Allegorical Scenes and Figures

Intricate prints showcasing allegorical representations, including historical figures, nymphs, and divine elements, surrounded by ornate designs and lush decorations.

Damme, Andries van, Goeree, Jan, Amsterdam, Nymphs on the Bank of a River, verso bottom center - stamped, In a frame nymphs on the bank of a river. They are sitting in front of a statue of Laura. Next to the frame a half-naked man., print, book illustration, prints, width 86 mm, height, 103 mm, 1670-10-20 - 1731-01-04, print maker, printmaker, 1710 - 1710, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, Dutch, publisher

Allegory on the death of Michiel de Ruyter, 1676, Romeyn de Hooghe, 1676 - 1677 print Allegory on the death of Admiral Michiel de Ruyter, April 29, 1676. Mausoleum with the body of the deceased sea hero tanked by the Dutch Virgin, the Amsterdam city virgin and a woman with his family crest. Behind this Mercury, Fortuin, Power and other allegorical figures. On both sides two columns with images of the victories of De Ruyter. At the bottom of a inscription on the pedestal of a column in Latin. Amsterdam paper etching personifications of countries, nations, states, districts, etc.. personification of a city, town-patron(ess). burial rites Amsterdam

Damme, Andries van, Goeree, Jan, Amsterdam, Nymphs on the Bank of a River, verso bottom center - stamped, In a frame nymphs on the bank of a river. They are sitting in front of a statue of Laura. Next to the frame a half-naked man., print, book illustration, prints, width 86 mm, height, 103 mm, 1670-10-20 - 1731-01-04, print maker, printmaker, 1710 - 1710, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, Dutch, publisher

Grotesque ornament with the God Apollo in the middle; Grotesque ornaments. .

Allegorical figures around the portrait of Gaius Julius Caesar, Bernard Picart (workshop of), After Bernard Picart, 1713 print Allegorical title page with the portrait of Gaius Julius Caesar on a medal. Around the portrait two crowned women and an angel with the flame of irons of faith above the head. In the foreground Victoria (), With her foot on a armor, and Fortuna (), With her foot on a wheel holding a chain. Fame in the air that blows the trumpet. In the margin the impressum in Latin. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving Hunger; 'Fama', 'Good fame', 'Chiara fame' (Ripa). Fates, Parcae (Moirae)

An allegorical figure sits at the loom and is assisted by a putto with a basket of yarn Next to the loom is a love couple, a putto unrolling a piece of cloth in front of them depicting two burning hearts The scene is surrounded by a richly decorated frame, adorned with two crossed horns of plenty and flanked by Mercury and a putto showing a sacrificial pillar and a pelican on a piece of cloth In front of the frame are two river gods, on the right the coat of arms of Amsterdam, Allegorical representation with loom, print maker: Jacob Folkema, (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: A. Houbraken, (mentioned on object), 1702 - 1767, paper, etching, h 129 mm × w 163 mm

Copper engraving by Jan Pietersz. Saenredam illustrating the concept that nature follows the seeds of each of its own, created between 1585 and 1607.

Allegory with poetry on a throne, Jan Caspar Philips, 1770 print Poetry is looking up to the personalized divine truth that sits on a cloud. The personification of moderation points to Putti who bring books to poetry. A woman with flame above the head (which symbolizes faith irons) points to a horn of abundance. The show is caught in a cartouche that is decorated with medallions in which virtues are depicted. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ poetry; 'Poesia' (Ripa). Truth; 'Verití' (Ripa). Temperance, 'Temperantia'; 'Temperanza' (Ripa) ~ one of the Four Cardinal Virtues

Vignette with a few for a fountain, Jan Wandelaar, 1710 - 1759 print There is a love couple for a fountain in a garden. An angel with a torch holds their hands. Amor flies above the man and is about to crown him with a laurel. Amor and Venus are on the fountain. Venus holds a burning heart. The show is surrounded by a monumental frame with a flower gui country and a few putti. On the left a personification with a fishing boat. On the right a woman with a honey pot at a Bijenkorf as a symbol of Vlijt. Under the performance are two figures on either side of a monogram. North Netherlands paper etching / engraving marriage, married couple, 'matrimonium'. bee-hive. (story of) Venus (Aphrodite)

ZinnePrent on Willem III, after the 1673 campaign and the conquest of Grave in 1674. Large allegorical performance on the military successes of Willem III and the conquest of Grave, 26 October 1674. At the top Willem III is crowned by victory and grave is added At the series of his victories. The fame blows on a trumpet. In the foreground, Hercules and the Dutch Lion reject the war and the discord from the Dutch garden, the weapon of Grave is on the fence. In the background the province layers. At the bottom of a Frisian with a Roman triumphopt trip and the prince's monogram.

