Biblical and Mythological Narratives

Drawings reflecting biblical and mythological themes with dramatic expressions and emotional scenes, often in monochromatic tones conveying depth.

Italy, Testa, Pietro, Adoration of the Magi, verso - stamped, On the left the Holy Family, seated before a colonnade. The three kings adore the Christ Child and show the gifts they have brought. On the right the retinue of the three kings. In the sky a star is carried by a group of angels. Dedication and two columns of Latin text in the lower margin., print, prints, height 430 mm, width 355 mm, Italian, 1612 - 1650, print maker, printmaker, 1636 - 1638, paper, papier, etching, etchings, plaattoon, Work conception, after own design by

Saul en de witch van Endor, Anonymous, After Francesco Salviati, 1554 - 1599 drawing paper. ink pen / brush Saul and the witch of Endor (1 Samuel 28:3-25)

Grafleggring, Guido Reni, After Parmigianino, 1585 - 1642 print The body of Christ is laid down on a stone block. There are mourning men and women around the body. Italy paper etching Christ's entombment (possibly by angels)

Tirsenia, turned into a lemon tree. Tirsenia, mother of harmonillus, turned into a lemon tree.

The Dream of Saint Joseph. Dated: c. 1730. Dimensions: sheet: 21.4 × 14.9 cm (8 7/16 × 5 7/8 in.), cut to platemark. Medium: etching on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: French 18th Century after Pierre-Hubert Subleyras.

The Sacrifice of Isaac by his Father Abraham ca. 1640-2 Pietro Testa Italian. The Sacrifice of Isaac by his Father Abraham. Pietro Testa (Italian, Lucca 1612-1650 Rome). ca. 1640-2. Etching. Prints

Kindermoord Te Betlehem, Gian Battista Bolognini (I), After Guido Reni, 1621 - 1688 print Desperate mothers try to protect their children against the soldiers of Herod. In the background buildings. At the top left two putti with forests palm branches on clouds. print maker: Italyafter painting by: Bologna paper. etching / drawing the massacre ot the innocents; sometimes Herod looking on

Anonymous (Copy Pordenone) / 'Saint Augustine Enthroned with Angelic Helpers'. Mid-XVIcentury. Wash, Pencil, Chalk ground, Grey-brown ink on yellow paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Virgin and Child with Saint Sebastian Adored by aBishop. Woodcutter: Unknown Printmaker possibly: Giuseppe Niccolò Vicentino, Italian, active 1540-50 After: Parmigianino, Italian, 1503-1540 Publisher: Andrea Andreani, Italian, 1558/59-1629

Italy, Testa, Pietro, Adoration of the Magi, verso - stamped, On the left the Holy Family, seated before a colonnade. The three kings adore the Christ Child and show the gifts they have brought. On the right the retinue of the three kings. In the sky a star is carried by a group of angels. Dedication and two columns of Latin text in the lower margin., print, prints, height 430 mm, width 355 mm, Italian, 1612 - 1650, print maker, printmaker, 1636 - 1638, paper, papier, etching, etchings, plaattoon, Work conception, after own design by

H. Sebastiaan. Saint Sebastiaan is tied to a tree with his arms. An arrow pierces his leg. In addition to him two people and a basket with arrows, on the other hand an angel who takes care of his wounds. Under the show two Latin lines.

Child murder in Betlehem. Desperate mothers try to protect their children against the soldiers of Herod. Buildings in the background. Above two putti with woods palm branches on clouds.

Drawing by Simon Guillebault with pen in brown ink, brush with brown wash, black chalk, and white highlights, showing Eliezer meeting Rebecca at the fountain.

Hercules dressed as a Woman 1540-56 Léon Davent French. Hercules dressed as a Woman 336964

Chalk drawing by Carlo Maratta showing the biblical Adoration of the Shepherds with subtle gray shading.

Bacchanaal, anonymous, 1600 - 1700 print At the top right Bacchus sitting on a stone throne under a canopy. Drinking and intoxes sedioring saters. On the left a flute saat. Netherlands paper etching offspring, companion(s), train etc. of Bacchus

Drawing by Giulio Campi showing King David playing a psalm on a Viola da Gamba, executed in coal, brush, and whitewash on brownish paper, circa 1542.

