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

The Last Judgment 1505 Hans Baldung (called Hans Baldung Grien) German. The Last Judgment 416202

Specklin, Veit Rudolf, Holbein, Hans (II), Dance of Death, Children with musical instruments, Children walking with musical instruments in a triumphal procession, They blow horns and flutes and beat a drum. On the verso is a fragment of a French text., print, picture, book illustration, prints, pictures, height 65 mm, width 50 mm, German, 1498 - 1543-11-29, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, 1547 - 1550, second quarter 16th century, third quarter 16th century, paper, woodcut, French - 1550, block cutter, 1562 - 1562

Simon, from The Martyrdom of the Twelve Apostles. Artist: Lucas Cranach the Elder (German, Kronach 1472-1553 Weimar). Dimensions: Sheet: 6 1/2 × 4 15/16 in. (16.5 × 12.5 cm). Series/Portfolio: The Martyrdom of the Twelve Apostles. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The Ascension of Christ, from The Fall and Salvation of Mankind Through the Life and Passion of Christ. Artist: Albrecht Altdorfer (German, Regensburg ca. 1480-1538 Regensburg). Dimensions: Sheet: 3 1/16 × 2 3/16 in. (7.8 × 5.5 cm). Date: ca. 1513. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Vatican City, Raphael, Italy, Borgianni, Orazio, Paintings in the Loggia of Raphael, Noah leaves the ark after the flood, verso - stamped, Noah and his family leave the ark together with all the animals., print, prent, prints, height 150 mm, width 170 mm, 1578 - 1616-01-11, print maker, printmaker, 1615 - 1615, paper, papier, etching, etchings, 1483-04-07 - 1520-04-07, after a painting by

Democritus. Etching by S. Rosa.

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

Tobias in Vis, Symon novellanus, 1560 - 1590 print In the foreground, Tobias is shocked by the fish in the Tigris, who bitten him in the foot. The Archangel Rafaël instructs him to catch the fish and to cut and store the heart, liver and bile of the fish. Tobias dog accompanied them. Tobias caught the fish in the background. At the bottom of the margin an explanatory text in Latin. To Tobit 6: 2-9. Cologne paper etching a large fish appears while Tobias is washing his feet; he is frightened. the angel Raphael tells Tobias to cut the fish to pieces

Léonard Gaultier, The Gadarene Demoniacs, probably c 1576 1580 The Gadarene Demoniacs

The Martyrdom of Saint Catherine ofAlexandria. Artist: Pierre Brebiette, French, 1598-1650

Samson Rending the Lion ca. 1497-98 Albrecht Dürer German. Samson Rending the Lion 388799

German sportsman. 19th century reproduction of 16th engraving by Jost Amman

Antonius's temptation with attack by Demons, Lucas Cranach (I), 1506 print Saint Antonius is attacked by demons in a hallucination during his stay in the desert. He floats in the air between strange creatures that appears to be composed of all kinds of animal body parts. At the bottom right, the cave of Antonius is shown next to a tree and a view with a city on a river in a landscape. At the top of the tree there are two shields with the Electoral and Ducal Wapen van Saxony. Germany paper St. Antony Abbot tormented by devils, attacking him on the ground or carrying him aloft

Leda and her children playing with the swan, with a Roman temple in the background 1500-1510 Giovanni Battista Palumba Italian According to Roman mythology, the god Jupiter transformed himself into a swan to seduce Leda, wife of a Spartan king, as she was bathing. She bore two eggs, from which two sets of twins were hatchedone of the babies was Helen of Troy. Palumba’s engraving was undoubtedly inspired by Leonardo da Vinci’s ideas for a painting of Leda, preserved in two drawings now in Chatsworth (Derbyshire, United Kingdom) and Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen (Rotterdam). The ancient ruin of the Minerva Medica in Rome provides a splendid frame for the scene, as its form corresponds to the many curves of the composition and echoes that of the broken eggshell in the foreground.. Leda and her children playing with the swan, with a Roman temple in the background 361811

