Historical Portraits and Engravings

Engravings of notable figures from the 16th to 17th centuries, showcasing notable clothing and accessories in detailed portrait styles.

WOLFGANG LAZIUS German physician and historian Date: 1514 - 1565

Sachs, Hans Lover: GulthMund, Hanniers: Oaster's easts, Michael

Sigismund I., Kaiser .

Philipp Cluverius. Line engraving, 1688.

Plantin, Christoffel, Broeck, Crispijn van den, Antwerp, Sadeler, Johann (I), Isaac, Isaak, verso lower left - stamped, one of the patriarchs, in a landscape., print, book illustration, prints, height 125 mm, width 78 mm, Southern Netherlands, 1550 - 1600-08, print maker, printmaker, 1577 - 1577, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), letterpress printing, Work conception, 1524 - 1591, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1514 - 1589-07-01, publisher

Bildnis des Marsilivs Vranivs, called prainedning

Diogenes philosophe grec still image. Portraits. 1584. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection. Diogenes, d. ca. 323 B.C, Hairstyles , To 499, Beards , To 499, Philosophers , To 499

Franco, Baptist.

Odet de Foix, Vicomte de Lautrec.

Preach, Pierre 1551 / Deputylich 1700

Lothar, King of the West Franconia.

Reusner, Bartholomew.

Schoust, HailmousMymary loses: Roth-Screttz, Friedrich

Gesture, Konrad 1634/1700

Wszyscy Święci w MNK Bassano, Cesare (1583 1648), Ciambo, Luca (fl. 1599 1641), Venusti, Marcello (1512 1579), Falcini, Domenico (1575 post 1631)

Sartorius, John.

Jonah, Cornelis Galle (I), After Jan van der Straet, 1613 print The Prophet Jonah, in oval with Latin edge. Antwerp paper engraving the book of Jonah

Portrait van Johannes Schöner, Robert Boissard, 1597 - 1599 print Numbered at the bottom right XX2. France paper engraving historical persons. book. ink-well

A woodcut by Lucas Cranach the Younger from 1563 depicting Johann Friedrich I, Elector of Saxony, illustrating figure, attire, composition, and German Renaissance printmaking techniques.

Maurice of saxony (1521-1553). Duke (1541-47) and later Elector (1547-53) of Saxony. Protestant from 1539. Portrait based on a painting by Lucas Cranach. Engraving.

Joyeuse, Henry 4. Duke of.

Portrait of Philippe Emmanuel de Lorraine, Duke ofMercoeur. Artist: Anthon Wierix II, Flemish, 1555/59-1604

House, John.

'Paul Jovius', (1483-1552), 1830. Paolo Giovio (1483-1552) Italian physician, historian, biographer, and prelate. Assigned chair of Moral Philosophy and Natural Philosophy in the Roman university by Pope Leo X. Personal physician for Cardinal Giulio di Giuliano de' Medici, he assisted Clement VII during the 1527 sack of Rome. From "Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co., J. Cumming, London, Glasgow and Dublin, 1830

Bildnis des Gerard Mercator

Peter Apian (1495-1552), German geographer, mathematician and astronomer. Artist: Unknown

'Gerhardus Mercator, born Gerhard Kremer (1512-1594) Flemish map maker and geographer. Inventor of the Mercator Projection. From ''Imagines doctorum vivorum ...'. Antwerp, 1587, by Philippe Galle.'

Form, his.

Print made by Jacobus Houbraken, 1698-1780, Dutch, John Russell, first Earl of Bedford, 1739. Line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper.

Rossum, Maarten van.

Ammon, Hanns .

Portrait in an oval frame of Ismael Pascia, the sub-commander of the Ottoman army. Bust to right. Pascia wears an Ottoman robe (kaftan) a a huge turban (Sarik). The print has an Italian caption with the name of the person portrayed. Portrait of Ismael Pascia, print maker: Gerard Bouttats, (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Jacob Toorenvliet, (mentioned on object), Vienna, 1664, paper, engraving, h 235 mm × w 149 mm

Portrait of a theologian. Draughtsman: Hendrick Goltzius. Dating: 1585 - 1590. Measurements: h 101 mm × w 74 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Mergilet, Andreas.

