Dramatic Historical Scenes

Etchings depicting intense historical and biblical narratives, showcasing dynamic human figures in conflict, highlighted by intricate detailing and dramatic compositions.

Vatican City, Papal Court, Rome, Rossi, Giuseppe de' (I), Italy, Titian, Podestà, Giovanni Andrea, Worship of Venus by putti, verso - stamped, Landscape with a large group of putti worshipping a statue of the goddess Venus. Dedication in Italian lower left., print, prent, prints, height 313 mm, width 390 mm, Italian, 1620 - 1674, print maker, printmaker, 1636 - 1636, paper, papier, etching, etchings, 1488 - 1576-08-27, after, after painting by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1560 - 1639, publisher, uitgever van privilege

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, Albrecht Dürer, German, 1471-1528, Woodcut on off-white laid paper, Four men, with weapons drawn, on horseback riding over people. Angel flying above., Germany, ca. 1497-98, figures, Print, Print

Apollo chases Daphne, master of the dice, after bingassare peruzzi, c. 1530 - c. 1560 print Apollo pursues the fleeing Daphne. Apollo was struck by Amors Golden Pijl, which causes love to ignite, and Daphne by Amors Lodenpijl, who drives back love. In the background on the left the river god Peneus, the father of Daphne. On the right Apollo and Daphne during her metamorphosis in a laurel tree. Italian text in two columns in STUDMARGE. Numbered below: 3. Italy paper engraving Apollo pursuing the nymph Daphne (as yet not metamorphosed). Daphne changed into a laurel-tree: while fleeing from Apollo, Daphne is changed into a laurel-tree by her father Peneus (Ovid, Metamorphoses I 548)

Conrad Martin Metz, 1749-1827, German, The Resurrection of the Dead, 1801. Stipple engraving on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream, wove paper.

Italian 18th or 19th Century, Mucius Scaevola, late 18th or early 19th century Mucius Scaevola

Antwerp, Galle, Philips, Kiliaan, Cornelis, Straet, Jan van der, Theodoor, Amores Naturales, Allegory of earthly love, verso middle bottom - stamped, Six putti muzzle a lion. Cupid flies towards them with bow and arrow. They prove the power of earthly love. The print has a Latin caption., print, prints, verso bottom center - stamped, height 233 mm, width 178 mm, Southern Netherlands, 1571 - 1633, print maker, printmaker, 1581 - 1612, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1523 - 1605-11-02, after a design by, 1530 - 1607-04-15, writer, Publication (Event), Publication, 1537 - 1612-03-29, publisher

Battle of the Naked Men Made 1517 Italy. In this battle scene, the landscape is just as important as the context. Deep shading created by the harsh, crosshatched lines reiterates the tumult of the battle. The sketchy engraving style of Domenico Campagnola underlines the vigorous and impulsive nature of his figures. Body proportions are distorted in order to connote pain. Even the barking dog at the lower left has an inaccurately elongated torso, a statement about the distress nature experiences during human conflict. This engraving is one of the artistís largest.. Engraving on ivory laid paper . Domenico Campagnola

Dubourg, Louis Fabritius, Folkema, Jacob, Adventures of Telemachus, Venus visits the assembly of the gods, verso - stamped, Venus asks Jupiter for permission to destroy Telemachus at the assembly of the gods. Jupiter sits enthroned on a cloud with his wife Juno and listens to Venus. On the left, Hercules looks on, surrounded by allegorical figures. Below the representation, in the margin, is a two-line text, marked at the bottom right: Liv. IX. Illustration made for book 9 of 'Adventures of Telemachus', written by François de Fénélon., print, book illustration, prints, height 232 mm, width 182 mm, Dutch, 1692 - 1767, print maker, printmaker, 1703 - 1767, paper, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1693 - 1775-09-16

The goddess Diana with her nymphs in the forest She points accusingly at Callisto, whose clothing is pulled aside by the nymphs to reveal her pregnancy Below the depiction a two-line text in Latin, Diana discovers the pregnancy of Callisto, print maker: anonymous, Hendrick Goltzius, (rejected attribution), 1573 - 1667, paper, engraving, h 155 mm × w 223 mm

Sea battle in which the Trojans fight the Greeks. On the left, the four hippocampuses of Neptune are trying to stay afloat, naval battle between the Trojans and the Greeks., print maker: Giovanni Battista Scultori, Giulio Romano, Italy, 1538, paper, engraving, h 404 mm × w 583 mm

People Fleeing a Burning City. Artist: Anonymous, French, School of Fontainebleau, 16th century; Design attributed to Francesco Primaticcio (Italian, Bologna 1504/5-1570 Paris). Dimensions: Plate: 15 3/16 x 11 15/16 in. (38.5 x 30.4 cm)Sheet: 15 3/8 x 12 1/8 in. (39 x 30.8 cm). Date: 16th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Print, Two Friezes; Print Maker: Jean Le Pautre (French, 1618-1682); etching on paper; 13.9 × 21.3 cm (5 1/2 × 8 3/8 in.)

