Biblical Scenes In Woodcuts

Engravings depicting various biblical narratives, including the Circumcision of Christ and scenes from the Holy Family. Dramatic expressions and detailed figures.

Goltzius, Hendrick, Netherlands, The Passion, Crowning with Thorns, verso - stamped, Men push a crown of thorns onto Christ's head. A man kneels before him and gives him a reed as a staff., print, engraving, prints, height 199 mm, width 133 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1597 - 1597, paper, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Northern Netherlands, 1558-01 - 1617-01-01, after print by, 1597 - 1667

Antwerp, Woons, Cornelis, Sallaert, Antoine, Jegher, Jan Christoffel, Circumcision of Christ in the Temple, verso - stamped, The priest performs the procedure on Christ while Joseph and Mary hold the child., print, engraving, book illustration, prints, engravings, height 87 mm, width 62 mm, 1618-11-03 - 1667-09-18, print maker, printmaker, 1649 - 1649, paper, papier, houtcut, letterpress printing, Work conception, Zuid-Nederlands, 1585 - 1650, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

A woodcut by Albrecht Altdorfer after 1520 depicting the Holy Clan, a biblical family scene.

Christ before Caiaphas, from Speculum passionis domini nostri Ihesu Christi. Artist: Hans Schäufelein (German, Nuremberg ca. 1480-ca. 1540 Nördlingen). Author: Ulrich Pinder (German, active 1493-before 1519). Dimensions: Sheet: 9 9/16 × 6 1/2 in. (24.3 × 16.5 cm). Publisher: Published for Ulrich Pinder, by Friedrich Peypus (Geman). Date: 1507. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The lost son receives his inheritance, Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert, after Maarten van Heemskerck, c. 1548 print The lost son receives his part of the inheritance from his father. The old father is behind a table and counts his money. Netherlands paper the prodigal son asks for his inheritance; his father gives him (a bag of) money

The lost son (left leaf). Left part of a representation on two sheets of a company that is entertained in the outdoors with food, drink, music and free shipping. In the background you can see how a man is thrown away from a building. Under the show the first four rules of a eight-line latin poem.

Goltzius, Hendrick, Netherlands, The Passion, Crowning with Thorns, verso - stamped, Men push a crown of thorns onto Christ's head. A man kneels before him and gives him a reed as a staff., print, engraving, prints, height 199 mm, width 133 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1597 - 1597, paper, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Northern Netherlands, 1558-01 - 1617-01-01, after print by, 1597 - 1667

Ignatius van Loyola in ecstasy; Life of ignatius from Loyola; Vita B.P. Ignatii de Loyola FvNDatoris Societatis IESV. Ignatius van Loyola is folded with his hands in ecstasy in a departure on the floor. He is surrounded by a woman and three men. One of them is kneeling next to him with a bowl. In the foreground a dog. In the margin a three-legged caption in Latin.

Wierix, Hieronymus, Amsterdam, Sichem, Christoffel van (II), The Childhood of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Youth of Christ, Adoration by the Magi, verso lower left - stamped, The three kings bring their gifts and adore the Christ Child, who sits on Mary's lap. Behind them stand men from their entourage. A king kneels before the Child., print, engraving, prints, engravings, height 87 mm, width 67 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1581 - 1658-07-02, print maker, printmaker, 1617 - 1658, paper, papier, houtsnede, Work conception, Zuid-Nederlands, 1553 - 1619-11-01

Crowning with Thorns, Ludovicus Siceram, Hendrick Goltzius, 1623

The Cardinal. Hans Holbein, the younger; German, 1497-1543. Date: 1517-1544. Dimensions: 72 x 53 mm. Woodcut on paper. Origin: Germany. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA. Author: THE YOUNGER HANS HOLBEIN.

Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528). The little passion on wood: appearance in front of Anne (Bartsch 28). 1508-1509. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. 77216-12 Catholic art, Chretian art, religious art, Christianity, Holy History, Christian iconography, Religious Iconography, New Testament, Passion of Christ, Renaissance, Life Christ, Engraving

Drawing, St. Peter and St. Agatha; Pietro Novelli (Italian, 1603 - 1647); Italy; pen and brown ink, red chalk, brush and gray wash on laid paper; 22.8 x 15.2 cm (9 x 6 in.)

