Allegorical Prints of History

An array of intricate engravings depicting allegorical figures from history and mythology, showcasing themes of virtue, strength, and artistic representation.

Allegory of marriage, Pieter van den Berge, 1694 - 1737

Allegorische titelpagina met het portret van schrijver Edward Simson; Titelpagina voor: Edward Simson, Chronicon historiam catholicam complectens, 1729.Minerva is next to history and looks over her shoulder to the book in which she writes. History looks at three allegorical women's figures (truth, poetry and a third figure). Behind them Father time, fame and a two-man figure that beats an inscription with a chisel in a pyramid. Four putti flies in the air, with eternity symbols in the hands, carrying the portrait of writer Edward Simson.

Rubens, Peter Paul, Nattier, Jean-Marc, Photo reproduction of an engraving of The Presentation of the Portrait of Marie de'Medici to King Henry IV by Jean-Marc Nattier, after the painting by Peter Paul Rubens, photograph, photo, reproduction, page, photos, photographically illustrated books, height 203 mm, width 158 mm, photographer, 1859 - 1864, photographic paper, photo paper, albumen print, albumine print, Work conception, French, 1685-03-17 - 1766-11-07, after a print by, South Netherlandish, 1577-06-28 - 1640-05-30

Amsterdam, Wolfgang, Abraham, Nederland, Santvoort, Abraham Dircksz., Neptune in front of two creatures with bellows, Netherlands, verso right - stamped, In the foreground Neptune stands with a trident on two hippocampuses in the sea. In front of him kneel two creatures, one of whom has wings, with bellows. Behind them a battle is going on between mermen with tridents and winged creatures with bellows., print, engraving, book illustration, prints, engravings, height 112 mm, width 64 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1634 - 1669, print maker, printmaker, 1668 - 1668, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Vertu rewarded (IT)

Amsterdam, Picart, Bernard, Apollo gives Hector new strength, verso lower left - stamped, Jupiter has awakened and gives Apollo an assignment. Apollo then gives Hector new strength. In the margin a caption in French., print, book illustration, prints, height 189 mm, width 125 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1673-06-11 - 1733-05-08, print maker, printmaker, 1710 - 1710, first quarter 18th century, paper, etching, engraving, engraving (printing process), intermediary draughtsman

Allegory of marriage, Pieter van den Berge, 1694 - 1737

The Lorraine Reunited with France Made 1737 France. An extremely successful artist, Charles Nicholas Cochin surpassed his fatherís accomplishments as an engraver and played a critical role in mid-eighteenth-century academic life. Appointed guardian of the Kingís drawing collection in 1752, Cochin was well-situated politically and garnered many important commissions.. Engraving on paper . Charles-Nicholas Cochin, the younger

Italy, Duchet, Claude, Zuccaro, Federico, Rota, Martino, Resurrection of Christ, verso - stamped, Christ hovers over his grave with a cross staff and banner. Soldiers who guarded the grave try to flee in fright., print, prints, height 435 mm, width 287 mm, Italian, 1795 - 1583, print maker, printmaker, 1530 - 1583, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1541 - 1609-07-20, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, French - 1585, publisher, uitgever

Landscape with shepherds and shepherds, Bernard Picart, 1718 print Allegorical representation with shepherds and shepherds in a landscape. They make music, dance, get married, and edit the country. Left in the background pegasus. In the background, women grieving around a burial monument. In the air two putti with a beehive (a symbol of eloquence) and two putti with a banderole on which a motto in Latin. In the margin a six -line poem, in two columns, in French. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving making music; musician with instrument. dancing. Pegasus, the winged horse. honey-comb. grave, tomb

Neptunus voor twee wezens met blaasbalgen.At the front, Neptunus is in the sea with a trident of two hippocamps. For him, two creatures kneel, one of whom has wings, with bellows. Behind them is a struggle going between several men with trident and winged beings with bellows.

