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Historical Figures in Prints

Woodcut and print portraits of notable historical figures, including kings and scholars from various epochs, showcasing detailed attire and ceremonial objects.

Praefetus magnus Venetus. 1600 - 1610. Prints. Spencer Collection. Municipal officials , Italy , Venice
Praefetus magnus Venetus. 1600 - 1610. Prints. Spencer Collection. Municipal officials , Italy , Venice
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Capugi, Christoph Krieger, After Cesare Vecellio, 1598 sitting Turk paper sitting Turk paper
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Juvenalis; Liber chronicarum. A flower celk with a bearded man. He has a book in his hands. The text identifies him as the poet Juvenalis. The print is part of an album.
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PortraT van Pietro Pomponazzi, Anonymous, After Tobias Stimmer, 1549 - 1577 print Print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing historical persons. scholar, philosopher (+ portrait of scholar, scientist)
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Priuli, Girolamo.
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Pharaoh Mephres; Pharaoh Mephres; Liber chronicarum. A flower celk in which a king with scepter and rich apple, turned to the left. The text identifies him as Pharaoh Mephres. The performance is part of the succession Egyptian pharaohs in the Liber Chronicarum. The print is part of an album.
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. Three numbered portraits. Portrait of Laurens Jansz. Coster (no. 1), Hugo van der Goes (No. 2) and Albrecht Dürer (No 3). Print under labeled: C.
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From Verdier, Antoine.
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Depicts Saint Hieronymus, created anonymously between 1470-1490 as a colored woodcut. The work shows the saint in religious attire, often with a book or skull as symbols.
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King Phalaris of Akragas; Tarquini US PRISC US; Liber chronicarum. A flower celk with a bearded king, facing left. He has a scepter and rich cone in his hands. The show is part of the sequence Roman kings in the Liber Chronicarum. The text identifies the man as a phalaris of Akragas. The print is part of an album.
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Erasmus of Rotterdam Stecher: Hondius, Hendrik (1)
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Lothar I., Roman Kaiser 1601/1750
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Three numbered artist portraits Portrait of Willem Key no 1, Frans Floris no 2 and Pieter Aertsen no 3 Print marked lower left: V, Portraits of Willem Key, Frans Floris and Pieter Aertsen, print maker: Jan l'Admiral, (mentioned on object), 1764, paper, etching, h 153 mm × w 100 mm
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Herman van Reichenau, Michel Wolgemut (workshop of), 1493 print A flower chalice with a man. He has a measuring instrument in his hands. The text identifies the man as Herman van Reichenau, nicknamed De Kreupele. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing
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Furius Camillus en Quintius Cincinnatus, Michel Wolgemut (Workshop of), 1493 print Two flower skins with two men with a hat. The text identifies them as Furius Camillus and Quintius Cincinnatus. The performance is a fragment of the succession of Roman consuls in the Liber Chronicarum. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing male persons from classical history
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Luke, from The Four Evangelists and Three Apostles Sitting in Rooms Lucas Cranach the Younger German. Luke, from The Four Evangelists and Three Apostles Sitting in Rooms 625645
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Rachel; Rachel 2nd fili a Laban; Liber chronicarum. A flower celk with a woman, directed to the right and with the hair in two knots on the side of the head. The show is a fragment of the family tree of Christ in the Liber Chronicarum. The text identifies her as Rachel, second daughter of Laban. The print is part of an album.
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Beautiful, Johann.
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JAN VAN EYCK Flemish artist Date: 1385 - 1440
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Portrait of Przemysław II (Przemysł II), according to a woodcut from: `Chronicle of the Poles` (Chronica Polonorum), by Maciej Miechowita, Kraków 1521, p. CXCI. Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884), draughtsman, cartoonist, unknown, woodcutter
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Gregor Horst. Line engraving by J.F. Fleischberger, 1660, after A. Schuch.
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Musti, Christoph Krieger, After Cesare Vecellio, 1598 paper paper
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Fat Milch, Vinzenz 1614/1630
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Ochsenkun, Sebastian.
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Aacon ; Asconius first guide ; Cockerell heersers .
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Beveynsde Hil en Listighe Jorden; Boerenkoppen.Print from a series of 36 prints with heads of farmers and farmers.
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Houten Klaes and Kommer-Sloofens; Farmers. Print from a series of 36 prints with heads of farmers and farmers.
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L'eloge, page 290 Jeremiah. Erasmus, Desiderius, d. 1536. Illustrations. 1728. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Jeremiah (Biblical prophet)
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. Woman with scepter and crown. Italian letterpress is on Verso.
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Amsterdam, Visscher, Claes Jansz. (II), Bruegel, Pieter (I), Doetechum, Johannes of Lucas van, Peasant heads, Verdorde Nel and Jan Afterlam, verso - stamped, Print from a series of 36 prints with heads of peasants and peasant wives., print, prent, prints, height 133 mm, width 186 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1612 - 1652, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Southern Netherlands, 1525 - 1569-09-05, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, Northern Netherlands, 1586 - 1652-06-19, publisher
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Saint Andrew. Dated: c. 1480. Medium: woodcut, hand-colored in rose, green, yellow, blue, gold, and red-orange. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: German 15th Century.
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Storm Stormeck, Jacob of 1550/1700
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Goelijcke Floor and Ael Pieter-Mans; Heads of farmers and farmers. Print from a series of 12 prints with heads of farmers and farmers.
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Maria, Archdukezogin of Austria.