Antwerp, Jode, Gerard de, Snellinck, Jan (I), Collaert, Adriaen, Icones Revelationum S Johs Evangeliste in Pathmo, Revelation of John on Patmos, Fifth angel blows trumpet, recto - handwritten in brown ink, The fifth angel blows the trumpet and a falling star opens the bottomless pit, from which smoke and locusts emerge that torment the people without a stamp on their foreheads. In the margin a four-line caption in Latin. Tenth print from a series of twenty-four with the revelation of John on Patmos., print, prints, verso - stamped, Desque le cinquieme la terre., height 83 mm, width 74 mm, height 142 mm, width 100 mm, Southern Netherlands (before 1775), 1560 - 1618-06-29, print maker, printmaker, 1585 - 1585, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Southern Netherlands, 1544 - 1638-10-01, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, Northern Netherlands, 1509 - 1591-02-05, publisher

The angel appears in the upper left corner. The Apostles, sleeping, are shown in the left middle plane. The soldiers enter the grove in the right background. Publisher: Philips Galle, Flemish, 1537 - 1612. Date: ca. 1595. Pen and ink, brush and gray and gray-brown wash over black chalk on laid paper. Museum: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.

Lot and his Daughters ca. 1530 Hans Schäufelein German. Lot and his Daughters 668065

Knight and Halberdier by Wechtlin, Hans (Johannes) (active 1502-1526) / Albertina, Vienna / c. 1512 / Germany / Woodcut / Genre,History / 27x18,3 / Renaissance

Nuremberg, Dürer, Albrecht, The Little Passion, Last Judgement, verso lower right - stamped, Christ as judge in heaven during the Last Judgement, with Mary on his right and John the Baptist on his left. ... Passion story)., print, prints, height 127 mm, width 97 mm, German, 1471-05-24 - 1528-04-05, print maker, printmaker, 1510 - 1510, first quarter 16th century, paper, woodcut

Jan Wierix, Melencolia I, 1602, engraving on paper.

A woodcut by Lucas Cranach the Elder from around 1507 depicting Saint George on horseback, illustrating religious figure, composition, and early 16th-century German printmaking.

Circe with Companions of Ulysses Changed into Animals Made 1650-1651 Italy. Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione was a painter, printmaker, and draftsman who studied under Anthony van Dyck and Giovanni Andrea de Ferrari. He was known as a specialist in the depiction of animals, and the various creatures on the right of this etching show his dexterity. Circe, the daughter of the sun in Greek mythology, was a sorceress known for her ability to transform men into animals. In Homerís Odyssey, Circe invites Ulysses and his men to a feast. During the meal, she drugs the men and turns them into pigs. Some art historians argue that because the animals in this etching are not pigs, the subject is actually the pensive figure of Melancholy, made famous by a 1514 Albrecht D¸rer engraving.. Etching on ivory laid paper . Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione

The Holy Family under aTree. Artist: Hans Sebald Beham, German, 1500-1550

Illustration from the Ritter von Turn, 1493. Artist: Albrecht Dürer (German, Nuremberg 1471-1528 Nuremberg). Date: n.d.. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Sebastiaan is shot with arrows by executioners. The Saint Sebastian is tied to a tree. It is shot with arrows by two men or executioners.

Albrecht Altdorfer, The Nativity, c 1513 The Nativity

Melancholy I; Wierix, Johannes (1549-Ca 1618), Dürer, Albrecht (1471-1528); 1602 (1615-00-00-1615-00-00);Lachnicki, Cyprian (1824-1906) - collection, melancholy (allegory), allegories, self -portraits, gift (provenance), geometry, landscapes, dogs, symbolic scenes

Antwerp, Aertssens, Hendrik, Bloemaert, Abraham, Bolswert, Boëtius Adamsz., Amsterdam, Shechem, Christoffel van (II), Heu mihi quia incolatus meus prolongatus est! Habitavi cum habitantibus Cedar, multum incola fuit anima mea, verso bottom center - stamped, A woman sits on a hill and looks at the landscape before her (Ps. 119)., print, engraving, book illustration, prints, engravings, height 115 mm, width 69 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1581 - 1658-07-02, print maker, printmaker, 1628 - 1628, paper, papier, houtcut, letterpress printing, Work conception, Southern Netherlands, 1580 - 1633-03-25, after a print by, 1566-12-25 - 1651-01-27, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1622 - 1663, publisher

Descent in the pre-assigned; The Great Passion. Christ, a staff with a vane in hand, frees souls from a dungeon. Devilish being try to hinder Christ, but without success. Latin text printed on versow. This print is part of the 'De Grote Passie' print series, consisting of a title print and 11 scenes from the suffering story.