The Lamentation, from The Small Passion ca. 1509 Albrecht Dürer German. The Lamentation, from The Small Passion 388889

Wierix, Hieronymus, Amsterdam, Sichem, Christoffel van (II), The Childhood of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Youth of Christ, Christ Child Sweeping the Floor, verso lower left - stamped, The Christ Child sweeps the floor in the house. Joseph is hammering on the wall. Two angels are helping. Mary is cooking., print, engraving, prints, engravings, height 83 mm, width 67 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1581 - 1658-07-02, print maker, printmaker, 1617 - 1658, paper, papier, houtsnede, Work conception, Southern Netherlands, 1553 - 1619-11-01

Plate 19: Ceres at right, leaning on a pedestal, refusing to assist Psyche, from the Story of Cupid and Psyche as told by Apuleius 1530-60 Master of the Die Italian This book contains 32 plates bound together, 3 of which are by Agostino Veneziano.. Plate 19: Ceres at right, leaning on a pedestal, refusing to assist Psyche, from the Story of Cupid and Psyche as told by Apuleius. The Story of Cupid and Psyche as told by Apuleius. Master of the Die (Italian, active Rome, ca. 1530-60). 1530-60. Engraving. Antonio Salamanca (Salamanca 1478-1562 Rome). Prints

The Lost Son (right magazine), c. 1675 - c. 1725 print Right part of a performance on two magazines of a company that entertained itself in the open air at a fountain with food, drinks, music and freedoms. Under the show the last four lines of an eight -line Latin poem. Leiden paper engraving the parable of the prodigal son (Luke 15:11-32)

Nederlanden, Master IAM van Zwoll, Christ on the Mount of Olives, verso bottom right - stamped, Gothic frame around representation of Christ on the Mount of Olives., print, prints, height 354 mm, width 278 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1480 - 1490, fourth quarter 15th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process)

Christ Before Pilate, 1584, After Martin Schongauer; Artist: Adrian Huybrechts I (called Huberti), German, c. 1440/53-1491, 6 7/16 x 4 1/2 in. (16.35 x 11.43 cm) (plate), Engraving, Netherlands, 16th century

Amnon and Jonadab; History of Amnon and Tamar. Amnon sitting in his chair, opposite him Jonadab is. This gives him advice and tells him how he can seduce Tamar with a list. At the top right a cartouche with text in Latin. First print from a series of seven with the story of Amnon and Tamar.

The Nun and Death. Wenceslaus Hollar (Czech, 1607-1677); after Hans Holbein the younger (German, c.1497-1543). Date: 1651. Dimensions: 72 × 52 mm (sheet, trimmed within plate mark). Etching on ivory wove paper. Origin: Bohemia. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Agony in the garden. From: The small Passion prints, woodcuts, works on paper

Het gambling, Cornelis Anthonisz., 1541 print One of series of six. Weelde, sorghless, and Ghemack are around the table on which are coins, cards and dice. Aermoede, poor and light fortune stand next to the table and sectors. Without accompanying frame and text. paper pen dice-games. card games. Carelessness. Lust, Luxury, 'Luxuria'; 'Lussuria' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Deadly Sins. Poverty; 'Povertí', 'Povertí del doni', 'Povertí in uno ch'habbia bell'ingegno' (Ripa)

The Passion: 14 Planches - 7. The Coronation of Thorns - Bartsch 49 Lucas de Leyde (1494-1533). The passion: 14 boards - 7. The coronation of thorns - Bartsch 49. Burin. 1521. Museum of Fine Arts in the city of Paris, small palace.

The Suicide of Lucretia Made 1500-1503 Germany. Engraving printed in black on buff laid paper . Israhel van Meckenem, the younger

Woodcut by Meister der Wunder von Mariazell showing the healing of a young servant from Znaim, paralyzed from a blow, depicting figures, gestures, and religious context, created around 1520.

