Box 280
Contains 186 Results:
Adoration of the Child, This is a depiction of the Virgin Mary and St. Joseph worshiping the newly born Christ-child. They are surrounded by angels and the shepherds look on from the window of the stable., c. 1490
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.GERM.0147; Public Notes:
Knight, Death, and the Devil, This is a print of a knight on horseback being confronted by death, who is holding an hourglass and is entwined with serpents, and Satan, who is stylized as a deformed ram with jagged protruding horns., 1513
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.GERM.0148; Public Notes:
Knight, Death, and the Devil, This is a print of Eve tempting Adam with the forbidden fruit. She is being assisted by the serpent., 1504
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.GERM.0149; Public Notes: Centennial Gift of Landon Clay
The Madonna of the Iris, This is a depiction of the Madonna and Child., 1508
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.GERM.0151; Public Notes:
The Holy Family, This is a depiction of the Holy Family., 1509
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.GERM.0152; Public Notes: This is a photograph of the painting prior to cleaning.
The Holy Family, This is a depiction of the Holy Family., 1509
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.GERM.0153; Public Notes: This is a photograph of the painting prior to cleaning.
The Holy Family, This is a depiction of the Holy Family., 1509
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.GERM.0154; Public Notes: This is a photograph of the painting after cleaning.
The Holy Family, This is a depiction of the Holy Family., 1509
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.GERM.0155; Public Notes: This is a detail of the Virgin Mary.
Madonna, This is a detail of the Virgin Mary., 1512
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.GERM.0156; Public Notes:
The Madonna and Child (Haller Madonna), This is a portrait of the Virgin and Child in a domestic setting, commissioned by a member of the Haller family., 1498
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.GERM.0157; Public Notes:
Christ Among the Doctors, This is a depiction of the fifth Joyful Mystery of the Rosary and of Luke 2:41-52. It shows a twelve year old Jesus ministering to the elders and doctors in the temple., 1506
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.GERM.0158; Public Notes:
Christ As the Man of Sorrows, This is a depiction of Christ, crowned with a wreath of thorns and covered in bleeding wounds from his lashings., c. 1493
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.GERM.0159; Public Notes:
Lot and his Daughters, This is a depiction of Genesis 11-14. Lot and his daughters are fleeing from the flames that have engulfed Sodom and Gomorrah because of the "extreme sinfulness" of the citizens. Lot and his family were spared because of their righteousness and kinship with Abraham. This specific painting depicts the moments after Lot's wife has been turned to a pillar of salt for looking back on the destruction. Lot and his daughters have minimal provisions and proceed through the desert., c. 1496/1499
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.GERM.0160; Public Notes: This painting is on the reverse side of his "Madonna and Child."
Landscape with a Woodland Pool, This is an unfinished watercolor of a woodland pond., c. 1496
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.GERM.0161; Public Notes:
Adoration of the Magi, This is a depiction of the adoration of the Virgin Mary and the Christ-child by the Magi after his birth in Bethlehem, as referenced in Matthew 2. The three Zoroastrian kings, according to the scriptures, were instructed by King Herod to find the "Messiah" who had been recently born and report his location, so that the king could pay homage. The Magi found the Holy Family by guidance of the Star of Bethlehem. They presented the Virgin and Child with gold, frankincense, and myrrh, signifying his status as the "King of the Jews" and his imminent death., 1504
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.GERM.0162; Public Notes: This work was commissioned by Frederick the Wise for the altar of the chapel in his Wittenberg Castle. It came to the Uffizi in 1792.
Self-Portrait, This is a self-portrait of the artist as a young man., 1498
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.GERM.0163; Public Notes:
Way to Calvary, This is a depiction of the procession of Jesus Christ and the two robbers to the mount of Golgotha to be crucified. The scene is incredibly violent, hectic, and dark--foreshadowing the destruction to come., 1527
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.GERM.0164; Public Notes:
Sudarium of St. Veronica Supported by Two Angels, This print refers to one of the episodes along the road to Calvary. According to apocryphal legend, Veronica was troubled by the sight of Christ struggling to carry his cross, so she gave him a cloth with which to wipe his face. Upon returning it to her, his face was imprinted into it. This is regarded as a miracle by the Catholic Church and, in conjunction with her piety and compassion, elevated Veronica to sainthood., 1513
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.GERM.0165; Public Notes:
, This is a basic record. Research pending.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.GERM.0166; Public Notes:
Salvator Mundi, This is a depiction of Christ as Savior of the World. It is unfinished, but was heavily influenced by Durer's trips to Italy., c. 1505
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.GERM.0167; Public Notes:
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