Woodcuts of Biblical Narratives

Historical woodcuts illustrating key biblical events, showcasing detailed compositions with figures in spiritual contexts.

Man riding on horse by Albrecht Durer, woodcut, circa1497, 1471-1528, Russia, St. Petersburg, State Hermitage, 39x28, 2

Woodcut 'Christ on the Ölberg' (Small Passion, rejected leaf) by Albrecht Dürer, circa 1508/09, sheet trimmed to plate edge, depicting Christ in the garden with apostles in detailed composition.

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

Man riding on horse by Albrecht Durer, woodcut, circa1497, 1471-1528, Russia, St. Petersburg, State Hermitage, 39x28, 2

Germany, Cranach, Lucas (I), Saint Christopher with the Christ Child, verso lower left - stamped, Christopher steps out of the water onto the riverbank with the Christ Child on his shoulder. The child holds a globe with a cross. On the other side of the river stands the hermit with a lantern. In the tree hang two shields with the Electoral and Ducal arms of Saxony., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 282 mm, width 202 mm, German, 1472 - 1553-10-16, print maker, prentmaker, 1506 - 1553, first quarter 16th century, second quarter 16th century, third quarter 16th century, paper, chiaroscuro woodcut

The Resurrection, from The Passion Lucas Cranach the Elder German. The Resurrection, from The Passion 434705

The Rest on the Flight into Egypt. Dated: 1509. Medium: woodcut. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Lucas Cranach the Elder.

Saint Christopher 1506 Lucas Cranach the Elder German. Saint Christopher 622987

Germany, Altdorfer, Albrecht, The Fall and Redemption of Mankind, Last Judgement, verso bottom center - handwritten, Christ seated on a globe, with a lily and two trumpeting angels behind him. Before him kneel Mary and John. Thirty-ninth print from a series of forty., print, prent, prints, prenten, 58, height 72 mm, width 48 mm, 1480 - 1538, print maker, prentmaker, 1506 - 1538, first quarter 16th century, second quarter 16th century, paper, papier, houtsnede

The Lamentation, from The Large Passion Made 1498-1499 Germany. Woodcut in black on ivory laid paper . Albrecht Dürer

The Beast with Two Horns Like a Lamb, from The Apocalypse 1498 Albrecht Dürer German. The Beast with Two Horns Like a Lamb, from The Apocalypse 388124

Albrecht Dürer, The Seven Angels with the Trumpets, 1498 The Seven Angels with the Trumpets

A 1515 iron engraving by Albrecht Dürer depicting Christ on the Mount of Olives, featuring detailed textures, expressive figure, and careful line work.

The Whore of Babylon, from The Apocalypse. Artist: Albrecht Dürer (German, Nuremberg 1471-1528 Nuremberg). Dimensions: sheet, 15-5/8 x 11-1/4 in. (39.5 x 28.6 cm). Date: 1498.By 1498, Dürer had published more than two dozen prints, which brought him to the attention of artists and connoisseurs not only in his native Nuremberg and other German-speaking areas but also across the Alps in Italy. It was the prodigious woodcuts of The Apocalypse, however, published in 1498, that made him enormously famous. There was a long tradition of Apocalypse illustrations in manuscripts, which continued in printed books, but nothing like Dürer's galvanizing imagination had ever been brought to bear on the text. In previous printed Bibles, illustrations had been put on pages along with the words, but Dürer gave precedence to the image, taking the entire large page of what he himself called a "superbook" for each of his fifteen subjects. This last image in the series marks the appearance of the whore of B

Woodcut by Hans Schäufelin from 1517 showing Theuerdank handling an exploding box mounted on a frame in 'Theuerdank'.

Woodcut from 1517 depicting Theuerdank attempting a jump with his bar during hunting in high mountains, showing figure, mountains, and hunting scene.

Lambert Hopfer after Nicoletto da Modena, Mythological Marine Subject Mythological Marine Subject

16th-century woodcut by an anonymous artist depicting the Flight into Egypt, showing Madonna, child, angels, and landscape.

