Allegorical Art from the Baroque Era

Intricate allegorical prints depicting various themes related to love, art, and history, with ornate details and dramatic compositions.

Allegorical title page with Peace Pax, Abundance Abundantia and Urbanity carrying the Painting to the personification of Rome Ignorance Ignorantia, Envy Invidia and Superstition Idolatria try to stop them In the foreground on the right Mnemosyne, the goddess of memory, pulling texts from the hands of Father Time In the sky on a cloud Eternity holding a laurel wreath In the background a view of Rome In the margin a nine-line caption in French, Triumph of painting Le triomphe de la peinture Title page for: Pliny, Histoire de la peinture ancienne , 1725, print maker: Bernard Picart, (mentioned on object), Bernard Picart, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1725, paper, etching, engraving, h 260 mm × w 174 mm

Two historical figures in conversation, Simon Fokke, 1722 - 1784 print Jan van Brienne (with Laurierkrans on the head) and Johan van Galen in the open air. A putto with two crowns in hand flies above. A sea battle is shown in the background. Above the image the date February 1746 with the number 296. Amsterdam paper etching Cupids: 'Amores', 'Amoretti', 'Putti'. Crown (Symbol of Sovereigty)

Medallion with the portrait of the Roman poet Quintus Horace Flaccus. Apollo and poetry laurels and toast on him. Pan points to the glass of wine in the hand of Apollo. In the foreground Venus and Amor, accompanied by two pigeons.

Golden Age, Abraham BLOTELING, After Gerard de Lairesse, in or after 1667 - 1690 print Presentation of the Golden Age. Life is good and the people are happy. They celebrate the feast in honor of the goddess Flora and decorate their houses with flowers and garlands and collect fruit. On the right in the cloud is Saturn, as the patron of this happy time. paper etching / engraving the golden age, 'Aetas aurea'; men live happily, gathering fruits under the reign of Saturn

. A naked old man sits in a burning fire pot. Four angels try to protect him with a large dress. In the margin a four-line French fresh on the winter. The print is part of a four-part series with representations of the four seasons.

Kneeld man with a woman, Simon Fokke, 1722 - 1784 print A man kneels for a woman who stands next to a carriage with two prestressed deer. Both figures are dressed in antique clothing. In the background, figures dance with fire bowls. Print at the top right marked: no 2. p. 20. Amsterdam paper etching animal traction, animal-drawn vehicle (carriage etc.). kneeling figure

Georg Andreas Wolfgang, the Elder, The Iron Age, 1665 The Iron Age

Allegory on the death of Willem III, king of England. Imaginary grave monument for Willem III, a bust of the raised king on a base. A hide gallery in the background. Around the monument are virtue and religion, for the base, the Dutch lion lies and fame blows on her trumpet. Under the show a verse of three couplets in Dutch with explanation about the different people.

after William Hogarth, 1697-1764, British, Frontispiece to Leveridge's Songs, 1799. Etching on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper.

Apollo and his muses on the mountain parnassus. Apollo is on the mountain Parnassus, standing around him and sit are muses with their attributes at the Castalia source. While Amor plays on a winch, Apollo is embraced by a muse. Above them fame with praise to a cloud. In underwear Dutch verse in two couplets of four rules about these goddesses of the poetic inspiration and fine arts.

Allegory with Apollo, Muses and Artists in Amphitheater, Abraham Delfos, After Romeyn de Hooghe, 1764 print Allegory with Apollo and his muses sitting among artists in amphitheater where a performance is going on. paper etching Apollo and the Muses, Apollo Musagetes. the artist and his muse (in general)

The murder of the De Witt and two portraits brothers, 1672. Portraits of Johan and Cornelis de Witt above a combined representation of the murder, dragging the bodies to the seesaw and the mutilation of the resembles, August 20, 1672.

The Abduction of Europa. Léon Davent (France, active 1540-1556). France, circa 1542-1547. Prints; etchings. Etching

Card game, c. 1731 - 1788 print Two men and three women are in a landscape around a table drinking and cards. Behind them a rocaille discharge with an angel and a putto. At the bottom of the show a rocaille frame with vases and a reading man on the right. A German text in the lower margin. paper etching / engraving playing-cards. rocaille ornament. reading

top half: Unknown religious Subject bottom half: A statue of a putto in a niche and a statue of a faun in a landscape both from the illustrations of the Iconologica Deorum. Artist: Joachim von Sandrart, German, 1606-1688

Coriolanus (leaf right), Etienne Baudet, After Nicolas Poussin, 1648 - 1711 print France paper etching Coriolanus (C. or Cn. Marcius) is met by his wife Volumnia (alternatively called Vergilia) with their two small sons, and his mother Veturia (alternatively called Volumnia); they entreat him not to fight any more

