Religious Woodcuts and Engravings

Detailed woodcuts, primarily by Albrecht Dürer, illustrating biblical scenes and figures, highlighting early printmaking techniques.

Saint Jerome in a Cave 1512 Albrecht Dürer German. Saint Jerome in a Cave 388378

Nuremberg, Dürer, Albrecht, John the Evangelist Devouring the Book, An angel wrapped in a cloud, with a radiant face and legs like burning pillars, appears to John and gives him a book, which he immediately begins to eat. On the verso Latin Bible text in Gothic script in two columns., print, prints, height 392 mm, width 286 mm, German, 1471-05-24 - 1528-04-05, print maker, printmaker, 1498 - 1498, fourth quarter 15th century, paper, woodcut, letterpress printing, letterpress

Lützelburger, Hans, Holbein, Hans (II), Dance of Death, Old Woman and Death, Old woman walks crooked with a stick and next to her Death dances accompanied by a skeleton playing a xylophone. In the margin above the print is the text Ecle. XXX., print, book illustration, prints, height 65 mm, width 50 mm, German, 1498 - 1543-11-29, print maker, printmaker, 1524 - 1526, first quarter 16th century, second quarter 16th century, paper, woodcut, - 1526-06-23, block cutter, 1538 - 1538

De Waarheid, Anonymous, 1520 - 1560 print One of eight moralizing spells. Truth sitting on a man's shoulders, puts him in the neck with a dagger. Text under print. paper proverbs, sayings, etc.. Truth; 'Verití' (Ripa)

The Smith 1520-25 Dirck Vellert Netherlandish. The Smith 393741

Zway khindt aus Windischlanndt ... 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.

Titus Manlius Attending His Sons Execution. Pencz, Georg (ca 1500-1550), graphic artist

Foolish. A fool has stabbed bird feathers in his hair and walks with wooden sticks as a kind of armor along three children who laugh at him. The upper margin with text is missing, probably this image is part of Psalm 53. Remarkable that this is printed at later time with pen in brown: curly lines run over the body of the fool.

The Monk Artist's working dates 1517-1543 Germany. Woodcut on paper . Hans Holbein, the younger

Beul; The dressing. .

Sebald Beham (German, 1500-1550), Ecce Homo, 1522, woodcut

Lucas Cranach the Elder, Adam and Eve in Paradise, 1509 Adam and Eve in Paradise

Albrecht Dürer, The Resurrection, probably c 1509 1510 The Resurrection

Pyramus and Thisbe. Artist: Hans Schäufelein (German, Nuremberg ca. 1480-ca. 1540 Nördlingen). Dimensions: Sheet: 9 1/8 × 6 3/16 in. (23.2 × 15.7 cm). Date: ca. 1509-10. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Author: Hans Schäufelein.

Temptation of SaintAnthony. Artist: Hieronymus Wierix, Flemish, 1553-1619

The Fall and Redemption of Man: Descent from the Cross, c. 1515. Albrecht Altdorfer (German, c. 1480-1538). Woodcut;

Abraham Going to Sacrifice Isaac, 1517-19. Lucas van Leyden (Dutch, 1494-1533). Woodcut;

The Lamentation Beneath the Cross, 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 7/16 × 6 1/2 in. (24 × 16.5 cm). Publisher: Published for Ulrich Pinder, by Friedrich Peypus (Geman). Date: 1507. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Cupid and Psyche - Cupid finding Psyche asleep in the Garden, 1880. Artist: Edward Burne-Jones

The Betrayal. Albrecht Dürer (Germany, Nuremberg, 1471-1528). Germany, 1508. Prints; engravings. Engraving

Melencolia I., 1514, Germany, by Albrecht Dürer. Gift of Bishop Monrad, 1869.

Mucius Scaevola puts right hand in the fire, Georg Pencz, 1535 print Mucius Scaevola accidentally kills the wrong man, the secretary of Porsenna. Then Scaevola puts his right hand in the altar fire to show that his own life is worth nothing to him. Porsenna watches with awe. Germany paper engraving (Story of) Gains Mucius Scaevola

Young woman caught by death, monogrammist MLF, Anton Möller (Der ältere), 1573 - 1611 print paper Death as skeleton. adolescent, young woman, maiden

H. Simon Virgil, 1524 - 1562 print paper engraving

The Martyrdom of Saint Catherine early 16th century Anonymous, German, 16th century German. The Martyrdom of Saint Catherine. Anonymous, German, 16th century. early 16th century. Pen and black ink, gray wash; framing line in pen and black ink. Drawings

