Mythological and Biblical Themes

Engravings highlighting mythological and biblical stories, illustrated with figures and dramatic scenes conveying moral narratives.

Engraving by Carl Schroeder from 1787 depicting Abrahams victim, showing figures, gestures, and compositional elements of the biblical story.

Finnish Girl, 1768, Jean-Baptiste Le Prince, French, 1734 - 1781, 4 5/8 x 3 5/8 in. (11.75 x 9.21 cm) (image)5 3/8 x 4 in. (13.65 x 10.16 cm) (plate)7 1/4 x 5 3/8 in. (18.42 x 13.65 cm) (sheet), Etching, France, 18th century

Practice of the Fine Arts in the Harlinde monastery and Renilde in Eijk in Limburg, ca. 710, 1865 - 1870 The practice of the Fine Arts in the monastery of Harlinde and Renilde between Aldeneik and Maaseik in Limburg, approx. 710. In a monastery, two nuns sitting on an embroidery or other tissue, a third is next to a sheet of paper. Octagonal performance. Part of the group of steel engravings to the paintings of the historic gallery of society Arti et Amicitiae. Netherlands paper steel engraving Limburg (Dutch province) The practice of the Fine Arts in the monastery of Harlinde and Renilde between Aldeneik and Maaseik in Limburg, approx. 710. In a monastery, two nuns sitting on an embroidery or other tissue, a third is next to a sheet of paper. Octagonal performance. Part of the group of steel engravings to the paintings of the historic gallery of society Arti et Amicitiae. Netherlands paper steel engraving Limburg (Dutch province)

Plate 5, Receuil de Fontaines (Collection of Fountains), François Boucher, French, 1703 - 1770, Gabriel Huquier, French, 1695-1772, Gabriel Huquier, French, 1695-1772, Engraving on paper, Folio 5, plate 5 of a series of 7. Design for a fountain. Rococo fountain design with two tritons and a nymph reclining on a grotesque face of a sea monster. The figures support a shell, upon which are two reclining putti. The uppermost putti is stretched over a large open vase, from which the water pours. Surrounding garden details., Paris, France, 1736, albums (bound) & books, Bound print, Bound print

The jessamine window, Frederick Hollyer, after Francesca Alexander, c. 1875 - in or before 1885 photograph photographic support window-seat. flowers. adult woman

Copper engraving by Adam de Coster depicting players engaged in a backgammon game, created between 1630 and 1640.

Macbeth, anonymous, c. 1876 - in or before 1881 photomechanical print paper Macbeth. witch, sorceress

Bliżej Kultury Voysard, Etienne Claude (1746 Ca 1812), Borel, Antoine (1743 Post 1810), Blanchon, Jean Andre

Katharina Prestel after Adriaen van Ostade, A Quacksalver, published 1780 A Quacksalver

Sitting man with stick and a child; Paintings in the Sixtin Chapel. Figures from Michelangelo's ceiling painting. Numbered at the bottom right: 65. The print is part of an album.

Etching by Jacob Gole depicting a tavern scene with a backgammon player, created between 1680 and 1724. The print shows figures interacting in an indoor setting with game details.

Etching by Jan Pieter de Frey depicting Isaac blessing Jacob, created in 1798, showing biblical figures, gestures, and Dutch late eighteenth-century etching style.

Laocoöngroep in the Vatican Museums in Vatican City, Anonymous, c. 1850 - in or before 1860 photograph Vatican Museums photographic support albumen print sculpture. Laocoon and his twin sons are strangled by two serpents during the preparations for a sacrifice

Copper engraving by Crispin van de Passe from 1584-1637 depicting Simon holding the child Jesus, showing figures, gestures, and religious context.

Bliżej Kultury Verlag Gerlach & Schenk in Vienna (1882 1901)

Etching by Louis Charles Ruotte from 1770-1806 depicting Maria, showing detailed facial features and drapery in punctuation manner.

