Personifications of Virtues

Artworks depicting women as personifications of intellect, moderation, strength, and other virtues. Classic representations with draped clothing and symbolic elements.

Southern Netherlands, Suavius, Lambertus, Sibyls, S. Libica, Libyan Sibyl, verso - stamped, The Libyan Sibyl standing in a niche and holding the cloth around her shoulders together in front of her chest., print, prints, height 189 mm, width 85 mm, 1514 - 1564, print maker, printmaker, 1520 - 1567, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process)

The Spirit of the Intellect The Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit Sprititvs Intellectvs. Vos, Maarten de, 1532-1603. 1654. Collaert, Adriaen, -1618. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Woman as personification of moderation (temperantia) with Breidel standing in NIS, Marcantonio Raimondi, After Rafaël, 1510 - 1527 print paper engraving Temperance, 'Temperantia'; 'Temperanza' (Ripa) ~ one of the Four Cardinal Virtues

A young woman personifying Force or Strength holding a column ca. 1510-27 Marcantonio Raimondi Italian. A young woman personifying Force or Strength holding a column 397737

Caliope XI Calliope. Mantegna, Andrea, 1431-1506. 1550. Ladenspelder, Johann, approximately 1511-approximately 1580. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Portrait of Macedonius, Romeyn de Hooghe, 1701 print Portrait of Macedonius from a series of portraits in the history of the churches and Ketteren from the beginning of the new will until the year Onses Lord 1688 from Godfried Arnold (1701). Netherlands paper etching / engraving

St. Christopher, Facing to the Left, 1521. Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528). Engraving;

Southern Netherlands, Suavius, Lambertus, Sibyls, S. Libica, Libyan Sibyl, verso - stamped, The Libyan Sibyl standing in a niche and holding the cloth around her shoulders together in front of her chest., print, prints, height 189 mm, width 85 mm, 1514 - 1564, print maker, printmaker, 1520 - 1567, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process)

Italy, Schiaminossi, Raffaello, Prophaetarum, Prophets, Zacharias propheta, Prophet Zacharia, verso sheet - stamped, The prophet Zacharia standing with a writing tablet in his hands. On the left a stone wall and on the right a view of a landscape. Title in the bottom margin and numbered lower left: 3., print, prints, height 193 mm, width 133 mm, Italian, 1572 - 1622, print maker, printmaker, 1606 - 1609, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, after own design by

Venice, Bertelli, Orazio, Italy, Carracci, Agostino, Christ, Mary, John the Baptist and the apostles, Apostle James the Less with book and square, print, prints, height 107 mm, width 64 mm, Italian, 1557 - 1602-03-22, print maker, printmaker, 1583 - 1583, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

This circa 1485 copper engraving by Tarocchimeister depicts Calliope, the muse of epic poetry, emphasizing figure detail, posture, and Renaissance engraving techniques.

St. Philipp, from Christ and the Apostles 1530-76 Attributed to Lambert Suavius Netherlandish. St. Philipp, from Christ and the Apostles. Attributed to Lambert Suavius (Netherlandish, ca. 1510-by 1576). 1530-76. Engraving; backed with a print by J. A. Fridrich. Prints

Sanitas, from Proposopographia ca. 1585-90 Philips Galle Netherlandish. Sanitas, from Proposopographia. Philips Galle (Netherlandish, Haarlem 1537-1612 Antwerp). ca. 1585-90. Engraving. Philips Galle (Netherlandish, Haarlem 1537-1612 Antwerp). Prints

Muze Calliope Met Guirlance Staand in the end, Marcantonio Raimondi, after Rafaël, 1511 - 1520 print paper engraving (story of the) Muses; 'Muse' (Ripa)

Wulfhild of Bavaria.

Italy, Schiaminossi, Raffaello, Attributes of the Soul, Honesty, verso - stamped, Personification of Honesty (Sinceritas) with a heart in his hand., print, prints, height 153 mm, width 102 mm, Italian, 1572 - 1622, print maker, printmaker, 1605 - 1605, paper, etching, etchings, plate tone, Work conception, after own design by

Copper engraving by Tarocchimeister depicting astrology symbols, created before 1467.

Tiburtijnse Sibille; Sibylla Tyburtina; Twaalf Sibillen.Tiburtian Sibille, standing in a landscape. With one of her feet she is on top of a sword. Six fresh rules in Latin under the print.

Sibille from cumae; Sibylla Cumana; Ten sibilles; Sibillaru decem. The Sibille from Cumae standing to the left and with a writing tablet in hand. On the right a look through a landscape. Title and a line of Latin text in undermarge. Numbered bottom left: 7.