Three Hesperides bring oranges to Rome, Cornelis Bloemaert (II), After Francesco Albani, 1640 - 1646 print In the foreground is a water god with a horn of abundance and a water jug. Next to him are Romulus and Remus and Wolvin as a symbol for the city of Rome. A number of Hesperides in the background that bring (orange) apples. Above Apollo. This print is an illustration for the introduction of G.B. Ferrari's book about citrus fruits. With the help of self -made mythological stories, the author tries to explain the origin of the different lemon species. paper engraving other Hesperides (+ attributes)

Aeneas wants to save the body of Pandarus, Bernard Picart (workshop or), After Bernard Picart, 1710 print Aeneas tries to save Pandarus' body, but is hindered by Diomedes who wants to throw a stone at him. Venus comes on a cloud to save him. In the margin a caption in French. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving Aeneas tries to save the body of Pandarus but is hit by a stone thrown by Diomedes; Venus comes to Aeneas' rescue

Allegorische voorstelling met Clotho en Minerva, Charles Nicolas Cochin (2), 1725 - 1790 print France paper etching / engraving Clotho, usually with distaff. (story of) Minerva (Pallas, Athena)

Amsterdam, Picart, Bernard, Gods meeting about the Trojan War, verso lower left - stamped, Jupiter calls all the gods together to meet about the Trojan War. Minerva is given permission to fight on the side of the Trojans. In the margin a caption in French., print, book illustration, prints, height 190 mm, width 125 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1673-06-11 - 1733-05-08, print maker, printmaker, 1710 - 1710, first quarter 18th century, paper, etching, engraving, engraving (printing process), intermediary draughtsman

Sanherib, king of the Assyrians, Pieter Claesz. Soutman, after Peter Paul Rubens, 1616 - 1657 print King Sanherib fled with a small company on horseback the Assyrian army camp, where a troops sent by God kill his troops to help Koning Jechizkia and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. In the margin under the image the Bible verses 2 Kon.19. paper etching / engraving at night, an angel of the Lord decimates the Assyrian camp: 185.000 soldiers are killed

Karl VI., Roman-German Kaiser.

Achilles, standing in river with wild running water. In the foreground the river god Scamander, reaching for the arm of Achilles, who is about to stab a Trojan soldier with his sword. In the background a burning city. In the lower center: 12. Twelfth print from a series of fourteen with scenes from the life of Achilles, Achilles fights with river god Scamander Scenes from the life of Achilles (series title) Vitam et mortem achilli., print maker: J. Alexander Janssens, Victor Honoré Janssens, Zuid-Nederland, c. 1700, paper, engraving, etching, h 165 mm × w 130 mm

L'Hymen et l'Amour (Hymen and Cupid) 18th century Jacques Firmin Beauvarlet French. L'Hymen et l'Amour (Hymen and Cupid) 413571

Triumph of Amphitrite Artist's working dates 1671-1730 France. Pen and black ink and black chalk, with brush and gray wash, on grayish brown laid paper, laid down on cream wove paper . François Verdier

Miraculous Draught of Fish 1595-1657 Pieter Soutman Dutch. Miraculous Draught of Fish 386324

. 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.

Venus on the waters.

Roof from Proserpina. Pluto drags Proserpina, the daughter of Ceres, in his car. The nymphs are ready from the beach. Minerva tries to prevent the kidnapping. Under the image four fresh rules in Latin. Numbered "6".

Eleazar kills the king's elephant; Eleazanus generosity. Eleazar died in the battle against the Seleucid. He kills the king's elephant with a spear. Then the elephant falls down and crushed eleazer. Illustration for 1 makin 6:43. Under the show a title in Greek, English, German, Latin, French and Dutch.

