Idyllic Italian Landscapes

Atmospheric depictions of Italian rural life showcasing haymaking, harvesting, and serene landscapes with zodiac signs and mythical elements.

In the foreground, David kneels before Jonatan in a landscape. In the background, Jonatan shoots arrows toward the cave where David is hiding. A young servant picks up the arrows. By this action, David knows that Saul wants him dead. Below the image the title in Latin, four four-line verses in Dutch and a reference to the Bible text in 1 Sam. 20., Alliance between David and Jonatan Fraterno Ionathan complexus amore Davidem de patris insidiis erudit atque minis Royaalbijbel (series title), print maker: anonymous, Aegidius Sadeler, Maerten de Vos, Amsterdam, 1630 - 1652 and/or 1630 - 1702, paper, engraving, h 409 mm × w 509 mm

. Italian landscape during the months of July and August. Central is haying and mowing the grass (left and harvesting of the grain (right). In the middle, some farmers are correct to their breaks. At the top left and right the signs of the zodiac: the constellation lion and the constellation Virgin.

Landscape with Saint Hieronymus, Willem van Nieulandt (II), After Paul Bril, 1594 - 1635 print The saint Hieronymus kneels in his cabin. In front of him are a skull and a book and the lion lies next to him. On the right an Italian river landscape extends. paper etching / engraving the monk and hermit Jerome (Hieronymus); possible attributes: book, cardinal's hat, crucifix, hour-glass, lion, skull, stone. river

Landscape with Three Men. Dated: c. 1558/1559. Medium: etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Hanns Lautensack.

Cornelis Cort after Titian, Landscape with Roger Liberating Angelica, 1565 Landscape with Roger Liberating Angelica

Bear Jacht, Adriaen Collaert, After Hans Bol, 1582 - 1586 print Forest landscape with bear hunt. In the foreground, two bears are attacked by dogs and stabbed by hunters. The print has an ornamental list of flowers and animals. He is part of a four -legged -part series of landscapes with Biblical, mythological scenes and hunting scenes. Antwerp paper engraving bear-baiting (+ hunting with dogs). forest, wood. flowers ~ ornament. ornamental birds. crustaceans: lobster (+ ornamental variants of animals). fishes (+ ornamental variants of animals)

PYRAMUS en thisbe, anonymous, after Philips Galle, after Hans Bol, c. 1550 - c. 1650 print In a landscape the dead pyramus lies next to a fountain. He killed himself after he found a blood -stained veil of his girlfriend Thisbe and had to assume that she had happened to death. Thisbe finds the corpse of her beloved and also pours herself into Pyramus Zwaard. Southern Netherlands paper etching Thisbe kills herself with Pyramus' sword (the scene may be represented near a fountain)

Venus is advancing Adonis, Johannes or Lucas van Doetechum, after Gerard van Groeningen, 1540 - 1630 print paper etching / engraving death of Adonis: he is killed by a boar

Antwerpen, Jode, Gerard de, Snellinck, Jan (I), Wierix, Antonie (II), Thesaurus sacrarum historiarum veteris testamenti, elegantissimis imaginibus expressum excellentissimorum in hac arte virorum opera: nunc primum in lucem editus, History of Samson, Samson carries the gates of Gaza, Antwerp, Samson carries the gates of the city of Gaza on his shoulders. In the background the city of Gaza. Below the image a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Judg. 16. This print is part of an album., print, prent, albumblad, prints, height 216 mm, width 293 mm, South Netherlands, 1559 - 1604-03, print maker, printmaker, 1585 - 1585, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1544 - 1638-10-01, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, North Netherlands, 1509 - 1591-02-05, publisher

River landscape with fishing boat and musician, Moise Jean Baptiste Fouard, After Titian, c. 1663 - 1726 print Numbered below: 1. paper etching landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone). fresh-water fishery. musician - CC - out of doors

In the foreground, David kneels before Jonatan in a landscape. In the background, Jonatan shoots arrows toward the cave where David is hiding. A young servant picks up the arrows. By this action, David knows that Saul wants him dead. Below the image the title in Latin, four four-line verses in Dutch and a reference to the Bible text in 1 Sam. 20., Alliance between David and Jonatan Fraterno Ionathan complexus amore Davidem de patris insidiis erudit atque minis Royaalbijbel (series title), print maker: anonymous, Aegidius Sadeler, Maerten de Vos, Amsterdam, 1630 - 1652 and/or 1630 - 1702, paper, engraving, h 409 mm × w 509 mm

View of Linthout, Hans Collaert (I), After Hans Bol, After Jacob Grimmer, 1530 - 1580 print View of the village of Linthout, near Brussels. The print is part of a series with faces from the Brussels area. Antwerp paper engraving village (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage) Brussels

Elisa cursed annoying children; Landscapes with biblical, mythological scenes and yacht scenes. Heuven landscape. In the foreground the prophet Elisa, surrounded by children. They called him and he cursed them in the name of the Lord. A bear comes from the forest and shields the children. The print has an ornament list with flowers and animals. He is part of a twenty-four series of landscapes with biblical, mythological scenes and yacht scenes.