Jan Witdoeck after Sir Peter Paul Rubens, The Elevation of the Cross The Elevation of the Cross

Cloelia Crossing the Tiber. Giulio di Antonio Bonasone (Italy, Bologna, circa 1498-1580). Italy, circa 1546. Prints; engravings. Engraving

. Saturn drives into heaven in his car, drawn by two dragons. He devours one of his children. The signs of Capricorn and Waterman indicate which people belong to the sphere of influence of Saturn. The people who were born under this zodiac sign have poor health and have no happy endless end. Disabled, arms, hungry and pilgrims get food at charitable monks. Right people in prison, who are visited by a man. The country is edited in the background. At the bottom of the margin a text in Latin about the children of Saturn.

Antwerp, Jode, Gerard de, Snellinck, Jan (I), Collaert, Adriaen, Thesaurus novi Testamenti elegantissimis iconibus expressus continens historias atque miracula doni nostri Iesu Christi, Icones Revelationum S Iohs Evangeliste in Pathmo, Revelation of John on Patmos, The four horsemen of the apocalypse, The opening of the first four seals: the four horsemen of the apocalypse, 'Victory', 'War', 'Hunger' and 'Death' trample humanity. Above them an angel, with a crown. Below the representation a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Op. 6. This print is part of an album., print, album page, prints, height 84 mm, width 75 mm, South Netherlands (before 1775), 1560 - 1618-06-29, print maker, 1585 - 1585, fourth quarter 16th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Southern Netherlands, 1544 - 1638-10-01, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, Northern Netherlands, 1509 - 1591-02-05, publisher

Soldiers keep lion from attack on Vrouw, Marcantonio Raimondi, After Anonymous, 1520 - 1562 print Soldiers or hunters on horseback and on foot save woman for attack van Leeuwen. A deer has been killed and is dressed in armor at the feet of a woman. Under the performance is a Latin inscription that refers to the origin of this performance. paper engraving lion hunt

Jacques Callot after Ventura Salimbeni, The Entombment, 1609 1611 The Entombment

Northern Netherlands, History of Floris V, Hunting party of the nobles and the count, 1296, Hunting party of the nobles and the count Floris V. Landscape with nobles on horseback., print, picture, historical print, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller History plates, height 108 mm, width 153 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1662 - 1664, third quarter 17th century, paper, etching

The Rape of the Sabines. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Aegidius Sadeler II after Denys Calvaert.

Italy, Chiari, Fabrizio, Poussin, Nicolas, Venus and Mercury, verso - stamped, Venus and Mercury lie in a landscape. In the foreground a putto is fighting a young satyr. A putto with two wreaths in his hands looks on. On the right a group of putti making music. In the foreground on the left a lute., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 283 mm, width 381 mm, 1615 - 1695, print maker, prentmaker, 1636 - 1636, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Frans, 1594-06 - 1665-11-19, after, after a painting by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, uitgever

Childhood (Dawn) from The Four Ages of Man and Death with the Last Judgment Before 1619 Hieronymus (Jerome) Wierix Netherlandish. Childhood (Dawn) from The Four Ages of Man and Death with the Last Judgment 417851

Allegorie sur la Convalescence du Dauphin 1752 Gabriel de Saint-Aubin French. Allegorie sur la Convalescence du Dauphin 369089

Cartoon at Münster, 1674; Cartoon on France, Münster and Cologne after closing peace with England in 1674. Cartoon at Münster (and Cologne) After closing peace between the Republic and England, 1674. A Dutchman cuts a boar (Münster) the throat through. In the background, a bird caper (Germany) catches the rooster (France) and a Wolf (Cologne) is chased away. Middle under a cartouche with a verse of 6 lines in Dutch.

Hollands treurtoneel, 1673; Hollants truer-toneel / Veu tragique d'Hollande.Hollands Treurstone, 1673. Copy No. II to the French cartoon with three performances on the republic of the Republic by the French and bistern armies in 1672. In the central representation, the justice on the throne between Louis XIV and the bishop of Munster sees How the French rooster eating the Dutch cheese while the Dutch lion consumes handcuffed by an English dog helpless. The Dutch virgin is defeated in a chair and dropped the arrows bundle of the seven united provinces. On the right spreads the Calvin and Luther's catholic church, turn left to flee the geuzen preacher. Two smaller prints on either side. On the left the Dutch sailor with a cheese in the hands and a candle in its rear. On the right the Dutch sailor is bitten by the English dog and French rooster. With the original captions in Dutch and French.

