Historical Religious Figures

Engravings of female martyrs and apostles, detailed with floral edges and rich artistic elements, showcasing the legacy of religious iconography.

Apostle Judas Thaddeüs, 1591 - 1592 print The apostle Judas Thaddeüs, standing in a mountainous landscape, in the right hand a book, a club in the left hand. Under the show a rule of Latin text. Amsterdam paper engraving the apostle Jude Thaddaeus; possible attributes: book, club, halberd, scroll

Saint Emerantiana. Saint Emerantiana. Part of a series of 24 performances of female martyrs (Martyrological). The performances are equipped with edges with flowers and animals.

Holy Marcella of Rome as a hermal; Sancta Marcella. .

Apostle Judas Thaddeüs, 1591 - 1592 print The apostle Judas Thaddeüs, standing in a mountainous landscape, in the right hand a book, a club in the left hand. Under the show a rule of Latin text. Amsterdam paper engraving the apostle Jude Thaddaeus; possible attributes: book, club, halberd, scroll

De H. Barbara, Johann Sadeler (I), After Maerten de Vos, 1583 - 1587 print The H. Barbara, standing, seen from the front, the head to the left. A palm branch in her hands. Her beheading in the background. The fifth print of a seventeen -part series with female saints. Germany paper engraving the virgin martyr Barbara; possible attributes: book, cannon(ball), crown, cross, chalice with wafer, Dioscuros (her father), peacock feather, sword, torches, mason's tools, tower

The Apostle Judas Thaddeüs, Lucas van Leyden, 1508 - 1512 print Judas Thaddeüs with one of his atributes: De Passer. Low Countries paper engraving the apostle Jude Thaddaeus; possible attributes: book, club, halberd, scroll

Saint Catharina van Siena with Crucifix, Pieter de Bailliu (I), After Abraham van Diepenbeeck, 1623 - 1660 print paper engraving the virgin and Dominican Tertiary, Catherine of Siena; possible attributes: book, cross, crown of thorns, crucifix, demon under foot, heart (with cross), lily, plague-stricken, ring, rosary, stigmata

Cäcilia of Rome, saints.

Personification of hope, with anchor, standing in NIS.

Apostle Simon Zelotes with saw; Christ and the apostles ..

Personification of faith, with crucifix and chalice, standing in NIS.

Saint Monica, Michel Natalis, 1620 - 1668 print Saint Monica, dressed in black, looks up with a different sight at the letters IHS, the abbreviation of the name of Christ. At the bottom of the pedestal a three -line text in Latin. Print from a series of saints. Antwerp paper engraving the mother of Augustine, Monica of Tagaste (or Ostia); possible attributes: black dress with white veil or wimple, book, crucifix, rosary

Obedience; Obedientia; Prosopographia, Sive Virtutum, Animi, Corporis, Bonorum Externorum, Vitiorum, ET Affectuum Variorum Deineatio. A woman humbly bends her head. In her left hand she has a scepter, a crucifix on her right arm. Christ obeyed his father by dying for humanity. Under the show two lines text in Latin. The print is part of an album.

Boetish Maria Magdalena in the cave for a crucifix, c. 1610 - c. 1615 print paper. deck paint etching / brush the penitent harlot Mary Magdalene; possible attributes: book (or scroll), crown, crown of thorns, crucifix, jar of ointment, mirror, musical instrument, palm-branch, rosary, scourge

Saint Emerentiane of Rome. She carries in her robe the stones with which she was stoned. In her hand a palm branch. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a series on female saints, Saint Emerentiana of Rome S. Emmerantiana Female saints (series title) Speculum Illustratum Virginum (series title), print maker: Theodoor Galle, David Teniers, (mentioned on object), publisher: Theodoor Galle, (mentioned on object), Antwerp, 1581 - 1633, paper, engraving, h 152 mm × w 102 mm

Landscape with the H. Gertrudes from Nivelles; S. GERTRDDIS. The holy Gertrudes of Nivelles (Nivelles), in abdissenseeed, with a staff in her hand where three mice climb back. In her other hand she holds a opened book. In the margin a two-legged caption in Latin.

Saint Joseph, Michel Natalis, 1620 - 1668 print Saint Joseph with the Christ child on the arm. He wears a lily in his other hand. Print from a series of saints. Antwerp paper engraving the foster-father of Christ, Joseph of Nazareth, husband of Mary; possible attributes: flowering rod or wand, lily, carpenter's tools

Apostle Philip; Christ, the twelve apostles and the Holy Paul. The apostle Philip, standing in a mountainous environment, a staff in the right hand, a book in the left hand. Under the representation two lines of Latin text.