Hercules in Omphale, Michel Dorigny, After Simon Vouet, 1643 print paper engraving / etching Hercules in love with Omphale; the hero is set to spin wool or to do other women's work among the servants, while Omphale wears his lion's skin and wields his club and bow. (story of) Cupid, Amor (Eros)

The Holy Family with young John the Baptist and Saint Elizabeth, two angels above ca. 1590-1610 Guido Reni Italian. The Holy Family with young John the Baptist and Saint Elizabeth, two angels above 396941

The Holy Family with young John the Baptist and Saint Elizabeth, two angels above. Artist: Guido Reni (Italian, Bologna 1575-1642 Bologna). Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 9 3/4 × 7 11/16 in. (24.8 × 19.5 cm). Date: ca. 1590-1610. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Faith, Hope and Love in a Landscape, Jacob Matham, After Hendrick Goltzius, 1590 print Faith (fides), Hoop (Spes) and Love (Caritas) Personified as three female figures in a landscape. Haarlem paper engraving the Three Theological Virtues

Hercules at the crossroads. Draughtsman: Mattheus Terwesten. Intermediary draughtsman: Augustinus Terwesten (I). Dating: 1680 - 1757. Measurements: h 636 mm × w 514 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Sacrifice of Isaac (recto); Figure Sketches (verso). After Domenico Piola; Italian, 1627-1703. Date: 1646-1703. Dimensions: 412 x 272 mm. Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, over black chalk (recto) and black chalk (verso) on ivory laid paper, tipped onto tan wove paper. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Saint Anne and Saint John the Baptist. unknown, draughtsman, cartoonist, Herdt, Jan de (ca 1620-ca 1690), draughtsman, cartoonist

A guardian angel walking with a child. Artist: Simone Cantarini (Italian, Pesaro 1612-1648 Verona). Dimensions: Sheet: 7 11/16 × 5 1/16 in. (19.5 × 12.8 cm). Date: ca. 1640. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

A chalk and whitewashed drawing by Stefano Pozzi depicting the virtue of Scipio, dated between 1699 and 1768.

Luca Giordano / 'The Visitation'. Ca. 1697. Grey-brown wash, Black chalk on white paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

The Boy and Two Old Men. Medium: etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: PARMIGIANINO.

Tabernacle with Man of Sorrows. Circle of Domenico Campagnola; Italian, c. 1500-1564. Date: 1530-1540. Dimensions: 188 x 128 mm. Pen and brown ink on ivory laid paper, laid down on ivory wove paper. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: Workshop of Domenico Campagnola.

Depicts a virtue allegory showing a female figure with Venus underfoot, a man offering jewelry, and a warrior with a sword, drawn with graphite pencil and brown brush with white highlights on brown tinted paper.

God the Father observing the Virgin and Child, angels to the right. Artist: Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (Il Grechetto) (Italian, Genoa 1609-1664 Mantua). Dimensions: sheet: 10 1/4 x 7 7/8 in. (26 x 20 cm). Date: ca. 1645-47. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Copper engraving showing the Hoftor (court gate) of Maria I, printed around 1600 with the sheet curtailed at the edges.

Parmigianino, The Resurrection of Christ, c 1528 1529 The Resurrection of Christ

Two apostles and three angels; Dome decorations by Correggio in the S. Giovanni Evangelista in Parma. Two apostles for and three naked figures (possible angels) on a wall.

Adam and Eve mourn the death of Abel, Jan Saenredam, Isack Houwens, Theodorus Schrevelius, 1604

Design for an altarpiece with the Holy Family and Saints. Draughtsman: Francesco Vanni. Dating: c. 1590 - c. 1595. Measurements: h 214 mm × w 134 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Anonymous late 17th-century drawing of the birth of Mary, executed in red chalk with pink wash, white heightening, squaring lines, on brownish paper.

Drawing by Federico Zuccari depicting a group of humans in front of a round arch, executed in pen with gray washes and white highlights on blue paper.

Maarten van Heemskerck (1498-1574), Fodtvaetningen, 1548

Descent from the Cross 1615-16 Pasquale Ottino (Pasqualotto) Italian. Descent from the Cross. Pasquale Ottino (Pasqualotto) (Italian, Verona 1578-1630 Verona). 1615-16. Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on buff paper. Drawings

A guardian angel walking with a child ca. 1640 Simone Cantarini Italian. A guardian angel walking with a child 341520

Drawing by Charles Eisen depicting a scene from the epic 'Orlando Furioso' by Ariost, executed in pencil on parchment.

