Medieval Life Illustrations

Woodcuts depicting scenes from medieval life, illustrating themes such as death, temptation, and traditional trades common during the era.

Plate from a block-book illustrating sin of impatience (the folly of man). The dying man, tempted by a devil, has overturned the table and Is kicking his doctor. Dated 15th Century

Plate from a block-book illustrating sin of impatience (the folly of man). The dying man, tempted by a devil, has overturned the table and Is kicking his doctor. Dated 15th Century

Goldsmith. Reproduction of a 16th-century engraving by Jost Amman. "Moeurs, usages et costumes au moyen-ge et à l'époque de la Renaissance", by Paul Lacroix. Paris, 1878.

Death and the Devil come for the Card Player Woodcut by Georg Scharffenberg after Hans Holbein the Younger From Der Todten Tanz or The Dance of Death published Basel 1843

Januari; Maanden van het jaar.A woman sitting behind a spinning wheel next to a man at a fireplace. Middle above a waterman.

justice crime bribery civil law notary bribed with money woodcut from: Rodericus Zamorensis (1404 - 1470): ""Speculum Vitae Humanae"" print: J.B_mler Augsburg 1479,

Free man and woman pelared by girl and man passes through drinks skill; Ich wants AVCH MIT - DV power to Gar ZV Gross; Farm party or twelve months. The performances in this series of prints are based on a different series with the theme Farm party which was produced almost ten years earlier. Two scenes are combined on a print here, the reliant couple that is peubbed is shown in mirror image.

Retrieving the copper by tearing discs, historical account from Georgius Agricola, De re metallica libri XII, Berg- und Huettenwesen, Metallkunde, published 1556

money finances calculating machine arithmetic panel with lines and a scale for the finalisation of a business woodcut from: Francesco Petrarch ""Trostspiegel"" 1539 after: Georg Steinhausen the merchant in the German past Leipzig 1899,

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

From the book, The Spanish Tragedy, a play written by Thomas Kyd 1898. Reproduction of frontspiece to the edition of 1615.

event reformation 1517 - 1555 caricature ""Allegory of monaticism"" woodcut by Hans Sebald Beham 1521 private collection,

Death comes to the doctor of Georg Scharffenberg after Hans Holbein d. J. from the dead dance, published Basel 1843 / Death Comes to the Doctor Woodcut by Georg Scharffenberg after Hans Holbein the Younger from the dead dance or the dance of Death Published Basel 1843, historically, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, Record Date Not Stated,

German falconer. Facsimile after a drawing and engraving by Jost Amman in the 16th century. "Moeurs, usages et costumes au moyen-age et a l'epoque de la Renaissance", by Paul Lacroix. Paris, 1878.

Netherlands, Master of the Virgo inter Virgines, Master of the Delbecq-Schreiber Passion, Master of Delft, Sodates inform high priests that Christ has risen, print, book illustration, prints, height 98 mm, width 142 mm, Northern Netherlands, unknown, 1480 - 1500, fourth quarter 15th century, first quarter 16th century, paper, woodcut, Southern Netherlands

Martyrdom of St. Lawrence. Artist: Hans Baldung (called Hans Baldung Grien) (German, Schwäbisch Gmünd () 1484/85-1545 Strasbourg (Strassburg)). Dimensions: sheet: 8 15/16 x 13 3/16 in. (22.7 x 33.5 cm). Date: ca. 1505. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Mercury, 1531. Artist: Sebald Beham

The martyrdom of Simon of Trent, 1493 (1849).Artist: Pierre Wolgmuth

Continuation of the anonymous woodcut series showing the donkey in four more scenes, illustrating its activities and interactions with humans in rural life, after 1531.