Cranach, Lucas (I), Ten Commandments Explained with Biblical Stories, Cain Kills Abel with a Club, verso lower left - stamped, The event in the Bible, refers to the commandment Thou Shalt Not Kill. Fifth print from a series of ten., print, prints, height 113 mm, width 75 mm, German, 1472 - 1553-10-16, print maker, printmaker, 1528 - 1554, second quarter 16th century, third quarter 16th century, paper, woodcut

Engraved copies of The Little Passion n.d. After Albrecht Dürer German. Engraved copies of The Little Passion 388873

Christ Descending into Hell. Artist: Albrecht Dürer (German, Nuremberg 1471-1528 Nuremberg). Dimensions: Sheet: 15 1/2 x 11 1/8 in. (39.4 x 28.3 cm). Date: n.d.. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Martyrdom of holy Erasmus, Lucas Cranach (I), 1506 print Saint Erasmus is tied to the floor while two men wind their intestines on a winch (Windas). Soldiers and men watch on horseback. There is a castle in the background. There are two shields in the tree right with the Electoral and Ducal Wapen van Saxony. Germany paper martyrdom, suffering, misfortune, death of St. Erasmus

Nuremberg, Springinklee, Hans, Martyrdom of Saint Barbara, Round representation of Saint Barbara kneeling in the open air before a chalice from which a host appears. Her father stands behind her with a drawn sword. Print is part of an album., print, picture, book illustration, album sheet, prints, pictures, diameter 70 mm, German - 1540, print maker, printmaker, 1505 - 1540, paper, woodcut

Benedetto Montagna, Apollo and Marsyas, c 1515 1520 Apollo and Marsyas

Apocalyptic woman; Dürer, Albrecht (1471-1528); 1511 (1511-00-00-1511-00-00);

The Whore of Babylon, from The Apocalypse 1498 Albrecht Dürer German By 1498, Dürer had published more than two dozen prints, which brought him to the attention of artists and connoisseurs not only in his native Nuremberg and other German-speaking areas but also across the Alps in Italy. It was the prodigious woodcuts of The Apocalypse, however, published in 1498, that made him enormously famous. There was a long tradition of Apocalypse illustrations in manuscripts, which continued in printed books, but nothing like Dürer's galvanizing imagination had ever been brought to bear on the text. In previous printed Bibles, illustrations had been put on pages along with the words, but Dürer gave precedence to the image, taking the entire large page of what he himself called a "superbook" for each of his fifteen subjects. This last image in the series marks the appearance of the whore of Babylon in the Book of Revelation (17:34): "And I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast, full of names of

Albrecht Dürer, The Resurrection, 1510 The Resurrection

Joseph's bloody dress shown to Jacob, Lucas van Leyden, 1515 - 1519 print Low Countries paper Joseph's blood-stained coat is brought and shown to Jacob

Unfalo Endangering Theuerdanck's Ship, from Theuerdanck. Artist: Hans Schäufelein (German, Nuremberg ca. 1480-ca. 1540 Nördlingen). Author: Melchior Pfintzing (German). Dimensions: Sheet: 6 3/8 × 5 1/2 in. (16.2 × 14 cm). Publisher: Hans Schönsperger. Date: 1517. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Author: Hans Schäufelein.

Dance of Death: The Bishop, c. 1526. Hans Holbein (German, 1497/98-1543). Woodcut;

Saint Christopher Seated with the Infant Christ Albrecht Altdorfer German. Saint Christopher Seated with the Infant Christ 429686

Bartolomeüs vilished alive; Bartholomeus apostolus; Liber chronicarum. Apostle Bartolomeüs is on a shelf and is shaded by two men. Right is king astyages. The print is part of an album.

Speaking animals, Johannes Jacobsz Folkema, 1695 print Group of various figures, half human and half animal, grouped around a throne. Above it a figure on a cloud with a roll of paper in his hands, looking down. Image from Fabulae æsopiæ, behind it three pages with text in Dutch, in book print. Dokkum paper etching / engraving / letterpress printing other fables : Use 85(...)

Concert of the muses on the parnassus; Musarum Officia. Nine musicals in a forest music, under a canopy. Mid for a muse who plays a double bass. A muse at the front right, seen on the back, plays a guitar; The muse next to her two flutes. Two putti with laurel circuits above the canopy. Under the show two columns with four lines in Latin each.

A 1511 woodcut by Hans Baldung, known as Grien, depicting the Holy Hieronymus as a penitent in the wilderness, showing detailed figures, composition, and early 16th-century print techniques.

The H. Joris on Voet, Master of the Amsterdam cabinet, 1488 - 1492 print Joris, on foot, kills the dragon with his sword. Princess Cleodelinde watches and holds his horse. Germany paper drypoint non-miraculous activities and events ~ St. George

Jozef interprets the dreams of the donor and the bakery; History of Joseph. Joseph is related to others in the prison of Egypt. He explains their dreams to the Schenker and the Bakker of the Pharaoh. The bakery dreams about a basket full of bread that he wears on his head and where birds of cocks. The donor dreams of a thriving wine rank where he picks grapes. The print is part of a series about the history of Joseph.