Tournai (Tournai), besieged by the Allies from 29 June 1709, and taken on 2 September 1709. The central depiction of the siege encased in an architectural frame. At the top, an eagle holding a cartouche with a map of the city and a young monarch (probably Charles III) trampling on Envy and Deceit. At the bottom, a resident of Tournai hands the key to the city to a female personification of unity among the Allies. To the right a cartouche describing the events in German, Conquest of Tournai, 1709 Eroberung Dornik , print maker: Johann Jakob Kleinschmidt, (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Paul Decker (I), (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Paul Decker (II), (mentioned on object), Augsburg, 1712 - 1715, paper, etching, engraving, h 480 mm × w 416 mm

Vos, Maerten de, Southern Netherlands, Wierix, Medallions with the conquest of the citadel of Antwerp in 1577, Negotiations with the German commanders about the departure of the garrison, 1577, Negotiations between Liedekercke, Roeck and Bourse and the German commanders about a ransom for the departure of the German garrison, 2 August 1577. Group of men standing in consultation, the citadel in the background. In the clouds the personification of God's punishment. Representation in a round medallion with ornamental allegorical frame with at the top the seated female personifications of Generosity (Liberalitas) and Ingratitude (Ingratitudo). At the bottom a cartouche with 2 verses of 6 lines each in French and Dutch., print, prent, propaganda print, prints, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 281 mm, width 219 mm, print maker, prentmaker, 1578 - 1578, fourth quarter 16th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), South Netherlands, 1532 - 1603-12-04, intermediary draught

Jean Honoré Fragonard, To the Genius of Franklin (Au genie de Franklin), 1779 To the Genius of Franklin (Au genie de Franklin)

Sixth day of creation: God creates the animals and Adam and Eve, print maker: Nicolaes de Bruyn, Maerten de Vos, 1581 - 1656

Allegorical representation with wind trader, reason and caution, Jacobus Schijnvoet, 1720 print A wind trader who is about to put a dagger in the chest is held up a mirror by the personification of the reason. In the background, caution with a shield marked y (= the IJ in Amsterdam) stops the wind trade. paper etching Rationality, Reasoning; 'Ratiocinatione o Discorso' (Ripa) (+ abstract concept represented by male figure). financial panic IJ

Jacques Callot, The Flagellation, c 1631 The Flagellation

Dissidium In Ecclesia, from Allegories of the Christian Faith, from Christian and Profane Allegories 1575-1617 Hendrick Goltzius Netherlandish. Dissidium In Ecclesia, from Allegories of the Christian Faith, from Christian and Profane Allegories 398480

Rubens, Peter Paul, Amsterdam, Picart, Bernard, Allegorical portrait of Maria de' Medici with the capture of Jülich, 1610, verso bottom center - handwritten in brown ink, Fame blows the trumpet while Victoria laureates Maria de' Medici. The queen sits triumphantly on her horse with a baton in her hand. The personification of Generosity (Liberalitas) brings her jewels. In the background the capture of Gulik by Prince Maurits and the Prince of Anhalt, on September 2, 1610., print, prints, verso lower left - stamped, 27 pag 62 = g, height 500 mm, width 350 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1673-06-11 - 1733-05-08, print maker, printmaker, 1707 - 1707, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), etching, Southern Netherlands, 1577-06-28 - 1640-05-30

Sasso, Angela.

Bathsheba, Engraving, Sheet: 14.5 × 18.3 cm (5 11/16 × 73/16in.), Made in France, Made in The Netherlands, Possibly Dutch orFrench, 17thcentury, Works on Paper -Prints

Allegorical performance on the occasion of the silver marriage of Jan van Vollenhove and Maria Palm. Jan van Vollenhove and Maria Palm are under a canopy, while holding each other's right hand. With them, the wedding god is hymns with a torch. A garden in the background. The performance is caught in an ornamental list of right and bottom right a Nereïde and Triton. The list is awarded by a black woman with pension and Lady Fortuna. In the middle of a cartouche with the motto: Nova Gaudia Surgunt. Print made on the occasion of the silver marriage of Jan van Vollenhove and Maria Palm in 1715.

Sistine Chapel (Vatican), Michelangelo, Photographic reproduction of a fresco depicting the Last Judgement, recto - printed, photograph, photo, reproduction, page, photographs, photographically illustrated books, 133, height 120 mm, width 80 mm, photographer, 1870 - 1880, photographic paper, gelatin silver print, gelatin silver print development, Italian, 1475-03-06 - 1564-02-18, after a painting by

Allegory on dawn with aurora personification. Allegory on dawn with personalizations of aurora and fame at sundial in landscape where sun rises. In undermarge banderole with text.

Beauty with Minerva and the Three Greats, Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1771 print In the background six naked men and women for a hut, a seventh hunts for a deer. paper etching Beauty; 'Bellezza' (Ripa). (story of) Minerva (Pallas, Athena). (story of) Diana (Artemis). stag-hunting

The Sack of Troy-Pyrrhus Killing Priam. Artist: Engraved by Pierre Lombart (French, 1612/13-1682 Paris (active Britain)); Designed by Franz Cleyn (German, Rostock 1582-1658 London). Dimensions: sheet: 10 3/8 x 7 11/16 in. (26.4 x 19.5 cm). Date: before 1654. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Zephyrus and Flora. In a garden with a greenhouse, the goddess flora and her husband, the God Zephyrus walk, hand in hand. Two floating putti hold a banderole. On the clouds the sun god Apollo is next to the signs of the zodiac.

