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Biblical Scenes and Characters

Engravings portraying biblical narratives and allegories, illustrating significant events from scripture with expressive figures and dramatic compositions.

King Hezekiah orders the destruction of the sacrificial sites and images of idols. In the landscape, his men take down the images. Below the image a reference in Latin to the Bible text in 2 Kings 18, Hezekiah has the idols destroyed History of Hezekiah and Sanherib Thesaurus sacrarum historiarum veteris testamenti , Maerten de Vos, (mentioned on object), print maker: anonymous, publisher: Gerard de Jode, (mentioned on object), Antwerp, 1585, paper, engraving, h 202 mm × w 291 mm

Man next to a jack; The poor.

Isaiah, Jeremiah and Ezekiel; Twelve prophets; Thesaurus sacrarum historiarum veteris testamenti (...); Theatrum Biblicum (...). The prophets Isaiah, Jeremiah and Ezekiel are located next to each other in a landscape. Isaiah holds a book under arm and holds a saw in his hand, Jeremiah loves a staff and jug in the hands, Ezekiel keeps the temple in his hand, which he saw in a vision. Under the show explanations in Latin.

Josafat, Joram en Achazja, anonymous, Jan Snellinck (I) (attributed to), 1646 print The Kings Josefat, Joram and Achazja. In the background some important events from their lives. In the middle of the background, two men with sticks hit three children. On the right in the background the death of Achazja. Under the performance references to the Bible texts in Latin. This print is part of an album. paper engraving kings of Israel and Judah ~ the Old Testament (not in biblical context). story of Jehoshaphat (Josaphat), son of Asa, king of Judah (1 Kings 22:41-51; 2 Chronicles 17-20). story of Jehoram (Joram), son of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah (2 Kings 8:16-24; 2 Chronicles 21). story of Ahaziah (Ochozias), son of Jehoram, king of Judah (2 Kings 8:25-29; 2 Chronicles 22:1-9). death of Ahaziah

Amsterdam, Visscher, Claes Jansz. (II), Groeningen, Gerard van, Furnius, Pieter Jalhea, Theatrum Biblicum Hoc Est Historiae Sacrae Veteris et Novi Testamenti Tabulis Aeneis Expressae, Parable of the sower, Christ tells parables from a ship, Christ sits in a boat with four disciples and tells the parable of the sower to the crowd on the shore. On the right in the background the sower, who is sowing seed in the field. Below the image a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Mat. 13:1. This print is part of an album., print, prent, albumblad, prints, prenten, height 209 mm, width 243 mm, 1540 - 1626, print maker, prentmaker, 1568 - 1568, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Zuid-Nederlands, 1515 - 1599, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publicatie, Noord-Nederlands, 1586 - 1652-06-19, publisher

Jacques Callot, The Nailing to the Cross, c 1618 The Nailing to the Cross

Saint Paul. Engraving by N. de Bruyn, 1624.

Moses hits water from the rocks, Jozef Karel de Meulemeester, after Rafaël, 1819 print paper engraving / etching Moses strikes the rock twice in front of the assembled people and water gushes out; the people quench their thirst

Manasse, Amon and Josia; Of the convingen Iudas; Kings of Judah; Den Grooten Figuer Bibel (...). The Kings Manasse, Amon and Josia. In the background some important events from their lives. Left in the background is king manasse in his chariot. In the middle of the background the murder of Amon through his own servants. On the right in the background, King Josia lets himself read out of a scroll that was found in the temple. Under the show references to the Bible texts in Latin. This print is part of an album.

Ancestors Asher and Naftali, Johann Sadeler (i), After Chrispijn van den Broeck, 1639 print On the left the ancestor Aser, the eighth son of Jakob. He is standing next to a table. On the ground next to him a bowl with fruits and a jug. On the right the ancestor Naftali, the sixth son of Jakob. Next to him a deer, referring to Naftali's speed. Each image has a Latin caption and the magazine contains the ninth and eighth print from a series with the twelve tribal fathers of Israel. print maker: Antwerppublisher: Amsterdam paper engraving .

