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

The Roman of Fox: 16 - The cat caught at the lace is abused by the inhabitants of the house (Bartsch 16) ALLART VAN EVERDINGEN (1621-1675). The Roman of Fox: 16 - The cat caught at the lace is abused by the inhabitants of the house (Bartsch 16). Water-strong on paper, 1650-1655. Museum of Fine Arts of the city of Paris, small palace.

Empedocle recevant les honneurs divins, from Actualites. Artist: Honoré Daumier, French, 1808-1879

Socrates dictates his will, 1800 print In a stone vault, Socrates, in the midst of a group of students, sits on a couch, spread the arms, the poison cup in the left hand. One of his students writes down his words. paper etching death of Socrates: in prison, surrounded by his grieving disciples, he calmly drinks the cup of poison after having made a libation to the gods

Profet Jeremiah, Giorgio Ghisi, after Michelangelo, 1530 - 1582 print A lunet with the prophet Jeremiah and naked figures. Print Maker: ItalyAfter Design by: Vatican City paper engraving prophets (after the Babylonian Captivity). the book of Jeremiah

Plate 21: Emperor Charles V being offered the keys of Saxony and Hesse; from Guillielmus Becanus's 'Serenissimi Principis Ferdinandi, Hispaniarum Infantis...' 1636 Anton van der Does On January 28, 1635, the city of Ghent celebrated the entry of Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Spain, the recently appointed governor of the Southern Netherlands. A group of Flemish artists were commissioned to create paintings for the decoration of two triumphal arches erected in the city's main square for the occasion. Though the majority of these canvases are now lost, the engravings in Guillielmus Becanus's 'Serenissimi Principis Ferdinandi, Hispaniarum Infantis, S.R.E. Cardinalis, Triumphalis Introitus in Flandriae Metropolim Gandavum', Antwerp 1636, illustrate what the series looked like. The Metropolitan Museum of Art owns 34 plates from the set of 42.. Plate 21: Emperor Charles V being offered the keys of Saxony and Hesse; from Guillielmus Becanus's 'Serenissimi Principis Ferdinandi, Hispaniarum In

Mercury and Herse. Artist: After Laurent de La Hyre (French, Paris 1606-1656 Paris); François Jourd'heuil (French, Poitiers 1759-1781 Paris). Dimensions: Sheet: 19 15/16 x 15 11/16 in. (50.7 x 39.8 cm). Date: n.d.. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The return of the prodigal son, shown embracing his son, from a series of four prints ca. 1645 Pietro Testa Italian. The return of the prodigal son, shown embracing his son, from a series of four prints. The Prodigal Son. Pietro Testa (Italian, Lucca 1612-1650 Rome). ca. 1645. Etching. Prints

Etching by Teresa del Po depicting the Visitation, showing Mary and Elizabeth meeting, created between 1670 and 1716.

Illustration for the Decamerone of Boccaccio, Romeyn de Hooghe, 1697 print Illustration for the Decamerone of Boccaccio, History LXIII. A woman points her husband to Brother Renaut, who lies with their child in his hands on a couch. Netherlands paper etching (scenes from) specific works of literature: Boccaccio, Decamerone

Chalk drawing by Lorenzo Baldissera Tiepolo depicting Saint Patrick of Ireland healing a sick person, showing figures, gestures, and religious symbolism.

Alcove with variant for right half; Alkoven. On the left are two figures on the right.

Vignette Roman soldiers Pelicier

. Interior of a house. A richly dressed man has money to count on a table. Two men stand for the table and ask money. Next to the table a cash box.

Paris, Gravelot, Hubert François, unknown, Boubers, N. de, La Femme comme il y en a peu, Woman must choose between two men, verso - stamped, Illustration for the story 'La Femme comme il y en a peu' from JF Marmontel's collection of short stories 'Contes moreaux'. A young woman is talking to two men. One man is sitting on a chair, the other is standing in front of her in the room. The woman points her finger at the standing man., print, book illustration, prints, height 150 mm, width 85 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1765 - 1780, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, French, 1699-03-26 - 1773-04-19

King Romulus and his twelve guards and one hundred senators; Legibus Urbi Datis (...) POSTEA DICTI; Life of Romulus and Remus. View in a palace with Romulus on its throne. In addition to him, his bodyguards are spears. For Romulus, the senators have chosen are. The print is part of an album.

