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Renaissance Religious Woodcuts

A collection of Renaissance woodcuts depicting biblical scenes, featuring figures like Jesus and apostles, with intricate details and dramatic compositions.

Paul kneels on the ground and Ananias dips him by pouring water on his head. Print from a series of 10 prints with scenes from the life of the apostle Paul, Ananias baptizes Paul The life of Paul (series title)., print maker: Cornelis Bos, (mentioned on object), Groningen, 1546, paper, engraving, h 85 mm × w 115 mm

Woodcut by Albrecht Dürer depicting the Last Sacrament, showing figures, gestures, and composition, dated around 1508/09.

Christ among the Doctors, from The Life of the Virgin, Latin Edition, 1511 1511 Albrecht Dürer German. Christ among the Doctors, from The Life of the Virgin, Latin Edition, 1511 388017

Woodcut by Albrecht Dürer titled 'The Foot Washing,' part of the Small Passion series (plate 9), created around 1508-1509, depicting Jesus washing the disciples feet.

Sermon from Christ in De Temple, Antonie Wierix (II), After Bernardino Passeri, 1593 print Halfway through the Feast of Tabernacle, Christ goes to the temple to teach his teachings. Various elements from the performance are letters that correspond with the legend in the margin. Antwerp paper engraving Christ is teaching in the temple in the middle of the feast of Tabernacles

Petrus heals Enias; Acts of the Apostles; Acta Apostolorum. The apostle Petrus heals the paralyzed enias in Lydda. He bless him and recommends him to stand out in bed. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a 35-part series with the actions of the apostles as the subject.

De Doornenkroning, Cornelis Cort, After Girolamo Muziano, 1602 print In a departure with Romanesque window, Christ is sitting with bound hands. Two men hit him the crown on his head, a man is kneeling in front of him. Three other men look at the whole. On the ground a branch with thorns. paper engraving the crowning with thorns: soldiers with sticks place a thorny crown on Christ's head and give him a reed (Matthew 27:27-31; Mark 15:16-20; John 19:2-3)

Paul converts the women of Filippi; Acts of the Apostles; Acta Apostolorum. On the banks of a river, the apostle Paul converts the women of the city of Philippi. In the background he dispels a mind from a woman. He is then arrested and thrown into prison. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a 35-part series with the actions of the apostles as the subject.

Paul kneels on the ground and Ananias dips him by pouring water on his head. Print from a series of 10 prints with scenes from the life of the apostle Paul, Ananias baptizes Paul The life of Paul (series title)., print maker: Cornelis Bos, (mentioned on object), Groningen, 1546, paper, engraving, h 85 mm × w 115 mm

Judge hears the arguments, Anonymous, Anonymous, 1518 print paper plea, defence

Master of the Miracles of Mariazell, Ein Jungling von Friderschpach , c 1503 Ein Jungling von Friderschpach ...

Christ child between embroidery women; Youth of Christ; De Kindsheyd Onses Heeren Iesu Christi. The Christ child and two angels are between four women who are sitting.

Worship of the shepherds. A few shepherds bow and kneel at Mary, which holds the Christ child. Joseph points to the Christ child. The donkey and the OS are in the stable. Two more shepherds come to the right. A building and a few columns behind the stable. In the air God surrounded by angels. Under a two-person caption in Latin from 1 Joh. 4.

Circumcision of Christ, Francesco Brizio, After Ludovico Carracci, 1584 - 1623 print A man holds the Christ child while the priest performs the circumcision with a knife. A man kneels with a bowl with them. Joseph and Maria are on the left. The event takes place in the interior of a church. Italy paper etching circumcision of the Christ-child by the priest in the temple (Luke 2:21)

Healing from Tobit; History of Tobias. Upon the home of Tobias and the angel, Tobias puts the bile of the fish on the eyes of his blind father tobit. Then Tobit can see again. Anna looks left.

Woodcut depicting the miracle at the wedding at Cana, showing Christ transforming water into wine, created by Hans Schäufelin in 1511-1512.

