Mythical and Narrative Drawings

Illustrations capturing dynamic scenes with naked figures, mythical themes, and historical narratives rich in detail and expressive forms.

Spranger, Bartholomeus, Amsterdam, Muller, Jan Harmensz., Hercules and Scipio led by Minerva on the path of virtue, verso - stamped, Minerva, as personification of Virtue, leads Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus and Hercules on the path of virtue to the temple of eternal fame. The wise Cupid shows them the way. On the right, drinking and making love as an image of Vice, who is left behind by Scipio and Hercules., print, prints, height 225 mm, width 157 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1571 - 1628, print maker, printmaker, 1589 - 1593, paper, papier, deck paint, dekverf, ink, inkt, engraving, engraving (printing process), pen, brush, schilder, doorgriffelen, Work conception, Southern Netherlands, 1546-03-21 - 1611-08
Spranger, Bartholomeus, Amsterdam, Muller, Jan Harmensz., Hercules and Scipio led by Minerva on the path of virtue, verso - stamped, Minerva, as personification of Virtue, leads Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus and Hercules on the path of virtue to the temple of eternal fame. The wise Cupid shows them the way. On the right, drinking and making love as an image of Vice, who is left behind by Scipio and Hercules., print, prints, height 225 mm, width 157 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1571 - 1628, print maker, printmaker, 1589 - 1593, paper, papier, deck paint, dekverf, ink, inkt, engraving, engraving (printing process), pen, brush, schilder, doorgriffelen, Work conception, Southern Netherlands, 1546-03-21 - 1611-08