Vices: Lust (Hollstein 127) Heinrich ALDEGREVER (or ALDEGREVER - 1502-V.1555 / 1561). Vices: Lust (Hollstein 127). Burin, 1552. Museum of Fine Arts from the city of Paris, small palace.

Bloemaert, Abraham, Amsterdam, Sichem, Christoffel van (II), Youth of Christ, Adoration of the Shepherds, verso lower left - stamped, The shepherds adore the Christ Child in the manger. Mary is on her knees and shows the Child. Joseph stands by the ox. Angels are sitting on the clouds., print, prent, prints, enten, height 194 mm, width 156 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1581 - 1658-07-02, print maker, prentmaker, 1581 - 1658, paper, papier, houtsnede, 1566-12-25 - 1651-01-27

Man in the company of Venus, Ceres and Bacchus; VIBER VBI Intvmvit, SimVL Intvmvere Verenda; Emblemata Saecularia, 1596. Performing the theme: Sine Baccho et Cerere Friget Venus (without wine and other delights are not possible) illustrates. Venus, as a naked woman, sits under a tree on the shot of a young man, embracing her. She is surrounded by Bacchus, who calls her wine and Ceres that provides her from fruits. Amor points his arrow on her. Emblem no. 29 in emblemata saecularia, 1596 and no. 8 in the second edition of 1611.

Dance of Death: Adam Tilling the Ground, c. 1526. Hans Holbein (German, 1497/98-1543). Woodcut;

The Four Angels Holding the Winds, from The Apocalypse, German Edition, 1498 ca. 1498 Albrecht Dürer German. The Four Angels Holding the Winds, from The Apocalypse, German Edition, 1498 388589

Giovanni Battista Bracelli, after Alessandro Algardi, Attila at the Gates of Rome, 1649 Attila at the Gates of Rome

The Visit of St. Anthony to St. Paul the Hermit, c. 1504. Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528). Woodcut;

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

Italy, Rosa, Salvator, Democritus in meditation, verso top left - handwritten in brown ink, Democritus sits in meditation, his head resting in his hand. Around him are sarcophagi, dead animals, human and animal skulls and an obelisk. Top left is an owl in a tree. Bottom left two lines of Latin text., print, prints, verso - stamped, 1135 N. 99, recto bottom - handwritten in brown ink, gl, height 457 mm, width 276 mm, Italian, 1615-06-20 - 1673-03-15, print maker, printmaker, 1662 - 1662, paper, papier, etching, etchings, drypoint, dry needle, Work conception, after own design by

The Fall and Redemption of Man: The Message of the Angel to Joachim, 1515. Albrecht Altdorfer (German, c. 1480-1538). Woodcut;

Hagen Leaves Siegfried's Body to be Carried Home from the Forest Artist's working dates 1814-1872 Germany. Etching on tan wove paper . Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld

Hans Burgkmair I, Samson and Delilah Samson and Delilah

Pyramus and Thisbe. Artist: Albrecht Altdorfer (German, Regensburg ca. 1480-1538 Regensburg). Dimensions: Sheet: 2 1/2 × 1 11/16 in. (6.3 × 4.3 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Woodcut by Albrecht Dürer around 1504 showing the Holy Familys Flight into Egypt, depicting Mary, Joseph, and the infant Jesus with landscape and travel details.

Seated woman teaching three children standing around her. In the foreground are a variety of objects used in various labors. In the margin a verse, Woman teaching three children The Human Profession (series title)., print maker: Caspar Luyken, (mentioned on object), Jan Luyken, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1694, paper, etching, h 160 mm × w 101 mm

Thieves Attacking and Abandoning the Traveler. Novellanus, Simon, active 1560-1590. 1560 - 1590. Lutzenkirchen, Wilhelm. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Copper engraving by Nicoletto da Modena depicting a Roman rider, created in the first quarter of the 16th century.

Lützelburger, Hans, Holbein, Hans (II), Dance of Death, Monk and Death, A monk flees from Death who holds him by his robe. On the ground on the left is an hourglass. In the margin above the print is the text Psal. CVI., print, prent, book illustration, prints, images, 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

Conversion of Paul ca. 1514 Hans Baldung (called Hans Baldung Grien) German. Conversion of Paul 416639

The Opening of the Fifth and Sixth Seals, from the series TheApocalypse. Artist: Albrecht Dürer, German, 1471-1528

The Deposition, from The Small Passion ca. 1509 Albrecht Dürer German. The Deposition, from The Small Passion 387428

Decapitation of Johannnes De Baptist. The executioner has just cut the head of the John the Baptist and puts it on the scale that is held by Salome. The executioner stands with one foot on the beheaded body of John the Baptist whose hands are tied.

