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Renaissance Mythological Scenes

Intricate engravings depicting mythological themes, featuring figures like Apollo, Cupid, and Christ in dramatic poses, surrounded by lush landscapes and allegorical elements.

Saint Jerome, anonymous, after Albrecht Dürer, 1512 - 1600, Albrecht Dürer, draughtsman: anonymous, 1512 - 1600, paper, pen, h 177 mm × w 125 mm
Saint Jerome, anonymous, after Albrecht Dürer, 1512 - 1600, Albrecht Dürer, draughtsman: anonymous, 1512 - 1600, paper, pen, h 177 mm × w 125 mm
351 assets in this story
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Traveler signs the city of Kleef, Abraham Zeeman, 1730 print Under a tree, a traveler is drawing a face on the city of Kleef. His fellow traveler points to the city. Behind the stone with the title is a man with a dog. Middelburg paper etching / engraving city-view in general; 'veduta'. draughtsman at work Cleves
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Angel and child crown each other with floral wreath; Pia Desideria. An angel and a child sit in a garden and hold each other's hand. Each places a flower wreath on the head of the other. The print is part of an album.
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Rest on the Flight into Egypt. Sébastien Bourdon; French, 1616-1671. Date: 1631-1671. Dimensions: 185 × 233 mm. Etching on ivory laid paper. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.
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Netherlands, Bray, Dirck de, Letter A in a frame with a representation of a shepherd and a figure with a winged helmet blowing a trumpet, verso - stamped, print, prints, height 64 mm, width 58 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1600 - 1699, paper, woodcut, Northern Netherlands, 1645 - 1694-05-09
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'Calk Bull'. Second half of the 16th century. Dimensions: 22,4x22,3 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: MELCHIOR LORCH.
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Telemachus reduced to keeping a flock in the oasis desert, is console by Termosiris priest of Apollo. Old 18th century engraving from the book the adventures of Telemachus son of Ulysses by Francois de Salygnac 1767
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Lust. Dated: c. 1547. Dimensions: sheet (cut within platemark): 29.2 x 26.1 cm (11 1/2 x 10 1/4 in.). Medium: etching and engraving on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Léon Davent after Luca Penni.
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This copper engraving from circa 1460-1470 depicts cupids participating in a grape harvest, showing figures, gestures, and early Renaissance allegorical composition.
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Young man with death. Drawn copy to a print. Young man and death.
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The Queen of Sheba Avoiding the Wooden Bridge. Georg Pencz; German, c. 1500-1550. Date: 1525-1535. Dimensions: 50 x 78 mm (sheet). Engraving in black on ivory laid paper. Origin: Germany. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.
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Conversion of the prisoner of Filippi, in or after 1629 - in or before 1646 print The prisoner of Filippi attempts to commit suicide when he notices that the prison doors are open. He fears that the prisoners have escaped. The apostle Paulus and his companion Silas, however, stayed in the cell. Paul is repenting the prisoner. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing Paul and Silas prevent the warder from committing suicide (story of the conversion of the warder
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Nuremberg, Solis, Virgil, Personifications of planets, Venus, Venus with a Scale and Taurus (signs of the zodiac), verso - handwritten in brown ink, Numbered lower right: V., print, prints, verso - stamped, 52, height 62 mm, width 108 mm, German, 1514 - 1562-08-01, print maker, printmaker, 1524 - 1562, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), etching, plate tone
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Son of Righteousness, c. 1500. Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528). Engraving;
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Conversion of H Hubertus, Hieronymus Wierix, 1563 - before 1619.
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Flight to Egypt by boat, Antonie Wierix (III), Hieronymus Wierix, Piermans, 1606 - before 1619
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Coat of Arms with a Skull 1503 Albrecht Dürer German In this stunning engraving, Dürer recast the theme of memento mori in a brilliantly unusual form. The woman in patrician dress is identified by her crown as a bride, but the person who embraces her from behind is a wild man. This traditional figure from German folklore is often present at weddings, but his shield, invisible to the young woman, reveals him to be a surrogate of Death. The angle of the skull on the shield is exactly that of the young woman's head.. Coat of Arms with a Skull. Albrecht Dürer (German, Nuremberg 1471-1528 Nuremberg). 1503. Engraving. Prints
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The Standard Bearer. Artist: Hans Schäufelein (German, Nuremberg ca. 1480-ca. 1540 Nördlingen). Dimensions: Sheet: 8 1/8 × 5 1/4 in. (20.6 × 13.3 cm). Date: ca. 1515. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Author: Hans Schäufelein.
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After Albrecht Dürer, Melencolia I, 2nd half 16th century, engraving on laid paper.
