Personifications in Engravings

Prints illustrating personifications such as care, honesty, and anger, often depicted as female figures with symbolic attributes.

Moderation, Heinrich Aldegrever, 1551, Design for a print., draughtsman: Heinrich Aldegrever, 1551, paper, pen, brush, h 105 mm × w 61 mm

Persian Sibille, Philips Galle, After Anthonie Blocklandt, 1575 print The Persian Sibille is on a rock. An open book on her lap. The print has a Latin caption and is the title print of a ten -part series about the Sibillen. print maker: Antwerpafter design by: Low CountriesAntwerppublisher: Antwerp paper engraving Persian sibyl

Caltnadel by Andrea Meldolla, circa 1548-1550, depicting St. Simon Zelotes with religious attire and iconographic symbols.

Fragment of a Design for an Overdoor with Seated Angel Supporting Cartouche, and Seated Putto Holding Garland (recto); Fragments of a Cartouche (verso) 17th century Anonymous, Italian, Roman-Bolognese, 17th century Italian. Fragment of a Design for an Overdoor with Seated Angel Supporting Cartouche, and Seated Putto Holding Garland (recto); Fragments of a Cartouche (verso) 340200

Personification from Vanitas, Willem Isaacsz. Van Swanenburg, after Abraham Bloemaert, 1608 print A woman is sitting at a table with valuables, including a bag of money and a treasure chest. Under the table is a skull. She holds a jug where smoke comes out. There is a peacock with the jug and there is a scepter next to a crown. Vaatwerk lies on the ground. Under the performance is a six -line, Latin text in which the performance is discussed disapproving. print maker: Leidenafter design by: Utrecht (possibly)Leidenpublisher: Amsterdam paper engraving person(s) sitting among objects forming a 'Vanitas' still life. scenes symbolizing 'Vanitas'. exhibition of wealth. smoking pot as symbol of 'Vanitas'. ornamental birds: peacock. money-chest, treasure-chest, money-box. skull as symbol of 'Vanitas'

Libische Sibille; Sibylla Libyca; Sibillen.The Libyan Sibille sitting with a book in its left hand and a sickle-shaped tool in her right hand. In the background a building with tower and colonnade in a landscape. This print is part of an album.

Bronze century, anonymous, c. 1734 - 1756 print The bronze era depicted by Minerva. Under the print a caption in French. Numbered in the bottom right: 3. paper etching / engraving the bronze age, 'Aetas aenea'; characterized by Minerva and building activities

St. Christopher, Albrecht Dürer, German, 1471-1528, Engraving on off-white laid paper, 1511, figures, Print, Print

This circa 1485 copper engraving by Tarocchimeister depicts Thalia, the muse of comedy, emphasizing figure posture, theatrical symbolism, and Renaissance engraving style.

Pride (Superbia), from The Seven Vices Georg Pencz German. Pride (Superbia), from The Seven Vices. The Seven Vices. Georg Pencz (German, Wroclaw ca. 1500-1550 Leipzig). Engraving. Prints

Antwerp, Cock, Hieronymus, Liège, Lombard, Lambert, Collaert, Hans (I), The seven virtues, Spes, Hope, Liège (city), verso bottom center - stamped, In a niche the female personification of Hope (Spes), one of the three theological virtues. She looks up towards heaven with her eyes raised. The print is part of a series with the seven virtues as subject., print, prints, height 110 mm, width 68 mm, Southern Netherlands (before 1775), 1540 - 1581, print maker, printmaker, 1557 - 1557, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Southern Netherlands, 1506 - 1566, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1518 - 1570-03-10, publisher

The woman holding the coat of arms. (Bartsch 92, Volume VI, page 36) Master E.S (around 1420-1468). The woman holding the coat of arms. (Bartsch 92, Volume VI, page 36). Burin. 1466.

Judit with the head of Holofernes. Judit with the chopped head of Holofernes in her hands. On the right is the maid with whom they will stop the head in a bag.

