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Engravings illustrating biblical and classical stories, featuring dramatic narratives with figures in dynamic poses and elaborate settings.

The prodigal son returns home and is welcomed by his father with open arms. His brothers help him into clean clothes. The old swineherd's clothes lie on the ground to the right. The Return of the Prodigal Son Parable of the Prodigal Son , print maker: Philips Galle, (mentioned on object), Maarten van Heemskerck, (mentioned on object), publisher: Theodoor Galle, (mentioned on object), print maker: Haarlem, publisher: Antwerp, c. 1596 - c. 1633, paper, engraving, h 207 mm × w 250 mm
The prodigal son returns home and is welcomed by his father with open arms. His brothers help him into clean clothes. The old swineherd's clothes lie on the ground to the right. The Return of the Prodigal Son Parable of the Prodigal Son , print maker: Philips Galle, (mentioned on object), Maarten van Heemskerck, (mentioned on object), publisher: Theodoor Galle, (mentioned on object), print maker: Haarlem, publisher: Antwerp, c. 1596 - c. 1633, paper, engraving, h 207 mm × w 250 mm
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Jan Sadeler I, after Maarten van Cleef, The Plague of Frogs, 1585 The Plague of FrogsGermany, Passion scenes in frames with animals, Passion scene in frame with birds, chickens and ducks, print, prent, ornamental print, prints, ornamental prints, height 62 mm, width 82 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1600 - 1699, 17th century, 17e eeuw, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisherScene with Galants at a Banquet in a Circle at Center 1580-1600 Theodor de Bry Netherlandish A scene with cavorting couples before a banquet, contained in a circle at center. At right, a couple with the man holding a knife walks left before a lute player. At lower left, a seated couple with the woman playing the lute. Around the central circle, ornamental floral designs with grotesque rabbits emerging from scrolling tendrils at upper and lower left corners. The scene in the circle is a reverse copy after a print by Jan Sadeler, after Maarten de Vos (Hollstein 558).. Scene with Galants at a Banquet in a Circle at Center 425312Germany, Passion scenes in frames with animals, Passion scene in frame with birds, At the bottom left is a peacock, at the bottom right an ostrich., print, ornament print, prints, ornament prints, height 63 mm, width 81 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1600 - 1699, 17th century, 17e eeuw, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisherArtist: Claudine Bouzonnet, French, 1636-1697, The Mystic Marriage of St.Catherine, Engraving, sheet: 33.1 × 38.2 cm (13 1/16 × 15 1/16in.), French, 17thcentury, Works on Paper -OtherFrom two people lying on one bed, one is hired and the other leaves, Jan Luyken, 1712 print Amsterdam paper etching sick-bedChrist, tied to the scourging post, is beaten by three men with rod and rope On the left and right men are watching Below the image the title in Latin, four four-line verses in Dutch and a reference to the Bible text in Isa 53 and John 19:1, Geseling Vulneratus est propter iniquitates nostras, attritus est propter scelera nostra: disciplina pacis nostrae super eum Passion, Resurrection and Ascension of Christ Royal Bible , print maker: anonymous, Pieter de Bailliu (I), Abraham van Diepenbeeck, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1630 - 1652 and/or 1630 - 1702, paper, engraving, h 405 mm × w 514 mmNetherlands, Master IAM van Zwoll, The Lamentation of Christ, Lamentation of Christ by Mary, John and the three Marys., print, prints, height 257 mm, width 292 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1475 - 1475, fourth quarter 15th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process)Allegory of the Power of Venus, Jan de Bisschop, after Alessandro Turchi, 1638 - 1671 drawing paper. ink. chalk pen / brush Love personified. specific aspects, allegorical aspects of Venus; Venus as patroness. Cupid shooting a dart. Cupid disarming the strong; the Power of Love. Love personified. specific aspects, allegorical aspects of Venus; Venus as patroness. Cupid shooting a dart. Cupid disarming the strong; the Power of LoveDrawing (France); graphite on paper; 1902-10-6Wood engraving, England, by Thomas Bewick.Twist van Achilles with Agamemnon, Franz Ertinger, after Peter Paul Rubens, 1679 print Achilles is about to pull his sword to kill Agamemnon, sitting on his throne. He looks up at Pallas Athens, who keeps him from the murder. Antwerp paper