Personifications and Allegories

Intricate artistic representations of personified themes like truth, memory, and virtue, often featuring dramatic figures and symbolic elements, popular in classical art.

Bleyswijck, François van, Leiden, The Christian entirely about the catechism, Title page for: Johannes van der Kemp, The Christian entirely and entirely the property of Christ in life and death, shows in fifty-three sermons about the Heidelberg catechism, Rotterdam, Allegory with female personifications of, among other things, the truth and virtues and vices, verso center bottom - stamped, Allegory with female personifications and possibly battle between virtues and vices. The personification of truth sits on a cloud with in her hands a horn of plenty and a globe with the word veritas. A seated woman with attributes such as a cross and anchor steps with her feet on a half-naked reclining woman who is holding a monstrance. Three seated women with, a censer, arrows and bows and a scorpion look at the appearance of the truth., print, prints, height 186 mm, width 146 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1671-05-24 - 1746-10-15, print maker, printmaker, 1681 - 1746, fourth quarter 17th century, first

Wenceslaus Hollar after Hans Holbein the Younger after Abraham van Diepenbeeck, Death's Coat of Arms, 1651 Death's Coat of Arms

Allegorical show with history and putti, Abraham Bloteling, After Willem Schellinks, 1730 print Winged personification of history with ring of eternity, mirror of truth and writing pen is writing in a book on a pedestal. Two putti flanks hair. Amsterdam paper engraving 'Historia'; 'Historia' (Ripa). Cupids: 'Amores', 'Amoretti', 'Putti'

Portrait of Chlotarius I, King of the Francs; Portraits of members of the Austrian home; Austriacae Gentis Imaginum. .

Men and women look in the opened tombs of historical persons, Cornelis van Dalen (I), after Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne, 1655 print Men and women, including high -ranking people such as Kings and Queen, look into the opened tombs of historical people whose skeletons are left. All respond with horror. paper engraving opening of grave, exhumation. life versus death. Mortality, Extinction of Life. cemetery, park-like burying ground

Brussels, Francq, Benoît le, Florian, Jean Pierre Claris de, Liège, Goddess, Henri-Joseph, During a sacrifice Numa is rewarded by Ceres, verso bottom center - stamped, After the battle Numa sacrifices a bull to the goddess Ceres. He is rewarded with a heavenly shield, which descends from heaven. In the foreground the captured slaves that Numa frees. With a French caption., print, book illustration, prints, width 136 mm, height, 75 mm, 1747 - 1834, print maker, printmaker, 1790 - 1790, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), letterpress printing, French, 1755 - 1794, writer, Publication (Event), Publication, Belgian, 1750 - 1850, publisher

Judit with the head of Holofernes, 1643 print Judit with the sword in one hand and the head of Holofernes in the other. Her maid keeps a bag open to the head. Behind her the beheaded Holofernes in his tent. On the right in the background the army camp of the Assyrians. Under the show a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Judit 13: 9. This print is part of an album. Amsterdam paper engraving Judith and her maidservant put Holofernes' head in a sack

Charles VI, King of France, catches fire at a masquerade party / Ablabius ordered by Constantine the Great to be killed, Jan Luyken, Johannes Boekholt, 1687

Minerva en Mercurius, Jacob Matham (attributed to), after Hendrick Goltzius, 1588 print Minerva with helmet, sword and banner in conversation with Mercury, with Caduceus and winged hat (petasus). Haarlem paper engraving (story of) Mercury (Hermes). (story of) Minerva (Pallas, Athena)

He rides his chariot, drawn by leopards, towards a vineyard

Illustration depicting Orpheus from 'Mundus Subterraneus' by Athanasius Kircher, (1602 - 1680), German Jesuit scholar and polymath who published around 40 major works. His geological and geographical investigations culminated in his Mundus Subterraneus of 1664, in which he suggested that the tides were caused by water moving to and from a subterranean ocean

Title page for the Europische Mercury of 1713, 1713 print Title page for the Europische Mercury of 1713, dl. XXIV, first part. On the left, different allegorical figures celebrate the peace, in the air Mercury. print maker: Northern Netherlandspublisher: Leidenpublisher: Amsterdam paper etching / engraving specific aspects, allegorical aspects of Mercury; Mercury as patron

The departure of Telemachus from Egypt. Copperplate engraving by W. Walker after an illustration by C. Monnet from The Copper Plate Magazine or Monthly Treasure, G. Kearsley, London, 1778.