Achilles and the daughters of Lycomedes, Cornelis Visscher (II), After Peter Paul Rubens, 1638 - 1658 print The daughters of King Lycomedus are around a basket with valuables. Together with a few men, they look surprised at the Achilles dressed as a woman who betrays his true identity by pulling his weapon. paper engraving 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

The widow of Sarefat fills the wonderful jug with oil.

Mentor offers Idomeneus an olive branch, Jacob Folkema, After Louis Fabritius Dubourg, 1703 - 1767 print Surrounded by soldiers, the unarmed mentor Idomeneus offers an olive branch. Illustration made with a story from "Adventures of Telemachus", written by François de Fénélon. paper etching (story of) Telemachus

Arts presenting book to crowned woman; Title page for: Antonius Thysius, Justus Lipsius and Georg Fabricius, Roma Illustrata, S.A .. Four female personifications of the arts with a capital, a bust, a painting palette and measuring instruments present a book to a woman with crown and scepter right. Behind her is a woman with a laurel wreath and cornucopia. In the background the triumphal arch on the Place de la Nation and the eastern façade of the Louvre in Paris, both designed by Claude Perrault. The print is a copy to the title page for Les Dix Livres d'Architecture de Vitruve (1673) from Perrault.

Man surrounded by his Harem, Jacob Folkema, 1724 - 1726 print In an Eastern departure, a man is in the company of elegant dressed women who talk, eat, drink and make music. The man is in the middle of the departure hand in hand with one of his Haremvrouwen. In the margin there is a two -way caption in Dutch. Print on top left marked: B.B.B. paper etching harem

. Landscape with four dancing women who personalize the pleasure, wealth, poverty and labor. LEFT FOOTH TIME DOES THE LIER and a putto with an hourglass. On the right a Januskop and a putto that blows bubbles. To heaven Apollo in the solar car, continued by four horses, and preceded by Aurora. In the margin a six-line caption in French.

Quid vis Esther regine.... Agrizzi, Benedetto, active 19th century. 1801 - 1835. Pinelli, Bartolomeo, 1781-1835. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Simson and Delila. The hairs of Simson are cut by a Philistine, while he lies to sleep in Delila's lap. Soldiers are ready in the doorway to capture Simson after his hair will have disappeared with his hair.

Minerva protects the innocence against the temptation, Johannes Glauber, 1656 - 1726

Judit stands in the marketplace of Betunia and shows the head of army captain Holofernes to the people. Achior thanks her on his knees, Judit shows the head of Holofernes to the people History of Judit and Holofernes , print maker: Philips Galle, Maarten van Heemskerck, (mentioned on object), Hadrianus Junius, Haarlem, 1564, paper, engraving, brush, h 205 mm × w 248 mm

Saint Peter Nolasque 1627 Claude Mellan French. Saint Peter Nolasque 392557

Torture death of the seven sons of Solomonia, Jan Luyken, 1712 print Amsterdam paper etching the martyrdom of the seven Maccabean brothers and their mother under Antiochus IV Epiphanes (2 Maccabees 7)

Antwerp, Cock, Hieronymus, Heemskerck, Maarten van, Haarlem, Galle, Philips, History of Peter and John, Peter and John before the high priest, verso - stamped, Peter and John are brought before the court, consisting of the high priest, scribes and elders., print, prints, height 205 mm, width 250 mm, Southern Netherlands, 1537 - 1612-03-29, print maker, printmaker, 1558 - 1558, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Northern Netherlands, 1498 - 1574, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1518 - 1570-03-10, publisher

Allegory of the Government of a Childish King 1588 Jacques de Gheyn II Netherlandish. Allegory of the Government of a Childish King 397369

Title print with wife with mirror in hand and children playing at her feet, Jan Luyken, 1659 - 1712 print paper etching mirror

The Return of Ulysses. After Theodor van Thulden (Dutch, 1606-1669); after Francesco Primaticcio (Italian, 1504-1570). Date: 1633-1669. Dimensions: 198 x 253 mm. Pen and brown ink with brush and gray wash, over traces of black chalk, on ivory laid paper. Origin: Holland. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA. Author: Theodoor van Thulden.

