Mythological Nymphs and Deities

Artworks illustrate mythological narratives featuring nymphs and deities in serene landscapes. The scenes are rich with allegorical elements and intricate details.

The child becomes Jupiter fed by the goat Amalthea, A satyr and a half-naked nymph are holding the goat Amalthea. The Jupiter child drinks milk from one of the goat's udders. A second satyr plays a flute., Amalthea, the nymph, usually in the shape of a goat, suckles the new-born Jupiter, goat, satyr (s) (in general), nymphs (in general), 'Ninfe in commune' (Ripa), anonymous, 1652 - 1690, paper, engraving, h 214 mm × w 295 mm

Cornelis Schut I, Neptune with Two Horses on the Sea Neptune with Two Horses on the Sea

Somer, Paul van (II), Playing putti, Putti with flowers, verso lower left - stamped, Several putti sit on the ground and stretch out their arms to a putto on a cloud above them, who showers them with flowers from a cornucopia. In the background putti pick flowers, which they put in baskets. Also in the clouds are putti with flower baskets., print, engraving, prints, engravings, No. 85, verso lower center - handwritten in pencil, height 84 mm, width 118 mm, Dutch, 1659 - 1704, print maker, printmaker, 1670 - 1697, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception

The child becomes Jupiter fed by the goat Amalthea, A satyr and a half-naked nymph are holding the goat Amalthea. The Jupiter child drinks milk from one of the goat's udders. A second satyr plays a flute., Amalthea, the nymph, usually in the shape of a goat, suckles the new-born Jupiter, goat, satyr (s) (in general), nymphs (in general), 'Ninfe in commune' (Ripa), anonymous, 1652 - 1690, paper, engraving, h 214 mm × w 295 mm

Diana bathed with her nymphs. Diana and her nymphs take a bath. Diana leans against a tree, while a nymph extracts her sandal. They are accompanied by hunting dogs. Above Diana, two nymphs are trying to escape from sight through canvases. Left front is a nymph with her hands in front of her face with some arrowcers. A hunting horn is hanging on the large tree in the middle.

Diana discovers the pregnancy of Callisto, Jan Saenredam, After Paulus Moreelse, 1618 print On the left is Diana with a few nymphs under a tree. There are arrow -drugs and an arc with them. Next to Diana is a dog at a stream. Diana stretches her arm disapproving in the direction of Callisto, who is crying opposite her. A few nymphs pull her clothes away to reveal her pregnancy. In the background a nymph with two dogs. Under the performance a six -line, Latin text in which the scene is explained. paper. ink engraving / pen Diana with her nymphs discovers the pregnancy of Callisto. pregnancy

Expulsion from Paradise, Jan Saenredam, after Abraham Bloemaert, 1604 print Adam and Eva are driven out by the angel with the flaming sword from earthly paradise. The snake crawls next to them. paper engraving expulsion of Adam and Eve from paradise (Genesis 3:22-24)

Venus on a Chariot 1640-49 Pierre Brebiette French. Venus on a Chariot 390721

INDIOS CANIBALES - CAUTIVO SACRIFICADO POR LOS ANTIS. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Diana and Her Nymphs Discovering Callisto's Pregnancy. Hendrik Goltzius (after) (Holland, Mülbracht, 1558-1617)Hendrik Goltzius (Netherlands, Mülbracht now Bracht-am-Niederrhein, 1558-1617). Holland, published 1590. Prints; engravings. Engraving

Judgment of Paris. Paris's opinion. The Shepherd Paris must review the three most beautiful goddesses of Olympus on their beauty: Juno (indicated by the peacock), Minerva (helmet and shield) and Venus (accompanied by Amor). He gives the golden apple of Eris, the goddess of the twist, to Venus because they promised him the love of the most beautiful woman in the world (Helena van Sparta). Venus is therefore crowned in the print with a laurel wreath. Outside Paris, Venus, Juno and Minerva can also be identified Mercury, which is next to Paris. On the left sitting Oeneus, the river god and his daughter Oenone, who was the beloved of Paris at that time, at the top left of several other gods to the spectacle: O.A. Aeolus, Diana, Apollo, Jupiter, Ceres, Vulcanus and Helios

Agostino Carracci after Jacopo Tintoretto (Italian, 1557 - 1602), Mercury and the Three Graces, 1589, engraving on laid paper

Etching by Giovanni Lanfranco, 1607, depicting the Baptism of Christ with John the Baptist, Jesus, and surrounding figures and landscape.

