Saints and Prophets in Art

Engravings illustrating biblical figures, including saints and prophets, depicted with symbolic attributes in detailed, classical styles.

Greek of Asia Minor, philosopher and reputed one of the greatest magicians of all time Date: 4BC - 97

Holy Helenus as a recluse, Boëtius Adamsz. Bolswert, after Abraham Bloemaert, 1619 print Saint Helenus reads as a recluse in the Bible. On the Verso is a fragment French text. print maker: Amsterdampublisher: Low Countriespublisher: Antwerp paper engraving saints. anchorite, hermit

Alberich, holy.

Italy, Schiaminossi, Raffaello, Prophaetarum, Prophets, David propheta, Prophet David, verso inset sheet - stamped, The prophet David standing, his right arm outstretched and in his left hand a writing tablet. Behind him a balustrade. Title in bottom margin and numbered lower left: 11., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 195 mm, width 133 mm, Italian, 1572 - 1622, print maker, printmaker, 1606 - 1609, paper, papier, etching, etsen, Work conception, after own design by

Personification of self-esteem, Arnold Houbraken, 1710 - 1719

Italy, Schiaminossi, Raffaello, Sibillaru decem, Ten Sibyls, Sibylla Phrygia, Phrygian Sibyl, verso inset sheet - stamped, The Phrygian Sibyl standing and leaning with her left hand on a writing tablet. She points upwards with her right hand. Title and a line of Latin text in the bottom margin. Numbered lower left: 9., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 193 mm, width 133 mm, Italian, 1572 - 1622, print maker, printmaker, 1606 - 1609, paper, papier, etching, etsen, Work conception, after own design by

Caltnadel by Andrea Meldolla, circa 1548-1550, depicting Holy Philippus with traditional saintly attire and attributes.

Saint Dominic. Lucas van Leyden; Netherlandish, 1494-1533. Date: 1509-1519. Dimensions: 112 x 72 mm (image/plate); 117 x 78 mm (sheet). Engraving in black on ivory laid paper. Origin: Netherlands. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

H. Peter.

Saint Thomas 1514 Albrecht Dürer German. Saint Thomas 391247

Greek of Asia Minor, philosopher and reputed one of the greatest magicians of all time Date: 4BC - 97

The Delfish Sibyl standing with a writing tablet in hand. On the right a view through to a landscape. Title and one line of Latin text in lower margin. Numbered lower left: 3., Delfische Sibille Sibylla Delphica Ten Sibyls (series title) Sibillaru decem (series title), print maker: Raffaello Schiaminossi, (mentioned on object), Raffaello Schiaminossi, (mentioned on object), Italy, 1606, paper, etching, h 189 mm - w 128 mm

St. Christopher, Albrecht Dürer, German, 1471-1528, Engraving on Laid Paper, St. Christopher in the foreground, fording the river, moving toward the right. The infant Christ, whom he carries on his shoulders, raises his right hand in benediction., 1521, figures, Print, Print

Maria with a wreath of stars, Agostino Carracci, 1583 print print maker: Italypublisher: Venice paper engraving other types of Mary (alone)

Sibille from Samos; Sibylla Samia; Twelve sibilles. Sibille from Samos, standing in a landscape. In her hand she holds a book. Six fresh rules in Latin under the print.

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Broeck, Crispijn van den, Antwerp, Sadeler, Johann (I), Tobias, verso lower left - stamped, the son of Tobit, with a spade in his hand. He has dug up a coffin. In the background lie three corpses., print, engraving, book illustration, prints, engravings, height 123 mm, width 78 mm, South Netherlandish, 1550 - 1600-08, print maker, printmaker, 1577 - 1577, paper, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1524 - 1591

Rome, Aelst, Nicolaus van, Italy, Tempesta, Antonio, Christ, Mary and the Apostles, Remissionem peccatorum, Saint Simon, verso - stamped, Saint Simon with saw and book. In the background on the left, Simon is sawn in half and beaten with a stick. In the background on the right, Simon sends snakes after his persecutors., print, prints, height 529 mm, width 385 mm, Italian, 1555 - 1630-08-05, print maker, printmaker, 1565 - 1630, paper, etching, etchings, Work conception, after own design by, Publication (Event), Publication, South Netherlands, 1527 - 1613, publisher

Artist: Francesco Rossi, called Salviati, Italian, 1510-1563, Prophet, ca.1550-55, Pen and brown ink, brown wash, black chalk, heightened with white, 27.1 × 19.8 cm (10 11/16 × 7 13/16in.), Italian, 16thcentury, Works on Paper - Drawings andWatercolors

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.

