Mythological and Biblical Scenes

Copper engravings that explore biblical narratives and mythological themes, featuring illustrations of angels, deities, and classic tales.

Copper engraving by Johann Sadeler d. Ä. from 1580-1581 depicting the liberation of Silas and St. Paul from Philippi prison and the martyrdom of St. Paul, showing figures, gestures, and architectural elements.

Copper engraving involving Philipp Galle depicting Job, showing central figure, attendants, and symbolic elements in 16th-century attire.

Copper engraving by Johann Sadeler the Elder showing Christ with disciples in Emmaus and the scene of Maria Rabboni, produced between 1570 and 1600.

Etching by Gerard de Lairesse depicting Venus filling the arrow quiver of Amor and flying to Olympus, created between 1675 and 1680.

A copper engraving by Jacobus Neeffs from 1630-1700 depicting the martyrdom of Gorkum.

Philipp Galle engraved the story of Tamar and Amnon around 1646, illustrating the biblical narrative with figures, gestures, and domestic and courtly settings.

Etching by Allart van Everdingen, 1641-1675, showing various scenes from the medieval story Roman de Renart, including animals, characters, and landscape elements.

This etching by Theodor van Thulden, created in 1633, illustrates scenes from Homer's *Odyssey*. It is part of a series of 58 prints after designs by Francesco Primaticcio and Niccolò dell'Abbate, produced during van Thulden's time in Paris.

Copper engraving by Jacques Goltzius depicting the goddess Pallas Athene, created in 1597, illustrating late 16th-century European classical mythology and allegorical art.

Etching by Orazio Borgianni showing biblical scenes in the Vatican loggias, created 1615, featuring architectural decoration and figures from the Bible.

Copper engraving and etching by Philipp Galle created around 1577 depicting visiting the sick and burying the dead, showing human figures, interactions, and religious context in 16th-century style.

Etching by Francois Tortebat from 1664 depicting Samnite ambassadors presenting gifts to Manius Curius Dentatus, showing gestures, figures, and symbolic objects.

Etching by Léon Davent dated 1545-1550 depicting a mythological banquet with Venus, Mars, and Cupid, showing figures, gestures, attire, and classical setting.

Copper engraving by Girolamo da Treviso depicting the Adoration of the Shepherds, showing the infant Jesus, Mary, Joseph, and shepherds in a stable with animals and simple architectural elements.

Copper engraving by Hendrick Goltzius, created in 1589, depicting scenes from Ovid's Metamorphoses with figures in classical drapery and gestures, showing mythological narratives.

Philipp Galle created a copper engraving depicting the history of Gideon, showing biblical figures and narrative scenes illustrating his military and leadership actions.

Copper engraving and etching by Michiel Mosyn depicting 'Aqua', created between 1655 and 1700, illustrating 17th-century European allegorical representation of the element water.

"Etching by Antonio Tempesta from 1597 showing multiple episodes from the life of St. Antonius, depicting the saint, actions, gestures, and narrative interactions."

Copper engraving by Theodor Matham depicting sayings and poems as emblems in book illustrations, showing symbols, figures, and composition, produced around 1632.

Copper engraving by Hendrick Goltzius depicting the seven deadly sins, created around 1587.

Copper engraving and etching by Jacques Firmin Beauvarlet between 1751 and 1797 depicting the mythological scene of Artemis and Actaeon.

Engraving by Jacob Gole depicting smell as one of the five senses, showing a woman with a beer mug and glass, created between 1680 and 1724, illustrating figures and symbolic objects.

Etching by Gerard de Lairesse, created between 1661 and 1711, showing multiple representations featuring classical and ancient motifs in a detailed composition.

Etching by Bartolomeo Biscaino depicting the Holy Family with Johns boys, produced between 1650 and 1657.

Etching by Francois Joullain around 1723 illustrating Sancho Panza delivering a memorable judgment on the island of Barataria from Cervantes' Don Quixote.

Etching by Giuseppe Diamantini from 1650-1700 depicting an allegorical scene featuring a princess, illustrating seventeenth-century Italian engraving and symbolic representation.