Alfred, King of England.

Abgar V, called Ukkama, King of Osroene, with his capital at Edessa (c. 1st century BC - 50 AD). One of the first Christian kings in history, converted by Thaddeus of Edessa. Abgaro Re. From a bronze medal. Copperplate engraving by Guillaume Vallet after Giovanni Angelo Canini from Iconografia, cioe disegni d'imagini de famosissimi monarchi, regi, filososi, poeti ed oratori dell' Antichita, Drawings of images of famous monarchs, kings, philosophers, poets and orators of Antiquity, Ignatio deLazari, Rome, 1699.

Vasco da Gama, c. 1460s 1524, Portuguese explorer, digitally edited Vasco da Gama, c. 1460s 1524, Portuguese explorer, digitally edited Copyright: xZoonar.com/Heinz-DieterxFalkensteinx 21660603

Arckenhaugen 1551/1650

Turretini, Benedict.

Woodcut from 1563 by Lucas Cranach the Younger depicting Heinrich the Pious, Duke of Saxony, showing figure, clothing, posture, and composition elements.

Alexander VII., Papa Eraser: HEINCE, ZACHAREDATING: UM 1655/1669

Portret Van Galileo Galilei, Ottavio Mario Leoni, 1624 print Portrait of the physicist and astronomer Galileo Galilei. Italy paper etching aspects of science in general (+ portrait of scholar, scientist)

Ambroise Paré. Woodcut, 1582.

Pareus, David.

Portrait of Paulus Lautensack the Elder 1552 Hanns Lautensack German. Portrait of Paulus Lautensack the Elder 408586

Zephyrinus, papa .

Theudigisel. King of the Visigoths in Hispania and Septimania (548Ð549). Portrait. Engraving.

PEDRO MEJIA (1497-1551) - ESCRITOR HUMANISTA E HISTORIADOR ESPAÑOL - LIBRO DE RETRATOS DE ILUSTRES Y MEMORABLES VARONES - 1599. Author: FRANCISCO PACHECO. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN. MEJIA PEDRO. MEXIA PEDRO.

Andreas Vesalius. Line engraving by P. Galle, 1572, after J. S. van Calcar ().

Stump, Johann Rudolf.

Albert van der Helle 1538 Heinrich Aldegrever German. Albert van der Helle 428768

JOHANN GUTENBERG 1400/68 - IMPRESOR ALEMAN - INVENTOR DE LOS TIPOS MOVILES EN IMPRENTA. Author: Theret. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Pope Paul IV (1476-1559). Pope from 1555-1559. Born Gian Pietro Carafa. Portrait. Engraving. Colored.

Bajazet II., Sultan of Turkey.

Portrait of Prospero Farinaccio

Joachim Camerarius, 1500, 1574, the Elder, was a classical scholar, woodcut, Germany, Europe

Lombardi, Alfonso.

Johann Knobloch. Line engraving.

Leo xi., Papa stumps: MathAm, JataBob Drading: 1605/1631

Occo, adolf.

Torquato Tasso (1544-1595). Italian poet. Engraving.

Pope Paul IV (1476-1559). Pope from 1555-1559. Born Gian Pietro Carafa. Portrait. Engraving.

ALFONSO VII " EL EMPERADOR ". REY DE CASTILLA Y LEON. 1126 - 1157. GRABADO DE ARNOLDO VANWESTER , 1684. BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL. MADRID.

Riccoboni, Antonio.

Geoffrey Chaucer, c. 1342-1343, 1400, was an English writer and poet who became famous as the author of The Canterbury Tales, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Giorgio Vasari / Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects. Polidoro da Caravaggio.

Portrait of Pieter Cornelisz. Van der Morsch.

Portrait of Ferdinand Magellan (Sabrosa 1480-Mactan 1521), Portuguese explorer.

Dyck, Floris Claesz from.

Wooden shoe, Martin.

Thales of Milet.

