Classical Busts and Portraits

Prints showcase antique busts, emphasizing philosophical figures from history while reflecting artistic techniques of their time.

DEMOSTHENES Greek orator and statesman Date: 384 - 322 BC

Sophocles Stecher: Nordheim, Johann Georgdatierung: 1840/1853

Anacreon .

Spanish Crown, Vorsterman, Lucas (I), Rubens, Peter Paul, Antwerp, Antique busts, Bust of Plato, Bust of Plato. Print from a series of twelve prints with antique busts, four of which by Lucas Vorsterman I and eight by Boëtius Adamsz. Bolswert., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 295 mm, width 191 mm, Southern Netherlands, 1595 - 1675, print maker, printmaker, 1630 - 1638, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1577-06-28 - 1640-05-30, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, after an image by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, uitgever, verlener, verlener van privilege

Sophocles (after Rubens) 1638 Paulus Pontius Flemish. Sophocles (after Rubens) 398619

Marcus Aurelius (121-180) was born in 121 to a prominent family in Iberian Baetica. Marcus Aurelius, along with future joint emperor Lucius Verus, was adopted by Antoninus Pius upon his own adoption as heir by Hadrian. Marcus Aurelius was a nephew of Antoninus' wife, and soon became his favoured son. When Antoninus Pius passed away in 161, Marcus Aurelius became co-emperor with his adopted brother Lucius Verus, though he was resistant to becoming emperor at first. Marcus refused to take office unless Lucius was given equal powers, upsetting the senate's wishes to confirm Marcus alone. Together they co-ruled the Empire until Lucius' death from plague in 169, the first time Rome had ever been ruled by two emperors. Marcus Aurelius defeated a resurgent Parthian Empire during his reign, also successfully waging the Marcomannic Wars in central Europe. Marcus was a stern follower of Stoicism, and his writings on it, commonly known as 'Meditations', are some of the more significant sources on

DEMOSTHENES Greek orator and statesman Date: 384 - 322 BC

Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor.

Thales of Milet.

Otto I (912-973), also known as Otto the Great, was the oldest son of King Henry I and inherited the Duchy of Saxony as well as kingship of East Francia, then increasingly known as Germany, when his father died in 936.

Bust of a man with beard. .

Belli, Valerio.

Isocrates, 436 to 338 B.C. Ancient Greek rhetorician, one of the ten Attic orators, coloured woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825, Historical, digital reproduction

Portrait of humanist and writer Pietro Bembo, print maker: Giuseppe Benaglia, (mentioned on object), Giuseppe Benaglia, (mentioned on object), Italy, 1806 - 1830, paper, engraving, h 145 mm × w 95 mm

Rubens, Peter Paul, Southern Netherlands, Galle, Cornelis (I), Portrait bust of Seneca, verso - stamped, Portrait bust of the philosopher Seneca, placed in a niche. The name on a console below the niche., print, prints, height 310 mm, width 193 mm, 1576 - 1650-03-29, print maker, printmaker, 1586 - 1650, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1577-06-28 - 1640-05-30, after a design by, after an image by

Solon, c. 640 B. C. - c. 560 B. an Athenian statesman and lyricist, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Justinus .

The 1884 caption reads: "Septimius Severus Bust in Museum in Louvre." Lucius Septimius Severus (AD 145-211) was born in what is now Libya and became Roman emperor in AD 193 after a ruthless campaign against his rivals. He rose from relative mediocrity to start a new dynasty and his tenure as emperor was characterized by battling usurpers and brutal military campaigns in Parthia and Britain.

Thales of Miletus born circa 624 BC died circa 546 BC. Pre-Socratic Greek philosopher from Miletus. One of the Seven Sages of Greece. From the book Crabbes Historical Dictionary published 1825.

Gelium, Giovanni Battista.

Bust of a bearded man in chest harness, from the front. The print is part of an album with a series of prints to the sculptures in the collection of Gerard Reynst.

The sanctuary of Zeus in Dodona, the Bens of Dodona with the oak wreath and veil, bronze bust, Greece, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown, Europe

Archimedes of Syracuse, Sicily, 287 BC to 212 BC Mathematician, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Michel de lHospital (1505-1573). French writer and politician. Counsellor in the Parlement of Paris (1537), ambassador to the Council of Trent and Chancellor of France (1560-1573). Catherine de Medici commissioned him to try to re-establish peaceful coexistence between Catholics and Protestants, although he failed in this attempt. Portrait. Engraving. Sciences & Lettres au Moyen Age et à l'époque de la Renaissance. Paris, 1877.