etching council of the Greeks: Minerva restrains Achilles' anger by seizing him by the hair; possibly Nestor trying to calm AgamemnonAlkmaar, Schabaelje, Jan Philipsz, Amsterdam, Visscher, Claes Jansz. (II), Broeck, Crispijn van den, Sadeler, Johann (I), Den Grooten Figuer-Bibel, Geschiedenis van Mozes na de Exodus, Gheschiedenissen Israëls in de Woestyne, Moses strikes water from the rock, lower right - handwritten in brown ink, The Israelites catch water in jugs and bowls. In the background, Moses strikes a rock with his staff, causing water to flow out. Below the image is a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Ex. 17:6. This print is part of an album., print, album sheet, prints, 86, height 190 mm, width 263 mm, Southern Netherlands, 1550 - 1600-08, print maker, printmaker, 1579 - 1579, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1524 - 1591, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, Northern Netherlands, 1586 - 1652-06-19, publisher, 1592 - 1656-04Slag Tussen de romeinen en de sabijnen, Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio, After Baccio Bandinelli, 1515 - 1565 print The Sabijnse men are fighting against the Roman soldiers who try to rob their wives. print maker: Italyafter design by: Italypublisher: Rome paper etching / engraving (story of) the Sabine womenAllegorial Composition with Figures Working According to an Architectural Plan 17th century Grégoire Huret French. Allegorial Composition with Figures Working According to an Architectural Plan 645769Sadeler, Raphael (I), Winghe, Joos van, Frankfurt, Keulen, Stvltitiam Pativnvr opes, Allegory of wealth, lust and stupidity, verso lower left - stamped, An interior of a house. At a table sit King Midas, the personification of folly and greed, and the female personification of Wealth. Midas is counting his money, while a jester, the personification of Folly, puts a fool's cap on him. Wealth looks at her reflection in a mirror and sees an old woman. A lady with the head of a pig pours her wine. Another woman with a parrot on her arm waves her coolness to her with a fan (she personifies artificial praise or flattery)., print, prints, width 368 mm, height, 310 mm, South Netherlands, 1560, print maker, printmaker, 1588 - 1588, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, North Netherlands, 1544 - 1603-12-18, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisherAmsterdam, Wit, Frederik de, Nederland, Frankrijk, Lepautre, Jean, Alkoven, Alkoof met variant voor rechtsheft, Netherlands, France, Isaac zegent Jacob links., print, prent, ornamentprent, prints, prenten, ornamentprenten, height 144 mm, width 214 mm, Work conception, Frans, 1618-06-28 - 1682-02-02, after a design by, 1665 - 1690, third quarter 17th century, fourth quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings, print maker, printmaker, Publication (Event), Publication, Northern Netherlands, 1631 - 1706, publisherSpanish Crown, Antwerp, Vorsterman, Lucas (I), Rubens, Peter Paul, Lot leaves Sodom, verso lower left - stamped, Lot leaves the city of Sodom with his family, the daughters carry their possessions. Lot is shown the way by two angels. Illustration of the Bible story Genesis 19:24-29., print, prints, height 328 mm, width 387 mm, South Netherlands, 1595 - 1675, print maker, printmaker, 1620 - 1620, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1577-06-28 - 1640-05-30, after, after painting by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, granter of privilegeOdysseus and the Daughters of Lycomedes. Baldassare Peruzzi (Italian, 1481 - 1536)Hyrkanus in front of the throne of Ptolomew Philadelphus, print maker: Jan Luyken, publisher: Pieter Mortier (I), Amsterdam, 1704, paper, etching, letterpress printing, h 110 mm × w 159 mmTriumph of the chastity, Philips Galle, After Maarten van Heemskerck, c. 1565 print The car of chastity (Pudicitia), a veiled woman, is drawn by unicorns, legendary chaste animals. Cupido is blindfolded and tied to her feet. In the procession, chaste figures from history, the Bible and classical mythology, for example the Roman general Scipio, Joseph, Suzanna and the honorable Judit, with the head of Holofernes in her hand. The virtues of self -control (continentia) and moderation (temperantia) are also present in the procession. The car drives towards the temple of chastity. The print has a Latin caption and is part of the series about the triumphs of Petrarca. Haarlem paper engraving 'Trionfo della castití', 'Triumph of Chastity'; "Carrel della castití '(Ripa). (Story of) Cornelius Scipio (Cornelius Scipio). Joseph (not in a biblical context). Female Persons from the Old Testament (with NAME) (not in Biblical Context). Female Persons from the Old Testament (with NAME) (not in BiblicaTwelve Labors of Hercules, Ottmar Elliger (II), 1676 - 1735.Jakob gets to see the bloody rug of Jozef, Caspar Luyken, 1712 print Amsterdam paper etching Joseph's blood-stained coat is brought and shown to JacobFate of an Evil Tongue. Dated: c. 1507. Dimensions: sheet: 29 x 20.3 cm (11 7/16 x 8 in.). Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: NICOLETTO DA MODENA.Amsterdam, Luyken, Caspar, Salomo's Rechtspraak, verso - stamped, print, prent, prints, height 74 mm, width 82 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1672-12-18 - 1708-10-04, print maker, printmaker, 1698 - 1698, paper, papier, etching, etchingsKing Philippus II of Macedonia donates his son Alexander the horse Bucephalus, draughtsman: Fidele Fischetti, c. 1742 - 1797, paper, h 178 mm × w 260 mmItaly, Salviati, Francesco, Dente, Marco, Group of scholars, sheet - stamped, A group of scholars, including three women, in a landscape. In the foreground a group of scholars are bent over a book, which is held open by one of the women. In the background on the left a young scholar shows an armillary sphere to two older scholars and two students. Under an arch a group of scholars around a table, bent over writings., print, prints, verso - stamped, height 236 mm, width 195 mm, Italian, 1486 - 1527, print maker, printmaker, 1498 - 1532, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), counterproof, tegendruk, Work conception, 1510 - 1563-11-11Peregrino da Cesena, Artaxerxes Receiving the Head of Cyrus, c 1490 1510 Artaxerxes Receiving the Head of CyrusMan gives talents to his servants, Harmen Jansz Muller, after Gerard van Groeningen, 1639 - 1674 print A man at a table gives his money in possession of three servants before traveling. He gives five talent to the first. The other two wait behind him. A secretary signs up the amounts. In the background the man leaves his carriage. At the bottom of the margin a reference to the Bible text in Latin. Amsterdam paper engraving the lord distributing talents or pounds among his servantsOdysseus welcomed by Dolios and his sons, Theodoor van Thulden, After Francesco Primaticcio, 1632 - 1633 print Dolius lets his hand through Odysseus kiss as welcome before they get a meal. His father Laërtes is sitting next to Odysseus. Paris paper etching / engraving Ulysses with his father LaertesCopper engraving by Cornelis Cort from 1565 depicting Musica, showing an allegorical figure with musical instruments and symbols of music.P. Cacchiatelli - G. Gleter, Le Scienza e le Arti sotto il pontificato di Pio IX, edito a Roma nel 1860 dalla Tipografia delle Belle Arti, via Poli, 91. Internamente sono contenute delle acqueforti che raffigurano le opere pubbliche realizzate durante il Pontificato di Pio IXThe Calumny of Apelles, 1560. Giorgio Ghisi (Italian, 1520-1582), after Luca Penni (Italian, 1500/04-1557). Engraving; sheet: 37.3 x 32.3 cm (14 11/16 x 12 11/16 in.); platemark: 36.9 x 31.9 cm (14 1/2 x 12 9/16 in.).Attributed to Jacob Matham, after Hendrik Goltzius, The Seven Virtues, 1588 The Seven VirtuesThe school of Athens (right part). The Fresco 'The School of Athens' by Rafaël in the Stanza della Segnatura in the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican. It shows a philosopher school or agora where famous Greek philosophers and scholars, such as Aristotle, Plato and Socrates, are talking to groups. It is a depiction of the philosophy and its rational search for the truth.Aeneas flight with his family from Troy. Aeneas bears his father Anchises on his back. On the left runs Ascanius and on the right a woman. In the background the burning troy. Text in undermarge.Alkmaar, Schabaelje, Jan Philipsz, Amsterdam, Visscher, Claes Jansz. (II), Vos, Maerten de, Wierix, Antonie (II), Den Grooten Figuer-Bibel, Geschiedenis van Jeremia, Van den Propheet Ieremias, Gevangenneming van koning Zedekiah, lower right - handwritten in brown ink, When King Zedekiah flees the city at night in the direction of the Jordan Valley, he is captured by the Chaldean army on the plain of Jericho. Below the image a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Jer. 39. This print is part of an album., print, album sheet, prints, 244, height 189 mm, width 256 mm, Southern Netherlands, 1559 - 1604-03, print maker, printmaker, 1585 - 1585, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1532 - 1603-12-04, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, Northern Netherlands, 