Apostle Judas Taddeus with a saw; Christ, Maria, John the Baptist and the Apostles ..

Samaritan woman; Mlier Samaritana; Famous women from the New Testament; ICONES ILVSTRIRM FEMINARVM NOVI Testamenti. On the foreground the Samaritan woman, a pitcher in her hand. In the background the encounter between Christ and the Samaritan woman at the source. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a print series with famous women from the New Testament.

Justina of Padua, holy.

Christ as Salvator Mundi, Lucas van Leyden, 1508 - 1512 print paper engraving 'Salvator Mundi', making a blessing gesture; an orb in his hand or at his feet

Saint Mary as hermit, Christoffel van Sichem (II), After Abraham Bloemaert, 1644 print Amsterdam paper letterpress printing female saints. anchorite, hermit

A late 15th-century copper engraving by Israhel van Meckenem showing Saint Barbara, featuring Gothic details, her attributes, and devotional iconography.

St. Peter, from Les Grands Apôtres Debout, Représentant Le Sauveur, La Bienheureuse Marie et Les Saints Apôtres (The Large Standing Apostles, Representing The Savior, The Blessed Mary and The Apostles) 1631 Jacques Callot French. St. Peter, from Les Grands Apôtres Debout, Représentant Le Sauveur, La Bienheureuse Marie et Les Saints Apôtres (The Large Standing Apostles, Representing The Savior, The Blessed Mary and The Apostles). Les Grands Apôtres Debout, Représentant Le Sauveur, La Bienheureuse Marie et Les Saints Apôtres. Jacques Callot (French, Nancy 1592-1635 Nancy). 1631. Etching; second state of three (Lieure). Prints

Sibille from Erythrae; Sibylla erythraea; Ten sibilles; Sibillaru decem. Erythrae Sibrille standing with a banderole in hand. On the left a part of a thatched roof and right a look to a landscape. Title and a line of Latin text in undermarge. Numbered bottom left: 5.

Saint Catharina of Alexandria as martelares with broken wheel; Sancta Catharina Virgo Et Martyr.

Apostle James the multiple; Christ, Mary and the Apostles; Copies to 'the big apostles'. Jacko gun the multiple, full, with the left arm a staff against his chest, a shell on his cloak, a hat on his head. In the background left you can see how Jacobus is fascinated for Herod; In the background right you can see how he is being beheaded. This print is part of a series of (probably) 16 prints, consisting of a title page and (probably) 15 portraits, representing Christ, Mary and the Apostles; It is a series of copies in mirror image of the so-called 'large apostles'.

Petrus; Christus en twaalf apostelen.The apostle Petrus. Part of a series of 13 prints with Christ and the twelve apostles.

St. Bartholomew, from Christ and the Apostles 1530-76 Attributed to Lambert Suavius Netherlandish. St. Bartholomew, from Christ and the Apostles. Attributed to Lambert Suavius (Netherlandish, ca. 1510-by 1576). 1530-76. Engraving; backed with a print by J. A. Fridrich. Prints

Copper engraving by Meister E.S. showing Maria holding a rosary while standing on a crescent moon, created in the second third of the 15th century, highlighting religious symbolism, figures, and detail.

H. Lucia, Cornelis Galle (I), after Sebastiaen Vrancx, 1596 - 1633 print Saint Lucia standing in a ruin landscape. Lucia holds a palm branch in her hand and reads in a book. Under the show a Latin verse on Lucia. Probably part of a series of female saints published by Theodoor Galle. print maker: Southern Netherlandspublisher: Antwerp paper engraving the virgin martyr Lucy (Lucia) of Syracuse; possible attributes: dagger or sword (in neck), eyes, flames at feet, lamp, ox

. In the foreground an angel with a balustrade, in the right hand the lance, in the left hand the nails with which Christ was nailed to the cross. In the background Golgotha. Christ's silk is pierced by Longinus with a lance and soldiers dice to his clothes.

Heilige Andreas; SS Apostolorum Iconen.The print shows the Salvation Andreas. He holds a book with his right hand. In addition to him an X-shaped cross. The series consists of prints based on paintings by Peter Paul Rubens.

Standing Madonna and Child with Appel, Master of the Amsterdam cabinet, 1475 - 1480 print Germany paper drypoint Mary standing (or half-length), the Christ-child sitting on her arm (Christ-child to Mary's left)

"Copper engraving by Israhel van Meckenem showing Saint Agatha, produced in the late 15th century, with detailed religious attire and iconography."

Copper engraving by Israhel van Meckenem depicting Saint Margaretha, created in the last third of the 15th century, showing the saint with symbolic attributes.

