-illustration

Title: Sanctus. Peiiuus. Saints connected with the House of Habsburg |
Museum number: 1865,0610.335 |
Producer name: Print made by:Leonhard BeckBlock cut by:Wolfgang Resch |
Production date: 1518

print; book-illustration

Title: Sanctus. Radmundus. Saints connected with the House of Habsburg |
Museum number: 1865,0610.324 |
Producer name: Print made by:Leonhard BeckBlock cut by:Wolfgang Resch |
Production date: 1518

print; book-illustration

Title: [St Denthelinus] Saints connected with the House of Habsburg |
Museum number: 1865,0610.398 |
Producer name: Print made by:Leonhard BeckBlock cut by:Alexius Lindt |
Production date: 1517

print; book-illustration

Title: Sanctus. Arnolphus. Saints connected with the House of Habsburg |
Museum number: 1865,0610.340 |
Producer name: Print made by:Leonhard BeckBlock cut by:Alexius Lindt |
Production date: 1517

print; book-illustration

Title: Sancta. Wildrudis. Saints connected with the House of Habsburg |
Museum number: 1865,0610.375 |
Producer name: Print made by:Leonhard BeckBlock cut by:Jost de Negker |
Production date: 1518

print; book-illustration

Title: Sanctus. Remigius. Saints connected with the House of Habsburg |
Museum number: 1865,0610.356 |
Producer name: Print made by:Leonhard BeckBlock cut by:Claus Seman |
Production date: 1518

print; book-illustration

Title: Sanctus. Hupertus. Saints connected with the House of Habsburg |
Museum number: 1865,0610.352 |
Producer name: Print made by:Leonhard BeckBlock cut by:Wolfgang Resch |
Production date: 1517

print; book-illustration

Title: Sanctus. Bonefatius. Saints connected with the House of Habsburg |
Museum number: 1865,0610.354 |
Producer name: Print made by:Leonhard BeckBlock cut by:Cornelis Liefrinck I |
Production date: 1518