Decapitation of Johannes de Baptist, monogram miss MZ, 1500 - 1503 print A soldier or executioner puts the head of John the Baptist, which he has just carved, on the scale that Salome stops for him. Behind her is another woman, perhaps Herodias. In the background a castle on a mountain on the water. Germany paper engraving the beheading of John the Baptist

Christ Crowned with Thorns, from the Passion Lucas Cranach the Elder German. Christ Crowned with Thorns, from the Passion 625300

Father with child on their lap in Interieur, Anonymous, After Adriaen van Ostade, 1648 - 1745 print Copy to Print of Adriaen van Ostade with show Spiegelailden displayed paper etching / pen (family) meal. father and child(ren), man and child(ren) (family group)

Nuremberg, Dürer, Albrecht, The Little Passion, Christ before Herod, verso lower left - stamped, Christ is led before Herod by armed men. This print is part of the print series 'The Little Passion', consisting of a title print and 36 biblical scenes (mainly from the Passion)., print, prints, height 127 mm, width 97 mm, German, 1471-05-24 - 1528-04-05, print maker, printmaker, 1509 - 1509, first quarter 16th century, paper, woodcut

Elia fed by Raven. During a long-lasting drought, Elijah went to live at De Beek Kerit, in which water still flowed. The Raven brought him bread and meat in the morning and evening. Elia is under a tree on the waterfront and takes a piece of bread from a raven. Under the show there is a line of text in Latin.

Wierix, Hieronymus, Amsterdam, Sichem, Christoffel van (II), The Childhood of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Youth of Christ, Christ Child Sawing a Tree Trunk, verso lower left - stamped, The Christ Child, assisted by two angels, saws a tree trunk into pieces. His father Joseph looks on. Mary is spinning. In the bottom margin four lines of Dutch text., print, prints, height 136 mm, width 85 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1581 - 1658-07-02, print maker, printmaker, 1617 - 1617, paper, papier, houtsnede, letterpress printing, boekdruk, Work conception, Southern Netherlands, 1553 - 1619-11-01

Nuremberg, Solis, Virgil, Figures playing, dancing, playing and drinking, Woman and two men drinking, verso - handwritten in brown ink, Numbered top left: 8., print, prints, verso - stamped, 140, height 59 mm, width 46 mm, German, 1514 - 1562-08-01, print maker, printmaker, 1545 - 1545, second quarter 16th century, paper, papier, etching, etchings

The beheading of John the Baptist. The body of the beheaded John on the floor. Beul with sword puts the head on a bowl, held by a woman.

Peasant speaks with an olive branch in hand to the monarch and his advisers, print maker: Jan Luyken, publisher: Aart Wolsgrein, Amsterdam, 1693, paper, etching, letterpress printing, h 90 mm × w 76 mm

Albrecht Dürer, The Little Passion: Christ before Caiaphas, 1509-1511, woodcut on paper.

The Massacre of the Innocents, 1511. Albrecht Altdorfer (German, c. 1480-1538). Woodcut;

Master MZ (German, active c. 1500), Solomon Worshipping False Gods, engraving

Antwerp, Woons, Cornelis, Sallaert, Antoine, Jegher, Jan Christoffel, Christ and the Samaritan Woman, verso - stamped, Christ rests at Jacob's well, after sending his disciples into the city. A Samaritan woman comes to draw water and speaks with Christ., print, engraving, book illustration, prints, engravings, height 89 mm, width 65 mm, 1618-11-03 - 1667-09-18, print maker, printmaker, 1649 - 1649, paper, papier, houtcut, letterpress printing, boekdruk, Work conception, Zuid-Nederlands, 1585 - 1650, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publicatie, publisher

The Betrayal of Christ, from The Passion of Christ. Artist: After Hendrick Goltzius (Netherlandish, Mühlbracht 1558-1617 Haarlem); Anonymous. Dimensions: Sheet: 7 13/16 x 5 1/16 in. (19.8 x 12.8 cm). Date: ca. 1598-1617. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Sorgheloos lives in poverty, Cornelis Anthonisz., 1541 print One of series of six. Battered interior with sorghless who wears forest ors, pover at the table and poverty prepares food on fire. See through hole in wall, with sorghless who wears poverty, pushed by pover. No frame and accompanying text. paper pen Carelessness. Poverty; 'Povertè', 'Poor of Doni', 'Poor in one who had good ingenuity' (Ripa)

Expulsion from Paradise.

