Mythological Scenes in Art

A collection of prints illustrating classical themes with figures from mythology, depicting moments like Achilles' identity reveal and resurrection tales.

Amsterdam, Houthaeck, Tymon, Isaacsz., Isaac, Savery, Salomon, The six performances that are on the theatre shows his on 23 June 1648, Allegories on the Peace of Munster, the Unfolding Earth, Showing of the Unfolding of the Earth, 1648, Isaacsz, verso - stamped, Showing of the Unfolding of the Earth. Part of the shows performed on 23 June 1648 at the Schouwburg in Amsterdam on the occasion of the conclusion of the Peace of Munster. The fourth show shows how the Earth and Abundance recover after the war, the virtues return from the heaven of the gods (with Apollo) to the earth. In the caption a verse of 8 lines in Dutch., print, prints, height 269 mm, width 188 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1594 - 1683-10-16, print maker, printmaker, 1649 - 1649, paper, papier, etching, etchings, 1598 - 1649-07-03, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Achilles and the daughters of Lycomedus, Franz Ertinger, after Peter Paul Rubens, 1679 print The daughters of King Lycomedus are around a basket with valuables. Together with two men, they look surprised at the Achilles dressed as a woman who betrays his true identity by setting up a helmet. In the foreground two Caryatids and a double horn of abundance. Antwerp paper etching Achilles discovered among the daughters of Lycomedes, i.e. Achilles on Scyros: when presents are brought Achilles snatches up the weapons and thus betrays his identity

Title page for "sesostris, king of egipte, torrent game". The king is stabbed in the Royal Palace of Egypt. He lies on the floor and points to his murderer.

Paul takes care of the fallen Euteychus, Jan Luyken, 1700 print A performance in a cartouche of palm branches. Paulus kneels about the corpse of Eutychus, who fell out of the window. Amsterdam paper etching ornament ~ cartouche. Eutychus is raised from the dead by Paul

Amsterdam, Picart, Bernard, Allegorical representation with an old man pointing to heaven, verso lower left - stamped, Allegorical representation with an old man on a dais pointing to heaven. A young nobleman embraces him and points to the Bible held by Faith. They are surrounded by the seven liberal arts. In the background left a river goddess, Justice and Mars. In the foreground left Genealogy and Chronology. In the foreground right History and Father Time who has fallen asleep. In the background a view of some monuments from Rome. In the margin a motto in Latin (Trahat sua quemque voluptas)., print, prints, height 152 mm, width 94 mm, Northern Dutch, 1673-06-11 - 1733-05-08, print maker, 1716 - 1716, first quarter 18th century, paper, etching, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception

Amsterdam, Houthaeck, Tymon, Isaacsz., Isaac, Savery, Salomon, The six performances that are on the theatre shows his on 23 June 1648, Allegories on the Peace of Munster, the Unfolding Earth, Showing of the Unfolding of the Earth, 1648, Isaacsz, verso - stamped, Showing of the Unfolding of the Earth. Part of the shows performed on 23 June 1648 at the Schouwburg in Amsterdam on the occasion of the conclusion of the Peace of Munster. The fourth show shows how the Earth and Abundance recover after the war, the virtues return from the heaven of the gods (with Apollo) to the earth. In the caption a verse of 8 lines in Dutch., print, prints, height 269 mm, width 188 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1594 - 1683-10-16, print maker, printmaker, 1649 - 1649, paper, papier, etching, etchings, 1598 - 1649-07-03, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Haarlem, Varlenius, Hieronymus, Antwerp, Galle, Joannes, Heemskerck, Maarten van, Philips, History of King Josia, King Josia tears his clothes upon hearing the words from the book of the law, King Josia sits on his throne surrounded by members of the court. Before him kneels the court scribe Safia who reads to him from a large book held by two little boys. At the sound of Safia's words the king tears his cloak., print, prints, height 203 mm, width 252 mm, Southern Netherlands, 1537 - 1612-03-29, print maker, printmaker, 1569 - 1569, paper, hand-colouring, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Northern Netherlands, 1498 - 1574, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1600 - 1676-09-20, publisher, 1550 - 1600, writer

Franse Hervormde Kerk aangevallen door man met gesel; Titelpagina voor: E. Benoist, Historie der Gereformeerde Kerken van Vrankrijk, 1696.Two representations of one plate. Above: the personification of the French reformed church, the Huguenots, is attacked by a wild man with a scent. This takes place under approval by personnifications from the French kingship and the French Catholic Church. Below is a narrow representation of the persecution and expulsion of the Huguenots.