Official, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from an original from the 19th century.

Herodotus (484-425 BC), Greek Historian, Woodcut from "Les Vrais Pourtraits et vies des Hommes Illustres", Andre Thevet, 1584

Bust of Herodotus of Halicarnassus, 490-480 B. C. c. 424 B. was an ancient Greek historian, geographer and ethnologist, bust in Naples, Italy, digital improved reproduction of an original 19th century print, Europe

Plato (428/427 BC-348/347 BC). Greek philosopher. Portrait. Engraving by Geoffroy. "Historia Universal", by César Cantú. Volume I, 1854. Author: Charles Geoffroy (1819-1882). French engraver.

Marcus Modus Asiaticus. Line engraving by G. van der Gucht, 1723, after W. Stukeley.

EUCLID Greek mathematician Date: FLOURISHED 300BC

Portrait bust of Socrates Socrates Paradigmata graphices variorum artificum , print maker: Jan de Bisschop, (mentioned on object), anonymous, (mentioned on object), Northern Netherlands, 1666 - 1671, paper, etching, h 149 mm × w 108 mm

Seneca, Lucius Annaeus.

Jacobus de Breuck, Paulus Pontius, 1603-1658, Flemish, after Sir Anthony Van Dyck, 1599-1641, Flemish, active in Britain (1620-21; 1632-34; 1635-41), ca.1635, Line engraving on medium, slightly textured, blued white, laid paper, Sheet: 8 7/8 × 6 11/16 inches (22.5 × 17 cm) and Image: 8 9/16 × 6 11/16 inches (21.7 × 17 cm)

Portrait of Attila, King of Huns

Portrait bust of Democritus Paradigmata graphices variorum artificum , print maker: Jan de Bisschop, anonymous, Northern Netherlands, 1666 - 1671, paper, etching, h 170 mm × w 110 mm

Pedanius Dioscorides (circa 4090 CE) was a Greek physician, pharmacologist and botanist, the author of a 5-volume encyclopedia about herbal medicine and related medicinal substances (a pharmacopeia), that was widely read for more than a thousand years. A native of Anazarbus, Cilicia, Asia Minor, Dioscorides practiced in Rome at the time of Nero. He was a surgeon with the army of the emperor, so he had the opportunity to travel extensively, seeking medicinal substances (plants and minerals) from all over the Roman and Greek world.

Euripides (c. 480-c.406 BC). Tragedian of classical Athens. Portrait. Engraving, 19th c. Color.

Socrates. c. 470 BC - 399 BC. Classical Greek (Athenian) philosopher. After a 19th century work by Willem van Senus.

EURIPIDES Greek playwright Date: 5th Century BC

An apostle raising his eyes in prayer, in an oval frame, from Christ, the Virgin, and Thirteen Apostles. Artist: After Guido Reni (Italian, Bologna 1575-1642 Bologna); Anonymous, 17th century. Dimensions: Sheet: 3 3/4 × 3 1/8 in. (9.6 × 7.9 cm). Series/Portfolio: Christ, the Virgin and Thirteen Apostles. Date: 1600-1640.From Christ, the Virgin and Thirteen Apostles, a series of fifteen busts in oval frames printed from one plate, after Reni. Verso not visible as print is laid to another sheet of paper. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Bust of Aeschylus, 525 BC - 456 BC, before Sophocles and Euripides is the oldest of the three great poets of Greek tragedy, bust in the Vatican, Italy, digital improved reproduction of an original print from the 19th century.

Aristophanes, (born between 450 BC and 444 BC in Athens, died around 380 BC) was a Greek comic poet, coloured woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825, Historical, digital reproduction

Socrates. Line engraving by P. Pontius, 1638, after Sir P. P. Rubens.

Michel Lasne, Pierre de Ronsard Pierre de Ronsard

Democritus. Line engraving by L. Vorsterman after P. P. Rubens.

