Artistic Interpretations of Life

Prints illustrating scenes of daily life, artists at work, and a council meeting, reflecting societal themes and artistic styles from the past.

Wine and beer pourer Der Wein- und Bierschenck , print maker: Caspar Luyken, (mentioned on object), anonymous, Amsterdam, 1698, paper, etching, h 131 mm × w 85 mm

Painter and female model in studio. A painter is behind his easel, palette and brush in hand. On the donkey. The portrait of an elegantly dressed lady standing, right, standing in front of him. Behind her a table on which some bonts and two antique heads. There are different panels on the floor. On the left an elegant gentleman with a dog comes in the room. A young man and a dog behind the painter.

Two conversing figures at a coffin on a portable. The right figure is dressed in a long robe. On the left on the ochtrond a house. Print from a book in which 36 prints with sentence images. Print used in: F. van Hoogstraten, the schooly of the world, 1682.

Misandere visit Euglottus at night, Daniël van den Bremden, c. 1635 - 1537.

Council meeting and book burning, Anonymous, Hans Weiditz (II), 1514 - 1531 print Print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing censorship. Restriction, Limitation. burning of books. counsellor

Wine and beer pourer Der Wein- und Bierschenck , print maker: Caspar Luyken, (mentioned on object), anonymous, Amsterdam, 1698, paper, etching, h 131 mm × w 85 mm

Persoo Pood gives man the crown of glory, Gaspar Bouttats, 1679 print Page from a book (p. 198) with text and printer vignette on the Verso. In an oval cartouche in the foreground two putti that cut off branches of a laurel tree. In the background a triumphal tour of a ruler and his army. Above the cartouche the title (motto) of the print and a quote from the Bible (2 Timothy). Under the print a caption: 'sijnen wages is the crown' and a description that the print explains. People only earn a laurel crown from the victory if one has known war and yet achieved the victory. Man therefore also deserves only a reward if he has known and has continued. print maker: AntwerpDiestpublisher: Utrecht paper etching / engraving / letterpress printing Abstract Ideas and Concepts (+ emblematical representation of concept). cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'. crowning with laurel. trees: laurel. conqueror triumphing, triumphal entry of victor. Adversity, Misfortune, Bad Luck; 'Fortuna infelice', '

Jacob sends his sons to Egypt; The sailing years in Egypt. Jacob sends his sons to Egypt to buy choirs. He keeps his youngest son Benjamin at home. Above the show a title. There are six fresh rules and a reference to Genesis 42: 1-3. The print is part of an album.

Tomyris and Cyrus, Crispijn van den Queborn, After Jacob Gerritsz Cuyp, 1643 print Tomyris, queen of the massage, punishes the Persian king Cyrus for the battle he caused. After his death he is beheaded and instructs his head to baptize his head in a bag of human blood. Page from a book with text on recto and verso. print maker: The Hagueafter design by: Dordrecht paper engraving / letterpress printing Tomyris orders the head of the fallen Cyrus to be cut off and dipped into a vessel of human blood, i.e. the vengeance of Tomyris

The soulsing anjouse monarchy (plate c), 1711; Donkeys Opera joy echoing over the Anjouse Lobsterse Progresse or the third part Zytern Soul Thoughtful Monarchy / L'Opera Des Anes servant the Joyes (...); Plates about 1711 / 't Lusthof from MoMus. The dying anjouse monarchy (plate c), 1711. third plate in a group of 4 allegories on the Hertog's failure of Anjou as King Philip V of Spain. The donkey (Spain) and the duke dancing on a terrace. With inscriptions and verses in Dutch and French. Part of the plates over 1711, a group of 5 unprecedented cartriders on the French in the year 1711 of the Spanish Succession War. Part of the printing work under the collective title 't Lust Court of Momus with the bundled series of cartooning during the 1901-1713 of the Spanish Succession War.

