Allegorical Figures in Engravings

A collection of copper and silver engravings featuring allegorical figures like Charity and Sibyls, showcasing intricate details and historical imagery.

Southern Netherlands, Suavius, Lambertus, Sibyls, Elderly Sibyl with a book in her hand, verso - stamped, An elderly Sibyl standing in a niche with a book in her right hand., print, prints, height 186 mm, width 81 mm, 1514 - 1564, print maker, printmaker, 1520 - 1567, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process)

Copper engraving by Tarocchimeister depicting the allegorical figure 'Charity (Caritas)', created before 1467.

Silver Statuette of St. John, from the Wittenberg Reliquaries. Artist: Lucas Cranach the Elder (German, Kronach 1472-1553 Weimar). Dimensions: Sheet: 6 1/8 × 2 9/16 in. (15.5 × 6.5 cm). Series/Portfolio: Wittenberg Reliquaries; Hortulus Animae. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Sibille Van Cumae, Raffaello Schiambinosso, 1606 - 1609 print The Sibille van Cumae standing with a banderole in hand. On the right a glimpse to a landscape. Title and a Latin text in the end margin. Numbered bottom left: I. Italy paper etching Cumaean sibyl. banderole

Sibille from cumae; Sibylla cumaea; Ten sibilles; Sibillaru decem. Cumae Sibille standing with a banderole in hand. On the right a look through a landscape. Title and a line of Latin text in undermarge. Numbered bottom left: I.

Southern Netherlands, Suavius, Lambertus, Sibyls, Elderly Sibyl with a book in her hand, verso - stamped, An elderly Sibyl standing in a niche with a book in her right hand., print, prints, height 186 mm, width 81 mm, 1514 - 1564, print maker, printmaker, 1520 - 1567, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process)

Saint Simon 1523 Albrecht Dürer German. Saint Simon 391248

Depicts Grammatik, the personification of grammar, from the 'S' Tarot series by Tarocchimeister, created around 1485 as a copper engraving. Shows figure, text elements, and symbolic attributes.

Silver Statuette of St. John the Baptist from the Wittenberg Reliquaries Lucas Cranach the Elder German. Silver Statuette of St. John the Baptist from the Wittenberg Reliquaries. The Wittenberg Reliquaries; Hortulus Animae. Lucas Cranach the Elder (German, Kronach 1472-1553 Weimar). Woodcut. Prints

Judas Taddeü, Lambertus sweeter, 1545 print The apostle Judas Taddeüs, standing in front of a ruin, with his attribute in his hands the lineal. Southern Netherlands paper engraving the apostle Jude Thaddaeus; possible attributes: book, club, halberd, scroll

Lord in Lange Cape, seen from the front, 1685 print Numbered 9 paper etching

St Paul, from Apostles Artist's working dates 1450-1491 Germany. Engraving on paper . Martin Schongauer

Dancing Couple. Aldegrever, Heinrich (1502-1555/1561), graphic artist

Hope. Raphael, 1483-1520. 1501 - 1534. Raimondi, Marcantonio, approximately 1480-approximately 1534. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Portrait of Albrecht of Bavaria, Count of Holland, Hainaut and Zeeland.at The Top Right of His Weapon.

Master of the E Series Tarocchi, Temperancia (Temperance), c 1465 Temperancia (Temperance)

Sibyl Seen from the Back, Looking Downward to the Left. Dated: c. 1550. Dimensions: image: 17.5 × 8.3 cm (6 7/8 × 3 1/4 in.) sheet: 17.7 × 8.4 cm (6 15/16 × 3 5/16 in.), cut within platemark. Medium: engraving on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Lambert Suavius.

A circa 1519 woodcut by Hans Baldung, known as Grien, depicting Saint Thomas, showing detailed figure work, religious iconography, and early 16th-century print techniques.

