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Historical Religious Illustrations

A collection of woodcut prints depicting biblical scenes, featuring kings, angels, and Christ's passion, rendered in intricate detail and somber tones.

Antwerp, Woons, Cornelis, Sallaert, Antoine, Jegher, Jan Christoffel, Christ is Disrobed, verso - stamped, Christ is stripped of his clothes by soldiers on Golgotha. A man offers him a drink. The cross to which Christ will be nailed lies on the ground., print, book illustration, prints, height 88 mm, width 62 mm, 1618-11-03 - 1667-09-18, print maker, printmaker, 1649 - 1649, paper, woodcut, letterpress printing, Work conception, South Netherlands, 1585 - 1650, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher
Antwerp, Woons, Cornelis, Sallaert, Antoine, Jegher, Jan Christoffel, Christ is Disrobed, verso - stamped, Christ is stripped of his clothes by soldiers on Golgotha. A man offers him a drink. The cross to which Christ will be nailed lies on the ground., print, book illustration, prints, height 88 mm, width 62 mm, 1618-11-03 - 1667-09-18, print maker, printmaker, 1649 - 1649, paper, woodcut, letterpress printing, Work conception, South Netherlands, 1585 - 1650, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher
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A copper engraving by Israhel van Meckenem depicting a sound player and a singer, created in the last third of the 15th century.
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Garent Wijnder, Caspar Luyken, After Jan Luyken, 1694 print Amsterdam paper etching materials ~ textile industry. handicrafts, craftsman at work
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This copper engraving by Pieter Bruegel the Elder from 1565 depicts the parable of the good shepherd, showing figures, gestures, and pastoral setting.
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Golden Zevenarmig Kandelaar or Menora, Jan Luyken, 1683 print Amsterdam paper etching seven lamps ~ 'menorah'
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Barthel Beham, Virgin at the Window Virgin at the Window
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In a room, a mother sits on a chair with scissors in her hand. A sewing basket is on the floor beside her. She hands one of the two children standing at her lap a sandwich. The girl keeps her hands folded in prayer. The second child has a sandwich in her hand. On both of them, the school lei is hanging from the arm. A little dog is sitting on the floor in an inquisitive position. Behind them, the father stands with the oldest son at a table, on which are several books and an inkwell. Through the window, the rising sun and Aurora, the sister of the sun god, can be seen., The morning The four times of day (series title), print maker: Jan Saenredam, (mentioned on object), Hendrick Goltzius, (mentioned on object), Cornelius Schonaeus, (mentioned on object), print maker: Northern Netherlands, publisher: Amsterdam, 1679 - 1726, paper, engraving, h 213 mm × w 150 mm
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The Last Supper early to mid-17th century Nicolaas van der Horst Flemish. The Last Supper 336026
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Allegorical title page for: Nicolaas Hoefnagel, De Nederlandsche Overwigger, 1771. A man writing at a table, behind him the truth and Fortuna on the wheel, further a monkey, putto and rats.
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The Expulsion from Paradise, 1515, Woodcuts, approx. 2 13/16 x 1 15/16 in. (7.2 x 4.9 cm), Paper / Sheet approx. 3 x 2 1/16 in. (7.6 x 5.2 cm), Stamped in brown ink, verso A. Freiherr von Lanna (Lugt 2773), Cream laid
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The Virgin and Child Seated on a Grassy Bank. Heinrich Aldegrever; German, 1502-c.1560. Date: 1553-1554. Dimensions: 107 x 68 mm (image/plate/sheet). Engraving in black on ivory laid paper. Origin: Germany. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.
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. For a garden wall building there is an elegant couple in German clothing from approx. 1620. For the couple a dog. The print is part of a series of six prints about costumes in Europe.
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Blocklandt, Anthonie, Antwerp, Galle, Philips, Six scenes with Christ and women from the gospels, Christ and the Samaritan woman at the well, verso - stamped, Christ asks the Samaritan woman to fetch water from the well for him., print, prints, height 204 mm, width 260 mm, South Netherlands, 1537 - 1612-03-29, print maker, printmaker, 1577 - 1579, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1532 - 1583
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Saint Matthew. Dated: 1518. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: LUCAS VAN LEYDEN.
