Background
The younger brother of Hans Sebald Beham, he was born into a family of artists in Nuremberg.
The younger brother of Hans Sebald Beham, he was born into a family of artists in Nuremberg.
He was also fascinated with antiquity and may have worked with Marcantonio Raimondi in Bologna and Rome at some time in his career. Although later pardoned, he moved to Catholic Munich to work for the Bavarian dukes William IV and Ludwig X. Whilst there, his exceptional talent established him as one of Germany"s principal portrait painters, favoured by distinguished patrons such as Emperor Charles V.
According to Joachim von Sandrart, he died in Italy during a trip under the patronage of Duke William.
