Mythological and Allegorical Representations

Artworks portraying virtuous figures and mythological themes, utilizing intricate details to express strength, temperance, and the essence of historical narratives.

Rachel, Jan Collaert (II), Philips Galle, Cornelis Kiliaan, 1588 - 1597

Calliope, Muse of Epic Poetry, plate 12 from Parnassus Biceps. Johann Theodor de Bry (German, 1561-1623); after Jean-Jacques Boissard (French, 1533-1598). Date: 1601. Dimensions: 223 × 140 mm (image); 240 × 140 mm (plate); 260 × 160 mm (sheet). Engraving in black on ivory laid paper. Origin: Frankfurt an der Oder. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Illustration for 'Six Great Events of the Last Decade'. Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki (Germany, Danzig, 1726-1801). Germany, 1791. Prints; etchings. Etching

Sketchbook of Roman antiquities, Dupasquier, Antoine-Léonard, 1748-1832, pen and ink, pencil, wash, 1779, Drawings after antiquities in the Vatican, including Roman bas-reliefs and processional friezes, vases, classical busts, household utensils and instruments of worship and war

The Roman Soldier 1550, Rossi, Francesco del, 1550.

Dr. Johnson, Peltro W. Tomkins, 1760-1840, British, after unknown artist, undated, Engraving, Sheet: 8 1/4 x 5 1/8in. (21 x 13cm)

Dolphic Sibille, 1615 print The Delfian Sibille is in her right hand with a crown of thorns and an open book in her left hand. Under the performance a caption in Latin. This print is part of an album. paper engraving sibyls (with NAME)

Wetstein, Henricus, Lairesse, Gerard de, Amsterdam, Gouwen, Gilliam van der, Title page for Opuscula mythologica physica et ethica, 1688, Truth shows a writer the birth of Venus, verso center bottom - stamped, The personification of Truth shows an oval medallion to a woman writing in a book. In the medallion a representation of the birth of Venus. Behind them a pedestal with the title of the book. On the pedestal the bust of Diana of Ephesus. In the background Diana rides through the air on her triumphal chariot., print, engraving, title page, prints, width 105 mm, height, 176 mm, South Netherlands - 1740, print maker, printmaker, 1688 - 1688, paper, engraving (printing process), etching, Work conception, North Netherlands, 1641 - 1711, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Jacques Callot, Saint Thomas, published 1631 Saint Thomas

Smoking farmer with Pijp, Matthijs Pool, After Cornelis Dusart, 1696 - 1727 print A farmer is sitting on a chair and blows smoke from his mouth. He holds a pipe in his left hand. A spot poem in the context under the performance. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving farmers. pipe ~ tobacco

Figure in Roman Dress (Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus) and Study of Two Helmets (recto); Sketches and Latin Inscription (verso). Artist: Anonymous, Italian, 16th century. Dimensions: Sheet: 10 7/16 x 4 15/16 in. (26.5 x 12.5 cm). Date: 16th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Narcissus, crowned with leaves, seated on a rock near a fountain reflecting his face, Herculaneum, Campania, Italy, engraving by Fiorillo from a drawing by Campana, from Le antichita di Ercolano esposte (The antiquities of Herculaneum exposed), Vv.Aa., volume V, plate 30, 1757-1787, Naples.

Israhel van Meckenem, Saint Ursula and Her Maidens, c 1475 1480 Saint Ursula and Her Maidens

Thalia; 9 Muzes, Juno, Pallas and Venus to F. Primaticcio. The muse Thalia leaning on a bow. She holds a scroll into her hand. Her name in the Greek and a reference in Latin are on the bow.

Baker Boy 1746 Anne Claude Philippe de Tubières, comte de Caylus French. Baker Boy 398223

David plays the Harp, Theodoor van Thulden, After Valentin de Boulogne, After Francesco Primaticcio, 1633 print David plays the harp. In the middle of the margin the coat of arms of Louis Petit and an assignment to him in French. paper etching / engraving David as musician, usually playing the harp

Copper engraving by Tarocchimeister depicting the allegorical figure representing justice, created before 1467.

