Historical Decorative Medallions

Ornate medallions featuring playful children and mythical scenes, combining intricate designs and mythology from previous centuries.

St George on horseback piercing a devil, print maker: Caspar Luyken, Jacob Lindenberg, 1705

Bookplate: heraldic composition with a tree in the escutcheon, in the crest - a nobleman holding a sabre and feathers. unknown, graphic artist

Mercury in a Decorative Frame with Grotesques ca. 1600-1630 After Adriaen Collaert Netherlandish This print is a copy after Adriaen Collaerts Mercury from a series of ornament prints showing the individual Gods involved in the mythological story of the Judgement of Paris, they are placed in roundels and framed by intricate grotesque patterns. The print shows Collaerts design in reverse and is much cruder in its execution. What is most interesting about this print is that its maker has combined two techniques to create the dark background for his ornaments. One half of the frame is done in blackwork, while the other half is filled with horizontal hatchings. The print is most likely a unique piece, made by an artist who was trying out different techniques and studying their effect.. Mercury in a Decorative Frame with Grotesques 419795

Ornamental Engraving with the Tree of Jesse. Artist: Israhel van Meckenem (German, Meckenem ca. 1440/45-1503 Bocholt). Dimensions: Sheet: 4 11/16 × 4 1/16 in. (11.9 × 10.3 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Plate 4: trophies of Roman arms from decorations above the windows on the second floor of the Palazzo Milesi in Rome. Artist: After Polidoro da Caravaggio (Italian, Caravaggio ca. 1499-ca. 1543 Messina); Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi (Italian, Florence, 1615 or 1618-after 1669). Dimensions: Sheet: 7 1/2 x 9 7/8 in. (19 x 25.1 cm)Plate: 4 5/8 x 6 5/16 in. (11.7 x 16.1 cm). Date: 1656-58. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Coat of Arms with a Cock. Artist: After Barthel Beham (German, Nuremberg ca. 1502-1540 Italy); Sebald Beham (German, Nuremberg 1500-1550 Frankfurt). Dimensions: Sheet: 2 3/4 x 1 7/8 in. (7 x 4.8 cm). Date: 1543. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The tower of Auvergne de Bouillon, Emmanuel-Theodose of.

Map of the Graafschap Holland and Utrecht (plate 2), Jacob Aertsz. Colom (I), 1639 print paper etching / engraving maps, atlases. coat of arms (as symbol of the state, etc.)

Panel with octagonal painting, Jean Lepautre, 1667 print There is a landscape in the painting. print maker: France (possibly)after own design by: France (possibly)publisher: Paris paper etching

Putto with two leashed dogs; Vignettes.Vignette.

Louis XIV (king of France), Paris, Leblond, Jean (I), France, Lepautre, Jean, Vases, Vase on narrow foot, The body of the vase is decorated with satyrs and other figures, including Venus and Adonis. From a series of 6 sheets., print, ornamental print, prints, ornamental prints, height 195 mm, width 134 mm, French, 1618-06-28 - 1682-02-02, print maker, printmaker, 1648 - 1655, second quarter 17th century, third quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings, Work conception, after own design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1594 - 1666, publisher, 1638-09-05 - 1715-09-01, granter of privilege

Netherlands, Small ornament with gods (), Two watch covers, Watch cover with seated goddess, The goddess is wearing her helmet, her armor is to the right behind her. One of two sheets with oval medallions with a mythological figure in a frame of leaf tendrils and grotesques. Hatched background., print, ornament print, prints, ornament prints, height 32 mm, width 24 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1500 - 1610, 16th century, first quarter 17th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Marcus Atilius Regulus in Ton stopped by Carthagen.

Console with two elephant heads, Christoph Jamnitzer, 1573 - 1610 print Two children are sitting on the console. A third is on their shoulders with his legs up. He has a burning candle in his mouth. Leaf from a series of flat decorations with grotesken, cartouches, oval, mascarons, putti and fantastic creatures. The series consists of three title magazines, two text magazines with the assignment and the preface and 60 magazines, spread over three books. Germany (possibly) paper etching

Half ceiling with an empty cartouche; Quarts the ceiling. Half ceiling with an empty cartouche flanked by two angels. From series of 6 sheets with unadvassed copies to a series of quarts the ceilings of Jean Lepautre. Print is part of an album.

