Lorck,’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.

Portrait of Ismail, Ambassador of the Persian Shah Tahmasp I, Standing
Melchior Lorck Danish, 1526/27-after 1588

Portrait of Ismail, Ambassador of the Persian Shah Tahmasp I
Melchior Lorck Danish, 1527-c.1583/86

The Deluge
Melchior Lorck Danish, 1527- c. 1583/86

A Crucified Man (Haman)
Melchior Lorck (Danish, 1526 or 1527–after 1588) after Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, 1475–1564)

Portrait of Ismail, Ambassador of the Persian Shah Tahmasp I
Melchior Lorck Danish, 1526 or 1527–after 1588

La Rixe (The Brawl)
Charles-Melchior Descourtis (French, 1753-1820) Charles Auguste Taunay (French, 1769-1824)

View of the Port of St.Paul, Paris
Charles-Melchior Descourtis (French, 1753-1820) after Pierre Antoine de Machy (French, 1723-1807)

Composite Sword
Blade by Melchior Diefstetter German, Munich, Au c. 1520-1555/1556

Vue du Schild-Wald-Bach, Prise Enhiver (View of Schild-Wald Bach, from the Vues remarquables des montagnes des la Suisse )
Charles-Melchior Descourtis (French, 1753-1820) after Caspar Wolff (Swiss 1735-1798)

A Nightmare
Melchior Bocksberger German, c. 1530/35-1587

Le Tambourin (The Tambourin)
Charles-Melchior Descourtis (French, 1753-1820) after Nicolas-Antoine Taunay (French, 1755-1830)

Finding Virginie's Body, plate 5 from Paul et Virginie
Charles-Melchior Descourtis (French, 1753-1820) after Jean Frédéric Schall (French, 1752-1825)

The Fugitive Slave, plate 2 from Paul et Virginie
Charles-Melchior Descourtis (French, 1753-1820) after Jean Frédéric Schall (French, 1752-1825)

View of the Louvre and the Pont Neuf, from Vues des Tuileries)
Charles-Melchior Descourtis (French, 1753-1820) after Pierre Antoine de Machy (French, 1723-1807)

The Night, plate 1 from Paul et Virginie
Charles-Melchior Descourtis (French, 1753-1820) after Jean Frédéric Schall (French, 1752-1825)

The Prayer, plate 6 from Paul et Virginie
Charles-Melchior Descourtis (French, 1753-1820) after Jean Frédéric Schall (French, 1752-1825)

Melchior, from the Three Magi
Jacques Bellange French, c. 1575-1616

Venus & Cupid
possibly Melchior Heinrich (German, active 1595) or Hans Rottenhammer (German, c. 1564-1625) or Christoph Gartner (German, c. 1575-1623)

Corpus of Christ, from the Altarpiece of the Crucifixion
Jacques de Baerze (Netherlandish, active before 1384–1399) Melchior Broederlam (Netherlandish, about 1355–about 1411)

View of Port St. Bernard
Charles-Melchior Descourtis (French, 1753-1820) after Pierre Antoine de Machy (French, 1723-1807)