Nuremberg, Dürer, Albrecht, The Seven Angels with the Trumpets, verso lower left - stamped, God hands trumpets to seven angels in heaven. When they blow them, great disaster comes over the earth: cities are on fire, ships are destroyed. An eagle laments over the earth's inhabitants with the words 'Ve ve ve'. On the verso Latin Bible text in Gothic script in two columns., print, prints, height 392 mm, width 281 mm, German, 1471-05-24 - 1528-04-05, print maker, printmaker, 1496 - 1497, fourth quarter 15th century, first quarter 16th century, paper, woodcut, letterpress printing, letterpress

Plate 15: Psyche relating her misfortunes to her sisters, from The Fable of Psyche. Artist: Master of the Die (Italian, active Rome, ca. 1530-60); After Michiel Coxie (I) (Netherlandish, Mechelen ca. 1499-1592 Mechelen). Dimensions: sheet: 7 11/16 x 8 7/8 in. (19.5 x 22.5 cm). Publisher: Antonio Salamanca (Salamanca 1478-1562 Rome). Date: 1530-60. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Psyche is visited by her sisters; Story of Amor and Psyche. Psyche receives a visit from her two sisters. At the top right, the sisters for Zephyrus (the personification of the Westwind) are brought to Psyche. Italian text in two cartouches in undermarge. Twice numbered bottom left: 11.

Vignettes pour les "Tablettes historiques, topographiques et physiques de Bourgogne" 1755 After Gabriel de Saint-Aubin French. Vignettes pour les "Tablettes historiques, topographiques et physiques de Bourgogne" 369085

Sorrow and Pain Punishing Psyche. Master of the Die (Italian, active c. 1530-1560); after Michiel Coxcie I (Flemish, 1499-1592); in turn, inspired by Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael (Italian, 1483-1520). Date: 1530-1540. Dimensions: 200 x 235 mm (plate); 270 x 370 mm (sheet). Engraving in warm brown ink on cream laid paper. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Vatican City, Papal Court, Rome, Paoli, Giovanni Antonio de, Italy, Tempesta, Antonio, Varia tormentorum et supplicioru crudelium, Tortures suffered by Christian martyrs, Torture: sending out to sea in a burning boat, verso - stamped, Numbered bottom center: 103., print, prints, height 194 mm, width 133 mm, Italian, 1555 - 1630-08-05, print maker, printmaker, 1565 - 1630, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, after own design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, granter of privilege

Jacques Callot, The Martyrdom of Saint Thaddeus, c 1634 1635 The Martyrdom of Saint Thaddeus

Rome surrounded by Europe, Africa and Asia, Afrika en Azië, Jan Luyken, Dutch, 1649 - 1712, Jacobus Horreus

Woman at the coat of arms of Austria. Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: 1600 - 1699. Measurements: h 254 mm × w 178 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Dogs on the operating table; Title page for Brunner, J.C. Experimenta Nova Circa Pancreas, 1683. Dogs are tied up on two tables after surgery. The operation is carried out by allegorical women's figures. Hercules and Diana of Ephesus watch. In the background a monument with images from Apollo and Aesculapius.

Vatican City, Clement VIII, Italy, Vaccari, Andrea, Vanni, Francesco, Saints' Lives, Life of Saint Catherine of Siena, verso - stamped, Saint Catherine of Siena standing in a landscape with a crucifix with lilies in her hand. Stigmata are visible on her hands. Around this representation are thirteen smaller representations with scenes from the life of Catherine. Dedication with coat of arms below center., print, prints, height 493 mm, width 375 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1604 - 1604, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), etching, etchings, plate tone, Work conception, Italian, 1563 - 1610-10-26, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, Italian - 1627, publisher, 1536 - 1605, granter of privilege

The excavation of the strongholds by the Antwerp residents, 1577, Wierix, After Maerten de Vos, 1578 print The excavation of the strongholds by the Antwerp residents, August 23, 1577. Procession of residents of Antwerp armed with spades and baskets on their way to the Citadel. In the background, the demolition and excavation of the fortress. Presentation in a round medallion with ornamental allegorical frame with at the top of the sitting female personifications of Vlijt (Diligentia) and Freedom (Libertas). At the bottom of a cartouche with 2 verses of 6 lines each in French and Dutch. Southern Netherlands paper engraving Industriousness, Assiduity; 'Assiduití', 'Industria', 'Zelo' (Ripa). Carefulness, Diligence; 'Diligenza' (Ripa). Freedom, Liberty; 'Libertà' (Ripa). demolition of building Citadel of Antwerp (16th century)

