Death and Divine Encounters

Woodcuts and prints exploring themes of mortality and divine interaction, featuring knights, saints, and mythological figures vividly captured in early Renaissance style.

Germany, Cranach, Lucas (I), Saint Christopher with the Christ Child, verso bottom center - 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, prints, verso bottom left - stamped, height 282 mm, width 198 mm, German, 1472 - 1553-10-16, print maker, printmaker, 1506 - 1553, first quarter 16th century, second quarter 16th century, third quarter 16th century, paper, chiaroscuro woodcut

Lützelburger, Hans, Holbein, Hans (II), Dance of Death, Knight and Death, A knight defends himself against Death with his sword, but this is of no use to him because Death has already thrust a lance through his body. In the margin above the print is the text Iob XXXIIII., 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

Germany, Cranach, Lucas (I), Saint Christopher with the Christ Child, verso bottom center - 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, prints, verso bottom left - stamped, height 282 mm, width 198 mm, German, 1472 - 1553-10-16, print maker, printmaker, 1506 - 1553, first quarter 16th century, second quarter 16th century, third quarter 16th century, paper, chiaroscuro woodcut

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

Saint Christopher 1506 Lucas Cranach the Elder German. Saint Christopher 622986

Hercules and Cacus. Artist: Albrecht Dürer (German, Nuremberg 1471-1528 Nuremberg). Dimensions: sheet: 15 7/16 x 11 1/8 in. (39.2 x 28.3 cm). Date: n.d.. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

A woodcut by Albrecht Altdorfer from circa 1520-1525 depicting the biblical scene of Abraham preparing to sacrifice Isaac.

David and Abigail 1509 Lucas Cranach the Elder German. David and Abigail 434170

Christ on the Mount of Olives. Dated: probably c. 1509/1510. Medium: woodcut. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Albrecht Dürer.

De Drunken Tamboer, Dirck Vellert, 1525 print Drommelaar with left foot on drum and in the right hand is possible with drinks. paper etching drunkenness. drum (musical instrument)

God creating Eve out of Adam and blessing her as she emerges into the splendors of Eden. Wood engraving.

Nuremberg, Dürer, Albrecht, Life of Mary, The Annunciation to Joachim, In a forest Joachim kneels before an angel, who announces the birth of his daughter Mary announces. In the background some shepherds and their flocks. Further in the background a bay. Latin text printed on the reverse. This print is part of a series of 20 prints, consisting of a title print and 19 prints with scenes from the life of Mary., print, prints, height 298 mm, width 208 mm, German, 1471-05-24 - 1528-04-05, print maker, printmaker, 1502 - 1506, first quarter 16th century, paper, woodcut, letterpress printing, letterpress

Marteld death of Judas Taddeüs, Michel Wolgemut (workshop of), 1493 print The apostle Judas Taddeüs is beaten to death with a club. On the left a pillar with a devil on it. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing martyrdom and death of Judas Thaddaeus: he is beaten to death and beheaded

Woodcut by Lucas Cranach the Elder from 1506 depicting Saint George slaying a dragon, highlighting the saint's heroic and religious symbolism.

Woodcut by Urs Graf the Elder illustrating the parable of the rich man and poor Lazarus, created in 1511.

Albrecht Altdorfer, Expulsion from Paradise, c 1513 Expulsion from Paradise

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

The Parable of the Sower with the Birds Devouring the Seed. 1509. Graf, Urs, approximately 1485-approximately 1527. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Holy Christoffel with Christ Child, Lucas Cranach (i), 1506 - 1553 print Christoffel steps out of the water on the riverbank with the Christ child on his shoulder. The child holds a globe with a cross. On the other side of the river is the hermit with a lantern. There are two shields in the tree with the Electoral and Ducal Wapen van Saxony. Germany paper the giant and martyr Christophorus; possible attributes: palm-tree (with bunches of dates, or withered), infant Christ

Nicoletto da Modena, Fama, c 1507 Fama

Alliance between David and Jonatan, 1645 - 1646 print David and Jonatan close a covenant behind a wall. The David harp is on the floor. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing David and Jonathan, son of Saul, become friends

Copper engraving by Benedetto da Montagna from the first half of the 16th century showing a shepherd playing the schalmei in a rural landscape with detailed figures.

Master of the Miracles of Mariazell, Ein Frau war lannge Zeit , c 1503 Ein Frau war lannge Zeit ...

The Trinity. Dated: c. 1465. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Master of the Berlin Passion.

Chancellor and death; Dance dance. A chancellor ignores a beggar and walks past a man and death crawling over the ground with an hourglass. The text ProVer is in the margin above the print. XXI.