Allegorical representation with personifications of the Arts and Sciences, Jan Punt, After Monogrammist GVG, 1741 print Personifications of the arts and sciences have gathered on a mountain. At the top is love (caritas). Devilish figures around them try to attack them. In the background the Grote Kerk in Haarlem. The show is set in a frame decorated with leaf work, coats of arms and cartouches. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving Charity, 'Caritas'; 'Carití' (Ripa) ~ one of the Three Theological Virtues. symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ science, 'Scientia'; 'Scienza', 'Studio' (Ripa). symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ art; 'Arte' (Ripa). devil or demons attacking mortals Sint-Bavokerk

Allegory on the arts, Hieronymus van der Me, 1710 - 1761 print Allegorical show on the arts. In the middle an altar with two burning hearts, behind a woman with a torch. Upstairs a winged woman, perhaps fame, flies her robe with eyes and ears. On the right the truth, a woman with a sun on her chest and a palm branch in her hand. Behind her envy pulls the snakes off the head. On the left the history, an old woman, reading in a book, her foot on a winged hourglass. A nar behind her. The show is caught in a graceful list, consisting of a snake and various attributes, including Painting Palet, Painting Stick, Sheet Music, Musical Instruments, the Wapen van Leiden and the Wapen van Haarlem. Leiden paper etching Fame; 'Fama', 'Fama Buona', 'Fama Chiara' (rippa). Profane Heart Symbolism ~ Love. Truth; 'Veritã ' (ripe). Envy; 'Invidia' (ripa) ~ Personification of one of the seven deadly sins. 'History'; 'History' (rippa)

Title page for 'Roman Emperors on Horseback' ca. 1587-89 Adriaen Collaert Title page for the series 'Roman Emperors on Horseback'. Depicted is a personification of the river Tiber with the wolf feeding Romulus and Remus at center and an eagle overhead, Venus in niche at left and Mars at right, a portrait of Johannes Stradanus at bottom center, Troy burning in the background with Aeneas and his father fleeing at left.. Title page for 'Roman Emperors on Horseback'. 'Roman Emperors on Horseback'. Adriaen Collaert (Netherlandish, Antwerp ca. 1560-1618 Antwerp). ca. 1587-89. Engraving; first state of two. Philips Galle (Netherlandish, Haarlem 1537-1612 Antwerp). Prints

The Birth of Saint.John theBaptist. Artist: Unknown After: Giulio Pippi, called Giulio Romano, Italian, ca. 1499-1546

La Prééminence de la France reconnue par l'Espagne 1662 (The Preeminance of France Recognized by Spain 1662) pl. 17. Dated: published 1752. Dimensions: sheet: 64 × 46.2 cm (25 3/16 × 18 3/16 in.) plate: 48.8 × 30.3 cm (19 3/16 × 11 15/16 in.). Medium: engraving on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Jean-Baptiste Massé (designer) and Bernard Lepicie (engraver) after Charles Le Brun.

Allegorical performance on the occasion of the wedding of David Leeuw van Lennep and Hester Barnaart. Allegorical performance on the occasion of the marriage of David Leeuw van Lennep and Hester Barnaart in Haarlem on 25 May 1723. The spouse is brought to the marriage by Hymen, where she fails to him. Juno, as a protagonist of the women, and Venus, as a goddess of love, sit on top of a cloud. The show is caught in an ornamental list. Under the flow gods of the IJ and the Spaarne. Merchandise, ships and the Mercurius trade god give the activities of the couple like merchants. Under the show the Devies: IRA Cedit, Favet Dum Hymen Amori.

Titelblad: Alcoues of the Italian, Jean Lepautre, c. 1655 - c. 1657 print Alcove with a detached ionic column on both sides. The text is in a cartouche that is held by two women. print maker: France (possibly)after own design by: France (possibly)publisher: Paris paper etching

Poetry mourns the death of Adrian Kramer, Johannes Caspar Philips, 1737.

Isabella Klara Eugenia, Infantin of Spain.

Imperial Court, Paris, Poilly, Germany, Cuvilliés, François de (Sr.), Lespilliez, Carl Albert von, 9me Livre I Morceaux De Caprices, Propre A Divers Usages, Figures in landscapes, Man and woman in a landscape, verso - stamped, A man plays a flute, next to him a woman sits against a tree under a hanging cloth. Animals walk on the right and in the background. An ornamented frame surrounds the image., print, ornamental print, prints, ornamental prints, height 359 mm, width 233 mm, 1723 - 1796-02-10, print maker, printmaker, 1745 - 1745, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1695 - 1768-04-14, after a design by, seller, granter of privilege

A Roman emperor sits on his throne, scepter and globe in his hands. A priest brings him sacrificial attributes. In the foreground putti with a painting depicting the Colosseum. The representation is framed in a cartouche with medallions containing the portraits of Roman emperors, Allegory of Roman Rule Title page for: K. Westerbaen, Algemeene Histori, 1746, print maker: Jan Caspar Philips, (mentioned on object), Jan Caspar Philips, (mentioned on object), publisher: Hermanus Besseling, (mentioned on object), print maker: Amsterdam, publisher: Utrecht, 1746, paper, etching, engraving, h 175 mm × w 124 mm

Allegorical performance with the bust of Louis XV of France; Title page for: Jean-Raymond de Petity, Bibliothèque des Artistes et des Amateurs, 1766. Apollo and the personification of sciences hold a crown above the bust of Louis XV of France. In the foreground seven putti with attributes that refer to the sciences. Bookcases are in the background.