The Nativity, 1553. Giorgio Ghisi (Italian, 1520-1582), Hieronymus Cock, after Agnolo Bronzino (Italian, 1503-1572). Engraving; overall: 67.5 x 45.6 cm (26 9/16 x 17 15/16 in.); part 1: 32.9 x 45 cm (12 15/16 x 17 11/16 in.); part 2: 34 x 45.6 cm (13 3/8 x 17 15/16 in.). The inscriptions praise Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ, emphasizing the great joys and inevitable sorrows that she is to endure in witnessing her son's life and death. After spending about five years in Rome, Ghisi left Italy around 1550 for Antwerp, the major commercial center in the Netherlands. There he worked with Hieronymus Cock (about 1510-1570), founder of the largest and best-known print publishing establishment in northern Europe, called The Four Winds. This print reproduces a painting of similar size by the artist Agnolo Bronzino (1513-1572), painted in the late 1530s for Filippo d'Averardo Salviati of Florence. Making a print based on a work belonging to a private individual was an unusual practice during

Sitting woman pointing to a vase in which plants sprout, Jan Luyken, 1689 print Amsterdam paper etching garden vase. plants; vegetation

Portrated Van Ferdinand II, Anonymous, After Lucas Vorsterman (I), After Peter Paul Rubens, 1637 print Allegorical portrait on the death of Ferdinand II. paper etching / engraving (story of) Hercules (Heracles)

Reproduction of the print on which the troops of Bourse expel the German soldiers of Treslong and Merville from the Citadel, 1577, 1877 print Reproduction of the print on which the troops of Bourse expel the German soldiers of Treslong and Merville from the Citadel, 1577, 1 August 1577. Justice in the clouds. Presentation in a round medallion with ornamental allegorical frame with at the top of the sitting female personifications of Providence (Providentia) and steadfastness (Constantia). At the bottom of a cartouche with 2 verses of 6 lines each in French and Dutch. Great Britain paper photolithography Forethought, Deliberation; 'Previdenza', 'Providenza' (Ripa). Constancy, Tenacity; 'Costanza', 'Tenacità' (Ripa). Justice, 'Justitia'; 'Giustitia divina' (Ripa) ~ one of the Four Cardinal Virtues. capture of city (after the siege) Citadel of Antwerp (16th century)

GRABADO-ALEGORIA AL SITIO DE BREDA RENDIDA A LAS ARMAS DEL REY FELIPE IV-AMBERES 1527. Author: HUGO HERMAN PADRE. Location: CONGRESO DE LOS DIPUTADOS-BIBLIOTECA. MADRID.

An etching from 1568 by Jost Amman depicting the title page for the book 'Perspectiva' featuring the element 'Earth', showing decorative motifs and symbolic representation.

Writer surrounded by allegorical figures, 1739 print In a landscape there is a man in classic robe at a table with writing supplies. There are three allegorical figures around him. The man among these figures holds a staff, around which a snake winds. On the right are two putti with different plants and flowers. An angel blows the trumpet in the air. paper etching / engraving Writer, poet, author. Writing Tools. Hunger; 'Fama', 'Good fame', 'Chiara fame' (Ripa)

Remissio Peccatorum, from the Allegories on the Christian Creed. Artist: Hendrick Goltzius (Netherlandish, Mühlbracht 1558-1617 Haarlem). Dimensions: sheet: 9 13/16 x 7 3/8 in. (25 x 18.7 cm). Date: 1598. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Author: HENDRICK GOLTZIUS.

Naakte Fortuna op wereldbol draait het rad van fortuin rond; Historia regni Henrici Septimi Angliae Regis; Titelpagina voor: Francis Bacon, Historia regni Henrici Septimi Angliæ regis, 1642.The naked Fortuna stands on a globe, in her right hand he holds a vase and a bit, with the left hand she turns the wheel of fortune around. Different headwids and attributes are attached to the wheel which can be associated with different positions such as an emperor crown, royal crown, broom and a shovel. On the left are Hendrik VII and a soldier who touch Fortuna and on the right Hendrik VII who puts a stick in the wheel and a soldier who gestures to the globe. The title is stated on a cloth above the performance.

