Biblical and Mythological Scenes

Dramatic etchings of biblical stories and mythological events, featuring dynamic compositions and emotional expressions of figures in various settings.

Rome, Salamanca, Antonio, Italy, Salviati, Francesco, Apollo and Diana kill the children of Niobe, verso - stamped, Apollo and Diana, both with bow and arrow, kill the children of Niobe. Several children lie dead on the ground, others try to escape. Verse in four columns in Latin in the lower margin., print, prints, width 333 mm, height, 441 mm, Italian, 1510 - 1563-11-11, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, 1541 - 1541, paper, papier, etching, etsen, print maker, printmaker, Publication (Event), Publication, 1478 - 1562, publisher

Thomas, Jan, Antwerp, Wijngaerde, Frans van den, Flight into Egypt, verso lower left - stamped, The Holy Family flees into Egypt. Joseph walks in front with the donkey on the reins. Mary follows with the Christ child by the hand. Two angels kneel before Christ and offer him a basket of fruit. In the margin two lines in Latin and a caption with a dedication in Latin., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 303 mm, width 401 mm, Zuid-Nederlands, 1614-07-08 - 1679-03-17, print maker, prentmaker, 1636 - 1679, paper, papier, etching, etsen, Work conception, 1617-02-05 - 1678-09-06

Antiochus Epifanes army kills Israelites; History of the Maccabeans; Theatrum Biblicum Hoc Est Historiae Sacrae Veteris et Novi Testamenti Tabulis Aeneis Expressae. Israelites that had ignored the commandment of Antiochus Epifanes are attacked on Sabbath and slaughtered by the army of the king. Under the show a reference in Latin to the Bible text in 1 MAKK. 2:38. This print is part of an album.

Rome, Salamanca, Antonio, Italy, Salviati, Francesco, Apollo and Diana kill the children of Niobe, verso - stamped, Apollo and Diana, both with bow and arrow, kill the children of Niobe. Several children lie dead on the ground, others try to escape. Verse in four columns in Latin in the lower margin., print, prints, width 333 mm, height, 441 mm, Italian, 1510 - 1563-11-11, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, 1541 - 1541, paper, papier, etching, etsen, print maker, printmaker, Publication (Event), Publication, 1478 - 1562, publisher

Parnassus. Medium: etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Pietro Testa.

Rome, Salamanca, Antonio, Italy, Salviati, Francesco, Apollo and Diana kill the children of Niobe, verso - stamped, Apollo and Diana, both with bow and arrow, kill the children of Niobe. Several children lie dead on the ground, others try to escape. Verse in four columns in Latin in the lower margin., print, prints, width 333 mm, height, 441 mm, Italian, 1510 - 1563-11-11, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, 1541 - 1541, paper, papier, etching, etsen, print maker, printmaker, Publication (Event), Publication, 1478 - 1562, publisher, uitgever

Pompa Introitus Honori .. Ferdinandi Austriaci ... " (Entry of Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand into Antwerp, April 17, 1635) 1642 Designed by Peter Paul Rubens Flemish. Pompa Introitus Honori .. Ferdinandi Austriaci ... " (Entry of Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand into Antwerp, April 17, 1635). 1642. Engraving. Published by Theodoor van Thulden (Flemish, 's-Hertogenbosch 1606-1669 's-Hertogenbosch). Jacob Neeffs (Flemish, Antwerp 1610-after 1660 Antwerp). Books

Bacchanaal with altar, Faun and Silenus. A bacchanal in a landscape with putti, bacchants and the sleeping sil's hand. A priest is at an altar and makes a sacrifice. In the background right a large sarcophagus.

The last judgment, leaf E. a detail from the fresco 'The Last Judgment' by Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel.

