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Biblical Scenes in Art

Prints depicting key biblical moments such as Christ's passion and stories from the Old Testament, highlighting religious narratives in various styles.

Goltzius, Hendrick, Netherlands, The Passion, Flagellation of Christ, verso - stamped, Christ is tied to a pillar and is beaten by two men with a bundle of branches and a scourge. In the foreground a man is tying together a bundle of branches., print, engraving, prints, height 200 mm, width 133 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1597 - 1597, paper, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Northern Netherlands, 1558-01 - 1617-01-01, after print by, 1597 - 1667
Goltzius, Hendrick, Netherlands, The Passion, Flagellation of Christ, verso - stamped, Christ is tied to a pillar and is beaten by two men with a bundle of branches and a scourge. In the foreground a man is tying together a bundle of branches., print, engraving, prints, height 200 mm, width 133 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1597 - 1597, paper, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Northern Netherlands, 1558-01 - 1617-01-01, after print by, 1597 - 1667
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Men Playing Cards (recto); Inn Interior with Standing Man Smoking(verso). Artist: Unknown
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Counselor Teding van Berkhout warns Johan van Oldenbarnevelt that people will take him caught, 1618. Berkhout counselor warns Johan van Oldenbarnevelt that people will take him caught, 28 August 1618. The counselor sitting on a large pelvis.
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Plate 135: Circe Changing Ulysses' Men into Swine (Ulyssis soci a Circe in porcos), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses' 1606 Antonio Tempesta Italian. Plate 135: Circe Changing Ulysses' Men into Swine (Ulyssis soci a Circe in porcos), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'. Antonio Tempesta (Italian, Florence 1555-1630 Rome). 1606. Etching. Prints
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Lichas Bringing the Robe of Nessus to Hercules, Hans Sebald Beham, German, 1500-1550, Engraving on off-white laid paper, 1542-48, figures, Print, Print
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. Print left of the numbered numbered: 103.
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Antwerp, Jode, Gerard de, Vos, Maerten de, Thesaurus sacrarum historiarum veteris testamenti, elegantissimis imaginibus expressum excellentissimorum in hac arte virorum opera: nunc primum in lucem editus, History of Balaam, Return of the scouts from Canaan, Two of the scouts who took Moses to Canaan had sent, return with a large bunch of grapes on a branch. In the background a landscape in which the other scouts walk. Below the representation a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Num. 13. This print is part of an album., print, album leaf, prints, height 193 mm, width 260 mm, Work conception, Southern Netherlands, 1532 - 1603-12-04, after a design by, 1585 - 1585, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), print maker, printmaker, Publication (Event), Publication, Northern Netherlands, 1509 - 1591-02-05, publisher
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Uilenspiegel: the beggar family, anonymous, 1520 - 1644 print Along the framework for show cut off. Bag -playing man with two children in the basket on his back, next to him a woman with a child on the shoulder. They carry a donkey, loaded with children. At the front, a boy with an owl walks on the shoulder, a dog sniffs next to him. paper etching Eulenspiegel. beggar. bagpipe, musette - CC - out of doors
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Donkey who shit golden pieces, Johann Theodor de Bry, After Anonymous, 1596 print A donkey is - like a "donkey stretch" - shit on a landing gold pieces, which are greedyly taken care of by ecclesiastical and secular prelates. Citizens of all sorts of ranks: men, women and children, crackling and a fool are struggling to the donkey, because this '... can order Gelts Genug', as the explanation in the table of contents (of the album) mentions. De Bry has taken over the performance with some changes from a contemporary German cartoon. It is striking that the Pope, who tries to absorb money on the cartoon in his tiara, has been omitted by the Bry paper engraving Existence and Modes of Existence (+ emblematical representation of concept). Greed, Covetousness, Cupidity; 'Cupidití' (Ripa). ass, donkey (+ riding back to front on animal). treasure hunting, goldrush
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The meeting of Diogenes of Sinope and Alexander the Great 1784 Quirin Mark. The meeting of Diogenes of Sinope and Alexander the Great. Quirin Mark (Austrian, Littau 1753-1811 Vienna). 1784. Engraving; first state of two (undescribed). Prints
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Saint Bernard presenting the host to Guillaume X, duc de Guyenne. Artist: Sébastien Leclerc I (French, Metz 1637-1714 Paris). Dimensions: sheet: 2 15/16 x 4 7/16 in. (7.4 x 11.3 cm). Date: n.d.. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Woodcut by Hans Schäufelin, 1535, depicting 'The Beautiful Magelona', illustrating figure, clothing, and narrative scene in Renaissance German printmaking.
