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A collection of early 16th-century woodcuts depicting dramatic historical and religious scenes, featuring traditional costumes, figures in action, and intricate details.

Jean Chatel gained access to King Henri IV's private chamber and attacked him with a knife. He was arrested immediately and executed for his crime. He was said to have been inspired by the Jesuits so they were consequently expelled from France. Date: 1594
Jean Chatel gained access to King Henri IV's private chamber and attacked him with a knife. He was arrested immediately and executed for his crime. He was said to have been inspired by the Jesuits so they were consequently expelled from France. Date: 1594
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Fragment of bas-relief of the hotel de Bourgtheroulde, vintage engraving. Fragment of bas-relief of the hotel de Bourgtheroulde, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1842. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10660394
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Les quatre fils Aymon The four sons of Duke Aymon. Nourry, Claude, approximately 1470-1533. Prints. 1526. Spencer Collection. Chivalry, Knights and knighthood, Knights , French
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Three Fragments of a Passion Frieze: The Kiss of Judas, Christ before Pilate, and the Flagellation; The Crucifixion and the Descent from the Cross; The Entombment and the Resurrection probably 1460-69 Anonymous, French, Amiens, 15th century French. Three Fragments of a Passion Frieze: The Kiss of Judas, Christ before Pilate, and the Flagellation; The Crucifixion and the Descent from the Cross; The Entombment and the Resurrection. Anonymous, French, Amiens, 15th century. probably 1460-69. Hand-colored woodcut. Prints
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Woodcut by Dürers workshop depicting the 1505 Fear Train event in Geldern, part of the honorary gate of Emperor Maximilian I series, created around 1515-1520.
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Medicinarius. Das buch der Gesundheit. Liber de arte distillandi Simplicia et Composita. Author: Written by Hieronymus Brunschwig (German, 1450-1512). Dimensions: 12 5/8 x 8 7/16 x 1 15/16 in. (32 x 21.5 x 5 cm). Printer: Printed by Johann Grüninger (German, Markgröningen 1455-1533 Strasbourg) , Strassburg. Date: 1505. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Duke of Albrecht III of Austria in the Order of the Pigtail Knights, beaten by him, behind him his two wives, the 14th Albert III of Austria, 1349, 1395, known as Albert with the Pigtail, Pigtail, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date not known
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Satirical pamphlet on a rich but ugly woman eager to get married, 1717
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astrology allegories ""The Astrology and the three Parcae"" woodcut after miniature Paris 16th century,
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Jacques Torterel (1568-1592). "The mercurial held at the Augustins in Paris, on June 10, 1559, where King Henri II was in person". Engraving. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 36616-2 Calvinism, Calvinist, Court, Convent of the Augustins, War of Religion, Justice, French magistrate, Mercuriale, Senance Pléniere Parliament, engraving
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The Ship of Fools by Sebastian Brant, 1494, late medieval moral satire. Of gossip in the church, five clergymen are ready to take devoutly disruptive laymen onto the sailing ship bound for Fool's Land, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original
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people profession fisherman woodcut ""Staendebuch"" by Jost Amman,Frankfurt am Main 1568 with verse by Hans Sachs,
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Woodcut illustration titled 'The Architect' by Philibert de l'Orme (1514-1570). A mannerist fantasy in which a larger being is shown with four hands and winged feet, allowing him to construct things in short periods of time. Philibert's was an architect, which suggests he is the creature. Dated c1550.
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In 353 BC, Greek architects Satyros and Pythios were ordered to design & build a huge tomb for Mausolus of Caria, provincial ruler of Persian Empire, by his wife.
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The expulsion of Sorgheloos, Cornelis Anthonisz., After Hans Schäufelein, 1541 print Sorghless, dressed in meager clothing, is driven out of the tavern by poverty, a woman who hits him on his head with a pair of tongs. Pover bites him in his shoulder (a literal imagination of biting poverty). Weelde and Ghemack turn his back on him and walk out in front of him. Print five from series of six. Ornamental frame around the presentation of Sorgheloos. Two eleven -line poems in Dutch within framing. Low CountriesLow Countriespublisher: Amsterdam paper Incruparance, immoderation. Carelessness. Wealth, Opulence; 'Opulence', 'Richezza' (Ripa). Fire-Tongs. Poverty; 'Povertè', 'Poor of Doni', 'Poor in one who had a good ingenuity' (Ripa). Adversity, misfortune, bad luck; 'Unhappy luck', 'injury' (Ripa). beggar
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Medicinarius. Das buch der Gesundheit. Liber de arte distillandi Simplicia et Composita 1505 Printed by Johann Grüninger German. Medicinarius. Das buch der Gesundheit. Liber de arte distillandi Simplicia et Composita. 1505. plates: handcolored woodcuts. Books
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medicine allegories health copper engraving to a work of Walter Hermenius Ryff 1544,
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Lust, allegoric image of the vices, gothic wood carving about 1480
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A woodcut engraving depicting a toll-gatherer. Dated 15th century
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Fernando de Rojas (1465-1541). Spanish writer. Tragicomedy of Calisto and Melibea or La Celestina. Engraving. Burgos, 1531.