Solis, Virgil, Amsterdam, Witsen, Nicolaes Cornelisz., Metamorphoseos liber primus, Scenes from the first book of Ovid's Metamorphoses, Ovidii Metam. Lib. I Diluvium VIIII, Deluge of Deucalion, verso lower right - stamped, Naked people flee from the rising water of the deluge sent by Jupiter. Below the scene a four-line explanation in Latin., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 85 mm, width 85 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1641-05-05 - 1717-08-10, print maker, prentmaker, 1659 - 1659, paper, papier, etching, etsen, Work conception, Duits, 1514 - 1562-08-01

Italy, Bonasone, Giulio, Mercurius tells the story of Pan and Syrinx, verso - stamped, Mercurius stands on the right and tells a story to the group of young women. On the left Pan who is chasing the nymph Syrinx. From the head of Syrinx reed seems to grow, the reed from which Pan will later make the syrinx (pan flute). In the background a landscape with ruins and obelisks. The representation was previously interpreted as Mercurius and the daughters of Aglauros., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 266 mm, width 365 mm, Italian, 1510 - 1576, print maker, printmaker, 1501 - 1580, paper, papier, etching, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after own design by

Italy, Romano, Giulio, Scultori, Giovanni Battista, Battle between the Trojans and the Greeks, verso - stamped, Battle in which the Trojans fight the Greeks. On the left, Neptune's four hippocampuses try to stay above water., print, prints, height 405 mm, width 580 mm, Italian, 1503 - 1575-12-29, print maker, printmaker, 1538 - 1538, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), etching, Work conception, 1499 - 1546-01-11

Xenophon Brengt Offer Aan Diana, Pietro Aquila, After Pietro da Cortona, 1660 - 1692 print Xenophon brings a burnt offering sacrifice to the goddess Diana on an altar for a round temple. Men and women bring objects to sacrifice. Text in STUDMARGE. paper etching Xenophon sacrifices to Diana

Jupiter Taking Council from the Gods about the Destruction of the Universe. Hendrik Goltzius (after) (Holland, Mülbracht, 1558-1617)Hendrik Goltzius (Netherlands, Mülbracht now Bracht-am-Niederrhein, 1558-1617). Holland, published 1589. Prints; engravings. Engraving

Engelen in Glorie, Anonymous, After Guido Reni, After Luca Cambiaso, c. 1607 print A group of floating putti, surrounded by clouds. Italy paper etching Cupids: 'Amores', 'Amoretti', 'Putti'

This chalk drawing depicts Armida on a car drawn by four unicorns with her entourage before an oriental ruler on a throne, in front of the fortified city of Gaza, using gray brush, light gray wash, and white highlights on light brown paper.

Hendrick Goltzius copper engraving depicting Jupiter delivering a speech threatening the destruction of humanity, created in 1589.

Andrea Mantegna, The Entombment, 1465 1470 The Entombment

Combat of Naked Men. Artist: Jean Mignon (French, active 1535-ca. 1555); After Luca Penni (Italian, Florence 1500/1504-1557 Paris). Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed): 11 11/16 × 17 13/16 in. (29.7 × 45.3 cm). Date: 1535-55. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Rome, Rossi, Giovanni Giacomo de', Italy, Maratti, Carlo, Giovane, Francesco, Adoration of the Shepherds, The Holy Family sits before a stable surrounded by shepherds and angels adoring the Christ Child., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 380 mm, width 360 mm, Italian, 1611 - 1669, print maker, prentmaker, 1621 - 1669, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, 1625-05-15 - 1713-12-15, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1627 - 1691, publisher, uitgever

Baby time under the influence of the moon; September Planetae, Septem hominis; The seven planets and the seven ages. The planet godin Luna floats in the air. the moon. She is accompanied by the lobster, her astrological sign. In the foreground the personification of kind, nature. She suckles two children and has a mother's cleft and a cornucopia as attributes. Her townrwart also identifies her as Cybele, mother of the gods. In the background, toddlers and toddlers play with each other. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a seven-part series about the power of the seven planets about the seven ages of man.