Emperor Rudolf stands victoriously over the corpse of Ottokar II of Bohemia, having defeated him at Marchfeld

Amsterdam, Visscher, Claes Jansz. (II), Vos, Maerten de, Goltzius, Julius, Theatrum Biblicum Hoc Est Historiae Sacrae Veteris et Novi Testamenti Tabulis Aeneis Expressae, Parable of the Good Shepherd, Peter as a Good Shepherd, The Apostle Peter as a Good Shepherd. He Leads His Flock of Sheep in a stable being prepared by the other apostles. In the background a village. On the horizon Christ on the cross. Below the image a reference in Latin to the Bible text in John 21:15. This print is part of an album., print, prent, albumblad, prints, prenten, height 206 mm, width 289 mm, - 1595, print maker, prentmaker, 1560 - 1595, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Zuid-Nederlands, 1532 - 1603-12-04, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publicatie, Noord-Nederlands, 1586 - 1652-06-19, publisher

Start of the flood; History of the family of set / about good and bad judgments; Bonorum et Malorum consensio. The beginning of the flood. It rains and in the foreground people try to save themselves by moving on higher land. Others drown. In the background Noah's ark. The print has a Latin caption.

HINDOO RITE OF SUTTEE. THE WIDOW BURNT WITH HER HUSBAND'S CORPSE.

Funeral of Abraham, Cornelis Bos, 1555 print Abraham is buried by his two sons Isaac and Ismaël in his grave in Machpela where his wife Sara is already buried. Print from a series of 12 prints with the life of Abraham. All prints have four lines of German explanatory text in the lower margin. Groningen paper engraving Abraham is buried by Isaac and Ishmael in the cave of Machpelah

Josafat, Joram and Achazja; Kings of Judah; Theatrum Biblicum (...). The Kings Josefat, Joram and Achazja. In the background some important events from their lives. In the middle of the background two men with sticks strike three children. On the right in the background the death of Ahazja. Under the show references to the Bible texts in Latin.

Mourning rituals with the original population of Florida, Bernard Picart (workshop of), 1721 print Leaf with two performances of mourning rituals among the original population of Florida, probably Utina (also known as Timucua). Upstairs: Crying women who have lost their husband in battle are kneeling around the leader of the people. In the background people who wear the sick, referred to as "hermaphrodites" (see explanation). Below: The widows sow their hair on the graves of their deceased spouses. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving ritual practices ~ stadia of human life (American Indian religions). Native peoples of North America. intersex, androgyne Florida

Arab merchants in Bantam, 1596. Arab koopers in Bantam, (Banten), 1596. Printing the worked plates for the original illustrations in the travelogue of the first Schipvaert of Cornelis de Houtman to the East Indies in 1595-1597. No 26.

Funeral procession heads for a church., print maker: Jan Luyken, (mentioned on object), publisher: weduwe Pieter Arentsz & Cornelis van der Sys (II), Amsterdam, 1711, paper, etching, letterpress printing, h 84 mm × w 82 mm

Christ turns around to the crowd that follows him.

During a Mexican wedding a woman knits the robes of the bride and groom together. Print at the top right numbered: 233.

Christ as a fountain of life (Fons Vitae). Christ on a fountain. He holds his right hand on his chest from which blood flows into a pelvis. He is the fountain of life (Fons Vitae) where humanity comes to Laven. Around the fountain the four evangelists. In the background two scenes from Exodus. Left moses water from a rock. On the right it rains the manna from heaven.

Moses found by the Daughter of the Pharaoh.

Task of the clergy, Adriaen Collaert, After Maerten de Vos, 1583 - 1588 print A triumphal wagon with the representative of the ecclesiastical power, the Pope. Next to him is the allegorical figure of truth. The triumphal wagon is drawn by a sheep (the Lamb of God), a snake (the providence) and a pigeon (the Holy Spirit) and governed by the allegorical figure of faith. In the background some tasks of the clergy: baptism, charity, the confession, the Eucharist and the sermon. The print has a Latin inscription and a Latin caption and is part of a four -part series about the divine tasks of the three positions. Antwerp paper engraving the three Estates: nobility, clergy, commoners. organization, functionaries and dignitaries in Roman Catholic church; clergy in general. Faith, 'Fides'; 'Fede', 'Fede catholica', 'Fede christiana', 'Fede christiana catholica' (Ripa) ~ one of the Three Theological Virtues. Truth; 'Verití' (Ripa). triumphs (allegorical and symbolic) (+ decorated float, wagon ~

Calling from Petrus and Andreas; Thesaurus Sacrarum historiarum Veteris Testamenti (...). Together with his brother Andreas, Peter is working on the edge of Galilee's edge. They are called by Christ. Under the show a reference in Latin to the Bible text in mat. 4.

In the year 69..

Reconciliation from Jakob and Esau.

Joseph is sold by his brothers. Etching.

. The Israelites attract Jordaan over the dry cases. Some of them take stones from the bottom. In the background there are priests with the ark of the covenant, behind that the water of the river forms a dam. At the bottom of the margin a reference to the Bible text in Latin.