The Drunk Bacchus ca. 1520 Hans Baldung (called Hans Baldung Grien) German. The Drunk Bacchus 416668

The Passage of the Red Sea (recto) and The Burial of Jacob (verso) from Neuwe Biblische Figuren, plate 48 from Woodcuts from Books of the XVI Century 1565 Switzerland. Woodcut on paper . Jost Amman

Léonard Gaultier, French (1561-1641), The Testimony of John, probably c. 1576-1580, engraving

Saint Christopher. Dated: c. 1480/1490. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Israhel van Meckenem after Master of the Housebook.

The miracle of Giovanni Fieschi. A rider is inserted into the face by another rider with a sword. A junk spear riders in the background. Under the representation two lines of Latin text.

Germany, Cranach, Lucas (I), Marcus Curtius sacrificial death, verso lower left - stamped, The Roman soldier Marcus Curtius throws himself in full armor on horseback into a cleft that suddenly opened up in the earth in Rome. Several Romans are watching from an arbor. The arbor is decorated with, among other things, two shields with the electoral and ducal coats of arms of Saxony., print, prent, prints, height 336 mm, width 241 mm, German, 1472 - 1553-10-16, print maker, printmaker, 1506 - 1507, first quarter 16th century, paper, woodcut, after an image by

St George on Horseback with the Dead Dragon Lucas Cranach the Elder German. St George on Horseback with the Dead Dragon 622934

Jean Duvet, The Deposition, c 1550 The Deposition

Depicts 'The Tens of Thousands' by Albrecht Dürer in a woodcut from 1496, showing a crowd scene with detailed figures and composition.

Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528). "The martyrdom of Saint Catherine - Barsch 120". Wood engraving, around 1497-1498. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. Catholic, Christian, wood engraving, machine, martyrdom, death, point, wheel, holy, torture, virgin

Germany, Cranach, Lucas (I), Judgement of Paris, verso lower left - stamped, Mercury awakens the sleeping Paris so that he can decide which of the three goddesses Juno, Minerva or Venus is the most beautiful. The women here cannot be distinguished from each other by attributes., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 370 mm, width 265 mm, German, 1472 - 1553-10-16, print maker, prentmaker, 1508 - 1508, first quarter 16th century, paper, papier, houtsnede

Allegory of life. Fantasy landscape at night with rocks, wildlife, different types of trees and a furious lake with sea samples and a rowing boat. On the edge of the lake stands an old man with beard, leaning against a rock and a dead tree. The old man looks over the water to a woman with crown and spear up in the foreground.

Sebald Beham (German, 1500 - 1550), Job Conversing with His Friends, 1547, engraving

Adam and Eve in Paradise, painting by Lucas Cranach the Elder, 4 October 1472, 16 October 1553, one of the most important German painters, graphic artists and book printers of the Renaissance, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a historical original

Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528). "Melancolia". Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. Alborn durner - melclonia ANGE, BALANCE, DREAM, DREAMER, Dog, MELANCOLIA, PENSIVE, People in Nature, SCALE, SONGE, SONGEUSE, THOUGHT, angel, chien

St. Catherine ca. 1505 Hans Baldung (called Hans Baldung Grien) German. St. Catherine 416648

The Road to Calvary, from the Passion. Lucas Cranach the Elder; German, 1472-1553. Date: 1492-1554. Dimensions: 245 x 167 mm (image/sheet trimmed within block). Woodcut in black on cream laid paper. Origin: Germany. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

The Men's Bath. Artist: Albrecht Dürer (German, Nuremberg 1471-1528 Nuremberg). Dimensions: sheet: 15 1/4 x 11 in. (38.7 x 27.9 cm). Date: n.d.. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Léonard Gaultier, Parable of Weeds in the Wheat, probably c 1576 1580 Parable of Weeds in the Wheat

Albrecht Altdorfer, The Ascension, c 1513 The Ascension

St. John the Evangelist on Patmos ca. 1435-1491 Martin Schongauer German. St. John the Evangelist on Patmos 359821

Saint Anthony and Saint Paul in the Desert ca. 1503 Albrecht Dürer German. Saint Anthony and Saint Paul in the Desert 388146