. Thomas from Aquino is on his deathbed and reads a book, he holds a crucifix in his hands. He is surrounded by monks. At the top left, Albertus Magnus cries at his death. At the top right, Thomas van Aquino is taken by Petrus to heaven. In the margin a five-line caption in Latin. 50th print from a series of thirty prints that depicting Thomas's life story.

Christ in the House of Mary and Martha. Dated: probably c. 1576/1580. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Léonard Gaultier.

Partial meal from Ahasveros. Festive banquet, with a king at the head of the table. The show is meant here as an image of the feast of Ahasveros. The print is part of an album.

Ester accuses Haman during the meal, Hans Collaert (I) (attributed to), after Jan Snellinck (i), 1646 print King Ahasveros and his civil servant Haman are sitting at the table at Ester. Ester accuses Haman of the planned murder of the Jewish people. In the background you can see how Haman then kneels at the bed of Queen Ester and begs her life. King Ahasveros runs on the stairs and will accuse Haman of assault. On the left you can see how Haman is hung. Under the show a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Est. 7: 4. This print is part of an album. paper engraving Esther accuses Haman. as Haman is kneeling at Esther's feet or is prostrated on her couch King Ahasuerus returns; Haman is condemned to be hanged. Haman on the gallows

De Footwassing, Israhel van Meckenem, 1455 - 1503 print Christ washes the feet of the Disciple Peter. The other disciples are there. In the background on the right the Last Supper. In the background on the left Christ in the court of Getsemane. This print is part of a series of twelve prints with scenes from the suffering story. Bocholt (Germany) paper engraving Christ washes Peter's feet

Meal in Emmaus, Raphaël Sadeler (I), After Jacopo Bassano, 1593 print An outdoor kitchen where on the left food is prepared by a few women. On the right this food is served to Christ and two apostles that sit around a table. Christ blesses the bread and thus makes his identity known. In the background the two apostles and Christ traveling to Emmaus. The third print of a three -part series. München paper engraving Cleopas and Peter meet Christ (sometimes they are dressed as pilgrims). kitchen-interior. kitchen-interior with foodstuffs in foreground (Dutch: 'keukenstuk'). well. the supper at Emmaus: Christ is recognized while blessing or breaking the bread

Foot washing of Petrus ..

Maria sleeps in her cradle; Life of the Virgin Mary; Vita Deiparæ Virginis Mariæ. The young Mary is in her cradle. Make angels and sing her asleep. Above the crib the Holy Spirit as a pigeon, in the middle of Engelenkoren. At the fireplace her mother anna is warming her hands. In the margin a six-line caption, in two columns, in Latin.

Worship of the kings with angels, Jacob Matham (workshop or), after Jacopo Tintoretto, 1601 - 1605 print Adoration of the kings in a stable with six angels in the air. Haarlem paper engraving adoration of the kings: the Wise Men present their gifts to the Christ-child (gold, frankincense and myrrh) (+ angel(s) floating in the air)

Young Mary as a seamstress; Life of the Virgin Mary; Vita Deiparæ Virginis Mariæ. The young virgin Mary is sewing along with four other young women. There are two angels behind her. In the margin a six-line caption, in two columns, in Latin.

Foolishness leaves the pulpit with her back to the audience, Caspar Merian, after Hans Holbein (II), after Ambrosius Holbein, 1676 print paper etching / letterpress printing Folly, Foolishness; 'Pazzia', 'nonsense', 'Staltitia' (Ripa)

Vision of Cornelius; Cornelivs Centrio Ad Fidem Christi Vocatvr; Acts of the Apostles; Acta Apostolorum. An angel appears for Cornelius in a vision. He recommends him to seek the apostle Peter. Two soldiers are sent out to get Peter. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a 34-part series with the actions of the apostles as the subject.

Israhel van Meckenem, Christ at Emmaus, c 1480 Christ at Emmaus

Last Supper, Boëtius Adamsz. Bolswert, 1622 print paper engraving Last Supper (in general) (Matthew 26:21-35; Mark 14:18-31; Luke 22:3, 22:15-23; John 13:21-38)

Woodcut by Albrecht Dürer showing twelve-year-old Jesus in the temple from the Marienleben series, depicting figures, gestures, religious setting, and composition around 1503.