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

Venus with the blind Cupid striding across a meadow, Vulcan finds Venus sleeping with Mars and shows her to the gods. From Boccaccio's book, Of the Fa...

scholarly method or scholarship / Singende Scholaren, fahrende Schueler und Studenten, Holzschnitt aus De generibus ebriosorum, 1516, historisch, C:CC5historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Originaldatum nicht bekannt.

events, Protestant Reformation, 1517 - 1555, peasant uprisings, peasants struggling against tyranny, woodcut by the ""Petrarca Master"", circa 1519/1520,

The German Alchemist. Facsimile of an engraving attributed to Hans Holbein, from the German translation of Boethius "Consolatio Philosophiae", published in Augsburg in 1537. Sciences & Lettres au Moyen Age et à l'époque de la Renaissance. Paris, 1877. Author: Hans Holbein the Younger (c. 1497-1543). German-Swiss artist.

The Sword Maker. Craftsman at his workbench holds item in a vice while he works on it with a file. Around him are daggers and swords he has made. Woodcut by Jost Amman (1539-1591) Swiss engraver.

This woodcut by Lucas Cranach the Younger depicts the evangelist Matthew, showing figure, posture, gesture, facial features, and composition.

The Drunkard. Death pouring wine down the throat of one drunk while another vomits on the floor. Facsimile of an engraving belonging to the series "The Dance of Death" in "Les Simulacres de la Mort et Histoires facées de la Mort", Latin edition, 1547. "Vie Militaire et Religieuse au Moyen Age et à l'Epoque de la Renaissance", Paris, 1877.

Saint Thomas Aquinas, Thomas of Aquino, 1225- 1274, an Italian Dominican friar, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church. He was a philosopher, theologian, and jurist in the tradition of scholasticism, within which he is also known as the Doctor Angelicus and the Doctor Communis, here as a teacher with a Pigeon / Thomas von Aquino als Lehrer, eine Taube sagt ihm ein, 1500, historisch, C:CC5historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Originaldatum nicht bekannt.

The Rich Man, from the series The Dance ofDeath. Artist: Hans Holbein, the Elder, German, 1460-1524

The fold-out frontispiece, shown above, is duplicated following the title page for Eikon Basilike Engraving of King Charles I, with storms besetting the ship of state in the background.

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

A woodcut by Hans Schäufelin from around 1512 depicting the death of Mary, showing detailed figures and early 16th-century German printmaking style.

A Catalan wine-grower prunes his vines Date: 1511

A German money changer Date: 1539

Drinking the Wine Émile Bernard (French, 1868-1941). , 1918. Woodcut printed on laid paper, 10 5/8 x 7 11/16 in. (27 x 19.5 cm). European Art 1918

Royal prerogative: title page from Eikon Basilike, 1649 (1956). Artist: Unknown

A shoe maker is selling shoes to a woman at the window of his workshop, as his assistants sew and hammer the shoes. Woodcut.

The so-called Albertina Passion, Flagellation, woodcut by Albrecht Duerer, historical, digitally improved reproduction of an old woodcut The so-called Albertina Passion, Flagellation, woodcut by Albrecht Duerer, historical, digitally improved reproduction of an old woodcut

A man is rolling a wheel over a piece of fabric on a stretcher. Woodcut.

Bas-relief from a bronze door of Saint Peter's in Rome depicting the coronation of Emperor Sigismund by Pope Eugene IV, 1433. The Arts of the Middle Ages and at the Period of the Renaissance by Paul Lacroix, 1874

The Wonderful Draught of Fishes, 1511 - 1515, Woodcuts, approx. 2 11/16 x 2 3/16 in. (6.8 x 5.5 cm), Paper/Sheet approx. 2 11/16 x 2 3/16 in. (6.8 x 5.5 cm), Mat/Mount approx. 3 x 2 3/8 in. (7.6 x 6 cm)

Middle Ages, knights, woodcut, early 16th century,

Ancient gothi knights; Ancient habits, modern et worldwide .....

alcohol, wine, production, storage of wine and culture of the grapevine, woodcut, ""Von Bau, Pfleg und Brauch des Wiens"" by Johann Rasch, 1580/1582,

