Religious Woodcuts

A selection of woodcuts featuring religious figures and themes, capturing detailed compositions of biblical characters and narrative moments.

Germany, Cranach, Lucas (I), Martyrdom of the Twelve Apostles, Martyrdom of Matthias by beheading, verso lower left - stamped, The apostle Matthias kneels on the ground with his hands bound and his head thrust through the opening of a guillotine (precursor to the guillotine). Soldiers are busy with his execution. Men on horseback watch the martyrdom. In the background is a hilly landscape. Above are two shields with the electoral and ducal arms of Saxony., print, prints, height 162 mm, width 126 mm, German, 1472 - 1553-10-16, print maker, printmaker, 1510 - 1514, first quarter 16th century, paper, woodcut

A circa 1497/98 woodcut by Albrecht Dürer depicting the angel with the key to the abyss from the Apocalypse, figure XIV, with sheet cut to the plate edge, showing detailed composition and printmaking technique.

Venus, accompanied by Cupid and Death, a donkey and monkeys, keeps the people in tow. From Sebastian Brant's Ship of Fools, 1494, Historical, digital ...

Woodcut by Albrecht Dürer depicting Saint Christophorus with a bird on his shoulder and surrounding landscape, created around 1503-1504, sheet trimmed to the plate edges.

Woodcut and type print by Lucas Cranach the Elder from around 1512, edition 1539, depicting the martyrdom of St. Philippus with detailed figures and gestures, showing narrative composition.

'Livy - Titus Livius (59 BC - 17 AD) Roman historian Woodcut from his ''Les quatorze decados printed in Saragossa, 1520. The woodcut shows the presentation of the printed book to the Holy Roman Emperor (Charles V).'

Albrecht Dürer's 'The Holy Hieronymus in the Rock Grotto' (1512) is a woodcut depicting Saint Jerome in a rocky grotto, emphasizing meditation, detailed drapery, and naturalistic rock formations.

Picture cycle The Apocalypse, the Sea Monster and the Beast with the Horn of the Lamb, woodcut by Albrecht Duerer, historical, digital improved reproduction of an old woodcut

Germany, Cranach, Lucas (I), Martyrdom of the Twelve Apostles, Martyrdom of Matthias by beheading, verso lower left - stamped, The apostle Matthias kneels on the ground with his hands bound and his head thrust through the opening of a guillotine (precursor to the guillotine). Soldiers are busy with his execution. Men on horseback watch the martyrdom. In the background is a hilly landscape. Above are two shields with the electoral and ducal arms of Saxony., print, prints, height 162 mm, width 126 mm, German, 1472 - 1553-10-16, print maker, printmaker, 1510 - 1514, first quarter 16th century, paper, woodcut

The Martyrdom of Saint Catherine 1498 Albrecht Dürer German. The Martyrdom of Saint Catherine 388154

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

Nuremberg, Dürer, Albrecht, Christ with a sickle, the beast with the horns like those of a lamb and the seven-headed dragon, verso lower left - stamped, Christ is enthroned in heaven, a sickle in his right hand and surrounded by four angels. Below him are a beast with the head of a lion and horns like those of a lamb, and a seven-headed dragon, which is worshipped by a crowd of people. On the verso Latin Bible text in Gothic script in two columns., print, prent, prints, enten, height 392 mm, width 280 mm, German, 1471-05-24 - 1528-04-05, print maker, prentmaker, 1496 - 1497, fourth quarter 15th century, first quarter 16th century, paper, papier, woodcut, letterpress printing, letterpress

Netherlands, Master of the Virgo inter Virgines, Master of the Delbecq-Schreiber Passion, Master of Delft, The Death of Ananias, Ananias dies with raised hands, his wife kneels beside him. Behind them four men carry a coffin. Peter and another apostle stand to the side., print, engraving, book illustration, prints, engravings, height 98 mm, width 142 mm, Northern Netherlands, unknown, 1480 - 1500, fourth quarter 15th century, first quarter 16th century, paper, woodcut, Southern Netherlands

The Tiburtine Sibyl meets Augustus, Master of the Tiburtine Sibyl, Illustration from the Nuremberg Chronicle. 1493. The mythic meeting of Cesar Augustus with the Sibyl, of whom he inquired whether he should be worshiped as a god, was a favoured motif of Christian artists. the sibyl was the Etruscan Sibyl of Tibur or the Greek Sibyl of Cumæ is not always clear. The Christian author Lactantius identified the Sibyl in question as the Tiburtine Sibyl

The Emperor visited by Death. From Hans Holbein the Younger 'Les Simulachres de la Mort' (Dance of Death, Totentanz). Series of illustrations following the tradition of medieval morality plays . Woodcut 1538

Lechers are tormented by devils - illustration to Julian Notary's edition of the Shepherd's Calendar Date: circa 1520

A woodcut by Hans Burgkmair the Elder from 1508 depicting Emperor Maximilian on horseback, showing figure, composition, and early 16th-century German printmaking techniques.

