Biblical Narratives in Art

Engravings depicting scenes from biblical narratives, focusing on figures in dramatic poses, conveying emotional depth and intricate costumes across different styles.

Italy, Raphael, Raimondi, Marcantonio, Veneziano, Agostino, Lamentation, verso - stamped, The body of Christ is mourned by the Marys and other followers. In the background Golgotha with the three crosses., print, prent, prints, height 242 mm, width 168 mm, Italian, 1490 - 1536, print maker, printmaker, 1500 - 1536, paper, papier, ink, inkt, engraving, engraving (printing process), pen, Work conception, 1482 - 1534, after print by, 1483-04-07 - 1520-04-07, intermediary draughtsman

Poet at work, Herman Coets, Jan Luyken, Caspar Luyken, 1715.

Spanish crown, Rubens, Peter Paul, Antwerp, Witdoeck, Hans, Adoration of the kings, verso lower left - stamped, print, prints, height 472 mm, width 325 mm, South Netherlands, 1615, print maker, printmaker, 1638 - 1638, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1577-06-28 - 1640-05-30, after, after painting by, granter of privilege

July: piper and woman with jug, Anonymous, Crispijn van de Passe (I), Maerten de Vos, 1574 - 1687

Copper engraving by Meister IAM von Zwolle, created between 1460-1490, depicting the Last Supper with figures arranged at a table in detailed composition.

Taste; GVSTVS; The five senses. Landscape with the feminine taste personification. She has an apple in both hands. Next to her is a table with a bowl of fruit. She is accompanied by a monkey and a woman with a cornucopia. In the background in a loggia, various figures are at a table. In the margin, in two columns, a caption in Latin. Print from a series of five with the five senses.

Elijah and the Widow of Zarephath, draughtsman: Jan Symonsz Pynas, draughtsman: Jan Lievens, (rejected attribution), 1608 - 1612, paper, pen, h 172 mm × w 165 mm

Nani, Giovanni Battista Felice Gaspare.

Thomas converted his sister, Cornelis Boel, Otto van Veen, 1610.

Two merchants in a warehouse; Southern landscapes with figures. Two merchants are between merchandise in a warehouse. In the background, more koopers walk.

The Holy Family with the Infant John the Baptist. Artist: Federico Barocci (Italian, Urbino ca. 1535-1612 Urbino); Hendrick Goltzius (Netherlandish, Mühlbracht 1558-1617 Haarlem). Dimensions: Sheet: 18 7/16 × 13 7/8 in. (46.8 × 35.2 cm). Date: 1593. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Author: HENDRICK GOLTZIUS. FEDERICO BAROCCI.

Plate 22: Venus standing at right ordering Psyche to sort a pile of grain, at left the same pair hold a loaf of bread, from the Story of Cupid and Psyche as told by Apuleius 1530-60 Master of the Die Italian This book contains 32 plates bound together, 3 of which are by Agostino Veneziano.. Plate 22: Venus standing at right ordering Psyche to sort a pile of grain, at left the same pair hold a loaf of bread, from the Story of Cupid and Psyche as told by Apuleius. The Story of Cupid and Psyche as told by Apuleius. Master of the Die (Italian, active Rome, ca. 1530-60). 1530-60. Engraving. Antonio Salamanca (Salamanca 1478-1562 Rome). Prints

Lord and lady seated in a landscape. Lord and lady sitting in a landscape. The man presents the woman a cup.

Umbria Perugia Montefalco S. Agostino7. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Exterior views of the 13th century architecture of the church; interior views include frescoes dating from the 14th-16th centuries. Fresco subjects include the Madonna and Child, the Annunciation, the Coronation, the Madonna of the Misericordia, and the following saints: Pietro, Fortunato, Paolo, Severo, Agostino, Nicola da Tolentino and Caterina d'Alessandria. Object Notes: One composite view of the interior is found in the Italy Oversize box in the Medieval core collection (H-7, H-8). General Notes: Hutzel photo campaign date: October 27, 1982 German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissa

The Holy Family, c. 1590-1610. Guido Reni (Italian, 1575-1642). Etching;

Polycrates receives a fish, Cornelis Massijs (Possible), 1520 - 1557 print Polycrates, king of Samos, sits on a throne under a canopy. A man shows him the ring that he found in the fish on the table. Polycrates had thrown the ring into the sea a few days before. Antwerp paper engraving Polycrates, tyrant of Samos, receives a fish in whose belly he finds the ring he had thrown into the sea a few days before

