Allegorical and Religious Prints

A collection of historic engravings depicting themes of allegory, sacrifice, and muses, featuring intricate designs and classical subjects in muted tones.

The French nation as a woman crowned by Victory. Two lines of French text in lower margin. Allegory of the French Nation, print maker: Giacomo Zatta, (mentioned on object), print maker: Gaetano Zancon, (mentioned on object), Joachim Marius Olivieri, print maker: Venice, print maker: Venice, Naples, 1781 - 1816, paper, engraving, etching, h 497 mm - w 377 mm

The French nation as a woman crowned by Victory. Two lines of French text in lower margin. Allegory of the French Nation, print maker: Giacomo Zatta, (mentioned on object), print maker: Gaetano Zancon, (mentioned on object), Joachim Marius Olivieri, print maker: Venice, print maker: Venice, Naples, 1781 - 1816, paper, engraving, etching, h 497 mm - w 377 mm

Offer aan Apollo, Bernard Picart, 1719 print Two men and two women make a sacrifice to Apollo. In the temple they kneel in front of his statue. A burning sacrifice for them. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving (story of) Apollo (Phoebus). temple, shrine ~ Roman religion. sacrifice ~ non-Christian religions

Idolatry of Solomo, Reinier Vinkeles (I), After Jacobus Buys, 1797 print Amsterdam paper etching / engraving Solomon offers sacrifices to pagan gods (sometimes idols and/or a golden calf upon the altar)

Euterpe, Muze of Music and Lyry, Gerard de Lairesse, 1683 print Euterpe, muse of music and lyricism, sits with a trumpet and a cartouche with coats of arms in her hands on a chair. There is a closed book on her lap, lying next to her a violin, theorbe and a viola da gamba. Behind Euterpe a putto with a burning torch flies on the left, putti hold a phases (symbol of Eendracht) and a snake that bites in its own tail (symbol of eternity). Under the performance is a two -way caption in Dutch. paper etching Euterpe (one of the Muses); 'Euterpe' (Ripa). armorial bearing, heraldry. violin, fiddle. lute, and special forms of lute, e.g.: theorbo. other string instruments (plucked). cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'. serpent Ouroboros

A chalk and black brush drawing by Bernhard Rode depicting King Antiochus presenting his wife to his son on yellowish paper with white highlights.

Subjects at a prince, Willem van Senus, after Jan Willem Pieneman, 1811 print Two kneeling women and three standing figures in a prince with a crooked sword on his belt. paper official acts of rulers, e.g. royal acts (ruler giving audience, granting mercy, etc.; ruler and his subjects)

Socrates mocked by his wife; Socrates & Xantippe. The half-naked Xanthippe is sitting on the back of her crawling man Socrates. She has a whip in one and a bit in the other hand. In the background a bookcase and a table with a book and a globe.

Cephalus Receiving the Spear and Hound from Procris ca. 1644 Laurent de La Hyre French. Cephalus Receiving the Spear and Hound from Procris 337521

Ceres, Bacchus a Venus, Pieter Van Der Plas (II), 1687 - 1708 print Venus and Amor, accompanied by Ceres and Bacchus. Imagination of the saying 'sine cerere et baccho friget venus' (without bread and wine freezes love). Northern Netherlands paper engraving / etching Without the COVER AND BACCHO CLOVE VENUS

Vulcan forging the armor of Achilles 1624-75 Pierre Daret. Vulcan forging the armor of Achilles. Pierre Daret (French, Paris ca. 1604-1675 Dax). 1624-75. Engraving. Mariette (Paris). Prints

Burgkmair, Hans (I), Heroes and Heroines, Drei güt Haidin, Saint Lucretia, Veturia and Virginia as three pagan heroines, verso lower left - stamped, Saint Lucretia stands on the left with a sword, Veturia stands in the middle and holds a chain and on the right stands Virginia with a model of a church in her hand. On the ground are three shields with the women's coats of arms. The German text refers to their place in the series of heroes and heroines, they represent the three pagan women., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 194 mm, width 130 mm, German, 1473 - 1531, print maker, prentmaker, 1519 - 1519, first quarter 16th century, paper, papier, houtsnede