Three pilgrims, Marcantonio Raimondi, After Lucas van Leyden, 1506 - 1534 print Male and female pilgrim sitting in landscape with staff and pilgrim hat, the man shells a pear. Left in the background a pilgrim walking with staff and rosary. Italy paper engraving pilgrim(s)

The seven-headed, seven-headed dragon and the beast with the horns of lamb, from The Secret Revelation of John by Albrecht Duerer, 1498, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown

Infant Cyrus presented to Astyages. unknown c. 1535-1550 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'1" x W 7'8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. received from A. Wichfeld, invoiced 6/2/1927; returned from consignment 1/20/1932 SS 15073. French & Co. purchased remnants of tapestry from A. Wichfeld to be taken in stock N.C. as per Mr. Milton Samuels, invoiced 1/23/1932 SS 38672. King Astyages' daughter, Mandane, kneels & holds infant Cyrus, next to her is her maid-servant, behind her kneels Cyrus' father, Persian Cambyses who holds letter () in his hand (L, foreground); man approaches with both arms extended (center, foreground); 2 men talking (R of center, middle ground); farmyard (center, background) Fragment; no borders. Stock sheet states portions of this panel were used for bench coverings (34779, 30048B, 30298, 24691B). The panel was lined in 1931. This fragment is the right side of another tapestry in the Isabella Stewa

Man tells a story, Anonymous, After Johannes Wierix, 1614 - 1616 print The writer Jan Baptista Houwaert Sits under an arbor in a garden. He tells three young women about Amor's unfaithfulness. Antwerp paper engraving portrait of a writer. summer-house, arbour, garden-house (Dutch: 'theekoepel')

Melencolia I (copy). Artist: After Albrecht Dürer (German, Nuremberg 1471-1528 Nuremberg); Jan (Johannes) Wierix (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1549-1615 Brussels). Dimensions: Sheet: 9 1/2 × 7 9/16 in. (24.2 × 19.2 cm). Date: 1602. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Woodcut by Hans Schäufelin from 1517 showing a man inside a fenced structure, highlighting posture, expression, and composition.

The Labors of Hercules Hercules Subduing the Erymanthian Boar Made 1523-1533 France. Woodcut on paper . Gabriel Salmon

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. 123047-31 Serious wood, 16th 16th XVI 16th 16th 16 CENTURY

Ways of dying an unnatural death, Anonymous, Hans Weiditz (II), 1514 - 1531 print Print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing dying. death struggle, inquiet death; fear of death. death by accident (non-violent death). murder. violent death by starvation. violent death ~ fire. violent death by lance, spear. violent death by mutilation or maiming

Copper engraving by Urs Graf the Elder depicting Saint Christopher carrying Christ on his shoulders, created around 1505-1528.

The Mens Bath. Artist: Albrecht Dürer, German, 1471-1528

The Boar Hunt. 1506 - 1507. Cranach, Lucas, 1472-1553. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Epitome in divae parthenices Mariae historiam ab Alberto Durero Norico per figuras digestam cum versibus annexis Chelidonii (Life of the Virgin), Dürer, Albrecht, Impressum Nurnberge, woodcut, letterpress, 1511

Descent into Limbo, late 1460s. Attributed to Andrea Mantegna (Italian, 1431-1506). Engraving; sheet: 45.4 x 35.6 cm (17 7/8 x 14 in.); mat size: 63.5 x 47.6 cm (25 x 18 3/4 in.).

St. John onPatmos. Artist: Georg Lemberger, German, ca.1490 - 1540

Nuremberg, Solis, Virgilius, Musical, dancing, playing and drinking figures, Dancing couple, verso - stamped, Numbered top left: 1., print, prints, height 58 mm, width 46 mm, German, 1514 - 1562-08-01, print maker, 1545 - 1545, second quarter 16th century, paper, etching

TARTAGLIA, Niccolo Fontana (1500-1557). Quesiti et Inventoni Diversi. FRANCE. LE-DE-FRANCE. Paris. National Library.

The Annunciation, from The Life of the Virgin. Artist: Albrecht Dürer (German, Nuremberg 1471-1528 Nuremberg). Dimensions: sheet: 11 11/16 x 8 1/4 in. (29.7 x 21 cm). Date: ca. 1503. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Hans Süss von Kulmbach, Celtes Surrounded by Greek and Roman Gods, published 1502 Celtes Surrounded by Greek and Roman Gods

Musicians and Onlookers. Artist: Hans Schäufelein (German, Nuremberg ca. 1480-ca. 1540 Nördlingen). Dimensions: Sheet: 10 3/4 × 15 15/16 in. (27.3 × 40.5 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Plate of 1531 illustrating the planet Jupiter and those under its influence.