SABIJNSE MAAGDENROOF, Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi, After Polidoro da Caravaggio, 1625 - 1689 print Sabine virgins are taken away by Roman soldiers. print maker: Italyafter painting by: Rome paper etching rape of the Sabine women: they are carried off by Romulus and his men during a feast

Psyche is brought to Olympus by Mercury, Bartholomeus Willemsz. Dolendo, After Karel van Mander (I), 1580 - 1626 print Mercury brings Psyche to Olympus, where all the gods are waiting for her. Venus and Amor are talking to Jupiter about the arrival of Psyche. The print bears a Latin inscription from the metamorphoses. Leiden paper engraving the Olympian gods together: Jupiter, Juno, Neptune, Ceres, Apollo, Diana, Mars, Venus, Mercury, Minerva, Vulcan, Vesta (or Bacchus). Psyche is carried up to Olympus by Mercury

Gideon selects men from the river; History of Gideon; Thesaurus Sacrarum HistoriaRu M Veteris Testame N Ti, Elega N Tissimis Imaginibus Expressu M Excelle N Tissimoru M in Hac Arte Viroru M Opera: now N C Primu M Luce M Editus. After a first selection, there are still too many men and God recommends Gideon to take the other men to the river. Three hundred men lick the water with their tongue and the others kneel to drink. God told Gideon that Israel would liberate Israel with the help of the three hundred men who liked the water. Under the show a caption in Latin. Print is part of an album.

The Judgment of Paris. Dimensions: sheet: 30.3 x 42.3 cm (11 15/16 x 16 5/8 in.). Medium: engraving on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Jean Mignon after Luca Penni.

Jacob Jordaens, Cacus Robbing the Cattle of Hercules, probably 1652 Cacus Robbing the Cattle of Hercules

Baby time under the influence of the moon, Adriaen Collaert, After Maerten de Vos, 1581 print The planet goddess Luna floats in the air. the moon. She is accompanied by the lobster, her astrological sign. In the foreground the personification of Natura, nature. She sucks two children and has a mother hen and a cornucopia as attributes. Her crown also identifies her as a cybele, mother of the gods. In the background, toddlers and toddlers play with each other. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a seven -part series about the power of the seven planets about the seven ages of man. paper engraving Luna and her children ('Planetenkinder') ~ Cancer. the first years ~ the ages of man. 'Natura' (allegorical figure or scene; or as Diana of Ephesus, with many breasts); 'Natura' (Ripa). children's games and plays

Philip II (King of Spain), Sadeler, Johann (I), Pourbus, Francis (I), Cologne, Conversio Savli, Conversion of Paul, verso lower left - stamped, On the road to Damascus Christ reveals himself to Paul. He appears from the clouds and speaks to him. Paul has been thrown from his horse and lies on the ground. Soldiers are standing around him in panic and running away., print, prints, height 302 mm, width 211 mm, South Netherlands, 1550 - 1600-08, print maker, printmaker, 1580 - 1580, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1545 - 1581-09-19, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, Spanish, 1527-05-21 - 1598-09-13, granter of privilege

War drives away peace, Simon Fokke, 1780 - 1782 print Allegorical representation in which the war drives away peace. On the right the temple of Janus. Part of a group of illustrations with small allegories on the political situation in the year 1780. Northern Netherlands paper etching symbols, allegories of peace, 'Pax'; 'Pace' (Ripa). symbols, allegories of war; 'Guerra' (Ripa). Fourth Anglo-Dutch War

Torture: stoning and crushing, Antonio Tempesta, 1565 - 1630 print Numbered in the middle: 61. paper etching torture. violent death ~ maltreatment, torture

Alkmaar, Schabaelje, Jan Philipsz, Amsterdam, Visscher, Claes Jansz. (II), Broeck, Crispijn van den, Collaert, Hans (I), Den Grooten Figuer-Bibel, Gelijkis van de verloren zoon, Van het verlorenen Schaep, Penninck, en verlorenen Sone, The prodigal son takes leave of his father, lower right - handwritten in brown ink, The prodigal son takes leave of his father. He sits on horseback and shakes his father's hand. On the right the family in front of the house. Below the representation a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Luke 15:11. This print is part of an album., print, album sheet, prints, 91, bottom right - handwritten in brown ink, 2, height 198 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, 1592 - 1656-04

Haarlem, Heemskerck, Maarten van, Coornhert, Dirck Volckertsz., Expulsion of Heliodorus from the temple, verso lower left - stamped, Heliodorus lies on the ground on the right. He was sent to Jerusalem by King Seleucus IV to rob the treasures from Solomon's temple. In the background, the high priest Onias prays to God to prevent this disaster. A rider, seated on a horse, appears and with the help of two angels he scourges Heliodorus. On the right in the background, the Ark of the Covenant., print, prints, width 551 mm, height, 368 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1522 - 1590-10-29, print maker, printmaker, 1549 - 1549, paper, papier, etching, etchings, 1498 - 1574, intermediary draughtsman

