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Mythological Engravings

A collection of dramatic engravings depicting mythological scenes, including Hercules, centaurs, and powerful figures in intense confrontation and emotion, showcasing rich detail and dynamic poses.

This painting, titled Education of Achilles, is by the Italian artist Pompeo Girolamo Batoni (1708-1787) in the Uffizi Gallery,
This painting, titled Education of Achilles, is by the Italian artist Pompeo Girolamo Batoni (1708-1787) in the Uffizi Gallery,
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Hercules Hurls Lichas into the Sea, Felice Giani, Italian, 1758-1823, Pen and brown ink over traces of black chalk on light blue paper, Altar shown in background. Sea at left. Scared nymph shown., Italy, 1813, figures, Drawing, Drawing
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Lazio Viterbo Vitorchiano Madonna di S. Nicola1. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Three exterior views of 16th c. church; comprehensive coverage of church interior, including altars, nave and numerous frescoes of the viterbese school. General Notes: Two sets of prints integrated into single numerical sequence that comprises all views of Vitorchiano. 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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Lazio Roma Subiaco Monastery of S. Scolastica Archaeological Museum2. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Antiquities: Views of antiquities in museum, including sarcophagi, plates, vases, coins. General Notes: Hutzel guide says we have negatives, but we cannot find them. 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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Plate 3: Jupiter emerging from a niche, riding an eagle and holding a thunderbolt in his left hand, from "Mythological Gods and Goddesses" Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio Italian After Rosso Fiorentino Italian 1526 View more. Plate 3: Jupiter emerging from a niche, riding an eagle and holding a thunderbolt in his left hand, from "Mythological Gods and Goddesses". Mythological Gods and Goddesses. Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio (Italian, Parma or Verona ca. 1500/1505-1565 Krakow
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Mercurius en de gratiën, Agostino Carracci, After Jacopo Tintoretto, 1589 print Mercury stands behind the three graces in a landscape. The three graces are recognizable by their attributes: a dice, a rose and a branch of Mirte. paper engraving (story of) Mercury (Hermes). Graces (Charites), generally three in number; 'Gratie' (Ripa)
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Cupido shows Psyche to the Gratiën, François Perrier, After Rafaël, 1624 - 1649 print paper etching story of Cupid and Psyche (Apuleius, 'Metamorphoses' (Golden Ass) IV 28 - VI 25)
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Entellus and Dares. The boxing match between Entellus and Dares. In the background antique ruins.
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Antonio del Pollaiuolo, Battle of the Nudes, 1470 1475 Battle of the Nudestitle QS:P1476,en:Battle of the Nudes label QS:Len,Battle of the Nudes label QS:Lit,Battaglia di dieci uomini nudi label QS:Lde,Kampf der 10 Nackten label QS:Lfr,Combat d'hommes nus label QS:Lnl,Battle of the 10 Nudes
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Question, the Sphinx, 1875. Dante Gabriel Rossetti .
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Engraving by British artist & engraver, William Hogarth 1697ñ1764: The Good Samaritan. Caring for the victim left by the robbers. Engraving by Thomas Cook 1803
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Venus, Mars, and Cupid. Dated: 1860s-1870s. Dimensions: sheet: 32.39 × 49.21 cm (12 3/4 × 19 3/8 in.). Medium: charcoal with white chalk on wove paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: William P. Babcock.
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The royal Hercules destroying the dragon python. British Cartoon Prints Collection . George,III,King of Great Britain,1738-1820. , Fox, Charles James,1749-1806. , North, Frederick,Lord,1732-1792. , Burke, Edmund,1729-1797. , Heracles (Greek mythology),1780-1790. , Hydra (Greek mythology),1780-1790. , Politics & government,Great Britain,1780-1790.
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David Authoofdt Goliath, Benoît Audran (I), after Daniele Da Volterra, 1717 print print maker: Francepublisher: Paris paper etching David fighting Goliath
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Slatande Amor, Bartolommeo Coriolano, After Guido Reni, c. 1609 - 1676 print Bust of a sleeping amor with his bow in the foreground. Italy paper sleeping Cupid; possibly signifying a slackening of Love's influence. sleeping; unconsciousness
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Laocoön, Laocooen and his sons, a person from Greek and Roman mythology, the history of ancient Rome, Roman Empire, Italy, digitally restored reproduc...
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The Conversion of Saint Paul; Taddeo Zuccaro, Italian, 1529 - 1566; Italy, Europe; 1558 / 1559 - 1566; Pen and brown ink, brush with brown wash, black chalk, and lead white heightening on blue paper; 26.2 x 39.5 cm (10 5/16 x 15 9/16 in.)
