Classical Engravings of Biblical Narratives

Detailed engravings representing biblical events and figures, characterized by classical themes, intricate compositions, and thoughtful representations.

Engraver: Giorgio Ghisi, Italian, 1520-1582, After: Francesco Rossi, called Salviati, Italian, 1510-1563, Visitation, after 1538painting, after1538, Engraving, sheet: 32.5 × 49 cm (12 13/16 × 19 5/16in.), Made in Italy, Italian, 16thcentury, Works on Paper -Prints

Antwerp, Jode, Gerard de, Cleve, Marten van (I), Sadeler, Johann (I), Thesaurus sacrarum historiarum veteris testamenti, elegantissimis imaginibus expressum excellentissimorum in hac arte virorum opera: nunc primum in lucem editus, History of Moses before the Exodus, Plagues of frogs, mosquitoes and horseflies, In the foreground the second plague that God let come upon Egypt: a plague of frogs. A group of people are sitting at a table with frogs all around. In the background the pharaoh is attacked by mosquitoes and horseflies. In the background Aaron with his staff and Moses. Below the image a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Ex. 8. This print is part of an album., print, prent, albumblad, prints, prenten, height 201 mm, width 286 mm, Zuid-Nederlands, 1550 - 1600-08, print maker, prentmaker, 1585 - 1585, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1527 - 1581, after a design from, Publication (Event), Publication, Northern Netherlands, 1509 - 1591-0

Kiliaan, Cornelis, Antwerp, Galle, Philips, Straet, Jan van der, Southern Netherlands, Cornelis (I), The life of John the Baptist, The head of John the Baptist is brought to Herod, verso - stamped, Herod lies down at his banquet under a canopy. Salome hands the bowl with the head of John the Baptist to a servant. In the foreground on the right a dwarf. Outside in the distance Christ can be seen with his disciples., print, prent, prints, prenten, Corne Galle sculp., lower left - engraved, Ioan. Stradan. invent., Phls. Galle excud., lower right - engraved, height 225 mm, width 275 mm, 1576 - 1650-03-29, print maker, printmaker, 1595 - 1612, first quarter 17th century, second quarter 17th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1523 - 1605-11-02, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1537 - 1612-03-29, publisher, 1530 - 1607-04-15, writer

La Condamnation a Mort (Jesus Sentenced to Death), from La Petite Passion (The Little Passion) 1624-25 Jacques Callot French. La Condamnation a Mort (Jesus Sentenced to Death), from La Petite Passion (The Little Passion). La Petite Passion. Jacques Callot (French, Nancy 1592-1635 Nancy). 1624-25. Etching; first state of two (Lieure). Prints

Antwerp, Jode, Gerard de, Groeningen, Gerard van, Muller, Harmen Jansz, Thesaurus sacrarum historiarum veteris testamenti, elegantissimis imaginibus expressum excellentissimorum in hac arte virorum opera: nunc primum in lucem editus, The story of Joshua, Rahab lets the spies escape through the window, The prostitute Rahab stands in her doorway and sends the soldiers sent to find Joshua's spies in the wrong direction. On the right we see how Rahab lets the two spies escape through her window with a rope. Below the image is a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Jos. 2. This print is part of an album., print, prent, albumblad, prints, prenten, height 210 mm, width 289 mm, Dutch, 1540 - 1617-10-07, print maker, printmaker, 1585 - 1585, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, South Netherlands, 1515 - 1599, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, North Netherlands, 1509 - 1591-02-05, publisher

Rubens, Peter Paul, Leeuw, Willem van der, Sancta Catharina Virgo Et Martyr Passa Est Sub Maximino, Martyrdom of St. Catherine, verso - stamped, Saint Catherine kneels with her hands tied together on a cushion. On the left the executioner who will behead her with a sword. Women stand around Catherine, one of them blindfolds the saint. A priest points Catherine to a statue of Apollo. In the air, angels fly with a palm branch and laurel wreath. In the foreground, a dog, sacrificial lamb and fasces., print, prent, prints, height 542 mm, width 406 mm, Zuid-Nederlands, 1603, print maker, printmaker, 1613 - 1665, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1577-06-28 - 1640-05-30