The Alliance of Venus with Bacchus and Ceres Jacob Matham Netherlandish. The Alliance of Venus with Bacchus and Ceres 398615

The Sacrifice 1542 Antonio Fantuzzi Italian. The Sacrifice 336731

Diana discovers the pregnancy of Callisto. On the left is Diana with a few nymphs under a tree. Arrowcokers and a bow are located with them. In addition to Diana, a dog is a stream. Diana extends her arm disapprovingly in the direction of Callisto, who is crying across her. Some nymphs pull her clothes away to reveal her pregnancy. In the background a nymph with two dogs. Under the show a six-line, Latin text in which the scene is explained.

Judgment of Paris, Crispijn van de Passe (I), After Chrispijn van den Broeck, c. 1636 - 1670 print The Shepherd Paris sits on a rock and hands Venus the golden apple, making him the most beautiful goddess. She is crowned by a putto with a palm branch. Juno, Minerva and Mercury watch. paper engraving the Judgement of Paris (without Mercury)

Hercules doodt Cacus, Heinrich Aldegrever, after anonymous, 1550 print Hercules pushes cacus with his foot on the floor, has lifted his steel club to kill cacus. In the background Cacus at a cave, two stolen cows from Geryon's herds have stuck by the tail. Under the show a two -line text in Latin. Third print from a series of thirteen with the works of Hercules. print maker: Germanyafter print by: Venice paper engraving Cacus, the fire-breathing monster is killed in his cave by Hercules. Cacus steals some of the cattle of Geryon which Hercules was driving home

Duke of Mantua with the six main pagan gods. The duke of Mantua is in a harness, next to a tree. He is flanked on either side by three pagan gods (Minerva, Apollo, Neptune, Jupiter, Venus and Hercules). In the foreground a coat of arms, two river gods and a seated women's figure on a stack of weapons.

Hercules op de Tweespong, Anonymous, Marcantonio Raimondi (Possible), Albrecht Dürer, 1498 - 1534 print Italy paper engraving Hercules at the cross-roads, 'Herkules am Scheidewege': the choice of Hercules. city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions. satyr(s) (in general). (showing oneself) undressed, quasi-nude. fighting

Choleric Temperament, Raphaël Sadeler (I), After Maerten de Vos, 1580 - 1620 print Ceres with a sickle and corn standing next to Mars, the god of war. Mars symbolizes the choleric, flying temperament. Weapons lie at his feet. Behind them looting and arsoning soldiers. Left Minerva. At the top left, middle and right characters of the zodiac: Ram, Lion and Sagittarius, which match the Vuur element. Under a four -line, Latin caption. paper engraving choleric temperament. specific aspects, allegorical aspects of Ceres; Ceres as patroness. summer, 'Aestas'; 'Estate' (Ripa) (+ with zodiacal signs). plundering ~ soldiers

. Mercury is about to sleep Argus, which is on a rock under a tree, chopping the head. On the left the cow io.

Diana discovers the pregnancy of Callisto; Ovidius' metamorphoses. Diana discovers that Callisto is pregnant. She sticks, seated with her cave with her consequence, a thruing finger to Callisto. Under the show twice two lines of Latin text. This print is part of a series of 52 prints that depicting stories from Ovidius' metamorphoses. This series varies in three numbered series: two of 20 prints and one of 12 prints. This print belongs to the second series.

The Lorraine Reunited with France. Charles-Nicholas Cochin the younger (French, 1715-1790); after Charles Nicholas Delovel II. Date: 1737. Dimensions: 345 × 269 mm (image); 400 × 291 mm (plate); 412 × 311 mm (sheet). Engraving on paper. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA. Author: the younger Charles-Nicholas Cochin.