St. Martin ca. 1435-1491 Martin Schongauer German. St. Martin. Martin Schongauer (German, Colmar ca. 1435/50-1491 Breisach). ca. 1435-1491. Engraving. Prints

Venice, Bertelli, Orazio, Italy, Carracci, Agostino, Christ, Mary, John the Baptist and the Apostles, Mary with a Wreath of Stars, print, prints, height 107 mm, width 65 mm, Italian, 1557 - 1602-03-22, print maker, printmaker, 1583 - 1583, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Pallas Atena Przedstawienie całopostaciowe, zwrócona nieco w prawo, z włócznią w p. ręce i tarczą w lewej. Plansza nr 8.. unknown, graphic artist, Floris, Frans (ca 1519-1570 ; st.), draughtsman, cartoonist, Cock, Hieronymus (ca 1510-1570), publisher

John Skippe after Parmigianino, Male Saint Standing, with Folded Arms, Facing to the Left, 1781 Male Saint Standing, with Folded Arms, Facing to the Left

Radziwill, Nicholas Prince.

Master of the S Series Tarocchi, Octava Spera (Eighth Sphere), probably c 1470 Octava Spera (Eighth Sphere)

In the foreground the woman who suffered from hemorrhaging. She is walking with a cane. In the background, Christ heals the woman. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a print series featuring famous women in the New Testament, The Bleeding Woman Famous Women in the New Testament (series title)., print maker: Jan Saenredam, (mentioned on object), Hendrick Goltzius, (mentioned on object), Balthasarus Schonaeus, (mentioned on object), print maker: Northern Netherlands, publisher: Amsterdam, 1661 - 1726, paper, engraving, h 194 mm × w 138 mm

Young Man Standing Artist's working dates 1700-1767 France. Chiaroscuro woodcut in light blue, light brown, dark brown, and black on ivory laid paper . Jean Michel Papillon

Personification of service; Servus EO Laetior Quo Patientior. Service as a young man, his feet were chained and a yoke over his shoulders. Title in undermarge.

A copper engraving by an anonymous artist from around 1440-1450 depicting the Flower King, illustrating figure, composition, and early Northern European printmaking techniques.

Woman with child and spinning skirts, anonymous, after Jacopo de'barbari, 1504 print Italy paper engraving mother and baby or young child. distaff

The Fifth Wise Virgin, Monogram AG (15th century), After Martin Schongauer, 1475 - 1500 print One of the five wise virgins from the Biblical parable over the five wise and five foolish virgins. A laurel wreath on her head and the burning oil lamp in the right hand. Germany paper engraving representation of wise virgin(s)

Master of the Amsterdam Cabinet, Germany, Saint Barbara (large version), verso bottom center and center right - stamped, Barbara with the martyr's palm and tower., print, prints, height 125 mm, width 82 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1470 - 1475, third quarter 15th century, fourth quarter 15th century, paper, papier, drypoint, dry needle, Work conception, after own design by

David, Jacob Matham (attributed to), after Hendrick Goltzius, 1589 print David, with his harp, crown and scepter next to him. Haarlem paper engraving David (not in biblical context); possible attributes: crown, harp

Saint Theodosia. Saint Theodosia. Part of a series of 24 performances of female martyrs (Martyrological). The performances are equipped with edges with flowers and animals.

A woman's figure as a personification of prosperity and prosperity with a cornucopia in her arm and the helm of a vessel in her left hand. Three figures in the background. Print from a series of 41 symbols.

unknown, Haarlem, Soutman, Pieter Claesz., Visscher, Cornelis (II), H. Lidwina van Schiedam, verso - stamped, Saint Lidwina van Schiedam, with a crucifix and a rose branch in her hand. Around her head a wreath of roses. This print is part of a series of Dutch saints., print, prints, height 439 mm, width 312 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1629 - 1658-01-16, print maker, printmaker, 1650 - 1650, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1601 - 1657-08-16, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, granter of privilege

A copper engraving by Marcantonio Raimondi from 1505-1515 depicting a muse, illustrating the Renaissance focus on classical inspiration.