Deucalion en Pyrrha, Stefano Della Bella, 1620 - 1664 print. playing card Play card with a performance by Deucalion and Pyrrha who throw stones that turn into people. A temple in the background. Text and clover in the lower margin. print maker: Francepublisher: ParisFrance paper etching stones turning into men: stones thrown by Deucalion and Pyrrha, as directed by the oracle of Themis, turn into men (Ovid, Metamorphoses X 400)

Couple and clerk in an interior, Pieter Serwouters, 1625 - 1633

Judith with the Head of Holophernes, from Das Büchle Memorial 1533 Hans Schäufelein German. Judith with the Head of Holophernes, from Das Büchle Memorial 668091

Cartoon on the regents of Amsterdam, 1690: Groothans and the Privilege-seeker. The Privilege-seeker (the citizenry of Amsterdam) kneels imploring and weeping with a yoke on his shoulders by a large city lantern (with which he seeks privileges), while on the left Groothans (a regent) hands him a book (possibly a privilege book). On the left a pile of Amsterdam privileges with rats gnawing at it and a dog urinating against it. In the background, on the right, a funeral procession in a cemetery marked: desolate Kercof for the Previlegie. On the sheet below the picture an accompanying text in three columns ending with a list of ten commandments, Cartoon on the regents of Amsterdam, 1690 Groothans with the Privilegie-soeker (title on object), print maker: anonymous, print maker: Romeyn de Hooghe, (circle of), Northern Netherlands, 1690, paper, etching, letterpress printing, h 372 mm × w 277 mm

Emblema XLI: Adonis ab apro occiditur, cui Venus accurrens tinxit Rosas sanguine. Michaelis Majeri, Secretioris naturae secretorum scrutinium chymicum: per oculis et intellectui accuratè accommodata, figuris cupro appositissimè incisa, ingeniosissima emblemata, hisque confines, and ad rem egregiè facientes sententias, doctissimaque item epigrammata, illustratum, Maier, Michael, 1568-1622, Merian, Matthaeus, 1593-1650, Etching, 1687, Etching, Emblem 41, located on page 121.

Two figures in a street looking at a spider web, containing a spider with prey. Print from a book containing 36 prints with sentence images. Print used in: F. van Hoogstraten, De schoole der wereld, 1682, Two figures looking at a spider's web XV. On seeing a spider: hanging with haer webbe in a window (title on object), print maker: Arnold Houbraken, Northern Netherlands, 1682, paper, etching, letterpress printing, h 74 mm × w 83 mm, h 158 mm × w 99 mm

Beggars and Their Vanities (recto) and Of Irate Women (verso) from Navis Stultifera (Ship of Fools), Plate 30 from Woodcuts from Books of the 15th Century Original 1497 Germany. Woodcut and letterpress in black (recto and verso) on cream laid paper, tipped onto cream wove paper mat . Unknown artist (Illustrator)

Illustration from Decadas, plate 79 from Woodcuts from Books of the XVI Century 1520 Germany. Woodcut on paper . Unknown artist

Northern Netherlands, Op de Beestelijcke Woede, Reverse of a coin with an allegorical representation of the death of the De Witt brothers, 1672, Reverse of a coin with an allegorical representation of the death of the brothers Johan and Cornelis de Witt, murdered on 20 August 1672, in which the brothers were attacked by a beast with many heads, symbol of the people that mutilated the bodies. Under the medal a verse entitled: Op de Beestelijcke Woede. Printed on the back with text., print, picture, historical object representation, medal declaration, prints, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 136 mm, width 80 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1672 - 1699, third quarter 17th century, fourth quarter 17th century, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), letterpress printing

Dance teacher Der Tantzmeister , print maker: Caspar Luyken, (mentioned on object), anonymous, Amsterdam, 1698, paper, etching, h 130 mm × w 86 mm

Bleker De Bleeker (title on object) The Menselyk Bedryf (series title), handicrafts, craftsman at work, bleaching (launch), Caspar Luyken, Amsterdam, 1694, paper, etching, h 140 mm × w 87 mm

. In exchange for the hand of Rachel, Jacob compulses to serve as a shepherd for Laban for seven years. In the margin a two-person caption in Dutch.

