Biblical and Mythological Print Art

Engravings illustrating biblical stories and mythological narratives, depicting figures interacting with symbolic elements and dramatic landscapes.

Copper engraving depicting Priapus performing washing, showing the mythological figure in interaction with objects, created by Meister IB mit dem Vogel in the first third of the 16th century.

Paradise. Dated: 1608/1611. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: JACQUES CALLOT.

Man fights a dragon that has emerged from his cave, Jan Luyken, 1693 print Amsterdam paper etching / letterpress printing dragon. man killing animal

The Angel Sounding the sixth Trumpet, from the Apocalypseseries. Artist: Jean Duvet, French, 1485-1561

Saint George on horseback wearing armour is about to kill the dragon with his sword. Collotype after M. A. Raimondi.

Master ES, Saint Michael Defeating the Devils, 1467 Saint Michael Defeating the Devils

Jonah thrown out of the ship / Jonah spawned through the whale ..

Dialectica (Dialectics). Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Virgil Solis.

Horatius Codes Springt in the Tiber, Albrecht Albrecht, c. 1506 - 1538 print The Roman Horatius Cocles jumps off the bridge with his entire armor in the Tiber River, after he had himself defeated the Etruscans. A army camp on the bank. Germany paper engraving Horatius Cocles at the Pons Sublicius: single-handed he keeps the Etruscans at bay while the bridge is broken down by the Romans behind him; he escapes by jumping into the Tiber

Woodcut by an anonymous artist depicting the parable of the enemy sowing weeds, created after 1510.

Cybele or Magna Mater, Roman mother goddess She holds a key and the reins of a chariot drawn by two male lions. Copperplate engraving from Andrew Tookes The Pantheon, Representing the Fabulous Histories of the Heathen Gods, London, 1757.

Copper engraving by Albrecht Dürer from around 1501 depicting Saint Eustachius on silk atlas paper.

Wierix, Hieronymus, Amsterdam, Sichem, Christoffel van (II), The Childhood of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Youth of Christ, Christ Child Lays a Roof, verso lower left - stamped, Together with two angels, the Christ Child carries a beam up the ladder. Joseph is building the roof of a house. In front of the house, Mary is busy combing flax., print, engraving, prints, engravings, height 85 mm, width 66 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1581 - 1658-07-02, print maker, printmaker, 1617 - 1658, paper, papier, houtsnede, Work conception, Southern Netherlands, 1553 - 1619-11-01

Peasant Couple Dancing. Artist: Albrecht Dürer (German, Nuremberg 1471-1528 Nuremberg). Dimensions: Sheet: 4 5/8 × 2 15/16 in. (11.8 × 7.5 cm). Date: 1514. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Wanting man in Harnas, Frédéric Théodore Faber, after Michelangelo, 1808 print A soldier in armor is pointing next to a kneeling man. There is an ax between them. Under the performance a French text of four lines. print maker: Brusselsafter painting by: Italy paper etching armour

Albrecht Dürer, Saint Christopher, 1511, woodcut on paper.

"Help Him Who Takes up His Burden, Not Him Who Lays It down" fol. 31 recto. Dated: c. 1512/1515. Dimensions: overall: 16.3 x 10.9 cm (6 7/16 x 4 5/16 in.). Medium: pen and brown ink on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: French early 16th century.

Heemskerck, Maarten van, Haarlem, Coornhert, Dirck Volckertsz., Triumphs of Petrarch, Christ overcomes time, verso bottom center - stamped, Christ in the clouds. He stands on a globe and carries the cross. Cherubim surround him. Below him on the ground lies the body of Time, his staff broken. Christ's power is stronger than that of time. The print is part of a six-part series on the triumphs of Petrarch., print, prints, width 179 mm, height, 233 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1522 - 1590-10-29, print maker, printmaker, 1532 - 1590, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, 1498 - 1574

The Creation of Eve. Dimensions: Overall: 8.8 x 5.2 cm (3 7/16 x 2 1/16 in.) support: 16.3 x 12.5 cm (6 7/16 x 4 15/16 in.). Medium: pen and black and violet ink on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Virgil Solis.