Holy Family with Saints. Artist: Andrea Schiavone (Andrea Meldola) (Italian, Zadar (Zara) ca. 1510-1563 Venice). Date: ca. 1549-53.In Mariette Album, folio 29. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Sadeler, Raphaël (I), Vos, Maerten de, Keulen, Frankfurt, Six Christian Virtues, Eleemosyna, Charity, verso bottom center - stamped, The female personification of Charity (Elemosina). She stands before a doorway and gives two loaves of bread to a child and a crippled man. The fourth print in a series on the subject of six Christian virtues., print, prints, width 147 mm, height, 214 mm, Southern Netherlands, 1560, print maker, printmaker, 1589 - 1589, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1532 - 1603-12-04, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Susanna and the Elders 1624 Flanders. Engraving in black on ivory laid paper . Paul Pontius

Amor is kortwaken; Cupid tent. While Amor is sleeping in front of his tent, his wings are kortwaked and his wrench and bow stolen.

Staatskunst (Politeia) overcomes envy (Livor), Johann Sadeler (I), After Maerten de Vos, 1579 print Personification State Art (Politeia), with a ruler and writing tablet, is on a throne. She travels the personification of envy (Livor), a naked woman who holds her riches in her arms. In the background all kinds of measuring instruments with the name Disorder (Indigesta Moles). Antwerp paper engraving 'Politica' (Ripa). Envy; 'Invidia' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Seven Deadly Sins. Disorder, Confusion, Derangement, Disorganization, Chaos

Suzanna and the elders, Lucas Vorsterman (I), after Peter Paul Rubens, 1620 print This print is part of an album. Southern Netherlands paper engraving the elders making advances towards Susanna

Asclepius surrounded by allegorical women's figure and figures with tree and plants. Asclepius stands with escula monkey on a pedestal. In addition to him, there is an allegorical female figure with a rake and a wreath in her hands. On the right there are two men with a tree and a plant in a pot. A seated figure right plant germs in a pot.

Chiomara and Ortiagon. Chiomara throws the carved head of the Centurio who raped her for the feet of her husband Ortiagon, tribal head of the Galapian Tolistoboii.

Antwerp, Jode, Gerard de, Coignet, Gillis (I), Collaert, Hans (I), Thesaurus sacrarum historiarum veteris testamenti, elegantissimis imaginibus expressum excellentissimorum in hac arte virorum opera: nunc primum in lucem editus, Historia Susannae, History of Susanna, Susanna and the Elders, Susanna, who is sitting on the edge of a basin to bathe, is being harassed by the two elders. Below the image is a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Dan. 13. The print is part of an album., print, prent, albumblad, prints, prenten, height 202 mm, width 262 mm, Zuid-Nederlands (voor 1775), 1540 - 1581, print maker, printmaker, 1579 - 1579, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Zuid-Nederlands, 1542-09 - 1599-12-27, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publicatie, Noord-Nederlands, 1509 - 1591-02-05, publisher

Atalanta and Meleager 1618-84 Cornelis Bloemaert Dutch. Atalanta and Meleager. After Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, Siegen 1577-1640 Antwerp). 1618-84. Engraving; second state of two. Prints

Amsterdam, Picart, Bernard, Allegory of the Peace of Munster, verso lower right - stamped, The personifications of Holland and Spain shake hands at a sacrificial column. In the sky Mercury brings them an olive branch (symbol of peace). On the left a putto chases away Envy. The scene is flanked by two medallions depicting two political events., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 69 mm, width 160 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1673-06-11 - 1733-05-08, print maker, prentmaker, 1717 - 1717, first quarter 18th century, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process)

Apollo and six muses. Apollo with laurel wreath and his winch next to him on the ground, is provided by six muses. Under the show four rules in French and four in Latin, including reference to the different sculptors.

A man points to a decapitated head lying on the ground as a woman holds him back looking distressed. Engraving by or after A. Casali.