Saint Joseph with Christ child and lily branch, Pieter de Bailliu (I), After Theodoor van Thulden, 1623 - 1660 print paper engraving the foster-father of Christ, Joseph of Nazareth, husband of Mary; possible attributes: flowering rod or wand, lily, carpenter's tools

Holy Thaïs of Alexandria as hermitares, Christoffel van Sichem (II), After Abraham Bloemaert, 1644 print Amsterdam paper letterpress printing female saints. anchorite, hermit

Holy Syncletics of Alexandria as a recluse, Boëtius Adamsz. Bolswert, after Abraham Bloemaert, 1619 print Holy Syncletics of Alexandria as a recluse with rosary. On the Verso is a fragment French text. print maker: Amsterdampublisher: Low Countriespublisher: Antwerp paper engraving female saints. anchorite, hermit

. Saint Catharina with her hand on her attribute, the wheel. Her martyrdom in the background.

The Apostle Philippus, Anonymous, After Lucas van Leyden, 1508 - 1583 print paper engraving the apostle Philip; possible attributes: book, cross, dish with snake, lance, scroll, stone, sword

Blessed Wincenty Kadłubek (After 1150 or Approx. 1160 Karwów Near Opatów 1223 Jędrzejów) Bishop of Kraków, Author of Polish Chronicle Styfi, Jan (1841 1921), Polkowski, Józef Tadeusz (1820 1895), Lesser, Aleksander (1814 1884)

The Visitation ca. 1516 Lucas van Leyden Netherlandish. The Visitation 364709

Saint Brigitta of Sweden with cross in frame with ornaments; S. Brigitta; Heroines. Saint Brigitta of Sweden standing with cross and open book. In the landscape behind her loss men with building materials on ladders at a building and the holy blesses work. Picture frame with curl ornaments and different animals such as dogs, rabbits and snakes. Two boys hold festans with fruit. At the top, curling work is flanked by two owls and other birds.

Maria with Child on the Moon Mons, Anonymous, After Albrecht Dürer, 1497 - 1501 print Maria with long curly hair, standing on a crescent moon, surrounded by a jet wreath, the Christ child on the left arm. Germany (possibly) paper engraving Madonna on the crescent of the moon (sometimes called Queen of Heaven) (in mandorla)

Holy Laurentius as a deacon with schedule, Marcantonio Raimondi, 1500 - 1527 print paper engraving the martyr and deacon Laurence of Rome; possible attributes: book, censer, cross, dalmatic, gridiron, palm, purse (or cup with golden coins)

Holy Helena, Magdalena van de Passe, 1574 - 1637 print The H. Helena with the cross in her hand, sitting on a throne. In the margin a four -line caption, in two columns, in Latin. unknown paper engraving St. Helena (one of the nine worthiest women)

Bootless Mary Magdalene in the cave for Crucifix. .

Saint Dorothea, Hans Springinklee, 1519 - 1520 print Saint Dorothea, in full, a rose branch in hand. Next to her is a child who offers her a basket with roses. print maker: Neurenbergprint maker: Neurenbergprint maker: Germany (possibly) paper the virgin martyr Dorothea of Caesarea; possible attributes: basket of roses and apples, child with basket of roses, garland of roses, roses in hand or lap

Marriage of Maria, Robert van Audenaerd, After Carlo Maratta, 1685 - 1700 print Joseph and Maria are on either side of a priest in a temple. Joseph shifts a ring around Maria's finger. In his other hand, he has the flourishing staff, the sign that he is the good candidate for Maria. paper etching / engraving marriage of Mary and Joseph, 'Sposalizio': they are married by the high priest. ring

Madonna on the Moansikkel .. Crowned Mary with Christ child on the crescent chart surrounded by beams.

God's grace triumphs over the devil and produces self-knowledge; Jakobs ladder or the allegory of the road to eternal salvation. The personification of God's grace. She trambles a devil. God's grace holds the mirror of self-knowledge. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a fourteenth-part series with the subject the way to achieve eternal salvation.

Saint Sara van Libya, 1619 print print maker: Amsterdampublisher: Low Countriespublisher: Antwerp paper engraving female saints. anchorite, hermit

. The woman suffering from blood fluins. She runs out with a walking stick. In the background, Christ heals the woman. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a print series with famous women from the New Testament.

