Allegorical and Religious Engravings

A collection of fine engravings and etchings depicting allegorical figures, biblical stories, and classical scenes with detailed human compositions.

Etching and copper engraving by Jean-Louis Delignon, 1786, depicting a battle scene from the Iliad with armed Greek warriors, shields, and classical landscape.

Woodcut illustration by Christoffel van Sichem II from Biblia Sacra, created between 1646 and 1657. The print depicts biblical figures and scenes in a narrative composition.

An etching by Herman Saftleven depicting a landscape with a game hunt, created between 1625 and 1685 using the pinnate etching technique.

Woodcut by the Cranach workshop from 1527-1645 illustrating clothing of the righteous, showing figures, attire, and composition.

An etching by Jan van Almeloveen depicting the four seasons. Created between 1678 and 1683, the work illustrates seasonal changes through natural landscapes and human activities characteristic of each season.

Etching by Giulio Carpioni created between 1640 and 1678 depicting the allegorical figure of Moderation, showing a symbolic composition representing virtue.

The etchings by Gessner from 1750-1788 feature vignettes showing human activity, animals, landscape views, and decorative elements in detailed line work.

Hans Brosamer's 1531 woodcut illustrates the New Testament with biblical figures, scenes, and symbolic elements from Christian scripture.

Etching depicting the biblical scene of the lost son, created by Heinrich Ulrich between 1595 and 1620.

Etching by Antoon Overlaet depicting a charlatan, men inside a synagogue, and a draftsman positioned before a sculpture, created between 1720 and 1777.

Etching by Hans Bol depicting the parable of the sower, created in 1574.

Etching by Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki showing Nina sitting on a bench, depicting her posture, dress, and surrounding space, created in 1799.

Woodcut by Virgil Solis the Elder from 1563 depicting scenes from Ovid's Metamorphoses, showing human and mythological figures, transformations, and narrative episodes.

Etching by Ludwig Emil Grimm depicting scenes from the old lore of the uninvited, showing figures, interactions, and narrative elements, created in 1822.

Copper engravings and etchings by Bernard Picart from 1693-1733 depicting vignettes with detailed ornamentation and dotting technique, illustrating decorative and classical motifs.

Etching by Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki illustrating Cervantes Don Quijote, showing literary figures, narrative scenes, and period attire.

Copper engraving and etching by Nicolas Ponce from 1783 created as a book illustration.

Etching by Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi depicting Apollo and Marsyas, created between 1640 and 1660, illustrating a mythological contest between the figures.

Etching by Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich depicting a village musician, a storyteller, and daily life in a rural setting, created between 1767 and 1769.

Etching attributed to Balthasar Pauillon depicting the battle of Constantine against Maxentius, created between 1690 and 1800, illustrating military conflict and historical figures.

Etching by Johann Adam von Bartsch from 1798-1804 depicting Krainerian male farmers and girls in festive clothing, showing attire, posture, and rural social life.

Etching by Edmond Hédouin produced between 1840 and 1889 showing an elegant garden scene with figures in refined surroundings.

Copper engraving and etching by Adam Fuchs from 1605-1620 depicting a sea monster in a maritime scene, showing scales, fins, waves, and surrounding marine elements.

Woodcut by Virgil Solis the Elder from 1552 depicting scenes from the Old and New Testament, illustrating biblical stories with 16th-century woodcut technique.

Etching by Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki depicting Theseus and Pirithous abducting Helena, and Cimon transporting Theseus' bones to Athens, showing classical figures and mythological narrative, 1794.

An etching by Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki from 1794 illustrating a fragment of a marriage story, showing figures, interiors, and period clothing for a book.

Etching by Giulio Carpioni depicting a decorative frieze with a bacchanal scene, created between 1640 and 1678, illustrating mythological revelry and figures.

Etching by Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki illustrating Ariostos The Rasender Roland, depicting literary scenes with figures in period attire.

Copper engravings by Jacob de Gheyn II depicting portraits from 1585 to 1629, illustrating human figures, Renaissance and early Baroque attire, and 16th-17th century European portraiture.

Copper engraving and etching by Isidore Stanislas Henri Helman around 1788 depicting a scene with a Chinese emperor, showing the emperor, attendants, architecture, and accompanying text.

Wooden stitch illustrations by Oscar Pletsch from 1876 and 1880 depicting children in daily activities, showing figures, gestures, clothing, and interaction in 19th-century European settings.

Etchings and copper engravings by Hendrik Hondius the Elder depicting April, May, and June, created in 1611-1612, illustrating seasonal landscapes and nature.

Etching by Allart van Everdingen depicting various landscapes, created between 1641 and 1675.

A copper engraving by Cornelis Boel from 1608 depicting ornamental representations of love, illustrating allegorical figures and decorative motifs.

Copper engraving by Heinrich Aldegrever from the 16th century depicting Lot and his daughters from the Old Testament, showing figures, gestures, and composition.

"Etching by Jean Le Pautre showing a design for a water basin in Predes, dated 1625-1682."