The Entombment. Albrecht Dürer (Germany, Nuremberg, 1471-1528). Germany, 1512. Prints; engravings. Engraving

Non -resistant servant brought before the king, Anonymous, 1585 print The merciless servant stands in an opening in front of the king's throne and must account for his behavior. His debts were abandoned by the king, but then he had put another servant in prison, because he in turn was a bit guilty. The king is angry because the servant does not show as he has shown pity. On the table books and an ink set. In the foreground a dog. Under the show a reference in Latin to the Bible text in mat. 18. The chapter number is incorrectly stated: 3 instead of 18. Antwerp paper engraving the king reproaches his servant for his mercilessness and delivers him to the tormentors ~ parable of the unmerciful servant

Design for a print, Coronation of Cosimo I Medici by Pope Pius V Mediceae familiae rerum (...), dl. 3 (series title), draughtsman: Jan van der Straet, 1570 - 1583, paper, pen, h 209 mm × w 294 mm

Farberger aur, Johann von.

Rich Man and Lazarus, Jan Swart van Groningen, 1523 - 1533 drawing The rich man sits with his wife and guests at a banquet in a kind of loggia. In the foreground is the poor Lazarus with a lazarus valve in hand. Three dogs lick are wounds. Design for a print. paper. ink pen / brush the rich man (Dives) is feasting, while poor Lazarus is starving at the gate (dogs licking Lazarus' sores) (Luke 16:19-31)

Aliense (Attributed to) / 'Three Virtues Accompanying a Young Man (Giovanni Battista Albani)'. Second half of the XVI century. Wash, Pencil, Pencil ground, Grey-brown ink on yellow paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Farmer and peasant woman playing the flute with dog Musicians (series title), print maker: Matthias Scheits, 1672, paper, etching, h 159 mm - w 115 mm

Paris, Marhoniere, Michel de, Reads, Antoni van, The four evangelists, Luke the evangelist writes his gospel, verso lower left - stamped, Luke the evangelist sits dressed as a physician writing in a book that lies on his lap. At his feet lies the ox. In the background a city. Entirely in an ornamented frame., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 382 mm, width 505 mm, 1545 - 1592, print maker, prentmaker, 1572 - 1575, paper, papier, houtsnede, Publication (Event), Publicatie, publisher

The Holy Family, Paulus Willemsz. van Vianen, 1580 - 1613, draughtsman: Paulus Willemsz. van Vianen, 1580 - 1613, paper, brush, h 501 mm × w 403 mm

Wszyscy Święci w MNK unknown, Veronese, Paolo (1528 1588)

Card players, master of the Amsterdam cabinet, 1483 - 1487 print In a landscape there is an elegant dressed young lady, surrounded by three young men and a jerk on the ground. The lady has a card on her lap. The presence of the NAR and the fountain right suggests that it is an image of the love garden. There is a dog in the foreground. Germany paper drypoint playing-cards. dog. garden of Love, court of Love, 'fíªte galante'

Albrecht Altdorfer, Christ Expelling the Money Changers, c 1519 Christ Expelling the Money Changers

Three Musicians. Dated: 1551. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Heinrich Aldegrever.

"Woodcut by Lucas Cranach the Elder circa 1513 depicting a proclamation scene, showing figures in gestures of communication with architectural and background details."

Nuremberg, Solis, Virgil, Adoration of the Shepherds, verso - handwritten in brown ink, print, prints, verso - stamped, 80, height 44 mm, width 72 mm, German, 1514 - 1562-08-01, print maker, printmaker, 1524 - 1562, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), etching

Copper engraving by Lucas Hugensz. van Leyden depicting a lord and lady in a landscape, created in 1520.