Ein Frau war lannge Zeit ... Dated: c. 1503. Dimensions: sheet: 26.5 × 17.9 cm (10 7/16 × 7 1/16 in.). Medium: woodcut on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Master of the Miracles of Mariazell.

Christ for Pilate; Pilate washes his hands. Printed of three blocks. Christ fascinated and held by soldiers. Pilate on seat washes hands in scale in which water is donated. Left and right of the show Architectural Ornamentation.

Czterej jeźdźcy Apokalipsy, z cyklu "Apokalipsa". Dürer, Albrecht (1471-1528), graphic artist

Dance of Death IV. Dated: 1562. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Master A. C.

Queen Elizabeth I hawking; Black and White Illustration;

Conversion of St. Paul, c. 1515-1516, Hans Baldung (Grien), German, 1484/85-1545, 11 11/16 x 7 11/16 in. (29.69 x 19.53 cm) (image)19 3/4 × 15 3/4 × 1 1/8 in. (50.17 × 40.01 × 2.86 cm) (outer frame), Woodcut, Germany, 16th century

Men are hammering metals with hammers. Woodcut.

Music.

Pilate Washing His Hands, from The Fall and Redemption of Man. Albrecht Altdorfer; German, c.1480-1538. Date: 1510-1518. Dimensions: 72 x 48 mm (image/block). Woodcut in black on ivory laid paper. Origin: Germany. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

August, the harvest and Lion and Virgin, shepherds' calendar, engraving, c. 1500, France

Visitation, Albrecht Altdorfer, c. 1506 - 1538 print Maria and Elisabeth embrace each other, Joseph watches. Eighth print from a series of forty. Germany paper Visitation (possibly Joseph and/or Zacharias present) (Luke 1:39-56)

The Bandit. Death plays the role of the avenger and attacks the bandit when he is about to rob a poor woman. Facsimile of an engraving belonging to the series "The Dance of Death" in "Les Simulacres de la Mort et Histoires facees de la Mort", Latin edition, 1547. "Vie Militaire et Religieuse au Moyen Age et a l'Epoque de la Renaissance", Paris, 1877.

The Miracle of St. Lucius Putting a Bear to the Plough in Place of the Slain Ox, 1486, Historic, digital reproduction of an original 19th-century orig...

Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528). "Saint Etienne, Saint Sixte (or Saint Grégoire) And Saint Laurent". Bartsch 108. Wood engraving, around 1504-1505. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. Catholic, Christian, wood engraving, martyrdom, pope, saint

The dance of death: the emperor. Woodcut by Hans Holbein the younger.

Netherlands, Master of the Virgo inter Virgines, Master of the Delbecq-Schreiber Passion, Master of Delft, The story of Anna and Joachim, Four scenes from the life of Joachim and Anna. Top left: Joachim is sent out of the temple. Top right: Angel announces to Joachim that Anna is pregnant. Bottom left: Angel announces to Anna that she is pregnant. Bottom right: Meeting of Joachim and Anna at the Golden Gate., print, book illustration, prints, height 175 mm, width 144 mm, Northern Netherlands, unknown, 1480 - 1500, fourth quarter 15th century, first quarter 16th century, paper, woodcut, Southern Netherlands

Albrecht Altdorfer, The Circumcision, c 1513 The Circumcision

Man on throne and crowd people. Illustration from a book by Jodocus Damhouder () About Roman History. Printed of two blocks. Left: Crowd people. Right: Man on throne.

Germany, Cranach, Lucas (I), Martyrdom of the Twelve Apostles, Judas Thaddeus Dies a Martyrdom with a Club, verso lower left - stamped, The apostle Judas Thaddeus sits on the ground and is tortured to death with a club by an executioner. Several pagan clergymen witness this event in the interior of a church. The scene is closed off at the top by a round arch. The spandrels depict two shields with the Electoral and Ducal coats of arms of Saxony., print, prints, height 162 mm, width 126 mm, German, 1472 - 1553-10-16, print maker, printmaker, 1510 - 1514, first quarter 16th century, paper, woodcut

The dance of death: the pope. Woodcut by Hans Holbein the younger.

