Albrecht Dürer
German, Nuremberg 1471–1528 Nuremberg
Albrecht Dürer, the defining German Renaissance artist of Nuremberg, brought unmatched precision to printmaking and drawing while shaping the period's ideals of proportion, nature study, and sacred narrative. His woodcuts and engravings, alongside occasional drypoints and etchings, established a standard of technical mastery that circulated widely across Europe. This collection gathers 219 works dated between 1485 and 1600, with woodcut as the dominant medium, followed by engraving, hand-colored woodcut, drypoint, and etching. Subjects range from the Passion cycle and music-making angels to studies of the female nude, reflecting both devotional and humanist currents.
219 works in the collection · All public domain (CC0)
Knight on Horseback and Landsknecht
1485–1528 · Pen and brown ink, touches of brush and brown wash; fully layed down on paper backing
Saint Catherine of Alexandria (1490–1528)
1490–1528 · Pen and brown ink
Das Narrenschyff
1495 · Woodcut
Four Naked Women
1497 · Engraving
The Whore of Babylon, from "The Apocalypse"
1498 · Woodcut
The Four Horsemen, from "The Apocalypse"
1498 · Woodcut
Saint Michael Fighting the Dragon, from "The Apocalypse" (1498)
1498 · Woodcut
Nemesis (The Great Fortune)
1501–2 · Engraving
Standing Male Nude Holding a Bow ("Poynter Apollo")
1501–3 · Pen and brown and black ink
Coat of Arms with a Skull
1503 · Engraving
The Visitation, from "The Life of the Virgin"
1503–4 · Woodcut
Adam and Eve (1504, Met-Objekt 147)
1504 · Engraving
Joachim and Anna at the Golden Gate, from "The Life of the Virgin"
1504 · Woodcut
Adam and Eve (1504, Met-Objekt 238)
1504 · Engraving
Adam and Eve (1504, Met-Objekt 248)
1504 · Engraving
Satyr Family
1505 · Engraving
Christ before Herod, from "The Small Passion"
1509 · Woodcut
Christ Carrying the Cross, from "The Small Passion"
1509 · Woodcut
The Bearing of the Cross, from "The Small Woodcut Passion"
1509–10 · Hand-colored woodcut
Small Woodcut Passion
1509–10 · Hand-colored woodcuts loose in red book binding
Christ Nailed to the Cross, from "The Small Woodcut Passion"
1509–10 · Hand-colored woodcut
Crucifixion, from "The Small Woodcut Passion"
1509–10 · Hand-colored woodcut
Christ in Limbo, from "The Small Woodcut Passion"
1509–10 · Hand-colored woodcut
Deposition, from 'The Small Woodcut Passion'
1509–10 · Hand-colored woodcut
Resurrection, from "The Small Woodcut Passion"
1509–10 · Hand-colored woodcut
The Death of the Virgin, from the Life of the Virgin
1510 · Woodcut
The Assumption and Coronation of the Virgin, from The Life of the Virgin (1510, Met-Objekt 211)
1510 · Woodcut
The Assumption and Coronation of the Virgin, from The Life of the Virgin (1510, Met-Objekt 286)
1510 · Woodcut
The Penitent (1510, Met-Objekt 287)
1510 · Woodcut
The Penitent (1510, Met-Objekt 291)
1510 · Woodcut
The Expulsion from Paradise, from "The Small Passion"
1510 · Woodcut
Saint Veronica between Saints Peter and Paul, from "The Small Passion"
1510 · Woodcut
The Apocalyptic Woman, from "The Apocalypse"
1511 · Woodcut
The Holy Trinity
1511 · Woodcut
Apocalypsis cum Figuris (1511, Met-Objekt 205)
1511 · Woodcut
Apocalypsis cum Figuris (1511, Met-Objekt 206)
1511 · Woodcuts
The Adoration of the Magi (1511)
1511 · Woodcut
Saint Michael Fighting the Dragon, from "The Apocalypse" (1511)
1511 · Woodcut
The Nativity, from The Life of the Virgin, Latin Edition
1511 · Woodcut
The Flight into Egypt, from The Life of the Virgin, from the Latin Edition
1511 · Woodcut
Cain Killing Abel
1511 · Woodcut
The Apocalyptic Woman, from "The Apocalypse", Latin Edition