Bound Print (France)

Sculpture by Maria with child by Jacopo della Quercia, Anonymous, c. 1852 - in or before 1862 photograph photographic support albumen print sculpture (+ relief ~ sculpture). Madonna: i.e. Mary with the Christ-child

Engraving by Georg Andreas Wolfgang, 1646-1716, depicting farmers seated before a fireplace, showing detailed domestic interior and figures in rural attire.

Reproductory van the strike door gustave golden, Charles Michelez, After Gustave Doré, c. 1874 - C. 1879 photomechanical print paper strike (political demonstration). landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone) (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

Copper engraving and etching by Johann Sadeler the Elder from 1550-1591 depicting Crispin van den Broeck and scenes from Genesis, showing figures and facial features.

Photo production of an engraving, representing the power, c. 1859 - in or before 1869 photomechanical print Parisafter print by: Italyafter drawing by: Italy paper Strength, power; 'Fortress', 'Fortress of mind and body', 'Fortress of the joint body with the genericity of the soul', 'Fortress & value of the joint body with prudence & virtue of the soul', 'Force' (Ripa)

Copper engraving by Claude Mellan from 1636-1659 showing Mary Magdalene in a wasteland, depicting figure, posture, and religious symbolism.

Copper engraving by Jonas Suyderhoef depicting Maria with the child, created 1627-1686

Late-16th-century French dresser of Hout, on the exhibition Rétrospective of 1877 in Lyon, France, Anonymous, 1877-in Or Before 1880 photomechanical print Lyonprinter: Paris paper ornamental cupboard (+ wood and other phytogenic material) Lyon

Reproduction of a painting of a portrait by Louise Marie van Orléans, Anonymous, c. 1875 - in or before 1880 photomechanical print This print is part of an album. Shutter paper historical persons - BB - woman. king

Married Woman with Her Children, 1765, Jean-Baptiste Le Prince, French, 1734 - 1781, 7 1/2 x 6 1/4 in. (19.05 x 15.88 cm) (image)8 13/16 x 6 7/8 in. (22.38 x 17.46 cm) (plate)10 3/16 x 8 in. (25.88 x 20.32 cm) (sheet), Etching, France, 18th century

Copper engraving by Robert Nanteuil of Louis XIV, produced in 1661 using punch stitch technique.

Copper engraving and etching by Abraham de Blois depicting the five senses, produced before 1717, showing human figures, sensory actions, and symbolic representation.

Johann Nepomuk Strixner's lithograph from 1800-1844 shows the adoration of the kings and a crying Johannes, depicting religious figures, gestures, and compositional elements.

Photo production of a painting representing Ivo and Hedwig von Meran from Die Ahnen by Gustav Freytag, Friedrich Bruckmann, After Emil Dopler, c. 1877 - in or before 1882 photomechanical print Germany paper collotype ruler, sovereign. crown (symbol of sovereignty). hacking and thrusting weapons: sword

Etching by Joseph Fischer after 1822 showing a work by Jean Stradanus (van der Straet), featuring figures, composition, and artistic details from the original creation.

'Adolphe affecte un calme trompeur au beau milieu duqet Caroline jette - la ligne, afin de pêcher un indice.' - (De Balzac) ,. Paul Gavarni (1804-1866). Lithographs and Other Works

Plate 12, Livre de vases (Book of Vases), François Boucher, French, 1703 - 1770, A. Bouchet, French, active ca. 1730-1740, Chez Le Pere et Avaulez, Paris, France, Etching on cream laid paper, Folio 12, plate 12 of a series of 12. Design for mounts of a ewer or vase influenced by shell forms to be executed in jasper. A figure of a young boy reclines on rocks, shells, and flowers on the lid, a goat with a long tail decorates the handle, and acanthus and scroll motifs adorn the foot. At right, a line drawing of the ewer to which the mounts would be attached., Paris, France, 1738-72, metalwork, Bound print, Bound print

Copper engraving by Cornelis Galle the Younger II from 1627-1678 depicting Christ at the scourge column, showing body, posture, facial expression, and garments.