Vatican City, Alexander VII, Rome, Rossi, Giovanni Giacomo de', Italy, Venturini, Giovanni Francesco, The new teatro of modern Rome, The second book of the new teatro delle fabriche, et edificii, fatte fare in Rome, e fuori di Roma dalla santita di nostro signore papa Alessandro VI (second book), Modern buildings in Rome, Allegory of the Ghigi family and a dedication to Mario Chigi, An allegorical representation with a rock with a star above it, the elements from the coat of arms of the Chigi family, the family of Pope Alexander VII. In front of the rock are various allegorical figures standing and sitting. In the background is a view of various buildings in Rome. Below a banner with a dedication to Mario Chigi. Print is part of an album., print, album sheet, prints, height 201 mm, width 320 mm, Italian, 1650 - 1710, print maker, printmaker, 1665 - 1667, second quarter 18th century, third quarter 18th century, paper, etching, etchings, Publication (Event), Publication, 1627 - 1691, pub

Allegorical title page with different scenes from the metamorphoses of Ovidius and his portrait, Bernard Picart, 1731 print Allegorical performance with different scenes and metamorphoses from the book of Ovidius. Among other things, Salmacis and Hermaphroditus in the foreground, Narcissus who falls in love with his own mirror image and Leda seduced by Jupiter in the form of a swan. In the middle Vertumnus as an old woman and pomona, Apollo and Daphne, Pan and Syrinx. In the background Pluto and Proserpina, Perseus and the Monster, the fall of Icarus. In the sky on a cloud of Venus in her car, pulled through a swan. At the top in a medallion under a garland the portrait of the writer Publius Ovidius Naso. Under the show an empty cartouche. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving title-page. metamorphoses ~ classical mythology. story of Hermaphroditus and Salmacis

Neptune. .

Amsterdam, Picart, Bernard, Title page for: AH de Sallengre, Novus thesaurus antiquitatum Romanarum, 1719, History and Drawing record Roman antiquities, verso lower right - stamped, Landscape with ruins, buildings and antiquities from Rome. Father Time reveals Roman antiquities. Minerva shows the city maiden of Rome to History and Drawing and instructs them to record everything. In the margin a three-line caption in French., print, engraving, title page, prints, height 356 mm, width 203 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1673-06-11 - 1733-05-08, print maker, printmaker, 1718 - 1718, first quarter 18th century, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving (printing process), intermediary draughtsman

De Wereld, Jeremias Gottlob Rugendas, After Johann Gottfried Haid, 1745 print Allegory of the world, surrounded by rocaille frame. Diogenes crawls out of a globe with a book and a lantern. Above him, a personification of time, a winged man with a passer, a scythe and a canvas, is surrounded by four people of various origins. Twice a four -line German and Latin text in the lower margin. Publishing number 28. Augsburg paper etching 'Mondo', 'Machina del mondo' (Ripa). (story of) Diogenes, the philosopher (+ in allegorical or symbolic frame or setting; with allegorical or symbolic accessories). Father Time, man with wings and scythe

Odysseus and his companions lured by the Sirenen, François Hutin, c. 1742 print paper etching Ulysses, tied to the mast of his ship, passes the Sirens

Martyrdom of SaintSebastian. Artist: Jan Harmensz. Muller, Dutch, 1571-1628 After: Hans von Aachen, German, 1552-1615

Cartouche with horse, Benedikt Winkler, after Jacques de la Joue (II), 1750 - 1762 print A rocaille cartouche at sea, surrounded by weapons, flags, a horse and a sloping man. Nummered above A. Augsburg paper etching / engraving ornament ~ cartouche. horse

Le Songe d'Amour n.d. After Jean Honoré Fragonard French. Le Songe d'Amour 369388

Lion hunt, Louis Desplaces, After Charles Parrcel, c. 1731 print print maker: Parispublisher: ParisParisFrance paper engraving / etching lion hunt. beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion. armorial bearing, heraldry

Minerva verdwijnt achter de wolken; Minerve quite la figure de Mentor & se separe de Télémaque; Avonturen van Telemachus.Minerva disappears behind the clouds and looks at the kneeling telemachus that shields his eyes with his hand. Print at the top left of marked: Page 428.