The murder of mayor Beernt Proys in his bed, in Utrecht, 1425, Jacobus Buys, 1789 - 1791, Mayor Beernt Proys in Utrecht, lying in his bed murdered, 1425. Design for a print., draughtsman: Jacobus Buys, 1789 - 1791, paper, pen, brush, h 150 mm × w 90 mm

Saint Paul. Engraving after W. Hogarth.

GAIUS JULIUS CAESAR AUGUSTUS (originally Gaius Octavius, also known as Octavianus) First Roman Emperor, depicted here being recognised as ruler of the world Date: 63 BC - 14 AD

Leopold II in the circle of his family at the arrival of the Sicilian majesties in Vienna Leopold II, Ferdinand I von Naples, Albert II of Saxony-Teschen and Anton von Saxony with husbands and various archdains, Unknown

Mayor Joost Buyck caught letters about hiring soldiers against those of the new religion, 1567, 1786 - 1792 print Mayor Joost Buyck is caught with letters in his coat about hiring soldiers to act against the Calvinsten, February 25, 1567. Netherlands paper etching Amsterdam

The State States of Hungary called by Queen Maria Theresia against Haaren Enemies, Reinier Vinkeles (I), After Christian Bernhard Rode, 1751 - 1816 print Amsterdam paper etching / engraving

Frederik Hendrik's deathbed, 1647, 1756 - 1758 print Death of Frederik Hendrik, March 14, 1647. Stadholder Frederik Hendrik on his deathbed with Amalia van Solms and Prince Willem by his side at the Voeteneinde. On the wall a painting of a prince. Marked at the top right: bl. 90. Northern Netherlands paper etching deathbed

Ludwig XV., King of France.

Christ heals a blind man. Draughtsman: Lambert Lombard. Dating: 1515 - 1566. Measurements: h 243 mm × w 370 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Amsterdam, Mortier, Pieter (I), Luyken, Jan, Haarlem, Four representations from the New Testament, verso center bottom - stamped, Four representations on a sheet. Top left the death of Herod Agrippa. Top right the seven wise and the seven foolish virgins. Bottom left, the inhabitants of Lystra want to sacrifice cattle to Paul and Barnabas. Bottom right the healing of a cripple in Lystra., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 218 mm, width 315 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1649-04-16 - 1712-04-05, print maker, prentmaker, 1703 - 1703, paper, papier, etching, etsen, Work conception, after print by, Publication (Event), Publication, Frans, 1661 - 1711, publisher

Gabriel Jacques de Saint Aubin, The Death of Tancred, 1760 The Death of Tancred

Saint Paul Escapes from Damascus. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Philip Galle after Maerten van Heemskerck.

Mary Magdalen Annointing the Feet of Christ. Artist: Raffaellino da Reggio (Raffaello Motta) (Italian, Reggio Emilia ca. 1550-1578 Rome) or copy after. Dimensions: 8-1/16 x 9-3/4 in. (20.4 x 24.8 cm). Date: 1570-1573. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Title page of Atlas van Amsterdam, 3rd part.Images of Statuen and Load van't't Stadt Huijs der Stad Amsterdam.

Rome, unknown, Barocci, Federico, Turpin, Jean, Visitation, verso - stamped, print, prints, height 409 mm, width 286 mm, French, 1561 - 1626, print maker, printmaker, 1594 - 1594, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), stipple work, Italian, 1528 - 1612-09-30, after, after painting by, granter of privilege

King Lear Casting Out His Daughter Cordelia (Shakespeare, King Lear, Act 1, Scene 1) first published 1792; reissued 1852 Richard Earlom British Fuseli's image evokes a scene at the start of King Lear where the elderly king divests himself of power and orders his daughters-Goneril, Regan, and Cordelia-to declare their devotion in return for a portion of the kingdom. The latter's refusal to flatter a father she truly loves results in her banishment. Earlom's choice of stipple allows the varying expressions of numerous participants to be distinguished. The work was conceived for John Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery, launched in 1786 as a publishing-cum-exhibition scheme that included a new illustrated edition of the plays, sets of large and small engravings, and a gallery on London's Pall Mall. The latter opened in 1789 with thirty-four paintings and contained about one hundred and seventy works the time Boydell went bankrupt and auctioned the contents in 1805-his print sales plummeted when

