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Historical Portraits and Allegories

Engravings featuring historical figures within ornate frames. Includes symbolic allegories and artistic representations related to their lives and achievements.

Portret van Hendrick Goltzius, Jacob Matham, 1617 print Portrait of Hendrick Goltius (1558-1616), painter and engraver, at the age of 59. Bust to the left, in oval. The oval is caught in an architectural frame with allegorical figures that refer to his artistry. On the left is 'Spirito' with Caduceus, on the right is 'Disegno' with drawing attributes. In the middle of the three graces. Above the portrait, a skull in the pediment, two horns of abundance and two trumpets. Haarlem paper engraving historical persons. portrait, self-portrait of painter. symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ drawing. Idea, Concept; 'Idea' (Ripa). ornament derived from architectural details. Graces (Charites), generally three in number; 'Gratie' (Ripa). honouring the artist. 'Cornucopia', Horn of Plenty. skull as symbol of 'Vanitas'
Portret van Hendrick Goltzius, Jacob Matham, 1617 print Portrait of Hendrick Goltius (1558-1616), painter and engraver, at the age of 59. Bust to the left, in oval. The oval is caught in an architectural frame with allegorical figures that refer to his artistry. On the left is 'Spirito' with Caduceus, on the right is 'Disegno' with drawing attributes. In the middle of the three graces. Above the portrait, a skull in the pediment, two horns of abundance and two trumpets. Haarlem paper engraving historical persons. portrait, self-portrait of painter. symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ drawing. Idea, Concept; 'Idea' (Ripa). ornament derived from architectural details. Graces (Charites), generally three in number; 'Gratie' (Ripa). honouring the artist. 'Cornucopia', Horn of Plenty. skull as symbol of 'Vanitas'
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PESELLINO.Medallion with Judas Makkabeus; Iudas Machababeus: Crisp V Pass Inube; Medallions with the heads of nine heroes in a frame of rolling with animals. Left and right above the medallion is a bird, bottom right and bottom right a lion. Shaded background. One of 8 partly numbered prints from a series of 9.Schlapriz, Hieronymus.Group picture.page. 1601 - 1700. Florino, Matteo, active 17th century. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print CollectionGONZALO DE SANDOVAL - 1497/1527 - HISTORIA GENERAL DE LOS HECHOS DE LOS CASTELLANOS EN LAS ISLAS DE TIERRA FIRME DEL MAR OCEANO - 1601. Author: HERRERA Y TORDESILLAS ANTONIO. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.Portret van Sigismund 3, Koning Van Polen, Giles Sadeler (2), 1597 - 1629 print Sigismund III, king of Poland. The portrait is surrounded by the personifications of science, wisdom and fame. At the bottom two putti with banderol. Prague paper engraving cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'. 'Scientia', Knowledge ~ one of the seven gifts of the Holy Ghost. 'Sapientia', Wisdom; 'Sapienza divina' (Ripa) ~ one of the seven gifts of the Holy Ghost. Fame; 'Fama', 'Fama buona', 'Fama chiara' (Ripa)Marie Eleonore, Princess of Brandenburg.Young woman and old man. A young virgin reaches over a wall with an envelope in hand. Behind her is an old man who bites his finger. Under the show a four-line verse in Dutch.unknown, Amsterdam, King, Wilhelmus, Engelbrecht, Martin, Northern Netherlands, Buysen jr., Pieter van, Sassen, Joost van, The Callotto Resuscitato or Newly Created Roman Cabinet, Madame Cul de Paris who is Joyful to Amateurs of Big Tits, Madame Paryssenaars with her Youth-Enticing Meat Bank, Madame Palatinelle in the Big Galla Caps, Mantilla and Cul de Paris Decorated, The French Dwarf Madame Paryssenaars, 1716, in a Gala. In the caption verses in German, French and Dutch. Print within a decorative frame printed from a separate plate with a dwarf playing the violin at the bottom. Numbered right center: 17. Part of the Dutch bound edition of 1716 of a series of caricatures with dwarfs, known as Het Dwergentooneel (The Dwarf Theater), copied after an older German