French early 16th Century, Always Have the Bedclothes Folded up (fol 41 recto), c 1512 1515 Always Have the Bedclothes Folded up fol. 41 recto

A beggar on crutches holding out a bowl ca. 1640-70 Jacques Dassonville. A beggar on crutches holding out a bowl. Jacques Dassonville (French, ca. 1619-ca. 1670). ca. 1640-70. Etching. Prints

Ester accuses Haman during the meal, Hans Collaert (I) (attributed to), after Jan Snellinck (i), 1585 print King Ahasveros and his civil servant Haman are sitting at the table at Ester. Ester accuses Haman of the planned murder of the Jewish people. In the background you can see how Haman then kneels at the bed of Queen Ester and begs her life. King Ahasveros runs on the stairs and will accuse Haman of assault. On the left you can see how Haman is hung. Under the performance a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Est. 7. paper engraving Esther accuses Haman. as Haman is kneeling at Esther's feet or is prostrated on her couch King Ahasuerus returns; Haman is condemned to be hanged. Haman on the gallows

Dordrecht, Vos, Anthony de, Liberation of Peter from prison, An angel frees the apostle Peter from prison., print, prints, height 124 mm, width 99 mm, Dutch, 1660 - 1729, print maker, printmaker, 1675 - 1729, paper, papier, etching, etchings

The Penitent 1510 Albrecht Dürer German. The Penitent 387240

Wael, Jan Baptist de, Various genre scenes, Travelers resting in front of an inn, verso - stamped, A man is talking to a woman who has a child on her lap. A dog sniffs at her things. A woman walks past them, carrying a basket with ducks in it on her head. A man playing the guitar on a donkey rides past., print, prints, height 87 mm, width 131 mm, Zuid-Nederlands, 1632-07-25 - 1669, print maker, printmaker, 1642 - 1669, paper, papier, etching, etchings

Il Carnevale Italiano Mascherato Oue si Veggono in Figura Varie Inuetione di capritii Fra(nces) Bert(ell). Artist: Francesco Bertelli (Italian, active Padua, first half 17th century). Dimensions: Overall: 6 1/8 x 3 15/16 x 3/8 in. (15.5 x 10 x 1 cm). Date: 1642. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Study of a figure with raised hands by an anonymous artist, executed with feather, laved, white grown on brownish paper, showing posture, gesture, and expression.

Hans Holbein the Younger (German, 1497-1498-1543), Duchess, woodcut

Judith and her maidservant with the head of Holofernes 1500-1530 Girolamo Mocetto Italian. Judith and her maidservant with the head of Holofernes 372075

Jan Pietersz Saenredam after Hendrik Goltzius, Winter, 1601 Winter

De Visitation, Hendrick Goltzius, 1593 print Maria and Elizabeth, both just pregnant, meet at a city gate. Four Latin verses under the performance. This print is part of a series of six prints with scenes from the early life of Maria. They are called the 'masterpieces', because Goltzius has simulated the work of various illustrious predecessors. paper engraving Visitation (possibly Joseph and/or Zacharias present) (Luke 1:39-56)

Nuremberg, Solis, Virgil, Last Supper, verso - handwritten in brown ink, print, prints, verso - stamped, 84, height 61 mm, width 85 mm, German, 1514 - 1562-08-01, print maker, printmaker, 1524 - 1562, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process)

Vatican City, Papal Court, Rome, Paolo, Giovanni Antonio de, Tempesta, Antonio, Imagini di moltes vergini Rom nel martirio, Roman martyrs, St. Beatrice, verso - stamped, St. Beatrice is strangled with a rope by two men., print, prints, height 73 mm, width 114 mm, Italian, 1555 - 1630-08-05, print maker, printmaker, 1565 - 1630, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, uitgever van privilege

Nicolas Le Sueur, Emperor Henry IV at the Feet of Pope Gregory VII, 1729, etched line block and two-tone wood blocks on laid paper.

Umbria Perugia Spoleto Palazzo Comunale, Pinacoteca Comunale6. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Interior views focus on the paintings. A few frescoes and one reliquary are also included. (Negatives show artifacts displayed in exterior sections of the Palazzo Comunale, which is the structure that houses the Pinacoteca.) Among the subjects of the paintings are: the Calling of St. Matthew (after Caravaggio), portrait of a Palettoni, the Annunciation, Job, St. Sebastian, Charity, Venus, several Madonna and Childs (one after Giovanni Bellini), St. Ponziano, St. Agatha, the Dormition of the Virgin, Christ, the Crucifixion, and the Holy Family. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanes

Frontispiece for Royal Orders on the Facts and Jurisdiction of the Prévosté of Merchants and Eschevinage of the City of Paris (IFF 298) (Factitious Title)

The Beheading of John the Baptist. Artist: Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) (Dutch, Leiden 1606-1669 Amsterdam). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Two men at a table. Two men are drinking at a table. A third man stands next to the table and keeps a wine jug.