Mantua, Andreani, Andrea, Maturino da Firenze, Italy, Vicentino, Niccolò, Cloelia Crossing the Tiber, recto lower left - handwritten in brown ink, Cloelia escapes from the Etruscan camp to Rome with a stolen horse. She is about to cross the Tiber and is surrounded by companions., print, engraving, prints, engravings, verso - stamped, 961, height 288 mm, width 424 mm, Italian, print maker, printmaker, 1608 - 1608, first quarter 16th century, first quarter 16e eeuw, first quarter 17th century, first quarter 17e eeuw, paper, chiaroscuro woodcut, Work conception, 1490 - 1529, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1559 - 1629, publisher

Worship of Venus by putti, giovanni Andrea Podestà, after Titian, 1636 print Landscape with a large group of putti that honors an image of the goddess Venus. Assignment in Italian left. print maker: Italyafter painting by: Italypublisher: RomeVaticaanstadGenua paper etching piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture. cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'. worship of Venus (Philostratus, Imagines II 1)

The Sacrifice of Isaac, Cruin of Carpi, After Tiaan, after Domenico Campagnola, c. 1546 - c. 1549 print In the foreground on the left, Abraham, on his way to sacrifice his son Isaak, farewell to his servants. On the right in the background, the sacrifice takes place that an angel is prevented at the last minute. The Old Testament story is seen as a pre -announcement of the sacrifice of Christ. As it would wear his crotch, the Kleine Isaak will a bundle of wood. The design for this giant wood section counts as the earliest work of Titian. The landscape elements may have been designed by the young Domenico Campagnola, which was probably working in Titian's workshop. paper

Victory Surrounded by Prisoners and Trophies 1552 Frans Floris I Netherlandish. Victory Surrounded by Prisoners and Trophies 348385

Roof van Cephala, 1656 print Cephalus is the Aurora car and tries to withstand Aurora's hugs. Tithon is sleeping in the foreground on the right. In the foreground on the left is a dog. The print originally belonged to Liber 22 of the Atlas of Rome by Michiel Hinloopen (Schijnvoet Book 10). paper etching Aurora carrying off CEPHALUS. CEPHALUS and Aurora

Roof Van Europa, Simone Cantarini, 1622 - 1648 print Jupiter, in the form of a bull, leads Europe on its back through the sea. Putti floating in the air. The service stations of Europe are on the coast. Italy paper etching / counterproof Jupiter, usually in the shape of a white bull, abducts Europa and carries her across the water. cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'

Rome, Salamanca, Antonio, Italy, Vico, Enea, Scipio receiving gifts, verso - stamped, Scipio Africanus and his soldiers are seated on the right. The inhabitants of the city on the left bring their gifts and the keys of the city., print, prent, prints, height 299 mm, width 432 mm, Italian, 1523 - 1567, print maker, printmaker, 1542 - 1542, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Publication (Event), Publication, 1478 - 1562, publisher, uitgever

Collection of the gods on the Olympus, Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio, After Giovanni Francesco Penni, After Rafaël, 1515 - 1565 print A group of gods and goddesses on the Olympus, including Jupiter, Minerva, Juno, Bacchus and Mercury. paper engraving Olympus. male Roman deities. female Roman deities

The triumph of love, amor, which rides on a car pulled by a unicorn, can be seen at the top right, naked figures fill the composition, 1545, Giulio Bonasone, Italy, historically, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, record date 1f-4913507

Aeneas and his companions fight with the harps; Arpijae Celebri Lapsu the Montibus adsunt; Wanderings of Aeneas; L'Enea vagante pitture dei caracci.aeneas and his companions are disturbed during a meal by harpies. A fight between the soldiers and harpies is created. Numbered: X.

Allegorical representation of the Peace, Remoldus Eynhoudts, After Peter Paul Rubens, 1623 - 1679 print A man with a scepter in his hand is crowned by Abundantia with a flower wreath, while Caritas sprays him with her milk. Invidia or poverty crawls away under their feet. Stupidity is fascinated by a putto. A dog watches. Above them Fama flies with next to her, sitting on a cloud, Justitia. Putti stand and play on the floor and in the air. In the background a performance of a garden with fountain, galleries and berceaus. paper etching Symbols, allegories of peace, 'Peace'; "Pace '(Ripa). Peace and Prosperity, 'Peace and abundance. Justice (Justice) as Roman personification. Abundance (abundance) as a Roman personification. Report as a Roman personification. Envy (ENV) as Roman personification

Diana and actaeon. Diana and her nymphs have dressed because they are bathing. A few of them look straight behind, where Actaeon has surfaced unexpectedly with his two dogs. Under the show a eight-line, Latin text about the scene and a murdered assignment in Latin.

