Famous Men and Women from Classical and Biblical Antiquity

Famous Men and Women from Classical and Biblical Antiquity

Attributed to Barthelemy d'Eyck, Formerly attributed to Anonymous, Italian, Florentine, first half of the 15th century, formerly attributed to Anonymous, French, mid-15th century

Illuminated Initial "B"

Freeman Gage Delamotte

Three Captains Brought Up for Judgment, from [Theuerdank] Die geuerlicheiten vnd einsteils der geschichten des loblichen streytparen vnd hochberümbten helds vnd Ritters herr Tewrdannckhs

Hans Burgkmair, Printed in Nuremberg by Hans Schönsperger the Elder, Jost de Negker, Written by Melchior Pfintzing, Type design by Vincenz Rockner

Plate from a book showing a procession of men and women with a skeleton at the beginning, middle and end of the line

Anonymous, German, 17th century

Negen mannen uit de Oudheid

Barthélémy d' Eyck

The Clever Lady Knight (Die schlaue Ritterin)

Moriz Jung, Wiener Werkstätte

Martyrdom of St. Erasmus, after the Master of St. Erasmus

Anonymous, German, 15th century

Moses Receiving the Law, illustration from a "Biblia Pauperum" blockbook, fourth edition

Anonymous, Netherlandish, 15th century

Christ Testifying his Mission

Daniel Hopfer

The Three Heathen Heroes (Die Drei Guten Haiden), from "Heroes and Heroines"

Hans Burgkmair, Block cut by Jost de Negker

Page from "Stern des Meschiah"

Anonymous, German, 15th century, Peter Schwartz

The Schoolmaster

Albrecht Dürer