Antwerp, Rubens, Peter Paul, Eynhoudts, Remoldus, Mary on a throne, Enthroned Mary with child, verso - stamped, The Holy Family on a platform surrounded by other saints. Mary shows her child to those present. Behind Mary stands Joseph and next to her, with raised arms, John the Baptist. Next to the pillar are Peter and Paul and other saints look on from the stairs., print, prints, height 414 mm, width 283 mm, 1613 - 1680, print maker, printmaker, 1628 - 1680, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Zuid-Nederlands, 1577-06-28 - 1640-05-30

Oorme van Solomon, Boetius Adamsz. Bolswert, after Peter Paul Rubens, 1617 - 1633 print King Solomon sits on his throne and felt his judgment. In front of the throne the two women who both claim the motherhood of the living child. The deceased child is on the ground. Solomon instructs the living baby to share in two to determine who the child's mother is. A man pulls his sword and grabs the child at the ankle. The real mother begs to let the child live. paper engraving Solomon gives verdict; he commands a soldier to divide the living child in two

A new general collection of voyages and travels, Vol. 1, Frontispiece Europe, Asia, Africa and America. Prints, Frontispieces, Illustrations. 1745 - 1747. Rare Book Division

Verbinding Ocean Tussen in Middellandse Zee; The junction of the ocean and the Mediterranean.three Men Look at a map on which the cities of Toulouse, Narbonne and Sète are Listed.

Allegory with female personifications from, among other things, the truth and virtues and vices; Title page for: Johannes van der Kemp, the Christian wholly and all the ownership of Christ in life and die, in three newspaper predictions about Den Heidelbergschen Katechismus, Rotterdam; The Christian entirely (...) about the catechism. Allegory with female personifications and possibly struggle between virtues and vices. The personification of the truth is on a cloud with a cornucopia and globe with the word veritas in her hands. A sitting woman with a cross and anchor when attributes kicking her feet on a half-naked woman holding a monstrans. Three sitting women including a censer, arrows and bow and a scorpion look at the appearance of the truth.

Shows mourning decoration paintings for Grand Duke Cosimo II of Tuscany in the church SS. Giovanni e Paolo, Venice, engraved on copper in 1621, highlighting ceremonial interior decoration.

Marcus Regulus vertrek shipped Rome, Ludwig Gottlieb Portman, after James Buys, 1794 print The Roman army commander Regulus, faithfully to his given word, returns to the enemy Carthage after he advised the Roman Senate not to negotiate with the Carthagers. There a torture death will wait. Amsterdam paper Marcus Miriam Regulus' Departure for Carthage

Man kneels for a Emperor, Reinier Vinkeles (I), After Cornelis Ploos van Amstel, 1765 print Amsterdam paper etching / engraving kneeling figure. (story of) the emperor Titus

Figures gathered with a whip Title page for: R. van Leuve, Mengelwerken, 1723, On the right is a man who has driven a number of men, women and animals together with his whip. A devilish figure with snake hair and a burning torch stands behind this group of figures together with the personified pride. Print left and right marked: III Part - Pag. 251, whip, Jacob Folkema (mentioned on object), paper, etching, h 128 mm × w 83 mm

Scourging of the apostle Andreas. The apostle Andreas hangs between four poles to which its limbs are tied up and are provided by a group of men. Print from a series of five prints with performances from the life of the Andreas to paintings by Domenichino.

The Court of Death. A woman is brought before the Skeleton of Death on his throne with laurel wreath and sceptre. Around him, Father Time with scythe, Gout with crutch, Plague, War, Fever, Consumption and other Spectres. Copperplate engraving by Peter Mazell after an illustration by William Kent from Fables by John Gay, with a Life of the Author, John Stockdale, London, 1793.

The meeting between Abraham and Melchisedek (), draughtsman: anonymous, 1600 - 1699, paper, pen, brush, h 288 mm × w 145 mm

. Livia and her son Tiberius speak against Emperor Augustus. Cleopatra comes between them. In the margin a five-line caption in French.

Presentation of the Virgin. François Verdier; French, 1651-1730. Date: 1671-1730. Dimensions: 357 × 263 mm. Black crayon and brush and gray wash, with black chalk, heightened with white chalk, on brown laid paper, laid down on cream laid paper. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: Francois Verdier.

Caesar in the Temple of Saturn. In the Temple of Saturn, Metellus is threatened by Caesar with death. Caesar roars all valuables from the temple.

