Historic Prints of Roman Legends

Detailed engravings depicting scenes from Roman history, including Romulus's greetings, military confrontations, and significant events featuring Alexander the Great.

Amsterdam, Visscher, Claes Jansz. (II), Italy, Tempesta, Antonio, Alexandri magni praecipvae res gestae, The deeds of Alexander the Great, Alexander the Great instructs the Macedonian soldiers, verso - stamped, Alexander the Great sits on horseback, seen from the back, and instructs his army of Macedonian soldiers. Four-line verse in Latin in two columns in the lower margin., print, prints, height 224 mm, width 285 mm, Italian, 1555 - 1630-08-05, print maker, printmaker, 1608 - 1608, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Publication (Event), Publicatie, Noord-Nederlands, 1586 - 1652-06-19, publisher, uitgever

Greetings from Romulus, Pieter Jalhea Furnius, after Jan van der Straet, 1573 print Romulus, the founder of Rome, is greeted at a tent camp by figures kneeling for him. In the margin under the show is a text in Latin, numbered at the bottom right: 4. The print is part of a series of prints that depict events from Roman history. paper engraving (story of) Romulus and Remus

Southern Netherlands, unknown, Veen, Otto van, Italy, Tempesta, Antonio, Batavorum cum Romanis Bellum, The Batavian wars against the Romans, Julius Civilis separates the German and Dutch troops, verso - stamped, Julius Civilis sits on horseback and separates the German and Dutch troops from each other. In the background are soldiers on a bridge. Caption in Dutch and Latin., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 165 mm, width 210 mm, Italian, 1555 - 1630-08-05, print maker, printmaker, 1611 - 1612, paper, papier, etching, etsen, Work conception, 1556 - 1629-05-06, after a design by, granter of privilege

Title page for the leaflet: the disposal hope, 1702; The disposal hope; Esopus in Europe. Arrival of a ship at a Turkish or North African city where the French flag waving. Title is on separate text sheet.

Amsterdam, Visscher, Claes Jansz. (II), Italy, Tempesta, Antonio, Alexandri magni praecipvae res gestae, The deeds of Alexander the Great, Alexander the Great instructs the Macedonian soldiers, verso - stamped, Alexander the Great sits on horseback, seen from the back, and instructs his army of Macedonian soldiers. Four-line verse in Latin in two columns in the lower margin., print, prints, height 224 mm, width 285 mm, Italian, 1555 - 1630-08-05, print maker, printmaker, 1608 - 1608, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Publication (Event), Publicatie, Noord-Nederlands, 1586 - 1652-06-19, publisher, uitgever

Antwerp, Jode, Gerard de, Vos, Maerten de, Thesaurus sacrarum historiarum veteris testamenti, elegantissimis imaginibus expressum excellentissimorum in hac arte virorum opera: nunc primum in lucem editus, History of Hezekiah and Sennacherib, Hezekiah has the idols destroyed, King Hezekiah gives orders to destroy the sacrificial places and images of idols. In the landscape his men pull down the images. Below the representation a reference in Latin to the Bible text in 2 Kings 18. This print is part of an album., print, album leaf, prints, height 202 mm, width 291 mm, Work conception, Southern Netherlands, 1532 - 1603-12-04, after a design by, 1585 - 1585, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), print maker, printmaker, Publication (Event), Publication, Northern Netherlands, 1509 - 1591-02-05, publisher

Plate 19: Men from the Fortress Surrender and Pledge Their Lives to Civilis, from The War of the Romans Against the Batavians (Romanorvm et Batavorvm societas). Artist: Antonio Tempesta (Italian, Florence 1555-1630 Rome); After Otto van Veen (Netherlandish, Leiden 1556-1629 Brussels). Dimensions: Sheet: 6 3/8 × 8 1/8 in. (16.2 × 20.6 cm). Date: 1611. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Twee Dansers, Jacques Callot, 1616 print Two dancing figures from the Italian commedia dell'arte. In the background an open space in a village, where beautifully dressed ladies and gentlemen are watching the dancers. Florence paper etching Types in 'Comedy of art': trousers. Male Dancer. Dancing

Daniël feeds the dragon, 1601 - 1633 print King Cyrus asks Daniel to honor the dragon as a deity. Daniël refuses this and asks permission to kill the dragon without the use of weapons. He feeds the dragon with cakes of tar, fat and bones that open the dragon on the inside. print maker: Haarlempublisher: Antwerp paper engraving Daniel gives food to the dragon; King Cyrus looking on