Malatesta, Sigismondo Pandolfo.

Matigheid (temperance), Jacob Matham (attributed to), after Hendrick Goltzius, 1585 - 1589 print The personalized moderation; A female figure pours from a jug of liquid in a glass. A hilly river landscape in the background. Amsterdam paper engraving Temperance, 'Temperantia'; 'Temperanza' (Ripa) ~ one of the Four Cardinal Virtues

Sanmicheli, Michele .

John the Baptist. John the Baptist sitting in a landscape, his staff resting on his arm, at his feet is a lamb.

Pallas Athene.

St. Mary Magdalen Penitent before 1636 Anonymous This is a copy in reverse of an engraving by Goltzius from 1582.. St. Mary Magdalen Penitent 398457

Pride; Seven deadly sins. Personification of pride. Woman on horseback, with a tiara on the head, a sword in the right hand, in the left-hand side with an eagle on it. A lion walks next to the horse. At the top left a coat of arms with a lion, above a peacock. Under the show a two-legged text in Latin. First print from a series of seven.

Vlijt; Diligents; Three virtues. The Personification of Vlijt is in a building and carries a long robe. She holds a whip and traces as symbols of speed. At the left are some houses.

Allegory on the vanity (young lady with mirror and putto), Jacques de Gheyn (II), 1595 - 1596 print Vanitas performance in the form of a woman, dressed in precious clothing, herself admiring in a hand mirror, a dog on her feet, a monkey on her feet. On the table next to her jewelry and a board game. A putto climbs through the window behind the lady with a banderol stating 'Vanitas Vanitatum, Est Omnia vanitas'. Under the performance two lines of text in Latin. Netherlands paper engraving scenes symbolizing 'Vanitas'. 'Vanitas' symbols. backgammon, tric-trac

Minerva, Hendrick Goltzius, 1596 print Minerva sitting in her armor on a cloud. In the background the goddess drives a car pulled through horses, under the cloud Pallas is in the company of the nine muses and pegasus. paper engraving (story of) Pallas. the Muses acting together (as group). Pegasus, the winged horse

A red chalk drawing by Claude Vignon from around 1650 depicting Christ with the twelve apostles, specifically highlighting Apostle Philippus.

Copy of Grammatica, from "The Liberal Arts" after Georg Pencz German late 16th century View more. Copy of Grammatica, from "The Liberal Arts". The Liberal Arts. after Georg Pencz (German, Wroclaw ca. 1500-1550 Leipzig). late 16th century. Engraving. Prints

Copper engraving by Hendrick Goltzius around 1590 depicting Saint John the Baptist in the desert with simple clothing and natural surroundings.

Justice, an allegorical figure holding a balance in her left hand and a sword in her right, from the series 'The Seven Virtues and Knowledge'. Artist: Jan (Johannes) Wierix (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1549-1615 Brussels). Dimensions: sheet: 2 5/16 x 1 9/16 in. (5.8 x 3.9 cm). Series/Portfolio: The Seven Virtues and Knowledge. Date: 1579. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

St. Andrew, from Apostles. Martin Schongauer; German, c. 1450-1491. Date: 1450-1491. Dimensions: 89 × 44 mm (plate); 90 × 46 mm (sheet). Engraving on paper. Origin: Germany. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Sculptuur van een zoon van Niobe; The son of a great leader Niobes within the States; Antieke Sculpturen in Rome; Of the Ancient Rome, known as the city of statues are to be seen in the public places, and icones.Caption in Latin. Print is part of an album.