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Susanna Smuls and Leye Joost, Johannes or Lucas van Doetechum (Possibly), after Pieter Bruegel (I), 1612 - 1652 print Print from a series of 36 prints with heads of farmers and farmers. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving farmers. head-gear
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Amsterdam, Chevalier, Nicolas, Medal with the portrait of King Diederik and the names of Italian kings, verso center - written, Design of a round medal with, in five concentric circles, the names of Italian kings and their years of reign, starting with King Rothari and ending with King Diederik. In the center of the medal the portrait of King Diederik of Italy., print, prints, 20, diameter 73 mm, Work conception, 1661-06-01 - 1720, after a design by, 1704 - 1720, paper, papier, etching, etchings, print maker, printmaker
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Foot, Gisbert Radierer: Almeloveen, Jan Sunday: 1670/1683
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Brouwer, Adriaen, Bruegel, Pieter (I), Heads of peasants and peasant women, Dirck Domp and Zeedighe Kniertje, verso - stamped, Print from a series of 12 prints with heads of peasants and peasant women., print, prints, height 112 mm, width 157 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1612 - 1702, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Southern Netherlands, 1525 - 1569-09-05, after a design by, 1606 - 1638-02-01
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Portrait of the Geuzen leader Diederik van Sonoy, Hendrik Jacobsz Soeteboom, 1658 print Zaandam paper etching / engraving / letterpress printing
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Medal with the portrait of Marcus Aurelius and the names of Roman emperors. Design of a round of medal with, in six concentric circles, the names of Roman emperors and their government years, starting at emperor geta and ending at emperor Marcus Aurelius Claudius. In the middle of the medal the portrait of emperor Marcus Aurelius Claudius.
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Amsterdam, Chevalier, Nicolas, Medal with the portrait of Dirk VII and the names of the counts of Holland, verso center - written, Design of a round medal with, in five concentric circles, the names of the counts of Holland and their years of reign, starting with Count Dirk I and ending with Jan I of Holland. In the center of the medal the portrait of Count Dirk VII of Holland., print, prent, prints, 49, diameter 70 mm, Work conception, 1661-06-01 - 1720, after a design by, 1685 - 1720, paper, papier, etching, etchings, print maker, prentmaker
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Amsterdam, Visscher, Claes Jansz. (II), Bruegel, Pieter (I), Doetechum, Johannes or Lucas van, Peasant heads, Rijckje Schimmel-penninghs and Lubbert Leever-worst, verso - stamped, Print from a series of 36 prints with heads of peasants and peasant wives., print, prints, height 131 mm, width 187 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1612 - 1652, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Southern Netherlands, 1525 - 1569-09-05, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, Northern Netherlands, 1586 - 1652-06-19, publisher
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Portrait of David Jorisz., Christoffel van Sichem (i), after Jan Cornelisz. van 't Woudt, 1606 print Portrait of David Jorisz., At a table, on which a copy of the 'Wonderboeck' written by him is located. He lets his hand, in which he holds an carnation, rests on the book. He has a glove in the other hand. Above his head is the year 1554 and his age mentioned. Under the portrait a three-line caption in Latin. Around the print a German -language biography in book print. Amsterdam paper engraving / etching / letterpress printing
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Timoer Lenk, Michel Wolgemut (Workshop of), 1493 print A flower challenge with a standard bearer. The text identifies it as Timoer Lenk (Tamerlanes). The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing standard-bearer, flag-bearer
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Bucer, Martin Stecher: Jenichen, Balthazardatting: 1551/1600
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Phasaël I in Salome, Michel Wolgemut (Workshop of), 1493 print Two flower skins with a king and queen. They have a crown on their heads and a scepter in their hands. The performance is part of a family tree in the Liber Chronicarum. The text identifies the man and woman as Phasaël I and Salomé, two children of Antipater and Cypros and brother and sister of Herod the Great. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing persons from the Old Testament (not in biblical context, nor occurring in legendary/historical extensions included in Division 71)
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Orsini, nicció Grafonon from the Petliano.
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Pharamond, King of Franconia.
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Portrait of Caspar Barthius
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Portrait of Mercator and Hondius 1633 The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, California
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Monnik with a roll of paper, Jacob Gole, after Cornelis Dusart, 1693 - 1700 print Cartoon on the Simonie. A monk presents a roll of paper on which his cannonaat is. The print is part of a series with caricatures of the French clergy under Louis XIV. paper engraving political caricatures and satires. abuses of the clergy, e.g. simony. monk(s), friar(s)
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Portraits of the Kings Solomon and Rechabeam, 1653 - 1654 print. text sheet Portraits of Frederik V van Naples and Francesco II Gonzaga, used in this album as images of Solomon and ReChabeam respectively. The accompanying text starts with a small decorated initial S. The magazine is part of an album. paper engraving / letterpress printing
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Bartholomew from Christ, the Apostles, and Saint Paul, 1563/64. Lucas Cranach the Elder, After (German, 1472-1553). Woodcut with letterpress text, hand colored; image and sheet: 22.3 x 11.3 cm (8 3/4 x 4 7/16 in.).
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Shown here are the parents of Martin Luther, painted by Lucas Cranach the Elder. Martin Luther was a German priest, the leading figure of the Protestant Reformation, and his theological beliefs form the basis of Lutheranism. Luther was ordained to the priesthood in 1507 and died in 1546. Lucas Cranach the Elder (died 1553) was a German Renaissance painter and printmaker in woodcut and engraving. He was court painter to the Electors of Saxony for most of his career, and is known for his portraits of the leaders of the Reformation.
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Jason. Ancient Greek mythological hero, famous as the leader of the Argonauts and their quest for the Golden Fleece. Portrait. Engraving, 16th century. Colored.
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François Rabelais (1490-1553), escritor, pedagogo, médico y humanista francés. Caricatura. Grabado de 1878. FRANCOIS RABELAIS.