King Nebuchadnezzar accuses the Jews of Sadrach, Meshach and Abednego of not honoring the pagan gods. On the left, a golden statue of a deity and a crowd of people worshipping the statue. In the background, a burning furnace. Anyone who refuses to worship the statue is thrown into the furnace. Nebuchadnezzar accuses Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego History of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego , print maker: Philips Galle, (mentioned on object), Maarten van Heemskerck, (mentioned on object), publisher: Joannes Galle, (mentioned on object), print maker: Haarlem, publisher: Antwerp, 1627 - 1678, paper, engraving, brush, h 205 mm × w 248 mm

Plate 26: Cerialis Pardons and Relieves Roman Soldiers who had Helped Civilis, from The War of the Romans Against the Batavians (Romanorvm et Batavorvm societas) Antonio Tempesta Italian After Otto van Veen Netherlandish 1611 View more. Plate 26: Cerialis Pardons and Relieves Roman Soldiers who had Helped Civilis, from The War of the Romans Against the Batavians (Romanorvm et Batavorvm societas). Antonio Tempesta (Italian, Florence 1555-1630 Rome). 1611. Etching, first state of two, issue 1 (Bartsch). Prints

Nebuchadnezzar comes to look at the furnace and sees with surprise that Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego are unharmed. He also sees a fourth man standing between them with a halo. On the ground in front of the furnace lie the burned guards, Nebuchadnezzar sees that Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego are unharmed History of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego , print maker: Philips Galle, (mentioned on object), Maarten van Heemskerck, (mentioned on object), Hadrianus Junius, Haarlem, 1565, paper, engraving, h 206 mm × w 248 mm

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Vatican City, Papal Court, Langlois, François, Italy, Tempesta, Antonio, Hunting scenes (part 5), Hunting lions, verso - stamped, Landscape with oriental hunters with spears on horseback hunting lions., print, prints, height 187 mm, width 264 mm, Italian, 1555 - 1630-08-05, print maker, printmaker, 1600 - 1620, paper, etching, etchings, Work conception, after own design by, Publication (Event), Publication, French, 1589-05-12 - 1647-01-14, publisher, granter of privilege

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Goltzius 1597 copper engraving 'Everyone' represents an allegorical figure, showing human forms, symbolic gestures, and compositional balance.

Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Attilius Regulus in a Barrel late 16th century Diana Scultori Italian This print comes from the museums copy of the Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae (The Mirror of Roman Magnificence) The Speculum found its origin in the publishing endeavors of Antonio Salamanca and Antonio Lafreri. During their Roman publishing careers, the two foreign publishers - who worked together between 1553 and 1563 - initiated the production of prints recording art works, architecture and city views related to Antique and Modern Rome. The prints could be bought individually by tourists and collectors, but were also purchased in larger groups which were often bound together in an album. In 1573, Lafreri commissioned a title page for this purpose, which is where the title ‘Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae first appears. Lafreri envisioned an ideal arrangement of the prints in 7 different categories, but during his lifetime, never appears to have offered one standard, bound set of

The combat of Hector and Achilles, and Achilles dragging the body of Hector around the walls of Troy 1531-76 Giulio Bonasone Italian. The combat of Hector and Achilles, and Achilles dragging the body of Hector around the walls of Troy 363062

Christ, St. Paul, and the Twelve Apostles: St. James the Less, c. 1578. Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558-1617), after Maarten de Vos (Flemish, 1532-1603). Engraving; plate: 20.5 x 28.2 cm (8 1/16 x 11 1/8 in.).

Plate 5: Bruno Appointed Leader of the Caninefates, from The War of the Romans Against the Batavians (Romanorvm et Batavorvm societas). Artist: Antonio Tempesta (Italian, Florence 1555-1630 Rome); After Otto van Veen (Netherlandish, Leiden 1556-1629 Brussels). Dimensions: Sheet: 6 5/16 × 8 1/16 in. (16 × 20.5 cm). Date: 1611. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Plate 26: Cerialis Pardons and Relieves Roman Soldiers who had Helped Civilis, from The War of the Romans Against the Batavians (Romanorvm et Batavorvm societas) 1611 Antonio Tempesta Italian. Plate 26: Cerialis Pardons and Relieves Roman Soldiers who had Helped Civilis, from The War of the Romans Against the Batavians (Romanorvm et Batavorvm societas). Antonio Tempesta (Italian, Florence 1555-1630 Rome). 1611. Etching, first state of two, issue 1 (Bartsch). Prints

Riders and foot people near a city gate, Christiaan Hagen, c. 1663 - 1695 print A female rider with hat and staff is surrounded by male riders. Around her many figures have also gathered on foot, including on the city walls. On the right a gate. Amsterdam paper etching riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman. city-gate. city-walls

Etching by Nicolas Chaperon from 1649 depicting Jacob fleeing, showing figures, landscape, animals, clothing, and gestures of movement and urgency.

