Allegorical and Mythical Figures

Engravings of women representing various themes and allegories, featuring classical attire and poses, often set in architectural niches or symbolic backgrounds.

Jacques Stella, Sibylla Europa, 1625 Sibylla Europa

Libische Sibille, Lambertus sweeter, 1520 - 1567 print Keeping the Libyan Sibille standing in a niche and the cloth around her shoulders in front of the chest. Southern Netherlands paper engraving sibyls (with NAME)

Copper engraving by Tarocchimeister depicting the allegorical figure 'Faith (Believe)', created before 1467.

A woman's figure as a personification of satisfaction, with a hand mirror in her right hand that she looks into and under her left arm a bowl with valuables like a necklace and coins. In the background, Alexander visits the great Diogenes in his ton, who will ask if the emperor wants to go out of his sun on answer what he wants. Print from a series of 41 symbols.

A muse standing in a niche, left arm resting in a ledge. Artist: Giulio Bonasone (Italian, active Rome and Bologna, 1531-after 1576). Dimensions: sheet: 6 5/16 x 3 3/8 in. (16 x 8.5 cm). Date: ca. 1531-76. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Print made by Adamo 'Ghisi' Scultori, ca.1530-1585, Ancestor of Christ from Naason Lunette (Left Figure), 1550 to 1585. Engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper.

Copper engraving by Tarocchimeister before 1467 depicting Urania, the muse of astronomy, showing celestial symbols and Renaissance printmaking techniques.

The Third Wise Virgin ca. 1435-1491 Martin Schongauer German. The Third Wise Virgin 367027

Dancing Figure. Artist: After Carlo Maratti (Italian, Camerano 1625-1713 Rome). Dimensions: sheet: 16 1/8 x 21 3/4 in. (41 x 55.2 cm)plate: 13 7/8 x 8 3/8 in. (35.3 x 21.2 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Jacques Stella, Sibylla Europa, 1625 Sibylla Europa

Woman as a personification of strength (Fortitudo) leaning on column standing in NIS, Anonymous, After Marcantonio Raimondi, After Rafaël, 1510 - 1575 print paper engraving Fortitude, 'Fortitudo' ~ one of the Four Cardinal Virtues

Sibille with her left arm for the chest; Sibillen.a sibille standing in a niche looking right and with left arm for the chest.

A copper engraving print by Tarocchimeister before 1467 depicting Urania, muse of astronomy, showing figure, drapery, and celestial symbols.

This 1490 copper engraving by Lucantonio Degli Uberti depicts Salome holding the head of John the Baptist, showing figures, gestures, and religious symbolism.

. A women's figure with a column over her shoulder as the personification of power (Fortitudo).

A standing Allegorical Figure. Circle of Pierre Brebiette (1598-circa 1650). Red chalk . 21.7 x 10.9cm.

Saint Catherine, 1 of 25 plates from the series Martyrologium Sanctarum Virginum (Female MartyrSaints). Publisher: Adriaen Collaert, Flemish, 1560-1618

Proserpina en Ascalaphus als uil, Enea Vico (Possibly), After Parmigianino, 1548 print Proserpina standing in a landscape, her hand extended to Ascalaphus in the form of an owl. Ascalaphus discovered Proserpina when she was secretly picking pomegranates, on which she turned him into an owl for punishment. paper engraving Ascalaphus changed into a screech-owl: as punishment for discovering she had eaten some pomegranates, Proserpina sprinkles water from the Phlegethon on Ascalaphus' head, thus changing him into a screech-owl (Ovid, Metamorphoses V 543)

Tiburtine Sibille; Sibylla tyburtina; Ten sibilles; Sibillaru decem. The Tiburtian Sibille standing for a balustrade. In her right hand she holds a writing tablet and she points up with her left hand. Title and a line of Latin text in undermarge. Numbered bottom left 10.

Judit, Jan Collaert (II), After Maerten de Vos, 1588 - 1597 print In the foreground Judit, a sword in one hand and the head of Holofernes to the other. In the background the tent of Holofernes, where Judit turns the head of the general. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a press series with famous women from the Old Testament. Antwerp paper engraving female persons from the Old Testament (with NAME) (not in biblical context). Holofernes beheaded by Judith with his own sword; the maidservant may be keeping watch

A copper engraving by Jacob Matham titled 'Temperance', showing an allegorical figure representing moderation and self-control in early modern European art.

