Artistic Allegories and Symbolism

Prints depicting allegorical figures and symbols, including representations of countries, seasons, and ornamental designs with putti and masks.

Visser, Marco Dente, After Francesco Salviati, 1498 - 1532 print A fisherman is kneeling next to a tree with fish hanging. Under the tree is a basket with fish. Two men walk in the background. Italy paper engraving fisherman. fishes

Letterhead for the Ministry of War, Anonymous, After Pierre Prud'Hon, 1794 - 1795 print paper letter, envelope. personifications of countries, nations, states, districts, etc.. governmental and representative bodies. warfare; military affairs

Lente, Virgil, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching spring ~ human activities (the four seasons of the year)

Ornament with mask and putti with arrows, Anonymous, Bernard Picart, 1729 print Amsterdam paper etching / engraving ornaments ~ art. mask, mascaron ~ ornament. Cupids: 'Amores', 'Amoretti', 'Putti'

Vignette with Mercury and Pallas Athens next to a bust, c. 1700 - c. 1800 print The bust is crowned with a laurel wreath by an angel who blows the praise. There are two children with books under the pedestal. paper etching symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ the theatre. (story of) Minerva (Pallas, Athena). (story of) Mercury (Hermes). honouring the artist with laurel wreath. book

Fight between people of both sexes, a few of which on horseback, Etienne Delaune, 1528 - 1583 print France paper engraving battle. hand-to-hand fighting (~ battle)

Frisian with six busts with headwear, Virgilius Solis, After Heinrich Vogtherr (I), 1538 - 1562 print Print Maker: Nurembergfter Print by: Strasbourg (France) paper engraving / etching chest, bust. head-gear. helmet

Torture death of the seven brothers and their mother from Makkabee, in a frame with Christ as a victor, Anonymous, Anonymous, After Hans Baldung Grien, 1520 - 1540 print paper the martyrdom of the seven Maccabean brothers and their mother under Antiochus IV Epiphanes (2 Maccabees 7). Christ triumphing (with crown, head usually upright)

Visser, Marco Dente, After Francesco Salviati, 1498 - 1532 print A fisherman is kneeling next to a tree with fish hanging. Under the tree is a basket with fish. Two men walk in the background. Italy paper engraving fisherman. fishes

Two men by a fire on a pedestal, 1729 print An army commander looks at the fire, the man with laurel wreath on his head raises his arms. On the right an image of Apollo. On the left are soldiers. paper etching / letterpress printing witch(es), sorcerer(s) at work. (story of) Apollo (Phoebus). commander-in-chief, general, marshal

H. Anastasia, Antonio Tempesta, 1565 - 1630 print H. Anastasia is celebrated, roasted and beaten with sticks. paper etching martyr(s) (often with palm-branches) - QQ - female martyr

Definition of the surface, Sébastien Leclerc (I), 1669 print print maker: Francepublisher: Paris paper etching / letterpress printing Cupids: 'Amores', 'Amoretti', 'Putti'. Planimetry, geometry

Naked man with weapon and chopped head, Antoine Jacquard (attributed to), 1610 - 1640 print France paper engraving parts of church interior: niche. man (showing himself) undressed, quasi-nude. head (human)

Coligny says goodbye to Jacqueline de Montbel, Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1799 print Berlin paper etching weeping. departure ~ travelling

Justice and God the Father / double -headed eagle with arrow, Anonymous, After Aegidius Sadeler (II), 1666 print An emblem with two performances. Upstairs the personification of justice is on a rock. Canons are aimed at her and a ship fleet comes in. In the clouds God the Father with a heart in his hand. Under a double crowned eagle with arrow. They are the foreignovers of Emperor Rudolf II. paper engraving / letterpress printing double-headed eagle. archer's weapons: arrow. Justice, 'Justitia'; 'Giustitia divina' (Ripa) ~ one of the Four Cardinal Virtues. God the Father

Augustus, anonymous, 1600 - 1699 print A woman with crop in her hands and a man with a scythe standing in a landscape with a sunrise. At the top left a virgin. paper August and its 'labours' (+ with Virgo (August)). harvest. agricultural implements: scythe. sunrise

H. Anastasia, Antonio Tempesta, 1565 - 1630 print H. Anastasia is celebrated, roasted and beaten with sticks. paper etching martyr(s) (often with palm-branches) - QQ - female martyr

Traveling practitioner, Balthasar Anton Dunker, After Junker (draftsman), 1756 - 1807 print Two children browse through a stack of prints that have a traveling post -seller hanging on a stick around his shoulder. A girl with a windmill walks behind them, a man lies in the grass next to the post -trader. paper etching print, e.g.: engraving, etching, lithograph. book. games using special objects (marbles, top, hoop, etc.)

