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Engraving of Christ as Man of Sorrows with crown of thorns, holding a chalice, beside a wooden beam and stone blocks.

Christ as Man of Sorrows at the Foot of the Cross

1520

Engraving of Christ standing on a globe with a cross staff, surrounded by cherubs and a dove, with German text.

Christ on the Globe

1546

Engraving of a bearded father clasping hands with his son before a walled town, with a guard at left and travelers in the lan

Departure of the Prodigal Son

1540

Engraving of revelers feasting at an outdoor table while a couple embraces, by Sebald Beham, 1540.

The Prodigal Son Wasting His Fortune

1540

Engraving of a man with a staff amid wild boars and piglets in a rocky wooded landscape, by Sebald Beham, 1540.

The Prodigal Son Tending the Swine

1540

Engraving of the Prodigal Son embraced by his father under a tree, with servants, a slaughtered calf, a walled city and a plo

The Return of the Prodigal Son

1540

Engraving of two bearded saints standing together, one holding a knife, with a rural house and trees behind them.

Saint Bartholomew and Saint Matthias

1520

Engraving of Saint Jerome standing with a crucifix staff and halo, a lion resting beside him, rocky landscape behind.

Saint Jerome Standing

1520

Engraving of Saint Jerome beside a tall tree and stone building with mountains behind him, dated 1520.

Saint Jerome in a Landscape

1520

Engraving of Saint Jerome with halo under a stone arch, holding a book, with a lion and town behind him.

Saint Jerome Standing Under an Arch

1520

Engraving of Saint Jerome seated with a haloed head, gesturing with an angel beside him in an arched niche, dated 1521.

Saint Jerome with the Angel

1521

Engraving of Saint Anthony the Hermit seated with a staff, bell and pig beside a crucifix in a rocky landscape.

Saint Anthony the Hermit

1521

Engraving of a battle with armored warriors, horsemen with spears and shields, and fallen figures on the ground.

Greeks and Trojans

1500

Engraving of a nude woman holding a serpent, labeled Cleopatra, with a chain, vase and bracelets beside her.

Cleopatra Standing

1529

Engraving of a seated woman with a serpent on her arm, beside a barred window and a chain on the floor.

Cleopatra Seated

c. 1540/1544

Engraving of Lucretia standing with a dagger at her breast beside a Latin inscription on a pedestal.

Lucretia Standing

c. 1539/1540

Engraving of Dido, a laurel-wreathed woman seated with a sword across her lap, with a Latin inscription at lower right.

Dido

1520

Engraving of a mounted armored emperor with soldiers and a kneeling woman pleading before him, with a Latin inscription above

The Justice of Trajan

1537

Engraving of Moses and Aaron reading together, with stone tablets, a tree branch and a castle in the background.

Moses and Aaron

1526

Head of a Man

1549

Engraved ornament strip with two tritons blowing horns beside a central urn, framed by scrolling acanthus leaves.

Ornament with a Couple of Tritons Blowing Horns

1544

Engraved ornament panel with two winged putti flanking a central armoured breastplate among scrollwork and leaves.

Ornament with Armour and Two Genii

1544

Black and white heraldic coat of arms with crowned helmet, bearded head pierced by a sword, and ornate scrollwork.

Coat of Arms of the Kress von Kressenstein Family

c. 1530

Woodcut with a haloed saint, a hooded woman, and a large heraldic shield, with inscriptions in Hebrew, Greek and Latin below.

Coat of Arms of Hector Pömer

1525

Circular drawing of the Circumcision of the infant Christ in an arched interior, with haloed figures and an attendant holding

The Circumcision

about 1522

Pen and ink drawing of a standing young peasant holding a jar, with a sword at his side and stools on the floor.

A Young Peasant Holding a Jar

about 1520

Engraving of Hercules strangling a lion beside a tree, with a shield and club and a walled city in the background.

Hercules Killing the Nemean Lion

1548

Engraving of Hercules lying on a fiery pyre while a nude man watches from the right, with a city in the distance.

Death of Hercules

1548

Engraving of a seated nude Eve holding an apple, with a serpent in a tree above and a walled town in the background.

Eve Seated

1519

Engraving of Hercules on horseback abducting a nude woman while a fallen figure lies beneath rearing horses; Latin caption ab

Hercules Kidnapping Jole

1544

Engraving of Hercules with a bow beside a rearing centaur pierced by an arrow, beneath a tree, by Sebald Beham, 1542.

Hercules Killing Nessus

1542

Engraving of Hercules striking the fire-breathing giant Cacus with a club among trees and rocks, dated 1545.

Hercules Killing Cacus

1545

Engraving of a winged woman embracing a lamb beside a snarling grotesque creature, with two cherubs above and the word Patien

Patience

1540

Engraving of Hercules lifting and squeezing the giant Antaeus among rocks, with a tree and a Latin inscription.

