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Hans Leonhard Schäufelein
Nationality: 
german
Gender: 
Male
Birth Date: 
1480
Death Date: 
1540
Spelling of name varies: Schauffele, Scheifelin, Scheuffelein etc. Probably born in Nürnberg ca. 1480, died in Nördlingen sometime between 1538 and 1540. Woodcut artist;
Cain killing Abel (front); and The dove returning to the ark with olive branch (back)
Cain killing Abel (front); and The dove returning to the ark with olive branch (back)
Christ Carrying the Cross
Christ Carrying the Cross
Christ on the Cross
Christ on the Cross
Departure of a Knight
Departure of a Knight
Esther Before Ahasverus
Esther Before Ahasverus
Folio 94 from Theuerdank (Allegorical work commissioned by Emperor Maximilian I )
Folio 94 from Theuerdank (Allegorical work commissioned by Emperor Maximilian I )
From "Der Teutsch Cicero"
From "Der Teutsch Cicero"
From The Apocalypse
From The Apocalypse
Illustration from Theuerdank (Allegorical work commissioned by Emperor Maximilian I )
Illustration from Theuerdank (Allegorical work commissioned by Emperor Maximilian I )
Illustration from Theuerdank (Allegorical work commissioned by Emperor Maximilian I )
Illustration from Theuerdank (Allegorical work commissioned by Emperor Maximilian I )
Lot and His Daughters
Lot and His Daughters
Meritorious Soldiers: Lancemen, from: The Triumph of Maximilian I
Meritorious Soldiers: Lancemen, from: The Triumph of Maximilian I
Meritorious Soldiers: Swordsmen, from: The Triumph of Maximilian I
Meritorious Soldiers: Swordsmen, from: The Triumph of Maximilian I
Samson destroying the temple (front); and The Angel stopping Jacob from sacrificing Isaac (back)
Samson destroying the temple (front); and The Angel stopping Jacob from sacrificing Isaac (back)
Susannah and the Elders
Susannah and the Elders
The Adoration of the Magi
The Adoration of the Magi
The Last Supper
The Virgin with St. Anne and the Infant Christ
The Virgin with St. Anne and the Infant Christ
Theuerdanck Falling from his Horse During a Tournament, from Theuerdank (second edition; Augsburg: Hans Schoensperger, 1519)
Theuerdanck Falling from his Horse During a Tournament, from Theuerdank (second edition; Augsburg: Hans Schoensperger, 1519)
Theuerdank on his Sickbed, from Theuerdank (Allegorical work commissioned by Emperor Maximilian I )
Theuerdank on his Sickbed, from Theuerdank (Allegorical work commissioned by Emperor Maximilian I )