Utrecht, Besseling, Hermanus, Philips, Jan Caspar, Title page for: Kornelis Westerbaen, Algemeene histori, 1742, Cartouche with allegory on the history of Greece, verso - stamped, A landscape with the Colossus of Rhodes in the background and some figures in the foreground near a globe, from which three putti are taking slices. On the right stands Minerva next to the writing History. On on the ground sit two putti with tablet and paper with Greek areas., print, engraving, title page, prints, height 167 mm, width 121 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1700 - 1775-04-24, print maker, printmaker, 1742 - 1742, paper, engraving (printing process), etching, Work conception, after own design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Amsterdam, Visscher, Claes Jansz. (II), Buytewech, Willem Pietersz., Haarlem, Kittensteyn, Cornelis van, Triumphal Procession of William of Orange, center right, verso - stamped, Plate center right of five plates of 'Triumphal Procession of William of Orange' with symbolic representations of the virtues of Prince William of Orange, consisting of: the Christian Virtues, the government virtues and the military virtues. In this print the last two virtues are central. In the middle of the image, the armored William of Orange and the Dutch lion (Leo Belgicus) are depicted on a triumphal chariot with large flags. Around the chariot fly, putti, Fame and Envy with their snake hair. At the chariot are personifications of virtues that are connected to the government or the military virtues, such as Magnanimity (29) and Experience (32). The personifications are provided with a number, the explanation of which is in Latin above the image and in Dutch below the image., print, prent, propaganda prin

Allegory on the Prentcunst, Johannes Glabober, After Saved the Landorial, 1656 - 1726 print The Flying Faam (Fama) provides Minerva a honorary crown. In the background the personification of print art, a woman with a large metal placard in her hands. The print is part of a series with mythological and allegorical representations. unknown paper etching Fame; 'Fama', 'Fama buona', 'Fama chiara' (Ripa). (story of) Minerva (Pallas, Athena). symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ the graphic arts

ZinnePrent on the victory of the Netherlands under the leadership of Willem III, 1674. Large allegorical performance on the victory of the Republic under the leadership of Willem III in 1674. Through two stories from Greek mythology, the victory of the United Netherlands Her enemies under the leadership of Prince Willem III (Peace of Westminster, 19 February 1674) glorified. Mercury and Jupiter show the Dutch virgin with the freedom hat on an open open book from Ovid Metamorphosen in which scenes from the stories of Apollo and Daphne and Neptune and Coronis can be seen. Below the Dutch lion who drives the French rooster and an English dog.

Leiden, Abkoude, Johannes van, Goeree, Jan, Title page for: Willem Goeree, De kerklyke en weereldlyke historien, 1729, De kerk- en weereldlyke historie, uyt d'Aal-old earth description clarified, Allegory on church and world history, verso - stamped, In the clouds the personification of truth. In her hands a globe and a pen. Next to her two putti hold up a medallion with the title of the book. Other putti hold portrait medallions of people from world history. Father Time and Faith sit below them. Winged Time hands a hat (symbol of loyalty) to Faith. In the background a battle., print, engraving, title page, prints, engravings, height 181 mm, width 142 mm, 1670-10-20 - 1731-01-04, print maker, printmaker, 1729 - 1729, paper, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after own design by, Publication (Event), Publication, Northern Netherlands, publisher

A Visit to Rome in 1764. Artist: Franz Edmund Weirotter (Austrian, 1733-1771). Dimensions: sheet: 5 7/16 x 3 11/16 in. (13.8 x 9.3 cm). Date: 1764. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Author: Franz Edmund Weirotter.

Allegory on vanity with dance around the golden calf in oval and reference to the transience with two children blowing bubbles. On verso Dutch text in two columns in book print, Allegory of vanity with dance for the golden calf., print maker: Hendrik Frans Diamaer, (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Matthijs Balen (1684-1766), (mentioned on object), Zuid-Nederland, 1727, paper, engraving, etching, h 139 mm × w 169 mm

Meer, Noach van der (II), Amsterdam, Leiden, Tragedy and comedy, verso - stamped, On stage Apollo runs after the fleeing Daphne, whose hands are already turning into laurel branches. To the left of the stage floor stands Melpomene, the muse of tragedy. To the right stands Thalia, the muse of comedy. In the foreground on the left the philosopher Heraclitus covers his face with his hand, to the right the philosopher Democritus laughs and points. Between them the lyre, the attribute of Apollo., print, prints, height 152 mm, width 97 mm, 1741-04-16 - 1822-02-20, print maker, printmaker, 1751 - 1822, paper, papier, etching, etsen, Work conception, after own design by