Susanna at the bath ca. 1786 Jacques Bouillard. Susanna at the bath. Galerie du Palais Royal. Jacques Bouillard (French, Versailles 1744-1806 Paris). ca. 1786. Engraving. Prints

A drawing by Jean-Baptiste Le Prince depicting Bathsheba bathing with King David in the background, executed in pen and bistre wash.

Brown pen and gray brush drawing by Kauffmann showing five female figures and a young man in a park landscape, with white highlights, 1770s.

Telemachus accompanied by Mentor narrates his adventures to Calypso. Copperplate engraving by J. Collyer after an illustration by C. Monnet from The Copper Plate Magazine or Monthly Treasure, G. Kearsley, London, 1778.

Man and wife persistent each other by the arm, Agostino Veneziano, After Rafaël, 1500 - c. 1536 print A man and a woman, persistent by the arm. With his left hand, the man grabs the woman's right arm. With her left hand, the woman grabs the right arm of the man. Italy paper engraving gripping someone by the arm. one pair dancing; man and woman dancing as a couple

Decapitation of two kings commissioned by a Roman emperor; Debellare Superbos; Ground principle of Roman politics. From his throne a Roman emperor gives a lot to behead the assignment a blindfolded king. The head of the second king is already cut off on the floor. In addition to the emperor, a bluring man is stopped by a number of soldiers. This print illustrates the second part of the principle of Roman politics included by Vergilius: "Parcere sub-forming, Sed Debellare Superbos" (Vergilius, Aeneïs 6,853). According to this principle, the subjects would be spared, but they were persisting stubbornly were destroyed. Pendant of a print of the first part of this system.

Susanna and the elders. Susanna is groped by two parents when bathing in a fountain. She tries to ward them off. Her two servers walk in the background in the garden through a gallery. In the margin a four-line caption, in two columns, in Latin.

Hero and Leander.

Dido blames Aeneas for leaving her, Mattheus Terwest, 1600 - 1604 drawing paper. ink. graphite (mineral) pen / brush Aeneas has his fleet put into readiness; complaints of Dido

Amor is shortened, Anonymous, After Francesco Albani, 1662 - 1726 print While Amor is sleeping in front of his tent, his wings are shortened and his arrow sleeve and arc stolen. paper tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries: scissors. fettered Cupid, 'Amor Cruciatus'. archer's weapons: bow and arrow

Print made by Richard Earlom, 1743-1822, British, Bathsheba Bringing Abishag to David, 1779. Mezzotint and etching on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper.

Saffira punished with death, Jacques Callot, After Cristoforo Pomarancio, 1608 - 1611 print Saffira falls down for Peter's feet. In the background you can see how her husband Ananias - who died just before her - is carried away. This print is part of (the second state of) a series of 29 performances of paintings and sculptures in churches in Rome, numbered 1-16 and 1-13. (The first state of this series, in which the prints are unnumbered, also includes a title print). Rome paper engraving Peter questioning Sapphira, who then dies too. Ananias carried away and buried by young men

Jupiter for the birth of Minerva from his head; The birth of Pallas. Jupiter points to his head. For him, Vulcanus is with a pickaxe. Next to Jupiter are his lightning bolt and eagle. Minerva will be born from his head.

Italy, Carracci, Annibale, Maratti, Carlo, Christ and the Samaritan Woman at the Well, verso - stamped, Christ and the Samaritan Woman Conversing at a Well. Vatican City, Raphael, The Expulsion of Heliodorus from

Italy, Cortona, Pietro da, Greuter, Johann Friedrich, Hesperides sive de Marolum Aureorum Cultura et Usu, Title print with Hercules after defeating the Lernaean Hydra, verso - stamped, Hercules, who has just defeated the Lernaean Hydra, leans against an altar with his club and lion skin on it. A woman offers him a laurel wreath. In the background a round temple., print, engraving, book illustration, title print, prints, engravings, height 308 mm, width 232 mm, Italian, 1610 - 1662-03-10, print maker, printmaker, 1646 - 1646, paper, papier, engraving (printing process), 1596 - 1669-05-16, intermediary draughtsman

