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Maerten de Vos

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Engraving of a bearded preacher gesturing among trees to a crowd of listeners, with soldiers at left and a reclining figure i

Prediking van Johannes de Doper

1585

Engraving of a haloed figure in a colonnade with nude and clothed figures, infants, and a seated woman; Latin caption below.

Kleden van de naakten

1585

Engraving of townspeople giving drink to the thirsty in a city square, with a Latin inscription along the bottom edge.

Dorstigen te drinken geven

1585

Engraving of men burying bodies in a city square before a towered church, with a Latin caption below the scene.

Begraven van de doden

1585

Engraving of an angel ascending from a terrace as kneeling men and women praise God, with travelers and hills in the backgrou

Vertrek van de engel Rafaël

1585

Engraving of Christ on shore as Peter wades toward him, fishermen with a net in a boat, bordered by insects and shells.

Christ Appearing to St. Peter [John 21:1-8]

ca. 1584

Engraving of a haloed figure walking with two men past a castle with towers and a bridge, framed by fruit and leaf borders.

Christ on the way to Emmaus [Mark 16:12]

ca. 1584

Engraving of an elderly woman in a forest with an angel and a child, winged figures in the sky, and a Latin caption below.

Elisabeth

Engraving of Mary Magdalene kneeling in prayer in a forest, with angels at a hut and a town on hills in the distance.

Mary Magdalene

Engraving of Mary of Egypt kneeling in prayer in a forest as a monk holds a chalice, with a lion and a distant town nearby.

Mary of Egypt

Engraving of two women beside timber huts, a stone watchtower, and a walled town with church spires under trees.

Cometa and Nicosa

Engraving of a kneeling hermit by a tree and cave, with monks burying a body and a landscape of fields and a town.

Erena

Engraving of a reclining woman, a cloaked man, and a kneeling figure at a crucifix, with a procession toward a walled city.

Margaret of Antioch

Engraving of Euphrosyna: a woman lies in a wooden hut tended by monks, with a monastery and trees in the background.

Euphrosine of Alexandria

Engraving of an elderly hermit woman with a rosary beside a hut, in a forest with a river and distant town.

Sarah the hermit

Engraving of a kneeling praying woman with a rosary beside a well with a devil, with women tending a figure and a landscape w

Euphraxia of Rome

Engraving of a kneeling hermit praying by a forest hut, with a woman washing at a stream and a temple in the distant landscap

Sylvia Ruffina

Engraving of a woman lying in a grave covered by birds with leaves, a figure carving her name on a tree, and mourners nearby.

Sophronia of Tarent

Engraved landscape with a kneeling elderly woman holding a cross, a praying figure on a rock, and a city below mountains.

Nephalia of Cnossos

Engraving of a hooded woman opening a door beside a village with a church tower, trees, grazing cattle and mountains.

Amata

Engraving of a kneeling woman praying in a wooden hut by a river, with angels, soldiers, and a village with church in backgro

Hermelinde

Engraving of a kneeling saint holding a chalice in a forest, with a village church and bridge in the background.

Otilia of Bavaria

Engraved print of a kneeling woman at a forest hut with a cross, armed men approaching, and a church on a distant hill.

Dympna of Gheel

Engraving of a church and town with a bridge, a kneeling woman in a shrine, and cloaked figures on a path.

Maria Oigniacensis

Engraving of a kneeling woman with a rosary, an angel gesturing beside her, and a domed church and village in the background.

Reynofla

Engraving with three oval scenes of sacrifice under natural law, Mosaic law and gospel law, with Latin verses below.

Three representations of sacrifices

1588

Engraving of Saint Philip with halo, raised arm and cross-topped staff against clouds, with a small crucifixion scene at lowe

St Philip

1592

Engraving of Saint Jude Thaddeus with halo beside a large cross beam, with soldiers and ruins in the background.

St Judas Thadeus

1592

Engraving of Saint James the Less with a halo, book and staff, with figures attacking a man in a town behind him.

St James the less

1592

Engraving of Saint Paul standing with a sword and book, haloed against clouds, with soldiers in a landscape at lower left.

St Paul

1592

Engraved print of Christ standing with a halo, holding a globe topped by a cross, with a shepherd and sheep in the landscape

Christ

1592

Engraving of Saint Andrew holding his X-shaped cross, with a harbor town on the left and soldiers on the right.

St Andrew

1592

Engraved print of Saint James the Greater with a halo, pilgrim staff and gourd, with a town scene and windmill behind him.

St James the great

1592

Engraving of Saint Matthias holding an axe and a book, with a halo, a landscape with an obelisk and a town behind him.

St Matthias

1592

Engraving of St Bartholomew standing with a halo, holding a book and knife, against clouds and a distant landscape.

St Bartholomew

1592

Engraving of Saint Peter standing with keys and a halo, clouds above, rocky landscape and small figures below.

St Peter

1592

Engraving of the Holy Trinity with God the Father and Christ seated on clouds, a dove above, and angels and putti around them

The Trinity

1574

Engraving of a turbaned man directing workers who fell trees and topple idols beside a small temple, with a Latin caption bel

Hizkia laat de afgoden vernietigen

1585

Brown ink and wash drawing of an armored rider on horseback with a lion shield, a griffin, and a city behind.

Emperor Ninus

mid-16th-early 17th century

Pen and brown ink drawing of a Roman triumphal procession passing the Colosseum, with soldiers, horsemen and crowds.

A Roman Triumph

1532

Pen and wash drawing of a female figure in a niche wearing a lion skin over her shoulder, flanked by columns.

Fortitude

1532

Engraving of Mary on a donkey holding the infant Christ, led by Joseph past a village, castle and soldiers.

Vlucht naar Egypte

1584

Pen and brown wash drawing of a commander kneeling before a crowned ruler on a throne, with soldiers and vessels in the foreg

Holofernes before Nebuchadnezzar (Judith 2:4-13)

1587

Engraving of an allegorical woman with a mirror and eagle, with a garden, a healing scene and a city behind her.

Sight (Visus), from "The Five Senses"

n.d.

Engraving of an allegorical woman on a cloud with a lamb and child, above a scene of playing nude children.

Innocentia, from "Virtues"

ca. 1581

Engraving of Constantia floating above a flaming altar as armoured soldiers watch a man holding his hand in the fire.

Constantia, from "Virtues"

ca. 1581

Engraving of allegorical Pax on clouds with olive branch above two crowned kings beside a temple sacrifice scene.

Pax, from "Virtues"

ca. 1581

Engraving of allegorical Concordia on a cloud above two embracing youths, with doves, a temple and a landscape.

Concordia, from "Virtues"

ca. 1581

Engraving of a hermit reading beside a hut as water flows into a barrel, with a village and storm clouds in the background.

Ammon, from "Solitudo Sive Vitae Patrum Eremicolarum"

ca. 1585-86

Engraving of a bearded hermit reading beneath a tree by a cliff and waterfall, with a monk and distant town in the landscape.

Epiphanius, from "Sylvae Sacrae Monumenta...Anachoretarum"

1593-94

Brown ink drawing of a feathered female figure in a chariot drawn by two unicorns, with an armadillo in the foreground.

America

c. 1585

Engraving of a helmeted warrior holding a severed bearded head aloft, with a nude body on the ground in a hilly landscape.

Judah with the Head of Adonibezek, from "Tyrannorum Proemia"

1578

Engraving of the prophet Jonah preaching in a city square to a kneeling king, a crowd, sheep and a cow, with classical buildi

Jona verkondigt de ondergang van Nineve

1570