In the sculptor's studio (according to Jean Michel Moreau) Moreau, Jean Michel (1741 1814), Le Mire, Noël (1724 1801)

Statue of Zeus in Olympia, 1581 - 1633 print The image of Zeus was inside the Doric Temple of Olympia, on the Greek Peloponnesus. It became around 433 BC. Made by the Athenian sculptor Phidias. To the right of the temple an image of Hercules. On the stairs for the temple people who worship Zeus' image. In the foreground on the right Olympic wrestlers and riders, on the left one of the winners is honored. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a series about the eight wonders of the world. print maker: Antwerpafter design by: HaarlemHaarlempublisher: Antwerp paper engraving statue of Zeus by Phidias (Wonder of the World). wrestling (sport). (story of) Hercules (Heracles). Olympic games, in honour of Zeus

A Sacrifice, copied from a relief on Trajans Column 1565 Léon Davent French This print comes from the museums copy of the Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae (The Mirror of Roman Magnificence) The Speculum found its origin in the publishing endeavors of Antonio Salamanca and Antonio Lafreri. During their Roman publishing careers, the two foreign publishers - who worked together between 1553 and 1563 - initiated the production of prints recording art works, architecture and city views related to Antique and Modern Rome. The prints could be bought individually by tourists and collectors, but were also purchased in larger groups which were often bound together in an album. In 1573, Lafreri commissioned a title page for this purpose, which is where the title ‘Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae first appears. Lafreri envisioned an ideal arrangement of the prints in 7 different categories, but during his lifetime, never appears to have offered one standard, bound set of prints. Instead, clients c

Italy, Wael, Cornelis de, Genre scenes, Fortune teller, verso lower left - stamped, Amidst peasants, a fortune teller dressed in rags reads the hand of a richly dressed woman. The fortune teller looks back at a peasant woman who is breastfeeding her child. On the right, by a wall, a woman stirs a cooking pot., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 115 mm, width 149 mm, Zuid-Nederlands, 1592-09-07 - 1667-04-21, print maker, prentmaker, 1630 - 1648, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process)

Illustration for the Decamerone of Boccaccio, Romeyn de Hooghe, 1697 print Illustration for the Boccaccio Decamerone, History LXV. A woman greets her lover in her bedroom. Her husband keeps the watch unsuspectingly. Netherlands paper etching (scenes from) specific works of literature: Boccaccio, Decamerone

Henry VIII tramples on Pope Clement VII; an allegorical print

Lucius Papirius forgives Fabius Maximus, Pieter Tanjé, after Gerard de Lairesse, after Nicolaas Verkolje, 1737 print Lucius Papirius Cursor, seated on a throne, shows young Fabius Maximus grace, like his father and the entire Roman people for grace. Fabius Maximus had attacked the Samnites without Papirius's permission and would be punished for that. Presentation in the council chamber of the Court of Justice of Holland, Zeeland and West-Friesland in the Binnenhof in The Hague. Amsterdam paper engraving / etching male persons from classical history (PAPIRIUS)

Death of Requesens, 1576; His cheeks sink away, his bright flonking eyes / show ylings abolish himself with mist; Scenes from the life of Prince Willem I, 1568-1584. Death of Requesens. The land guardian requires dies at the table during a banquet, March 5, 1576. Sixteenth vocals.

French reformed church attacked by man with scourge; History of Reformation, and priced from the Reformed Churches in Vrankryk; Title page for: E. Benoist, History of Reformed Churches of Vrankryk, 1696. The personification of the French reformed church, the Huguenots, is attacked by a wildeman with a scourge. This takes place under approval by personnifications from the French kingship and the French Catholic Church. Below is a representation of the persecution and expulsion of the Huguenots.

Judgment of Solomon, Biblical scenes (series title), Historia del Testamento Vecchio / Dipinta in Roma nel Vaticano da Raffaelle di Urbin (...) (series title), Giovanni Lanfranco (mentioned on object), Italy, 1607, paper, etching, h 131 mm × w 179 mm

Moses Brought to Pharoah's Daughter ca. 1800 Dent British. Moses Brought to Pharoah's Daughter 417893

Lucius Junius Brutus pronounces the judgment against his sons, Ludwig Gottlieb Portman, after Jacobus Buys, 1793 print Titus and Tiberius, the sons of the Roman consul Lucius Junius Brutus, were involved in a conspiracy to help the monarchy in power again. But their plans were thwarted and they were imprisoned. They are sentenced to death by their father. Utrecht paper etching Brutus pronounces the verdict condemning his two sons

Jozef explains dreams in prison / Jozef explains the dreams of Pharaoh, Caspar Luyken, 1698 print Two performances of a plate. Numbered at the top right: 66 and 67. Amsterdam paper etching prison, jail. Joseph interpreting the dreams of the butler and the baker (the two dreams combined)

Sabijnse maagdenroof.Roman soldiers grab the unmarried Sabini virgins and try to take them to Rome. On the right at an increase is Romulus, who gives his soldiers the sign to feed the virgins.