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Della Bella, Stefano (known as Etienne de la Belle) (n.1610-05-18-D.1664-08-22), a two-year-old child discovers the place where André had hidden so as not to be elected bishop . Tenth issue of a sequence of 20 pieces (main title). Etching. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.
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The Four Latin Fathers of the Church. Dated: 1510/1515. Dimensions: overall: 16 x 21.6 cm (6 5/16 x 8 1/2 in.). Medium: pen and brown ink over black chalk on vellum. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Workshop of Valentijn van Orley.
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Ascension Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528). Ascension, 1509-1511; edition of 1511. Woodcut on laid paper, Sheet: 5 1/8 x 4 in. (13 x 10.2 cm). European Art 1509-1511; edition of 1511
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The Levite with his concubine is offered overnight in Gibeah. Draughtsman: Abraham Delfos. After Gerbrand van den Eeckhout. Dating: 1779. Measurements: h 389 mm × w 349 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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David is Welcomed after Killing Goliath, and Saul's Jealousy. Dated: 1547. Medium: etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Augustin Hirschvogel.
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Amsterdam, Luyken, Caspar, Elia and the widow of Sarepta, verso - manuscript in brown ink, print, prints, verso - stamped, 132, height 115 mm, width 148 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1672-12-18 - 1708-10-04, print maker, printmaker, 1712 - 1712, paper, papier, etching
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Amsterdam, Lamsveld, Willem van, Coup, Willem de, Damme, Andries van, Visscher, Barent, Luyken, Caspar, David, accompanied by Abishai and Ahimelech, finds Saul sleeping in his tent, Samuel appears to Saul at the Witch of Endor, verso - stamped, Two representations of a plate. Numbered at the top right: 320 and 323., print, book illustration, prints, images, height 156 mm, width 88 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1672-12-18 - 1708-10-04, print maker, printmaker, 1698 - 1698, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Publication (Event), Publicatie, publisher, uitgever, Nederlands
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Lichas Bringing the Garment of Nessus to Hercules, from The Labors of Hercules. Sebald Beham; German, 1500-1550. Date: 1542. Dimensions: 52 × 78 mm (image/plate); 54 × 80 mm (sheet). Engraving in black on ivory laid paper. Origin: Germany. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: Hans Sebald Beham.
