Allegorical and Historical Figures

A collection of engravings and drawings depicting allegorical and historical figures, showcasing intricate drapery, posture, and the influence of classical art styles.

Running woman, to the left, Anonymous, 1500 - 1600 drawing paper. ink pen standing figure - AA - female human figure

This 1516-1518 copper engraving by Marcantonio Raimondi depicts Spes, the allegorical figure of hope, emphasizing posture, gesture, and early 16th-century Italian printmaking.

Statue of Dr. Johnson, James Heath, 1757-1834, British, after unknown artist, undated, Engraving, Sheet: 8 3/4 x 5 1/2in. (22.2 x 14cm)

Statue of Zeno of Elea, 489-431 BC, Greek philosopher and mathematician famous for his paradoxes. Hellenistic sculpture from 2nd century BC in the Museo Capitolino, Rome. Zenonis statua vetus marmorea. Copperplate engraving by Giovanni Battista Cannetti from Copperplates of the most beautiful ancient statues of Rome, Calcografia di piu belle statue antiche a Roma, engraved by Cannetti all'Arco della Ciambella, published by Gaetano Quojani, Rome, 1779.

Running woman, to the left, Anonymous, 1500 - 1600 drawing paper. ink pen standing figure - AA - female human figure

Graphite and gray wash by Joseph Bergler the Younger depicting a standing male figure after Raphael, showing pose, anatomy, and drapery, created 1800-1805.

Marcantonio Raimondi after Raphael, Fortitude Fortitude

Plate XXXIII (33): Venus. From "Museum Florentinum" (Statuae antiquae dorum et virorum illustrium) 1734 Giovanni Girolamo Frezza. Plate XXXIII (33): Venus. From "Museum Florentinum" (Statuae antiquae dorum et virorum illustrium). Giovanni Girolamo Frezza (Italian, Canemorto 1671-ca. 1748 Rome). 1734. Engraving and etching. Prints

Femme drapée 18th century Gilles Demarteau French. Femme drapée. Gilles Demarteau (French, Liège 1722-1776 Paris). 18th century. Crayon-manner etching printed in red ink. Prints

Saint Simon, monogrammist FP (Italy; 16th century), After Parmigianino, c. 1500 - c. 1599 print Italy paper etching the apostle Simon Zelotes (or Simon the Canaanite); possible attributes: book, saw, scroll

François Verdier drawing of Saint Barbara, in black chalk with gray wash and white chalk heightening.

Louis XIV (King of France), Paris, Picart, Bernard, Mazeline, Pierre, Statues from the Gardens of Versailles, Europe, verso lower left - stamped, Statue in the Gardens of Versailles. The female personification of Europe, a shield on which a horse is held as a reference to her superiority in war. At her feet a crown and a scepter. In the margin a caption in French., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 177 mm, width 101 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1673-06-11 - 1733-05-08, print maker, printmaker, 1709 - 1709, first quarter 18th century, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), supervision, 1632 - 1708-02-07, after image of, Publication (Event), Publicatie, publisher, uitgever, Frans, 1638-09-05 - 1715-09-01, granter of privilege

Sandrart, Joachim von, Rome, Comin, Joan, Galleria Giustiniana del Marchese Vincenzo Giustiniani, Statue of a Woman, recto lower right - handwritten in brown ink, Below the statue the coat of arms of Vincenzo Giustiniani. The print is part of a series of prints after sculptures in the collection of Giustiniani in Rome., print, prints, verso - stamped, 77, height 369 mm, width 219 mm, Dutch, print maker, printmaker, 1636 - 1636, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1606-05-12 - 1688-10-14, intermediary draughtsman

Thalia. Thalia, muse from the comedy.

Young woman with object that looks like bird; Gods and muses and young women.

Euterpe according to the drawing of J. L. Chapon, Léon Louis (1836 1918), Monogramista J.L.

Statue of unknown Roman goddess, believed to be Clemenza or Clementia, the goddess of forgiveness. Found in the Aventine, Rome. Copperplate engraving after an illustration by L. Agricola from Pietro Paolo Montagnani-Mirabili's Il Museo Capitolino (The Capitoline Museum), Rome, 1820.

Roundel with a Sybil (), grotesques for the decoration above the mirror, noble cabinet, Palazzo Altieri. Date: 18th century. Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash off-white laid paper. Museum: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.

Wszyscy Święci w MNK Lewicki, Jan (1802 1871), Nowotny, Leopold (1818 1870)

Sculpture by Julia; Julia. Classic sculpture of a standing woman with draped skirt, without arms. The print is part of an album with a series of prints to the sculptures in the collection of Gerard Reynst.