Picart, Bernard, Amsterdam, Gouwen, Gilliam van der, Scholar gives a lesson, A scholar sits at a desk and gives a lesson to his students., print, prints, width 178 mm, height, 95 mm, Southern Netherlands - 1740, print maker, printmaker, 1670 - 1740, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Northern Netherlands, 1673-06-11 - 1733-05-08

. Two representations of one plate. Above: the personification of the French reformed church, the Huguenots, is attacked by a wild man with a scent. This takes place under approval by personnifications from the French kingship (Gallia) and the French Catholic Church. Below is a narrow representation of the persecution and expulsion of the Huguenots.

The suicide of Roman noblewoman Lucretia after her rape by Sextus Tarquinius, son of the last king of Rome, c.510 BC. She stabbed herself in the heart in front of her father. La Mort de Lucrece. Copperplate engraving by János Blaschke after a design by Gabriel de St. Aubin from Professor Joseph Rudolf Zappes Gemalde aus der romischen Geschichte, Pictures of Roman History, Joseph Schalbacher, Vienna, 1800. German edition of Abbe Claude Francois Xavier Millots Abrege de lHistoire Romaine.

Amor with shield and helmet of Mars, Agostino Veneziano (Possible), After Rafaël, 1500 - c. 1536 print Amor flies to the right with the shield and helmet of Mars in his hands. print maker: Italyafter painting by: Rome paper engraving (story of) Cupid, Amor (Eros). protective weapons: shield. helmet. attributes of Mars

Daniël hears the elders, Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert, after Maarten van Heemskerck, 1551 print In the courtroom, Daniël accuses the elders of Meineed. He proves this by each questioning them separately. They are found guilty and taken along. The print is part of a four -part series about the story of Susanna and the elders. paper engraving / etching Daniel interrogates the elders separately

Black ink and gray wash drawing by Bernard Picart depicting Saint Erasmus refusing to worship a Jupiter statue, with black chalk details, dated 1698.

Murder of Julius Caesar. Julius Caesar is murdered by his political opponents during a senate meeting. The performance is explained in the two-legged caption. The print is left and at the top right labeled: I. part. - Pag: 59. Made from the torrent game translated from French "the kills of Julius Cezar", written by Marie-Anne Barbier.

Amsterdam, Savery, Salomon, Naked dancing and music-making slaves before they are put to death, verso - stamped, print, prints, height 173 mm, width 142 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1594 - 1683-10-16, print maker, printmaker, 1610 - 1665, etching, engraving, engraving (printing process)

Antwerpen, Cock, Hieronymus, Jode, Gerard de, Heemskerck, Maarten van, Galle, Philips, Thesaurus sacrarum historiarum veteris testamenti, elegantissimis imaginibus expressum excellentissimorum in hac arte virorum opera: nunc primum in lucem editus, History of Samson, Samson and Delilah, Antwerp, Samson lies asleep on Delilah's lap and she has his hair cut off. On the left, armed Philistines arrive to capture Samson. On the left in the background, the captured Samson's eyes are gouged out. Print is part of an album., print, album sheet, prints, diameter 260 mm, Southern Netherlands, 1537 - 1612-03-29, print maker, printmaker, 1558 - 1562, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Northern Netherlands, 1498 - 1574, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1509 - 1591-02-05, publisher, 1518 - 1570-03-10

Hendricx, Gilles, Rubens, Peter Paul, Antwerp, Pontius, Paulus, Maria met kind, met heiligen, print, prent, prints, prenten, height 558 mm, width 438 mm, Zuid-Nederlands, 1603 - 1658-01-16, print maker, printmaker, 1613 - 1658, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Southern Netherlands, 1577-06-28 - 1640-05-30, after, after painting by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Allegory on Great Britain, Jan Caspar Philips, 1754 print History writes the history of Great Britain. She looks at a throne king surrounded by secular and spiritual leaders. In a glimpse to the outside, a picture of Minerva with freedom hat as a personification of the wisdom and freedom of the English government. In the foreground are books, a map of the British islands, instruments used for sea shipping and merchandise. In the background a face on London. paper etching / engraving 'History'; 'History' (ripe). King. (Story of) Minerva (Pallas, Athena) Great Britain. London