Christ Making Saint Peter Head of the Church. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Diana Scultori after Raphael.

Wonderful fishing, 1618 - 1659 print Christ stands in the fishing boat and says to Simon Peter who sits opposite him and looks at him: 'Don't be afraid, you will catch people from now on. have thrown out their nets on behalf of Christ. On the left are two fishermen to the waist in the water and hold the edge of the fishing net. They look at the net full of fish in surprise. On the far right, a fisherman rows the fishing boat. Under the show a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Luc. 5, specifically to the verse in Luc. 5:10. Large performance consisting of three parts. paper engraving the miraculous draught of fishes (before the Resurrection) on the Lake of Gennesaret (Sea of Galilee); James and John helping to bring in the nets (Luke 5:1-11)

. Some putti balsens with cedary a mummy in a sarcophagus. Behind them a pyramid with a cedar tree. Right in the background a beef is sacrificed on a fire stack of cedar wood. On the left in the background an eagle that carries a Cedertak to Babel.

Apostle Philippus Baptism The Roomling, Johann Andreas Benjamin Nothnagel, 1739 - 1804 print paper etching Philip baptizes the Eunuch

Baptism of the Eunuch. Medium: etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Louis Cheron.

The Virgin, St Jean and Marie-Madeleine at the foot of the Cross of Christ. / N ° 26. (TA) | The Passion of Christ (IFF 201 to 236). (title of all)

Torture at the time of the Huguenots in France in the 16th-17th century engraving. Wars of Religion, France, 16th-17th century.

Calling of Peter and Andrew, Aegidius Sadeler, Jacques Muller, 1594

ADAN Y EVA. PERSONAJES BIBLICOS ILUSTRACION BIBLIA SACRA DE MARTIN LUTERO. 1704. EXPULSION DEL PARAISO TERRENAL. BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL. MADRID. MADRID.

The Miraculous Draught of Fishes. After toiling all night long, the fishermen return empty handed. Jesus asks them to cast their nets once more, with a splendid catch as a result. Overwhelmed by this miracle, the men become disciples of Jesus. The engraver based the middle section of this depiction on a large triptych in Onze-Lieve-Vrouw over de Dijle in Mechelen (Belgium). Three plates were needed for this immense print.

Christ on the fishing boat from Petrus.

Isaiah, Jeremiah and Ezekiel; Twelve prophets; Theatrum Biblicum Hoc Est Historiae Sacrae Veteris et Novi Testamenti Tabulis Aeneis Expressae. The prophets Isaiah, Jeremiah and Ezekiel are located next to each other in a landscape. Isaiah holds a book under arm and holds a saw in his hand, Jeremiah loves a staff and jug in the hands, Ezekiel keeps the temple in his hand, which he saw in a vision. Under the show explanations in Latin. This print is part of an album.

Emblem: Cederboom, Jan Goeree, 1722 print A few putti balms with cedar oil a mummy in a sarcophagus. Behind them a pyramid with a cedar tree. On the right in the background, a beef is sacrificed on a cedar stake. On the left in the background an eagle that leads a Cedertak to Babel. print maker: Amsterdampublisher: Amsterdampublisher: Dordrecht paper engraving trees: cedar. cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'. embalming, mummification of the corpse. mummy. sarcophagus. pyramid (historical grave form). Ezekiel's parable of the cedar-tree and the eagles (Ezekiel 17). sacrifice of animals ~ Jewish religion

Saul, hidden between the water barrels, is found, Jan Luyken, 1708 print Amsterdam paper etching Saul chosen as king (1 Samuel 9-12)

Visions of the Holy Jacob and Saint Agapitus and the vision of Emperor Constantijn the Great on the battlefield, Jan Luyken, 1701 print Three performances on a plate. Above: two performances. On the left, St. Jakob gets a vision from an angel who throws two ropes at him. On the right, St. Agapitus gets a vision from an angel who awardes him a palm branch. Below: Keizer Constantijn the Great State next to his soldiers on the battlefield. He sees a vision of a luminous cross in the air. Amsterdam paper etching the early Christian Churches, e.g. Armenians, Copts, Syrians. male saints (with NAME). male saints (JACOB). vision. angels. the battle of the Milvian bridge (Saxa Rubra): St. Constantine on horseback confronts Maxentius; a cross appears in the sky with in fiery letters 'in hoc signo vinces' (the raised standards of the Roman soldiers carry a cross or the chi-rho monogram)