Saint John. Dated: 1519. Medium: woodcut. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Hans Baldung Grien.

Clair-obscur woodcut by Domenico Beccafumi depicting Saint Peter in four plates with gray and dark blue, created around 1544-1547.

St Lazarus flanked by two dogs, from the series 'Piccoli Santi' (Small Saints) ca. 1500-1527 Marcantonio Raimondi Italian. St Lazarus flanked by two dogs, from the series 'Piccoli Santi' (Small Saints) 342567

Apostel Andreas Met Kruis, Marco tooth, after Marcantonio Raimondi, after Rafaël, 1517 - 1527 print paper engraving the apostle Andrew; possible attributes: book, X-shaped cross, fish, fishing-net, rope, scroll

Raimondi, Marcantonio, Italy, Nicoletto da Modena, Saint Anthony the Great with Tau Cross and Pig, verso center - stamped, print, prints, height 94 mm, width 65 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1510 - 1520, first quarter 16th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Italian, 1482 - 1534

Augustus Caesar. Etching by F. Perrier.

Annibale Carracci, Mary Magdalene in the Wilderness, 1591 Mary Magdalene in the Wilderness

Martin Schongauer (German, c. 1450-1491), Saint Philip, c. 1480, engraving

Woodcut and type print by Lucas Cranach the Elder around 1515 depicting the apostle Bartholomew, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus.

Albrecht Altdorfer, Saint Jerome Reading, c 1515 1520 Saint Jerome Reading

Saint Simon. Engraving by S. Bianchi after G. Petrini after Raphael.

St. Thomas, 1510, Lucas Huygensz van Leyden, Dutch, c. 1490 - 1533, 4 9/16 x 2 13/16 in. (11.59 x 7.14 cm) (image, trimmed within platemark), Engraving, Netherlands, 16th century

Depicts the apostle Peter by Lucas Cranach the Elder, created as a woodcut and type print around 1515, showing figure, posture, and iconographic attributes.

Bliżej Kultury unknown

Gad, from The Twelve Sons of Jacob Jacques de Gheyn II Netherlandish. Gad, from The Twelve Sons of Jacob. The Twelve Sons of Jacob. Jacques de Gheyn II (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1565-1629 The Hague). Engraving. Jan Pitten (Netherlandish, active Amsterdam, 1588-1615). Prints

Temperance, 1900. After: Sir Edward Burne-Jones (d.1898). Publisher: Berlin Photographic Company

Saint Mark with Two Bishops and Putti. Dated: c. 1580. Dimensions: overall: 39.9 x 23.3 cm (15 11/16 x 9 3/16 in.). Medium: pen and brown ink with brown wash, heightened with white, over black chalk on light brown (formerly blue) laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Attributed to Jacopo Palma il Giovane.

Reni, Guido, Italy, Coriolano, Bartolommeo, Sibyl, verso - stamped, A sibyl, seated with her head resting on her hand and a book on her lap. On the left books and an angel., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 278 mm, width 195 mm, Italian, 1599 - 1676, print maker, prentmaker, 1609 - 1676, second quarter 17th century, tweede kwart 17e eeuw, third quarter 17th century, derde kwart 17e eeuw, paper, papier, chiaroscuro-houtcut, Work conception, 1575-11-04 - 1642-08-18

Hans Sebald Beham (1500-1550). "The twelve apostles: Saint Philippe, n ° 5. (Hollstein (Volume 3, page 34); Bartsch 47)". Chisel. 1545. Museum of Fine Arts of the city of Paris, Petit Palais. 123048-21 Chisel, 16th 16th XVI 16th 16th 16 Center

Antwerp, Jode, Gerard de, Broeck, Crispijn van den, Sadeler, Johann (I), Thesaurus sacrarum historiarum veteris testamenti, elegantissimis imaginibus expressum excellentissimorum in hac arte virorum opera: nunc primum in lucem editus, The twelve ancestors of Israel, Ancestors Joseph and Benjamin, Left ancestor Joseph, the eleventh son of Jacob, holds a bow and pulls an arrow from a quiver on his back. Right ancestor Benjamin, the twelfth and last son of Jacob. Next to Benjamin a wolf devours a sheep, a reference to Benjamin as a 'ravening wolf'. Below the images a reference in Latin to the Bible text. This print is part of an album., print, album page, prints, height 220 mm, width 308 mm, South Netherlands, 1550 - 1600-08, print maker, 1585 - 1585, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1524 - 1591, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, Northern Netherlands, 1509 - 1591-02-05, publisher

DELIMBIC SIBILLE; Sibylla Delphica; Sibilles. The Delfic Sibille sitting with a jug in its right arm. In the background a curtain and view of a city. The print is part of a ten-part series about the Sibilles.