Dina by Sichem overwhelmed and Chamor and Sichem ask Jacob to Dina's hand; Occasio Facit Furem; Imagines and Figurae bibliorum; Den Grooten Emblemata Sacra, consisting of more than four hundred by Belsche figures, as des old as des Nieuwen Testaments. Hilly landscape. On the left, Dina, the daughter of Jacob, is overwhelmed and taken by Sichem. To the right ask Sichem and Chamor, his father, to Jacob and his sons to Dina's hand (Gen. 34: 1). The print is part of an album.

Flight to Egypt, Adriaen Collaert, After Hans Bol, 1582 - 1586 print Heuven landscape. In the foreground Joseph with Maria and Kind on a donkey. They are fleeing the soldiers of Herod. The print has an ornament list with flowers and animals. He is part of a four -legged -part series of landscapes with Biblical, mythological scenes and hunting scenes. Antwerp paper engraving flight into Egypt and miracles during the journey. dale, valley. flowers ~ ornament. ornamental birds. he-goat, billy-goat (+ animals used symbolically). beasts of prey, predatory animals: weasel (+ ornamental variants of animals)

Landscape with ruggiero frees angelica. Landscape with knight ruggiero frees Angelica. Ruggiero drives a hippie. A dragon monitors the clean Angelica. Scene from the epic poem 'Orlando Furioso' (1516) from Ludovico ArioSto.

Fireworks Dislay in Paris for the Birth of the Dauphin on January 21, 1730, 1730, Jacques Dumont le Romain; Artist: after Giovanni Niccolo Servandoni, French, 1701 - 1781, 12 1/4 x 19 1/4 in. (31.12 x 48.9 cm) (plate)15 1/16 x 21 5/8 in. (38.26 x 54.93 cm) (sheet)23 3/4 x 29 3/4 x 1 1/8 in. (60.33 x 75.57 x 2.86 cm) (outer frame), Etching, France, 18th century, With French governance relying on dynastic succession, the birth of the Dauphin-the male heir to the throne-was cause for celebration. Louis XV's queen, Marie Leszczinska, had given birth to three daughters before having a son on September 4, 1729. In the months that followed, fêtes and fireworks were staged from Paris to Rome. This nautical spectacle was the work of the accomplished architect and stage designer Giovanni Servandoni, who created two fantastical mountains in the middle of the River Seine in Paris, across from the Palais du Louvre, from which to launch fireworks. The fashion for chinoiserie decoration in France is

Archery competition of Diana and her nymphs. Diana and her nymphs keep an archery competition in a landscape. A group of nymphs fires arrows on a bird that was tied to a pole right. In the foreground, nymphs and a nymph that loves a hunting dog. Coat of arms, assignment and Italian text in undermarge.

View of the village of Linthout, near Brussels. The print is part of a series with views of the surroundings of Brussels, View of Linthout Linthaut Views of the surroundings of Brussels (series title), print maker: Hans Collaert (I), Hans Bol, Jacob Grimmer, (attributed to), Antwerp, 1530 - 1580, paper, engraving, h 138 mm × w 199 mm

Landscape with the Good Samaritan and the injured passenger at an inn, Julius Goltzius, Hans Bol, J. Janssonius, c. 1560 - 1595

Samson sets fire to the Philistines' cornfields by tying foxes two by two with their tails together and hanging a burning torch between them. Samson sends the foxes into the cornfield. Below the depiction a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Ri. 15, Samson sets fire to the cornfields of the Philistines History of Samson Thesaurus sacrarum historiarum veteris testamenti , print maker: Antonie Wierix (II), Jan Snellinck (I), publisher: Gerard de Jode, (mentioned on object), Antwerp, 1585, paper, engraving, h 215 mm × w 294 mm

May, Julius Goltzius, Gillis Mostaert (I), Hans van Luyck, c. 1560 - 1595

Bril, Paul, unknown, Nieulandt, Willem van (II), Italian landscapes, Building on a river, recto lower right - handwritten, On the other side of a river lies a tall building surrounded by trees. On the left on the bank lies a village. In the foreground several men, a child and dogs. A rowing boat sails on the water. Print from a series of Italian landscapes., print, prints, verso - stamped, 32, height 242 mm, width 319 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1584 - 1635, print maker, printmaker, 1594 - 1635, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1554 - 1626-10-07

