Israhel’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Saint Christopher
Israhel van Meckenem the Younger German, c. 1440/45-1503

The Betrayal, from The Passion
Israhel van Meckenem the Younger German, c. 1440/45-1503

The Crucifixion, from The Passion
Israhel van Meckenem the Younger German, c. 1440/45-1503

The Lamentation, from The Passion
Israhel van Meckenem the Younger German, c. 1440/45-1503

Ornament With Flower and Eight Wild Folk
Israhel van Meckenem the Younger German, c. 1440/45-1503

The Flagellation, from The Passion
Israhel van Meckenem, the younger German, c. 1440/45-1503

St. Anthony
Israhel van Meckenem the Younger German, c. 1440/45-1503

Ornamental Panel With Two Lovers
Israhel van Meckenem the Younger German, c. 1440/45-1503

The Organ Player and His Wife
Israhel van Meckenem the Younger German, c. 1440/45-1503

The Morris Dancers
Israhel van Meckenem the Younger German, c. 1440/45-1503

Death of the Virgin
Israhel van Meckenem the Younger German, c. 1440/45-1503

Judith
Israhel van Meckenem the Younger German, c. 1440/45-1503

The Virgin and Child in the Garden
Israhel van Meckenem the Younger (German, c. 1440/45-1503) after Master E. S. (German, active c. 1450-1467)

The Fight over the Trousers
Israhel van Meckenem the Younger German, c. 1440/45-1503

The Resurrection, from The Passion
Israhel van Meckenem the Younger German, c. 1440/45-1503

The Four Witches
Israhel van Meckenem the Younger (German, c. 1440/45-1503) after Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528)

The Singer and the Lute Player
Israhel van Meckenem the Younger German, c. 1440/45-1503

The Annunciation
Israhel van Meckenem the Younger German, c. 1440/45-1503

The Madonna of the Rosary
Israhel van Meckenem the Younger German, c. 1440/45-1503

Ornament with the Tree of Jesse
Israhel van Meckenem the Younger German, c. 1440/45-1503