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Historical Figures and Muses

Engravings of historical figures and muses, depicted in traditional attire. The style is detailed and classic, highlighting significant individuals in a contemplative manner.

Italy, Schiaminossi, Raffaello, Attributes of the Soul, Intellect, verso - stamped, Personification of the intellect (Intellectus) as a woman with a scepter and a flaming crown. At her feet an eagle., print, prints, height 153 mm, width 105 mm, Italian, 1572 - 1622, print maker, printmaker, 1605 - 1605, paper, etching, etchings, plate tone, Work conception, after own design by
Italy, Schiaminossi, Raffaello, Attributes of the Soul, Intellect, verso - stamped, Personification of the intellect (Intellectus) as a woman with a scepter and a flaming crown. At her feet an eagle., print, prints, height 153 mm, width 105 mm, Italian, 1572 - 1622, print maker, printmaker, 1605 - 1605, paper, etching, etchings, plate tone, Work conception, after own design by
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Portrait of Dirk V, Count of Holland, standing in armour with the coat of arms of Holland on his shoulder and in his hand a sword. Print from a series of 36 prints with full-length portraits of counts and countesses of Holland, Portrait of Dirk V, Count of Holland Counts and countesses of Holland , print maker: Adriaen Matham, Haarlem, 1620, paper, engraving, h 130 mm × w 80 mm
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Jacques Stella, French (1596-1657), Sibylla Phrygia, 1625, woodcut
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The Lady and the Fool. Dated: 1540. Medium: etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Sebald Beham.
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Water, Nicolaes Jansz. Clock, 1597
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Gideon, Johann Sadeler (I), After Chrispijn van den Broeck, 1577 print Gideon, the fifth Richter of Israel. He kneels in prayer. In the background a sheepskin on the floor. Antwerp paper engraving / letterpress printing Gideon (not in biblical context); possible attributes: bowl (full of dew), broken pitcher, helmet and armour, fleece. the dew is on the fleece only, the ground is dry (first sign given to Gideon)
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The vendor (registered title)
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Amsterdam, Rieuwertsz., Jan, Luyken, Title page for: J. Dircksz, An alegoris-historis story of the noble and powerful kingdom of Salem, 1683, Heilzoeker, Pilgrim crowned by two angels, verso - stamped, print, engraving, title page, prints, engravings, height 126 mm, width 73 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1649-04-16 - 1712-04-05, print maker, printmaker, 1683 - 1683, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher
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Costume of a young Spanish woman, 16th century. She covers her entire head and face with her cloak, and wears high sandals like those of the zoccolanti monks. Jeune fille espagnole. Within a decorative frame engraved by H. Catenacci and Fellmann. Woodblock engraving by Gerard Seguin and E.F. Huyot after a woodcut by Christoph Krieger from Cesare Vecellios 16th century Costumes anciens et modernes, Habiti antichi et moderni di tutto il mondo, Firman Didot Ferris Fils, Paris, 1859-1860.
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Esterházy-Galanta, Christina Gräfin.
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Rosa, Salvator, work, Seated soldier leaning on his shield talking to his comrade, (1000 - 2000), etching, graphics, sheet width 9, 7 cm, leaf height 14 cm
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Raphael, Michelangelo, Italy, Veneziano, Agostino, Holy women on their way to the tomb, verso - handwritten in brown ink, The three holy women, all veiled, walk to the left. Only the face of the middle woman is visible., print, engraving, prints, engravings, verso - stamped, F Rechberger 1801, height 292 mm, width 179 mm, Italian, 1490 - 1536, print maker, printmaker, 1500 - 1536, paper, papier, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1475-03-06 - 1564-02-18, after a design by, 1483-04-07 - 1520-04-07
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Balduin I, Count of Flanders.
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Illustration of Apostle Bartholomew, depicted with his traditional symbols in a copper engraving print by Hendrick Goltzius in 1589.
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Moses with the tables of the law, supporting his knee. Above Moses' Head the author portrait of Johann Arndt. Print at the top right numbered: 1.