Monk avoids Kontakt with coins while grabbing the bosom of a young woman, Caspar Merian, After Hans Holbein (II), After Ambrosius Holbein, 1676 print paper etching Monk (S), Friar (S). Indecency, Impudence; 'Schools' (Ripa). Folly, Foolishness; 'Pazzia', 'nonsense', 'Staltitia' (Ripa). money

Vase with a lute on either side and a trumpet, anonymous, Hans Weiditz (II), 1514 - 1532 print Print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing lute, and special forms of lute, e.g.: theorbo. horn, trumpet, cornet, trombone, tuba. vase ~ ornament

King to the right. With Scepter, Christoph Krieger, After Cesare Vecellio, 1598 paper paper

Coat of arms of Scheveningen flanked by vigilance and Minerva, Jacobus Schijnvoet, 1704 - 1733 print Amsterdam paper etching / engraving Coat of Arms (AS Symbol of the State, etc.) (+ City; Municipal). (Story of) Minerva (Pallas, Athena). Alertness, vigilance; 'Guardia', 'Vigilance', 'Supervision to defend yourself & oppose others' (Ripa)

Hunters catch birds, Antonio Tempesta, 1602 print Landscape with hunters trying to catch birds. In the foreground two hunters hidden behind a tree. Text in Latin in STUDMARGE. print maker: Italypublisher: RomeItaly paper etching hunter. hunters hunting (N.B.: In 1988-1990 this notation denoted the concept of 43C11421 'hunters resting during the hunt'). bird hunting

Frisian with six busts in Lauwerkranzen, Virgilius Solis, 1524 - 1562 print paper engraving

Male and Woman in an enclosed garden, Crispijn van de Passe (II), 1617 print Print is part of a book. paper engraving garden. gardening

Boekverbranding, Marco Dente, After Francesco Salviati, 1498 - 1532 print A man with beard burns a stack of books. Italy paper engraving burning of books

Allegory with struggle of tyranny, usury and hypocrisy against mind, justice and the Word of God, Peter Flötner, 1525 print paper Abstract Ideas and Concepts (+ allegorical scene, i.e. two or more personifications involved in an action)

Autumn, Jean Hogenberg, c. 1550 - c. 1580 print The fall. Centrally a Bacchuskind that squeezes grapes bunches over Kelken stopped by female semi -figures with festons of drinking cups. Above two goats, at the bottom a vomiting satar squats in a bowl. Part of a series of ornament prints of the four seasons. paper etching / engraving (story of) Bacchus (Dionysus), Liber. autumn, fall, 'Autumnus'; 'Autunno' (Ripa). ornament ~ hybrid beings; human and animal forms mixed. satyr(s) (in general)

Village face with wife, male and child and defined lines, Sébastien Leclerc (I), 1669 print print maker: Francepublisher: Paris paper etching / letterpress printing prospect of village, silhouette of village. family, relationship, descent. planimetry, geometry

Lying us / neushoorn, anonymous, after aegidius saddles (II), 1666 print An emblem with two performances. Above a horizontal cow or ox. There is a bit in the tree behind it. Under a rhino for a tree in which an arch and arrow sleeve hang. paper engraving / letterpress printing Temperance, 'Temperantia'; 'Temperanza' (Ripa) ~ one of the Four Cardinal Virtues. Fortitude, 'Fortitudo' ~ one of the Four Cardinal Virtues. hoofed animals: rhinoceros. ox

Tobit of Tobias, Michel Wolgemut (workshop of), 1493 print A flower chalice with a man with pointed hat, turned to the right. He has his left hand above his eyes. The performance is a fragment of the line of Israel's prophets in the Liber Chronicarum. The text identifies him as the Prophet Tobit or Tobias. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing persons from the Old Testament (not in biblical context, nor occurring in legendary/historical extensions included in Division 71)

Hand in the clouds with Roman staff / two soldiers with Roman staff, Anonymous, After Aegidius Sadeler (II), 1666 print An emblem with two performances. Above a hand in the clouds with Roman staff between six spears. Under the same spears, but the staff is now held by two soldiers. These are the foreignovers of Emperor Albrecht II. paper engraving / letterpress printing casting weapons: spear. sceptre, staff (symbol of sovereignty)