Assumption of the Virgin 1842 Monogrammist NL Polish or German. Assumption of the Virgin 335036

H. Margaretha van Aniochians, the honormary mammi wouldii, 1563 - ENID 1611 print Landscape with Saint Margaret of Antioch, the sign of the cross in her hands. A lamb at her feet. Left in the background, Saint Joris is fighting the dragon for a castle. In the margin a four -line caption, in two columns, in Latin. Antwerp paper engraving the virgin martyr Margaret of Antioch; possible attributes: cross, crown, dragon (under feet or on chain), (chaplet of) pearls. St. George and the dragon: dressed in armour and mounted on a (white) horse he brandishes his sword (his lance lies already broken on the ground); the princess nearby may be shown praying or fleeing

Copper engraving of Saint Johannes by Martin Schongauer from the late 15th century, showing the saint with iconographic symbols and detailed composition.

Sibille from Samos; Sibylla Samia; Sibilles. Samos Sibille sits at a table and looks up to heaven where Christ appears with the cross. In her right hand she holds a rolled paper paper. There is a thorns crown on the table. Under the show a caption in Latin. This print is part of an album.

Maria Magdalena, saint.

Madonna on the Moon mel., Monogrammist AC (16th century), After Albrecht Dürer, 1520 - 1562 print Crowned Mary with Christ child on the crescent moon surrounded by jet wreath. paper engraving Madonna on the crescent of the moon (sometimes called Queen of Heaven) (in mandorla)

Apostle jacket the lesser; Christ, the twelve apostles and Paulus.the apostle james the lesson standing in a niche with a full-fold, his attribute, his attribute, with him.

St. Anthony and aDemon. Artist: Jean Couvay, French, b. 1622-1680 After: Abraham Bloemaert, Dutch, 1566-1651

Apostle Johannes, Martin Schongauer, c. 1470 - 1491 print The apostle John, in full, with a chalice in the hand from which a snake appears. This print is part of a series of twelve portraits of the apostles. Germany paper engraving the apostle John the Evangelist; possible attributes: book, cauldron, chalice with snake, eagle, palm, scroll

. Veiled woman with bread and a wine cup in her hands, in the background the last supper.

Master FVB, Saint Bartholomew, c 1490 1500 Saint Bartholomew

Copper engraving by Israhel van Meckenem depicting the Holy Family with a grasshopper, created in the last third of the 15th century.

Copper engraving of Saint Martin by Israhel van Meckenem from the late 15th century, showing traditional religious depiction and saintly attributes.

Faith; The fortunes of life. Personification of faith: woman with folded hands, eyes closed, standing in front of a hilly landscape. Her right foot rests on the mirror (from Superbia), the snake (from Invidia) and the sword (from Mars / War). Links on the ground Mondings (wealth), right Call and Lazarus valve (poverty). On the right in the background a group of discussing women. Nr. 7 From series virtues and vices that determine the fortunes of life.

Meister HL's 'St. Peter with a Stick and Book' (1522) is a copper engraving showing Saint Peter holding a staff and a book, symbolizing his apostolic authority and role in Christian tradition.

RACHAB; Rahab; Famous women from the Old Testament; Icones Illvstrivm Feminarvm Veteris Testamenti. On the foreground Rachab, a prostitute from Jericho. In the background, Rachab helps two spies from the Israelite people escape from the city of Jericho by lowering them from a window. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a print series with famous women from the Old Testament.

Despite being Jewish, Esther is chosen as his queen by Ahasuerus, the ruler whose lands ran from India even unto Ethiopia, over an hundred and seven and twenty provinces

Copper engraving by Israhel van Meckenem from the late 15th century depicting Saint Judas Thaddaeus, showing detailed features, drapery, and religious symbolism.

Mary Magdalene; Famous women from the New Testament; ICONES ILVSTRIRM FEMINARVM NOVI Testamenti. The foreground is Mary Magdalene, in her hand a jug with balm oil. In the background, Mary Magdalena is anointed the feet of Christ as he is a guest at Simon de Fareeër. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a print series with famous women from the New Testament

Health, Philips Galle, c. 1585 - c. 1590 print A standing woman with a star in her right hand and an escula monkey in the left hand, a stick, around which a snake winds, the recognition sign of Aesculapius, God of Health and Medicine. Under the show two lines of text in Latin. The print is part of an album. print maker: AntwerpSouthern Netherlands paper engraving Health, 'health'; "Sanita '(Ripa). Attributes of Aesculapius

Ascension of Maria, Bernard Romain Julien, After Giovanni Battista Salvi, 1836 - 1843 print Paris paper the assumption of Mary ('assumptio corporis'): she is borne into heaven by angels

Christ als Savior of the world, Marcantonio Raimondi, after Rafaël, 1517 - 1527 print The rise Christ as a victor with banner in hand. He makes a blessing gesture. paper engraving 'Salvator Mundi', making a blessing gesture; an orb in his hand or at his feet (+ variant)

Cimmerian Sibyl. In the background the depiction of Christ as victor and the healing of a possessed man. Print marked in upper right corner: Pag: 689., Cimmerian Sibyl Sibylla Cimmeria , print maker: Jan Luyken, publisher: Timotheus ten Hoorn, Amsterdam, 1684, paper, engraving, etching, h 175 mm × w 132 mm

Holy Praxedis; S. Prassede. The sacred praxedis with a table in her hands in which they cut a sponge with blood. In the background she removes the earth from martyr's blood with her sponge. A martyr is buried behind it.