Master of the Miracles of Mariazell, Ainer frawen von Stainerkirchen , c 1503 Ainer frawen von Stainerkirchen ...

Title Print for 'La Fausse Clelie Histoire Francoise, Galante et Comique.' from Adrien Thomas Perdou de Subligny; La fausense clelie. In and around a garden conversing ladies and gentlemen in couples and small groups with each other.

. A young man standing for a table behind which gentlemen with a (money) box. In addition to him a servant with his cloak and travel bag. In the background he drives on a horse through the city gate.

The Queen, from The Dance of Death ca. 1526, published 1538 Designed by Hans Holbein the Younger German. The Queen, from The Dance of Death. Designed by Hans Holbein the Younger (German, Augsburg 1497/98-1543 London). ca. 1526, published 1538. Woodcut. Prints

Joseph and the wife of Potifar, Heinrich Aldegrever, 1532 print The wife of Potifar, sitting next to her bed, grabs the cloak of the running Joseph. Germany paper Potiphar's wife catches Joseph by his robe, usually while lying in bed; Joseph escapes leaving his cloak behind in her hands (possibly with a naked child lying in a crib)

David Playing the Harp before Saul. Dated: c. 1508. Dimensions: sheet (cut to platemark): 25.4 x 18.2 cm (10 x 7 3/16 in.). Medium: engraving on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: LUCAS VAN LEYDEN.

Lamentation, fromThe Fall and Salvation of Mankind Through the Life and Passion of Christ. Artist: Albrecht Altdorfer (German, Regensburg ca. 1480-1538 Regensburg). Dimensions: Sheet: 3 1/16 × 2 1/8 in. (7.8 × 5.4 cm). Date: ca. 1513. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Coxie, Michiel (I), Italy, Master of the Dobbelsteen, Story of Amor and Psyche, Ceres refuses help to Psyche, verso - stamped, On the left the kneeling Psyche asking the goddess Ceres for help. On the right Ceres stands with a horn of plenty, scythe, rake and ears of corn. Italian text in two cartouches in the bottom margin. Numbered twice lower left: 19., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 196 mm, width 229 mm, Italian, German, print maker, printmaker, 1530 - 1560, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), plate tone, Work conception, Southern Netherlands, 1499 - 1592-03-10

Martin Schongauer's late 15th-century copper engraving 'The Death of Mary', retouched with a burin, depicts the Virgin Mary on her deathbed with surrounding figures and detailed line work.

The Musicians 1524 Lucas van Leyden Netherlandish. The Musicians 364765

. Merders offer mushrooms for sale on the market near a city gate. Two men view the merchandise. Above the city gate a portrait of the author French of Sterbeeck at the age of 44. He may also be one of the gentlemen who purchases the market.

Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471 - 1528), Christ Carrying the Cross, c. 1498-1499, woodcut

In an interior of a kitchen there is a cheerful company with an old woman baking waffles by the fireplace (Lent night). On the left a man with a lute, on the right a drinking monk with a nun. On the front right a jester is shaved, in the foreground a dancing dog in a fool's hood. Above the fireplace a print with an owl as a pilgrim. With caption of two columns with on the left six lines in French and on the right five lines in Dutch, Lent evening, print maker: Pieter van der Heyden, (mentioned on object), Jheronimus Bosch, (mentioned on object), publisher: Hieronymus Cock, (mentioned on object), Antwerp, 1567, paper, engraving, h 223 mm × w 287 mm

The Practitioners of the Visual Arts, Cornelis Cort, after Jan van der Straet, 1578 print The idealized academy: the anatomy is studied on the left, a young man is drawn to sculpture on the right. The three officially recognized visual arts, painting, sculpture and architecture, are represented in the work of the various artists. Strikingly enough, as the fourth art, the graph (engraver on the right before) has been added. paper engraving place or institution of education and training of the artist, e.g.: academy of art. sculptor at work. engraver, etcher (+ artist at work). painter at work, in his studio

Woodcut by Lucas Cranach the Elder from around 1512 depicting the martyrdom of St. Judas Thaddäus, showing detailed figures, gestures, and narrative composition.