Plate 5: Alexander Directing a Battle, from The Deeds of Alexander the Great 1608 Antonio Tempesta Italian. Plate 5: Alexander Directing a Battle, from The Deeds of Alexander the Great. Antonio Tempesta (Italian, Florence 1555-1630 Rome). 1608. Etching, first state of two (Bartsch). Johannes Baptista Vrints (Netherlandish, active Antwerp, ca. 15751610). Prints

Willem III and Maria II Stuart on the Throne, Jan Luyken, 1689 print Amsterdam paper etching coronation of a ruler. Freedom, Liberty; 'Libertà' (Ripa). symbols, allegories of war; 'Guerra' (Ripa)

Giovanni De Medici surrounds in Rome; Family history of the genus de 'medici; Mediceae Familiae Rerum Feliciter Gestarum Victoriae et Triumphi. The young Giovanni de Medici, called 'Dalle Bande Nere', is surrounded by members of the Orsini family during a street fight on the Engelenbrug. He skips wildly with his sword and flees the biestomers. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a series about the family history of the genus De 'Medici.

Veen, Otto van, Italy, Tempesta, Antonio, Batavorum cum Romanis Bellum, à Corn. Tacito, The Batavian or Old Dutch War against the Romans, The Batavian Revolt, Batavians break down the bridge over the IJssel, 69-70, Batavians get scared and break down the bridge over the IJssel in order to negotiate with Cerialis. Print number 35 in the series of prints about the Batavian Revolt: Batavorum cum Romanis bellum, à Corn. Tacito lib. IV & V. : Hist. olim descriptum, figuris nunc aeneis expressum, author Othone Vaenio Lugdunobatava = The Batavian or old Dutch war against the Romans. Otto Vaenius, Antwerp 1612. At the bottom two verses of four lines in Dutch and Latin. Without text on the back., print, picture, history print, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller History Plates, height 167 mm, width 210 mm, Italian, 1555 - 1630-08-05, print maker, printmaker, 1612 - 1612, first quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings, Work conception, South Netherlands, 1556 - 1629-05-06

Phaëthon asks Apollo whether he can drive in his car; Metamorphoses from Ovid. Phaëthon kneels in the palace of his father Apollo for his throne with the request if he can drive in his solar car. All around signs of the zodiac and personalized seasons (in the front spring and summer). In the undermarge a four-line explanation, in two columns, in Latin.

. Karel V, after a siege of the La Goletta fortress, gets the keys to the city of Tunis to be presented on 14 July 1535.

Antwerp, Jode, Gerard de, Vos, Maerten de, Thesaurus sacrarum historiarum veteris testamenti, elegantissimis imaginibus expressum excellentissimorum in hac arte virorum opera: nunc primum in lucem editus, History of Hezekiah and Sennacherib, Hezekiah closes off the springs outside Jerusalem, recto lower right - handwritten in brown ink, King Hezekiah has the springs and irrigation canals outside Jerusalem closed off, so that Sennacherib and his army will not have an abundance of water during the siege of Jerusalem. In the background the walls of Jerusalem are reinforced and provided with towers. Below the image a reference in Latin to the Bible text in 2 Chron. 32. This print is part of an album., print, album leaf, prints, V. 4., height 201 mm, width 292 mm, South Netherlands, 1532 - 1603-12-04, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, 1585 - 1585, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), print maker, printmaker, Publication (Event), Publication, Northern Netherlan

Saint James the Greater, from The Martyrdom of the Apostles 1507-1517 Germany. Woodcut in black on ivory laid paper . Lucas Cranach, the Elder

Title sheet for the pamphlet: The Leuterbol van Diest, the dog and the Pikbroek, by the last Stuyver, 1702, Romeyn de Hooghe, 1702 print A Dutch sailor laughs while a Frenchman and a dog sneak away, scared by a shot from Sas-Van-Gent (in the background). Title is on a separate text sheet. Netherlands paper etching / engraving Sas-Van-Gent

OnThoofding van de Heilige Florianus, Raphaël Saddleer (I), After Johann Mathias Cakes, 1615 print The H. Florianus van Lorch is held on the banks of the River Enns by soldiers and beheaded. Light rays break through the dark clouds in the sky. The print has a Latin caption and is the fifth print of a 60-part series on the subject of the saints of Bavaria. München paper engraving / etching the soldier martyr Florian of Lorch; possible attributes: bucket (pitcher), lance with banner, millstone, palm-branch, shield (with cross), sword. violent death by beheading. private soldier. river Bavaria

The Colossus of Rhodes. Antonio Tempesta (Italy, Florence, 1555-1630). Italy, published 1610. Prints; etchings. Etching