St. Matthias, from Apostles. Martin Schongauer; German, c. 1450-1491. Date: 1450-1491. Dimensions: 88 × 50 mm (plate); 88 × 53 mm (sheet). Engraving on paper. Origin: Germany. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Delfische Sibille, Raffaello Schiambinosso, 1606 print The Delfian Sibille standing with a writing tablet in hand. On the right a glimpse to a landscape. Title and a Latin text in the end margin. Numbered bottom left: 3. Italy paper etching sibyls. writing tablets

Venice, Bertelli, Orazio, Italy, Carracci, Agostino, Christ, Mary, John the Baptist and the Apostles, Christ as Salvator Mundi, print, prints, height 106 mm, width 64 mm, Italian, 1557 - 1602-03-22, print maker, printmaker, 1583 - 1583, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, uitgever

Woodcut by Lucas Cranach the Elder depicting Saint Matthew, one of the twelve apostles.

Master of the E Series Tarocchi, Fede (Faith), c 1465 Fede (Faith)

The Sibyl of Erythrae standing with a banderole in hand. On the left a section of a thatched roof and on the right a view through to a landscape. Title and one line of Latin text in lower margin. Numbered lower left: 5., Sibyl of Erythrae Sibylla Erythraea Ten Sibyls (series title) Sibillaru decem (series title), print maker: Raffaello Schiaminossi, (mentioned on object), Raffaello Schiaminossi, (mentioned on object), Italy, 1609, paper, etching, h 189 mm - w 128 mm

Depicts 'Jakobus Major' by Monogrammist WH, created as a copper engraving print in the last quarter of the 15th century, showing apostle figure and symbolic elements.

Saint Christopher Facing Left 1521 Albrecht Dürer German. Saint Christopher Facing Left 391279

Copper engraving by Tarocchimeister, created before 1467, depicting philosophical ideas using symbolic figures and visual motifs.

Landscape with the prophet Isaiah, Johannes Wierix, after Pieter van der Borcht (I), 1571 print The prophet Isaiah looks up to heaven. In one hand he holds a pen, in his other a big saw. Antwerp paper engraving / letterpress printing martyrdom of Isaiah: by order of King Manasseh, Isaiah is sawn in two

Ancestor of Christ from Abiah Lunette (Left Figure), Print made by Adamo 'Ghisi' Scultori, ca.1530-1585, after Michelangelo, 1474/1475-1564, Italian, 1550 to 1585, Engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper

The Apostle Thomas. Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528). Engraving;

Aetarnitas 1614-50 Marcus Sadeler. Aetarnitas. Marcus Sadeler (German, Munich before 1614-in or after 1650). 1614-50. Engraving. Prints

Saint Simon. Dated: c. 1490/1500. Dimensions: sheet: 18.1 x 9.5 cm (7 1/8 x 3 3/4 in.). Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Master FVB.

Portrait of Geertruida van Saksen, Countess of Holland and Dirk V, Philips Galle (Attributed to Workshop or), After Willem Thibaut, 1578 print Geertruida van Saksen, Countess of Holland. Standing, back. She was regent during the minority of Dirk V, who stands next to her. The print serves as an illustration in a book about the history of the Counts of Holland print maker: Antwerpafter design by: Haarlemprinter: Antwerppublisher: Antwerp paper engraving

Lucas van Leyden (Netherlandish, 1489-1494-1533), The Virgin in the Niche, c. 1518, engraving

Rome, Aelst, Nicolaus van, Italy, Tempesta, Antonio, Christ, Mary and the apostles, Et vitam aeternam amen, Saint Matthias, verso - stamped, Saint Matthias with book and halberd. In the background on the right, Matthias is killed by a soldier with a halberd. In the background on the left Mattias stands with figures in the fire., print, prints, height 528 mm, width 384 mm, Italian, 1555 - 1630-08-05, print maker, printmaker, 1565 - 1630, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, after own design by, Publication (Event), Publication, South Netherlands, 1527 - 1613, publisher, uitgever

OLENUS CALENUS Etruscan seer consulted by Tarquinius Superbus before military undertakings

Personification of Satisfaction, Arnold Houbraken, 1710 - 1719 print A female figure as a personification of satisfaction, with in her right hand a hand mirror in which she looks into and under her left arm a bowl of valuables such as a necklace and coins. In the background, Alexander visits the Great Diogenes in his barrel, who will ask if the emperor wants to go out of his sun to answer what he wants. Print from a series of 41 symptoms. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving / pen Satisfaction, Contentment; 'Contento' (Ripa) (+ abstract concept represented by female figure). looking in the mirror; contemplation of own beauty. display of jewels, etc.. Alexander's visit to Diogenes, who sits by his barrel and asks Alexander to get out of his light

Isabella, Infantin of Aragon.