The Last Judgment, from Hymmelwagen auff dem, wer wol lebt... Artist: Hans Schäufelein (German, Nuremberg ca. 1480-ca. 1540 Nördlingen). Author: Hans von Leonrodt. Dimensions: Sheet: 6 3/16 in. × 4 in. (15.7 × 10.2 cm). Publisher: Silvan Otmar (German, active Augsburg, 1513-40). Date: 1517. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Artist: Albrecht Dürer, German, 1471-1528, Saint Francis Receiving theStigmata, Woodcut, sheet: 22.1 × 14.6 cm (8 11/16 × 5 3/4in.), Made in Germany, German, 16thcentury, Works on Paper -Prints

Artist: Hieronymus Hopfer, German, ca. 1520-1563, After: Albrecht Dürer, German, 1471-1528, The Flight intoEgypt, early 16th-mid 16thCentury, Etching, Made in Germany, German, 16thcentury, Works on Paper -Prints

Flood (right half), Andrea Andreani (attributed to), After Nicolò Boldrini, After Titian, 1568 - 1629 print Men and women try to bring themselves and others to safety during the flood. On the right a temple and on the water the Ark of Noah. print maker: Italyafter print by: Veniceafter design by: Venice paper the ark is floating on the waters, while life on earth is destroyed ~ story of Noah

The Expulsion from the Paradise, after Dürer ca. 1500-1534 Marcantonio Raimondi Italian. The Expulsion from the Paradise, after Dürer 342711

Nuremberg, Dürer, Albrecht, The Whore of Babylon, verso lower right - stamped, A beautifully dressed and coiffed woman rides on a beast with seven heads and ten horns. An army of horsemen appears from heaven. Next to it two angels, one of whom carries a millstone has. In the background on the right, a city can be seen going up in flames. On the verso Latin Bible text in Gothic script in two columns., print, prints, images, height 394 mm, width 283 mm, German, 1471-05-24 - 1528-04-05, print maker, printmaker, 1496 - 1497, fourth quarter 15th century, paper, papier, houtcut, letterpress printing, boekdruk

Agony in the Garden, from The Engraved Passion Made 1508 Germany. Engraving in black on ivory laid paper . Albrecht Dürer

Ninth phase of ninety years with man who is not safe for his children, Londersdeel, After Nicolaes de Bruyn, 1598 - 1602 print Ninth phase of life of ninety years depicted as an old man who supports a stick and his life is no longer safe for the hatred of his children. They try to overthrow him by having him stumble over a rope and they keep a bat ready. In the margin under texts in Latin, French and Dutch. Only the Dutch text relates to the performance. Netherlands paper engraving the ages of man (+ old male (human being)). the ages of man (+ killing). Death as skeleton

Léonard Gaultier, John the Baptist Testifies for Christ, probably c 1576 1580 John the Baptist Testifies for Christ

This 1504 woodcut by Thomas Anshelm, 'Fourth IMAGO Light,' presents a symbolic or religious scene with figures arranged to emphasize light and composition, reflecting early 16th-century German print techniques.

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

Expulsion from Paradise, in or before 1646 print Adam and Eva are driven out by the angel with the flaming sword from earthly paradise. The snake crawls next to them. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing expulsion of Adam and Eve from paradise (Genesis 3:22-24)

Naked man with helmet wears a flag standing at a lion.

L'enlèvement de Proserpine. Piazzetta, Giovanni Battista, 1682-1754. 1590 - 1607. Scolari, Giuseppe, fl. 1550-1600. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Proserpina (Roman deity)

Apollo Slaying Python, plate one from The History of Apollo and Daphne 1527-1537 Italy. The alteration to this impression is not initially evident, but closer inspection reveals that this predominantly nude Apollo is missing his genitalia. A viewer deliberately scraped away the ink at the godís crotch in a campaign of extremely localized censorship. Given how modestly Apollo was originally endowed, this change does not significantly alter the image overall. Rather, the godís sizable arrow quiver dangles more provocatively between his legs than his own penis ever did. The objecting viewer, apparently lacking a grasp of age-old visual puns, may not have realized that, with his alteration, the visual emphasis merely shifted to this larger and more obvious phallus substitute.. Engraving in black on ivory laid paper . Master of the Die

Albrecht Dürer, the expulsion from paradise, woodcut engravings, 1510 ,cathedral museum, Mdina, Republic of Malta, Europe.

Albrecht Dürer, The Martyrdom of Saint Catherine, c 1497 1499 The Martyrdom of Saint Catherine

Oliviero Gatti, Saint Roch, 1605 Saint Roch

The Opening of the Fifth and Sixth Seal. Dated: 1498. Dimensions: image: 39.2 x 28.6 cm (15 7/16 x 11 1/4 in.) sheet: 45.6 x 31.2 cm (17 15/16 x 12 5/16 in.). Medium: woodcut on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: ALBRECHT DURER.