The Babylonians come to the king and accuse the Judeans Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego of not wanting to worship the gods. On the left, a golden statue and a crowd of people worshipping the statue. In the background a burning furnace. Anyone who refuses to worship the statue is thrown into the furnace. An enraged Nebuchadnezzar orders that Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego be brought to him History of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego , print maker: Philips Galle, (mentioned on object), Maarten van Heemskerck, (mentioned on object), Hadrianus Junius, (mentioned on object), Haarlem, 1565, paper, engraving, h 205 mm × w 247 mm

Veen, Otto van, Italy, Tempesta, Antonio, Batavorum cum Romanis Bellum, à Corn. Tacito, The Batavian Ort Old Dutch War against the Romans, The Batavian Revolt, Romans tricked into thinking that Civilis is dead or wounded, 69-70, Civilis falls from his horse to deceive the Romans into thinking he is dead or wounded. Print number 17 in the series of prints about the Batavian Revolt: Batavorum cum Romanis bellum, à Corn. Tacito lib. IV & V. : Hist. olim descriptum, figuris nunc aeneis expressum, author Othone Vaenio Lugdunobatava = The Batavian or old Dutch war against the Romans. Otto Vaenius, Antwerp 1612. At the bottom two verses of four lines in Dutch and Latin. Without text on the back., print, picture, history print, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller History Plates, height 167 mm, width 210 mm, Italian, 1555 - 1630-08-05, print maker, printmaker, 1612 - 1612, first quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings, Work conception, South Netherlands, 1556 - 1629-05-06

The lost son says goodbye to his father, Philips Galle, After Maarten van Heemskerck, 1596 - 1633 print The lost son looks around and waves his father and brothers who stand on a bridge in front of the parental home to say goodbye to him. The lost son drives his horse over the bridge, a page accompanies him. print maker: Haarlempublisher: Antwerp paper engraving the parable of the prodigal son (Luke 15:11-32). leave-taking and departure of the prodigal son

. Agamemnon advises the Greeks to give up the fight. Nestor, however, contradicts him. In the margin a four-line caption, in two columns, in Latin.

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Amsterdam, Visscher, Claes Jansz. (II), Vos, Maerten de, Wierix, Antonie (II), Theatrum biblicum, History of Samson, Samson and Delilah, verso - stamped, Samson lies asleep on Delilah's lap and she cuts off his hair. Armed Philistines appear from behind the tree to capture Samson. On the right in the landscape a bridge over a river. Below the scene a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Jud. 16:19., print, prent, prints, height 215 mm, width 281 mm, Southern Netherlands, 1559 - 1604-03, print maker, printmaker, 1585 - 1585, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1532 - 1603-12-04, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, Northern Netherlands, 1586 - 1652-06-19, publisher

The corpses of the reverse sky on the Galgenveld, 1535, 1662 - 1665 print The corpses of the reverse sky are hung on gallows on the Galgenveld Volewijk, 1535. With a different performance on the Recto. paper etching / engraving body of the executed displayed in public Volewijk

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Achilles warns PatroUlus, Crispijn van de Passe (I), 1613 print PatroClus receives Achilles' armor. Achilles warns him to be careful. In the background Hector who kills Patrucus. In the margin a four -line caption, in two columns, in Latin. Utrecht paper engraving Patroclus receives Achilles' arms and takes to the field. death of Patroclus: he is killed by Hector

Psyche Taken... to a Deserted Mountain. Master of the Die (Italian, active c. 1530-1560); after Michiel Coxcie I (Flemish, 1499-1592); in turn, inspired by Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael (Italian, 1483-1520). Date: 1530-1540. Dimensions: 200 x 235 mm (plate); 270 x 370 mm (sheet). Engraving in warm brown ink on cream laid paper. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA. Author: Master of the Die.

Plate 7: German Envoys Visit Civilis, from The War of the Romans Against the Batavians (Romanorvm et Batavorvm societas). Artist: Antonio Tempesta (Italian, Florence 1555-1630 Rome); After Otto van Veen (Netherlandish, Leiden 1556-1629 Brussels). Dimensions: Sheet: 6 5/16 × 8 1/8 in. (16.1 × 20.7 cm). Date: 1611. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Secret Meeting of Civilis with Other Leaders from Trier. Antonio Tempesta (Italy, Florence, 1555-1630). Italy, publshed 1612. Prints; etchings. Etching

Amsterdam, Oossaan, Aart Dircksz., Wybrants, Sander, Swart, widow Steven, Blom, Joannes, Bergh, Herman van den, Deyster, Jacobus van der, Luyken, Jan, recto - manuscript in pencil, print, picture, book illustration, prints, engravings, Wolfgang Pinder beheaded at Schardingen, 1571, verso - stamped, 88, height 115 mm, width 147 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1649-04-16 - 1712-04-05, print maker, printmaker, 1685 - 1685, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, after own design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, uitgever, Publicatie, Noord-Nederlands, - 1693-06-26