Etching titled 'Le Plafond de S. Domenico Maggiore' by Francesco Solimena, created between 1710 and 1780. The image includes roulette and etching techniques. The plate mark measures 12 3/8 x 9 3/16 inches (31.5 x 23.4 cm), matching the dimensions of the cream laid paper on which it is printed

Antwerp, Cock, Hieronymus, Heemskerck, Maarten van, Cort, Cornelis, Netherlands, Story of Tobias, Tobias throws the entrails of the fish into the fire, recto top right - handwritten in brown ink, Tobias throws the entrails of the fish into the fire to drive the demon out of Sarah. Behind him, the archangel Raphael looks on. In the background, Tobias and Sarah pray at the beginning of their wedding night. In the background on the left, a man, led by Raguel, digs a grave intended for Tobias. At the bottom in the margin a one-line caption in Latin from Tobit 8., print, prints, verso bottom center - stamped, 27, height 200 mm, width 243 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1556 - 1556, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Northern Netherlands, 1533 - 1578, Work conception, 1498 - 1574, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, Southern Netherlands, 1518 - 1570-03-10, publisher

Wszyscy Święci w MNK Corte 043 1578), Zucari and Taddeo (1529 1566)

Raymont, Daniel, Sadeler, Johann (I), Vos, Maerten de, Antwerp, Saint Cecilia and an angel playing the organ, verso lower left - stamped, Saint Cecilia sits with her hands crossed in front of her chest in a room. Opposite her is an angel playing the organ. A second angel operates the bellows of the instrument. Between them is a music stand (in the shape of a pelican pecking its chest) with a book containing musical notation of the 5-part motet 'Fiat cor meum...' by Daniel Raymundi. In the doorway, back left, Valerianus., print, picture motet, prints, height 215 mm, width 274 mm, South Netherlandish, 1550 - 1600-08, print maker, printmaker, 1560 - 1586, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1532 - 1603-12-04, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, 1558 - 1634, writer, composer

A fortune-teller with a child on her back reads the hand of a lady on a platform, fortune-teller with child reads the hand of a lady, draughtsman: Nicolaas Verkolje, 1693 - 1695, paper, brush, h 174 mm × w 152 mm

The Wolf Rings the Bells of a Convent from Hendrick van Alcmar's Renard The Fox. Artist: Allart van Everdingen (Dutch, Alkmaar 1621-1675 Amsterdam). Dimensions: Plate: 3 3/4 × 4 1/2 in. (9.5 × 11.4 cm)Sheet: 4 in. × 4 3/4 in. (10.2 × 12.1 cm). Date: 1650-75. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Illustration for 'Lang's Almanac for 1799'. Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki (Germany, Danzig, 1726-1801). Germany, circa 1797. Prints; etchings. Etching

Weigel, Christoph, Amsterdam, Luyken, Jan, Cornelius kneels before the angel sent to him, verso - stamped, print, prent, prints, height 251 mm, width 198 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1649-04-16 - 1712-04-05, print maker, printmaker, 1708 - 1708, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Publication (Event), Publication, German, 1654-11-09 - 1725-02-05, publisher

Verwijk, Purple tile tableau, Jefta and his daughter, tile picture material ceramics pottery glaze wood, baked 2x glazed painted Eight tall seven wide Aalmis Aelmis bible Old Testament Jefta religion

Dubourg, Louis Fabritius, Folkema, Jacob, Adventures of Telemachus, Telemachus and Nestor embracing, verso - stamped, Surrounded by bystanders, Telemachus and Nestor embrace. On the left is Telemachus' horse and in the foreground his armor is held by a boy. Illustration made for a story from 'Adventures of Telemachus', written by François de Fénélon., print, prent, prints, enten, height 237 mm, width 183 mm, Dutch, 1692 - 1767, print maker, prentmaker, 1732 - 1732, paper, papier, etching, etsen, Work conception, 1693 - 1775-09-16