Papal court, Rome, Rossi, Giovanni Giacomo de', Vatican City, Raphael, Italy, Bartoli, Pietro Sante, Scenes from the life of Pope Leo X, Captivus inter obstrepentiu hostium insultationes, securitatem, libertatemq. sibi comparat, Giovanni de' Medici escapes from captivity, Giovanni de' Medici escapes from captivity in France. A procession of people and horses to the right. On the right a reclining female figure on a bed of straw. Title in bottom margin. Numbered bottom center: 7., print, prints, height 119 mm, width 267 mm, Italian, 1615 - 1700-11-07, print maker, printmaker, 1645 - 1700, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1483-04-07 - 1520-04-07, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1627 - 1691, publisher, uitgever van, privage granter

Gian Jacopo Caraglio after Parmigianino, The Marriage of the Virgin, c 1526 The Marriage of the Virgin

Jona predicts the downfall of Nineve, Philips Galle, After Maarten van Heemskerck, 1566 print Jonah stands on a square in Nineve and predicts the residents of their city. Many people throw themselves on the ground in a panic. Haarlem paper engraving when Jonah arrives in the city of Nineveh he foretells its destruction in forty days

Hercules driving off the cattle of Geryon, at the right are the nymphs of Hesperides. Artist: Giulio Bonasone (Italian, active Rome and Bologna, 1531-after 1576). Dimensions: sheet: 11 5/8 x 17 3/8 in. (29.5 x 44.2 cm). Date: 1531-76. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Jacques Callot, King and Queen in Consultation about the Turks, 1612 King and Queen in Consultation about the Turks

Aegidius Sadeler's copper engraving depicts Minerva introducing painting to the free arts, illustrating classical allegory and 16th-century engraving technique.

Amsterdam, Hoeye, François van den, Vinckboons, David (I), Bremden, Daniël van den, Northern Netherlands, Brun, Frans, Group portrait of Frederik Hendrik, Frederik V of Bohemia and Ernst Casimir, with their wives and children, 1627, 1627. Standing and sitting on a terrace with a view of the Binnenhof and the Hofvijver in The Hague. On the left between columns paintings of William I and Maurits, in front of that a min with the young prince William II. On the right a fountain with a statue of Fame conquering Death, with the coat of arms of Frederik Hendrik. A peacock drinks from the fountain. With a caption of 3 times 3 lines in Dutch (with the names of the people depicted) and a verse of 2 times 2 lines in Latin. Large print printed from two plates., print, prent, prints, prenten, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 485 mm, width 798 mm, 1600, print maker, prentmaker, 1627 - 1627, second quarter 17th century, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 15

Odysseus as beggar at the door of his house, Theodoor van Thulden, after Francesco Primaticcio, 1632 - 1633 print As a beggar, Odysseus is under a tree in front of his palace on Ithaca. Paris paper etching / engraving Ulysses, still in beggar's guise, arrives in the palace

Amsterdam, Luyken, Jan, The rich man and the poor Lazarus, recto - manuscript in brown ink, print, prints, verso - stamped, 81, height 118 mm, width 153 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1649-04-16 - 1712-04-05, print maker, printmaker, 1712 - 1712, paper, papier, etching, etchings

Parable of the bad rich n � 3: the rich on his death bed (Hollstein 46) Heinrich ALDEGREVER (or ALDEGREVER - 1502-V.1555 / 1561). Parable of the bad rich n � 3: the rich on his death bed (Hollstein 46). Burin, 1554.

Tintoretto, Jacopo, Braeu, Nicolaas, Matham, Jacob, Marriage of Mary and Joseph, verso - stamped, print, prints, recto lower right - stamped, height 268 mm, width 200 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1571-10-15 - 1631-01-20, print maker, printmaker, 1601 - 1605, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Italian, 1519 - 1594

Threats to the Netherlands; Allegories Dutch rebellion. Allegorical representation of the Netherlands threatened by the Roman Catholic Church and by the Geuzen or the Spanish army.

Alexander the Great Let the works of Homer safe store.