The Greeks and the Trojans Fighting. Beham, Sebald (1500-1550), graphic artist

Haarlem, Galle, Philips, Junius, Hadrianus, Heemskerck, Maarten van, Muller, Harmen Jansz, The four temperaments, Sangvinei, Sanguinisch temperament, Jupiter, with lightning and eagle, and Venus, with arrow and Amor, sit in the sky and represent the planets of the same name. Above them are three signs of the zodiac: Libra, Gemini and Aquarius, which correspond to the element air. Among them, on earth, the people who have a sanguine temperament: elegant lovers, bathing and dancing people in the open air. At the bottom in the margin a text in Latin about the sanguinici and the planets associated with them. This print is part of an album., print, album sheet, prints, height 214 mm, width 238 mm, Dutch, 1540 - 1617-10-07, print maker, printmaker, 1566 - 1566, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Northern Netherlands, 1498 - 1574, after a design by, 1511-07-01 - 1576-06-16, writer, Publication (Event), Publication, Southern Netherlands, 1537 - 1612-03-29, publish

Moses parting the Red Sea as the Pharoah's army drowns, after Raphael's Stanza di Eliodoro, from a series of 15 plates, depicting Raphael's works for the Vatican stanze and the Sistine Chapel tapestries 1650-70 Pietro Santi Bartoli Italian This series consists of 15 plates, depicting Raphael's works for the Vatican stanze and the Sistine Chapel tapestries. The series is dedicated to Niccolò Simonelli.. Moses parting the Red Sea as the Pharoah's army drowns, after Raphael's Stanza di Eliodoro, from a series of 15 plates, depicting Raphael's works for the Vatican stanze and the Sistine Chapel tapestries. Series of 15 plates depicting Raphael's works for the Vatican stanze and the Sistine Chapel tapestries. Pietro Santi Bartoli (Italian, Perugia 1615-1700 Rome). 1650-70. Etching. Giovanni Giacomo De Rossi (Italian, Rome 1627-1691 Rome). Prints

Godolia killed by Ismael.

A drawing by Étienne Parrocel depicting the stoning of Achan and his family, executed with pen, brush, ink, and chalk on brownish paper.

Hercules and the Mares of Diomedes. Antonio Tempesta (Italy, Florence, 1555-1630)Nicolo Van Aelst (Flanders, 1527-1612). Italy, 1608. Prints; etchings. Etching

Wedding party of Amor and Psyche (Midden Deel), Diana Mantuana, After Giulio Romano, 1613 print Different mythological figures around a table, such as Mercury and a Sater. In addition, four musicians. On the left a table set with luxury crockery that is under a canopy -covered with grape vines. print maker: Mantuaafter painting by: Mantuapublisher: RomeRomeMantuaItaly paper engraving / etching marriage of Cupid and Psyche

A woman holding a torch is dragging a woman by her hair, another woman is holding her head in despair at the sight of a one-legged man destroying books and instruments; a woman and a sea monster contemplate the scene. Etching, 16--.

The Friends of the Constitution at Mirabeau's Manes dead on April 2, 1791 (IT)

Les divers pourtraicts et figures II. Dated: c. 1600. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Master AD.

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Antwerp, Jode, Gerard de, Groeningen, Gerard van, Wierix, Johannes, Thesaurus sacrarum historiarum veteris testamenti, elegantissimis imaginibus expressum excellentissimorum in hac arte virorum opera: nunc primum in lucem editus, Historia Iudae Machabei, History of the Maccabees, Army of Antiochus Epiphanes kills Israelites, Israelites who ignored the command of Antiochus Epiphanes are attacked and slaughtered on the Sabbath by the king's army. Below the image is a reference in Latin to the Bible text in 1 Macc. 2:38. The print is part of a album., print, album page, prints, height 203 mm, width 285 mm, South Dutch, 1549 - 1618, print maker, printmaker, 1574 - 1574, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1515 - 1599, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, Northern Netherlands, 1509 - 1591-02-05, publisher

Jacques Bellange, French (c. 1575-died 1616), Martyrdom of Saint Lucy, etching

Plate 18: Saul's Suicide after His Defeat by the Philistines, from 'The Battles of the Old Testament' ca. 1590-ca. 1610 Antonio Tempesta Italian. Plate 18: Saul's Suicide after His Defeat by the Philistines, from 'The Battles of the Old Testament'. Antonio Tempesta (Italian, Florence 1555-1630 Rome). ca. 1590-ca. 1610. Etching. Nicolaus van Aelst (Flemish, Brussels 1526-1613 Rome). Prints

Rome, Lafreri, Antonio, Italy, Polidoro da Caravaggio, Bonasone, Giulio, Cloelia Crosses the Tiber, verso on sheet - stamped, Cloelia, escaped from captivity, flees to Rome. She crosses the Tiber River on horseback. On the bank on the left, a group of women with children stand in front of tents. On the bank on the right, women try to stop Cloelia., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 296 mm, width 431 mm, Italian, 1510 - 1576, print maker, printmaker, 1501 - 1580, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1490 - 1543, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1512 - 1577, publisher, uitgever