La mort of S. François-Xavier' by Carlo Maratti, created in 1733, is an engraving depicting Saint Francis Xavier, who lived from 1506 to 1552. The plate mark measures 25 9/16 x 14 1/8 inches (65 x 35.8 cm), while the paper/sheet dimensions are 26 3/16 x 14 3/4 inches (66.5 x 37.5 cm)

Caesar and Sybilla (Holl. 124); Kilian, Bartholomäus II (1630-1696), Storer, Johann Christoph (Ca 1611-1671); XVII century (1601-00-00-1700-00-00);

Venus visits the meeting of the Gods; Adventures of Telemachus. In the meeting of gods, Venus asks Jupiter to destroy Telemachus. Jupiter trests together with his wife Juno on a cloud and hears Venus. Left Views Hercules surrounded by allegorical figures. Under the show is in the margin a two-legged text, lower right: LIV. IX. Illustration manufactured at book 9 from "Adventures of Telemachus", written by François de Fénélon.

Saint Paul shipwrecked on Malta. Etching by F. Bartolozzi, 1791, after B. West.

Orpheus almost succeeds in rescuing his wife Eurydice from the Underworld, but at the last minute he looks back, which is the one thing he has been told he must not do...

Plate from, Nella Venuta 1764 France. Etching in black on ivory laid paper . Franz Edmund Weirotter

Ludwig Ix., King of France, Saint.

Amsterdam, Wetstein, Rudolph & Gerard, Wandelaar, Jan, Northern Netherlands, Title page for: G. Suikers, Algemene kerkelyke en wereldlyke geschiedenissen des bekenden aard-kloots, 1721, Allegorical figures around a sphinx, verso lower left - stamped, Crowd of allegorical figures around a sphinx on a pedestal. On the left History and a writing female personification crowned with a tower. Father Time unrolls a paper, in the air Fame. On the right Truth: a naked woman with a book and the sun on her head. Behind her Minerva, who with her lance pushes a devilish figure into the earth., print, engraving, title page, prints, height 327 mm, width 219 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1690-04-14 - 1759-03-26, print maker, printmaker, 1721 - 1721, first quarter 18th century, paper, etching, etchings, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after own design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

. Achilles, standing in river with fiercely running water. In the foreground the river god Scamander, challenging the arm of Achilles, which is about to put a Trojan soldier with his sword. In the background a burning city. In the middle of: 12. Twelve print from a series of fourteen with scenes from the life of Achilles.

The Angel Staying the Arm of Abraham after 1552 Battista Franco Italian. The Angel Staying the Arm of Abraham 371782

Allegory in which history writes history, 1726 print Allegorical performance with centrally sitting in a landscape the personification of history surrounded by a crowd of all kinds of people from history and allegorical characters. With French caption. Northern Netherlands paper etching / engraving 'Historia'; 'Historia' (Ripa). handwriting, writing as activity

Tobias Pock chalk and lead drawing of the Conversion of St. Paul, using brush in brown and laved techniques, showing figures and compositional elements.

Ferdinand with Ferdinand, king of Bohemia and Hungary on horseback at the victory at Nördlingen; entry from Ferdinand in Ghent in 1635 (no. 10); Fit via VI / Hungariae Rex et Cardinalis Tamquam Victoriae virtutumq. Summa Eques Exhibentur; Tabula IV. Ferdinandi, Hungariae Rex & Cardinalis, Tamquam Victoriae Virtutumque Summa, Eques Exhibentur. Double portrait of Ferdinand with Ferdinand, king of Bohemia and Hungary on horseback at the victory at Nördlingen on September 6, 1634, on the ground defeated enemies. Presentation at the bottom left of the front of the triumph port Arcus Fernandi on the Friday market. Leaf No. 10 In a set of 42 plates that illustrate the publication of the description of the arrival of the Cardinal Infant Ferdinand in Austria in Ghent on January 28, 1635 as the new governor for the Spanish Netherlands.

Copper engraving and etching by Juan Barcelon depicting Hercules killing the Stymphalian birds, showing the hero, birds, and classical landscape.