Globe flanked by allegorical figures. A globe rests on a pedestal and is flanked by two allegorical figures. The figure left writes numbers on a tablet, the woman's figure on the right carries a trumpet and holds the crowned weapon above the globe. Right next to the foot piece is a putto with a measuring stick.

Engraver: Cornelis Cort, Dutch, 1533-1578, After: Girolamo Muziano, Italian, 1528/32-1592, The Descent from the Cross, Engraving, platemark: 28.4 × 21.2 cm (11 3/16 × 8 3/8 in.), Made in The Netherlands, Dutch, 16th century, Works on Paper - Prints

Saint Paul Enthroned Under a Baldachin. Daniel Hopfer, I; German, 1470-1536. Date: 1490-1536. Dimensions: 222 x 155 mm. Etching in black on ivory laid paper. Origin: Germany. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Allegory on transience; Quis Evadet. A putto is sitting on a skull and blows bubbles. On the left a vase with flowers and on the right a smoking barrel. Under the show two four-line verses in Latin.

Prophet Ezekiel; Paintings in the Lunetten above the windows in the Sistine Chapel. A lunet with the prophet Ezekiel with a text role and naked figures.

Autumn, Philips Galle, After Maarten van Heemskerck, 1563 print In the foreground a somewhat older man, the personification of autumn. In his hands the Cornucopia. In the background fall scenes: plowing and sowing farmers, the grape harvest and the slaughter of cattle. Upstairs in the air the three astrological signs of autumn: Libra, Scorpio and Sagittarius .. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a four -part series about the four seasons. Haarlem paper engraving autumn, fall, 'Autumnus'; 'Autunno' (Ripa). winter landscape; landscape symbolizing winter (the four seasons of the year) (+ with scenes showing human occupations ~ seasons and months). winter landscape; landscape symbolizing winter (the four seasons of the year) (+ with zodiacal signs of the winter season)

Cupid and a dying virgin. Cupid has shot an arrow in the heart of a young woman and looks shocked how she dies. A doctor feels her wrist and holds a bottle with liquid in his hand. In the background a crazy love couple, whose man has an arrow, who failed to death on him, has in his back. Death scraps surprised at his skull because the hit the man did not drop dead but fall in love. The text in the print shows that the arrow bundles of Cupid and death are exchanged so that the young woman dies and the old man is in love.

Greek relief Homer's apotheosis. A clip from a German magazine unknown

Apollo on Parnassus, Surrounded by the Muses and Poets Made 1517-1520 Italy. Famous artworks replicated in print became more famous with each copy. While Marcantonio Raimondi was sued by Albrecht D¸rer for illegally copying his woodcuts, he worked directly with Raphael to create printed versions of the masterís paintings and drawings for dissemination. The fresco of Apollo on Parnassus would have been inaccessible even to buyers who could afford this large print, as it was in Pope Julius IIís personal library in the Vatican. The engraving explicitly mentions this; the inscription on the doorway beneath the painting reads Raphael Pinxit in Vaticano, MAF (Raphael painted the fresco in the Vatican and Marcantonio made the engraving.). Engraving in black on ivory laid paper . Marcantonio Raimondi

France, Delaune, Etienne, Ornament with sacrificial altar, Ovals with figures, surrounded by grotesques, animals, vines and mascarons (later version), Altar on which a fire is burning, Reverse copy after a print by Etienne Delaune (RP-P-OB-8363)., print, ornament print, prints, ornament prints, height 75 mm, width 57 mm, French, 1519 - 1583, print maker, printmaker, 1528 - 1583, second quarter 16th century, third quarter 16th century, fourth quarter 16th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Copper engraving by Jean Duvet, 1546-1555, showing the fall of Babylon, including buildings collapsing, figures, and surrounding landscape elements.

Martin Schongauer (German, c. 1450-1491), Saint John on Patmos, c. 1475-1480, engraving on laid paper

Gaspare Oselli / 'Philip II'. 1558. Etching, Burin on laid paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

In the foreground the triumphal chariot of Suffering (Patientia), pulled by Hope (Spes) and Desire (Desiderium). Patientia sits on a square stone on the chariot. In her left hand a burning heart on an anvil being pounded by three hammers. In her right hand a banner with a rose between thorns. Next to her sits the lamb as a sign of suffering. Behind the chariot the chained Fortuna is carried. She carries as attributes the razor (sharpness) and the broken wheel (her powers are broken). In the background a ship in a storm. The print has a six-line Latin text on a separate piece of paper and is part of an eight-part series on the Triumph of Suffering, Triumph of Suffering (Patientia) Triumph of Suffering (series title) Patientiae Trivmphvs elegantissimis imaginibvs expressvs (series title), print maker: Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert, Maarten van Heemskerck, (mentioned on object), publisher: Joannes Galle, (mentioned on object), print maker: Haarlem, Haarlem, publisher: Antwerp, 1559 and/or 1

