Allegorical Artwork of Poetry and Wisdom

A collection of prints depicting allegories of poetry, memory, and the liberal arts, featuring figures like Mnemosyne and personifications of artistic concepts.

Picart, Bernard, Amsterdam, Allegory of the genius of Homer, verso lower left - stamped, The personification of Heroic Poetry leads a boy, symbolizing the genius of Homer, to the temple of memory. Envy (Invidia) tries to stop them. Mnemosyne, the goddess of memory, opens the doors of the temple. Father Time hangs a portrait medallion of Homer above the entrance. In the sky Fame (Fama) blowing the trumpet. With an empty margin., print, prints, height 147 mm, width 86 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1673-06-11 - 1733-05-08, print maker, printmaker, 1711 - 1711, first quarter 18th century, paper, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception

Picart, Bernard, Amsterdam, Allegory of the genius of Homer, verso lower left - stamped, The personification of Heroic Poetry leads a boy, symbolizing the genius of Homer, to the temple of memory. Envy (Invidia) tries to stop them. Mnemosyne, the goddess of memory, opens the doors of the temple. Father Time hangs a portrait medallion of Homer above the entrance. In the sky Fame (Fama) blowing the trumpet. With an empty margin., print, prints, height 147 mm, width 86 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1673-06-11 - 1733-05-08, print maker, printmaker, 1711 - 1711, first quarter 18th century, paper, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception

Allegorie Op de Kunst, Hendrick Goltzius (workshop of), After Hendrick Goltzius, 1596 - 1652 print A woman with a pen in one hand and a writing table or plate in the other hand balances with a foot on a globe. Around her angels with symbols of the seven free arts. Above her head a pigeon (or heart with wings). Under the performance four lines of Latin. Print Maker: Haarlem Publisher: Amsterdam paper engraving symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ art; 'Arte' (Ripa). the liberal arts, 'Artes Liberales' (+ variant). Christian religion (+ Holy Ghost (as a dove)). pen. writing tablets. globe. angels

Reconciliation of Minerva and Amor, Marcantonio Raimondi, After Rafaël, 1517 - 1520 print Minerva standing next to olive tree, Amor shakes hands and receives olive branch from him. She holds a bare breast with her hand. paper engraving (story of) Cupid, Amor (Eros). (story of) Minerva (Pallas, Athena)

St. Christopher, Facing Right, c. 1496. Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528). Engraving;

Allegory of science, A female figure keeps her own eyes open with her fingers. With her right hand she opens a chest with books, snakes and a bat. Behind the coffin is a second woman with a burning torch: the light of truth. On the right is a devil. Above a part of a wall painting with signs of the zodiac and gods. v. Desguerrois, Monogrammist ZBM (mentioned on object), Italy, 1557, paper, etching, h 374 mm × w 238 mm

Hendrick Goltzius, after Bartholomaeus Spranger, The Body of Christ Supported by Angels, 1587 The Body of Christ Supported by Angels

David after killing Goliath, Gilles Rousselet, After Charles II Errard, 1647 print Paris paper engraving / etching David thanks the Lord after he has slain the giant Goliath

Florence, Ligozzi, Jacopo, Italy, Cort, Cornelis, Virtue protected by Love against Ignorance, Misunderstanding and Wrong Belief, verso - stamped, A female personification of virtue (Virtu) is protected by Love (Amor) against Ignorance (Ignorantia), Misunderstanding (Errore) and Wrong Belief (Opinio). On the left a winged old woman, on the right a young man and below a woman with donkey ears. Latin text in three columns in bottom margin., print, prints, height 422 mm, width 294 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1575 - 1600, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Northern Netherlands, 1533 - 1578, Italian, 1547 - 1627-03-26

Honor and wealth (honor / opulentia); The reward of labor, trial, exercise and art. Kissing naked man and woman, sat in landscape on rug draped on the ground. She holds a cup with coins in hand. Print from a series of four. Under each print from this series of two lines of Latin and two lines of Dutch.