Moderation overcomes gluttony; Seven virtues and seven vices. At a source, the personification of moderation (Sobietas) fills a container with water and looks down at the person's personification of gluttony (Laemargiam) that lies with a wine jug in her arms on the ground. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a series of virtues and vices.

The Emperor and Death Made 1651 Bohemia. Etching on ivory wove paper . Wenceslaus Hollar

ACHAB shows repentance after the curse of Elia, Philips Galle, After Maarten van Heemskerck, c. 1561 print Elijah expresses a curse about Ahab and his whole family. ACHAB shows repentance and immediately tears up his beautiful clothes and puts on a fine. Achab and Elijah are outside the walls of Achab's palace at the Nabot vineyard. print maker: Haarlempublisher: Antwerp paper engraving Ahab repentant: he tears his clothes, puts sackcloth on and refuses food

Jude, from the Martyrdom of the Twelve Apostles. Artist: Lucas Cranach the Elder (German, Kronach 1472-1553 Weimar). Dimensions: Sheet: 6 3/8 × 4 15/16 in. (16.2 × 12.6 cm). Series/Portfolio: The Martyrdom of the Twelve Apostles. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The Story of Joseph: Joseph Interprets the Dreams in Prison, 1512. Lucas van Leyden (Dutch, 1494-1533). Engraving;

The fate of an evil tongue; seven putti stand around an anvil on which they hammer a tongue, landscape and architecture behind ca. 1507 Nicoletto da Modena Italian. The fate of an evil tongue; seven putti stand around an anvil on which they hammer a tongue, landscape and architecture behind 400825

Hooghe, Romeyn de, Netherlands, Illustration for the Decameron by Boccaccio, history LXXX. Madame Blanchefleur stands in the harbour of Palermo., print, engraving, book illustration, prints, engravings, height 73 mm, width 80 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1645-09-10 - 1708-06-15, print maker, printmaker, 1697 - 1697, fourth quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings, Work conception, after own design by

Pilate Washing His Hands, from The Passion. Lucas Cranach the Elder; German, 1472-1553. Date: 1509-1517. Dimensions: 246 x 168 mm (image/sheet, trimmed within block). Woodcut in black on ivory laid paper. Origin: Germany. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

The Birth of the Virgin Carlo Maratti Italian. The Birth of the Virgin 400377

Martin Schongauer (German, c. 1450 - 1491), Christ before Pilate, c. 1480, engraving on laid paper

Triumphant David with the head of Goliat, Jan Saenredam, After Lucas van Leyden, 1600 print David is on the right with a large sword. Goliat's head is spied on the sword. There are some singing and musician women in front of him. Under the show a two -line, Latin text with a description of the scene from 1 Samuel 18. paper engraving David's triumph: the women of Israel come out to welcome David, singing, dancing, and playing tambourines and lyres; David holding the head of Goliath

The Vision of St. Bernard, 1524. Dirk Vellert (Netherlandish, 1480/85-1547). Engraving;

Discrezione; Flora shares flowers. Flora stands on a staircase and shares flowers to a few nymphs that stand for her.

Circe Giving Drink to the Companions of Ulysses, 1540s. Attributed to Antonio da Trento (Italian, c. 1508-c. 1550), after Parmigianino (Italian, 1503-1540). Chiaroscuro woodcut;

Jacob and Rachel 1581 Italy. Engraving on ivory laid paper . Agostino Carracci

Depicts the attack on St. Karl Borromäus, drawn with feather and blue wash, with chalk grid, showing figures, gestures, and architectural setting.

In the background left, Tobit buries the body of the murdered man, found by Tobias in the street. After the burial, Tobit falls asleep on some bags of grain. One of the birds in the nest above his head drops its bird droppings into Tobit's eyes, leaving him blind. In the middle back, he gives clothes to the poor and on the right, he sits at the banquet. Above a four-line, Latin text in a cartouche. At bottom in margin a one-line caption in Latin from Tobit 2. Tobit's Blindness Story of Tobias , print maker: anonymous, print maker: Cornelis Cort, (attributed to), Maarten van Heemskerck, (mentioned on object), print maker: Low Countries, publisher: Antwerp, publisher: Antwerp, 1626 - 1676, paper, engraving, h 200 mm × w 246 mm

