Narrative Scenes from History

Engravings illustrating dramatic historical or biblical tales filled with emotion, depicting interactions between figures in various settings.

Bologna, Calvaert, Denys, Sabatini, Lorenzo, Italy, Carracci, Annibale, Holy Family with the Archangel Michael and the Child John the Baptist, verso - stamped, Mary sits with the Christ Child on her lap. On the right are Joseph and the child John the Baptist. On the left is the Archangel Michael standing triumphantly on a defeated devil. Michael holds a spear in one hand and a pair of scales in the other. The Christ Child reaching for the scales., print, prints, height 461 mm, width 300 mm, Italian, 1560-11-03 - 1609-07-15, print maker, printmaker, 1582 - 1582, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1530 - 1576-08-02, after, after painting by, 1540 - 1619-03-17

Ogni cosa vince l'oro ca. 1590-95 Agostino Carracci Italian. Ogni cosa vince l'oro. Lascivie. Agostino Carracci (Italian, Bologna 1557-1602 Parma). ca. 1590-95. Engraving. Prints

Man falls between two chairs, Gillis van Breen (attributed to), after Anonymous, c. 1595 - c. 1610 print A man falls between two seats. His wife tries to help him again. Imagination of the proverb "between two seats in the axis", about not being able to choose between two options. paper engraving chair. proverbs, sayings, etc.. the (difficult) choice ~ courting

Old man and a courtesane; Ogni Cosa Vince L'Oro; Lascivie. A young woman sits half on a four-poster bed and echoes an old man. This touches in its substantial money pouch. Amor is on the bed and breaks his bow in half. A dog is in front of the bed. A rebus that reads 'Ogni Cosa Vince L'Oro' in the undermarge (everything wins gold).

Bologna, Calvaert, Denys, Sabatini, Lorenzo, Italy, Carracci, Annibale, Holy Family with the Archangel Michael and the Child John the Baptist, verso - stamped, Mary sits with the Christ Child on her lap. On the right are Joseph and the child John the Baptist. On the left is the Archangel Michael standing triumphantly on a defeated devil. Michael holds a spear in one hand and a pair of scales in the other. The Christ Child reaching for the scales., print, prints, height 461 mm, width 300 mm, Italian, 1560-11-03 - 1609-07-15, print maker, printmaker, 1582 - 1582, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1530 - 1576-08-02, after, after painting by, 1540 - 1619-03-17

Herkinbald kills his cousin; Father kills his son. Herkinbald (Archimbald) lying in bed, sticks his cousin in the neck with a knife. He was one of the forefathers of the counts of Bourbon. Above the bed a cartouche with a triple text in Latin.

Brinio raised on a shield, Simon Frisius, 1616 print Brinio is lifted by two men. An enthusiastic crowd in the background. On the right a woman with child. Northern Netherlands paper etching the soldier; the soldier's life

Caravaggio, Haarlem, Suyderhoef, Jonas, Entombment, verso - stamped, John and Joseph of Arimathea carry the body of Christ down a staircase to the tomb. They are followed by the three Marys., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 325 mm, width 202 mm, 1613 - 1686-05-09, print maker, prentmaker, 1623 - 1686, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Italian, 1571 - 1610-07-18

Dyck, Anthony van, Franchoys, Lucas (II), The Adoration of the Shepherds, verso - stamped, Two shepherds visit the Holy Family and stand in adoration before the Christ Child., print, prent, prints, height 167 mm, width 132 mm, 1616 - 1681-04-03, print maker, printmaker, 1626 - 1681, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Flemish, Dutch, 1599-03-22 - 1641-12-09

Martyrdom of Saint Laurentius, Antony van der Does, after Anthony van Dyck, 1619 - 1680 print paper etching martyrdom, suffering, misfortune, death of St. Laurence

Sassoferrato (Italia, Marche, provincia di Ancona), Pinacoteca Civica. Luca Ciamberlano e Federico Barocci, Noli me Tangere, acquaforte, 1609

Amnon en Jonadab, Heinrich Alderever, print Amnon sitting in his chair, opposite him is his cousin Jonadab. He gives him advice and tells him how he can seduce Tamar with a list. At the top right a cartouche with text in Latin. First print from a series of seven with the story of Amnon and Tamar. paper engraving Jonadab gives Counsel to amnon