Saul returns to his father, Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert (attributed to), after Maarten van Heemskerck, 1549 print After Samuel's anointing, Saul returns to his father. Along the way he passes Rachel's grave. On the left in the corner he meets two men who are looking for him. He then meets three men on the right in the foreground: the first has three goat bucks with him, the second three loaves and the third a jug of wine. The men give two of the loaves to Samuel. Saul meets music in the background. These three meetings were previously predicted by Samuel. Haarlem paper etching Saul meets two men near Rachel's grave, who tell him that the asses have been found. Saul meets three men in the plain of Thabor, who offer him two loaves of bread. Saul meets a group of prophets playing harps, drums, flutes and lyres

Preparing the Bath for the Christ Child, Fortunato Duranti, Italian, 1787 - 1863, Graphite, pen and bistre, brush and gray wash on paper, At left, women prepare the bath in a large, round basin, while another woman brings the water. At right are two seated figures, one holding the child. The Star of Bethlehem is visible through an opening in the background., Rome, Italy, ca. 1825, Drawing, Drawing

Simon, from The Martyrdom of the Twelve Apostles Lucas Cranach the Elder German. Simon, from The Martyrdom of the Twelve Apostles 361853

Albrecht Dürer, Christ Nailed to the Cross, probably c 1509 1510 Christ Nailed to the Cross

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione Genius. Allegorical imagination of the genius of the artist Giovanni Benedeto Castiglione himself. A young man lying at a monument, in his hands a trumpet and a book. In addition to the monument a palm branch and a putto playing on a trumpet, parably hands hold a laurel wreath (Fama). There are two boys, one playing on a throm, the other with a basket with birds. In the foreground a bird, a rabbit, a painting palette and a piece of sheet music.

Copper engraving 'Saint Eustachius' by Albrecht Dürer, circa 1501, depicting Saint Eustachius with stag and cross, detailed figure, drapery, and landscape.

Lucas van Leyden's 'The Fall of Man' woodcut, created around 1517, depicts the biblical story of Adam and Eve's expulsion from the Garden of Eden. The print showcases the artist's detailed engraving technique.

After Albrecht Dürer, The Crucifixion, 1514, etching on paper.

superstition fortune telling ""different sorts of fortune telling"" colour woodcut so called Petrarca master illustration for ""De remediis utriusque fortunae"" by Francesco Petrarca (1304 - 1374) Augsburg 1532 private collection historic historical Europe Germany 16th century esotericism occultism magic hydromantia water pyromantia fire flames smoke haruspex intestines animals necromancer skull gypsy,

Exempel und Lehr Jetziger Welt Lauf. Dated: published 1622. Medium: etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Andreas Bretschneider III.

Marcus Curtius plunge into a gorge, Georg Pencz, 1535 print Marcus Curtius sacrifices himself to close a big gap in the earth in Rome. In full armor and on horseback, he plunges into the gorge. Germany paper engraving death, i.e. the self-sacrifice of Marcus (Manlius) Curtius: he leaps on horseback into a chasm with lethal fumes

Disastrous consequences of the action trade, 1720, 1720 print The disastrous consequences of the action trade. Poverty and despair among the families who have lost everything in the action trade. In the foreground the grieving Heraclitus. At the top of the statement of the figures 1-9. Belongs to the group of additional prints added to the scene of foolishness series with cartoons on the wind trade or action trade of 1720. Northern Netherlands paper etching suicide out of despair. non-aggressive activities of Heraclitus

The prodigal son kneels in prayer near a trough with pigs and piglets, The prodigal son as swineherd Pasceret vt siliquis ventrem vult pascere porcos Story of the prodigal son , print maker: Nicolaes de Bruyn, Nicolaes de Bruyn, publisher: Assuerus van Londerseel, Netherlands, 1581 - 1656, paper, engraving, h 267 mm × w 200 mm

Neptune Calming the Tempest That Aeolus Raised Against Aeneas's Fleet, c. 1515-16. Marcantonio Raimondi (Italian, 1470/82-1527/34), after Raphael (Italian, 1483-1520). Engraving; sheet: 22.5 x 15.1 cm (8 7/8 x 5 15/16 in.). This engraving depicts an episode in the epic Aeneid by the Roman poet Virgil (70-19 BC). Skimming the ocean waves in a seashell chariot, Neptune raises his trident as he confronts the cherub-faced winds sent by their master, Aeolus. Although some of the Trojan fleet is lost in the waves, Neptune calms the tempest in time to save Aeneas and a few of his ships as they escape the fallen city of Troy in search of a new home.

