Mythological and Allegorical Figures in Engravings

Engravings depicting muscular mythological figures and river gods, illustrating strength, action, and classical themes with a focus on craftsmanship and detail.

Sea God Achelous, Philips Galle, 1586

A copper engraving by Marcantonio Raimondi depicts a man carrying or wearing a column base, showing figure, posture, gesture, and compositional arrangement.

Saturn, Monogram Audist IB (16th century), 1529 print Saturn, with a wooden stool on his mutilated leg, has one of his children in his hands. There is a goat and a scythe on the ground. Germany paper engraving Saturn and his children ('Planetenkinder')

Riviergod Scaldis, Philips Galle, 1586 print The river god Scaldis (De Schelde), seated on a stone block. A shell in his hand. In the background the city of Antwerp. The print is part of a seventeen-part series about river and sea gods. Antwerp paper engraving River Personified, 'rivers' (Ripa) Antwerp. Scales

Andrea Mantegna (1431-1506). "Hercules fighting against a snake - B 17". Engraving. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. 39454-6 Fighting, feat, strength, hero, mythological character, snake, fight, engraving, mythology

Ubbo Vbbo coloniae vbiorum avtor Frisian rulers , print maker: Simon Frisius, publisher: Jan Lamrinck, print maker: Northern Netherlands, publisher: Franeker, 1622, paper, etching, letterpress printing, h 164 mm × w 88 mm

Air, 1606 print Personification of air, one of the four elements, like a naked young man on a cloud, with salamander by hand. paper etching / engraving 'Aria', 'Carro del Air' (Ripa)

Sea God Achelous, Philips Galle, 1586

Copper engraving by Marcantonio Raimondi from 1515-1520 depicting a man holding a flag, showing figure, flag, clothing, and symbolic representation.

Man Carrying the Base of a Column. Agostino dei Musi (Italian, c. 1490-after 1536); after Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael (Italian, 1483-1520). Date: 1515-1530. Dimensions: 227 x 140 mm (image/sheet, trimmed to plate mark). Engraving in black on ivory laid paper. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Hercules and the NemeanLion. Artist: Monogrammist B, Italian, active 16th century

Silenus ondersteund door een Jonge Bacchant, Marcantonio Raimondi, after Rafaël, after Giulio Romano, 1520 - 1525 print Drunk Silenus is supported by a Bacchant. Both hold grape vines. To the right of them are a wine barrel against which a drinking bowl leans. paper engraving (Story of) Silenus. Male Bacchant (es)

Goltzius, Hendrick, Haarlem, Matham, Jacob, The seven planets series A, Jvpiter, Jupiter, Jupiter with lightning in his hand and at his feet his attribute: the eagle. Next to his head the astronomical symbol for his planet. Standing in an oval cartouche with at the top the two signs of the zodiac: Pisces and Sagittarius., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 118 mm, width 78 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1571-10-15 - 1631-01-20, print maker, prentmaker, 1597 - 1597, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1558-01 - 1617-01-01, intermediary draughtsman

Mars and Venus as a love couple with amor. Mars and Venus as a love couple. Amor has stripped of Mars of his armor. He pushes Venus to Mars.

Copper engraving by Agostino Veneziano depicting Apollo and Daphne, showing mythological figures, gestures, and narrative from classical myth, 1518.

Horace Coccles; Roman heroes. The hero Horace Cocles feet, a sword raised in the right hand, a shield in the left hand. In the background you can see how he records it on the banks of the Tiber against a whole army.

Death of the godsman by a lion; Story of the Naughty Godsman. On the way back home, the god man is attacked by a lion (1 kings 13:24). In the background, the corpse of the Godsman is buried by the old prophet. The print has a Dutch caption in rhyme and is part of a four-part series about the Naughty Godsman.

A triton that blows in a shell. A triton (Meerman: half fish, half male), half, with striking fins at the ears, blowing in a shell.

Copper engraving by Marcantonio Raimondi from 1510-1527 depicting an attractive man, showing human figure, posture, and facial expression.