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Misfortune. 1501 - 1600. Beham, Hans Sebald, 1500-1550. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection
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L'Asie 18th century After Hubert François Gravelot French. L'Asie 399397
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Saint Thomas. Dated: published 1631. Medium: etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: JACQUES CALLOT.
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Saint Paul, Seated. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: JACQUES CALLOT.
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Copper engraving from 1510-1527 showing a woman returning from a hunting scene, carrying game and depicted in landscape setting.
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Ornatus Muliebris Anglicanus, Plate 17. Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemia, Prague, 1607-1677). England, London, 1640. Prints; etchings. Etching on paper
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Aser. Dated: c. 1585. Dimensions: overall (cut within platemark): 21.5 x 14.5 cm (8 7/16 x 5 11/16 in.). Medium: hand-colored engraving on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Jan Sadeler I after Crispen van den Broecke.
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Master of the E-Series Tarocchi (Italian, active c. 1465), Euterpe, c. 1465, engraving with gilding
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Magdalene, Archduchess of Austria.
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A woman with some flowers; representing the sense of smell. Engraving, 16--.
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Cimmeric Sibille, Crispijn van de Passe (I), 1601 print Buste of the Cimmerian Sibille, reading in a book. She keeps a banner in her left hand. The performance is caught in a medallion with a border script in Latin. In the margin a six -line caption in Latin. Print from a series with the twelve Sibilles. Cologne paper engraving sibyls (with NAME)
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Allegorical Female Figure Holding a Branch and a Dish 1556-1641 Attributed to Lazzaro Tavarone Italian. Allegorical Female Figure Holding a Branch and a Dish 341587
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Holy Catharina of Alexandria with wheel and sword, Schelte Adamsz. Bolswert, after Peter Paul Rubens, 1596 - 1659 print paper engraving male saints (with NAME)
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Albrecht Durer's interpretation of the Martyrdom of St Catherine of Alexandria, also known as Saint Catherine of the Wheel was, according to tradition, a Christian saint and virgin, who was martyred in the early 4th century at the hands of the pagan emperor Maxentius.
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Cimmeric Sibille; Sibylla Cumana; Twelve sibilles. Cimmeric Sibille, standing in front of a building. In her hand she holds a book. Six fresh rules in Latin under the print.
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Euterpe, Hendrick Goltzius, 1592 print A series of nine muses. Four lines of Latin from Franco Estius in margin under print. Haarlem paper engraving Euterpe (one of the Muses); 'Euterpe' (Ripa)
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Saint James the Major turned towards right, holding staff ca. 1500-1550 School of Marcantonio Raimondi Italian. Saint James the Major turned towards right, holding staff. School of Marcantonio Raimondi (Italian, Argini () ca. 1480-before 1534 Bologna ()). ca. 1500-1550. Engraving; first state of two. Prints
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Bust of the philosopher democritus in a niche. Print from a series of 41 symbols.
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. Bust of the Cimmeric Sibille, reading in a book. In her left hand she holds a banner. The show is caught in a medallion with a peripheral in Latin. In the margin a six-line caption in Latin. Print from a series with the twelve sibiles.
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Fitzroy, George Duke of Northumberland .
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Vesalius, Andreas .
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Netherlands, Mary Magdalene, verso center bottom - stamped, Mary Magdalene kneeling at the foot of the cross. Fragment from a larger crucifixion scene., print, prints, height 285 mm, width 185 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1490 - 1510, fourth quarter 15th century, first quarter 16th century, paper, woodcut
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The Master Gardener 1741-63 John Ingram British. The Master Gardener 394756
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SAN ESTEBAN MARTIR - S XIX - NEOCLASICISMO FRANCES. Author: JEAN-HIPPOLYTE FLANDRIN.
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Jacques Louis David, Ornament with a Bearded Man in Ancient Dress, 1775 80 Ornament with a Bearded Man in Ancient Dress
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Man shields his eyes from the sun as he walks out God's pleasant Sun Is all life's Source, print maker: Jan Luyken, publisher: weduwe Pieter Arentsz (II), Amsterdam, 1689, paper, etching, letterpress printing, h 94 mm × w 81 mm
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Statue of Seneca, Roman Stoic philosopher, seated, from the Palazzo Spada in Rome. Perhaps the Greek philosopher Aristotle or even a generic philosopher. Senecae statua vetus marmorea. Copperplate engraving by Giovanni Battista Cannetti from Copperplates of the most beautiful ancient statues of Rome, Calcografia di piu belle statue antiche a Roma, engraved by Cannetti all'Arco della Ciambella, published by Gaetano Quojani, Rome, 1779.