1586 - 1652-06-19, publisher, 1592 - 1656-04Allegory of Painting. Dimensions: sheet (trimmed to border line): 25.9 x 32.4 cm (10 3/16 x 12 3/4 in.). Medium: etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Pietro Testa.Allegory on the West Indian and East India Company, 1726 print The personifications of the West India and East India Company, each with a flag of the company in hand, point to the coats of arms of Aegidius van den Bempden and Jan Lieve Geelvinck, administrators of the Trade Compagnies and mayors of Amsterdam. On the right the town hall of Amsterdam and the personifications of faith, Mercury as God of trade and justice. Left commercial ships at sea and people who represent the West and East Indian peoples. In the foreground merchandise. paper etching / engraving / letterpress printing trade-company. specific aspects, allegorical aspects of Mercury; Mercury as patron. Faith, 'Fides'; 'Fede', 'Fede catholica', 'Fede christiana', 'Fede christiana catholica' (Ripa) ~ one of the Three Theological Virtues. Justice, 'Justitia'; 'Giustitia divina' (Ripa) ~ one of the Four Cardinal VirtuesHaarlem, Varlenius, Hieronymus, Heemskerck, Maarten van, Galle, Philips, History of King Josia, King Josia has the horses and chariots removed in honor of the sun, King Josia stands on a staircase in the square in front of the temple and watches as statues of horses and chariots of the sun are pulled from the temple entrance and burned in the square. The statues were erected in honor of the sun., print, prints, height 202 mm, width 248 mm, South Netherlands, 1537 - 1612-03-29, print maker, printmaker, 1569 - 1569, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, North Netherlands, 1498 - 1574, after a design by, 1550 - 1600, writerCardinal Paolo Sfondrato Kneeling Before Saint Cecilia, Accompanied by other Saints. Artist: attributed to Francesco Vanni (Italian, Siena 1563-1610 Siena). Dimensions: 5 9/16 x 8 5/16in. (14.2 x 21.1cm). Date: 1563-1610. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.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.Man gives talents to his servants; Ghelijckenisse van d'wtghede talents; Parable of the talents; Den Grooten Figuer Bibel (...). A man at a table gives his money in the possession of three servants. On the first he gives five talent. The other two wait behind him. A secretary signs the amounts. In the background the man leaves in his carriage. Under the show a reference in Latin to the Bible text in mat. 25:14. This print is part of an album.The Adoration of the Shepherds. Artist: Cornelis Cort (Netherlandish, Hoorn ca. 1533-1578 Rome); After Polidoro da Caravaggio (Italian, Caravaggio ca. 1499-ca. 1543 Messina). Date: 1569. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.The Death of Virginia, draughtsman: Vincenzo Camuccini, c. 1800, paper, pen, brush, h 560 mm × w 990 mmThe Flagellation, from The Passion 1512 Albrecht Dürer German. The Flagellation, from The Passion 391368Crowning Elements, Groups of Figures, Ecclesiastical Trophy, Christian Wink, German, 1738 - 1797, Michael Hartwagner, German, d. 1776, Engraving on paper, A large figural group within an architectural interior. At upper left, a winged putto holding a shield, below which is a lion and an angel holding a portrait of a man. Additional figures throughout in classical style., Munich, Germany, 18th century, albums (bound) & books, Bound print, Bound printPrint, Ecce Homo; Print Maker: Cornelis Cort; Netherlands; engraving on paper; 30.6 × 21.1 cm (12 1/16 × 8 5/16 in.); Bequest of George Campbell Cooper; 1896-3-89Daniël scatters ash on the temple floor, Maarten van Heemskerck, 1564 drawing To prove that not the image of the god calls the food, but the priests, Daniël As is sprinkling on the floor of the temple. King Cyrus has the door of the temple sealed so that no one can come in unnoticed and eat the food. In the foreground two fools. paper. ink pen King Cyrus sets food before the image of Bel; Daniel and his servants strew ashes on the floor of the templeGrootvizier kills hundreds of people, 1688, Caspar Luyken, 1689 print Print at the top right marked: fol. 707. print maker: Amsterdamprint maker: Amsterdamprinter: Utrecht paper etching prime minister. killing ~ aggressive relationshipsMassacre of the Innocents (With the Fir Tree), c. 1511-1512. Marcantonio Raimondi (Italian, 1470/82-1527/34), after Raphael (Italian, 1483-1520). Engraving;Allegory on the inviolability of the law, 1606 A king sits on his throne and speaks right. With his staff, he points to the accused as a sign that he is giving the man forgiveness. In the