WILLIAM LITHGOW, known as 'the Wonderful Traveller', with some of the snakes and wild beasts he encountered on his travels. Date: 1582 - 1650

Illustration depicting the old man being visited by 'death'. Dated 16th Century

Historical illustration from the 19th century, moneylender and usurer in the 16th century

Christ at Lazarus' Tomb, 1509, Woodcuts, approx. 1 5/8 x 1 1/4 in. (4.2 x 3.2 cm), Paper/Sheet approx. 1 5/8 x 1 1/4 in. (4.2 x 3.2 cm), Mat/Mount approx. 1 7/8 x 1 1/2 in. (4.8 x 3.8 cm), Cream laid

Digitally restored, Satire on the male deficit, several woman argue about a man, 1595, publication from the year 1882, Digitally improved:, Satire on the male deficit, several woman argue about a man, publication from the year 1882

SANT JERONI, P.ABADAL., 1673, S.XVII. I.M.H.C.B. Author: Pere Abadal Morató.

Der Tod holt den Prediger Holzschnitt von Georg Scharffenberg nach Hans Holbein d. J. Aus Der Todten Tanz, erschienen Basel 1843, Death comes for the Preacher Woodcut by Georg Scharffenberg after Hans Holbein the Younger From Der Todten Tanz or The Dance of Death published Basel 1843, Historisch, digital restaurierte Reproduktion von einer Vorlage aus dem 19. century, Record date not stated

Colored woodcut by Peter Berger depicting St. Antonius resisting temptation from the devil disguised as a queen, created in 1488. The artwork shows religious struggle and figures in detailed composition.

Middle ages initial capital letter C. The Arts of the Middle Ages and at the Period of the Renaissance by Paul Lacroix, 1874

Monsters born from the Deluge. After wood engraving in the "Chronique de Nuremberg", printed in 1493. Sciences & Lettres au Moyen Age et a l'epoque de la Renaissance. Paris, 1877.

Torture of the wheel, executed by demons. Engraving after "Le grant Kalendrier et compost des Bergiers", Troyes, 1529. Later colouration. "Moeurs, usages et costumes au moyen-âge et à l'époque de la Renaissance", by Paul Lacroix. Paris, 1878.

Martin Luther: Preface to the Revelation of John ( 1522): Vorrede zur Offenbarung Johannes (1522). Apocalypse in figures; Woodcut by Albrecht Durer; The Revelation of St John: 2. St John's Vision of Christ and the Seven Candlesticks

Initial illumination depicting reapers and a gleaner. Dated 15th Century

Middle Ages people minnesinger Leutold von Saeben etching by K.R. Siegl after illumination from the Codex Manesse 14th century,

Colored woodcut by an anonymous artist depicting the sacrifice of Isaac by Abraham, created around 1500.

Youth Games, the young Maximilian with his players, depicted in the facsimile of the woodcut by Hans Burgkmair, Germany. Maximilian I 1459, 1519, was King of the Romans, also known as King of the Germans, from 1486, and Holy Roman Emperor from 1493 until his death, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown

Aesop - probably legendary Greek fabulist. According to Herodotus, he lived in the 6th century BC. Frontispiece of William Caxton's 'Fables of Aesop', London c1480. Woodcut.

The Nuremberg Chronicle is an illustrated world history. Its structure follows the story of human history as related in the Bible; it includes the histories of a number of important Western cities. Written in Latin by Hartmann Schedel, with a version in German translation by Georg Alt, it appeared in 1493. It is one of the best-documented early printed books - an incunabulum (printed, not hand-written) - and one of the first to successfully integrate illustrations and text.

Thunderbolt or lightning, 1508, Man sheltering under a tree struck by lightning or a thunderbolt, From Margarita philosophica (The Pearl of Philosophy) by Gregor Reisch (Basle, 1508)

Man with bird cages and caught birds ..

teacher and pupil / Lehrer und Schüler, Holzschnitt aus Robertus de Euromodio, Cato moralissimus, 1497, historisch, C:CC5historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Originaldatum nicht bekannt.