Rome, Aelst, Nicolaus van, Vatican City, Michelangelo, Italy, Ghisi, Giorgio, Paintings in the lunettes above the windows in the Sistine Chapel, Prophet Ezekiel, verso - stamped, A lunette with the prophet Ezekiel with a text scroll and nude figures., print, prints, height 558 mm, width 431 mm, Italian, 1520 - 1582-12-15, print maker, printmaker, 1540 - 1540, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1475-03-06 - 1564-02-18, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, South Netherlands, 1527 - 1613, publisher, uitgever

Solomon and Bathsheba on De Troon, Anonymous, After Domenichino, 1591 - 1691 print Solomon and his mother Batseba are sitting on the throne. paper etching Bathsheba enthroned at Solomon's right hand

Marsyas plays on his flute for Apollo, Antonio Tempesta, 1606 print Apollo and the Sater Marsyas hold a music competition between Fluit and Lier. Marsyas plays on his flute. Title in Latin in STUDMARGE. print maker: Italypublisher: Antwerp paper etching Contest of Apollo and Marsyas in which Midas gives Judgment (Hyginus, 'play book' 191)

Gluttony, from the Vices. Heinrich Aldegrever; German, 1502-c.1560. Date: 1552. Dimensions: 103 x 62 mm (image/plate). Engraving in black on ivory laid paper. Origin: Germany. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Engraved copies of The Little Passion n.d. After Albrecht Dürer German. Engraved copies of The Little Passion 400707

Copper engraving by Meister der Wiener Passion from 1481 depicting the scourge of Christ, showing figures, gestures, and composition.

Landscape with birds, Willem Hondius, after Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne, 1608 - 1658 print Many different birds with a lake with in the background conversing figures for a house. The Hague paper etching birds. water-birds

Illustration at Canto XI from Tasso's 'Gerusalemme Liberata', Antonio Tempesta, 1565 - 1630 print Ornamental decorative frame with a surface with eight Italian verses at the top. At the bottom of a performance at Canto XI from Tasso's 'Gerusalemme Liberata'. Gofreddo is sitting with a wounded leg in front of a tent. An angel gives herbs to the healer Erenimo. In the background, the Christians storm the city walls of Jerusalem. Italy paper etching (scenes from) specific works of literature: Tasso, Gerusalemme Liberata. knight. militant proselytizing: religious war, crusade, etc.. ornaments ~ art. ornament ~ cartouche. battle Jerusalem

Paul III., papa .

Earth The Four Elements Terra.... 1600. Collaert, Adriaen, -1618. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Psyche Gives Presents to Her Sisters 1530-1540 Italy. Engraving in warm brown ink on cream laid paper . Master of the Die

Melencolia I, Melancholia I, by Durer Albrecht, 1514, 16th Century, burin engraving. Italy: Tuscany: Florence: Uffizi Gallery: Cabinet of Drawings and Prints, inv. 4680 st. sc.. Whole artwork. Melancholy I - Melancholy tools woman wings keys nails dog ball sphere rock polyhedron ladder putto/cherub hourglass/sandglass bell light bat writing/inscription balance/scale/scales hammer plane saw crown of laurel compasses/caliper/calipers wheel landscape beach/sea-shore night darkness arch comet balcon

Spotprent op jeans chrysostom brusé de Montpleinchamp, CA. 1712, 1710 - 1712 print Cartoon on Jean Chrysostome Brenslé de Montpleinchamp, ca. 1712. Portrait medallion above a brewing boiler in which coins are transformed into shares. Witch boiler with devils, owls etc. Above the portrait the fool with a crown of peacock springs and holly leaves. Above a banderole with: Loquebar in Conpectu Regum. In the caption 4 rules in French. Original State of Prent 37 in the Series of Foolishness with cartoons on the Windhandel or Action Trade of 1720. Southern Netherlands paper etching / engraving brewing, boiling (in a cauldron); witches' kitchen

Dammitian, Carmirs Köiser Stille: Collabert, Adria-legisions: Gall, PhilipStewer: Straigh Van Deducation: 1575 / 16, 1618

Plate 11: Phaeton before Apollo (Funestas ad Phoebum fundit preces.), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses' 1606 Antonio Tempesta Italian. Plate 11: Phaeton before Apollo (Funestas ad Phoebum fundit preces.), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'. Antonio Tempesta (Italian, Florence 1555-1630 Rome). 1606. Etching. Prints

Saint Joseph in a niche surrounded by a border of scallops, supported by angels. Etching by G.B. Vanni after A. Correggio.

