Allegorical and Mythological Illustrations

Copper engravings of mythological subjects, featuring gods and allegories. Rich in symbolism, these pieces explore themes of mythology through expressive figures.

Etching by Giuseppe Diamantini from 1650-1700 depicting Hercules in Olympus before Jupiter, Juno, and Mercury, illustrating seventeenth-century Italian engraving and classical mythology.

Etching by Bartolomeo Pinelli around 1823 depicting brigand life in Italy, including figures, rural and urban actions, and landscape details.

Pencil drawing by Jurriaan Cootwyk created between 1734 and 1798 depicting a shepherd playing a flute, illustrating eighteenth-century Dutch pastoral life and figure study.

Etching and copper engraving by Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin from 1785 showing the decorative friezes of a tombstone inside Agrigent Cathedral in Sicily, highlighting architectural and sculptural details.

Etching by Daniel van den Dyck depicting Aeneas accompanied by nymphs and amorets, showing mythological figures, gestures, and landscape elements, created 1634-1662.

Copper engraving by Servatius von Raben showing a Roman emperor on horseback, highlighting attire, horse, and ceremonial context, created between 1590 and 1635.

Landscape etching by Matthäus Merian the Elder, created between 1608 and 1650, showing rivers, forests, hills, and towns. The print demonstrates careful engraving, perspective, and naturalistic detail in 17th-century European art.

Copper engraving and etching depicting Venus, Amor, and Pallas, illustrating mythological figures and interactions, created between 1610 and 1750.

Storming of Alkmaar, 1573; Storming Alkmaar, September 18, 1573. The storming of Alkmaar by Spanish troops, September 18, 1573. Part of the Steel engraved group to the paintings of the historic gallery of the Society Arti et Amicitiae.

Frontispiece by David Herrliberger from 1727 depicting an allegorical representation of the history of Switzerland, executed in copper engraving and etching with dotting manner, showing figures and symbolic elements.

Copper engraving by Cornelis Cort depicting Tityos, a figure from Greek mythology. Created in 1566, illustrating the punishment of Tityos.

Copper engraving and etching by Benoît Louis Prévost between 1765 and 1804 presenting allegories on Louis VI and Louis VII of France, depicted in symbolic form.

Etching by Pierre-Philippe Choffard from 1778 depicting Catherine II of Russia, showing her portrait, attire, posture, and attributes.

An etching by Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich from 1741 showing nymphs on water at a cave entrance, with shepherds and animals in the background, highlighting natural landscape.

Etching by Johannes Thomas depicting a faun confronting a shepherd, alongside a scene with a shepherd and a young man, created between 1640 and 1650.

A woodcut by the workshop of Cranach from 1527-1645 illustrating the Revelation of John, showing symbolic and apocalyptic figures and scenes from the biblical text.

Giovanni Battista Franco, called Semolei, created an etching between 1530 and 1561 depicting angels holding a jug and a torch, representing symbolic attributes in Renaissance religious art.

Copper engraving and etching by Theodor Matham showing the Holy Family with St. Elisabeth and St. John the Baptist as a child in a landscape, produced between 1605 and 1676.

A 1641 etching by Johann Wilhelm Baur showing mythological transformations from Metamorphoses, featuring human and divine figures in detailed composition.

Etching by François Boucher depicting an allegorical scene with a decorative cartridge, highlighting figures, symbolism, and artistic composition.

Copper engraving and etching by Quinten Metsys from 1580-1637 depicting the Rest on the Flight into Egypt, showing figures, landscape, and surrounding elements.

Etching by Maria Anna Angelika Catharina Kauffmann created between 1770-1815 showing resting bacchants, depicting mythological female followers of Bacchus in a classical landscape.

Charles Nicolas Varin engraved Pan and Syrinx between 1760 and 1812, depicting the mythological figures using copper engraving and etching.

Copper engraving by Charles Le Brun from 1645-1655 depicting a morning scene, showing classical figures, light effects, and landscape elements.