Christ Taken Captive. Dated: in or before 1509. Medium: woodcut. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Lucas Cranach the Elder.

Death with Adam and Eva after the fall; Power of death. Adam together with death at work. Both are busy with a stick to disrupt a tree. In addition to them is an hourglass. Eva sitting in the landscape with a child against her chest. Under the show a four-line text in Latin. Fourded from a series of eight over sin and death. On Verso Contre-épreuve from a print from the same series, with death and bishop.

Allaert Claesz, Dance of Death V, 1562 Dance of Death V

Woodcut by Lucas Cranach the Elder from around 1516 titled 'Saint Bernhard Prays the Pain Man', depicting Saint Bernhard kneeling in prayer before a suffering figure.

The Barc. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Agostino dei Musi after Raphael.

Designation of the Elect, from The Apocalypse 1523-24 Hans Burgkmair German Plate 6 from a series of 21 woodcuts with scenes from the Apocalypse for Martin Luther's translation of the New Testament. Four editions were published in Augsburg by Silvan Otmar between March 1523 and April 1524.. Designation of the Elect, from The Apocalypse 430641

Woodcut by Hans Schäufelin depicting Saint Christopher, showing the figure carrying a child, staff, and landscape background, created around 1505.

Woodcut by Lucas Cranach the Elder depicting the scourging of Christ during the Passion, created in 1509, showing figures, gestures, and dramatic narrative composition.

Woodcut from 1517 by Leonhard Beck showing Theuerdank stuck in a stirrup during a wild boar hunt, attacking the boar with a sword, depicting horse, rider, and boar.

Woodcut by the Meister der Wunder von Mariazell depicting the healing of a boy from Mondsee who had fallen from his mother, created around 1520. The print shows figures and miraculous action.

H. Hieronymus.

Augustus; Maanden van het jaar.Three figures eating and drinking alongside hays and mowers working on land. At the top right a virgin.

Albrecht Dürer, The Four Horsemen, probably c 1496 1498 The Four Horsemen

Horses pulling the bars, 1577. A span horses with rider with which the barges were drawn, 1577. Trees decorated in the background. Part of the arrival of Willem van Oranje in Brussels, September 18, 1577.

Woodcut by Hans Baldung around 1505-1507 depicting the martyrdom of Saint Laurentius, illustrating Christian persecution and devotion.

Samson Rending the Lion ca. 1497-98 Albrecht Dürer German Dürer elevated the medium of woodcut to an unprecedented level of technical virtuosity. In Samson Rending the Lion, he achieved striking pictorial effects that vie with those created in contemporary engravings. Remarkable gradations of tone were realized in the lion's maneall the more amazing if one considers that each tapered black line in the print was formed in the woodblock by chipping away the wood on either side of the intended line. Such expert and self-assured handling is particularly characteristic of Dürer's early woodcuts, dating to the 1490s. A print engraved about twenty years earlier by Israel van Meckenem served as the source for Dürer's powerful depiction of the Old Testament hero who, "suddenly seized" by the spirit of God, "tore the lion to pieces as if it were a kid" (Judges 14:6). The weaponless Samson is here shown on the lion's back, one foot pressed into its neck as he forces open its mouth.. Samson Rendi

Christ in the Beek van Cebron, Jan Christoffel Jegher, after Antoine Sallaert, 1649 print Christ is bound by the stream of Cebron by two soldiers. Antwerp paper letterpress printing Christ is dragged through the brook Cedron

Woodcut by Albrecht Dürer depicting Johannes enclosing a book, from the Apocalypse series, created around 1498, showing figure, posture, gestures, and composition.

Woodcut 'David and Abigail' by Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1509, depicting the biblical figures David and Abigail in narrative scene.

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Lucas Cranach the Elder, Saint Simon Saint Simon

The Lovers, 1511. Albrecht Altdorfer (German, c. 1480-1538). Woodcut; image: 13.9 x 10.3 cm (5 1/2 x 4 1/16 in.); sheet: 13.9 x 10.3 cm (5 1/2 x 4 1/16 in.).

Venus Marina. 1501 - 1528. Dürer, Albrecht, 1471-1528. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Didos Suicide. Altdorfer, Albrecht (ca 1480-1538), graphic artist

Woodcut by Albrecht Dürer from 1510 depicting a schoolmaster, showing figure, posture, and composition, printed on a leaflet.