Hooghe, Romeyn de, Netherlands, Illustration for the Decameron by Boccaccio, history IX. Woman stands before the king of Cyprus who sits on an elevated throne., print, book illustration, prints, height 75 mm, width 78 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1645-09-10 - 1708-06-15, print maker, printmaker, 1697 - 1697, fourth quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings, Work conception, after own design by

Solomon Worshipping an Idol, c. 1519, Hans Burgkmair, German, 1473-1531, 8 3/4 x 6 3/16 in. (22.23 x 15.72 cm) (sheet), Woodcut, Germany, 16th century, Hans Burgkmair's debt to the Italian Renaissance is evident in this border, filled with grotesques and frolicking nudes. Solomon's tastes were similarly exotic: his wives, many of them 'foreign,' included 700 princesses and 300 concubines (I Kings 11: 1-13). This woodcut emphasizes the amorous old king's helplessness in the face of female blandishments: the false god he worships resembles the crafty pagan wife who convinces him to commit this sacrilege.

Alexander the Great in the studio of Apelles. Etching by Salvator Rosa.

Plate 20: Juno, standing at left, sends away Psyche, who kneels before her, from the Story of Cupid and Psyche as told by Apuleius 1530-60 Master of the Die Italian This book contains 32 plates bound together, 3 of which are by Agostino Veneziano.. Plate 20: Juno, standing at left, sends away Psyche, who kneels before her, from the Story of Cupid and Psyche as told by Apuleius. The Story of Cupid and Psyche as told by Apuleius. Master of the Die (Italian, active Rome, ca. 1530-60). 1530-60. Engraving. Antonio Salamanca (Salamanca 1478-1562 Rome). Prints

Illustration for Boccaccio decamerone. Illustration for the Boccaccio decamerone, xx history. The old Richard Quinzica sees his young woman Bartholomea sitting on the lap of Pagamino from Monega.

Emperor and Death, Hans Holbein (II), 1538 print The emperor sitting on his throne under a canopy with for him on the floor symbols of his power on a pillow, a scepter and the rich apple. The emperor holds a sword in his hand and death is on his back. Nubers are around the throne. In the margin above the print is the text Isaie XXII. paper emperor. dance of Death; Death together with one or more human beings

Albrecht Dürer's 'Enreaming of John the Baptist' (1510) is a woodcut depicting the beheading of John the Baptist, showing Herod, soldiers, and detailed gestures and expressions.

Job hears the bad news of four messengers; Blessed are the poor of mind; The eight beats. Job belongs from four messengers about the disaster that has happened to him. His wife stands behind him, who loves her handkerchief. In the landscape you can see how Jobs livestock and camels are stolen, how lightning hits his shepherds and cattle and how the house, in which the children of Job loved a party, collapsed in the storm. Print is part of a series about the eight skimmings of Christ and illustrates the salvation: Blessed are the poor of mind. On the stairs a stone with this text from mat. 5: 3 in Latin. At the bottom of the margin a verse in Latin about the salience. This print is part of an album.

The Turkish Family ca. 1496 Albrecht Dürer German. The Turkish Family 373906

Jesus before Pilate. Artist: After Hans Holbein the Younger (German, Augsburg 1497/98-1543 London); After Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607-1677 London). Dimensions: Sheet: 3 9/16 × 2 3/8 in. (9.1 × 6 cm). Series/Portfolio: The satirical passion. Date: 1625-77. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Death Surprising a Young Couple, Jan van de Velde (II), c. 1610 - c. 1650 print Vanitass scene about the uncertainty of life: a young elegant pair sits on a landing at a table. The lady holds a glass of wine in the hand. Behind them, on the right, death appears as a skeleton, an hourglass, as a symbol of finite life, in the hand. Left front a table on which a jug, money box and a Stokbeurs. With caption in Cartouche. Amsterdam paper etching scenes symbolizing 'Vanitas'. Death as skeleton. Death battling with Life, or with the living. couple of lovers. neck-gear: collar (+ women's clothes). neck-gear ~ clothing (with NAME) (+ men's clothes). clothing for the upper part of the body (DOUBLET) (+ men's clothes). sleeves (+ men's clothes). trousers, breeches, etc. (BREECHES) (+ men's clothes). shoes, sandals (+ men's clothes). stockings, socks (+ men's clothes). pin (+ women's clothes) Netherlands

Woodcut by Albrecht Dürer titled 'The Flagellation of Christ,' part of the Little Passion series (plate 18), created around 1509, depicting Jesus being scourged.