Susanna and the elders, Abraham de Bruyn, 1570 print Susanna is assumed by two elders when bathing. She tries to stop them. The print has a Latin caption. The series depicts the story of Susanna (Daniël 13: 1-64). Antwerp paper engraving the elders making advances towards Susanna. trees: palm-tree

Cupido and a dying Virgin, Crispijn van den Queborn, After Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne, 1637 print Cupido has shot an arrow in the heart of a young woman and watches how she dies. A doctor feels her wrist and holds a bottle with liquid in his hand. In the background a table -wasted love couple, the man of which an arrow, who fired death on him, has in his back. Death scratches on his skull because the man did not fall dead but is in love. The text at the print shows that the arrow bundles of Cupido and death have been exchanged so that the young woman dies and the old man is in love. The Hague paper engraving / letterpress printing Cupid shooting a dart. Death as skeleton - FF - Death as female. physician, doctor

Amsterdam, Visscher, Claes Jansz. (II), Vos, Maerten de, Collaert, Adriaen, Theatrum Biblicum Hoc Est Historiae Sacrae Veteris et Novi Testamenti Tabulis Aeneis Expressae, History of Abraham, Abraham and the Three Angels, The three angels visit Abraham and sit at the table that he has set for them. They promise him that he and Sarah will have a son. Abraham kneels down to hear the news. Sarah listens in the doorway. Below the image is a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Gen. 18. This print is part of an album., print, album leaf, prints, height 202 mm, width 256 mm, South Netherlands (before 1775), 1560 - 1618-06-29, print maker, printmaker, 1585 - 1585, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, South Netherlands, 1532 - 1603-12-04, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, North Netherlands, 1586 - 1652-06-19, publisher

The Heiled Family Met Elisabet et Johannes, Jacques Callot, After Andrea Del Sarto, 1613 print Maria with the Christ child on his lap sits next to Elisabet with the little John on his lap. Behind them is Joseph. Presentation is contained in a round frame that is again placed in a square frame. Below a coat of arms and a few lines of Latin. Florence paper engraving Holy Family, and derived representations. Elisabeth, mother of John the Baptist; possible attributes: John the Baptist as child

Group of Four Women and Child. After Domenichino; Italian, 1581-1641. Date: 1650-1749. Dimensions: 504 x 385 mm. Black chalk heightened with white chalk on blue laid paper, laid down on tan wove paper. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Virgin and Child Seated by the Wall 1514 Albrecht Dürer German. Virgin and Child Seated by the Wall 391215

Saint Luke Painting the Virgin 1526 Dirck Vellert Netherlandish Vellert made this engraving of Saint Luke on July 28, 1526, the year he was elected to his second term as dean of the Guild of Saint Luke, the artists' guild, in Antwerp. He may have made the print to distribute to the guild's members in honor of his position. Vellert included many naturalistic details: an open book next to a knitting basket in the center, the odd combination of an apple resting on a book balanced on top of a jar in the lower left corner. While the entire scene occupies an elaborate High Renaissance architectural setting filled with classically derived ornamentation, the figure of the Virgin surrounded by a mass of animated crumpled drapery is rather Gothic in character.. Saint Luke Painting the Virgin 336283

Netherlands, Bray, Jan de, Gusman d'Alfarache noticed as a beggar by a cardinal in Rome, verso bottom center - stamped, print, book illustration, prints, height 103 mm, width 123 mm, 1627 - 1697-04-04, print maker, printmaker, 1655 - 1697, paper, papier, etching, etchings

Charles-Nicolas Cochin (1715-1790). "Nicaise, illustration for the tales of La Fontaine, volume 2, page 100, around 1743". Drawing. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. Drawing, gallant, gallantry, story illustration, young woman, page 100, character, greet, salvation, volume 2

Copper engraving by Meister BR from the second half of the 15th century depicting a drunk farmer and his wife, showing human figures and domestic scene details.