King Sardanapal and his court, Raphaël Sadeler (I), after Joos van Winghe, 1589 print King Sardanapal of Assyria in the midst of his court. Sardanapal is sitting on a throne and wears women's clothing. A naked woman sits on his lap and shows him a mirror. Another woman combs his hair. On the left a free pair. In the background, a couple of love operate in public. In a glimpse on the left in the background the fate of Sardanapal: his palace goes up in flames. Cologne paper engraving male persons from classical history (SARDANAPOLUS) - non-aggressive activities of person from classical history. death of Sardanapalus: before burning himself in his palace with all his treasures, he has his harem and his horses killed

Allegory of nature, Cornelis Huyberts, Frederick Ruysch, Janssonius van Waesberge, 1710.

Voyages and Travels to Guinea, Benin, Congo and Angola, description of Loango, historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century template, Record Date Not Stated,

A king presents his son, left part, Arnold van Westerhout, after Ciro Ferri, After Pietro Locatelli, 1665 - 1725 print Company under the gallery of a palace. The king points to his son. Three soldiers watch. The show is caught in an architectural frame, awarded a tympanum. Wisdom blows the trumpet. At the bottom of an empty cartouche. Italy paper etching / engraving Wisdom; 'Sapienza', 'Sapienza humana', 'Sapienza vera' (Ripa). palace - AA - civic architecture: inside. election, choice of a ruler

The Spanish Heidin Preciosa, Jacob Folkema, 1702 - 1767 print The Spanish Heidin Preciosa stands for a richly dressed man. A woman bares a breast of preciosa. Behind this three, an older woman steals jewelery from a box that is on the table in front of her. "Heiden" was a contemporary name for Roma. paper etching hand uncovering the chest. whore, prostitute. wandering communities: Romani or Roma. Preciosa

Judgment of Solomon (right part), Jean Dughet (attributed to), after Nicolas Poussin, 1625 - 1677 print paper etching / engraving Solomon gives verdict; he commands a soldier to divide the living child in two

. At the Skaeic gate of Troje, Hector said goodbye to his wife Andromache and his young son Astyanax. However, the child reflects his platformed helmet and clip at his minus. In the margin a caption in French.

Title page of 'Complete Nederduitsch and Fransch Dictionary' with Father Time and two writing women in the foreground. On the left a number of busts and on the ground many books., Title page of 'Complete Nederduitsch and Fransch Woordenboek', print maker: Gideon Quineau, (mentioned on object), Netherlands, 1717, paper, engraving, h 220 mm × w 169 mm

Amsterdam, Hooghe, Romeyn de, The church and pride stir up unrest, The church and pride stir up intrigue and unrest. The Roman Catholic church incites the bishops of Münster, Cologne and Strasbourg and Wilhelm Egon von Fürstenberg to war. In the center, the imagination of the pride of the French king Louis XIV who has more crowns on his head than he can bear. On the right, the prosperity of the Republic is viewed with envy. In the background Catholics are forging bishops' staffs into weapons, on the right the ties around the world are being loosened., print, propagandist print, prints, height 230 mm, width 347 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1645-09-10 - 1708-06-15, print maker, printmaker, 1674 - 1674, third quarter 17th century, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after own design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

. The daughters of Lycomedes are bent over a coffin with jewelry while Achilles, disguised as a woman, pulls his sword. Achilles is grabbed by his arm by two men. In the foreground an arrow and bow. In the background two figures on a staircase. In the middle of: 9. Ninth print from a series of fourteen with scenes from the life of Achilles.

Abraham Zendt Hagar Weg, Charles Macé (Attributed To), After Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, 1641 - 1665 print print maker: Francepublisher: Paris paper etching / engraving Abraham and Hagar (Genesis 16)

Ruth en Naomi, 1720 - 1728 print Ruth and Naomi. Under the show is the title in six languages. print maker: Amsterdampublisher: The Hague paper engraving Elimelech, Naomi and their Sons Mahlon and Chilion, in Moab (Ruth 1: 1-5)

Martyrdom of Saint Laurent (Dutuit 36 __p. 123) Pierre-Paul Rubens. Martyrdom of Saint Laurent (Dutuit 36 __p. 123). Burin, 1st half of the seventeenth century. Museum of Fine Arts of the city of Paris, small palace.