Germany, Cranach, Lucas (I), John the Baptist preaching to people, verso bottom center - stamped, On the left stands John the Baptist, dressed in an animal skin, in the wilderness among trees. His hand gesture shows that he is preaching to the men, women and children sitting on the ground and standing among the trees. In the foreground lies a sleeping dog. At the top right in the tree hang two shields with the electoral and ducal coats of arms of Saxony., print, prints, verso bottom left - stamped, height 340 mm, width 233 mm, German, 1472 - 1553-10-16, print maker, printmaker, 1516 - 1516, first quarter 16th century, paper, woodcut

"Etching by Dirk Jakobsz. Vellert circa 1523 depicting a blacksmith at work with tools and an anvil, illustrating labor and craftsmanship in a historical context."

Drift; Design drawings for the PRESENTERING THE SEVEN POWER SUPPLY.Design for a Print.

The birth of Apiculture - when heifers are sacrificed, bees swarm from them - a gift from the gods to the pious Date: 29 BC

Italy, Cartaro, Mario, Angel Supports Dead Christ on Edge of Tomb, verso attachment sheet - stamped, An angel supports the dead body of Christ on the edge of his tomb. The image is set in a decorative frame with representations of torture instruments and devilish creatures. In the middle, at the bottom, a cartouche with text in Latin., print, prints, height 415 mm, width 300 mm, 1560 - 1620, print maker, printmaker, 1568 - 1568, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Expression creation

This copper engraving by Meister FVB, circa 1480-1500, depicts a high filling with an owl and other birds, showing composition, posture, and decorative arrangement.

Nuremberg, Solis, Virgil, Personifications of planets, Soll, Sol with a Lion (sign of the zodiac), verso - handwritten in brown ink, Numbered lower right: III., print, prints, verso - stamped, 52, height 62 mm, width 109 mm, German, 1514 - 1562-08-01, print maker, printmaker, 1524 - 1562, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), etching

Southern Netherlands, unknown, Veen, Otto van, Italy, Tempesta, Antonio, Batavorum cum Romanis Bellum, The Batavian wars against the Romans, Romanorum et Batavorum societas, Roma and Batavia shake hands, verso - stamped, The personifications Roma and Batavia shake hands. In the foreground lie the personifications of the rivers Tiber, Meuse and Rhine and the Lupa Capitolina suckling the twins Romulus and Remus., print, prent, prints, height 167 mm, width 211 mm, Italian, 1555 - 1630-08-05, print maker, printmaker, 1611 - 1611, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, South Netherlandish, 1556 - 1629-05-06, after a design by, granter of privilege

St. Jerome in the Wilderness, c. 1511. Hans Baldung (German, 1484/85-1545). Woodcut;

Gerechtigheid (Justice), Virgil, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching Justitia (justice) as Roman personification. clouds

Anonymous / 'The Descent from the Cross'. XVIII century. Grey-brown wash, Pencil on dark yellow paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

This late 15th-century copper engraving by an anonymous artist depicts the Descent into Hell, emphasizing figures, composition, and Northern European engraving style.

Emblem with father Time as a symbol for passing by, Anonymous, After Boëtius Adamsz. Bolswert, after Hendrik Aertssens (II), 1649 print Father Time with hourglass and scythe symbolizes the passing of time, something that the Christian must constantly be aware of. paper engraving Father Time, man with wings and scythe. allegorical representations of the effects of time

The Descent from the Cross, from The Fall and Redemption of Man. Albrecht Altdorfer; German, c.1480-1538. Date: 1510-1518. Dimensions: 72 x 48 mm (image/block). Woodcut in black on ivory laid paper. Origin: Germany. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Tennet dance. Archer and death. drawing

Conversion of St. Paul (Dutuit 356, Volume I, 2nd part, p.66) Anonymous. Conversion of St. Paul. Printed nielle. 15th century. Museum of Fine Arts of the city of Paris, small palace.

Child lies for thunderstorms in cave; Pia desideria.a child lies for thunderstorms in a cave and an angel throws lightning to the child.

Albrecht Altdorfer (German, 1480 or before-1538), The Resurrection, c. 1513, woodcut

Netherlands, Master of the Virgo inter Virgines, Master of the Delbecq-Schreiber Passion, Master of Delft, Christ choosing his first disciples, Christ and five men in a landscape., print, book illustration, prints, height 98 mm, width 142 mm, Northern Netherlands, unknown, 1480 - 1500, fourth quarter 15th century, first quarter 16th century, paper, woodcut, Southern Netherlands

Winter: a king with the four winds; The four Seasons. Presentation of the winter in a series with the four seasons. A king with a januskop and scepter and crown is sitting on a stone wall. Children are skating behind him. In the clouds, four heads symbolize that air blows the four winds. The king is a mix from the God of the month of January Janus and the God of the four winds Aeolus. Under the show a Latin fresh from an epigram from Anthologia Latina.