Triomphe de Pomone (Triumph of Pomona), from Nouveaux morceaux pour des paravants (New Designs for Screens), François Boucher, French, 1703 - 1770, Charles-Nicolas Cochin the younger, 1715 - 1790, Nicolas de Larmessin IV, French, 1684 - 1755, Etching and engraving on white laid paper, One of five panel designs for a folding screen. The other designs in the series include Rocaille (Rock Garden) etched by Charles Nicolas Cochin ; and Hommage Champêtre (Pastorale); Léda; and Triomphe de Priape (Triumph of Priapus) all etched by Claude Duflos the Younger. This panel design depicts Pomona, a nymph who adored her fruit trees and gardens, two young companions, a male and a female, and a rustic building in the background. Below, a cartouche decorated with fruits and leaves, the interior decorated with a circular courtyard, a fountain and grotesque mask., France, 1740, ornament, Print, Print

Glory to the people and the French Government. (IT)

Medallion with the portrait of the Roman poet Quintus Horace Flaccus. Apollo and poetry laurels and toast on him. Pan points to the glass of wine in the hand of Apollo. In the foreground Venus and Amor, accompanied by two pigeons.

Print, Descends du Haut des Cieux, Auguste Vérité, Répands Sur Mes Écrits Ta Force et Ta Clarté; engraving on paper; 1919-10-59

Allegorie on the arrival and stay of Willem V and Wilhelmina van Pruisen in Amsterdam, Reinier Vinkeles (I), 1772 print Title page for the press series of the Inhalation of Stadholder Willem V and Princess Wilhelmina van Pruisen in Amsterdam, 30 May - 4 June 1768. Allegorical representation with the art of drawing for a monument inspired by honor with links merchants, freedom and peace, in the foreground the river gods van Amstel and IJ. In the background the Amsterdam town hall. On the monument portrait medallions of the prince and princess and putti with flower garlands. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ drawing. Honour, Glory; 'Ampiezza della Gloria', 'Gloria', 'Gloria de prencipi', 'Gloria & Honore', 'Honore', 'Sublimatí della Gloria' (Ripa). Freedom, Liberty; 'Libertà' (Ripa). specific aspects, allegorical aspects of Mercury; Mercury as patron. river personified, 'Fiumi' (Ripa) City Hall of Amsterdam (1655-1808). Amstel (river).

Allegorical representation of the Swiss Confederation, David Herrliberger, After Bernard Picart, 1727 print Hercules hands over his club to Switzerland. She is accompanied by the five female personifications of freedom, caution, unity, wisdom and Fortuna. In the background, Willem Tell, under the watchful eye of the Austrian governor, shoots the apple of his sons head. The show is framed by columns on which the cities that form Switzerland are listed and Garlandes worn by Putti. With caption in French. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving concord, 'Concordia' ~ one of the seven gifts of the soul. Prudentia (Prudence) as Roman personification. Freedom, Liberty; 'Libertà' (Ripa). wisdom, 'Sapientia' ~ one of the seven gifts of the soul. Fortuna as Roman personification. (story of) Hercules (Heracles). harpy (fabulous bird); 'Arpie' (Ripa). William Tell. ornament ~ festoon, garland. armorial bearing, heraldry. cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'. key. personifications of countries, natio

Personification of labor and troll in a garden. In a garden, the personification of labor and trout, wrapped in a rug holds printed with ants, a winged hand on scepter. She is accompanied by a man, woman and a putto with garland. In the distance an angel with torch is for an image in a gazebo. Two putti holds a cloth in the air with the text: illustres Fées. Print at the top right labeled: p. 1.

Display of the desired freedom, 1648, Salomon Savery, After Isaac Isaacsz, 1649 print Display of the desired freedom. Part of the impressions staged on June 23, 1648 on the Schouwburg in Amsterdam following the conclusion of the Peace of Munster. The second performance shows the personification of freedom sitting on a pedestal, in the air fame. In the caption a verse of 4 lines in Dutch. Amsterdam paper etching Theater, Theatrical Performance. Festivities on Events of National Importance. Hunger; 'Fama', 'Good fame', 'Chiara fame' (Ripa). Freedom, Liberty; 'Freedom' (Ripa) Schouwburg Keizersgracht (1637-1772)

Johann Georg Bergmüller's draft depicts the Ascension of Mary for a ceiling painting using chalk and watercolor in brown and black, emphasizing composition and figure placement.

Jean Barbault, after Pierre Hubert Subleyras, Martire de St Pierre (The Martyrdom of Saint Peter), c 1750s Martire de St. Pierre (The Martyrdom of Saint Peter)

Mourning Greek gods, Jacobus Baptist, after Jan Goeree, after Willem van Mieris, 1697 print Greek gods mourn from their destroyed monuments and images. paper etching / engraving gods ~ classical mythology (+ suffering, misfortune)