Man door vrouw met dolk neergestoken; Adéla, treurspel.On the ground is a man who has just stipulated, beside him is a dagger on the floor. The woman who stabbed him is grabbed by a man from behind. People watch in the background. This print is made for "Adéla, Gravinne of Ponthieu" (1762) from Henri Jean Roullaud.

Rhetoric (Welsprekendheid), Cornelis Cort, after frans flower (1), 1565 print Rhetorica sits on a chair and listens to the speech of a young man sitting behind her. An older man looks over the young man's shoulder at his concept. Through the window you can see the square in front of the building where a grandstand is built. Rhetorica holds a caduceus in her hand. paper engraving Rhetoric ',' eloquence '(~ trivium); "Rettorica '(Ripa)

Title Page Design with the Triumph of the Art Painting. Draughtsman: Bernard Picart (mentioned on object). Dating: c. 1725. Measurements: h 220 mm × w 164 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Alcmene giving birth to Hercules surrounded by attendants: in the background a woman is hitting another over the head with a stone. Line engraving by F. Bouttats the younger.

Alexander the Great as judge, 1606 Alexander the Great is sitting on his throne in a round court. By keeping his left hand closed with his left hand, he hears nothing but the testimony of the person on his right side. The other ear then remains Firs and unbiased for the other party when it is speaking. Under the performance two four -line verses in Latin. The print is part of an album. Amsterdam paper engraving Alexander the Great is sitting on his throne in a round court. By keeping his left hand closed with his left hand, he hears nothing but the testimony of the person on his right side. The other ear then remains Firs and unbiased for the other party when it is speaking. Under the performance two four -line verses in Latin. The print is part of an album. Amsterdam paper engraving

Departure of Aeneas. Anna, Dido's sister, begs aeneas not to go. Two women hold a box. A soldier is located at Aeneas. A classic building behind them. In the background the crew prepares the ship before departure. This print is part of an album.

Alexander the Great Seated in Justice, 1606, Thronus Iustitiae (Plate 10), engraving on laid paper, sheet: 29.9 x 37 cm (11 3/4 x 14 9/16 in.) (trimmed to plate mark), Hollstein, no. 59, State only, Willem van Swanenburgh (artist) Dutch, 1580 - 1612, Joachim Anthonisz Wtewael (artist after) Dutch, c. 1566 - 1638, Christoffel van Sichem I (publisher) Dutch, 1546 - 1624

Jacques Callot, Grand Duchess at the Procession of the Young Girls, c 1614 Grand Duchess at the Procession of the Young Girls

Dominicus van Wynen drawing of Psyches parents consulting the Apollo oracle at Miletus, executed with brown pen, reddish wash, and graphite pencil.

Plague of ulcers.

Achilles and the daughters of Lycomedes, Frans van den Wijngaerde, after Anthony Van Dyck, 1636 - 1679 print The daughters of Lycomedes are bent over a basket with jewelry while Achilles, disguised as a woman, pulls his sword. Achilles is grabbed by two men, his shield and a spear at his feet. In the margin a six -line caption, in two columns, in Latin. Antwerp paper engraving / etching Achilles discovered among the daughters of Lycomedes, i.e. Achilles on Scyros: when presents are brought Achilles snatches up the weapons and thus betrays his identity

Elliger, Ottmar, Folkema, Jacob, Eleonora of England dancing with bare breasts at a party, recto - manuscript in brown ink, Reinoud of Gelre was married to Eleonora, the sister of King Edward III of England. Their marriage was not a good one and Reinoud spread the rumour that Eleonora was a leper. Eleonora appeared at a party of Reinoud at the Barbarossa castle and bared her breasts in the presence of all the guests. In doing so she managed to refute the words of her husband. The scene shows the dancing Eleonora in a room filled with male guests., print, engraving, book illustration, prints, engravings, verso - stamped, Reynoût and Ellonora, height 153 mm, width 190 mm, Dutch, 1692 - 1767, print maker, printmaker, 1722 - 1722, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception

Cartoon at the theater, approx. 1685. Cartoon of Joan Poultager maid management and Govert Bidloo, who were reasons from 1679 to 1681, and from 1681 to 1687 tenants of the Amsterdamse Schouwburg were. In the middle, plummer with a spring on his head, a jar drink in his hand and a winch under his arm. For him a servant with a pie in the form of a deer. To the right of him a grayish that takes a stick towards him. Left in the foreground A sad personification of the Amsterdamse Schouwburg with a Bijenkorf in her hand, to the left of her the muse melpomene. Right in the foreground, a deceased man (possibly possibly the Pieter de la Croix) is deprived of his clatter by a man with a beret on his head and a money case under his arm (probably Bidloo). Public with donkey ears on runs through the lapsed bow to the theater but is chased by Apollo. Apollo stands for a gate with the left, from top to bottom, the portraits of Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Joost van den Vondel and Gerbrand Adriaensz. Br

Artemisia receives urn with ashes from her deceased husband Mausolus, Anonymous, After Nicolaes Pietersz Berchem, 1630 - 1683 print A kneeling man offers Artemisia an urn in which she is shocked. In the background is the mausoleum in Halicarnassus that she had built in memory of her husband. Netherlands paper etching suffering, misfortune of Artemisia

Love garden (right page). Right sheet of a print on two loose sheets. A love garden with a young man a young woman embracing and in the middle a seated young man next to a kneeling young woman. Her head supporting her left hand and her right hand lying on the knee of the young man.

David is instructed to kill the man who gave Saul the genade, Abraham de Blois, after Bernard Picart, 1728 print David is instructed to kill the man who gave Saul the genade. As a messenger of the battlefield, this man brings the headband and bracelet of Saul. Under the show is the title in six different languages. print maker: Amsterdampublisher: The Hague paper engraving the messenger who brought David the message of Saul's death is put to death by one of David's soldiers

Display of the desired freedom, 1648; Desired Vryheydt; Allegories on the Peace of Munster; The six shows that opened on the Schouburg (...) are den 23 Iunij 1648. Display of the desired freedom. Part of the impressions raised on June 23, 1648 at the Schouwburg in Amsterdam following the conclusion of the Munster peace. The second performance shows the personification of freedom sitting on a pedestal, in the air the fame. In the caption a verse of 4 lines in Dutch.

. The court of the German emperor. The emperor stands for a canon and takes off his richly decorated hat.

Bandinelli, Baccio, Italy, Veneziano, Agostino, Camillus arrives at the Gauls, verso - stamped, Camillus arrives on horseback at the Gauls, where Brennus has just thrown his sword on the scales. On the right a table with scales filled with gold coins. In the bottom margin a four-line text in Latin., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 221 mm, width 219 mm, Italian, 1490 - 1536, print maker, prentmaker, 1531 - 1531, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1493 - 1560-02-07

The death of Virginia. Draughtsman: Vincenzo Camuccini. Dating: c. 1786 - before 1844. Measurements: h 560 mm × w 990 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Reinoud II van Brederode, the bishop of Utrecht the knightline of the Golden Fleece was filtered, 1470; Reinoud Iie Agtieth Lord of Brederode, by the Utrechtsche Bisschop, David van Burgundeen, the knighthood of 't Gulden Vlies. Reinoud II of Brederode, the bishop of Utrecht David van Burgundy is filtered the knighthood of the Golden Fleece, due to the (false) accusation that he would have a stop to Charles de Stoute, 1470.

Liberation of Phineus, Arnoud van Halen, After Simon Vouet, 1683 - 1732 print The blind Phineus, king of Thracia, is robbed by the harpies of his meal and taught with their excrement. Upon their arrival on the island, the brothers Calaïs and Zetes chase the harpijen. Amsterdam paper engraving Calais and Zetes chase away the Harpies that plagued Phineus

Lucia protrudes her eyes, Zacharias Dolendo, after Jacques de Gheyn (II), After 1615 - Before c. 1652 print Lucretia is standing next to the bed in her bedroom. She was raped by Sixtus the son of the Tiran Tarquinius. Out of shame she sticks out her eyes. A servant rushes towards her to stop her. Page from a book with text on the verso. print maker: Leidenafter design by: Leidenpublisher: Amsterdam paper engraving suffering, misfortune of Lucretia - apotheosis, deification of person from classical history. death of Lucretia: she commits suicide by stabbing herself

Man deposits money for a sculpture of voosity; The images-service.

Marcus Licinius Crassus leaves Rome. At the city gate Pompeius casts wine into a bowl with fire and at the same time speaks a curse over Marcus Licinius Crassus.