Antwerp, Galle, Theodoor, Bruegel, Pieter (I), Philips, Parable of Christ as the Good Shepherd, verso - stamped, Christ standing in the door to the sheepfold with a lamb on his shoulders. Thieves try to enter through the side walls and the roof and steal sheep from the stable. In the background on the left, a good shepherd chases a wolf from the flock. In the background on the right, a hired shepherd runs away when a wolf comes. With a caption of two times two lines in Latin, above the door of the barn a reference to Joh. 10. Cartoon on the Roman Church., print, prints, height 221 mm, width 291 mm, Southern Netherlands, 1537 - 1612-03-29, print maker, printmaker, 1565 - 1565, third quarter 16th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1525 - 1569-09-05, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1571 - 1633, publisher

Facsimile of the engraving of Rosarium Celestis Curie et Patrie Triumphantis. By Jakob Locher (1471-1528). Printed in Nuremberg, 1517.

The Donkey Laden with Food, from Emblematic Figures of Animals. Adrian van de Venne (Dutch, 1589-1662); after Marcus Gheeraerts the Elder (Flemish, c. 1520-1590). Date: 1628-1638. Dimensions: 273 × 205 mm (plate); 274 × 207 mm (sheet). Engraving on ivory laid paper. Origin: Flanders. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: Adriaen Pietersz. van de Venne.

Paris, Boutemie, Denis, Twelve months, May, Personification of the month of May. A grotesque figure with a plumed hat on his head and flowers in his hands., print, prent, ornament print, prints, prenten, ornament prints, height 110 mm, width 65 mm, print maker, prentmaker, 1633 - 1643, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Publication (Event), Publicatie, publisher, uitgever

Albrecht Dürer, Peasant Couple Dancing, 1514 Peasant Couple Dancing

Copper engraving by Hendrick Goltzius from 1578 depicting construction or activities on an arena, showing figures and architectural elements.

Shepherders admire a medallion portrait of Vergilius, Ferdinand Delamonce, c. 1708 - c. 1718 drawing Design for a print. paper. chalk brush herding, herdsman, herdswoman, shepherd, shepherdess, cowherd, etc.. grave-building, monumental tomb

Paul is bitten by an adder, anonymous, after Jan Luyken, 1712 print Amsterdam paper etching Paul bitten by a viper (when throwing wood on the fire)

Alexander the Great and High Priest of Ammon for Tempietto van Bramante in Rome, Anonymous, After Francesco Salviati, 1530 - 1535 print Italy paper engraving (story of) Alexander the Great

The Apocalypse, the opening of the fifth and sixth seals, the distribution of white garnments among the martyrs and the fall of stars, woodcut by Albrecht Durer, historical, digital improved reproduction of an old woodcut..

Hercules Capturing Cerberus, Hans Sebald Beham, German, 1500-1550, Engraving on off-white laid paper, 1542-48, figures, Print, Print

The reign of Antichrist Date: 1493

Fokke, Simon, Noordelijke Nederlanden, The preaching of uprising among the farmers, Storming of the North Gate in Middelburg, 1672, Northern Netherlands, Sheet with two representations. Above: preaching of riot among the peasants in a barn. Below: the storming of the North Gate in Middelburg by the rebellious peasants, 1672. Illustrations no. II and III with a poem by Petrus Johannes Beronicius about the rebellious Zeeland peasants and the tumult in Middelburg around mayor Filips van den Brande on 21 July 1672., print, prent, prints, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 171 mm, width 106 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1712-09-01 - 1784-04-10, print maker, printmaker, 1764 - 1766, third quarter 18th century, derde kwart 18e eeuw, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, after own design by

'Perseus rescuing Andromeda', 1615. Artist: Leonard Gaultier

Albrecht Dürer, The Prodigal Son, c. 1496, engraving on paper.

Print at the top right labeled: p. 206.

Torture: hitting saints bound to four posts and sharp points, Antonio Tempesta, 1565 - 1630 print paper etching torture. violent death ~ maltreatment, torture

Le voleur de poires (2nd plate) , Robberies, Pear trees, Pears, Alphonse Legros (1837-1911)

'E - An Alphabet by Hans Weiditz', c1520-1521, (1908). Creator: Hans Weiditz.