Isaiah, Jeremiah and Ezekiel, Anonymous, After Jan Snellinck (I), 1585 print The prophets Isaiah, Jeremiah and Ezekiel are side by side in a landscape. Isaiah keeps a book under his arm and holds a saw in his hand, Jeremiah holds a staff and jug in his hands, Ezekiel holds the temple in his hand that he saw in a vision. Under the performance explanations in Latin. Antwerp paper engraving the four major prophets (not in biblical context): Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel. Isaiah (not in biblical context); possible attributes: branch with leaves, saw, scroll or book. Jeremiah (not in biblical context); possible attributes: book or scroll, 'the seething pot'. Ezekiel (not in biblical context); possible attributes: book or scroll, double wheel

Two representations on one plate. Above: St. Tiburtius of Rome walks over hot coals while addressing a judge standing on a platform to his left. In the background, spectators look on in disbelief. Below: St. Anthony sits before his cave in the wilderness. On the right is a soldier pointing to his daughter. The soldier hopes that Saint Anthony can heal his daughter who is possessed by devils., Saint Tiburtius walking on hot coals and Saint Anthony healing a possessed woman Tiburtius on glowing coals going / A soldier comes by Antonius den Kluyzenaar , print maker: Jan Luyken, (mentioned on object), publisher: Jacobus van Hardenberg, bookseller: Barent Visscher, Amsterdam, 1701, paper, etching, h 275 mm × w 160 mm

Tracht the residents of the Port of Francais on the northwest coast of America, 18th century, historically, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, Record Date Not Stated,

Landscape showing a Khoikhoi being buried in a hole covered with leaves The mourners leave the grave in a procession In the background, the bereaved sing lamentations as they sit in a circle in front of their houses, Ceremony after the Burial of a Khoikhoi Sermonien after the Funerals , print maker: Jan Caspar Philips, Jan Caspar Philips, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1727, paper, etching, engraving, h 288 mm × w 169 mm

Saul, David and Solomon; Of the convingen Iuda; Kings of Judah; Den Grooten Figuer Bibel (...). The kings Saul, with spear in hand, David, with harp in hand and Solomon. In the background important events from their lives. On the left the death of Saul: he is in his own sword. Behind David can be seen how he goliat. Solomon points to the construction of the temple. Under the show explanations in Latin. This print is part of an album.

Depiction of a lending scene in Naples with a Pope under a canopy, cardinals, kneeling fief-holder, men presenting a fort model labeled Napoli, spears, and horse, executed in feather with laved technique.

Melchizedek, King Of Salem And Priest, Offers Abraham Bread And Wine Artist Unknown Engraving

A work by Étienne Parrocel depicting the army ordinance of the Israelites, made with pen, brush, ink, and chalk on brownish paper.

Bett Fecht Red Work Who du Wilst ...; Pugillus Facetarium Iconographicarum ... Strasbourg 1608. At a glance Stand from left to right: a pastor, an officer, a politician, a farmer, an elegant lady and death in the form of a skeleton with Zeis. Above the pastor: "Ich Bett För Euch all"; Above the officer: "Ich Fecht Euch all"; above the politician: "Ich Red För Euch all"; above the merchant: "Ich Ernehr Euch all"; Above the lady: "Ich Ervrew Euch All". Above death: "Ich tödt Euch all". At the bottom of the margin 2 lines Latin: "Arma..Lethum" and two rules German: "Bett, Fecht Red Work Who du Wilt / Schöne Auch Fur Dem Todt Nicht Gilt". R.O. Numbered 15. Print from: Pugillis Facetarium .... Strasburg.

Baptism of the Chamberlaling. The Apostle Philippus is killing the Kamerling or Eunuch.

Christ as good shepherd, Jan Luyken, 1708 print Amsterdam paper etching the good shepherd (Christ) defending his sheep against wolves; 'I am the good shepherd' (John 10:1-16)

Saint Rainerius of Pisa. Coloured etching.

. On the left the pedigative Zebulon, the tenth son of Jacob. He is dressed as a fisherman. On the ground next to him an anchor. In the background the sea and a beach, a reference to the residence of Zebulon. On the right the ancestor Isachar, the ninth son of Jacob. Next to him lies a donkey, a referrals to Isachar as a "strong ass" that "wore his load." Each image has a Latin caption and the blade contains the fifth and sixth print from a series with the subject of the twelve army fathers of Israel.