Hercules Wrestling Antaeus

1545

Engraving of Hercules fighting centaurs, with clubs, shields and rearing horse bodies in a dense battle scene.

Hercules Fighting the Centaurs

1542

Engraving of the nude figure Lucretia holding a dagger beside a stone column, with the date 1519 in the upper right.

Lucretia

1519

Pen drawing in lunette shape: a woman hands bread from baskets to beggars, a pilgrim with staff, and a child.

Die Hungrigen speisen: Eine Frau verteilt Brote an drei Bettler, einen Pilger und ein Kind

Engraving of Hercules leading the three-headed dog Cerberus on a chain past burning ruins and stone blocks.

Hercules Capturing Cerberus

1545

Engraving of Hercules on horseback fighting armored warriors and horses in a crowded battle, with a Latin inscription above.

Hercules Fighting the Trojans

1545

Engraving of Hercules holding a club and lion skin as a servant offers him a cloth before classical columns.

Lichas Presenting Hercules with the Poisoned Tunic

Woodcut-style print of a couple seated in a garden among trees and a fence, the woman wearing a large headdress.

Couple of Lovers in a Garden

1522

Engraving of Hercules standing beside a burning pyre with a figure in flames, smoke above, and a city in the distance.

The Death of Hercules

1548

Engraving of a winged putto standing on a sphere, holding a heraldic shield, with a crowned helmet beside him.

Female Genius Holding a Coat of Arms

1535

Engraving of a nude winged putto holding a shield and helmet, with a sphere at his feet.

Male Genius Holding a Coat of Arms

1535

Circular pen and grey wash drawing of the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple, with a priest holding the infant at an altar.

The Presentation of the Infant Jesus in the Temple

early to mid-16th century

Pen and wash drawing in a circle of the Circumcision of Christ, with a priest holding the infant and the Virgin watching.

The Circumcision of Christ

1510-50

Pen drawing of a seated bishop saint with a mitre, halo, crozier and book, with dense hatched robes.

Saint Nicholas

Engraving of a winged putto pushing through curling ribbon banners carrying the alphabet, 1542, by Sebald Beham.

Genius with the Alphabet

1542

Engraving of a jester with a bauble staff surrounded by curling banners with German inscriptions, dated 1542.

The Little Buffoon

1542

Black and white print of an ornamental frieze with two tritons and scrolling sea creatures around a central motif.

Ornamental Frieze with Two Battling Tritons

1520/25

Engraving of the Virgin holding the Christ Child on a crescent, surrounded by radiating lines and a halo, dated 1520.

The Virgin and Child on the Crescent

1520

Pen and ink drawing of a seated king on a dais with soldiers and a standing envoy before columns and an arched niche.

Der römische Gesandte Popilius Lenas vor dem Syrerkönig Antiochos Epiphanes

Engraving of two winged sea figures blowing horns beside a central urn, framed by scrolling acanthus ornament.

Ornament with Two Tritons, from Four Vignettes

c. 1544

Small engraved ornament print with a nude figure between two storks in a scrolled architectural frame, on cream paper.

Ornamentprent met naakte figuur en twee ooievaars

1510

Engraving of a reclining nude figure and a kneeling figure beside rocks, with castle ruins and hills in the distant landscape

Penance of St. John Chrysostomus

n.d.

Black and white print of a crowded village fair with church, castle, feasting, dancing, jousting horsemen and a maypole.

The Large Village Fair

1535

Engraving of a fool in a bell cap and a foolish woman with ear-like hood talking on a bench by a fence.

The Fool and the Foolish Woman

n.d.

Engraving of Hercules on a rearing horse with a warrior, horses, and fallen nude figures in a battle scene.

Hercules and Iole, from The Labors of Hercules

1544

Engraving of two seated couples under a tree with a jester in a feathered cap leaning between them.

Two Couples and the Buffoon

1535

Engraving of a winged woman in robes with a crab and a grinning demon beside her under falling rays of light.

Misfortune

c. 1541

Engraving of a grotesque mask in a cartouche flanked by two winged putti holding foliage and ribbons, dated 1544.

Ornament with a Mask Held by Two Genii

1544

Engraving of a peasant man in a fur hat beside a broken wooden fence, with a scroll reading DAS SCHADET NIT above him.

The Weather-Peasant "Das Schadet Nit"

c. 1542

Engraving of peasants brawling with swords and sticks beside a fence and vine trellis, with a banner inscription above.

Peasants' Brawl, plate 9 from The Peasants' Feast or the Twelve Months

1547

Engraving of a garden banquet with a couple embracing, a round table of food and drink, and a fence and tree behind.