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The Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew. Dated: c. 1634/1635. Medium: etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: JACQUES CALLOT.
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Woodcut depicting an Astrologer being visited by death by Hans Holbein the Younger (1497-1543) a German and Swiss artist and Printmaker of the Northern Renaissance style. Dated 16th Century
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Reiter group from the northern frieze of the Parthenon, Temple of Athena Parthenos city goddess Pallas on the Acropolis in Athens / Reitergruppe vom Nordfries des Parthenon, Tempel fuer die Stadtgoettin Pallas Athena Parthenos auf der Athener Akropolis, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert,.
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medicine pharmacy pharmacist assistant making an oinment woodcut ""De remediis utriusque fortunae"" by Francesco Petrarca (1344/1366) printed by the so-called Petrarca-master Augsburg 1532 and later,
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Weighing with a steelyard (right). From Gaultherus Rivius 'Architecture Mathematischen Kunst ', Nuremberg, 1547. Woodcut
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South America conquest by the Spanish 16th century chief Indian burned by inquisition contemporary copper engraving,
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Representation of a Ballet before Henri III. and his Court, in the Gallery of the Louvre. Re-engraving from an original on Copper in the Ballet comique de la Royne by Balthazar de Beaujoyeulx (Paris: Ballard,1582). Le Ballet-Comique had elaborate scenic design, with entrances on either side of the set.
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Aesop - probably legendary Greek fabulist. Frontispiece of William Caxton's "Fables of Aesop", London c1480 Woodcut
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The Astrologer. Profession that foresees death but is surprised by it. Facsimile of an engraving belonging to the series "The Dance of Death" by Hans Holbein the Younger, in "Les Simulachres et Histoires facées de la Mort", 1538. "Vie Militaire et Religieuse au Moyen Age et à l'Epoque de la Renaissance". Paris, 1877.
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Historic drawing, 1616, title page of the works of James or Jacob, 1566 - 1625, James VI. of Scotland and Jacob I. King of England and Ireland
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A piper performs with players of three types of stringed instruments - a rebec, a lute and a harp. Date: 1555
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Woodcut depicting an Astrologer being visited by death by Hans Holbein the Younger (1497-1543) a German and Swiss artist and Printmaker of the Northern Renaissance style. Dated 16th Century
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Lading Arms and wine from Bayeux Tapestry, an embroidered cloth nearly 230 feet long and 20 inches tall that depicts the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England between William, Duke of Normandy and Harold, Earl of Wessex, later King of England. At the Battle of Hastings in 1066, William defeated Harold. It tells the story from the point of view of the conquering Normans, but is now agreed to have been made in England. Worked on coarse linen, it measures 230 feet by 20 inches. Its date is disputed. It is housed in the Bayeux Museum in Bayeux, France. Shown here in this illustration
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justice judges court scene from ""Der richterlich Clagspiegel"" (The judicial case guide) by Sebastian Brant (1458 - 1521) Hagenau Strasbourg Germany 1529 title page private collection,
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A 1515 woodcut from Dürer's workshop illustrating the Second Flandrical Rebellion and Niederwerung (1488/89) as part of the honorary gate of Emperor Maximilian I, showing historical events in relief.