Man with crutches, Jan De Bisschop, After Cigoli, 1668 - 1671 print Sitting man with a lame leg. His crutches lie on the floor. Northern Netherlands paper etching beggar. person with a physical disability. disabilities, deformations

man whips Fortuna, the goddess of fortune and fate in Roman mythology, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the period.

Italy, Raphael, Raimondi, Marcantonio, Veneziano, Agostino, Man with a flag, recto lower right - handwritten in brown ink, A naked man plants a waving flag in the ground. At his feet a lion. In the background a landscape with buildings., print, engraving, prints, engravings, verso - stamped, P mariette 1667, recto lower left - handwritten in brown ink, C, height 250 mm, width 174 mm, Italian, 1490 - 1536, print maker, printmaker, 1500 - 1536, paper, engraving (printing process), etching, Work conception, 1482 - 1534, after a print by, 1483-04-07 - 1520-04-07

Altdorfer, Albrecht, Germany, Allegorical female figure with wings, verso bottom center - handwritten, Allegorical figure of a naked woman with wings and with a burning torch and a banner. She stands on a shining star in the clouds, at the top of a landscape., print, prints, 28, height 95 mm, width 48 mm, 1480 - 1538, print maker, printmaker, 1506 - 1538, first quarter 16th century, second quarter 16th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after own design by

Southern Netherlands, Kiliaan, Cornelis, Antwerp, Galle, Philips, Prosopographia, sive virtutum, animi, corporis, bonorum externorum, vitiorum, et affectuum variorum delineatio, Pavor, Vrees, verso - stamped, A boy runs away with a hare in his arms while he looks back looks. The hare is a timid animal that runs away at the slightest movement. Below the image are two lines of text in Latin. The print is part of an album., print, album leaf, prints, height 152 mm, width 91 mm, 1537 - 1612-03-29, print maker, printmaker, 1585 - 1590, fourth quarter 16th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1530 - 1607-04-15, writer

Diana the huntress acompanied by her dogs standing in a niche. Artist: Giulio Bonasone (Italian, active Rome and Bologna, 1531-after 1576). Dimensions: sheet: 6 5/8 x 3 3/8 in. (16.9 x 8.6 cm). Date: 16th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Faun and Tiger, Marco Dente (attributed to), 1498 - 1532 print A faun, with a turned animal skin full of fruit, together with a tiger in a niche. Italy paper engraving beasts of prey, predatory animals: tiger. satyrs, fauns, Sileni

Aeneas Saving Anchises, Master of the Die, Italian or German, 1530 - 1560, Raphael, (Italian, 1483-1520), Engraving on paper, Anchises, holding a statue of Athena, flees from the burning city on the back of Aeneas, attended by a child. Below, eight-line verse in Italian., Rome, Italy, ca. 1575, Print, Print

Samson drinking water from the ass's jawbone with which he slayed the Philistines. Etching by Francesco Maria S. after G. Reni.

Expulsion from Paradise, anonymous, after Marcantonio Raimondi, after Michelangelo, 1510 - 1577 print paper engraving expulsion of Adam and Eve from paradise (Genesis 3:22-24)

Lucas van Leyden, The Savior Standing with the Globe and Cross in His Left Hand, c 1510 The Savior Standing with the Globe and Cross in His Left Hand

A Man Helping Another to His Feet ca. 1514-36 Agostino Veneziano (Agostino dei Musi) Italian. A Man Helping Another to His Feet. Agostino Veneziano (Agostino dei Musi) (Italian, Venice ca. 1490-after 1536 Rome). ca. 1514-36. Engraving. Prints

Hercules; Hercvls; Antieke Goden.An image of Hercules with lion skin and knots, placed in a niche. Arrow and arches and the apples of the Hesperiden hang on the wall. These symbols refer to the twelve works by Hercules. A stymphalic bird can be seen behind him. Also a reference to Hercules heroic deeds. Under the show a Latin fresh.