Sitting old man; Paintings in the Sixtin Chapel. Figure from Michelangelo's ceiling painting. Numbered at the bottom right: 50.

Eutichio Ajello / 'Venus of Madrid'. Mid-XVIIIcentury. Pencil on paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

St. Simon, from Christ, the Twelve Apostles and St. Paul 1525-76 Lambert Suavius Netherlandish. St. Simon, from Christ, the Twelve Apostles and St. Paul. Lambert Suavius (Netherlandish, ca. 1510-by 1576). 1525-76. Engraving; second state of two. Prints

Rome, Mascardi, Vitale, Castellucci, Salvi, Bloemaert, Cornelis (II), Venus, verso - stamped, Statue of Venus, goddess of love. She holds a fruit in her hand., print, book illustration, prints, height 278 mm, width 177 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1603 - 1692-09, print maker, printmaker, 1642 - 1642, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Italian, 1608 - 1672, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

S. Maria Magdalena..

Statue of a muse; Galleria Giustiniana del Marchese Vincenzo Giustiniani I. a statue of a muse with mask and wind instrument in her hands. Perhaps thalia. On the base the coat of arms of Vincenzo Giustiniani. Print is part of an album with a series of prints to the sculptures in the collection in the Galleria Giustiniani in Rome.

Alvin M Gully, Circus Wagon Figure, 1938 Circus Wagon Figure

Francesco Bartolozzi RA, 1728-1815, Italian, active in Britain (1764-99), Young Girl with a Mouse on a String Teasing a Cat, 1782. Engraving.

A Roman goddess of obscure attributes : depicted here with finger to lips, she is also represented with her mouth bound, so there are connotations of secrecy. Date: BCE

Drawing, St. Nicholas of Tolentino from St. Peter's colonnade; Jean-Robert Ango (French, active in Rome 1759 -1770, d. 1773); After Nicola Artusi; France; red chalk on paper

Sculpture of Julia, Hubert Quellinus, 1646 - 1670 print Classic sculpture of a standing woman with draped skirt, without arms. The print is part of an album with a series of prints to the sculptures in the collection of Gerard Reynst. paper engraving piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture

Niello copper engraving by Marcantonio Raimondi around 1505-1515 depicting Saint Barbara, showing her with tower and symbolic elements, emphasizing religious representation.

Rosa, Salvator, work, Man with cloak on shoulder, (1000 - 2000), etching, reprint, graphics, sheet width 8, 5 cm, leaf height 13.9 cm

Woodcutter: Antonio Maria Zanetti, Italian, 1680-1757, After: Parmigianino, Italian, 1503-1540, Saint James theGreat, Chiaroscuro woodcut, block: 18.8 × 9.8 cm (7 3/8 × 3 7/8in.), Made in Italy, Italian, 18thcentury, Works on Paper -Prints

Study of an Apostle. Bernardino Gatti (Italian, about 1495 - 1575)

Eutichio Ajello / 'The Muse Polymnia'. Mid-XVIIIcentury. Pencil on paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Statue of hygieia; Galleria Giustiniana del Marchese Vincenzo Giustiniani I. Statue of Hygieia, dressed in classic robe, a diadem in the hair. To her right arm, the holy snake of her father's Asclepius, which she drinks from the bowl in her left hand. On the base the coat of arms of Vincenzo Giustiniani. Print is part of an album with a series of prints to the sculptures in the collection in the Galleria Giustiniani in Rome.

Pencil drawing of a standing female figure, possibly Hygieia, circa 1600, emphasizing posture, proportions, and anatomical detail.

Sculpture of Eiren with Ploutos as a child, 1896 photograph European Publisher: Munich cardboard. paper. printing ink collotype piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture. Plutus (god of wealth), son of Ceres and Iasion. 92D223 Irene (Eirene) Europe

John Baptist Jackson, after Parmigianino, Woman Standing Holding a Jar on the Head, 1731 Woman Standing Holding a Jar on the Head

Sculpture of the muse urania; Sculptures from ancient times. Caption in Latin. Print is part of an album.

James Basire, 1769-1822, British, John of Eltham. Engraving.

Clio. Clio, muse of history.

Etching by Hubertus Quellinus depicting the allegorical figure of Prudence. Produced around 1668.