Battle of the Sea Gods left half, before 1481, engraving on laid paper, sheet (trimmed within plate mark): 28.6 x 42.6 cm (11 1/4 x 16 3/4 in.), Hind 'Engravings', Vol. 5, p.15, no. 5, State only, Andrea Mantegna (artist) Paduan, c. 1431 - 1506

Saint Sebastian Exhorts the Christian Prisoners. Artist: Anonymous, Italian, first half of the 18th century. Dimensions: 9-3/16 x 13-9/16 in. (23.3 x 34.5 cm). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Calypso trying to detain Ulysses as a child prepares his armour at right and Mercury falls from the sky 1531-76 Giulio Bonasone Italian. Calypso trying to detain Ulysses as a child prepares his armour at right and Mercury falls from the sky 392731

Rome, Barlacchi, Tommaso, Italy, Fiorentino, Rosso, Vico, Enea, Battle of the Lapiths and Centaurs, Abduction of a Woman by a Man and a Satyr, verso - stamped, In the center a woman is abducted by a man and a satyr. On the right several figures around a table. In the foreground a man has drawn his sword, and behind the table a man waves a dagger. Left two horses., print, prints, height 295 mm, width 420 mm, Italian, 1523 - 1567, print maker, printmaker, 1542 - 1542, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1494-03-08 - 1541-11-14, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

The last judgment, leaf E. a detail from the fresco 'The Last Judgment' by Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel. Marked at the bottom right: E.

Gray brush and white heighted drawing on brown paper depicting Odysseus and his companions in the land of the Lotophagi, showing figures, posture, and landscape, lower left edge damaged.

Venus and Amor in the Smidse van Vulcanus. With Amor, Venus looks like her how Vulcanus works in his Smidse to the armor for Aeneas. There are a helmet and breast kuras on the floor. Left front is a cannon.

The Battle of the Sea Gods by Mantegna, Andrea (1431-1506) National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo ca 1475 Etching 27,6x32,9 Italy, School of Mantua Renaissance Mythology, Allegory and Literature Graphic arts

Alexander Enthroned. Artist: Attributed to Giulio Bonasone (Italian, active Rome and Bologna, 1531-after 1576). Dimensions: Sheet: 10 5/8 × 13 11/16 in. (27 × 34.8 cm). Date: ca. 1527.In Mariette Album, folio 60. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

René Boyvin after Rosso Fiorentino, The Conquest of Ignorance, 1560s The Conquest of Ignorance

Bacchanaal, anonymous, after Nicolas Beatrizet, after Enea Vico, after Michelangelo, 1553 print A bacchanal with putti. Putti in the middle that wear a donkey. Bottom left a satar that sucks a putto. At the bottom right a naked man. print maker: Italyafter print by: Italyafter print by: Italyafter design by: Italypublisher: Rome paper etching / engraving Cupids: 'Amores', 'Amoretti', 'Putti'

This woodcut by Ugo da Carpi around 1518-1520 depicts the biblical story of David and Goliath, showing postures, expressions, clothing, weaponry, and the contrast between the two figures.

Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Battle of the Amazons 1559 Nicolas Beatrizet French This print comes from the museums copy of the Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae (The Mirror of Roman Magnificence) The Speculum found its origin in the publishing endeavors of Antonio Salamanca and Antonio Lafreri. During their Roman publishing careers, the two foreign publishers - who worked together between 1553 and 1563 - initiated the production of prints recording art works, architecture and city views related to Antique and Modern Rome. The prints could be bought individually by tourists and collectors, but were also purchased in larger groups which were often bound together in an album. In 1573, Lafreri commissioned a title page for this purpose, which is where the title ‘Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae first appears. Lafreri envisioned an ideal arrangement of the prints in 7 different categories, but during his lifetime, never appears to have offered one standard, bound set of prints. Instead,

. Hunters hunt with dogs and pointed sticks on stone bokcas. Seen three hunters on the back in the foreground, one of which is a horse. The cairns are hunted in the mountains. The show is caught in an ornamental picture frame, where hunters and bricks are part of.