Photo production from a print to a fresco by Rafaël from Jacobs Droom, Edward Dunmore, After Anonymous, After Rafaël, c. 1863 - in or before 1868 photograph paper albumen print the dream of Jacob: while sleeping on the ground with a stone for pillow Jacob sees a ladder reaching from earth to heaven with angels going up and down; usually with God at the top of the ladder

A copper engraving and etching by Raphael Sadeler the Elder, 1580-1632, depicting a river landscape with parts of a fortress, including water, terrain, and architectural elements.

Copper engraving by Jan van Londerseel portraying a disobedient prophet among lions within a detailed landscape, created between 1601 and 1652.

Copper engraving by Reinier van Persyn showing Narses and King Totila, created in 1655.

Etching by an unidentified engraver from the 18th century, depicting a landscape with a settlement.

Etching by Lodovico Mattioli depicting Bertoldo riding a donkey and Bertoldo holding cake and a sieve, created around 1710.

Copper engraving by Jacques Baptist showing a frontispiece for an atlas, created 1677-1775, depicting decorative motifs, cartographic elements, and text panels.

An etching by Johann Adam von Bartsch from 1803-1804 depicting the stoning of St. Stephanus, showing figures in action, gestures, and expressions.

Copper engraving by Johann Sadeler the Elder between 1570-1601 showing the four winds personified, with figures, gestures, and symbolic elements.

Copper engraving by Claude Mellan from 1620-1688 showing Mary Magdalene supported by angels, illustrating figures, composition, and religious symbolism.

This 1762-1806 etching and copper engraving by Nicolas Joseph Voyez l'âiné shows Euterpe, muse of music, highlighting symbolic attributes and detailed engraving technique.

Etching by Richard van Orley depicting various mythological scenes created between 1663 and 1732.

Copper engraving prints by Claude Mellan between 1620 and 1688 showing multiple title pages with decorative figures, allegorical elements, and text layout.

Copper engraving by Harmen Jansz. Muller depicting Hector of Troy, Alexander of Macedonia, and Julius Caesar, showing three historical and legendary figures in detailed attire and context, created between 1566 and 1568.

An etching by Hieronymus Hopfer from 1525-1550 depicting Saint Jerome, showing his figure, attire, and traditional iconography.

Woodcut by Michael Ostendorfer from 1554 illustrating the Catechism of Nicolaus Gallus, showing text, figures, and religious symbolism typical of mid-16th-century European prints.

Etching by Bernard Picart, created in 1734, depicting various scenes with detailed compositions and figures.

Print, Bifurcated Grotesque Ornament Panel Designs; Designed by Claude Gillot (French, 1673 - 1722); Print Maker: Gabriel Huquier (French, 1695-1772); France; etching on laid paper

Etching by Christian Friedrich Boetius from 1766 depicting the martyrdom of the seven Maccabean brothers in religious representation.

Etching by Pieter Nolpe from 1630-1652 depicting a battle scene titled 'Ignis' with burning fields.

Etching by Joseph Mössmer from 1800-1845 depicting a rocky landscape with a waterfall, a wooden hut, and three women in the foreground.

Copper engraving by Crispin van de Passe from 1584-1637 depicting a prophet in a landscape, showing biblical figure and surrounding environment.

Copper engraving and etching by Pierre Alexandre Tardieu depicting Archangel Michael defeating the renegade angels, created in 1806.

Etching by Balthasar Moncornet showing a landscape with four men seated at a meal, including table, food, and surrounding natural environment, dated 1600-1668.

An etching by Georg Friedrich Schmidt from 1755-1773 depicting scenes from the story of Tobias: his return to his father and the old Tobias with his wife, showing figures, gestures, and domestic surroundings.

Aquatint and etching by an unknown engraver depicting the death of Adonis, created between 1760 and 1796, illustrating mythological subject and art from the 18th century.

Copper engraving frontispiece by Jean Aubert, created in 1741, depicting a muse and a genius representing inspiration and creativity.