Debora, Jacob Matham (attributed to), after Hendrick Goltzius, 1601 - 1652 print The prophetess Debora, standing with a hand in her side and in her other hand a book (the Old Testament). Sixth print from the series of the prophets and the prophets from the Old Testament merged. Print Maker: Haarlem Publisher: Amsterdam paper engraving female persons from the Old Testament (with NAME) (not in biblical context). the time of Deborah and Barak (Judges 4-5)

Vatican City, Alexander VII, Rome, Collignon, François, Italy, Carracci, Annibale, Cesio, Carlo, Galeria nel Palazzo Farnese in Roma, Paintings in Palazzo Farnese in Rome, Temperance (Temperantia), verso - stamped, The personification of temperance (Temperantia), a seated woman with reins in her hands., print, prints, height 137 mm, width 100 mm, Italian, 1622 - 1682, print maker, printmaker, 1656 - 1656, paper, etching, intermediary draftsman, after a drawing by, Work conception, 1560-11-03 - 1609-07-15, based on a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, French, 1610 - 1687, publisher, 1599-02-13 - 1667-05-22, grantor of privilege

A copper engraving by Marcantonio Raimondi created around 1505-1515 depicting a muse, illustrating Renaissance interest in classical themes.

Gulzigheid (Gula), anonymous, after Jacob Matham, after Hendrick Goltzius, 1593 print Personification of gluttony, depicted as a thick female figure with a pie, standing in a niche. paper engraving Gluttony, intemperance, 'gula'; 'Gola', 'Ingordigia', 'Ingordigia overo aviditè', 'voracitè (Ripa) ~ Personification of one of the seven deadly sins

Fiducia, a seated woman holds a book and banner while turning her head away from a bare-breasted woman, who lies at her feet before an assemblage of masks on the ground, from the series 'Virtues conquering vices' after Maerten de Vos. Artist: after Maerten de Vos (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1532-1603 Antwerp); Johann Sadeler I (Netherlandish, Brussels 1550-1600/1601 Venice). Dimensions: sheet: 5 3/8 x 3 9/16 in. (13.6 x 9 cm). Series/Portfolio: Virtues conquering vices, after Maerten de Vos. Date: 1579. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Philosopfia XXVIII Philosophy. Mantegna, Andrea, 1431-1506. 1550. Ladenspelder, Johann, approximately 1511-approximately 1580. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Lust, Heinrich Aldegrever, After Cornelis Anthonisz., 1549 print Personification of Lust (Luxuria). A woman with a drinking cup and a wine jug in her hand, behind her a pig that eats a tuber. Seventh print from a series of fourteen with personifications of virtues and vices. Germany paper engraving Lust, Luxury, 'Luxuria'; 'Lussuria' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Deadly Sins. pig

Woman as personification of caution (prudentia) with snake and mask, Marcantonio Raimondi, After Rafaël, 1510 - 1527 print paper engraving Prudence, 'Prudentia'; 'Prudenza' (Ripa) ~ one of the Four Cardinal Virtues

Emperor Henry II, also known as Henry the Saint, depicted in splendid armour, wearing a crown and holding an orb and a sceptre, authentic reproduction of a work of art, painting, drawing by Hans Holbein the Elder (born 1465 in Augsburg, died 1524 in Basel or Isenheim), German Renaissance painter, historical

Robert von Citeaux, holy.

A copper engraving print by Tarocchimeister before 1467 depicting Polymnia, muse of sacred poetry, showing figure, drapery, and symbolic gesture.

Lesueur, Jacques-Philippe (n.1757-D.1830-12-04), The art of war, agriculture. (Title given by the author). Gray wash on paper. Carnavalet museum, history of Paris.

Standing woman with bridle. Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: c. 1650. Place: Netherlands. Measurements: h 345 mm × w 220 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Covenant; Fudus; Prosopographia, Sive Virtutum, Animi, Corporis, Bonorum Externorum, Vitiorum, ET Affectuum Variorum Deineatio. Standing woman combining with an instrument from the rope shop cords (twijnen). Under the show two lines text in Latin. The print is part of an album.

Porcie 1647 Gilles Rousselet French. Porcie 391439

Faith, Jacques de Gheyn (ii) (Workshop of), After Jacques de Gheyn (ii), 1591 - 1595 print Faith, in the form of a woman with a book in the right hand and a cross in the left hand. At the top of the show the word 'fides' (faith). This print is part of a series of seven round performances of the virtues, each personified by a female figure with typical attributes, and with Latin inscription. Netherlands paper engraving Faith, 'Faith'; "Fed ',' Faith Catholic ',' Fed Christian ',' Fed Christian Catholic Church '(Ripa) ~ One of the Three Theological virtues

Copper engraving by Tarocchimeister, created before 1467, illustrating geometric shapes and principles for instructional or decorative purposes.