De Luiwammes drinks liqueur, Giuseppe Maria Mitelli, c. 1683 print The Luiwammes has a glass of liqueur pouring in a cafe. Part of a series of six performances from the life of a sloth. paper etching Sluggishness, Inertia; 'Dapocaggine', 'Pigritia' (Ripa) (+ situation or event (especially in genre-painting) with symbolical connotation). sluggard. liqueur. inn, coffee-house, public house, etc.

Christ Crowned with Thorns. Dated: c. 1480. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Martin Schongauer.

Woodcut by Lucas Cranach the Elder titled 'Christ before Herod,' created in 1509, depicting Jesus presented to Herod during the Passion.

Illustration for the Decamerone of Boccaccio, Romeyn de Hooghe, 1697 print Illustration for the Boccaccio Decamerone, History XX. The old Richard Quinzica sees his young wife Bartholomea sitting on the lap of Pagamino from Monega. Netherlands paper etching (scenes from) specific works of literature: Boccaccio, Decamerone

St. Matthew and St. John. 1520. Beham, Hans Sebald, 1500-1550. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Spring; The four Seasons. A boy and a girl in a landscape. The boy shows the girl, with floral basket in hand, a bird's nest. At the top right, Cupid points his arrow on them.

Pyramus and Thisbe. Artist: Albrecht Altdorfer (German, Regensburg ca. 1480-1538 Regensburg). Dimensions: Sheet: 4 3/4 × 3 13/16 in. (12 × 9.7 cm). Date: 1518. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Amad�e in Apr�res Francesco France (Beresch 356) Marc Antoine Raimondi (1480-vers1534). Amaded after Francesco Francia (Bartsch 355). Fight, chisel. 16th century.

Artist: Albrecht Dürer, German, 1471-1528, Saint Christopher FacingRight, Engraving, 11.7 × 7.6 cm (4 5/8 × 3in.), Made in Germany, German, 16thcentury, Works on Paper -Prints

Haarlem, Heemskerck, Maarten van, Coornhert, Dirck Volckertsz., Fall and the Redemption of Mankind through the Life and Passion of Christ, Meal at Emmaus, Christ and two apostles are seated around a table. Christ breaks the bread and thus makes his identity known. In the background the two apostles and Christ on their journey to Emmaus. The print is part of a thirty-part series of prints about the Fall and Christ's passion., print, prints, width 197 mm, height, 250 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1522 - 1590-10-29, print maker, printmaker, 1548 - 1548, paper, papier, etching, etsen, 1498 - 1574, intermediary draughtsman

Antwerp, Vos, Maerten de, unknown, Sadeler, Raphael (I), Flagellation of Christ with John and Mary, verso lower left - stamped, Christ, tied to a pillar. In his hands a whip and a rod, his instruments of torture. In the background the apostle John and the Virgin Mary., print, prent, prints, engravings, height 186 mm, width 248 mm, South Netherlands, 1560, print maker, printmaker, 1570 - 1632, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1532 - 1603-12-04

Diogenes Casting Away His Bowl 1661-1662 Italy. Diogenes di Sinope (413-323 B.C.), an ascetic philosopher of Athens and Corinth, is said to have eschewed worldly goods to such an extent that he threw away his drinking bowl upon seeing a youth drinking water from cupped hands. This famous etching by Salvator Rosa reproduces (in reverse) the artistís painting of the same subject in the Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen (1651/52).. Etching and drypoint on dark cream laid paper . Salvator Rosa

Christ Crowned with Thorns, from The Small Passion. Artist: Albrecht Dürer (German, Nuremberg 1471-1528 Nuremberg). Dimensions: sheet: 5 x 3 13/16 in. (12.7 x 9.7 cm). Date: ca. 1509. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Dancing Couple, from The Small Wedding Dancers 1538 Heinrich Aldegrever German. Dancing Couple, from The Small Wedding Dancers 428733

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