Amsterdam, Esveldt Holtrop, Jan Steven van, Merian, Matthäus (I), Spiegel der natuur en school der teekenkunde, Village view with drinking peasants, Village view with peasants drinking at a table on the left and right of a road. In the foreground there is a man with a bagpipe on his back. The print is part of an album., print, prent, albumblad, prints, prenten, height 82 mm, width 116 mm, print maker, prentmaker, 1600 - 1699, paper, papier, etching, etsen, Swiss, 1593-09-22 - 1650-06-19, Publication (Event), Publicatie, 1777 - 1833-11-20, publisher

A coastal landscape. In the foreground left Christ with his disciples. On the right, Christ stands on the beach and calls the fisherman Peter to him. Peter leaves his fishing boat and goes to him. The print is part of an eight-part series of landscapes with scenes from the Old and New Testaments., Landscape with the Calling of the Apostle Peter Landscapes with Scenes from the Old and New Testaments (series title), print maker: Johann Sadeler (I), Hans Bol, (mentioned on object), publisher: Johann Sadeler (I), (mentioned on object), unknown, 1580 - 1600, paper, engraving, h 208 mm × w 269 mm

View of Schaerbeek, near Brussels. The print is part of a series with views of the area around Brussels, View of Schaerbeek Schaerbeke Views of the area around Brussels (series title), print maker: Hans Collaert (I), Hans Bol, Jacob Grimmer, (attributed to), Antwerp, 1530 - 1580, paper, engraving, h 138 mm × w 199 mm

Grotto scene with Vulcan, from 'The marriage of the gods' (Le nozze degli Dei). Artist: Stefano della Bella (Italian, Florence 1610-1664 Florence). Dimensions: Sheet: 8 1/16 x 11 3/16 in. (20.4 x 28.4 cm). Series/Portfolio: 'The marriage of the gods' (Le nozze degli Dei). Date: 1637. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Poverty hinders the progress of ingenious spirits. In the foreground a young man to whose left hand and foot wings are attached. He tries to fly, but a stone that is attached to his right arm with a rope hinders this. In the background a vast mountainous landscape. A caption in Latin functions as a motto: Bonis Ingenys Pavpertas Oest.

View of Sint -Gillis, Hans Collaert (I), After Hans Bol, After Jacob Grimmer, 1530 - 1580 print View of the village of Sint-Gillis and the southeastern part of the Brussels ramparts with the Hallepoort. The print is part of a series with faces from the Brussels area. Antwerp paper engraving meadow, pasture (+ landscape with figures, staffage) Sint-Gillis

The Parable of the Wicked Husbandmen (Taurus). Dated: 1585. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Adriaen Collaert after Hans Bol.

Garden with debris of antique images; Roman ruins, 1561. Courtyard of a ruin with the remains of antique images and fallen columns. A running man can be seen through an opening in the wall.

Love scene with jupiter; Landscapes with mythological and biblical performances. A couple sitting under a tree. In the clouds a woman with amor is in a car. Perhaps a representation of a love relationship of Jupiter. While Jupiter is working with a mistress, Juno spends him from heaven.

Broadcast of the Apostles, Adriaen Collaert, After Hans Bol, 1582 - 1586 print Landscape net a road. In various places in the Apostles landscape, which are traveling in couples to proclaim the far -keges of Christ. The print has an ornamental list of flowers, butterflies and animals. He is part of a four -legged -part series of landscapes with Biblical, mythological scenes and hunting scenes. Antwerp paper engraving Christ sends apostles out in pairs (Matthew 10:1-16; Mark 6:7-11; Luke 9:1-5). public road. flowers ~ ornament. crustaceans: lobster (+ ornamental variants of animals). rodents: rat (+ ornamental variants of animals). insects: butterfly (+ ornamental variants of animals)

Theobald Michau drawing of a landscape with many figures and an extended cart, created in pen and brush with gray wash and white heightening on brown paper, showing a vertical fold mark.

