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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
Sea God Achelous, Philips Galle, 1586
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Representations of Apollo the ancient Greek god. Illustration from supplement to 'L'antiquité expliquée et representée en figures'; (vols. 1-15, Paris, 1719-1724) by Dom Bernard de Montfaucon, (1655 - 1741), a French Benedictine monk. He was an astute scholar who founded the discipline of palaeography, He is regarded as one of the founders of modern archaeology.
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Pluto. Woodcutter: Unknown After: Hendrick Goltzius, Dutch, 1558-1617
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David with the head of Goliath. Line engraving by G. Rousselet after G. Reni.
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Conjoint twins born at Palermo in 1755. Engraving by J. Aveline.
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A half blind monk with a hat on his head and a habit in his hand. In his hat is a pipe. The print is part of a series with caricatures of the French clergy under Louis XIV, Monk with habit in hand Le Desesper, print maker: Jacob Gole, Cornelis Dusart, 1670 - 1724 and/or 1693 - 1700, paper, engraving, h 115 mm × w 90 mm
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David and Goliath, Cartoon for Stained Glass Window at Jesus College, Cambridge, 1872. Ford Madox Brown (British, 1821-1893). Gray-black and brown-black charcoal, and graphite on light- to medium-weight Japanese paper; sheet: 52 x 41.7 cm (20 1/2 x 16 7/16 in.).
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The Genius with the Alphabet, 1542, Sebald Beham, German, 1500-1550, 1 11/16 x 3 1/16 in. (4.29 x 7.78 cm) (image), Engraving, Germany, 16th century, These rich impressions demonstrate the harder appearance of Sebald Beham's engravings, compared with the softer lines of his brother Barthel's prints. Ornament with Two Genii Riding on Two Chimeras was probably conceived as a pattern sheet, which artisans would have used as a model for carving wood or metal. In the brilliant Genius with the Alphabet, Sebald alludes to the allegorical concept of Genius, a spirit that appears to people through dreams or omens to signal future dangers.
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Hieronymus Hopfer, The Satyr's Family, 1520-1550, etching on laid paper.
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Flying man on the Australian Dog Island, From Dcouverte Australe par un Homme Volant (The Southern Discovery by a Flying Man) By Rtif de la Bretonne, 1781, Artist Unknown, Etching
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Sculpture of Hercules in battle with the Nemean lion; Herculis Cum Leone Collantis Effigies Romae in Aedibus fallsibus; Antique sculptures in Rome; Antiquarum Statuarum Urbis Romae Quae in Publicis Locis Visuntur Icones. Caption in Latin. Print is part of an album.
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Angel, 1609, fresco by Giovanni De Gregorio, Church of St Mary of the Angels, Brienza, Basilicata, Italy, 17th century.
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The last Labour of Herakles is to descend to the Underworld and capture the three-headed dog Cerberus ; he does this, but returns the dog to Hades who needs him as a watchdog
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Ringgli, Gotthard, Allegory of the Freedman by Christ Rosa, Salvator, Schönfeld
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The head of John the Baptist or Goliath. Hidden head between two pollen grass.
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A centaur with Cupid. Stipple engraving by J. Condé, 1789.
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Master E.S (around 1420-1468). "The letters of the alphabet composed of different figures and grotesque animals, a letter" R "composed of two chimerical wolves which are intertwined. (Bartsch 100, volume VI, page 40)". Chisel. 1450-1464. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. 123106-18 Chisel, 15th xve XV 15th 15th 15 CENTURY
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Battling Tritons. Dated: 1763. Dimensions: sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 8.9 x 14.6 cm (3 1/2 x 5 3/4 in.). Medium: etching and engraving on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich.
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Hoffmann, Samuel.
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The Rape of a Sabine Woman, Frontal View 1593-1603 Netherlands. Jan Harmensz M¸ller produced a series of masterful engravings from three different vantage points after wax models for Adriaen de Vriesís sculpture Rape of a Sabine. Although De Vries cast his sculpture around 1620, long after M¸ller produced his prints, he replicated the style of antique bronzes. M¸llerís series highlights both his engraving skill and his ability to mimic sculpture in the round. The ancient story, in which Roman soldiers requisitioned brides en masse, is particularly apt for this purpose, for the images showcase the twists and turns of conflicting male and female bodies.. Engraving on paper . Jan Harmensz. Muller
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Phlegmaticus, Phlegmatic, The four temperaments, the four different temperaments, documented on human types. The four temperaments are the sanguine, the choleric, the phlegmatic and the melancholic temperament, 1767, Germany, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Europe
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Agata Sardonica. Roman comic character still image. 1736. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection. Theater , Rome, Antiquities , Roman+
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The Satyre, from Topsel, 1658.
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Galathea. Philips Galle (Holland, Haarlem, 1537-1612). Holland, 1587. Prints; engravings. Engraving
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Netherlands, Altar with statue of Neptune or another sea creature, Altar with statue of Neptune or another sea creature., print, picture, historical object representation, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 133 mm, width 76 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1713 - 1717, first quarter 18th century, paper, papier, etching
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The Nuremberg Chronicle is an illustrated world history. Its structure follows the story of human history as related in the Bible; it includes the histories of a number of important Western cities. Written in Latin by Hartmann Schedel, with a version in German translation by Georg Alt, it appeared in 1493. It is one of the best-documented early printed books - an incunabulum (printed, not hand-written) - and one of the first to successfully integrate illustrations and text.