Cartoon on the decline of the South Sea Company, Anonymous, 1701 - 1778 print France paper etching speculative boom. devil(s) and demons

Roman warrior supports two columns / crowned monogram CC with two Cornucopia, Anonymous, After Aegidius Sadeler (II), 1666 print An emblem with two performances. Above a landscape with two crowned columns that are supported by a person with one hand. Under a crowned monogram CC with a horn of abundance left and right. These are the foreignovers of King Charles IX of France. paper engraving / letterpress printing column, pillar ~ architecture. 'Cornucopia', Horn of Plenty. letter combinations such as letterword, anagram, letter square, monogram, etc.

Letter D and the drunkenness of Noah, Anonymous, Virgilius Solis, 1560 - 1612 print Nuremberg paper the drunkenness of Noah. initial. printed historiated initial

Letter T, anonymous, 1700 - 1799 print Letter T against a background with braid and birds. paper etching / letterpress printing fancy letters

Oordeel van Paris, Virgil, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper. ink etching / brush the Judgement of Paris (without Mercury)

Caduceus with two Cornucopia / two crossed olive branches, Anonymous, After Aegidius Sadeler (II), 1666 print An emblem with two performances. Above a caduceus or snake meadow with a horn of abundance on the left and right and two collected hands. Under two crossed olive branches with the tables of the law on the right and possibly a belt on the left. In addition, a crown and three French lilies. These are the foreignovers of King Charles IX of France. paper engraving / letterpress printing caduceus (staff with two snakes, attribute of Mercury). 'Cornucopia', Horn of Plenty. the ten commandments represented together on stone tablets. fleur-de-lis ~ ornament

Wife and two putti with a magazine on which the freedom hat on a lance, Reinier Vinkeles (I), 1751 - 1816 print Amsterdam paper etching / engraving cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'. Freedom, Liberty; 'Libertí' (Ripa) (+ symbolical representation of concept)

Nymphs and saters set up around a decorative vase, Franz Anton Maulbertsch, 1734 - 1796 drawing. letter Nymphs and saters arranged all around a decorative vase, in which branches are suitable, in the foreground a playing child. paper. pencil. ink pen garden vase. nymphs (in general); 'Ninfe in commune' (Ripa). satyr(s) (in general)

Fries met Zes Bustes in Lauwerkransen, Virgil, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching chest, bust. ornament ~ medallion

Old man hand by his nose, Florent Nicolas Crabeels (attributed to), 1839 - 1879 print paper etching / counterproof old man

Letter N: Joshua and Kaleb with grapesros, Anonymous, Hans Holbein (II) (Possible), 1556 print Zurich (Stad) paper letterpress printing initial. the grapes of Canaan

Peace destroys weaponry / globe with a horse, anonymous, after Aegidius Sadeler (II), 1666 print An emblem with two performances. Above the female personification of peace. With the fire from her trumpet, she sets fire to weapon. Under the world with a prancing horse. These are foreign exchange of Philip II. paper engraving / letterpress printing symbols, allegories of peace, 'Pax'; 'Pace' (Ripa). earth, world as celestial body. (military) equipment and supply. horse

Old man with a flower on Vrijerspad, Caspar Merian, After Hans Holbein (II), After Ambrosius Holbein, 1676 print paper etching / letterpress printing lovers; courting, flirting. old man. Folly, Foolishness; 'Pazzia', 'Sciocchezza', 'Stoltitia' (Ripa)

King Ferdinand I van Naples, Michel Wolgemut (workshop of), 1493 print A flower chalice with a king. He has a scepter and a government apple in his hands. The text identifies it as Ferdinand I van Naples. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing king

Shield with the coat of arms of Francesco Maria II della Rovere, 1606 - 1608 Crowned shield with the weapon of Francesco Maria II della Rovere. It is an ornament of a map of the Duchy of Urbino. The print is part of an album. Antwerp paper engraving Crowned shield with the weapon of Francesco Maria II della Rovere. It is an ornament of a map of the Duchy of Urbino. The print is part of an album. Antwerp paper engraving

Koning Seleucus II Callinicus, Michel Wolgemut (workshop of), 1493 print A flower chalice with a king, his head turned to the left. The man has a government apple and a scepter in his hands. The performance is part of the Suri Kings Survation in the Liber Chronicarum. The text identifies it as Seleucus II Callinicus. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing king