Allegorical show with history that Edelen teaches, Bernard Picart, 1722 print History is behind a writing table and points a group of nobles on the scene on the right. Minerva is there that power (Fortitudo) and vigilance (Vigilantia) united. They are accompanied by their attributes, respectively the lion and the crane. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving alertness, vigilance; 'Guardia', 'vigilanza', 'vigilanza' per Difendersi & Oppugnare Altri' (rippa). Fortitude, 'forttitude' ~ One of the Four Cardinal Virtues. (Story of) Minerva (Pallas, Athena). 'History'; 'History' (ripe). Nobility and Patriciate; Chivalry, Knighthood. EDUCATION

Cityscape with Domkerk in Utrecht and Allegorie with Utrecht City Virgin, Noah van der Meer (I), After Gerard Melder, 1745 print A cityscape with the Domkerk in Utrecht is central in a frame crowned by the all -seeing eye of God. At the top left of a cloud is justice and the right is history with a book and a writing spring. On the right is the Utrecht city virgin with a lance and a certificate with Utrecht seal. In addition to her a putto with the coat of arms of Utrecht University. On the left is an allegorical figure with a book on her lap with a burning altar column, perhaps the faith or moderation. paper etching personification of a city, town-patron(ess). Justice, 'Justitia'; 'Giustitia divina' (Ripa) ~ one of the Four Cardinal Virtues. 'Historia'; 'Historia' (Ripa) Utrecht

Saint Sebastian. Dimensions: overall: 16.8 x 12.9 cm (6 5/8 x 5 1/16 in.). Medium: brush and black ink with gray wash over graphite, heightened with white, on laid paper and incised for transfer; the verso rubbed with red chalk. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Joseph Christ.

Basin in Mobiele Waterfontein in Cartouche, Jean Lepautre, c. 1657 - C. 1661 print A landscape with a pyramid can be seen in the background. From a third edition. print maker: France (possibly)after own design by: France (possibly)publisher: Paris paper etching

Title print for the Dutch War Hen by Pieter Bor, 1621, 1619 - 1621 print Upper half of the title print for the publication of Pieter Bor, Nederlandsche Warhen from 1621. Personification of the Spanish Inquisition with snakes hair has taken the place of justice that sleeps fascinated, left freedom is chased away and truth. On the right, Spanish soldiers plunder the money box with privileges. In the background executions. At the top of the medallion the portraits of Philip II and Karel V. At the bottom a motto of 2 lines in Dutch. The lower half of the print with the title cut off. Northern Netherlands paper engraving inquisition. violent death, being killed; being mishandled and maltreated; seeking death (+ death by inquisition)

Florentino Decraene (Lithographer) (After Rubens, Peter Paul); José de Madrazo y Agudo (Director); Real Establecimiento Litográfico de Madrid (Printer) / 'The Adoration of the Magi'. 1829 - 1832. Lithographic aquatint, Crayon lithography, Printing on japon, Scraper on wove paper; 1829 - 1832. Lithographic aquatint, Crayon lithography, Printing on japon, Scraper on wove paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Jason and Medea Meeting. René Boyvin (France, Angers, 1530-1598). France, circa 1563. Prints; engravings. Engraving

Louis XVI to his people // you see it this wreath daughter of the ambition / I do not want to keep only for your disaffected / and make you happy

Amsterdam, Fokke, Simon, Shooting for Father's Corpse, verso - stamped, A naked man hangs from a tree, tied to his arms with an arrow in his stomach. In front of him stands a man who is stringing his bow to shoot a second arrow. In the background are onlooking figures in front of a castle, one of them wiping away his tears with his cape. The print shows an epidosis from a story, taken from the 'Gesta Romanorum' (Chapter 15), a Latin collection of stories and anecdotes from the 14th century. Two sons of a deceased king fight over the succession. A judge decides the case by tying the deceased monarch to a tree. The son who shoots closest to his father's heart is won and will be the heir to the throne., print, prent, prints, height 128 mm, width 77 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1712-09-01 - 1784-04-10, print maker, printmaker, 1722 - 1784, paper, papier, etching, etsen

Portrait of Jan Wagenaar with Allegorical Figures, Reinier Vinkeles (I), 1788 - 1790 print History writes surrounded by the truth, freedom and minerva. Behind them a column with the portrait of the writer Jan Wagenaar. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving 'History'; 'History' (ripe). Truth; 'Veritã ' (ripe). Freedom, Liberty; 'libertà' (rippa)

From a cloud, Minerva admires a wrought iron fence, which Vulcan and Mercury show her. Time looks on. In the background a smithy in a cave.The women to Minerva's left represent the Fine Arts. Below this representation a second image, showing men busy viewing or rearranging ornaments. Above this hangs a drapery, on which is written in French and English the title, author and contents of the book., Offering of wrought ironwork to Minerva Title page for: Jean Tijou, Nouueau liure de desseins (...) = A new booke of drawings (...)., 1693, print maker: Paul van Somer (II), (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Louis Laguerre, (mentioned on object), publisher: Jean Tijou, (mentioned on object), 1693, paper, etching, engraving, h 356 mm × w 271 mm

Martyrdom of H. Apollonia, Marinus Robyn van der Goes, after Jacques Jordaens, 1630 - 1639 print The martyrdom of the Holy Apollonia: her teeth are pulled out, while her stake is being prepared in the foreground. Antwerp paper engraving martyrdom, suffering, misfortune, death of St. Apollonia