J. Muller (1700-1700), Illustration Til Adam Olearius, "Persian Rosenthal of a meaningful poet Schich Saadi ...", Schleswig 1660, 1660

Stops rooting in my garden Spanish pigs!, 1578 - 1582 print The Dutch Lion in the Dutch garden, ca. 1580. On the fence are the weapons of liberated Dutch cities, on the entrance gate the weapon of the Prince of Orange. The garden is attacked and turned by Spanish pigs, a boar on the right with the banner of Alva. On the left the sea with a ship manned by geese on which the names of Zeeland cities of Vlissingen Middelburg and Veere. The Zeeland Lion fights the pigs in the water. In the caption two verses of eight lines in French and Dutch. Northern Netherlands paper etching / letterpress printing animals acting as human beings. pig. fenced or walled garden; 'Hortus Conclusus'

Judah instructs Chira to look for the prostitute, Harmen Jansz Muller, after Maarten van Heemskerck, 1564 - 1568 print Judah instructs his friend Chira to give a goat box as a payment to the prostitute, pointing to the departing Tamar. Chira keeps the goat under his arm and will start looking for the prostitute, but not find it. At the bottom of the margin a verse in Latin. Amsterdam paper engraving Tamar returns home (with the tokens from Judah). Hirah with the promised kid of Judah, looking in vain for Tamar

Antwerp, Hoeswinckel, Eduwart van, Bol, Hans, Collaert, Adriaen, Landscapes with biblical, mythological scenes and hunting scenes, Broadcasting of the apostles, verso center bottom - stamped, Landscape with a road. In various places in the landscape apostles, who travelling in pairs to proclaim the message of Christ. The print has an ornamental frame with flowers, butterflies and animals. It is part of a twenty-four part series of landscapes with biblical, mythological scenes and hunting scenes., print, prints, height 142 mm, width 211 mm, Southern Netherlands (before 1775), 1560 - 1618-06-29, print maker, printmaker, 1582 - 1586, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1534 - 1593-11-20, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Farm party for an inn; River landscapes with buildings and figures. For an inn with a flag on which the H. Sebastian celebrates farmers party. On the right two horses pull a wryse cart over a country road. There is also village and a river flows through a mountain valley in the distance.

Queen Dido founding Carthage. Gottfried, Johann Ludwig, active 17th century. Illustrations, Prints. 1657. Rare Book Division. History, Dido (Legendary character), Carthage (Extinct city), Extinct cities , Tunisia

Village with two storks near a pool, Frederik Ottens, 1724

The vision of Ezekiel, Giovanni Battista Fontana, 1579 print The prophet Ezekiel has a vision of the valley full of dry bones that are covered with meat and come to life. A ruin in the background. God the Father floats on a cloud surrounded by angels. Italy paper etching Ezekiel's vision of the valley of the dry bones (Ezekiel 37:1-10). God the Father. ruin of a building ~ architecture

Tobias and the angel in a landscape with rainbow and shepherds, Anonymous, After Schelte Adamsz. Bolswert, after Peter Paul Rubens, 1630 - 1702 print Tobias and the angel walk over a bridge. Tobias keeps the fish under his arm, his dog runs out in front of him. In the foreground shepherds. A rainbow in the sky. Under the show the title in Latin, four four -line verses in Dutch and a reference to the Bible text in Tobit 6. Amsterdam paper engraving Tobias and the angel Raphael travelling, accompanied by Tobias' dog. herding, herdsman, herdswoman, shepherd, shepherdess, cowherd, etc.. rainbow. pastorals, Arcadian scenes

Civilization is brought to the Indians, 1530; Victories of Charles V; Divi Caroli. V. Imp. opt. Max victoriae, ex multis praecipuae. In the foreground, Spanish soldiers are skinned and considered by Indians. One of the Indians removes the organs of his victim. Indians and Spaniards are fighting a battle in the background. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a twelve-part series about the victories of Karel V.

The lighthouse of the city of Alexandria. As far as is known the first lighthouse ever built. It was commissioned by the first Hellenistic king of Egypt Ptolemy II. The tower was built between 297 and 283 B.C. and served for nearly 1,500 years for successively the Greeks, Romans, Byzantines and Arabs. It stood on the island of Pharos in the Mediterranean, just outside the port of Alexandria, Egypt. In the foreground right Ptolemy II and the architect of the lighthouse, Sostratus of Knidos. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a series on the eight wonders of the world, Lighthouse of Alexandria Pharos The eight wonders of the world , print maker: Philips Galle, (mentioned on object), Maarten van Heemskerck, (mentioned on object), Hadrianus Junius, print maker: Antwerp, Haarlem, Haarlem, publisher: Antwerp, 1572 and/or 1581 - 1633, paper, engraving, h 212 mm × w 262 mm

Autumn landscape with autumn scenes. November is the acorn and slaughter month. Central to the scene is the feeding of pigs with acorns that some men knock out of a tree. In the background, cattle are being slaughtered. In the upper center is the constellation of Sagittarius. In this series of the twelve months, each month is depicted with the human activities typical of it, its climatic features and its constellation., November The twelve months (series title), print maker: Pieter van der Borcht (I), print maker: Hans Bol, (rejected attribution), Antwerp, (possibly), 1545 - 1608, paper, etching, w 166 mm × h 120 mm