Marcantonio Raimondi after Francesco Francia, Apollo and Hyacinthus, 1506 Apollo and Hyacinthus

Hercules struggles with Antaeus. Hercules arrives a wrestling match with Antaeus and lifts the giant. Antaeus was invincible as long as he remained in contact with the earth, to which he derived his power. Hercules depends on the tree trunk and his knots lies on the floor.

Rape of Lucretia, Bernard Picart, after Jacopo Palma (Il Giovane), 1683 - 1733 print Sextus Tarquinius Superbus storms in the departure of Lucretia with drawn sword. She is naked and falls back in bed. paper etching / engraving the rape of Lucretia: Sextus Tarquin threatens her with a dagger or a sword

Marble statue of Silenus cradling the infant Dionysus. Roman copy of a bronze original by Lysippos. Borghese Collection, now in the Louvre. Fauni statua vetus marmorea. Copperplate engraving by Giovanni Battista Cannetti from Copperplates of the most beautiful ancient statues of Rome, Calcografia di piu belle statue antiche a Roma, engraved by Cannetti all'Arco della Ciambella, published by Gaetano Quojani, Rome, 1779.

Copper engraving by Albrecht Dürer from around 1501 depicting a figure with a flag wing, sheet partially cut.

Sitting naked from the Sixtin chapel.; Michelangelo's Ignudi from the Sistine Chapel. Sitting naked young man, seen from the front. From series of 20 prints with Michelangelos naked in the Sistine Chapel.

Hercules sculpture in fight with the Nemean lion, Anonymous, 1584 Caption in Latin. Print is part of an album. print maker: Italypublisher: Rome paper engraving Caption in Latin. Print is part of an album. print maker: Italypublisher: Rome paper engraving

The Flagellation, from The EngravedPassion. Artist: Albrecht Dürer, German, 1471-1528

Mars. Heinrich Aldegrever; German, 1502-c.1560. Date: 1529. Dimensions: 81 x 57 mm (image/plate/plate). Engraving in black on ivory laid paper. Origin: Germany. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

St. Jerome in theDesert. Engraver: Hendrick Goltzius, Dutch, 1558-1617 After: Palma Giovane (Jacopo Negretti), Italian, ca. 1548-1628

Sater woman plays on a bagpipe.Copy in Mirror Image to a Print or Hans Sebald

Mucius Scaevola, from the series The Roman Heroes 1586 Hendrick Goltzius Netherlandish. Mucius Scaevola, from the series The Roman Heroes. Hendrick Goltzius (Netherlandish, Mühlbracht 1558-1617 Haarlem). 1586. Engraving; second state. Prints

A half-naked young man with a scroll and leaves around his head and medium in his right hand as a person's personage. A eagle behind him. Print from a series of 41 symbols.

Three putti with trumpets, shield and helmet. Two putti keep a trumpet on their mouths with one hand and with the other hand together a shield. A third putto flies above them with a helmet in the hands.

Mucius Scaevola; The Roman heroes. The Held Gaius Mucius Scaevola for feet, a sword in the right hand, the sheath in the left hand. In the background you can see how he protrudes his right hand before King Porna fearless. Under the show twice two fresh rules in Latin.

Judah with the Head of Adonibezek, from Willem van Haecht, Tyrannorum proemia, 1578. Artist: after Maerten de Vos (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1532-1603 Antwerp); Hieronymus (Jerome) Wierix (Netherlandish, ca. 1553-1619 Antwerp). Dimensions: sheet: 5 11/16 x 3 13/16 in. (14.4 x 9.7 cm)plate: 5 3/8 x 3 7/8 in. (13.7 x 9.8 cm). Publisher: Willem van Haecht I (Netherlandish, ca. 1527- ca. 1583). Date: 1578. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Author: After Maerten de Vos. Hieronymus (Jerome) Wierix.