Print made by Johann Ulrich Kraus, 1655-1719, German, A Bacchanian Scene, undated. Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper.

Apollo and Marsyas. Apollo is about to vile Marsyas. There is a violin in the foreground on the right and is a river god. In the background a temple with a dead body dangling on the ceiling.

Triumph of Bacchus. Artist: Pierre Brebiette (French, Mantes-sur-Seine ca. 1598-1642 Paris). Date: 17th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Bacchanal 1636-65 Michel Dorigny French. Bacchanal. Michel Dorigny (French, Saint-Quentin 1616/17-1665 Paris). 1636-65. Etching. Pierre Mariette (French, 1596-1657). Prints

City Virgin with coat of arms, fame and power goddess, Bernard Picart, 1725 print A city stunning with the Banier of the Rotterdam Chamber of the VOC shows a coat of arms. Putti wear and crown the coat of arms. On the right is fame. In the foreground a power goddess and the sea in the background. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving Personification of a City, Town-Patron (ESS). Hunger; 'Fama', 'Good fame', 'Chiara fame' (Ripa)

Venus and Mercury. Venus and Mercury are in a landscape. In the foreground is a putto in battle with a young Sater. A putto with two wreaths in his hands looks. On the right a group of musicing putti. A lute in the foreground on the left.

Birth of Adonis; The story of Adonis. Adonis, the son of Myrrha and her father Cinyras, is born from the trunk of a tree. During her pregnancy, his mother changed to her own request in a mirre tree. Help the nymphs at birth. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a series about Adonis' life.

Picart, Bernard, Amsterdam, Landscape with shepherds and shepherdesses, verso lower left - stamped, Allegorical representation with shepherds and shepherdesses in a landscape. They make music, dance, marry, and work the land. Pegasus in the background on the left. In the background on the right, mourning women around a grave monument. In the air, two putti with a beehive (a symbol of eloquence) and two putti with a banderole with a motto in Latin. In the margin a six-line poem, in two columns, in French., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 178 mm, width 115 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1673-06-11 - 1733-05-08, print maker, prentmaker, 1718 - 1718, first quarter 18th century, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), intermediary draughtsman

Amor and Psyche, Amor and Psyche lie on a chaise longue with their child (Voluptas) landscape. A winged figure holds laurel wreaths above the heads of Amor and Psyche. On the right Ceres pours water on Amor's hand. His hand is leaning on a scale carried by Juno. In the background a group of satyrs offering a goat for a statue of the gods. In the foreground lies a dog., Cupid and Psyche as lovers, Giorgio Ghisi (mentioned on object), 1574, paper, engraving, h 357 mm × w 229 mm

Samson Doodt de Leeuw, Virgil, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching Samson kills the lion with his bare hands

Jupiter, IO and Juno; Jupiters love adventures. Jupiter turns Io, his loved one, in a white cow to hide her for Juno. Juno is sitting with her peacock on a cloud. In addition to Jupiter, his eagle is on the ground. Juno asks the white cow as a gift and thus stopped adultery. Print from a series of ten prints that illustrate Jupiter's love life.

Nymphs Bathing Near a Cave Made 1741 Germany. Etching on ivory laid paper . Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich

NIMF and Watergod, Theodorus van Kessel, after Peter Paul Rubens, 1630 - 1660 print A naked nymph is lined through the water by a young triton, while two putti, one of which has a arrow bunder, are carried through the water on other sea creatures. This print is part of a four -part series about mythological figures. paper engraving cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'. other types of nymph(s). triton(s)

Birth of Venus; Venus Orta Mari. Venus rises from the foam and pinches her hair. Sea creatures offer its shells and pearls, while Neptunus watches. Putti play in the clouds.

