Art Archive

Pieter van der Heyden

Pieter van der Heyden was a Netherlandish engraver active in the sixteenth century, best known for his prints after designs by Pieter Bruegel the Elder. His work belongs to the print culture of the Northern Renaissance, translating moralizing and allegorical subjects into intricate engravings with a burin. This archive holds nineteen of his sheets, nearly all engravings and many preserved as early states, with impressions up to 1570. Among the subjects are the celebrated Big Fish Eat Little Fish and cycles such as The Seven Deadly Sins and The Seasons.

19 works in the collection · All public domain (CC0)

Pieter van der Heyden — Big Fish Eat Little Fish (1557, Met-Objekt 1850)
Big Fish Eat Little Fish (1557, Met-Objekt 1850)
1557 · Engraving; first state of four
 Pieter van der Heyden — Big Fish Eat Little Fish (1557, Met-Objekt 1935)
Big Fish Eat Little Fish (1557, Met-Objekt 1935)
1557 · Engraving; first state of four
 Pieter van der Heyden — Avarice (Avaritia), from "The Seven Deadly Sins"
Avarice (Avaritia), from "The Seven Deadly Sins"
1558 · Engraving; first state of two
 Pieter van der Heyden — Pride (Superbia), from "The Seven Deadly Sins"
Pride (Superbia), from "The Seven Deadly Sins"
1558 · Engraving
 Pieter van der Heyden — Sloth (Desidia), from "The Seven Deadly Sins"
Sloth (Desidia), from "The Seven Deadly Sins"
1558 · Engraving
 Pieter van der Heyden — The Last Judgment (1558, Met-Objekt 1898)
The Last Judgment (1558, Met-Objekt 1898)
1558 · Engraving; first state of two
 Pieter van der Heyden — Anger (Ira), from the series The Seven Deadly Sins
Anger (Ira), from the series The Seven Deadly Sins
1558 · Engraving
 Pieter van der Heyden — Lust (Luxuria) from The Seven Deadly Sins
Lust (Luxuria) from The Seven Deadly Sins
1558 · Engraving
 Pieter van der Heyden — Anger (Ira) from The Seven Deadly Sins
Anger (Ira) from The Seven Deadly Sins
1558 · Engraving
 Pieter van der Heyden — The Merchant Robbed by Monkeys (1562, Met-Objekt 1884)
The Merchant Robbed by Monkeys (1562, Met-Objekt 1884)
1562 · Engraving; first state of five
 Pieter van der Heyden — The Merchant Robbed by Monkeys (1562, Met-Objekt 1936)
The Merchant Robbed by Monkeys (1562, Met-Objekt 1936)
1562 · Engraving; first state of five
 Pieter van der Heyden — The Fat Kitchen (1563, Met-Objekt 1931)
The Fat Kitchen (1563, Met-Objekt 1931)
1563 · Engraving; first state of three
 Pieter van der Heyden — The Fall of the Magician
The Fall of the Magician
1565 · Engraving; first state of five
 Pieter van der Heyden — Summer (Aestas), from "The Seasons"
Summer (Aestas), from "The Seasons"
1570 · Engraving; first state of two
 Pieter van der Heyden — Spring (Ver), from "The Seasons"
Spring (Ver), from "The Seasons"
1570 · Engraving; first state of three
 Pieter van der Heyden — The Battle about Money
The Battle about Money
after 1570 · Engraving; second state of four
 Pieter van der Heyden — The Peasant Wedding Dance
The Peasant Wedding Dance
after 1570 · Engraving; first state of three
 Pieter van der Heyden — The Land of Cockaigne
The Land of Cockaigne
after 1570? · Engraving; first state of three
 Pieter van der Heyden — Everyman (ca.1558)
Everyman (ca.1558)
ca.1558 · Engraving and letterpress text; first state of two; text version A