Reynard the Fox: Reynard Steals a Capon, 1650-75. Allart van Everdingen (Dutch, 1621-1675). Etching;

Lyon, Rouille, Guillaume (I), Nicolay, Nicolas de, Penni, Luca, Davent, Léon, Les Yurongnes. Azamoglan Leventi Azappi, Three 'yurongnes' (Christians converted to Islam), verso album page - stamped, Print is part of an album., print, picture, book illustration, album page, prints, verso album sheet - stamped, height 268 mm, width 177 mm, French, print maker, printmaker, 1555 - 1568, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Italian, 1500 - 1556, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1518 - 1589, publisher

Eli's Death, Caspar Luyken, 1708 print Nuremberg paper etching Eli, hearing of the capture of the ark, falls from his seat and dies

Georg Pencz, Virginius Killing His Daughter Virginius Killing His Daughter

Lucas van Leyden, Jael Killing Sisera, 1516 1519 Jael Killing Sisera

Italy, Romano, Giulio, Angolo del Moro, Battista, Holy Family, verso - stamped, Mary and Anna washing the Christ child. Joseph is standing next to them. In the background Elizabeth and the little John the Baptist. On the right a woman with a jug. On the left a woman by a four-poster bed., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 425 mm, width 333 mm, Italian, 1514 - 1575, print maker, prentmaker, 1524 - 1575, paper, papier, etching, etsen, Work conception, 1499 - 1546-01-11

Jaël kills Sisera, Lucas van Leyden, 1515 - 1519 print Three scenes from the story of Jaël. Left: Jaël gives Sisera to drink. Midden: Jaël kills Sisera killing Tentpin through his head. Right: Jaël shows Berak and his men where they can find Sisera. Low Countries paper pen Sisera asks for water and is given milk by Jael. Jael kills the sleeping Sisera by hitting the nail through his temples. Barak comes to Jael's tent; she shows him Sisera's body

Suzanna and the elders, Michel Lasne, after Peter Paul Rubens, 1617 - 1620 print paper engraving the elders making advances towards Susanna

The Fiancée of the King of Garbe, 1800. Louis Hersent (French, 1777-1860). Lithograph;

Four Soldiers, One seated on a Stone at the Left. 1656 - 1657. Rosa, Salvator, 1615-1673. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Man is taken by death. Death comes into his hand with an arrow in his hand and a wrench on his back. On the right is a man who tries to prevent a statue with an anchor as a symbol for hope of a money bag falls. There are still some valuables at the bag.

Print at the top right numbered: 59.

King Seleucus and Queen Stratonice are visiting Antiochus who is reclining on a daybed while his physician Erasistratus is taking his pulse. Engraving by J. de Longueil after C.P. Marillier, 1774.

You wear poverty easier than wealth, Hendrick Goltzius (attributed to workshop or), after Karel van Mander (I), 1590 - 1594 print A man wears an old woman on his back. The woman is poorly and poorly dressed. On the ground is a well -dressed, fat lady with a fan in her hand. A city gate in the background. Under the show a explanatory verse in Latin by Franco Estius and a Dutch verse. Haarlem paper engraving / letterpress printing contrast between rich and poor. carrying a person on one's back. old woman

Liberation of Peter from prison, Girolamo Pedrignani, 1637 - 1691 print After Peter has been thrown into prison by Herod, he is liberated by an angel and led from prison. In the foreground three soldiers in armor. print maker: Italyafter own design by: Italypublisher: Rome paper etching the angel leads Peter past the sleeping guards

At the capture of Syracuse, Archimedes is killed by a Roman soldier Archimes is sitting in his study room drawing a mathematical circle diagram The Roman soldier who enters the room kills him with his sword, Death of Archimedes The Death of Archimedes , print maker: Ludwig Gottlieb Portman, (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Jacobus Buys, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1795, paper, etching, h 213 mm × w 121 mm

Suicide of Lucretia, from Scenes from Roman History Georg Pencz German. Suicide of Lucretia, from Scenes from Roman History 432154

A man commits suicide with his sword after accidentally shooting his wife, Suicide The Wedding Day , print maker: Noach van der Meer (II), (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Jacobus Buys, (mentioned on object), publisher: Johannes Allart, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1777, paper, etching, h 238 mm × w 149 mm

A dancing, juggling man who brings relief to sick people. Engraving.

