Historical Figures and Allegories

A collection of detailed engravings featuring historical and allegorical figures, showcasing a range of themes like greed, chivalry, and biblical narratives.

Tournament by Durer, Albrecht (1471-1528) / Private Collection / c. 1516 / Germany / Woodcut / Genre / 25,4x26,5

Mansportrette.

Woodcut by Hans Baldung around 1505-1507 depicting Paulusburz, a religious or historical scene, demonstrating Baldungs detailed composition and engraving technique.

Woman on horseback and man with halberd.

Greed, Heinrich Aldeglever, 1552 print Personification of greed. Woman sitting on a wolf with a goose in his mouth. In her left hand a banner with an image of a chicken on a skewer. At the top left a coat of arms with a bird, above it a vulture. Under the show a two -line text in Latin. Fifth print from a series of seven. Germany paper engraving Covetousness; 'Avaritia' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Seven Deadly Sins

Copper engraving 'Samson Wears the Columns of Gades' by Albrecht Altdorfer, around 1520-1525, depicting Samson lifting columns in a biblical composition.

Vaandeldrager, Albrecht Altdorfer, c. 1506 - 1538 print Standard bearer in a landscape Germany paper standard-bearer, flag-bearer

Floris IV and Willem II, Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen, 1518 print Print of wood block that was used as the right half of a leaf. The Counts Floris IV and Willem II on horseback, without coats of arms and names. paper pen equestrian state-portrait

Tournament by Durer, Albrecht (1471-1528) / Private Collection / c. 1516 / Germany / Woodcut / Genre / 25,4x26,5

The Count and Death. Wenceslaus Hollar (Czech, 1607-1677); after Hans Holbein the younger (German, c.1497-1543). Date: 1651. Dimensions: 73 × 54 mm (sheet, trimmed within plate mark). Etching on ivory wove paper. Origin: Bohemia. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Saint George Killing the Dragon. Artist: Albrecht Altdorfer (German, Regensburg ca. 1480-1538 Regensburg). Dimensions: Sheet: 7 3/4 × 5 7/8 in. (19.7 × 15 cm). Date: 1511. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Oceanus, plate two from Demogorgon and the Dieties. Hendrick Goltzius; Dutch, 1558-1617. Date: 1586-1591. Dimensions: 345 x 261 mm (oval). Chiaroscuro woodcut in black and two shades of gray on paper. Origin: Netherlands. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: HENDRICK GOLTZIUS.

Two riders in fight, Albrecht Dürer, 1517 - 1518 print A knight on horseback (Freydal) has thrown another knight (Niklas von Firmian) with his spear from the saddle. This print is part of a series of illustrations for the story 'Freydal', about the Knight of the same name, intended as the glorification of the acts of Emperor Maximilian I. Nuremberg paper tournament

Two riders, Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen (attributed to), in or after 1518 - 1533 print Print of a cut wood block. Two non -identified people on horseback. Later added to the series of graves and engines in Holland. Print cut out and stuck on other magazine. paper riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman

Mars with constellations Ram and scorpion; Mars; Seven planets and constellations.

Rome, Panzera, Battista, Italy, Tempesta, Antonio, - 1596, paper, etching, Work conception, Italian, 1555 - 1630-08-05, own design of, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Saint George and the Dragon. Dated: c. 1500. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Master MZ.

Gentleman and Lady Riding to the Hunt Lucas Cranach the Elder German. Gentleman and Lady Riding to the Hunt 625286

Mars, from The Seven Planets 1533 Heinrich Aldegrever German. Mars, from The Seven Planets 399023

Mars, from the series: seven planets; Beham, Sebald (1500-1550); 1539 (1539-00-00-1539-00-00);

Knight and Horse, Claes Janssen, After Albrecht Dürer, 1636 print Copy in mirror image to print 'Het Kleine Paard' by Albrecht Dürer. paper etching / engraving knight. horse

Landsknecht standing with a tree.

Virgin with a Pear. Dated: 1520. Dimensions: sheet (trimmed to plate): 11.2 × 7.7 cm (4 7/16 × 3 1/16 in.). Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Sebald Beham.

Woodcut by Albrecht Dürer from around 1517/18 depicting a jousting scene from Freydal, showing a rider lifting his opponent from the saddle.