Albrecht Altdorfer, Joshua and Caleb, in or after 1520 Joshua and Caleb

Hans Baldung Grien (German, 1484-1485 - 1545), The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian, woodcut

Nuremberg, Solis, Virgil, Personifications of the Seven Planets Surrounded by Clouds, Sol, verso - handwritten in brown ink, print, prints, verso - stamped, 56, height 84 mm, width 60 mm, German, 1514 - 1562-08-01, print maker, printmaker, 1524 - 1562, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), etching

Woodcut reprint by Leonhard Beck from 1799 depicting Charles the Great, showing figure, attire, and composition from original early 16th century works.

Werner Kübler after Tobias Stimmer, The Drunkenness of Noah, 1580 1585 The Drunkenness of Noah

Etching from 1547 by Augustin Hirschvogel depicting Abraham sacrificing Isaac, created using type printing.

Hercules and the Hydra of Lerna: Hercules grasps his club with both hands and confronts the seven-headed hydra, from the series 'The Labors of Hercules' 1608 Antonio Tempesta Italian. Hercules and the Hydra of Lerna: Hercules grasps his club with both hands and confronts the seven-headed hydra, from the series 'The Labors of Hercules'. The Labors of Hercules. Antonio Tempesta (Italian, Florence 1555-1630 Rome). 1608. Etching. Prints

Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528). Samson fighting the lion (Bartsch 2). 1497. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. 77215-23 Chretian art, religious art, bible, Christianity, biblical character, holy character, biblical reward, Christian religion, renaissance, biblical scene, religious scene, life Christ, 15th xve xv 15th 15th 15th century, engraving

The Monogrammist bg's late 15th-century copper engraving depicts a wild family, emphasizing figures, posture, and narrative composition.

Adoration of the Shepherds, Pieter van der Heyden, c. 1540 - 1572.

Tobits Blindheid, Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert, after Maarten van Heemskerck, c. 1548 print In the background, Tobit buries the body of the murdered man, who was found on the street by Tobias. After the funeral, Tobit falls asleep on a few bags of grain against the wall of his house. One of the birds in the litter above his head makes bird droppings fall on Tobits's eyes, making it blind. Netherlands paper Tobit's blindness (Tobit 2 - 3:6)

The Dream of Paris Artist's working dates 1500-1538 Germany. Engraving in black on ivory laid paper . Albrecht Altdorfer

A circa 1503/04 woodcut by Albrecht Dürer depicting the little Kalvarienberg, showing detailed figures, landscape elements, and early 16th-century printmaking techniques.

Death comes for Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden Woodcut by Georg Scharffenberg From Der Todten Tanz or The Dance of Death published Basel 1843

A Man Praying before a Crucifix, from Hymmelwagen auff dem, wer wol lebt... Artist: Hans Schäufelein (German, Nuremberg ca. 1480-ca. 1540 Nördlingen). Author: Hans von Leonrodt. Dimensions: Sheet: 4 7/16 × 4 1/16 in. (11.3 × 10.3 cm). Publisher: Silvan Otmar (German, active Augsburg, 1513-40). Date: 1517. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Author: Hans Schäufelein.

A copper engraving by Marcantonio Raimondi from 1515-1527 depicting the most recent court, showing figures in a formal, ceremonial setting.

St John before God and the Elders, from The Apocalypse Made 1496-1498 Germany. Woodcut in black on tan laid paper . Albrecht Dürer

Time overcomes the fame; Triumphs of Petrarca. In the clouds the personification of time. Under him on the floor fame reports on her side. The time is stronger than the fame. The print is part of a six-part series about the triumphs of Petrarca.

Albrecht Altdorfer, Pyramus and Thisbe, 1513 Pyramus and Thisbe

Heinrich Aldegrever, Three Cupids and a Bear, 1529 Three Cupids and a Bear

Saint Bernard Adoring the Man of Sorrows. Medium: woodcut. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Lucas Cranach the Elder.

Fall of Man, 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 black ink, verso Y.W. enclosed in circle (Lugt 2669), Cream laid

Sebastiaan is shot with arrows throughout Beul. The Saint Sebastian is tied to a tree right and is tortured by a lot. This state diagonally behind Sebastian and points his arrow and bowed to the saint. On the ground lies a arrow sleeve and the exercise arrows arrows in its boot. In the show, the artist had to find a solution for the display of Sebastiaan in front view and the shooting out who points his arrows on the body.

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