Saint Mary Magdalene. Count Pietro Antonio Rotari; Italian, 1707-1762. Date: 1728-1731. Dimensions: 161 x 121 mm. Etching on paper. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Pallas Athena, plate 6 from Parnassus Biceps. Johann Theodor de Bry (German, 1561-1623); after Jean-Jacques Boissard (French, 1533-1598). Date: 1601. Dimensions: 236 × 160 mm (image); 258 × 160 mm (plate); 274 × 175 mm (sheet). Engraving in black on ivory laid paper. Origin: Frankfurt an der Oder. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Roman god Mercury with caduceus, staff, winged petasos hat and winged feet. In Etruscan religion, messenger god and god of trade Turms. Roman Mercury, Greek Hermes. From an engraved cornelian gem. Mercurius Incis. in Corneola. Copperplate engraving from Francesco Valesio, Antonio Gori and Ridolfino Venutis Academia Etrusca, Museum Cortonense in quo Vetera Monumenta, (Etruscan Academy or Museum of Cortona), Faustus Amideus, Rome, 1750.

A 1528 copper engraving by Agostino Veneziano depicting a woman carrying a vase on her head, illustrating early 16th-century European figure study and domestic practice.

Boerin turned left, the right arm extended; Figures a la mode.Genumbered 8

Love; Charitas; Seven virtues; VII VirtVTVM TheOLOGICARVM ET CARDINALIVM ICONES ArtificiosisSime (...). Bust of the female personification of love. In her hand she holds a key. A fire burns behind her. The show is caught in a cartouche surrounded by putti. In the margin a two-legged bible quote from 1 Cor. 13 in Latin.

The virtues after Raphael, faith. Second issue of a sequence of 7 rooms (Bartsch 387) Marc Antoine Raimondi (1480-vers1534). The virtues after Raphael, faith. Second issue of a sequence of 7 rooms (Bartsch 387). Fight, chisel. 16th century.

Jacques Stella, Sibylla Persica, 1625 Sibylla Persica

Zénobie. Artist: Abraham Bosse (French, Tours 1602/1604-1676 Paris); Gilles Rousselet (French, Paris 1614-1686 Paris); After Claude Vignon (French, Tours 1593-1670 Paris). Dimensions: sheet: 13 3/8 x 8 3/8 in. (34 x 21.2 cm). Publisher: Published by Pierre Mariette (French, 1596-1657). Series/Portfolio: Galerie des Femmes fortes. Date: 1647. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Author: ABRAHAM BOSSE. after Claude Vignon. Gilles Rousselet.

Copper engraving by Lucas Hugensz. van Leyden titled 'Fortitudo', created in 1530, depicting the personification of Fortitude with detailed figure and symbolic attributes.

Maria crowned two angels, Michiel le Blon, after Albrecht Dürer, 1597 - 1656 print Mary is in her arms with the Christ child and is crowned by two angels. paper etching coronation of Mary by one or more angels

Judith and the Head of Holofernes. Artist: After Hendrick Goltzius (Netherlandish, Mühlbracht 1558-1617 Haarlem); Jan (Pietersz.) Saenredam (Netherlandish, Zaandam 1565-1607 Assendelft). Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 11 in. × 7 7/8 in. (28 × 20 cm). Date: 1575--1607. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

David plays his harp, Bernard Picart (workshop of), 1728 print King David plays on his harp in a room. Through the window a face on a landscape with ruins. Under the show a cartouche entitled in French. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving David as musician, usually playing the harp. landscape with ruins

Hagedorn, Friedrich.

A shepherdess, accompanied by her dog, dancing to the sound of a musette ca. 1640 Abraham Bosse French. A shepherdess, accompanied by her dog, dancing to the sound of a musette 399331

Image of Diana in the eastern gallery of the Town Hall on Dam Square, Hubert Quellinus, After Artus Quellinus (I), 1655 print Image of Diana in the southern part of the eastern gallery of the Town Hall on Dam Square in Amsterdam. In her left hand a bow, a torch in her right hand. Behind her a deer, on her feet two fish, a lobster and a crab. At the bottom mark marked: N. paper etching / engraving (story of) Diana (Artemis). attributes of Diana City Hall of Amsterdam (1655-1808)

Tiburtine Sibyl, Frans Huys, 1546 - 1562

. Spring (ver) personalized by a young man with a flowering plant, with a landscape in the background in which different couples are walking. Presentation in an ornamental oval cartouche. At the top of the signs of the zodiac belonging to spring: twins, ram and bull.