Jacques Stella, Saint Simon Saint Simon

Raphael, Veneziano, Agostino, Delessert, Benjamin, Augustin Vénetien, Woman standing near a vase, Photographic reproduction of an engraving of a woman standing near a vase by Agostino Veneziano, photograph, photo, reproduction, page, photographs, photographically illustrated books, height 215 mm, width 147 mm, French, 1817 - 1868, photographer, 1848 - 1853, photographic paper, salted paper print, salted print, Work conception, Italian, 1490 - 1536, after a print by, 1483-04-07 - 1520-04-07, intermediary draughtsman

Standing female figure, Venus Genetrix, draughtsman: Joseph Adolf Schmetterling, (mentioned on object), anonymous, 1761 - 1828, paper, pen, h 377 mm × w 283 mm

This circa 1485 copper engraving by Tarocchimeister depicts Urania, the muse of astronomy, highlighting figure posture, celestial symbols, and Renaissance engraving style.

Innocence, 1766. Domenico Cunego (Italian, 1726-1803). Engraving;

Pointing woman with child; Paintings in the Sixtin Chapel. Figures from Michelangelo's ceiling painting. Numbered at the bottom right: 44.

An Apostle (Saint Bartholomew). Domenico Beccafumi (1486-1551). Chiaroscuro woodcut. Circa 1540-50. 41.6 x 21.1cm.

Italy, Carracci, Annibale, Bologna, Mitelli, Giuseppe Maria, L'Arti Per Via, Street vendors in Bologna, Seller of holy pictures and rosaries, verso - stamped, A street vendor with in his left hand pictures of Mary and Child and in the other hand prints of fighting figures and the caption 'Femine Sola Fuit'. Rosary beads hang around his left arm. Italian verse in bottom margin., print, prints, height 278 mm, width 196 mm, Italian, 1634 - 1718-02-08, print maker, printmaker, 1660 - 1660, third quarter 16th century, paper, etching, etchings, Work conception, after own design by, 1560-11-03 - 1609-07-15

Sitting old man, Adamo Scultori, After Michelangelo, c. 1585 print Figure from Michelangelo's ceiling painting. Numbered below: 50. Print Maker: ItalyaFter Painting by: Vatican City paper engraving old man. beard

Apollo, Roman god of poetry, wearing a long panno (robe) and laurel wreath, holding a cithara (lyre). Copperplate engraving by Tommaso Piroli from his Antiquities of Heraculaneum (Antichita di Ercolano), Rome, 1789.

The Roman goddess Diana, marble statue from ancient Rome, Italy, digital reproduction of an original from the 18th century, original date not known, Europe

Horus, Isis Nursing Her Son, Horus, Ceremonies et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde, Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733, Engraving, 1723-1743, Plate 20 follows p. 220. Plate 20 consists of four engraved images--this is a detail view of the bottom left, (it is not an overall view of plate 20).

Amsterdam, Penningen, Daniel with the, Statue of Mylitta, recto - handwritten in brown ink, the Assyrian goddess of fertility, in classical robes. Around the statue is armor, jewelry and clothing. On the base the name of the goddess., print, engraving, book illustration, prints, verso lower right - stamped, height 291 mm, width 177 mm, Noord-Nederlands - 1696-08-26, print maker, printmaker, 1690 - 1690, paper, papier, engraving (printing process)

Flora. Etching by F. Perrier.

Luiheid, paul tetar van elven, after jacob matham, after Hendrick Goltzius, 1840 print Female personification of laziness. In a niche a woman stands barefoot and with bare bust. A snail crawls on her shoulder. In addition to the niche two emblems; one with a donkey, the other with a piss bed. Two lines of Latin under the performance. print maker: Netherlandsafter print by: Haarlemafter design by: Haarlem paper engraving Sloth, Indolence, 'Acedia', 'Desidia'; 'Accidia' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Seven Deadly Sins

Saint Catherine. Artist: Jacopo de' Barbari (Italian, active Venice by 1497-died by 1516 Mechelen or Brussels). Dimensions: plate: 7 11/16 x 4 13/16 in. (19.6 x 12.3 cm)sheet: 8 3/8 x 5 9/16 in. (21.3 x 14.1 cm). Date: ca. 1501-3.This is a rich early impression of which nothing remains but the figure and most of the ground below. Practically all of the blank background was skillfully added in the nineteenth century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Erato, Muse of Lyric Poetry, plate 11 from Parnassus Biceps 1601 Frankfurt an der Oder. Engraving in black on ivory laid paper . Johann Theodor de Bry

Ceres, Cornelis Bloemaert (II), after Joachim von Sandrart (I), c. 1636 print Image of a young woman with earrings in her hand. Probably the goddess of agriculture, Ceres. The image comes from the Vincenzo Giustiniani collection, whose weapon can be seen on the pedestal. paper engraving (story of) Ceres (Demeter). piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture

Francisco Bayeu / 'Saint John the Evangelist'. XVIII century. White chalk, Black chalk on green paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Antique statue of Pallas Athens, Etienne Baudet, 1680 print France paper engraving (story of) Pallas. chest, bust - AA - female human figure. piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture Tuileriep-palpal

Statue of Aesculapius, 1636 - 1647 print Statue of Aesculapius with its staff -wrapped staff in his left hand. He wears a bowl in his right hand. On the base the Wapen van Vincenzo Giustiniani. Print is part of an album with a series of prints to the sculptures in the collection in the Galleria Giustiniani in Rome. paper engraving piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture. (story of) Aesculapius (Asclepius)

Muze der Music (euterpe). A muse of music, perhaps euterpe, with a wreath in the left hand and a flute in the other hand.

Seated Woman, Arms Crossed in Prayer Claude Mellan French. Seated Woman, Arms Crossed in Prayer 392362

Euterpe Antonio Fantuzzi Italian. Euterpe 397754

Pallas Athena standing on a globe, holding a spear in her left hand and her shield in her right ca. 1520-40 Anonymous, Italian, 16th to early 17th century Italian. Pallas Athena standing on a globe, holding a spear in her left hand and her shield in her right 342587

Umbria Perugia Trevi Palazzo Communale, Pinacoteca6. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Views of the 15th century facade of the Palazzo Communale and the Piazza Mazzini. Views of the fine collection of Umbrian painting, sculpture, metal work and Deruta Maiolica in the Pinacoteca. Of special note is a sculptural group which is an excellent example of the great 19th century sculptor Cesare Aureli. The photos also show the encycolpedic collection of Umbrian paintings (14th-16th centuries) highlighted by works of Giovanni Spagna, Giusto di Grand and Pinturricchio. Object Notes: Hutzel shot this campaign in 1984. General Notes: Prints H-35, 37, 46 and 48 were erroneously attributted to Benozzo Gozzoli by Hutzel. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including object

Female Figure with Staff and Cornucopia 17th century Anonymous, Italian, 17th century Italian. Female Figure with Staff and Cornucopia 389431

Tilly, Edmunda.

Rede, Philips Galle, c. 1585 - C. 1590 print A standing woman with a rod in her right hand and the bridle of a horse in her left hand. Reason keeps the feelings of man under control, such as the rod the children and the bridle the horse. Under the show two lines of text in Latin. The print is part of an album. print maker: AntwerpSouthern Netherlands paper engraving Rationality, reasoning; "Reasoning District" (Ripa)

Remains of supposed statue of Artemisia, 1861. '...colossal statue, representing a female standing...restored as far as possible, though, unfortunately, still wanting a head. It not improbably formed a companion to the supposed statue of Mausolus, her husband and brother, in which case it would not be an unreasonable conjecture to assign it as that of Artemesia, the founder of the mausoleum. The caste of the figure is noble and easy; the drapery gracefully, nay, grandly, disposed. From the remains of that portion still visible on the shoulders it appears that the peplus, or shawl, which form

Sculpture of Leda and the swan; Sculptures from ancient times. Caption in Latin. Print is part of an album.

Anatomical study of the muscles from the left bone to the knee. At the top right numbered T. 76.

Judit, Jacob Matham (attributed to), after Hendrick Goltzius, 1585 - 1589 print Judit with the head of holofernes in one hand, the sword in the other. In the background, the scene in which she cuts the army commander in his tent, while her maid is on hold. Imagined at the bottom: No. 116. paper engraving Judith (one of the nine worthiest women). female persons from the Old Testament (with NAME) (not in biblical context). Judith with Holofernes' head and the sword. Holofernes beheaded by Judith with his own sword; the maidservant may be keeping watch

. A dancing tea service player, with a pot of tea in hand. Perhaps this representation relates to the Peace of Rijswijk in 1697. The print is part of a series of eight prints made in response to the conquest of names by the Allies on 5 September 1695.