Two Beggars Fighting Artist's working dates 1575-1616 France. The uneven appearance of Jacques Bellangeís experimental printmaking techniques and his exaggeration of the human body complement this genre scene of two transientsóa pilgrim and a hurdy-gurdy playerófighting a mock-epic battle. Their interlocking pyramidal form achieves a certain grandeur and scale, which is lacking in the many contemporary, but more overtly satirical, depictions of beggars.. Etching and engraving, with drypoint, in black on off white laid paper . Jacques Bellange

Three putti with an ostrich, master of the dice, after Rafaël, 1530 - 1570 print Three putti keep an ostrich in control and steal its feathers. Behind the ostrich a large garland with fuit and flowers. print maker: Italyafter design by: Italypublisher: Rome paper etching / engraving walker and runner birds: ostrich. cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'

Reverse Copy of Thetis and Chiron 1546 after Georg Pencz German. Reverse Copy of Thetis and Chiron 432182

Andromeda chained on the rock, Jacob Matham, after Hendrick Goltzius, 1597 print Andromeda is chained to a rock, as a sacrifice to a sea monster that is on the right in the water. In addition, Perseus flies, ready to kill the monster. The parents of Andromeda and bystanders are mourning and wise. Haarlem paper engraving Perseus and Andromeda

Love in the Golden Age, Agostino Carracci, After Paolo Fiammingo, c. 1589 - c. 1595 print Couples in love who operate love in a landscape. Italian fresh in the lower margin. Italy paper engraving coitus, cohabiting, sexual intercourse. couple of lovers. the golden age, 'Aetas aurea'; men live happily, gathering fruits under the reign of Saturn

Expulsion from paradise. Adam and Eve are driven out of the earth paradise by the angel with the flaming sword. In addition to them, the snake crawls.

The four elements; Mythological and allegorical performances. The four elements earth, water, air and fire, personalized as two female and two male figures. On the left in the foreground, seen on the back, soil (terra) with cornerschildies in his hand. Water (Aqua) is also in the foreground as a woman's figure with a ship on her head and a stream next to her. In the air between the clouds, air (aer) with a chameleon on her hand. Right rear a men's figure that represents fire (Ignis) sitting on a dragon and a crown of flames on his head. Behind his head the sun.

Schut, Cornelis (I), Allegory of Peace, verso bottom center - stamped, Peace sits on a pedestal with an olive branch in her hand. To her left, war is depicted by fighting soldiers and Perseus impaling Medusa. To the right, peace and the resulting prosperity., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 200 mm, width 324 mm, Zuid-Nederlands, 1597-05-13 - 1655-04-29, print maker, printmaker, 1618 - 1655, paper, papier, etching, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception

Hercules is struggling with Antaeus, Charles David, after Frans Floris (I), After Cornelis Cort, 1613 - 1638 print Nummered at the bottom left: 3. print maker: Francepublisher: Paris paper engraving the giant Antaeus is lifted in the air and crushed to death by Hercules

Adam and Eva pick the forbidden fruit, Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert (attributed to), after Maarten van Heemskerck, 1548 print Eva picks a fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Adam sits next to Eva and embraces her. In the background, God Eva from Adams Rib creates. The print is part of a thirty -part series with prints about the fall and Christ's passion. paper etching Eve takes the fruit from the serpent (or the tree) in the presence of Adam (who may be trying to stop her)

Hercules on the Tweersprong, Albrecht Dürer, 1496 - 1500 print Hercules lifts an uprooted trunk, while a dressed woman gets a naked woman in the arms of a saater with a large branch. A child with a bird in hand flees on the right. In the background on the left a large castle. In the background on the right a castle on a water. Nuremberg paper engraving Hercules at the cross-roads, 'Herkules am Scheidewege': the choice of Hercules

TRIOMF VAN GALATEA, BERNARD PICART, AFTER ANNIBALE CARRACCI, 1683 - 1733 print The Zeenmf Galatea stands on a shell and is pulled by a sea horse. She is surrounded by tritons and nereids. Two putti fly in the air. Paris paper etching triumph of Galatea

Mars and Venus Surprised by Vulcan; Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558 - 1617); Netherlands; 1585; Engraving; Plate: 13.7 x 21.6 cm (5 3,8 x 8 1,2 in.)