Hans Jegli II, A Donor with a Coat of Arms (Schildbegleiter und Wappenschild mit Schrägbalken), 1603 A Donor with a Coat of Arms (Schildbegleiter und Wappenschild mit Schrägbalken)

A miser and usurer holding a money-bag is accosted by a poor man on crutches. Woodcut by J. Amman, c. 1568.

Antwerp, Woons, Cornelis, Sallaert, Antoine, Jegher, Jan Christoffel, Christ succumbs for the second time during the carrying of the cross, verso lower left - stamped, Surrounded by soldiers, Christ succumbs for the second time under the weight of the cross., print, book illustration, prints, height 90 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

Death as an actor behind stage. Reproduction of a lithograph by Elihu Vedder, 1885.

Allegory - Religious Frivolity. Medium: woodcut. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Hans Weiditz, II.

woodcut illustration from Quadragesimale novum de filio Prodigal. (1495) by Johann Meder. Basle

Woodcuts to the great passion, the entombment, woodcut by Albrecht Durer, historical, digital improved reproduction of an old woodcut..

December Lying on his deathbed, he takes leave of his loved ones Date: 1523

The martyrdom of Saint Catharina, Albrecht Dürer, 1496 - 1500 print The Holy Catharina kneels at the wheels on which she would be executed, that it was incredibly disabled by a rain from the sky. Next to her, a soldier pulls his sword. Nuremberg paper the wheel of St. Catherine of Alexandria is destroyed by a thunderbolt from heaven, or by angels with a sword

Aristotle and Phyllis Hans Burgkmair German. Aristotle and Phyllis 430781

The Adoration of the Kings Albrecht Dürer German n.d.

Arte del Ben Morire 1490 Written by Domenico Capranica Italian. Arte del Ben Morire 347102

Duke. Medium: woodcut. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Hans Holbein the Younger.

The Ship of Fools by Sebastian Brant, 1494, late medieval moral satire. Of sloth and laziness, a man casts seed with an indifferent expression, the woman has fallen asleep while spinning, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Nuremberg, Dürer, Albrecht, Saint Brigitta, verso - stamped, kneeling before a vision of Christ, holding a knapsack and a hat., print, picture, book illustration, prints, pictures, height 61 mm, width 43 mm, German, 1471-05-24 - 1528-04-05, print maker, printmaker, 1503 - 1503, first quarter 16th century, paper, woodcut

Saul commits suicide, 1645 - 1646 print The battle between the Philistines and the Israelites. When King Saul was shot under shot by the Philistine archers, he asked his weapon carrier to kill him. When he refused, Saul plunged into his own sword. The weapon carrier followed him in death. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing Saul kills himself with a sword. Saul's armour-bearer kills himself

Horatius Cocles Defending the Sublician Bridge, c. 1510-27. Marcantonio Raimondi (Italian, 1470/82-1527/34). Engraving;

Woodcut by Albrecht Dürer from circa 1510 depicting Christ appearing to Mary Magdalene, part of the Small Passion series, showing detailed figures and religious narrative.

Various forms of torture, The victims are pushed off a platform to fall to their death, or pushed into a cauldron filled with boiling water, or with their bodies pressed onto nails on the floor, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

The first representation of the people of the new world. From a woodcut published between 1497 and 1504.

Wszyscy Święci w MNK unknown

Reapers. Woodcut from 'Calendarum Romanum Magnum', 1518.

Georg Pencz, Attilius Regulus, 1535 Attilius Regulus

Rock relief of the investiture of Ardashir I. Achaemenid tombs, Naqsh-e Rustam. Fars Province, Iran. Old steel engraved antique print. Published in L'

The wheel of fortune; the five positions; Wall carpet from Michelfeld. The left part (the first two blocks of the six) of a wide woodcut, which has either been the example, or a copy of the performance on a tapestry from Slot Michelfeld on the Rhine. On the left the wheel of fortune, moved by a fox on the one hand and a young lady who depicts time. On the right a farmer, a blacksmith, a merchant, a frost and a knight, imaginations of the five social positions. They carry a banderole with a text on the unjust judge on the next part of the woodcut.

Picture cycle The Apocalypse, the opening of the fifth and sixth seals, the distribution of the white mantle to the martyrs and the fall of the stars, woodcut by Albrecht Duerer, historical, digital improved reproduction of an old woodcut

Samson fighting the lion, woodcut by Albrecht Duerer, historical, digitally improved reproduction of an old woodcut

The Pedlar. The Death is depicted visiting a peddler who walks around carrying all his wares to sell. Facsimile of an engraving belonging to the series "The Dance of Death" by Hans Holbein the Younger, in "Les Simulachres et Histoires facees de la Mort", 1538. "Vie Militaire et Religieuse au Moyen Age et a l'Epoque de la Renaissance". Paris, 1877.