Umbria Terni Narni S. Giovenale, Cathedral62. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Architectural sculpture, cosmati pavement, wall painting, mosaic (12th century). Post-medieval: 1982 & 1986 photos Architecture, architectural sculpture (17th century); painting, frescoes (17-18th century); sculpture, tombstones (16-18th century); metalwork, processional cross, candlestick, reliquary, chalice (16-17th century) General Notes: Site comprises two separate photo campaigns. Bibliographic material sent, now in Center Library 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,

. Goignies, released at the request of Mondragon, receives a degen, 1578 from orange. This print is part of a series of 24 prints with scenes from the life of Prince Willem I, 1568-1584 and is an illustration at the twentieth singing.

Storming a Banditti Stronghold. Artist: After John Hamilton Mortimer (British, Eastbourne 1740-1779 London). Artist and publisher: Etched and published by Robert Blyth (British, ca. 1750-1784). Dimensions: Sheet: 10 1/2 x 12 1/16 in. (26.7 x 30.7 cm). Date: May 1, 1782. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Wszyscy Święci w MNK Wenzel, Giovanni (1791 1880), Bigioli, Filippo (1798 1878)

Plate 27: The female personification of Fortitude, holding a pillar and stroking a lion; from the 'Galeria nel Palazzo Farnese in Roma ... dipinta da Annibale Caracci' 1657 Carlo Cesi Oval plate.. Plate 27: The female personification of Fortitude, holding a pillar and stroking a lion; from the 'Galeria nel Palazzo Farnese in Roma ... dipinta da Annibale Caracci'. Carlo Cesi (Italian, Antrodoco ca. 1622-1682 Rieti). 1657. Etching. François Collignon (French, Nancy ca. 1610-1687 Rome)

Amsterdam, Visscher, Claes Jansz. (II), Francken, Ambrosius (I), Collaert, Hans (I), Theatrum Biblicum Hoc Est Historiae Sacrae Veteris et Novi Testamenti Tabulis Aeneis Expressae, History of Jerobeam and Rehoboam, Rehoboam consults the elders and the young men, King Rehoboam consults the elders who had assisted his father Solomon, after the Israelites asked him to lighten their yoke. The elders advise him to be benevolent to the people, but Rehoboam ignores their advice. On the left in the background he then consults the young men with whom he grew up. They advise him not to comply with the people's request and to make their yoke heavier. Below the representation a reference in Latin to the Bible text in 1 Kings 12:6. This print is part of an album., print, album page, prints, height 208 mm, width 293 mm, South Netherlands (before 1775), 1540 - 1581, print maker, 1579 - 1579, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1544 - 1618-10-16, after a design by, Publica

Kindermoord Te Betlehem, Marco Dente, After Baccio Bandinelli, 1427 - 1527 print View of a palace of a palace where desperate mothers try to protect their children against the soldiers of Herod. In the foreground three women mourning the dead bodies of their children. Italy paper engraving the massacre ot the innocents; sometimes Herod looking on

Vorstin turns a bowl of food over her husband's head, Jan Luyken, 1693 print Amsterdam paper etching serving-dish, platter. ruler, sovereign

Nova Nupta in Geniali Thalamo.. Sandrart, Susanna Maria von, 1658-1716. Prints. 1683. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Female nude in art

Wapenschild van familie Slicher, omringd door vier allegorische figuren.Landscape with the coat of arms of the lichener family on a needle. On the left side Divine love, a woman's figure with a rowing man and three putti accompanied by a dog. On the right caution, history and a lion. On verso an assignment in letterpress in Dutch.

Artist: Georges Lallemand, French, ca. 1580-1636, The Beheading of St. John theBaptist, ca.1625, Etching, 21.4 × 29.5 cm (8 7/16 × 11 5/8in.), French, 17thcentury, Works on Paper -Prints

Drawing by François Verdier showing a coronation, executed in black chalk with gray wash and white highlights, with black chalk lines along all edges, dated 1690-1700.