SANGUINIC Temperament, Harmen Jansz Muller, After Maarten van Heemskerck, 1566 print Jupiter, with lightning and eagle, and venus, with arrows and amor, are in heaven and depict the planets of the same name. Above them are three signs of the zodiac: Libra, Tweeling and Waterman, which match the air element. Among them, on earth, the people who have a sanguinic temperament: elegant love couples, bathing and dancing people in the open air. At the bottom of the margin a text in Latin about the sanguinics and the accompanying planets. Amsterdam paper engraving sanguine temperament. Jupiter (planet). Venus (planet). enjoying nature. couple of lovers

Laban Searching for his Household Gods ca. 1753 Gabriel de Saint-Aubin Gabriel de Saint-Aubin was a creative and idiosyncratic printmaker. He etched about 50 plates, often working them through multiple states and rarely printing them in large editions.This impression is an early state; it has no inscriptions and lacks some of the hatching added to later states. This print depicts a scene from Genesis (24-31), where Rachel hides the stolen household gods from her father, who has broken his promise to Jacob. The composition records Saint-Aubin's submission to the grand prix competition in 1753, and is thus one of his earliest efforts at printmaking.. Laban Searching for his Household Gods. Gabriel de Saint-Aubin (French, Paris 1724-1780 Paris). ca. 1753. Etching. Prints

Olympic gods between the clouds: the element air; Aer; The four elements. The gods Jupiter and Juno, with eagle and peacock respectively, surrounded by the different gods of the Olympus and putti between the cloud cover, as allegory on the air element. Presentation in an oval around which a peripherals in Latin. Print from a series of four.

Adoration of the Shepherds. Artist: Master of Liechtenstein (probably Netherlandish, active ca. 1549-50). Dimensions: sheet: 5 1/4 x 7 13/16 in. (13.4 x 19.8 cm). Date: ca. 1549-50. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

A Bacchanal. Dated: c. 1700. Dimensions: sheet: 35.2 × 25.6 cm (13 7/8 × 10 1/16 in.) mount: 39.7 × 29.6 cm (15 5/8 × 11 5/8 in.). Medium: pen and brown ink with brown wash over traces of black chalk on laid paper, mounted on an old album sheet. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Giuseppe Nicola Nasini.

Depiction of the goddess Diana in a chariot drawn by two deer, with four nymphs resting on the forest floor, a sleeping figure in the center, and a hunting dog acknowledging her presence. Executed in brown and gray wash with feather technique.

Hunting for a lion where the lion kills a man, anonymous, after Antonio Tempesta, in or after 1598 print Men with spears hunt on a lion. The lion attacks one of the men. Italy paper etching hunter fighting a lion. beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion. hunter. hunters hunting (N.B.: In 1988-1990 this notation denoted the concept of 43C11421 'hunters resting during the hunt')

Cherubijnen bestrijden Onwetendheid.Four cherubs armed with lightning bolts and shields, dispel ignorance in the form of three people. A Latin text on a banderole. The back of the print is printed with text in Latin.

Virtue as a young woman surrounded by four figures representing love, error, ignorance and opinion 1585 Andrea Andreani Italian. Virtue as a young woman surrounded by four figures representing love, error, ignorance and opinion. Andrea Andreani (Italian, Mantua 1558/1559-1629). 1585. Chiaroscuro woodcut printed from four blocks in brown ink. Prints

Isabella Clara Eugenia, infante of Spain, Rubens, Peter Paul, Pontius, Paulus, The Carrying of the Cross, Christ falls while carrying his cross to Golgotha. A Roman soldier urges him to get up. The two criminals walk in front of him. Veronica wipes the sweat from his face with a cloth. Bystanders look on sadly., print, prints, height 610 mm, width 460 mm, Southern Netherlands, 1603 - 1658-01-16, print maker, printmaker, 1632 - 1632, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1577-06-28 - 1640-05-30, after, after painting by, 1566-08-12 - 1633-12-01, granter of privilege

Arrival at the wine barrel; Les Travaux de la Vendange.bacchantic scene in friesorm with bacchants and Saters. To the right of the middle is a large wine barrel where baskets are lined with grapes. In the middle below lies a woman that makes wine from the barrel flowing into a bowl, to the right of her is a satter on the floor and to the left of her music is made.