Time ca. 1545-50 Enea Vico Italian. Time 370511

March/Aries, departure for det hunt. Orley, Bernart van (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, ca.1492-1542) (author of design) draughtsman Tons, Jan (the elder) (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, act.1529/30) (author of design, landscape) painter Moy, Willem (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, act. ca.1525) (workshop) weaver c. 1530-1535 Tapestry Dimensions: H 4.40 x W 7.50 m Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool; silk; metallic thread (gold); metallic thread (silver) Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Inventory of duc de Guise (1589). Louis XIV (1638-1715) coll. France, Paris, Paris, Louvre, accno. OA 7314. Inscriptions: City mark on left guard, bottom; weaver mark on right guard, bottom not visible in photograph From top of hill, 3 riders overlook town of Brussels; palace of Dukes of Brabant & Hôtel de Ville (background) (L, UPR & R BRD) garland of flowers, fruit, birds & small animals twists around palm tree trunk; (UPR BRD) medallion with zodia

Deposition, from the Small Woodcut Passion 1509-1510 Albrecht Dürer German. Deposition, from the Small Woodcut Passion 361990

Nuremberg, Solis, Virgil, The Four Seasons, Lencz, Spring, verso - handwritten in brown ink, print, prints, verso - stamped, 139, height 60 mm, width 47 mm, German, 1514 - 1562-08-01, print maker, printmaker, 1524 - 1562, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), etching, plate tone

The Prodigal Son, c. 1496. Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528). Engraving;

St. Sebald, 1521, Sebald Beham, German, 1500-1550, 5 15/16 x 4 3/8 in. (15.08 x 11.11 cm) (image), Engraving, Germany, 16th century

The Prodigal Son Amid the Swine Made 1494-1496 Germany. Engraving in black on ivory laid paper . Albrecht Dürer

Triumph early 16th century Coriolanus Master. Triumph 207613

Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471 - 1528), Melencolia I, 1514, engraving on laid paper

Augustin Hirschvogel, Nadab and Abihu, 1549 Nadab and Abihu

Nebukadnessar looks at three men in the oven, Hans Holbein (II), 1538 print Nebuchadnessar looks at the fierce burning oven in which three men find themselves on his command. The three wiegerden to worship a golden image but remain unharmed in the fire through the intervention of God. Others who are too close to the oven are hit by the flames. In the margin above the image is the text Danielis IIII Daniël 3. paper to his astonishment King Nebuchadnezzar sees four men (one of them usually represented as an angel) in the furnace; the king commands them to come forth

Copper engraving by Meister des heiligen Erasmus from 1450-1470 depicting the unbeliever Thomas, illustrating human figures and religious symbolism.

Vos, Maerten de, Netherlands, Bruyn, Nicolaes de, From creation to expulsion from paradise, Fifth day of creation: God creates fish and birds, verso center - stamped, Fifth day of creation: God creates fish and birds so that the water teems with living creatures and birds fly across the firmament. In a medallion with an inscription of a Bible text in Latin from Genesis 1, within a rectangular frame., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 136 mm, width 126 mm, Zuid-Nederlands, 1571 - 1656-10, print maker, printmaker, 1581 - 1656, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), stippelgravure, Work conception, 1532 - 1603-12-04

Angel, Peacock, and Three Tahitians. Paul Gauguin; French, 1848-1903. Date: 1902. Dimensions: 246 × 396 mm. Transfer drawing in brown and black ink on cream Japanese paper. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

S. Angelo Custode Unknown.. Woodcut, 13 15/16 x 10 3/4 in. (35.4 x 27.3 cm). European Art

Paul is bitten by a viper, Jan Luyken, Anonymous, 1712

Haarlem, Numan, Hendrik, Representation of a story from the Aesop's fables, verso lower left - stamped, A pig and a goat stand opposite each other., print, engraving, folk print, prints, engravings, height 97 mm, width 79 mm, 1736-03-21 - 1788, print maker, printmaker, 1746 - 1788, paper, papier, houtsnede

architecture civil engineering construction work of the first humans coloured woodcut ""De architectura libri decem"" by Marcus Vitruvius Pollio German translation by Walther Ryff Nurembewrg 1548 private collection,

Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis, Duke of.

Woodcut and type print by Albrecht Dürer, 1515, depicting a star map of the northern hemisphere, showing constellations, celestial figures, and composition.

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