Anti escorting allegorical scene unknown

Provision and godliness, Bernard Picart, After Adriaen van der Werff, 1710 print Provision (Providentia) sits on a throne and rest with her feet on a globe. In her hands she holds a staff with the all -seeing eye as a symbol of God the Father. A putto throws a horn of abundance at her feet. She is accompanied by godliness (Pietas), who kneels her hand against her hand for a sacrificial column. She is honored by a putto. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving God's perfections. Forethought, Deliberation; 'Previdenza', 'Providenza' (Ripa). 'Pietas'; 'Pietí' (Ripa). 'Cornucopia', Horn of Plenty. crowning with laurel

The evangelist Luke is inspired by the apostle Paul. Draughtsman: Bernard Picart. Dating: 1709. Measurements: h 87 mm × w 166 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Bertin, Pierre-Vincent.

Antoine Borel (Drafstman) (The original work, according to inscriptions, attributed to Velázquez, Diego Rodríguez de Silva y); Robert de Launay (Engraver) (After Gentileschi, Orazio); Niquet (Letter engraver); Jacques Couché (Publisher) / 'The Finding of Moses'. 1786 - 1808. Taille douce: etching and engraving on laid paper; 1786 - 1808. Taille douce: etching and engraving on laid paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Meleager en Atalanta, Cornelis Bloemaert (2), after Peter Paul Rubens c. 1618 - c. 1630 print Melager gives his beloved to Atalanta the head of the Zwijn he killed. Atalanta was previously injured by this pig. paper engraving Meleager gives the head of the boar to Atalanta

Copper engraving and etching by Gilles Rousselet from 1673 depicting Maria holding the body of Christ, emphasizing figures, drapery, and religious symbolism.

Lust, Pieter Jalhea Furnius, 1550 - 1625 print The female personification of lust (Luxuria) is sexing with a man on the edge of a bed, both are naked. On the left on the ground is a cow. The print has a one -racing Latin caption and is part of a series of prints about the seven deaths. paper engraving Lust, Luxury, 'Luxuria'; 'Lussuria' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Deadly Sins. ox. (lovers) caressing each other

Clio teaches a young man, Pieter Yver, After Bernard Picart, 1743 print Clio, the muse of history, introduces a young man in the profession of history. She points him to the scene of history, in which Fortuna, standing on a globe, distributed her richly random among people. In addition, death floats with his scythe and Amor, who drops his arrows. Father time unveiled the stage by holding the canvas. At the bottom of the margin a six -line text in French. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving Clio (One of the Muses); 'Clio' (Ripa). 'Historia'; 'Historia' (Ripa). Luck, Fortune, Lot; 'Fato', 'Fortuna', 'Aurea fortune', 'Good luck', 'peaceful luck overo Clemente', 'fate' (Ripa). Father time, man with wings and scythe

Minerva shows the student a map of Greece and Italy, where he can acquire knowledge and acquire taste for elegant architecture. Frontispice in: The Works in Architecture of Robert and James Adams, Esquires. Volume I; Bartolozzi, Francesco (1727-1815), Zucchi, Antonio (1726-1796); 1775 (1775-00-00-1778-00-00);

Sitting young man and a child; Paintings in the Sixtin Chapel. Figures from Michelangelo's ceiling painting. Numbered at the bottom right: 47.

Gerard de Lairese

Rubens, Peter Paul, Ghent, Spruyt, Philippe Lambert Joseph, Susanna and the Elders, verso - stamped, Susanna washes herself at a fountain. On the left, the two elders spy on her. In the foreground a little dog., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 253 mm, width 301 mm, Zuid-Nederlands, 1727-04-03 - 1801-05-05, print maker, prentmaker, 1747 - 1801, paper, papier, etching, etsen, 1577-06-28 - 1640-05-30

Black and reddish chalk drawing from the workshop of Charles Le Brun depicting an allegorical representation of sculpture, with white highlights and parallel lead lines on the right edge.

Depiction of Bacchus and Ariadne, executed in gray ink with watercolor.