Justice, Johannes Wierix, 1609 print Landscape with the female personification of justice. In one hand she holds a sword, in her other a scale. There are weights on the ground. print maker: Antwerppublisher: Delft paper engraving / letterpress printing Justice, 'Justitia'; 'Giustitia divina' (Ripa) ~ one of the Four Cardinal Virtues

Group resting farmers for a building, Gillis van Scheyndel (I), 1603 - 1653 print paper etching farmers

Globe and Armillarium / Olive branch and lightning bolt from Jupiter, Anonymous, After Aegidius Sadeler (II), 1666 print An emblem with two performances. Above a landscape with an Arillarium and World Globe. Under an olive branch and a winged lightning bolt from Jupiter. These are foreign exchange of Philip III. paper engraving / letterpress printing globe. armillary sphere, skeleton celestial globe. trees: olive-tree. attributes of Jupiter: thunderbolt

Married woman from Portugal, Christoph Krieger, After Cesare Vecellio, 1598 Portuguese wife in wide shoulder mantle over the overclock. Hat with round ball and narrow edge on the forehead. Gloves in hand. In ornament. paper Portuguese wife in wide shoulder mantle over the overclock. Hat with round ball and narrow edge on the forehead. Gloves in hand. In ornament. paper

Zondeval, Virgil, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching Adam and Eve holding (and possibly eating) the fruit

Eagle with an arrow on a banderol / eagle and laurel wreath, anonymous, After Aegidius Sadeler (II), 1666 print An emblem with two performances. Above an eagle with an arrow on a banderole. Under an eagle flies in the clouds to a laurel wreath. They are the foreignovers of Emperor Rudolf II. paper engraving / letterpress printing predatory birds: eagle. archer's weapons: arrow. garland, wreath

Landscape, with two men on the left at a house, Jacobus van Solt, 1642 print At a house with a signboard, two men look out over a hilly landscape with a church. A Marskramer walks with his dog to the house. paper etching landscapes - HH - ideal landscapes (+ landscape with figures, staffage). wandering or travelling merchant

Letter E: The judgment of Salomon, Anonymous, Hans Holbein (II) (Possible), 1556 print Zurich (Stad) paper letterpress printing the judgement of Solomon (1 Kings 3:16-28). initial

Galeotti ..., Christoph Krieger, After Cesare Vecellio, 1598 paper paper

Weapon with Fleur de Lis and Putti on either side, personification of France and Minerva, 1656 print paper etching / letterpress printing coat of arms (as symbol of the state, etc.) (+ nation; national). (story of) Minerva (Pallas, Athena). cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'. vignette

Man on a column is shot at with arrows, Anonymous, Hans Weiditz (II), 1514 - 1532 print Print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing violent death by arrow(s). death penalty, execution

Koning Midas Met Ezelsoren, Caspar Merian, after Hans Holbein (II), after Ambrosius Holbein, 1676 print paper etching / letterpress printing 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)

Pastoral landscape with a covered wagon, Paul van Somer (II), 1670 print A covered wagon stretched with four horses drives over a road through a valley. On the left on a hill is the ruin of a castle, on the right is a pediment flanked by two towers. In the foreground a shepherd with his herd and a rider. paper etching / engraving pastorals, Arcadian scenes. covered wagon, hooded wagon

Putti with Bok, Anonymous, 1538 print Five putti walk with vases around a goat. Italy (possibly) paper engraving cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'. he-goat, billy-goat

Frisian with six busts with headwear, Virgilius Solis, After Heinrich Vogtherr (I), 1538 - 1562 print Busts of three men and three women, and Profil and in two to each other. Print Maker: Nurembergfter Print by: Strasbourg (France) paper engraving / etching chest, bust. helmet. head-gear. Genesis: the story of Joseph. the book of Judith. the story of Esther. Hector. (story of) Hannibal. Jael (one of the nine worthiest women)

Harnessed arm with spear / two hands and a staff with a crowned caduceus, Anonymous, After Aegidius Sadeler (II), 1666 print An emblem with two performances. Above a harnessed arm with spear. Under two hands in the clouds and a crowned caduceus. These are the foreignovers of Emperor Albrecht I and Henrick VII. paper engraving / letterpress printing casting weapons: spear. postures and gestures of arms and hands. caduceus (staff with two snakes, attribute of Mercury)

King Arthur with coat of arms in Rolwerk Schijsting, Virgilius Solis, 1524 - 1562 print On the coat of arms: R. Nuremberg paper engraving / etching Arthur (one of the nine worthies)