S. Marcel, martyr (St. Marcellus, Martyr), October 30th, from Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année (Images of All of the Saints and Religious Events of the Year) 1636 Jacques Callot French This print is part of a series comprised of a title page, frontispiece, and 122 plates. Each of these 122 plates contains four oval scenes depicting Saints and Religious Events for each day of the year. This etching was originally one of four oval scenes on a plate in the series.. S. Marcel, martyr (St. Marcellus, Martyr), October 30th, from Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année (Images of All of the Saints and Religious Events of the Year). Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année. Jacques Callot (French, Nancy 1592-1635 Nancy). 1636. Etching; second state of two (Lieure). Israël Henriet (French, Nancy ca. 1590-1661 Paris). Prints

Count Dirk V van Holland, 1586 - 1587 Count Dirk V, turned back and to the right. The sword in his right hand stands on the ground with the tip. The count has a pouch and a dagger around his waist. A climbing lion on the coat of arms. The print is part of a book with descriptions and representations of the graves of Holland, Zeeland and Friesland. print maker: Haarlemafter drawing by: Haarlempublisher: Amsterdam paper engraving Count Dirk V, turned back and to the right. The sword in his right hand stands on the ground with the tip. The count has a pouch and a dagger around his waist. A climbing lion on the coat of arms. The print is part of a book with descriptions and representations of the graves of Holland, Zeeland and Friesland. print maker: Haarlemafter drawing by: Haarlempublisher: Amsterdam paper engraving

Count Floris III van Holland; Comfort and short history of the graves of Hollandt Zeelandt Ende Vrieslandt; Graves and gravingen from Holland. Count Floris III van Holland, for feet, with a sword in his right hand and a weapon with a climbing lion. To have a pouch bag with dagger. The print is part of a book with descriptions and shows of the graves of Holland, Zeeland and Friesland.

A Pope Installing a Bishop from Speculu humane vite (Mirror of Human Life), Plate 7 from Woodcuts from Books of the 15th Century. Unknown Artist (Augsburg, 15th century); printed and published by Peter Berger (German, active 1486-1489); original text by Rodericus Zamorensis (Spanish, 1404-1470); portfolio text by Wilhelm Ludwig Schreiber (German, 1855-1932). Date: 1488. Dimensions: 77 x 113 mm (image); 260 x 185 mm (sheet). Woodcut and letterpress in black (recto and verso) on cream laid paper, tipped onto cream wove paper mat. Origin: Germany. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Emblema XXXIV: In balneis concipitur, and in aere nascitur, rubeus vero factus graditur super aquas. Michaelis Majeri, Secretioris naturae secretorum scrutinium chymicum: per oculis et intellectui accuratè accommodata, figuris cupro appositissimè incisa, ingeniosissima emblemata, hisque confines, and ad rem egregiè facientes sententias, doctissimaque item epigrammata, illustratum, Maier, Michael, 1568-1622, Merian, Matthaeus, 1593-1650, Etching, 1687, Etching, Emblem 34, located on page 100.

. An elegantly dressed couple looks at a young tree, the tribe of which is tied to a second branch, to let him grow straight. Book illustration from: Jacob Cats, Houwelijck, 1625.

Wig maker, Jan Luyken, 1694 print Amsterdam paper etching handicrafts, craftsman at work. wigmaker, 'perruquier'

Winemakers, Conrad Meyer, 1675 print Zurich (Stad) paper etching human life and its ages (young, adult, old, etc.). wine production

Two Farmers, Anonymous, Hans Sebald Beham, 1565 print paper letterpress printing water-birds: goose. farmers. anatomy (non-medical). model-books ~ implements of painter

Emblema XX: Naturam natura docet, debellet ut ignem. Michaelis Majeri, Secretioris naturae secretorum scrutinium chymicum: per oculis et intellectui accuratè accommodata, figuris cupro appositissimè incisa, ingeniosissima emblemata, hisque confines, and ad rem egregiè facientes sententias, doctissimaque item epigrammata, illustratum, Maier, Michael, 1568-1622, Merian, Matthaeus, 1593-1650, Etching, 1687, Etching, Emblem 20, located on page 58.