. Ferdinand's trip by sea from Barcelona to Genoa in Italy (11 April - May 5, 1633). In the foreground Neptune in his chariot with zeeenimms, while he drives the Noorderwind Boreas. The left show on the welcome theater. Signature upper left: p. 15. With caption of 5 lines in Latin. Leaf no. 7 In a whole of 43 plates that illustrate the publication of the description of the arrival of the Cardinal Infant Ferdinand in Austria in Antwerp on May 5, 1635 as the new governor for the Spanish Netherlands.

Feast in the Olympus, Pieter Bodart, after Gerard Hoet (I), 1723 print The gods are at the table during a feast in the Olympus. Jupiter and Juno The supreme gods wear crowns. A number of other gods can also be recognized by their attributes. On the left is Venus, Amor crawls on her lap. Vulcanus is sitting next to her with a hammer in his hand. Behind them is Minerva. In the foreground, Hercules lifts its glass, recognizable by the club and the lion skin. Behind Jupiter is Mercury, and Diana is sitting next to Juno. paper etching the Olympian gods together: Jupiter, Juno, Neptune, Ceres, Apollo, Diana, Mars, Venus, Mercury, Minerva, Vulcan, Vesta (or Bacchus)

Ocyrhoë predicts the fate of Chiron and Asclepius, Willem van Mieris, 1684 - 1747 print In a landscape, the Centaur Chiron shows the Kleine Asclepius to his daughter Ocyrhoë. She predicts the fate of Chiron and Asclepius. Leiden paper etching / engraving Ocyroe (as yet not metamorphosed) prophesies the fate of the young Aesculapius and of Chiron, her father. landscapes in the temperate zone

Arcus and Callisto Possibly by Robert Willemsz de Baudous Netherlandish. Arcus and Callisto 398689

Clymene points Phaëthon his father, De Zonnegod, Hendrick Goltzius (workshop of), After Hendrick Goltzius, 1589 print The boy Phaëthon kneels with his mother Clymene; He complains to her that Ephus has questioned his divine descent. Clymene then points to heaven, and emphasizes that the sun god is really his father - Phaëthon should just visit him to hear it from him. Two times two lines of Latin text under the performance. This print is part of a series of 52 prints that represent stories from Ovid's metamorphoses. This series falls into three numbered series: two of 20 prints and one of 12 prints. This print belongs to the first series. Haarlem paper engraving Phaethon is taunted with not having a father, by Epaphus, son of Io and Jupiter. Phaethon complaining to his mother Clymene, the Oceanid

Fries met spelende kinderen en putti.Frisian with nine naked, children playing. They hold Guirdlands and banderoles. Left three putti: one with arrow and bow and one with a flute.

Peneus visited through other river gods, 1728 After Daphne's translation in a laurel tree, a number of river gods and Nymphs visits her father Peneus. Peneus sits on a rock in a leafy landscape. Two times two verses in Latin under the performance. The print is part of an album. print maker: Haarlemafter design by: Haarlempublisher: Amsterdam paper engraving After Daphne's translation in a laurel tree, a number of river gods and Nymphs visits her father Peneus. Peneus sits on a rock in a leafy landscape. Two times two verses in Latin under the performance. The print is part of an album. print maker: Haarlemafter design by: Haarlempublisher: Amsterdam paper engraving

Three putti before a large garland, the one in the middle rides an ostrich, from a series of tapestries made for Leo X. Artist: Master of the Die (Italian, active Rome, ca. 1530-60); After Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) (Italian, Urbino 1483-1520 Rome); after Giovanni da Udine (Giovanni dei Ricamatori) (Italian, Udine 1487-1564 Rome). Dimensions: sheet: 8 1/4 x 11 in. (21 x 28 cm). Date: ca. 1530-40. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Juno complains to Thetis and Oceanus; Metamorphoses from Ovid. JUNO arrives on her with peacocks drawn to the sea otters Thetis and Oceanus to complain about the honorable treatment that Callisto and her son Arcas received from her husband Jupiter. In the undermarge a four-line explanation, in two columns, in Latin.