Hercules kills Antaeus, Hans Brosamer, 1540 print Hercules kills Antaeus by lifting this giant off the ground in a hold and thus depriving him his strength. paper engraving the giant Antaeus is lifted in the air and crushed to death by Hercules

Germany, Leinberger, Hans, Monogrammist HL (16th century), Angry Cupid on a ball, verso middle - stamped, An angry-looking Cupid standing with one leg on a ball, in his hands a broken bow and arrow. In the landscape behind him people are swimming and playing in the water., print, prints, verso bottom center - stamped, verso bottom left - stamped, height 119 mm, width 67 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1530 - 1533, second quarter 16th century, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process)

Sebald Beham (German, 1500 - 1550), Jupiter, engraving

The works of Hercules: Hercules Tue Nessus Heinrich Aldegrever (said Trippenmeker, 1502-V1558). The works of Hercules: Hercules kills Nessus, B 93, Burin, 1550.

Hercules kills the Hydra van Lerna, Jan Harmensz. Muller, After Adriaen de Vries, 1633 - 1679 print Hercules kills the Hydra van Lerna with a bat. To a fountain sculpture by sculptor Adriaen de Vries. Amsterdam paper engraving (2) the Hydra of Lerna is killed by Hercules. piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture

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Male Nude from Panel of 'God Separating the Waters...', Print made by Adamo 'Ghisi' Scultori, ca.1530-1585, after Michelangelo, 1474/1475-1564, Italian, 1550 to 1585, Engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper

Satyr blowing on a horn ..

Classic image Apollo Belvedere in Nis.

Print made by Adamo 'Ghisi' Scultori, ca.1530-1585, Male Nude from Panel of "The Drunkeness of Noah", 1550 to 1585. Engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper.

After Antonio Chiapelli, Hercules and Anteus, 1450-1900, engraving on laid paper.

Torture of St. Sebastian, Cornelis Galle (I), After Hendrik van Balen (I), c. 1586 - c. 1654 print Saint Sebastian tied to a tree, his body is pierced with arrows. In the background, executioners with the bow are still in hand. An angel welcomes Sebastian in heaven and offers him a laurel wreath and palm branch, as signs of the martyr. print maker: Southern Netherlandspublisher: Antwerp paper engraving martyrdom, suffering, misfortune, death of St. Sebastian

Pluto and Proserpine, from 'The Loves of the Gods'. Artist: Giulio Bonasone (Italian, active Rome and Bologna, 1531-after 1576). Dimensions: sheet: 5 5/16 x 4 5/16 in. (13.5 x 11 cm). Series/Portfolio: The Loves of the Gods (Amorosi diletti degli dei). Date: ca. 1531-76. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Foolishness of Lust, Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert, After Willem Thibaut, 1532 - 1590 print A crazy embraces the naked lust (Venus), Unknowingly of the fact that the woman, with the help of Cupido, is planting a dagger in his back. The print has a Latin caption that warns of the dangers of sensual desire. paper etching / engraving fool, simpleton, numskull. Lust, Luxury, 'Luxuria'; 'Lussuria' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Deadly Sins. Venus and Cupid (Cupid not being mere attribute). hacking and thrusting weapons: dagger

Apollo as the sun god Helios (Sol). Pendant of Diana as the moon goddess Luna., Apollo as Helios Diana and Apollo as Luna and Helios (series title), print maker: Jacob Matham, (mentioned on object), Cornelis Cornelisz. van Haarlem, (mentioned on object), publisher: Gerard van Keulen, (mentioned on object), print maker: Haarlem, publisher: Amsterdam, 1589 - 1593 and/or 1678 - 1727, paper, engraving, h 330 mm × w 225 mm

Seneca. Image of an image of the poet Seneca that commits suicide. Seneca stands in a tub with hot water and blood runs from a plenty of wounds on his body.

The last Adam. Landscape with a naked man, a heart on the chest, surrounded by a waving drapery. In the background a face on a city along a river in a hilly landscape. The performance is caught in an ornamental frame.

Nemesis; The Great Fortuna. A winged woman with a cup in one hand and a knitel in the other hand, standing on a sphere, floating above a river valley with a village.