Section D: angels sounding trumpets etc, from The Triumph of Christ. Artist: Andrea Andreani (Mantua, 1558/1559-1629); After Titian (Tiziano Vecellio) (Italian, Pieve di Cadore ca. 1485/90-1576 Venice). Dimensions: Sheet: 15 1/4 × 15 3/16 in. (38.7 × 38.6 cm). Publisher: Callisto Ferranti (Italian, active Rome, 1626-47). Date: 1836. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Children's murder in Bethlehem, Crispijn van den Queborn, After Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne, 1637 print Soldiers with pulled swords kill all boys younger than two years in the wider area of Bethlehem. The soldiers pull the children out of the arms of their mothers who defeat themselves violently. Page from a book with text on recto and verso. The Hague paper engraving / letterpress printing the massacre of the innocents

Three men, a child, a sheep and a boar walk to an altar; Reliefs in the Loggia of Rafael. Three men, a child, a sheep and a boar walk to an altar. One of the men wears a large stone on his neck. The little boy plays on an aulos.

People at the age of ninety, Gerard van Groeningen, 1569 - 1575 print In an oval framework decorated with ornaments, a performance of an old bought man who runs on two crutches and is guided by a boy. The boy points to a lumberjack. A winter landscape in the background. The print has a Latin and French caption. Antwerp paper engraving / etching old man. winter landscape; landscape symbolizing winter (the four seasons of the year). hunchback. woodcutting, woodcutter ~ forestry. crutches

Personification of the Republic of the Netherlands sitting on a lion, Hendrik Bary, 1667 - 1669 print Personification of the Republic of the Netherlands is surrounded by the banners of the seven provinces. Behind her images of the last last stadholders: Prince William I, Maurits, Frederik Hendrik and Willem III. paper engraving personifications of countries, nations, states, districts, etc. Netherlands

Bust of Ferdinand Maria of Bavaria, elector, to the right in an oval frame of laurel wreath, resting on a pedestal. Centered below the portrait his coat of arms. The statue is in an architectural space with the statues of Minerva and Hercules in two niches. At the foot of the pedestal four stream gods by a river, Portrait of Ferdinand Maria of Bavaria Title page for: Theologicae Scholasticae tomus primus (...), 1659, print maker: Michel Natalis, (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Bertholet Flémalle, (mentioned on object), publisher: Joannem Mathiam Hovium, (mentioned on object), Luik, 1659, paper, engraving, h 358 mm × w 214 mm

Carlo Borromeo.

Jupiter-altar found at Domburg on Walcheren.A Jupiter Altar Found at Domburg on Walcheren. The God Jupiter Standing With Ede Eagle Next to Him.

Mercury leads Mars to Vrede, Jan Luyken, 1701 print Mercury leads Mars to the personification of peace. Above this performance two scenes in which the arrival of riders at an army camp (left) and the emergence of defenses (right) are depicted. At the bottom of two fleets at sea. Amsterdam paper etching (story of) Mercury (Hermes). (story of) Mars (Ares). symbols, allegories of peace, 'Pax'; 'Pace' (Ripa). defensive measures (military). ships (in general) - CC - more than one ship. (military) camp with tents

Music angels around a coat of arms; Salve Regina, Mater Misericordiæ. A crown, the name of Mary and one with arrows pierced heart in a picture frame of roses. Below the coat of arms of the person to whom the print is dedicated. Musician angels have gathered around it. Underneath in a framework in Latin. Completely at the bottom of a cartouche a face of Antwerp.