Birth of Isaac, Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert (attributed to), after Maarten van Heemskerck, 1549 print Sara next to the childbed. She is supported by a few people after she just gave birth to her son Isaac. A midwife holds the baby. The print is part of a series about the history of Abraham. paper etching birth of Isaac (Genesis 21:1-8). woman giving birth (lying-in)

Depiction of Christ on the Mount of Olives by Leonaert Bramer, executed in gray brush with traces of white on yellow-tinted paper.

Hercules and Achelous: at center Hercules grasps the horns of a bull while pressing his right foot onto its leg, at left Hercules wrestles a serpent, at right Hercules wrestles a male figure on the ground, from the series 'The Labors of Hercules' 1608 Antonio Tempesta Italian. Hercules and Achelous: at center Hercules grasps the horns of a bull while pressing his right foot onto its leg, at left Hercules wrestles a serpent, at right Hercules wrestles a male figure on the ground, from the series 'The Labors of Hercules'. Antonio Tempesta (Italian, Florence 1555-1630 Rome). 1608. Etching. Prints

Kidnapping of Helena van Troje by Paris, Marco Dente, After Marcantonio Raimondi, After Rafaël, 1649 print Two Trojans try to pull Helena van Troje into a boat, while Paris pulls her in the opposite direction. The men of Paris defend themselves against the Greeks. paper engraving the abduction of Helen and some of her companions: Paris carries them off by sea, and takes a part of the palace-treasure with him

The trip from Barcelona to Genoa; Entry of Ferdinand in Antwerp in 1635 (no. 7), Theodoor van Thulden, after Peter Paul Rubens, 1642 print Ferdinand's journey by sea from Barcelona to Genoa in Italy (11 April - 5 May 1633). In the foreground Neptunus in his chariot with sea emphins, dragging the Noorderwind Boreas. The left show on the welcome stage. Marked top left: p. 15. With caption of 5 lines in Latin. Page No. 7 in a whole of 43 plates that illustrate the publication of the description of the entry of the Cardinal Infant Ferdinand of Austria in Antwerp on 5 May 1635 as the new governor for the Spanish Netherlands. Antwerp paper etching / engraving North Wind, 'Aquilo', 'Boreas', 'Septentrionarius' (One of Eight Directions). Triummphal Entry and Public Reception, pageant, 'solemn entrance', 'Joyeuse entrance'. specific aspects, allegorical aspects of neptune; Neptune as boss

Nuño Salido tells the sons of Lara of the betrayal and is killed by a Moor, Antonio Tempesta, After Otto van Veen, 1612 print Explanatory numbers in the show. Caption in Spanish and Latin. print maker: Italypublisher: Antwerp paper etching tales and fairy tales. warfare; military affairs (+ cavalry, horsemen). battle

Het laatste oordeel, blad I.A detail from the fresco 'The Last Judgment' by Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel. Marked at the bottom right: I.

Collection of the gods at the Olympus. A group of gods and goddesses at the Olympus, including Jupiter, Minerva, Juno, Bacchus and Mercury.

Menelaus Holding the Body of Patroclus. after Giulio Pippi, called Giulio Romano; Italian, c. 1499-1546. Date: 1519-1546. Dimensions: 358 x 555 mm (max.). Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash, heightened with white gouache, on tan laid paper, laid down on card. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

After Heinrich Aldegrever, The Rich Man in Hell The Rich Man in Hell

Copper engraving print by Hendrick Goltzius, created in 1590, depicting Phaeton riding the sun's chariot, illustrating a classical mythological scene.

Massacre of the Innocents without the Fir Tree, ca. 1513-15. Marcantonio Raimondi (Italian, 1470/82-1527/34), after Raphael (Italian, 1483-1520). Engraving;

Combat between horsemen, 1523. Hieronymus Hopfer (German). Etching;

Pietro Testa, The Sacrifice of Abraham The Sacrifice of Abraham

Bacchus and Ariadne in a chariot pulled by centaurs with followers of Bacchus, executed with feather, brown primed wash, and white highlights, showing figures and movement.

The Road to Calvary. Dimensions: sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 40.5 x 58.1 cm (15 15/16 x 22 7/8 in.). Medium: etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Jacques Bellange.

