This is one of Albrecht Dürer's most beautiful images of the Madonna and Child. The infant Christ holds his hand raised in a gesture of blessing. The pear the Virgin Mary holds in her right hand represents sweetness of soul.

St. George was an early Christian martyr most famed for his slaying of a dragon. In this tale of medieval gallantry and Christian morality, a princess is sacrificed to satiate the evil dragon, and the noble George, clad in a full suit of armor, comes to her rescue.

Sebastian, the patron saint of archers, athletes, and soldiers, was a prominent Roman soldier until he was discovered to be Christian. Emperor Diocletian subsequently sentenced him to death by arrow, and after that failed to kill him he was finally stoned to death.

The exact subject of this puzzling image remains unclear. Albrecht Dürer simply called it "Das Meerwunder" ("The Sea Monster") in his diary.

Christ Crowned with Thorns is part of the series known as the Small Woodcut Passion.

Unlike the other prints in The Engraved Passion series, the frontispiece does not depict a specific scene from the Gospels; instead, this image represents the collective suffering Jesus endured. It may refer to scenes from Passion pla

This energetic composition is one of Albrecht Dürer's earliest independent woodcuts. Its subject is inscribed on the scroll shown on the upper edge, "Ercules." Cacus was a fierce warrior who robbed Hercules of cattle while he slept.