Two boys at statue of Venus, Louis Deyster, 1666 - 1711 print Two boys at Venus statue, with burning sacrificial scale in the garden. On Verso Fragment of Plaatprint van Hagar comforted by the angel. South of the Netherlands paper etching veneration of Venus

Christ of Caprarola 1597 Italy. Although not found in the canonical gospels, the Lamentation over the dead body of Christ was a popular subject in Catholic Italy during the 16th century. Annibale Carracci himself painted it no less than six times. This print, which marks his return to printmaking after a brief hiatus, signals a mature use of the medium of etching to give immediacy to a familiar theme. By employing an unusually fine etching tool as well as the drypoint technique, the artist produced shimmering lines that emphasize the mood of agitated mourning. The title refers to the small city of Caprarola, 50 miles from Rome, where Carracci executed and signed the print.. Etching, with engraving and drypoint, on ivory laid paper . Annibale Carracci

Liberation of St. Peter, Abraham Bloemaert, 1564 - 1651, Pen and brown ink, black chalk, heightened with brush and white body color on paper, Netherlands, ca. 1635-1636, Drawing, Drawing

Ink and wash drawing by Denys Calvaert depicting the biblical Sacrifice of Isaac, with an angel stopping Abraham, shepherds on the left, a ram on the right, and a city at the mountain base in the background.

The miraculous draught of fishes, by Battista Franco, Raphael Sanzio.

Creation of Adam. Crispijn van den Broeck (Flemish, 1524 - about 1591)

Biagio Pupini illustrated the Disputation of St. Katharina with feather and wash on white-highlighted, partially reddish paper, showing seated and standing figures.

Adoration of the child in the stable, anonymous, c. 1512, draughtsman: anonymous, c. 1512, paper, pen, h 203 mm × w 308 mm

Virgin and Child with Saints Thomas and John the Baptist (recto); Sleeping Venus (verso) 1600-1699 Italy. Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, with traces of graphite, with later additions of yellow-gray wash along right side (recto), and pen and brown ink (verso) on ivory laid paper . Jacopo Palma Il Giovane

The Trinity 1542 Germany. Engraving in black on ivory laid paper . Johann Ladenspelder

Mary with child, John the Baptist and an angel playing a violin, Bartholomeus Spranger (school of), 1556, draughtsman: Bartholomeus Spranger, (school of), 1556, paper, pen, brush, h 177 mm × w 123 mm

Lust, Heinrich Aldegrever, 1552 print Personification of lust. Woman sitting on a dromedaris, in her right hand a banner with a peal of a fox. At the top right a coat of arms with a path, above that a rooster. Under the show a two -line text in Latin. Fourth print from a series of seven. paper engraving Lust, Luxury, 'Luxuria'; 'Lussuria' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Deadly Sins

Jacques-Antoine Beaufort drawing depicting the death of Count Bayard, executed with pen and bister wash.

David Chooses Three Days of Pestilence (II Samuel 24:10-17) 17th century Valentin Lefebvre Flemish. David Chooses Three Days of Pestilence (II Samuel 24:10-17) 337592

Lot and his daughters, Cornelis Cort, After Frans Floris (I), c. 1590 - c. 1650 print Lot is drunk drunk by his daughters. A daughter is sitting on his lap and has bare her chest. The other daughter is sleeping. In the background, the cities of Sodom and Gomorra are burning and there is a small figure, the woman of Lot turned into a salt pillar. print maker: unknownpublisher: Northern Netherlands paper engraving Lot's daughters make their father drunk

Della Bella, Stefano (dit Étienne de la Belle) (n.1610-05-18-D.1664-08-22), the Blessed Virgin, the Child Jesus, Saint John the Baptist and Saint Elisabeth. (A. de Vesme 10; Dutuit 158) (main title). Etching. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Pietro Testa, Allegory of Painting Allegory of Painting

A brown ink and partial chalk drawing by an anonymous artist depicting the Transfiguration with figures arranged in a linear file formation.