Heinrich Aldegrever (German, 1502-1555-1561), Ornament with Vase and Two Female Figures, 1553, engraving

France, Mariette, Pierre (I), Zuccaro, Federico, Firens, Pierre, Cartouches in scrollwork frames with grotesques, garlands and mascarons, Cartouche with two dragons and two children, print, prent, ornamentprent, prints, prenten, ornamentprenten, height 184 mm, width 153 mm, Zuid-Nederlands, French, 1580 - 1638-12-24, print maker, prentmaker, 1613 - 1657, first quarter 17th century, second quarter 17th century, third quarter 17th century, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Italian, 1541 - 1609-07-20, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1596 - 1657, publisher

Heinrich Aldegrever (German, 1502-1555-1561), Three Cupids and a Bear, 1529,

Italy, Tempesta, Antonio, History of the Order of Saint George, Isagogia historia de Constantino max: imperatore instatuta militia angelicae aureatae Constantinianae sub titulo magni martyris S Georgii, Archangel Michael slaying the dragon, verso - stamped, The Archangel Michael, hovering with sword and shield, slaying the dragon. Above hover God the Father, Christ and the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove., print, prent, prints, enten, height 179 mm, width 131 mm, Italian, 1555 - 1630-08-05, print maker, printmaker, 1565 - 1630, paper, papier, etching, etsen

Edge decoration with an oval oval and on the right two putti; Spiers and edges. Opposite copy to prints (title page and blade 3) From the Somige Series Single Fruits and Spiers. There are two swans above the oval. The putti sit in an edge of leaf raft, among them are two rabbits. From series blades on which two motifs can be seen side by side, supplemented with birds, insects, flower pots and sometimes an ornamental border with tendrils and animals.

Woodcut by Meister IS mit der Schaufel showing Christ indicating the rich in hell and Lazarus seated in Abraham's lap, printed on verso type pressure in 1516, highlighting biblical narrative and figures.

Ornamenten met tetragram en engelen met besnijdenisinstrumenten.Three performances on a leaf. Upstairs: the tetragram as a symbol of God the father in an ornamental picture frame. Middle: Two angels wear a scale with circumcision instruments. In the middle of a reference to the commandment to circumcise all boys in Gen. 17:10. Below: two hands shake hands as a symbol for a covenant.

Two awards with Cartouches, Henry Fletcher, 1736 - 1737 print Two half -designs of awards with rocaille ornaments, leaf motifs and cartouches. Right crowned with a face. London paper etching rocaille ornament. ornament ~ cartouche. ornament derived from plant forms

Letter A; Libellus Novus Elementorum Latinorum Cum Aeneis Picturis Usui Aurifabrorum Inservientib. At the top left, top right and below bottom is a dolphin on clouds. Leaf with the letter A from series of 26 blades with letters from the alphabet.

Emilia-Romagna Ravenna Bagnacavallo Museo Civico5. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Post-medieval: Paintings on canvas; manuscripts Antiquities: cippi (Gracchi), cippi fragments, bipedal bricks, terracotta amphorae German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

Rollerwork cartouche with rider on horseback; Image The first century of the Societeit IESV for Ooghen ghestelt by the Duyts-Dutch province of Selver Societeyt .. The horse jumps over clouds of smoke. From series of 38 cartouches, decorated with masks, garlands of fruit and flowers, shells and animals.

Round Cartouche between a female and a male Sater, Anonymous, c. 1500 - c. 1600 print From series of 17 magazines. France (possibly) paper etching

Cartouche with a Dragon and Armorial Trophy, Livre de Cartouches à divers usages (Book of Cartouches for Different Uses), François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768, Franz Xaver Andreas Jungwierth, German, 1720-1790, François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768, Etching and engraving on paper, Cartouche framed with a winged dragon and battle weapons (including spear, helmet, ax, shield). Within cartouche, a figural scene in Rococo style depicting two putti in a field below a tree--a town or village in background., Munich, Germany, 1738, albums (bound) & books, Bound print, Bound print

Paris, Androuet, Jacques, Plane decorations, architectural fantasies and grotesques, Candelabrum, verso - stamped, A candelabrum, constructed from the upper body of a winged creature on a pedestal, a frieze with a figurative representation, a merman and a female herm. The grotesques on either side of the candelabrum offer two variations for the decoration of the plane., print, ornament print, prints, ornament prints, height 104 mm, width 69 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1562 - 1562, paper, etching, etchings, Work conception, French, 1515 - 1584