Unknown, The Small Passion: Christ Washing Peter's Feet, c. 1630-50, engraving on paper mounted on laid paper.

A midwife giving the Virgin Mary her first bath while Anna is recovering in bed. Line engraving.

Lenting evening, Pieter van der Heyden, after Jheronimus Bosch, 1567 print In an interior of a kitchen is a cheerful company with an old woman who bakes waffles by the fireplace (fasting evening). On the left a man with a lute, on the right a drinking monk with a nun. In front of the right, a nar is shaved, in the foreground a dancing dog in a foolish citizen. Above the fireplace a print with an owl as a pilgrim. With caption of two columns with left six lines in French and the right five lines in Dutch. Antwerp paper engraving Shrove Tuesday. monks and nuns. (aspects of) Christian Religion or the Church (as institution) ridiculed, criticized, or caricaturized. fool, simpleton, numskull. shaving, being shaved. waffles. kitchen-interior. waffle-iron. improvised musical instruments (kitchen-utensils, etc.)

Circumcision of Christ; Vita, Passio et Resvrrectio IESV Christi; Life, passion and resurrection of Christ. A priest knows the Christ child. Maria and Jozef watch (Luke 2:21). The print has a Latin caption. The print is part of a series about the life of Christ.

Christ is sick and gets visit; Visiting the sick; Ir Habt Mich Besugt M 25 C; Working of mercy. Christ lies sick and bed and gets visit (Matthew 25:36)

Albrecht Dürer, Christ Crowned with Thorns, probably c 1509 1510 Christ Crowned with Thorns

Lord asks for his servants to account; Parable of the talents. The Lord asks his three servants to account. Those with five talents and two talents have both earned the same amount. The last servant lays his bundle with a talent on the table and gives the Lord exactly the same as what he had received. Under the show a reference in Latin to the Bible text. This print is part of an album.

Jozefs brothers leave with Benjamin to Egypt; History of Joseph. Benjamin says goodbye to his father Jacob before he leaves his brothers to Egypt. In the background you can see how the brothers arrive in Egypt at the Palace of Joseph.

Last Supper, Anonymous, After Albrecht Dürer, 1523 print Christ and his disciples use a meal on a robust wooden table. John flatters at the chest of Christ. In the foreground a bowl, a basket with bread and a gift jug. Germany (possibly) paper Last Supper (in general) (Matthew 26:21-35; Mark 14:18-31; Luke 22:3, 22:15-23; John 13:21-38)

Meal in Emmaus; Adaperti Sunt Autem Oculi Eorum, et Agnoverunt Eum: Sed Ipse Ablatus Est Ex Eorum Prospectu; Passion, resurrection and ascension of Christ; Spacious bible. Christ is at the table with his students. He blesses and breaks the bread, making his students recognize him. On the right a woman gives a glass of wine on and under the table is a dog. On the left in the doorway the Emmausgoers en route. Under the show the title in Latin, four four-line verses in Dutch and a reference to the Bible text in Luc. 24:31.

Petrus heals Eneas in Lydda; Acta Apostolorum; Acts of the Apostles; Theatrum Biblicum Hoc Est Historiae Sacrae Veteris et Novi Testamenti Tabulis Aeneis Expressae. The apostle Petrus heals the paralyzed Eneas in Lydda. He bless him and recommends him to stand out in bed. Under the show a reference in Latin to the Bible text in hand. 9:33. This print is part of an album.

Christus in Huis Van Simon de Farzeeër, Marcantonio Raimondi, After Giulio Romano, After Giovanni Francesco Penni, 1520 - 1525 print Christ sits at the table in the house of Simon de Pharisee. A kneeling woman washes his feet with her tears and dries with her hair. paper engraving a woman washes Christ's feet with her tears, and wipes them with her hair

Circumcision of Christ, Jacques de Bie, Adriaen Collaert, 1598 - 1618

Christ's feet anointed by a sinner, Hans Collaert (I), After Ambrosius Francken (I), 1585 print Christ is a guest for the meal in the house of Simon de Pharisee. A sinner is anointing the feet of Christ and dries them with her hair. The ointment pot is next to her. Christ is in conversation with Simon. Under the show a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Luc. 7. Antwerp paper engraving a woman washes Christ's feet with her tears, and wipes them with her hair

Last Supper, Virgilius Solis, 1552 print Nuremberg paper Last Supper (in general) (Matthew 26:21-35; Mark 14:18-31; Luke 22:3, 22:15-23; John 13:21-38)

. The ten way and foolish virgins are waiting for the groom. The five wise virgins, while reading or handling them, their oil lamp burning. The five foolish virgins make music on lute, harp and organ and leave their oil lamp. One of the foolish virgins admires herself in the mirror. At the bottom of the margin an explanatory text in Latin.