Johann Georg Willes copper engraving and etching (1730-1808) depicts the Rest of the Virgin, showing the Virgin Mary, figures, landscape, and narrative elements in European printmaking.

Etching and copper engraving by Jacques Bouillard created after 1742 titled 'Love Education,' likely an allegorical or thematic depiction.

Photo reproduction of a print by Samuel Amsler from the Madonna Conestabile by Rafaël. .

Gilt seat in the style of Louis XVI, from the collection of Christopher Beckett Denison, Anonymous, c. 1880 - in or before 1885 photomechanical print paper armchair, seat

Bound Print, Illustration for the Poem Elegy Written in a Country Church Yard.’; Written by Thomas Gray (British, 1716 - 1771); Richard Bentley (British, 1708 - 1782); Published by James Dodlsey (British, 1724 - 1797); Print Maker: Charles Grignion I (British, 1717 - 1810); England; etching on laid paper

Copper engraving and etching by Pierre Etienne Moitte around 1750 depicting Saint John the Baptist, showing the saint in a religious composition with symbolic elements.

Woodcut by Cornelis van Noorde from 1762-1767 depicting the biblical scenes of the fall into hell and the creation of Eve, showing human figures and symbolic elements.

Copper engraving by Robert Boissard, 1597, showing couples in different costumes, illustrating social customs, attire, and fashion details of the late 16th century.

Silver sculpture of two fighting men exhibited by Hancock on the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations from 1851 in London, C.M. Ferrier & F. von Martens (attributed to), 1851 photograph photographic support salted paper print piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture London

Reproduction of a design by men and women who wear their children on their shoulders, The New York Engraving & Printing Co., After Anonymous, c. 1893 - in or before 1898 photomechanical print New York (city) paper anonymous historical persons portrayed in a group, in a group-portrait

Bliżej Kultury Masiewski (Masieski, Maszewski), Jan (fl. 1763 1774)

Copper engraving and etching by Horatius Pacificus from 1580-1637 depicting Christ speaking to the Samaritan woman at a fountain, with figures in a biblical scene and classical setting.

Copper engraving by Wallerand Vaillant showing a young man in a studio with a plaster figure of the Christkind, produced between 1640 and 1677.

Engraving by Wallerand Vaillant showing Maria with the sleeping Christ child, created between 1640 and 1677, illustrating maternal and religious themes.

Jean Jacques Pasquier's etching (1745) depicts a male figure in an act, showing body anatomy, gesture, and posture in detailed composition.

Copper engraving portrait bust of Charles X Gustav of Sweden with two lions by Pieter van Schuppen, created in 1668.

De Kleine Mens Mopsus Poesgroes, 1716, 1716 The small man pussus poesgroes as a fortune teller with a coin in hand. In the caption verses in German, French and Dutch. Print printed within a decorative frame of a separate plate with leaf work, harlebains and angels with trumpets. Numbered right in the middle: 9. Part of the Dutch -bound edition from a series of caricatures of small people, known as the dwarf tone, copied to an older German example. print maker: Northern Netherlandsprint maker: Northern Netherlandspublisher: Amsterdam paper etching The small man pussus poesgroes as a fortune teller with a coin in hand. In the caption verses in German, French and Dutch. Print printed within a decorative frame of a separate plate with leaf work, harlebains and angels with trumpets. Numbered right in the middle: 9. Part of the Dutch -bound edition from a series of caricatures of small people, known as the dwarf tone, copied to an older German example. print maker: Northern Netherlandsprint

Copper engraving by Cornelis Cort depicting the tomb of Lorenzo de Medici, showing figures, gestures, architectural elements, and tomb details, created in 1570.

An etching by Joseph Fischer featuring multiple artists including J. Francois Franck, Pierre Snayers, Cornelius the Wave, Thood Lons, Lucas Van Uden, Theodore Rombouts, Antoine Van Dyck, and Jean Metty, created after 1822 using feather technique.