Prudence. Coxie, Michiel (the Elder) (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, 1499-1592) (designed after, attr.) painter Guebels, François (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, act.1545-1577) (workshop) weaver c. 1560-1570 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Austria, Vienna, Vienna, Sammlung für Plastik und Kunstgewerbe. Inscriptions: Inscription identifying figures in central field some include: THAMAR (Tamar) Inscriptions: Inscriptions identifying border figures: IN PRVDENTIA (Imprudence), AGNOMI (Dishonor ) Details, man kneels on ground with large jug before couple (L, middle ground); group of men with spears stand nearby, cityscape (center, background); Tamar with inscription with tokens signet, bracelets & staff from Judah (center); man holds kid (L, background); border figure of Imprudence; 2 border figures representing Dishonor () Agnomi; figure of Prudence holding mirror & sits on dragon (center, foreground), 2

The Annunciation. Dated: c. 1513. Medium: woodcut. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Albrecht Altdorfer.

Woodcut by Lucas Cranach the Elder in 1516 depicting John the Baptist delivering a sermon, showing figure composition and landscape.

The Nativity, from The Fall and Redemption of Man. Albrecht Altdorfer; German, c.1480-1538. Date: 1510-1518. Dimensions: 72 x 48 mm (image/block); 73 x 49 mm (sheet). Woodcut in black on ivory laid paper. Origin: Germany. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Catharina van Alexandria with broken wheel. Saint Catharina of Alexandria sits on a chair to the right in a landscape. She holds a book and next to her is a sword. There is her attribute on the floor, a broken wheel.

Christ into Limbo, 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.

The Four Horsemen. From: The Apocalpyse., 1497-1498, by Albrecht Dürer.

Genius on a Globe Floating in the Air mid-17th century Barthel Beham German. Genius on a Globe Floating in the Air. Barthel Beham (German, Nuremberg ca. 1502-1540 Italy). mid-17th century. Engraving. Prints

Haakbusschutter; The country shuttle.

Dancing Set, seen on the back, Cornelis Bos, After Anonymous, 1546 - 1548 print Print from a series of 12 prints with dancing couples in the open air. Neurenberg (possibly) paper engraving dancing at wedding feast - DD - out of doors

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

Moses water the sheep of the daughters of Jetro, Lucas Mayer, Christoph Murer, 1625 print paper Moses waters the sheep of Jethro's saughters

'Hercules', 1497 (1906). Artist: Albrecht Durer.

Roman General Addressing His Troops. Dated: c. 1510/1530. Dimensions: sheet: 4.8 x 3.7 cm (1 7/8 x 1 7/16 in.). Medium: niello print. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Italian 16th Century.

Etching by Nikolaus Hogenberg from 1525 depicting the biblical story of Jeremias being thrown into a cistern, showing human figures in a narrative scene.

A man is working with metal at a bench as he talks to another man who holds an item in his hand. Woodcut.

Study for the Vignette-Frontispiece of Lucretius's De la Nature des Choses , Book III 1758-1773 France. Pen and black ink, over black chalk and traces of graphite, on gray laid paper, incised for transfer and perimeter mounted on cream laid paper . Hubert François Gravelot

Hercules, woodcut by Albrecht Duerer, historical, digitally improved reproduction of an old woodcut, Hercules, woodcut by Albrecht Duerer, historical, digitally improved reproduction of an old woodcut

Copper engraving by Hendrick Goltzius from 1578 depicting the remission of sins, showing figures in religious context with gestures and expressions.

The Apocalypse: The Woman Clothed with the Sun, 1546-1556. Jean Duvet (French, 1485-1561). Engraving;

Child dressed as a pilgrim in maze; Pia Desideria. A child dressed as a pilgrim stands in maze. The thread in its right hand is held on the other by an angel in a lighthouse. A man with dog is also looking through the maze. Two other people have already been stranded. Two ships in the distance. The print is part of an album.