Holy family with Elizabeth and John the Baptist, Paulus Willemsz. van Vianen, c. 1580 - c. 1610 drawing Design for a plaque. paper. chalk brush Holy Family with John the Baptist (as child)

Allegorical funerary monument to the preacher Lucas Reeder In front of the memorial, which is decorated with a swan and a skull, are personifications of Sorrow, Faith and Allegiance To the right is a stork and an overturned censer On the left, the personification of Envy is stabbed, Tomb monument for Lucas Reeder, print maker: Theodoor Koning, Pieter Wagenaar (II), Amsterdam, 1779, paper, engraving, h 192 mm × w 133 mm

Anonymous feather drawing depicting the Adoration of the Kings, executed with laved technique, white highlights, and tinning traces, in poor condition.

TheTransfiguration. Artist: Camillo Procaccini, Italian, ca. 1555-1629

An ink and feather drawing by Donato Creti depicting the Adoration of the Shepherds with a seated musician, a female figure carrying a basket, and a bull to the left.

Giovanni Paolo Melchiori drawing of Rinaldo and Armida with the magic mirror and arrow, accompanied by warriors, a parrot, and pigeons, executed in pen with wash and highlights.

Ludovico Cardi / 'Saint Peter healing the lame'. Ca. 1606. Wash, Pencil, Pencil ground, Grey-brown ink on dark yellow paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Deposition from the Cross. Domenico Cresti (called Domenico Passignano) (Italy, Passignano, 1550/1555-1638). Italy, circa 1595. Drawings. Pen and brown ink and wash

Saint Lucas with bull; S. Lucas Euangelista.

Lust. From: The Vices., 1552, Germany, by Heinrich Aldegrever.

The Royal Family of Troy Mourning the Death of Hector. Artist: Gaetano Gandolfi (Italian, San Matteo della Decima 1734-1802 Bologna). Dimensions: 8 1/8 x 11 3/8in. (20.7 x 28.9cm). Date: 1734-1802. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Batseba submits Adonia's request to Solomon, Hans Collaert (I) (Attributed to), after Jan Snellinck (i), 1643 print Batseba is sitting on the right hand of her son, King Solomon, and conveys the question of Solomon's brother Adonia to him. She asks for Adonia for the hand of Abisag. Solomon becomes furious and instructs Adonia to kill. In the background, Adonia is pierced with a lance. Under the show a reference in Latin to the Bible text in 1 Kon. 2:19. At the top left mark: CC1. Amsterdam paper engraving Solomon and Bathsheba. Bathsheba brings Adoniah's request to Solomon. Adoniah is killed by Benaiah

Allegory on transience. Three naked putti play for a pyramid. One of them is to bubble blowing. The putti is surrounded by transience symbols such as globe, the bubble, skull and antique sculpted head. These objects indicate the expiry of time. The book and the painting palette can be conceived if art overcomes death.

Red chalk and pencil drawing by Claude Vignon depicting Alcionée, showing a seated figure with classical drapery.

Drunk Silenus, Anonymous, After Schelte Adamsz. Bolswert, After Anthony Van Dyck, 1615 - 1691 print The drunk Silenus is bent over. He has ivy in his hair. He is supported by a Maenade and some male followers of Bacchus. One of them drinks from a jug. Low Countries paper engraving (story of) Silenus

Joseph Explaining His Dreams to His Brothers. Attributed to Nicholas Béatrizet (French, 1507/20-c. 1565); after Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael (Italian, 1483-1520). Date: 1527-1565. Dimensions: 240 x 369 mm. Pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash, heightened with lead white, with incising, on ivory laid paper, laid down on cream laid card. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Saint Michael the Archangel and Another Figure Recommending a Soul to the Virgin and Child in Heaven. Artist: Bartolomeo Biscaino (Italian, Genoa 1629-1657 Genoa). Dimensions: 11 1/2 x 7 15/16in. (29.2 x 20.2cm). Date: 1629-57. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

St. Jerome, 1640-60. Giulio I Carpioni (Italian, 1611-1674), Guido Cadorin (Italian, 1892-1978). Etching;

Jupiter, Pluto, and Neptune Offering their Riches to Fortune 1624 Pierre Brebiette French. Jupiter, Pluto, and Neptune Offering their Riches to Fortune 334165

The circumcision of Christ. Artist: Andrea Schiavone (Andrea Meldola) (Italian, Zadar (Zara) ca. 1510-1563 Venice). Dimensions: sheet: 5 11/16 x 3 9/16 in. (14.5 x 9 cm). Date: ca 1542-46. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Family Group 17th century Anonymous, Italian, Venetian, 17th century Italian. Family Group 342211

A chalk drawing by Bartolomeo Altomonte showing the unfair debtor, executed with lead handle and pause traces, emphasizing figures and narrative context.

