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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.

234 related objects

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

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

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

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

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

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1911,0708.87 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1517 1526 |
Production place: Printed in:Augsburg

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1837,0616.298 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1514-1516

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1911,0708.65 |
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: 1848,1013.133 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1516-1518

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1911,0708.72 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1517 1526 |
Production place: Printed in:Augsburg

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1837,0616.255 |
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: 1920,0512.31 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1516-1518

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1911,0708.88 |
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: 1920,0512.34 |
Producer name: Print made by:Leonhard BeckBlock cut by:Claus Seman |
Production date: 1516-1518

print; book-illustration

Title: Saints connected with the House of Habsburg |
Museum number: 1948,0525.1 |
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: 1917,0505.2 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1516-1518

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1837,0616.300 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1514-1516

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1837,0616.254 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1514-1516

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1910,0409.21 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1514-1516

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1912,0513.66 |
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: 1920,0512.37 |
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: 1924,0512.3 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1516-1518

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1837,0616.260 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1514-1516

print; book-illustration

Title: Sancta. Adeldrudis. Saints connected with the House of Habsburg |
Museum number: 1865,0610.384 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1516-1518

print; book-illustration

Title: Sanctus. Leonhatus. Saints connected with the House of Habsburg |
Museum number: 1865,0610.365 |
Producer name: Print made by:Leonhard BeckBlock cut by:Hans Franck |
Production date: 1517

print; book-illustration

Title: Sancta. Walpurgis. Saints connected with the House of Habsburg |
Museum number: 1865,0610.373 |
Producer name: Print made by:Leonhard BeckBlock cut by:Hans Franck |
Production date: 1517

print; book-illustration

Title: Sanctus. Heinricus. Saints connected with the House of Habsburg |
Museum number: 1865,0610.316 |
Producer name: Print made by:Leonhard BeckBlock cut by:Alexius Lindt |
Production date: 1517

print; book-illustration; book

Title: Images de Saints et Saintes issus de la Famille de L'Empereur Maximilien I |
Museum number: 1850,0511.1.1-119 |
Producer name: Print made by:Leonhard BeckPrint made by:Hans Springinklee |
Production date: 1799 1516-1518 |
Production place: Published in:Vienna (city)

print; title-page

Museum number: 1940,0617.1 |
Producer name: Print made by:Leonhard BeckPrinted by:Georg Krapff |
Production date: 1514 |
Production place: Printed in:Ingolstadt

print; book-illustration

Title: Sanctus. Motericus. Saints connected with the House of Habsburg |
Museum number: 1865,0610.346 |
Producer name: Print made by:Leonhard BeckBlock cut by:Jost de Negker |
Production date: 1517

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1837,0616.301 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1514-1516

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1837,0616.271 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1514-1516

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1912,0513.68 |
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: 1920,0430.8 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1516-1518

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1911,0708.70 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1517 1526 |
Production place: Printed in:Augsburg

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1837,0616.303 |
Producer name: Print made by:Leonhard BeckPrint made by:Hans Burgkmair the Elder |
Production date: 1514-1516

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1837,0616.318 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1514-1516

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1911,0708.74 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1517 1526 |
Production place: Printed in:Augsburg

print; book-illustration

Title: Sanctus. Willibaldus. Saints connected with the House of Habsburg |
Museum number: 1865,0610.342 |
Producer name: Print made by:Leonhard BeckBlock cut by:Wolfgang Resch |
Production date: 1518

print; book-illustration

Title: Santtus. Jodocus. Saints connected with the House of Habsburg |
Museum number: 1865,0610.366 |
Producer name: Print made by:Leonhard BeckBlock cut by:Wolfgang Resch |
Production date: 1517

print; book-illustration

Title: Sancta. Otillia Saints connected with the House of Habsburg |
Museum number: 1865,0610.388 |
Producer name: Print made by:Leonhard BeckBlock cut by:Alexius Lindt |
Production date: 1516

print; book-illustration

Title: Sancta Rega Saints connected with the House of Habsburg |
Museum number: 1865,0610.381 |
Producer name: Print made by:Leonhard BeckBlock cut by:Claus Seman |
Production date: 1518

print

Museum number: 1912,0513.69 |
Producer name: Attributed to:Leonhard BeckAfter:Amico Aspertini

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1837,0616.272 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1514-1516

print; book-illustration; book

Title: Die geuerlicheiten vnd eins teils der geschichten des lobliche[n]...helds...Tewrdanncks |
Museum number: 1904,0206.14.1-117 |
Producer name: Print made by:Leonhard BeckPrint made by:Hans Schäufelein |
Production date: 1519 |
Production place: Printed in:Augsburg

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1837,0616.280 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1514-1516

print; book-illustration

Title: Sanctus. Alardus. Saints connected with the House of Habsburg |
Museum number: 1865,0610.364 |
Producer name: Print made by:Leonhard BeckBlock cut by:Cornelis Liefrinck I |
Production date: 1517

print; book-illustration

Title: Saints connected with the House of Habsburg |
Museum number: 1920,0512.29 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1516-1518

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1837,0616.294 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1514-1516

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1837,0616.314 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1514-1516

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1837,0616.326 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1514-1516

print; book-illustration

Title: Sancta. Kungundis. Saints connected with the House of Habsburg |
Museum number: 1865,0610.389 |
Producer name: Print made by:Leonhard BeckBlock cut by:Hans Franck |
Production date: 1516

print; book-illustration

Title: Saints connected with the House of Habsburg |
Museum number: 1917,0505.3 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1516-1518