Design for a Panel with Portrait of a Nobleman, Francesco de Mura, Italian, 1696 - 1782, Brush and gray wash, pen and black ink, black chalk on paper, Half-length portrait of a man in armor, sketched within an oval frame. Decoration of the surrounding verical panel includes trophy of arms, two putti, masks at top and bottom, and a build escutcheon sumounted by a crown., Naples, Italy, ca. 1750, architecture, interiors, Drawing, Drawing

Taste (Gustus), from Quinque Sensuum ca. 1655 Franz Cleyn German Horizontal panel with the personification of Gustus (Taste) shown at center as a female figure eating from a bowl of fruit on her lap. She appears under an arch, which is flanked by cornucopias sprouting foliate scrolls. Snakes, birds, and putti take fruit from the cornucopia. The series, consisting of a title and five plates with the senses personified by female figures, is titled 'Quinque sensuum descriptio, in eo picturae genere quod (Grottesche) vocant Itali' (Description of the Five Senses in that kind of painting that the Italians call grotesque). This set belongs to the 3rd edition, published in London by Robert Walton after 1646 (ca. 1655). An inscription on the title plate (45.101.1) credits Walton as the publisher ('SOULD BY RO: WALTON), but there are visible traces of the name and address of the publisher of previous editions.. Taste (Gustus), from Quinque Sensuum 425782

Burial monument for Willem III, Prince of Orange, 1702, 1702 print Graf monument for Willem III, died on March 19, 1702. Not executed design with the Willem III lying in armor on his coffin, crying British and Dutch virgins, and the fame. In the foreground two writing angels. Low Countries paper etching grave-building, monumental tomb. Fame; 'Fama', 'Fama buona', 'Fama chiara' (Ripa) (+ abstract concept represented by female figure)

Bella, Stefano della, Riders in the Storm, verso - stamped, A horse with a male rider and a young lady, followed by a second rider on the left, in a stormy landscape. The scene is set in a decorative frame with putti, fruits and an empty coat of arms., print, prints, height 297 mm, width 214 mm, Italian, 1610-05-18 - 1664-07-27, print maker, printmaker, 1620 - 1664, paper, papier, etching, etchings

. A collection of mythological figures in a landscape with ruins. On a jug in the foreground the title of the book work.

. Apollo chases the fleeing Daphne, which has been hit by the Loden Arrow of Amor, who drives love. Her raised arms get already branches and leaves and her feet shoot root. In the margin the title in French, English, German and Dutch. The show is decorated with an ornamental edge.

. Landscape with a tomb on a base. Two women wipe away their tears with a handkerchief. The show is caught in a cartouche that is decorated with symbols that refer to the transience of life.

Augsburg, Nilson, Johann Esaias, Portrait of Frederick William II, verso - stamped, Portrait of Frederick William II at a young age, in a rocaille frame with a crowned eagle with a scepter surrounded by rays. Below the portrait sit putti with a globe, books and attributes belonging to the arts, sciences and religion., print, ornamental print, prints, ornamental prints, height 220 mm, width 158 mm, German, 1721-11-02 - 1788, print maker, printmaker, 1754 - 1788, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after own design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

The jug has a foot in the form of two bound slaves, the handle is formed by a lion standing on a console, Pouring jug turned to the right Modern vases and pouring jugs , print maker: Cornelis Danckerts (II), Jean Lepautre, publisher: Cornelis Danckerts (II), print maker: Amsterdam, France, (possibly), publisher: Amsterdam, c. 1696 - c. 1717, paper, etching, h 219 mm × w 144 mm

The coat of arms of Claude de Rueil (ca.1581-1649), Bishop of Bayonne, later Bishop of Angers 17th century Jean Couvay French. The coat of arms of Claude de Rueil (ca.1581-1649), Bishop of Bayonne, later Bishop of Angers 645763

Cabinet with variant for right half; Les Cabinets. Cabinet with two doors decorated with busts of Christ and the Virgin, at the top State a cross.

Hoiding water; VARIE INVENTIONI DI VASI DA ACQUA BENEDETTA FATTI AL MODERNO. The hoiding water bin is supported by three putti and six cherubs. The back plate is formed by an oval medallion, held by two angels, with Christ on the cross. From series of 6 sheets.