Hooghe, Romeyn de, Netherlands, Illustration for La coupe enchantée from Contes et nouvelles by Fontaine, verso - stamped, Illustration for La coupe enchantée from Contes et nouvelles by Fontaine. Festive company of Roman men around a table. One of the men drinks from a large jug. On the back of the sheet text in letterpress., book illustration, print, prints, height 69 mm, width 87 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1645-09-10 - 1708-06-15, print maker, printmaker, 1685 - 1685, fourth quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after own design by

Antwerp, Jode, Gerard de, Broeck, Crispijn van den, Wierix, Johannes, Mnimata Dominicae Passionis Historiam Necisque Nostrae Mortem Complexa, Passion of Christ, Flagellation of Christ, Christ, dressed in a loincloth and tied to a pillar, is being scourged with a rod by a soldier. Below the representation is a four-line text in Latin. This print is part of an album., print, album sheet, prints, height 167 mm, width 128 mm, Southern Netherlands, 1549 - 1618, print maker, printmaker, 1572 - 1572, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1524 - 1591, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, Northern Netherlands, 1509 - 1591-02-05, publisher

Artist: Pietro Testa, Italian, 1611/12-1650, Death ofCato, Etching, sheet: 28.1 × 41.7 cm (11 1/16 × 16 7/16in.), Italian, 17thcentury, Works on Paper -Prints

Gerard Hoet drawing of Eglon, king of the Moabites, discovered before his throne, from Judges 3:25. Executed with brush in gray tones over graphite pencil, with minor damage noted.

Vestaal Virgin Tucco carries water in a colander to prove her innocence. The Vestaal Virgin Tucco, at the Tiber River, which is depicted by a river god, bears water in a colander to prove her innocence. Romulus and Remus are in the foreground with a wolvin, the Lupa Capitolina. Illustration of the story of Pliny, Naturalis Historia. Fresh in Latin in three columns in undermarge.

Aeneas leaves for the battle; Si Periturus Abis, et Nos Rape in Omnia TCUM; Wanderings of Aeneas; L'ENEA Vagante Pitture dei caracci.aeneas leaves with sword and shield for battle. His wife and son, Creüsa and Ascanius, try to stop him. Numbered: V.

Jean Charles Levasseur after Hubert François Gravelot, Tremblez malheureux Roi, votre régne est passé Tremblez malheureux Roi, votre régne est passé

A pagan sacrifice. Etching by A. Fabri after Raphael.

Ritual Murder of Simon van Trente, Anonymous, 1550 - 1649 print Italy paper etching violent death by strangling. blood. the Jews, Jewish life. death of a child

Antipater shows Caesar his wounds.

The School of Athens. Ghisi, Giorgio (1520-1582), graphic artist, Cock, Hieronymus (ca 1510-1570), publisher, Rafael (1483-1520), painter

Untitled: Classical scene, Arthur Pond, ca. 1705-1758, British, 1740, Sheet: 9 x 12in. (22.9 x 30.5cm)

Folkema, Jacob, Personifications of Life and Death flanking a funeral procession, Two allegorical figures flank a scene of a funeral procession, wrapped in an ornate frame. The figure on the left symbolizes new life with a child in her arms and near a blossoming tree. The grieving figure on the right is depicted next to a dead tree and a skull and symbolizes death. Print marked at top right: 99., print, book illustration, prints, height 124 mm, width 173 mm, Dutch, 1692 - 1767, print maker, printmaker, 1722 - 1722, paper, etching, etchings, Work conception

The return of Gonesse. Samuel Bernard (1615-1687). The return of Gonesse. Etching.

This copper engraving by Francesco Cecchini depicts King Solomon delivering judgment, showing Solomon seated, two women presenting a child, and symbolic objects, created around 1790.

Dirck Volckertz Coornhert after Maerten van Heemskerck, The King Forgiving His Servant His Debt, 1554 The King Forgiving His Servant His Debt

Dido and Aeneas (recto); Three Figures Traced in Reverse from Recto and a Study of a Seated Man (verso). Artist: Anonymous, Italian, 16th century (Italian, active Central Italy, ca. 1550-1580). Dimensions: 6-1/4 x 8-11/16 in. (15.8 x 22.1 cm). Date: 16th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Jan Sadeler I, after Joos van Winghe, A Pleasure House, 1588 A Pleasure House

Minerva, V. Guigou Pass Marco Francesco Romanelli, 1637 - 1691 print Minerva is in a landscape and points to a round temple on a hill. The muses stand next to Minerva. Father's time is in the foreground on the left. print maker: Romeafter design by: Italypublisher: RomeVaticaanstad paper engraving (story of) Minerva (Pallas, Athena). (story of the) Muses; 'Muse' (Ripa). the Muses acting together (as group) - attributes. Father Time, man with wings and scythe

An ink and feather drawing depicting Christ collapsing under the scourge, showing his body and posture in a moment of suffering.