Tarquinius threatens Lucretia, draughtsman: Willem van Mieris, 1672 - 1747, paper, brush, h 230 mm × w 185 mm

Chaining man at figures in a court, Willem van Senus, after Jacob Smies, 1811 print A man with a chain on his ankle and wrist enters a court where an old man stands with vast arms and a sitting woman in a basket with flowers and a string instrument. Netherlands paper (person) in fetters, not imprisoned. garden vase. cut flowers; nosegay, bunch of flowers. cithern, mandolin, guitar, balalaika - CC - out of doors. tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries: chain

Print made by William Faithorne, 1656-ca. 1701, British, Mary Commended, Martha Reprehended, between 1752 and 1768. Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper.

Amadeus Berutti met Strengheid (Austerity) en vriendschap (friendship) en liefde (amor), Cornelis Bos, after Marcantonio Raimondi, after Francesco di Francis, c. 1537 - c. 1555 print Legal adviser Amadeus Berutti with personifications of strictness (Austeritas), Friendship (Amicitia) and Love (Amor). The figures are identified with their names: Amadevs/ Avsteritas/ Amititia/ Amor Italy paper engraving Friendship; 'Amicitia' (ripe). (Story of) Cupid, Amor (Eros). Lawyer, attorney at law

Philokles, condemned to poverty, works on a statue of Jupiter in a cave. Around him are other sculptures. The whole is framed by an ornamental frame with olive branches and a bow at the bottom. Numbered top right: No. III. Philokles finds solace in his work, print maker: Jean-Baptiste Tilliard, (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Charles Monnet, (mentioned on object), publisher: Pierre Didot, print maker: France, intermediary draughtsman: France, publisher: Paris, publisher: Paris, publisher: Paris, publisher: Paris, publisher: Paris, 1785, paper, etching, engraving, h 314 mm × w 241 mm

Flaminius can be taken away by his father.The Roman Statesman Gaius Flaminius Nepos Appeals to the People. His Father, However, Pulls Him Away from the raise.

Allegory of science, the truth and nature, Jan Wandelaar, 1700 - 1759 drawing paper. ink pen / brush Truth; 'Verití' (Ripa). 'Natura' (allegorical figure or scene; or as Diana of Ephesus, with many breasts); 'Natura' (Ripa). symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ science, 'Scientia'; 'Scienza', 'Studio' (Ripa)

A portrait of Peter Paul Rubens, in a roundel, on a pedestal, being unveiled by Fame at the command of Minerva, as a putto carves an inscription on the pedestal. Engraving by B. Baron, 1724.

Abraham drives Hagar and Ismaël, Louis Fabritius Dubourg, 1713 - 1775 print Abraham is in the door of his house and sends Hagar and Ismaël away. Ismaël has a walking stick, Hagar wears a suit on her back. Behind Abraham is Sara in the doorway. paper etching the banishment of Hagar and Ishmael (Genesis 21:9-21)

M�l�agre presenting to Atalante La Hure of the Boar of Calidon (Dutuit 19) Pierre-Paul Rubens. M�l�agre presenting to Atalante the Hure of the Stain of Calidon (Dutuit 19). Burin, 17th century. Museum of Fine Arts of the city of Paris, small palace.

Elia arouses the dead son of the widow of Sarefat, Jan Luyken, 1712 print Amsterdam paper etching Elijah lays the child of the widow of Zarephath on his bed and three times stretches himself out on the boy

A black chalk and bister drawing by Josef Abel depicting Amor and Psyche, with white highlights.

Plate XVII from Life and Adventures of the Knight Don Quixote de la Mancha

Print, Allegory on Good Government; Netherlands; engraving on paper; 9.9 × 12.3 cm (3 7/8 × 4 13/16 in.)