Illustration No. 4 (from 6) to the story of Veit Weber Die Teufelschnkräfn, published under the title Say the past of VEB Weber. Fourth Volume. Berlin, Bey Friedrich Maurer 1791 Chodowiecki, Daniel Nikolaus (1726 1801)

Amor fires an arrow on a woman, Jan van Vianen, 1686 print Amor has his arrow and arch aimed at the chest of a woman who stands against a wall. The heart is the purpose of love. Eighteenth emblem from Emblemata amatoria. Northern Netherlands paper etching (story of) Cupid, Amor (Eros). Cupid shooting a dart

Woodcut by Lucas van Leyden, circa 1517, depicting the biblical story of Jael killing Sisera.

Marchioness of the Barbarians stabbed to death by her husband, Caspar Luyken, Willem Broedelet, 1696.

Grandjean, Jean, Amsterdam, Garreau, Louis EF, History of Germanicus, Arminius asks advice from the druids, verso middle - stamped, The druids ask the gods to assist the Germanic general Arminius in his battle against the armies of the Roman general Germanicus. The high priest points to the sky with his staff. Four bolts of lightning fall from the sky. The print is part of the history of general Germanicus., print, history print, prints, Frederik Muller History plates, height 192 mm, width 145 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1783 - 1783, fourth quarter 18th century, paper, etching, engraving, engraving (printing process), Dutch, French, 1752 - 1781

Parrocel, Charles, Paris, Wille, Johann Georg, Soldiers, Undressed soldier being carried away by four other soldiers, recto - handwritten in brown ink, print, engraving, prints, engravings, verso - stamped, GG WIll. 1753, height 192 mm, width 145 mm, German, 1715-11-05 - 1808-04-05, print maker, printmaker, 1753 - 1753, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, French, 1688-05-06 - 1752-05-25

Tobias and the Archangel Raphael, from The Story of Tobias 1543 Georg Pencz German. Tobias and the Archangel Raphael, from The Story of Tobias 432085

Dar with hand under girl skirts, Barthel Beham (attributed to), 1512 - 1540 print paper engraving court jester, court fool. adolescent, young woman, maiden

Tamar Turned Out of Amnon's House, from The Story of Amnon and Tamar 1540 Heinrich Aldegrever German Tamar crying at left, while approached by Amnon's servant, who stands in a doorway at right. Based on 2 Samuel 13:17. Plate 3 from a series of seven plates with the Story of Amnon and Tamar.. Tamar Turned Out of Amnon's House, from The Story of Amnon and Tamar 428062

Musicing company at Toortslicht, ca. 1600, 1594 - 1595 print Musicing company with Toortlicht, ca. 1600. Interior with a woman playing on the harpsichord, a man accompanies her on the lute and a boy sings. Southern Netherlands paper engraving instrumental and vocal music together. spinet, virginal Low Countries

Blumauer's 'Aeneide'. Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki (Germany, Danzig, 1726-1801). Germany, 1789. Prints; etchings. Etching

Judith passing the head of Holofernes to her maidservant, the decapitated Holofernes inside the tent at left 1531-76 Giulio Bonasone Italian. Judith passing the head of Holofernes to her maidservant, the decapitated Holofernes inside the tent at left 364089

Christian watches a man and woman clean the floor, Jan Luyken, 1684 print Print at the top right numbered: 59. Amsterdam paper etching / letterpress printing cleaning (the house)

Elia takes care of the deceased son of the widow of Sarefat. The deceased son of the widow of Sarefat is lying in bed. The widow is standing by the sick bed and looks reproachfully at Elijah, who is in her room with her. Below the show is a line of text in Latin., The son of the widow or Zarephath falls mortally ill, Pieter Jalhea Furnius, 1550 - 1625, paper, engraving, h 211 mm × w 279 mm

Etching by Luigi Scaramuccia from 1640-1680 depicting a ceremonial crowning, showing figures engaged in ritual with detailed composition.

The Oppressed Woman. Dated: 1619. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Jacques Callot after Matteo Rosselli.

Sketch of a fine Magdalene (). Draughtsman: Jacob de Wit. After Carlo Maratti. Dating: 1705 - 1754. Measurements: h 143 mm × w 109 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

God appears to Noah and his family; three cherubs hold him aloft. Etching after Raphael.