Romanorium Viri et Feminae Habitus, from Fashions of Different Nations (copy) early 17th century Master ID Dutch. Romanorium Viri et Feminae Habitus, from Fashions of Different Nations (copy) 388669

Italy, Caravaggio, Fortune teller, verso - stamped, A fortune teller reads the hand of a young man. Between them stands a bearded man with a magnifying glass. On the left a boy takes a money bag from the young man's pocket., print, prints, height 425 mm, width 323 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1581 - 1660, paper, etching, etchings, plate tone, Work conception, Italian, 1571 - 1610-07-18

Surgit à coena.... 1601 - 1700. Florino, Matteo, active 17th century. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Mother fluctuates her child in a cradle asleep, Jan Luyken, 1712 print Amsterdam paper etching / letterpress printing rocking the baby. mother and baby or young child

Bliżej Kultury Verlag Gerlach & Schenk in Vienna (1882 1901)

Quast, Pieter Jansz., Amsterdam, Savery, Salomon, De vijf zinnen, De Smack, De Smaak, verso - stamped, A man smoking a pipe sits on a bench. Opposite him stands a figure with a large jug in his hands. The print is part of a series of six prints depicting the five senses (unnumbered title print)., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 134 mm, width 87 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1594 - 1683-10-16, print maker, printmaker, 1638 - 1665, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1606 - 1647-06

H. Matthew with Ambrosius and Engel in the clouds, Antoine Garnier, After Francesco Primaticcio, After S.V.B., 1621 - 1694 print France paper engraving / etching the apostle and evangelist Matthew (Mattheus); possible attributes: angel, axe, book, halberd, pen and inkhorn, purse, scroll, square, sword. Ambrose, bishop of Milan; possible attributes: beehive, cradle with baby, three-knotted scourge. sitting or standing on clouds

Amsterdam, Oossaan, Aart Dircksz., Luyken, Jan, Title page for: G. Brandt, Daghwyzer der geschiedenissen, 1689, History listening to Father Time, History listens with a quill in her hand and a book on her lap as Father Time studies a map. Next to Father Time, Night is watching, in the foreground is Day., print, engraving, title page, prints, engravings, height 177 mm, width 132 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1649-04-16 - 1712-04-05, print maker, printmaker, 1689 - 1689, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Publication (Event), Publicatie, - 1693-06-26, publisher

Joseph and Potiphar's Wife 1510-65 Heinrich Aldegrever German. Joseph and Potiphar's Wife. Heinrich Aldegrever (German, Paderborn ca. 1502-1555/1561 Soest). 1510-65. Pen and black ink.. Drawings

Farmership with Nar, Nicolaes van Haeften, 1690 - 1715 print Three farmers and a woman, sitting at a table. On the right a fool with a fool's staff in hand. Under the table a fighting dog and cat. Antwerp paper etching farmers. buffoon (in general) (German: 'Schalksnarr'). drinking. container of ceramics: jar, jug, pot, vase

Jacques Callot after Matteo Rosselli, Antonio Zingano, 1619 Antonio Zingano

Perrier, François, Italy, Sole, Giovanni Battista del, Mary teaching the Christ Child to read, verso - stamped, The Christ Child sitting with a book on his lap. Mary stands behind him and points to the book together with him. Joseph sits on the right. Two lines of Latin text in the lower margin., print, prints, height 186 mm, width 212 mm, Italian - 1719, print maker, printmaker, 1629 - 1719, paper, papier, etching, etchings, plaattoon, Work conception, French, 1594 - 1649-11

Matham, Jacob, Northern Netherlands, Strijcker, Dirck, Wedding at Cana, verso - stamped, Christ and Mary at a table, surrounded by many guests. In the foreground, at Christ's instructions, six stone vessels are filled with water, which will turn into wine., print, prints, diameter 58 mm, 1588 - 1677-08-31, print maker, printmaker, 1601 - 1651, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1571-10-15 - 1631-01-20

Procris gives Cephalus a dog and a magical spear, Antonio Tempesta, 1606 - 1638 print Procris gives Cephalus a dog and the magical spear she received from Diana. Title in Latin in STUDMARGE. paper etching Procris gives Cephalus the dog (Laelaps) and the magic spear she received from Diana

Rome, Aelst, Nicolaus van, Italy, Tempesta, Antonio, Christ, Mary and the apostles, Sacta ecclesia catholicam sanctorum comunione, Saint Matthew, verso - stamped, Saint Matthew with book, writing quill and angel with inkwell. In the background on the right Matthew defeating two dragons in Vadabar., print, prints, height 522 mm, width 377 mm, Italian, 1555 - 1630-08-05, print maker, printmaker, 1565 - 1630, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, after own design by, Publication (Event), Publication, South Netherlands, 1527 - 1613, publisher, uitgever

Pilate Washing His Hands. Albrecht Dürer (Germany, Nuremberg, 1471-1528). Germany, 1512. Prints; engravings. Engraving

"Friendship Is Equality; A Friend Is Another Self" fol. 10 recto. Dated: c. 1512/1515. Dimensions: overall: 16.3 x 10.7 cm (6 7/16 x 4 3/16 in.). Medium: pen and brown ink with brown wash on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: French early 16th century.