Jean Louis Anselin after Antoine Borel, Vous avez la clef, mais il a trouve le serrure Vous avez la clef, mais il a trouve le serrure

Title print with Nicolas Chaperon, seated next to a bust of Rafaël acclaimed by the fame, Nicolas Chaperon, 1649 print print maker: Franceafter own design by: Francepublisher: ParisFrance paper etching portrait, self-portrait of artist. Fama as Roman personification. crowning with laurel

Solomon's Idolatry. Lucas van Leyden; Netherlandish, 1494-1533. Date: 1514. Dimensions: 170 mm x 130 mm (image); 171 x 135 mm (plate); 182 x 141 mm (sheet). Engraving in black on ivory laid paper. Origin: Netherlands. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Lazio Roma Rome Stimmate di San Francesco9. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Baroque church built over an early Roman church; crypt of church still in existence. Views of sculpture, stucco, painting, fresco, gilding. 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 objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

The Visitation, draughtsman: anonymous, , France, 1779, paper, pen, brush, h 210 mm × w 170 mm

Copper engraving, circa 1490-1530, depicting Judith holding the head of Holofernes, showing dramatic composition and figure details.

Francesco Bartolozzi RA, 1728-1815, Italian, active in Britain (1764-99), Vortigern and Rowena, 1788. Engraving.

London, Thane, John, Carlini, Agostino, Bartolozzi, Francesco, Epitaph with portrait of Johann Christian Bach, verso - stamped, Epitaph with an allegory on music and a medallion with the portrait of Johann Christian Bach., print, prints, height 344 mm, width 224 mm, Italian, 1727-09-25 - 1815-03-07, print maker, printmaker, 1791-03-10 - 1791-03-10, paper, papier, etching, etchings, plaattoon, kleurdruk, 1718 - 1790-08-15, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Work conception, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1748 - 1818, publisher

Lorenzo Zucchis copper engraving depicts David with the main Goliaths, showing figures, gestures, weapons, and landscape elements from the biblical story.

Illustration for the "Polish idyll from various authors collected" from 1778; presenting the thematic scope of idylls and their heroes; Longueil, Joseph de (1730-1792), Eisen, Charles (1720-1780); 1778 (1778-00-00-1778-00-00);

Laenas draws a circle in the sand around Antiochus IV Epiphanes.

Germanicus in discussion with a group of men. .

Susanna and the elders. Susanna has been harassed by two elders when bathing at a fountain.

Drawing, Four Studies of Works by Perugino and Francia; Designed by Felice Giani (Italian, 1758-1823); Italy; pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over black chalk on cream wove paper; 35.7 x 25.6 cm (14 1/16 x 10 1/16 in. ) (uneven sheet)

Pero breast-feeding her father Cimon in prison. Line engraving by J.P. le Bas after N.N. Coypel.

Historia antigua. Muerte de Marco Antonio en brazos de Cleopatra (69-30 a. JC), reina de Egipto. Grabado de 1836. Cleopatra VII.

Allegorical representation of religion; The religion. Religion is with an altar, to which a canvas hangs with the inscription "God is peace." It is flanked by two allegorical figures, possible wisdom and truth. Upstairs looks peace from the clouds. At the bottom left spits a snake its pernicious breath. Under the print the title and a coat of arms, on either side, a command to Anna Maria Hogguer- Ebeling, an Amsterdam art collector.

Antwerp, Jode, Gerard de, Coignet, Gillis (I), Collaert, Hans (I), Thesaurus sacrarum historiarum veteris testamenti, elegantissimis imaginibus expressum excellentissimorum in hac arte virorum opera: nunc primum in lucem editus, History of Susanna, Susanna accused by the elders, Susanne is brought before the elders, who accuse her of infidelity. As judges they also condemn her. Under the representation a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Dan. 13. This print is part of an album., print, album page, prints, height 191 mm, width 268 mm, South Netherlands (before 1775), 1540 - 1581, print maker, 1585 - 1585, fourth quarter 16th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Southern Netherlands, 1542-09 - 1599-12-27, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, Northern Netherlands, 1509 - 1591-02-05, publisher

Suicide of a queen, Bernard Picart, 1715 print A crowned woman pierces her chest with a dagger. There is a deceased child on her feet. A king is rushed. In the inhabitants of the ornamental frame harpies. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving ornaments ~ art. harpy (fabulous bird); 'Arpie' (Ripa). suicide out of despair. queen, empress, etc. (wife of a ruler)

