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Maarten van Heemskerck

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Painting of mythological figures, a white horse and black dog in a garden with a classical palace, by Maarten van Heemskerck,

Momos Reproaches the Works of the Gods

1561

Painting of a Bacchic procession with nude revelers, satyrs, a wine cart with grapevines, and a classical temple behind.

The Triumphal Procession of Bacchus

1536

Bearded man in black with white ruff beside ruined Colosseum arches, with a small figure sketching in the lower right corner.

Self-portrait with the Colosseum

1553

Two panels: enthroned Madonna and Child with an angel holding a torch, and Saint Luke painting the Virgin at an easel.

Saint Luke painting the Madonna

1532

Painting of a crowded Bacchus triumph with nude revelers, satyrs and a chariot before a classical temple.

Triumphal Procession of Bacchus

1536

Painting of nude gods and figures in a classical garden with a fountain, statues, staircases and ivy-covered arches.

De goden van de Olympus

1556

Painting of a seated woman in red holding a nude infant, with a hilly landscape, towers and a shepherd behind them.

The Rest on the Flight into Egypt

c. 1530

Panoramic painting of a classical city with ruins, a bay with sailing ships, and a procession of riders in the foreground.

Panorama with the Abduction of Helen Amidst the Wonders of the Ancient World

1535

Painting of a ruined amphitheater with crowds watching a bullfight, a central statue, and riders gathered at the entrance.

Bullfight in an antique arena

1552

Painting of a woman in a red dress holding a nude infant before a tree, with a blue landscape and distant city behind.

The Rest on the Flight into Egypt

1530

Nude smiths hammer at an anvil in a stone forge while Venus and Cupid stand at left among scattered tools.

Venus and Amor in the forge of Vulcan

1536

Reclining nude Venus gazes at winged Cupid holding a bow and arrows, with ruins and fishermen in the background.

Venus and Cupid

1545

Painting of a coastal scene with a volcano, ruined columns, a distant city, ships, and a robed figure gesturing on the shore.

Christ Appearing to St Peter on the Sea of Tiberias

1567

Painting of a kneeling saint with a skull beside a lion, set among classical Roman ruins and a reclining river god statue.

Landschaft mit dem Hl. Hieronymus

1547

Painting of John the Baptist baptizing Christ at a river, with nude figures, a dove above, and a lamb in the foreground.

The Baptism of Christ

1563

Horizontal allegorical painting with a tiered fountain, nude figures, flying cherubs, a sailing ship and musicians in a lands

Allegory of Nature

1567

Two nude figures use a compass and rod beside a large dark sphere in a landscape with a distant town and tree.

Geometry

1550

Pen drawing of Jonah spat out by a whale onto a shore, with God in clouds above and a city and ships behind.

Jonah Cast Out by the Whale onto the Shore of Nineveh

1566

Green-toned drawing of a palace staircase where a king and woman gesture while servants butcher an animal below.

The Parable of the King Who Prepared a Wedding

1555

Pen and brown ink drawing of a woman with a hammer and tent peg beside a draped tent and inscribed pillar, ca. 1560.

Jael

ca. 1560

Pen and brown ink drawing of a woman carrying bread and a pitcher, with a basket and vessels at her feet and a village behind

Abigail

c. 1560

Pen and ink drawing of Judith holding a sword and a severed head, with a city and tents in the background, 1560.

Judith

1560

Pen and ink drawing of crumbling Roman arches and ruined walls overgrown with plants, by Maarten van Heemskerck, 1532.

Ruins on the Palatine Hill in Rome

1532

Pen drawing of ruined Roman brick arches on the left, with a distant city wall, towers and a church spire on the right.

Een ongeïdentificeerde ruïne in Rome; op de achtergrond een deel van de Romeinse stadsmuur

1532

Pen drawing of a nude bearded man riding a turtle pulled by robed figures and a horned demon, with burning ruins behind.

The Triumph of Job

1559

Pen drawing of God enthroned on clouds with a winged Satan, nude figures and cherubs, by Maarten van Heemskerck, 1562.

Satan Challenges God to Remove his Protection from Job

1562

Pen and ink drawing of Judith holding a severed head and a sword, with a tent and walled city behind her.

Judith

1560

Drawing of a king on a raised platform gesturing to a messenger, while servants butcher an animal on a staircase below.

The Parable of the King Who Prepared a Wedding

1555

Pen and brown ink drawing of a reclining river god statue on a stone pedestal, with sculptures in arched niches behind.

View of the Belvedere Sculpture Court

1532

Pen drawing of a battle with armoured riders and nude fighters beside a colonnaded temple, with fallen men and horses.

A battle with soldiers plundering a temple

1573

Pen and ink study of two draped female figures seen from behind, one seated and one standing, with detailed cloth folds.

Two Muses from Villa Madama

1532

Pen and ink drawing of the Torso of Belvedere beside an obelisk fragment with hieroglyphs, by Maarten van Heemskerck, 1532.

Torso of Belvedere and fragment of an obelisk

1532