Medicine's personification with an escula monkey in her hand in conversation with the goddess of wisdom and science Minerva. They are surrounded by putti and left pots with anatomical preparations on strong water.

Three figures in a garden, Reinier Vinkeles (I), 1765 print Two women and a man in a garden. They view the leaves of a plant or a tree. Insects fly around them. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving insects. garden. index finger forwards, pointing, indicating

Figures around a statue of the Minerva as Roma. Draughtsman: Jan Goeree. Dating: 1680 - 1731. Measurements: h 173 mm × w 104 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Ecce Homo, pl. 12 from the series Passio, Mors, et Resurrectio, Dn. Nostri Iesu Christi (The Passion, Death, and Resurrection ofChrist). Engraver: Jan Collaert II, Flemish, ca. 1561-ca. 1620 After: Stradanus (Jan van der Straet), Flemish, 1523-1605 Publisher: Philip Galle, Flemish, 1537-1612

King Charles VIII of France with the Dying Gian Galeazzo Sforza at Pavia 1775-1860 Pelagio Palagi Italian. King Charles VIII of France with the Dying Gian Galeazzo Sforza at Pavia 340404

Decapitation of John the Baptist, 1661 Zwolle paper. chalk. ink brush Zwolle paper. chalk. ink brush

Solomo's idolatry; About the power of women. King Salomon is sitting on his throne surrounded by a group of elegantly dressed women. One of them plays the lute. Another woman holds him an idol. A temple for an idol picture is being built in the background

Amsterdam, Luyken, Jan, Captured Paulus is led into Rome by Roman soldiers, recto - manuscript in brown ink, print, prints, verso - stamped, 146, height 117 mm, width 155 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1649-04-16 - 1712-04-05, print maker, printmaker, 1712 - 1712, paper, papier, etching

Sabijnse Virgin Roof, Pieter Franciscus Martenasie, after Peter Paul Rubens, 1769 print Romulus, on the left under a canopy, instructs the daughters of the Sabines to rob. Antwerp paper etching / engraving rape of the Sabine women: they are carried off by Romulus and his men during a feast

The liberation Petri from the prison

Italy, Romano, Giulio, Mantuana, Diana, Generosity of Scipio, verso - stamped, Scipio the Elder returns a captured virgin to her betrothed who kneels before him. Latin text in a cartouche at lower left., print, prints, height 210 mm, width 254 mm, Italian, 1547 - 1612, print maker, printmaker, 1557 - 1612, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), plate tone, 1499 - 1546-01-11, after a painting by

A Father Curses hos Ungrateful Son, 1777. Date/Period: 1777. Brush and black ink, heightened with white, on blue paper. Author: Jean-Baptiste Greuze.

Indianen dragen Columbus een hut binnen. Ontwerpen voor De Aanmerkenswaardigste (...) Zee- en Landreizen (series title). Draughtsman: Jan Goeree. Dating: 1704 - before 1727. Measurements: h 129 mm × w 178 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Woman is pointed to playing children; Title page for: Jan Luyken, 's Menchen Start, Central and End, 1712. A sitting woman with mirror refers by a woman with flame on the head (possible personification of faith) on playing children all around. Children play with hoop, marbles, pop and kite.

Solomon and Bathsheba on De Troon, Jacob Frey (i), After Domenichino, 1718 - 1719 print With caption in Latin. Rome paper engraving Bathsheba enthroned at Solomon's right hand

Lairesse, Gerard de, Moses and Aaron, verso - stamped, On the left sits Moses with the Tablets of the Law in his arms. Opposite him stands Aaron with a censer. In the background the Ark of the Covenant., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 87 mm, width 137 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1641 - 1711, print maker, prentmaker, 1698 - 1698, paper, papier, etching, etsen

Allegorie on the acceptance of Stadholdership by Prince Willem V, 1766, Antoine P. Duboulois, After Benjamin Samuel Bolomey, 1766 print Allegorie on the acceptance of the Stadholderhood by Prince Willem V at his age on 8 March 1766. The prince is led by his mentor, the Duke of Brunswijk, to the seat of Stadholder. The prince is accompanied by the piety and truth, justice, caution and the Dutch Virgin await at the throne. On the right, the angel of God drives away the discord, fanaticism and heresy. In the foreground, geniuses play with the symbols of arts and sciences. The print includes a text sheet with an explanation (see RP-P-OB-85.628A). paper engraving / etching historical persons. ruler, sovereign