A copper engraving by Sebald Beham illustrating caution, showing symbolic figures, composition, and 16th-century German engraving techniques.

Malatesta, Sigismondo Pandolfo.

Marcantonio Raimondi (Italian, ca. 1470/1482 - 1527/1534) after Raphael (Italian, 1483 - 1520). The Death of Lucretia, ca. 1511-1512. Engraving on laid paper. Plate: 208 mm x 130 mm (8.19 in. x 5.12 in.). Only state.

Pallas Athena, plate 6 from Parnassus Biceps Published 1601 Frankfurt an der Oder. Engraving in black on ivory laid paper . Johann Theodor de Bry

Enterpe, Muse of Music, plate 10 from Parnassus Biceps. Johann Theodor de Bry (German, 1561-1623); or Robert Boissard (French, c. 1570-after 1597); after Jean-Jacques Boissard (French, 1533-1598). Date: 1601. Dimensions: 237 × 141 mm (image); 260 × 143 mm (plate); 280 × 163 mm (sheet). Engraving in black on ivory laid paper. Origin: Frankfurt an der Oder. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Standing man with his right arm resting on a tree stump.

Nike, from the front, Jan de Bisschop, After Anonymous, c. 1663 - In or after 1668 print Image of the goddess Nike with palm branch and laurel wreath. Northern Netherlands paper etching (story of) Nike

Pietas (piety), Figure No. 2 (from 8) from the series: Allegorical figures on the facade of the Golden Gate at ul. Długa in Gdańsk Falck, Jeremias (approx. 1610 1677)

A copper engraving by Sebald Beham depicting caution, showing symbolic figures, composition, and 16th-century German engraving techniques.

Women's figure that water from one can serve in a glass, standing in a niche, as a personification of moderation.

Saint Barbara standing, palm in her right hand, resting her left hand on a tower 1530-60 Master of the Die Italian. Saint Barbara standing, palm in her right hand, resting her left hand on a tower 396165

Saint Susanna in an interior holding an open book in her left hand, a palm in her right, a landscape visible through a window at right and at bottom center a coat of arms. Artist: Cherubino Alberti (Zaccaria Mattia) (Italian, Borgo Sansepolcro 1553-1615 Rome); After Alessandro Alberti (Italian, 1551-1596). Dimensions: Sheet: 11 7/16 × 7 11/16 in. (29.1 × 19.5 cm). Date: 1578. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Statue of muse at the Capitol in Rome Musa in Capitolio (title on object) Own image of one hundred of the most famous statuettes or antique statues, standing in Rome (series title), (story of the) Muses, 'Muse' (Ripa), Cornelis van Dalen (II) (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1648 - 1664, paper, engraving, h 224 mm × w 135 mm

The Magdalene standing facing right, jar held in her raised right hand 1530-60 Master of the Die Italian. The Magdalene standing facing right, jar held in her raised right hand 396166

Elisabeth of Swabia or Beatrice of Swabia (1205-1235). Member of the House of Hohenstaufen. Queen consort of Castile and Leon by marriage to Ferdinand III. Engraving by Coderch. Historia General de Espana by Padre Mariana. Madrid, 1852.

St Simon. Plate 4. From: Christ and the Apostles, 1545, by Lambert Suavius. Gift of Sir John Ilott, 1971.

Italy, Sirani, Giovanni Andrea, Lucretia, verso - stamped, Lucretia seated with bare chest and on her lap the dagger with which she stabbed herself. Dedication in bottom margin., print, prints, height 235 mm, width 139 mm, Italian, 1610-09-04 - 1670-05-21, print maker, printmaker, 1620 - 1670, paper, papier, etching, etchings

Marcantonio Raimondi after Raphael, Prudence Prudence

Niello copper engraving by Marcantonio Raimondi around 1505-1515 depicting Saint Katharina, showing her with symbolic elements including a wheel and religious attire.

Copper engraving by Marcantonio Raimondi around 1516-1518 depicting Spes, the personification of hope, showing a standing female figure with symbolic elements.

Forestry, Venetia; Ancient habits, modern and world around the world ....