Jean Honoré Fragonard after Giovanni Lanfranco, Saint Mark, 1763 1764 Saint Mark

Allegory at the birth of Willem Hendrik, Ergprins van Brandenburg in 1649. Allegory at the birth of Willem Hendrik, Ergprince van Brandenburg in 1649. In a crib, the prince is surrounded by, among others, Juno, Minerva and abundance. In the air, fame blows on a praise stuff and wear small angels symbols of the future power of the newborn. In the landscape in the background lies the swan castle, the Garden of Kleef. Verse in four lines in cover.

Seated personifications of genius and philosophy with nymphs that plant roses, François Spierre, after Ciro Ferri, 1649 - 1681 print publisher: RomeVaticaanstad paper engraving / etching (story of) Minerva (Pallas, Athena). nymphs (in general); 'Ninfe in commune' (Ripa). flowers: rose

Achilles Dragging Hector's Body Behind His Carriage, Ferdinand Delamonce, 1713 drawing Ontwerp voor een prent in Motte, '' the iliad. Poem with a speech on Homer ", Paris, Grégoire Dupuis, 1714, p. 176 paper. chalk. gouache (paint) brush Hector's body, tied to Achilles' chariot, is dragged around the city. Hector's body, tied to Achilles' chariot, is dragged around the city

Apollo kills Diomedes, Jean Lepautre, 1628 - 1682 print paper etching Diomedes - death

Allegory of Winter with Diana the Huntress. Dated: c. 1750. Dimensions: sheet: 10.2 × 14.9 cm (4 × 5 7/8 in.). Medium: etching on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Johann Georg Bergmüller.

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Amsterdam, Schenk, Leonard, Lairesse, Gerard de, unknown, Glauber, Johannes, Biblical, mythological and allegorical representations, Phaëthon asks his father for permission to drive the sun chariot, verso lower left - stamped, In the clouds Phaëthon asks his father for permission to drive the sun chariot. The print is after a lost ceiling painting by Gerard de Lairesse and is part of a series with biblical, mythological and allegorical scenes., print, prent, prints, height 298 mm, width 198 mm, 1646 - 1726, print maker, printmaker, 1670 - 1726, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, Noord-Nederlands, 1641 - 1711, after a design by, after, after a painting by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1696-02-26 - 1767-06-11, publisher

Phaëton in Apollo, Charles Dupuis, After Bernard Picart, After Eustache Lesueur, 1740 print Phaëthon begs the sun god Apollo to be allowed to drive a day in the solar car. Apollo spreads his hands over his son's head. On the left men keep the horses in front of the solar car. Aurora, the goddess of the dawn, flies in the middle of her torch. On the right father time with his scythe, Ceres with Korenaren, and the hours with flowers in his hands. Bottom left the four winds. To the painting in the Chambre des Muses in the Hôtel Lambert. Print is part of a series of prints to the paintings in the Hôtel Lambert in Paris. Paris paper etching / engraving Phaethon asks Apollo (Sol) for the chariot of the sun. Father Time, man with wings and scythe. (story of) Aurora (Eos); 'Aurora' (Ripa). gods of the winds

The Fall of the Damned 1642 Pieter Soutman Dutch. The Fall of the Damned 359829

Copper engraving by Alexander Voet the Younger depicting the martyrdom of Saint Andreas, showing the saint with instruments of martyrdom in a seventeenth-century religious scene.

Neptune, Sir James Thornhill, 1675-1734, British, undated, Pen and brown ink with gray wash over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper, Sheet: 7 3/8 x 6 11/16 inches (18.7 x 17 cm), beach, cliffs, horses (animals), men, putti, religious and mythological subject, sea, women

History Louwered by Faam, François Morellon La Cave, After Louis Fabritius Dubourg, 1734 print Allegory in which history, sitting on the clouds, is crowned by fame and an open role is offered by time. The Hague paper engraving 'Historia'; 'Historia' (Ripa). Fame; 'Fama', 'Fama buona', 'Fama chiara' (Ripa). Father Time, man with wings and scythe

Eastern hunters smoke a lion hole from, Antonio Tempesta, 1598 print Eastern hunters smoke a lion hole. The hunters wait for the exit of the Leeuwenhol to come out. paper etching pipe ~ tobacco. hunter. lion hunt

Etching by Gérard Audran depicting Christ and his apostles in front of a ship on Lake Genezareth, created between 1680 and 1703, illustrating biblical narrative and maritime setting.