Allegory of the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands Title page for François Halma and Matthaeus Brouerius van Nidek, Tooneel of the United Netherlands and its subordinate landscapes, 1725 Francois Halma's Stage of the United Netherlands and its dependent landscapes (title on object), Title page with allegorical representation. The personification of the country is on an elevated throne, surrounded by the personifications of the seven provinces. She is holding a map of the Netherlands. On the throne the title of the book. Under the throne the Dutch lion, with a bundle of arrows, beasts of prey in its claws, predatory animals: lion (animals used symbolically), personifications of countries, nations, states, districts, etc. (with NAME), coat of arms ( as symbol of the state, etc.), Netherlands, François Halma, Gilliam van der Gouwen (mentioned on object), 1725, paper, engraving, w 210 mm × h 333 mm

Amsterdam, Luyken, Jan, Various cherubs, verso - stamped, print, prints, height 136 mm, width 87 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1649-04-16 - 1712-04-05, print maker, printmaker, 1705 - 1705, paper, papier, etching

The War of the Romans Against the Batavians

Amsterdam, Founder, heirs of widow Cornelis, Netherlands, Robyn, J., A., Bevlytig u, o Christen jeugd!, By 't inzien deezer prent-tafreelen (...), verso - stamped, Sheet with 7 medallions with scenes from the life of Christ, such as the Crucifixion of Christ and the Descent from the Cross. The images are connected to each other with ribbons and floral tendrils. The whole is set in a frame. Below the image a verse in three columns. Numbered top right: No. 63., print, prent, volksprent, prints, prenten, volksprenten, height 410 mm, width 302 mm, print maker, prentmaker, 1797 - 1813, paper, papier, houtsnede, letterpress printing, boekdruk, Nederlands, Publication (Event), Publicatie, publisher

The death of Aischylos; Mors Vitae Terminus Haeret; Denis Lebey de Batilly, Emblemata, 1596. An eagle drops a shield bath on the bald head of the Greek tragedy writer Aischylos. The eagle thought that the head was a stone and wanted to crack the shield. Two men standing next to Aischylos are seeing the accident happening and pointing their hands to the scene.

Etienne Delaune, Asia, 1575 Asia

Sibille from Erythrae; Paintings in the Lunetten above the windows in the Sistine Chapel. A lunet with the Sibrille of erythrae with a book and naked figures.

Bliżej Kultury Żukowski, Michał (1705 1777)

Virgins making a sacrifice at an altar to the Roman goddess Vesta. Priestesses in laurel crowns bring a torch and a platter of flames. Other Vestals play music on a lyre and wave blossom branches. Vestalium Sacrificium. Copperplate engraving after an illustration by Joachim von Sandrart from his LAcademia Todesca, della Architectura, Scultura & Pittura, oder Teutsche Academie, der Edlen Bau- Bild- und Mahlerey-Kunste, German Academy of Architecture, Sculpture and Painting, Jacob von Sandrart, Nuremberg, 1675.

Portrait of the architect and painter Ferdinando Galli da Bibbiena. .

Artemisia, Dido, Pietro Aretino ,, Anonymous, After Georg Pencz, After Marcantonio Raimondi, After Rafaël, After Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio, 1567 print Leaf with four prints. At the top left: Artemisia sits mourning with a cup in her hand, in which a maid pours water. Around her feet are the weapons and armor of her newly deceased husband Mausolus. Seeing a window in the background can be seen a large fire (cremation mausolus). At the top right: Dido is central with a sword in her left hand, focused on her chest. To the right of Dido a stake. In the background a landscape at the top left a cartouche with Italian text. Bottom left: portrait bust of Pietro Arretino, and profil to the right. Under the portrait a plaque with text. Bottom right: Portrait of Michelangelo with fur hat in an oval list of banderollen. Text in Latin in oval around portrait. paper engraving / etching Artemisia with the urn containing the ashes of Mausolus. death of Lucretia: she commits suicide by stabbing herself

Allegorical performance with statements of the Netherlands and the Roman Empire and Portrait of Minerva; Title page for: Samuel Pitiscus, Lexicon Latino-belgicum Novum, SA. The personification of the Netherlands with arrows bundle and a lion and the personification of the Roman Empire with an eagle, a globe and the image of the wolvin with Romulus and Remus, hold one Portrait of minerva in laurel wreath up. A meman falls down at their feet. On the wall behind them portraits in medallions from figures from antiquity and own time.