Silver Statuette of St. Jude, from the Wittenberg Reliquaries. Artist: Lucas Cranach the Elder (German, Kronach 1472-1553 Weimar). Dimensions: Sheet: 5 1/16 × 2 1/16 in. (12.9 × 5.3 cm). Series/Portfolio: Wittenberg Reliquaries; Hortulus Animae. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Bust van Jacobus IV van Scotland, Gerard Valck, After Adriaen van der Werff, 1697 print Sculpted bust of Jacobus IV of Scotland. Print from a series of seven portraits of historical figures. Amsterdam paper engraving piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture

Della Bella, Stefano, work, Ornaments and grotesques (11 leaves from a series of 12 leaves), 1653 , line etching, graphics, plate width 6.5 cm, plate height 16.3 cm

Christ as the Man of Sorrows with the Instruments of thePassion. Artist: Lucas van Leyden, Netherlandish, 1494-1533

Depicts a lute player by Antonio da Trento, created as a Clair-obscur woodcut in two plates around 1527-1530.

CALIOPE MUSA DE LA POESIA EPICA - GRABADO REALIZADO POR J MORENO - S XIX. Author: LUIS PARET Y ALCAZAR (1746-1799). Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPAIN. CALLIOPE. HOMERO SIGLO VIII AC.

The Cuman Sibyl. Claude Vignon; French, 1593-1670. Date: 1625-1635. Dimensions: 320 × 219 mm. Sanguine and black chalk on paper. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Geometric Virgil, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching 'Geometria' (~ quadrivium); 'Geometria' (Ripa). measuring-instruments

A female figure as a personification of gratitude. She holds a horn of plenty and pours out coins from it over a sacrificial column. In the background, Christ appears to kneeling figures. Print from a series of 41 images, Personified Gratitude Dankbaerheyt (title on object) Een-en-veertigh pcs, verscheydene Sinnebeelden (series title), print maker: Arnold Houbraken, (mentioned on object), Arnold Houbraken, publisher: Leonard Schenk, Amsterdam, 1710 - 1719, paper, etching, engraving, pen, h 185 mm × w 90 mm

Caesar, Gaius Julius .

Prudence personified by a woman standing in a niche, holding a shawl in her right hand, a snake coiled around her, left from 'The Virtues' ca. 1515-25 Marcantonio Raimondi Italian. Prudence personified by a woman standing in a niche, holding a shawl in her right hand, a snake coiled around her, left from 'The Virtues' 342640

Woman as a personification of justice (Justitia) with scales and sword; Seven virtues.

Engel with ladder, hammer, nails and ointment pot, Karel van Mallery, after Aegidius Sadeler (II), 1581 - c. 1645 print Angel with ladder, hammer, nails and ointment pot, the objects that symbolize the cross -decline. Two lines in Latin under the performance. Eighth print from a series of eight prints with performances of Engelen with the passion tools. Antwerp paper engraving the instruments of the Passion and the five wounded limbs. single instruments of the Passion (with NAME). single instruments of the Passion (with NAME). nails ~ instruments of the Passion. single instruments of the Passion (with NAME). Virtues (holding instruments of the Passion) ~ hierarchy of angels

Deventer, Lat, Jan de, Floris, Frans (I), Antwerp, Cort, Cornelis, Pales, verso - stamped, Pales the goddess of the meadows and shepherds sits in a stable on a recumbent ox. Around her are agricultural tools. Originally made for a series with goddesses and nymphs, now winter in a series with the four seasons., print, prints, height 274 mm, width 190 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1533 - 1578, print maker, printmaker, 1724 - 1751, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Southern Netherlands, 1520 - 1570-10-01, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, Netherlands, 1683 - 1756-03-19, publisher