Landscape with woman dressed in fashion from Frascati, Italy. The woman is shown full-length, en profil to the left, dancing in a loose gown with a tambourine in her hands. A cloth is draped around the head. The print is part of a twelve-part series of prints depicting Italian costumes, Woman dressed according to the fashion of Frascati Donzella di Frascati (title on object) Costumes from Italy (series title), Pieter Lastman, print maker: anonymous, publisher: Covens & Mortier, Amsterdam, 1720 - 1772, paper, etching, h 167 mm × w 114 mm

The Small Saint Catherine. Martin Schongauer; German, c. 1450-1491. Date: 1450-1491. Dimensions: 98 × 54 mm. Engraving on paper. Origin: Germany. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Violence; Avaritia; Inventions. Personification of violence in the form of a woman in antique gown, sitting in landscape at wall. In her right hand she holds a money pouch and with the left hand she sinks in a cash box that is next to her. A Frog. In the margin a single-line caption in Latin.

Standing Female Figure ca. 1739-40 Pierre Ignace Parrocel French. Standing Female Figure 385755

Lucas van Leyden, The Virgin in the Niche, c 1518 The Virgin in the Niche

St. Jude, plate 10 from The Twelve Apostles. Sebald Beham; German, 1500-1550. Date: 1545-1546. Dimensions: 44.5 x 29.5 mm (image/plate); 305 x 240 mm (sheet). Engraving in black on white wove paper. Origin: Germany. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: Hans Sebald Beham.

Copper engraving by Marcantonio Raimondi depicting Saint Cäcilia, created around 1510-1520. The print shows the saint holding a musical instrument, representing her role as patroness of music, executed in detailed Renaissance engraving style.

Jacques Stella, Sibylla Libyca, 1625 Sibylla Libyca

Jesaja, Lambertus sweeter, 1545 - 1548 print The prophet Isaiah leans against a ruin. Southern Netherlands paper engraving

Woodcut by Lucas Cranach the Elder depicting the risen Christ in a religious composition emphasizing gestures and symbolic elements.

Sibille Van Cumae, Raffaello Schiambinosso, 1606 - 1609 print The Sibille van Cumae turned to the left and with a writing tablet in hand. On the right a glimpse to a landscape. Title and a Latin text in the end margin. Numbered bottom left: 7. Italy paper etching Cumaean sibyl. writing tablets

Italy, Carracci, Agostino, S. Catarina, Catherine of Alexandria, verso - stamped, The martyr Catherine of Alexandria with a palm branch and a wheel., print, prints, height 120 mm, width 94 mm, Italian, 1557 - 1602-03-22, print maker, printmaker, 1581 - 1581, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process)

Sibille from Erythrae; Sibylla erythraea; Twelve sibilles. Sibille of erythrae, standing for a passage in a rock wall. In her hand she holds a rolled piece of paper. Six fresh rules in Latin under the print.

Dancing Figure After Carlo Maratti Italian. Dancing Figure 400442

Judith with the head of Holofernes. Judith with a sword in her hands on which Holofernes's head is dialed.

Winter; Hyems; The four Seasons. Winter personification, an old curved man dressed in long coat trimmed with fur, high hat with ear valves on his head, a fire pot in the hands. At the top of the three constellations Capricorn, Aquarius and Fish.

Moderation, Heinrich Aldegrever, 1551 drawing Design for a print. paper. ink pen / brush Temperance, 'Temperantia'; 'Temperanza' (Ripa) ~ one of the Four Cardinal Virtues

Antwerp, Baltens, Peeter, Vos, Maerten de, Ditmaer, Jan, Wierix, Hieronymus, Christ and the Twelve Apostles, and St. Paul, S. Mathias, H. Mattias, verso under - stamped, Saint Matthias stands with one foot on a stone between two columns in an architectural frame. In one hand he holds an open book, in the other a halberd. In the background a view of a river and a hilly landscape. In the frame at the bottom a two-line caption in Latin., print, prints, height 334 mm, width 238 mm, Zuid-Nederlands, 1553 - 1619-11-01, print maker, printmaker, 1578 - 1578, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1538 - 1603, Work conception, 1532 - 1603-12-04, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1528 - 1584, publisher

Italy, Schiaminossi, Raffaello, Prophaetarum, Prophets, Daniel propheta, Prophet Daniel, verso sheet - stamped, The prophet Daniel, facing right and holding a writing tablet in both hands. Title in bottom margin and numbered lower left: 9., print, prints, height 197 mm, width 133 mm, Italian, 1572 - 1622, print maker, printmaker, 1606 - 1609, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, after own design by

