Renaissance Religious Woodcuts

Woodcut prints from the Renaissance period, illustrating significant historical and religious events, featuring battles, biblical scenes, and figures like King Arthur.

Print titled 'Death' by Sebald Beham (1500-1550) German painter and printmaker. Dated 16th Century

Albrecht Dürer, The Betrayal of Christ, probably c 1509 1510 The Betrayal of Christ

Print titled 'Death' by Sebald Beham (1500-1550) German painter and printmaker. Dated 16th Century

Nancy is born by the citizens inside the vessel. It was restored by the Burgundians. Rene prendre la ville de Nancy. Les Bourguignons la restore (7 October 1476).

King Arthur, under the protection of the Virgin Mary, fights a giant. Woodcut from 'Chroniques de Bretagne' Paris 1514

Destruction of the huts in a deserted village in front of the arrival of the enemies, from a relief on the Victory Column by Marcus Aurelius, Rome, It...

Lucas Cranach the Elder, Saint Peter Saint Peter

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

Lucas Cranach the Elder, Saint Philip Saint Philip

A copper engraving by the Meister der Boccaccio-Bilder depicting the humiliation of Valerian by Persian King Sapor, a historical scene.

The Decapitated. Dated: 1619. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Jacques Callot after Donato Mascagni.

The Battle of Auray, 1364, between Jean de Montfort and Charles de Blois, where Bertrand du Guesclin was captured by Chandos. Woodcut from Alain Bouchards Chroniques de Bretagne, 1514. Batallie dAuray (29 Sept. 1364), entre Jean de Montfort et Charles de Blois, dans laquelle Bertrand du Guesclin fut fait prisonnier par Chandos. Woodcut by Etienne Huyot and Jules Huyot from Paul Lacroixs La Vie Militaire et Religieuse au Moyen Age et a lEpoque de la Renaissance, Military and Religious Life in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, Paris, 1873.

Washing for tin. After digging out a substantial amount of material, the miners would alter the course of a stream. The flow of the water would wash away the light material, leaving behind the tin-bearing ore. From 'De re metallica', by Agricola, pseudonym of Georg Bauer (Basle, 1556). Woodcut.

A woodcut from the Middle Ages showing a rabid dog

Netherlands, The good count william of hainault, Count William III the Good of Hainault, Scene with Count William in armor on horseback, a jester and two men., print, engraving, book illustration, prints, engravings, height 136 mm, width 137 mm, print maker, engraving maker, 1517 - 1517, first quarter 16th century, second quarter 16th century, paper, papier, houtcut

Martyrdom of St. Philip. Lucas Cranach (German, 1472-1553). Woodcut;

The Trojan Horse. The Greeks mount the wooden horse at the siege of Troy, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, original date unknown

Vatican City, Gregory XIII, Italy, Romano, Giulio, Mantuana, Diana, Procession of armed horsemen (middle part), recto upper right - handwritten in brown ink, print, prints, verso - stamped, 68, height 264 mm, width 346 mm, Italian, 1547 - 1612, print maker, printmaker, 1575 - 1575, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1499 - 1546-01-11, after a design by, 1502-01 - 1585-04-10, granter of privilege

Zeugmeister by Schoen, Erhard (1491-1592) / Herzogliches Museum Gotha / c.1535 / Germany / Woodcut / History / 27,8x40,3 / Renaissance

Lazio Roma Rome S. Croce in Gerusalemme61. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Cosmati pavement, architecture (facade). Post-medieval: Architecture, architectural sculpture, sculpture, frescoes: "Leggenda della Santa Croce," Antoniazzo Romano (attr) & "S. Elena sale al cielo," Corrado Giaquinto; mosaic ceiling in Cappella di S. Elena; coats-of-arms 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.

China / Taiwan: The Horrifying Inspection by Chinese artist, Huang Rong-can (1920 - 1952), 1947. The woodcut print depicts the 228 Incident. The February 28 incident was an anti-government uprising in Taiwan that was violently suppressed by Governor Chen Yi of the Kuomintang-led Republic of China government, which killed thousands of civilians beginning on February 28, 1947. The number of Taiwanese deaths from the incident and massacre was estimated to be between 18,000 and 28,000.