Last Supper, Albrecht Dürer, 1508 - 1509 print John flatters at the chest of Christ during the Last Supper. This print is part of the press series 'De Kleine Passie', consisting of a title print and 36 Biblical scenes (mainly from the suffering story). Nuremberg paper Last Supper (in general) (Matthew 26:21-35; Mark 14:18-31; Luke 22:3, 22:15-23; John 13:21-38)

Alkmaar, Schabaelje, Jan Philipsz, Amsterdam, Visscher, Claes Jansz. (II), Heemskerck, Maarten van, Galle, Philips, Den Grooten Figuer-Bibel, Actelingen van de eersten, Acta Apostolorum, Van de Mirakelen der Apostelen, Uitzending van de heilige Geest, lower right - handwritten in brown ink, The Holy Spirit appears in the form of a dove and is poured out over Mary and the apostles who are gathered in an upper room. Tongues of fire appear on their heads. Below the image a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Acts 1:14. This print is part of an album., print, prent, albumblad, prints, prenten, 157, height 209 mm, width 263 mm, print maker, prentmaker, 1643 - 1643, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Zuid-Nederlands, 1537 - 1612-03-29, after print by, Noord-Nederlands, 1498 - 1574, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1586 - 1652-06-19, publisher, uitgever, Publicatie, 1592 - 1656-04

Antwerp, Galle, Philips, Florence, Straet, Jan van der, Haarlem, Goltzius, Hendrick, Acta Apostolorum, Acts of the Apostles, Paul brings Eutychus back to life, recto center bottom - written, Eutychus, a boy who died by falling out of a window, is brought back to life by the apostle Paul. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a 34-part series on the subject of the Acts of the Apostles., print, prints, verso bottom center - stamped, When Paul was ministering to the people in the wilderness, a young man fell dead, whom Paul brought to life, height 202 mm, width 265 mm, South Netherlands, 1537 - 1612-03-29, print maker, printmaker, 1582 - 1582, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), North Netherlands, 1558-01 - 1617-01-01, Work conception, 1523 - 1605-11-02, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Man with children receives money while a man holds up a decree, Anonymous, Hans Weiditz (II), 1514 - 1531 print Print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing sealing wax. money-lender, usurer. parents with their children

Christ with Maria and Martha, Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen, 1507 print Fragment of a print with four performances, from a series of seven. Christ around the table with his mother, a disciple, Martha, and Mary with folded hands. Low Countries paper Christ in the house of Martha and Mary (Luke 10:38-42). the Virgin Mary

Alkmaar, Schabaelje, Jan Philipsz, Amsterdam, Visscher, Claes Jansz. (II), Vos, Maerten de, Collaert, Adriaen, Den Grooten Figuer-Bibel, Apostolic Confession of Faith, Of 'T Geloove en sijn twaelf Artyckelen, Remissionem peccatorum, Sermon by the Apostle Peter, bottom right on album page - handwritten in brown ink, Illustration of the tenth article of faith (the forgiveness of sins) of the Apostles' Creed. The Apostle Peter addresses a crowd of believers about the forgiveness of sins. A light appears in the sky: the Holy Spirit descends on all listeners. In the background believers are baptized. This print is part of an album., print, album leaf, prints, 204, height 191 mm, width 140 mm, Southern Netherlands (before 1775), 1560 - 1618-06-29, print maker, printmaker, 1570 - 1618, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Southern Netherlands, 1532 - 1603-12-04, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, Northern Netherlands, 1586 - 1652-06-19, publisher,