Estius, Franco, Goltzius, Hendrick, Haarlem, Matham, Jacob, The Seven Deadly Sins, Envy (Invidia), verso lower left - stamped, Personification of envy, depicted as a female figure with snakes as hair, two snakes in her hand, gnawing on a heart., print, prints, height 322 mm, width 165 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1571-10-15 - 1631-01-20, print maker, printmaker, 1593 - 1593, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1558-01 - 1617-01-01, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, writer

Persian Sibille; Sibylla Persica; Ten sibilles; Sibillaru decem. The Persian Sibille standing with a banderole in hand. On the right a look through a landscape. Title and a line of Latin text in undermarge. Numbered bottom left: 4.

"Copper engraving by Monogrammist AC from the first half of the 16th century depicting Maria Magdalena standing. The print emphasizes figure, posture, and drapery."

Southern Netherlands, Suavius, Lambertus, Sibyls, Elderly Sibyl pointing with her right hand, verso - stamped, An elderly Sibyl, standing in a niche, points with her right hand., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 190 mm, width 83 mm, 1514 - 1564, print maker, prentmaker, 1520 - 1567, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process)

Judit; Ivdith; Beroemde vrouwen uit het Oude Testament; Icones Illvstrivm Feminarvm Veteris Testamenti.In the foreground Judit, a sword in her one hand and the head of Holofernes in the other. In the background the tent of Holofernes, where Judit knocks the head of the general. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a print series with famous women from the Old Testament.

S. Mary Magdalene (title on object), print maker: Pieter de Bailliu (I), (mentioned on object), Peter Paul Rubens, publisher: Pieter de Bailliu (I), (mentioned on object), 1623 - 1660, paper, engraving, h 213 mm × w 116 mm

Chilon of Sparta.

Laziness; Pignicia; Seven deadly sins. Landscape with female laziness personification (Pigritia). She has put her one hand against her breast in her under her drapery.

Sadeler, Johann (I), Vos, Maerten de, Antwerp, Germany, Speculum Pudicitiae, Mirror of Honesty, Saint Barbara, verso center bottom - stamped, standing, seen from the front, her head to the left. In her hands a palm branch. In the background her beheading. The fifth print of a seventeen-part series with female saints., print, prints, 89, recto top right - handwritten, verso bottom left - stamped, height 189 mm, width 134 mm, Southern Netherlands, 1550 - 1600-08, print maker, printmaker, 1583 - 1587, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1532 - 1603-12-04, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Sibille from cumae; Sibylla cumaea; Ten sibilles; Sibillaru decem. Cumae Sibille standing with a banderole in hand. On the right a look through a landscape. Title and a line of Latin text in undermarge. Numbered bottom left: I.

Italy, Titian, Rome, Andreani, Andrea, Triumph of Christ (fifth part), recto upper left - handwritten in brown ink, Part of the Triumph of Christ with Christ on a chariot drawn by the Church Fathers. Center bottom: E., print, prent, prints, prenten, 5, height 391 mm, width 267 mm, Italian, 1559 - 1629, print maker, prentmaker, 1568 - 1629, first quarter 16th century, second quarter 16th century, paper, papier, houtsnede, Work conception, 1488 - 1576-08-27

Mariette, Jean, inventor: Vignon (uncertain), work, Camme, (1000 - 2000), engraving, graphic, picture width 21 cm, image height 32.2 cm

Fortune, 1541. Hans Sebald Beham (German, 1500-1550). Engraving;

The Spirit of the Fear of the Lord The Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit Spirtivs Timoris Dni. Vos, Maarten de, 1532-1603. 1580 - 1600. Collaert, Adriaen, -1618. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Albrecht Dürer, Saint Paul, 1514, engraving on paper.

Sculpture of Diana; Diana in Aedibus Farnesianis; Antique sculptures in Rome; Antiquarum Statuarum Urbis Romae Quae in Publicis Locis Visuntur Icones. Caption in Latin. Print is part of an album.

Gluttony (Gula), Jacob Matham, Franco Estius, 1593

A copper engraving from around 1470 by the Master of Prophets and Sibyls depicting the Light Spontaneous Sibyl, a female figure associated with prophecy.

After Albrecht Dürer, Saint Christopher Facing Left, 1514, engraving on paper.