Musician De Musikant (title on object) The Menselyk Bedryf (series title), musician, Caspar Luyken, Amsterdam, 1694, paper, etching, h 140 mm × w 80 mm

Black ornament in the form of a turtle, 1618 print Black ornament in the form of a turtle. Below two fighting men. A third man with dog tries to calm them down. Nummered at the bottom left 6. The print is part of an album. paper engraving ornaments ~ art. tortoises, turtles. fighting

Man and woman on horseback. A man and woman sit on a horse, running over a country road. The tail of the horse is decorated with flowers. In the background a city. Under and above the prints of fresh rules in Dutch.

Pumpmaker, Caspar Luyken, After Jan Luyken, 1694 print Amsterdam paper etching handicrafts, craftsman at work. pump

Zeeman, Jan Luyken, 1694 print Amsterdam paper etching seaman

The worship of the golden calve

Plate 3 for 'Moral and Satiric Content'. Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki (Germany, Danzig, 1726-1801). Germany, 1778. Prints; etchings. Etching, laid down

Glaszetter De Glasemaaker (title on object) The Menselyk Bedryf (series title), glazing (window panes, leaded lights, etc.), glazier at work, handicrafts, craftsman at work, Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, 1694, paper, etching, h 142 mm × w 81 mm

Dordrecht's schout receives the letter from the count; 4. The voice of a lenigh prince or gentleman has Groot Geluyt, one hears him feather. The schout of Dordrecht receives the letter from Count Willem III in which he is asked to come to the Court of Valenciennes together with the ball yoke from South Holland. Presentation No. 4 in a series of six small scenes of the successive episodes of the story of the case-law of Count Willem III in the year 1336. These small prints belong to either side of the large central show. With every performance a caption consisting of a spell and a verse of two columns of eight rules.

Tilting at a basin (tirer la jatte) while mounted on a barrel pulled by two men. Scene at a festival or fete, 16th century. Lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagne's Sports and Games of Skill (Sports et Jeux d'Adresse), Librairie Hachette, Paris, 1903.

Landschap met een boerenpaar; Life is short, hope for a long person, caecusq route Some poor in the world as lacunque are kopieën.A couple overlooking farm fields with a farm in the background. First print from a series of six.

SK, Northern Netherlands, In the year of our Lord one thousand five hundred and sixty-six that the city of Delft was seen burning on the third day of May, Fire in Delft, 1536, Monks in the Lazarus House outside the city see that in the distance the city of Delft is on fire, May 3, 1536. Inscriptions in the image and a three-line caption., print, image, history print, prints, Frederik Muller History plates, height 120 mm, width 98 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1536 - 1599, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Reverse of a medal with an allegorical representation of the death of the De Witt brothers, 1672, 1672 - 1699 print Rendant of a medal with an allegorical representation of the death of the brothers Johan and Cornelis de Witt, murdered on August 20, 1672, in which the brothers attacked by a beast with many heads, symbol of the people that the bodies mutilated. Under the medal a fresh entitled: on the beastly anger. Printed on the back with text. Northern Netherlands paper engraving / letterpress printing medal (considered as a piece of sculpture, regardless of its specific function)

Beggar couple with squatted woman and man on his toes, Anonymous, After Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne, 1618 - 1668 print A beggar couple whose man is on his toes and points to his wife, who is squat on her. paper engraving squatting, crouching figure - AA - female human figure. standing or leaning with both legs straight, side by side, standing on tiptoe