Frisian with six busts with headwear, Virgilius Solis, After Heinrich Vogtherr (I), 1538 - 1562 print Busts of three men and three women, and Profil and in two to each other. Print Maker: Nurembergfter Print by: Strasbourg (France) paper engraving / etching chest, bust. head-gear. helmet

Disputing figures hanging out of a door and window opening, Ferdinand de Braekeleer (I), 1802 - 1883 print paper etching human figure at (open) window, seen from outside - AA - feigned window. divided door, upper part opened. quarrel, argument

Woman with ring in hand, Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, 1722 - 1774 print Germany (possibly) paper etching adult woman. head-gear (with NAME)

David beheads Goliat, Orazio Borgananni, After Rafaël, 1615 print Goliat is on the ground. David stands over him and lifts the sword of Goliat above his head, ready to imagine him. The Philistines flee on the left, while the soldiers of Saul use the chase. Print Maker: ItalyaFter Painting by: Vatican City paper etching David beheads Goliath with a sword. the Philistines in flight after the death of Goliath are pursued by the Israelites

Love, Johannes Wierix, 1609 print Landscape with the female personification of love. She has a baby in her arms, two young children stand with her. print maker: Antwerppublisher: Delft paper engraving / letterpress printing Charity, 'Caritas'; 'Carití' (Ripa) ~ one of the Three Theological Virtues

Ornament with Schelp, Bernard Picart (workshop of), After Bernard Picart, 1683 - 1733 print Amsterdam paper etching / letterpress printing scrollwork, strapwork ~ ornament. scallop, shell ~ ornament

Jaël with coat of arms in Rolwerk Schijsting, Virgilius Solis, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching Jael (one of the nine worthiest women)

Eastern with feathered hat and sword, c. 1630 - After 1660 print paper etching Asiatic races and peoples. head-gear: cap (+ feathers used for clothes)

Gregorius the Great at his writing table and the destruction of gods images, Pietro Sante Bartoli, after Giulio Romano, 1637 - 1691 print Two performances. Left: the holy Gregorius the Great at his writing table with a pigeon on his shoulder. Right: a converted pagan who destroys gods of gods with a hammer. Titles in STUDMARGE. Print is part of an album. paper etching / engraving pope Gregory the Great; possible attributes: dove, emperor Trajan. destruction of pagan idols

Coat of arms of the Landgraven van Hessen, Bernard Picart, 1683 - 1733 drawing Design for a print. paper. ink pen / brush armorial bearing, heraldry

Rich man stands with a poor woman with children, Anonymous, Hans Weiditz (II), 1514 - 1532 print Print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing mother and child(ren), woman and child(ren) (family group). contrast between rich and poor

Habites de Modern Mercanti Modern, Christoph Krieger, After Cesare Vecellio, 1598 paper paper

Fries met Vier Bustes in Medaillons, Virgil, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving chest, bust. ornament ~ medallion. scrollwork, strapwork ~ ornament. head-gear

Postures of archers in different stages of decomposition, antoine jacquard (attributed to), 1610 - 1640 print France paper engraving decomposition (of dead body). parts of church interior: niche. archer's weapons

Wheat and Tuinanjer, Crispijn van de Passe (II) (Attributed to), After Crispijn van de Passe (I), 1617 print The images are numbered: 116 and 117. Print is part of a book. paper engraving flowers

Romeine Verslaan Hasdrubal, Anonymous, after Tobias Stimmer, 1574 print paper historical events and situations. (story of) Hannibal

Arrest en dood van Wallenstein, Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1799 print Berlin paper etching meeting. violent death, being killed; being mishandled and maltreated; seeking death. arrest (of criminal)

Cain kills Abel, Anonymous, After Hans Sebald Beham, 1530 - 1533 print paper letterpress printing the killing of Abel: Cain slays him with a stone, a club or a jaw-bone, alternatively with a spade or another tool as weapon

Ops, Nicholas solo, 1552 - 1584 print paper engraving Ops

Rocaille Omlijsting, Anonymous, after Franz Xaver Habermann, 1731 - 1775 print Frame with rocaille ornaments, garlands and flower motifs. Publishing number 146. Augsburg paper etching ornaments ~ art (+ framing decorations). rocaille ornament

Letter E in a frame with a performance of the mockery of Ceres, Anonymous, After Adam Elsheimer, 1600 - 1699 print paper fancy letters. a little boy (Abas, Ascalabus, or Stellio) laughs at Ceres, because she drinks too avidly while she is resting at an old woman's house