Capital of Musicians from the cloister of the Abbey of St Georges de Boscherville, 12th Century, Saint Martin de Boscherville. Seine Maritime, France, Europe. Old 19th century engraved illustration from El Mundo Ilustrado 1879

Woman with ears of corn, a flaming peacock and a family crest in cartouche. Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: 1520 - 1550. Place: Ferrara. Measurements: h 226 mm × w 150 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

The Market-Woman. Sebald Beham; German, 1500-1550. Date: 1537-1547. Dimensions: 39 x 26 mm (image/sheet, trimmed to plate mark). Engraving in black on ivory laid paper. Origin: Germany. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: Hans Sebald Beham.

Execution of a man who committed high treason, it was Tebaldo de Brusati, commander of Brescia, he was to be dragged through the camp, hanged on the gallows, beheaded, his entrails burned, the corpse was divided, the limbs tied individually to a wheel, Germany, mid-14th century, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date not known, Europe

Allegory of the Meeting of Pope Paul II and Emperor Frederick III. Dated: c. 1470. Dimensions: image: 41.3 x 29.2 cm (16 1/4 x 11 1/2 in.) sheet: 38.4 x 28.8 cm (15 1/8 x 11 5/16 in.) overall (external frame dimensions): 59.7 x 44.5 cm (23 1/2 x 17 1/2 in.). Medium: woodcut, hand-colored in green, red lake, yellow, tan, and orange. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: German 15th Century.

Noli Me Tangere Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528). Noli Me Tangere, 1509-1511; edition of 1511. Woodcut on laid paper, Image: 4 15/16 x 3 7/8 in. (12.5 x 9.9 cm). European Art 1509-1511; edition of 1511

Colored woodcut by Thomas Ochsenbrunner depicting Claudius, created in 1494.

ASTROLOGOS. DIBUJO ATRIBUIDO A HOLBEIN. SIGLO XVI. GRABADO.

Death holds the arm of an usurer who is about to count a few coins for a poor borrower. The hideous skeleton seems to be waiting with a sneer until the usurer has delivered his gold. From L'Univers I

Cutting the boulder. A quack, with turban on head, scratches the forehead of a woman with a scalpel. The man behind the woman is holding her head and groping in his pouch. On the table are instruments and boulders. Hanging from the board in the background is a seal with two keys, perhaps the coat of arms of the city of Leiden. At the bottom a line of text in Dutch, Keisnijder, print maker: William Young Ottley, print maker: Charles Walker, (rejected attribution), Nicolaes Weydtmans, (mentioned on object), London, 1828, paper, etching, h 157 mm × w 130 mm

Jacques Callot, Peasant Attacked by Bees, c 1622 Peasant Attacked by Bees

Woodblock print of a woman lying on her death bed. Dated 17th Century

Maximilian in the jousting tournament on foot, facsimile of a woodcut illustrated by Hans Burgkmair, 1473-153, Germany, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date not known, Europe

German town life around 1550, view of the workrooms, digital reproduction of an original 19th century model, original date unknown

CELLARIUS, Andreas (1596-1665). Atlas Coelestis seu Harmonia Macrocosmica. 1661. Tycho Brahe's Planisphere. Engraving. SPAIN. CATALONIA. Barcelona. Biblioteca de Catalunya (National Library of Catalonia).

Human hair lice. Male youth seated at a table, combing the lice out of his hair. Woodcut from HISTORIA MEDICA, published in Brussels in 1639.