Etching and copper engraving by Abraham Delfos depicting a traveling farmer and smokers, showing figures and 17th-18th century European printmaking techniques, created in 1754.

Copper engraving and etching by Jean-Charles Nicaise Perrin from the 18th century illustrating works of Montesquieu, showing figures, symbolic motifs, and composition in European style.

Copper engraving by Francesco Brizio depicting the Rest on the Flight into Egypt, created between 1600 and 1623, showing the Holy Family in a moment of repose.

Copper engraving by Philipp Galle, circa 1569, depicting the Tower of Babel, its destruction, and Lot fleeing with his daughters in biblical scenes.

Etching by Salomon Savery from 1615-1683 depicting farmers and beggars entering a scene, showing figures, attire, gestures, and surroundings.

An etching by Wenzel Hollar depicting an angel, created between 1627 and 1677. The work emphasizes religious figure, gesture, and composition.

Copper engraving and etching by Charles Nicolas Cochin from 1737 depicting a sculpture, showing the three-dimensional form, details, and texture of the figure.

Etching by Antonio Tempesta depicting the Lara infants legend, showing figures, story action, and compositional arrangement, created in 1612.

A 1590-1635 copper engraving by Servatius von Raben depicting a Roman emperor on horseback, showing armor, horse, reins, and imperial insignia.

Etching by Pieter Matthias Goddyn from around 1782 depicting a romantic scene titled 'Sonon Vor will love' showing human figures in interaction, set in a European landscape.

This 18th-19th century etching depicts residents of Hungary and Transylvania along with musicians, highlighting cultural dress, musical instruments, and social activity.

Copper engraving by Hieronymus Wierix, 1573-1619, depicting an allegorical scene with a child seated, surrounded by symbolic elements.

Etching by Pietro Testa created between 1628 and 1650 depicting an allegory on Painting, showing symbolic figures representing artistic inspiration and technique.

Copper engraving by Frans Floris, 1600-1652, depicting the heroic deeds of Hercules, showing the mythological figure performing feats with classical elements in 17th-century European style.

Copper engraving by Jacob de Gheyn II, 1589, depicting the rest of figures during the escape to Egypt with animals and landscape elements.

Copper engraving and etching by Adriaen Collaert, 1560-1618, depicting the birth of Christ and the Last Sacrament, with figures, gestures, and ornamented frame.

Etching by Matteo Piccioni depicting Emperor Trajan near his triumphal arch in Benevent and defining the borders of the Roman Empire on the Euphrates and Tigris, created between 1635 and 1671, illustrating historical and geographic scenes.

Copper engraving by Hendrick Goltzius around 1586 depicting scenes from the biblical story of Ruth, including human figures, narrative elements, and symbolic motifs.

Copper engraving by Hendrick Goltzius depicting Passion scenes, created between 1596 and 1599, showing figures, narrative elements, and compositional arrangement.

Copper engraving by Theodor Galle depicting scenes from the story of Abraham, created between 1591 and 1633, showing figures, gestures, and biblical narrative.

Etching by Gioan Antonio Lorenzini created between 1685 and 1720 depicting young Jesus Christ seated on clouds with Mary and Joseph, showing detailed figures and religious composition.

Etching by Johann Friedrich Ludwig Oeser illustrating the biblical scene of Christ and the adulteress, emphasizing the act of judgment and forgiveness.

Etching by Melchior Küsel titled 'Metamorphoses' showing mythological transformations with human and animal figures, created in 1681.

Etching by Giuseppe Diamantini depicting Dido, the Queen of Carthage, created between 1650 and 1700.

An etching by Bernhard Rode showing Old Will with Sem and Japhet, depicting three figures, clothing, posture, gestures, interaction, and biblical context, created between 1748 and 1797.

Etching by Richard van Orley created between 1665 and 1735 depicting the resurrection of Jaïrus' daughter, the healing of a sick woman, and the healing of the possessed of Gerasa, illustrating late seventeenth- and early eighteenth-century biblical scenes.

Etching by Matthäus Merian the Elder depicting the deeds of Alexander the Great, created between 1615 and 1650, showing historical figures, battles, and scenes.

Copper engraving by Cornelis Cort from 1567 showing Moses and Aaron standing before the Pharaoh, including gestures, figures, and architectural elements.