Augsburg, Nilson, Johann Esaias, Interior decorations, Trumeau de Glace, Mirror with man and woman, verso - stamped, In front of a mirror with rocaille ornaments, two three-armed candlesticks and putti, a man and a woman sit on chairs. The four putti on the mirror frame symbolize four stages of life: the putti at the top symbolize childhood and youth, the putto at the bottom left symbolizes adulthood and the putto at the bottom right symbolizes old age., print, prent, ornamentprent, prints, prenten, ornamentprenten, height 270 mm, width 203 mm, German, 1721-11-02 - 1788, print maker, printmaker, 1731 - 1788, paper, papier, etching, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after own design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Design for title page: Christelyke Zeden Spiegel: the worship of kings, surrounded by biblical scenes, Design for title page: Christelyke Zeden Spiegel, draughtsman: Simon Fokke, 1741, paper, pen, brush, h 159 mm × w 103 mm

Gallery of a palace with a garden behind it, 1659 print Gallery of a palace with a garden behind it. On the left a statue of Jupiter and on the right a statue of Hercules. Print is part of an album. Paris paper etching panelling. ornaments ~ art. gallery (spacious corridor)

Title page for the leaflet: burial by Marforio about one of the fathers of Jaquet Bandyt, 1701; Burial by Marforio on one of the fathers of Jaquet Bandyt; Esopus in Europe. Cartoon on the death of Jacobus II. Marforio Scharend against the son of Jacobus II (the Molenaarskind), between and in a monument with a view to the Hôtel des Invalides in Paris. Title is on separate text sheet.

Trompe-l'oeil ceiling with mythological performance, Daniël Marot (I), 1712 print Ceiling with rectangular centerpiece with a mythological representation supported by terms. The long sides supported by two arches. Consoles with a mask and a vase can be seen in the corners. paper etching palace

Paris, Bourlier, François, France, Pierretz, Antoine (le jeune), Livre de divers panneaux, Plate with relief between shield and vase, At the top a shield on which two putti sit, at the bottom a vase on which two putti sit holding a cloth. From a series of 12 sheets with ornamental panels composed of medallions, tablets, friezes, sarcophagi, vases, shields, garlands, climbing plants and putti, placed along a vertical axis. From first edition., print, ornamental print, prints, ornamental prints, height 193 mm, width 130 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1661 - 1661, third quarter 17th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, French, publisher

Grafmonument van paus Urbanus VIII.The burial monument of Pope Urbanus VIII in Sint-Pietersbasilica in Vatican City, with a pope's images, death as skeleton, Caritas and Justitia, by the Italian sculptor Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini.

Bust of Lodewijk de XIV. Bust of Lodewijk de XIV, crowned with a bay of laurel by two women. Seated a third woman for the base in addition to a large opened book. Four putti are in the weather with flower wreaths.

Title page: Les Cabinets; Les Cabinets. Cabinet with variant for the right half. In the middle an oval medallion with Perseus and Andromeda, at the bottom of Neptunus in his chariot with left and right two sea horses with putti.

Zintrent on Willem III, after the campaign of 1673 and the conquest of Grave in 1674, Gerard de Lairesse, 1674 print Great allegorical representation on the military successes of William III and the conquest of Grave, 26 October 1674. At the top, William III is crowned by the victory and Grave is added to the series of his victories. The fame blows on a trumpet. In the foreground, Hercules and the Dutch Lion chase the war and the discord from the Dutch garden, the weapon of Grave stands on the fence. In the background the provincial layers. At the bottom of a Frisian with a Roman triumph parade and the monogram of the prince. paper etching Hunger; 'Fama', 'Good fame', 'Chiara fame' (Ripa). Fenced or Walled Garden; 'Hortus Conclusus' Grave

. Minerva is in a library, her feet her attribute the owl. She is accompanied by putti with attributes that symbolize the arts and sciences. Behind them a tree in a pot on which the title in French.

Vries, E. de, Punt, Jan, Vignette with Mercury as Eloquence, verso - stamped, Mercury stands on a block in a landscape. In his hands he holds the caduceus and an olive branch. Above him hang three laurel wreaths on a rope. Behind him a statue of a sphinx and figures working on the land. He is flanked by a river god with the coat of arms of Amsterdam as a personification of the Amstel and two swans. In the background a meadow and in the distance a view of Amsterdam. In an ornamental frame with hat, cornucopia and two cartouches., print, prints, height 254 mm, width 190 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1711-04-02 - 1779-12-18, print maker, printmaker, 1726 - 1779, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception

Minerva and Putti Treurend at a Graftombe, Jacob Houbraken, After Antonina Houbraken, 1708 - 1780 print Amsterdam paper etching trireme, galley. mourning the dead. specific aspects, allegorical aspects of Minerva; Minerva as patroness

Portrait of a clergyman, Portrait in oval half body of a deceased clergyman, to the left, surrounded by putti. Below the portrait is a grieving woman, her hand clutching a cross and resting on a skull., Anonymous historical person portrayed, mourning the dead, cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti', Simon Fokke (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1737, paper, etching, h 156 mm × w 57 mm

