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Pieter Coecke van Aelst

58 works

Pieter Coecke van Aelst (1502-1550) was a painter, engraver and sculptor from the Southern Netherlands. Read more

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Triptych with a central Lamentation of Christ and side panels of an armored man and a woman with a chalice before city views.

Joseph of Arimathea

1540

Triptych of the Lamentation over dead Christ with a soldier and a woman holding a chalice on the side wings.

The Anointing of Christ

1540

Painting of Christ carrying the cross past armored soldiers and a crowd toward a walled city, with a tree and women at right.

Christ bearing the cross

1517

Painting of a weeping nude woman holding a dagger, with a Latin inscription below and a small scene in a roundel at upper rig

Lucretia

1517

Triptych painting: central Crucifixion scene with soldiers and mourners, flanked by kneeling donors and saints in landscapes.

Triptych with the Crucifixion and Donors

Grayscale painting of bound Christ before seated Caiaphas, with armored soldiers and spears in an arched Renaissance interior

Christ in front of Kaiphas

1530

Three nude goddesses before a seated man in red with a golden apple, Cupid above, a peacock and fountain in a landscape.

The Dream of Paris

1533

Triptych altarpiece with the risen Christ above soldiers at a tomb, flanked by Old Testament scenes in side panels.

Flügelaltar: Die Auferstehung Christi und alttestamentarische Vorbilder

1535

Triptych with a Lamentation of dead Christ in the center, a soldier on the left wing and a saint with a chalice on the right.

Mária Magdaléna

1540

Saint John with a chalice beside two veiled women and two girls in black, with a burning city behind them and a white dog bel

Saint John the Evangelist with Two Ladies and Two Girls (front). Saint Hadrian (reverse)

1532

Painting of the Virgin Mary holding the infant Christ beside a bearded man in a red cloak against a dark background.

The Flight into Egypt

1543

Virgin and child rest under a large tree with Saint Joseph beside them, in a wide landscape with a village and church.

Rest on the Flight into Egypt

1530

Two arched panels: a woman with a gilded jar and mirror, and a bearded man holding a white cloth and thorny crown, before a l

Mary Magdalene and Joseph of Arimathea by Pieter Coecke van Aelst, California Palace of the Legion of Honor

1540

Painting of Pilate washing his hands with a woman pouring water, soldiers at right, and a dog in the foreground under an arch

Pilate washing his hands

1540

Triptych showing the Adoration of the Magi with the Virgin and Child, kings with gifts, and figures in landscape wings.

Adoration of the Magi

1517

Triptych showing the dead Christ mourned by figures in the center, with two standing saints on the side wings and a landscape

Lamentación sobre Cristo muerto

Painting of the Last Supper: Christ and apostles at a long table in an arched interior with a dog and bread baskets.

La Dernière Cène

1530

Painting of the Last Supper with Christ at a central table surrounded by apostles in red and green robes, with an open window

Last Supper

Painting of the Crucifixion with Christ on the cross, a kneeling woman, the Virgin and a red-robed saint before a distant cit

Crucifixion

1530

Painting of the Virgin and infant Christ at a table with a plate of fruit, a small cross, and a vase of flowers.

Madona s dieťaťom pri stole

1550

Brown ink drawing of a crowd at a classical temple sacrifice with oxen, an altar, a statue, and robed figures reacting.

The Sacrifice at Lystra

about 1529-1530

Woodcut of a turbaned rider leading a procession past an obelisk, ruined columns and a caryatid, with a domed city behind.

Optocht van Süleyman I

1553

Pen and ink drawing of a crowded battle scene with horsemen, a rearing horse, winged figures in clouds, and a distant city.

Conversion of St. Paul

1538 (?)

Black and white print of Turkish soldiers, horses and tents in a rocky landscape, framed by decorative turbaned figures.

Ces Moeurs et fachons de faire de Turcz (Customs and Fashions of the Turks)

16th century

Woodcut print of a stone triumphal arch with two arches, wreaths and a cartouche, on a page with Dutch text.

De eerste triomfboog aan de rand van de stad

1549

Printed architectural elevation of a two-story triumphal gate with arched passage, columns, heraldic shields and lions, above

De Keizerspoort

1549

Woodcut of turbaned travelers carrying a sapling past a hilltop walled town, with a tall veiled figure in the center.

The Journey to Constantinople

published 1553

Pen and wash drawing of a crowd carrying stones past a palm tree, with an obelisk and a cloud-borne figure above.

The Jews Collecting the Twelve Stones from the River Jordan

ca. 1535-38

Woodcut print of a turbaned funeral procession carrying a coffin past cypress trees, a domed tomb, and a distant walled town.

A Turkish Funeral from the frieze Ces Moeurs et fachons de faire de Turcz (Customs and Fashions of the Turks)

1553

Woodcut frieze of a mounted procession of turbaned riders and foot soldiers passing domed mosques, columns and an obelisk.

Procession of Sultan Süleyman through the Atmeidan from the frieze Ces Moeurs et fachons de faire de Turcz (Customs a…

1553

Printed page with a woodcut elevation of a colonnade with columns, garlands and urns, above Dutch text with measurements.

De colonnade

1549

Woodcut of an ornate classical tableau with columns, pediment and a crowd of figures, with a Latin inscription below.

Het tableau met de stad Antwerpen

1549

Pieter Coecke van Aelst (1502-1550) was a painter, engraver and sculptor from the Southern Netherlands. Pieter Coecke van Aelst was born in Aalst and died in Brussels. Browse 58 works by Pieter Coecke van Aelst from 19 museums, free to download in HD. Source: Wikidata