Diana viewed from behind firing her bow ca. 1538-40 Andrea Schiavone (Andrea Meldola) Italian. Diana viewed from behind firing her bow 396470

Master of the E-Series Tarocchi (Italian, active c. 1465), Aritmetricha (Arithmetic), c. 1465, engraving

Lambert Suavius, Sibyl Seen from the Back, Looking Downward to the Left, c 1550 Sibyl Seen from the Back, Looking Downward to the Left

Saint Barbara holding palm leaves with a sword and flowers at her feet, two putti overhead holding a laurel ca. 1625-59 Schelte Adams à Bolswert. Saint Barbara holding palm leaves with a sword and flowers at her feet, two putti overhead holding a laurel. After Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, Siegen 1577-1640 Antwerp). ca. 1625-59. Etching and engraving; first state of two. Prints

Juno, Abraham Bloemaert, 1608 - 1612 print The goddess Juno with a scepter in her hand, behind her is a peacock. paper etching (story of) Juno (Hera)

Seated Figure of Justice, from Farnese Palace, after Annibale and Agostino Carracci 1641 Jacques Belly. Seated Figure of Justice, from Farnese Palace, after Annibale and Agostino Carracci. La Gallerie du Palais Farnaise de la ville de Rome. Jacques Belly (French, Chartres 1609-1674 Chartres). 1641. Etching; first state of two. Prints

Statue of a Sibyl sitting with book in her lap, Sibyl Paradigmata graphices variorum artificum , print maker: Jan de Bisschop, (mentioned on object), after: Rafaël, after: Michelangelo, (mentioned on object), Northern Netherlands, 1668 - 1671, paper, etching, h 225 mm × w 135 mm

Hoop (Spes), anonymous, after Jacob Matham, after Hendrick Goltzius, 1601 - 1652 print A female figure with an anchor in a landscape as a personification of De Hoop (Spes). Amsterdam paper engraving Hope, 'Spes'; 'Speranza divina e certa' (Ripa) ~ one of the Three Theological Virtues

Wealth, plate five from Virtues and Vices Made 1549 Germany. Engraving in black on ivory laid paper . Heinrich Aldegrever

Copper engraving by Tarocchimeister from the 'S' series depicting Justice around 1485, showing a figure holding scales, seated posture, and detailed costume.

Saint Lucy, 1 of 25 plates from the series Martyrologium Sanctarum Virginum (Female MartyrSaints). Publisher: Adriaen Collaert, Flemish, 1560-1618

Persian Sibille; Sibylla Persica; Sibilles. The Persian Sibille is sitting on a rock. An open book shot on her. The print has a Latin caption and is the title print of a ten-part series about the Sibilles.

Copper engraving by Tarocchimeister 'S' around 1485 depicting Clio, the muse of history, part of the 'S' series, showing figure, historical symbols, and late 15th-century European iconography.

Young couple and death. A young man and a young woman walking in a hilly landscape. From behind a tree loves death (in the form of a skeleton with an hourglass) on them. Under the show a rule of Dutch text in Gothic script: "Ten is not already trapped. Der does and brings the AEVENT".

A woman with a key and four books standing in front of a tower with an open loggia in which a man is teaching children; representing Grammar. Engraving after Martin de Vos.

Invidia Envy. 1500 - 1550. Pencz, Georg, 1500-1550. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

A brown pen drawing with gray washes by Sébastien Le Clerc depicting an Ethiopian figure with an arrow, mounted on a leaf with a decorative pierced strip, dated between 1650 and 1664.

Bloemplukende Woman attacked by a snake, Jan Luyken, 1687 print Amsterdam paper etching snakes (+ animal(s) attacking). picking flowers

Portrait of Johannes Calvijn, Romeyn de Hooghe, 1701 print Portrait of Johannes Calvin from a series of portraits in the history of the churches and Ketteren from the beginning of the new Testament until the year Onses Lords 1688 of Godfried Arnold (1701). Netherlands paper etching / engraving

Vreugde, Heinrich Aldegrever, After Cornelis Anthonisz., 1549 print Personification of joy (Gaudium). A woman playing on a winch, in the heaven the Holy Spirit in the form of a pigeon. Thirteenth print and series of fourteen with personifications of virtues and vices. Germany paper engraving joy, 'Gaudium' ~ one of the seven gifts of the soul

Delphic Sibyl, from the series of Sibyls ca. 1530 Lucas van Leyden Netherlandish. Delphic Sibyl, from the series of Sibyls 364723

St Bartholomew. Plate 5. From: Christ and the Apostles, circa 1545, by Lambert Suavius. Gift of Sir John Ilott, 1971.

Sebald Beham, Fortune, 1541 Fortune

Woodcut by Hans Burgkmair the Elder around 1510 depicting the allegorical figure of Love, showing a figure with symbolic attributes and posture in decorative composition.

Woman waid through a stream ..