Adulthood, Anonymous, After Maarten van Heemskerck, 1548 - 1570 print Personification of maturity in the form of a head of a soldier with a helmet, looking to the right. The head is surrounded by an oval with an edge writing. print maker: Low Countriespublisher: Antwerp paper engraving head (human). Maturity. adult man. human life divided into stages, e.g. three, four, seven, twelve stages (with NUMBER)

Academy study to plaster of antique bust of a man with beard. Artist: anonymous. Draughtsman: Johannes Tavenraat. Dating: 1819 - 1881. Measurements: h 530 mm × w 355 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Heraclitus of Ephesus, also known as the Dark or Weeping Philosopher, born around 535 BC, died around 475 BC, pre-Socratic Greek philosopher. From the book Crabbes Historical Dictionary, published in 1825, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Heraclitus .

Theokritos, (born around 270 BC) was an ancient Greek poet, coloured woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825, Historical, digital reproduction

Bust of a man with curly hair and beard, Jacobus Buys, Anonymous, c. 1740 - c. 1801.

William Blake, 1757-1827, British, Theocritus, 1821. Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper.

Bust of Pericles, a prominent and influential Greek statesman, orator and general of Athens during the Golden Age

Vavrinec Laurentius Span à Spanow. Line engraving by J. Baltzer after J. Kleinhard, 1772.

Alcibiades son of Cleinias, prominent Athenian statesman, orator, and general in ancient Greece, 5th Century BC. Ancient Greece, Europe. Old 19th century engraved illustration from El Mundo Ilustrado 1880

Apostle Paul S. Pavlvs (title on object), The Apostle Paul, busted to the left. He has the handle of a sword in his hand, the apostle Paul of Tarsus, possible attributes: book, scroll, sword, Gerrit Gauw (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1604 - 1638, paper, engraving, w 357 mm × h 469 mm

Portrait of Greek philosopher Plato, Ancient Greece History. Old 19th century engraved illustration from El Mundo Ilustrado 1879

Lucius Aelius Caesar (101 ñ 138 AD) became the adopted son and intended successor of Roman Emperor Hadrian, but never attained the throne.

Theocritus .

Colossal Head of Zeus, Otricoli Mask, Illustration, Ridpath's History of the World, Volume I, by John Clark Ridpath, LL. D., Merrill & Baker Publishers, New York, 1894

NAPLES The National Museum of Caracalla sculpture (bust) Summer, Giorgio (Georg) (1834 1914)

Homer gilt als Verfasser der Ilias und der Odyssee und damit als frühester Dichter des Abendlandes, Büste im Kapitolinischen Museum in Rom, Italien, d...

Zaleukos 7th century BC Greek lawgiver from the Epizephyrian Locri in Italy Author of the first written Greek law code, the Locrian Code from the book Crabbs Historical Dictionary from 1825, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Alkibiades, Alkibiades, c. 450 BC - 404 BC an important Athenian statesman, orator and general, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Apollonius of Tyana born circa. 15 AD died circa. 100 AD. Greek Neopythagorean philosopher and teacher. From the book Crabbes Historical Dictionary published 1825.

Florence, Ermini, Pietro, Italy, Morghen, Raphael, Portrait of poet Ludovico Ariosto, verso - stamped, print, prints, height 330 mm, width 230 mm, Italian, 1758-06-19 - 1833-04-08, print maker, printmaker, 1768 - 1833, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), etching, intermediary draughtsman

Pittacus from Mytilene, born around 640 BC Chr., Died 568 BC Chr. Greek philosopher. One of the seven wise Greece and Mytilen General. From the book Crabbes Historical Dictionary, published in 1825., Historically, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, Record Date Not Stated

Bust of St. Joseph in an Oval Claude Mellan French. Bust of St. Joseph in an Oval 392324

Marcus Terentius Varro, 116 v. Chr.- 27 v. Chr, war der bedeutendste römische Polyhistor / Marcus Terentius Varro, 116 B.C.-27 B.C., was the most important Roman polyhistor, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original artwork from the time / digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus der damaligen Zeit, genaues Originaldatum nicht bekannt.

Plato was born between 428 and 427 BC and died between 348 and 347 BC. Classical Greek philosopher, mathematician, author of philosophical dialogues and founder of the Academy in Athens. From the book Crabbes Historical Dictionary, published in 1825, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Quinto Septimio Florente Tertuliano (155-222), apologista y teólogo cartaginés convertido al cristianismo.