Pencil drawing by Gilles Demarteau between 1742 and 1776 depicting a pair of male nude figures as a study of anatomy and proportion.

Nachtraaf, 1731 - 1732 Koddige figure, in the caption in the overviewsprent, this figure bears the name: night. Part of the booklet: XXXVI. Aterdige Figures, invented by Izaak from Ostade to Haarlem 1731-1732. Haarlem paper Koddige figure, in the caption in the overviewsprent, this figure bears the name: night. Part of the booklet: XXXVI. Aterdige Figures, invented by Izaak from Ostade to Haarlem 1731-1732. Haarlem paper

Copper engraving by Pieter Schenk depicting a boy serving a glass to a seated woman, created between 1676 and 1711, showing figures, gestures, and interaction.

A title leaf and twelve copper etchings by Carl Philipp Schallhas from 1783-1797 showing various Austrian landscapes drawn from nature, demonstrating detailed observation and artistic accuracy.

Copper engraving and etching by Pietro Ghigi from 1806-1830 depicting Venus traveling to Olympus within the story of Psyche, showing mythological figures.

Sitting naked; Paintings in the Sixtin Chapel. Seated naked man, turned to the right with raised leg and a garland of fucks. One of the 'Ignudi' (naked men) from Michelangelo's ceiling painting. Numbered at the bottom right: 20. The print is part of an album.

Print, Four Mask Designs; Designed by Johann Leonhard Eisler (German, 1672 - 1733); Published by Johann Christoph Weigel (German, 1661 - 1726); Germany; etching and engraving on laid paper

Etching by Pierre Quentin Chedel around 1732 portraying Harlequin Jealous in theatrical costume.

Bliżej Kultury Czerski, Stanisław (1777 1833)

Wapen van Västergötland, Anonymous, 1696 The print is part of an album. paper etching Västergötland The print is part of an album. paper etching Västergötland

Photo production of a drawing, representing Gretchen falls down for a sculpture of the Piëta, Anonymous, After Wilhelm von Kaulbach, c. 1875 - in or before 1880 photomechanical print paper collotype (scenes from) specific works of literature: Goethe, Faust. one person praying. adult woman. 'Pietà', 'Vesperbild', 'Marienklage' (no others present): Christ, either with or without crown of thorns, mourned by Mary

Bas -relief with a kitchen, 1636 - 1647 print Bas-relief with the presentation of a kitchen. Two women stand with different slaughtered animals. On the seat of the left woman the coat of arms of Vincenzo Giustiniani. Print is part of an album with a series of prints to the sculptures in the collection in the Galleria Giustiniani in Rome. paper engraving piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture. kitchen. slaughtered ox or pig

Sculpture of an angel with a sundial to the facade of the Cathedral of Chartres. .

A copper engraving and etching by Jean Jacques Avril around 1818 depicting Polyhymnia, the muse of sacred poetry, emphasizing her pose, attributes, and classical style.

The dwarf brut-tronius of Aldwing-Burg, 1720, 1716-1720 The dwarf brut-tronius of Aldwing-Burg, husband of Monarchina Rondkop. In the caption verses in German, French and Dutch. Numbered right in the middle: 50. Print within a decorative frame printed of a separate plate with dwarfs. Part of part II in the second Dutch -bound edition from 1720 (and related to the wind trade in that year) of a series of caricatures with dwarfs, known as the dwarf toneel, partly copied to an older German example. print maker: Northern Netherlandsprint maker: Northern Netherlandspublisher: Amsterdam paper etching The dwarf brut-tronius of Aldwing-Burg, husband of Monarchina Rondkop. In the caption verses in German, French and Dutch. Numbered right in the middle: 50. Print within a decorative frame printed of a separate plate with dwarfs. Part of part II in the second Dutch -bound edition from 1720 (and related to the wind trade in that year) of a series of caricatures with dwarfs, known as the dwarf tonee

Copper engraving by Jean Frosne depicting Cardinal Richelieu, French clergyman and statesman, created between 1643 and 1676. The print shows Richelieu in ecclesiastical attire with detailed engraving lines.