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Dancers on Christmas Night punished for their Impiety and Condemned to Dance for a Whole Year. 15th century legend. After woodcut by P. Wohlgemuth in Liber Chronicorum Mundi published Nuremberg 1493
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Arrested witches being tortured, Torture, 1613, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from an 18th or 19th century original
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religion biblical scenes Eliser courting Rebekah for Isaac woodcut incunamulum ""Evanglienbuch"" printed by Bernhard Richel Basel 1476 private collection,
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St. Veronica with her veil with image of Christ ('Sudarium') healing emperor Vespasian (Tiberius). unknown c. 1510 Tapestry Dimensions: H 3.34 x W 3.39 m Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk; metallic thread (gold); metallic thread (silver) Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: Sackville de Knole, Sevenoaks, Kent, England. Jacques Seligmann & fils, Paris. J. Pierpont Mogran coll., New York. French & Co. purchased from J. P. Morgan 8/15/1916; sold to Philip Lehman 4/11/1916. United States, New York, New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accno. 1975.1.1914. Inscriptions: Inscription in central field, at bottom of veil visible in GCPA: 0239492 & 0239493: IHESVS NAZARENA Inscriptions: Inscription in central field, below figure of Vespasian seen only in GCPA: 0239490, 0239491, 0239494, 0239495: VEZZPEIANVS In bedchamber, Vespasian kneels before St. Veronica, holding up veil, curing him from leprosy; several figures look on, including men holding large tapers (BRD) vines
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science philology ""Ars memorativa"" by Jacobus Publicius Venice 1482 German issue printed by Anton Sorg Augsburg circa 1490 illustration woodcut private collection,
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Plaque with Scene of Christ Crowned with Thorns. Pierre Reymond (France, Limoges, circa 1513-after 1584). France, Limoges, circa 1535-1540. Furnishings; Accessories. Polychrome enamel and gold on copper
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Woodblock print depicting Queen Elizabeth I of England (1533-1603) Queen of England, in Parliament. Dated 16th Century
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JACQUES D'ARTEVELDE AND THE POPULACE OF GHENT.
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The Repository of Arts, Literature, Commerce, Manufactures, Fashions, and Politics: No. LVI
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Page from the 'Arcadia' by Jacopo Sannazaro (1456-1530) Italian Renaissance poet. Dated 15th Century
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The Ship of Fools by Sebastian Brant, 1494, late medieval moral satire. Of foolish desires, King Midas as the archetype of fools who have unwise desires, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original
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This scene shows daily life in 16th-century Europe, during the time of the Protestant Reformation.
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Title Page from Abad Juan. Valladolid, Francisco Fernandez de Cordoba. Dated 1562
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French medieval engraving. Rhodes siege in 1481. Death of Mahomet II of Turkey.
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The Ship of Fools by Sebastian Brant, 1494, late medieval moral satire. Of fools who create their own oppression, blame their own misfortune and compare it to a donkey jumping on their backs, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original
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De Blauwe Huyck (leaf 3), Joannes van Doetechum (I) (attributed to), 1577 print The Blue Huyck (leaf 3). Dutch proverbs: L.B: a man with a scale: the loyal is lighter as a n pluijm; R.B: A man with a knife: Ten Bijnt NZ Al Guede Cocken Die Many knives Draeghen; l.o a man watering water and fire: the draget that fer in Deene Hant, twater in Dander Hant; R.O: A pig with a pair of tongs on the back: that sneaking is a surprise on a surprise. Low Countries paper engraving proverbs, sayings, etc.
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Bathing Place by unknown artist, Woodcut, 18th century, 18th century, Russia, St. Petersburg, Russian National Library, 30x37
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John Skelton, (c1460-1529), 16th century. Artist: Anon
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Tractatus de Pestilencia' by M. Albik. Application of vegetable dressings. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. CZECH Rep.. Prague. University Library.
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Woodblock engraving depicting a juggler's trick
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At the women's bathing house, wood engraving by H S Beham, 18th Century
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PERSONAJES DE LA LOZANA ANDALUZA. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.
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Genre Scene, 1 of 4 Genre Scene, 1 of 4, 19th century. Ink and color on paper, 10 1/16 x 9 1/16 in. (25.5 x 23 cm). Asian Art 19th century
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Die Saltzpan zu Hallstatt. (From: Topographia Provinciarum) by Merian, Caspar (1627-1686) Private Collection 1679 Germany Lithograph Graphic arts History
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VIRGILIO. PUBLIO VIRGILIO MARON. POETA LATINO. 70 - 19 A. de C. ILUSTRACION DE " LAS BUCOLICAS " , EDICION DEL AÑO 1529. BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL. MADRID.
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CARLOS VI DE ALEMANIA -1685/1740-ARCHIDUQUE Y EMPERADOR DESDE 1711. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN. CARLOS VI SACRO IMPERIO. CARLOS DE AUSTRIA ARCHIDUQUE.
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Interior of the decorative and elaborate court pharmacy of Rastatt. Coloured line engraving.
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Romans de Chevalerie Francaise. Woodcut created by guillaume de roy 1480
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The Seven Electors - of Koln, Mainz, Trier, Bayern, Sachsen, Brandenburg and Bohmen - choose Heinrich, Graf von Luxemburg, to be Holy Roman Emperor Heinrich VII Date: 27 November 1308
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Seneca the Younger (c. 4 BC - AD 65), Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, dramatist.
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Sir Geoffrey Luttrell, his wife, and daughter-in-law, 1340, (1892). Artist: Unknown
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Image of the facing brick "in Kleyn Payenborch" in the Centraal Museum Utrecht, originating from the Oudegracht 320 house ("Payenborch") in Utrecht.