Germany, Schongauer, Martin, The Temptation of Saint Anthony, verso bottom center - stamped, Saint Anthony is tormented by monstrous demons. They pull his limbs, grab his hair and beat him with sticks., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 294 mm, width 209 mm, German, 1430 - 1491-02-02, print maker, printmaker, 1470 - 1490, third quarter 15th century, fourth quarter 15th century, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process)

Alexander Cutting the Gordian Knot Artist's working dates 1510-1527 Italy. Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, on cream laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper . Maturino da Firenze

Engraved copies of The Little Passion n.d. After Albrecht Dürer German. Engraved copies of The Little Passion 388871

Saint Odilia. Dated: c. 1500. Medium: woodcut. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Albrecht Dürer.

Marcus Curtius offerdood, Lucas Cranach (I), after anonymous, 1506 - 1507 print The Roman soldier Marcus Curtius plunge into full armor on horseback in a gorge that suddenly originated in the earth in Rome. Different Romans look at an arbor. The arbor is decorated with, among other things, two shields with the Electoral and Ducenic Weapon of Saxony. Germany paper death, i.e. the self-sacrifice of Marcus (Manlius) Curtius: he leaps on horseback into a chasm with lethal fumes

The ill-assorted Couple by Durer, Albrecht (1471-1528)/ Private Collection/ c. 1495/ Germany/ Copper engraving/ Medieval art/ 14,3x13,5/ Genre

Young. Catherine of Alexandria; Master M.Z. (fl. Ca 1500); approx. 1500 (1495-00-00-1505-00-00);

Saint Barbara with Miskelk and Tores, Hans Baldung Green, 1505 - 1507 print Saint Barbara is used to the left on a chair, she is wearing a crown and holds a chalice with hostie in her hands. In front of her on the ground is her attribute, the tower. There is an indefinable small animal on the chair. A landscape with a seascape is shown in the background. Nuremberg paper the virgin martyr Barbara; possible attributes: book, cannon(ball), crown, cross, chalice with wafer, Dioscuros (her father), peacock feather, sword, torches, mason's tools, tower

Das Juengste Gericht frei nach Hans Holbein dem Juengeren aus Der Todten Tanz, Basel 1843, The Last Judgement loosely based on Hans Holbein the Younger From Der Todten Tanz or The Dance of Death published Basel 1843, Historisch, digital restaurierte Reproduktion von einer Vorlage aus dem 19. century, Record date not stated

Frontispiece to the Georgicis, The Georgica is a didactic poem in four books written by Publius Vergilius Maro, Vergil, between 37 and 29 BC, Historic...

The Measurement of the Temple, from the Apocalypse n.d. Jean Duvet French. The Measurement of the Temple, from the Apocalypse 386221

The coat of arms of the city of Nuremberg, woodcut by Albrecht Duerer, historical, digitally improved reproduction of an old woodcut

A priest making a sacrifice to the fertility god Priapus. In animal skin and tunic the priest offers grapes, a rams head and cornucopia of fruit at an altar. The figure of Priapus with horn of plenty and erect phallus. From an Etruscan marble bas relief. Priapi sacrificium ex marmore. Cortonae ex Museo Marchionum de Venutis. Copperplate engraving from Francesco Valesio, Antonio Gori and Ridolfino Venutis Academia Etrusca, Museum Cortonense in quo Vetera Monumenta, (Etruscan Academy or Museum of Cortona), Faustus Amideus, Rome, 1750.

September; Maanden van het jaar.A man stands on a ladder against a tree. He fills with two women and another man with fruits from the tree. Middle above a scales.

Brussels, Sallaert, Antoine, The four evangelists, Luke the evangelist, verso lower left - stamped, Luke the evangelist paints on an easel. In front of him lies the winged ox., print, engraving, prints, engravings, height 139 mm, width 115 mm, South Netherlands, 1585 - 1650, print maker, printmaker, 1590 - 1650, paper, papier, houtsnede

Witches, witches sabbath or devils dance, secret, nocturnal, festival-like meeting of witches and sorcerers with the devil at a specific, usually remote location, the witches dance site, after a painting byHans Baldung Grien, ca 1630, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from an 18th or 19th century original

Tytus Manlius assisting in the execution of his son; Pencz, Georg (CA 1500-1550); 16th century (1500-00-00-1600-00-00);

Odysseus shoots the first arrow at the suitors who have tried in vain to woo Penelope while he has been away.