1511 · Woodcut
Saint John Swallowing the Book, from 'The Apocalypse', Latin Edition
1511 · Woodcut
The Seven Angels with the Trumpets, from "The Apocalypse", Latin Edition
1511 · Woodcut
The Adoration of the Lamb, from 'The Apocalypse', Latin Edition
1511 · Woodcut
The Opening of the Fifth and Sixth Seals, from 'The Apocalypse', Latin Edition
1511 · Woodcut
The Martyrdom of Saint John, from "The Apocalypse", Latin Edition
1511 · Woodcut
The Virgin Appearing to Saint John, frontispiece to "The Apocalypse"
1511 · Woodcut
The Martyrdom of Saint John, from "The Apocalypse"
1511 · Woodcut
Saint Christopher (1511)
1511 · Woodcut
The Holy Family with Saints and Two Musical Angels
1511 · Woodcut
The Holy Family with Saint Joachim and Saint Anne
1511 · Woodcut
The Beast with the Seven Heads and the Beast with Lamb's Horns
1511 · Woodcut
Saint Jerome by the Pollard Willow (1512, Met-Objekt 151)
1512 · Drypoint; second state of three
Man of Sorrows with Hands Bound
1512 · Drypoint
Saint Jerome by the Pollard Willow (1512, Met-Objekt 267)
1512 · Drypoint
The Holy Family (1512–13, Met-Objekt 220)
1512–13 · Drypoint
The Holy Family (1512–13, Met-Objekt 275)
1512–13 · Drypoint
The Holy Family (1512–13, Met-Objekt 276)
1512–13 · Drypoint
Knight, Death, and the Devil (1513, Met-Objekt 148)
1513 · Engraving
Sudarium displayed by two Angels
1513 · Engraving
Knight, Death and the Devil (1513, Met-Objekt 268)
1513 · Engraving
Knight, Death and the Devil (1513, Met-Objekt 269)
1513 · Engraving
Knight, Death, and the Devil (1513, Met-Objekt 270)
1513 · Engraving
Knight, Death, and the Devil (1513, Met-Objekt 271)
1513 · Engraving
Melencolia I (1514, Met-Objekt 149)
1514 · Engraving
Saint Jerome in His Study (1514, Met-Objekt 150)
1514 · Engraving
Melencolia I (1514, Met-Objekt 232)
1514 · Engraving; second state
The Bagpiper
1514 · Engraving
Melencolia I (1514, Met-Objekt 247)
1514 · Engraving
Saint Jerome in His Study (1514, Met-Objekt 352)
1514 · Woodcut
Bittern's Wings: study showing both sides
1515 · Watercolor on vellum
The Rhinoceros
1515 · Woodcut
The Celestial Map- Northern Hemisphere
1515 · Woodcut
The Celestial Globe-Southern Hemisphere
1515 · Woodcut
Agony in the Garden
1515 · Etching
The Sudarium Displayed by an Angel
1516 · Etching
The Sudarium Held by One Angel
1516 · Etching
Landscape with a Cannon
1518 · Etching; state i/iii
The Virgin Surrounded by Many Angels
1518 · Woodcut
The Virgin Nursing the Christ Child
1519 · Engraving
Saint Anthony Reading
1519 · Engraving
Music-Making Angels
1521 · Pen and brown ink
Saint Christopher Facing Left
1521 · Engraving
The Arms of the Empire and of Nuremberg
1521 · Woodcut
Embroidery Pattern with an Oblong Panel in its Center (1521 before)
1521 before · Woodcut
The Second Knot. Interlaced Roundel with an Amazon Shield in its Center
1521 before · Woodcut
The First Knot
1521 before · Woodcut
The Fourth Knot
1521 before · Woodcut
The Sixth Knot (1521 before)
1521 before · Woodcut
The Third Knot
1521 before · Woodcut
The Fifth Knot
1521 before · Woodcut
Underweysung der messung mit dem zirckel un richt scheyt
1525 · Woodcut
Erasmus of Rotterdam (1526)
1526 · Engraving
Philip Melanchthon (1526)
1526 · Engraving
Underweysung der Messung (Nuremberg, 1538)
1538, 1527, 1532 · Woodcuts
The Ascension from a set of The Passion
1592 · Wool, silk, metal thread (20 warp threads per inch, 8 per cm.)
Christ Washing the Feet of His Disciples
1595 · Wool, silk, metal thread (20 warp threads per inch, 8 per cm.)
Christ Carrying the Cross from a set of "The Passion"
1598 · Wool, silk, metal thread (20 warp threads per inch, 8 per cm.)