The Nativity of the Virgin, pl. 2 from the series Beatae intactae semper Virginis Mariae Vita (The Life of theVirgin). Publisher: Adriaen Collaert, Flemish, 1560-1618 After: Stradanus (Jan van der Straet), Flemish, 1523-1605

Wedding at Cana, Hieronymus Wierix, 1563 - before 1619

Pilatus washes his hands, Lucas Cranach (I), 1509 print Pontius Pilatus sits on a throne and washes his hands in a bowl of water that a servant brings him. Christ stands with tied hands and crown on his head between soldiers at the throne. Pilatus' wife holds a globe and says something to her husband. On the back wall of the throne, the Electoral and Ducal Weapon of Saxony are displayed between ornaments. Germany paper Pilate washing his hands (in innocence)

Copper engraving by Lucas Hugensz. van Leyden, 1521, depicting the entombment of Christ, focusing on figures, gestures, and arrangement.

Christ anointed by Maria Magdalena, 1643 print Christ is eating at the table in the house of Simon de Pharisee. Maria Magdalena kneels on the floor oints his feet and dries with her hair. Print is part of a series about the eight Baves of Christ and illustrates the blessing: Blessed The Griezenden. In the lower right corner this text from matt. 5: 4 in Latin. At the bottom of the margin a verse in Latin over the blessing and the show. This print is part of an album. Amsterdam paper engraving Christ's feet are anointed by Mary (Magdalene). blessed are those who mourn

Worship by De Herders, Willem Panneels, After Peter Paul Rubens, 1630 print The shepherds visit the holy family and kneels for the Christ child. There is a sheep in the foreground. In the margin a caption in Latin. Frankfurt am Main paper etching / engraving adoration of the Christ-child by the shepherds; Mary and Joseph present

Christ Raises the Daughter of Jairus. Dated: probably c. 1576/1580. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Léonard Gaultier.

The good family man, ca. 1600, 1600 - 1649 print The good family man, approx. 1600. Interior with a father sat with his wife behind a table on which an open Bible stands; The father gives advice and good advice to his four children who stand in front of him. Above the man and woman two cartouches with exhortations in Dutch. Northern Netherlands paper engraving father with son(s) and daughter(s) (father-love). family group, especially parents with their child(ren) Low Countries

Tobias tells his father of the murdered man; History of Tobias. Tobias tells his father Tobit and mother Anna, who just want to sit down, that there is a murdered man on the street. Tobit stands up to bury the corpse.

Christ Washing the Feet of the Apostles. Dated: c. 1480. Dimensions: sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 21.3 x 15 cm (8 3/8 x 5 7/8 in.). Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Israhel van Meckenem.

Circumcision of Christ. A man holds the Christ child while the priest carries out the circumcision with a knife. A man kneels with a bowl with them. On the right in the background Jozef and Maria are. The event takes place in the interior of a church.

Christ in Emmaüs; The passion. Christ uses a table with two men. He breaks the bread, as with the last supper. Offers walk off and with food and drink. On the right in the background you can see how Christ appears as a gardener to Mary Magdalene ("Noli Me Tangere"). On the left in the background you can see how Christ is on the way to Emmaüs with two men. This print is part of a series of twelve prints with scenes from the suffering story.

Raising of Lazarus, Jacques de Bie, Theodoor Galle, 1598 - 1618.

After the last supper, 1628 print Christ sits with his students around a table during the Last Supper. He blessed the bread and wine and let his students eat and drink it. He predicts that they will all lose him in the coming night. In the background you can see how they leave for the Hof van Getsemane. There are letters with different elements from the performance. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing communion of the apostles: Christ giving bread (host) and/or wine to the (standing) apostles. Christ and his apostles on the Mount of Olives

Christ Washing the Feet of the Apostles Artist's working dates 1465-1503 Germany. Engraving on ivory laid paper . Israhel van Meckenem, the younger

Last Supper; Sanctissimi Sacramenti, et Sacrificii Institvtio. Christ is sitting with his students around a table during the last supper. He blesses the bread and let his students eat. At different elements from the show are letters that correspond to the legend in the margin.

An anonymous late 15th-century copper engraving depicts a burial scene, emphasizing figures, posture, and funerary composition.