The third foolish Virgin, Martin Schongauer, c. 1470 - 1491 print One of the five foolish virgins from the Biblical parable, an oil lamp in turn in the hand, rubbing the other hand in her eye. This print is part of a series of ten prints, five with wise virgins and five with foolish virgins. Germany paper engraving representation of foolish virgin(s)

H Lucia, Cornelis Galle (I), Theodoor Galle, 1596 - 1633

A woman standing on a pedestal, wearing a fur-trimmed coat and ruff ca. 1640-70 Peeter Clouwet. A woman standing on a pedestal, wearing a fur-trimmed coat and ruff. Peeter Clouwet (Flemish, Antwerp 1629-1670 Antwerp). ca. 1640-70. Engraving. Gillis Hendricx (Flemish, active 1640-1677). Prints

Young Man Standing 1700-1767 Italy. Chiaroscuro woodcut in green, light brown, medium brown, and dark brown on cream laid paper . Conte Antonio Maria Zanetti, the Elder

Woman warrior of Scythia, said to have their right breasts burned off to help them draw their bows ; if so, this sculpture discreetly conceals the fact Date: BC

Statue of Mylitta, Daniël with the tokens, 1690 print Statue of Mylitta, the Assyrian goddess of fertility, in classic robe. Around the image an armor, jewelry and clothing. The name of the goddess in the base. Amsterdam paper engraving piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture. statues, paintings, etc. ~ objects of worship in Babylonian-Assyrian religions and other antique religions of the Near East and Northern Africa

Standing woman with long hair in a dress with cape. Leaf 59 Recto from a sketchbook with 94 sheets.

Gave of Learning, Raphaël Sadeler (I), After Maerten de Vos, 1598 - 1604 print In a niche the female personification of the gift of learning, one of the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit. She is wearing a crown of leaves and in her right hand she has a caduceus. A radiant sun around her head. Venice paper engraving 'Scientia', Knowledge ~ one of the seven gifts of the Holy Ghost

Statue of Ceres, Claude Mellan, 1636 - 1637 print Rome paper engraving piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture. (story of) Ceres (Demeter)

Depicts a seated female model drawn with wiped coal and white highlights on gray paper, showing posture and anatomy.

'DAR-THULA,' BY HENRY TIDEY, FROM THE EXHIBITION OF THE NEW SOCIETY OF PAINTERS IN WATER COLOURS

Eutichio Ajello / 'The Philosopher Epicurus'. Mid-XVIIIcentury. Pencil on paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Mary Magdalene verso. Dated: in or after 1524. Dimensions: overall: 16.5 x 11.6 cm (6 1/2 x 4 9/16 in.). Medium: brush and brown ink with brown wash heightened in white over black chalk. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Biagio Pupini.

The holy Bartolomeus, monogrammist FP (Italy; 16th century), after Parmigianino, c. 1500 - c. 1599 print paper etching the apostle Bartholomew; possible attributes: book, devil or dragon at feet, knife, scroll, flayed skin, staff

In Greek and Roman mythology, the Muses were nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne (goddess of memory). There were honored as the patrons of arts and sciences. Calliope was the head muse, and Apollo, the god of prophecy and song, was their leader. The other nine were Clio, Erato, Melpomene, Terpsichore, Apollo Polyhymnia, Euterpe, Urania, and Thalia. This illustration from 1898 shows Calliope.

Minerva, Cornelis Bos (possibly), after Francesco Primaticcio, after Léon Davent, c. 1540 - c. 1555 print Minerva leaning on an arc. Next to her a harness, arrows, a book and a helmet. Her name in Greek and a reference in Latin are on the arch. paper engraving (story of) Minerva (Pallas, Athena)

Matthew, Ancestor of Christ, Print made by Adamo 'Ghisi' Scultori, ca.1530-1585, after Michelangelo, 1474/1475-1564, Italian, 1550 to 1585, Engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper

Personification of the married State, Arnold Houbraken, 1710 - 1719 print A female -chained woman with a scepter in her right hand as a personification of the married state. On the left in the background a few that pit from a horn of abundance and on the left a figure with a torch on a pedestal with a kneeling figure in front. Print from a series of 41 symptoms. About the print a grid in pencil. Amsterdam paper. pencil etching 'Castit marriage', 'Marital faith', 'Wedding' (Ripa)

Ceres. Image of a young woman with corners in her hand. Probably the goddess of agriculture, Ceres. The image comes from the collection of Vincenzo Giustiniani, whose weapon on the base can be seen.

Copper engraving and etching by Jean Lenfant from 1657-1660 depicting Saint Dominic, illustrating Baroque religious portraiture and engraving detail.

Francisco Bayeu / 'Male figure'. 1787 - 1791. White chalk, Black chalk on blue paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Sculpture of flora; Flora in Aedibus Card. Farnesij; Antique sculptures in Rome; Antiquarum Statuarum Urbis Romae Quae in Publicis Locis Visuntur Icones. Caption in Latin. Print is part of an album.

Copper engraving by Raffaello Santi depicting a karyatid representing the Sea or Marine, produced between 1655 and 1703.

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