Cartoon on Cromwell, 1656, 1656 Cartoon on Oliver Cromwell from 1656. Cromwell as the whore of Babylon sitting on the seven -member dragon threatens the Catholic princes Philip IV and Ferdinand III and tramples symbols of the Catholic Church. Representatives of the States of the United Provinces flee for his violence. Behind the dragon the chained princes of other countries. A knight chained by the devil turns the tail of the dragon. In the performance inscriptions in Dutch. Marked at the top right: p. 3. print maker: Low Countriespublisher: Cologne paper engraving Cartoon on Oliver Cromwell from 1656. Cromwell as the whore of Babylon sitting on the seven -member dragon threatens the Catholic princes Philip IV and Ferdinand III and tramples symbols of the Catholic Church. Representatives of the States of the United Provinces flee for his violence. Behind the dragon the chained princes of other countries. A knight chained by the devil turns the tail of the dragon. In the performance ins

Emblema XXXV: Ceres Triptolemum, Thetis Achillem, ut sub igne morari assuefecit, sic artifex lapidem. Michaelis Majeri, Secretioris naturae secretorum scrutinium chymicum: per oculis et intellectui accuratè accommodata, figuris cupro appositissimè incisa, ingeniosissima emblemata, hisque confines, and ad rem egregiè facientes sententias, doctissimaque item epigrammata, illustratum, Maier, Michael, 1568-1622, Merian, Matthaeus, 1593-1650, Etching, 1687, Etching, Emblem 35, located on page 103.

Print numbered upper right: 43., Mussel seller Der Muschelverkaufer , print maker: Caspar Luyken, anonymous, 1711, paper, etching, h 130 mm × w 83 mm

Ark des Covenant in the Temple of Dagon, 1740 print The Philistines place the Ark of the Covenant in the Temple of Dagon. The image of Dagon lies in pieces on the ground. A title above the show. Below six verses and a reference to 1. Samuel 5: 2-4. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing the statue of Dagon in Ashdod falls down

35 What of the Lord, such things will they do when the knaves , thieves . 35 What of the Lord, such things will they do when the knaves , thieves . Derde schok . Onderdeel van Sinnepoppen , R. de Wit , 1614.

That Junfraw Mit Ein Faden Zart ...; Quonam Prolabor Trahit Hinc Fish Ferrea Lenbi; Pugillus Facetarium Iconographicarum ... Strasbourg 1608. A young man must make his choice between love and science. He stands on a reverse globe and tries to keep his balance. At his feet different attributes who refer to science (books, globe) and to entertainment (lute, maps, tennis racket). A scholar (priest) tries to pull it to him with a chain; On the other hand, a lady pulling him with a thin wire. Text in the margin: That Jungfraw Mit Ein Faden Zart / Zwing Mich Mer Dan Ein Ketten Hart. Left 2 lines Latin: Quonam..Fili. (Not numbered). Print from: Pugillis Facetarium .... Strasburg.

Willem II, second king of the West Frisians; Lemus SEV 2 Guilhelmus. Rex Frisiae Occidentalis Secundus; Kings and potestocks from Friesland; Frisia, SEV, the viris. Willem II, second king of the West Frisians. Standing for feet, scepter in hand. In the background Haarlem. In an ornamental frame. Illustration, with text on the back, coming from the book: Frisia Seu de Viris Rebusque Frisiae Illustrus Libri Duo.

King Cyrus; Persian kings; Thesaurus Sacrarum HistoriaRu M Veteris Testame N Ti, Elega N Tissimis Imaginibus Expressu M Excelle N Tissimoru M in Hac Arte Viroru M Opera: now N C Primu M Luce M Editus. King Cyrus of Persia standing with a scepter in his hand. In the background you can see how Cyrus is handed over as a baby by Harpagus to a shepherd. Above the show a two-key text in Latin. This print is part of an album.

Event on July 16, 1647 during the Napolitan uprising, Anonymous, 1652 - 1664 print A group of men shoots a man on the tenth day of the Napolitan uprising in 1647. paper etching / engraving / letterpress printing attempt, political murder Naples