Tobit and Tobias kneel on the ground after the archangel Raphael made himself known. On the left, Raphael is flying away. In the background, Tobit wants to repay the angel for what he has done. Below in the margin, a one-line caption in Latin from Tobit 12. Farewell to the Archangel Raphael Story of Tobias , print maker: anonymous, print maker: Cornelis Cort, Maarten van Heemskerck, print maker: Low Countries, publisher: Antwerp, publisher: Antwerp, 1556 - 1633, paper, engraving, h 202 mm × w 243 mm

Italy, Marcucci, Giacomo, Polidoro da Caravaggio, Cavalieri, Giovanni Battista de', Fiet unum ovile et unus pastor Ioan X, Allegory of the victory of the Christian faith (left part), verso - stamped, Allegorical representation with pagans and Muslims converting to Christianity. On the left a group of Muslims kneeling before the personification of Rome (Roma). They are offering her a crown. On the right a group of mythological creatures, including a satyr, and converted Muslims shooting with bows and arrows at a representation of Islam. Text in bottom margin., print, prints, height 265 mm, width 370 mm, Italian, 1525 - 1601-07-23, print maker, printmaker, 1581 - 1581, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1490 - 1543, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Laban Searching for Idols in Rachel's Baggage, c. 1635. Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (Italian, 1609-1664). Etching;

Fight of the gods and giants, Crispijn van de Passe (I), 1602 - 1607 print The earthly giants storm heaven to overthrow Jupiter. Jupiter, flying on his eagle, is throwing lightning bolts at them. In the margin a four -line caption, in two columns, in Latin. Cologne paper engraving the Giants attack the heavens with boulders and tree-trunks

Antwerp, Galle, Philips, Italy, Paggi, Giovanni Battista, Cornelis (I), Return of the Holy Family from Egypt, Mary, Joseph and the Child return to Israel, after their flight to Egypt. Christ, as a child with an apple in his hand, walks in front. Angels accompany the three. An angel leads the donkey, another helps Joseph carry the luggage., print, prints, height 485 mm, width 322 mm, South Netherlands, 1576 - 1650-03-29, print maker, printmaker, 1592 - 1610, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Italian, 1554-02-27 - 1627-03-15, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1537 - 1612-03-29, publisher

Martyrdom of saints, anonymous, 1600 - 1750 print An officer on horseback gives the assignment to kill saints. In the background someone is cooked and someone's head is turned off. In the foreground someone is cut off and someone is buried. paper etching saints. violent death ~ maltreatment, torture

Kidnapping by the sea monster. A water system - ty of a man, abdomen of a fish, deergewe on the head, tortoise shield on the arm - carries a naked young lady in a bay. On the coast, near a castle or city, a man in despair handles hands and bathes some ladies.

Copper engraving by Marco Dente from around 1512-1527 depicting a battle scene involving knives, showing figures, weapons, and composition.

Trojans enter the wooden horse. A procession Trojan soldiers takes the wooden horse into the city of troy.

Haarlem, Heemskerck, Maarten van, Coornhert, Dirck Volckertsz., Fall and the redemption of mankind through the life and passion of Christ, Christ on the cross, Christ hangs on the cross, next to him the two criminals. Below the cross three soldiers gamble for Christ's robe. The print is part of a thirty-part series of prints about the Fall and Christ's passion., print, prints, width 197 mm, height, 249 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1522 - 1590-10-29, print maker, printmaker, 1548 - 1548, paper, papier, etching, etsen, 1498 - 1574, intermediary draughtsman

Hunger Nood among the people of Leiden, 1574, 1614 - 1699 print Hunger for Leiden residents, during the siege of Leiden, 1574. Interior with group of Leiden men and women who are hungry, die of exhaustion and hunger and fight for scarce food. In sculpted frame with Hermen on either side. Northern Netherlands paper etching / engraving starvation, famine

Kiliaan, Cornelis, Antwerp, Galle, Philips, Straet, Jan van der, Southern Netherlands, Cornelis (I), The life of John the Baptist, John the Baptist is accompanied by angels as he enters the desert, verso - stamped, John the Baptist as a child, walking with a cross banner through a landscape, accompanied by two angels next to him and three above his head. The lamb walks in front of him. Below the representation a Latin verse., print, prints, height 219 mm, width 278 mm, 1576 - 1650-03-29, print maker, printmaker, 1595 - 1636, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1523 - 1605-11-02, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1537 - 1612-03-29, publisher, uitgever, Zuid-Nederlands, 1530 - 1607-04-15, schrijver

Triumphal trip of Roman emperor with soldiers and captured arms, Marcantonio Raimondi, after Andrea Mantegna, 1510 - 1527 print paper engraving triumphs (allegorical and symbolic). conqueror triumphing, triumphal entry of victor