Emperor Ferdinand III is congratulated on the birth of his son Leopold, 1640, print maker: Caspar Luyken, (mentioned on object), publisher: Johann David Zunnern, Frankfurt am Main, 1701, paper, etching, letterpress printing, h 123 mm × w 179 mm

Veen, Otto van, Italy, Tempesta, Antonio, Batavorum cum Romanis Bellum, à Corn. Tacito, De Batavische Oft Oude Hollandtsche Krijghe teghen de Romeynen, The Batavian Revolt, Romans defeated at the Rhine, 69-70, The Romans defeated near the Rhine. Print number 6 in the series of prints about the Batavian Revolt: Batavorum cum Romanis bellum, à Corn. against the Romans. Otto Vaenius, Antwerp 1612. At the bottom two verses of four lines in Dutch and Latin. On the back text in Latin., print, picture, history print, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller History plates, height 165 mm, width 210 mm, Italian, 1555 - 1630-08-05, print maker, printmaker, 1612 - 1612, first quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings, Work conception, South Netherlands, 1556 - 1629-05-06

Amsterdam, Luyken, Jan, Beheading of Jacobus de Meerdere, recto - manuscript in brown ink, print, prints, verso - stamped, 138, height 117 mm, width 155 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1649-04-16 - 1712-04-05, print maker, printmaker, 1712 - 1712, paper, papier, etching

Les apprets du festin, 16th-17th century, Jacques Callot, French, 1592-1635, 4 3/4 x 9 1/4 in. (12.07 x 23.5 cm) (plate)4 15/16 x 9 1/2 in. (12.54 x 24.13 cm) (sheet), Etching, France, 16th-17th century

Vatican City, Raphael, Italy, Borgianni, Orazio, Paintings in the Loggia of Raphael, Meeting of Abraham and Melchizedek, verso - stamped, Abraham and his men are welcomed by Melchizedek, the king and high priest of Salem. Melchizedek offers bread and wine to Ambraham., print, prent, prints, enten, height 149 mm, width 187 mm, 1578 - 1616-01-11, print maker, printmaker, 1615 - 1615, paper, papier, etching, etchings, 1483-04-07 - 1520-04-07, after a painting by

Jacques Callot, Restoration of the Aqueduct at Pisa, c 1614 Restoration of the Aqueduct at Pisa

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Goltzius copper engraving depicts the allegory 'Greed is the root of all evil', showing figures, symbolic items, gestures, and compositions representing moral lessons.

Avoidance of the Spanish army, Philips Galle, After Jan van der Straet, 1583 print Giovanni de Medici, called 'Dalle Bande Nere', drives the Spanish army together with its horsemen. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a series about the family history of the genus De 'Medici. print maker: Antwerpafter design by: Florencepublisher: Antwerp paper engraving

In the foreground, several young couples point to an old scholar (preacher) who is criticizing their behavior from a window. In the scholar's hands a book. The young people are laughing at him. In the foreground left, a young couple sits next to a bush with thistles (symbolizing their love). In front of them is an empty jar. In the background, young people dance around a church., Young couples are having fun and ignoring the warnings of a scholar, print maker: Jan Saenredam, (mentioned on object), Jan Saenredam, publisher: Claes Jansz. Visscher (II), (mentioned on object), print maker: Assendelft, publisher: Amsterdam, 1596, paper, engraving, h 303 mm × w 394 mm

Tuman Bay II, Sultan van Egypt, hung above the city gate of Istanbul, 1517, Jan Luyken, 1698 print Amsterdam paper etching violent death by hanging. city-gate Istanbul

. Achilles has received his new armor and goes to Agamemnon to reconcile him. Agamemnon returns him brise. In the margin a four-line caption, in two columns, in Latin.

Poverty follows Wealth, Gillis van Breen, Cornelius Schonaeus, 1595 - 1605

Camillus arrives at the Gauls. Camillus arrives on horseback from the Gauls, where Brennus has just thrown his sword on the scales. On the right a table with scales filled with gold pieces. In the undermarge a four-line text in Latin.

Sheet 2: a Triumphal Chariot, from The Triumph of Julius Caesar. Artist: After Andrea Mantegna (Italian, Isola di Carturo 1430/31-1506 Mantua); Andrea Andreani (Mantua, 1558/1559-1629); Intermediary draughtsman Bernardo Malpizzi (Italian, 1555-1623). Dimensions: Sheet: 15 1/2 × 15 5/8 in. (39.4 × 39.7 cm)Image: 14 1/2 × 15 1/4 in. (36.8 × 38.8 cm). Date: 1599. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

May: a yacht scene (twins); Maggio; The twelve months (part 1). Imagination of human activity in the month of May. Landscape with hunters jagging with the help of falcons. In the foreground on the left a farmhouse wedding and musicians. In the middle above the symbol for the zodiac sign of twins. Italian fresh and title in undermarge.