Sculpture of a Bacchante, Anonymous, 1584 print Caption in Latin. Print is part of an album. paper engraving piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture. maenad(s), female bacchant(es)

Justice, Cornelis Bloemaert (II), After Malatesta Albani, 1640 print A woman holds a sword in the right hand, with the left hand she supports a scale. Counterprint of the illustration for the Sotto Giustizia chapter from the book Documenti d'Amore. paper engraving / counterproof scales. Justice, 'Justitia'; 'Giustitia divina' (Ripa) ~ one of the Four Cardinal Virtues

Lumen picturae, title page. 1705. Prints, Handbooks and manuals. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Drawing , Technique , Early works to 1800

Skating man and wife, George Andries Karsen, After Hendrick Goltzius, 1860 print Skating couple on the ice, elegantly dressed according to the fashion of around 1600. In the foreground a dog jumps over the ice and in the background the contours of a windmill and another skater can be seen. paper engraving / drypoint skates (winter sports). windmill. winter, 'Hyems'; 'Inverno' (Ripa). clothes, costume (+ men's clothes). clothes, costume (+ women's clothes)

Cimon Door Pero Gevoed (Caritas Romana), Jacques-Philippe le Bas, After Noël-Nicolas Coypel, c. 1735 print print maker: Parisafter painting by: Francepublisher: ParisFrance paper etching But Suckling Cimon ('Roman Caritas')

Gerhard Ludvig Lahde (1765-1833); Guercino (1591-1666), Terpsichore et KalliPe, (1791)

Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi RA, 1728-1815, Italian, active in Britain (1764-99), Ticket to Westminster Abbey, before 1791. Etching and line engraving on thick, moderately textured, cream (discolored to beige at edges) laid paper.

Zarmanochegas at the stake, Ludwig Gottlieb Portman, after Jacques Kuyper, 1802 print The Indian philosopher Zarmanochegas wants to pay honor to Augustus and laughs at the stake. Augustus watches, in his hand he keeps the letter he received from the Indian king Porus. Amsterdam paper etching (story of) Augustus, the Roman emperor. violent death by burning at the stake; pyre Athene

Gerrorololo Pante, Gerrard, Auer Terardin, 1650 - 1600 - print France paper etching / engraving Solomon (not in biblical context); possible attributes of Solomon: crown, sceptre, sword. Bathsheba enthroned at Solomon's right hand San Silvestro in Capite

Claude Mellan, Allegory in Honor of Anne of Austria Allegory in Honor of Anne of Austria

Allegory of Dutch Salvation, 1813, Anonymous, 1813 drawing Allegorical representation on the liberation of the Netherlands in 1813 and the recovery of the commerce. The Dutch virgin and freedom in a coastal landscape, a merchant ship at sea. In the foreground three children with symbols of trade, shipping and science. In the air the fame blows on the trumpet of the peace, another angel brings a flower wreath. Netherlands paper pen / brush personifications of countries, nations, states, districts, etc.. Freedom, Liberty; 'Libertí' (Ripa) (+ abstract concept represented by female figure). merchant shipping, shipping trade. Fame; 'Fama', 'Fama buona', 'Fama chiara' (Ripa) Netherlands

Venus punishes amor; Story of Amor and Psyche. Venus punishes her son Amor because of his love for the king's daughter psyche. On the left is Psyche together with the Goddess Juno and Ceres. Italian text in two cartouches in undermarge. Twice numbered bottom left: 17.

The Delphic Sibyl after the fresco by Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel. Artist: After Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, Caprese 1475-1564 Rome); Giovanni Volpato (Italian, Bassano 1732-1803 Rome); Intermediary draughtsman Stephano Tofanelli (Italian, 1752-1812). Dimensions: Sheet: 21 7/8 in. × 16 in. (55.5 × 40.6 cm)Plate: 21 3/16 × 14 15/16 in. (53.8 × 38 cm). Date: 1784-90. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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