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Prodigi... The prodigals.... Furmerius, Bernard Gerbrands (1542-1616). text. Illustrations, Prints. 1585. Spencer Collection
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Transfiguration, 1515, Woodcuts, approx. 2 13/16 x 1 15/16 in. (7.2 x 4.9 cm), Paper / Sheet approx. 3 x 2 1/16 in. (7.6 x 5.2 cm), Stamped in brown ink, verso A. Freiherr von Lanna (Lugt 2773), Cream laid
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The Bride and Death Made 1651 Bohemia. Etching on ivory wove paper . Wenceslaus Hollar
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Virgin and Child with St. John, St. Catherine of Siena and Saint Francis, 1585. Andrea Andreani (Italian, about 1558-1610), after Jacopo Ligozzi (Italian, 1547-1626). Chiaroscuro woodcut;
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Woodcut by Lucas van Leyden around 1517 depicting Herod and Herodias, showing figures, gestures, and narrative composition.
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Joseph count His Dreams, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1638 print paper etching Joseph's dreams
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Nativity Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528). Nativity, 1509-1511; edition of 1511. Woodcut on laid paper, Sheet: 5 1/4 x 4 1/16 in. (13.3 x 10.3 cm). European Art 1509-1511; edition of 1511
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The surgeon, Lucas van Leyden, 1524 print A surgeon makes an incision behind the ear of a man sitting on the floor. Head, arms and hands of surgeon and head of man are punctured. paper engraving barber; surgeon
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"Copper engraving from the late 15th century by Israhel van Meckenem depicting a visit to a spinner, showing figures engaged in domestic work and detailed interior elements."
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Three arrangement goddesses; Longius Aut Propius Mors Sua Quenq Manet; Denis Lebey de Batilly, emblemata, 1596. Three arrangement goddesses. Three women are in a room and are spinning. A woman keeps the spinningol, another turns the thread and the third clips the wire with a scissors. There is an hourglass behind the woman who is left on the left.
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Plate 109: Iris Giving Sleep Juno's Command (Iris Somno Iunonis mandata exponit), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses' 1606 Antonio Tempesta Italian. Plate 109: Iris Giving Sleep Juno's Command (Iris Somno Iunonis mandata exponit), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'. Antonio Tempesta (Italian, Florence 1555-1630 Rome). 1606. Etching. Prints
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Man is robbed in brothel, Johann Theodor de Bry, after Julius Goltzius, after Pieter de Jode, 1596 print The feigned love on money: in a sober departure a farmer is cited by a woman, while a second woman secretly removes money from his stock market behind him. In the accompanying text, the women speak to the viewer: "We Troutlen Beveynst den Boer Alst Pas Ghetting / Goose in love with that he has in the bag." Under the table is a fire test. A beer jug on the left. Emblem no. 32 from Emblemata Saecularia, 1596 and no. 11 in the second edition of 1611. paper engraving Existence and Modes of Existence (+ emblematical representation of concept). purse, money-bag. pickpocket
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Rome, Lafreri, Antonio, Italy, Michelangelo, Beatrizet, Nicolas, Christ and the Samaritan Woman at the Well, verso - stamped, Christ sits on the edge of a well. To the left of the well stands the Samaritan woman. Behind the well stands a tree. In the background on the left is a city., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 390 mm, width 288 mm, French, 1515 - 1565, print maker, printmaker, 1525 - 1565, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Italian, 1475-03-06 - 1564-02-18, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1512 - 1577, publisher
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Etching by Nicolas Chaperon depicting Noah building the ark, created in 1649, illustrating the biblical narrative of Noah.
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The Abbess 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.
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Sadeler, Johann (I), Judas Kiss, verso lower left - stamped, print, prints, height 38 mm, width 54 mm, South Netherlandish, 1550 - 1600-08, print maker, printmaker, 1580 - 1600, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process)
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Print made by Bernard Lens, 1659-1725, British, Death, a Miser, and the Prodigal Son, undated. Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper.
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Tuscany Siena Poggibonsi S. Lucchese6. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.
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Adriaen van Ostade, Two Gossips, probably 1642 Two Gossips
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Albrecht Dürer, The Virgin and Child Crowned by Two Angels, 1518 The Virgin and Child Crowned by Two Angels
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The Singer and the Lute Player 1490-1500 Germany. This engraving by Israhel van Meckenem is from a series of 12 prints that depicts amorous couples in elaborately furnished interiors. Its suggestive scene depicts a young couple eagerly anticipating a liaisonómusical or otherwise. In his lap, the man holds a lute, an instrument frequently likened to the female body, and he stares intently at his companion, who pauses in reading her musical scroll to return his gaze. The small dog in chains near his feet is meant to symbolize the captivating power of music and beautiful women.. Engraving in black on tan laid paper . Israhel van Meckenem, the younger
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Umbria Terni Lugnano in Teverina S. Maria Assunta. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Exterior views of this 12th-century Romanesque church (with 15th-century additions) focus on the facade with its rose window and the foliate and animal carvings of the portico. Interior views show a central nave floor of cosmatesque mosaic inlay; a 12th-century iconostasis, pulpit, and ciborium, a triptych by Niccolo Alunno; a crypt with various capitals. Object Notes: Hutzel made two photo campaigns of this monument: first in 1982 and a second in 1985. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then
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Salome with the Head of John the Baptist. Artist: Lucas van Leyden (Netherlandish, Leiden ca. 1494-1533 Leiden). Dimensions: sheet: 16 x 11 3/8 in. (40.6 x 28.9 cm). Date: 1514. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Thenot and Colinet together at the table; Thenot and Colinet Eat Their Evening Meal; Illustrations of Imitation of Eclogue I. Thenot and Colinet sitting at the table in a cabin, both eating with a scale in hand.
