"Michael and his angels won the victory over the dragon, which is to say Lucifer, and all his followers when he drove them out of Heaven. For when Lucifer sought to be equal to God, the Archangel Michael, standard-bearer of the heavenly host, came forward, and cast the rebels out of Heaven, imprisoning them in the dark regions of the air until the day of Judgement. They are not permitted to dwell in Heaven, which is the upper region of the air, and is bright and pleasant; nor with us on earth, lest they molest us excesively."

Text from The Golden Legend by Jacobus de Voraigne, born circa 1228

Open edition fine art replica print. Black ink only.

After a woodcut by Albrecht Durer, Nuremberg, circa 1496. Conquest, War, Judgement, and Death. The scene illustrates the passage in The Revelation of Saint John wherein Judgement Day is prophecied. The first rider, on the white steed of conquest, is farthest to the right. The second rides the red roan horse of war, the third the black horse of famine. The fourth, closest to the viewer, rides the pale horse of death. These four were given authority over one quarter of the earth to kill with bow, sword, famine, plague and the wild beasts of the earth. This scene, and uncertain medieval security (when the sound of horses at night was the sound of an attack) illustrate why terrifying dreams have long been called “nightmares”.

Open edition fine art replica print. Black ink only.

After a drawing by Albrecht Durer, Germany, 1515.

Limited edition linoleum block print. Black, brown, or green ink only.

Printed from four woodblocks by Hans Guldenmund, Durer School, Nuremberg,
1517. This is a visual satire of architectual pretentiousness: the column
cannot stand, as its base is a turnip root! The figure at the top is the
pleasure-seeking Roman woodland demi-god Satyr, half man and half goat, from
whom we derive "satire".

Limited edition digital print. Black ink only.

Size: 60" x 15"

After a woodcut by Albrecht Durer , Germany, 1513
A Knight in his armor appears to be invulnerable to the rotting corpse of Death riding beside him and the horned Devil behind. He seems to be riding through "the valley of the shadow of death" toward the light of salvation.

Open edition offset reproduction. BlackTone ink only.

Image size: 17 x 13
Matted size: 23 x 18

After a woodcut by Albrecht Durer, circa 1514.

Limited edition (250) linoleum block print

After a woodcut by Albrecht Durer , Germany, 1514
The great variety of tools represents the arts, and the polyhedron and sphere are linked to geometry, the basis of all art. Talented people such as Durer saw themselves as melancholics, under the influence of the planet Saturn. The bat represents negative influences and the putto industrious forces. The hourglass, magic square and scales reflect divine creation.

Open edition offset reproduction. Black Tone ink only.

© 2006 by Allen Bjorkman

Image size: 17 x 13
Matted size: 23 x 18

After a drawing by Albrecht Durer, Germany, 1515.

Limited edition screen print from a hand cut stencil. Black ink only.

© 2006 Allen Bjorkman

Image Size: 18 x 4
Matted Size: 23 x 9

After a woodcut by Albrecht Durer , Germany, 1514
Jerome (Eusebius Hieronymus), c.347-420, was a Father of the Church, whose great work was the translation of the Bible into Latin, the edition known as the Vulgate. According to legend, Jerome tamed a lion by removing a thorn from its paw, and the lion therfore often appears as his attribute in art. The lion depicted here is clearly no threat to the saint, suggesting his harmonious relationship achieved through solitary meditation, prayer, and penance.

Open edition offset reproduction. BlackTone ink only.

Image size: 17 x 13
Matted size: 23 x 18