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Pencil drawing by Gilles Demarteau created between 1742 and 1776 depicting an interior with women and children.

Etching by Johann Elias Ridinger from 1729 illustrating the method of catching tachs using a hood, showing hunting techniques, building, and animals.

Etching by Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi depicting Saints Andreas and Fabianus, created between 1620 and 1640.

Copper engraving by Philipp Galle workshop (1557-1612) depicting painters at work, showing figures, tools, canvas, gestures, and studio setting in 16th-17th century Europe.

Etching and copper engraving by Jean Moyreau, 1750, depicting the Triton fountain, showing architectural structure, water, sculptures, and figures in the fountain composition.

Etching by Bartolomeo Biscaino depicting the infant Moses on the Nile, produced between 1650 and 1657.

A 16th-century woodcut by Tobias Stimmer depicting members and groups of the Roman church, showing figures, attire, and ceremonial arrangements.

Etching by Jacques Callot depicting 'The Temptation of St. Antonius,' 1635, showing the saint confronted by symbolic figures in a dramatic scene.

Etching by Franz Edmund Weirotter depicting a landscape featuring a homestead, with surrounding natural elements including trees, terrain, and water in detailed composition.

Albrecht Dürer's early 19th-century lithograph depicts a soldier with lance as part of a triumphal procession, showing figures, posture, and uniform details.

Woodcut by Lucas Cranach the Elder, late 15th to mid-16th century, depicting a proclamation scene with figures in gesture and attire of the period.

Etching by Claudine Bouzonnet-Stella from 1657 representing children playing in decorative arrangement.

Etching by François Collignon from 1630-1687 depicting the encounter of Pope Leo I with Attila on the Mincio River, showing figures, gestures, and historical composition in copper engraving.

Pencil drawing by Gilles Demarteau between 1742 and 1776 depicting two boys with sheep.

Copper engraving and etching by Johann Jaresch created between 1800 and 1840 depicting Maria Magdalena in a barren landscape with detailed 19th-century European printwork.

Etching by Bartolomeo Pinelli representing historical episodes and architectural features of Rome, created in 1819.

Etching by Charles Dupuis from 1721 depicting earth, showing soil, rocks, and terrain in naturalistic composition.

A 1803-1804 etching by Johann Adam von Bartsch depicting Maria with Jesus and John, a study for 'La Belle Plaboinière', showing figures, gesture, and arrangement.

Copper engraving by Jacob de Gheyn II, 1589, depicting the mythological banquet of the gods at the wedding of Peleus and Thetis with figures, attire, and decorative elements.

Copper engraving and etching by Crispin van de Passe around 1600 depicting allegorical figures representing Spring and Summer Ceres, showing seasonal symbols, plants, and harvest motifs.

This 1746 copper engraving and etching by Étienne Fessard illustrates a title page depicting a café scene with figures and brooms, emphasizing daily life in mid-18th century France.

Woodcut illustration from 1491 by Michael Wolgemut for Stephan Fridolin depicting the fourth and fifth figures of the treasure retailer with detailed line work.

Etching by Giovanni Battista Franco, known as Semolei, from 1530-1561 depicting six animals, illustrating naturalistic forms and detailed composition.

Copper engraving and etching by Hans Bol, 1530-1591, depicting the flood and Noah's victims in biblical scenes.

Etching by Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi dated 1630-1680 showing a water landscape with three men, including river or lake, boats, and surrounding natural features.

Copper engraving by Johann Sadeler the Elder, 1581, depicting personifications of Africa and America with symbolic attributes and detailed figures.