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Lazio Viterbo Caprarola Palazzo Farnese143. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 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.
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Date: 1681
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Costumes de Différents Pays, 'Femme de l'Isle de Tanna'. L. F. Labrousse (France, Bordeaux, active late 18th century)Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur (France, 1757-1810). France, circa 1797. Prints; engravings. Hand-tinted engraving on paper
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A sculpture of Theseus fighting the centaur, by the Italian sculptor Antonio Canova. Theseus and the centaur Teseo vincitore de Centauri , print maker: Joseph Steinmüller, (mentioned on object), Antonio Canova, (mentioned on object), publisher: Artaria & Co., (mentioned on object), print maker: Vienna, Italy, publisher: Vienna, 1805 - 1841, paper, steel engraving, h 306 mm - w 230 mm
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Copper engraving by Meister PW von Köln showing a Landsknecht and a flag carrier in conversation, created around 1500.
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'CHILD AND SWAN' (SCULPTURE), BY J.S. WESTMACOTT, IN THE ROYAL ACADEMY EXHIBITION, 1869
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Jupiter, King of the Roman Gods, god of the sky and thunder, holding a thunderbolt, with an eagle at his feet. Handcoloured copperplate engraving engraved by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf after illustrations by Leonard Defraine from "La Mythologie en Estampes" (Mythology in Prints, or Figures of Fabled Gods), Chez P. Blanchard, Paris, c.1820.
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Die Vergewaltigung der Sabinerinnen, Schoenheitsideal fuer Frau und Mann im 17. century, Kupferstich aus Italien, digital verbesserte Reproduktion aus einer Publikation aus dem Jahr 1880, The Rape of the Sabine Women, ideal of beauty for woman and man in the 17. century, copper engraving from Italy, digital improved reproduction from a publication of the year 1880
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Adonis sculpture with hunting dog and head of a wild boar, anonymous, 1584 print Caption in Latin. Print is part of an album. paper engraving piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture. (story of) Adonis
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Woodcut, Gemelli pectoribus connexi, Siamese twins, Aldrovandi, Historia Monstrorum, 1642, Renaissance
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Hercules & the old man of the sea Crane, Walter, 1845-1915. still image. Illustrations. 1910. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection. Fighting, Hercules (Roman mythology), Sea gods, Mythology, Greek, Sea monsters, Nude in art, Heracles (Greek mythology), Nereus (Greek mythology), Nudes
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Roman actors and masks. still image. 1736. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection. Theater , Rome, Masks , Roman, Actors , Roman+ , To 499
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Woodcut by Hans Weiditz depicting a standing suffering man, created in 1522.
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Christ Crucified between Two Thieves, 1640s, engraving on laid paper, plate: 60.7 x 43.4 cm (23 7/8 x 17 1/16 in.), sheet: 65.7 x 47.2 cm (25 7/8 x 18 9/16 in.), Hollstein, no. 27, State ii/ii, Schelte Adams Bolswert (artist) Flemish, 1586 - 1659, Sir Peter Paul Rubens (artist after) Flemish, 1577 - 1640
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Skeleton with arrow and bow; Animal skeletons. Death in the form of a skeleton with an arrow sleeve on his back and bow in hand. For a landscape with a tree on the right. Print from a series of representations of skeletons by the Printmakers Hendrick Hondius I (Newholst.243-258), Andries Jacobsz. Stock (Hollst.4-10) and Simon Frisius.
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Woodcut engraving depicting a child born with two heads. Dated 15th century
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La Victoire from Playing Cards (for Quartets) 'Costumes des Peuples Étrangers'. Artist: Anonymous, French, 18th century. Dimensions: 3 3/16 × 2 1/16 in. (8.1 × 5.3 cm). Date: 1700-1799. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Date: 1681
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Prophecy figure XI from Prognosticatio Eximii Doctoris Paracelsi, 1536. Artist: Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim Paracelsus
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Standing skeleton with bow and arrow. Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: 1600 - 1699. Place: Netherlands. Measurements: h 120 mm × w 60 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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CENTAURUS star figure Date: 1681
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Page from a book with text on the recto and verso, and an image at the beginning of book 14 Saturn sits on a rock near the sea eating the limbs of his dismembered son His other son has hidden behind the rock and looks frightened at his father, Saturn devours his children Resurrection of Publius Ovidius Naso , print maker: Abraham Bloteling, (attributed to), Antonio Tempesta, publisher: weduwe Abraham de Wees (I), Amsterdam, 1671, paper, etching, h 98 mm × w 120 mm, h 193 mm × w 146 mm
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The Centaur 1792 F. J. Bertuch Copper engraving Collection of Archiv for Kunst & Geschichte, Berlin, Germany
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The Labours of the Months: September by Italian master / National Gallery, London/ c. 1580/ Italy, Venetian School/ Oil on canvas/ Mannerism/ 13,6x10,6/ Genre
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Bacchus; Card game with mythological performances; Jeu des Fables (copy). Playing card with a representation of Bacchus in a landscape with a leopard.