Suite of Vases: Plate 9, 1746. Jacques François Saly (French, 1717-1776). Etching;

France, Delaune, Etienne, Winged herme, Stephanus Delaune inventor, Winged woman, Under a canopy, the upper body of a winged woman rests on a kind of capital. Hatched background. Sheet from a series, consisting of a title page and 6 sheets., print, ornamental print, prints, ornamental prints, diameter 42 mm, French, 1519 - 1583, print maker, printmaker, 1528 - 1573, second quarter 16th century, third quarter 16th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after own design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Coat of arms with old twine woman; Coat of arms with old yarn spinning woman. Coat of arms with an old woman with a spinning wheel. The old woman has a number of glowed yarn in her lap. Above the lane refrence coat of arms, a helmet and a screaming bird.

Augsburg, Hertel, Johann Georg (I), Verhelst, Placidus, Rocaille motifs with the seasons, Der Frühling, Ver, Lente, verso - stamped, A rocaille ornament with a girl with a basket of flowers on her head. Publisher number 69., print, ornament print, prints, ornament prints, height 234 mm, width 188 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1737 - 1775, paper, papier, etching, etchings, 1727, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1695 - 1775, publisher

Two gifts in the ornamental list, Jean Lepautre, c. 1669 - c. 1693 print The jugs point to the left, a river god and a dolphin can be seen at the bottom of the list. From a third edition. print maker: France (possibly)after own design by: France (possibly)publisher: Paris paper etching

Ornament with Dance of the Lovers, c. 1490. Israhel van Meckenem (German, c. 1440-1503). Engraving;

Wooden stick by Hans Burgkmair (1516-1518) depicting falconer Hans Teuschel with hunting falcons, part of Emperor Maximilian I's triumphal procession series.

Ornamental Design with a Bat in the Center. 1550. Aldegrever, Heinrich, 1502-. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Panel with two angels holding shield, Jean Lepautre, 1657 print Right half of page 5. print maker: France (possibly)after own design by: France (possibly)publisher: Paris paper etching

Louis XV (King of France), Paris, Huquier, Gabriel, Meissonnier, Juste Aurèle, Oeuvre de Juste Aurele Meissonnier, Girandolles a branche de porcelaine garnie d'or, Design for a two-armed girandole of porcelain and gold, This print is part of an album., print, album leaf, ornament print, prints, height 233 mm, width 193 mm, French, 1695 - 1772-06-11, print maker, printmaker, 1738 - 1749, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, 1693 - 1750-07-31, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, uitgever, 1710-02-15 - 1774-05-10, granter of privilege

Coat of Arms with a Mask, Held by Two Genii 1527 Lucas van Leyden Netherlandish. Coat of Arms with a Mask, Held by Two Genii 364804

Three cartouches; Ornaments; Disegni, et abbozzi di Agostino Mitelli Intagliati Dal Figluolo di Lui Gioseppe Maria Mitelli. Above the right half of a cartouche with fantasy heads and fruits. At the bottom left of a cartouche that hangs with a ribbon to a fantasy head. At the bottom right a shell-shaped cartouche with a portrait. The print is part of an album.

Heinrich Aldegrever, Ornament with Trophy of Arms, 1550 Ornament with Trophy of Arms

Cartouche: Perseus frees Andromeda, Abraham de Bruyn, 1584 print Cartouche with Perseus who, seated on the Pegasus horse, fights the sea monster. On the right andromeda chained on the rock. Oval cartouche in frame of figures and sea monsters against shaded background. Netherlands (possibly) paper engraving Perseus kills the sea monster (or turns it into stone by showing it the Gorgon's head) to release Andromeda; sometimes her parents Cepheus and Cassiopea watch the scene. ornament ~ cartouche. sea-horse, hippocamp, 'hippocampus', (horse/fish) (mythological hybrid monster)

Augsburg, Hertel, Johann Georg (I), Habermann, Franz Xaver, Ornamental vases, Jug and vase, A jug and a vase with rocaille ornaments. Publisher number 143., print, ornamental print, prints, ornamental prints, height 202 mm, width 300 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1731 - 1775, paper, etching, etchings, German, 1721 - 1796, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1695 - 1775, publisher

Four vases with flowers, Etienne Claude Voysard, After Pierre Ranson, 1778 print Four ornamented vases with flowers and garlands. Paris paper etching flowers in a vase

Jewelry Design with a Lion's Head. Dated: 1619. Dimensions: plate: 10 x 7.7 cm (3 15/16 x 3 1/16 in.) sheet: 10.9 x 8.7 cm (4 5/16 x 3 7/16 in.). Medium: engraving in laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Jean Toutin.