Abraham Bosse after Claude Vignon, Illustration to Jean Desmarets' L'Ariane, published 1639 Illustration to Jean Desmarets' L'Ariane

Kolos van Rhodos, Antonio Tempesta, 1608 print View of Rhodes beach. There are an army, workmen and camels on the beach. In the background is the large bronze statue the colossus of Rhodes. A second image is placed in the foreground. Text in Latin in STUDMARGE. print maker: Italypublisher: AntwerpAntwerp paper etching the Seven Wonders of the World. Colossus of Rhodes (Wonder of the World). hoofed animals: camel

. Mercury begs achilles to give the body of Hector back to his father priam. At the top right Jupiter who represents Thetis to appease her son Achilles. In the margin a four-line caption, in two columns, in Latin.

Entry of Willem IV as the Heritage of Vlissingen, 5 June 1751. The personalized hope is completely links with a crown of boats on her head, an anchor is partly hidden under her robe. In addition to her, the personification comes into force that points her to a third figure, the personification of history. Above these personalizations, an angel blows a trumpet to which a cloth with text hangs. In the background there is a gate with portrait bustles by Frederik Hendrik and Willem I. Due to the gate, the arrival of William IV as the heir of Vlissingen can be seen in which the keys of the city are offered.

Port with merchants and sailing ships; Italian ports; Aliqui Pandus. Port with Left in the foreground A group of foreign merchants and on the right a man who moved a ton. On the right in the background merchants loading a sailing ship. Fifth print from a series of twelve with Italian ports.

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Les Bohémiens en Marche: L'Arrière-Garde, pièce aussi appelée Le Départ (The Gypsies Travelling: The Rear Guard, also called The Departure), from Le Bohémiens, série appelée aussi Les Égyptiens, La Marche des Bohémiens, La Vie Errante des Bohémiens, Les Marches Égyptiennes (The Gypsies, series also called The Egyptiens, The Gypsy Troops, The Wandering Lives of Gypsies, The Egyptian Troops) early 17th century Jacques Callot French. Les Bohémiens en Marche: L'Arrière-Garde, pièce aussi appelée Le Départ (The Gypsies Travelling: The Rear Guard, also called The Departure), from Le Bohémiens, série appelée aussi Les Égyptiens, La Marche des Bohémiens, La Vie Errante des Bohémiens, Les Marches Égyptiennes (The Gypsies, series also called The Egyptiens, The Gypsy Troops, The Wandering Lives of Gypsies, The Egyptian Troops). Le Bohémiens, série appelée aussi Les Égyptiens, La Marche des Bohémiens, La Vie Errante des Bohémiens, Les Marches Égyptiennes. Jacques Callot (French, Nancy 1592-1635 Na

Hunting of Caledonian Zwijn, Jacob Folkema, 1702 - 1767 print Melager has prepared himself with his companions for the hunt for the Caledonian Zwijn and says goodbye to his family before he leaves. paper etching / engraving the Calydonian hunt

Allegorical triumphop trip from a prince or general.

Hunting of Lions, Antonio Tempesta, 1565 - 1630 print Landscape with Eastern soldiers with spears on horseback hunting lions. In the middle of a coat of arms and cartouche with assignment. paper etching hunter. hunters hunting (N.B.: In 1988-1990 this notation denoted the concept of 43C11421 'hunters resting during the hunt'). lion hunt

Amsterdam, Schoonebeek, Adriaen, Northern Netherlands, Aveele, Johannes Jacobsz van den, Utrechts Changes that Occurred in the Years 1672, 73 and 74, Series of five prints about the events that occurred in Utrecht during the period 1672-74 (reissue by Schoonebeek), The Arrival of His Royal Highness 't Uytrecht, Arrival of Prince William III in Utrecht in April 1674, The Arrival of Prince William III in Utrecht in April 1674, Willem III in Utrecht in April 1674. The prince in the centre on horseback amidst riders and foot soldiers. In the background the city of Utrecht. At the top a canvas with the title and two four-line verses in Dutch. Fifth (unnumbered) print in a series of five prints about the events that occurred in Utrecht during the period 1672-74., print, history print, prints, Frederik Muller History plates, height 303 mm, width 382 mm, 1655 - 1727-05-18, print maker, printmaker, 1674 - 1674, third quarter 17th century, fourth quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings, P