Copper engraving and etching by Jacques Firmin Beauvarlet from 1752-1797 depicting 'The Salad Peeler,' showing a figure using a kitchen tool, posture, and activity.

Bliżej Kultury Czerski, Stanisław (1777 1833)

Engraving by Jacob Gole titled 'Do not touch me' created between 1680 and 1724, depicting a skier in historical skiing attire.

Triptych, anonymous, c. 1867 - in or before 1872 photomechanical print London paper sculpture (+ relief ~ sculpture). New Testament

A Kalmyk Warrior, 1771, Jean-Baptiste Le Prince, French, 1734 - 1781, 8 1/4 x 6 7/16 in. (20.96 x 16.35 cm) (image)9 1/2 x 7 1/8 in. (24.13 x 18.1 cm) (plate)10 1/2 x 8 1/16 in. (26.67 x 20.48 cm) (sheet), Etching and aquatint in sepia ink, France, 18th century

Buykje full of souls, 1731 - 1732 Koddige figure, in the caption in the overview Sign, this figure bears the name: Buykje full of souls. Part of the booklet: XXXVI. Aterdige Figures, invented by Izaak from Ostade to Haarlem 1731-1732. Haarlem paper Koddige figure, in the caption in the overview Sign, this figure bears the name: Buykje full of souls. Part of the booklet: XXXVI. Aterdige Figures, invented by Izaak from Ostade to Haarlem 1731-1732. Haarlem paper

Roman sketchbook, Gauffier, Louis, 1761-1801, pencil, pen and black and brown ink, grey and brown wash, and black and white chalk, 1784-1789, executed during the artist's stay in Rome at the Acadeìmie de France as a recipient of the Grand Prix de Rome. Twenty-four drawings depict urban views of Rome, some inscribed by monument (including S. Gregorio, S. Lorenzo Fuori delle Mura, S. Giovanni Laterano, Villa Negroni, Villa Mattei). The remaining sketches are landscapes and figure studies, some after classical sculpture.

De Kleine Mens Potjerollia van Mestenburg, 1716, 1716 The little man Potjerollia of Mestenburg as a farmer's wife. In the caption verses in German, French and Dutch. Print printed within a decorative frame of a separate plate with animals and small people, a sitting small person with a large beer mug at the bottom. Numbered right in the middle: 37. Part of the Dutch -bound edition from 1716 of a series of caricatures of small people, known as the dwarf toneel, copied to an older German example. print maker: Northern Netherlandsprint maker: Northern Netherlandspublisher: Amsterdam paper etching The little man Potjerollia of Mestenburg as a farmer's wife. In the caption verses in German, French and Dutch. Print printed within a decorative frame of a separate plate with animals and small people, a sitting small person with a large beer mug at the bottom. Numbered right in the middle: 37. Part of the Dutch -bound edition from 1716 of a series of caricatures of small people, known as the dw

Premier et Deuxième Recueil de Chiffres 1770 France. Suite of 13 etchings on ivory laid paper. Bound in contemporary half-calf over marbled boards, gilt edge . Clément Pierre Marillier

Etching by Bernhard Rode depicting Tobias healing his blind father's eyes, created in 1769, showing biblical narrative and human figures in interaction.

Reproduction of a painting of a dance class by René François Xavier Prinet, Anonymous, After René François Xavier Prinet, c. 1885 - In or Before 1901 photomechanical print paper group dancing. teacher and pupil

Copper engraving by Crispin van de Passe, created between 1584 and 1637, showing a title page with Speculum Passionis and an angel holding the instruments of Christ's Passion, with ornamental and symbolic details.