. Cloud cover with Mars and Venus as a love couple, as a Southwind Personalization (Auster). Venus is accompanied by amor. They are accompanied by the Meridies (afternoon), which is depicted as a blowing head without body. Downstairs on the earth, the world's Africa and the summer are personalized. On the left in the background a face on Alexandria. On the right in the background the people of Ethiopia. In the margin a four-line caption, in two columns, in Latin.

Atlas wears the world on its shoulders, Gerard de Lairesse, 1668 print Atlas wears the world on its shoulders and stands on a pedestal. To his left, Faam de Bazuin blows, on the right Neptune is sitting on a globe. In the foreground is on the far left Cybele, the personification of earth, with a crown in the form of walls and towers on her head and a key in her hand. In addition to her, Geografia, personification of geography, describes a drawing board. Geografia is surrounded by various measuring instruments and holds a passer. There is a lion on her feet. paper etching (story of) Atlas - attributes. Fame; 'Fama', 'Fama buona', 'Fama chiara' (Ripa). (story of) Neptune (Poseidon). (story of) Cybele, Rhea Cybele, Great Mother of the Gods (Berecynt(h)ia). 'Corografia', 'Geografia', 'Hidrografia' (Ripa)

Deucalion and Pyrrha create a new human breed, Hendrick Goltzius (workshop of), After Hendrick Goltzius, 1589 print A man and a woman throw stones behind her face, who turn into men and women. They are Deucalion and Pyrrha, the only man and woman who had survived the great flood of the gods. From an oracle (in the middle of the background) they were advised to "throw the bones of the great mother behind him." On the left on the mountain behind the oracle you can see the ark in which Deucalion and Pyrrha have managed to survive the flood. Two times two lines of Latin text under the performance. This print is part of a series of 52 prints that represent stories from Ovid's metamorphoses. This series falls into three numbered series: two of 20 prints and one of 12 prints. This print belongs to the first series. Haarlem paper engraving when the waters subside, the ark of Deucalion and Pyrrha comes to rest on the top of a mountain. Deucalion and Pyrrha pray, usually at the shrine of Gaea-Th

Allegory with triumphal journey by Alexander the Great, François van Bleyswijck, after Hieronymus van der Me, 1724 print Allegory with glorification of Alexander the Great. As a general, the emperor passes by a throne and partying people and soldiers pass him by while they make music and carry victory signs. Two boys ride on Indian elephants. In a dark corner, Medusa watches her head full of snakes. paper etching (story of) Alexander the Great. conqueror triumphing, triumphal entry of victor

Female personification of Geography on chariot and continents America, Africa, Asia and Europe, Cornelis van Dalen II, 1648-1664

Title print for the third part of Guerres de Flandres, 1670 - 1699 Allegorical title print for the third part of Guerres de Flandres. The general Alexander Farnese, the Duke of Parma, as Hercules with club and lion skin standing on a hill. In the clouds figures with attributes of the triumphant duke and a portrait of a young king. In the foreground, Minerva with Spanish flag shows a laurel wreath framed bridle portrait of the Duke of Parma, to the horror of the enemy. Netherlands paper etching Allegorical title print for the third part of Guerres de Flandres. The general Alexander Farnese, the Duke of Parma, as Hercules with club and lion skin standing on a hill. In the clouds figures with attributes of the triumphant duke and a portrait of a young king. In the foreground, Minerva with Spanish flag shows a laurel wreath framed bridle portrait of the Duke of Parma, to the horror of the enemy. Netherlands paper etching

Apollo and Diana kill the children of Niobe, print maker: Jan van Ossenbeeck, Nikolaas van Hoy, Jacopo Palma, in or after 1660

Leeuwen hunt, selected Adamsz. Bolswert, After Peter Paul Rubens, 1634 - 1659 print Fight between lions and riders. Two lions attack horses and riders and the hunters try to kill the lions with daggers and stab weapons. Antwerp paper engraving beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion. hunting, chase

Neptunus Bedaart de Storm, Jean Daullé, After Charles François Hutin, After Peter Paul Rubens, 1752 print Numbered in the bottom right: 48. paper etching / engraving Neptune quieting the storm, 'quos ego' (Virgil, Aeneid I 135). armorial bearing, heraldry

Follower of Francesco Fontebasso, The Resurrection, 18th century The Resurrection

Fight between Amazones and Greeks on the Bridge of Troy (upper-top part). .