Fighting serpents with fire, Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523-1605, Karel van Mallery, Philips Galle, Flemish, 1537 - 1612, Engraving on paper, Horizontal rectangle. A group of serpents is trapped in the underbrush, in the foreground, caught in flames set by men with torches. In the background, an animal is being devoured whole by a serpent. Near left center: 'I. Stradanus inv. / C. de Mallery Sculp. / Phls Galle exc.' Below: 'INGENTEM VEGETO SERPENTEM...', Netherlands, ca. 1595, figures, Print, Print

The execution of Edmund Campion, Alexander Briant and Ralph Sherwin. Cavalieri, Giovanni Battista, approximately 1525-1601. text. Prints. 1584. Spencer Collection. Punishment & torture, Martyrs , Great Britain, Murals , Italy , Rome , 1500-1599, Pomarancio, approximately 1520-approximately 1596. Venerable English College frescoes, Venerable English College (Rome, Italy)

A scene from the Old Testament Tempesta, Antonio (1555 1630)

Whistling shepherd amidst his herd. Print from a series of twenty-two Venetian landscapes to Titian, du perac et al.

Youth under the influence of love, Raphaël Sadeler (I), After Maerten de Vos, 1591 print A young man plays Lier under a tree. Amor flies in the air, who focuses on the man. There are various musical instruments, weapons and song books on the ground. On the left a fountain in the form of Venus. In the background there are couples around a table and there is dancing and music is played. On the left in the background is fighting and sport and play. With Latin caption. Cologne paper engraving Youth, Adolescence, 'Iuventus'; 'Adolescenza', 'Gioventí¹' (Ripa). lute, and special forms of lute, e.g.: theorbo. musical instruments; group of musical instruments. sports, games and physical performances. banquet of elegant company. one pair dancing; man and woman dancing as a couple. (story of) Cupid, Amor (Eros)

Two Designs for Frieze Decorations with Sea Creatures, of which one with Neptune and Amphitrite, from: Frises, feuillages ou tritons marins antiques et modernes. Artist: Jean Le Pautre (French, Paris 1618-1682 Paris). Dimensions: sheet: 6 7/16 x 9 1/4 in. (16.3 x 23.5 cm)plate: 5 13/16 x 8 11/16 in. (14.8 x 22 cm). Publisher: Pierre Mariette le fils (French, Paris 1634-1716 Paris). Date: ca. 1640-82. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Natural law unveiled by science, 1744 print Title page for a book by Richard Cumberland, in which he fights the ideas of Thomas Hobbes. The law of nature, in the person of Venus, embraces it right away. She holds a sword in the hand. The law of nature is unpleased by science and illuminated by truth. Putti, who personifies the genius of the writer Richard Cumberland, overcome the mistake of Thomas Hobbes, who is on the ground. In the lower margin a two -line French text. paper etching 'Natura' (allegorical figures or scenes; or as diana of ephesus, with many breasts); 'Nature' (Ripa). Equality, Equity, Faiorss, Righteousness; 'Equality', 'Equity', 'Giuditio Giusto', 'Drit and just order', 'Equality' (Ripa). Symbolic Represementions, Allegories and Emblems ~ Science, 'Scientia'; 'Science', 'Studio' (Ripa). Truth; 'TRAPE (RIPA). Error; 'Error' (Ripa)

The Prodigal Son 1570 Hans Bol Netherlandish. The Prodigal Son 335097

Joshua orders the sun and the moon to stand still, Pietro Aquila, After Rafaël, 1675 print In the foreground a tangle of warring Amorites and Israelites. Joshua sits on horseback and lets the sun and the moon stand still. In the background on the right, the Ark of the Covenant is worn. Bible verse under the show. Print is part of an album. paper etching Ark of the Covenant ~ Jewish religion. Joshua orders the sun and the moon to stand still over Gibeon and Aijalon until the Amorites who had besieged the city of Gibeon are routed

Zegdocht van Karel V and his brother Ferdinand I to the liberation of Vienna; Triumphs of Karel V. Keizer Karel V and his brother Ferdinand I are driven by the crowd in an open carriage. On the left the soldiers show their booty, right-hand walked Turks. With caption of four rules in Latin. This print is part of a series of eight prints, each proposing a triumph of Charles V.