SAINTE AGN�S (BARTSCH 171) Marc Antoine Raimondi (1480-vers1534). Saint Agn�s (Bartsch 171). Fight, chisel. 16th century.

Asia. Artist: Abraham Bosse (French, Tours 1602/1604-1676 Paris). Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed): 8 1/2 × 5 11/16 in. (21.6 × 14.5 cm). Publisher: Jean I Leblond (French, ca. 1590-1666 Paris). Series/Portfolio: The Four Parts of the World(Les quatre parties du monde). Date: mid to late 17th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Small wedding dancers: dancers couple (Hollstein 151) Heinrich ALDEGREVER (or ALDEGREVER - 1502-V.1555 / 1561). Small wedding dancers: couple of dancers (Hollstein 151). Burin, 1538. Museum of Fine Arts in the city of Paris, small palace.

Male Saint Standing with Folded Arms, Facing to the Right. Dated: 1781. Medium: chiaroscuro woodcut in orange-brown, medium, and dark brown. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: John Skippe after Parmigianino.

Woodcut and type print by Lucas Cranach the Elder around 1515 depicting the apostle James the Younger, a figure in the twelve apostles.

Erato. Dated: probably c. 1470. Dimensions: sheet: 17.5 x 9.3 cm (6 7/8 x 3 11/16 in.). Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Master of the S-Series Tarocchi.

Saint Bartholomew. Bartolomeo Passarotti (Italy, Bologna, 1529-1592). Italy, 1550-1590. Prints; etchings. Etching

Saint Barbara with a Palm and a Book. Master S; Netherlandish, active 1500-1525. Date: 1500-1525. Dimensions: 91 x 57 mm (cut to plate). Engraving in black on cream laid paper. Origin: Netherlands. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Saint Barbara holding palm leaves with a sword and flowers at her feet, two putti overhead holding a laurel Artist and publisher Schelte Adams à Bolswert Dutch After Peter Paul Rubens Flemish ca. 1625-59 View more. Saint Barbara holding palm leaves with a sword and flowers at her feet, two putti overhead holding a laurel. After Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, Siegen 1577-1640 Antwerp). ca. 1625-59. Etching and engraving; first state of two. Prints

A shepherdess, accompanied by her dog, dancing to the sound of a musette. Artist: Abraham Bosse (French, Tours 1602/1604-1676 Paris). Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed): 8 1/2 × 5 5/8 in. (21.6 × 14.3 cm). Publisher: Jean I Leblond (French, ca. 1590-1666 Paris). Date: ca. 1640. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Preißler, Georg Martin, work, 7. clothed figures for the teaching of drawing, (1000 - 2000), copper engraving, graphics, plate n width 19, 2 cm, leaf width 24.5 cm, image width 18 cm

Diana (Luna) with constellation Cancer, Hans Sebald Beham, 1539 print Moon goddess Diana (Luna) as personification of the moon with her planetry child the constellation of lobster paper engraving Luna and her children ('Planetenkinder') ~ Cancer

Arithmetic, Hieronymus Cock, after Frans Flower (1), 1550 print Arithmetic (aritmetics) writes figures on a table. She leans on a stone block. In the background a southern landscape with a stone bridge over a river. Antwerp paper etching Arithmetic '(~ quadrivious); "Aritmetic '(Ripa)

Hope (Spes). Artist: Jacob Matham. Draughtsman: Jozua Breckerveld. Intermediary draughtsman: Hendrick Goltzius. Dating: 1658. Measurements: h 306 mm × w 173 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

St. Philip from Christ and the Apostles. Artist: Hans Baldung (called Hans Baldung Grien) (German, Schwäbisch Gmünd () 1484/85-1545 Strasbourg (Strassburg)). Dimensions: Sheet: 8 3/16 × 4 15/16 in. (20.8 × 12.5 cm). Date: 1519. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Copper engraving by Meister E.S. titled 'Johannes,' created in the second third of the 15th century, depicting Saint John.

Woman in Medieval Costume, 1855. Artist: Dante Gabriel Rossetti

Book illustration accompanying the story of Solomon writing the book of Proverbs (Proverbs 1). King Solomon sits on his throne and writes in a book. Around him are scientific instruments, a sign of his wisdom. The print includes a caption with a reference to the accompanying Bible passage. King Solomon Writes the Book of Proverbs Scenes from the Bible Biblia sacra , print maker: Abraham de Bruyn, Gerard van Groeningen, Antwerp, 1583 - 1577, paper, engraving, h 164 mm × w 113 mm

Sol, plate four from Der VII Planeten Artist's working dates 1643-1689 Switzerland. Etching in black on ivory laid paper . Conrad Meyer

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