An engraving depicting a portrait of St. Bridget of Sweden above a crosier, a coat of arms bearing a cross, and an image of Jesus appearing to her to convey the number of blows he suffered during the Passion.
An engraving depicting a portrait of St. Bridget of Sweden above a crosier, a coat of arms bearing a cross, and an image of Jesus appearing to her to convey the number of blows he suffered during the Passion.
An engraving depicting Jesus leading the Apostles, with a hand on Peter's back, towards St. Peter's Basilica. Below the image is a passage from Matthew 16, "Super hanc petram aedificabo ecclesiam meam" (On this rock I will build my church).
An engraving depicting Jesus leading the Apostles, with a hand on Peter's back, towards St. Peter's Basilica. Below the image is a passage from Matthew 16, "Super hanc petram aedificabo ecclesiam meam" (On this rock I will build my church).
Drawing on scenes of gathering and shared meals in the Bible, specifically the wedding in Cana, Jesus feeding the five thousand, and the Last Supper, this linocut depicts a group of men, women, and children gathered and sharing food and drink. At the center of this gathering is a large ornamental ewer.
Drawing on scenes of gathering and shared meals in the Bible, specifically the wedding in Cana, Jesus feeding the five thousand, and the Last Supper, this linocut depicts a group of men, women, and children gathered and sharing food and drink. At the center of this gathering is a large ornamental ewer.
The scene of Christ's circumcision described in Luke 2:21 (after the style of Albrecht Dürer). The text beneath the image engraved by C. Schonaeus reads: "Cernis ut octava sit circuncisus Iesus / Luce puer, tenero accipiens in corpore vulnus, / Ad normam veteris legis, ritumque receptum, / Isacidis multos observatumque per annos."
The scene of Christ's circumcision described in Luke 2:21 (after the style of Albrecht Dürer). The text beneath the image engraved by C. Schonaeus reads: "Cernis ut octava sit circuncisus Iesus / Luce puer, tenero accipiens in corpore vulnus, / Ad normam veteris legis, ritumque receptum, / Isacidis multos observatumque per annos."
An engraving of the Column of the Virgin, which originally supported part of the Basilica of Constantine and was moved by Pope Paul V to the Piazza Santa Maria Maggiore across from the eastern face of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore. Surrounding the depiction of the column iteslf are four panels showing the inscriptions that appear on each side of the column's base.
An engraving of the Column of the Virgin, which originally supported part of the Basilica of Constantine and was moved by Pope Paul V to the Piazza Santa Maria Maggiore across from the eastern face of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore. Surrounding the depiction of the column iteslf are four panels showing the inscriptions that appear on each side of the column's base.
A depiction of the crucifixion including Mary in the foreground and angels collecting the blood of Christ. The leaf includes descriptive text on the verso in Latin.
A depiction of the crucifixion including Mary in the foreground and angels collecting the blood of Christ. The leaf includes descriptive text on the verso in Latin.
A woodcut of Christ crucified with the Virgin Mary (left) and John the Evangelist (right). A skull sits at the base of the cross and the inscription INRI appears above it.
A woodcut of Christ crucified with the Virgin Mary (left) and John the Evangelist (right). A skull sits at the base of the cross and the inscription INRI appears above it.
A woodcut depicting a violation of and proper following of the First Commandment (in the Lutheran tradition), "Thou shalt have no other god before me." On the right, a group of worshipers gather around the crucified Christ thereby following the First Commandment. In contrast, on the left, a group worships an "idol" in the form of a horned figure on a pedestal.
A woodcut depicting a violation of and proper following of the First Commandment (in the Lutheran tradition), "Thou shalt have no other god before me." On the right, a group of worshipers gather around the crucified Christ thereby following the First Commandment. In contrast, on the left, a group worships an "idol" in the form of a horned figure on a pedestal.
A woodcut depicting Jesus seated on a throne and holding a sickle, directing the harvest of grain (bottom right) and that of grapes to be pressed (bottom left). The image appears in the September Testament, Martin Luther's first printing of his German New Testament.
A woodcut depicting Jesus seated on a throne and holding a sickle, directing the harvest of grain (bottom right) and that of grapes to be pressed (bottom left). The image appears in the September Testament, Martin Luther's first printing of his German New Testament.