The Servants of Abigail Loading the Asses with Food forDavid. Engraver: Unknown After: Maerten van Heemskerck, Dutch, 1498-1574

Zomer, Jan van Ossbeeck, after Nikolaas van Hoy, after Francesco II Bassano, in or after 1660 print A shepherd shaves his sheep. A boy helps him with it and collects the wool in a tub. On the left a farmer's family that rests and eats on the field. In the middle a hay cart with farmers who are busy with the grain harvest. Presentation of the summer in a print series of the four seasons. Brussels paper etching / engraving summer landscape; landscape symbolizing summer (the four seasons of the year). shearing (sheep). harvest

Sadeler, Vos, Maerten de, Antwerp, Passe, Crispijn van de (I), Triumphus Martyrum, Triomf van het martelaarschap, The pharaoh drowns all the Hebrew boys, recto top right - handwritten in brown ink, The pharaoh of Egypt calls the Hebrew midwives Shiphrah and Puah to account. In the background the Egyptian people throw all the newborn Hebrew boys in the Nile; the girls were allowed to live (Ex. 1). In the margin a two-line caption in Latin., print, prent, prints, prenten, verso - stamped, 64., height 190 mm, width 142 mm, 1564 - 1637, print maker, printmaker, 1591 - 1591, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, South Netherlands, 1532 - 1603-12-04, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Italy, Wael, Cornelis de, Genre scenes, Picnic in the mountains, verso lower left - stamped, A group of people having a picnic by a rock. A few men are playing music, the rest of the group is eating. Clothing lies in the foreground., print, prints, height 115 mm, width 149 mm, Southern Netherlands, 1592-09-07 - 1667-04-21, print maker, printmaker, 1630 - 1648, paper, etching, engraving, engraving (printing process)

Haarlem, Junius, Hadrianus, Antwerp, Galle, Philips, Heemskerck, Maarten van, The misery of wealth, Dangers of wealth, verso middle bottom - stamped, Queen Money (Regina Pecunia) is enthroned on a triumphal chariot. Her left hand rests on a globe, while with her right hand she tries to cover the head of Murder (Latrochinium) with her cloak. Murder pierces a heart with a knife. The cart is pulled by Danger (Periculum) and Fear (Pavor). Behind the cart follows the personification The World (Pandemia). She holds the cornucopia in one hand and with her other hand she holds her heart close to Queen Money, but is unaware that she is being robbed by Theft (Furtum). The World is surrounded by Envy (Invidia) and the jester Folly (Stultitia). The print has a Latin caption and a Dutch and French caption in letterpress. The print is part of a series with as subject the misery that wealth brings., print, prints, 115, recto top right - written, verso bottom center - stamped, height 232 mm, width 171

Reuben Genesis 49:3-4, from the series The Twelve Patriarchs. Artist: After Maarten van Heemskerck (Netherlandish, Heemskerck 1498-1574 Haarlem); Etched by Dirk Volckertsz Coornhert (Netherlandish, Amsterdam 1519/22-1590 Gouda). Dimensions: image: 8 1/2 x 11 in. (21.6 x 27.9 cm). Date: 1550. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Author: After Maarten van Heemskerck. Etched by Dirk Volckertsz Coornhert.

Young Hercules strangers two snakes; Hercules Angues Duos in Cunis Occidit; Herculean themes. The young Hercules sits upright in his cradle and strangles two snakes. Links Juno saves the event from a cloud of a cloud.

Vinckboons, David (I), Netherlands, Serwouters, Philips, Hunting scenes, Hare hunt, verso lower left - stamped, Four hunters with horses and hunting dogs have trapped a number of hares and are going to kill them with their sticks., print, prints, height 142 mm, width 417 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1591-08-19 - 1650-08-07, print maker, printmaker, 1601 - 1650, paper, papier, houtsnede, Work conception, 1576-08-13 - 1629

Manhood n.d. Claude Gillot French. Manhood 369552

Relief in battle between the Romans and the Dacians; Roman sculpted reliefs; Icone et segment (...). Relief in battle between the Roman army of Emperor Trajanus and the Dacians. Text in Latin in undermarge. Print is part of an album.

Gerard van Honthorst (1592-1656), King Jarmerik Straps captured RENDERS, AFTER 1637

. A print of two parts with an allegory on the victory of King Louis XIV. Louis XIV sits on a horse and trambles his enemies in the form of monsters and personnifications of opponents and vices. The holy trinity keeps the French crown above the king's head. In addition to her two angels, one of which has a flag with areas conquered by France.

Nuño Salido sees bad signs for the sons of Lara in this war, Antonio Tempesta, After Otto van Veen, 1612 print Explanatory numbers in the show. Caption in Spanish and Latin. print maker: Italypublisher: Antwerp paper etching Tales and Fairy Tales. Warfare; Military Affairs (+ Cavalry, Horsemen). Bad omen; 'Augurio Cattvo' (Ripa)

The rich man in hell and Lazarus in heaven. 1500 - 1550. Pencz, Georg, 1500-1550. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Scipio Africanus rescues his wounded father, Bartolomeo Pinelli, 1817 print Scipio Africanus takes his wounded father out of the battle during the Battle of the Ticinus. Rome paper etching Scipio retrieves his wounded father Cornelius Scipio from the battle-field of Ticinus

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