Last Judgement Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528). Last Judgement, 1509-1511. Woodcut on laid paper, Sheet: 5 3/16 x 4 in. (13.2 x 10.2 cm). European Art 1509-1511

Mocking of Christ Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528). Mocking of Christ, 1509-1511; edition of 1511. Woodcut on laid paper, Sheet: 5 3/16 x 4 in. (13.2 x 10.2 cm). European Art 1509-1511; edition of 1511

Philipp IV., King of Spain Stecher: Kieser, Eberhard

Netherlands, Master of the Virgo inter Virgines, Master of the Delbecq-Schreiber Passion, Master of Delft, History of the Good Samaritan, Landscape with scenes from the story of the Good Samaritan. Samaritan on horseback carries wounded traveler. Man with book (Levit) looks the other way. Other scene shows wounded traveler lying on the ground., print, engraving, book illustration, prints, engravings, height 175 mm, width 145 mm, Northern Netherlands, unknown, 1480 - 1500, fourth quarter 15th century, first quarter 16th century, paper, woodcut, Southern Netherlands

Woodcut by Albrecht Dürer depicting Christ being nailed to the cross in the small passion series, sheet cut to the edge of the plate, created around 1509, showing figures, gestures, and compositional elements.

Gebeurtenis op 9 juli 1647 tijdens de Napolitaanse opstand.Accidents try to provide access to a fortress on the third day of the Neapolitan uprising in 1647 with a storm ram.

A wheelright is working in his workshop. Woodcut.

Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471 - 1528), The Deposition, c. 1497, woodcut

Christ before Herod Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528). Christ before Herod, 1509; 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; edition of 1511

Fortitude (Die Sterck), from The Seven Virtues Hans Burgkmair German. Fortitude (Die Sterck), from The Seven Virtues 430802

Statue of the Duke of Alva, 1571, 1600 - 1699 print The statue of the Duke of Alva, founded by himself in the courtyard of the Citadel in Antwerp, 1571. With the two performances on the sides of the pedestal. Printed on the back with text in Dutch. Low Countries paper engraving piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture Citadel of Antwerp (16th century)

Luna with a lobster (sign of the zodiac), Virgilius Solis, 1524 - 1562 print Numbered at the top right: 7. Nuremberg paper engraving / etching Diana as moon-goddess, i.e. Luna (Selene). chariot, triumphal car. moon as celestial body. Cancer (zodiacal sign of June)

Jost Amman (1539-1591). "View of Place Saint-Marc in Venice (Bartsch 27)". Engraved wood. Middle of the 16th century. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. 123047-28 Serious wood, 16th 16th XVI 16th 16th 16 CENTURY

The Resurrection. Dated: c. 1470/1480. Medium: metalcut, hand-colored in yellow, red-brown lake, and green. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: German 15th Century.

Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata. Dated: 1470/1480. Dimensions: sheet: 28.58 × 20 cm (11 1/4 × 7 7/8 in.). Medium: woodcut. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Italian 15th Century.

Netherlands, Master of the Virgo inter Virgines, Master of the Delbecq-Schreiber Passion, Master of Delft, A Samaritan Refuses to Receive Christ, Two Men Talking to a Samaritan. Christ and His Entourage Stand to the Side., print, engraving, book illustration, prints, engravings, height 98 mm, width 142 mm, Northern Netherlandish, unknown, 1480 - 1500, fourth quarter 15th century, first quarter 16th century, paper, papier, woodcut, Southern Netherlandish

This woodcut by Hans Baldung gen. Grien, circa 1512-1513, depicts a scene involving children, showing figures, gestures, and late medieval compositional detail.

From Theuerdank: On the advice of Unfalo, a Bavarian makes the horse of Theuerdank shy in a dangerous place, 1517, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Partitura musical de la ópera Tannhäuser, de Richard Wagner. Año 1914.

A copper engraving by Israhel van Meckenem depicting a juggler and a woman, created in the last third of the 15th century.