example., print, picture, caricature, books, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 160 mm, width 105 mm, height 275 mm, width 172 mm, 1755, print maker, printmaker, 1716 - 1716, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conceptioFriedrich Wilhelm, Elector of Brandenburg (1620-1688) Eraser: Kraus, Johann UlrichDation: 1670/1719Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria.Leopold I., Roman-German Kaiser.Mailburg, Louis.Wasilij II., Grand Duke of Russia.Carlos de GontautAdgillis II, Seventeen King Der Friezen, Pieter Feddes van Harlingen, 1618 - 1620 print Adgillis II, seventh king of Frisians. Standing back, branch and book in hand. In an ornamental frame. Illustration, with text on the back, from the book: Frisia Seu de Viris Rebusque Frisiae Illustribus Libri Duo. Friesland paper etching / letterpress printing Ruler, Sovereign FrieslandRamiro II., König von León.Members of the famous Fugger family in Augsburg, portrait of Mathias Fugger, a nephew of Jakob Fugger the rich, authentic reproduction from Fuggerorum et Fuggerarum imagines, a collection of colored copper engravings created in the late 16th and early 17th century and made by Dominicus Custos, historicalWelbuck, Fraz Karl Van.Portrait of King David in medallion inside rectangular frame with ornaments, Nicolaes de Bruyn, Anonymous, 1594Portrait of Kaspar Manz at the age of 30, 1640 print With four -line caption in Latin. paper engraving historical persons. ornament ~ medallion. book - MM - book open. ornament ~ cartouchePortrait of Samuel Airmans, Peter Deckers, After Hieronymus van der Me, After Hendrik van Velthoven, after Johan Anspach, After Charles Howard Hodges, 1856 print Portrait of Samuel Airmans, bookseller and book printer in Leiden. Next to him on the table is a recorder on open sheet music. In an ornamental frame with at the bottom of the portraits of Samuel II, John and Samuel III airmans. Under the portrait signatures of members of the Luchtmans family. Numbered at the top right: 1856 TAF. I. paper lithographic engraving publishing, publisher. notation of music. flute, aulos, tibia45. Zygmunt I (from the statutes of this "king issued in Krakow); EKS for Zygmunt I; Decoration for an unknown day for Zygmunt Augustus; Kosicki, Ludwik (1793-1846); 1840 (1840-00-00-1840-00-00);Portraits of the Princes of Orange and the princes of Oranje-Nassau, 1773 drawing Portraits of Willem I, Maurits, Frederik Hendrik, Willem II, Willem III, Johan Willem Friso, Willem IV and Willem V. Each in a frame with a number of allegorical objects and figures around it. Gouda parchment (animal material). ink drawing knighthood order (GARTER) - insignia of a knighthood order, e.g.: badge, chainPortrait of Frederik Hendrik in honor of the conquests of 's-Hertogenbosch and Wesel, 1629; Praise of the forwarding frost frederick henrick, prince of orange, & c. About the two Voor-Treffelijcke Victoryen der Stercke cities of Wesel and the Hertogen Bosch. Portrait of Frederik Hendrik in honor of the conquests of 's-Hertogenbosch and Wesel, 1629. Bust of the stadhoper under a bow of orange branches. Under the portrait two floor plans of 's-Hertogenbosch and Wesel. On either side and bottom of the plate with the show and a thanksgiving on the blade.Tschupp, Bonifaz .Albrecht VII. The Pious, Archduke of Austria.Historical engraving, 19th century, portrait of Christian Thomasius, 1655 - 1728, German lawyer and philosopher, lecturer and educator, founding member of the Faculty of Law, Friedrich-University of Hall an der Saale, Saxony, Germany, EuropeTuscany Siena Montalcino Museo Civico73. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Entire manuscript. Manuscripts. Post-medieval: Sculpture and ceramics from local workshops (2nd half 12th century; Sienese maiolica; 14th century weapons 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.Three bearded men, one wearing fur 1756 Bartolomeo Crivellari. Three bearded men, one wearing fur. "Le Pitture di Pellegrino Tibaldi e di Niccolò Abbate esistenti nell'Instituto di Bologna". Bartolomeo Crivellari (Italian, active 18th century). 