In the dying hour no wealth, Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert, after Maarten van Heemskerck, 1550 print Man is confronted with death at the end of his life. He focuses his deadly arrow on him. Man seeks protection behind the image of hope, but the bag of money goes and falls over. A broken hourglass indicates that the last hour of man has struck. Wealth cannot help man after death. In a cartouche at the bottom of the print a Dutch caption in rhyme. The print is part of a four -part series about the uselessness of hope for money and other secular issues. paper etching / engraving personifications ~ the life of man. Hope, 'Spes'; 'Speranza divina e certa' (Ripa) ~ one of the Three Theological Virtues. acquiring riches. money-chest, treasure-chest, money-box. hourglass. Death as man (+ Death with bow and arrow)

Europe sitting on Taurus, Coenraet Decker, 1660 - 1685 print paper etching Europe represented allegorically; 'Europa' (Ripa)

Fire, 1586 print Man, standing by a fire in which a salamander lies, in the right hand a lightning, a fire ball in the left hand. A sacrificial scene in the background. Two lines of Latin under the performance. This print is part of a series of the four elements. paper engraving fire (one of the four elements)

Roman warrior and young woman, Giovanni Battista Scultori, After Giulio Romano, 1539 print A Roman warrior walks next to a young woman, the arm wrapped around her shoulder. paper engraving the soldier off duty. couple of lovers

Venus en also Pan, Franz Aspruck, After Joseph Heintz (IL GIOVANE), print Venus holds Amor in her arm, from behind comes pan and grabs to Amors head. Under the show a inscription in Latin that refers to Amors brother Anteros. Augsburg paper Eros and Anteros. Satyr(s) (in general). (Story of) Venus (Aphrodite)

Cupid and Apollo with a lyre ca. 1568 Paolo Farinati Italian. Cupid and Apollo with a lyre. Paolo Farinati (Italian, Verona 1524-1606 Verona). ca. 1568. Etching; first state of two. Prints

Man with a lame leg; Paradigmata Graphics variorum artificum. Seated man with a lame leg. There are stools on the floor.

Copper engraving by Marcantonio Raimondi depicting Fortitudo, created 1510-1527. The print shows an allegorical figure representing strength and fortitude.

Paris, Poilly, Nicolas de (I), Carracci, Annibale, France, Audran, Gérard, St. Sebastien Martire, H. Sebastian, verso - stamped, print, prints, height 465 mm, width 321 mm, 1640 - 1703-07-26, print maker, printmaker, 1650 - 1703, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), Italian, 1560-11-03 - 1609-07-15, after, after painting by, Publication (Event), Publication, French, 1626 - 1696, publisher

Father Time with Spiegel, Jacob Folkema, After A. Houbraken, 1702 - 1767 print Father Time holds a mirror, symbol of the naked truth, for an allegorical figure who studies a globe next to him. The head of this figure is adorned with wings with which his winged thoughts are indicated. The Globe is surrounded by a snake that bite into its own tail, symbol of eternity. paper etching Father Time, man with wings and scythe. allegorical representations of the effects of time

. Mercury, with a caduceus in his hand and a winged hat (petasus) on his head. To the right of him the astronomical symbol for his planet. Standing in an oval cartouche with the two signs of the zodiac at the top: twins and virgin.

Lucretia and Sextus. Sextus fails Lucretia, which is naked on a four-poster bed, with a dagger and forces her to submit to him.

Saturn from The Gods Who Preside Over the Planets 1525 Master I.B. German. Saturn from The Gods Who Preside Over the Planets 399695

HEILIGE Hieronymus, Annibale Carracci, 1570 - 1609 print The saint Hieronymus is kneeling in a cave and looks into a book. A lion in the background. Italy paper etching the monk and hermit Jerome (Hieronymus); possible attributes: book, cardinal's hat, crucifix, hour-glass, lion, skull, stone. cave, grotto

Judith with the head of Holofernes, Parmigianino, 1524 - 1540 print Judith, standing with the knife lifted, puts the severed head of Holofernes in a bag that is kept open by her maid. paper etching Judith and her maidservant put Holofernes' head in a sack

Geometria, Caspar Luyken, 1691 print Standing woman as a personification of geometry (Geometria), looks at a map held by angels. Amsterdam paper etching 'Geometria' (~ quadrivium); 'Geometria' (Ripa). maps, atlases

Bacchus and a Sater. Bacchus and a Sater in a niche. Bacchus holds one of his boof pawns on a basket where a snake tail sticks out. While Bacchus seems to go out of the niche, the Sater eats grapes from his hand.