Title print of the pamphlet: iamertiens ofttuersche repentance complained to the old faithful geus, 1619, anonymous, 1619 print Cartoon on the fall of Johan van Oldenbarnevelt. The Dutch Lion is challenging the wheel of Fortuin in which Van Oldenbarnevelt is at the bottom and Prince Maurits, d'Ouwe faithful Geus, in the top. The prince gets a laurel wreath from the clouds of God, on the left is Fortuna. Behind the wheel are a monk and a Mennist. Northern Netherlands paper etching / letterpress printing Turn of Fate, Wheel of Fortune. Luck, Fortune, Lot; 'Fato', 'Fortuna', 'Aurea fortune', 'Good luck', 'peaceful luck overo Clemente', 'fate' (Ripa)

Emblema XXII: Plumb o nabito candido fac opus mulierum, hoc est, COQUE. Michaelis Majeri, Secretioris naturae secretorum scrutinium chymicum: per oculis et intellectui accuratè accommodata, figuris cupro appositissimè incisa, ingeniosissima emblemata, hisque confines, and ad rem egregiè facientes sententias, doctissimaque item epigrammata, illustratum, Maier, Michael, 1568-1622, Merian, Matthaeus, 1593-1650, Etching, 1687, Etching, Emblem 22, located on page 64.

Von sorglichkeit ansächtung, schwere und mühsamkeit der Tugent, so vornemlich in der Demut betehet, illustration from Petrarch, Glück und Unglück Spiegel, figure 12 1652 Balthasar Schwan German. Von sorglichkeit ansächtung, schwere und mühsamkeit der Tugent, so vornemlich in der Demut betehet, illustration from Petrarch, Glück und Unglück Spiegel, figure 12 398968

Augustin Hirschvogel, The Sacrifice of Gideon, 1549 The Sacrifice of Gideon

Bravery with virtue accompanied, / makes it worth a hero. Leaf with a large representation of a hopman between two Tamboers. Under the image a four-line verse in two columns. Numbered at the top right: No. 305.

Doll maker Dockenmacher von Trachant , print maker: Jan Luyken, anonymous, Amsterdam, 1698, paper, etching, h 131 mm × w 86 mm

. Print left of the number numbered: 15.

Bellona armed with sword and spear, above her an eagle flies with a crown in the claws, Jan Luyken, 1689 print Print Maker: Amsterdamprinter: Utrecht paper etching Bellona (Enyo). casting weapons: spear. hacking and thrusting weapons: sword. predatory birds: eagle. crown (symbol of sovereignty)

Hans Kaspar Wolf. Lassbüchlin sampt der Schrybtafel, Mässen, und Jarmarckten, uffs Jar M.D.LXXVII. Zürich, 1577

Farmers in a field with Korenschoven, Arnold Houbraken, 1682 print A farmer grinds his mowing tools. On the left in the background, a second figure binds a corn sheaf. Pent from a book in which 36 prints with sentences. Print used in: F. van Hoogstraten, The School of the World, 1682. Northern Netherlands paper etching / letterpress printing binding (of plants). slipping, grafting, cutting of plants. cultivation ~ agriculture

Emblem with allegory of fortune represented by woman with rudder and horn of plenty In the landscape, unfortunate figures sit on the wheel of fortune and men catch attributes from the air that represent power such as a crown, scepter, caduceus and beehive Below the representation and on the verso is a poem, Emblem with allegory on fortune 't Fortuyn , print maker: François van Bleyswijck, (mentioned on object), François van Bleyswijck, (mentioned on object), Leiden, 1681 - 1737 and/or 1737, paper, etching, h 196 mm × w 151 mm, h 158 mm × w 127 mm

Glue maker, Jan Luyken, 1694 print Amsterdam paper etching handicrafts, craftsman at work. glueing (industrial process)

Landscape with a farmer's couple, Jan van de Velde (II), 1603 - 1652 print A farmer's couple overlooking fields with a farm in the background. First print from a series of six. paper etching / engraving meadow, pasture (+ landscape with figures, staffage). farmers

Minerva and sitting figure, Anonymous, 1718 print A sitting allegorical female figure and Minerva with shield flanking a representation of a battle. Above the show are putti on either side of a portrait medallion. paper engraving / letterpress printing (story of) Minerva (Pallas, Athena). sitting figure - AA - female human figure. battle

Wetenschap en Handwerk; Wetenschap en Handwerck; Voorstellingen uit de Nederlandse maatschappij, ca. 1625.Science and handicraft. In a landscape in the foreground on the left three scholars, right a fisherman at his network. Hills in the background. Part of a series of representations of Dutch society, approx. 1625. The print with the corresponding verse on a separate leaf.

