Biblical Narratives and Events

Depictions of key biblical stories including King David mourning Absalom's death and Solomon's judgment. Rich detail in historical attire and dramatic emotions.

Ecce Homo, Jan-Baptist Barbé, Adriaen Collaert, 1598 - 1618
Ecce Homo, Jan-Baptist Barbé, Adriaen Collaert, 1598 - 1618
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Pilgrimage of the driven Bohemian and Hungarian Jesuits to the Amsterdam Rasphuis, 1619, Anonymous, 1619 print Cartoon with a representation of the journey of the Jesuits driven into the Rasphuis, to the Saints Raspino and Puno, in Amsterdam in 1619 from Bohemia and Hungary. Through a landscape, a car with Jesuits drives in the direction of the gate of the Rasphuis in Amsterdam, the Jesuits in the cart are indicated by name. The car is mixed by Arnaud, lawyer at the court in Paris. The performance includes a text sheet with a German verse over three columns. Germany paper etching (farm) wagon, freight wagon, cart Amsterdam
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SPQR standard bearers, plate 7, 1615 - 1620 print Standing bearers SPQR, plate 7. Procession of Karel V with the Pope Clemens VII in Bologna after his coronation to Keizer, 24 February 1530. print maker: Mechelenpublisher: The Hague paper etching / engraving festivities (+ parade, pageant, cavalcade ~ festive activities) Bologna
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Funeral by Saint Jeroen van Noordwijk in Egmond, ca. 983-988. Funeral by Saint Jeroen van Noordwijk in Egmond. Funeral procession to the abbey. FM dates this event 835 (). The saint died approx. 856, his residues were transferred between 983-988 to the Egmond abbey.
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History of Exploration, Peru, 18th century. Peruvians' fear during a lunar eclipse. Engraving from Journey to America, by Giorgio Juan and Antonio Ulloa, 1752.
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Fabled origin of the Burgundy Cross. Etienne, a legendary king of Burgundy, makes a pilgrimage to St. Victor of Marseilles, to whom he has carried the Cross of St. Andrew, out of gratitude to St. Mary Magdalene, who had raised him and his mother from the dead. This cross afterwards figured in the shield of the House of Burgundy. After a miniature in the 15th century manuscript Chroniques de Bourgogne. From Science and Literature in The Middle Ages by Paul Lacroix published London 1878
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Luyken, Jan, Northern Netherlands, The storming of the Images, in Flanders and Brabant Ao 1568. began, and immediately spread throughout the Netherlands, Iconoclasm, 1566, View of a church where the iconoclasm from 1566 in full swing. Pulling down and smashing of statues of saints. In the middle attempts to pull over a crucifix standing on the altar., print, engraving, history print, prints, Frederik Muller History plates, height 271 mm, width 349 mm, 1649-04-16 - 1712-04-05, print maker, printmaker, 1677 - 1679, fourth quarter 17th century, second quarter 18th century, paper, etching, etchings, Work conception, after own design by, 1730 - 1730
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Festive parade during the Holifest, Anonymous, 1672 print Procession during the Holifest, with figures, part of which is dressed as a fool. Others hit drums or blowers. paper engraving / etching / letterpress printing worship and devotion (in general) ~ Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism. fantasy costume India
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Torture by hanging and exposure to insects, Crucifixion, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original.
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The third plague of Egypt, 1755 - 1779 print The scourge of the lice. View of a square in a city. On the left is Moses who hits the dust with his staff, which changes it into lice. In the foreground, people and animals scratched. Under the image explanation in German and French. paper. watercolor (paint) etching / brush the plague of lice: Aaron strikes the ground with his rod and the dust turns into lice
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A figure with the head of an elephant and the legs and feet of a goat dances on a table and is worshipped by Singhalese people around him. Etching and engraving.
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This image is taken from The Three voyages of William Barents to the Arctic regions. Dutch navigator and explorer, Willem Barents, made over 200 years after the event. Sailing from Amsterdam, Barents made three voyages in 1594, 1595, and 1596-97 in search of the North-East Passage to Asia. On the first two expeditions he reached Novaya Zemlya (Barents shown reaching here in this photo), a group of islands in northern Russia.
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The Lost Son as Zwijnenhoeder, Salomon Savery (Possible), 1610 - 1665 print In the margin a two -line text in Latin. Amsterdam paper engraving / etching the parable of the prodigal son (Luke 15:11-32). the prodigal son tends the swine and eats from their trough
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Knight with Jerusalem coat of arms; Title page for: Louis Maimbourg, History of the Crusaders, until the redemption of He't Holy Land, 1683. A highly portrayed knight stands with the coat of arms of Jerusalem on an increase. He shakes the hand of a man and woman, both shrouded in a rich robe. Behind the knight is a bishop, in the background the embarkation of an army.
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The courtyard of miracles.
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Blind man is healed by the host, Boëtius Adamsz. Bolswert, after Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen, 1639 print Blind man is healed after a visit to the altar with the host in the Oude Kerk in Amsterdam and can see to everyone again. This inexplicable miracle is described in the two verses in Latin and Dutch. print maker: Low Countriespublisher: Antwerp paper engraving legends and miracles associated with the Eucharist (or the Host). blind, blindness
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Execution of Atahualpa (c.1500ñ26 July 1533) the last Sapa Inca (sovereign emperor) of the Inca Empire.