Virtue or bravery; Virtus; Prosopographia, Sive Virtutum, Animi, Corporis, Bonorum Externorum, Vitiorum, ET Affectuum Variorum Deineatio. A standing crooked woman, with a lance in the left hand and a sword without point in the right hand. She trambles Satan with her left foot. Under the show two lines text in Latin. The print is part of an album.

Title page with minerva; Libro Secondo; The Excellentia et Nobilitate Delinationis .. Title page for the second book of the Excellentia et Nobilitate Delinationis. Minerva, Protective goddess of Rome, leaning on a shield. Next to her lie arms and weapons. In her left hand a spear, in her judge a bowl with a woman with a laurel wreath and palm branch (the fame)

Libische Sibille, Adam Sculptors, After Michelangelo, c. 1585 print The Libyan Sibille, sitting and turned to the left. Behind her a big book that she lifts up with both hands. Two children with a scroll on the left. One of the Sibilles of Michelangelo's ceiling painting. Title in sub -margin and numbered bottom right: 22. Print Maker: ItalyaFter Painting by: Vatican City paper engraving sibyls

Maria Magdalena als berouwvolle zondaar. Hugo de Groot, Michael Colyn, 1595 - 1596.

Woede (Ira), Jacob Matham, after Hendrick Goltzius, 1593 print Personification of anger, depicted as a female figure with helmet and sword, standing in a niche. Haarlem paper engraving Anger; 'Ira' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Seven Deadly Sins

Caecina Paetus committing suicide with the sword used by his dying wife Arria. Paetus was ordered by Roman Emperor Claudius to commit suicide. Also known as the Gaul and Wife. Paetus e Aria. From a sculpture in the Galleria Giustiniana. Copperplate engraving by Richard Collin after an illustration by Joachim von Sandrart from his LAcademia Todesca, della Architectura, Scultura & Pittura, oder Teutsche Academie, der Edlen Bau- Bild- und Mahlerey-Kunste, German Academy of Architecture, Sculpture and Painting, Jacob von Sandrart, Nuremberg, 1675.

Neptune and Caenis 1580 Johann Sadeler I. Neptune and Caenis. Johann Sadeler I (Netherlandish, Brussels 1550-1600/1601 Venice). 1580. Engraving. Cornelius Caymox (Netherlandish, Antwerp before 1540-1588 Leipzig). Prints

Antwerp, Galle, Philips, Arias Montanus, Benedictus, Blocklandt, Anthonie, Sibyls, Phrygian Sibylla, Phrygian Sibyl, recto lower right - stamped, The Phrygian Sibyl sits on a tree trunk. A book lies open on her knees. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a ten-part series on the Sibyls., print, prints, verso bottom right - stamped, height 288 mm, width 212 mm, South Netherlands, 1537 - 1612-03-29, print maker, printmaker, 1575 - 1575, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1532 - 1583, after a design by, 1528 - 1598, writer, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Horace Codes, Lucas van Haelwech, after Hendrick Goltzius, 1602 drawing paper. ink pen Horatius Cocles at the Pons Sublicius: single-handed he keeps the Etruscans at bay while the bridge is broken down by the Romans behind him; he escapes by jumping into the Tiber

Deianeira abducted by the Centaur Nessus, in the background Hercules with bow and arch, Gilles Rousselet, After Guido Reni, 1620 - 1686 print paper engraving / etching Hercules shoots Nessus, the centaur, who attempts to carry off Deianira

Apollo (from The Planets) ca. 1597 Jacob Matham Netherlandish. Apollo (from The Planets) 398837

. The personal lust; A women's figure with a birdie and a flower branch in a landscape, next to her a goat.

Volatility of fate; Svrgi Fortvn. Lot's personification. She is shaky on a spherical atmosphere, floating at sea in a shell. In her hands a sail, with which she is sailing which way the wind blows. In addition to the shell two seals. The print has a Latin caption.