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Frederick de Vries 1597 Hendrick Goltzius Netherlandish. Frederick de Vries 334949
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Joseph, from the series The Twelve Patriarchs. Artist: After Maarten van Heemskerck (Netherlandish, Heemskerck 1498-1574 Haarlem); Etched by Dirk Volckertsz Coornhert (Netherlandish, Amsterdam 1519/22-1590 Gouda). Dimensions: Sheet: 8 3/8 x 10 5/8 in. (21.2 x 27 cm). Date: 1550. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Author: After Maarten van Heemskerck. Etched by Dirk Volckertsz Coornhert.
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Aesculapius travels to Rome, Crispijn van de Passe (I), 1602 - 1607 print Aesculapius, in the form of a dragon, runs straight through Epidaurus, to the harbor, to board a Roman ship. In the margin a four -line caption, in two columns, in Latin. Cologne paper engraving Aesculapius transforms himself into a serpent (or dragon) and leaves Epidaurus by ship
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Antwerp, Jode, Pieter de (I), Italy, Tempesta, Antonio, Metamorphoses of Ovid, Metamorphoseon sive transformationum, Apri dente Adonis interimitur, The metamorphosis of Adonis, verso - stamped, The dead body of Adonis lies on the ground. Venus, on a chariot drawn by two doves, transforms his blood (into a flower). Title in Latin in bottom margin., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 104 mm, width 117 mm, Italian, 1555 - 1630-08-05, print maker, printmaker, 1606 - 1606, paper, papier, etching, etsen, Publication (Event), Publicatie, Zuid-Nederlands, 1570 - 1634-08-09, publisher
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Boaz and Ruth, print maker: Jan Luyken, (mentioned on object), publisher: weduwe Pieter Arentsz & Cornelis van der Sys (II), Amsterdam, 1712, paper, etching, h 140 mm × w 80 mm
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Haarlem, Enschede, Izaak, Ostade, Isaac van, Vinne, Isaac Vincentsz. van der, Buykje full of souls, Funny figure, in the caption in the overview print this figure bears the name: Buykje full of souls. Part of the booklet: XXXVI. nice figures, invented by Izaak van Ostade tot Haarlem 1731-1732., print, engraving, popular print, books, height 49 mm, width 42 mm, height 195 mm, width 155 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1665-10-24 - 1740-04-15, print maker, printmaker, 1731 - 1732, paper, papier, houtcut, Work conception, 1621-06-02 - 1649-10-16, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher
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Panel with the victories in Stevensweert and Fort Sint-Donaas, 1702, 1702 print Panel with two performances of the victories in Stevensweert on 2 October and Fort Sint-Donaas on 16 May 1702. Part of the decorations on the scaffolding with the temple of Mars during the fireworks on the Hofvijver on December 13, 1702 in The Hague. The temple of Mars was decorated with eight panels with representations of victories of the Allies over France and Spain in the year 1702. Northern Netherlands paper etching capture of city (after the siege) Hofvijver. Stevensweert
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The Labors of Hercules: Hercules Abducting Iole, 1544. Hans Sebald Beham (German, 1500-1550). Engraving;
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The Peddlar and Death Made 1651 Bohemia. Etching on ivory wove paper . Wenceslaus Hollar
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A woodcut by Lucien Pissarro depicting a boy carrying a wooden bundle, printed in gray on Japanese paper.
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Woman from SOW; Master M.Z. (fl. Ca 1500); 1500 (1485-00-00-1510-00-00);
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Virgil Solis, Astrologia (Astrology) Astrologia (Astrology)
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The Nuremberg Chronicle is an illustrated world history. Its structure follows the story of human history as related in the Bible; it includes the histories of a number of important Western cities. Written in Latin by Hartmann Schedel, with a version in German translation by Georg Alt, it appeared in 1493. It is one of the best-documented early printed books - an incunabulum (printed, not hand-written) - and one of the first to successfully integrate illustrations and text.
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Saturn, from the series: seven planets; Beham, Sebald (1500-1550); 1539 (1539-00-00-1539-00-00);
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January, Jan Gerritsz Swelinck, 1624 - 1645 print The month of January. In a winter landscape with skaters, Joseph leads the donkey with Mary and the Christ child. In a stable attached to a house, Mary sits with the Christ child next to the OS. The sleeping Joseph is told in a dream of an angel that he and his family have to flee to Egypt to escape Herod. In the air the symbol for the zodiac sign Waterman. Under the print four verses in French with a reference to Math. 2. A printer brand on either side of the text. Print is part of a series with the months of the year, in which scenes from the New Testament are portrayed. On the back in red and black a calendar of the month in question in book print. paper engraving / letterpress printing landscape symbolizing January. Aquarius (zodiacal sign of January). the flight into Egypt: Mary, Joseph, the child (and sometimes others) on their way; Mary usually riding on an ass. an angel appearing to Joseph in a dream summons him to flee into Eg
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Death of Hercules on Stake and Philoctetes, Hans Sebald Beham, 1548 print paper engraving death of Hercules. the pyre is lit: Hercules gives his bow, arrows and quiver to Philoctetes (or Poeas)
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Allegory of earthly love, Theodoor Galle, After Jan van der Straet, 1581 - 1612 print Six putti muzzle a lion. Cupido flies with a bow and bow to them. They prove the power of earthly love. The print has a Latin caption. Antwerp paper engraving cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'. 'Omnia vincit Amor', Love the conqueror, Love triumphant. beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion
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Etching and type print by Augustin Hirschvogel from 1548 depicting Adam and Eve, showing figures, gestures, and composition.