Amsterdam, Visscher, Claes Jansz. (II), Vos, Maerten de, Wierix, Antonie (II), Theatrum Biblicum Hoc Est Historiae Sacrae Veteris et Novi Testamenti Tabulis Aeneis Expressae, Passion of Christ, Pilate washes his hands in innocence, Christ is sentenced to death and taken away. Pilate washes his hands in innocence. In the presence of the crowd he washes his hands in a bowl of water. Below the depiction a four-line verse in Latin. At the bottom right the letters: gg. This print is part of an album., print, album sheet, prints, height 205 mm, width 128 mm, Southern Netherlands, 1559 - 1604-03, print maker, printmaker, 1585 - 1585, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1532 - 1603-12-04, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, Northern Netherlands, 1586 - 1652-06-19, publisher

AAP serves a company men at the table, Caspar Luyken, 1704 print Nuremberg paper etching / letterpress printing monkeys, apes. waiting at table

Plate 5: Psyche carried on a litter, from the 'Fable of Cupd and Psyche' 1530-60 Master of the Die Italian. Plate 5: Psyche carried on a litter, from the 'Fable of Cupd and Psyche' 370500

Amsterdam, Bouman, Gerrit, Laan, Adolf van der, Title page for: Abraham Titsingh, Surgical treatise On the stone and the stone carvings, 1731, Allegorical representation with Surgery and Minerva, verso - stamped, Surgery carries a tulip in a pot and a book with an image of Frère Jacques (brother Jacques de Beaulieu) and the motto Nec stirpi gloria desit. Minerva sits next to her and embraces her. On the right stands a woman with a crowned coat of arms of Amsterdam. At the top a putto flies with a spear and hourglass as the personification of Time and chases away Envy. In the background Apollo and Pegasus on Mount Parnassus. In the foreground are books and a putto with bladder stones., print, engraving, title page, prints, engravings, height 148 mm, width 97 mm, 1690 - 1742-05-09, print maker, printmaker, 1731 - 1731, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, after own design by, Publication (Event), Publication, Dutch, publisher

Caesonia killed her daughter by Lupus, Jan Luyken, 1704 print Amsterdam paper etching murder

Batseba serves Adonia's request to Salomo; History of Solomon; Theatrum Biblicum Hoc Est Historiae Sacrae Veteris et Novi Testamenti Tabulis Aeneis Expressae. Batseba is at the right hand of her son, King Solomon, and brings the demand by Solomon's brother Adonia to him. She asks ADONIA to the hand of Abisag. Solomon becomes furious and orders Adonia to kill. Adonia is pierced with a lance in the background. Under the show a reference in Latin to the Bible text in 1. 2:19. This print is part of an album.

Joseph interpreting Pharoahs Dreams. Artist: Lucas van Leyden, Netherlandish, 1494-1533

Antwerp, Jode, Gerard de, Snellinck, Jan (I), Collaert, Hans (I), Thesaurus sacrarum historiarum veteris testamenti, elegantissimis imaginibus expressum excellentissimorum in hac arte virorum opera: nunc primum in lucem editus, Historia Salomonis regis, History of Solomon, Judgement of Solomon, center bottom - engraved, King Solomon sits on his throne and passes judgment. In front of the throne are the two women who both claim the motherhood of the living child. The dead child lies on the ground. Solomon gives the order to have the living baby cut in two to determine who is the mother of the child. A man draws his sword and grabs the child by the arm. Below the image a reference in Latin to the Bible text in 1 Kings 3. The print is part of an album., print, picture, album sheet, prints, pictures, Femineas dirimit Regis...habere suam. 3 Reg. Cap. 3, height 187 mm, width 242 mm, South Netherlands (before 1775), 1540 - 1581, print maker, printmaker, 1579 - 1579, fourth quarter 16th centur