St Dominic Reading. Artist: Cornelis Cort (Netherlandish, Hoorn ca. 1533-1578 Rome); After Bartholomeus Spranger (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1546-1611 Prague). Dimensions: Sheet: 13 11/16 × 8 1/2 in. (34.7 × 21.6 cm). Date: 1573. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

After Albrecht Dürer, The Man of Sorrows with Hands Bound, After 1512, engraving on paper.

The Passion: The Agony in the Garden, before 1619. Hieronymus Wierix (Flemish, 1553-1619). Engraving; 8.6 x 5.3 cm (3 3/8 x 2 1/16 in.).

Copper engraving by Hendrick Goltzius from 1589 depicting Apostle Judas Thaddaeus, showing the figure with religious attributes and expressive gesture.

King David in a study migration, Jan Luyken, 1694 print Amsterdam paper etching old man. scholar in his study

Chinese Soldier 1738-45 François Boucher French. Chinese Soldier 394205

Illustration for Johann Christoph Mayer's 'History of the Crusades'. Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki (Germany, Danzig, 1726-1801). Germany, 1781. Prints; etchings. Etching

Solomon.

Saint Catherine, within a niche. Artist: After Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, Siegen 1577-1640 Antwerp); Lucas Vorsterman I (Flemish, Zaltbommel 1595-1675 Antwerp). Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 11 5/16 × 7 1/4 in. (28.7 × 18.4 cm). Date: 1615-75. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The Prophet Jeremiah, from Prophets and Sibyls. Artist: Francesco Rosselli (Florence 1448-1508/27 Venice ()); After Baccio Baldini (Italian, Florence 1436-1487). Dimensions: Sheet: 11 9/16 × 8 1/16 in. (29.3 × 20.4 cm)Plate: 7 × 4 1/4 in. (17.8 × 10.8 cm). Series/Portfolio: Prophets and Sibyls. Date: 1480-90.This print is part of a series comprised of twenty-four Prophets and twelve Sibyls, modeled after the series of the same subject by Baccio Baldini (TIB 2403.052-.089). Rosselli's engravings are executed in the Broad Manner and Italianate in style, whereas Baldini's are in the Fine Manner and mostly Germanic in style. Rosselli's prints vary from faithful ciopies of Baldini's prints to loose adapations. This print is copied from Baccio Baldini's Prophet Jeremiah (TIB 2403.069). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Statue of Laurens Jansz. Coster; Statue of Lourens Koster .. Laurens Jansz. Coster, for feet, with a book and a pressure letter in the hands. Statue in the Hortus of the Urban Gymnasium in Haarlem. The statue was manufactured in 1722 by Gerrit van Heerstal to a design by Romeyn de Hooghe.

This copper engraving by Tarocchimeister, created before 1467, shows Saturn, the Roman deity linked to agriculture and time, in a mythological composition.

Lucas van Leyden, David Praying, c 1508 David Praying

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

Copper engraving by Marcantonio Raimondi titled 'The Time', created in the first half of the 16th century, depicting an allegorical figure representing time.

Munich, Bergia, Anna, Sadeler, Raphael (II), Raphael (I), Crowned Mary in the mandorla, verso lower left - stamped, In the clouds Mary in the mandorla. Two angels hold a crown above her head., print, book illustration, prints, height 84 mm, width 54 mm, South Netherlandish, 1560, print maker, printmaker, 1617 - 1617, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1584-12-20 - 1632, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, German, printer

Moses with the Tables of the Law Artist's working dates 1605-1648 Germany. Chiaroscuro woodcut from three blocks on paper . Ludolph Büsinck

Saint Hieronymus with a crucifix in his hand, leaning on a skull, H. Hieronymus with a crucifix, print maker: François Joseph Lonsing, (mentioned on object), after: Guido Reni, (mentioned on object), 1749 - 1799, paper, etching, h 130 mm × w 91 mm

"Clair-obscur woodcut by Ugo da Carpi around 1524-1525 depicting the apostles Peter and John, showing figures, gestures, and detailed composition using three plates on green paper."