The 'Noah' print (c.1470) by Meister der Propheten und Sibyllen is a copper engraving depicting Noah, highlighting figure, gesture, clothing, and biblical symbolism.

Guido Reni, after Parmigianino, A Girl with a Crucifix, c 1598 A Girl with a Crucifix

Temperance, 1900 After: Sir Edward Burne-Jones (d.1898) Publisher: Berlin Photographic Company, 19th CenturyPre-Raphaelite, Photographic print, Photogravure, Female, Full-length, Temperance

Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528). Five apostles: Saint Barthélemy (Bartsch 47). 1523. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. 77214-9 Chretian art, religious art, bible, Christianity, biblical character, holy character, biblical rear, Christian religion, renaissance, biblical scene, religious scene, life Christ, 16th XVI 16th 16th 16th 16 century, engraving

personified Eternity, Arnold Houbraken, 1710 - 1719

Holy Catharina standing in niche with broken wheel, Marcantonio Raimondi, After Francesco di Francia, 1500 - 1527 print paper engraving the virgin martyr Catherine of Alexandria; possible attributes: book, crown, emperor Maxentius, palm-branch, ring, sword, wheel

Diva Veronica. Raimondi, Marcantonio, approximately 1480-approximately 1534. 1501 - 1600. Giovanni Antonio da Brescia (Italian engraver, ca. 1460-ca. 1520). Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Woodcut by Hans Baldung, circa 1519, showing Saint Bartholomew holding a knife, a common attribute representing his martyrdom, depicted in traditional apostolic attire.

Moon. Dated: 1569. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Abraham de Bruyn.

Vos, Maerten de, Venice, Sadeler, Raphael (I), Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit, Spiritvs Scientiae, Gift of Learning, verso lower left - stamped, In a niche the female personification of the gift of learning, one of the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit. She wears a crown of leaves and in her right hand she holds a caduceus. Around her head a radiant sun., print, prent, prints, width 180 mm, height, 266 mm, Zuid-Nederlands, 1560, print maker, prentmaker, 1598 - 1604, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1532 - 1603-12-04, intermediary draughtsman

St. Simon. 1501 - 1534. Raimondi, Marcantonio, approximately 1480-approximately 1534. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Artemisia II at the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, Gilles Rousselet, 1639 - 1640 print France paper engraving / etching historical persons. queen

Matigheid (Temperantia); De zeven hoofddeugden.Women's figure that water from one can serve in a glass, standing in a niche, as a personification of moderation.

ARCHIBALD ARMSTRONG (ARCHIE) Scottish court jester to James I and Charles I. Enjoyed royal favour and political influence until dismissed in 1637 for insulting Archbishop Laud. Date: - 1672

This late 15th-century copper engraving by Monogrammist AG depicts the fifth of the foolish virgins, showing figures, gestures, and narrative detail.

Astrology, plate 29 from Arts and Sciences. Master of the E-Series Tarocchi; Italian, active c. 1465. Date: 1460-1470. Dimensions: 179 x 100 mm (plate); 186 x 106 mm (sheet). Engraving in black on ivory laid paper. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Albrecht Dürer Saint Sebaldus Standing on a Column (NGA 194333571) (cropped) Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471 - 1528 ), Saint Sebaldus Standing on a Column, c. 1501, woodcut, Rosenwald Collection

Heavily draped male Figure 16th century Anonymous, Italian, 16th century Italian. Heavily draped male Figure 391575

Thales by Milet Designer: Vignon, Claude (1593) Stecher: Couvay, Jeanverleger: Mariette, Pierre (1596) Dating: 1639/1640

Prudence (Die Firsichtikait), from The Seven Virtues Hans Burgkmair German. Prudence (Die Firsichtikait), from The Seven Virtues 430796

Copper engraving by Israhel van Meckenem from the late 15th century depicting Jakobus the Smaller, showing figure and drapery details.