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Pharmacist, Jan Luyken, 1694 print Amsterdam paper etching handicrafts, craftsman at work. pharmacist, druggist, apothecary; pharmacy, drugstore, dispensing chemist
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Lebey de Batilly, Denis, Frankfurt am Main, Bry, Theodor de, Boissard, Jean Jacques, Denis Lebey de Batilly, Emblemata, 1596, IN LABORE MVLTV ADIVMETI AD VITA, Man Addressing a Cripple, verso - stamped, A cripple without feet sits on a stone by a river. A standing man addresses him. Behind the crippled man is a hollow tree. Insects are running from the trunk., print, book illustration, emblem, prints, height 67 mm, width 85 mm, South Netherlands, 1528 - 1598-03-27, print maker, printmaker, 1596 - 1596, fourth quarter 16th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1528 - 1598, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, writer
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Portraits of Hans von Aachen, Pieter Brueghel II and Jan Brueghel I, Jan L'Admiral, 1764 print Three numbered artist portraits. Portrait of Hans von Aachen (no. 1), Pieter Brueghel II (no. 2) and Jan Brueghel I (no. 3). Print mark marked: nn. paper etching
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Lazio Viterbo Viterbo Museo Civico. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Views of paintings (Middle Ages through 18th c.), frescoes, a tabernacle, coffin, sculpture reliefs, portal fragments, busts, sculpture, tapestry found in the Pinacoteca, Second floor gallery and Second floor cloister sequences. Antiquities: Many views of Etruscan and Roman fragments, sculpture, sarcophagi, pottery, masks, jewelry and other objects found in the Storeroom sequence (inventory numbers on back of prints), and the Cloister, Second floor Cloister, Valle Giulia, Sala Romana and Sala Etrusca sequences. General Notes: There are eight separate numerical sequences for this location. The cloister as an architectural structure, rather than museum site, is documented in the record and file for S. Maria della Verita, Cloister, all views of which are stored in Medieval core collection. Five views from the Museo Civico Second floor cloister sequence are stored in Medieval. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-19
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Powisch, Bertram.
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Portraits of Hans von Aachen, Pieter Brueghel II and Jan Brueghel I, Three numbered artist's portraits. Portrait of Hans von Aachen (no. 1), Pieter Brueghel II (no. 2) and Jan Brueghel I (no. 3). Printed bottom left: NN, Hans von Aachen, Pieter Brueghel (II), Jan Brueghel (I), Jan l'Admiral (mentioned on object), 1764, paper, etching, h 154 mm × w 104 mm
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Study for Vignette-Frontispiece in Poncelet's Principes Generaux pour Servir à l'Education des Enfants , vol II 1753-1773 France. Pen and black ink over graphite, with touches of white chalk, on gray laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper . Hubert François Gravelot
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Both figures half way through , Vertumnus bends her head to Pomona as if whispering something in her ear , Vertumnus and Pomona, draughtsman: Jacob de Gheyn (II), (school of), 1575 - 1679, paper, pen, h 90 mm × w 107 mm
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The Adoration of the Shepherds. Hendrik Goltzius (Netherlands, Mülbracht now Bracht-am-Niederrhein, 1558-1617)Jacob Matham (Holland, Haarlem, 1571-1631). Holland, 1615. Prints; engravings. Engraving
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Drummer; Musicians. A drummer with an owl on his shoulder. In addition to him a man with a broom.
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Four musicians, 1646 - 1658 print Three men and a woman, depicted in half with sheet music in their hands. paper engraving musician
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Owl in a study migration, 1596 print An owl is sitting on a round bodes in a study. There are two sculptures in niches in the wall and there is a shield and a vase on the ground. Frankfurt am Main paper engraving attributes of Minerva: owl. owls