A woman with a laurel wreath on her head and holding a lyre hovers above a landscape, in which on the left is a block with a relief of a coat of arms and on the right a ball and scroll. Woman with a lyre hovering above a landscape, print maker: Philippus Velijn, (mentioned on object), publisher: Johannes Immerzeel, (mentioned on object), The Hague, 1828, paper, etching, h 126 mm × w 97 mm

St. Veronica with the Sudarium, after Michelangelo. Artist: After Girolamo Muziano (Italian, Acquafredda, Brescia 1528-1592 Rome); Nicolas Beatrizet (French, Lunéville 1515-ca. 1566 Rome ()). Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed): 14 9/16 × 11 1/4 in. (37 × 28.6 cm). Date: 1540-66. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Allegory on the death of Bentinck, 1781, Johan Christoffel Schultz, 1781 print Allegory on the death of Wolter Jan Gerrit Baron Bentinck on August 23/24 and buried on August 28, 1781 in the Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam. The Dutch freedom standing in an arc with centrally at the top of the weapon of Bentinck, in the background a pyramid with portrait of Bentinck, behind it the sea battle at Doggersbank. print maker: Northern Netherlandspublisher: Amsterdam paper etching / engraving Freedom, Liberty; 'Libertí' (Ripa) (+ abstract concept represented by female figure). battle (+ naval force)

Polyhymnia, one of the nine Muses. She is the muse of hymn poetry, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from an original from prehistoric times

Ozilia of Cornillon.

Lairesse, Gerard de, Flower vase flanked by two allegorical figures, verso - stamped, Two allegorical figures stand to the left and right of a pedestal on which a flower vase stands. The left figure with wings along her head and a small statue in her hands represents the personification of invention. The right figure carries a spade and may be the personification of labor., print, prints, height 130 mm, width 95 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1641 - 1711, print maker, printmaker, 1675 - 1675, paper, papier, etching, etsen

Simberg, Hugo, Karjalainen, Juho, work, Luxembourgin puistosa, holder: Kansallisgalleria / Ateneum art museum, reprint 1903, reprint 1986/87, line etching, drypoint, special category: reprint, dimensions : 12.5 cm x 16.5 cm,

Visus. Dated: 1561. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Cornelis Cort after Frans Floris I.

Gelegenheid / Opportunity, Giles Sadler (2), after Christoph Schwarz, 1580 - 1600 print The personification opportunity (occasio) stands on a winged sphere that lies on a shell in a port. With the sail in her hands she catches the wind and sails over the water. after painting by: Münchenpublisher: Vienna paper engraving Opportunity, 'Kairos'; "Occasion" (bank)

Minerva amidst martial attributes, draughtsman: Jacob Herreyns (I), 1653 - 1732, paper, pen, brush, h 115 mm × w 158 mm

Polyhymnia, 1592 print A series of nine muses. Four lines of Latin from Franco Estius in margin under print. paper engraving Polyhymnia (one of the Muses); 'Polinnia' (Ripa)

Euterpe, Hendrick Goltzius, 1592

Mary Magdalen Ca 1750-1770 Violante Vanni Italian This print, after a painting by Guercino, was executed by Violante Vanni with Lorenzo Lorenzi as the intermediary draughtsman.. Mary Magdalen. Violante Vanni (Italian, 1732-1776). Ca 1750-1770. Etching. Prints

Three women, Anonymous, After Frederick Bloemaert, After Abraham Bloemaert, c. 1670 - 1706 print Three women in loose clothing: twice front view, seen on the back once. Print three from a series of prints to figures from the drawing book by Abraham Bloemaert. paper engraving adult woman

A series of nine muses. Four lines of Latin by Franco Estius in margin below print, Euterpe The Nine Muses (series title), print maker: Hendrick Goltzius, (mentioned on object), Hendrick Goltzius, Franco Estius, (mentioned on object), Haarlem, 1592, paper, engraving, h 250 mm × w 168 mm

Cupid with arrows in his hand. .