Death with Adam and Eva after the fall, Heinrich AldGrever, after Hans Holbein (II), 1541 print Adam at work with death. Both are busy disrupting a tree. There is an hourglass next to them. Eva sitting in the landscape with a child against her chest. Under the performance a four -line text in Latin. Fourth print from a series of eight about sin and death. On Verso Contre-Preuve from a print from the same series, with death and a bishop. Germany paper engraving Death as skeleton. Adam engaged in agricultural activities, Eve suckling the children

W: Kunnst and textbooks for the hitting boys . Amman, Jost (1539 1591), Walther, Johann Georg

Netherlands, Fight between two knights on horseback, verso lower left - stamped, Sheet printed with two blocks on top of each other. Top: spectators watching from a building, figures playing music on the building. Bottom: two knights on horseback fighting with swords. Woman on horseback holding up a shield., print, book illustration, prints, height 225 mm, width 126 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1517 - 1517, first quarter 16th century, second quarter 16th century, paper, woodcut

The prodigal son as a pig herdsman Parable of the prodigal son (series title), The prodigal son has wasted his legacy and works for a farmer as a poultry herdsman. He kneels among the pigs and eats them together from the crib., The prodigal son tends the swine and eats from their trough, Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert, Netherlands, c. 1548, paper, h 242 mm × w 192 mm

Israhel van Meckenem after Master of the Housebook, Saint Christopher, c 1480 1490 Saint Christopher

Standard-Bearer in a Landscape. 1501 - 1600. Altdorfer, Albrecht, approximately 1480-1538. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Cartoon on the electoral frost of Bavaria, 1706; Tricotin Palladin; Royal Almanach from 1701 / 't Lusthof from MoMus. Cartoon at Maximilian II Emanuel, Keurvorst of Bavaria as a crippled rider with a wooden leg climbing on a horse. On the boarding bench a fresh in French of four rules. Part of a series of 19 cartoons on the French and allies from the year 1706.

Square, from the series: seven planets; Beham, Sebald (1500-1550); 1539 (1539-00-00-1539-00-00);

Drummer, banquet carrier and flutist.

Antwerp, Wijngaerde, Frans van den, Rubens, Peter Paul, Simson kills the lion, verso lower left - stamped, Simson kills the lion with his bare hands, by pulling the jaws of the animal apart., print, prints, height 132 mm, width 119 mm, South Netherlands, 1614-07-08 - 1679-03-17, print maker, printmaker, 1636 - 1679, paper, papier, etching, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1577-06-28 - 1640-05-30, after, after painting by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Hurlacher (recto) and Rappold (verso) Families, from Paul Hector Mairs Bericht und anzeigen aller Herren Geschlecht der loblichen Statt Augspurg mid 16th century Christoph Weiditz German. Hurlacher (recto) and Rappold (verso) Families, from Paul Hector Mairs Bericht und anzeigen aller Herren Geschlecht der loblichen Statt Augspurg 404578

The Dance of Death: The Count, c. 1526. Hans Holbein (German, 1497/98-1543). Woodcut;

Fabel of the donkey and his three masters. A donkey is beaten by a man with a bat. Jupiter is watching in heaven. The fable describes how a donkey is not satisfied with his master and asked to change Jupiter from master to three times. Every time the donkey gets a poorer master. The moral of the story shows that people must lay down in his destiny in life.

Galathea.Galathea standing on a dolphin with two bulging sails on her back.

Man and Woman Carrying Household Goods on a Hand-Barrow, Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne, c. 1634 drawing Design for a print. paper. ink pen / brush marriage, married couple, 'matrimonium'. carrying something. furniture and household effects. (scenes from) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)

Woodcut by Niccolò Boldrini depicting Marcus Curtius on horseback, executed in chiaroscuro technique in the second third of the 16th century without a sound plate.

Ban support, tamboer and a third man. .