Haarlem, Loosjes, Adriaan Pietersz., Hendriks, Wybrand, Netherlands, Portman, Ludwig Gottlieb, Memorial of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Society for the Public Benefit, Allegory of the 25th anniversary of the Society for the Public Benefit, 1809, verso - stamped, on 16 November 1809. Statue of a young woman surrounded by a celebrating and sacrificing crowd of adults and children in antique clothing. A temple in the background. See the accompanying statement., print, prints, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 447 mm, width 330 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1772-06-14 - 1828, print maker, printmaker, 1809 - 1809, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1744-06-24 - 1831-01-28, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, Nederlands, 1761-05-13 - 1818-02-28, publisher

Eugen, Prince of Savoyen-Carignan.

Entry of Willem IV as heir to Vlissingen, 5 June 1751, The personified Hope sits on the far left with a crown of boats on her head, an anchor partially hidden under her robe. Next to her is the personification of Force that points her to a third figure, the personification of History. Above these personifications an angel blows a trumpet on which a cloth with text hangs. In the background is a gate with portrait busts of Frederik Hendrik and Willem I. Through the gate you can see the entry of William IV as heir to Vlissingen, where he is offered the keys to the city., Triumphal entry and public reception, pageant, ' entrée solennelle ' ' joyeuse entrée ', Hope, 'Speranza', 'Speranza delle fatiche' (Ripa), Fortitude, 'Fortitudo', one of the Four Cardinal Virtues, 'Historia', 'Historia' (Ripa), William IV (Prince of Orange-Nassau), Jacob Folkema (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1753, paper, etching, h 372 mm × w 235 mm

Allegory of the 100-Year Anniversary of Dutch Freedom, 1648-1748, Simon Fokke, 1748, The lauded personification of Peace thrones in the air with an olive branch and a caduceus. Below her, Minerva receives a lance with freedom hat from a putto. A second putto offers a book to the Vigilance in the center. On the far left, a third putto chases devilish figures with a spear into a sea of flames. At the bottom, the Town Hall on Dam Square, Amsterdam, completed in 1648, with a portrait of Jacob van Campen and a depiction of pile-driving during construction., draughtsman: Simon Fokke, (signed by artist), Northern Netherlands, 1748, paper, h 201 mm × w 158 mm

Allegorical performance with the urban army of Amsterdam and the IJ; The Yflow. Allegorical performance with the city's city memorial and leaning on her leg a river god as a personification of the IJ. Behind them Mercury with winged hat and staff. In the background a throne with columns in the form of personnifications of the four continents. On the top of the throne The title and coat of arms of Amsterdam. At the top right in the sky the Sun God Apollo.

Frontispiece from Frederick Hendrick van Nassauw by J. Commelijn, 1651 - 1656 print Title print for a publication of I. Commelin, Frederick Hendrick van Nassauw Prince of Orangien: his life and Bedryf, ca. 1656. Allegorical representation with the triumph of Frederik Hendrik. The prince surrounded by all kinds of personifications including the Dutch Virgin, Freedom, Seavaart, Mars etc. in the air the fame. Below a cartouche with a battle, enemies conquered on either side. Northern Netherlands paper engraving / etching symbolic triumphs of individual persons

Allegory on the 25th anniversary of society to the usefulness of 't General, 1809. Allegorical representation with the personification of society on a base decorated with garlands. Around the image various allegorical figures that bring its gifts. One of them offers her a flower wreath. Children dance in a circle for the base. Left in the foreground love. One of the children reaches the fruits from the cornucopia (the child is already reaping the benefits of the society foundation).

The Feast of Anthony and Cleopatra (Le festin d'Antoine et de Cleopatre). Medium: etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Jean-Honoré Fragonard after Giovanni Battista Tiepolo.

Diepenbeeck, Abraham van, Antwerp, Galle, Cornelis (II), Title page for: Gregorius à Sancto Vincentio, Problema Austriacum plvs vltra qvadratvra circvli, Antwerp: 1647, verso - stamped, Title page for a mathematical book on measuring the area of a circle. A lion's skin is stretched between two columns with space for the title of the book. A man draws a circle and a triangle in the sand with a stick. Two men are looking at it. On the right two putti showing medals, behind three putti drawing a circle with a compass., print, engraving, title page, prints, height 318 mm, width 206 mm, South Netherlands, 1615 - 1678-10-18, print maker, printmaker, 1647 - 1647, paper, papier, engraving (printing process), 1596-05-09 - 1675, intermediary draughtsman