Germany, Cranach, Lucas (I), Martyrdom of the Twelve Apostles, Martyrdom of Andrew on the Cross, verso lower left - stamped, Andrew is tied to the diagonal cross (St. Andrew's Cross) and bystanders watch as the cross is set upright by soldiers. In the foreground on the right are two women with small children. One of the women is breastfeeding her child., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 162 mm, width 126 mm, German, 1472 - 1553-10-16, print maker, prentmaker, 1510 - 1514, first quarter 16th century, paper, papier, houtsnede

. The lighthouse of the city of Alexandria, on the island of Pharos in the Mediterranean Sea, just outside the port of the Egyptian Alexandria. Left in the foreground King Ptolemae II and the architect of the lighthouse, Sostratus of Knidos. In the margin a caption in Latin. Print from a series with the seven wonders.

Choleric, 1590s, Peter de Jode; Artist: After Maarten de Vos, Flemish, 1570-1634, 7 3/4 × 8 5/8 in. (19.69 × 21.91 cm) (sheet), Engraving, Belgium, 16th century, This fearsome mercenary and the well-supplied sutler stand for the choleric temperament, the personality trait that is biliousquick to angerdue to an excess of yellow bile. As the burning building suggests, the soldier has a fiery temper.

Italy, Rosa, Salvator, Diogenes asks Alexander not to stand in his light, recto below - handwritten in brown ink, Alexander the Great stands on the left and Diogenes sits on the ground on the right in front of the barrel in which he lived. Ten figures stand around them. Gesturing with his hand, Diogenes asks Alexander not to stand in his light. Center bottom three lines of Latin text (Juvenal's 'Satires': XIV, 311-313)., print, prints, verso - stamped, 1135 99, height 459 mm, width 277 mm, Italian, 1615-06-20 - 1673-03-15, print maker, printmaker, 1662 - 1662, paper, papier, etching, etchings, drypoint, dry needle, Work conception, after own design by

Shifting Margaret of Austria in Genoa, Jacques Callot, 1612 print Margaret of Austria enters a ship via a gangway. Around her members of her entourage. In the background a city on a bay (Genoa). Florence paper etching ships (in general). traffic and transport (+ getting in; mounting; embarkation) Knee

Amsterdam, Oossaan, Aart Dircksz., Wybrants, Sander, Swart, widow Steven, Blom, Joannes, Bergh, Herman van den, Deyster, Jacobus van der, Luyken, Jan, recto - manuscript in pencil, print, engraving, book illustration, prints, engravings, Julitta of Iconia flogged while her child is killed, verso - stamped, 35, height 117 mm, width 149 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1649-04-16 - 1712-04-05, print maker, printmaker, 1685 - 1685, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, Noord-Nederlands, after own design of, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, uitgever, - 1693-06-26

Autumn; The four Seasons. The grapes are harvested. Left Two boy cut the bunches of the vine. A woman wears buckets with grapes with a yoke. In the middle a little boy who crums the grapes with his bare feet in a cockpit. On the right an oxen cart with a large cockpit with grapes. Presentation of autumn in a four seasons print series.

Lynch party of Johan and Cornelis de Witt, 1672; Murder of the De Wit brothers, 1672. Lynch Party of Johan and Cornelis de Witt, 1672

Farm-wedding. Farm-wedding with guests sitting at the table with a banquet and dancing farmers. Different obscene details have been processed in the scene, a dog eats the vomit of a man and another dog licks the dirty buttocks from a child. In the margin under a mocking verse in three couplets by C. Tiel.

Failure of Pietro Strozzi; Family history of sex the 'Medici (part 2); Mediceae Familiae Rerum Feliciter Gestarum Victoriae et Triumphi. Pietro Strozzi is a failure from the besieged Sienna (1554). In the foreground Strozzi and his army. In the background an abbey near Siena and the Florentine army. In the lower margin two lines text in Latin and numbered 3. The print is part of an album.

David's Brother Relating to Him Goliath's Challenge. Dated: c.1556. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: after Maerten van Heemskerck.

Raffaello Schiaminossi, Margaret of Austria on Horseback, 1612 Margaret of Austria on Horseback

Christ, St. Paul, and the Twelve Apostles: St. Philippus, c. 1578. Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558-1617), after Maarten de Vos (Flemish, 1532-1603). Engraving; plate: 20.9 x 28.1 cm (8 1/4 x 11 1/16 in.).

Martyrdom of Saint Cecilia, Etienne Delaune, French, 1519 - 1583, Engraving on paper, France, 1560, figures, Print, Print

. Rudolf II from Habsburg on a throne under a laurel wreath. In his left hand he holds a sword in his right hand. In addition to him his coat of arms. Below an eagle. In the background the festive entry of Rudolf II from Habsburg. In the middle of a Bible quote from Matt. 12 in Latin. In the margin a eight-arranged predicted position, in four columns, in Latin. Second print from a series of four with world rulers.