Sadeler, Johann (I), Vos, Maerten de, Keulen, Scenes from the New Testament, Stoning of Christ, verso center bottom - stamped, Christ leaves the temple of Jerusalem because the Jews want to stone him. In the foreground stones are picked up by some men. The print has a Latin caption with a Bible text (John 10) and is the last print in a series of four., print, prints, verso middle bottom - stamped, height 245 mm, width 203 mm, Southern Netherlands, 1550 - 1600-08, print maker, printmaker, 1582 - 1582, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1532 - 1603-12-04, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Heilige Familie Met Putti, Etienne Baudet (Possible), After Nicolas Poussin, 1648 - 1711 print France paper engraving Holy Family, and derived representations

Christ in the House of Martha and Mary (Luke 10:38-42) ca. 1700 Paolo Gerolamo Piola Italian The story is told in the Gospel according to St. Luke (10:38-42). In the course of a journey with his disciples, Jesus was welcomed into the house of a woman named Martha. While she was busy with the preparations of a meal, her sister Mary sat at the Lord's feet, listening to his words instead of helping with the household tasks. This stately tableau was no doubt intended for a monumental wall fresco. It could be associated with Piola's decorations in the church of Santa Marta in Genoa. However, in the picture in the church, the figures are reduced in number and the composition has a vertical axis. Paolo Gerolamo was a Geonese painter who specialized in rather lighthearted decorative frescoes for churches and palaces. This solemn composition is something of an exception in his work, and it reveals the classicizing influence of Carlo Maratta, with whom he studied in Rome.. Christ in the House of

Daniël unmasks the elders as traitors, Anonymous, After Johann Jakob von Sandrart, 1697 print paper etching Daniel exposes the elders as deceivers

Dood van Ananias, Gérard Audran, After Rafaël, 1650 - 1703 print publisher: ParisFrance paper etching / engraving Ananias, rebuked by Peter, falls down and dies between his gifts

Abdication of King Bermudo I (also Vermudo or Veremund; called the Deacon or the Monk). (c. 750 797); King of Asturias from 788 or 789 until his abdication in 791. Bermudo abdicated his throne under pressure to Alfonso II.

The Last Supper 1564 Gaspare Osello Italian. The Last Supper 405514

Antwerp, Jode, Gerard de, Coxie, Michiel (I), Sadeler, Johann (I), Thesaurus sacrarum historiarum veteris testamenti, elegantissimis imaginibus expressum excellentissimorum in hac arte virorum opera: nunc primum in lucem editus, History of Joseph, Joseph sold by his brothers, Joseph is pulled out of the pit and sold by his brothers to a group of Ishmaelites. Below the image a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Gen. 37. This print is part of an album., print, album leaf, prints, height 212 mm, width 263 mm, South Netherlands, 1550 - 1600-08, print maker, printmaker, 1585 - 1585, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1499 - 1592-03-10, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, North Netherlands, 1509 - 1591-02-05, publisher

The Henriade / Chant IX. unknown

Oath of the Nobles before the Chambre des Comptes. Artist: Étienne Pierre Adrien Gois (French, Paris 1731-1823 Paris). Dimensions: 13 3/8 x 21 7/16 in. (34 x 54.4 cm). Date: 1788. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

King Josia has the horses and wagons removed in honor of the sun, Philips Galle, After Maarten van Heemskerck, c. 1569 print King Josia stands on a staircase on the square in front of the temple and looks at how statues of horses and solar wagons are pulled from the templetingang and burned on the square. The statues were established in honor of the sun. Haarlem paper engraving Josiah removes the horses and burns the chariots used in the worship of the sun-god

. Two Germanic fathers kneel for germanicus and his entourage. They beging the field loss with their sons, which germanician caught during his last battle. The print is part of the History of General Germanicus.