Etching by Heinrich Friedrich Füger depicting a New Year's card and the invention of the string game, showing figures, playful gestures, and composition, created between 1780 and 1852.

A copper engraving by Crispin van de Passe depicting Abraham's victim and the establishment of the brazen snake, created between 1584 and 1637, showing biblical scenes.

A copper engraving and etching by Jacques Firmin Beauvarlet depicting the children of the Duke of Béthune, created between 1751 and 1797, showing portraiture of noble children in 18th-century France.

A copper engraving by Philippe Thomassin from 1612-1622 depicting the Triumph of Galatea, showing the mythological figure in a dynamic composition with accompanying figures and marine elements.

Copper engraving by Hans Collaert the Elder depicting the biblical story of a weakened son returned to his mother and the journey of the Sunamite to the prophet Elisha, created between 1576 and 1579.

Copper engraving and etching by Gérard Jean Baptiste Scotin the Elder from 1690-1716 depicting the title page of Father Le Moynes poetic works, showing ornamental and typographic elements.

16th century woodcut by Lucas Cranach the Younger depicting Evangelists Matthew and Luke, showing figures, gestures, and symbolic attributes.

A detailed etching by Jan Pieter de Frey depicting farmers engaged in daily rural activities, created between 1790 and 1834.

Etching by Jean-Baptiste Denis Lempereur from 1756 showing the biblical scene of the Adoration of the Shepherds.

Etching by Jean Le Pautre from 1650 to 1680 showing an interior with a bed niche, highlighting decorative and architectural elements.

Etching by Antonio Tempesta depicting torture methods suffered by Christian martyrs, created in 1591.

A 1764 etching by Franz Edmund Weirotter depicting the arrival in Rome of Madama the Comte and Lords Watelet and Copette, showing figures, attire, and urban setting.

Copper engraving and etching by Michel Dorigny depicting a frieze with a water deity, created between 1635 and 1665.

Copper engraving and etching by Adriaen Collaert depicting female hermits, executed around 1580.

This etching and copper engraving by Jean Charles Baquoy, created 1740-1777, shows French historical scenes, highlighting key figures, events, and narrative elements of the period.

Holy Fredericus I of Utrecht, Holy Arsenius the Great, Holy Elijah, Holy Joseph Barsabas (18-20 July), Jacques Callot, 1632 - 1636 print Sheet with four oval representations, each with inscription and date in Latin: in the top left of the Holy Fredericus I of Utrecht who is murdered by two men with daggers, at the top right the Holy Arsenius the Great as a hermit at a coast, below the Holy Prophet Elijah in a fiery car in the sky, at the bottom right the Holy Joseph Barsabas with a chalice standing in hand opposite two men with tulips. This print is part of a series of prints with representations of the saints and the Christian holidays of the year. Four scenes of one plate are always printed on one leaf. Including accompanying title page and frontispiece, it concerns a total of 124 plates (490 performances). The three plates with the last 12 scenes (the changeable Christian holidays) were cut into 12 small pictures in the third state, and with a separate title page. print maker: Nancy

Etching by François Bonnemer made between 1655 and 1689 depicting Moses and the burning bush from the biblical narrative, rendered with precise 17th-century linework.

Sibille Van Cumae, Adam Scultor, after Michelangelo c. 1585 The Sibille van Cumae, sitting with an open book. Next to the Sibille two small figures, one with a book under the arm. One of the Sibilles of Michelangelo's ceiling painting. Title in the lower margin and numbered bottom right: 24. The print is part of an album. Print Maker: ItalyaFter Painting by: Vatican City paper engraving The Sibille van Cumae, sitting with an open book. Next to the Sibille two small figures, one with a book under the arm. One of the Sibilles of Michelangelo's ceiling painting. Title in the lower margin and numbered bottom right: 24. The print is part of an album. Print Maker: ItalyaFter Painting by: Vatican City paper engraving

Etchings by Bernhard Rode from 1770 and 1784 depicting the biblical Presentation in the Temple, showing figures, rituals, and architectural details.

Etching by François Perrier, 1645, illustrating the Relief des Constantins with Roman figures, architectural decoration, and sculptural details, printed in a book.