Hercules initiating Olympic games. unknown c. 1440-1450 Tapestry Dimensions: H 12'8" x W 15'8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: French & Co. Scotland, Lanark, Glasgow, Burrell Collection. Inscriptions: Inscription in central field on Hercules's head-dress: HERCVLES Inscriptions: Inscription in central field on field: OLIMPPE Inscriptions: Inscription in central field on lady's arm: OVELIN/AS Inscriptions: Inscription in central field in banderole not legible in photograph Hercules on horseback (R, foreground), surrounded by noblemen & ladies on horseback No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number New York (Met), Tapestry in the Renaissance (2002), 86, fig.46 Glasgow, Gothic Tapestries, 26 (illus.)

Engraving depicting death by decapitation: The executioner is using the two-handed sword- the glaive of execution. Dated 16th century

Davids fight with the colossus Goliath. The shepherd boy David takes Goliath sword and cut off his head. Samuel book. Sacred biblical history Old Testament. Old engraving from the book Historia Sagrada 1920 Juan Lagui Lliteras

Wittenberg, Cranach, Lucas (I), Tournament in Wittenberg of the Electoral Court of Saxony, verso center - stamped, Tournament in Wittenberg organized by the court of Saxony. Knights on horseback ride into each other while trying to unseat their opponent with lances. In the background on the left is a group of musicians, mounted on horses, blowing trumpets and beating drums. The nobility stands on a balcony as spectators. Two shields against the wall show the ducal and the electoral coats of arms of Saxony., print, prints, height 289 mm, width 412 mm, German, 1472 - 1553-10-16, print maker, printmaker, 1509 - 1509, first quarter 16th century, paper, woodcut

Columbus (1451-1506) landing on Hispaniola. From a woodcut of 1494.

Painting titled 'The attack Medici in Siena' by Giovanni Stradano (1523-1605) a Flanders-born mannerist artist. Dated 16th Century

Woodcut depicting the Municipal court of Paris. The Provost presides over with other high officials depicted in the upper portion with other high officials, whilst in the lower portion merchant's and burgesses' representatives are in the foreground. Dated 16th Century

St.Stephen, St.Sixtus and St.Lawrence, woodcut by Albrecht Duerer, historical, digitally improved reproduction of an old woodcut

'St Christopher carrying the Infant Christ', 1511, (1936). Artist: Albrecht Dürer

'Knight and Squire', early 16th century, (1929). Artist: Hans Wechtlin the Elder

Bas-relief of singular combat, Naqsh-e Rustam. Fars Province, Iran. Old steel engraved antique print. Published in L'Univers La Perse, in 1841. History of the ancient Persian empire

History by Polybius. Volume II. French edition translated from Greek by Dom Vincent Thuillier. Comments of Military Science enriched with critical and historical notes by M. De Folard. Paris, chez Pierre Gandouin, Julien-Michel Gandouin, Pierre-Francois Giffart and Nicolas-Pierre Armand, 1727. Printing by Jean-Baptiste Lamesle. Trajan's Dacian Wars. 2nd century AD. Engraving depicting reliefs from the Trajan Column. Scene of Roman army.

Two Germanic warriors, figura IV. Two warps with drawn swords, one with elongated, the other with a round shield. From: Philippus Cloverius, Germaniæ antquæ libri Tres, LOWS (i) Elzevier, Leiden, 1616. Lib. I, PAG. 360, Figura IV.

Der Schmied von Aachen, Wehrhafter Schmied ist eine legendäre Aachener Figur, Deutschland, Historisch, digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus...

A Turkish Horseman. Medium: woodcut. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Attributed to Hans Springinklee.

The Triumph of Caesar: Statues of Venus and Mercury. Artist: Jacob of Strasbourg (Italian School, born Alsace, active Venice, 1494-1530); Designed by Benedetto Bordone (Italian, Padua ca. 1455/60-1530 Padua, active mainly Venice from 1488). Date: after 1503. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Author: Jacob of Strasbourg. Designed by Benedetto Bordone.

