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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Brown ink wash drawing of Judith holding a raised sword beside the severed head of Holofernes, with an attendant kneeling at

Judith with the Head of Holofernes

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1600

Engraved portrait of a woman with a jeweled upswept hairstyle, pleated lace ruff, and pearl necklace, dated 1600.

Portrait of Catherine-Henriette de Balzac d'Entragues, Marquise de Verneuil (1579-1633)

Flemish Hieronymus Wierix, 1600

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in an oval frame, flanked by allegorical figures, a skull and a putto below.

Portrait of Pieter Brughel the Younger

Flemish Aegidius Sadeler II, 1600

Portrait of Philip Melancthon

Albrecht Dürer, 1520

Brown ink sketch of a bearded elderly pilgrim in a turban holding rosary beads and a staff, with a small study in the corner.

Half-length Sketch of an Elderly Pilgrim

Agostino Carracci, 1600

Engraved allegory with a bearded man in a ruff beside a skeleton, a winged death figure, and a woman in an oval portrait.

Portrait of Bartholomeus Spranger with an Allegory on the Death of his Wife, Christina Muller

Flemish Aegidius Sadeler II, 1600

Black-and-white portrait print of a man in a wide hat and ornate collar, flanked by columns, griffins, and an eagle crest.

Portrait of Maximilian I

Albrecht Dürer, 1510

Pen and brown ink drawing with wash of two banquet scenes with seated diners, servants, and nude figures in arcaded interiors

Salome given the Head of John the Baptist [left]; Salome offers the Head of John the Baptist to her Parents [right]

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Portrait of the Emperor Charles V

Netherlandish Emperor Charles V, 1530

Engraving of a crowned woman carrying a platter with a severed head, beside a seated banquet scene in a beamed room.

Herodias with the Head of John the Baptist

Albrecht Dürer, 1510

Portrait of Bernard Knipperdolling, A Chief of the Anabaptists of Münster

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1530

Circular engraved design with a bust portrait of a bearded man in a ruff, surrounded by ornate allegorical figures and foliag

Design for a Tazza with a Portrait of William of Orange as Commander of Wisdom

Flemish Theodor de Bry, 1590

Engraved bust portrait of a man in a wide-brimmed hat and ruffled collar, with a Latin inscription below.

Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor

Barthel Beham, 1530

Engraved portrait of a man in a flat cap with a heraldic shield and cardinal's hat above, Latin inscriptions framing the page

Portrait of Albrecht of Brandenburg

Albrecht Dürer, 1520

Engraved bust portrait of an elderly bearded man in a fur-trimmed coat and dark cap, with a Latin inscription below.

Portrait of Titian

Agostino Carracci, 1580

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a turban and draped robe, with a Latin inscription below.

Portrait of Pietro Aretino (1492-1556)

Marcantonio Raimondi, 1520

Albrecht of Brandenburg, Archbishop of Mainz

Albrecht Dürer, 1520

Circular engraving with an armored bearded man at center, surrounded by grotesque figures, animals and scrolling foliage.

Design for an Engraved Tazza with a Portrait of the Duke of Alba as Commander of Folly

Flemish Theodor de Bry, 1570

Engraving of St. Luke painting the Virgin and Child beside an ox, in an ornate architectural interior.

St. Luke Painting the Portrait of the Virgin

Dirk Jacobsz. Vellert, 1520

Engraved bust portrait of a man with curly hair and fur collar, with Latin inscription below, dated 1520.

Portrait of Wilibald Pirkheimer

Albrecht Dürer, 1520

Circular engraved design with a jester's head at center, surrounded by scrollwork, dragons, a peacock and mythical figures.

Design for an Engraved Tazza with the Head of a Jester and a Satyr, representing Pride and Folly

Flemish Theodor de Bry, 1590