Girl with Blaker by an open window, John Greenwood, After Nicolaas Verkolje, 1739 - 1792 print A young woman closes a window at night. In one hand she has a candle and with the other she holds the closure of the window. Amsterdam paper engraving candle. open window

Taste, Alexander van Haecken, After Jacopo Amigoni, 1739 print The taste. A young woman brings a plum to her mouth, while she holds a grapes in the other hand. Peaches and plums lie in front of her. The print is part of a series with the five senses. London paper engraving taste, tasting (one of the five senses)

World comes to see / what I see / and what the sun admires / Rome dasn a palace, in Paris an empire / and all my cesars in a king. (IT)

Sketchbook of Roman antiquities, Dupasquier, Antoine-Léonard, 1748-1832, pen and ink, pencil, wash, 1779, Drawings after antiquities in the Vatican, including Roman bas-reliefs and processional friezes, vases, classical busts, household utensils and instruments of worship and war

Lady Godiva prepares for her famous ride. Date: 11th century

Double portrait of Virida Visconti and Elisabeth van Karinthia, Gaspare Oselli, After Francesco Terzio, After Anonymous, 1569 print Italy paper engraving historical persons - BB - woman. ruler, sovereign - BB - female ruler

Erato, Muse of Lyric Poetry, plate 11 from Parnassus Biceps. Johann Theodor de Bry (German, 1561-1623); after Jean-Jacques Boissard (French, 1533-1598). Date: 1601. Dimensions: 237 × 142 mm (image); 259 × 142 mm (plate); 280 × 161 mm (sheet). Engraving in black on ivory laid paper. Origin: Frankfurt an der Oder. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Monogrammist AS (writer), Sadeler, Raphaël (I), Vos, Maerten de, Frankfurt, Keulen, Raphael (I), Three virtuous women, Lvcretia, Lucretia, verso bottom center - stamped, The naked Lucretia sits in her room and sticks a dagger in her chest., print, prints, width 110 mm, height, 152 mm, Southern Netherlands, 1560, print maker, printmaker, 1590 - 1590, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1532 - 1603-12-04, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, writer

Christine, Queen of Sweden.

Peloptro William Tomkins (1760-1840); Angelica Kauffmann (1741-1807), sweeping woman, observed by a Kerub, 1st Half of 19th Century

Fame Bearing a Shield with the Initial of Louis XIV (La Renommée volant) Claude Mellan French. Fame Bearing a Shield with the Initial of Louis XIV (La Renommée volant) 393588

Clio; 9 Muzes, Juno, Pallas and Venus to F. Primaticcio. The Muze Clio leaning on a bow. Her name in the Greek and a reference in Latin are on the bow.

Chrodechilde, Queen of Swiss francs.

Three women; Gifted average figures of women. Three women in loose clothing: twice front view, seen once on the back. Print three from a series of prints to figures from the Abraham Bloemaert drawing book.

Woman with a spinning wheel; Paintings in the Sixtin Chapel. Figure from Michelangelo's ceiling painting. Numbered at the bottom right: 37.

David playing the harp, Theodoor van Thulden, Louis Petit, 1633.

