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Hercules
Hercules
Germany · 1491–1501 · Woodcut in black on ivory laid paper
St. Jerome in Penitence
St. Jerome in Penitence
Germany, late 15th Century early 16th Century · c. 1497 · engraving
The Large Passion:  The Crucifixion
The Large Passion: The Crucifixion
Germany · c. 1497–1500 · woodcut
Hercules at the Crossroad
Hercules at the Crossroad
Germany, late 15th-early 16th century · c. 1498 · engraving
The Four Horsemen, from The Apocalypse
The Four Horsemen, from The Apocalypse
Germany, late 15th-early 16th Century · c. 1498 · woodcut
The Virgin and Child with a Monkey
The Virgin and Child with a Monkey
Germany, late 15th Century-early 16th Century · c. 1498 · engraving
The Dream of the Doctor
The Dream of the Doctor
Germany, late 15th-early 16th Century · c. 1500 · engraving
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, from The Apocalypse
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, from The Apocalypse
Germany · 1496–1498 · Woodcut in black on ivory laid paper
Saint Eustace
Saint Eustace
Germany, late 15th-early 16th Century · c. 1501 · engraving
The Monstrous Sow of Landser
The Monstrous Sow of Landser
Germany · 1496 · Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
The Sea Monster
The Sea Monster
Germany, late 15th-early 16th Century · c. 1501 · engraving
The Men's Bath House
The Men's Bath House
Germany, late 15th · c. 1496–97 · woodcut
The Lamentation, from The Large Passion
The Lamentation, from The Large Passion
Germany · 1498–1499 · Woodcut in black on ivory laid paper
Coat of Arms with Lion and Rooster
Coat of Arms with Lion and Rooster
Germany · 1498–1508 · Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Calvary
Calvary
Germany · 1503–1504 · Woodcut in black on ivory laid paper
The Flight into Egypt
The Flight into Egypt
Germany, early 16th Century · c. 1503–5 · woodcut
The Annunciation
The Annunciation
Germany, early 16th Century · c. 1503–5 · woodcut
Coat of Arms with a Skull
Coat of Arms with a Skull
Germany, early 16th Century · 1503 · engraving
The Adoration of the Shepherds, from The Life of the Virgin
The Adoration of the Shepherds, from The Life of the Virgin
Germany · 1503 · Woodcut in black on ivory laid paper
Adam and Eve
Adam and Eve
Germany · 1504 · Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Nativity
Nativity
Germany · 1504 · Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Arm of Eve
Arm of Eve
Germany, Nuremberg · 1507 · point of brush and gray and black wash, brush and gray and black wash, heightened with white gouache
The Fifth Knot
The Fifth Knot
Germany · 1507 · Woodcut in black on ivory laid paper
The Sixth Knot
The Sixth Knot
Germany · 1507 · Woodcut in black on ivory laid paper
The Second Knot
The Second Knot
Germany · 1507 · Woodcut in black on ivory laid paper
The First Knot
The First Knot
Germany · 1507 · Woodcut in black on ivory laid paper
The Fourth Knot
The Fourth Knot
Germany · 1507 · Woodcut in black on ivory laid paper
The Third Knot
The Third Knot
Germany · 1507 · Woodcut in black on ivory laid paper
Young Bull
Young Bull
Germany · 1508 · Pen and black ink on ivory laid paper
The Life of the Virgin
The Life of the Virgin
Germany, early 16th Century · c. 1510–11 · woodcut
The Harrowing of Hell - Christ in Limbo, plate nine from The Large Passion
The Harrowing of Hell - Christ in Limbo, plate nine from The Large Passion
Germany · 1510 · Woodcut in black on ivory laid paper
Ascension of Christ
Ascension of Christ
Germany · c. 1515 · pen and brown ink
The Annunciation, from The Life of the Virgin
The Annunciation, from The Life of the Virgin
Germany · 1511 · Woodcut in black on ivory laid paper
The Holy Family with Joachim and Saint Anne
The Holy Family with Joachim and Saint Anne
Germany · 1511 · Woodcut in black on ivory laid paper
St. Jerome Seated near a Pollard Willow
St. Jerome Seated near a Pollard Willow
Germany · 1512 · drypoint
Knight, Death and the Devil
Knight, Death and the Devil
1513 · Engraving
One of Dürer's three "Master Engravings." A Christian knight rides impassively through a desolate gorge, unmoved by the hourglass-bearing Death beside him or the goat-headed Devil behind. The technical summit of Renaissance printmaking.
Knight, Death, and the Devil
Knight, Death, and the Devil
Germany · 1513 · engraving
Sudarium Displayed by Two Angels
Sudarium Displayed by Two Angels
Germany · 1513 · Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Melencolia I
Melencolia I
Northern Renaissance · 1514
A winged figure sits surrounded by tools — compass, scales, hourglass — unable to act. Dürer's engraving of creative despair, loaded with symbols art historians still argue about.
Erasmus of Rotterdam
Erasmus of Rotterdam
Germany · 1526 · Engraving in black on ivory laid paper