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Georg Pencz #7,999Established

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personGerman, 1500–1550

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Selected Works75

Museum Acquisitions

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

The Seven Liberal Arts

The Seven Liberal Arts, 1541

Engraving on laid paper

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Abraham and Sarah

Abraham and Sarah, 1543

Engraving on laid paper, state I/I

The Capture of Carthage

The Capture of Carthage, 1539

Achilles and Chiron (?)

Achilles and Chiron (?)

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Abraham and Isaac on the Way to the Sacrifice

Abraham and Isaac on the Way to the Sacrifice, 1543

Engraving, state I/I

Procris Killed by Cephalus

Procris Killed by Cephalus, 1539

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

The Circumcision

The Circumcision, 1534

Engraving on laid paper, state I/I

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

The Parable of the Father and his Two Sons in the Vineyard

The Parable of the Father and his Two Sons in the Vineyard, 1534

Engraving on laid paper, state I/I

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Christ Tempted by the Devil in the Desert

Christ Tempted by the Devil in the Desert, 1534

Engraving on laid paper, state I/I

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Christ Healing the Woman with the Diseased Issue of Blood

Christ Healing the Woman with the Diseased Issue of Blood, 1534

Engraving on laid paper, state I/I

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Christ Expelling an Evil Spirit from a Young Man

Christ Expelling an Evil Spirit from a Young Man, 1534

Engraving on laid paper, state I/I

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

The Pharisees Threatening to Stone Christ

The Pharisees Threatening to Stone Christ, 1534

Engraving on laid paper, state I/I

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

The Entry into Jerusalem

The Entry into Jerusalem, 1534

Engraving on laid paper, state I/I

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

The Three Maries at the Tomb

The Three Maries at the Tomb, 1534

Engraving on laid paper, state I/I

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Procris and Cephalus

Procris and Cephalus, 1539

Engraving on laid paper, state I/I

Thetis and Chiron

Thetis and Chiron, 1543

Art Institute of Chicago

Medea and Jason, from Greek Heroines

Medea and Jason, from Greek Heroines, 1539

Engraving in black on paper

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Story of Joseph: Joseph Recounting his Dreams to his Father

The Story of Joseph: Joseph Recounting his Dreams to his Father, 1544

Art Institute of Chicago

Elector John Frederick the Magnanimous of Saxony

Elector John Frederick the Magnanimous of Saxony, 1543

Engraving in black on ivory laid paper

Cleveland Museum of Art

Tyrants of the Old Testament: Holofernes

Tyrants of the Old Testament: Holofernes

Cleveland Museum of Art

Tyrants of the Old Testament: Saul

Tyrants of the Old Testament: Saul

Cleveland Museum of Art

Tyrants of the Old Testament: Sennacherib

Tyrants of the Old Testament: Sennacherib

Cleveland Museum of Art

Tyrants of the Old Testament: Antiochus

Tyrants of the Old Testament: Antiochus

Cleveland Museum of Art

Tyrants of the Old Testament: Nebuchadnezzar

Tyrants of the Old Testament: Nebuchadnezzar

Cleveland Museum of Art

Tyrants of the Old Testament: Ahab

Tyrants of the Old Testament: Ahab

Previous Sales

Swann Auction Galleries

The Capture of Carthage

The Capture of Carthage

Medea and Jason

Medea and Jason, 1539

Swann Auction Galleries

The Magician Virgil Suspended in the Basket

The Magician Virgil Suspended in the Basket

Swann Auction Galleries

Samson and Delilah

Samson and Delilah

Swann Auction Galleries

David and Bathsheba

David and Bathsheba

A Collection of twenty-two Engravings and smaller)(22)

A Collection of twenty-two Engravings and smaller)(22), 1534

Religious and mythological subjects; the Story of Virgil: Virgil suspended in a basket and The Courtesan punished; Aristotle and Phyllis; Parable of the Sower; Virginia killed by her father; three from Fables: Tamiris with the head of Cyrus; Paris and Oenone, Procris and Cephalus; Roman Historyi; Porsenna hears of Cloelia's escape; Death of Lucretia; The Liberal Arts: Grammatica and Astrologia; The Vices