Cityscape with Domkerk in Utrecht and allegory with Minerva and Virto, François van Bleyswijck, after Gerard Melder, c. 1681 - c. 1746 print A cityscape with Domkerk in Utrecht is central to frame with goddess Minerva in the company of three virtues: caution, moderation and justice. The list is awarded personifications of truth and loyalty on either side of two putti with a shield with weapon and motto from Utrecht University. print maker: Leidenpublisher: Utrecht paper etching (story of) Minerva (Pallas, Athena). Prudence, 'Prudentia'; 'Prudenza' (Ripa) ~ one of the Four Cardinal Virtues. Justice, 'Justitia'; 'Giustitia divina' (Ripa) ~ one of the Four Cardinal Virtues. Temperance, 'Temperantia'; 'Temperanza' (Ripa) ~ one of the Four Cardinal Virtues. Truth; 'Verití' (Ripa) Utrecht

. His family is under the central portrait of Philip V, king of Spain. His son Ferdinand VI, likes his successor the commander's staff in his hand. Right rear is Ferdinand's stepmother Elisabetta farnese from Parma, who points to the portrait of her man Philip V from Spain. Her daughters are among her. On the right in the foreground, the church, with papal tiara on the head, and putten one of her sons the bishop's mush. At the top of a cartouche with a French text about the happiness of the queen mother.

Christ at the meal in the house of Levi de Tollenaar (plate 3), Jan Saenredam, After Paolo Veronese, 1575 - 1607 print The Renaissance interior of the Huis van Levi de Tollenaar. In the foreground a staircase with eating guests. The print has a Latin caption. Right plate of a print with a performance from three plates. To the painting of Paolo Veronese from 1573 in the Academia, Venice. paper engraving meal at the house of Levi (Matthew) (Matthew 9:10-13; Mark 2:15-17; Luke 5:29-32). terrace. staircase. evening meal, dinner, supper

Title page: Frises et Diferants ornements à ljtaliene; Frises et Diferants ornements à ljtaliene. In Frisian at the top a medallion with an allegory of hope. Leaf 1 from series of 6 () Blades. Second edition.

Two women with weapent trophy; Various orders, Trophées et Panneaux. The women are sitting on a pedestal. Leaf 12 from series of 12.

Provision and confidentiality with their symbols, Gérard Audran (Attributed to), After Pierre Mignard (1612-1695), 1650 - 1703 print France paper etching / engraving Forethought, Deliberation; 'Previdenza', 'Providenza' (Ripa). Secrecy, Latency, Concealment; 'Secretezza' (Ripa). (decorated) ceiling

Cartouche with allegory on Roman rule Title page for: Kornelis Westerbaen, General histori, 1746, A Roman emperor sits on his throne, scepter and globe in his hands. A priest brings him offering attributes. In the foreground putti with a painting on which the Colosseum. The show is set in a cartouche with medallions in which the portraits of Roman emperors, emperor, priest, Roman religion, triumphal arch, Rome, Colosseum, Jan Caspar Philips (mentioned on object), Utrecht, paper, etching, h 173 mm × w 123 mm

Firmian, Leopold Anton Freiherr.

View of Utrecht and allegory with Minerva and virtues. A view of the city of Utrecht with the silhouette of the Domkerk in an architectural picture frame with the goddess Minerva and three personnifications of virtues: moderation, justice and caution. The list is awarded a round shield with the motto of the University of Utrecht between two putti blowing on bazuin.

Design for a Funeral Monument (Preparatory Drawing for a Print) 1724-41 Johann Jakob Schübler German This drawing is a preparatory sheet by Schübler for a print in a series devoted to designs for funerary monuments. The current design presents a funerary monument placed in a deep niche decorated with draperies lined with ermine fur. The monument rests on top of a platform which has two steps on which candles and incense burners have been placed. The base of the monument is U-shaped and is decorated with draperies. A tomb is placed on top and carries a crowned coat of arms and a panel for an inscription. Two mourning putti are placed on either side. Rising over the tomb is a tapered column decorated by a trophy with symbols of good rulership and crowned by a bust of a Roman emperor.. Design for a Funeral Monument (Preparatory Drawing for a Print). Johann Jakob Schübler (German, Nuremberg 1689-1741 Nuremberg). 1724-41. Pink wash, pen and black ink with gray washes

Southern Netherlands, Bouttats, Gaspar, op Gerecht door Gebuerelycken iver Vande Vlasmert, Triumphal Gate erected on the Vlasmarkt, 1685, Triumphal Gate erected by the joint efforts of the residents of the Vlasmarkt in Antwerp. Part of the illustrations of the decorations erected in Antwerp at the celebration in 1685 of the centenary of the liberation of the city by the Duke of Parma in 1585., print, prent, prints, prenten, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 172 mm, width 142 mm, 1640 - 1695, print maker, prentmaker, 1685 - 1685, fourth quarter 17th century, paper, papier, etching, etsen