Master I.I.CA (Italian, active c. 1500-1520), Justice, c. 1520, engraving

Mars. 1500 - 1550. Beham, Hans Sebald, 1500-1550. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

God carried by angels, appearing to Noah and his family, after the Flood ca. 1513-15 Marcantonio Raimondi Italian. God carried by angels, appearing to Noah and his family, after the Flood 342524

Grammatica, Hans Sebald Beham, 1510 - 1550 print Winged woman as personification of grammar with a stone tablet with an inscription of the alphabet and a key paper engraving 'Grammar' (~ trivium); 'Grammar' (Ripa)

Antwerp, Woons, Cornelis, Sallaert, Antoine, Jegher, Jan Christoffel, Christ Crowned with Thorns, verso - stamped, Soldiers use sticks to place a crown of thorns on Christ's head. A man kneels before him and gives him a reed in his hand., print, engraving, book illustration, prints, engravings, height 89 mm, width 63 mm, 1618-11-03 - 1667-09-18, print maker, printmaker, 1649 - 1649, paper, papier, houtcut, letterpress printing, boekdruk, Work conception, Zuid-Nederlands, 1585 - 1650, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publicatie, publisher

Debora, attributed to Jacob Matham, 1588

Hans Sebald Beham (1500-1550). "The seven planets: Mercury, n ° 7. (Hollstein (Volume 3, page 74); Bartsch 119)". Chisel. 1540. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. 123049-21 Chisel, 16th 16th XVI 16th 16th 16 Center

Antwerp, Cock, Hieronymus, Floris, Frans (I), Cort, Cornelis, Gods of agriculture, Cyparissus, verso - stamped, Cyparissus is engraved by Apollo in a cypress changes as it mourns the death of its favorite deer. The deer that has been struck by an arrow lies behind Cyparissus. Branches with leaves grow from Cyparissus's hands and hair. Roots grow from its toes., print, prints, height 290 mm, width 222 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1533 - 1578, print maker, printmaker, 1565 - 1565, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Southern Netherlands, 1520 - 1570-10-01, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1518 - 1570-03-10, publisher

Manasseh, Repentant Sinner from the Old Testament. Karel van Mander (Dutch, 1548 - 1606) 1596 This beautifully executed drawing by Karel van Mander shows Manasseh, King of Judah, who has been shackled and imprisoned by an Assyrian King. According to the biblical story (2 Chronicles: 33:1-25), Manasseh turned to God in repentance during his captivity. Manasseh has removed his turban, a clear sign of his submission to God, which is further emphasized by his sorrowful gaze towards the heavens, where three musical angels seem to welcome his return to God. Contrary to the forceful contour lines of Manasseh and the angels, Van Mander has sketched the right background scene, which shows a procession of horsemen crossing a bridge. Van Mander creates depth and volume in his drawing by employing different degrees of brown wash in combination with cross-hatching in pen. Particularly characteristic are the douwkens or spots of ink used to delineate Manasseh's muscles, which is a technique commonly

Spanish crown, Berti, J. de, Antwerp, Witdoeck, Hans, Rubens, Peter Paul, H. Cecilia, verso lower left - stamped, Saint Cecilia playing an organ, surrounded by putti., print, prints, height 387 mm, width 298 mm, Southern Netherlands, 1615, print maker, printmaker, 1625 - 1642, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1577-06-28 - 1640-05-30, after, after painting by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, granter of privilege

Lucas van Leyden (Netherlandish, 1489-1494-1533), The Savior Standing with the Globe and Cross in His Left Hand, c. 1510, engraving

Time kneels for a craftsman at a loom, Gerard de Lairesse, 1675 - 1680 print The winged time is with a piece of fabric in his hands, symbol of quality and sustainability, kneeling for a woman who is working behind a loom. There is a sign with a monogram on the loom. The craftsman is assisted on the right by Mercury, god of trade. In the background, the personalized invention is watching. The print is numbered in addition to time: N.O A.U. paper etching Father Time, man with wings and scythe. weaving-loom. textile fabric, cloth. (story of) Mercury (Hermes). Invention, Inventiveness; 'Inventione' (Ripa)

Heinrich Aldegrever, Large Wedding Dancers, 1538 Large Wedding Dancers

Allegorical figure with globe and signs zodiac, 1694 print A woman with Globe and Bazuin sat on a pedestal with the title of the book. Behind her a disc with the signs of the zodiac and in the air the sun and the moon. In front of her is a man writing in a book and lying weapons. paper engraving globe. zodiac; the twelve zodiacal signs together. day and night