Lazarus begges for the rich man's house, Hans Collaert (I) (Possible), after Lambert Lombard, after Maarten van Heemskerck, c. 1560 print Lazarus is in the gutter in front of the rich man's house. A festive dinner takes place in the house. Three musicians play for the rich man and his guidance. A servant points Lazarus the door and two dogs lick the ulcers to Lazarus' legs. Antwerp paper engraving the rich man (Dives) is feasting, while poor Lazarus is starving at the gate (dogs licking Lazarus' sores) (Luke 16:19-31)

Allegory on Louis XIV (top part), François de Poilly (I), After Charles Le Brun, 1668 print Thesis by Jean-Baptiste Colbert de Seignelay dedicated to Louis XIV. Fama blows the praise and Hercules drives on the king's car. In the background is a fountain with personifications of French rivers is under construction. France paper engraving / etching king. Fame; 'Fama', 'Fama buona', 'Fama chiara' (Ripa). ornamental fountain. (story of) Hercules (Heracles)

Coronation of Otto the Great in the Church of Saint'Ambrogio, Milan 1650 Germany. Johann Christophorus Storer was a leading artist in Lombardy in the mid-17th century when he executed this drawing of the coronation of Otto the Great, the first Holy Roman Emperor (r. 962ñ73), who brought Italy and Burgundy under German control.. Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, with graphite, on cream laid paper, incised for transfer with graphite, laid down on cream paper, laid down on cream board edged with gold . Johann Christoph Storer

Young man on throne speaks right in dispute between two men; The stricter of truth.

James Caldwall, 1739-1819, British, Coriolanus, Act IV, Scene III, Coriolanus, etc, 1803. Engraving.

Caesonia killed with her daughter by lupus.

Amsterdam, Visscher, Claes Jansz. (II), Broeck, Crispijn van den, Collaert, Hans (I), Theatrum Biblicum Hoc Est Historiae Sacrae Veteris et Novi Testamenti Tabulis Aeneis Expressae, Parable of the Prodigal Son, The Prodigal Son Squanders His Inheritance, The prodigal son squanders his inheritance in a brothel. In a garden he is embraced by a prostitute. Another woman fills his glass. On the left a dancing woman with tambourines and on the right an orchestra. Behind the prodigal son stands a jester. Below the representation a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Luke 15:13. This print is part of an album., print, album sheet, prints, height 200 mm, width 272 mm, Southern Netherlands (before 1775), 1540 - 1581, print maker, printmaker, 1585 - 1585, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Southern Netherlands, 1524 - 1591, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, Northern Netherlands, 1586 - 1652-06-19, publisher

Apollo entrusts Asclepius to Chiron; Ovidius' metamorphoses; Reflections by P. Ovidius Naso. Apollo gives his child Asclepius, which he has cut from Coronis' belly after he shot her, at the Centaur Chiron. In the background you can see how the daughter of Chiron changes in a horse, after being predicted how the future of Asclepius and her father will be. Under the show twice two fresh rules in Latin. The print is part of an album.

Young man on throne speaks right in dispute between two men, Johannes Christiaan Bendorp, 1825 print print maker: Netherlandspublisher: Rotterdam paper etching Justification, Vindication

Lazzaro Baldi / 'The Prodigal Son receiving his Inheritance'. XVII century. Grey wash, White lead, Black chalk on grey paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Julius Caesar is assassinated by Marcus Brutus and other political opponents during a Senate meeting. Assassination of Julius Caesar, print maker: Ludwig Gottlieb Portman, (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Jacques Kuyper, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1801, paper, etching, h 210 mm × w 128 mm

King Agrippa sees an owl above his throne, Jan Luyken, 1704 print Amsterdam paper etching / letterpress printing owls. throne

Nieuweveen, Jacobus van, Luyken, Jan, Amsterdam, Drunkenness and Gluttony Lead to Hell, verso bottom center - stamped, In the foreground Drunkenness, personified by three men around a table who have drunk too much. Below the table a pig. Behind one of the drunkards the devil. Two men point to the background where the gates of hell can be seen., print, engraving, book illustration, prints, engravings, height 92 mm, width 80 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1649-04-16 - 1712-04-05, print maker, printmaker, 1699 - 1699, paper, papier, etching, etchings, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, printer, drukker, bookseller

. The virtuous housewife spins wool and linen. Her duties help her. The print is based on spells 31:12: "The virtuous woman seeks wool and linen, and spins and weaves with joy." The image has a German caption and is part of a six-part print series that praises the activities of the virtuous housewife.