Eva, Heinrich Aldegrever, 1529 print Eva in paradise, standing by the tree and takes on the forbidden fruit of the snake. Behind her a deer with a large antler and a cow. Germany paper engraving Eve (alone) holding the fruit

Child seen on the back at a three-headed sealant; Putti on sea statement. Obachi copy to a print of Giovanni Andrea Maglioli.

Cupid rides a dolphin. Cupid is on a dolphin and his bow. He points to the left. The dolphin is swimming in the sea. The print symbolizes the speed, but also the impatience of love.

Melchior Lorch, The Crucified Man, 1550 The Crucified Man

EVA. Eva in paradise, standing with the tree and takes the forbidden fruit from the snake. Behind her a deer with a big antlers and a beef.

Hercules and Anthea according to Raphael (Bartsch 346) Marc Antoine Raimondi (1480-vers1534). Hercules and Anthea according to Raphael (Bartsch 346). Fight, chisel. 16th century.

Copper engraving by Sebald Beham depicting Dido, showing figure, posture, and narrative composition, dated 1520.

The sea god Oceanus seated on a sea elephant. The print is part of a seven-part series on river and sea gods, Sea God Oceanus Oceanvs River and sea gods (series title) Semideorum Marinorum amnicorumque sigillariae imagines perelegantes (series title), print maker: Philips Galle, (mentioned on object), Philips Galle, (mentioned on object), publisher: Philips Galle, Antwerp, 1586, paper, engraving, h 165 mm × w 102 mm

Tomyris dopes head of Cyrus in blood; Tamiris; Greek heroines. Tomyris, queen of the massageten, punishes the Persian king Cyrus for the Battle He caused. After his death he is beheaded and baptizes his head in human blood.

Tamesis. Philips Galle (Holland, Haarlem, 1537-1612). Holland, 1586. Prints; engravings. Engraving

Copper engraving by Agostino Veneziano depicting the mythological figure Apollo, showing him in classical posture with symbolic attributes, created between 1514 and 1536.

Liefrinck, H., Vos, Maerten de, Antwerpen, Goltzius, Julius, Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian, Antwerp, verso bottom center - stamped, Saint Sebastian, tied to a tree, is shot by Roman soldiers. On the right in the background Emperor Diocletian. The print has a Latin caption., print, prints, width 195 mm, height, 285 mm, - 1595, print maker, printmaker, 1584 - 1584, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, South Netherlands, 1532 - 1603-12-04, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Hercules and Antaeus 1610 Lucas Kilian German. Hercules and Antaeus 654601

Pan, Odoardo Fialetti, After Licinio da Pordenone, 1583 - 1638 print The god pan sitting in front of a wall with his pan flute in hand. Italy paper etching (story of) Pan. attributes of Pan

Perseus, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae" Giacomo Lauri Italian Publisher Claudio Duchetti Italian late 16th century This print comes from the museums copy of the Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae (The Mirror of Roman Magnificence) The Speculum found its origin in the publishing endeavors of Antonio Salamanca and Antonio Lafreri. During their Roman publishing careers, the two foreign publishers - who worked together between 1553 and 1563 - initiated the production of prints recording art works, architecture and city views related to Antique and Modern Rome. The prints could be bought individually by tourists and collectors, but were also purchased in larger groups which were often bound together in an album. In 1573, Lafreri commissioned a title page for this purpose, which is where the title Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae first appears. Lafreri envisioned an ideal arrangement of the prints in 7 different categories, but during his lifetime, never appears to have offered one stand

Naked young man in landscape, Jean Lepautre, 1682 - 1706 print From the second edition. print maker: France (possibly)after own design by: France (possibly)publisher: Paris paper engraving

Jupiter, from the series: seven planets; Beham, Sebald (1500-1550); 1539 (1539-00-00-1539-00-00);

Copper engraving from 1508 by Marcantonio Raimondi depicting Mars, Venus, and Amor, showing three mythological figures in interaction.