Meleager Bringing the Boar's Head to Atalanta. Artist: Antonio Fantuzzi (Italian, active France, 1537-45); After Rosso Fiorentino (Italian, Florence 1494-1540 Fontainebleau). Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed/lunette): 9 5/8 × 17 5/8 in. (24.5 × 44.7 cm). Date: 1540-45. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Venus and Mercury, Jan Harmensz. Muller, After Bartholomeus sprung, 1598 - 1602 print Mercury and Venus hug each other. Behind Venus is Amor with an arrow in his hand. A putto tackles the caduceus of Mercury. In the foreground two pigeons at the arch of Amor. Amsterdam paper engraving Mercury and Venus as lovers. (story of) Cupid, Amor (Eros). doves, pigeons

Jupiter Squeezing the StormClouds. Etcher: Léon Davent, French, active 1540-1556 After: Francesco Primaticcio, Italian, 1504-1570

Italy, Pinechas kills Zimri and Cozbi, verso - stamped, The Israelite Zimri took the Midianite woman Cozbi to his tent. The high priest Pinechas has followed them to the tent and pierces them both with a spear. A companion of Pinechas holds up the tent cloth., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 280 mm, width 215 mm, print maker, prentmaker, 1500 - 1599, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process)

Olympic gods among the clouds: the air element Aer (title on object) The four elements (series title), The gods Jupiter and Juno, with eagle and peacock respectively, surrounded by the different gods of the Olympus and putti between the clouds, as an allegory of the element air. Representation in an oval surrounding a Latin inscription. Print from a series of four, air (one of the four elements), Jupiter and Juno as king and queen of Heaven, Olympus, the Olympian gods together: Jupiter, Juno, Neptune, Ceres, Apollo, Diana, Mars, Venus, Mercury, Minerva, Vulcan, Vesta (or Bacchus), cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti', Abraham van den Hecken, Nederlanden, c. 1620 - 1655, paper, engraving, h 99 mm × w 132 mm

Bacchanal. Giovanni Andrea Podesta (Italy, Genoa, 1608-circa 1674)Francesco Salamanca (Italy, Rome). Italy, 1640. Prints; etchings. Etching

Dortocht door de rode zee, afternoon, after Paolo Farm, 1593 - 1595 print The Pharaoh and his soldiers drown in the Red Sea. Moses and the Israelites are safely ashore. paper etching passage through the Red Sea

Adoration by the kings, Biblical scenes (series title), Historia del Testamento Vecchio / Dipinta in Roma nel Vaticano da Raffaelle di Urbin (...) (series title), Giovanni Lanfranco (mentioned on object), Italy, 1607, paper, etching, h 130 mm × w 178 mm

Rome, Sacchi, Andrea, Audran, Charles, Education of Jupiter with the coat of arms of the Barberini family, verso - stamped, print, prent, prints, prenten, height 307 mm, width 415 mm, 1594 - 1674, print maker, printmaker, 1630 - 1634, paper, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Italian, 1599-11-30 - 1661-06-21

Hendrick Goltzius copper engraving 'The Giant Struggle,' 1589, depicting mythological giants engaged in battle scenes.

Spranger, Bartholomeus, Florence, Scacciati, Andrea II, Music Contest between Apollo and Pan, verso - stamped, In the middle are Apollo with his lyre and Pan with his flute. Apollo had challenged Pan to a music contest. The mountain god Tmolus sits between them as a referee. Behind Tmolus stands Midas with two donkey ears. On the left are the Muses who formed the jury., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 379 mm, width 499 mm, Italian, 1725 - 1771, print maker, prentmaker, 1680 - 1680, paper, papier, sulphur print, kleurdruk, Work conception, Zuid-Nederlands, 1546-03-21 - 1611-08

Mozes defends the daughters of Reüel at the Bron, Pietro Aquila, After Ciro Ferri, 1660 - 1692 print Moses drives the shepherd who wanted to prevent the daughters from Reüel to remove water from the source to have their father's herd drink. On the left are the daughters with the sheep at the source. Text in STUDMARGE. print maker: Italyafter painting by: ItalyItalyRome paper etching Moses drives away the shepherds who wanted to prevent Jethro's daughters from watering their father's flock

Battle of the Naked Men. Domenico Campagnola; Italian, c. 1500-1564. Date: 1517. Dimensions: 220 × 230 mm. Engraving on ivory laid paper. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Death of Hero and Leander. Leander drowned to his beloved Hero in the sea. His body is landed by Nereïden. On the left, Hero deposits itself from a tower. Right Neptune and Tritons. This print is part of an album.