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Jacques Callot, Christ Carrying the Cross, c 1624 1625 Christ Carrying the Cross
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Virgilius Solis, the elder, Harod's Banquet, engraving on laid paper.
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Religious Scene withPreacher. Artist: Unknown
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Grot van Plato; Antrum Platonicum.The cave of Plato, shown as a room of the heart. The cave is shared by a large wall in two. On the wall there are all kinds of personnifications (love, hope, faith, voosity, drink skill, fame, etc.). A fire pot behind these personifications casts their shadows on the cavity. In the foreground right is a large group of people, from different positions and religions. They are discussing, but only look at the shadows of the personnifications. They are in the shade of the wall. Left in the foreground of the cave is a group of scholars in the light. They also debate, but look at the personnifications and the fire pot. Two scholars try to convince people behind the wall in the light. In the background a narrow passage to the world outside the cave. Only three men have noticed and go through the passage. They are outdoor air. The print has a Latin inscription with a Bible quote and an assignment.
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Philip the Bold carries the relics of his father in St. Denis. (IT)
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H. Monulphus en H. Gondulphus Uit de Dood Herrenzen; That's probably a tole that nit eight a temple.
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Use of the new fire spray snakes, 1677. Leaf with a large representation of the application of the new hose fire sprayers from Jan van der Heyden and Jan van der Heyden de Jonge in extinguishing a fire in a church or palace an imaginary city. A text sheet belongs to the print. Belongs to the top prayer at the fire eating book by Jan van der Heyden.
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The Aztecs celebrate the beginning of a new age with tribal dancing and drums, before the Conquest by the Spanish. Date: pre-Conquest
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Master of ceremonies and torch bearers, Anonymous, Hans Schäufelein, 1554 - 1572 print paper dancing at wedding feast
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Asulate or prayer is done every day. (IT)
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Thus are Vestus Cour Gents, Changing Habits of Iour in Iour (Registered Title) | Characters and Costumes (Title of all)
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Jesus forgiving sins and healing a paralytic. Matthew, chapter 9. Engraving. Colored.
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While Beelzebub's tying huge knots in his tail. Illustration by George Cruikshank to the poem The Lay of St.Cuthbert. From the book The Ingoldsby Legends or Mirth and Marvels by Thomas Ingoldsby, published 1865.
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Oath of the game of Paulum on June 20, 1789. (IT)
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Procession of blind; The regrettable fate of the blind and the poor. Blind men and two children walk in a procession, a blind banner in front. Bystanders watch.
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Execution of Spell, 1570, 1570 print Execution by suspension by order of Alva of the Provoost Hans de Greef, aka Spell or Spellken in Brussels, 11 February 1570. On the right, Spell kisses one of his employees. In the middle, Spell on the gallows with his judgment (sentence) hangs on the chest. On the left, another of his employees is being flashed. This is the original large, still unaccepted plate of no. 119. Without a caption but with title and inscription of 5 lines in German. Cologne paper etching / letterpress printing violent death by hanging Brussels
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Jacques Callot, Conversion of Paul, 1635 Conversion of Paul
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Treasure searchers of Muiden, 1800, Anonymous, 1800 print The treasure seekers of Muiden with spades, holy water brush, cross and lantern in a kind of procession on the way to the place of the alleged treasure. Illustration of the story of the deception of superstitious Catholic lieutenant colonel Dirk Cornelis van der Meulen by a German scammer, in Muiden in the night of 12 to 13 August 1800. In the background the Muiderslot. Netherlands paper etching digging for or finding of treasure Others
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Sees Bishop Sint Niklaas, ô Kindren here on horseback! / He was good child, good arms, and so he is worth praise, / who you are sucking him, to get his favors / provided that you learn to be afraid, or meets Kastyding, 1806 - 1830 print Leaf with a large representation of Sint Nicolaas on horseback, which distributes candy and toys to children on the street. In the background Sint Nicolaas on horseback on the roof. Under the image one fresh in two columns. Numbered at the top right: No. 100. Print Maker: Netherlands Print Maker: Netherlands Publisher: Zaltbommel paper letterpress printing festivities on St. Nicholas (Eve) (December 5). the bishop Nicholas of Myra (or Bari); possible attributes: anchor, boat, three golden balls (on a book), three purses, three children in a tub, three maidens
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Bishop Sint Niklaas, ô Kindren here on horseback! / He was good child, good arms, and bleft the praise so worth it, / that gy believes him to get his favors / if that Gy learns whom, or Moogt Kastyding Drahtig. Leaf with a big representation of Sint Nicolaas on horseback, which distributes candy and toys to children on the street. In the background Sint Nicolaas on the roof. Under the image a fresh in two columns. Numbered at the top right: No. 100.
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Ceremonie met van overspel verdachte vrouwen; Plechtigheden van het Yver-water.During a ceremony, a woman drinks a large chalice. The high priest is opposite her. The men from the community are ready. In the foreground is sacrificed on an altar. This is the Jewish ceremony that tests the faith of a married woman (num. 5: 11-35).
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Three arms on the street; The regrettable fate of the blind and the poor. Three poor people walk on the street. They were delighted over three children. On the left in the background a group of arms that fights around the alms that are handed out at the church.
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. Saint Veronica kneels before Christ and offers him a sweat cloth to cover his face. Left Simon from Cyrene with the cross in his hands. In the background the Mount Golgota.
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Engraving depicting the burning Torquemada, Palencia, in the province of Palencia, Castile and León, Spain. Dated 1808
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Issuance at the abbey (IT)