Germany, Cranach, Lucas (I), Saxon prince on horseback, Boy on horseback, verso lower left - stamped, A boy rides a horse to the right in a landscape. With his left hand he holds the reins, his right arm is raised. He is richly dressed in a cloak and a headdress with feathers. The boy may be a Saxon prince. In the background is a city with city walls and a city gate. On the right in a tree hang two shields with the electoral and ducal coats of arms of Saxony., print, prints, height 182 mm, width 123 mm, German, 1472 - 1553-10-16, print maker, printmaker, 1506 - 1506, first quarter 16th century, paper, woodcut

An old man reclining on the ground at right; at left a naked younger man standing pointing toward the sun with and leaning on an anchor ca. 1510-27 Marcantonio Raimondi Italian. An old man reclining on the ground at right; at left a naked younger man standing pointing toward the sun with and leaning on an anchor 345674

Albrecht Dürer, The Life of the Virgin: The Nativity, 1502-1503, woodcut on paper.

Nuremberg, Dürer, Albrecht, Saint Martin dividing his cloak with a beggar, verso - stamped, Seated on his horse, Saint Martin cuts his cloak in two with his sword, to give one part to a beggar., print, book illustration, prints, height 61 mm, width 44 mm, German, 1471-05-24 - 1528-04-05, print maker, printmaker, 1503 - 1503, first quarter 16th century, paper, woodcut

Woodcut and type print by Lucas Cranach the Elder depicting the Pope as a warlord, showing figure, attributes, and composition.

A King Pursued by the Unicorn 1540-1550 France. Jean Duvet is the earliest identifiable French engraver. This visionary, very personal artist shows the influence of the Fontainebleau School, although he did not belong to it. His most important series of engravings develops a History of the Unicorn; the unicorn served as a symbol for Henry II and Diane de Poitiers.. Engraving on paper . Jean Duvet

Allegory of painting. Allegory of painting. A female figure with a palette and brushes, busy painting. In the foreground a monkey with a mirror.

Crying child at a fountain; Pia Desideria. Crying child on the water and at a fountain. From the sky an angel water pours on her head. The print is part of an album.

From the life of the virgin, the flight into Egypt, woodcut by Albrecht Durer, historical, digital improved reproduction of an old woodcut..

Venice, Campen, Jacobus van, Titian, Lefebvre, Valentin, Opera Selectiora, St. Anthony of Padua heals the leg of his repentant son, recto - manuscript in black ink, In a landscape, St. Anthony of Padua miraculously makes the leg of a young man lying on the ground grow back. The young man cut off his foot in an attack of remorse after kicking his mother. Several bystanders watch as this miracle takes place. The print is part of a 53-part series of prints after paintings by Titian and Veronese., print, prints, verso - stamped, 29, recto - handwriting in pencil, Miracle of Padua, width 277 mm, height, 451 mm, 1642, print maker, printmaker, 1682 - 1682, paper, etching, etchings, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Work conception, Italian, 1488 - 1576-08-27, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471 - 1528), The Crucifixion, c. 1497-1498, woodcut

Architecture, ou, Art de bien bastir de Marc Vitruve Pollion, autheur romain antique; mis de latin en francoys par Ian Martin 1547 Written by Marcus Pollio Vitruvius Italian. Architecture, ou, Art de bien bastir de Marc Vitruve Pollion, autheur romain antique; mis de latin en francoys par Ian Martin 359976

Soldier Embracing a Woman Ein Landsknecht umarmt eine Frau. 1520 - 1525. Hopfer, Daniel, 1470-1536. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Nuremberg, Dürer, Albrecht, Saint Barbara, verso - stamped, Saint Barbara with a staff and a chalice., print, book illustration, prints, height 64 mm, width 42 mm, German, 1471-05-24 - 1528-04-05, print maker, printmaker, 1503 - 1503, first quarter 16th century, paper, woodcut

Samson and Delilah 15th century Master ES German. Samson and Delilah 364582

Psyche carried to the mountain. Raphael (Italian, 1483-1520) (designed after, school) painter Coxie, Michiel (the Elder) (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, 1499-1592) (author of design, attr.) painter c. 1650 Tapestry Dimensions: H 6'2" x 5'4" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from W. S. Corby 11/22/19 (probably 1915); sold to Mrs. Josephthal 1/1/1918 (note on SS says "sent back to Josephthal 7/2/1920") SS 3095. Offered for sale at John C. Edelmann Galleries (New York), 4/15/1980, lot 153 (no seller listed). France, Seine-et-Marne, Fontainebleau, Château de Fontainebleau. Fragment: Psyche's parents & 2 friends follow (Psyche, reclining on litter, carried by 4 men) Composition reversed. Fragment of tapestry from the L side of the of the original (not-reversed) composition. This series was copied after a series initially created in Brussels for Francis I after Raphaelesque models traditionally attr

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