Clair-obscur woodcut by Ugo da Carpi showing Aeneas carrying Anchises, printed from four gray-brown plates in 1518, illustrating the Trojan myth.

The Spinario. Dated: 1581. Dimensions: plate: 30.6 x 20.8 cm (12 1/16 x 8 3/16 in.) sheet: 54 x 42.9 cm (21 1/4 x 16 7/8 in.). Medium: engraving on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Diana Scultori.

Goltzius, Hendrick, Haarlem, Matham, Jacob, The seven planets series A, Mars, seen from the back, with shield, helmet and sword. To his left the astronomical symbol for his planet. Standing in an oval cartouche with at the top the two signs of the zodiac: Aries and Scorpio., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 118 mm, width 77 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1571-10-15 - 1631-01-20, print maker, prentmaker, 1597 - 1597, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1558-01 - 1617-01-01, intermediary draughtsman

Sebald Beham, Adam Seated, 1519 Adam Seated

Sculpture of the Tiber River; Tiberus Fluy Simulacrum Romae in Vaticano; Antique sculptures in Rome; Antiquarum Statuarum Urbis Romae Quae in Publicis Locis Visuntur Icones. Image of the river god tiber with as attributes a horn with fruits, a wool fin and the twins romulus and remus. Print is part of an album.

Andromeda; Lascivie. Andromeda, the daughter of an Ethiopian king, is closed to a rock by the sea, as a sacrifice to a sea monster.

Hercules and the Ceryneian Hind. Aldegrever, Heinrich (1502-1555/1561), graphic artist

The water nymph Camerina, seated on a stone block. The print is part of a seventeen-part series on river and water nymphs., Water Nymph Camerina Camerina River and water nymphs (series title) Nimpharum oceanitidum, ephydridum potamidum naiadum (series title), print maker: Philips Galle, Philips Galle, publisher: Philips Galle, Antwerp, 1587, paper, engraving, h 165 mm × w 101 mm

Simone Cantarini, Fortune Fortune

Sculpture of an Amazon on horseback; Amasonis Pugnantis Effigies in Aedibus Farnesianis; Antique sculptures in Rome; Antiquarum Statuarum Urbis Romae Quae in Publicis Locis Visuntur Icones. Caption in Latin. Print is part of an album.

Albrecht Altdorfer, Arion and Nereide, c 1520 1525 Arion and Nereide

Engraving titled 'Infant with a Sponge and Pot,' after Guido Reni (1575-1642). Created approximately between 1595 and 1615. The plate mark measures 7 3/16 x 4 13/16 inches (18.2 x 12.3 cm), and the paper sheet is the same size. The paper is cream laid

Silenus. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: René Boyvin after Luca Penni.

Statue of Heracles or Hercules, killing the nine-headed hydra, hero of Greek mythology, burning torch, burning, mythical animal, snake, kill, nine heads, historical illustration 1869

Zeegod Ocean, Philips Galle, 1586 print The Zeegeod Oceanus, seated on a sea elephant. The print is part of a seventeen-part series about river and sea gods. Antwerp paper engraving (story of) Oceanus - early life, prime youth

Apollo, Pan, and a Putto Blowing a Horn, a cruciform composition, from a series of eight compositions after Francesco Primaticcio's designs for the ceiling of the Gallery of Ulysses (destroyed 1738-39) at Fontainebleau 1560s Giorgio Ghisi Italian. Apollo, Pan, and a Putto Blowing a Horn, a cruciform composition, from a series of eight compositions after Francesco Primaticcio's designs for the ceiling of the Gallery of Ulysses (destroyed 1738-39) at Fontainebleau 367607

S 255, museum/owner: SFF, Arnberg, Elise, name: Queen Marie Antoinette, SFF, 6.7x5.7, painting, 6.7x5.7, image number: 50011.440, 113x83 mm, photographer: Aaltonen, Hannu, place of business: VTM, shooting, 18.7.1997, duoscan/ps4,

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