Bias .

A blind man with his dog. Etching by Jacques Callot, ca. 1622.

Blind Draailierspeler, Matthäus Merian (I), After Jacques Bellange, 1606 - 1650 print A blind man playing on a hurdy -gurdy. Print Maker: GermanyPublisher: Strasbourg (France) paper etching hurdy-gurdy player. blind, blindness

Saint Paul. Dated: c. 1480. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Martin Schongauer.

A woman's figure on a base with flowers in her hand as a personification of grace. Print from a series of 41 symbols.

Friedrich I, Landgraf of Hessen-Kassel.

Robert Boissard after Jean Jacques Boissard, Non semper gravibus, 1597 Non semper gravibus...

Dona Mitilena, from Recueil de diverses fig.res étrangeres Inventées par F. Boucher P.tre du Roy et Gravées par F. Ravenet (Collection of Various Foreign Figures, Devised by F. Boucher, Painter of the King and Engraved etched by F. Ravenet), plate 3 18th century Simon Francis Ravenet, the elder French. Dona Mitilena, from Recueil de diverses fig.res étrangeres Inventées par F. Boucher P.tre du Roy et Gravées par F. Ravenet (Collection of Various Foreign Figures, Devised by F. Boucher, Painter of the King and Engraved etched by F. Ravenet), plate 3 413624

Shows Saint Catherine, created by Meister E.S. in the second third of the 15th century using copper engraving with brown brushwork. The work depicts her attributes and pose in a religious setting.

Sainte Marthe (Bartsch 182) Marc Antoine Raimondi (1480-vers1534). Sainte Marthe (Bartsch 182). Fight, chisel. 16th century.

Vos, Maerten de, Venice, Sadeler, Raphael (I), Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit, Spiritvs Consilii, Gift of Counseling, verso lower left - stamped, In a niche the female personification of the gift of counsel, one of the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit. She wears a crown of leaves and has a key and a heart as necklaces. In her right hand she holds a pair of scales. Around her head a radiant sun., print, prints, width 180 mm, height, 266 mm, South Netherlands, 1560, print maker, printmaker, 1598 - 1604, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1532 - 1603-12-04, intermediary draughtsman

Egyptian Sibille; Sibylla aegyptia; Sibilles. The Sibille of Egypt is sitting on a rock. In addition to her is an open book. The print has a Latin caption and is one of two anonymous prints in the 17th century added to the series of Sibillen made by Philips Galle in 1575.

Silver Statuette of St. Bartholomew from the Wittenberg Reliquaries Lucas Cranach the Elder German. Silver Statuette of St. Bartholomew from the Wittenberg Reliquaries 623842

Copper engraving by Tarocchimeister 'S' around 1485 depicting Astrology, part of the 'S' series of allegorical cards, showing figure, symbolic zodiac elements, and late 15th-century European iconography.

TAPIZ DE LA REAL FABRICA SEGUN CARTON DE TENIERS-S XVII-ESCUELA FLAMENCA-MUSICO AMBULANTE. Author: Teniers. Location: MUSEO CATEDRAL. SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA. Coruña. SPAIN.

Heinrich, Count of Tirol.

Vinckboons, David (I), Amsterdam, Visscher, Claes Jansz. (II), Maurae Granadenses, Two veiled women, costume print, prints, height 73 mm, width 42 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1586 - 1652-06-19, print maker, printmaker, 1596 - 1630, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, 1576-08-13 - 1629

A black and white pen drawing by Nikolaus Alexander Mair von Landshut depicting Maria as Mother of Pain on red-brown prepared paper, showing figure and drapery, dated 1504.

"Etching by Monogrammist AC from the first half of the 16th century depicting Saint Margarete. The print emphasizes the saint's figure, posture, and symbolic attributes."