French Virgin begs the gods for help, Pieter Nolpe, After Claes Moeyaert, 1638 print Tableau Vivant with the, by Maria de 'Medici proposed, French Virgin, who begs the gods for help. Hendrik IV, dressed as Hercules, is instructed to make the country again a whole. Peace, Amor and Venus look full of dismay at the globe of the French Empire, which is split in two. Justice is on the ground. Behind Maria de 'Medici is Bacchus. Presentation used in the water theater on the Rokin. Numbered at the bottom right: 10. Plate 10 of the illustrations in the description of the festivities around the visit of Maria de 'Medici to Amsterdam from 31 August to 5 September 1638. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving Triumphal Entry and public reception, Pageant, 'Only Solennel' entrance '. 'Tableau living'. PERSONALITIONS OF COUNTRIES, Nations, States, Districts, etc. (Story of) Venus (Aphrode). Symbols, Allegory of Peace, 'Pax'; 'Peace' pace (ripa). Justice; 'By force sea notended', "Didn't" wonderful regi

Title page for the Europische Mercurius for the year 1710, 1710 print Title page for the Europische Mercurius, dl. XXI, first part of 1710. Engeltjes playing in the foreground, behind it Mercury and the flames of the war. print maker: Northern Netherlandspublisher: Leidenpublisher: Amsterdam paper etching specific aspects, allegorical aspects of Mercury; Mercury as patron

Cartouche with allegory on the downfall of Persia, Jan Caspar Philips, 1740 print In the body of the murdered Persian king Darius, an angel hands over a laurel wreath and a paper as a symbol of the Persian Empire of Macedonian soldiers, including King Alexander the Great. A ruin landscape in the background. Putti sitting in the frame of the cartouche with globes and a performance of the four world rich as animals, seen by Daniël. Utrecht paper etching / engraving Persia (one of the four world empires). king. victor (after the battle)

Portrait of William IV, Prince of Oranje-Nassau, 1721 print Portrait of William IV in an oval. Several allegorical figures and objects, including two provinces of Friesland and Groningen, De Tijd and the Dutch Virgin. Left Minerva with a portrait of Willem I. In the lower margin three columns with fourteen lines of French text. Low Countries paper engraving / etching (story of) Minerva (Pallas, Athena)

Bergrede, Jan Luyken, print maker: anonymous, Amsterdam, 1712, paper, etching, h 135 mm × w 70 mm

Procris and the disguised cephalus; Mythological performances in landscapes. To put her to the test, Cephalus tries in disguise to seduce his wife procris. Procris flight ashamed away. A putto both keeps them a laurel wreath above the head. Other putti watch or play with hunting dogs. A ruin in the background. Under the image an explanatory text in French. Scene from Ovid 'Metamorphoses (with. VII, 795-866).

Rotterdam, Willis, Arnold, Bleyswijck, François van, Leiden, The faithful shepherdess Love you, Title page for: KJ de With, The Faithful Shepherdess. Lantspel, Rotterdam 1719, Wooded landscape with shepherds and shepherdesses bringing gifts to the statue of Cupid, verso bottom center - stamped, Wooded landscape with shepherds and shepherdesses bringing gifts to the statue of Cupid. Amidst the foliage of the trees in this pastoral landscape, love gods float, embracing each other and scattering flowers., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 164 mm, width 104 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1671-05-24 - 1746-10-15, print maker, prentmaker, 1681 - 1719, fourth quarter 17th century, first quarter 18th century, second quarter 18th century, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, after own design by, printer, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Antwerp, Meyssens, Joannes, Schut, Cornelis (I), Eynhoudts, Remoldus, Martyrdom of St. George, Saint George, on a scaffold, surrounded by soldiers, men with instruments of torture and spectators. In the foreground lies his clothing and above him, in the air, an angel, surrounded by putti, holds a laurel wreath and a palm branch. Below the image four lines of text in Latin., print, prints, height 358 mm, width 281 mm, 1613 - 1680, print maker, printmaker, 1626 - 1680, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Zuid-Nederlands, 1597-05-13 - 1655-04-29, after, after painting by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1612-05-17 - 1670-09-18, publisher

. Father time and the personnifications of the four seasons row a sleeping man to an island. Death opens a grave. In the margin a two-person caption in French.

Title page for the Europisch Mercury of 1722. Title page for European Mercury, DL. XXXIII over the year 1722. Mercury writing, with angels. In the background a grave monument for the Duke of Marlborough died in 1722.

Cosimo III. De Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany.

Hercules, with a knots in his hand, is crowned by the winged Victoria. The persons settlements of sculpture, painting and architecture meet on the ground. Putti play with the measuring instruments of architecture. In the background a pyramid, classic buildings and a palm tree.

Ceiling painting in the Grande Gallery of Versailles with Louis XIV, King of France, between Neptunus and Mars, Laurent Cars, After Jean Baptiste Massé, After Charles Le Brun, in Or Before 1752 print paper etching / engraving (story of) Mars (Ares). historical persons. (story of) Neptune (Poseidon). king. (decorated) ceiling Versailles

Myrrha gives birth to Adonis and is metamorphosed into a myrrh tree. Copperplate engraving by W. Walker after an illustration by Charles Eisen from The Copper Plate Magazine or Monthly Treasure, G. Kearsley, London, 1778.