The Resurrection of Christ Made 1512 Germany. This Albrecht Altdorfer woodcut is one of the largest prints by this so-called Little Master. Creating engravings, etchings, and woodcuts that were as small as modern-day postage stamps, the artist was able to convey incredibly fine detail. Here the finesse of Altdorferís carving results in a sublime halo for the risen Christ, with an intentionally blank background emphasizing his resurrected form. The riot of clouds and heavenly host outside of this white area sets the joyfully chaotic tone of the print.. Woodcut in black on ivory laid paper . Albrecht Altdorfer

September, Johann Esaias Nilson, 1766 print In a rocaille framing with putti with fruits, a performance of fruit pickers. A man in a tree picks fruit and gives it to a woman with a basket. Two children collect the fallen fruit under the tree. In the lower margin a four -line French text. Publishing number XXVI. Augsburg paper etching / engraving September and its 'labours'. picking fruit

Antwerp, Galle, Cornelis (II), Lepautre, Jean, Ertinger, Franz, Tabernacoli da ornare e abellire di Altari, Tabernacle with a Crowning with Thorns, Tabernacle with Christ wearing the crown of thorns on his head between two soldiers in a medallion. Print is part of an album., print, ornamental print, album page, prints, height 226 mm, width 145 mm, 1640, print maker, printmaker, 1658 - 1678, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, Frans, 1618-06-28 - 1682-02-02, after print by, after design by, Publication (Event), Publication, South Netherlands, 1615 - 1678-10-18, publisher

Folkema, Jacob, Netherlands, Vignette with a king and queen at an execution, verso - stamped, A queen kneels before a king who points with his scepter at an execution. Around the representation an ornamental frame with the personification of Wisdom on the left and the personification of Silence on the right. At the top two reclining bulls., print, ornament print, prints, ornament prints, height 75 mm, width 90 mm, Dutch, 1692 - 1767, print maker, printmaker, 1702 - 1767, paper, etching, etchings, Work conception, after own design by

The Judgment of Paris; man seated at left reaches out to a woman who is flanked by two others, set within an elaborate frame ca. 1540-80 Battista Angolo del Moro Italian. The Judgment of Paris; man seated at left reaches out to a woman who is flanked by two others, set within an elaborate frame 625454

Grafmonument, Jean Lepautre, 1661 print The burial monument stands against a wall, two sphinxes support the coffin on which a woman sits with a skull and an oval portrait of a man in her hands. Page 2 from series of title page and 5 magazines, third edition. print maker: France (possibly)after own design by: France (possibly)publisher: Paris paper etching

Triomphe de Pomone (Triumph of Pomona) 18th century Charles Nicolas Cochin II French. Triomphe de Pomone (Triumph of Pomona) 413451

Allegorical show with history and father time; Ses one hundred histories; Title page for: Peter Laurenberg, the renewed and improved Acerra Philologica, 1734. History writes the history. A woman on the right of the back seen riches her something. In addition to the woman a rooster. There are Mercury and a second figure behind history. Above them on clouds are fame and father time that drops papers down.

Alkoof with eagle, Jean Lepautre, 1657 - 1716 print An alcove with Cararatids, Draperieën and an eagle at the top. In the middle of a balustrade with cartouche with the serial title. There are various figures in the alcove, pointing to the middle. Under 1 numbered. Paris paper etching

Allegorical show about music around the portrait of Tubal-Cain, Abraham Zeeman, 1724 print Organ with in the middle of a portrait of Tubal-Cain, blacksmith and ancestor of all who process bronze and iron. (According to Gen. 4:22.) In the middle of the organ a painting of the dance around the Golden Calf. On the putti with musical instruments made of metal, and at the bottom three trophies of musical instruments. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving story of Tubalcain, the first blacksmith. 'Musica', symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ music; 'Musica'(Ripa)

Cleopatra Bitten by an Asp. Artist: Jean Mignon (French, active 1535-ca. 1555); After Luca Penni (Italian, Florence 1500/1504-1557 Paris). Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed): 16 5/16 in. × 12 in. (41.4 × 30.5 cm). Date: 1535-55. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Panel filling with musicians, Gerrit Visscher, 1690 - 1710 print Panel filling with a horn -blowing man and another musician in a landscape. Hermen on either side. At the bottom a monument with the face of King Midas with donkey ears. Trophies of musical instruments in the frame. Amsterdam paper engraving / etching Midas given ass's ears: Apollo gives Midas ass's ears as punishment for preferring Pan in the musical contest between Apollo and Pan (Ovid, Metamorphoses XI 174) (+ variant). musical instruments; group of musical instruments

Oval cartouche with mid above two fantasy animals with entangled necks; Ceilings and cartouches in a picture frame with grotesken, garlands and mascarons; Small cart shower to example in Fontainebleau. Left and bottom right drives a putto on a winged horse. From series of 32 sheets. The cartouches are partly derived from the prints of Antonio Fantuzzi to the decoration of François gallery by Giovanni Battista Rosso. The series is also known under the title Petits cartouches the Fontainebleau.