Dubourg, Louis Fabritius, Folkema, Jacob, Adventures of Gargantua and Pantagruel, Panurge and the High Priestess Bakbuk, verso - stamped, In a temple Panurge, prompted by the High Priestess of the Bottle Bakbuk, asks his ritual question: what is the answer to my life's question, what is truth, what is wisdom On the left, in the background, the giant Pantagruel watches the ritual together with a group of figures., print, engraving, prints, engravings, height 204 mm, width 169 mm, Dutch, 1692 - 1767, print maker, printmaker, 1703 - 1767, paper, papier, etching, etsen, Work conception, 1693 - 1775-09-16

Christ Driving the Merchants from the Temple, from The Passion of Christ, plate 3. Artist: Grégoire Huret (French, Lyon 1606-1670 Paris). Dimensions: Sheet: 19 1/2 × 14 1/16 in. (49.5 × 35.7 cm). Series/Portfolio: The Passion of Christ. Date: 1664. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Phineus disturbs the wedding of Perseus and Andromeda, Anonymous, Jean Lepautre, 1628 - in or after 1682 print paper etching Phineus and his attendants are turned into stone

Raising of Lazurus 1544 Lambert Suavius Netherlandish. Raising of Lazurus 399287

Wszyscy Święci w MNK Cunego, Domenico (1727 1803), Umbreyras, Pierre (1699 1749)

Abdication of Peter the Great by Anonymous artist, Etching, Private Collection

Alexander de Grote has the works of Homer Safe storage, Anonymous, After Marcantonio Raimondi, After Rafaël, 1515 - 1575 print paper engraving Alexander has the books of Homer put into a chest

Dutch Virgin sitting on a lion, Jan Luyken, 1787 print The Dutch virgin is sitting on her lap with a cat on the back of a lion. De Leeuw keeps the Horse Shield of Holland among his claws. The Dutch Virgin Weert with her right hand the Personified War. At her feet lies the coat of arms of Zeeland, a lance with freedom hat leans against her shoulder. In the background a thrown prince, flanked by a soldier and a bishop. paper etching / engraving Victory. coat of arms (as symbol of the state, etc.) (+ city; municipal). symbols, allegories of war; 'Guerra' (Ripa). beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion. cat. Freedom, Liberty; 'Libertí' (Ripa) (+ symbolical representation of concept)

Vatican City, Raphael, Perino del Vaga, Italy, Bartoli, Pietro Sante, Lost paintings in the Vatican Loggia, Ego sum Joseph frater vester quem vendidistis in aegitto Nolite pavare, Joseph makes himself known to his brothers, verso - stamped, Joseph stands on a dais and addresses his brothers who are kneeling before him. Outside are donkeys and sacks of grain. Title and reference to Bible text in bottom margin., print, prints, height 85 mm, width 234 mm, Italian, 1615 - 1700-11-07, print maker, printmaker, 1645 - 1700, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1501 - 1547-10-19, after painting by, Work conception, 1483-04-07 - 1520-04-07

Paul Before Felix Luke Sullivan Irish February 5, 1752

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Two figures for a gate, Gerard de Lairesse, 1675 print Two figures stand in front of a gate in a defense wall. The figure on the left is surrounded with tools, on the right is a second figure with a compass and a building plan in his hands. paper etching gate, entrance. walls ~ fortified city. tools, implements of craftsman. tools, implements of architect. building activities (+ plan, design ~ production)

Minerva met de Muzen; Pallas in Helicone Musas invisit; Metamorphoseon sive transformationum; Metamorfosen van Ovidius.Minerva visits the muses on Mount Helicon to see the fountain of Hippocrene. Title in Latin in undermarge.

Lucius Aemilius Paullus makes feasts at Amphipolis. Draughtsman: Elias van Nijmegen. Dating: 1677 - 1755. Measurements: h 343 mm × w 245 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

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