Christ; Christ and twelve apostles.christ. Part of a Series of 13 Prints With Christ and the Twelve Apostles.

Hope, Crispijn van de Passe (I), After Maerten de Vos, 1580 - 1588 print Landscape with the female personification of Hoop (Spes), one of the three theological virtues that looks up to heaven. At her feet an anchor and a spade. On the right in the background the resurrection of Christ. Jonah is spit out by the fish on the left. In the margin a two -way caption in Latin. Second print from a series with the virtues. paper engraving Hope, 'Spes'; 'Speranza divina e certa' (Ripa) ~ one of the Three Theological Virtues. Christ, usually holding a banner, arises from the grave; often combined with sleeping and/or frightened soldiers. after a three-day sojourn in the belly of the monster Jonah is cast on dry land; Jonah may be shown nude and bald-headed

Angel in a church interior. An angel stands in a church interior between a painting with the image of Christ and a burial monument. Above her head lights up a flame, the symbol of belief. Print at the top left of marked: I.

Maria with Christ and an apple.maria is on a throne with the Christ child on your lap. She keeps it an apple. Two angels hold a crown above her head.

The Archangel Gabriel holding lilies and pointing to a dove representing the Holy Ghost. Engraving, 17--.

Gift of religiousness; Spiritvs Pietatis; Seven gifts of the Holy Spirit. In a niche the female personification of the gift of religion, one of the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit. She is wearing a wreath of leaves and in her right hand she has a key. Around her head a radiant sun.

Copper engraving of Holy Agathe from 1505-1527 depicting the saint in robes with a palm of martyrdom and sometimes a breast plate, symbolizing faith and suffering.

Drawing, Madonna and Child; Italy; black chalk, pen and ink, brush and wash on paper

Saint Helena with cross; S. Helena ..

Copper engraving by Israhel van Meckenem, late 15th century, depicting the fourth of the clever virgins with detailed posture and attire.

. Cimmeric Sibille. In the background the view of Christ as a victor and the healing of a possessed. Print at the top right labeled: PAG: 689.

Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin). Etching.

Evangelist Lucas, Adriaen Collaert, 1570 - 1618 print The evangelist Lucas stands next to a table with a book writing utensils and an hourglass. Behind him is his symbol: the winged bull. A doorway can be seen a painter's servant who rubs paint. The print is part of a four -part series about the four evangelists. Antwerp paper engraving St. Luke writing his gospel, usually a (winged) ox present. working situations ~ painter

. Libyan Sibille. In the background the imagination of the last judgment and the resurrection. Print at the top right labeled: Pag: 653.

. The Sibille of Erythrae is sitting at a table, she loves a book in her left hand and she is a lamb with her right hand. She looks up to heaven where Christ appears with the cross. In the margin a caption in Latin. Print from a series with sibilles.

H. Margaretha.The holy Margaret with the dragon behind her. In her hand she holds a palm branch.

Mary Magdalene.

St Cecilia holding an organ, flanked by St Paul, St John the Evangelist, St Augustine and Mary Magdalen, musical angels above ca. 1515-16 Marcantonio Raimondi Italian. St Cecilia holding an organ, flanked by St Paul, St John the Evangelist, St Augustine and Mary Magdalen, musical angels above 342578

Sibille van Samos, Crispijn van de Passe (I), 1615 print The Sibille of Samos is sitting at a table and looks up to heaven where Christ appears with the cross. In her right hand she holds a rolled sheet of paper. There is a crown on the table. In the margin a caption in Latin. Print from a series with Sibillen. Utrecht paper engraving Samian sibyl. types of adult Christ (alone)

Faith. The personification of faith by hand on the heart looking at a goal.

Maria with Christ and an apple, Albrecht Dürer, after Israhel van Meckenem, 1496 - 1525 print Mary sits on a throne with the Christ child on his lap. She holds it an apple. Two angels hold a crown over her head. Nuremberg paper engraving Madonna: Mary sitting or enthroned, the Christ-child in her lap (or in front of her bosom) (Mary sometimes represented half-length). Christ-child accepting, reaching out for something ~ Madonna-representations

Dorothea of Caesarea, saints.

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