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Etching of God on a cloud pointing at Moses, whose staff has become a serpent in a landscape, with German verse below.

Moses and the Serpent

Augustin Hirschvogel, 1548

Etching of Moses pointing as the Israelites cross, while Pharaoh's horses and soldiers drown in the waves of the Red Sea.

Moses Closing the Red Sea

Augustin Hirschvogel, 1548

Etching of Moses with outstretched arms watching a battle of armored soldiers on a hilly landscape, with German verse below.

Moses with Outstretched Arms

Augustin Hirschvogel, 1547

Etching of Moses receiving stone tablets on a cloud while Israelites below gather around tents and a golden calf.

Moses Receiving the Tablets

Augustin Hirschvogel, 1548

Etching of bearded men in robes gathered around a veiled figure before tents and a hilly landscape, with German verse below.

Moses Speaks to the Children of Israel

Augustin Hirschvogel, 1548

Engraved landscape with a castle on a cliff, a wide river valley, rocky crags, large trees and a kneeling hermit figure.

S. Hieronymus in Deserto (Saint Jerome in the Desert)

Johannes van Doetecum I, 1555

Engraving of a crowded village festival with brawling peasants, a church tower, thatched cottages, and a banner of Saint Geor

The Festival of Saint George

Johannes van Doetecum I, 1561

Etching of a bearded man with a staff, a woman leading a donkey carrying a child in a basket, with a town in the distance.

Moses Returns to Egypt from Midian

Augustin Hirschvogel, 1549

Engraving of an angel stirring a pool under a columned hall while figures on crutches look on, with German verse below.

The Angel Agitating the Pool of Bethesda

Augustin Hirschvogel, 1548

Etching of a standing woman with a jug at a stone well, facing a seated bearded man, with a walled city behind.

Christ and the Samaritan Woman

Engraving of three crowned kings approaching a seated ruler, one pointing to a star, with camels and horses in the distance.

The Three Kings Tell Herod of Christ's Birth

Augustin Hirschvogel, 1549

Engraving of the Adoration of the Magi in a stable with the Virgin, Christ Child, kneeling king, ox and donkey, dated 1548.

The Adoration of the Magi

Augustin Hirschvogel, 1548

Etching of a man leading a donkey carrying a woman and child past a walled town on a hill, with German verse below.

The Holy Family Returns from Egypt

Augustin Hirschvogel, 1549

Engraving of John the Baptist baptizing Christ in a river, with a dove and God the Father above in rays of light.

The Baptism of Christ

Augustin Hirschvogel, 1547

Etching of Christ pointing while a horned, hooded Satan walks beside him near a temple and a distant coastline.

The Temptation of Christ

Augustin Hirschvogel, 1548

Etching of Christ pointing at a man lying on the ground as a winged demon flies above him, with onlookers and a hilly landsca

Christ Heals a Blind and Dumb Demoniac

Augustin Hirschvogel, 1548

Engraving of a bound robed man led by spear-carrying soldiers through a crowd, with German verse below, dated 1549.

Jesus Being Led to Caiaphas

Augustin Hirschvogel, 1549

Etching of Christ mocked before a robed high priest and soldiers, with onlookers in arched niches and a German verse below.

Christ is Mocked, and Caiaphas Rends His Garments

Augustin Hirschvogel, 1549

Etching of three armored soldiers guarding a stone sarcophagus in a chamber, with German verse text below.

Christ in the Tomb

Augustin Hirschvogel, 1548

Etching of Christ ascending among clouds while kneeling apostles gaze up and gesture, with German verse below.

The Ascension

Augustin Hirschvogel, 1547

Etching of Christ pointing as twelve apostles gather in a rocky landscape, with boats on the sea behind them.

Christ Charges the Apostles of their Mission

Augustin Hirschvogel, 1548

Engraving of the Annunciation: an angel with wings reaches toward Mary in a colonnaded hall while a dove descends from God in

The Annunciation

Augustin Hirschvogel, 1547

Etching of the Annunciation: an angel with a lily meets Mary in a canopied bedchamber while a dove descends beneath God in cl

The Annunciation

Augustin Hirschvogel, 1548

Etching of the Nativity in a stable with Mary, the infant Christ in a manger, Joseph with a staff, an ox and a donkey.

The Nativity

Augustin Hirschvogel, 1548

Etching of the Nativity: kneeling figures, a sleeping infant on straw, two pipe players, and a timber shelter.

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Augustin Hirschvogel, 1548

Etching of Christ in a crown of thorns carrying a cross with helpers, a walled city behind, and German verse below.

Man Carries the Cross after Christ

Augustin Hirschvogel, 1549

Etching of a man guiding a three-ox plow across a field, with robed onlookers on the left and a walled town behind.

No One Who Puts His Hand on the Plow and Looks Back ia a Follower of Christ

Augustin Hirschvogel, 1549

Etching of Christ before Caiaphas and Peter denying Christ, with a rooster, fire, and onlookers, plus German verse below.

Christ before Caiaphas, and Peter Denying Christ

Augustin Hirschvogel, 1548

Engraving of Christ with a cross banner appearing before kneeling apostles in a tiled interior room, with German verse below.

Christ Appears to the Apostles

Augustin Hirschvogel, 1547

Etching of a robed bearded figure raising a hand as soldiers with torches and spears fall back beside an archway and fence.

Jesus Identifies Himself before the Arrest

Augustin Hirschvogel, 1548