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Maarten van Heemskerck

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Engraving of a crumbling city with toppling towers, a tall column with a fire urn, a spear-carrying figure, and marching peop

The Destruction of The Tower of Babel and The Dispersion of The Peoples

1569

Engraving of Lot and his family fleeing burning Sodom past a classical arch, guided by an angel, with flames filling the sky.

Lot and His Family Leaving the Burning Sodom

1569

Engraving of a ruined ancient city with fallen columns, a slumped figure in the foreground and an embracing couple in a cave

Lot Making Love to His Daughter

1569

Engraving of collapsing city walls with priests carrying the Ark, trumpeters and soldiers in the foreground.

The Destruction of Jericho

1569

Engraving of a burning city with collapsing ruins, a seated bearded king, armored soldiers, and a crowd of figures at right.

The Destruction of Ai and the Stoning of Achan

1569

Engraving of a crowned king watching masons and workers constructing a classical temple with arches, columns and scaffolding.

Solomon Building the Temple, from "The Story of Solomon"

1554

Calligraphic Dutch manuscript page in black ink on cream paper describing a castle's halls, tapestries and armory.

Als de dood nadert, baat geen rijkdom

1508

Engraving of Gideon with a staff and shield before a seated angel under a shelter, with a flaming altar and tents behind.

The Angel Appearing to Gideon

1561

Engraving of Gideon kneeling by a wet fleece as God appears in clouds, with men wringing water into a bowl and an army camp b

The Dew Upon the Fleece of Wool

1561

Engraving of a Roman courtyard garden with classical statues in niches, Corinthian columns, and ancient vases on the paved fl

Della Valle Museum, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

16th century

Engraving of a bearded man hauling a fishing net beside a sea serpent, with a trident figure and ships on a coast.

Zebulun, from "The Twelve Patriarchs"

1550

Engraving of a seated bearded patriarch beside a coiled serpent, a rearing horse with an archer rider, and a reclining woman.

Dan, from "The Twelve Patriarchs"

1550

Engraving of a reclining muscular man beside a horse, with a figure holding a globe on a pedestal at right.

Issachar, from "The Twelve Patriarchs"

1550

Engraving of a nude warrior with sword and spear, a wolf beside him, and a battle with a burning city behind.

Gad, from "The Twelve Patriarchs"

1550

Engraving of two seated nude men beside a deer, one holding a serpent-wrapped staff, with a landscape behind.

Naphtali, from "The Twelve Patriarchs"

1550

Engraving of a muscular man beside a wolf attacking a sheep, with a winged serpent-tailed figure above and ruins behind.

Benjamin, from "The Twelve Patriarchs"

1550

Engraving of a crowned bearded man with a scepter and lion beside a standing nude figure, with classical ruins behind.

Judah, from "The Twelve Patriarchs"

1550

Engraving of a kneeling muscular man with a goat, a seated woman with grain and fruit, and farmers working fields behind.

Asher, from "The Twelve Patriarchs"

1550

Engraving of a nude young man with a bow beside a stone block, a seated woman, a sheep, and a winged figure in a landscape.

Joseph, from "The Twelve Patriarchs"

1550

Engraving of a muscular man with a raised club beside a bear, with a kneeling figure and nude woman at right and soldiers in

Levi, from "The Twelve Patriarchs"

1550

Engraving of a muscular bearded man gesturing beside a wolf, with a seated woman pouring water at a fountain and a cherub.

Reuben [Genesis 49:3-4], from the series The Twelve Patriarchs

1550

Engraving of a muscular armored man with a sword and skull among ruins, a draped woman, a cat, and a distant classical city.

Simeon, from "The Twelve Patriarchs"

1550

Engraving of Judith with a raised sword beside the bed where Holofernes lies, curtains and a cup in the foreground.

Judith Slaying Holofernes, from "The Story of Judith and Holofernes"

Engraving of a robed man gesturing toward a seated commander and helmeted soldiers beneath a draped canopy.

Achior Pleading with Holofernes for the Israelites, from "The Story of Judith and Holofernes"

Engraving of the Baptism of Christ with John the Baptist, a dove in rays of light above, and angels at right.

The Baptism of Christ

1549

Engraving of a violent battle with nude and armored men, a rearing horse, and a divine figure in clouds above.

The Conversion of Saul

1549

Engraving of a wounded man lying under a tree while a bearded traveler with a staff gestures nearby, with ruins behind.

The Parable of the Good Samaritan

1549

Engraving of Apollo with a lyre surrounded by the Muses, nude figures and a child, with architecture and a distant landscape.

Apollo and the Muses

1549