Picart, Bernard, A calf being prepared for sacrifice, verso lower left - stamped, print, book illustration, prints, height 170 mm, width 134 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1673-06-11 - 1733-05-08, print maker, printmaker, 1683 - 1733, fourth quarter 17th century, first quarter 18th century, second quarter 18th century, paper, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process)

St. Charlemagne and St. Louis. Artist: Grégoire Huret (French, Lyon 1606-1670 Paris). Dimensions: Sheet: 5 13/16 × 7 3/8 in. (14.8 × 18.8 cm). Date: 17th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Man pays wife, Pieter de Mare, 1768 - 1796 print A man on the back of a woman pays coins in her hand, in her other hand she has a jug. Leiden paper etching / engraving paying (~ commerce) (here also repayment of debt, etc.). coin. container of ceramics: jar, jug, pot, vase

Two Gossips. Dated: probably 1642. Dimensions: plate: 10.3 x 9.1 cm (4 1/16 x 3 9/16 in.) sheet: 12.1 x 10 cm (4 3/4 x 3 15/16 in.). Medium: etching on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Adriaen van Ostade.

Goltzius, Hendrick, Amsterdam, Bloteling, Abraham, Adoration by the Shepherds, recto lower right - stamped, Two shepherds adore the Christ Child, in the presence of Mary and Joseph, the latter with a candle in his hand., print, prints, verso lower (2x) - stamped, height 225 mm, width 154 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1640-12-02 - 1690-01-20, print maker, printmaker, 1615 - 1690, first quarter 17th century, second quarter 17th century, third quarter 17th century, fourth quarter 17th century, 17th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1558-01 - 1617-01-01

Nuremberg, Dürer, Albrecht, The Little Passion, Doubting Thomas, verso lower right - stamped, The disciple Thomas feels the side wound of Christ, surrounded by the other disciples. This print is part of the print series 'The Little Passion', consisting of a title print and 36 biblical scenes (mainly from the Passion)., print, prints, height 127 mm, width 97 mm, German, 1471-05-24 - 1528-04-05, print maker, printmaker, 1510 - 1510, first quarter 16th century, paper, woodcut

Virgin and Child Enthroned with Two Musical Angels. Artist: after Maerten de Vos (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1532-1603 Antwerp); Jan (Johannes) Wierix (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1549-1615 Brussels). Dimensions: sheet: 11 x 7 5/16 in. (28 x 18.5 cm). Date: n.d.. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Autumn; Study for an Engraving. Artist: Hendrick Goltzius (Netherlandish, Mühlbracht 1558-1617 Haarlem). Dimensions: 7 5/8 x 5 11/16 in. (19.4 x 14.4 cm). Date: n.d..This is the preliminary drawing for the third print in the series of seasons which Goltzius published around 1594. The strong pen and ink outlines and the tonal values indicated with wash were meant to guide the engraver, who was expected to translate the washes into patterns of burin lines. Jan Saenredam, who worked for Goltzius from around 1589 to 1601, was most likely the engraver of the print.Autumn is represented here by figures dressed in sixteenth-century garb. The wreath of vines on the head of the boy on the right, and the pointed ear of the man in the center (which is more pronounced in the final print), indicate that they are Bacchus, the ancient god of wine, and a satyr. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

De Krom drawn wife, Jan Saenredam, After Hendrick Goltzius, 1575 - 1607 print In the foreground a woman bent forward position. In the background she is healed by Christ and can stand upright again The print has a Latin caption and is part of a press series with famous women from the New Testament. paper engraving healing of a woman 'bent over' (Luke 13:10-17)

Broeck, Crispijn van den, Antwerp, Sadeler, Johann (I), Dvodecim prophetae Simvl, Twelve prophets, verso lower left - stamped, The twelve minor prophets of the Old Testament as a group together., print, book illustration, prints, height 125 mm, width 76 mm, Southern Netherlands, 1550 - 1600-08, print maker, printmaker, 1577 - 1577, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), letterpress printing, Work conception, 1524 - 1591