Specklin, Veit Rudolf, Holbein, Hans (II), Job on the dunghill, Job is sitting on a dunghill, his skin is covered with sores. His wife stands next to him and seems to be addressing him, friends walk by and make mocking gestures. In the background, Job's possessions are struck by disasters: animals die and buildings are on fire. In the margin above the image is the text Iob I Job 1., print, engraving, book illustration, prints, height 60 mm, width 85 mm, height 86 mm, width 99 mm, German, 1498 - 1543-11-29, print maker, printmaker, 1538 - 1538, second quarter 16th century, paper, woodcut, French - 1550, block cutter

Specklin, Veit Rudolf, Holbein, Hans (II), The Fool Is Laughed At, A fool has bird feathers stuck in his hair and walks with wooden sticks as a kind of armor past three children who are laughing at him. The top margin with text is missing, this image probably belongs to Psalm 53. It is remarkable that this print was later daubed with pen in brown: curly lines run over the body of the fool., print, book illustration, prints, height 60 mm, width 85 mm, height 63 mm, width 89 mm, German, 1498 - 1543-11-29, print maker, printmaker, 1538 - 1543, second quarter 16th century, paper, woodcut, French - 1550, block cutter

Woodcut by Hans Wechtlin, early 16th century, depicting the creation of man and the expulsion from paradise, showing Adam, Eve, and divine figures in German Renaissance printmaking.

Wittenberg, Cranach, Lucas (I), Pope in command of an army, The pope stands as an army commander among soldiers with lances at the walls of a city. Soldiers on horseback listen to his orders and a cannon is positioned on the left. Book illustration in a rectangular frame with fine ornaments. This print is printed with multiple woodblocks. Above the image is the half title of the publication: und Antichristi, at the bottom of the page is the word Antichristus., print, book illustration, prints, height 120 mm, width 96 mm, height 189 mm, width 160 mm, German, 1472 - 1553-10-16, print maker, printmaker, 1521 - 1522, first quarter 16th century, paper, woodcut

Two women take care of child with fruits and flowers, 1628 print The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing patient, sick person

Germany, Monogrammist HL (1543), Pyramus and Thisbe, verso bottom center - stamped, Thisbe finds her beloved Pyramus dying beside a well. He has just plunged his sword into his own breast, after seeing her bloody cloak in the claws of a lion., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 43 mm, width 75 mm, print maker, prentmaker, 1543 - 1543, second quarter 16th century, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process)

Hans Sebald Beham, The Pomer Arms, 1525, woodcut on paper.

Engraving depicting Inferno from Dante's Divine Comedy, by Baccio Baldini, after Sandro Botticelli. From Histoire de La Gravure, published 1880

Woodcut by Hans Schäufelin, circa 1530 depicting the sacrifice of Isaac, including Abraham, Isaac, altar, figures, and gestures.

Saint Christopher is portrayed carrying the Christ Child across a river in this copper engraving by Monogrammist AC, dating from the first half of the 16th century. The image reflects the saint's legendary act of transporting the Christ Child.

Netherlands, Ewoutsz., Jan, Sustris, Lambert, Scorel, Jan van, The lion hunt, Two women on mules, verso middle - stamped, First block of six that together form a frieze with a lion hunt. Two women on mules in a landscape., print, prent, prints, height 276 mm, width 360 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1495-01-09 - 1562-12-06, print maker, printmaker, 1540 - 1545, second quarter 16th century, paper, woodcut, Italian, 1515 - 1591, 1511 - 1564

Saint Roch. Dated: 1605. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Oliviero Gatti.

Saint Christopher, Albrecht Dürer, German, 1471-1528, Woodcut Support: white laid paper, Nuremberg, Germany, Germany, 1511, figures, Print, Print

Holbeins 'The Knight' (c.1525-1540) is a woodcut depicting a knight in armor, emphasizing figure, gesture, attire, and symbolic elements of chivalry and social rank.

Khunig Ludwig ... Dated: c. 1503. Dimensions: sheet: 26.6 × 17.9 cm (10 1/2 × 7 1/16 in.). Medium: woodcut on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Master of the Miracles of Mariazell.

Samson and the Lion, c. 1497-98. Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528). Woodcut;

Tamboer with a boy, Dirck Vellert, 1523 print Drommelaar with drum on back, two whistles in the right hand. Boy with hoop on his left hand. paper etching (bowling a) hoop. drum (musical instrument)

Woodcut by Hans Burgkmair the Elder, 1523, depicting the fall of a symbolic animal, showing figures, landscape, and allegorical elements.

Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528), The Martyrdom of Saint John, probably c. 1496-1498, woodcut

Saint Catherine. Hans Baldung Grien (Germany, Schwäbischgmünd (), 1485-1545). Germany, no date. Prints; woodcuts. Woodcut

Vergilius raised in the basket and mocked by people, Georg Pencz, 1541 - 1542 print The poet Vergilius is lifted in a basket to meet the daughter of a Roman emperor at the top of a tower. However, she lets him hang halfway and he is mocked by everyone. paper engraving sorcerer, magician, wizard, warlock: Virgil

Leonhard Beck, The Young White King at the Butts, 1514 1516 The Young White King at the Butts

Hans Schäufelins woodcut (c.1506) depicts the martyrdom of St. Sebastian with arrows, emphasizing posture, facial expression, and symbols of suffering and sanctity.

Mercenaries and A Woman with Death in a Tree , 1524. Urs I Graf (Swiss, c. 1485-1527/29). Woodcut; image: 20.2 x 11.7 cm (7 15/16 x 4 5/8 in.); sheet: 20.2 x 11.7 cm (7 15/16 x 4 5/8 in.).

Christian Ridder, Anonymous, After Jan Luyken, 1681 - 1762 print paper etching the Christian knight, 'Miles Christianus'

The Fall and Redemption of Man: The Entry into Jerusalem, c. 1515. Albrecht Altdorfer (German, c. 1480-1538). Woodcut;

Ventilating a mine using bellows. From 'De re metallica', by Agricola, pseudonym of Georg Bauer (Basle, 1556). Woodcut. Mining.

Jael and Sisera. Artist: Albrecht Altdorfer (German, Regensburg ca. 1480-1538 Regensburg). Dimensions: Sheet: 4 15/16 x 3 13/16 in. (12.6 x 9.7 cm)Block: 4 13/16 x 3 11/16 in. (12.3 x 9.4 cm). Date: 1520-25. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Albrecht Altdorfer, Centaur with a Vase, c 1515 1525 Centaur with a Vase

The Witch, after a work of art by Albrecht Duerer, c. 1510, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from an 18th or 19th century original

This 1510 woodcut by Hans Burgkmair d. Ä. depicts the downfall of Pharaoh in the Red Sea, showing figures, water, chariots, and detailed composition in early 16th-century German printmaking.

Woodcut by Hans Weiditz depicting the theme of compassion, created in 1502.

Wheel of Fortuin with crowned donkey, Anonymous, Hans Weiditz (II), 1514 - 1532 print Print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing Turn of Fate, Wheel of Fortune. ass, donkey. crown (symbol of sovereignty)

Woodcut by Leonhard Beck from 1517 depicting Theuerdank struck by a large lightning beam near his feet in an action scene from 'Theuerdank'.

Depicts a crossing scene, created by Nikolaus Alexander Mair von Landshut around 1500 using copper engraving. The composition emphasizes movement, figures, and spatial arrangement.

Lucas Cranach the Elder, Saint Bartholomew Saint Bartholomewtitle QS:P1476,en:Saint Bartholomew label QS:Len,Saint Bartholomew label QS:Lde,Heiliger Bartholomäus

A saddler and yoke maker is working on a bridle. Woodcut.

The Flight into Egypt, from The Fall and Redemption of Man Made 1510-1518 Germany. Woodcut in black on ivory laid paper . Albrecht Altdorfer

A bath-house containing six men and an onlooker, perhaps an allegory of the four humours and five senses. Photolithograph after A. Dürer, c. 1496.

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

Rest on the Flight into Egypt 1509 Lucas Cranach the Elder German. Rest on the Flight into Egypt 434205

The Embrace (A Couple of Lovers by a Tree). Medium: woodcut. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Attributed to Hans Springinklee.

Copper engraving of Saint George by Meister E.S., created in the second third of the 15th century, illustrating religious figure, armor, and medieval iconography.

Arthur, Charles the Great (Charlemagne), Godfry of Bouillon. Dated: 1515/1517. Medium: woodcut. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: LUCAS VAN LEYDEN.

Woodcut by Hans Baldung Grien from around 1505-1507 depicting Saint Barbara.

This woodcut by Cranach Workshop, 1545, depicts the Pope seated on a throne, showing figure, posture, ceremonial attire, and compositional elements.

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

Father Feeding his Child 1610-85 After Adriaen van Ostade Dutch. Father Feeding his Child 396248

Man, at left. with bow and arrows seated on ground, handing beaver to a woman, at right, standing. On banderole, over clouds: Nieu Amsterdam, al. New Yorck. Eno, Amos F., 1836-1915. Prints. 1700. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Men , New York (State) , New York , 1600-1699, New York (N.Y.) , 1600-1699, Women , New York (State) , New York , 1600-1699

Albrecht Dürer, Bath House, c 1496 1497 Bath House

Albrecht Altdorfer, The Transfiguration, c 1513 The Transfiguration

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