Trust (Fiducia) overcomes secret deception (Tecti Doli), Johann Sadeler (I), After Maerten de Vos, 1579 print The personification trust (Fiducia) with a writing tablet in the left hand on which the word 'revera (reverence) stands. In the other hand a banner with the symbol for friendship (two hearts that shake hands). A dog in her lap. Trust trust the personification of secret deception (Tecti Doli), a woman with devil legs who holds a heart. All kinds of masks around secretly deception. Antwerp paper engraving Trust. Fidelity; 'Fedeltí' (Ripa). Friendship; 'Amicitia' (Ripa). heart symbolism. Cheat, Deceit; 'Fraude', 'Inganno' (Ripa). mask

H. Hieronymus in De Wildis Valía's General Stepet Stater Parrane, 1682 print In the wilderness with a stone in his hands, the saint Hieronymus is kneeling at a crucifix. A lion on the right in the background. The print is part of a 53-part series of prints to paintings by Titian and Veronese. paper etching St. Jerome as penitent in the desert, half naked, kneeling before a crucifix and holding a stone in his hand to beat his breast; a skull (and other 'Vanitas' symbols), sometimes a scorpion and a snake beside him

Justice personified by a young woman holding a sword in her raised right hand, scales in her left, from 'The Virtues'. Artist: Marcantonio Raimondi (Italian, Argini () ca. 1480-before 1534 Bologna ()); Possibly after Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) (Italian, Urbino 1483-1520 Rome). Dimensions: 8 7/16 x 4 1/4 in. (21.4 x 10.8 cm). Date: ca. 1515-25. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

David with the head of Goliath. Line engraving by R. van Audenaerd after C. Maratta.

Abraham's victim; Le Febre, Valentin (1642-1680), Titian (CA 1488-1576), Camen, Jacob Van (1595-1657); 1682 (1682-00-00-1682-00-00);

Saint Jerome n.d. Pieter de Jode I Netherlandish. Saint Jerome 384188

Mercury from the episode of the seven planets. .

Diogenes. Diogenes is sitting on the ground for his barrel. In his hand he has a stick with which he points into a geometry book. A picked rooster in the background.

Allegorie met Faam en Historie; Romeinse helden.Fame blows the praise to history, which reads a book on a sarcophagus in the middle of ruins. Under the show two couplets of eight fresh rules in Latin.

A young man walking to left, facing right, supporting a yoke on his right shoulder, with both ankles bound and attached to a ball; representing joyful servitude. Collotype after an engraving attributed to A. Scultori (Ghisi).

Hercules struggles with Acheloüs; Scenes with Hercules. Hercules in battle with the Achelous river god to Deeanira, the daughter of the river god oeneus. Acheloüs has adopted the form of a bull. Nymphs a group in the background.

H. Sebastiaan, Willem Panneels, c. 1610 - 1634 print Landscape with the Holy Sebastiaan tied to a tree and is pierced with an arrow. An angel appears from heaven who crowns him with a laurel wreath. unknown paper etching / engraving the martyr Sebastian; possible attributes: arrow(s), bow, tree-trunk

Tactvs, 1596 print Personification of the feeling, a naked woman with a snake around her right leg runs in a landscape. Fifth print from a series with the five senses engraved by N.J. Clock and C.J. Drebbel. Netherlands paper engraving feeling (one of the five senses)

Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471 - 1528), Saint Christopher Facing Right, 1521, engraving

Study for a Stained Glass Window late 16th-early 17th century Christoph Murer Swiss The drawing shows Hercules standing at the center choosing between Virtue and Vice, who are shown personified on either side. In the background, small figures are shown heading towards Heaven (behind Virtue) and Hell (behind Vice).. Study for a Stained Glass Window. Christoph Murer (Swiss, Zurich 1558-1614 Winterthur). late 16th-early 17th century. Pen and black ink and gray wash; framing lines in brown ink

Juno at left asks Jupiter to help the Greeks, set within an elaborate frame, from the 'Loves, Rages and Jealousies of Juno'. Artist: Giulio Bonasone (Italian, active Rome and Bologna, 1531-after 1576). Dimensions: sheet: 5 5/16 x 4 1/8 in. (13.5 x 10.5 cm). Date: 1531-76. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

War, from Virtues and Vices 1596-97 Zacharias Dolendo Netherlandish. War, from Virtues and Vices. Vices and Virtues. Zacharias Dolendo (Netherlandish, 1561-ca. 1604). 1596-97. Engraving; first of two states (New Hollstein). Prints

Fokke, Simon, Amsterdam, Elisa curses the children, verso - stamped, Elisa curses a group of children who called him bald. Immediately two bears come out of the forest and attack the children. Elisa stands in the foreground and pronounces the curse., print, prints, height 129 mm, width 78 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1712-09-01 - 1784-04-10, print maker, printmaker, 1722 - 1784, paper, papier, etching, etsen, Work conception, after own design by

Aphrodite is wounded by Diomedes (even the gods are not invulnerable !)