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Title page for a tract on friendship in ancient society. Two friends in antique clothing shake hands. One gives a coin or other round object to the other., Two men shaking hands Title page for G.F. Tomasinus, De tesseris hospitalitatis liber singularis, in quo jus hospitii universum, apud veteres potissimum, expenditur. Amsterdam, 1670, print maker: Abraham Bloteling, (mentioned on object), anonymous, publisher: Andreas Frisius, Amsterdam, 1670, paper, engraving, etching, h 120 mm × w 65 mm
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Three Peasants in Conversation (reverse copy). Artist: After Albrecht Dürer (German, Nuremberg 1471-1528 Nuremberg); Luigi Guidotti. Dimensions: Sheet: 4 1/2 × 3 1/4 in. (11.5 × 8.2 cm). Date: n.d.. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Old age, anonymous, after Gerard van Groeningen, 1560 drawing An old man sits at a table close to the fireplace, drink is poured in front of him. Opposite is a woman who offers him a meal. paper. paint (coating) brush the ages of man
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The Risen Christ between Saint Andrew and Saint Longinus. Artist: Andrea Mantegna (Italian, Isola di Carturo 1430/31-1506 Mantua). Dimensions: plate: 12 3/8 x 11 3/8 in. (31.5 x 28.9 cm). Date: ca. 1472.This print belongs to a core group of seven engravings that traditionally have been attributed to the great Renaissance artist Andrea Mantegna. Rich effects of tone and modeling are achieved through parallel diagonal hatching, so finely rendered in this print that the lines appear to dissolve. Strong contors, which are as varied and malleable as a pen line, powerfully carve out the figures. The extraordinary dexterity with which the engraving tool is handled separates this group of seven from other prints produced in the same Mantegnesque" vein, such as the anonymous Four Dancing Muses nearby. The execution of this print, which depicts the Roman soldier, Longinus, who pierced Christ's side, is probably connected to the founding of the Church of Sant'Andrea in Mantua (1472), which housed
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Darius I, Darius the Great, c. 550-486 BC. Third king of the Persian Achaemenid Empire. With state umbrellas and attendants, from a carving of the doo
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Raymond Diocrès Speaking During His Funeral (from the Life of Saint Bruno of Cologne). Artist: Daniele Crespi (Italian, Busto Arsizio 1597/1600-1630 Milan). Dimensions: 12 3/16 x 8 1/4 in. (31 x 21 cm). Date: 1628-29.Daniele Crespi, who lived to be barely thirty-three years old and who nevertheless is counted among the leading Italian Baroque painters, hailed from the region of Lombardy. He was active mainly in Milan. His artistic vocabulary seems dazzling for its energy of figural pose, expressive gesture, and dramatic light. This virtuoso drawing relates to a very well known project of the artist's mature career, and the treatment of the subject matter is highly expressive. This drawing was preparatory for the 'Resurrection of Raymond Diocrés', a scene frescoed around 1628-29 by Daniele Crespi on the west nave of the Carthusian Monastery - or Certosa - in Garegnano, near Milan. The composition, randered in a dramatic chiaroscuro, portrays the blessed Diocrés rising from the bier be
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At the Diet of Wislica, Kazimierz (Casimir) III Wielki (the Great) introduces legal reforms.
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Antwerp, Jode, Gerard de, Snellinck, Jan (I), Collaert, Hans (I), The twelve Judges of Israel, Samgar and Barak, verso center bottom - stamped, In the foreground the third and fourth Judges of Israel: Samgar and Barak. In the background two stories from their time. On the left, Shamgar defeats the Philistine army with an ox goad. On the right in the background, general Sisera is murdered by Yael in her tent. The print has a Latin caption., print, prent, prints, height 213 mm, width 262 mm, South Netherlands (before 1775), 1540 - 1581, print maker, printmaker, 1585 - 1585, paper, papier, engraving, graveren (drukprocedé), Work conception, South Netherlands, 1544 - 1638-10-01, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, North Netherlands, 1509 - 1591-02-05, publisher
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Italian 16th Century, Sacrifice, c 1510 1530 Sacrifice
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Second bas-relief of a 12th century sarcophagus. Spectators and supporters of duelling knights in a joust outside the city gates. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico after from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence, Italy, 1844.
