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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

3,988 works

Woodcut of a haloed bearded saint holding a spear in a rocky landscape with a castle, with German text above.

Religious scenes used in Salus Anime

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Woodcut of a bearded, haloed saint holding scales and a staff against a hatched background with clouds.

Saint Judas

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Woodcut of Saint John with halo, holding a chalice with a serpent, before a fence, foliage and distant church spire.

Saint John

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Woodcut of the Adoration of the Kings showing Mary and the Christ Child with three kings beneath a star in a stable.

The Adoration of the Kings

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Woodcut of Saint Peter with halo, holding a large key and a book, before a hilltop castle and hatched stone walls.

Saint Peter

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Woodcut of Saint James Major with pilgrim hat, scallop shell, staff and halo, set against a plant-filled landscape.

Saint James Major

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Woodcut of a haloed woman holding a cloth bearing the bearded face of Christ crowned with thorns, between two trees.

Saint Veronica

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Small woodcut of the Virgin holding the Christ Child, surrounded by angels beneath a grapevine arch.

The Virgin and the Child

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Woodcut of Saint George on horseback raising a sword against a dragon, with a castle on a hill in the background.

Saint George

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Woodcut of winged Saint Michael raising a sword and shield over a dragon, within an ornate foliate border.

Saint Michael

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Woodcut of a skeleton carrying a coffin beside a jester in a bell-capped hat, with Latin text above and ornamental borders.

Illustration from Sebastian Brandt's "Navis Stultifera", Strassburg 1497

Albrecht Dürer, 19th century

Woodcut of Saint Jerome seated in a study, removing a thorn from a lion's paw beside open books and a window.

Saint Jerome Extracting a Thorn from the Lion's Foot, Lyons 1508 (copy)

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Woodcut of Saint Jerome in a study tending a lion's paw, with open books and a Gothic arch behind him.

Saint Jerome Extracting a Thorn from the Lion's Foot, 19th century reprint

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Woodcut of a haloed enthroned woman with crowned kings, angels, a bearded judge above, and flames and dragon figures below.

Illustration from "Revelations Sancte Birgitte"

Albrecht Dürer, 1500

Engraving of the Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth and the young John the Baptist beside a lamb.

The Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth and John the Baptist as a Child

Lucas Vorsterman, 1620

Engraving of Saint Catherine holding a sword beside a wheel, standing in an arched niche with a veiled, draped robe.

Saint Catherine, within a niche

Lucas Vorsterman, 1615-75

Black and white woodcut of a crowded church interior with robed figures gathered around an infant beneath an arched ceiling.

The Circumcision, from "The Life of the Virgin"

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Black and white woodcut of the Nativity: Mary kneels by the Christ Child in a stable, with angels, a star, and shepherds.

The Nativity, from "The Life of the Virgin"

Albrecht Dürer, 1502-3

Woodcut of the Virgin Mary seated among saints and angels in an arcaded interior, with a prophet in a niche above.

The Glorification of the Virgin, from "The Life of the Virgin"

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1502

Engraving of Christ with crown of thorns seated while a soldier holds a reed and mocks him, framed by clouds.

The Man of Sorrows Mocked by a Soldier, Frontispiece to the Great Passion

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Woodcut of eight haloed saints in a row, with Latin captions beneath, holding crosiers, shields, a book and a palm.

The Patron Saints of Austria

Albrecht Dürer, 1515-17

Engraving of the Virgin seated by a tree holding the infant Christ, with a fence and landscape behind them.

Virgin and Child Seated by a Tree

Albrecht Dürer, 1513

Woodcut of the Holy Family resting in a courtyard as angels help Joseph with wood, with a divine figure in the clouds above.

The Sojourn of The Holy Family in Egypt, from "The Life of the Virgin"

Albrecht Dürer, 1511

Woodcut of the Annunciation: an winged angel kneels before the Virgin Mary in an arched interior with a dove above her.

The Annunciation, from "The Life of the Virgin"

Albrecht Dürer, 1511

Woodcut of a kneeling woman offering at an altar in a columned temple, with a crowd of onlookers around her.

The Presentation in the Temple, from "The Life of the Virgin"

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1505

Woodcut of the boy Christ debating scholars in a vaulted temple interior, with onlookers and a radiant disc above.

Christ among the Doctors, from "The Life of the Virgin"

Albrecht Dürer, 1511

Woodcut of Christ crowned with thorns seated on a bench while a kneeling armored soldier mocks him with a reed, with Latin te

The Man of Sorrows Mocked by a Soldier, title page to "The Large Passion"

Albrecht Dürer, 1511

Woodcut of the Last Supper: Christ with a halo at a long table of apostles under a vaulted hall, a man pouring wine in front.

The Last Supper, from "The Large Passion"

Albrecht Dürer, 1511

Woodcut of Christ kneeling before an angel on a rocky hill while sleeping disciples lie in the foreground.

Christ on the Mount of Olives, from "The Large Passion"

Albrecht Dürer, 1511

Woodcut of soldiers with spears seizing a robed figure beneath a tree, with a distant landscape on the left.

The Betrayal of Christ, from "The Large Passion"

Albrecht Dürer, 1511