Hieronim Bohemus; unknown, Hondius, Hendrik, I (1573-1650); 1610-1670 (1650-00-00-1750-00-00);

Bullinger, Heinrich.

Leutkirchner, Matheus.

Gossaert, Jan .

Swivel field, Kaspar 1601/1666

Hernán Cortés (1488-1547). Spanish conquistador of the Aztec empire. Portrait. Engraving by Geoffroy. "Historia Universal", by César Cantú. Volume IV, 1856. Author: Charles Geoffroy (1819-1882). French engraver.

Portrait of Gerardus Mercator; Gerardvs Mercator; Portraits of famous European scholars; Imagins L. Doctorum Virorum. Portrait of Gerardus Mercator, famous cartographer from Rupelmonde. Bust to the right. In his hands a world globe and a passer. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a series of famous scholars.

RETRATO DE DIEGO DE ORDAS (1480/1532) - MILITAR ADELANTADO Y EXPLORADOR ESPAÑOL. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Rubens, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1836.

Gorp, Jan de.

Theophrastus, Greek philosopher and the successor to Aristotle in the Peripatetic school, c.371-287 BC. Theophrastus. Copperplate engraving by Bartholomaus Kilian after an illustration by Joachim von Sandrart from his LAcademia Todesca, della Architectura, Scultura & Pittura, oder Teutsche Academie, der Edlen Bau- Bild- und Mahlerey-Kunste, German Academy of Architecture, Sculpture and Painting, Jacob von Sandrart, Nuremberg, 1675.

Portret van David Jorisz., Reinier Angle (I), After Jacobus Buys, 1788 print Portrait of David Jorisz., Pastor and merchant in Basel. Amsterdam paper etching

Heldt, Heinrich.

'Socrates', (c470-399 BC), 1830. Socrates (c470-399 BC) Athenian moral philosopher influential in Western ethical traditions of thought. Served as a hoplite in the Peloponnesian War, irritating people with considerations of justice, his paradoxical wisdom made prominent Athenians look foolish. Found guilty at trial of impiety and was required to poison himself with hemlock. From "Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co., J. Cumming, London, Glasgow and Dublin, 1830

States-General, Hondius, Hendrick (I), The Hague, Icones virorum nostra patrumq. memoria illustrium, Famous reformers, Portrait of Gaspar Creutziger, Bust to the right of Gaspar Creutziger. Below the portrait his name and four lines in Latin. Print from (part 1 of) the series of portraits of famous reformers., print, prints, height 167 mm, width 121 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1573-06-09 - 1650-10-25, print maker, printmaker, 1599 - 1599, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, granter of privilege

Galileo Galilei by Piroli, Tommaso (1752-1824)/ Musei Civici, Padova/ Italy, Roman School/ Etching/ Classicism/ 20,4x13,5/ Portrait

Historical drawing from the 19th Century, portrait of Johann Arnd or Arndt, 1555 - 1621, a German post-Reformation theologian

Wolfgang Lazius -, Unknown

Aelius Galenus or Claudius Galenus (September AD 129 - 199/217; Greek: Ga, Galenos, better known as Galen of Pergamon (modern-day Bergama, Turkey), was a prominent Roman (of Greek ethnicity) physician, surgeon and philosopher. Arguably the most accomplished of all medical researchers of antiquity, Galen contributed greatly to the understanding of numerous scientific disciplines, including anatomy, physiology, pathology, pharmacology, and neurology, as well as philosophy and logic.

Campania Salerno Nocera Inferiore S. Antonio06. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 General Notes: INCOMPLETE RECORD--NEGATIVES PROCESSED, PRINTS FILED 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.

Wolgemut, Michael .

Portrait of Vlrich Hertz

Don Pedro Navarro. 16th century. Toledo, Santa Cruz Museum. Author: ANONYMOUS. Location: MUSEO HOSPITAL DE SANTA CRUZ. Toledo. SPAIN.

Chemnitz, Martin Stecher: Aubry, Peter (2)

JEAN CALVIN French Protestant reformer, active in Geneva Date: 1509-1564

Cornarius, Janus.

Niger, Anton.

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