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Putti shoots gun: the element fire; The four elements. .
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The Parable of the Good Samaritan. Dated: 1549. Medium: etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Augustin Hirschvogel.
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The winged pig in the world. Allegory on the corrupt world: winged pig standing on the rich apple. Second pig eating from trough.
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Coat of arms with wife and wildeman. A coat of arms with a skull on it. A helmet rests on the shield, to which wings and leaves are attached. There are a woman and a wildeman behind the coat of arms. The entire upper right corner is missing.
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Hercules with his club in center fighting a centaur, other men fighting centaurs to left and right, from 'The labors of Hercules' 1542 Sebald Beham German. Hercules with his club in center fighting a centaur, other men fighting centaurs to left and right, from 'The labors of Hercules' 414798
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Ceres changes ascalabus in a lizard; Deridens Cererem Puer in Stellionem Abit; Metamorphoseon Sive Transformationum; Metamorphoses from Ovidius.ceres changes the rude son (ascalabus) of an old woman in a lizard. Title in Latin in undermarge.
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Nuremberg, Solis, Virgil, Personifications of Virtues, Prudence, Prudence (Prudentia), verso - handwritten in brown ink, print, prints, verso - stamped, 60, height 67 mm, width 87 mm, German, 1514 - 1562-08-01, print maker, printmaker, 1524 - 1562, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), etching
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Cain, his wife and his son Enoch, 1583 print In the foreground, Cain is on a ladder with a bundle of straw on his shoulder. He makes the roof of a home. In the background in the hut are wife with their son Enoch as a baby. Sheep and goats walk in the yard. In the background, Cain is cursed by God because of the murder of Abel. Under the performance an explanatory text in Latin. This print is part of an album. parchment (animal material). paper engraving Cain and his family. the curse of Cain. the flight of Cain. Cain building the city of Enoch. hut, cabin, lodge. roof-covering. making the carcass (~ building activities). God the Father as bearded old man, usually with crown or tiara or sceptre and/or globe
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Antwerp, Jode, Pieter de (I), Italy, Tempesta, Antonio, Metamorphoses of Ovid, Metamorphoseon sive transformationum, Thisbe leaenae aspectu territa fugit, Thisbe flees from the lioness at the well, verso - stamped, Thisbe flees from a lioness at a water source. Title in Latin in bottom margin., print, prints, height 104 mm, width 117 mm, Italian, 1555 - 1630-08-05, print maker, 1606 - 1606, paper, etching, Publication (Event), Publication, South Dutch, 1570 - 1634-08-09, publisher
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La Nourriture (Food of centaurs) Greek mythological allegory. Plate from Les Images Ou Tableaux De Platte Peinture Des Deux Philostrates Sophistes Grecs, by Blaise de Vigenère, Paris, 1615. Engraving circa 1615, by Leonard Gaultier. Gaultier, or Galter, was a French engraver, born at Mainz about 1561, and died in Paris in 1641.
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Soldier tries to construct a lion reins, 1596 print A soldier tries to construct a lion at his feet. In the background you can see a town by a river. Frankfurt am Main paper engraving bit. beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion
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The old woman and death, Wenceslaus Hollar, after Hans Holbein (II), c. 1680 print Death accompanies an old woman. There is a broken hourglass in front of her on the ground. paper etching dance of Death; Death together with one or more human beings. old woman. hourglass
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Jupiter and Io; Ovidii Metam. LIB. I IÖ in vaccam XVI; Scenes from the first book of Ovidius' Metamorphosen; Metamorphoseos Liber Primus (...). Jupiter is under a tree. For him, Io, which he has changed in a cow, to hide his adultery for Juno. Juno saves the scene from the air gade. Under the show a four-line explanation in Latin.
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Philoteo Achillini. Marcantonio Raimondi; Italian, c. 1480-1534. Date: 1504-1514. Dimensions: 184 × 133 mm. Engraving on paper. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.