Death and cardinal; Power of death. A cardinal, sitting on a seat, hands a writing with stamps to the man for him. Death, with an hourglass in hand, is next to him. Under the show a four-line text in Latin. Sixth print from a series of eight over sin and death.

Host the aliens; The last judgment and the seven works of mercy. Travelers are invited to spend the night with a family. The father makes a welcoming gesture. In the background, travelers welcomed travelers in a church. The print has an ornamental edge that is decorated with the interior of an inn where travelers sit on a fireplace and all kinds of food and household goods. Print from a series of eight with the final judgment and the seven works of mercy.

Christ washing the disciples' feet. 1500 - 1550. Pencz, Georg, 1500-1550. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

The fat kitchen. The fat kitchen. Interior in which a group of fat people takes care of all kinds of food and drinks too well. Right is cooked and roasted in the fireplace. In the foreground two children playing with food and a drinking woman who breasts a child, left a drinking monk or priest. In the background a shabby skinny man with bagpipe is hunted out the door. Above a text, on three sides an ornamental edge. See pendant.

Christ and the personalized soul is shown the cross in house; Jesus in the house with the soul, to which the cross is stopped.

A 1516 woodcut by Meister IS mit der Schaufel depicting the Pentecost miracle, showing the descent of the Holy Spirit on the apostles with detailed composition and religious symbolism.

The death of the rich man and of Lazarus, 1629 print The rich man is on his deathbed. His wife and children mourn the dead. Devils take the soul of the rich man to hell. In the background, a grave is dug on earth for the man. On the left in the background you can see how the soul of Lazarus is taken to heaven by an angel. There are letters with different elements from the performance. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing Dives dies; his soul is brought into hell by devils. Lazarus dies: his soul is carried into Abraham's lap by angels

Birth of Saint Dominicus, Theodoor Galle, After Pieter de Jode (I), After Joannes Nys, 1611 print In the background, the mother of Saint Dominicus has a vision of a young dog with a burning torch on his head with which he burns the world. In the cradle next to her bed, the Holy Dominicus is attacked by flying (symbol for the devil). The Holy Dominicus is washed in the foreground. The print has a Latin inscription and caption and is part of a press series for a book about the life of the Holy Dominicus. print maker: Antwerpafter drawing by: Antwerpafter design by: AntwerpPolandpublisher: Antwerp paper engraving the vision of St. Dominic's mother: she dreams she gives birth to a black and white dog with a flaming torch in its mouth

Saint Norbertus, laid out in Maagdenburg, Cornelis Galle (I) (attributed to), 1622 print Saint Norbert is lying in his office of Archbishop laid out in Maagdenburg. Monks praying around him. Two angels fly at the top of the air. The print has two Latin inscriptions: one up and one below the show. Antwerp paper engraving deathbed of St. Norbert (+ angel(s))

Woodcut by Hans Schäufelin from 1507 depicting Christ washing Peter's feet, showing a biblical scene with Christ and disciples.

Woodcut by Hans Schäufelin from 1510 depicting Anna Selbdritt, showing Saint Anne, the Virgin Mary, and infant Jesus in a devotional composition.

Unknown, The Small Passion: The Nativity, c. 1630-50, engraving on paper mounted on laid paper.

Wedding in Kana, page left, Christ at a table, surrounded by many figures, during the wedding in Cana. On the left a servant discusses with the groom that there is no more wine., The marriage-feast at Cana (John 2: 1-11), laid table: table-ware, table-decoration, etc., (dinner-) service displayed on sideboard, Hendrick Goltzius (mentioned on object), 1599 - 1603, paper, engraving, h 624 mm × w 360 mm

A man lying in bed smells a flower, another standing at a table on his right, whose hat is decorated with four large plumes, enjoys the vapor of an incense vase standing before him. In the background on the left a priest brandishing a censer, on the right a burnt offering. Print from a series featuring the five senses made by various printmakers., Smell, print maker: Guillaume Collaert, (mentioned on object), Nicolaas van der Horst, (mentioned on object), Antwerp, c. 1610 - before 1630, paper, engraving, h 150 mm × w 98 mm

A woodcut by Hans Wechtlin from around 1508, edition 1522, depicting the appeal of apostles Peter and Andreas, showing figures, gestures, and early 16th-century German printmaking style.