Ink drawing by Felice Brusasorzi depicting the mythological robbery of the Leucippids by Castor and Pollux, showing human figures, movement, and compositional interaction, created in classical style.

Abduction of Proserpine 1516 Albrecht Dürer German. Abduction of Proserpine 391238

Autumn, Antonio Tempesta, 1592 print Imagination of the autumn season, with Bacchus on a car that is pulled by goats and pheasants. Saters walk around the car. In the background bacchants. Title in Latin in the lower margin. Rome paper etching Autumn, Fall, 'Autumnus'; 'Autunnon' (RIPA). (Story of) Bacchus, Liber

Duer's engraving. Abduction of Proserpine or Persephone by Hades/Pluto on unicorn. 1516.

Apollo. Etching by S. Le Clerc.

Copper engraving and etching from 1677 by an unknown engraver depicting an allegorical scene possibly representing the triumph of virtue, showing figures, posture, and symbolic elements.

Drawing by Hans von Aachen depicting Jupiter's decision, executed in dark olive brown ink with brown and gray lavated shading, white highlights, over lead sketch, circa 1590.

Fall of the damned (bottom plate), Jonas Suyderhoef, After Peter Paul Rubens, 1642 print Angels throw the damned in hell. The damned are dragged by devils. Bottom plate of a large performance consisting of two parts. paper engraving the fall of the damned ~ Last Judgement

This Clair OBSCUR woodcut by Ugo da Carpi from around 1518-1520 shows David defeating Goliath, with three plates in ocher and brown, depicting figures, posture, expression, weaponry, and scale.

Venus visits the meeting of the gods, Jacob Folkema, After Louis Fabritius Dubourg, 1703 - 1767 print Venus asks Jupiter permission in the meeting of gods to destroy Telemachus. Jupiter, together with his wife Juno, is on a cloud and hears Venus. On the left, Hercules looks surrounded by allegorical figures. Under the show is a two -line text in the margin, marked at the bottom right: Liv. IX. Illustration made in book 9 from "Adventures of Telemachus", written by François de Fénélon. paper etching / engraving (story of) Telemachus. (story of) Venus (Aphrodite). meetings of the gods

Heksensabbat, Jacques de Gheyn (II) (attributed to workshop of), after Jacques de Gheyn (II), 1608 - 1612 print Preparations for the witch sabbath. On the left, Cupido is on a winged dragon. In the middle of the print a group of witches who prepare a magical ritual. In the background on the right, a witch opens a Toverketel, from which smoke escapes. Flying devils and a witch on a broom in the air. The Hague paper engraving witches' sabbath, i.e. ceremonial gathering of witches and/or sorcerers. devil(s) and demons. groups of witches. (story of) Cupid, Amor (Eros). witch, sorcerer with the devil and/or demons

Moses defends the daughters of Jetro, Antoine Trouvain, After Nicolas Poussin, 1666 - 1708 print Moses attacks the shepherds who prevent the daughters of Jetro from watering their sheep from the well. paper engraving / etching Moses drives away the shepherds who wanted to prevent Jethro's daughters from watering their father's flock

Allegorie op de vrede; Triumphus pacis.Peace is on a pedestal with an olive branch in hand. To the left of her the war is depicted by fighting soldiers and perseus who spies Medusa. On the right the peace with the next prosperity.

The School of Needlework. A Woman Teaches Young Women Attributed to Battista Angolo del Moro Italian In Mariette Album, folio 85, top. The School of Needlework. A Woman Teaches Young Women 366839

Daser hunting; Yacht scenes. Hunters graves a tie, which has run into a fall. In the background a river in the landscape. Under the show a four-line verse in Latin. This print is part of an album.

Depiction by Pierre Mignard of the Martyrdom of Saint Dionysius, executed with pen, brush, brown and gray washes, and white highlights, between 1635 and 1656.

Diana and actaeon. During hunting, Prince Actaeon caught the goddess Diana and her nymphs during bathing. They prayed for a ruin with antique sculptures. As a penalty, Diana gives him a deergewe. In the background right Actaeon, changed in a deer, which is teared by its own hunting dogs. Under the show four banderoles with Italian text.