The Prodigal Son Wasting his Fortune, plate two from The History of the Prodigal Son

1540

Engraving of winged St. John with halo, holding an open book beside an eagle, with stacked books at right.

St. John, from The Four Evangelists

1541

Engraving of Saint Luke with wings and halo holding books, with an ox beside him and a small building behind.

St. Luke, from The Four Evangelists

1541

Engraving of St. Mark with a halo, holding an open book, with a winged lion crouched at his feet.

St. Mark, from The Four Evangelists

1541

Engraving of St. Matthew with wings and halo holding a book, with a small winged angel kneeling beside him.

St. Matthew, from The Four Evangelists

1541

Engraving of a musket-carrying guard beside barrels and cannonballs, with two men talking and a town skyline behind.

The Guard Near the Powder Casks

n.d.

Engraved print of the Virgin seated on a bank holding the Christ child beside a fence and trees, with a monogram at top.

The Virgin with the Pear and Child on the Bank

1521

Engraved ornamental panel with a bearded grotesque mask framed by a laurel wreath and acanthus scrolls.

Panel with a Mascaron (ornament with a mask)

1543

Engraving of a man dancing with a woman while two musicians play bagpipes and flute beside a tree.

The Year's End

1540

Engraving of peasants feasting at a table under a grapevine trellis, with a man drinking from a tankard.

The Peasant's Feast, or, The Twelve Months

1540

Engraving of nude Hercules raising a club over the fallen fire-breathing Cacus beside rocks, with a cow head peeking out.

Hercules and Cacus

1540

Engraving of peasants behind a woven hedge with a pig, a tree, and two German inscription banners above.

Peasants Behind the Hedge

1540

Engraving of Hercules strangling the giant Antaeus in a rocky landscape beside a tree, both figures nude.

Hercules and Antaeus

1540

Panoramic print of a city skyline with a military procession, cannons firing, tents, and soldiers across open fields.

Entry of Charles V into Munich, June 10, 1530

16th century

Engraving of two walking couples on grass, one man carrying a sword, with German month inscriptions above.

January and February

1540

Engraving of two couples in 16th-century dress walking on grass, one man raising his hand, with inscribed names above.

March and April

1540

Engraving of Hercules carrying two classical columns through a courtyard with arcades and a rotunda, a city behind.

Hercules with the Pillars of Hercules

1540

Engraving of two couples in 16th-century dress on grass, one man holding a sword beside a woman, with labels above.

May and June

1540

Engraving of Hercules on a fiery pyre with a nude figure beside him, a distant walled town and a river on the right.

The Death of Hercules

1540

Engraving of two peasant couples: dancing figures on the left and a drunken man being supported on the right, labeled Novembe

November and December

1540

Engraving of Hercules strangling a lion beside a column, with a castle, tree, shield and bow in the background.

Hercules and the Nemean Lion

1540

Engraving of a dancing couple on the left and a walking couple with a sword on the right, dated 1546.

July and August

1540

Engraving of Hercules and Iolaus clubbing a many-headed hydra beneath trees, with an inscription above.

Hercules Slaying the Hydra

1540

Engraving of two peasant couples: dancing pair on left, woman with wreath and man with staff on right, labeled September and

September and October

1540

Engraving of peasants brawling with swords beside a fence and vine, with a German inscription banner across the top.

Peasant's Brawl

1540

Engraving of Saint Matthias with a halo, holding an axe and book, standing barefoot beside a stone block.

St. Matthias, plate 12 from The Twelve Apostles

1545

Engraving of St. Simon, a bearded apostle with a saw and staff, in a cloak before a wooden fence, dated 1545.

St. Simon, plate 11 from The Twelve Apostles

1545

Engraving of St. James the Less seen from behind, holding an open book, with a halo, staff, and plants in the background.

St. James Minor, plate 3 from The Twelve Apostles

1545

Engraving of Saint James the Great as a bearded pilgrim with a staff, satchel and flask, with a halo, by Sebald Beham.

St. James Major, plate 9 from The Twelve Apostles

1545

Engraving of St. Matthew holding a sword, with a radiating halo, cloak and grass at his feet.

St. Matthew, plate 8 from The Twelve Apostles

1545

Engraving of Saint Jude with a halo, holding a staff, standing barefoot among stone blocks and rocks.

St. Jude, plate 10 from The Twelve Apostles

1545

Engraving of Saint Thomas with a halo, holding a tall staff, standing before a rocky landscape with a small tree.

St. Thomas, plate 7 from The Twelve Apostles

1545

Engraving of Saint Bartholomew with a knife over his shoulder and cloak draped on his arm, standing beside stone blocks.

St. Bartholomew, plate 6 from The Twelve Apostles

1545