The element of fire, Jacob de Gheyn (II), 1595 - 1597

Music 17th century Gilles Rousselet French. Music 645457

Dr. Johnson, Peltro W. Tomkins, 1760-1840, British, after unknown artist, undated, Engraving, Sheet: 8 1/4 x 5 1/8in. (21 x 13cm)

Title print for the set of Pacificators, 1648; Pacificators Orbis Christiani. Female personification of peace, sitting on a throne. In her hands, she holds a cornucopia and the prescription, left and right of the throne musical instruments and scientific instruments that symbolize the liberal arts. In the background the recovery after the war of agriculture and home building. Title print for the series 'Celeberrimi Ad Pacificandum Christiani Nominis Orbem Legati Monasterium et ingnabrugas etc.', Antwerp 1648. Series Portraits to paintings by Anselmus van Hulle of all delegates in the peace negotiations in Münster and Osnabrück.

Hans Sebald Beham, 1510 - 1550 print Winged woman as a personification of accident (Infortunio) with a scorpion and the devil paper engraving Adversity, misfortune, bad luck; 'Unhappy luck', 'injury' (Ripa)

Lucretia is about to kill herself with Dolk, Anonymous, After Marcantonio Raimondi, After Rafaël, 1509 - 1560 print Lucretia is about to kill himself with dagger. Under the show is a Latin text in two lines. paper engraving death of Lucretia: she commits suicide by stabbing herself

Elizabeth Hartley playing the role of Lady Jane Grey. Engraving by C. Sherwin after himself.

Faam, Domenico del Barbiere (rejected attribution), 1516 - 1565 print The winged fame standing on a globe, with two trumpets in her hands. Caution in an oval decorative frame. Above two putti and below two old men's figures. Italy paper etching Hunger; 'Fama', 'Good fame', 'Chiara fame' (Ripa) (+ Clothed with wings)

Bliżej Kultury unknown

Jaël, Philips Galle, After Maarten van Heemskerck, c. 1560 - c. 1570 print Jaël is in her hands with a hammer and pin. In the background a tent with the Sisera she killed. First print from a series of eight prints with famous women from the old and New Testament. print maker: Haarlempublisher: Antwerp paper engraving female persons from the Old Testament (with NAME) (not in biblical context)

Geometry (from the Tarocchi, series C: Liberal Arts, #24), before 1467. Master of the E-Series Tarocchi (Italian, 15th century). Engraving, hand-colored with gold;

Outraged justice, according to a painting by Mr. Adrien Marie.

Antwerp, Sadeler, Johann (I), Spranger, Bartholomeus, Saint Francis (version 2), verso lower left - stamped, Saint Francis, a cross sign and a bible in his hand., print, prints, height 149 mm, width 106 mm, Southern Netherlands, 1550 - 1600-08, print maker, printmaker, 1580 - 1580, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1546-03-21 - 1611-08, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Symbolic Figure (a Sibyl) 16th century Anonymous, Italian, Venetian, 15th to 16th century Italian. Symbolic Figure (a Sibyl) 342205

Vision of Helena; Woman in contemplation sitting in front of window.

Sibylla Agrippa. Dated: 1625. Medium: woodcut. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Jacques Stella.

Sancta Euphrolyna, from the series Female Hermits. Artist: Abraham Bloemaert (Netherlandish, Gorinchem 1566-1651 Utrecht); Boetius Adams Bolswert (Netherlandish, Bolsward ca. 1580-1633 Brussels). Dimensions: sheet: 5 11/16 x 3 5/8 in. (14.4 x 9.2 cm). Date: 1600-1633. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Personification of science. A woman's figure as a statute of science with a staff in her hand with the all-viewing eye as a symbol of God the Father.

Terpsichore; The nine muses. Landscape with Terpsichore, the muse of the vocals and dance, playing the lute. In the background orpheus who plays the winch and enchant the animals with his music. Fifth print from a series with muses.

Woman in classic costumes with Garlande, Edward Edwards, 1790 print Numbered: 40. Print is part of an album. paper etching standing figure - AA - female human figure. ornament ~ festoon, garland

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