Walkers; Walkaer; Individuals from Dutch society, approx. 1625.A group of four walkers standing together in a landscape, a river in the background. Part of a series of representations of Dutch society, approx. 1625. The print with the corresponding verse on a separate leaf.

Pharoah's Dream (recto); Jacob Adopts Sons of Joseph (verso) Artist's working dates 1517-1543 Germany. Woodcut on paper . Hans Holbein, the younger

Lord of S.H. and his wife, 1641 Two performances on an album magazine. On the left a bearded older man. He spits in a stone pot that stands in front of him. On the right his wife. She caresses another man. He holds her hand and has put an arm around her shoulder. Among them two quatrains in Dutch. The print is part of an album. Amsterdam paper engraving / letterpress printing Two performances on an album magazine. On the left a bearded older man. He spits in a stone pot that stands in front of him. On the right his wife. She caresses another man. He holds her hand and has put an arm around her shoulder. Among them two quatrains in Dutch. The print is part of an album. Amsterdam paper engraving / letterpress printing

Mars on victory car with the constellations Ram and Scorpio, Anonymous, 1500 - 1599 print paper letterpress printing Mars and his children ('Planetenkinder') ~ Aries and Scorpio

Mandenmaker, Caspar Luyken, After Jan Luyken, 1694 print Amsterdam paper etching container made of plant material other than wood: basket. handicrafts, craftsman at work

trade satire caricature on trade practices woodcut coloured Nuremberg Germany second half of the 17th century,

Passage through the Red Sea, Anonymous, After Hans Sebald Beham, 1530 - 1533 print paper letterpress printing passage through the Red Sea Red Sea

Gargoyle, Caspar Luyken, Anonymous, 1711

Horace, Quintus Horatius Flaccus (65-8 BC). Latin poet. Illustrated page of the first book of 'Ars Poetica' (The Art of Poetry) by Horace. Edition of 18th c. Engraving. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library.

Cain and Abel; Paintings in the Loggia of Rafael; La Sacra Genesi.links the sacrifices of Cain and Abel. Cain brings a sacrifice of his harvest and Abel offers a lamb. Right Abel killed by Cain. Reference to Bible text in undermarge.

Maria von Oignies.

Goudslager, Caspar Luyken, after Jan Luyken, 1694 print Amsterdam paper etching handicrafts, craftsman at work. jeweller, goldsmith, silversmith

28 more powerful than the thunderbolt . 28 more powerful than the thunderbolt . First schok . Onderdeel van Sinnepoppen , R. de Wit , 1614.

Bliżej Kultury Chodowiecki, Daniel Nikolaus (1726 1801)

The Small Woodcut Passion. Albrecht Dürer; German, 1471-1528. Date: 1511. Dimensions: 159 x 119 mm. Woodcut and letterpress in black, with additions in pen and brown ink on cream laid paper, in modern full red calfskin, sewn on raised bands, with blind fillets around inner-edges of boards, blind lines and gold titling on the spine, and hand-sewn silk headbands. Origin: Germany. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Print left of the number numbered: 58.

Hercules and the Nemean lion. Leaf from a book. Hercules with bud raised to sitting lion in landscape.

Zeuxis and parhasius, Michel Wolgemut (workshop), print The Greek artist Zeuxis is sitting at a table with his arms folded. There is an image in front of him. On the right Parrhasius is behind his easel. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing (story of) the painter Zeuxis. Parrhasius, the painter

Allegory on the disagreement between Amsterdam and Willem III, 1684; Fabel of the Koeyen, the shepherd, and the wolf. Allegory on the disagreement between Amsterdam and Willem III, 1684, in the form of a fable. The shepherd (Willem III) tries to keep the seventh cow at the rest of the herd to be able to defend himself against the Wolf (France). A fox hunts the cows. With one line caption. Under the show the story in 2 columns in Dutch.