Antwerp, Galle, Philips, Goltzius, Hendrick, Cornelis (I), Litis Abusus, Abuse in litigation, Dangers of the process, verso - stamped, The female personification Good Justice (Bona Causa) must make her way between positive and negative personifications of law. On the left are the personifications Just Judge (Judices iusti), Skilled Lawyers (Advocati periti), Loyal Civil Service (Procurate res fideles) and Honest Witness (Testes veraces). On the right are Unreliable Witness (Testes falsi), Negligent Civil Service (Procuratores negligenites), Inexperienced Lawyers (Advocati imperiti) and Unjust Judge (Iudices iniusti). Each of these personifications threatens Good Justice with a spear. At the end of this dangerous road, Victory (Victoria) awaits her with a laurel wreath. The print has three captions (two in Latin and one in Dutch) and is part of an eight-part series on the abuses of litigation., print, prints, height 201 mm, width 276 mm, Zuid-Nederlands, 1576 - 1650-03-29, print maker,

Copper engraving by Raffaello Santi from 1550-1750 depicting a New Testament narrative, showing figures in dynamic poses with architectural and symbolic elements.

Jason and Medea at the altar of Diana, Antonio Tempesta, 1606 - 1638 print Jason and Medea are hand in hand in front of the altar of the goddess Diana. Title in Latin in STUDMARGE. paper etching Jason and Medea at the altar of Hecate (or Diana): Medea gives him a magic herb or ointment

Keizer Augustus en de Tiburtijnse Sibille, Niccolò Vicentino, After Parmigianino, c. 1540 - 1550 print The Tiburtine Sibille shows Emperor Augustus the appearance of an angel with Mary and the Christ child in the sky. Two male resources on the right. Italy paper the Tiburtine sibyl and Augustus: the sibyl reveals to the emperor a vision of the Madonna in heaven. Madonna: i.e. Mary with the Christ-child

Children's murder in Bethlehem, Sébastien Vouillemont, After Rafaël, 1641 print print maker: Romeafter design by: VaticaanstadItaly paper engraving the massacre of the innocents. temple, shrine ~ Roman religion. monument, statue

Clair-obscur woodcut by Antonio da Trento illustrating the martyrdom of St. Paulus and conviction of St. Peter, produced in three plates around 1524-1525.

Mentor and Telemachus arrive in Salento when Idomeneo was preparing a sacrifice to Jupiter for the success of the war. Old 18th century engraving from

Grammatica. Medium: etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Cornelis Schut I.

Avendo il Santo risuscitato un fanciullo...' by Nogari, created circa 1536-1601. Etching, plate mark dimensions 9 1/16 x 12 5/16 inches (23 x 31.2 cm), paper dimensions 11 7/16 x 17 7/16 inches (29 x 44.3 cm), on cream wove paper., 1801 - 1835

Title page for 'Stratonice', in: P. Quinault, Le theatre, part I, 1697, print maker: Caspar Luyken, publisher: Antoine Schelte, Amsterdam, 1697, paper, etching, h 117 mm × w 62 mm

EcceHomo. Artist: Hans Weiner, German, ca. 1570-ca. 1619

Plate 3: Psyche's two sisters are married to kings, with Psyche standing at left, accompanied by another king, 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 3: Psyche's two sisters are married to kings, with Psyche standing at left, accompanied by another king, 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

Antwerp, Jode, Gerard de, Groeningen, Gerard van, Amsterdam, Muller, Harmen Jansz, Thesaurus sacrarum historiarum veteris testamenti, elegantissimis imaginibus expressum excellentissimorum in hac arte virorum opera: nunc primum in lucem editus, Historia Iosuae, History of Joshua, Achan before Joshua, Achan is brought before Joshua, because he had stolen war booty. In the background Achan and his family are stoned. Below the scene a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Joshua 7. The print is part of an album., print, album leaf, prints, height 208 mm, width 289 mm, Dutch, 1540 - 1617-10-07, print maker, printmaker, 1567 - 1570, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, South Netherlands, 1515 - 1599, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, North Netherlands, 1509 - 1591-02-05, publisher

Drawing by Bernard Picart depicting an interior scene with two female figures, executed in gray pen and gray wash with raised shapes.

