The Dream of the Doctor ~ 1498

     As the "Doctor" sleeps by his fireplace, a demon blows evil thoughts into his ear. The nude Venus accompanied by Eros appears as a dream. The engraving is preserved in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

Adam and Eve ~1504

     Adam and Eve represent the ideal human beings. The elk, hare, cat and ox symbolize the four humors into which the human soul divided after the Fall. The cat and mouse depict the tension between the genders, the parrot represents Mary as a second Eve, and the ibex represents the infidels. It is preserved at the State Art Museum in Karlsruhe.

Satyr Family ~ 1505

    Adam and Eve represent the ideal human beings. The elk, hare, cat and ox symbolize the four humors into which the human soul divided after the Fall. The cat and mouse depict the tension between the genders, the parrot represents Mary as a second Eve, and the ibex represents the infidels. It is preserved at the State Art Museum in Karlsruhe.