Daniel in the lion's den Van den Bel and den Draeck in Babel (series title) History of Daniel, Bel and the dragon (series title) Den Grooten Figuer-Bibel (...) ( series title), Daniel is trapped in the lion's den with seven lions. An angel brings the prophet Habakkuk to the lion's den. Habakkuk brought food for Daniel at God's request. Under the representation an explanatory text in Latin. Print is part of an album, the prophet Habakkuk, carried by his hair by an angel, brings food to Daniel who sits unharmed between the lions, Philips Galle, 1565 and/or 1646, paper, engraving, h 201 mm × w 244 mm

Faith overcomes sensual love, Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert (Possible), After Maarten van Heemskerck, 1532 - 1590 print In the clouds the personification of faith. She wears a book in her right hand and a candle in her left hand. Under her on the ground lies the corpse of Cupido, his love arrow is broken. Faith is stronger than love. The print is part of a six -part series about the triumphs of Petrarca. Haarlem (possibly) paper etching (Story of) Cupid, Love (Eros). Faith, 'Faith'; "Fed ',' Fede Catholic ',' Feddre Christian ',' Fedde Christian Catholic Church '(Ripa) ~ One of the Three Theological virtues. 'Trionfo della castití', 'Triumph of Chastity'; "Carrel della castití '(Ripa)

Virtue in violation of ignorance, error and preposition.

Rubens, Peter Paul, Nattier, Jean-Marc, Photo reproduction of an engraving of The Childbirth of Mary de'Medici by Jean-Marc Nattier, after the painting by Peter Paul Rubens, photograph, photo, reproduction, page, photos, photographically illustrated books, height 208 mm, width 158 mm, photographer, 1859 - 1864, photographic paper, photo paper, albumen print, albumine print, Work conception, French, 1685-03-17 - 1766-11-07, after a print by, South Netherlandish, 1577-06-28 - 1640-05-30

Triumph of Galatea with tritons and Nereïden and Putti. Galatea stands on a shell and is being pulled by dolphins. She is surrounded by Tritons and Nereïden. Three putti point their arrows at Galatea.

The creation of Eva, Lucas van Leyden, 1529 print Eva is pulled out of the rib of the sleeping Adam. Low Countries paper engraving Eve emerges from Adam's body

Bacchanal with satyrs and bacchants at Wine press.

Cimone and Ifigenia. The Boerse Cimone watches how IFigenia and her family are sleeping at the fountain. Ifigenia awakens through his gaze. (Boccaccio, decamerone, 5: 1).

Roof from Proserpina; Metamorphoses from Ovid. Pluto is in his car and relies Proserpina, the daughter of Ceres, to the underworld. Her girlfriends and Minerva are approaching crisp from the shore. The Nymph Cyane that is saddened because she could not stop pluto cries and dissolves in the water. In the margin a four-line caption, in two columns, in Latin.

Conversion of Paulus (left sheet), Enea Vico, after Frans Floris (I), 1545 print On the way to Damascus, Saulus falls shocked by his horse when God appears to him between the clouds. His soldiers are panicking around him. In the background a landscape with ruins. print maker: Italypublisher: ItalyFlorence paper engraving story of the conversion of Paul (Acts 9:1-18)

Bathing Diana and Silenus. Bathing Diana with its companions. Right is silenus with bunches of grapes in his hands. Silenus is surrounded by two saters making music, a third tries to kiss a nymph. Left in the foreground is shot wild.

Diana and Actaeon; Landscapes with mythological and biblical performances. The young Prince Actaeon encounters in the forest on the cave where Diana takes a bath with her nymphs. Because he has seen her nude, Diana changes him as a punishment immediately in a deer. Actaeon has surprised his arms.

Allegory on transience. Three naked putti play for a pyramid. One of them is to bubble blowing. The putti is surrounded by transience symbols such as globe, the bubble, skull and antique sculpted head. These objects indicate the expiry of time. The book and the painting palette can be conceived if art overcomes death.