Godolia murdered by Ismaël, Jan Luyken, 1704 print Amsterdam paper etching / letterpress printing Gedaliah is killed while eating with Ishmael and his men (Jeremiah 41:1-2)

The Marriage of Maximilian of Austria with Mary of Burgundy Artist's working dates 1626-1669 Holland. Etching on tan laid paper . Theodoor van Thulden

Stultitiam patiuntur opes (Wealth permits Stupidity), or, Allegory of Wealth, Lust, and Stupidity, 1588. Raphael Sadeler (Flemish, 1560/61-1628/32), after Joos Van Winghe (Flemish, 1544-1603). Engraving; sheet: 31.4 x 37.1 cm (12 3/8 x 14 5/8 in.); image: 29.2 x 35.8 cm (11 1/2 x 14 1/8 in.). In this pointed visual allegory, a king who personifies wealth counts his money at a table while a jester places a fools hat over his head. His female counterpart, distracted by her aged reflection in a mirror, displays her vanity in her luxurious clothing, lap dog, and hangers-on: flattery fans her, and stupidity, with a boars head, serves her food and drink. Such allegories were meant to both entertain while cautioning the viewer to question their own relationship to wealth.

Achilles immersed in the water of the Styx, Pietro Testa, 1648 print In the foreground, Thetis de Jonge Achilles keeps above a vase. Achilles was immersed in water from the Styx river to make him immortal. On the left the naked thetis with river goddesses. In the background Thetis that Achilles hands over to the Centaur Chiron. paper etching Thetis dips Achilles in the Styx

Paul Before Felix February 5, 1752 William Hogarth British. Paul Before Felix 404786

England national seal is broken in the Hogerhuis, 1646, Caspar Luyken (attributed to), 1701 print Frankfurt am Main paper etching / letterpress printing seal (as symbol of the state, etc.) Houses of Parliament

Simson destroys the temple of the Philistines, Caspar Luyken, 1712 print Amsterdam paper etching Samson breaks the pillars; the temple of Dagon collapses, killing all that are in it

"Copper engraving by Aegidius Sadeler the Younger from 1590-1629 depicting Minerva introducing painting to the free arts, showing figures, attributes, and allegorical composition."

Jupiter and the Olympic gods around a table, Anonymous, After Johann Friedrich Greuter, After Pietro da Cortona, After 1633 print View in a temple with Jupiter and the Olympic gods dining at a large table. Winged figures bring jugs with drinks and scales with food. print maker: Italyafter print by: Italyafter drawing by: Vaticaanstadpublisher: Rome paper engraving the Olympian gods together: Jupiter, Juno, Neptune, Ceres, Apollo, Diana, Mars, Venus, Mercury, Minerva, Vulcan, Vesta (or Bacchus). celebration meal, feast, banquet. banquets, feasts of the gods (indoors)

Allegorie with the Amsterdam city virgin, Reinier Vinkeles (I), After Cornelis Ploos van Amstel, 1751 - 1816 print The Amsterdam -crowned Stedensmaag is on a throne surrounded with allegorical figures. Next to her is a female figure with the all -seeing eye on a staff, behind the throne is caution with mirror and snake. On the left in the foreground historiography with a writing spring and a history book in her hands. In the background the town hall on Dam Square and statues of two river gods, the Amstel and the IJ. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving the all-seeing eye, triangle with eye ~ symbol of God the Father. Prudence, 'Prudentia'; 'Prudenza' (Ripa) ~ one of the Four Cardinal Virtues. personification of a city, town-patron(ess). 'Historia'; 'Historia' (Ripa) Town hall. Amsterdam

Martelares led to the stake, Jean Charles Baquoy, 1773 print France paper engraving violent death by burning at the stake; pyre. martyr(s) taken before a heathen ruler, and refusing to worship idols - QQ - female martyr

Plate 3: Psyche's two sisters are married to kings, from 'The Fable of Psyche' 1530-60 Master of the Die Italian. Plate 3: Psyche's two sisters are married to kings, from 'The Fable of Psyche' 396195

Decapitation of Johannes de Boper, Dietrich Krüger, after Andrea del Sarto, 1617 print paper engraving the beheading of John the Baptist. Salome is given the head of John the Baptist by the executioner

Victory of Charles V - Handing over of the keys. Engraving. 16th century (1547). Madrid, National Library. Author: MAERTEN VAN HEEMSKERCK (1498-1574). Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN. CARLOS V (CARLOS I). Charles I (V of the Holly Roman Empire).

Brave act by the counselor Crassus, Simon Fokke, c. 1722 - c. 1784 drawing Design for a print. paper. ink pen / brush male persons from classical history (CRASSUS) - representations to which the NAME of a person from classical history may be attached

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