Religious and mythological subjects; the Story of Virgil: Virgil suspended in a basket and The Courtesan punished; Aristotle and Phyllis; Parable of the Sower; Virginia killed by her father; three from Fables: Tamiris with the head of Cyrus; Paris and Oenone, Procris and Cephalus; Roman Historyi; Porsenna hears of Cloelia's escape; Death of Lucretia; The Liberal Arts: Grammatica and Astrologia; The Vices, 1534

Portrait of Sigismund Baldinger (1510-1558), three-quarter-length, seated, in a black satin doublet and a fur-lined black mantle, holding gloves, at a draped table

Portrait of Sigismund Baldinger (1510-1558), three-quarter-length, seated, in a black satin doublet and a fur-lined black mantle, holding gloves, at a draped table

£5,641,250 ($7.4M USD)

For Sale

Childs Gallery · Artsy

Dido Committing Suicide

Dido Committing Suicide, 1500

Childs Gallery · Artsy

Gula [Gluttony], from The Seven Mortal Sins

Gula [Gluttony], from The Seven Mortal Sins, 1541

Helmut H. Rumbler Kunsthandel · Artsy

Greek Heroines, 1539

Series of four engravings

Helmut H. Rumbler Kunsthandel · Artsy

Sarah Spying on Abraham and Hagar

Sarah Spying on Abraham and Hagar, 1548

Helmut H. Rumbler Kunsthandel · Artsy

The Dream of Paris

The Dream of Paris, 1540

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy

The Triumph of Love

The Triumph of Love

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy

Christ Surrounded by Children

Christ Surrounded by Children

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy

To Nurse the Sick

To Nurse the Sick

J. Paul Getty Museum · Artsy

Allegory of Justice

Allegory of Justice, 1533

Pen and brown ink over black chalk

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Other Museum Acquisitions12

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The Seven Liberal Arts

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 2026 · Accession BF.2026.3.A-.G · Engraving on laid paper

Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston

Abraham and Sarah

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 2017 · Accession 2017.419 · Engraving on laid paper, state I/I

Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Craig Calvert

Triumph of Love: four horses draw a carriage with Cupid standing upon a smoking platform, preceded by gods and goddesses on foot, a temple with gabled pediment at crest of hill beyond, from the series 'The Triumphs of Petrarch'

Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2012 · Accession 2012.136.723 · Engraving

Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011

Triumph of Chastity: unicorns draw a carriage bearing a female figure seated next to a sphinx and holding a standard, Vestal virgins walk behind the carriage, round temple of Vesta at right, from the series 'The Triumphs of Petrarch'

Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2012 · Accession 2012.136.722 · Engraving

Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011

Lot and his daughters: a daughter at center rests her right arm on Lot's knee and a vessel on her thigh, at right a daughter holds a goblet in her outstreched right hand, from a series of ten Old Testament scenes

Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2012 · Accession 2012.136.765 · Engraving

Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011

Abraham sending away Hagar and Ishmael: Abraham holds forth a vessel as Hagar and Ishmael stride before him, from the series 'The Story of Abraham'

Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2012 · Accession 2012.136.766.1 · Engraving

Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011

Sarah presenting Hagar to Abraham, who sits at the foot of a bed, from the series 'The Story of Abraham'

Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2012 · Accession 2012.136.766.2 · Engraving

Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011

Cephalus and Procris: Procris turns her head over her right shoulder while seated nude in a thicket, Cephalus draws an arrow with a bow beyond, from a series of four mythological scenes

Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2012 · Accession 2012.136.764 · Engraving

Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011

Tomyris, shown nude from behind, placing the head of Cyrus into a sack held by a soldier, the decapitated body of Cyrus on the ground at her feet, from a series of four mythological scenes

Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2012 · Accession 2012.136.763 · Engraving

Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011

Joseph strides away from Potiphar's wife, who clutches his cloak with both hands as she straddles the corner of a bed, from the series 'The Story of Joseph'

Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2012 · Accession 2012.136.762.4 · Engraving

Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011

Joseph explains his dream to his brothers and father in an interior setting; the sun, moon, and stars above a landscape in the portal beyond, from the series 'The Story of Joseph'

Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2012 · Accession 2012.136.762.3 · Engraving

Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011

Joseph lowered into a well by his brothers, from the series 'The Story of Joseph'

Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2012 · Accession 2012.136.762.2 · Engraving

Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011

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death

Georg Pencz dies

Jan 1, 1550

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birth

Georg Pencz born

Jan 1, 1500