Group of horsemen from the north frieze of the Parthenon, temple for the city goddess Pallas Athena Parthenos on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, Historical, digital reproduction of an original 19th century artwork, Europe

Saint Louis (Louis IX of France) disembarking at Carthage during his second (the Eighth) crusade 1270. Woodcut from Passaiges d'oultremer 1518. Disease struck French camp soon after and Louis and his son Jean Tristran died.

Emiliano Zapata's supporters attacking a train, scene from the Mexican Revolution ca. 1911 José Guadalupe Posada. Emiliano Zapata's supporters attacking a train, scene from the Mexican Revolution. José Guadalupe Posada (Mexican, 1851-1913). ca. 1911. Metal-plate engraving. Prints

events Bundschuh movement 1493 - 1519 ""Three Peasants in Conversation"" copper engraving by Albrecht Duerer (1471 - 1528) circa 1497,

Santa Juana de Arco (1412-1431), la doncella de Orleans, en el asedio de París. Grabado de 1884.

The Passion: The Cross Bearing, c. 1450-75. Master of the Banderoles (Netherlandish). Engraving with traces of hand coloring; image: 19 x 13.4 cm (7 1/2 x 5 1/4 in.).

Serie Feldzeichen und Standarten, Feldzeichen bei den Ägyptern und Assyrern, Krieger aus Ägypten begrüßen ihren König / Series field signs and standards, field signs among Egyptians and Assyrians, warriors from Egypt greet their king, Liebigbild, digital improved reproduction of a collectible image from the Liebig company, estimated from 1900, pd / digital restaurierte Reproduktion eines Sammelbildes von ca 1900, gemeinfrei.

Cover of young people; The flying youth. Four blades.

Procession of Princes, detail, figures of Otto the Rich, Albrecht the Proud, 12th century, mural on tiles of the Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, Dresden Residence Palace, Dresden, Saxony, Germany, Europe

Alfred Rethel (German, 1816-1859), Auch ein Todtentanz V, 1849, wood engraving

Judaism persecution of the Jews Jews are braided onto the wheel woodcut 1475,

Abduction Scene, Knight Costume, 1300, History of Fashion, Costume History, Historical, Digital Reproduction of an Original 19th-century Original

The Ship of Fools by Sebastian Brant, 1494, late medieval moral satire, historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

The Great Bridge of Paris in the fourteenth century, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1846.

The First Cannon at Crecy, 1902. Artist: Patten Wilson

Selim I (1467-1520) Emperor of Turkey from 1512 attacking Persians under Esmai'il I or Isma'il (1487-1524) founder of Safavid dynasty, at Khoi, Azerbaijan. Woodcut

The Knight and Death, from The Dance of Death Made 1651 Bohemia. Hans Holbeinís famous Dance of Death woodcut series of 1538 (augmented in 1545) illustrated the medieval trope of the inescapability of mortality, regardless of oneís social rank or piety. These later etched copies by Hollar (1920.2251 and 1920.2259) capture the flavor of the original, showing a Landsknecht at two customary activities hoisting his two-handed sword on the battlefield and gambling indoors. The fact that the soldierís opponent in both cases is Death personified does not bode well for his chances.. Etching in black on ivory wove paper . Wenceslaus Hollar

Circus race at the Circus Maximus in Rome, Italy. Relief on a sarcophagus in Foligno, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, ex...

The Germanic Bodyguard of Trajan, relief on Trajan's Victory Column in Rome, Italy, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown, Europe

John Frederick I of Saxony, 1503, 1554, also called Frederick the Magnanimous, from the house of the Ernestine Wettins was Elector and Duke of Saxony on travels from 1532 to 1547, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Woodcut, The Merchant, Hans Holbein the Younger, Dance of Death, 1538

The plague: flight to the country, 1630, (1910). Artist: Unknown

Gustave Doré; Charlemagne's Vision from Thomas Hood the Younger's Croquemitaine; Black and White Engraving

Dirck Volckertz Coornhert after Maerten van Heemskerck, The Triumph of David, 1559 The Triumph of David

Cortege Signor Panigon king of Cocagne, vintage engraving. Cortege Signor Panigon king of Cocagne, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1842. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10660035

Resurrection Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528). Resurrection, 1509-1511; edition of 1511. Woodcut on laid paper, Image: 4 1/16 x 3 13/16 in. (10.3 x 9.7 cm). European Art 1509-1511; edition of 1511

Don Quixote. Spanish novel by Miguel de Cervantes. 1605-1615. Engraving. Sancho Panza tossed in a blanket by a band of rogues. 19th century.