Marcus Curtius Offerdood. The Roman soldier Marcus Curtius collapses in full armor in a gorge in a gap that suddenly emerged in the earth in Rome. Several Romans watch at a prior. The arbor is decorated with, among other things, two shields with the judicial and ducal weapon of Saxony on it.

Copper engraving by Monogrammist AG, late 15th century, depicting the capture scene with human figures, gestures, and composition details in engraving technique.

Vaandeldrager, Virgil, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching the soldier; the soldier's life. ranks in the army. (military) standard-bearer

The Holy Family with Three Hares. Artist: Albrecht Dürer (German, Nuremberg 1471-1528 Nuremberg). Dimensions: image: 15 1/8 x 11 in. (38.4 x 27.9 cm) trimmed to block line. Date: ca. 1497-98. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

S. Hubert, évêque (St. Hubert, Bishop), from November 3rd, from Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année (Images of All of the Saints and Religious Events of the Year) 1636 Jacques Callot French This print is part of a series comprised of a title page, frontispiece, and 122 plates. Each of these 122 plates contains four oval scenes depicting Saints and Religious Events for each day of the year. This etching was originally one of four oval scenes on a plate in the series.. S. Hubert, évêque (St. Hubert, Bishop), from November 3rd, from Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année (Images of All of the Saints and Religious Events of the Year). Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année. Jacques Callot (French, Nancy 1592-1635 Nancy). 1636. Etching; second state of two (Lieure). Israël Henriet (French, Nancy ca. 1590-1661 Paris). Prints

The Opening of the Fifth and Sixth Seals, from The Apocalypse Made 1496-1498 Germany. Woodcut in black on ivory laid paper . Albrecht Dürer

Venus, from The Seven Planets. Artist: Georg Pencz (German, Wroclaw ca. 1500-1550 Leipzig). Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed around central scene): 12 3/8 × 8 1/8 in. (31.4 × 20.7 cm). Series/Portfolio: The Seven Planets. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Author: Georg Pencz.

An innumerable Multitude which Stands before the Throne, from the Apocalypse n.d. Jean Duvet French. An innumerable Multitude which Stands before the Throne, from the Apocalypse 386212

A early 16th-century copper engraving by an anonymous artist depicting John on Patmos, showing figure, posture, and surrounding landscape.

Farewell to David and Jonathan, Anonymous, After Jan Luyken, 1712 print Amsterdam paper etching David and Jonathan embracing; David's leave-taking from Jonathan

A late 15th-century copper engraving by Israhel van Meckenem depicting the pain man surrounded by four angels, showing figures, gestures, and drapery details.

Allaert Claesz, Dance of Death I, 1562 Dance of Death I

Torture death of seven brothers and their mother, Crispijn van de Passe (I), After Maerten de Vos, 1591 print King Antiochus instructs a large boiler to put on the fire to burn the seven brothers and their mother alive (2 Makk. 7). In the margin a two -way caption in Latin. Antwerp paper engraving the martyrdom of the seven Maccabean brothers and their mother under Antiochus IV Epiphanes (2 Maccabees 7)

The Blind Leading the Blind. Pieter van der Heyden (Netherlandish, c. 1530-c. 1575), Hieronymus Cock, after Hieronymous Bosch (Netherlandish, c. 1450-1516). Engraving; sheet: 22.5 x 25.8 cm (8 7/8 x 10 3/16 in.); platemark: 22.2 x 25.5 cm (8 3/4 x 10 1/16 in.).

Young woman attacked by death; The brutal. A young woman is sitting on a couch next to a bare man with wild hair. He tries to overwhelm her, she oversees him angry.

Lützelburger, Hans, Holbein, Hans (II), Dance of Death, Child and Death, A mother cooks food over a fire for her two children. She watches in horror with her son as her little child is taken away by Death. On the ground on the right is an hourglass. In the margin above the print is the text Iob IIII., 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

Dream of Jacob about a ladder. Jacob is sleeping with his head resting on a stone in a landscape. He dreams about a ladder that reaches heaven, this state next to the stone and three angels go up or down. At the top of the ladder in the clouds God stands.