Fifth Engel blows on Bazuin, 1585 print The fifth angel blows on the Bazuin and a falling star opens the bottomless pit, from which smoke and grasshoppers appear that hurt people without a stamp on their forehead. In the margin a four -line caption in Latin. Tenth print from a series of twenty -four with the revelation of Johannes on Patmos. paper engraving the fifth of the seven angels sounds the trumpet: the falling star opens up the bottomless pit: smoke comes out

Lagena, Johannes or Lucas van Doechum, after Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1563 print Leaf with a jug, decorated with snails and shellfish. In the middle of the abdomen is a representation of a power god. Three legs with flippers are visible on the foot. Horizontally shaded background. From series of 12 magazines. Netherlands (possibly) paper etching container of ceramics: jar, jug, pot, vase

Plate Six from Plusieurs Models des plus nouuelles manieres qui sont en usage en l'Art de Arquebuzerie. Culture: French, Paris. Dimensions: Sheet: 7 1/16 x 5 3/8 in. (17.9 x 13.7 cm). Engraver: C. Jacquinet (French, Paris, active mid-17th century). Publisher: Thuraine (French, Paris, active mid-17th century); Le Hollandois (French, Paris, active mid-17th century). Date: ca. 1660.Little is known about the royal gunmakers, Thuraine and Le Hollandois, who published the pattern book from which this sheet comes. It remains a rare and important document of Parisian gunmaking and the leading style of firearms ornament early in the reign of Louis XIV. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Grotesque Design with an Octagonal Panel in the Center and Two Griffins Drinking from PLates held up by a Hybrid Creature (recto); Two Turtles above a Scene with Four Figures (verso). Artist: attributed to Andrés de Melgar (Spanish, documented S. Domingo de la Calzada, died after 1554). Dimensions: 7-13/16 x 13 in. (19.8 x 33.7 cm). Date: ca. 1545-60. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Fifth angel blows on a bazuin; Revelation of John on Patmos; ICONES Revelationum S Johs Evangeliste in Pathmo.The fifth angel blows on the trumpet and a falling star opens the bottomless pit, from which smoke and grasshopping emerging that pains the people without a stamp on their forehead. A four-line caption in Latin in the margin. Tenth print from a series of twenty-four with the Revelation of John on Patmos.

Nuremberg, Solis, Virgil, Personifications of the Seven Liberal Arts, Dialectics, Dialectic, verso - handwritten in brown ink, print, prints, verso - stamped, 59, height 83 mm, width 59 mm, German, 1514 - 1562-08-01, print maker, printmaker, 1524 - 1562, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), etching

Two candelabers next to each other, Hans Sibmacher, after Jacques Androuet, c. 1525 - 1594 print Passed copy to the print by Jacques Androuet Ducerceau. Leaf from series with architecture fantasies and grotes' with fable areas, garlands, candelabers and mascarons. print maker: Germany (possibly)after print by: France (possibly)publisher: Netherlands (possibly) paper etching

Lazio Viterbo Bagnaia Villa Lante60. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

The dance of death: the creation. Woodcut by Hans Holbein the younger.

Ornamental Design with Amphore and Antique Style Armor (recto); Sketch with Two Figures (verso). Artist: After Polidoro da Caravaggio (Italian, Caravaggio ca. 1499-ca. 1543 Messina). Dimensions: 5 7/8 x 9 15/16 in. (14.9 x 25.2 cm). Date: 16th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Design for a Cartouche with Acanthus Scrolls from which Female Figures Emerge. Artist: Anonymous, German, 17th century. Dimensions: sheet: 5 1/4 x 10 7/16 in. (13.3 x 26.5 cm). Date: 1648. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Umbria Terni Amelia Palazzo Petrignani16. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Post-medieval: 16th century frescoes, restored ; views of exterior. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

Putto with skull and two putti with lower lift reflection; Finis Corona Topvs; Vignettes. Vignette. A cartouche made up of leaf raft runs out in two putti the laurel wreath above the head of a third seated putto, whose hand is on a skull.