Entombment, plate 25, from Raccolta di alcuni disegni del Barberi sic da Cento detto il Guercino (Collection of Some Drawings Engraved after Barbieri da Cento, called Guercino). Etcher: Tommaso Piroli, Italian, 1752-1824 After: Michelangelo Merisi, called Caravaggio, Italian, 1571-1610

Engraver: Giovanni Battista Scultori, Italian, 1503-1575, After: Giulio Pippi, called Giulio Romano, Italian, ca. 1499-1546, Arcturus Setting, orPrisoners, Engraving, sheet: 27.9 × 42.1 cm (11 × 16 9/16in.), Italian, 16thcentury, Works on Paper -Prints

The suicide of Cato. The suicide of Cato. The statesman is found dead by his son and watchmen dead on the floor, after reading in Plato's Phaedo. Printed on the back with text in Dutch ..

Mélinte and Eurylas find the fallen Corinne, Curion and Palamède, Abraham Bosse, After Claude Vignon, 1639 print paper etching / engraving nursing, tending the sick. Circumstance, Accident

The Shadow of Creusa Appears to Aeneas. Carracci, Agostino, 1557-1602. 1663. Mitelli, Giuseppe Maria, 1634-1718. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Feeling, anonymous, 1689 - 1720 print A man is tied to a chair, while a man with a tongs pulls one of his teeth. Under the show a two -way verse in Dutch. The print is part of a series of five prints with the five senses. print maker: Netherlandspublisher: Amsterdam paper etching feeling (one of the five senses). (barber as) dentist

Honoré Daumier, Chère dame, avant de nous donner, 1871 Chère dame, avant de nous donner...

The Flagellation (PassionSeries). Artist: Nicolaes de Bruyn, Flemish, 1571-1656 After: Hendrick Goltzius, Dutch, 1558-1617

Return of Tobias, Anonymous, After Maarten van Heemskerck, 1556 - 1633 print Tobias embraces his mother Anna when returning home. Behind her, a boy leads the blind tobit outside. The Archangel Rafaël points in the direction of Sara and the animals packed with gifts. At the bottom of the margin a single -line caption in Latin from Tobit 11. print maker: Low Countriespublisher: Antwerppublisher: Antwerp paper engraving the meeting of parents and son ~ Tobias' return

Rijn, Rembrandt van, The trolley, A young man, sitting and standing, verso lower left - stamped, print, prints, height 195 mm, width 130 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1606-07-15 - 1669-10-08, print maker, printmaker, 1644 - 1648, second quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings, burin, Work conception, after own design by

Horrors in the Jewish War: a woman with the head of a child on a dish, Reinier Vinkeles (I), 1804 drawing paper. ink pen / brush events and situations from classical history (70). war. massacre ~ war

Medea and Jason, 1539. Georg Pencz (German, c. 1500-1550). Engraving;

Woman pierces a man in bed, Caspar Luyken, 1704 print Nuremberg paper etching / letterpress printing murder. sleeping in bed

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Suite of Vases, 1746. Jacques François Saly (French, 1717-1776). Etching; Trained as a sculptor, Saly etched a series of 30 vase designs while studying at the Académie de France in Rome. Designing ornamental vases or urns was particularly popular during the mid-18th century, as the motif allowed artists the opportunity to demonstrate their skill and imagination. In these vases, Saly inventively incorporated animals, mythical creatures, faces, and grotesques. After his return to Paris, the publication announcement for the Suite of Vases endorsed the etchings as an indication of the sculptors ingenuity and freedom of design. The vase designs also nourished an appetite for the revival of classical elements, or Neoclassicism, in decorative arts that developed in the mid-18th century.

After Albrecht Dürer, Melencolia I, After 1514, engraving on paper.

A vestal virgin with child is buried alive; Le Sup (P) Lice d'Une Vestale. A young woman with a baby is kneeling in a cell with an opening in the roof. Through the roof a man reaches an oil lamp in a man in the cell. A third man with a Bijl climbs out with a ladder. A bed is standing against the rear wall.

Jozef and the wife of Potifar, Pieter Jalhea Furnius, 1572 print Potifar's wife is in a four -poster bed and tries to prevent Joseph from leaving away by pulling him back to his cloak. Under the show is a rule of text in Latin, numbered at the bottom right: 4. The print is part of a series of prints about the life of Joseph. paper engraving Potiphar's wife catches Joseph by his robe, usually while lying in bed; Joseph escapes leaving his cloak behind in her hands (possibly with a naked child lying in a crib). bed with tester

Anonymous circa 1700 drawing depicts the Adoration of the Kings using chalk and feather with laved ink and whitewashing, emphasizing figures, gestures, and composition.