Ichnographia munitissimæ urbis Christianstad Seren. Regi Sueciæ vi pactorum Roeschildensium traditæ vna cum representatione ingressus S.R. Mtis. in eandem 20 Martij Ao. 1660 , Swedish-Polish War, 1655-1660, Pictorial works, Early works to 1800, Kristianstad Sweden, Pictorial works, Early works to 1800, Kristianstad Sweden, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

PYRAMUS en Thisbe, 1570 - 1574 print The deceased Pyramus is located at the fountain. He stabbed himself with his sword because he thought this was killed by a lion. Thisbe discovers her dying lover, on which she commits suicide with the sword of Pyramus. The lion is under a stone arch on the left in the background. Under the performance an explanatory text in Latin. This print is part of an album. paper etching Thisbe kills herself with Pyramus' sword (the scene may be represented near a fountain)

Abraham's Sacrifice of Isaac, from Landscapes with Old and New Testament Scenes and Hunting Scenes. Adriaen Collaert (Flemish, c. 1560-1618); after Hans Bol (Flemish, 1535-1593); published by Anna van Hoeswinckel (Flemish). Date: 1584. Dimensions: 143 × 200 mm (image/primary support, trimmed within plate mark); 176 × 238 mm (secondary support). Engraving in black on cream laid paper, laid down on cream laid paper. Origin: Flanders. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: Adriaen Collaert, II.

Sadeler, Johann (I), Vos, Maerten de, Antwerpen, Boni et mali scientia, History of the family of Cain, On good and bad works, Cain, his wife and his son Henoch, Antwerp, verso lower left - stamped, In the foreground Cain stands on a ladder with a bundle of straw on his shoulder. He is making the roof of a house. In the background in the hut his wife with their son Henoch as a baby. Sheep and goats walk on the yard. In the background Cain is cursed by God for the murder of Abel. The print has a Latin caption., print, prints, height 205 mm, width 258 mm, South Netherlandish, 1550 - 1600-08, print maker, printmaker, 1583 - 1583, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1532 - 1603-12-04, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Work conception, after a design by, writer, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Allegory on victory over Spain during the Battle of Nieuwpoort, 1600; Elchus Rerum, Deo Auspice, A Confoethis Belgis Praeclare Starum. Allegory on victory over Spain during the Battle of Nieuwpoort, July 2, 1600. Triumphag with the Dutch lion with lance with freedom hat and sword, Personifies Caution (Prudentia) and victory (Victoria), with a lance with the weapons of the cities overcome , On the goat. At the back of the carriage the sprouting orange tree with the weapon of Prince Maurits. The car is drawn by the Personification of Eendracht (Concordia), vigilance (Vigilantia) runs next door. At the front of the chain a group of prisoners including Francisco de Mendoza and the breaded banners. In the air the fame (Fama) with two trumpets. Behind the car Musicians, the members of the States General and the people. Central at the bottom of a cartouche with the assignment to Maurits. In the caption a verse of 6 columns in Latin.

Four Landscapes with the Four Seasons 16th century Hendrick van Schoel Dutch. Four Landscapes with the Four Seasons 357077

The Rogstekers van Weert, approx. 1650; Ghy civilians and farmers aenchout here with gevishes how the heroes of Waert a dead roch padden. The Rogekers van Weert. Cartoon in which all kinds of different fools in the town of Waert (Weert in Limburg) are disappointing (the imaginary danger of) a dead ray. A large ray in the middle, on which a cannon is fired. At the rear left a mill; Right right a tree to which a clock that gets sound. Countless figures throughout the leaf with different attributes and explanatory texts. Longer verses in three corners.

Allegory on the political situation in the Netherlands in the year 1607. Extensive and detailed allegory on the political situation in the Netherlands around in the year 1607. Maurits in armor kneeling at the Orange tree. A devil (Dolus) with mask presents him the proposals for peace. On the right a wolf in monk trij (fish) with dagger and torch. In addition to Maurits the chained Justice. In the middle, the Dutch lion gets a net overalled by a bird of prey (CRUDELITAS) and a bat (adulatio). On the left push a bishop (Temerit) and a fox (astutia) against the columns of Charles V Plus Ultra. In the background a triumphop trip from Victoria in her chariot. With many other details, animals, emblems and personifcations. Everything with inscriptions in Latin.