Nuño Salido means that the signs are bad while Ruy Velazquez says they are good; Historia Septem Infantium de Lara / Historia de los Siete Infantes de Lara; The seven infants of Lara. Explanatory numbers in the show. Caption in Spanish and Latin.

Intake of Huy, 1694, 1695 print Intake of Huy by the Allied Army, September 27, 1694. Plate no. XIV In the 'England's theater' series over wars lined by Willem III in the years 1691-1695 after the Glorious Revolution, (fourth part). With captions in Dutch and French. print maker: Northern Netherlandsprint maker: Amsterdampublisher: Amsterdam paper etching capture of city (after the siege) How

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Wedding guests depart from Burgos, Gonzalo Gustos continues to accompany Ruy Velazquez while the Infanten Doña Lambra accompanies Barbadillo, Antonio Tempesta, After Otto van Veen, 1612 print Explanatory numbers in the show. Caption in Spanish and Latin. paper etching tales and fairy tales. riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman

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Cyrus II, King of Persia sits on a horse, in his hand a flag depicting a ram (Persia). The horse tramples on King Ninus of Nineveh. In the background a cityscape. Next to Cyrus, a bear emerges from the sea, a reference to a dream of Daniel (Daniel 7) about the rise of four kingdoms in the world. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a four-part series relating four rulers of antiquity to the predictions of Daniel. Cyrus as the second king from Daniel's vision Rise of four world kingdoms and four rulers from Daniel's vision , print maker: Adriaen Collaert, (mentioned on object), Maerten de Vos, (mentioned on object), publisher: Claes Jansz. Visscher (II), print maker: Antwerp, Antwerp, publisher: Amsterdam, 1570 - 1618, paper, engraving, h 222 mm × w 262 mm

Antwerp, Galle, Philips, Vos, Maerten de, Collaert, Adriaen, Decalogvs cvm acerbissimis, Ten Commandments, Joab murders Amasa: the fifth Commandment, verso middle below - stamped, Joab betrays Amasa and murders him without David's permission. He stabs him under the guise of a friendly embrace (2 Samuel 20:8-12). This is a violation of the fifth Commandment: 'Thou shalt not kill'. In the background the result of this act. Joab is in turn murdered by Solomon's soldiers, while he seeks protection in the temple. The print has a Latin caption. The print series depicts the Ten Commandments through scenes from the Old Testament., print, prints, 31, recto top right - written, verso bottom center - stamped, height 194 mm, width 245 mm, Southern Netherlands (before 1775), 1560 - 1618-06-29, print maker, printmaker, 1585 - 1589, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Southern Netherlands, 1532 - 1603-12-04, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1537 - 1612

Apollo and the four seasons, Gijsbert van Veen, After Rafaël, 1589 print Apollo as a young man adorned with laurel wreath, walking for a large tent near a water, flanked by four young women (the four seasons). A putto with a fruit basket runs for the company. A vessel pulled by two pigeons and murmur by a putto in the water. Italy paper engraving Other Specific Aspects of Apollo. Seasons of the Year (Esp. Personifications); 'Season', 'The four season of the year' (Ripa)

Antwerp, Cock, Hieronymus, Jode, Gerard de, Heemskerck, Maarten van, Haarlem, Galle, Philips, Thesaurus sacrarum historiarum veteris testamenti, elegantissimis imaginibus expressum excellentissimorum in hac arte virorum opera: nunc primum in lucem editus, Historia Bersabee, History of Tamar and Amnon, Jonadab advises Amnon, Amnon, the eldest son of David, is in love with his half-sister Tamar. In the foreground, his nephew Jonadab advises Amnon to lie down sick in bed and ask for Tamar's presence. In the background on the right, King David visits his son Amnon who is lying sick in bed. Amnon asks Tamar to bring him food. Below the scene is a reference in Latin to the Bible text in 2 Sam. 13. The print is part of an album., print, album leaf, prints, height 205 mm, width 249 mm, South Netherlands, 1537 - 1612-03-29, print maker, printmaker, 1559 - 1559, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, North Netherlands, 1498 - 1574, after a design by, Publication (Event)

Cerialis forgive Roman soldiers who had helped Julius Civilis, 1611 - 1612 print The Roman captain Cerialis forgive the Roman soldiers who had helped Julius Civilis. Caption in Dutch and in Latin. Print Maker: ItalyAfter Design by: Southern Netherlands South Netherlands paper etching the soldier; the soldier's life. granting mercy; free pardon

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