Bliżej Kultury Will, Johann Martin (1727 1806)

Sibylle Erythréenne. 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: 14 x 8 3/8 in. (35.5 x 21.3 cm). Publisher: Published by Pierre Mariette (French, 1596-1657). Series/Portfolio: Douze Sibylles. Date: ca. 1635. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Sibille, Jan de Bisschop, After Francesco Salviati, After Rafaël, After Michelangelo, 1671 print A sibille sitting with a book on her lap. Numbered at the top right: 22. print maker: The Hagueafter drawing by: Italyafter painting by: Romeafter painting by: Italy paper etching sibyls

Silver Statuette of St. James the Less, from the Wittenberg Reliquaries Lucas Cranach the Elder German. Silver Statuette of St. James the Less, from the Wittenberg Reliquaries 624270

Jacques Callot (1592-1635). "The paintings of Rome, sapphire punishable by death. Chisel. 1608-1611. Museum of Fine Arts of the city of Paris, Petit Palais. 99594-2 Burin, Gravure

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The Virgin from 'Christ, Mary and the Apostles'. Artist: Antonio Tempesta (Italian, Florence 1555-1630 Rome). Dimensions: Sheet: 20 11/16 × 14 3/4 in. (52.5 × 37.5 cm). Publisher: Nicolaus van Aelst (Flemish, Brussels 1526-1613 Rome). Date: ca. 1590-ca. 1610. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Evterpe XVIII Euterpe. 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

Rome, Rossi, Giovanni Giacomo de', Raphael, Bloemaert, Cornelis (II), Lucas paints Mary, Saint Luke, patron saint of painters, sits behind his easel. Next to the easel stands Mary with Child model for his painting. To the right of Lucas lies an ox., print, prints, height 393 mm, width 265 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1603 - 1692-09, print maker, printmaker, 1633 - 1692, second quarter 17th century, third quarter 17th century, fourth quarter 17th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1483-04-07 - 1520-04-07, after, after painting by, Publication (Event), Publication, Italian, 1627 - 1691, publisher

Mother of the Maccabees, Jan Collaert (II), Philips Galle, Cornelis Kiliaan, 1588 - 1597

Man Destroying Book, 1700s. Anonymous, after Eustache Le Sueur (French, 1617-1655). Black chalk heightened with white chalk; framing lines in black ink; sheet: 57.6 x 40.9 cm (22 11/16 x 16 1/8 in.).

Annibale Carracci, Saint Jerome in the Wilderness, c 1591 Saint Jerome in the Wilderness

Jacques Callot (1592-1635). "SAINT PAUL SEID" (Lieure 190, Meaume 103). Chisel. 1st half of the 16th century. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. 99592-4 Burin, Gravure

Statue of Laurens Jansz. Coster, Pieter Hendrik Jonxis, 1772 - 1843 print Laurens Jansz. Coster, back, with a book and a printing letter in the hands. Statue in the Hortus of the Stedelijk Gymnasium in Haarlem. The statue was made in 1722 by Gerrit van Heerstal to a design by Romeyn de Hooghe. Utrecht paper etching / engraving piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture Garden doctor

Self -portrait by Michiel van Musscher in Allegorical Framing, Michiel van Musscher, 1685 print The painter, print maker and draftsman Michiel van Musscher with a palette, painting stick and brushes in hand. Behind him is a easel. His portrait is surrounded by allegorical symbols - father Time, an hourglass and soap bubbles. The painting attributes and the symbols refer to the perishable time and the immortality of the artist through his fame. Northern Netherlands paper portrait, self-portrait of painter. Father Time, man with wings and scythe. (children or putti) blowing bubbles, 'Homo Bulla' ~ scene symbolizing 'Vanitas'

Copper engraving by Wenzel von Olmütz from the late 15th century depicting Philip, showing figure, gesture, and symbolic elements.

Print, Decorated Capital Letter T; Jakob Frey; After Giovanni Passari (Italian); Switzerland; engraving on paper; 5.2 × 5.3 cm (2 1/16 × 2 1/16 in.); 1907-7-26-b

. Winter personification: An old man in a mantle with fur, warming up to a fire test. In the background heels figures wood and are made fun on the ice. At the top of the corresponding signs of the zodiac: fish, watermans and capricorn.

L'EUROPE Abraham Bosse (1602-1676). Europe.

H. Jakobus De Lessere, Hieronymus Wierix, After Maerten de Vos, 1578 print The Holy James the lesser stands between two columns in an architectural frame. He reads in a book that he holds in his hand. With his other hand he leans against a fullers' bat. In the background a face on a hilly landscape. In the context at the bottom of a two -way caption in Latin. paper engraving the apostle James the Less, first bishop of Jerusalem; possible attributes: book, fuller's club, scroll. column, pillar ~ architecture

Red chalk drawing by Padre Pietro da Bagnara depicting a martyr holding a palm tree and a book, showing figure, posture, and symbolic elements.