The cave and temple of Trophonius; Doornyding of 't Hol and Temple of Trophonius. The cave and temple of Trophonius. With numbers at elements in the show that refer to text in book.

Voting tramples the overcome ..

Cross -facing, left part, Hans Witdoeck, after Peter Paul Rubens, 1638 print The soldier who leads the execution of Christ comes on horseback. In the background you can see how his soldiers carry one of the murderers, while a second is already tied to the cross. With an empty margin. Antwerp paper engraving the erection of the cross: raising of the cross (without Christ). raising of the crosses of the two thieves

. In the air the naked auster, the south wind. In his right hand, he holds a sprayer, from which rain, thunder and lightning over the world is cast. Ops, the goddess of agriculture, follows him and supervises earthly souls to heaven. All kinds of agricultural equipment in her hands. Phenicias blows in the left corner. Libonotes blows in the right corner. At the bottom of an African landscape near the Nijledelta. African hunters defend themselves against crocodiles. In the margin a Latin caption with explanation of the Southwind. The print is part of a four-part series with the four of the world.

Emperor and Death, Rudolph Meyer, 1650 print Emperor sitting on throne, for which kneeling and standing subjects. Next to him death as a skeleton with hourglass. paper etching emperor. dance of Death; Death together with one or more human beings. personifications of Death; 'Morte' (Ripa)

Schenkkan with griffin as a foot; Vases and gift jugs. From series of 6 sheets.

Memorial flanked by two angels, A memorial on a pedestal, decorated with a coat of arms and the letter F in cartouche, is crowned by two putti. To the left and right of the memorial are two angels who blow the trumpet. Left and right halberds, peaks and guns. In the foreground are various weapons, measuring instruments, a globe, a painter's panel with canvas, a portrait bust, sheet music and a flute., Other memorial structures, angels, Fame, 'Fama', 'Fama buona', 'Fama chiara' (Ripa), Christian Friedrich Fritzsch (mentioned on object), 1765, paper, etching, h 84 mm × w 177 mm

Allegory on the control of the generality countries, Jan Caspar Philips, 1740 print Depart with four women who symbolize the generality countries and Minerva, in conversation with a member of the Council of State. In the foreground putti with maps of the areas. In the background a face on Maastricht. In the margin a six -line caption in Dutch. paper engraving / etching personifications of countries, nations, states, districts, etc.. (story of) Minerva (Pallas, Athena). maps, atlases Maastricht

Title page for the Europische Mercurius of 1723, 1723 print Title page for the Europische Mercurius, dl. XXXIV for the year 1723. Caution holds up a church robe under which a snake that hatches eggs. In the clouds of Mercury with a paper with text about this adder brood. References to the Utrechts Schism, the church split by Jansenism in 1723. print maker: Northern Netherlandspublisher: Amsterdam paper etching / engraving

Assignment and coat of arms of Agostino Chigi and face on Rome; Fontane di Roma; Fountains of Rome. In the middle a base with an assignment and the coat of arms of Banker Agostino Chigi. In the foreground Romulus and Remus with the Wolvin, Nymphs and the River God Tiber. On the left in the background a face on Rome. The print is part of an album.

Rebecca receives gifts from Eliezer, Pierre Imbert Drevet, after Charles -Antoine Coypel, 1707 - 1739 print paper engraving / etching Rebekah receives ear-rings and golden bracelets from Eliezer

Phaeton's Sisters Changed into Poplars, Cygnus into a Swan. Dimensions: plate: 17.5 x 25.2 cm (6 7/8 x 9 15/16 in.) sheet: 23.2 x 29.4 cm (9 1/8 x 11 9/16 in.). Medium: engraving on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: after Hendrick Goltzius Workshop of Hendrick Goltzius.

A circa 1570 copper engraving by Maarten van Heemskerck depicting the Roman god Mercury, illustrating classical mythology and traditional attributes such as caduceus and winged helmet.

Martyrdom of H. Catharina, Willem van der Leeuw, after Peter Paul Rubens, 1613 - 1665 print The Holy Catharina kneels with bound hands on a pillow. On the left the executioner that will decorate her with a sword. Around Catharina are women, one of them blindfolded the saint. A priest points Catharina to a statue of Apollo. Angels fly in the air with palm branch and laurel wreath. In the foreground a dog, sacrificial lamb and fasses. paper etching / engraving St. Catherine of Alexandria is beheaded

Picart, Bernard, Amsterdam, Allegory of the West Indian and East Indian Companies, verso - stamped, The personifications of the West Indian and East Indian Companies, each holding a flag of the company, point to the coats of arms of Aegidius van den Bempden and Jan Lieve Geelvinck, directors of the trading companies and mayors of Amsterdam. On the right, the Amsterdam City Hall and the personifications of Faith, Mercury as god of trade and Justice. On the left, trading ships at sea and people representing the West and East Indian peoples. In the foreground merchandise., print, prints, height 134 mm, width 196 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1673-06-11 - 1733-05-08, print maker, printmaker, 1726 - 1726, second quarter 18th century, paper, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), intermediary draughtsman

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