background a gallows field and a building under construction. Under the performance two four -line verses in Latin about the inviolability of law. A king must also comply with the law, but the king has the authority to forgive. The print is part of an album. Amsterdam paper engraving A king sits on his throne and speaks right. With his staff, he points to the accused as a sign that he is giving the man forgiveness. In the background a gallows field and a building under construction. Under the performance two four -line verses in Latin about the inviolability of law. A king must also comply with the law, but the king has the authority to forgive. The print is part of an album. Amsterdam paper engravingSaint Vincent Ferrer Taking His Vestments, c. 1580, pen and brown ink with brown wash over black chalk, heightened with white gouache on laid paper, laid down on old mount, sheet: 26.67 x 25.4 cm (10 1/2 x 10 in.), mount: 34.5 x 33 cm (13 9/16 x 13 in.), Ludovico Cardi called Cigoli (artist) Italian, 1559 - 1613Plague of the sores, print maker: Jan Luyken, (possibly), publisher: Pieter Mortier (I), print maker: Haarlem, publisher: Amsterdam, 1703 - 1762, paper, etching, h 114 mm × w 159 mm"Copper engraving by Hendrick Goltzius circa 1593 depicting the Adoration of the Kings, showing figures, gifts, and detailed composition."Maerten van Heemskerck, The Triumph of Job, 1559 The Triumph of JobMarriage of the Virgin 1635-1645 France. Pen and black ink, with brush and gray and pale brown wash and graphite, on pieced cream laid paper (two figures before column are cut from a similar paper and inserted over a slightly smaller hole in the primary support) . Jacques StellaScene at the entrance of a portico (Dutuit 40, white 221) Cornelis ii blloert, dit u jeune (1603-1692). Scene at the entrance of a fold (durtuit p. 40, the blanc 221). Burin, curnitely sites. Museums of the city of the city of Paris, Petit Palais.Jakob is presented by Joseph to Pharaoh, Caspar Luyken, 1712 print Amsterdam paper etching Jacob is presented to Pharaoh by JosephApollo and Muzen on Berg Parnassus, Anonymous, After Marcantonio Raimondi, After Rafaël, 1517 - 1570 print Apollo plays on a winch and is surrounded by nine muses on Mount Parnassus. Poets discusual with each other and Putti hand out laurel wreaths. Under the print is a inscription that refers to the source of inspiration for this performance. paper engraving (story of) Apollo (Phoebus). the great goddesses of Heaven, and their trainAntiochus in love with Stratonica, Cornelis Bloemaert (II), After Pietro da Cortona, 1637 - 1692 print Antiochus is sick of falling in love with his stepmother Stratonica. The beautiful stratonica is busy with a fire sacrifice and Antiochus looks at her yearning. paper engraving Antiochus I (Soter) and Stratonice: by taking Antiochus' pulse when Stratonice enters the room, the physician discovers that the love for his stepmother is the cause of his illness (King Seleucus subsequently hands his kingdom and his wife over to his son)Nabot is accused of blasphemy, Philips Galle, After Maarten van Heemskerck, c. 1561 print A crowd is gathered on a square in front of a building. At the gallery of the building is a judge next to a man who reads a complaint. Nabot is wrongly accused of blasphemy. print maker: Haarlempublisher: Antwerp paper engraving two men falsely accuse Naboth of blasphemyDood van Meleager, Quiryn Fonbonne, After Jean-Marc Nattier, After Charles Le Brun, c. 1690 - C. 1757 print paper etching / engraving death of Meleager: Althaea throws the unburnt brand into the fire, thus causing Meleager's deathJacques Callot, Fall of Simon the Magician, 1608 1611 Fall of Simon the MagicianAbdon and Sennen carrying the early Christian martyrs off for burial 1650-60 Guillaume Courtois. Abdon and Sennen carrying the early Christian martyrs off for burial. Guillaume Courtois (French, Saint-Hippolyte 1628-1679 Rome). 