Woman surrounded by exotic animals; Title page for: H. Ruysch, Theatrum Universal Omnium Animalium, 1718. A woman signs with a feather animals in a book that is held by Putti who personifies the different continents. They are surrounded by all kinds of wildlife. Left behind her is a woman, crowned with a wall wreath. In the foreground a naked man in the water, which holds a hook to which all kinds of fish hang. In the air a winged woman on a cloud, various birds fly with her.

. In the background, a walled garden can be seen with a house, around an ornamental list of a variant for the right half. From series of 6 sheets, second edition. Left and top right misses the corners.

Graftombe. A graftombe consisting of three layers. Under a representation of a sacrificial ritual. Then two putti next to an empty cartouche. On top of a horizontal figure and a representation of Maria with child that is flanked on either side by a putto.

Paris, Vouet, Simon, France, Dorigny, Michel, Livre De Diverses Grotesques, Peintes Dans Le Cabinet De La Reine Régente, Au Palais Royal, Wall panel with two satyr children under an octagonal frame, verso lower left - stamped, A landscape can be seen in the frame., print, ornament print, prints, ornament prints, height 242 mm, width 97 mm, French, 1617 - 1665-02-21, print maker, printmaker, 1647 - 1647, second quarter 17th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1590-01-09 - 1649-06-30, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Minerva and Mercury with books and a painting, on which a bird in a landscape.

Background of the first body.

Design for a Panel with Portrait of a Nobleman. Date/Period: Ca. 1750. Drawing. Brush and gray wash, pen and black ink, black chalk on paper. Author: Francesco de Mura.

Verheerlijking van Maria Theresia, 1744; Augusta Theresia Regina Exultante Flandria Inauguratur Comes.Allegory on the inauguration of Aartshertogin Maria Theresia As Countess of Flanders on 27 April 1744. The provinces of the Austrian Netherlands kneel for the prince standing under a throne sky and which is raised by an angel, in the air the fame.

River landscape with tree in a cartouche with saters, Jean Louis Demarne (attributed to), 1762 - 1829 print paper etching ornament ~ cartouche. landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone). satyr(s) (in general)

Minerva points to scholars in library; Title page for: S.N. Republic of the scholars, 1745. The seated Minerva as patroness of science and arts, indicates a group of scholars in a library behind her. At her feet a spear and owl. A reading putto is next to her. Mercury on clouds with caduceus achieves one of the scholars a book.

Stefano Della Bella, Clovis and Clotilda Clovis and Clotilda

H. Babylas van Antioch, Jan Luyken, after Jan Goeree, 1698 print The Holy Babylas of Antioch studies a book and keeps a pen and writing tablet in the attack. Babylas stands on a pedestal where there is decapitation on the front and that of his three students has been portrayed. Print in the middle of it marked: II: part p. 285. Amsterdam paper engraving / etching male saints (with NAME). male saints (BABYLAS) - martyrdom, suffering, misfortune, death of male saint. violent death by beheading

Rome, Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, Le Antichità Romane, Archaeological finds in and around Rome, Sarcophagus of Emperor Severus Alexander and his mother Julia Avita Mamaea and vase, verso - stamped, Side views and sections of the decorated sarcophagus of Emperor Severus Alexander and his mother Julia Avita Mamaea. In the foreground a decorated vase. Numbered above: Tom. II., XXXV., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 395 mm, width 512 mm, Italian, 1720-10-04 - 1778-11-09, print maker, printmaker, 1756 - 1757, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, after own design by

Love pair, Simon Fokke, 1749 print A love couple in antique clothing in the open air. A putto with arrow and bow flies above the pair. A second putto scatters petals. Venus is, surrounded by putti, pulled into the air in a shell by two pigeons. The show is framed with an ornamental edge where coats of arms are depicted in the left and right corner. Amsterdam paper etching lovers' meeting. cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'. (story of) Venus (Aphrodite)

Voltaire at a Satanic Revel 1765-1775 France. Voltaire frequently satirized the fundamentalists of established religions, especially Catholicism, which earned him plenty of enemies. Made by someone who opposed Voltaireís attitudes about religious tolerance, this curious print depicts the writer embracing demonic spirituality in a hellish, nocturnal scene. The lines below the image come from Voltaireís unfinished 1730 poem about Joan of Arc, The Maid of Orleans, uttered by a dastardly character banished to Hell for his designs on the purity of the titular saint. The quotation here is particularly ironic, employing the poetís own words against him Oh my friends, you should live as good Christians.Thatís the part, believe me, one must take.. Etching on cream laid paper . Unknown artist

