Allegorical Engravings and Narratives

Engravings featuring dramatic biblical and allegorical themes, illustrating figures and narratives with intricate details and historical context.

Amsterdam, Picart, Bernard, Title page for: Leon Battista Alberti, Della architettura di Leon Battista Alberti, 1726, Allegorical title page with the portrait of Leon Battista Alberti, verso lower left - stamped, Minerva points the personifications of Architecture and Painting to the portrait medallion of Leon Battista Alberti, which is held by a crowned woman. In the air a putto with a banderole with an inscription in Latin., print, engraving, title page, prints, height 365 mm, width 245 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1673-06-11 - 1733-05-08, print maker, printmaker, 1726 - 1726, second quarter 18th century, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving (printing process)
Amsterdam, Picart, Bernard, Title page for: Leon Battista Alberti, Della architettura di Leon Battista Alberti, 1726, Allegorical title page with the portrait of Leon Battista Alberti, verso lower left - stamped, Minerva points the personifications of Architecture and Painting to the portrait medallion of Leon Battista Alberti, which is held by a crowned woman. In the air a putto with a banderole with an inscription in Latin., print, engraving, title page, prints, height 365 mm, width 245 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1673-06-11 - 1733-05-08, print maker, printmaker, 1726 - 1726, second quarter 18th century, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving (printing process)