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Lucas Cranach the Elder

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Woodcut of a robed saint kneeling as a club-wielding attacker strikes him, with a crowd watching before a gothic altar.

Saint Jude

Woodcut of a kneeling saint before a wooden post, watched by armed men and a horseman, with a castle on a hill.

Saint Matthias

Woodcut of a kneeling bearded man before a mounted rider, with armored guards, turbaned onlookers, and a bare tree above.

Saint James the Greater

Woodcut of Saint Thomas kneeling before armored men and a crowd in a candlelit hall, with a haloed figure among them.

Saint Thomas

Woodcut of a crucifixion scene with an upside-down cross, soldiers hammering, a dog, and a castle on a hill.

Saint Peter

Woodcut of the Holy Family resting under a tree with a donkey, surrounded by playful angels and putti.

The Rest on the Flight into Egypt

1509

Woodcut portrait of a bearded man with curly hair and a wispy cloud background, with Latin text above.

Luther as 'Junker Jorg'

1522

Woodcut of three nude women before a seated armored figure and horse, framed by tall trees and a distant castle.

The Judgment of Paris

1508

Woodcut of Christ crowned with thorns, seated among mocking soldiers in front of an arched building, with a dog in the foregr

Christ Crowned with Thorns

Woodcut of Christ on the cross with the Virgin and Saint John standing on either side, skulls and bones at their feet.

Christ on the Cross Between the Virgin and Saint John

c. 1502

Woodcut of Adam and Eve beneath the fruit tree with a serpent, surrounded by stags, a lion and other animals.

Adam and Eve in Paradise

1509

Engraving of two bearded men in an arched frame, one in a fur collar and one with a heavy chain, with coats of arms above.

Frederick the Wise and John the Constant of Saxony

1509

Engraving of a nude woman with a sleeping infant beside a stag and hare in a wooded landscape with a coat of arms.

The Penance of Saint John Chrysostom

Woodcut of a crowd of bearded men and a figure on a balcony with a pole before a stone building, with a dog at lower right.

Saint James the Less

Woodcut of an winged archangel holding a sword and scales, weighing a small soul while a demon crouches at his feet.

The Archangel Michael Weighing a Soul

1506

Drawing of seated Saint Catherine with curled hair and a spiked wheel, in brown ink on a dark blue ground.

Saint Catherine

late 15th-mid-16th century

Woodcut of the Virgin and Child with a kneeling man in fur-trimmed robes, a castle and landscape behind them.

The Virgin and Child Adored by Frederic the Wise of Saxony

Woodcut of Christ kneeling in prayer under an angel, with three sleeping disciples and armed men approaching at left.

Christ on the Mount of Olives

Woodcut of the Crucifixion with Christ center, two thieves beside him, mourning women kneeling and armored soldiers on horseb

The Crucifixion

1502

Engraving of a nude woman holding a sleeping baby beside a stag and deer in a wooded landscape with rocks and trees.

The Penance of Saint John Chrisostom

1509

Engraving of a haloed bearded figure above cherubs and clouds, with a kneeling man holding a book in the lower right.

Frederick the Wise of Saxony Adoring St Bartholomew

ca. 1508-9

Woodcut of the risen Christ on a tomb holding a banner, with sleeping armored soldiers below and a tree and castle in the bac

The Resurrection

in or before 1509

Woodcut of the Entombment of Christ, with mourners lowering the body into a stone tomb beneath an angel and trees.

The Entombment

in or before 1509

Woodcut of Christ carrying the cross, crowned with thorns, among armored soldiers and a crowd in an arched hall.

Christ Bearing the Cross

in or before 1509

Woodcut of nude Christ with crown of thorns displayed to a crowd and armored soldiers before a banner-hung wall.

Ecce Homo

in or before 1509

Woodcut of soldiers and a crowd seizing a fallen man beneath torches, with a castle on a distant hill.

Christ Taken Captive

in or before 1509

Woodcut of a bound man before a seated judge in a crowded interior, with armored guards and a dog in the foreground.

Christ before Annas

in or before 1509

Woodcut of Christ before Herod: a seated ruler faces a bound bearded man while armored soldiers with spears stand behind.

Christ before Herod

in or before 1509

Woodcut of a bound nude man tied to a column while tormentors beat him, with onlookers in period dress at left.

The Flagellation

in or before 1509

Woodcut of Pilate washing his hands at a basin as soldiers and a crowd gather in an ornate hall with hanging garlands.

Pilate Washing His Hands

in or before 1509

Woodcut of the Crucifixion with Christ center, two thieves beside him, and a crowd of soldiers and mourners below.

The Crucifixion

in or before 1509

Woodcut of the Lamentation: mourners cradle Christ's body on a hillside below a cross, with a crown of thorns in the foregrou

The Lamentation

in or before 1509