Group of people at fountain, Cornelis de Wael, Martinus van den Enden (I), 1630 - 1654

Huwelijk van Isak en Rebekka (blade 2).Left middle leaf of a representation of the marriage of Isaac and Rebekah, consisting of four blades printed of four plates.

Judith Displaying Holofernes's Head to the People of Bethulia, plate seven from The Story of Judith and Holofernes. Philip Galle (Netherlandish, 1537-1612); after Maarten van Heemskerck (Dutch, 1498-1574). Date: 1564. Dimensions: 203 x 248 mm (image); 205 x 251 mm (plate); 227 x 275 mm (sheet). Engraving in black on ivory laid paper. Origin: Netherlands. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Alexander the Great Let the works of Homer safe store.

This etching by Pietro Santo Bartoli, created between 1650 and 1670, presents two distinct biblical scenes, depicting religious narratives and figures in detailed composition.

Mistreatment of a bride by Spanish soldiers during the Spanish Furie in Antwerp, 1576, Jan Luyken, 1730 - 1738 print Interior with the abuse of a bride by Spanish soldiers during the Spanish Furie in Antwerp, November 4, 1576. The bride's family is murdered and the house is looted. On the left through the door you can see the murders on the street. At the top left mark: Tom: I. No. 14. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving plundering ~ soldiers. massacre ~ war Antwerp

Titelpagina voor Alexander Alexander, Genialium, deel 2, 1673, Gonsales Appelmans (attributed to), after web (2), 1673 print Outside for a round temple, a man stands on a pedestal and throws sheets of paper to a group of people who eagerly storm out. In the background on the left is a woman with a helmet and spear on a throne, a winged horse flies on the right. Leiden paper engraving

God Seated on the World 1537-45 Antonio Fantuzzi Italian. God Seated on the World 336753

Dubourg, Louis Fabritius, Northern Netherlands, Tanjé, Pieter, Duke Godefrid the Norman is, by Count Everard killed, Murder of Godfried the Norseman, 885, The murder of Godfried the Norseman in 885. According to the title committed by Count Everard or Everhard. It is more likely that this concerns Gerolf of Holland., print, prent, historieprent, prints, prenten, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 166 mm, width 203 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1706-02-15 - 1761-06-29, print maker, prentmaker, 1747 - 1759, second quarter 18th century, tweede kwart 18e eeuw, third quarter 18th century, derde kwart 18e eeuw, paper, papier, etching, etsen, engraving, graveren (drukprocedé), 1693 - 1775-09-16, intermediary draughtsman

Arias Montanus, Benedictus, Blocklandt, Anthonie, Haarlem, Galle, Philips, History of Lot, The men of Sodom struck with blindness, recto - stamped, The men gathered at Lot's house are struck with blindness by God. Two of them are lying on the ground. In the background the two angels in front of Lot's house., print, prent, prints, engravings, height 222 mm, width 295 mm, South Netherlands, 1537 - 1612-03-29, print maker, printmaker, 1557 - 1570, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1532 - 1583, after a design by, 1528 - 1598, writer

Martelaarschap van Bartolomeüs, Hans Collaert (I) (Attributed to), after Maerten de Vos, 1646 print Bartolomeus is skinned by Indians. On the left next to the scene of his torture death, he is shown again, with a knife in his hand. Under the performance an explanatory text in Latin. This print is part of an album. paper engraving Bartholomew flayed alive. the apostle Bartholomew; possible attributes: book, devil or dragon at feet, knife, scroll, flayed skin, staff - martyrdom, suffering, misfortune, death of male saint

Amsterdam, Luyken, Jan, Martyrdom of the seven sons from Solomonia, verso - manuscript in brown ink, print, prints, verso - stamped, 187, height 110 mm, width 146 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1649-04-16 - 1712-04-05, print maker, printmaker, 1712 - 1712, paper, papier, etching

Hoogmoed van Nero, Ludwig Gottlieb Portman, after Reinier Vinkeles (I), 1804 print Tiridates I is crowned king of Armenia by Nero. Amsterdam paper etching non-aggressive activities of Nero. coronation of a ruler

Punishment of the Penelope employees; Les Travaux d'Ulysse; Odysseus works. Odysseus, who killed the freecrus from Penelope, gives his feeder Eurykleia the assignment to bring all the unfaithful employees of Penelope together. The print is part of an album.

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