Amsterdam, Baudous, Robert de, Haarlem, Goltzius, Hendrick, Noord-Nederland, Saenredam, Jan, Allegory of perception, A bespectacled artist paints a naked woman outdoors. The model is kneeling on the ground and looks at herself in a mirror held up by a putto. Behind the easel is a doctor looking at a urinal and two men with an astrolabe and compass on a globe. On the right in the foreground are various measuring instruments. In the foreground is a cat and in the back right is an eagle. Below the representation the Latin translation of: I know from experience that this does the viewer both harm and pleasure., print, prints, height 245 mm, width 181 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1565 - 1607-04-06, print maker, printmaker, 1595 - 1600, paper, papier, engraving, graveren (drukprocedé), Work conception, 1558-01 - 1617-01-01, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publicatie, 1574 - 1659, publisher

Heinrich Aldegrever, Mark, 1539 Mark

Page 31, vol. 1, Delle antichità di Ercolano, Pozzi, Rocco, d. ca. 1780, Preciado de la Vega, Francisco, 1713-1789, Engraving, 1757-1792

Antwerp, Aertssens, Hendrik, Netherlands, Bolswert, Boëtius Adamsz., Bloemaert, Abraham, Amsterdam, Sacra eremvs ascetarvm, Hermits, S. Paulus Simplex, Saint Paul of Egypt as a hermit, verso lower left - stamped, Saint Paul of Egypt, also known as Paul the Simple, as a hermit. On the verso is a fragment of Dutch text from the edition., print, book illustration, prints, height 146 mm, width 93 mm, South Netherlands, 1580 - 1633-03-25, print maker, printmaker, 1590 - 1612, fourth quarter 16th century, first quarter 17th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, North Netherlands, 1566-12-25 - 1651-01-27, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, 1622 - 1663

Hercules captures the Arcadian Hert, Heinrich Aldgrever, After Anonymous, 1550 print Hercules, standing behind the deer, holds the antlers with both hands while he pushes the animal on the ground with one leg. Hercules can be seen behind it after his death, lying on the burning stake. Thirteenth print of thirteen with the works of Hercules. paper engraving (3) the Ceryneian hind of Arcadia is captured by Hercules. death of Hercules

. Personification of fire: sitting woman in landscape, a lightning bolt in the right hand, a salamander in the left hand. A big fire in the background.

Figurine: Soldiers Conversing. Salvator Rosa (Italy, Naples, 1615-1673). Italy, circa 1656-1657. Prints; etchings. Etching with drypoint

Antwerp, Cock, Hieronymus, Floris, Frans (I), Cort, Cornelis, Gods of agriculture, Vertumnus, verso - stamped, here the god of gardens, is repotting plants. Next to him stands a heron on the ground. In the background a garden and butterflies., print, prints, height 290 mm, width 220 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1533 - 1578, print maker, printmaker, 1565 - 1565, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Southern Netherlands, 1520 - 1570-10-01, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1518 - 1570-03-10, publisher

Chastity overcomes Love Seven virtues and seven vices (series title), The personification of Chastity (Castitas) sits under a tree and tramples Amor, the god of love. She breaks the bow of Amor in two. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a series about virtues and vices, one Virtue fighting against or treading upon one Vice, 'Castita', 'Pudicitia', 'Vergogna honesta' (Ripa), fettered Cupid, 'Amor Cruciatus ', Pieter Jalhea Furnius (attributed to workshop of), 1550 - 1625, paper, engraving, h 262 mm × w 197 mm

Illustration No. 1 (from 6) to the events of the Latest History in: Goettinger Taschen Calender for 1793, Bey Joh. Chr. Dietrich. Chodowiecki, Daniel Nikolaus (1726 1801)

Heinrich Aldegrever, Compassion, 1552 Compassion

Jupiter in Saturnus, Michel Natalis, after Giovanni Romanelli 1632 - 1633 print Saturn, his scythe under his feet, sits in front of a rock where buoys adhere. Next to him is Jupiter, who points him to two putti, who offer Saturn a crown and scepter. In addition to Jupiter, his attribute flies, the eagle with lightning bolts in his beak. The bee on the scepter refers to the influential Roman family Barbarini and to the Paushood of Urbanus VIII, which came from this family. Rome paper engraving (story of) Saturn (Cronus) - attributes. attributes of Jupiter: eagle. non-aggressive, friendly or neutral activities and relationships of Jupiter

"Woodcut by Albrecht Dürer from around 1510 depicting the Last Supper scene in the small passion series, showing figures, gestures, and architectural elements."