St. Genevieve. Artist: Gilles Rousselet (French, Paris 1614-1686 Paris); After Laurent de La Hyre (French, Paris 1606-1656 Paris). Dedicatee: Dedicated to François de La Rochefoucauld (1558-1645). Dimensions: sheet: 14 15/16 x 9 3/8 in. (38 x 23.8 cm). Publisher: Published by Pierre Mariette le fils (French, Paris 1634-1716 Paris). Date: n.d.. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

These about theology of Antoine Talon (left part), Claude Mellan (attributed to), 1648 print Sitting woman, writing with a marker on a stone tablet. Sword and arrows on the ground. paper engraving materials to write on, writing surfaces. hacking and thrusting weapons: sword

Caution, Cornelis Massijs, c. 1543 - c. 1544 print The personification of virtue caution with a mirror in one hand she looks into and a snake in the other hand. A landscape in the background. Antwerp paper engraving Prudence, 'Prudentia'; 'Prudenza' (Ripa) ~ one of the Four Cardinal Virtues

Woman Turned to the Right. Artist: Antonio Fantuzzi (Italian, active France, 1537-45); After Francesco Primaticcio (Italian, Bologna 1504/5-1570 Paris). Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed): 10 3/16 × 4 1/16 in. (25.9 × 10.3 cm). Date: 1540-45. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Standing Figure with a Turban, Seen from the Side, Pieter Lastman, 1603 drawing paper pen / brush Asiatic races and peoples. standing figure

Achim, 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

Copper engraving by Nicoletto da Modena from the first quarter of the 16th century depicting Saint Bernhard of Siena, showing figure, gestures, and religious symbols.

Tiburtine Sibille; Sibylle tibvrtina; Sibilles. The Tiburtian Sibille is sitting on a rock. She has a book. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a tachy series about the Sibilles.

Juno. Abraham Bloemaert; Dutch, 1566-1651. Date: 1605-1615. Dimensions: 142 × 113 mm (image); 143 × 114 mm (plate); 146 × 118 mm (sheet). Etching, on ivory laid paper. Origin: Holland. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Personification of Reinheid, Arnold Houbraken, 1710 - 1719 print A veiled female figure with a lily and her left hand in her right hand resting on a column as the personalized cleanliness. A classic structure in the background. Print from a series of 41 symptoms. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving / pen Chastity ',' purity '' Vergogn honesty '(Ripa). Flowers: Lily (+ Plants used symbolically)

Hannah. Jacob Matham (Holland, Haarlem, 1571-1631). Holland, 1588. Prints; engravings. Engraving

Juno 1605-1615 Holland. Among the most famous Dutch mannerist artists of the late 16th and early 17th centuries, Bloemaert relied on prints, primarily by other artists, to popularize his designs. This is the only print that he appears to have made himself, and it reflects the fluid line characteristic of his drawings. It was intended to be part of a series that was never completed.. Etching, on ivory laid paper . Abraham Bloemaert

Bliżej Kultury Masieski, Jan (Fl. Ca 1750 1800), Wdykowski, Ignacy

Caution, Hans Collaert (I), After Lambert Lombard, 1557 print In a niche the female personification of caution (Prudentia), one of the four cardinal virtues. In her hands she wears her personal attributes: the mirror and the snake. The print is part of a series with the seven virtues as the subject. print maker: Antwerpafter design by: Liègepublisher: Antwerp paper engraving Prudence, 'Prudentia'; 'Prudenza' (Ripa) ~ one of the Four Cardinal Virtues

The Third Foolish Virgin Artist's working dates 1450-1491 Germany. Engraving on paper . Martin Schongauer

Two Standing Figures, Karl Theodor von Piloty, German, 1826 - 1886, Fra Bartolommeo, Italian, 1472 - 1517, Woodcut on paper, Two heavily robed standing figures, turned slightly to the left., Munich, Germany, ca. 1850, Print, Print

Judit met het hoofd van Holofernes.Judit with the cut head of Holofernes in her hand. The sword in the other hand.

Louis XIV (King of France), Paris, Picart, Bernard, Magnier, Philippe, Statues from the Gardens of Versailles, Spring, verso lower left - stamped, Statue in the Gardens of Versailles. The female personification of Spring, a basket of flowers in her hand. In the margin a caption in French., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 178 mm, width 107 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, 1647 - 1715-12-25, after image of, Publication (Event), Publicatie, publisher, uitgever, Frans, 1638-09-05 - 1715-09-01, granter of privilege

Copper engraving by Nicoletto da Modena depicting Minerva, created in the first quarter of the 16th century.