Frontispiece from "Breviarium Parisiense Ac Forman Sacro Sancti Concilij Tridentini restitutum Illvstrissimi et Reverendissimi in Christo Partis D. Joannes Francisci de Gondy...auctoritate... 1643 Grégoire Huret French. Frontispiece from "Breviarium Parisiense Ac Forman Sacro Sancti Concilij Tridentini restitutum Illvstrissimi et Reverendissimi in Christo Partis D. Joannes Francisci de Gondy...auctoritate... 645770

Caymox, Balthasar, Greuter, Matthäus, Six triumphs of Petrarch, Pudicitia, Triumph of Chastity, verso - stamped, With caption in Latin., print, prints, height 202 mm, width 155 mm, 1564 - 1638-08-22, print maker, printmaker, 1596 - 1596, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Publication (Event), Publication, German, 1561 - 1635-03-07, publisher

Two putti with a globe; Putti that depict God's Word; Verbum dei. Medallion with two putto holding a globe. God represents the father on the Globe. The print has a frame with a Bible quote. 22:13 in Latin.

Gesprek Tusen Gaucher V of Châtillon in Louis François, Hertog Van Boufflers, Anonymous, 1727 print Louis François, Duke of Boufflers in harness on the back is next to Gaucher V de Châtillon, Connétable of France. Stated at the top: December / 1727. Amsterdam paper etching conversation, dialogue; conversation piece

The Virgin of Sorrows: The Crucifixion; one of nine surrounding compartments from the Virgin of Sorrows, now separated. Artist: Engraved by Giorgio Ghisi (Italian, Mantua ca. 1520-1582 Mantua). Dimensions: Sheet: 2 13/16 × 2 1/16 in. (7.2 × 5.3 cm). Date: by 1575. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Cartography, 16th century. Frontispiece of volume IV depicting allegorical figures. From Civitates Orbis Terrarum by Georg Braun (1541-1622) and Franz Hogenberg (1540-1590), Cologne. Engraving

Four illustrations for a Spanish book (the uncut plate): the image from the dream of Nebuchadnezzar; Jacobs ladder; David and Goliath; Daniel's vision of the four beasts, Rembrandt van Rijn (mentioned on object), 1655, engraving, h 277 mm × w 158 mm

Christ on the Cross between the Virgin and Saint John. Artist: Albrecht Dürer (German, Nuremberg 1471-1528 Nuremberg). Dimensions: sheet: 10 7/8 x 8 3/4 in. (27.7 x 22.2 cm). Date: 1516. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Throne Astraea, Cornelis Galle (I), After Peter Paul Rubens, 1621 print Throne Astraea with Caduceus and get into her hands. On either side of her the constellations lion and scales. On the left the personification of good governance, with city crown and snake. On the right a woman with five breasts and a horn of abundance. A man and a saat are chained on a pedestal. Antwerp paper engraving (story of) Dike (Astraea), goddess of Righteousness and Justice. allegory, personification of good government

Various images of Ceres, with Triptolemus and canephores still image. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection. Demeter (Greek deity), Mythology, Ceres (Roman deity), Goddesses, Triptolemus (Greek mythology), Canephores

Allegorical title page with female personification of the papacy, Cornelis Galle (I), after Peter Paul Rubens, 1623 print On a piercing stable, the female personification of the papacy with Tiara and the weapon of Gregorius XV between bishops and cardinals. Peter and Paul on either side of the Pieth stable. Below the floor level personifications of heresy and fraud. print maker: Southern Netherlandspublisher: Antwerppublisher: Antwerppublisher: Antwerp paper engraving (allegory on) papacy and apostolic succession. council, synod ~ Roman Catholic church. Heresy; 'Heresia' (Ripa). Cheat, Deceit; 'Fraude', 'Inganno' (Ripa) (+ personification)

Bolinka and Marcolfus. Artist: Daniel Hopfer (German, Kaufbeuren 1471-1536 Augsburg); After Hans Weiditz the Younger (German, Freiburg im Breisgau before 1500-ca. 1536 Strasbourg). Dimensions: sheet: 9 5/8 x 8 3/4 in. (24.4 x 22.2 cm). Date: late 15th-early 16th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Allegorical female figure with measuring stick Title page for: Euclid, Principles of the Measuring King, 1695, An allegorical female figure stands on a decorated sphere and is awarded a putto. She is holding a measuring rod that is measured by a crowned man with a compass. In the foreground are on the left Minerva and on the right Mercury, crowning with laurel, measuring-instruments, (story of) Minerva (Pallas, Athena), (story of) Mercury (Hermes), Caspar Luyken, Amsterdam, paper, etching, h 166 mm × w 128 mm

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