Historical Allegorical Prints

Engravings showcasing allegorical themes, highlighting figures of justice and peace, alongside depictions of historical events and figures.

Goltzius, Hendrick, Haarlem, Matham, Jacob, Trou moet blycken, Crucifixion in allegorical frame, verso lower left - stamped, Blazon of the rhetoricians' chamber De Pellicaen in Haarlem. In the middle Christ on the cross, surrounded by an oval cartouche with at the top two allegorical figures with a pair of clasped hands and doves as attributes. At the bottom of the cross the pelican feeding its young by pricking its own breast. In the background Aeneas carrying his father Anchises from burning Troy., print, prent, prints, height 363 mm, width 240 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1571-10-15 - 1631-01-20, print maker, printmaker, 1597 - 1597, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1558-01 - 1617-01-01
Goltzius, Hendrick, Haarlem, Matham, Jacob, Trou moet blycken, Crucifixion in allegorical frame, verso lower left - stamped, Blazon of the rhetoricians' chamber De Pellicaen in Haarlem. In the middle Christ on the cross, surrounded by an oval cartouche with at the top two allegorical figures with a pair of clasped hands and doves as attributes. At the bottom of the cross the pelican feeding its young by pricking its own breast. In the background Aeneas carrying his father Anchises from burning Troy., print, prent, prints, height 363 mm, width 240 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1571-10-15 - 1631-01-20, print maker, printmaker, 1597 - 1597, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1558-01 - 1617-01-01