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Sts. Thomas and Bartholomew. Artist: Monogrammist G.Z. (German, active ca. 1514-21). Dimensions: sheet: 10 1/4 x 7 in. (26 x 17.8 cm). Date: 1518. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Christ in Emmaus, from The Small Passion. Artist: Albrecht Dürer (German, Nuremberg 1471-1528 Nuremberg). Dimensions: sheet: 5 1/16 x 3 7/8 in. (12.9 x 9.8 cm). Date: ca. 1510. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Dood van Pentheus, Antonio Tempesta, 1606 print During a Bacchian orgy, Pentheus is beaten to death by his mother Agave and other women. Title in Latin in STUDMARGE. print maker: Italypublisher: Antwerp paper etching death of Pentheus: during a Bacchic orgy he is torn to pieces by his mother Agave and other women
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Sculptor works on an image of Hercules; Digna Laboratis Respondet Praemia CVRIS; Denis Lebey de Batilly, Emblemata, 1596. In his workshop, a sculptor is making a picture of the God Hercules. On a table there are already images from Mercury and a picture of a woman.
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Daughters of Pelias kill their father, Antonio Tempesta, 1606 print Medea, driving through the air on her carriage, forces the daughters of the sleeping Pelias to kill their father. Title in Latin in STUDMARGE. print maker: Italypublisher: Antwerp paper etching the daughters of Pelias kill their father in his bed; Medea plunges his body in boiling water
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Rome, Mascardi, Giacomo, Lauro, Magesyn der Italiaense bouwen, Antiquae Urbis Splendor, Klassieke monumenten, Columna Bellica ad Portam Carmentalem, Column at the Porta Carmentalis in Rome, View of Rome with a column (the Columna Bellica) at the Porta Carmentalis and a round temple (possibly the temple for the goddess Carmenta). In the background on the right a circus. Soldiers and other figures stand between the buildings. Text in Latin in the bottom margin. The print is part of an album., print, picture, album sheet, prints, pictures, height 175 mm, width 236 mm, Italian, print maker, printmaker, 1612 - 1628, paper, papier, etching, etchings, 1567 - 1634, printer, drukker
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The Lord of Rochechouart Receives a Royal Messenger 15th Century Jean Foquet (1420-1477/1481/French) Miniature
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Thomas flight from prison, Cornelis Boel, Otto van Veen, 1610.
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Antwerpen, Peeters, Martinus, Heemskerck, Maarten van, Galle, Philips, Example women from the Old and New Testament, Abigaïl, Antwerp, Abigaïl stands in a landscape with loaves of bread in one hand and a jug of drink in the other. Next to her is a basket with loaves of bread and two jugs. She was going to bring this food and drink to David and his men, after her husband Nabal, who is sitting in the background on the right, had refused to give David food. Below the representation is an explanatory text in Latin. This print is part of an album., print, album sheet, prints, height 214 mm, width 245 mm, Southern Netherlands, 1537 - 1612-03-29, print maker, printmaker, 1558 - 1562, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Northern Netherlands, 1498 - 1574, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1500 - 1570, publisher
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Scholar and soldier talk about time; SIC Oborne Scribitur Hora Tibi; Denis Lebey de Batilly, emblemata, 1596. A scholar and a soldier sit side by side on a couch. The scholar has books with itself and a pointer. The soldier carries a helmet and a sword. The scholar points to a sundial to a house. Among the sundial is a young man with an hourglass in his hands. In the background you can see two couples walking through the city.
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Hatter De Hoedemaaker (title on object) The Menselyk Bedryf (series title), handicrafts, craftsman at work, hatter, Caspar Luyken, Amsterdam, 1694, paper, etching, h 140 mm × w 79 mm
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Two men walking above a city; representing harmony of religious or political states. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.
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Lebey de Batilly, Denis, Frankfurt am Main, Bry, Theodor de, Boissard, Jean Jacques, Denis Lebey de Batilly, Emblemata, 1596, IN SCIOLOS DOCTORVM ARISTARCHOS, Philosopher with book and raised index finger, verso - stamped, A philosopher stands in a town square. In his hand he holds an open book, with his other hand he makes a speaking gesture. The train of his cloak is drawn by two dogs., print, book illustration, emblem, prints, height 65 mm, width 80 mm, South Netherlands, 1528 - 1598-03-27, print maker, printmaker, 1596 - 1596, fourth quarter 16th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1528 - 1598, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, writer