Dancing Soldier and Woman, Cornelis Massijs, 1538 print In the time when this series came about, 'Krepel' was a generic word to describe a physical disability to the lower body. This series is social satire. A soldier with a wooden leg and a stool dances with a woman who also relies on a stool. Antwerp paper engraving person with a physical disability. disabled soldier. one pair dancing; man and woman dancing as a couple. crutches. dancing. folk costume, regional costume. social stratification, social groups

Knight and death, 1538 print A knight defends himself with his sword against death, but this can no longer benefit him because death has already put a lance through his body. In the margin above the print is the text IOB XXXIIII. paper knight. dance of Death; Death together with one or more human beings

The Burgundian Standard Bearer, c. 1500. Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528). Engraving;

They did the hand Arielel, Thanardude, 164 -1 print A bagpipe player is on the road with his herd of sheep. His wife and two young children are sitting on a donkey who runs behind the herd. paper etching bagpipe, musette. mother and baby or young child. ass, donkey

Samson and the Lion. Dated: c. 1475. Dimensions: sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 13.7 x 10.5 cm (5 3/8 x 4 1/8 in.). Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Israhel van Meckenem.

Keulen, Bruyn, Abraham de, Rutz, Caspar, Scythian rider, verso bottom center - stamped, Cartouche with image of horse and rider to the right. The horse is standing still. The rider is of Scythian origin. He has a bow in his right hand. In his left hand he holds up an axe with the head of an opponent impaled on it. More heads hang on his saddle. The print has a German caption and Latin inscription. Print originally from 'Equitum descripcio...', 1577., costume print, prints, height 101 mm, width 76 mm, height 138 mm, width 107 mm, 1540 - 1587, print maker, printmaker, 1577 - 1577, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

The full-length hero Marcus Valerius Corvus, seen from behind, his shield raised at his left shoulder. In the background he is shown defeating a Gaul with the help of a raven (corvus), Marcus Valerius Corvus Roman heroes (series title), print maker: Keijzer, Hendrick Goltzius, , Amsterdam, May-1829, paper, engraving, h 388 mm × w 254 mm

Roman soldier Marcus Curtius In armor on horseback, Marcantonio Raimondi, 1500 - 1527 print Roman soldier Marcus Curtius in armor on horseback plunges into gap. The name CVRTIVS is on text band above the show. Italy paper engraving death, i.e. the self-sacrifice of Marcus (Manlius) Curtius: he leaps on horseback into a chasm with lethal fumes

We are seven, Cornelis Dusart, 1695 print Three people and three animals in a grotesque setup. A donkey wears an owl on its neck and two riders on its back. The first rider is a grinning man with a narrow hood on the head and old -fashioned pointed shoes on his feet, a pipe in his hand. On his shoulders there is a little man with a shoe like a hat on his head and a junk pot under his arm. His mouth is sealed with a lock. Next to the donkey is a thick stupid-laughing man with a lantern on his head. Sausages and eggs hang around his belly and wears a pig under his arm. paper engraving pig. ass, donkey. attributes of Minerva: owl. fool, simpleton, numskull

The Nobleman, from The Dance of Death ca. 1526, published 1538 Designed by Hans Holbein the Younger German. The Nobleman, from The Dance of Death. Designed by Hans Holbein the Younger (German, Augsburg 1497/98-1543 London). ca. 1526, published 1538. Woodcut. Prints

Hercules and the Boar of Erymanthus: Hercules holds down the boar's snout with his left hand and raises his club with his right hand, in the middle ground Hercules carries the boar on his shoulders, from the series 'The Labors of Hercules' 1608 Antonio Tempesta Italian. Hercules and the Boar of Erymanthus: Hercules holds down the boar's snout with his left hand and raises his club with his right hand, in the middle ground Hercules carries the boar on his shoulders, from the series 'The Labors of Hercules' 397666

Hendrik Goltzius, Oceanus, 1588 1590 Oceanus

A Gentleman on Horseback, Riding to the Right and Looking Back to the Left at a Woman on Foot Next to Him. 1584. Amman, Jost, 1539-1591. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Bliżej Kultury Winkler, Johann Christoph (1701 1770)

Titus Manlius te paard; Romeinse helden.The Held Titus Manlius on horseback, seen on the back. In the background you can see how he beats an opponent on horseback. Under the show twice two fresh rules in Latin.

Woodcut by Hans Baldung, circa 1505-1507, depicting Saint Martin sharing his cloak with a beggar, illustrating charity and Christian virtue.