Hans Leonhard Schaeuffelein from lovely Kurzweil poems Lutii Apuleij of a golden ass, Lucius Apuleius also Apuleius Madaurensis, Apuleius of Madaura or Apuleius of Madauros, born about 123, died probably after 170, was an ancient writer, speaker and philosopher, he owes his lasting fame to his magnum opus, the Latin novel metamorphoses, also known as the golden ass, which is counted to world literature, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original. century, original date unknown

Esther saves her people. unknown c. 1470 Tapestry Dimensions: H 395 x W 800 cm Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (warp: 5-6/cm); wool & silk Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: Gift to Cathedral of Archbishop D. Alonso de Aragón (Inventory of 1521). French & Co. Spain, Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Cathedral of La Seo. Inscriptions: Inscription in central field on banderole at top left: Cum Aman experimento.. Inscriptions: Inscription in central field on banderole at top left of center: Mardocheus iudeorum condempnationem.. Inscriptions: Inscription in central field on banderole at top right of center: Hester ornata regem.. Inscriptions: Inscription in central field on banderole at top right: Aman refert qualitier.. Inscriptions: Inscriptions in central field identifying figures not legible in photograph 3 architectural divisions creating 3 scenes; top left, Mordecai asking Esther's help (); left, Haman before King Ahasuerus; center, Esther kneeling before enthroned Ahasuerus, who

trade merchants two merchants in conversation woodcut by Jost Amman later 16th century,

Woodcut by Johann Reger depicting Georese being suspended, created in 1496, illustrating a historical event of suspension or punishment.

Woodcut of Vlad III, c. 1560, reputedly a copy of an original made during his lifetime. Vlad Prince of Wallachia (1431-1476/77), was a member of the House of Drculeti. He was also known by his patronymic name: Dracula. He was posthumously dubbed Vlad the Impaler due to his practice of impaling his enemies is part of his historical reputation.

A 1515 woodcut from Albrecht Dürer's workshop depicting the Fear Train in Geldern 1505, part of the honorary gate of Emperor Maximilian I, showing military figures and detailed composition.

The Holy Mountain, folio 3 from The Holy Mountain (Monte Sancto di Dio). Baccio Baldini (Italian, c. 1436-1487); text by Antonio Bettini, Bishop of Foligno (Italian, 1396-1487). Date: 1477. Dimensions: 257 x 185 mm (plate); 275 x 189 mm (sheet). Engraving in black with letterpress on verso, on ivory laid paper. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Albertus Magnus (c1200-1280) Italian Dominican friar called 'Doctor Universalis'. Bishop of Ratisbon, 1260. Melded theology and Aristotelianism. 16th century portrait woodcut.

Facsimile of the title of Gruenbeck, Auslegung, Interpretation, mit den Holzschnitten über dem Crosswunder, 1507, Germany, historical image or illustration, published 1890, digitally improved, Facsimile of the title of Gruenbeck, with the woodcuts over the Crosswunder, Germany, historical image or illustration, published 1890, digitally improved, Europe

Stratagem of Hannibal. Tons, François (Flemish, act.1613/1614) (workshop, attr.) weaver c. 1615-1622 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'4" x W 12'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Fletcher & Williamson Coll. 1/25/1918; sold to Sothebys, London 4/12/1967. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, left; weaver mark on right guard, bottom Hannibal in armor on horseback accompanied by group of soldiers on also horseback (R of center, foreground); men with torches lead group of cattle & men forward (L, foreground); herd of cattle (L, background); mountainous landscape (center, background) (BRD) female figures seated beneath miniature architectural framework, interspersed with bunches of flowers, fruit, small figures & grotesques Stock sheet states tapestry was cleaned by Richard Schmidt, 1/31/1918. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 4575 DIA, Woven Splendor (1996), 46-49, no. 11 Related Works: Panels in

Nach der Mvsic: Geigen wir drei gantz Kvnstlice vnd artliche dabei. Dated: c. 1580. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: German 16th Century.

The Nuremberg Chronicle is an illustrated world history. Its structure follows the story of human history as related in the Bible; it includes the histories of a number of important Western cities. Written in Latin by Hartmann Schedel, with a version in German translation by Georg Alt, it appeared in 1493. It is one of the best-documented early printed books - an incunabulum (printed, not hand-written) - and one of the first to successfully integrate illustrations and text.

ALVARO DE LUNA (1390-1453). Valido de Juan II de Castilla y condestable desde 1423. S. XV. "CRONICA DE DON ALVARO DE LUNA". Portada de la edición impresa en Milán en 1546. S. XVI.

Gentleman and lady approaching gypsy camp while hawking. unknown c. 1500-1535 Tapestry Dimensions: H 5'6" x W 8'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Southern Netherlands Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. Group of gypsies around central fire-pit with roasting animal; gentleman & lady approach camp while hawking Borders missing. Possibly woven in Tournai. No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number

Historic print, copper engraving, 1659, title page by Andreas Heinrich Bucholtz also known as Andreas Henricus Bucholtz, 1607 - 1671, a German Lutheran theologian and writer of the baroque period, from Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur, an illustrated atlas by Gustav Koennecke, 1887

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