Copper engraving by Raphael de Mey depicting Saints Agnetha and Agatha, created between 1580 and 1600, illustrating late 16th-century European religious art and Christian iconography.

This 1866 wooden stitch by Oscar Pletsch depicts a dancing couple of vagoons, illustrating 19th-century European itinerant life and festive activities with detailed line work.

Etchings by Constant Bourgeois between 1785 and 1841, showing various landscapes, city views, and architectural elements throughout Italy.

Etching by an unidentified engraver from 1719 depicting grotesque ornamentation, illustrating early eighteenth-century decorative engraving techniques.

Etching series by Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki from 1777-1778 depicting various literary illustrations, showing characters, narrative scenes, and period settings.

Etching by Romeyn de Hooghe illustrating stories by Jean de la Fontaine, depicting narrative scenes with human and animal figures, created in 1685.

This etching and copper engraving by Jean Baptiste Wicar, around 1800, depicts classical cameos (kameen) with carved relief figures, illustrating European engraving techniques and artistic composition.

An etching by Cornelis Pietersz. Bega showing scenes with farmers, created between 1640 and 1664, depicting agricultural work and rural life.

Etching by Odoardo Fialetti from 1617 depicting Venus and Amor, showing classical mythological figures with detailed composition and expressive forms.

Etching by Virgil Solis depicting female personifications of countries, showing figures with symbolic attire and attributes, created between 1529 and 1562.

Jean Baptiste Wicar's copper engraving and etching, circa 1800, shows cameos with carved figures in relief, highlighting neoclassical composition and traditional engraving methods in European art.

Etching and aquatint by Johann Adam von Bartsch from 1783 depicting the Holy Family with Elisabeth and Zacharias in a landscape setting, with attention to figures and natural environment.

Copper engraving by Cornelis Galle the Elder featuring a portrait of the Italian poet Dante Alighieri, known for writing the Divine Comedy.

Copper engraving by Nicolas Beatrizet depicting a table with military insignia and trophies of war, showing shields, helmets, and weapons arranged in a ceremonial display.

Etching by Abraham Genoels depicting the Holy Family resting during the flight into Egypt, set in a landscape, created around 1690.

Etching by Stefano della Bella from 1630-1664 depicting an ornament frieze, showing decorative motifs, patterns, and artistic design elements.

Early 19th-century lithography showing Albrecht Dürer's Christian and mythological hand drawings, depicting figures, gestures, and composition.

Photo productions of four drawings of female personifications for wall paintings for the stairwell of the Neues Museum in Berlin, Gustav Schauer, After Wilhelm von Kaulbach, c. 1860 - in or before 1870 photograph Above: Presumably writing art and history. Below: science and poetry. Berlinafter drawing by: Germanypublisher: Berlin photographic support albumen print wall-covering. symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ art; 'Arte' (Ripa) new museum

Copper engraving print by Marcantonio Raimondi, created between 1500 and 1534, illustrating the biblical story of David defeating Goliath with figures in action and narrative composition.

Etching by Antonio Fantuzzi from 1542 depicting a victim scene, showing figures in dramatic pose with detailed composition.

Etching by Adriaen van der Cabel depicting a landscape with shepherds and a city, 1650-1705.

Etching by Jean Le Pautre from 1661 depicting vases with ornamental stitch patterns, highlighting decoration, classical design, and form.

Etching by Nicolas Visscher showing Minerva protecting the art of painting, as part of a title sheet for 'Sealing Art' by Horaz, created between 1661 and 1711.

Copper engraving by René Boyvin, created in 1563, depicting the story of Jason and the Golden Fleece, illustrating mythological figures, heroic actions, and classical composition.

Etchings and aquatints by Joseph Fischer produced between 1790 and 1822 showing various representations of figures, landscapes, and scenes in detailed study.

Etching by Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki illustrating the life of Johann Bunkel, created in 1778, showing a detailed book illustration depicting biographical events.

Etching showing two relief scenes by François Perrier from 1645: one depicting a victim for Jupiter and Juno, and another showing the triumph of Bacchus with classical figures and allegorical elements.

Etching by François Denis Née, 1781-1817, depicting various representations of people, showing figures, gestures, clothing, and interaction in composition.

Copper engraving and etching by Jean Baptiste Wicar around 1800 showing classical cameos with detailed portrait heads and decorative motifs.

Etching by Antonio Suntach depicting figures expressing admiration and attention, created between 1764 and 1828, illustrating human gestures and interaction.

Woodcut from mid-15th to early 19th century showing a partial representation of the Crucifixion of Christ, illustrating figures and composition with detailed line work.

Etching by Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki from 1792 illustrating medium and recent historical events for book illustrations, highlighting detailed engraving techniques and narrative scenes.

Wilhelm Rosenzweydts woodcut circa 1517 depicts Siamese twins, printed with book pressure, showing physical characteristics and European printmaking technique of the early 16th century.