The Birth of the Virgin Mary, from The Life of the Virgin. Jacques Callot; French, 1592-1635. Date: 1612-1635. Dimensions: 64 × 44 mm (image); 71 × 45 mm (plate); 73 × 47 mm (sheet). Etching on paper. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Woman with a mirror on a throne sitting (prudentia).

Drawing by Anthonis van Dyck depicting the capture of Christ, executed with brown pen and brush with white highlights, showing figures, gestures, and architectural elements, created around 1621.

A feather drawing on gray paper depicting the Madonna with child by an anonymous artist.

A Funeral with Honors ("Valientes exequias") 1807-45 Leonardo Alenza y Nieto Spanish. A Funeral with Honors ("Valientes exequias") 335147

Angel at Sleeping Man; Lunetten with paintings by Carlo Maratti. An angel at a sleeping man (possible Christ).

Bacchanal, Hendrik Soukens, 1695, draughtsman: Hendrik Soukens, 1695, paper, brush, h 270 mm × w 389 mm

Feder drawing by Jan van der Straet depicting the rehearsal of a Vestal Virgin, executed in brown with white heightening.

unknown, Italy, Veronese, Paolo, Sacchi, Carlo, Adoration of the Magi, verso - stamped, The Holy Family with the newborn Christ Child sitting before a ruin with columns and a wooden frame reminiscent of a stable. In front of the Holy Family stand and kneel the three kings with their entourage. Behind the Family stand a number of shepherds. Above float putti and cherubs. Dedication in Italian in the lower margin., print, prints, height 500 mm, width 425 mm, Italian, 1616 - 1707, print maker, printmaker, 1679 - 1679, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, 1528 - 1588-04-19, after a design by, granter of privilege

Jeremiah. After: Michelangelo Buonarroti, Italian, Florence, 1475-1564

Figures (Christ Calling One of the Apostles). Dated: 17th century. Dimensions: overall: 21 x 15 cm (8 1/4 x 5 7/8 in.). Medium: black chalk with white heightening on blue laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: French 17th Century.

Jael and Sisera, intermediary draughtsman: Lucas van Leyden, draughtsman: anonymous, 1517, paper, pen, h 269 mm × w 200 mm

A Death Scene 17th century Anonymous, Spanish, 17th century Spanish. A Death Scene 336420

Orazio Samacchini's drawing depicts an allegory of virtues with Hermes, Caritas, Truth, Justice, and Peace, executed in chalk with laved ink and white highlights on brown paper.

Manuel de la Calleja / 'The Immaculate Conception'. 1719. Pencil, Pencil ground, Ink, Squared-up on paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Italy, Veronese, Paolo, Bassano, Jacopo, Amsterdam, Falck, Jeremias, Carrying the Cross, verso - stamped, Christ on his knees with the cross on his shoulders, pulled forward by a rope around his waist. In the crowd are mourning women, including Mary, and in the foreground Veronica holds up the sweat cloth. The procession is accompanied by a Roman soldier and men on horseback., print, prints, height 411 mm, width 293 mm, 1609 - 1677-02-07, print maker, printmaker, 1655 - 1677, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Italian, 1515 - 1592-02-14, after, after painting by, 1528 - 1588-04-19

A river god with his attributes: an urn from which water flows and an oar, looking at two putti in the background., River god looking at two putti, Karel Ykens (II), (mentioned on object), Antwerp, (possibly), 1742, paper, etching, h 177 mm × w 135 mm

Depiction of the Holy Family fleeing to Egypt, attributed to Simon Vouet's workshop, rendered in black chalk with white highlights, emphasizing serenity and movement in the figures.

Along a road, three beggars sit with their donkey near a stone block. One of them sits on the stone. A merchant carrying a basket of bottles in front of his belly comes by to sell his gin., The gin seller and the three beggars, print maker: Jan van Ossenbeeck, unknown, 1647 - 1674, paper, etching, h 103 mm × w 98 mm

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