Prudence. Artist: Abraham Bosse (French, Tours 1602/1604-1676 Paris). Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed): 2 7/8 × 1 7/8 in. (7.3 × 4.7 cm). Publisher: Herman Weyen (Flemish, died Paris, 1672). Series/Portfolio: The Virtues(Les Vertus). Date: 1636. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Master of the E Series Tarocchi, Polimnia (Polyhymnia), c 1465 Polimnia (Polyhymnia)

Depicts John the Baptist, created by Lucas Cranach the Elder as a woodcut. The composition shows him in religious attire, often holding a staff or scroll, symbolizing his role as a biblical prophet.

Copper engraving by Tarocchimeister before 1467 depicting Polymnia, the muse of sacred poetry and dance, showing detailed lines and Renaissance printmaking techniques.

Elisabeth, Princess of Bavaria.

Portrait of Archangelo Piccolomini at the age of 58, 1585 print With two inscriptions in Latin. paper engraving scholar, philosopher. medicine, medical science. historical persons

Sébastien Le Clerc's brown ink and gray wash drawing depicts a Karamaane figure, mounted on a leaf with a pierced decorative floral strip, dated between 1650 and 1664.

16th-century woodcut by an anonymous artist depicting the apostle Bartholomäus, showing figure, posture, and traditional attributes.

Copper engraving by Meister der Berliner Passion from 1450-1470 depicting Saint John, showing figure, gesture, and iconographic details.

Study of a draped figure.

Man with roll paper, Pieter Serwouters, 1601 - 1657 print Man with a full beard, who holds a rolled out scroll in hand. He points with his finger at the unwritten writing surface. Amsterdam paper engraving adult man. scroll - LL - scroll unfolded

The Fourth Foolish Virgin. Martin Schongauer; German, c. 1450-1491. Date: 1450-1491. Dimensions: 120 × 82 mm. Engraving on paper. Origin: Germany. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Meinhard III., Count of Tirol.

A copper engraving by the Tarocchimeister from before 1467 depicting the Servant, a figure from a tarot deck illustration.

Portrait of Willem III The Good, Count of Holland and Hainaut; Graves and gravingen from Holland. Portrait of Willem III The good, count of Holland and Hainaut, standing to the right with the arm of Hainaut and in his hand a sword in his hand. Print from a series of 36 prints with portraits feet from graves and gravingen of Holland.

Nuremberg, Solis, Virgil, Personifications of the Seven Liberal Arts, Grammar, verso - handwritten in brown ink, print, prints, verso - stamped, 61, height 79 mm, width 52 mm, German, 1514 - 1562-08-01, print maker, printmaker, 1524 - 1562, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), etching

Reverse copy of Contadina, Recueil de diverses fig.res étrangeres Inventées par F. Boucher P.tre du Roy et Gravées par F. Ravenet (Collection of Various Foreign Figures, Devised by F. Boucher, Painter of the King and Engraved etched by F. Ravenet), plate 7 18th century After Simon Francis Ravenet, the elder French. Reverse copy of Contadina, Recueil de diverses fig.res étrangeres Inventées par F. Boucher P.tre du Roy et Gravées par F. Ravenet (Collection of Various Foreign Figures, Devised by F. Boucher, Painter of the King and Engraved etched by F. Ravenet), plate 7 413668

A brown ink drawing with gray and red washes by Sébastien Le Clerc from 1650-1664 depicting a lady from France, mounted on a leaf with a pierced decorative strip.

Temperance (Die Mesikait), from The Seven Virtues. Artist: Hans Burgkmair (German, Augsburg 1473-1531 Augsburg). Dimensions: Sheet: 6 13/16 × 3 1/4 in. (17.3 × 8.2 cm). Series/Portfolio: The Seven Virtues. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Saint Abbondio with miter and staff. Draughtsman: Pier Francesco Morazzone. Dating: 1583 - 1626. Measurements: h 311 mm × w 213 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Bourgeoise with Muff, Facing Right. Medium: etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Israel Henriet after Jacques Callot.

A brown ink drawing by Sébastien Le Clerc depicting a noble woman from Tripolis, mounted on a leaf with a pierced decorative strip and gray wash.

The Crowned Virgin in a Niche. Dated: 1543. Medium: etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Geoffroy Dumoûtier.

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