Fortune Distributing her Gifts. Dated: 1590. Dimensions: sheet: 50.6 × 91.1 cm (19 15/16 × 35 7/8 in.) (trimmed to plate mark). Medium: engraving on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Jan Muller, after Cornelis Cornelisz van Haarlem.

Coronis Changed into a Crow, 1589, Ovid's Metamorphoses, Book 2 (plate 13), engraving on laid paper, plate: 18.7 x 26 cm (7 3/8 x 10 1/4 in.), sheet: 20.2 x 27.5 cm (7 15/16 x 10 13/16 in.), New Hollstein 1996, no. 564, State i/ii, Hendrick Goltzius (artist after) Dutch, 1558 - 1617

The gods ask the Sun God to get back in his car driving, Hendrick Goltzius, Franco Estius, 1590.

Ornamental Frieze with Sea Nymphs, Michel Le Blon, German, 1587 - 1656, Zacharie Heince, French, 1611 - 1669, Engraving on paper, Neptine and sea nymphs and monsters are seen sporting over the waves; a closely knit composition., Netherlands, ca. 1630-1650, Print, Print

Silver Eeuw, 1728 Imagination of life during the silver century: scanty -clad men teams and sowing, and building huts. In the foreground, a bull pulls on a team. In the clouds the God Jupiter. On the right in the foreground the goddess Ceres with the horn of abundance. Two times two verses in Latin under the performance. The print is part of an album. print maker: Haarlemafter design by: Haarlempublisher: Amsterdam paper engraving Imagination of life during the silver century: scanty -clad men teams and sowing, and building huts. In the foreground, a bull pulls on a team. In the clouds the God Jupiter. On the right in the foreground the goddess Ceres with the horn of abundance. Two times two verses in Latin under the performance. The print is part of an album. print maker: Haarlemafter design by: Haarlempublisher: Amsterdam paper engraving

The women of the Gally keep their men to fight each other, Zacharias Dolendo, after Jacques de Gheyn (II), After 1615 - Before c. 1652 print The women of Gally keep their men to fight each other. In groups of two, the women are talking to their men. A woman prays her husband to her knees not to start war. In the offing, armies of foot soldiers are ready to go to battle. print maker: Leidenafter design by: Leidenpublisher: Amsterdam paper engraving preparation for battle. peace negotiations

Triumphal of Bacchus; Metamorphoses from Ovid. Bacchus is worn by his followers. In the background the drunken soils is supported on its donkey by a Sater. Lake Maaaden and Putti. A figure is about.

Enious, Pieter Jalhea Furnius, 1550 - 1625 print The female personification of envy (invidia) is in the company of a large dog and has a heart in her hand that she will eat. Snakes wriggle on top of her head. In the background there is a devil's beast on the right and is fighting left. The print has a one -racing Latin caption and is part of a series of prints about the seven deaths. paper engraving Envy; 'Invidia' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Seven Deadly Sins. heart. dragon. dog

Giuseppe Nicola Nasini, A Bacchanal, c 1700 A Bacchanal

Mercury leaves the three Graces. Draughtsman: Jacopo (I) Palma (il Giovane). Dating: 1575 - 1585. Measurements: h 155 mm × w 154 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Samson after beating the Philistines.

Copper engraving by Hendrick Goltzius depicting Juno expressing anger and speech, capturing a mythological scene, 1590.

Minerva appears in the form of telemachus to Odysseus; Les Travaux d'Ulysse; Odysseus works. Minerva appears in the form of a young prince or telemachus to Odysseus. The print is part of an album.

Daphne Embracing her Father, the River Peneus. Master of the Die (Italian, active c. 1530-1560); after Giulio Romano (Italian, 1492/99-1546). Date: 1522-1544. Dimensions: 257 x 187 mm (sheet). Engraving in black on paper. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Apollo and Marsyas. The Sater Marsyas is tied to a tree and is about to be skinned. On the right is Apollo with his winch and a woman who watches. A landscape in the background.