Lust; Seven deadly sins. Personification of the lust. Woman sitting on a dromedary, in her right hand, a banner with a credit of a fox. At the top right a coat of arms with a path, above a rooster. Under the show a two-legged text in Latin. Fourded from a series of seven.

Saint Peter. Mezzotint by J. Smith.

Caution, Crispijn van de Passe (I), 1600 print The female personification of caution (Prudentia), one of the four cardinal virtues, with a Januskop. In her hands she wears her personal attributes: the mirror and the snake. Print from a series with theological virtues. Cologne paper engraving Prudence, 'Prudentia'; 'Prudenza' (Ripa) ~ one of the Four Cardinal Virtues. Janus' head, two-faced head

Antwerp, Galle, Theodoor, Sterre, Johannes Chrysostomos van der, Cornelis (I), Appointment of the new abbot of Prémontré, Saint Norbert stands together with the kneeling Hugo van Fosses for a vision of Christ. Norbert thus appoints Hugo as the new abbot of Prémontré. The print has two Latin inscriptions: one above and one below the representation., print, book illustration, prints, height 155 mm, width 93 mm, South Netherlands, 1576 - 1650-03-29, print maker, printmaker, 1622 - 1622, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1591 - 1652, writer, Publication (Event), Publication, 1571 - 1633, publisher

Marcus Curtius, 1586 print The hero Marcus Curtius on horseback, a captain's staff in the right hand. In the background you can see how he jumps in a gorge with a horse and all, to satisfy the gods. Twice two verses in Latin under the performance. This print is part of a series of ten prints, consisting of an unnumbered title print, eight numbered representations of Helden and an unnumbered closing print. paper engraving death, i.e. the self-sacrifice of Marcus (Manlius) Curtius: he leaps on horseback into a chasm with lethal fumes

De Heilige Hieronymus in De Wildernis, Raffaello Guidi, After Hedrick Goltzius, After Jacopo Palma (the young), 1597 print The saint Hieronymus with books, skull and lion for a crucifix in the wilderness. print maker: Romeafter print by: Haarlemafter painting by: Italypublisher: Rome paper engraving the monk and hermit Jerome (Hieronymus); possible attributes: book, cardinal's hat, crucifix, hour-glass, lion, skull, stone

. The goddess Venus sits under a tree and is surrounded by nymphs and putti offering gifts: bowls with fruits, flowers and birds. The print has a Latin caption.

Young woman with cornucopia; Gods and muses and young women.

Allegory of Good Government, seated at center and being crowned by a putto and a woman at left, Justice standing atop a hydra at right ca. 1640-74 Pieter de Jode II Flemish. Allegory of Good Government, seated at center and being crowned by a putto and a woman at left, Justice standing atop a hydra at right. Pieter de Jode II (Flemish, 1606-ca. 1674). ca. 1640-74. Engraving. Gillis Hendricx (Flemish, active 1640-1677). Prints

Aigulf of Provins, Saint.

Heinrich Aldegrever, Luke, 1539 Luke

Bliżej Kultury unknown

H. Sebastiaan; S. Sebastianvs. Saint Sebastiaan is tied to a tree with his arms. An arrow pierces his leg. In addition to him two people and a basket with arrows, on the other hand an angel who takes care of his wounds.

Kracht, Hans Collaert (I), After Lambert Lombard, 1557 print In a niche the female personification of power (Fortitudo), one of the four cardinal virtues. She has a helmet on her head. In her hand the severed head of a lion, the symbol of power. The print is part of a series with the seven virtues as the subject. print maker: Antwerpafter design by: Liègepublisher: Antwerp paper engraving Fortitude, 'Fortitudo' ~ one of the Four Cardinal Virtues

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