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1911,0708.90 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1517 1526 |
Production place: Printed in:Augsburg

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1911,0708.83 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1517 1526 |
Production place: Printed in:Augsburg

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1854,0513.32 |
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: 1918,0713.72 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1516-1518

print; book-illustration

Title: Sanctus Udalricus. Saints connected with the House of Habsburg |
Museum number: 1865,0610.350 |
Producer name: Print made by:Leonhard BeckBlock cut by:Wolfgang Resch |
Production date: 1518

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1837,0616.274 |
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: 1924,0512.4 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1516-1518

print; book-illustration

Museum number: Y,8.164 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1514-1516

print; book-illustration

Title: Sanctus. Sugbaldus. Saints connected with the House of Habsburg |
Museum number: 1865,0610.368 |
Producer name: Print made by:Leonhard BeckBlock cut by:Claus Seman |
Production date: 1518

print; book-illustration

Title: Saints connected with the House of Habsburg |
Museum number: 1920,0512.28 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1516-1518

print; book-illustration

Title: Sancta. Tarsicia Saints connected with the House of Habsburg |
Museum number: 1865,0610.395 |
Producer name: Print made by:Leonhard BeckBlock cut by:Claus Seman |
Production date: 1517

print; book-illustration

Title: Saints connected with the House of Habsburg |
Museum number: 1920,0430.7 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1516-1518

print; title-page

Museum number: 1922,0610.52 |
Producer name: Print made by:Leonhard BeckPrinted by:Georg Krapff |
Production date: 1514 |
Production place: Printed in:Ingolstadt

print; book-illustration

Title: Saints connected with the House of Habsburg |
Museum number: 1925,0406.118 |
Producer name: Print made by:Leonhard BeckBlock cut by:Alexius Lindt |
Production date: 1516

print; book-illustration

Title: Sanctus. Sigismundus. Saints connected with the House of Habsburg |
Museum number: 1865,0610.329 |
Producer name: Print made by:Leonhard BeckBlock cut by:Cornelis Liefrinck I |
Production date: 1517

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1911,0708.79 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1517 1526 |
Production place: Printed in:Augsburg

print; book-illustration

Title: Sanctus. Leopoldus Saints connected with the House of Habsburg |
Museum number: 1865,0610.318 |
Producer name: Print made by:Leonhard BeckBlock cut by:Jost de Negker |
Production date: 1516

print; book-illustration

Title: Sancta. Bathildis. Saints connected with the House of Habsburg |
Museum number: 1865,0610.376 |
Producer name: Print made by:Leonhard BeckBlock cut by:Alexius Lindt |
Production date: 1517

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1837,0616.257 |
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: 1949,0411.4054 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1516-1518

print; book-illustration

Title: Sanctus. Rulandus. Saints connected with the House of Habsburg |
Museum number: 1865,0610.315 |
Producer name: Print made by:Leonhard BeckBlock cut by:Alexius Lindt |
Production date: 1516

print; book-illustration

Title: Sancta. Gudula. Saints connected with the House of Habsburg |
Museum number: 1865,0610.385 |
Producer name: Print made by:Leonhard BeckBlock cut by:Willem Liefrinck |
Production date: 1516

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1912,0513.67 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1514-1516

print; book-illustration

Title: Sanctus. Edwardus. Saints connected with the House of Habsburg |
Museum number: 1865,0610.331 |
Producer name: Print made by:Leonhard BeckBlock cut by:Claus Seman |
Production date: 1517

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1837,0616.295 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1514-1516

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1837,0616.261 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1514-1516

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1837,0616.285 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1514-1516

print; book-illustration

Title: Karolus. Magnus. Saints connected with the House of Habsburg |
Museum number: 1865,0610.314 |
Producer name: Print made by:Leonhard BeckBlock cut by:Wolfgang Resch |
Production date: 1518

print

Museum number: 1849,0609.68 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Attributed to:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1518

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1982,U.3300 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1514-1516

print; book-illustration

Title: Sancta.Elisabet. Saints connected with the House of Habsburg |
Museum number: 1865,0610.392 |
Producer name: Print made by:Leonhard BeckBlock cut by:Hans Taberith |
Production date: 1516

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1911,0708.84 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1511-1517 1526 |
Production place: Printed in:Augsburg

print; book-illustration

Title: Sancta. Oda Saints connected with the House of Habsburg |
Museum number: 1865,0610.374 |
Producer name: Print made by:Leonhard BeckBlock cut by:Wolfgang Resch |
Production date: 1517

print; book-illustration

Title: Sanctus. Rupertus. Saints connected with the House of Habsburg |
Museum number: 1865,0610.321 |
Producer name: Print made by:Leonhard BeckBlock cut by:Jost de Negker |
Production date: 1517

print; book-illustration

Title: Sancta. Ursula. Saints connected with the House of Habsburg |
Museum number: 1865,0610.397 |
Producer name: Print made by:Leonhard BeckBlock cut by:Alexius Lindt |
Production date: 1516

print; illustrated book

Museum number: 1949,0411.5110.1-4 |
Producer name: Print made by:Hans Burgkmair the ElderPrint made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1515 |
Production place: Published in:Augsburg

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1837,0616.291 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1514-1516

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1911,0708.80 |
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: 1920,0512.35 |
Producer name: BIOG18904 Print made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1516-1518

print; book-illustration; book

Title: Der Weiß Kunig |
Museum number: 1850,0511.955-1191 |
Producer name: Print made by:Hans Burgkmair the ElderPrint made by:Leonhard Beck |
Production date: 1775 1514-1516 |
Production place: Published in:Vienna (city)

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