Mercury HERSE, Jacob Matham, after Sebastiaen Vrancx, 1604 - 1608 print Mercury, with caduceus and winged shoes, falls in love with Herse, who carries flowers with her sisters and her entourage after returning from a festival from Minerva. Haarlem paper engraving Mercury falls in love with Herse, when seeing her and her companions carry baskets full of flowers to the temple

The Entombment, Andrea Mantegna, Italian, ca. 1431 - 1506, Engraving on laid paper, Italy, ca. 1485, figures, Print, Print

July, Jan van de Velde (II), 1616 print A landscape with resting and eating farmers during haying representing the month of July. Left and top right The symbols of the constellation Leeuw this month. Seventh print from a series of twelve. Northern Netherlands paper etching July and its 'labours'. landscape symbolizing July. Leo (zodiacal sign of July). rest during harvest (eating, dancing, making love, etc.). hay-stack. hay-wagon

Antwerp, Collaert, Adriaen, Kiliaan, Cornelis, Vos, Maerten de, Solitvdo sive vitae foeminarvm anachoritarvm, Female hermits, Nephalia Gnossia, Nephalia of Knossos, verso middle - stamped, a local Greek saint, prays on her knees before a crucifix in the wilderness. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a series on the subject of female hermits., print, prints, 273, recto lower right - written, height 176 mm, width 222 mm, South Netherlandish (before 1775), 1560 - 1618-06-29, print maker, printmaker, 1570 - 1618, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, South Netherlandish, 1532 - 1603-12-04, after a design by, 1530 - 1607-04-15, writer, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Seminecem infested Passe, Crispijn De (1564 Ante 1637)

Flood, Jan Luyken, 1712 print Amsterdam paper etching the Flood and destruction of mankind ~ story of Noah (Genesis 7:10 - 8:17)

Landscape with the ruins of Brederode, Gerrit Gauw, 1604 - 1638 print View of the ruins of the castle of Brederode, to Bij Bij Haarlem. In the foreground some walkers and hunters. The print has a Dutch and Latin caption and is part of a four -part series with landscapes as the theme. Haarlem paper etching / engraving ruin of a dwelling, house, castle, etc. Ruin of Brederode Castle. Santpoort

Amata, 1 of 24 prints from the series Solitudo Sive Vitae Foeminarum Anachoritarum (Female Hermits inLandscapes). Publisher: Adriaen Collaert, Flemish, 1560-1618 After: Maarten de Vos, Flemish, 1532-1603

Mei; Maanden van het jaar.A man a cow milking. In the background a group of figures in a boat sailing on the water. Above left a twin.

Landscape with farmer's cart. .

Alciato, Andrea, Bol, Hans, Venice, Sadeler, Johann (I), Emblems in a landscape, Landscape with the emblem of the worship of the idol of Isis, verso lower left - stamped, Hilly landscape with a city and the city walls. On the left in the foreground some peasants worship a statue of the female goddess Isis that is being transported on a donkey. Next to the donkey stands a man who punishes the animal with a whip. The donkey thinks that the people worship him, instead of Isis. This is the representation of an emblem in which the moral of the story warns against arrogance and undeserved honor. The print has a Latin caption with the caption of the emblem Non tibi sed religioni by Andrea Alciati., print, prent, prints, height 219 mm, width 272 mm, South Netherlands, 1550 - 1600-08, print maker, printmaker, 1595 - 1600, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1534 - 1593-11-20, after a design by, Italian, 1492-05-08 - 1550-01-12, writer

The Abduction of Hieronymus Paumgartner ca. 1545 Matthias Zündt. The Abduction of Hieronymus Paumgartner. Matthias Zündt (German, probably ca. 1498-1572 Nuremberg). ca. 1545. Etching. Prints

MeiFeest on a village square, Etienne Dupérac (attributed to), 1535 - 1604 print France paper etching landscape symbolizing May. village square, place. trees

September; The twelve months. Round list with an autumn landscape and pet scenes. September is the fruit month. The fruit harvest is central. Men and women picking apples from an orchard. In the mid top the constellation scale. The print is part of a twelve-part series over the twelve months.

Landscape with fortune teller. Landscape with a few houses and towers on a hill. In the foreground a fortune teller reads the hand of a man. A woman with a child is under a tree.

Mountain landscape with two figures, Simon Frisius, After Hendrick Goltzius, 1608 print print maker: Northern Netherlandsafter design by: Haarlempublisher: Low Countries paper etching landscapes

Cremation on a stake. Cremation on a stake. Is part of the eight illustrations in: Johan Picardt, short shellfish from some forgotten and hidden antiques ... in the antique-Rijcke landscape Drenth, Tymon Houtbak, Amsterdam 1660.