Dancing Peasant Couple, print maker: Monogrammist FS (16e eeuw), (mentioned on object), Low Countries, 1575, paper, engraving, h 45 mm - w 38 mm

The Expulsion from Paradise, 1515, Woodcuts, approx. 2 13/16 x 1 15/16 in. (7.2 x 4.9 cm), Paper / Sheet approx. 3 x 2 1/16 in. (7.6 x 5.2 cm), Stamped in brown ink, verso A. Freiherr von Lanna (Lugt 2773), Cream laid

Maximilian I., Roman-German Emperor.

Jason. Andrea Andreani (Italy, Mantua, circa 1558-1629). Italy, early 17th century. Prints; woodcuts. Chiaroscuro woodcut from three blocks

Do Not Break the Crown' fol. 43 recto, c. 1512/1515, Speculum principis (Mirror for Princes), pen and black ink on laid paper, overall: 16.2 x 10.7 cm (6 3/8 x 4 3/16 in.), French early 16th Century (artist)

Chief of the janitsaren on horseback. Cartouche with image of horse and rider to the right. The horse is in step. The rider is a chief of the Janitsaren, the elite apparitions of the Ottoman court. He has a spear in his hand. The print has a German caption and Latin inscription. Print originally from 'Equitum descripcio ...', 1577.

Roman rider of his horse lifted; Roman riders on horseback. A Roman soldier fell from his horse. Horse to the left.

Dance couple, from the series wedding dancers II; Aldegrever, Heinrich (Ca 1502-1555 cars 1561); 1551 (1st edition) (1551-00-00-1561-00-00);

Simson carries the doors of the gate of Gaza. Simson rests on his back the two doors of the Gaza de Berg city gate.

Colonel. Dated: 1587. Dimensions: plate: 21.2 x 15.5 cm (8 3/8 x 6 1/8 in.) sheet: 34.6 x 24.7 cm (13 5/8 x 9 3/4 in.). Medium: engraving on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Jacques de Gheyn II after Hendrik Goltzius.

Trommelaar, Virgil, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching the soldier; the soldier's life. ranks in the army. bridge. drum (musical instrument) - CC - out of doors

Bolesław II the Bold, according to an illustration from: `KRONIKA POLSKA MARCINA BIELSKIEGO NOWO PRZEZ a IOACH. BIELSKIEGO syna iego wydana' Polish chronicle by Marcin Bielski published anew by his son, Joachim Bielski, Kraków 1597, p. 76. Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884), draughtsman, cartoonist, Bielski, Joachim (1540-1599), publisher

Landsknecht early 16th century Hans Schäufelein German. Landsknecht 363364

Paris, Boutemie, Denis, Twelve months, December, Personification of the month December. A grotesque figure with wings is dancing. He is wearing a hat with a half moon, feathers and two lit fireworks on his head., print, engraving, ornament print, prints, engravings, ornament prints, height 114 mm, width 72 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1633 - 1643, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Publication (Event), Publicatie, publisher, uitgever

Sebald Beham, Regulus Regulus

A Groom Bridling a Horse 1540-1545 Germany. Engraving in black on ivory laid paper . Hans Baldung Grien

Monogrammist FG, The Standard Bearer The Standard Bearer

Jael kills Sisera. The armchair Sisera, lying on the ground in a deep sleep. Behind him is Jael, she is about to kill him. With her left hand she holds a tentpin against the head of Sisera, she has a hammer in her other hand.

Master of 1515, Hercules and Cacus, c 1515 1520 Hercules and Cacus

Weapentrophy; Trophées d'Armes à la Romaine. A chained prisoner can be seen on the left and right side.

Frieze with children 1531 Christoph Bockstorffer. Frieze with children 393905

Light horse; Ancient habits, modern et all over the world .....

A gray lavated brush drawing by Adriaen Pietersz. van de Venne showing a figure lying on bedding with arms stretched to the left, executed with graphite pencil.

Man caught by wife on adultery, Hans Sebald Beham, 1537 print paper engraving adulterer. farmers. (annual) fair, trade fair

On the shell is Venus Anadyomene. On the tail of the dragon is a man with an oar.Opposite copy of RP-P-1894-A-18382., Sea dragon with a double shell on its back, print maker: anonymous, Hans Collaert (I), Netherlands, (possibly), c. 1530 - c. 1581, paper, engraving, h 166 mm × w 90 mm

Emperor Domitianus on horseback; The first twelve Roman emperors on horseback; XII Caesares in Equestri. .