Visit sick, Jan Luyken, 1700 print A performance in a cartouche of palm branches. A man has a bowl of soup and gives a sick patient to eat, one of the works of mercy. Under the cartouche the Bible reference Matt. 25:36. Amsterdam paper etching ornament ~ cartouche. visiting the sick, 'aeger curatur' ~ one of the (seven) Acts of Mercy. nursing, tending the sick

Christ anointed by Maria Magdalena; Performances from the New Testament. .

Presentation of Christ in the Temple, Anonymous, After Parmigianino, After Giuseppe Salviati, 1608 print Several figures are sitting around a table. In the middle, the Christ child is presented by Mary to the righteous Simeon. In the foreground a young woman with a child over her shoulder and a boy with a basket full of pigeons. after design by: Italyafter design by: Italypublisher: Mantua paper presentation of the Christ-child in the temple, usually Simeon (and Anna) present (Luke 2:22-39)

Christ Teaching. Dated: probably c. 1576/1580. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Léonard Gaultier.

Burial, Jan Harmensz. Muller, after Lucas van Leyden, 1800 - 1900 print Joseph of Arimatea and Nikodemus lift the body of Christ in the grave. Maria, Johannes and Maria Magdalena are in the background. Amsterdam paper engraving Christ's entombment (possibly by angels)

Passover party and the tenth plague of Egypt, 1646 print In the foreground a Jewish family around a table with the Passover sacrifice: a genus lamb. The doors of Jewish houses are marked with lamb blood. On the right the tenth plague of Egypt: a death angel kills all firstborns of Egypt, but ignores the houses with blood at the doorposts. Under the performance a reference in Latin to the Bible text in ex. 12:21. This print is part of an album. paper engraving the plague of the first-born: the destroying angel passes through the land and kills every Egyptian first-born of man and animal. with lamb's blood the Israelites make marks (usually tau-crosses) on the doorposts of their houses. the Israelites eat the Passover lamb standing about a table with their loins girt, their shoes on their feet and with staves in their hands, ready to depart

The birth of Jan Melis, 1570 - 1624 print The birth of Jan Melis (spot name for the hostie). The production of flour for the Ouwel for the host. Monks and priests busy producing the host: sowing the grain, harvesting, threshing, grinding in a mill, baking and the control of the end product De Hostie. With caption and legend A-H in French and in German. Cartoon on Mass and the Roman Church, Thematie of approx. 1560. France (possibly) paper etching / engraving bread, Host. Reformation (Roman Catholic Church vs. Protestantism)

Christ at Emmaus. 1401 - 1500. Meckenem, Israhel van, -1503. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

The Last Supper Made 1523 Germany. Woodcut in black on ivory laid paper . Albrecht Dürer

Peter is liberated from prison, Hendrik Bary, after Gerard van Kuijl, 1657 print Peter is in prison, the guards sleep. An angel wakes up Peter. An angel holds a burning candle. Under the show one verse in two columns of two lines each in Dutch. paper engraving an angel appears, summoning Peter to wake up ~ Peter in prison. prison, jail

Feast of Wasti, the woman of Ahasveros. Festive banquet of a queen and six ladies. The show is meant here as image of the feast of Wasti, the woman of Ahasveros. The print is part of an album.

Lost son wastes his legacy; Story of the lost son.above the show, The Latin Bible Text is Dissipavit svbstanciam svam vivendo lvxvriose luce xv

Sadbod, Heiliger.

Parable of the woman and the sourdough.

Naming of John the Baptist; History of John the Baptist. After birth, John the Baptist is washed by three service periods. Elisabet is in the right in the maternity bed. Zacharias writes with a pen Johannes' name on a writing table. Under the show an explanatory text in Latin. This print is part of an album.

The circumcision of Christ, Lucas van Leyden (attributed to), 1518 - 1522 print The Christ child, sitting on an altar, is circumcised by a priest. paper circumcision of the Christ-child by the priest in the temple (Luke 2:21). book in which illustrations are essential

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