1756. Etching and engraving. PrintsReproduction of a print of a portrait of Maerten de Vos by Aegidius Sadeler to Joseph Heintz I, Anonymous, After Aegidius Sadeler (II), After Joseph Heintz (I), After Covens & Mortier, c. 1875 - in or before 1880 photomechanical print Antwerpafter design by: Amsterdam paper photolithography historical personsMuret, Marc Antoine.Portrait of King David, medallion inside rectangular frame with ornaments, print maker: Nicolaes de Bruyn, 1594Bildnis des Franciscvs VatablvsMaurice Sceve (c.1501-1564). French poet. Engraving. Colored.Group picture Stecher: Friday, Jacob Andreas (1714)Aertssens, Hendrik, Moles y Garcia, Vicente, Diepenbeeck, Abraham van, Antwerp, Jode, Pieter de (II), Title page for: V. Moles y Garcia, Philosophia Naturalis, 1639, Title page with allegorical representation, verso lower left - stamped, Frame on a pedestal with the title in Latin, flanked by two angels. Behind the frame is a female personification whose crown is adorned with feathers. In her right hand she holds an olive branch and in her left hand a flower branch. Above that is a crowned cartouche with a coat of arms held aloft by several angels. At the bottom of the print is a coat of arms. In the background a choir with representations of Christ on the cross and the Descent from the Cross., print, title page, prints, height 187 mm, width 125 mm, South Netherlands, 1606-11-22 - 1674, print maker, printmaker, 1639 - 1639, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), etching, 1596-05-09 - 1675, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Spanish, writer, Publication (Event), PublMembers of the famous Augsburg Fugger family, Guilielmus Fugger, Wilhelm Fugger, 1585 to 1659, a son of Severin Freiherr von Fugger (1551 - 1601), authentic reproduction from Fuggerorum et Fuggerarum imagines, a collection of coloured engravings created in the late 16th and early 17th century and produced by Dominicus Custos, historicalBoleslaw II., The Herme Duke of Bohemia.Double portrait of Almerico I, Marquis of Ferrara, and Tedaldo of Canossa, Lord of Ferrara; Almerico I. March: Di Ferrara 1. A / Tedaldo I. March: Di Ferrara 2. A; Rulers of Ferrara. Print is part of an album.Bust of Bacchus surrounded by strapwork, from the series' Deorum dearumque,' a set of images of deities after coins in the collection of Abraham Ortelius Various artists/makers 1573Of the Niccolo di Dello.Bagliatives, Giorgio.Barbarigo, Niccolò.Jacques Callot (French, 1592 - 1635). Carlo Delorme (Surgeon), 1630. Etching. Second state. Catherine of Aragon 1502. Michael SittowMansfeld, Karl Fürst.Ramelli, happy.Leopold I., Roman-German Kaiser.Campania Napoli Naples S. Lorenzo Maggiore47. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Sculpture, architecture, architectural sculpture (including Roman spolia) 13-14th century Chapter house; sarcophagi, gravestones; wall painting. Fragment of mosaic; sculptural fragments in the Sala Capitolare. Post-medieval: Architecture, architectural sculpture, ceiling painting fresco cycle; prints depicting Venice c. 1845 (4), sculpture; life-size creche figures dressed in original Neapolitan costume Church restored in 1882, 1926, 1944; excavations under the transept undertaken between 1958-1962, and in the cloister in 1976, have revealed remains of a Roman macellum (market), street, and the paleochristian basilica of the 6th c. AD. Antiquities: Pottery: black-glazed, archaic banded, domestic wares, bucchero; architectural terracottas, statuettes, lamps, sculpture fragments Object Notes: 3 color negatives with no prints at the end. General Notes: Most objects/paintings/frescoes unidentified. Three batches Wamba, King of the Westgoten.money / finances, coins, Brandenburg, Joachim thaler, with portrait of Prince-Elector Joachim I, 1521, wood engraving,Allegory of Faith and Justice, print maker: Pieter Serwouters, Bonaventura Elzevier, Abraham Elzevier I, 1626Seal of the municipal assembly of Meulan in 1195, vintage engraving. Seal of the municipal assembly of Meulan in 1195, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1861. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10673973Stanislaus II August, King of Poland Painter: Bacciarelli, Johanna Juliana Friederike