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A chalk allergy by Flemish artist Frans Floris titled 'The Allegory of Touch', c1516-1570.
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Apollo en dawn, 1622 - c. 1634 print Apollo De Zonnegod is on his car that is pulled ahead by four horses. The horae, the goddesses of the seasons, dance around him. For him from a putto with a torch and aurora. Sprinkled with flowers, Aurora drives away the night and brings it dawn. In the middle of a coat of arms. Assignment and two -line text in Latin in the lower margin. print maker: Italyafter painting by: RomeVaticaanstad paper engraving Apollo in the chariot of the sun, drawn by four horses, usually preceded by Aurora holding a torch; 'Carro del Sole' (Ripa). Hours (Horae), Seasons Palazzo Pallavicini Rieligliosi
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Jan Harmensz. Muller (1571-1628), Bellona comes the Emperor to Help, 1600
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Antwerp, Cock, Hieronymus, Primaticcio, Francesco, Cort, Cornelis, Gathering of the gods on Olympus, verso - stamped, The gods are gathered in a circle on Olympus. In the middle Jupiter, the supreme god, with his attributes the thunderbolt and the eagle., print, prints, diameter 471 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1533 - 1578, print maker, printmaker, 1565 - 1565, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Italian, 1504-04-30 - 1570-09-14, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, Southern Netherlands, 1518 - 1570-03-10, publisher
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Lazio Viterbo Bagnaia Villa Lante079. 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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Hercules en Cacus, Hendrick Goltzius, 1588 print Hercules lifts a big club to hit Cacus, lying on the floor in his cave. Print Maker: Haarlem Publisher: Amsterdam paper Cacus, the fire-breathing monster is killed in his cave by Hercules
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Print, Decorative Panel: Sea Monsters; Designed by Theodor de Bry (French, active Netherlands and Germany, 1528 - 1598); Made by Johann Theodor de Bry (German, 1561 - 1623); Netherlands; engraving on paper
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Flora, by Rost (Roost) Giovanni (Jan), model Allori Angelo (Agnolo) Bronzino, 1553, 16th Century, . Italy: Tuscany: Florence: Palazzo Vecchio. Tissue/fabric/material from the Medici tapestry works Flora nude woman ram bull garland fruit cherubs putti
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The Shame of Vulcan, god of the forge in Roman mythology, erotic scene, copperplate engraving by H. Goltzius, 1585, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date not known
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Skeletten, Marco Dente, After Baccio Bandinelli, Florentine Red After, 1498 - 1532 print A group of starving and aggravated people has gathered around two skeletons. A skeleton is on the floor. The skull of this skeleton is held and preserved by mourning people. The other skeleton has wings and holds a book. Italy paper engraving (human) skeleton. hunger. (human) skeleton (+ lying). Death as skeleton
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A 1776 drawing by Jean Bardin depicting Saint Hieronymus in the desert, executed with ink, bistre wash, and white highlights.
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"Clair-obscur woodcut by Antonio da Trento around 1527-1530 depicting John the Baptist in the desert, showing figure, posture, and composition using two green plates."
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Rural dance, Termpera mural painting, c. 1540, Museo Civico d'Arte, Palzuo Ricchieri, historic centre with magnificent aristocratic palaces and Venetian-style arcades, Pordenone, Friuli, Italy, Pordenone, Friuli, Italy, Europe
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A frieze arrangement with a putto weating a laurel crown riding a goat at left and many infants playing musical instruments in front. Artist: After Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) (Italian, Urbino 1483-1520 Rome); Master of the Die (Italian, active Rome, ca. 1530-60). Dimensions: sheet: 3 15/16 x 15 15/16 in. (10 x 40.5 cm). Date: 1530-60.Forms a pair with 49.97.336. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Haarlem, Heemskerck, Maarten van, Coornhert, Dirck Volckertsz., Groningen, Bos, Cornelis, Swordfighters, Two swordsmen, verso middle - stamped, Two naked swordsmen. The print is part of a series about two sword fighters in a duel., print, prints, height 250 mm, width 195 mm, Dutch, 1510 - 1566, print maker, printmaker, 1552 - 1552, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), Northern Netherlands, 1522 - 1590-10-29, Work conception, 1498 - 1574
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Two Flayed Men and Their Skeletons ca. 1540-45 Domenico del Barbiere Italian Domenico del Barbiere (ca. 1506-ca. 1570), a noted sculptor and engraver born in Florence, made his career mainly in France, first in the prosperous city of Troyes and then at the court of Fontainebleau, where many Italian artists enjoyed the patronage of Francis I. The engraving may reproduce a composition by Rosso Fiorentino (1494-1540), who may have planned it for a book on anatomy. Domenico, however, has signed his own name only (at the extreme left), and some scholars have suggested that the design is his own invention.The engraving depicts two skeletons, each paired with an écorché (or flayed man) all standing in a similar pose, seen from front and back. The different perspectives indicate the artist's understanding of the anatomical complexities inherent in the classic contrapposto stance. The meaning of the image, however, seems to go beyond that which is purely didactic. The skeleton on the left exten
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David Triumphant over Goliath. Dated: 1507 or before. Dimensions: overall: 7.1 x 5.5 cm (2 13/16 x 2 3/16 in.) gross weight: 65 gr. Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: MODERNO.