America, 1547 - 1612 print Sheet from series of four. Shaded background. At the feet of America there is a goat on the right and an animal with claws and a dog's head on the right. Netherlands (possibly) paper engraving

Toolmaster, Jost Amman, 1573 print print maker: Neurenbergpublisher: Frankfurt am Main paper warfare; military affairs. the soldier; the soldier's life

Can with a lid and an ear formed by a kind of harpy; Vases and jugs, decorated with figurative representations, grotesken, mascarons and garlands. The belly of the can be decorated with a mascaroon with a large tag leaves on his head. Horizontal shaded background. Series of 12 magazines.

Vase with Two Winged Satyrs. Artist and publisher: Originally by René Boyvin (French, Angers ca. 1525-1598 or 1625/6 Angers). Designer: Polidoro da Caravaggio (Italian, Caravaggio ca. 1499-ca. 1543 Messina); Rosso Fiorentino (Italian, Florence 1494-1540 Fontainebleau). Dimensions: Sheet: 10 5/8 x 7 3/8 in. (27 x 18.8 cm)Plate: 7 3/8 x 4 3/8 in. (18.8 x 11.1 cm). Publisher: Claes Jansz. Visscher (Dutch, Amsterdam 1586-1652 Amsterdam) (); Frederick de Wit (Dutch, 1629/30-1706) (). Date: 17th century.Depiction of a vase or ewer. The vase is characterized by two large satyr figures placed below the handle and the spout.The print is part of a series of 12 vases said to be designed by Rosso Fiorentino and Polidoro da Caravaggio and initially engraved and published by René Boyvin. The current series was first published by Claes Jansz. Visscher in the early seventeenth century and subsequently also by Frederik de Wit. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Fender, Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746-1809, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, graphite on off-white laid paper, Vertical rectangle. Two standing eagles support the tails of dolphins, whose mouths are connected by a festoon. Behind and above them rises a bag-like horn, with leaves and a calyx supporting a star with many points. Usual background., Rome, Italy, 1775, architecture, Drawing, Drawing

Antwerp, Liefrinck, Hans (I), Netherlands, Floris, Jacob, Title and 15 sheets of the series: Varii generis partitionum, Varii generis partitionum, Flat decoration with scrollwork, at the top hangs the coat of arms of the Guild of Luke, top right - handwritten, At the top hangs a small round cartouche with the coat of arms of the Guild of Luke. On either side of it sits Luke, on the left as the evangelist and on the right as the patron saint of painters. Sheet belongs to 15 sheets with title page from a series of 24 sheets. Woodcuts., print, ornamental print, prints, ornamental prints, 102, height 239 mm, width 141 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1556 - 1556, third quarter 16th century, paper, woodcut, Work conception, 1524 - 1581-06-08, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, South Netherlands, 1518 - 1573-02-28, publisher

Della Bella, Stefano (dit Étienne de la Belle) (n.1610-05-18-D.1664-08-22), Cosme de Médicis, Prince de Tuscane and Marguerite Louise d'Orléans, his wife (A. de Vesme 37; dutuit 200) (main title). Etching. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Ornament with two sirens, 1528 print Two sirenen on either side of a candle slor. On top is a winged figure with a trident, seen on the back, between two sphinxes. Low Countries paper engraving ornament ~ hybrid beings; human and animal forms mixed

Coat of arms of the Behaim, Anonymous, After Albrecht Dürer, c. 1525 print paper armorial bearing, heraldry

Ornament met harnas, Monogrammist FG, 1530 - 1540 print Flat decoration with leaf vines that spring from a harness. Germany paper engraving ornament derived from plant forms

Picart, Bernard, Amsterdam, Coat of arms surrounded by hunting trophies, verso - stamped, Coat of arms, flanked by the personifications of justice and prudence, surrounded by hunting trophies., print, prints, height 113 mm, width 197 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1673-06-11 - 1733-05-08, print maker, printmaker, 1733 - 1733, second quarter 18th century, paper, etching, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception

S. Privat, évêque (St. Privatus, Bishop), August 21st, from Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année (Images of All of the Saints and Religious Events of the Year) 1636 Jacques Callot French This print is part of a series comprised of a title page, frontispiece, and 122 plates. Each of these 122 plates contains four oval scenes depicting Saints and Religious Events for each day of the year. This etching was originally one of four oval scenes on a plate in the series.. S. Privat, évêque (St. Privatus, Bishop), August 21st, from Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année (Images of All of the Saints and Religious Events of the Year). Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année. Jacques Callot (French, Nancy 1592-1635 Nancy). 1636. Etching; second state of two (Lieure). Israël Henriet (French, Nancy ca. 1590-1661 Paris). Prints

Woman with drapery and young man with Festoen, 1668 - 1708 print On the left half a shield with a cherub on a pedestal, on the corner of the pedestal a woman with a drapery sits over her legs and a dolphin at her feet. On the right half a cartouche on a pedestal, on the pedestal is a young man who supports a festival of fruit. Leaf 4 from series of 6 blades, two compositions per leaf. print maker: Neurenbergafter design by: Germany (possibly)publisher: Neurenberg paper etching

Portrait of Cosimo de' Medici and Marguerite Louise d'Orleans, His Wife. Artist: Etched by Stefano della Bella (Italian, Florence 1610-1664 Florence). Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed): 5 5/16 × 5 5/16 in. (13.5 × 13.5 cm). Date: 1661. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Leaf raft in which a dragon is; Ornament in the style of the 15th century. Flat decoration with leaf refines, coming from a full key under the bottom right. There is a dragon in the tendrils. Shaded background.

Horizontal Panel Design Filled with a Meandering Acanthus Rinceau and Two Fantastical Creatures. Artist: Anonymous, Italian, Venetian, 17th century; In the manner of Polifilo Giancarli (active in Venice ca. 1600-1625). Dimensions: Sheet: 7 3/16 x 10 5/16 in. (18.3 x 26.2 cm). Date: 17th century (first half).Design for a horizontal panel filled with a meandering acanthus rinceau. In the middle, near the lower edge of the design two snake-like creatures with grotesque heads are depicted. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Two putti by a plant in Pot, Pietro Antonio Cotta, After Guido Reni, 1675 - 1685 print Italy paper etching cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'. potted plants

Copper engraving by Albrecht Dürer depicting the second coat of arms of Lorenz Staiber, produced in 1521. The sheet is curtailed and demonstrates detailed heraldic design and line work.

Horizontal Panel with Two Medallions Containing Cupid after 1596 Floris Balthasarsz van Berckenrode. Horizontal Panel with Two Medallions Containing Cupid 424842

unknown, Paris, Langlois, Nicolas (I), France, Loir, Alexis (I), Frisians with leaf tendrils, Man, eagle and lion among leaf tendrils, The man, whose lower body sprouts from a leaf tendril, sits on a pedestal on the right., print, ornament print, prints, ornament prints, height 149 mm, width 233 mm, French, 1640 - 1713-04-15, print maker, printmaker, 1670 - 1690, third quarter 17th century, fourth quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings, Work conception, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1640 - 1703, publisher, issuer, granter of privilege

Leaf-shaped cartouche with an angel; Das Neuw Grottesken Buch Nürnberg 1610; Leaf of the "Neu Grotesken Buch" 1610. The angel is in hand on a hill with a burning torch. Leaf from a series of flat decorations with grotesken, cartouches, ovals, mascarons, putti and fantastic beings. The series consists of three title sheets, two text sheets with the assignment and the preface and 60 sheets, spread over three books.

Hercules contrary to the centaurs; Oval flat decorations with the acts of Hercules in Grotesken; Acanthus ornaments. One of 9 blades from a series of 12. In the frame is in the middle of a owl. Shaded background.

Design for a two -armed girandole van porcelain and gold, Gabriel Huquier, Juste Aurèle Meissonnier, 1738 - 1749 print This print is part of an album. paper etching chandelier, candelabrum. work of applied art

Standing bearer with a banner on which a lion stands, Anonymous, Jost Amman, 1580 print paper standard-bearer, flag-bearer. beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion

Frisian with a child and two putti, After 1616 - Before 1689 print Vignette. The child is sitting on a ring in the middle and holds two laurel wreaths. The ring is stuck with four chains to rosettes in the corners of the Frisian. Paris (possibly) paper engraving

Medallion in which Juno with peacock; Medallions with figures from Paris judgment; Mythological performances. Suite of 6 pieces. Medallion in frame of Grotesken. Middle under a warrior under a canopy. Shaded background. Part of series of 6 sheets with medallions in a picture frame with flowers, garlands, animals and mascarons.