Judit with the head of Holofernes. Judit is in the opening of the tent with the head of Holofernes in her one hand and the sword in her other hand. She stops holofernes's head in the bag that has opened the maid for her.

Allegorical show with a river god and a muse, Johannes van Solingen, 1732 print Allegorical representation with a river god and a muse in an arcadian landscape with a castle on a hill. Apollo drives his car in addition. On a wall the title and author of the book, at the bottom of the impressum. Leiden paper etching river-gods. (story of) Apollo (Phoebus). single Muses

Nuremberg, Dürer, Albrecht, John the Evangelist kneels before Christ amidst seven candlesticks, verso lower left - stamped, John kneels before Christ, who is enthroned amidst seven candlesticks, a sword at his mouth, seven stars at his right hand and a book in his left hand. On the verso Latin Bible text in Gothic script in two columns., print, prints, height 392 mm, width 281 mm, German, 1471-05-24 - 1528-04-05, print maker, printmaker, 1496 - 1498, fourth quarter 15th century, first quarter 16th century, paper, woodcut, letterpress printing, letterpress

German 15th Century, Saint Sebastian, c 1480 Saint Sebastian

Study for an illustration in Tacitus Tibère, ou Les Six Premiers Livres des Annales Book I, Vol 1, 3rd Study 1758-1773 France. Pen and black ink, over traces of black chalk, on gray laid paper, incised for transfer, perimeter mounted on ivory laid paper . Hubert François Gravelot

Beheading of Saint John the Baptist. Dated: c. 1480. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Israhel van Meckenem.

Eva en ka ïn, dirck vellert, print Eva with apple sitting in hand next to tree. Cain leaning on her right knee, points to apple. In background Adam at work on the land. paper etching / engraving the labours of Adam and Eve; infancy of Cain and Abel (Genesis 4:1-2)

The Men's Bath Made 1496-1497 Germany. Albrecht D¸rerís Menís Bath has been interpreted in many waysófrom a humanist ode to Italian nudes to a group of portraits including three potential views of D¸rer and one of his best friend, the rotund Willibald Pirckheimer. The waterline is only ankle-deep for the standing figures, while the seated pair in the foreground is more submerged; a D¸rer look-alike controls the strategically placed pump. This large-scale woodcut was published shortly after a 1496 edict closed the bathhouses in D¸rerís hometown of Nuremberg, around the time of both an outbreak of syphilis and a drought. It may therefore be a protest against the edict, or perhaps a nostalgic look at idyllic bathing activities of days past.. Woodcut in black on buff laid paper . Albrecht Dürer

MelencoliaI. Artist: Albrecht Dürer, German, 1471-1528

A Saxon Prince on Horseback. Artist: Lucas Cranach the Elder (German, Kronach 1472-1553 Weimar). Dimensions: Sheet: 6 15/16 × 4 13/16 in. (17.6 × 12.2 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Ceres en een putto en Bacchus en twee putti.Leaf with two printed prints. On the left a putto that presents grain to Ceres that is on a throne. Right Bacchus and two putti in a landscape. Bacchus gets a wine offered by one of the putti.

Ornament Design with a Mask, A Couple of Tritons, and Two Children Below, 1549. Heinrich Aldegrever (German, 1502-1555/61). Engraving;

Albrecht Altdorfer (German, 1480 or before-1538), The Last Judgment, c. 1513, woodcut

Title page for: Histoire de Guillaume III (part III), 1703, 1702 - 1703 print Title page for: Histoire de Guillaume III (part III), 1703. Allegorical representation with the body of King William III lying in armor on the grave monument. Behind the monument banners, weapons and conquered peoples, a mourning woman and child in the front. Northern Netherlands paper etching grave-building, monumental tomb

Woodcut by Lucas Cranach the Elder from around 1512 depicting a werewolf, showing a human-animal figure, gestures, and narrative composition.

The dance of death: bones of all men. Woodcut by Hans Holbein the younger.

Sebald Beham (German, 1500 - 1550), Moses and Aaron, 1526, engraving

A circa 1440 colored woodcut by an anonymous artist depicting Saint George engaged in a kite struggle, showing figure, action, and composition.

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