Landscape with Castle, Abraham Genoels, 1650 - 1723 print A landscape with a lake. In the foreground a road towards a castle. A man is sitting on the floor next to the road. A woman provides him with a vase with water. Paris (possibly) paper etching landscape with tower or castle. lake (+ landscape with figures, staffage). public road (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage)

Visioen of the Downfall of Spain, ca. 1630, 1630 - 1635 print Vision of the fall of Spain, ca. 1630. Central show in which the Castillia (Spain) castle (Sweden declared the war on the Habsburg monarchy in 1630) is rammed and threatened to go down in a sea with geese (the water geuzen or Dutch), whales and the fall of the Spanish Armada (1588). On the land all kinds of animals (sand hare, rabbits and mice) and Roman clergy and princes that regret the fall of Spain. From heaven the words: Mene Mene Tekel Upharsim. Around the central performance are sixteen small scenes marked a-q of the cruelty of the Spaniards in the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain and against the original population of the 'New World'. A text sheet belongs to the print. Northern Netherlands paper engraving / etching violent death, being killed; being mishandled and maltreated; seeking death. Native peoples of the Americas

Woodcut by Urs Graf the Elder depicting the curse of the fig tree, created in 1506.

Edouard Eckman after Jacques Callot, Tavern, 1621 Tavern

Party in the garden of Castle, Boëtius Adamsz. Bolswert, after David Vinckboons, 1708 - 1775 print Netherlands paper engraving landscape with tower or castle. garden. visiting; receiving guests; elegant company

Albrecht von Rosenberg abducting Hieronymus Paumgartner. Artist: Matthias Zündt (German, probably ca. 1498-1572 Nürnberg). Dimensions: Plate: 6 3/4 × 10 1/8 in. (17.1 × 25.7 cm). Date: ca. 1565. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Author: Matthias Zündt.

Relief of Leiden, 1574, Willem de Haen, 1612 - 1614 print Relief of Leiden, October 3, 1574. Joy among Leiden residents in the city, soldiers in boats parts eat out to the inhabitants who kneel along the quay of a canal. Without the sculpted frame with Hermen on either side. Imagined at the bottom: f. paper engraving Leiden

The month October and the sign of Scorpio, represented by the vintage and by the parable of the unjust husbandmen. Engraving by A. Collaert after H. Bol, 1585.

Rudolf II of Habsburg (German Emperor), Clement VIII, Sadeler, Raphael (I), Johann (I), Vos, Maerten de, Venice, Oraculum Anachoreticum, Hermits, Saint Sabas as a Hermit, verso lower left - stamped, A rocky landscape. In the foreground sits Saint Sabas of Mar-Saba, an early Christian hermit, reading a book in a mountain cave., print, prent, prints, height 166 mm, width 206 mm, South Netherlandish, 1560, print maker, printmaker, 1600 - 1600, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1532 - 1603-12-04, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publicatie, 1550 - 1600-08, publisher, uitgever, 1536 - 1605, verlener van privilege, 1552-07-18 - 1612-01-20

Veduta del Sepulcro di Marnia neglavanzi dellantica Citta di Pompei. Artist: Francesco Piranesi, Italian, 1756-1810 After: Louis-Jean Desprez, French, 1743-1804

Veteran cave view Veterani cave on the iron gate of the Danube, Philipp Joseph Fill, Copper Engraver

The wedding trap: allegory at marriage, Salomon Savery (Attributed to), After Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne, 1655 print The wedding trap, allegory at marriage. Couples walked in a large trap or safety net under the guidance of music from a small orchestra. Cupido is on top of the trap. Putti dancing around a wedding couple with a flower basket. Men and women walk around the trap, they make all kinds of erotic allusions. On the right, death waves with a heel ax. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving marriage, married couple, 'matrimonium'

Pandora. In a mountain landscape there is a virtually naked woman with a closed cup in the right hand. She is again visible to heaven on a cloudy party, surrounded by Olympic gods.

La Vera Perfettione del Disegno di varie sorti di recami, page 24 (recto) 1567 Giovanni Ostaus Italian Published by Giovanni Ostaus, Venice, woodcut of Lucrezia designed by Giuseppe Salviati (Giuseppe Porta, called Il Salviati), Italian, Castelnuova di Garfagnana ca. 1520-1575 Venice.From top to bottom, and left to right:Design depicts a scene from the story of Pryamus and Thisbe, who are both featured in this image. Lying dead on the ground is Pryamus, while Thisbe begins to stab herself with a sword. In the background on the left side is the lion gnawing on Thisbe's veil.. La Vera Perfettione del Disegno di varie sorti di recami, page 24 (recto) 662397

Print at the top right labeled: F: 41

Panoramic Mountainous Estuary Landscape, with Christ and the Woman of Canaan mid-16th century Lucas Gassel Netherlandish. Panoramic Mountainous Estuary Landscape, with Christ and the Woman of Canaan 339137

Daedalus and Icarus; Metamorphoses from Ovid; Den Grooten Emblemata Sacra, consisting of more than four hundred by Belsche figures, as des old as des Nieuwen Testaments. Daedalus and Icarus, father and son, escape from the island of Crete with wings that were fixed to their shoulders. Icarus flies too high, making the sun melting the wax. On the right the fall of Icarus. A sea sample swims in the sea. Left in the foreground Daedalus buries his son Icarus. Under the show a text from the metamorphoses of Ovid, book 8, fresh rule 203-205. At the top the character of the scale from the zodiac. The print is part of an album.