Feeding mulberry leaves to the silkworms, Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523-1605, Black ink on paper., Horizontal rectangle. At left, a woman is seated before trays of silkworms; center, a group of women, in another room, in background, left, laundering. Figures in adjoining area, right. At lower right, in plate: 'Ion. Stradan. invent. / Phls. Galle excudit.' In margin, below: 'EXCLUSUS OUO RITE VERMIS, OCYUS...', Antwerp, Netherlands, ca. 1590, figures, Print, Print

Noordelijke Netherlands, Hoogstraten, Dirk van, Ecce Homo, Northern Netherlands, verso - stamped, The Roman governor Pontius Pilate points to Christ, crowned with a crown of thorns and a mocking cloak after the scourging, as he is shown to the people., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 135 mm, width 156 mm, 1596 - 1640-12-20, print maker, prentmaker, 1606 - 1640, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process)

Follower of Martin Schongauer, Three Oriental Figures Three Oriental Figures

Italy, Michelangelo, Beatrizet, Nicolas, Christ and the Samaritan Woman at the Well, verso - stamped, Christ sits on the edge of a well. To the left of the well stands the Samaritan woman. Behind the well stands a tree. In the background on the left is a city., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 389 mm, width 285 mm, French, 1515 - 1565, print maker, printmaker, 1525 - 1565, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Italian, 1475-03-06 - 1564-02-18

Copper engraving by Jan Cornelisz. Vermeyen depicting an oriental banquet, showing figures, table, food, vessels, gestures, and interior setting.

Antwerp, Jode, Gerard de, Netherlands, Menton, French, Thesaurus sacrarum historiarum veteris testamenti, elegantissimis imaginibus expressum excellentissimorum in hac arte virorum opera: nunc primum in lucem editus, History of Lot, Ebrietas, Lot and his Daughters, Lot sits in a cave next to one of his daughters. His other daughter pours his cup full of wine. In the background the burning of the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah and Lot's wife as a pillar of salt. Below the image a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Gen. 19. This print is part of an album., print, prent, albumblad, prints, prenten, height 205 mm, width 255 mm, Work conception, 1550 - 1615-03-24, after a design by, 1585 - 1585, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), print maker, printmaker, Publication (Event), Publication, Northern Netherlands, 1509 - 1591-02-05, publisher

Interior of a regent room or mayor's room.

Rome, Lafreri, Antonio, Pacifico, Orazio, Italy, Michelangelo, Beatrizet, Nicolas, Christ and the Samaritan Woman at the Well, verso - stamped, Christ sits on the edge of a well. To the left of the well stands the Samaritan woman. Behind the well stands a tree. In the background on the left a city., print, prints, height 401 mm, width 295 mm, Work conception, French, 1515 - 1565, after print by, 1522 - 1577, paper, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), print maker, printmaker, Italian, 1475-03-06 - 1564-02-18, after design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1580 - 1637, publisher, uitgever, Publicatie, 1512 - 1577

Copper engraving by Israhel van Meckenem from the late 15th century depicting Thomas and Jakobus Minor, showing figures and symbolic attributes.

The adoration of the shepherds who kneel together at right before the infant Christ, the Virgin and Saint Joseph at left, two angels above, in an octagonal frame, after Reni. Artist: After Guido Reni (Italian, Bologna 1575-1642 Bologna). Artist and publisher: Francois de Poilly (French, Abbeville 1623-1693 Paris). Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 16 7/8 × 15 13/16 in. (42.8 × 40.1 cm). Date: ca. 1655-93.Verso is not visible as print is laid to another sheet of paper. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The Virgin Seated. Dated: 1553. Medium: etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Heinrich Aldegrever.

Roma Vrouw Majombe with Konstance, Pieter Nolpe, After Simon de Vlieger, 1643 print The Roma Vrouw Majombe with the Little Constance on the arm, standing in front of a tree. Konstance wears a crown, necklaces and a rich robe. Print the life of Konstance from a publication of the play, which is about the noble Spanish Konstance, which was abducted as a child by Roma because of her clothing and jewelry. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving witch, sorceress. display of jewels, etc.. nobility and patriciate; chivalry, knighthood. theatre, theatrical performance. Preciosa. wandering communities: Romani or Roma

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