Juno sends Famine on Crasiton; Love, anger and jealousy of Juno; Amori Sdegni et Gielosie di Giunone. Juno, accompanied by her peacock, is next to Famine (hungry), which is scratching on the ground at the foot of a tree. Juno sends Famine on Crasiton. Under a four-line verse in Italian. The show is caught in a decorative frame with women's figures and shields.

CARIATIDE, Three Hermen, Pilaster Decoration and Monster, Anonymous, After Crispijn van de Passe (II), 1642 print Amsterdam paper engraving

Design for a Plate with Thetis on a Shell in a Medallion Bordered by Sea Monsters ca. 1600 Adriaen Collaert Netherlandish Design for a circular plate with Thetis seated on a large shell with crustaceans at her feet, set in a seascape. Plate 2 from a series of four plates, each showing a mythological figure associated with the sea in a medallion at center, surrounded by a broad border with various sea monsters and creatures.. Design for a Plate with Thetis on a Shell in a Medallion Bordered by Sea Monsters 425881

Grotesque with male figure with lower body and head of acanthus scrolls. Artist: Marco Dente (Italian, Ravenna, active by 1515-died 1527 Rome). Dimensions: Sheet: 13 7/8 × 9 1/4 in. (35.2 × 23.5 cm)Plate: 8 3/8 × 5 7/16 in. (21.2 × 13.8 cm). Date: ca. 1515-27. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

. Two fantasy stations with front legs and a tail. From series vignettes with sea uts and allegories, as a illustration used in the book Histoire Metallique de la République de Hollande of P. Bizot.

The 1450-1470 copper engraving depicts an ornamental design featuring a man spanning a crossbow, emphasizing figure, gesture, and intricate engraving.

Figures, Horses, and Sphinx Entwined in Foliage and Strapwork 19th century Anonymous, German, 19th century German. Figures, Horses, and Sphinx Entwined in Foliage and Strapwork 335752

Watteau, Jean Antoine, Germany, Les Jardins de Bacchus, Die Gärten des Bachus, Gardens of Bacchus, verso - stamped, A garden with two couples in love, a man with a bowl and on the left a musician satyr. In the middle there is a vine with a halo on a pedestal, next to it are a barrel, jugs and a thyrsus. Around the image is an ornamented frame with garlands, masks, half-figures, grapevines, rocailles, a goat and a feline. In the lower margin a two-line French and German text., print, ornament print, prints, ornament prints, height 200 mm, width 310 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1729 - 1729, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, French, 1684-10-10 - 1721-07-18

Four motives in a landscape, Louis Cossin, After Louis Roupert, 1668 print Three hangers and a triangle, a line of text at the top. From series of 7 magazines, first edition. Paris (possibly) paper engraving

Ornament with deer, hunting dogs and leaf refines ..

City coat of arms of Brussels, Wenceslaus Hollar, 1646 print paper etching coat of arms (as symbol of the state, etc.) (+ city; municipal). the Archangel Michael fighting the dragon (devil, Satan) Brussels

Herme with bald head, Anonymous, 1548

The jug is carried by three figures with their heads looking through a collar attached to the belly of the jug. Through the ear hangs a child. From a series consisting of a title sheet and 20 sheets, Jug with ear, carried by three figures Vases, jugs and bowls with grotesques. (series title), print maker: Balthazar van den Bos, Cornelis Floris (II), publisher: Hieronymus Cock, Netherlands, (possibly), 1548, paper, engraving, h 230 mm × w 175 mm

Ornament with putti, anonymous, after master pw van keulen, 1470 - 1550 print A large volute of leaf vines between which eleven putti are located spreads from the lower right corner over the leaf. Germany paper engraving ornaments ~ art. Cupids: 'Amores', 'Amoretti', 'Putti'

Perspective, Etienne Delaune, 1528 - 1583 print The perspective with measuring instruments in the hands standing for a tiled floor. At the bottom left and bottom right, a bird flies out of the reeds. Print from the series of 6 magazines from the Sciences and Free Arts. France (possibly) paper engraving

Musicerende putti met fluit en hoorn naast een schelp..Vignette with two sitting, musicing putti with flute and horn next to a shell. In the middle a shell with a vase on top from which a garland comes. Two sphinxes on the left and right.

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