Etching by Wenzel Hollar depicting a figure with a lettering and a cenotaph, showing inscriptions, heraldic symbols, and architectural details from 1627-1677.

Copper engraving and etching by Maître au Dé from 1537 depicting Joseph being sold by his brothers, showing human figures, gestures, and narrative action.

Etching by Odoardo Fialetti titled 'Face Studies', created in 1608, showing detailed studies of human faces and expressions.

Two prints with working putti; Agrikultur Geräthe / Manufaktur Geräthe / Gerätze Waffen / Musikaltic Gerätif .. at the top of a Frisian and a frame with five putti making agricultural tools and textiles, at the bottom of a Frisian and a frame with four putti making weapons and musical instruments. Both prints are: E. Neureother's Sgraffito (-) paintings to the polytechnicum in Munich.

Copper engraving and etching by Claes Jansz Visscher created between 1587 and 1652 depicting a broken muasus and a robbery passage, showing human figures, landscape, and action in late 16th- and early 17th-century style.

Etching by Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki in 1769 illustrating Lessing's Minna von Barnhelm, showing figures, theatrical setting, and compositional details.

Copper engraving by Schelte Adamsz. Bolswert depicting an apostle, created between 1596 and 1659.

Copper engraving print from 1593 by Theodor de Bry showing a series of coats of arms with detailed heraldic symbols and decorative elements.

Etching by Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki from 1796 depicting Austria's Protestant standing before the emperor, illustrating 18th-century historical printmaking and figure composition.

Copper engraving and etching by Nicolas Beatrizet from 1530-1565 depicting Cain and Abel, showing human figures, gestures, and narrative action.

Copper engraving by George Tournier depicting a woman in a garden surrounded by vases, created around 1650, showing detailed flora, figures, and decorative elements.

Etching by Jean Le Pautre from 1625-1682 depicting vases with ornament stitch, showing vessel shapes and decorative elements.

A woodcut by Sebald Beham from the first half of the 16th century depicting decorative designs and a card game from a small art book (Kunstbüchlein).

A 1552 woodcut by Virgil Solis the Elder illustrating scenes from the Passion of Christ, including Jesus on the cross, the crown of thorns, and surrounding figures.

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Etching by Stefano della Bella depicting plans and views of the basilica from the Holy House in Loreto, produced in 1649.

Etching title page by Valerio Spada from 1645-1646 depicting Ballets of Invention in La Finta Pazza, showing Das Ballett der Indianer with stage design, scenic elements, and theatrical layout.

"Copper engraving by Antonie Wierix II depicting multiple episodes from the life of Christ, focusing on figures, gestures, and religious storytelling, printed between 1580 and 1600."

Copper engraving and etching by Albrecht Dürer depicting a dancing pair of farmers, showing two figures in rural attire and movement, created after 1514.

Etching by Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki depicting Adelheid von Veltheim for the Lauenburg Genealogical Calendar of 1784, showing the figure in detailed book illustration.

Another woodcut by Jost Amman from the second half of the 16th century depicting playing cards, showing card figures and symbols.

Reproduction of a print of two cupidos and a vase by Hans Sebald Beham, Simonau & Tooey, after Hans Sebald Beham, c. 1866 - in or before 1871 photomechanical print This print is part of a cover with 57 prints on 54 sheets. Brussels (possibly) paper Cupids: 'Amores', 'Amoretti', 'Putti'. jar ~ ornament

Oscar Pletsch's wooden stitch prints from 1850-1900 depict children in various scenes, showing figures, gestures, clothing, and social interactions in outdoor settings.

This etching by Virgil Solis depicts ruins with drawers and tourists, showcasing 16th-century architecture and attire.

This etching by Jacques Callot depicts scenes from the 'Balli di Sfessania,' a series of 24 prints illustrating dancers performing the moresca, a dance symbolizing the battles between Christians and Moors during the Middle Ages. The term 'sfessania' may refer to the Neapolitan version of the moresca danced in Malta. The prints are characterized by dynamic compositions and intricate details.

Copper engraving by Charles François Silvestre depicting traders and customs of the Ottoman Empire, created around 1700.

Copper engraving by René Boyvin created between 1540 and 1600, depicting a scene related to instruction or guidance, showing figures in a formal composition.

Clair-obscur woodcut, copper engraving, and etching by Frederick Bloemaert from 1650-1656 depicting a title leaf for a character book, including studies of heads and facial expressions.

Etching by Jean Le Pautre from 1625-1682 showing vases with ornamental stitch patterns, emphasizing form, decoration, and classical design influences.

"Etching and copper engraving by Benigno Bossi depicting a building master in front of a pyramid, showing architectural features, figures, and compositional elements in 1771."

Copper engraving by Adriaen Collaert depicting a title leaf with hunting scenes, fish, and bird traps, created in 1582, illustrating 16th-century European hunting practices and printmaking art.

Woodcut book illustration by an anonymous artist (1510) depicting various scenes with human figures, architectural elements, and narrative details in early 16th century European printmaking.

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