Sixteenth-century-style pendant
19th century · Gold, pearls, sapphire, enamel
The Fourth Knot, Interlaced Roundel with a Round Medallion in its Center
before 1521 · Woodcut
Embroidery Pattern with Seven Six-pointed Stars and Four Corner Pieces (before 1521, Met-Objekt 5543)
before 1521 · Woodcut
Embroidery Pattern with Seven Wreaths and Four Corner Pieces
before 1521 · Woodcut
Embroidery Pattern with an Amazon Shield in its Center
before 1521 · Woodcut
Embroidery Pattern with Round Medallion in its Center
before 1521 · Woodcut
The Sixth Knot (before 1521)
before 1521 · Woodcut
Embroidery Pattern with Seven Six-pointed Stars and Four Corner Pieces (before 1521, Met-Objekt 5548)
before 1521 · Woodcut
Embroidery Pattern with an Oblong Panel in its Center (before 1521)
before 1521 · Woodcut
The Ill-Assorted Couple
ca. 1495 · Engraving
Five Foot Soldiers and a Mounted Turk
ca. 1495 · Engraving
Saint Jerome Penitent in the Wilderness
ca. 1496 · Engraving
The Prodigal Son
ca. 1496 · Engraving
The Turkish Family
ca. 1496 · Engraving
Saint John before God and the Elders, from "The Apocalypse"
ca. 1496 · Woodcut
Woodblock for Samson Rending the Lion
ca. 1497–98 · Pear wood
Samson Rending the Lion (ca. 1497–98, Met-Objekt 140)
ca. 1497–98 · Woodcut
The Holy Family with Three Hares
ca. 1497–98 · Woodcut, first state of nine
Samson Rending the Lion (ca. 1497–98, Met-Objekt 290)
ca. 1497–98 · Woodcut
Christ on the Mount of Olives, from The Large Passion
ca. 1497–99 · Woodcut
The Promenade
ca. 1498 · Engraving; first state of two
The Dream of the Doctor
ca. 1498 · Engraving
Hercules at the Crossroad
ca. 1498 · Engraving, second state of two
The Sea Monster
ca. 1498 · Engraving
The Angel with the Key to the Bottomless Pit
ca. 1498 · Woodcut
The Martyrdom of Saint Catherine (ca. 1498)
ca. 1498 · Black ink on carved pearwood
The Four Avenging Angels, from "The Apocalypse"
ca. 1498 · Woodcut
The Crucifixion, from "The Large Passion"
ca. 1498 · Woodcut
Ecce Homo (ca. 1498–99)
ca. 1498–99 · Woodcut
Saint Eustace
ca. 1501 · Engraving
The Adoration of the Magi, from "The Life of the Virgin"
ca. 1502 · Woodcut
Coat of Arms with Cock
ca. 1502 · Engraving
Apollo and Diana
ca. 1503 · Engraving
The Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple, from "The Life of the Virgin" (ca. 1503, Met-Objekt 210)
ca. 1503 · Woodcut
Saint John the Baptist and Saint Onuphrius
ca. 1503 · Woodcut
The Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple, from "The Life of the Virgin" (ca. 1503, Met-Objekt 289)
ca. 1503 · Woodcut
The Birth of the Virgin, from "The Life of the Virgin" (ca. 1503, Met-Objekt 359)
ca. 1503 · Woodcut
The Holy Family with Five Angels
ca. 1503 · Woodcut
The Birth of the Virgin, from "The Life of the Virgin" (ca. 1503, Met-Objekt 382)
ca. 1503 · Woodcut
Saint George and the Dragon
ca. 1504 · Woodcut
The Betrothal of the Virgin, from "The Life of the Virgin"
ca. 1504 · Woodcut
Christ Expelling the Money Lenders, from "The Small Passion"
ca. 1508 · Woodcut
Christ Taking Leave from his Mother, from "The Small Passion"
ca. 1508 · Woodcut
Christ's Entry into Jerusalem, from "The Small Passion"
ca. 1508 · Woodcut
Christ Washing the Feet of the Disciples, from "The Small Passion"
ca. 1508 · Woodcut
Christ before Annas, from "The Small Passion"
ca. 1508 · Woodcut
Christ before Caiaphas, from "The Small Passion"
ca. 1508 · Woodcut
The Mocking of Christ, from "The Small Passion"
ca. 1508 · Woodcut
Christ before Pilate, from "The Small Passion"
ca. 1508 · Woodcut
The Betrayal of Christ, from "The Small Passion"
ca. 1509 · Woodcut
The Flagellation, from "The Small Passion"
ca. 1509 · Woodcut
Christ Crowned with Thorns, from "The Small Passion"
ca. 1509 · Woodcut
Ecce Homo, from "The Small Passion"
ca. 1509 · Woodcut
Pilate Washing His Hands, from "The Small Passion"