Olympic gods admire the new constellation, c. 1547 - c. 1550 print Cloud mass above a wooded landscape with the Olympic gods in admiration for Callisto as a new constellation. Juno turns his head. whole: Paper etching Callisto changed into a constellation: Jupiter changes Callisto into a constellation, when, transformed into a bear she is about to be shot by Arcas (Ovid, Metamorphoses II 506)

Ruler on a tower that is drawn from two sides, Anonymous, Hans Weiditz (II), 1514 - 1532 print Print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing ruler, sovereign. revolutionary action (violent)

Della Bella, Stefano (dit Étienne de la Belle) (n.1610-05-18-D.1664-08-22), taking the city of Ypres (Dutuit manuscript, Italian school, page 100. N ° 242 ) (Main title). Etching. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Angel flies away with the clothing of a bathing king; Der Stoltze Feder-Hanns.

Landscape with ruins and fantasy architecture of running water, 1560 - 1570 print Landscape with ruins and fantasy architecture of running water. Print from a series of landscapes with ruins and fantasy architecture. paper etching fantastic architecture, unrealistic architectural fantasies. landscape with ruins

View of Chur, 1726; La Ville de Chur, Ou Coire, and Suisse; Les Forces de l'Europe, Asie, Afrique et Amerique (...) Comme Aussi Les Cartes des Côtes de France et d'Espagne. View of Chur in Switzerland. Plate No. 336 in Part XIV of the Picture: Les Forces de l'Europe, Asia, Afrique et amic ... Comme Aussi Les Cartes des Côtes de France et d'Espagne from 1726, this second part with 271 by hand Numbered Plates of renowned strong cities and fortresses in the context of the Spanish Succession War 1701-1713. For most part, these plates have been copied to the anonymous French plates of renowned strong cities and fortresses: in Les Forces de l'Europe and in: Le Theater de la Guerre, Dans Les Pays-Bas, both originally published by Nicolas de Fer in Paris (1693-1697) In the context of the nine-year war. Title and inscriptions in French.

Landscape with High Rocks and Fortresses. Artist: Augustin Hirschvogel (German, Nuremberg 1503-1553 Vienna). Dimensions: Plate: 2 7/16 x 1 3/4 in. (6.2 x 4.5 cm)Sheet: 2 9/16 x 1 15/16 in. (6.5 x 5 cm). Date: 1546. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Iron century, Philips Galle, After Gillis Coignet (I), 1573 print In a round list the Iron Century. In the foreground, women are attacked by deception, war, twist and greed. War scenes in the background. Justice hides in the clouds. The print refers to the mythologically inspired idea that during the iron century man was confronted with disaster, greed and malice. The goddess Justitia leaves the world during this era. The print is part of a series about the four eras. Antwerp paper engraving the iron age, 'Aetas ferrea'; characterized by Mars, war and rapine

Fabul of the farmer and his donkey; The farmer and his son carry the donkey on a portable; Aesopian Fabul of the farmer and his donkey. .

Diana and Her Nymphs Pursuing a Stag. Artist: Léon Davent (French, active 1540-56); After Francesco Primaticcio (Italian, Bologna 1504/5-1570 Paris). Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed): 12 11/16 × 15 7/16 in. (32.2 × 39.2 cm). Series/Portfolio: Three Prints on Hunting and Fishing. Date: 1547. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Abraham and Isaac. Dimensions: overall: 15.5 x 20 cm (6 1/8 x 7 7/8 in.). Medium: pen and black and gray ink with gray wash on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Attributed to Hermann Weyer.

Mountain landscape with ruins and a crawling emaciated Erysichthon. After Erysichthon cuts down Ceres' tree, Ceres sends a nymph with her dragon chariot to Scythia as revenge to ask the Hunger to punish him. Below the scene the text from Ovid's Metamorphoses, book 8, verses 799-801. Erysichthon Metamorphoses of Ovid , print maker: Johannes of Lucas van Doetechum, Gerard van Groeningen, publisher: Claes Jansz. Visscher (II), Amsterdam, c. 1572 and/or 1601 - 1652, paper, etching, h 205 mm × w 291 mm

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