. Christ is in Peter's fishing boat while four men get a crowded fishing net. A fifth fisherman beckons a second boat to help. Peter looks at Christ amazed, because of his initial doubt about the fish to be captured. Luc. 5: 1-11

King Darius I and King Xerxes; Persian kings; Theatrum Biblicum Hoc Est Historiae Sacrae Veteris et Novi Testamenti Tabulis Aeneis Expressae. Left is King Darius I of Persia with a scepter and sword in his hands. In the background you can see how Darius was chosen to King of Persia. His horse is the first to hatch at sunrise. Right King Xerxes of Persia standing with a hand on a pickaxe. In the background you can see how the men of Xerxes give the Hellespont Whip. They did this on behalf of Xerxes after the built bridges were destroyed by storm and the water. Under the show two three trembling texts in Latin. This print is part of an album.

Warning against the cunning of the Spaniards during the file, 1618. Allegorical representation in which the fraud of the Spaniards is being warned. 'Lichtheloov' can be cheated by the Spanish magician with his monkey, but 'Vrye' is reminded by 'Memoria' to the Spanish tyranny from the past. Central to the foreground The 'Onnoosel' sheep, on the right on the ground the gun 'Delff', a reference to the murder of Willem van Oranje, in the background a gallows with execution.

Centurio van Kafarnaüm Knelt for Christ, Jan Brandes, 1788 - 1808 drawing The chief of Kafarnaüm kneels for Christ and begs him to heal his servant. In the background a city on a lake. Vissebo paper. pencil. watercolor (paint) brush the centurion of Capernaum, kneeling before Christ, begs him to heal his paralytic servant (or son) (Matthew 8:5-13; Luke 7:1-10; John 4:46-54)

Feather drawing by Antonio Viviani depicting three standing saints: a bishop, the evangelist Markus, and a monk, on gray-washed brownish paper.

Cain builds the city of Enoch; History of the first people / about good and bad work; Boni et Mali Scientia. Cain in the foreground. Together with his people he builds a city that he calls to his son Enoch. Under the show an explanatory text in Latin. This print is part of an album.

Three men in Frisian costumes; Antiquus Virorum Habitu / Civis Nobilis Rusticus. Three men in Frisian costumes. A citizen with sword, a patrician with a crossbow and a farmer with a pitchfork. A landscape in the background.

Establishment of the cross. The cross with Christ is established using manpower and a ladder. On the left is a second cross with a convicted person. In the foreground on the left, the fainted Mary is surrounded by the Maria's. Soldiers are to dice in the foreground.

Performances of priest and wizard. Sheet with three performances from American Indians from Virginia. Above: a priest in a cloak where one arm protrudes. The hair shaved. Below: a wizard or fortune teller in an otter sheet and with a bird's skin on the head. Under the performances a caption in French.

The 1895 caption reads" "Abel's Sacrifice." Abel, a generous shepherd, offered the fattest of his sheep as an oblation to God. But Cain, a miserly farmer, offered only a bunch of grass and some worthless seeds to him. God accepted Abel's offering and rejected Cain'san indication that

Kattenwald and Cesar. Kattenwald, the leader of the Germanic tribe of Chat, shakes Julius Ceasar's hand

Amsterdam, Luyken, Jan, Christ as the Good Shepherd, recto - manuscript in brown ink, print, prints, 64, height 119 mm, width 155 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1649-04-16 - 1712-04-05, print maker, printmaker, 1712 - 1712, paper, papier, etching, etchings

Belgica begs Charles V Ferdinand to manage the land; Quem Das Finem Rex Magne Laborum; Entry of Ferdinand of Austria in Ghent. The supplication of Belgica. The Virgin of the Southern Netherlands kneeling with the Dutch Crown Question Charles V to let Ferdinand drain the country. Scene in heaven, Charles V is sitting with the princip of filips II, Philip III and Isabella Clara Eugenia. Philip IV handles Ferdinand a command. Presentation on top of the front of the triumph port Arcus Caroli on the Friday market. Print is part of a series that illustrates the publication of the description of the arrival of the Cardinal Infant Ferdinand in Austria in Ghent on January 28, 1635 as the new governor for the Spanish Netherlands.

Appearance of riders above Jerusalem, 1645 - 1646 print Riders with lances appear in the sky above Jerusalem. Three men outside the city look up in wonder. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing riders are seen in the sky above the city of Jerusalem (2 Maccabees 5:2)

Iroquois Indians - Canada. A book of national types and costumes from the early 19th century. Date: 1818

A prophet points to a cross which is leaking water; representing faith, the 'fountain of life'. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.

Series of pictures Biblical Stories I., 1883, Paris, Reconciliation of Esau with Jacob, Liebig picture, historical, digitally restored reproduction of a collective picture from c. 1900

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