Portrait of Agostino Barbarigo and the personifications of guardianship and Aalmoes, Robert van Audenaerd, 1673 - 1743 print Pedest in the form of a cartouche. Then a medallion with the portrait of Agostino Barbarigo with Stola on the front. On the back a stole and two olive branches. In addition, the text: Purpurae Reduci. The pedestal is flanked by the personifications of guardianship and alms. Guardianship is left. She holds her hand on a book with a scale. She covers a sleeping child with her skirt and behind her is a rooster. On the right is a woman with a covered face. The hands with which she gives two children an alms are also covered. On her head an olive wreath and a small burning oil lamp. The print is part of an album. paper engraving medal (considered as a piece of sculpture, regardless of its specific function). 'Elemosina' (Ripa). 'Tutela' (Ripa). fowl (cock, hen, chicken, etc.). scales

Arrival of the Bataven here in Lande, approx. 55-10 v.c .. The arrival of the bataves here in the country. In ornamental picture frame flanked by river gods of the Rhine and Waal.

Thermen of Antoninus in Carthago; Thermae Antoninianae / Thermarum Antonin. Vestigia. Stone wall with two shows on it. Above a reconstruction of the thermal baths of Antoninus in Carthago. Below you have a representation of the ruins of the thermal baths. Two figures to the right look at the images. Links a portrait medallion from Antoninus Pius. Numbered links below p. 2 54 1.

Allegory of peace between England and the United Netherlands, 1674, Gerard de Lairesse

Allegorical show as a tribute to Ferdinand van Collen, 1725 print Allegorical women's figures are allegorical female figures around a monument with family crest of the genus of the genus Collen and the coats of arms. Right justice with next to her amor who is wearing a phases. Behind justice a woman who shows the Amsterdam city coat of arms. On the left in the background a country estate, on the right a battle is underway. Tribute to Ferdinand van Collen. paper engraving / etching / letterpress printing armorial bearing, heraldry. coat of arms (as symbol of the state, etc.). Justitia (justice) as Roman personification Amsterdam

Desposito di papa Alessadro VII. eretto nella Basilica Vaticana, Stvdio d'architettvra civile sopra gli ornamenti di porte e finestre tratti da alcune fabbriche insigni di Roma con le misure, piante, modini, e profili: opera de' piv celebri architetti de nostri tempi, Aquila, Francesco Faraone, ca. 1676-1740, Bernini, Gian Lorenzo, 1598-1680, Specchi, Alessandro, 1668-1729, etching, 1702-1721

. Hercules fountain in Augsburg. On top of the fountain Hercules beats the Hydra of Lerna with his bat. On the corners of the fountain images of naked women. To the fountain and sculptures of sculptor Adriaen de Vries.

Francesco Bartolozzi RA, 1728-1815, Italian, active in Britain (1764-99), Illustration from Bell's edition of the Poets of Great Britain, Volume LXXIII, Mallet: "...and close within his grasp /was clenched a broken oar". Engraving.

Stedenmaagd van Haarlem; Deo et patriae / Een en twintigste deel.The urban army of Haarlem is under the arms of Haarlem with a staff with banderol in her hands. On the Banderol state: Salus Publica, general well-being. She lets her hand rest on a pedestal with the words: Deo et patriae. For the throne putti with papers and books, passer and measuring status and a globe. Allegorical performance in which the city of Haarlem is proposed as a promoter of science and the arts.

Carrying of the Cross, from Passion of Christ. Jan Sadeler, the Elder (Flemish, 1550-1600); after Marcus Gheeraerts, the Elder (Flemish, c. 1520-c. 1590). Date: 1570-1600. Dimensions: 165 × 115 mm (plate); 168 × 128 mm (sheet). Engraving in black on ivory laid paper. Origin: Flanders. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Fountain with Neptune; Fountains; 1R Livre a Morceaux The Caprice Propres à Divers Usages. A fountain with Neptune with trident, a putto and water animals such as fish and a lobster.

Promotional print dedicated to Innocentius XII, May 1693..

Maria with child, master of the dice, after Rafaël, c. 1530 - c. 1560 print Mary with the Christ child on a cloud party that is supported by Putti. Maria is flanked by two angels who hold a crown over her head. Among them a mountainous landscape with a bridge. Italy paper engraving 'Marianum', Madonna in aureole or mandorla (surrounded by the rosary), Mary in the Glory. cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'. Madonna: Mary sitting or enthroned, the Christ-child in her lap (or in front of her bosom) (Mary sometimes represented half-length). city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions

Title page: nouveau liure de placfond; Nouueau Liure de Placfond; Nouveau Liure De Placfond. Ceiling with twelve panels, separated by rosettes. Two of the large panels in the middle contain trompe-l'oeil figures. From series of 6 sheets with designs for ceilings.

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