The hero Marcus Curtius on horseback, a captain's staff in his right hand. In the background he can be seen jumping into a gorge with horse and all, to satisfy the gods., Marcus Curtius on horseback Roman heroes (series title), print maker: Herman Daniël van Perls, (mentioned on object), Hendrick Goltzius, , The Hague, 1826 - 1830, paper, engraving, h 388 mm × w 252 mm

St. Fiacre, August 30th, 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.. St. Fiacre, August 30th, 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

A Lansquenet Standing by a Tree 1520 Sebald Beham German. A Lansquenet Standing by a Tree 393746

Keulen, Bruyn, Abraham de, Rutz, Caspar, Two Moors on a dromedary, verso bottom center - stamped, Cartouche with image of dromedary and two riders to the right. The dromedary is walking. Its two riders are of Moorish origin. One has a bow in his hands and shoots an arrow. The print has a German caption and Latin inscription. Print originally from 'Equitum descripcio...', 1577., costume print, prints, height 105 mm, width 76 mm, height 140 mm, width 112 mm, 1540 - 1587, print maker, printmaker, 1577 - 1577, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Three dancing men, 1595 - 1596 print Two masked men dance hand in hand; A third person - a dar - has put his arms around the neck of one of the dancers. This print is part of a series of ten numbered prints: a title print and nine prints on which two or three masked and/or dressed figures are shown out. print maker: Leidenprint maker: Netherlandspublisher: Leiden paper engraving mask. masquerade, masked ball. court jester, court fool. festivities (+ dancing ~ festive activities)

Hercules and the Nemean Lion, Niccolò Vicentino, After Rafaël, 1568 - 1629 print In a landscape, Hercules is fighting the Nemean lion. In the foreground the club of Hercules. Italy paper (1) Hercules chokes the Nemean lion with his arms

A copper engraving by the Tarocchimeister from before 1467 depicting the Gentleman, a figure from a tarot card illustration.

Saint George. Dimensions: Sheet: 5 1/8 × 3 11/16 in. (13 × 9.4 cm). Former Attribution: Albrecht Altdorfer (German, Regensburg ca. 1480-1538 Regensburg). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Sergeant. Dated: 1587. Dimensions: plate: 21.2 x 15.6 cm (8 3/8 x 6 1/8 in.) sheet: 35.4 x 25.5 cm (13 15/16 x 10 1/16 in.). Medium: engraving on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Jacques de Gheyn II after Hendrik Goltzius.

Eadric Streona (died 1017) hoists the head of Osmer on his spear at the Battle of Assandun, 1016. The victim resembled Edmund Ironside. Stratagem of the Duke of Mercia. Copperplate engraving from M. A. Jones History of England from Julius Caesar to George IV, G. Virtue, 26 Ivy Lane, London, 1836.

Battista Angolo del Moro, Hercules and the Hydra, 1552 Hercules and the Hydra

Saint Livier. Medium: etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: JACQUES CALLOT.

Two knights in fight, Albrecht Dürer, 1517 - 1518 print A knight (Freydal) beats another knight (Jörg von Weisspriach) in a duel on foot with daggers as the only weapons. This print is part of a series of illustrations for the story 'Freydal', about the Knight of the same name, intended as the glorification of the acts of Emperor Maximilian I. Nuremberg paper (medieval) fighting contest

Help Him Who Takes up His Burden, Not Him Who Lays It down' fol. 31 recto, c. 1512/1515, Speculum principis (Mirror for Princes), pen and brown ink on laid paper, overall: 16.3 x 10.9 cm (6 7/16 x 4 5/16 in.), French early 16th Century (artist)

Connection Coring; Albertina passion. Christ sitting on an elevation, gets a thorns crown pushed on the head. This print is part of the so-called 'Albertina passion', an unfinished passenger set (4 prints).

Natolia's Beglierbei; Ancient Habits, modern and modern around the world .... Rider, Right

L'ours du nord, le plus désagréable de tous les ours connus. Dated: April 17 or 18, 1854. Medium: lithograph. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: HONORÉ DAUMIER.

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