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Engraving of Hercules with a lion skin and club as a man hands him a torn garment before classical architecture.

Lichas Bringing the Garment of Nessus to Hercules, from The Labors of Hercules

1542

Engraving of nude Hercules and Iolaus clubbing a many-headed hydra beside a forest, with a Latin inscription above.

Hercules and the Hydra, from The Labors of Hercules

1545

Engraving of Hercules burning on a pyre while a nude companion with a club looks on, with a castle in the distance.

The Death of Hercules, from The Labors of Hercules

1548

Profile Study of Man's Head

1542

Busts of Emperor Trajan and Domitia Calvilla

1546

Engraving of Hercules on horseback abducting Iole as a fallen king lies below, with armored riders and a nude woman nearby.

Hercules Abducting Iole

1544

Engraved ornament panel with a grotesque bearded mask under a laurel wreath, flanked by symmetrical acanthus scrolls.

Ornament Panel with a Large Bearded Mask

1543

Engraved horizontal ornament with a central palmette, two dolphin heads, scrolling acanthus leaves and small birds.

Ornament with Palmette and Two Dophin Heads

c. 1540/1545

Engraving of Hercules strangling the Nemean lion beside a tree, with a city and tower in the background.

The Labors of Hercules: Hercules Strangling the Nemean Lion

1548

Engraving of nude Leda embraced by a swan, with a castle and trees in the background.

Leda and the Swan

1548

Engraved frieze of centaurs and satyrs embracing around scrolling foliage, with a monogram tablet at top center.

Frieze with Centaurs

1521

Engraving of nude centaurs fighting, one brandishing a club and a horse skull, another drawing a bow while carrying a woman.

Battle Scene, with Castor and Pollux Abducting the Daughters of Leukippos

c. 1528/1529

Engraving of Hercules holding a club in a lion skin as a servant offers him a torn cloth, set in a classical courtyard.

Lichas Presenting Nessus' Tunic to Hercules

1542/1548

Engraving of Hercules carrying a huge column through an architectural courtyard with arcades and a domed building.

Hercules Carrying the Columns of Gades

1545

Engraving of Hercules lifting and choking the giant Antaeus among rocks, with a tree and a club nearby.

Hercules Killing Antaeus

1545

Engraving of nude Leda seated with a swan, its neck curving toward her, with a castle and trees behind.

Leda and the Swan

1548

Engraved frieze of a triumphal procession with a chariot, horses, torch bearers and trumpeters, titled Triumph of the Noble W

Triumphal Procession of the Noble Glorious Women

1549

Engraving of peasants feasting at a wooden table under grapevines, with standing onlookers and a scroll inscription at upper

Peasants' Feast

Engraving of two couples on a bench under a tree, with a fool peering in from behind, by Sebald Beham, 1535.

Two Couples and a Fool

1535

Engraving of a fool in a bell cap embraced by two women in a wooden tub, with a pitcher and window beside them.

Fool and Two Bathing Women

1541

Engraving of a bearded shepherd holding a lamb, with a fur cloak behind him and a walled town with towers in the background.

The Shepherd

1525

Profile Study of Two Horse Heads

c. 1528/1529

Two Profile Studies of a Man's Head

1542

Two Profile Studies of a Woman's Head

1542

Three Medals with Portraits

Print of three circular medallions with heraldic coats of arms, crests and helmets, showing lions, a horse and a hunting horn

Three Medals with Coats of Arms

Engraving of a grotesque mask held by two winged putti within a decorative cartouche, dated 1544.

Mask Held by Two Genii

1544

Engraving of a winged putto pulling curling ribbons inscribed with alphabet letters against a crosshatched background.

Genius with Alphabet

1542

Engraved ornamental border with two satyrs playing pipes flanking a nude female figure among acanthus and vine scrolls.

Ornament with Three Satyrs

c. 1540/1545

Engraved ornamental strip with a central urn flanked by two winged putti, acanthus scrolls and foliage.

Ornament with a Vase Between Two Genii

c. 1525/1530

Engraved ornament panel with two winged putti riding horned chimeras, framed by scrolling foliage and volutes.

Ornament with Two Genii Riding on Two Chimeras

1544

Engraved frieze of nude putti in a triumphal procession with a chariot, trumpeters and torch bearers.

Triumphal Procession of Putti

Engraved horizontal ornament band with acanthus scrolls, rosettes, a central bearded male figure and two flanking female figu

Ornament with One Male and Two Female Figures

c. 1524/1525

Engraved frieze of warriors and horsemen fighting with spears, labeled Achilles and Hector, with a fallen soldier below.

Achilles and Hector

c. 1528/1529

Engraving of Job seated with three friends beside a tree, a standing woman, and an angel in the sky above.

Job Conversing with His Friends

1547

Engraving of a wedding feast with guests at a round table, servants pouring wine from stone jars, and a parrot on a windowsil

The Wedding at Cana

c. 1538/1540

Engraving of a woman at a well speaking with a seated bearded man while onlookers gather beside a tree.

Christ and the Woman of Samaria

c. 1538/1540

Engraving of bearded men dining at a round table while a kneeling woman washes a guest's feet in an interior.

Christ at the Table of Simon the Pharisee

c. 1538/1540

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

Greeks and Trojans

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

Moses and Aaron

1526

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

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 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 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

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

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 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

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

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 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 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

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 two walking couples in 16th-century dress, one man with a sword and feathered hat, dated 1546.

January and February

1546

Engraving of two walking couples in 16th-century German dress, labeled Gregorius Mercz and Marcus April, by Sebald Beham.

March and April

1546/1547

Engraving of peasant figures dancing and moving across grass, a man with a sword at left and a dancing couple at right.

May and June

1546/1547

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

July and August

1546

Engraving of two peasant couples in a rural scene, one wrestling and one walking with a pitchfork, labeled with autumn month

September and October

1546/1547

Engraving of two peasant couples: a dancing pair on the left and a drunk man beside a basket-carrying woman on the right.

November and December

1546/1547

Engraving of a man dancing with a woman as two bagpipers play beside a table with a tankard under a tree, dated 1546.

The Year's End

1546