El príncipe Taranto hecho prisionero por los catalanes en una batalla cerca de Catania, en Sicilia. Historia popular de Catalunya, de Alfons Roure. Editada en Barcelona, 1919. Dibujo de Joan Vila i Pujol (Joan d'Ivori) (Barcelona, 1890-1947).

Raising of the Cross, 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.

Alfonso X, called 'The Wise' (1221-1284). Cantigas de Santa Maria (Virgin Mary Songs). 13th c. Battle and soldiers scene. Gothic art. Painting. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). San Lorenzo de El Escorial. Royal Library of the Monastery of El Escorial.

ALARIC II ( -507). Visigothic king (484-507). GenealogÕa de los Reyes de EspaÐa. 1463. Miniature Painting. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library.

Chariot with trophies of war, from 'The Triumph of Caesar'. Artist: Jacob of Strasbourg (Italian School, born Alsace, active Venice, 1494-1530); After Benedetto Bordone (Italian, Padua ca. 1455/60-1530 Padua, active mainly Venice from 1488). Dimensions: Height: 12 13/16 in. (32.5 cm)Width: 15 15/16 in. (40.5 cm). Date: 1504.See comment for 27.54.118. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Author: Jacob of Strasbourg. After Benedetto Bordone.

Bauern Hochzeit, Baurn Hochzeit, Göbl, Andreas Benedictus, 1765-1792, ink, gold board, with gilt edges, ca. 1765, 1 boxed deck of playing cards, etching, stencil, hand col., 11.5 x 7 x 3 cm.

Germany, Schäufelein, Hans, Triumphal chariot of Charles V, 1537, Horsemen and foot soldiers, verso - stamped, Five horsemen, three foot soldiers and a dog. Eighth plate in the triumphal procession of Emperor Charles V, 1537., print, engraving, prints, engravings, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 392 mm, width 308 mm, German, 1480 - 1540-09-13, print maker, printmaker, 1537 - 1537, second quarter 16th century, paper, papier, houtsnede

Passion Series after Holbein the Younger (TheArrest). Artist: Hans Jakob Oeri, Swiss, 1782-1868

Glass Fragment. Culture: French. Dimensions: Overall: 3 5/8 x 3 1/8 in. (9.2 x 7.9 cm). Date: 14th-15th century (). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Cultural state in the 13th and 14th century, King Wenceslas surrounded by his officials, after a woodcut in a Minnesinger manuscript, Historic, digita...

Serie Feldzeichen und Standarten, Banner vom 14.-16. Jahrhundert, Panier, Kampfszene um 1500 / Series of field signs and standards, banners from 14th-16th century, panier, battle scene around 1500, Liebigbild, digital improved reproduction of a collectible image from the Liebig company, estimated from 1900, pd / digital restaurierte Reproduktion eines Sammelbildes von ca 1900, gemeinfrei.

Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes de Saavedra (1547-1616). 17th century.

Story of Vengeance of Our Lord. Grenier, Pasquier (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, act.1459-d.1493) (workshop, attr.) weaver c. 1460-1470 Tapestry Dimensions: H 12' x W 17'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (warp: 11/cm); wool & silk Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Raoul Heilbronner, invoiced 7/11/1927; sold to Musée d'Histoire et d'Archéologie, Tournai 1/3/1964. Belgium, Hainaut, Tournai, Musée d'histoire et d'archéologie. Roman soldiers on foot forcing gate, army composed of lancers, arbalesters, soldier entering house (center, middle ground) & discovering seated woman eating by fireplace (L of center), cityscape (background), scene flanked by 2 towers (L & R foreground) Possibly woven in Tournai. GCPA 0182022 shows the full tapestry; the other photographs are details. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 14753 also lists: 30608 Brussels, S.O.S. wandtapijten (1994), 39,40 no.1 Cavallo, Medieval Tapestries (1993), 198-209, no. 1

Bauern Hochzeit, Baurn Hochzeit, Göbl, Andreas Benedictus, 1765-1792, ink, gold board, with gilt edges, ca. 1765, 1 boxed deck of playing cards, etching, stencil, hand col., 11.5 x 7 x 3 cm.