Bartolomeüs, Hans Sebald Beham, 1545 - 1546 print paper engraving the apostle Bartholomew; possible attributes: book, devil or dragon at feet, knife, scroll, flayed skin, staff

Saint James the Great. Dated: published 1631. Medium: etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: JACQUES CALLOT.

S. Andreas. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Hieronymus Wierix.

Saint Agnes, Martin Schongauer, c. 1470 - 1491 print The Holy Agnes with a palm branch in one hand and a book in the other hand. A sheep is at her feet. Germany paper engraving the virgin martyr Agnes of Rome; possible attributes: lamb, ring

Saint Mary Magdalene 1600-1625 Italy. Black chalk on cream laid paper, prepared with blue wash, laid down on ivory laid paper . Andrea del Sarto

Baker Blowing Horn 1610-85 Adriaen van Ostade Dutch. Baker Blowing Horn 396222

Saint Francis receiving the stigma (Dutuit 9) Pierre-Paul Rubens. Saint Francis receiving the stigmas (Dutuit 9). Floor, 17th century. Museum of Fine Arts of the city of Paris, small palace.

Johann Ladenspelder, Saint Mark Saint Mark

Oriental in a Landscape.

Munich, Bergia, Anna, Sadeler, Raphael (II), Raphael (I), Christ as the Good Shepherd, verso lower left - stamped, Christ stands among the sheep. In his hands an orb. In the background Christ chases away a wolf that is threatening his sheep., print, book illustration, prints, height 77 mm, width 52 mm, South Netherlandish, 1560, print maker, printmaker, 1617 - 1617, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1584-12-20 - 1632, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, German, printer

Leyden, Lucas van, Italy, Schiaminossi, Raphael, Saint Gerard Sagredo, verso - stamped, Saint Gerard Sagredo standing with crosier and mitre. In his hand he holds a heart pierced by an arrow., print, prints, height 123 mm, width 86 mm, Italian, 1572 - 1622, print maker, printmaker, 1605 - 1605, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, Noord-Nederlands, 1494-06 - 1533-08

Hendrik Goltzius, Saint Matthew, probably 1589 Saint Matthew

Italy, Carracci, Ludovico, Agostino, Saint Francis receiving the stigmata, verso - stamped, Saint Francis of Assisi kneeling on Mount Alverna. He receives the wounds of the cross from a seraphim in heaven., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 204 mm, width 133 mm, print maker, prentmaker, 1586 - 1586, paper, papier, etching, etsen, Work conception, Italian, 1557 - 1602-03-22, after print by, 1555 - 1619-11-13

Title page of 'Lumen picturae,' created in 1705. It features a drawing technique and falls under the category of early works to 1800, specifically engravings

Copper engraving by Martin Schongauer depicting Saint Antonius, created in the last third of the 15th century.

Weduwe shipped Africa; African widow; Almost all the people of our age habit never had this aediti.Widow from Africa. Part of the costume book entitled "Almost all of our people age and attitude, had never before this aedis' Venice from 1569 1569. Reference of the first edition from 1563.

Holy Simon de Zeloot, Petrus Clouwet, After Peter Paul Rubens, 1639 - 1670 print The print shows the holy Simon de Zeloot. In his left hand his torture tool, the saw. The series consists of prints based on paintings by Peter Paul Rubens. paper engraving the apostle Simon Zelotes (or Simon the Canaanite); possible attributes: book, saw, scroll

Passe, Crispijn van de (I), Cologne, The essence of human existence, The reason of man, verso above - handwritten in brown ink, Man amidst objects that symbolize the possibilities of life. He studies a ring that he holds in his left hand holds. In life one must choose between following one's passions (personified by Venus and Amor), one's temporal needs (the wine and the fruit), outward amusements (the playing cards, the mask, the tennis racket) or knowledge (the compass, the plane, the songbook and the set square). The snake coiled around his hand symbolizes reason which can help him make his choice., print, prints, verso under - stamped, 3, height 166 mm, width 116 mm, 1564 - 1637, print maker, printmaker, 1589 - 1611, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

S. Bartholomew (St. Bartholomew) Eichler, Gottfried (1715 1770), Motz, Johann Michael (ca 1694 1758)

Prophet Zacharias; Volpato, Giovanni (1740-1803), Buonarroti, Michelangelo (1475-1564), Tofanelli, Stefano (1752-1812); 18th century (1701-00-00-1800-00-00);

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