Leaf of a Roman diptych, anonymous, c. 1867 - in or before 1872 photomechanical print London paper sculpture (+ relief ~ sculpture). adult woman. 12FF62 altar ~ Roman religion - FF - in the open air

Prophet Isaiah, c. 1585 The prophet Isaiah sitting with a book. Two small figures behind the prophet. One of the prophets of Michelangelo's ceiling painting. Title in the lower margin and numbered bottom right: 25. The print is part of an album. Print Maker: ItalyaFter Painting by: Vatican City paper engraving The prophet Isaiah sitting with a book. Two small figures behind the prophet. One of the prophets of Michelangelo's ceiling painting. Title in the lower margin and numbered bottom right: 25. The print is part of an album. Print Maker: ItalyaFter Painting by: Vatican City paper engraving

Term with the three Gratiën, Anonymous, After Hugues Sambin, 1572 print The term has numbered at the top left: 74. According to the explanation on page 76, this is a combination of the Doric, Ionic, Corinthian and Composite Order. Print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing pedestal of a piece of sculpture (perhaps in the form of a herm). Herm: pillar with the head of Mercury, patron of travellers. herms (garden ornaments). Graces (Charites), generally three in number; 'Gratie' (Ripa)

Etching by Jan Georg van Vliet, circa 1631, showing an elderly woman reading, possibly depicting Rembrandt's mother as the prophetess Anna, with detailed clothing and gesture.

Etching by Gérard Audran between 1680 and 1703 depicting the statue of Plato located in the garden of Versailles Castle, focusing on classical sculpture details.

Etching by Sigmund Ferdinand von Perger from 1817 depicting the birth of Christ, showing the infant Jesus, Mary, Joseph, and surrounding figures in a stable setting.

Etching by Joseph Fischer depicting works by Francesco Brizi, Guido Reni, Aloisio d. Galanino, Giovanni Lanfranco, Sisto Badalocchio, Lodovico Lana, and Andrea Camassei, created after 1822.

Photo production of a drawing, representing Alexis Kust Dora, Anonymous, After Wilhelm von Kaulbach, c. 1875 - in or before 1880 photomechanical print paper collotype (lovers) kissing each other

Signboard by Jules Weyns, set up at the World Exhibition of 1894 in Antwerp, Belgium, Anonymous, 1894 photomechanical print Antwerp paper collotype piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture. world fair, world exhibition Antwerp

Photo production of a work with possibly a mythological representation, anonymous, c. 1857 - c. 1862 photograph photographic support albumen print the graphic arts. Classical Mythology and Ancient History

Photo production of a painting by Rembrandt Harmensz. Van Rijn van Hem himself and Saskia in the scene of the lost son in the tavern; Rembrandt and His Bride elect. .

Bliżej Kultury Voysard, Etienne Claude (1746 Ca 1812), Elluin, François Rolland (1745 Ca 1810), Blanchon, Jean Andre

Etching by Benigno Bossi from 1764 illustrating Parcium vases with intricate patterns and classical decorative features.

Print (France)

Copper engraving by Adriaen Matham depicting a rag market with dogs and a violin player, produced between 1620 and 1652, illustrating social genre scene and Baroque composition.

Copper engraving and etching by Theodorus van Kessel depicting the heads of apostles, created between 1640 and 1660.

Art of the Lithograph: Transfer of a Wood Engraving, Plate VI , 1819. Alois Senefelder (German, 1771-1834). Lithograph; sheet: 30.2 x 23.3 cm (11 7/8 x 9 3/16 in.); image: 9.5 x 13.3 cm (3 3/4 x 5 1/4 in.).

Half -naked husband and wife, Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1779 print A half -dressed couple in a landscape symbolize the 'natural' state of man. paper. pencil etching (showing oneself) undressed, quasi-nude

Photo production of a painting of a group of men who drink in a room, one of the men is about to hit another with a stick, Friedrich Bruckmann, After Konrad Beckmann, c. 1874 - in or before 1884 photomechanical print paper collotype picture, painting. drinking

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