Keizer Constantijn receives the honorary trophy, Nicolas Henri Tardieu, after Peter Paul Rubens, 1684 - 1749 print A personification of the city of Rome crowns Emperor Constantijn the Great with a laurel wreath. Paris paper etching / engraving the Roman emperor Constantine the Great; possible attributes: crown, sceptre, standard (labarum) with chi-rho monogram or cross. crowning the victor with laurel Rome

Capture of Besancon, Franche-Comt, print maker: Louise Magdeleine Horthemels, (mentioned on object), after: Mr. Le Brun, (mentioned on object), publisher: Louise Magdeleine Horthemels, (mentioned on object), Paris, 1696 - 1767, paper, etching, engraving, h 290 mm × w 388 mm

Allegory at the birth of Willem III, Prince of Oranje-Nassau in 1650, Cornelis van Dalen (II), After Govert Flinck, 1650 print Allegory at the birth of Prince William III, Prince of Oranje-Nassau in 1650. In a cradle, the prince is surrounded by Minerva and Venus and Amor, among others. In the air, fame blows on a praise and small angels wear symbols of the future power of the newborn. In the landscape in the background a face on the Vijverberg with the Binnenhof in The Hague. In the Dutch fresh fresh in four lines. Amsterdam paper engraving (story of) Minerva (Pallas, Athena). (story of) Venus (Aphrodite) Courtyard

Angels tumbling through the air, Cornelis Danckerts (I), After Cornelis Holsteyn, 1613 - 1656 print Netherlands paper engraving air (one of the four elements). angel(s) represented as child(ren)

Last Judgment, after Michelangelo, Westmonasterium, or, the history and antiquities of the abbey church of St. Peters Westminster, Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564, Cole, James, Dart, John, d. 1730, Engraving, between 1723 and 1727

Cajetanus from Thiene, Saint.

Juno puts the eyes of Argus in the tail of her peacock, Philip van Gunst, after Magdalena van de Passe, 1685 - 1732 print Juno stands next to the decapitated corpse of Argus. One of her nymphs has Argus' head in her lap. Juno takes his eyes out of the head and puts them one by one in the tail of her peacock. Three putti help her. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving Argus' eyes changed into peacock's 'eyes' (ocelli): Juno sets Argus' eyes on her peacock, after Argus, while watching Io, has been slain by Mercury (Ovid, Metamorphoses I 723). cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'

Giovanni Guerra, The Dream of Mordecai The Dream of Mordecai

Jonghe, Clement de, Flinck, Govert, Amsterdam, Dalen, Cornelis van (II), Allegory of the birth of William III, Prince of Orange-Nassau in 1650, Allegory of the birth of Prince William III, Prince of Orange-Nassau in 1650. The prince lies in a cradle surrounded by, among others, Minerva and Venus and Amor. In the air, Faam blows a trumpet and small angels carry symbols of the future power of the newborn. In the landscape in the background, a view of the Vijverberg with the Binnenhof in The Hague. In the lower margin Dutch verse in four lines., print, prints, height 659 mm, width 458 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1638-12-28 - 1664-10-09, print maker, printmaker, 1650 - 1650, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1615-01-25 - 1660-02-02, after, after painting by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1624 - 1677, publisher

Deucalion and Pyrrha Land on Parnassus, 1665, etching on laid paper, overall: 15 x 14 cm (5 7/8 x 5 1/2 in.), Georg Andreas Wolfgang the Elder (artist) German, 1631 - 1716