1650-60. Etching. Arnold van Westerhout (Flemish, Antwerp 1651-1725 Rome). PrintsSaints Peter and John healing the Sick. Artist: Anonymous, Italian, 16th century; After Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola) (Italian, Parma 1503-1540 Casalmaggiore). Dimensions: sheet: 10 3/16 x 15 15/16 in. (25.9 x 40.5 cm). Date: 16th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Author: Anonymous, Italian, 16th century. After Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola).Antwerp, Jode, Gerard de, Vos, Maerten de, Wierix, Johannes, Thesaurus sacrarum historiarum veteris testamenti, elegantissimis imaginibus expressum excellentissimorum in hac arte virorum opera: nunc primum in lucem editus, History of David and Absalom, Achitophel and Hushai at Absalom's, Achitophel and the Arkite Hushai advise Absalom about the plan of war against King David. In the background Jonathan and Achimatah, who will bring the news of the plan to King David, are hiding in a well in the yard of the house of a man from Bahurim. His wife puts a shutter over the opening of the well, so that nothing can be seen. Below the scene a reference in Latin to the Bible text in 2 Sam. 17. This print is part of an album., print, prent, albumblad, prints, engravings, height 197 mm, width 259 mm, South Netherlands, 1549 - 1618, print maker, printmaker, 1585 - 1585, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Southern Netherlands, 1532 - 1603-12-04, after a design bStaten van Holland and West-Friesland, Schenk, Petrus, Kuchin a Chinese city in the Peking countryside, on the Guei River, the common refuge of refugees from Sina and Korea, Kuchin urbs regionis Peking, View of the Chinese city of Tianjin, verso - stamped, View of the harbour of Tianjin, with some (European) sailing ships, and buildings in the background., print, book illustration, prints, topography, height 216 mm, width 267 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1702 - 1702, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), etching, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, granter of privilegeTitle print for press series De Roman Helden, 1586 print The goddess Rome ('Roma'), seated on a seat of weapons on a pedestal, in her left hand a statue of the goddess of victory. There are a woman with an OS (Europe), a woman with a lion (Asia) and a woman with a crocodile (Africa). In the foreground is the power god of the Tiber and the Wolvin that sucks Romulus and Remus. Under the show two couplets of eight verse rules in Latin. Title print for a series of ten prints, consisting of an unnumbered title print, eight numbered performances of Helden and an unnumbered closing print. paper engraving Rome (one of the four world empires). Romulus and Remus are washed ashore and suckled by a she-wolf; 'Lupa Romana'. Europe represented allegorically; 'Europa' (Ripa). Asia represented allegorically; 'Asia' (Ripa). Africa represented allegorically; 'Africa' (Ripa)Marcantonio Raimondi after Raphael, Parnassus ParnassusPrint at the top right Large: FOL: 76. Smaller illustration In the middle Lesson: FOL: 74.Moses and the daughters of Reüel at De Put, Caspar Luyken, 1712 print Amsterdam paper etching Moses drives away the shepherds who wanted to prevent Jethro's daughters from watering their father's flockOdysseus and the Daughters of Lycomedes; Baldassare Peruzzi (Italian, 1481 - 1536); about 1520; Pen and brown ink, black chalk, heightened with white gouache; squared in black chalk for transfer; 17.6 x 24.1 cm (6 15,16 x 9 1,2 in.)Saint-Aubin, Gabriel Jacques de, Paris, Allegorie des Mariages faits par la ville de Paris a la naissanse de m. le duc de bourgogne en 1751, Allegory in honor of the birth of the Duke of Burgundy, verso bottom right - stamped, On a low-hanging cloud, near a round temple, sit several allegorical figures. An angel carries a large crown, at the top three putti hold a medallion with a portrait. A group of putti stand at the bottom of the cloud and try to climb it. In the foreground lie instruments and tools. The print is a symbolic contribution of the city of Paris to the veneration of the birth of the Duke of Burgundy (the first-born son of the Dauphin)., print, prints, verso bottom center - stamped, height 169 mm, width 129 mm, French, 1724-04-14 - 1780-02-14, print maker, printmaker, 1751 - 1751, third quarter 18th century, paper, etching, etchings, Work conception, after own design byAllegorical representation of the city of Rome. Allegorical performance with a female figure on stage that represents the city of Rome. She gets the keys of the city offered by a putto. Left on stage objects that refer to Catholicism and pope, right Romulus and Remus and the Wolf. For the stage three figures that probably imagine the Tiber.Ark des Covenant in the Temple of Dagon, Battista Franco, 1520 - 1561 print The Philistines place the Ark of the Covenant in the Temple of Dagon. Pieces of a broken image lie on the floor. Italy paper etching the statue of Dagon in Ashdod falls downUnidentified Subject: Figures before a Palace or Temple. Artist: attributed to Francesco Allegrini (Italian, Cantiano () 1615/20-after 1679 Gubbio ()). Dimensions: 5-1/4 x 7-1/16 in. (13.4 x 17.9 cm). Date: 1624-63. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Weigel, Christoph, Amsterdam, Luyken, Jan, Paulus makes Elymas blind, verso - stamped, print, prints, height 251 mm, width 197 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1649-04-16 - 1712-04-05, print maker, printmaker, 1708 - 1708, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Publication (Event), Publicatie, Duits, 1654-11-09 - 1725-02-05, publisherMerope. Dated: 1750. Medium: etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin.Solomon's Idolotry, 1514. Lucas van Leyden (Dutch, 1494-1533). Engraving;Frisian with the punishment of Niobe (plate 6). Niobe blames the thebans that they sacrifice to Latona. She demands that she is also honored. The print has a Latin caption. Right plate from a print with a frieze from eight platesIllustration for the Decamerone of Boccaccio, Romeyn de Hooghe, 1697 print Illustration for the Decamerone of Boccaccio, History LXXV. The right Nicolaas from St. Lepida stands with his pants on his ankles in the courtroom. Bystanders look and point. Netherlands paper etching (scenes from) specific works of literature: Boccaccio, DecameronePsyche as goddess worshiped by the people, master of the dice, after Michiel Coxie (i), c. 1530 - c. 1560 print On the left is the King's daughter Psyche and on the right the people who make its sacrifices. At the top right of the jealous Venus and her son Amor. Italian text in two cartouches in STUDMARGE. Numbered bottom left: 3 and 2. paper engraving Psyche, worshipped as a goddess, incurs Venus' anger. Susanna is touched by two parents when bathing. She tries to ward them off. A garden in the background. The print has a two-legged caption in Latin. Print from a series about the history of Susanna.Solomon Receiving the Queen of Sheba. Cesare Rossetti; Italian, 1568-c. 1621. Date: 1500-1599. Dimensions: 173 x 209 mm. Pen and gray ink with brush and gray wash, heightened with lead white, with traces of red watercolor, on blue laid paper. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA. Author: Cesare Rossetti.Print, Saint Paul Preaching at Athens, ca. 1517; After Raphael (Italian, 1483 - 1520); Made by Marc Antonio Raimondi (Italian, 1483 - 1527); Italy; engraving on paper; 26.6 × 34.9 cm (10 1/2 × 13 3/4 in.); Bequest of George Campbell Cooper; 1896-3-52Antwerp, Jode, Gerard de, Francken, Ambrosius (I), Collaert, Hans (I), Thesaurus sacrarum historiarum veteris testamenti, elegantissimis imaginibus expressum excellentissimorum in hac arte virorum opera: nunc primum in lucem editus, History of David and Saul, Saul tries to kill David, When David plays the harp, Saul wants to throw his spear to kill David. The men around the throne prevent Saul from doing so. Below the image is a reference in Latin to the Bible text in 1 Sam. 19. This print is part of an album., print, prent, albumblad, prints, height 200 mm, width 285 mm, Southern Netherlands (before 1775), 1540 - 1581, print maker, printmaker, 1585 - 1585, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1544 - 1618-10-16, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, Northern Netherlands, 1509 - 1591-02-05, publisherDubourg, Louis Fabritius, Folkema, Jacob, Sports tournament dedicated to the deceased father of Aeneas, verso - stamped, Nine days before the sports tournament, dedicated to Aeneas' deceased father Anchises, was held, Aeneas and a group of men went to a place where, according to custom, he poured two cups of unadulterated wine, two cups of fresh milk and two cups of consecrated blood over the ground and scattered purple flowers while saying a prayer. Aeneas is standing here among his men with two cups in his hands. On the same plate, to the left below this representation, is a decorated initial I with an image of two wrestling men., print, book illustration, prints, height 188 mm, width 202 mm, Dutch, 1692 - 1767, print maker, printmaker, 1703 - 1767, paper, etching, etchings, Work conception, 1693 - 1775-09-16Haarlem, Galle, Philips, Junius, Hadrianus, Heemskerck, Maarten van, The misery of wealth, Dangers of wealth, Queen Money (Regina Pecunia) is enthroned on a triumphal chariot. Her left hand rests on a globe, while with her right hand she tries to cover the head of Robber Murder (Latrochinium) with her cloak. Robbery murder pierces a heart with a knife. The cart is pulled by Danger (Periculum) and Fear (Pavor). Behind the cart follows the personification The World (Pandemia). She holds the cornucopia in one hand and with the other hand she holds her heart close to Queen Money, but is unaware that she is being robbed by Theft (Furtum). The World is surrounded by Envy (Invidia) and the jester Folly (Stultitia). Below the representation a verse in Latin and a French and Dutch caption in letterpress. This print is part of an album., print, album sheet, prints, height 170 mm, width 232 mm, height 264 mm, width 343 mm, Southern Netherlands, 1537 - 1612-03-29, print maker, printmaker, 1563 - 1Noël Cochins drawing after Veronese depicting the Wedding at Cana, executed in black pen with gray wash. The sheet has a vertical fold line in the center.The Massacre of the Innocents. Marco Dente da Ravenna (Italian, active 1515-1527); after Baccio Bandinelli (Italian, 1488-1560). Date: 1408-1560. Dimensions: 412 x 574 mm. Engraving on paper. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Finding Moses, Alexis Loir (I), After Nicolas Poussin, 1650 - 1713 print Paris paper etching / engraving the finding of Moses: Pharaoh's daughter comes to bathe with her maidens in the river and discovers the child floating on the waterJohn Smith, 1652-1743, British, The Fortune Teller, c.1700. Mezzotint.Odysseus Discovering Achilles at the Court ofLycomedes. Artist: Jacob Denys, Flemish, 1644-1695Hooghe, Romeyn de, Netherlands, Title print of De Ystroom (1671) by Antonides van der Goes, Title print of De Ystroom (1671) by Antonides van der Goes. Allegorical representation with on the left the city maiden of Amsterdam and leaning on her leg the Ystroom god. Behind them Mercury with winged hat and staff. In the background a large throne with columns in the form of personifications of the four continents. On top of the throne is the title 'De Ystroom' and the coat of arms of Amsterdam. At the top right in the sky the sun god Apollo., print, engraving, frontispiece, book illustration, prints, height 178 mm, width 135 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1645-09-10 - 1708-06-15, print maker, printmaker, 1671 - 1671, third quarter 17th century, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after own design byDrawing (France); graphite on paper; 1902-10-3David Playing the Harp before Saul, 1555. After Frans Floris (Netherlandish, 1519-1570). Chiaroscuro woodcut; sheet: 33.4 x 47.9 cm (13 1/8 x 18 7/8 in.). The soothing effect of Davids music upon the melancholic King Saul, as relayed in the Old Testament and depicted here by Frans Floris, is the earliest visual evidence of the therapeutic use of music. Floriss woodcut would have had contemporary relevance in its affirmation of Martin Luthers belief that music-a divine power that creates order—had been made by God to combat the destructive power of evil.Alkmaar, Schabaelje, Jan Philipsz, Amsterdam, Visscher, Claes Jansz. (II), Cleve, Marten van (I), Sadeler, Johann (I), Den Grooten Figuer-Bibel, Geschiedenis van David en Bathseba, Van David en Bathseba, Uriah recalled from the war by David, lower right - handwritten in brown ink, King David has recalled Uriah, Bathsheba's husband, from the war. Uriah kneels before him, dressed in his armor. David urges Uriah to relax and accept the wine and food brought by the servants. However, Uriah does not go home to sleep with his wife Bathsheba. Below the scene is a reference in Latin to the Bible text in 2 Sam. 11:7. This print is part of an album., print, album sheet, prints, 154, height 197 mm, width 292 mm, Southern Netherlands, 1550 - 1600-08, print maker, printmaker, 1579 - 1579, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1527 - 1581, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, Northern Netherlands, 1586 - 1652-06-19, publisher, 1592 - 1656-04Alkmaar, Schabaelje, Jan Philipsz, Amsterdam, Visscher, Claes Jansz. (II), Heemskerck, Maarten van, Galle, Philips, Den Grooten Figuer-Bibel, Geschiedenis van koning Josia, Van den Coninck Josias, Koning Josia viert Pesach, lower right - handwritten in brown ink, King Josia celebrates Pesach according to the rules described in the book of the law in honor of God. In the foreground on the right, Josia stands at the table with a group of men and eats from the Passover meal. Below the image is a reference in Latin to the Bible text in 2 Kings 23:21. This print is part of an album., print, album sheet, prints, 223, height 215 mm, width 257 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1643 - 1643, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Southern Netherlands, 1537 - 1612-03-29, after print by, Northern Netherlands, 1498 - 1574, after design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1586 - 1652-06-19, publisher, 1592 - 1656-04The Crowning with Thorns, plate seven from The Passion of Christ 1597 Netherlands. Engraving in black on cream laid paper . Hendrick Goltzius