Etching by an unidentified engraver from 1690-1800 depicting a pastoral scene with a shepherd tending lambs, showing figures and animals.

79. Zbieły in the sixth Ango; 80. Angio descends from the sky with books; Kosicki, Ludwik (1793-1846); 1840 (1840-00-00-1840-00-00);

Old Man turns into a young man at the Fountain of Youth, Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1785 print Page reference at the top right of the illustration. paper etching Literature. fountain of youth, 'Fontaine de Jouvence'. old man. youth, adolescent. waterfall

Copper engraving and etching by François Chéreau from 1700-1729 depicting Saint Michael, showing angelic features, attire, wings, and symbolic attributes in a religious composition.

Copper engraving and etching by Adriaen Collaert depicting the four seasons as allegorical personifications, created between 1560 and 1618, showing symbolic figures representing seasonal changes.

Etching by Antonio Tempesta showing the conversion of Paul from the Bible, created between 1575 and 1795.

Etchings by Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich from 1742 and 1763 depicting 'Behold the Man' and the Crucifixion of Christ, illustrating central scenes from the Passion with figures and expressions.

Etching by Comte Anne Claude Philippe de Caylus between 1720 and 1765 titled 'The delaning,' executed with detailed line work.

Copper engraving and etching by Claude Augustin Duflos created between 1720 and 1786 depicting the toilette of Venus, showing the goddess attended in a classical scene with symbolic details.

Copper engraving and etching by Johann Sadeler the Elder (1570-1600) depicting David and Bathsheba, including human figures, gestures, clothing, architecture, and 16th-century European religious context.

Etching by Melchior Küsel from 1681 illustrating scenes from Ovid's Metamorphoses with mythological figures and transformations.

"Copper engraving by Matthys Pool depicting the legendary robbery of the Sabine women, showing figures in motion, gestures, and conflict. Executed between 1690 and 1732 using dotting technique, illustrating detailed line work and dramatic composition."

Etching and copper engraving by François Le Moyne from the 18th century depicting the punishment of Psyche.

Copper engraving and etching by Philipp Galle depicting the story of John the Baptist, showing figures, gestures, clothing, and religious iconography. Created in 1564.

Man and woman with two children; Paintings in the Sixtin Chapel. Figures from Michelangelo's ceiling painting. Numbered at the bottom right: 70. The print is part of an album.

"Copper engraving and etching by Richard Saint-Non depicting towns, ports, mountains, and coastal scenery in Naples and Sicily in 1781."

Copper engraving by Hendrick Goltzius depicting Christ, the twelve apostles, and Paul, created between 1580 and 1617, showing figures, composition, and interaction.

Copper engraving by Anton Tischler depicting the theme of death, created 1741-1780, showing symbolic figures and objects representing mortality.

This etching by Giovanni Battista Franco, known as Semolei, from 1530-1561 depicts personifications of strength and justice, illustrating allegorical figures representing power and legal virtue.

Etching, aquatint, and woodcut by Comte de Caylus depicting the martyrdom of Saint Angel, Carme, created between 1729 and 1764, showing religious narrative and detailed engraving techniques.

Copper engraving by Adriaen Collaert created between 1586 and 1676 depicting the zodiac signs Sagittarius for November and Capricorn for December, showing symbolic human figures, attributes, and celestial motifs.

Etching by Jean Le Pautre from 1625 to 1682 depicting classical mythological scenes with multiple figures and symbolic motifs.

Punishment of Haman. The naked Haman nailed to a tree trunk. The print is part of an album.

Etching by Jean Le Pautre in 1659 depicting decorative architectural wall elements with ornamental moldings and structural designs for interiors.

Copper engraving by Johan Barra (1601-1634) showing the story of a son leaving home and claiming his inheritance. The print emphasizes expressive figures and early 17th-century engraving detail.

Copper engraving and etching by Pieter Tanjé depicting Scipio in a scene illustrating his virtue and generosity, created in 1737, showing figures in a historical Roman context.

An etching by Christian Winck from 1771 depicting Mary in the sky, showing a religious figure in a celestial setting with compositional arrangement.

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