'Sixteenth-Century Lifebelt', 1555. Artist: Unknown.

Historia de Catalunya. Ataque al baluarte de San Pedro en 1714 donde estaba el conseller Rafael Casanova. Cromo de Xacolata Juncosa. Año 1932. Author: Albert Mestre Moragas. Rafael Casanova Comes.

SITIO DE NEWCASTLE (1341) - CRONICAS DE FROISSART - MANUSCRITO DEL SIGLO XV. Author: JEAN DE FROISSART (1333-1410). Location: NATIONAL LIBRARY. France.

The Hay Harvest (June). Dated: in or before 1521. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 23.6 cm (9 5/16 in.). Medium: pen and black ink with gray wash on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Jorg Breu I.

Shrovetide Plays (Banishment of Winter) 1566 Pieter Bruegel the Younger (ca.1564-1638/Flemish) Woodcut Print

Georg Pencz after Giulio Romano, The Taking of Cartagena The Taking of Cartagena

Mode, Kleidung, Deutsche Ritterkostüme im 14. Jahrhundert, von links, drei verschiedene Arten von Lentner oder Lendner, eine taillierte, gepanzerte We...

The History of Hannibal: Hannibal in Italy. ca. 1570. Citizens handing the keys to your city to Hannibal. Detail. Third cloth preserved of the series. Brussels manufacture. Wool and silk. 6.5 / 7 threads per cm. 340 x 336 cm. Flemish art. Tapestry. SPAIN. CASTILE AND LEON. Zamora. Cathedral Museum.

Ein Kurier des Mainzer Erzbischofs Peter überbringt dem aus Rom zurückkehrenden Erzbischof von Trier, Baldiun von Lützelburg, die Nachricht von der Er...

Roundel with Ben-Hadid and the Siege of Samaria. Culture: South Netherlandish. Dimensions: Overall Diam.: 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm). Date: ca. 1525. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

God Sends the Flies to Egypt (recto); God Sends Boils to Egypt (verso). Germany, published 1483. Prints; woodcuts. Woodcut

Sir Galahad is introduced to the Round Table.

The Hunt in the Forest - Paolo Uccello, circa 1460

CARPACCIO, Vittore (1455-1525). Halberdiers and Old Men. c. 1493 - 1505. Renaissance art. Quattrocento. Venetian school. Oil on wood. ITALY. TUSCANY. Florence. Galleria degli Uffizi (Uffizi Gallery).

The Last Judgement by Hubert van Eyck (1370-1426) Early Netherlandish painter and older brother of Jan van Eyck. Dated 15th Century

Historia. Roma, siglo I a.c. Batalla de Farsalia. Años 1940. Dibujo de Mestre. Author: Albert Mestre Moragas.

Ritter mit Gefolge, digitale verbesserte Reproduktion eines Originaldrucks 1880, Illustration aus dem Jahr 1190, aus der Handschrift der Jahrbücher vo...

A German country fair Date: 16th century

Boat Tilting, 14th century, (1833). Artist: Unknown

Photos Series The discovery of the sea route to India, withdrawal of Vasco da Gama in Lisbon, September 1499 / Bilderserie Die Entdeckung des Seewegs nach Indien, Einzug von Vasco da Gama in Lissabon, September 1499, Liebigbild, digital improved reproduction of a collectible image from the Liebig company, estimated from 1900, pd / digital verbesserte Reproduktion eines Sammelbildes von ca 1900, gemeinfrei.

Assembly of the provostship of the merchant of Paris, 1528. Engraving. Later colouration.

Fragment from a reredos, an altarpiece, from San Vicente de Sarrià. Spain. This particular fragment is decorated in gold leaf. Dated 1686

Paris, 15th century, 1870.Artist: Franz Kellerhoven

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