Candle carrier in shape of woman; Nouveau Livre the Termes.The Woman Wears A Fruit Basket. From Series or 6 sheets.

Man subjects a harpy; Wanderings of Aeneas; L'ENEA Vagante Pitture Dei Caracci. Console with a naked man, one of the soldiers of Aeneas, sitting on a harp.

Enious, Heinrich Aldegrever, After Cornelis Anthonisz., 1549 print Personification of envy (invidia). A woman, standing with one foot on a skull, a snake wriggles around her left hand, a whip in her right hand. Ninth print from a series of fourteen with personifications of virtues and vices. Germany paper engraving Envy; 'Invidia' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Seven Deadly Sins

Copper engraving by Sebald Beham depicting an allegory of Christianity with figures, symbols, and detailed compositional arrangement.

Sibylle Tiburtine ca. 1635 Gilles Rousselet French. Sibylle Tiburtine 391159

Charity, Heinrich Aldegrever, 1551 drawing Design for a print. paper. ink pen / brush Charity, 'Caritas'; 'Carití' (Ripa) ~ one of the Three Theological Virtues

Knowledge; Cognitio; The seven virtues. In a niche the female personification of knowledge (cognitio). She likes a torch in one and a book in the other hand. Due to the light of the torch, she gets insight into the knowledge that is stored in the book. Although knowledge is traditionally not virtue, she is still portrayed here as the first print of a series with the seven virtues as subject.

Saint Mary Magdalen. Engraving by C. Cort, 1566, after Titian.

Standing Angel Holding a Scroll ca. 1614 Giovanni Domenico Caresana Italian. Standing Angel Holding a Scroll 406966

Copper engraving by Israhel van Meckenem from the late 15th century depicting the third foolish virgin, showing figures, gestures, and detailed line work on paper.

Chastity, Heinrich Aldegrever, 1551, Design for a print., draughtsman: Heinrich Aldegrever, 1551, paper, pen, brush, h 105 mm × w 61 mm

Drawing of an Angel Playing a Viol by Pietro Vannucci, Called Perugino. Roger Fenton (English, 1819 - 1869)

Tamar; Thamar; Famous women from the Old Testament; ICONES ILVSTRIRM FEMINARVM Veteris Testamenti. On the foreground Tamar, the daughter-in-law of Judah. Tamar decides her father-in-law in the background. Dressed as a prostitute, she seduces him to later bare two children from him. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a print series with famous women from the Old Testament.

Three studies on or for a statue of Juno, Vincent Sellaer, 1538 - 1544 drawing paper. chalk. ink pen / brush (story of) Juno (Hera). standing figure - AA - female human figure. piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture

Man Onderwerpt Een Harpij, Giuseppe Maria Mitelli, After Annibale Carracci, After Agostino Carracci, After Ludovico Carracci, 1663 print Console with a naked man, one of the soldiers of Aeneas, sitting on a harpij. print maker: Italyafter painting by: Italyafter painting by: Italyafter painting by: Italyprinter: RomeItalyItaly paper etching other architectural details (CONSOLE). Harpies (classical mythology). the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa)

Jael, Jael or Yael, a biblical figure and Sisera, a Canaanite army commander under King Jabin, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a prehistoric original

Temperance. Dated: 1552. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Heinrich Aldegrever.

Field gentleman in antique dress, Giulio Romano, 1502 - 1546, draughtsman: Giulio Romano, 1502 - 1546, paper, pen, brush, h 165 mm × w 135 mm

Maenad or a devotee of Bacchus making an offering, Herculaneum, Campania, Italy, engraving by Fiorillo from Le antichita di Ercolano esposte (The antiquities of Herculaneum exposed), Vv.Aa., volume V, plate 40, 1757-1787, Naples.

Saint Peter. Engraving by S.A. Bolswert after Sir P.P. Rubens.

Inspiration, Jacob Folkema, 1702 - 1767 print The inspiration is veiled and dressed in a robe. She points to the flame that flakes above her head, symbol of inspiration. Her hand rests on an open book, on the right are sheets of paper and support two scrolls against a pedestal. The sun breaks through in the air -filled air behind her. paper etching Inspiration; 'Ispiratione' (Ripa)

Statue of Leda and De Zwaan, Giovanni Luigi Valesio, 1636 print Leda statue with the swan. On the base the coat of arms of Vincenzo Giustiniani. Print is part of a series of prints to sculptures in the collection of Giustiniani in Rome. Italy paper engraving piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture. Jupiter, in the shape of a swan, and Leda

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