Roman Soldier and Child, Italy, 16th-19th centuries, Drawing, Drawing

July, Cornelis Dusart, 1679 - 1704 print Harvest scene with fun farmers. One of the farmers is about to throw a bundle of hay on a woman situated against a hay papal. The print is part of a series of twelve prints with the twelve months of the year. Print Maker: Haarlem Publisher: Amsterdam paper engraving July and its 'labours'. hay-stack. hay-wagon

Poverty is Easier to Carry than Riches, Hendrick Goltzius (attributed to workshop of), after Karel van Mander (I), 1590 - 1594 print A man wears an old woman on his back. The woman is poorly and poorly dressed. On the ground is a well -dressed, fat lady with a fan in her hand. A city gate in the background. Under the show a explanatory verse in Latin by Franco Estius. paper engraving old woman. carrying a person on one's back. contrast between rich and poor

From revenge, Gonzalo Gustos kills nine Moors, Antonio Tempesta, After Otto van Veen, 1612 print Explanatory numbers in the show. Caption in Spanish and Latin. paper etching tales and fairy tales. murder. murderer. blood-revenge, vendetta

Laenas draws a circle in the sand around Antiochus IV Epiphanes. Draughtsman: Jurriaan Andriessen. Dating: 1752 - 1819. Measurements: h 159 mm × w 135 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Suzanna and the elders.

Cimon fed by Pero. In prison, Pero gives her father Cimon's chest. A guard peeks around the corner and Pero tries to screen.

Etching by Rembrandt depicting the biblical scene of John the Baptist's beheading, created in 1640, showing figures, architecture, and dramatic composition.

A couple in fashionable dress. Woodcut

Above, the martyr Nicholas Burton is tied and suspended from a hook and tortured by men using pliers to tear flesh from his body; below, Richard Wilmot and Thomas Halifax are scourged in Drapers Hall, London. Engraving with etching.

An angel gives Elijah cake and water. Line engraving by W. Panneels after P.P. Rubens.

Gaius Marius in prison. The Roman General Gaius Marius in conversation with two prison guards, in prison in Minturno. A landscape with ruins is visible through a window.

Interior scene with soldiers pillaging 17th century Attributed to Anonymous, 17th century. Interior scene with soldiers pillaging 383154 Artist: Attributed to Anonymous, 17th century, Interior scene with soldiers pillaging, 17th century, Pen and black ink, watercolour, gouache, sheet: 4 5/16 x 3 9/16 in. (11 x 9.1 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1952 (52.567.1)

Estius, Franco, Goltzius, Hendrick, Haarlem, Matham, Jacob, Loves of the gods, Apollo and Leucothea, verso lower left - stamped, Leucothea, the daughter of the Babylonian king Orchamos, is seduced by Apollo., print, prent, prints, height 278 mm, width 193 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1571-10-15 - 1631-01-20, print maker, printmaker, 1588 - 1592, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1558-01 - 1617-01-01

Battle of Don Clarazel with the doll, who represents the giant Dardanel on the fire -breathing dragon, Caspar Luyken, 1697 print Print at the top right marked: I part. P. 303. Amsterdam paper etching giants, colossi. battle, fighting in general. dragon. knight

Two Warriors in Classical Costume Bending over Two Figures. Artist: Heinrich Friedrich Füger (German, Heilbronn 1751-1818 Vienna). Dimensions: 11 9/16 x 8 3/4 in. (29.3 x 22.2 cm). Date: mid-18th-early 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Louis XIII (king of France), Guillemot, Matthieu, Vignon, Claude, Bosse, Abraham, Emilie and Camille find the wounded Melinte and Palamède, verso - stamped, print, book illustration, prints, height 188 mm, width 146 mm, French, 1602 - 1676-02-14, print maker, printmaker, 1639 - 1639, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1593 - 1670-05-10, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, uitgever, 1601-09-27 - 1643-05-14, granter of privilege

Joseph and Potipher's Wife. Marcantonio Raimondi (Italian, c. 1480-1534); after Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael (Italian, 1483-1520). Date: 1490-1534. Dimensions: 206 x 241 mm (sheet). Engraving in black on paper. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

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

Copper engraving by Sebald Beham depicting Moses and Aaron, created in 1526, showing figures, gestures, and symbolic elements from the biblical narrative.