Emblem Drawing ("I rule everything"). Artist: Jacob Matham (Netherlandish, Haarlem 1571-1631 Haarlem). Dimensions: Sheet: 4 15/16 × 6 1/2 in. (12.5 × 16.5 cm). Former Attribution: Karel van Mander I (Netherlandish, Meulebeke 1548-1606 Amsterdam). Date: early 17th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Allegory of Abundance. Artist: Anonymous, French, 17th century. Dimensions: 10 9/16 x 8 3/16 in. (26.9 x 20.8 cm). Date: 17th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Leak in Egypt, according to Rubens (Dutuit 26) Van der Goes, Marinus Robyn. Leak in Egypt, according to Rubens (Dutuit 26). Burin, 17th century. Museum of Fine Arts of the city of Paris, small palace.

Achilles with corpse of Hector behind his victory car, Pietro Testa, c. 1648 print The naked Achilles standing on his victory car. Hector's body is tied to the car and drags over the ground. In the background hectors wife Andromache and three buildings, possibly the Colosseum, the Torre delle Milizie and the Pantheon in Rome. paper etching Hector's body, tied to Achilles' chariot, is dragged around the city Colosseum. Torre delle Milizie. Pantheon

Michaël fights against devils; Les Plat-Fonds Ou Les Tableaux des Galleries / ceilings or gallery pieces. With three angels, Michael fights against devils in human form. Under the rectangular representation a verse in Latin. 12: 7-8.

Emblem with man who is considering which he will walk in life, Anonymous, After Boëtius Adamsz. Bolswert, 1623 print Antwerp paper engraving the life of man

Boreas and Oreithyia. Boreas flies away with the desperate Oreithyia in his arms. Blowing putti around them.

Venus Presenting Armour to Aeneas, Print made by Bernard Lens, 1659-1725, British, after unknown artist, ( F. Cersabon ), undated, Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper, Sheet: 10 × 13 1/16 inches (25.4 × 33.2 cm) and Image: 9 3/4 × 13 1/16 inches (24.8 × 33.2 cm), armor, birds, chariot, clouds, cupids, forest, gift, goddess, hero, pointing, religious and mythological subject, river, river-god, river-gods, shield, sword, torch, victories

Ariadne of Bacchus surprised

Pen drawing by Gottfried Bernhard Göz depicting the Coronation of Mariae, executed in gray-brown ink with laving, slight heightening and oxidation, created around 1755.

Venus and Adonis 1631-1637 Italy. Etching on cream laid paper, laid down on cream laid paper . Pietro Testa

Four putti between the clouds, Jacob de Wit, 1705 - 1754 print Amsterdam paper etching Cupids: 'Amores', 'Amoretti', 'Putti'

Earth, Adriaen Collaert, After Maerten de Vos, 1580 - 1584 print The element earth, personalized by the naked goddess Cybele. Cybele wears a wall crown and holds a bunch of flowers in one hand and in her other hand a model of a city. It is surrounded by the fruits of the earth and the personifications of life and death, a newborn and a skeleton respectively. In the background the animals of the earth in a wide landscape. The print has a Latin caption. The print is part of a four -part series about the four elements. Antwerp paper engraving earth (one of the four elements)

French crown, Testelin, Louis, France, Audran, Gérard, Le Temps aydé par l'amour de la vertu, Time reveals the truth of Painting, verso - stamped, Allegorical representation of Time who, helped by the love of Virtue, pushes aside the clouds of Indifference and thus reveals the truth of Painting., print, prints, height 334 mm, width 321 mm, diameter 314 mm, 1640 - 1703-07-26, print maker, printmaker, 1650 - 1703, paper, papier, etching, engraving, engraving (printing process), French, 1615 - 1655-08-18, after, after painting by, granter of privilege

Rijk Van Flora, Gérard Audran, After Nicolas Poussin, 1650 - 1703 print France paper etching / engraving Flora in her realm: a garden full of flowers, given to her by Zephyrus. armorial bearing, heraldry

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