Triumph of Neptunus, 1820 No. 79 in Groot Teekenboek. Neptunus with trident, ruler over the sea, is pulled here by dolphins. The dolphins that chased the Neria Amphritite when she had fled Neptune's approaches to her to come back and become his bride. Here she drives next to Neptune on the back of a dolphin. Neptunus and Amphritite are surrounded by ZeenMphen and Tritons. Putti floating above them. paper etching No. 79 in Groot Teekenboek. Neptunus with trident, ruler over the sea, is pulled here by dolphins. The dolphins that chased the Neria Amphritite when she had fled Neptune's approaches to her to come back and become his bride. Here she drives next to Neptune on the back of a dolphin. Neptunus and Amphritite are surrounded by ZeenMphen and Tritons. Putti floating above them. paper etching

Brown ink and white heightening drawing by Tommaso di Andrea Vincidor, 1521, depicting fruit hangers with erotes on brown paper, showing figures and arrangement of objects.

'Allegory of Piety'. France, 1690-1719. Dimensions: 21,5x18,3 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: François Boitard.

Italy, Romano, Giulio, Veneziano, Agostino, Battle with a Cutlass, Battle between the Romans and the Carthaginians, verso - stamped, A battle between the Romans, led by Scipio Africanus, and the Carthaginians. Soldiers on foot and on horseback fighting each other. On the left in the background a city on fire. On the left in the foreground is the cutlass (type of hunting sword) to which the commonly used title of the print refers., print, prent, prints, height 340 mm, width 464 mm, Italian, 1490 - 1536, print maker, printmaker, 1500 - 1536, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1499 - 1546-01-11, intermediary draughtsman

Andromeda chained to rock, Carlo Cesio, After Annibale Carracci, 1656 print Andromeda, the daughter of an Ethiopian king, is chained to a rock. In the background, Perseus beats the sea monster to come and save Andromeda. Scene from the metamorphoses of Ovidius. A crowd on the coast is watching. print maker: Romeafter drawing by: Romeafter design by: Italypublisher: RomeVaticaanstad paper etching Perseus and Andromeda. Perseus kills the sea monster (or turns it into stone by showing it the Gorgon's head) to release Andromeda; sometimes her parents Cepheus and Cassiopea watch the scene

Love and knowledge go together with the world, Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert, after Maarten van Heemskerck, 1550 print The detailed horse with a globe on the back pours into a deep canyon. The animal has dragged love and knowledge. The print is part of a four -part series where the world is presented as an indisucted horse. paper etching / engraving breaking to saddle, bridle, etc. ~ wild horses (+ animals used symbolically). horse. Charity, 'Caritas'; 'Carití' (Ripa) ~ one of the Three Theological Virtues. dying from the effects of a fall. symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ science, 'Scientia'; 'Scienza', 'Studio' (Ripa). ravine, chasm, abyss, canyon. fool's cap

Judit with head of Holofernes, Gerard de Jode, After Jan Snellinck (I), 1547 - 1591 print Judit stands with the head of Holofernes and a sword in his hands near the tent. A maid keeps a bag ready to put in the head. In the background the camp with fighting soldiers. In the margin a caption in Latin. Print from a series of four with scenes from the story about Judit and Holofernes. paper engraving Holofernes beheaded by Judith with his own sword; the maidservant may be keeping watch

Antwerp, Jode, Gerard de, Snellinck, Jan (I), Collaert, Adriaen, Thesaurus novi Testamenti elegantissimis iconibus expressus continens historias atque miracula doni nostri Iesu Christi, Icones Revelationum S Iohs Evangeliste in Pathmo, Revelation of John on Patmos, Battle between the heavenly and earthly army, An angel stands in the middle of the sun and calls to the birds. The heavenly army, led by a horseman with a papal mitre and a sword in his mouth, fights against the earthly army. The beast is destroyed in a pool of fire. Below the representation is a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Op. 19. This print is part of an album., print, album page, prints, height 83 mm, width 78 mm, South Netherlands (before 1775), 1560 - 1618-06-29, print maker, printmaker, 1585 - 1585, fourth quarter 16th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Southern Netherlands, 1544 - 1638-10-01, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, Northern Netherlands, 1

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