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The Triumph of a Hero early 16th century Andrea Briosco, called Riccio Italian. The Triumph of a Hero 207624
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Dissection du corps humain, Remmelin, c.1640
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Madonna Ed Altra Donna, John Copley (Manchester, England, 1875 - 1950) 1920
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Copper engraving by Barthel Beham depicting a fight of eighteen naked men, showing detailed anatomy and dynamic composition.
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'Group of Fauns'. Italy, 1580s. Dimensions: 16,6x23,1 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: LAZZARO TAVARONE.
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Men and women in large bathtub, Giulio Bonasone, 1501 - 1580 print A group of naked men and women in a large bathtub in a bathhouse. On the left a man, a woman and a child (or putto) who walk towards the bathtub with jugs. In the foreground on the left is a caduceus. Two putti with arrow and arch fly above the bath, which aim their arrows on the bathing figures. Italy paper engraving public baths. taking a bath. couple of lovers. cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'
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Charles Le Brun, Vesper (Evening), c 1640 Vesper (Evening)
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Then Los & Enitharmon knew that Satan is Urizen,' 1804 - 1808, by William Blake. Published in London by Keynes Blake, Arches. Features etchings with an extent of 46 i.e. 49 f. col. illus., measuring 25 cm
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Three écorché male figures. Engraving.
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A second-half 15th-century anonymous copper engraving depicting the mythological combat between Hercules and Antaeus, showing detailed figures and dynamic composition.
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Fries with the triumph of love. A Frisian with a parade of naked putti. In the middle Amor with two torches on a chariot drawn by two goats. Thing until putti with animals and trumpets. On the right a lion and a putto with a lute walks into his arms.
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Drawing by Cesare Pollini depicting four studies of the dead Christ supported by angels, executed with feather and white highlights on reddish oxidized paper, drawn on two sheets.
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Samson and the Lion by Leon Joseph Florentin Bonnat, (1834-1922)
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Europe, a prophecy. By William Blake (1757-1827). Hand-coloured copy printed in green, blue or brown on 10 leaves, from engraving plates containing both text and illustrations. William Blake (28 November 1757 - 12 August 1827) was an English poet, painter, and printmaker.
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Copper engraving by Wenzel von Olmütz from the late 15th century depicting four nude women, showing detailed human figures, posture, and composition.
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This Clair-obscur woodcut by Ugo da Carpi, created between 1524 and 1527, depicts the figure of Saturn. Four plates were used to produce tonal depth and detailed imagery, with a later reissue by Andreani in 1604.
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Hercules Strangling the Nemean Lion early 16th century Moderno (Galeazzo Mondella) Italian The plaquette exists in three versions: the original circular version, derived directly from an antique gem in the collection of Lorenzo de' Medici; a rectangular variant which omits landscape details; and a further circular version derived from the rectangular one.. Hercules Strangling the Nemean Lion. Moderno (Galeazzo Mondella) (Italian, Verona 1467-1528 Verona). Italian. early 16th century. Bronze. Medals and Plaquettes
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Ideal type of man in France in the Middle Ages, copperplate engraving by Aldegrever, 1530, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century, exact original date not known
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Grabmal von Lorenzo di Piero de Medici mit Abend- und Morgendämmerung, ein Werk von Michelangelo. Basilika von San Lorenzo, Florenz, Italien, digital ...
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Four heads of men, to the right. Artist: anonymous. Draughtsman: Jan de Bisschop. Dating: 1648 - 1671. Measurements: h 116 mm × w 191 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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Victorian era erotic illustration, circa 1880, in England, acrobatics, group sex in a human pyramid, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century artwork, exact original date unknown