Laocoön and his sons, Cornelis Bos, after Marco Dente, 1548 print Image of the statue of the Laocoöngroep placed for a dilapidated wall. On the pedestal of the image a reference to the place where the image is located. paper counterproof / engraving Laocoon and his twin sons are strangled by two serpents during the preparations for a sacrifice

Roof from Proserpina. In a mountainous environment, a naked woman is carried on a man on a unicorn. In the background a house on a water.

Bas-relief with Hercules and Omphale, Matthijs Pool, After Barend Graat, After Francis van Bossuit, 1727 print Hercules in women's clothing and Queen Omphale are in the bedroom. Pan - who is in love with the queen - is stretched out next to the bed where he has just kicked out by Hercules. In the background, Omphales servants are rushed with a torch. In the middle of numbered: XXVIII. Amsterdam paper engraving / etching piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture. Hercules, in female garment, kicks Pan from Omphale's bed

Venus an Adonis Met Amor, Philips Galle, After Anthonie Blockklandt, c. 1577 - c. 1581 print Adonis wants to leave hunting but is stopped by Venus. Together with Amor she begs him to stay with her. Venus fears Adonis' life. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a series about Adonis' Life. print maker: Antwerpafter design by: Utrecht paper engraving Venus trying to prevent Adonis from going hunting

Bacchanale with Eight Figures published ca. 1599-1622 Engraved by Anonymous, Italian, 16th century Italian. Bacchanale with Eight Figures 371849

Creation of the copper hose. Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: c. 1550 - c. 1599. Place: Nederlanden. Measurements: h 427 mm × w 576 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Dancing children in a circle for Sater and Maenade, Michiel Mosijn, After Cornelis Holsteyn, 1640 - 1655 print A group of children dances on the right in a circle. On the left, a Maenade plays the Triangel and a saat hits the tambourine. Amsterdam paper engraving satyr(s) (in general). maenad(s), female bacchant(es). group dancing. tambourine

Venus, Apollo, and other gods and goddesses on the clouds, Reinier Vinkeles (I), 1751 - 1816 print Amsterdam paper etching / engraving (story of) Apollo (Phoebus). gods ~ classical mythology. (story of) Venus (Aphrodite). clouds

Hendrik Goltzius, after Bartholomaeus Spranger, Mars and Venus, 1588 Mars and Venus

Offer from Kain and Abel, Johann Sadeler (I), After Michiel Coxie (I), 1639 print The sacrifices of Cain and Abel. In the foreground Caïn's sacrificial altar, on which the fruits of the land are sacrificed. The smoke of the sacrifice does not increase. In the background, Abel's sacrificial altar, on which sheep are sacrificed. The smoke goes up. A ray of sunshine shines on Abel, who is kneeling his arms to heaven. God approves Abels sacrifice. In the foreground, Cain looks anxiously at the air. The print has a Latin caption. print maker: Antwerppublisher: Amsterdam paper engraving the sacrifice of Cain and Abel: Abel offers a lamb, Cain usually a sheaf of corn

Copper engraving by Boëtius Adamsz. Bolswert showing the Adoration of the Shepherds, created in 1618.

On a plain in Sinear, Nimrod gives the order to build the tower of Babel. The ground is measured and made suitable for construction. Below the representation a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Gen. 11:3. Nimrod points out where the tower is to be built History of the Tower of Babel Theatrum biblicum , print maker: Hans Collaert (I), (attributed to), intermediary draughtsman: Jan Snellinck (I), publisher: Claes Jansz. Visscher (II), (mentioned on object), print maker: Antwerp, publisher: Amsterdam, 1579 and/or 1596 - 1643, paper, engraving, h 230 mm × w 310 mm

Feast in the Olympus. The gods sit at the table during a feast in the Olympus. Jupiter and Juno De Gebergoden wear crowns. A number of other gods can also be recognized by their attributes. On the left, Venus is, Amor crawls on her lap. In addition to her, vulcanus is in his hand with a hammer. Behind them is Minerva. In the foreground Hercules lift his glass to recognize the club and lion skin. Behind Jupiter is Mercury, and next to Juno, Diana is sitting.

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