Gondobaldus, eighth king in Friezen, Pieter Feddes van Harlingen, 1618 - 1620 print Gondobaldus (or Gundebold or Adgillis III) Eighth King of the Frisians. Standing back, sword and shield in the hand. A walled city in the background. Illustration, with text on the back, from the book: Frisia Seu de Viris Rebusque Frisiae Illustribus Libri Duo. Friesland paper etching / letterpress printing Ruler, Sovereign Friesland

Abtheilung der Klingen nach italianischer Manier, nach teutscher Manier, Neu kunstlich Fechtbuch, Fabris, Salvatore, d. 1617, Etching, engraving, black-and-white, 1616

Louis XIV defends himself against William III in a cavalry battle near Heidelberg, battle (cavalry, horsemen), Heidelberg, William III (Prince of Orange and King of England, Scotland and Ireland), Louis XIV ( king of France), Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, 1690, paper, etching, h 166 mm × w 129 mm

Portraits of the Coupler La Poudrieur Macrelle and the Courtisane Madamoiselle F.C.e. De Court; La Poudriere Macrelle / Madamoiselle F.C.e. Court; Miroir des Plus Belles Courtisanes The CE Temps. Two performances on an album magazine. On the left the Courtisane La Poudriere Macrelle. She has a box with him and a ticket with the message: A Madamoiselle Françoise Ma Chere Amie. Right Madamoiselle F.C.e. De Court. Bye and two quatrains in English. The magazine is part of an album.

Maze of the confused promoters, 1720; The maze of the dividing actionists, or confused wind traders, in the Maneschyn; The large scene of foolishness (extra pieces). The maze of the dividing promotionists. Leaf with a freshly printed in the form of a maze, a representation of a maze in the middle surrounded by loose standing game figures. Belongs to the group of prprans added to the scene of scene of foolishness with cartrents at the 1820 wind trade.

Event on July 11, 1647 during the Napolitan rebellion, Anonymous, 1652 - 1664 print A crowd listens to men on a stage on the fifth day of the Napolitan uprising in 1647. paper etching / engraving / letterpress printing revolution, revolt. crowd, mob Naples

Title Page. Dated: 1645. Medium: etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Nicolas Cochin after Balthasar Moncornet.

Emblem with allegory of singing depicted as woman singing and playing a harp while leaning on image of mermaid or siren In a landscape, a sailing ship with men at sea sails by mermaids who lure them with their singing The poem on recto and verso commends the art of singing to honor God, among other things, Emblem with allegory on singing art Zang-konst , print maker: François van Bleyswijck, (mentioned on object), François van Bleyswijck, (mentioned on object), Leiden, 1681 - 1737 and/or 1737, paper, etching, h 196 mm × w 151 mm, h 128 mm × w 78 mm

Northern Netherlands, Spanish Tirana shot in the Netherlands, Gruesomeness at Oudewater, Atrocities committed at Oudewater, 1575, Atrocities committed by the Spaniards on the inhabitants of Oudewater, August 8, 1575. Below the image a verse of 16 lines in 2 columns, pasted below this a description in 5 lines, in Dutch. Numbered: 13., print, picture, historical print, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller History plates, height 175 mm, width 135 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1618 - 1624, first quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings

Jozef explains dreams of Schenker and Bakker / The dream of the Pharaoh, Hans Janssen, 1615 - 1651 print Two prints on one leaf in oval. On the left, Joseph explains the dreams of the donor and the baker of the king in prison (Gen. 40-8). On the right the pharaoh sleeping in his bed. Above his bed are seven cows on the banks of the Nile (Gen. 41-1). In the margins caption in Dutch. Seventh and eighth print (7 and 8) from a series of twelve with scenes from the life of Joseph. Amsterdam paper engraving Joseph interpreting the dreams of the butler and the baker (the two dreams combined). Pharaoh's dreams ~ story of Joseph

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