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Medallion portraits of Erasmus, Hutten, Luther, and Melanchthon
A set of three woodcuts: two medallion portraits of Erasmus Desidarius and Ulrich van Hutten and one medallion schematic caricature double portrait of Martin Luther and Philip Melanchthon. -
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Historiated title page border of Johannes Faber's anti-Luther tract
A woodcut border to Johannes Faber's anti-Luther tract printed in 1523. The border consists of four woodcuts depicting a cherub with a bow and arrows atop a decorative column (right), a cherub with a ball atop a decorative column (left), a pair of bucrania flanking a shield with the chi-rho and "EC" on it (bottom), and a group of cherubs (top). -
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Historiated title page border of Matthias Blochinger's response to Dominicus Beyer's preaching
A woodcut border to Mattias Blochinger's response to Dominicus Beyer's preaching. The border consists of four separate woodcuts depicting a pair of cherubs dueling (bottom), decorative plant motif (left), a Wild Man or a Green Man (top), and a cherub playing either a violin or viola (right). -
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Initial letter with Moses delivering his farewell
Lemberger, Georg, 1495?-1540?A woodcut initial letter "D" illustrated with the scene of Moses delivering his farewell discourse while God looks down from Heaven. Moses is depicted with horns, a common practice in Western art before the Renaissance. -
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Initial letter with Moses kneeling before God
Lemberger, Georg, 1495?-1540?A woodcut initial letter "U" depicting Moses praying before God in Heaven, who is holding a globus cruciger. Moses is here depicted with horns, which was common before the Renaissance. The shape of the "U" includes two cherubs atop pillars and a bound bird. -
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Initial letter with a sheep on an altar
Lemberger, Georg, 1495?-1540?A woodcut initial letter "U" depicting a woman and a man kneeling before an altar with a sheep on it. The bottom and right curve of the "U" is made from the image of a dragon. -
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Priestly Garments
Cranach, Lucas, 1472-1553A woodcut depicting a preist dressed in the vestments described in Exodus 28, including an elaborate ephod and/or breastpiece, a long robe decorated with pomegranates and bells, and a decorated turban. -
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Tabernacle Court Layout
Cranach, Lucas, 1472-1553A woodcut depicting the full layout of the Tabernacle court, including the altar of burnt offerings, the bronze laver, and the inner tent with the table, lampstand, altar of incense, and the Ark of the Covanent. -
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Tabernacle's Inner Curtain
Cranach, Lucas, 1472-1553A woodcut depicting one of the inner curtains of the Tabernacle, decorated with cherubim in blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and displayed in the Tabernacle courtyard. -
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Tabernacle Frame
Cranach, Lucas, 1472-1553A woodcut depicting the acacia wood frames with silver bases for the tabernacle. -
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Lampstand and Table with Bread of Presence
Cranach, Lucas, 1472-1553A woodcut depicting the lampstand, table, and bread of presence surrounded by plates, jugs, and bowls. -
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Ark of the Covenant and Altar of Incense
Cranach, Lucas, 1472-1553A woodcut depicting the Ark of the Covanent with its lid decorated with two cherubim, and the Altar of Incense with a chalice of burning incense placed on it. -
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Altar of Burnt Offerings and Bronze Laver
Cranach, Lucas, 1472-1553A woodcut depicting the bronze laver for priestly washing (top), the altar of burnt offering made of acacia wood with four horns on its four corners (center), and the bronze implements for tending the altar (bottom). -
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Initial letter with the transfigured Christ
Lemberger, Georg, 1495?-1540?A woodcut initial letter "D" depicting Jesus Christ transfigured in the presence of Peter, James, and John. -
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Joseph interprets Pharaoh's Dream
Cranach, Lucas, 1472-1553A woodcut depicting Joseph beside Pharaoh's bedside (top) explaining the meaning of his dream of seven fat and seven lean cows, and seven good and seven lean stalks, represents seven years of feast and famine that will come to Egypt. -
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Jacob's Dream
Cranach, Lucas, 1472-1553A woodcut depicting God blessing Jacob as he dreams, represented by three angels descending/ascending a ladder linking Heaven and Earth. Above the woodcut is a section of handwritten marginalia. -
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Sacrifice of Isaac
Cranach, Lucas, 1472-1553A woodcut depicting Abraham preparing to sacrifice his son, Isaac, as a show of faith to God and being stopped by an angel, who provides a ram (center left) for sacrifice in Isaac's place. -
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Noah's Ark surviving the flood
Cranach, Lucas, 1472-1553A woodcut depicting Noah's Ark (Der Kaste Noe) safe and afloat amidst the torential rains (center). At the bottom of the image there is a field of fallen trees and dead people and animals left behind by the receeding waters. in the top left of the image there is a dove carrying an olive branch, signalling the receeding of the waters. -
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Initial letter with God creating the world
Lemberger, Georg, 1495?-1540?A woodcut initial letter "A" depicting God creating the world. the arch of the "A" is made from a bent over plam tree. -
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Printer's Device of Melchior Lotter
A woodcut printer's device of Melchior Lotter featuring a crest depicting the Brazen Serpent wrapped around a cross.