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Johann Theodor de Bry

150 works

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Engraved ornamental knife handle design with a nude figure labeled IGNIS in an arch, above scrollwork and an urn.

Ornamental Design for Knife Handle with Fire, from The Four Elements

about 1590

Engraved knife handle design with a winged figure of air in an arch, scrolling ornament and an urn below.

Ornamental Design for Knife Handle with Air, from The Four Elements

about 1590

Engraved ornamental knife handle design with a female figure labeled TERRA and dense scrolling foliage below.

Ornamental Design for Knife Handle with Earth, from The Four Elements

c. 1590

Engraved knife handle design with a nude woman pouring water in an arched niche labeled AQVA, above floral scrollwork.

Ornamental Design for Knife Handle with Water, from the Four Elements

c. 1590

Engraved oval portrait of an older man in a flat cap and fur-trimmed robe, with ornamental border and Latin inscriptions.

Portret van Beatus Rhenanus

1597

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a fur-trimmed robe and ruff, framed by an ornate border with squirrels and beetles.

Joannes Posthius. Line engraving by J.T. de Bry after E. N., 1645

Engraved ornamental clasp with a central medallion showing a woman above a reclining man, surrounded by scrollwork and cherub

Verbindingsstuk, in het medaillon Jaël die Sisera doodt

1571

Engraved ornamental design with grotesques, a banquet scene at top, and French inscriptions in side cartouches.

Messenheft met grotesken, bovenaan een rechthoek met de bruiloft te Kanaän

1598

Engraved design for a knife handle with grotesque ornament, cherubs, fish motifs and a bedchamber scene in an oval panel.

Messenheft met grotesken, onderaan twee engeltjes en twee vissen

1598

Engraving of Judith beheading Holofernes with a sword in a canopied bed chamber, a maidservant at the curtain.

Judith and Holofernes

1580/1600

Engraved plate with a woman holding a candle between two figures, framed by an ornate floral and scrollwork border with Latin

Plate from Emblemata Nobilitati et Vulgo Scitu Digna

1593

Circular engraving with three laurel-wreathed Roman emperor portraits, a central Latin motto, and dense ornamental scrollwork

Maxima Egestas Est Avaritia, Design for a footed dish

c. 1588

Circular engraved design with four Roman emperor busts in laurel medallions around a central Latin inscription and ornamental

Immodica Ira Gignit Insaniam, Design for Interiors of Tazze

c. 1588

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar holding a flower, framed by ornate scrollwork, birds and a Latin ins

Portret van Paul Schede

1669

Engraving of bathers in a colonnaded bathhouse, an ornate fountain, and dancing figures by a campfire near a village.

Fountain of Youth

Engraving of a crowded village country fair with dancing peasants, feasting tables, maypole, riders and church.

Country Fair

Circular engraving of figures resting in a lush forest with peacock, turkey, goat and eagle, with cherubs and text cartouches

The Golden Age

Engraved procession of pikemen, horses, camels and wagons, with skeletal figures at the right and Latin verses below.

Marching Soldiers, with an Armory Car in the Center

Etched frieze of a baggage train: a covered wagon, pikemen, women and children, and a plumed mounted officer on the right.

The Baggage Train with the Sergeant-Major

Engraving of an old woman pouring coins from a bag while small children scramble on the ground to gather them.

The Man with the Moneybag and His Flatterers

Engraving of a marching column with pikemen, a mounted officer, a covered wagon, and women and children on a road.

Trek met soldaten en vluchtelingen

1571

Engraving of an ornate urn holding tulips and anemones, with a bumblebee and two hoverflies around it.

Bloemenvaas met hommel

1600

Engraving of an armored knight on a prancing horse with a lance, blank shield and plumed helmet over hatched grass.

Wapensjabloon met ridder in tournooikledij

1596

Engraving of a helmet with cross-shaped visor and scalloped drapery flanking a blank shield shape, dated 1596.

Wapensjabloon met helm en gordijn

1596

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a ruff and fur-trimmed cloak, with a table, book and hat, in an ornate frame.

Portret van Tobias Paurmeister

1616

Engraved print of a Bacchic procession with a wine chariot, nude revelers, satyrs and putti beside a classical colonnade.

Triumph of Bacchus

1580-1623

Engraving of Saint Anthony's temptation with a giant fish, hybrid creatures, boats, and a village in the background.

The Temptation of Saint Anthony, plate 16 from the Emblemata Secularia

published 1596 or 1611

Engraving of a formal wedding gathering in a columned hall overlooking a lagoon, with figures, a dog, and text panels.

The Venetian Wedding

1585/1600

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar, framed by ornate scrolls, birds and flowers.

Portret van Paul Schede

1597

Engraved letter A with Adam and Eve seated on it, a serpent in an apple tree, a skull, and a double-headed eagle.

Letter A met Adam en Eva

1595

Engraved decorative initial B with putti, a nude figure, flowers, fruit garlands and Hebrew lettering in a radiating oval.

Letter B met het offer van Abel

1595

Engraved ornamental letter C with a standing man, putto, parrot, eagle, fruit garland and helmet.

Letter C met Kaïn

1595