Servius Sulpicius GALBA Roman emperor, murdered by Otho Date: 3 BC - 69 AD

Aristotle by Raphael, Fresco, 1509-1511, 1483-1520, Vatican, Apostolic Palace

Marcus Terentius Varro, (born 116 BC in Reate in Sabine, today Rieti, died 27 BC) was the most important Roman polyhistor, coloured woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825, Historical, digital reproduction

Charlemagne (742/747/748-814), also known as Charles the Great or Charles I was the eldest child of King of the Franks, Pepin the Short. He took the Frankish throne after his father's death in 768, initially co-ruling with his brother Carloman I, who died in 771, leaving Charlemagne as undisputed ruler of the Franks. Charlemagne considered himself a protector of the papacy, and invaded northern Italy to remove the Lombards from power, becoming King of Italy in 774. He also led incursions into Muslim Spain and campaigned against the Saxons of the east, Christianising them upon penalty of death, resulting in events such as the Massacre of Verden. Uniting large swathes of Western Europe during the early Middle Ages, Charlemagne reached the height of his power when he was crowned 'Emperor of the Romans' in 800, recognised as the true successor of the Roman emperors of old. Now ruling as Holy Roman emperor, Charlemagne's conquests instigated the Carolingian Renaissance, a period of enlighte

Orazio Gentileschi, Lucas Vosterman I, from the work of Anton Van Dyck, Museo de Bellas Artes, Bilbao, Spain, Europe

Demosthenes .

MORALES , CRISTOBAL. COMPOSITOR ESPAÑOL. 1500-1553. GRABADO RETRATO. BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL. MADRID.

Head of an old man, looking to the right, Anonymous, 1650 - 1800

Bust of Aeschylus, 525 BC, 456 BC, poet of Greek tragedy, woodcut, Greece, Europe

Miltiades .

Bust of Terence, the Dramatist, a playwright of the Roman Republic.

Father Lutma 1669-1681 Netherlands. Punched engraving with etching in black, with plate tone and traces of brush and black wash, on cream laid paper . Janus Lutma, II

Aischylos, ca. 525 v. Chr. bis ca. 456 v. Chr. Antiker griechischer Dramatiker. Aus dem Buch History of the World von Harmsworth, erschienen 1908., Historisch, digital restaurierte Reproduktion von einer Vorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Record date not stated

John Flaxman, Antique Bearded Head Antique Bearded Head

Strozzi, Pietro.

Jacques Cujas (1522-1590). French jurist. Portrait. Engraving. Sciences & Lettres au Moyen Age et a l'epoque de la Renaissance. Paris, 1877.

Xenocrates of Chalkedon.

DEMOCRITUS Greek philosopher

Ludovico Ariosto (1474-1533). Poeta italiano. Italia. S.XVI.

Brother Fanfulla, terracotta bust by Raffaele Angeletti (1842-1899) presented at the National exhibition of Fine Arts in Turin. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Ilustración Artística 1882

Judas, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1847.

Aelius Galenus or Claudius Galenus, Ad129 to C.199/217, alias Galen of Pergamon. Roman physician, surgeon and philosopher, coloured woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825, Historical, digital reproduction

Ludovico Ariosto 1474-1533. Italian poet. From the book 'Gallery of Portraits' published London 1833.

Francesco de' Rossi, (15101563), also known as Francesco Salviati or Il Salviati, Florentine painter

Historical illustration from the 19th Century, portrait of Giovanni Pontano or Iohannes Iovianus Pontanus, 1429 - 1503, an Italian humanist in the 15th Century

Portrait Bust of a Man, Perhaps a Priest of Serapis; Roman Empire; 180 - 220; Marble with polychromy and gilding; 79.5 × 49 × 27 cm (31 5,16 × 19 5,16 × 10 5,8 in.)

Figures from an 18th century colouring book. Professionally coloured example of a bust of an old man with beard and plain version. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Robert Sayers The Artists Vade Mecum, Being the Whole Art of Drawing, London, 1766.

SIMON GEORGE gentleman from Cornwall, notable for having his portrait done by Holbein Date: circa 1536

Ammanati, Bartolommeo .

Historical drawing from the 19th Century, portrait of Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1475 - 1553, a German painter and printmaker of the Renaissance

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