Historical print from the 19th century, from a manuscript dating from the 15th century, the story of Tristan and Isolde, the scenes "Isolde playing the harp" and "Marte killing Tristan "

The Nuremberg Chronicle is an illustrated world history. Its structure follows the story of human history as related in the Bible; it includes the histories of a number of important Western cities. Written in Latin by Hartmann Schedel, with a version in German translation by Georg Alt, it appeared in 1493. It is one of the best-documented early printed books. It is classified as an incunabulum - that is, a book, pamphlet, or broadside that was printed (not handwritten) before the year 1501 in Europe. It is also one of the first to successfully integrate illustrations and text. Latin scholars refer to it as Liber Chronicarum (Book of Chronicles) as this phrase appears in the index introduction of the Latin edition. English speakers have long referred to it as the Nuremberg Chronicle after the city in which it was published. German speakers refer to it as Die Schedelsche Weltchronik (Schedel's World History) in honour of its author. The illustrations in many copies were hand-coloured aft

Prospectus for 'Good King Wenceslas', 1895. Artist: Arthur Joseph Gaskin. Artist: Georgie Gaskin

Illustration from the Title Page of a Pamphlet, "Greene in Conceipte" 1598; Black and White Illustration;

Christ as the Man of Sorrows. Dated: c. 1500. Medium: woodcut, hand-colored in yellow, ochre, brown and indian red. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Netherlandish 15th Century.

An engraving depicting the roasting of copper in a furnace, C. A is cakes of copper, B wooden bundles for heating. Dated 16th century

Woodblock print depicting a Florentine male holding sheep shears. Wool was a large contributor to the Florentine economy. Dated 14th Century

Romulus beats Remus Dood, Anonymous, Hans Weiditz (II), 1514 - 1531 print Print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing Remus, contemptuously, jumps over the newly built wall and is killed either by Romulus or by Celer

Interior View with Man Seated at Writing Desk, La Hypnerotomachia di Poliphilo: cioè pvgna d'amore in sogno, dov'egli mostra, che tvtte le cose hvmane non sono altro che sogno, and doue narra molt'altre cose degne di cognitione, Colonna, Francesco, d. 1527, Feliciano, Felice, 1433-1479, Woodcut, 1545, Woodcut, c. 1499. The book is unpaginated; the plate is located on page 438, and it is the 164th plate in sequence, counted from the book's frontispiece.

Germans ask the victor for peace, relief on the Victory Column of Marcus Aurelius, Rome, Italy, digitally restored reproduction of an original from th...

superstition sorcery ""finding a treasure"" 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 magician magicians invoking devil digging,

The Cook: Sixteenth century woodcut by Jost Amman

A woodcut engraving depicting mariners buying winds (tied in knots) from a sorcerer. Dated 16th century

Digitally restored, Man with fox and birds killed, offers this to a woman as payment for sex, erotic image of the 17th century, publication from the year 1882, Digitally improved:, Man with fox and birds killed, offers this to a woman as payment for sex, erotic image of the 17th century, publication from the year 1882

Woodcut illustrations of a renaissance kitchen and equipment. From 'Opera dell'arte del cucinare' by Bartolomeo Scappi (c. 1500 - 1577), an important Italian Renaissance chef. He acquired fame in 1570 when his monumental cookbook Opera dell'arte del cucinare, was published. In the book he lists approximately 1000 recipes of the Renaissance cuisine and describes cooking techniques and tools

Woodblock engraving depicting a beaded man with female breasts, a member of a tribe at one time believed to inhabit certain regions of the earth. Dated 15th century

Russia events Europeanizing under emperor Peter I (1672 - 1726) barber cutting beard of a nobleman contemporary coloured woodcut circa 1700,

Der Tod kommt fuer die unglaeubige Frau Aus Der Todten Tanz oder Der Tanz des Todes, Basel 1843, Death comes for the Unbelieving Woman From Der Todten Tanz or The Dance of Death published Basel 1843, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

WOUND MAN. A man with wounds from many different kinds of weapons from a field manual for military surgeons. Woodcut by Hans Wechtlin (active early 16th century), in FELDBUCH DER WUNDARTZNEI, (FIELDBOOK FOR THE TREATMENT OF WOUNDS), authored by Hans von Gersdorff, a German army surgeon.

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