Alkmaar, Schabaelje, Jan Philipsz, unknown, Amsterdam, Visscher, Claes Jansz. (II), Heemskerck, Maarten van, Haarlem, Galle, Philips, Den Grooten Figuer-Bibel, Geschiedenis van Tamar en Amnon, Van Ammon en Thamer, Amnon verrassen Tamar, lower right - handwritten in brown ink, Amnon pretends that he is sick in bed and has his half-sister Tamar bring food. He pulls her onto the bed to rape her. Tamar protests and tries to stop him. The table with food falls over. Below the representation is a reference in Latin to the Bible text. Print is part of an album., print, album sheet, prints, 159, height 203 mm, width 246 mm, Southern Netherlands, 1537 - 1612-03-29, print maker, printmaker, 1559 - 1559, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Northern Netherlands, 1498 - 1574, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1586 - 1652-06-19, publisher, granter of privilege, 1592 - 1656-04

The Surgeon, 1524. Lucas van Leyden (Dutch, 1494-1533). Engraving;

Abraham's offer Van Isak.

SCOTT, Sir Walter (1771-1832). Scottish Romantic writer. 'Castle Dangerous'. Illustration of the novel. Etching. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library.

Blumauer's 'Aeneide'. Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki (Germany, Danzig, 1726-1801). Germany, 1789. Prints; etchings. Etching

Netherlands, Monogrammist VH (17th century), Brawl, verso middle - stamped, Three men are fighting each other. A woman tries to stop one of them from attacking with a knife. Another man falls backwards to the ground, while the third is bitten by a dog., print, prints, height 165 mm, width 160 mm, Northern Netherlands, Southern Netherlands, print maker, printmaker, 1640 - 1660, paper, papier, houtsnede

The son of L. Hortensius killed and crashed through the Spaniards, 1572. The Spaniards kill and cut the heart from the body of Augustine Hortensius, the son of Lambertus Hortensius, rector and historian to Naarden, December 1, 1572.

In his army tent, Holofernes is sleeping. Judit grasps him by the head with one hand; in the other she holds a raised scimitar. Armor, helmet and other garments lie on the ground. Outside the tent the maid keeps watch, Judit beheads Holofernes History of Judit and Holofernes , print maker: Philips Galle, Maarten van Heemskerck, (mentioned on object), Hadrianus Junius, Haarlem, 1564, paper, engraving, h 203 mm × w 247 mm

The Knife Thrust. Artist: Adriaen van Ostade (Dutch, Haarlem 1610-1685 Haarlem). Dimensions: Sheet: 4 13/16 × 5 9/16 in. (12.3 × 14.2 cm). Date: 1610-85. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Ruth is sleeping at Boaz Foot End; History of Ruth and Boaz. Boaz sleeps in a corn shed. Ruth leaves his foot end at night. She leaves the barn in dinner.

A literary argument on the second tier, plate 3 from Croquis Pris Au Théatre par Daumier Published 1864 France. Lithograph in black on ivory wove paper . Honoré-Victorin Daumier

Antwerp, Galle, Philips, Goltzius, Hendrick, Cornelis (I), Litis Abusus, Abuse in litigation, Sleepless nights for the prosecutor, verso - stamped, At night the prosecutor (Litigiosus) prepares for his trial. He is assisted by Restlessness (Inquies cordis) who provides light with a candle and keeps the man awake with a rattle. Meanwhile, Anxiety (Anxia cura) chases the personification of Sleep (Sopor) out of the door with a whip made of bats. A rooster in front of the prosecutor's bed indicates his restlessness. The print has three captions (two in Latin and one in Dutch) and is part of an eight-part series on the abuses of litigation., print, prints, height 203 mm, width 274 mm, South Netherlands, 1576 - 1650-03-29, print maker, printmaker, 1595 - 1597, paper, papier, engraving, graveren (drukprocedé), Work conception, 1537 - 1612-03-29, after a design by, North Netherlands, 1558-01 - 1617-01-01, after a print by, Publication (Event), Publicatie, publisher

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