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Image of Erasmus in Rotterdam, Jacobus Harrewijn, 1682 - 1730 print Image of Erasmus on a pedestal on the Grote Markt in Rotterdam. Low Countries paper etching monument, statue Large market
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Bliżej Kultury Publisher by A.E. Seemann in Leipzig
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Portrait portrait of Laurens Janszoon Coster; Bleyswack, François Van (1671-1746), Roman, Adriaen (Fl. 1611-1649); 1701-1746 (1701-00-00-1746-00-00);
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Honoré Daumier, Le Rêve de l'inventeur du fusil a aiguilles, 1866 Le Rêve de l'inventeur du fusil a aiguilles...
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Israhel van Meckenem (German, c. 1445-1503), The Falconer and Noble Lady, c. 1495-1503, engraving
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A man dressed in a long cloak, full-length, seen on the left, right hand outstretched. In front of him an altar with a statue of Minerva. Behind him a half-closed curtain. Below the representation is a seven-line Latin poem. This print is part of a series of eight prints: a title print and seven numbered portraits of Greek wise men, Cleobulus of Lindus Cleobulus Lindius The seven wise men of Greece (series title), print maker: Jacob de Gheyn (III), (mentioned on object), Decimus Magnus Ausonius, (mentioned on object), publisher: Nicolaes de Clerck, print maker: Netherlands, publisher: Delft, publisher: The Hague, 1616, paper, etching, h 300 mm × w 190 mm
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Scaramouche. Dated: c. 1730. Dimensions: plate: 29.2 x 18.5 cm (11 1/2 x 7 5/16 in.) sheet: 34.3 x 24.1 cm (13 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.). Medium: etching on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: François Joullain after Claude Gillot.
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S ELIAS. Author: FRANCISCO DE ZURBARAN. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPAIN. SAN ELIAS.
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This copper engraving by Giulio Campagnola, created at the turn of the 15th to 16th century, depicts Christ and the Samaritan woman, illustrating a biblical scene with detailed classical rendering.
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Woodcut after 1511 depicting Hieronymus in a circular format with leaf-like decorative elements, showing saint, gesture, and compositional details.
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Costume of a quaestor or treasury official, ancient Rome. In toga, tunic and sandals, in a room with military shield or ancilia, signum, aquila or eagle standard, and other treasures. Questeur. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by L. Labrousse, artist of Bordeaux, under the direction of Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur from his Lantique Rome, ou description historique et pittoresque, Ancient Rome, or historical and picturesque description, Chez Deroy, Paris, 1796.
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Portrait of Mieczysław I (Mieszko I) and Bolesław Chrobry. Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884), draughtsman, cartoonist
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Erasmus of Rotterdam.
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Costumes de Différents Pays, 'Paysanne des Environs de Berne'. L. F. Labrousse (France, Bordeaux, active late 18th century)Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur (France, 1757-1810). France, circa 1797. Prints; engravings. Hand-tinted engraving on paper
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Amsterdam, Hoorn, Jan Claesz ten, Luyken, Jan, Man pointing at a map, verso - stamped, in the background the coast of North America (Louisiana) where French explorers set foot on land., print, prints, engravings, height 167 mm, width 132 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1649-04-16 - 1712-04-05, print maker, printmaker, 1688 - 1688, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Publication (Event), Publication, 1639 - 1715, publisher
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Vlijt, Anonymous, After Jan Saenredam, After Hendrick Goltzius, 1601 - 1652 print The personification of Vlijt is with a structure and bears a long robe. She holds a whip and traces as symbols of speed. At the back left are some houses. After Print by: Northern Netherlands Figter Design by: Haarlem Publisher: Amsterdam paper engraving Carefulness, Diligence; 'Diligenza' (Ripa)