Title print with Minerva that helps Victoria to get up, while around them destroy the barbarian Roman monuments, François Perrier, 1645 print Print is part of an album. paper etching 'Victoria'; 'Vittoria', 'Vittoria navale', 'Vittoria degl'antichi' (Ripa). (story of) Minerva (Pallas, Athena). damaging or destroying a work of art. ruin of a building ~ architecture. piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture

Koning Edgar, Michel Wolgemut (workshop of), 1493 print A flower chalice with a king. He has a scepter and government apple in his hands. The text identifies the man as Edgar of England. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing king

Edelman from Venice and his wife Leonella, 1641 Two performances on an album magazine. On the left a bearded older man with a money pouch in his hand. In the background the city of Venice and a gondola. On the right his wife Leonella with money pouch together with another man. Among them two quatrains in Dutch. The print is part of an album. Amsterdam paper engraving / letterpress printing Venice Two performances on an album magazine. On the left a bearded older man with a money pouch in his hand. In the background the city of Venice and a gondola. On the right his wife Leonella with money pouch together with another man. Among them two quatrains in Dutch. The print is part of an album. Amsterdam paper engraving / letterpress printing Venice

Braid work in heart shape with flower pattern, Jacques Androuet, 1520 - 1584 print Heart -shaped atrons, formed by one continuous tire, decorated with small volutes of rolling and rosettes. paper etching interlace ~ ornament. flowers ~ ornament

Koppen, Johannes Taventrate, 1840 - 1880 drawing Caricatural heads. Signed on an excerpt from an envelope. paper. ink pen caricatures (human types)

Farm and Tower on a river (Hearing), Gillis van Scheyndel (I), 1618 - 1645 print The hearing. There are a farm, a tower and other buildings on a river. Against the tower is a ladder in which a woman and two men. A bridge runs over the water and two figures on the river in a boat. Two sheep in the foreground. The print is part of a series of landscapes with the five senses. Haarlem paper etching farm or solitary house in landscape. sheep. rowing-boat, canoe, etc.. bridge

Venus, Anonymous, Stefano Della Bella, 1620 - 1664 print. playing card Play card with a performance by Venus and Amor. (possibly) paper etching Venus and Cupid (Cupid not being mere attribute)

Two fighting men in armor, Abraham Dircksz. Santvoort, 1667 print In the front, two men, soldiers or gladiators. The left man puts the right man in his side. Some people watch. In the distance a city, Rome () With, among other things, a church and a partly expired amphitheater. print maker: Netherlandspublisher: Amsterdam paper etching title-page. fight of gladiators. the soldier; the soldier's life. fighting. ruin of a building ~ architecture. theatre (building) - AA - open-air performances. city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage)

Ornament with incense barrel, Bernard Picart, 1683 - 1733 print An ornament with an incense barrel on a pedestal with a shell. paper etching / engraving / letterpress printing ornaments ~ art. incense-burner ~ scents, perfumes

Sculpture of a grotesque head, Johann Franz Ermels (Der ältere), 1651 - 1693 print paper etching piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture. head (human). Ugliness

Capricorn (December), Franz Isaac Brun, c. 1559 - c. 1596 print paper engraving Capricorn (zodiacal sign of December). December and its 'labours' (+ with zodiacal signs). slaughtered ox or pig. butcher, slaughterman

Old man hand by his nose, Florent Nicolas Crabeels (attributed to), 1839 - 1879 print paper etching / drypoint old man

Landscape with ruins and shepherd with cattle, Carl Friedrich Holtzmann, after Johann Georg Wagner, 1750 - 1811 print Print is part of an album. Dresden paper etching landscape with ruins. herding, herdsman, herdswoman, shepherd, shepherdess, cowherd, etc.. cattle driving, cattle driver

Winged Hert / Bloemenkrans, Anonymous, After Aegidius Sadeler (II), 1666 print An emblem with two performances. Above a landscape with a winged deer, rays of sunshine. Under a flower wreath. These are the foreignovers of Jacobus II and Alfons III of Aragon. paper engraving / letterpress printing hoofed animals: deer - FF - fabulous animals (sometimes wrongly called 'grotesques'); 'Mostri' (Ripa). garland, wreath

Begging guardian chased an old beggar, Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1800 print Berlin paper etching arrest (of criminal). beggar

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