Intake of Douai, 1710, 1712 - 1715 Douai, besieged by the Allies and taken on 29 June 1710. Centrally the siege and the army camp, in the foreground on the left Leopold I of Anhalt-Dessau with eagle and lion, on the right the French Virgin with a map of the city. At the bottom a pedestal with the description of the events in German. Leaf in the bound collection of plates released under the title: Repraossentatio Belli ... of the Spanical Successions Krieg Ca. 1720. print maker: Neurenbergpublisher: Augsburg paper etching / engraving Douai Douai, besieged by the Allies and taken on 29 June 1710. Centrally the siege and the army camp, in the foreground on the left Leopold I of Anhalt-Dessau with eagle and lion, on the right the French Virgin with a map of the city. At the bottom a pedestal with the description of the events in German. Leaf in the bound collection of plates released under the title: Repraossentatio Belli ... of the Spanical Successions Krieg Ca. 1720. print maker: Neuren

Copper engraving by Cornelis Bloemaert created between 1620 and 1692 depicting a vegetable arrangement alongside genre figures, showing still life and human subjects.

Etching by Karel Dujardin showing various landscapes with animals, created around 1652.

Copper engraving by Jan Pietersz. Saenredam depicting Perseus freeing Andromeda, created in 1601, illustrating early 17th-century European mythological narrative and engraving techniques.

Depicts a representation of Christ in a spring setting, created as an etching between 1881 and 1888.

Copper engraving by Johann Sadeler the Elder depicting Saba and Auxentius, showing two figures in 17th-century attire and symbolic elements.

Etching by John Pye created between 1727 and 1773 titled 'Music in Landscape; Bon Voyage' illustrates musicians in a natural setting, reflecting 18th-century European landscape and printmaking traditions.

Print, Pl. 5 of 4eme cahier de groups de fleurs et attributs pastorales from Oeuvres contenant un recueil de trophées, attributs, cartouches, vases, fleurs, ornemens, et plusieurs dessins agréables pour broder des fauteuils; composés et dessinés par Ranson, et gravés par Berthaut et Voysard

Etching with sound plate by Stefano Mulinari depicting Daedalus and Icarus, showing figures, gestures, and flight, created between 1760 and 1796.

Copper engraving and etching by Isidore Stanislas Henri Helman, created around 1788, depicting a landscape with carriages in front of a building, accompanied by text.

Etching with sound plate by an unknown engraver depicting the interior of a building associated with St. John, showing figures, architectural details, and gestures, created between the mid-18th and mid-19th century.

Etching by Alessandro Badiale from 1640-1668 depicting Maria with the child alongside Saints Antonius and Philip Neri, emphasizing religious composition.

Johann Adam von Bartsch etching showing a landscape with a fallen wheelbarrow, devices near a dilapidated fountain, and two men conversing at the base of a stone tower ruin, created 1813-1814.

Woodcut by Hans Schäufelin from the late 15th to mid-16th century depicting the triumphal procession of Emperor Charles V with musician, standard bearer, and rider, showing figures, horses, and ceremonial elements.

Copper engraving by Pierre Daret depicting the title page for the councils of general and provincial collection of the palace, created in 1643, illustrating architectural and administrative subjects.

Woodcut by Ludwig Büsinck between 1620-1630 depicting Saints Thomas, James the Younger, Jude Thaddeus, and Simon Zelotes, showing religious figures and attributes.

An etching by Pierre Alexandre Aveline from 1722 to 1760 showing a Chinese philosopher and a Chinese organist in detailed portrayal.

Engraving by Léonard Gaultier created around 1631 in copper, depicting diverse scenes with detailed figures and compositional design.

An etching by Johann Weiner from 1611 depicting an angelic figure, showing wings, flowing garments, and a celestial pose within a compositional layout.

In this 1818 etching, Bartolomeo Pinelli portrays scenes from ancient Roman history, demonstrating his expertise in capturing the essence of Roman life and architecture through detailed engravings.

Etching by Antonio Tempesta depicting a hunting scene with a prince couple, hunters, and dogs, created between 1575 and 1630, showing aristocratic leisure and hunting activity.

Etching by Antonio Tempesta depicting Emperor Gaius on horseback, created in 1596, showing the Roman emperor in military attire with attendants and horses in a ceremonial context.

Etching by Bernard Picart depicting a floating female figure, created in 1734 as a study in form and movement.

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