London, Boydell, Josiah, John, Italy, Reni, Guido, Bartolozzi, Francesco, Jupiter and Europa, Jupiter en Europa, verso - stamped, Jupiter in the guise of a bull with Europa on his back. In the lower margin text in English and a shield flanked by two putti. Numbered lower left: Vol. II, No. 44., print, prints, height 398 mm, width 304 mm, Italian, 1727-09-25 - 1815-03-07, print maker, printmaker, 1771-05-01 - 1771-05-01, paper, stipple engraving, etching, etchings, color printing, 1575-11-04 - 1642-08-18, after, after painting by, Publication (Event), Publication, English, 1719 - 1804, publisher, 1752-01-18 - 1817-03-27

Wealthy woman by Anonymous artist, print, Private Collection, 23, 6x18, 7

Pastoral Venus with Cupid, Herculaneum, Campania, Italy, engraving by Giuseppe Aloja from Le antichita di Ercolano esposte (The antiquities of Herculaneum exposed), Vv.Aa., volume V, plate 4, 1757-1787, Naples.

La Partie de volant. Dated: 1869. Medium: lithograph on newsprint. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: HONORÉ DAUMIER.

Job's wife offering Job bread on a stick while covering her nose with her robe. Depicted in ancient costume and architecture, probably from a mural. La femme de Job. Empire de Byzance, IXe Siecle. Taken from MS 510 G, ancien fonds Latin, Bibliotheque Imperiale. Chromolithograph by Franz Kellerhoven after Claudius Joseph Ciappori from Charles Louandres Les Arts Somptuaires, The Sumptuary Arts, Hangard-Mauge, Paris, 1858.

Roman woman and the goddess Flora in the panula, a distinctive Roman alternative to the toga. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's "Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages" (1798).

Saint Ursula with two arrows S. Vrsvla (title on object), print maker: Schelte Adamsz. Bolswert, Peter Paul Rubens, publisher: Cornelis Galle (II), (mentioned on object), 1596 - 1659, paper, engraving, h 127 mm × w 91 mm

Triumphant Roma with two barbaric kings, Nicolas Beatrizet, 1525 - 1565 print Three statues: the triumphant Roma, sitting on a pedestal, and two barbaric kings. Text in the end margin in Latin. print maker: Italypublisher: Rome paper etching / engraving monument, statue. personification of a city, town-patron(ess) Rome

Siboni, Giuseppe.

Italy - Veneto Region - Maser - Barbaro Villa - Musician by Paolo Veronese - Fresco

. Hearing female personification playing on a harpsichord. She is accompanied by a lute man.

Portrait of wife of Suleiman the Magnificent by Schoen, Erhard (1491-1592) / Herzogliches Museum Gotha / ca 1532 / Germany / Woodcut / Portrait / 36,7x26,4 / Renaissance

Louis XIV in Imperator Louis XIV in Imperator . Anonymous Drawing.

The ancient Greeks represented here are, from left to right: a female basket-bearer at a sacrificial festival and a priestess of the goddess Ceres. Note that at the great Athenian festival in honor of Athena, the Panathenaic Festival, the honored position of basket bearer was given to unmarried young women, who were known as Kanephoros (also spelled Canephorae). Caryatids, columns in the shape of women with the column capitals on their heads, were based on them - there are several on the Acropolis' part of the Erechtheion. The illustration dates to 1882.

Statue of Desiderius Erasmus in Rotterdam. Statue of Desiderius Erasmus on a base in Rotterdam. On the left a quay with activity. On the water boats. This image designed by Hendrick de Keyser was placed on the Grotemarkt in 1622 and nowadays on the Grotekerkplein.

Lucrecia (Modesty and Virtue), Playing Card from Set of 'Cartes héroïques' or 'Des grands hommes', Marcel G. Dèschampes, French, active 19th c., Alphonse-Joseph-Ferdinand Minne, Belgian, active 19th c., Stencil-colored lithograph on paper, Playing card from a set of 'Cartes héroïques' or 'Des grands hommes', Paris, France, 1871, Playing card, Playing card

Depiction of Apostle John, shown as a standing figure with traditional attributes, engraved by Hendrick Goltzius in 1589.

. The personified justigeid; A women's figure with sword and scales.

Egyptian woman with sacred sistrum rattle and simpulum ladle, and priestess with statue of Harpocrates, the god of silence. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's "Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages" (1796).

La Justice (Ti)

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