ca. 1509 · Woodcut
Christ Nailed to the Cross, from "The Small Passion"
ca. 1509 · Woodcut
The Crucifixion, from "The Small Passion"
ca. 1509 · Woodcut
Christ in Limbo, from "The Small Passion"
ca. 1509 · Woodcut
The Descent from the Cross, from "The Small Passion"
ca. 1509 · Woodcut
The Lamentation, from "The Small Passion"
ca. 1509 · Woodcut
The Deposition, from "The Small Passion"
ca. 1509 · Woodcut
The Fall of Man, from "The Small Passion"
ca. 1510 · Woodcut
The Annunciation, from "The Small Passion"
ca. 1510 · Woodcut
Christ on the Mount of Olives, from "The Small Passion"
ca. 1510 · Woodcut
The Resurrection, from "The Little Passion"
ca. 1510 · Woodcut
Christ Appearing to His Mother, from "The Small Passion"
ca. 1510 · Woodcut
Christ Appearing to Mary Magdalen, from "The Small Passion"
ca. 1510 · Woodcut
Christ in Emmaus, from "The Small Passion"
ca. 1510 · Woodcut
The Doubting Thomas, from "The Small Passion"
ca. 1510 · Woodcut
The Ascension, from "The Little Passion"
ca. 1510 · Woodcut
Pentecost, from "The Small Passion"
ca. 1510 · Woodcut
The Last Judgment, from "The Small Passion"
ca. 1510 · Woodcut
The Man of Sorrows Seated, title page of "The Small Passion"
ca. 1511 · Woodcut
The Madonna on the Crescent, Frontispiece to "The Life of the Virgin"
ca. 1511 · Woodcut
The Great Column (top block)
ca. 1517 · Woodcut
Draughtsman Making a Perspective Drawing of a Reclining Woman
ca. 1600 · Woodcut
Female Nude Seen from Behind
early 17th century · Honestone
Abduction of Proserpine
n.d. · Etching
Martyrdom of the Ten Thousand
n.d. · Woodcut
Saint Michael Fighting the Dragon, from "The Apocalypse" (n.d.)
n.d. · Woodcut
Saint John before God and the Elders, from The Apocalypse
n.d. · Woodcut
Christ in Emmaus, from "The Small Passion" (copy)
n.d. · Woodcut
Ulrich Van Büler
n.d. · Woodcut
The Martyrdom of Saint Catherine of Alexandria
n.d. · Woodcut
The Betrayal of Christ (n.d., Met-Objekt 292)
n.d. · Woodcut
Christ bearing the Cross
n.d. · Woodcut
The Lamentation (n.d.)
n.d. · Woodcut
The Entombment (n.d., Met-Objekt 295)
n.d. · Woodcut
The Resurrection (n.d.)
n.d. · Woodcut
The Nativity, from "The Little Passion"
n.d. · Woodcut
The Last Supper, from "The Small Passion"
n.d. · Woodcut
The Beast with Seven Heads and the Beast with Lamb's Horns
n.d. · Woodcut
The Babylonian Whore
n.d. · Woodcut
Angels Restraining the Four Winds
n.d. · Woodcut
Saint John Beholding the Seven Golden Candlesticks, from "The Apocalypse"
n.d. · Woodcut
The Betrothal of Philip and Joanna
n.d. · Woodcut
The Congress of Princes at Vienna
n.d. · Woodcut
The Men's Bath
n.d. · Woodcut
The Knight and Man-at-arms
n.d. · Woodcut
The Ecstasy of Saint Mary Magdalen
n.d. · Woodcut
The Book Plate of Wilibald Pirckheimer
n.d. · Woodcut
Portrait of Ulrich Varnbuler
n.d. · Woodcut
Hercules and Cacus (n.d., Met-Objekt 363)
n.d. · Woodcut
The Arms of Johann Tscherte
n.d. · Woodcut
The Siege of a Fortress (n.d., Met-Objekt 366)
n.d. · Woodcut
The Siege of a Fortress (n.d., Met-Objekt 367)
n.d. · Woodcut
Saint Stephen, Saint Sixtus and Saint Lawrence
n.d. · Woodcut
Philosophy
n.d. · Woodcut
Hercules and Cacus (n.d., Met-Objekt 370)
n.d. · Woodcut
The Agony in the Garden (n.d.)
n.d. · Woodcut
The Betrayal of Christ (n.d., Met-Objekt 373)
n.d. · Woodcut
The Scourging of Christ
n.d. · Woodcut
The Crucifixion (n.d.)
n.d. · Woodcut
The Lamentation for Christ
n.d. · Woodcut
The Entombment (n.d., Met-Objekt 378)
n.d. · Woodcut
The Entombment (n.d., Met-Objekt 379)
n.d. · Woodcut
The Knight and Man-at-Arms
n.d. · Woodcut
Artist Drawing a Portrait of a Man
n.d. · Woodcut
The Holy Family with the Three Hares
n.d. · Woodcut
The Draughtsman of the Lute
n.d. · Woodcut
The Triumphal Chariot of Maximilian I (The Great Triumphal Car)
probably finished ca. 1518, published 1522 · Woodcut