Theatrical Scenes and Characters

Artwork depicting allegorical and literary themes, often featuring expressive figures in dramatic settings. The images capture human emotions and narratives.

Christ and the adulterous woman, draughtsman: Jacob de Wet (II), draughtsman: Jacob de Wet (I), (rejected attribution), 1650 - 1697, paper, pen, h 120 mm × w 171 mm

The Suicide ofDido. Etcher: Giovanni Cesare Testa, Italian, 1630-1655 After: Pietro Testa, Italian, 1611/12-1650

Het kattenclavichord, Hans Kellerthaler (attributed to), 1575 - 1611 print The cat concert. A group of five fools sings and makes music on an instrument in which cats and a dog are. The instrument, a cat clavichord or cat organ, is 'played' by streaming on their legs and pulling their tails. In the foreground a boar that knits with a goat on the right and on the left a sixth jar that pours wine from a jug into his mouth. In the background a rack with grape vines. Four four -line verses in German in the margin. paper. ink engraving / etching tormenting mammals ~ sport and recreation. cat. clavichord, harpsichord. court jester, court fool. vocal music, singing. instrumental and vocal music together - CC - out of doors. instrumental popular music

La Conversation espagnole 1754 Carle (Charles André) Vanloo French. La Conversation espagnole 337728

A pencil drawing by August Ferdinand Hopfgarten depicting Burggraf Friedrich of Hohenzollern arresting Pope Johann XXIII, with pencil edging lines and raster markings, circa 1848.

Allegory of the Life of a Scholar in a Rich Household fol. 3 verso / 4 recto. Dated: c. 1512/1515. Dimensions: overall: 16.4 x 21.6 cm (6 7/16 x 8 1/2 in.). Medium: pen and brown ink on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: French early 16th century.

Antigonus killed by the guard, Anonymous, After Tobias Stimmer, 1574 print paper Old Testament

Les Bohémiens en Marche: L'Arrière-Garde, pièce aussi appelée Le Départ (The Gypsies Travelling: The Rear Guard, also called The Departure), from Le Bohémiens, série appelée aussi Les Égyptiens, La Marche des Bohémiens, La Vie Errante des Bohémiens, Les Marches Égyptiennes (The Gypsies, series also called The Egyptiens, The Gypsy Troops, The Wandering Lives of Gypsies, The Egyptian Troops) early 17th century Jacques Callot French. Les Bohémiens en Marche: L'Arrière-Garde, pièce aussi appelée Le Départ (The Gypsies Travelling: The Rear Guard, also called The Departure), from Le Bohémiens, série appelée aussi Les Égyptiens, La Marche des Bohémiens, La Vie Errante des Bohémiens, Les Marches Égyptiennes (The Gypsies, series also called The Egyptiens, The Gypsy Troops, The Wandering Lives of Gypsies, The Egyptian Troops). Le Bohémiens, série appelée aussi Les Égyptiens, La Marche des Bohémiens, La Vie Errante des Bohémiens, Les Marches Égyptiennes. Jacques Callot (French, Nancy 1592-1635 Na

Marriage at Cana. Artist: Andreas Goeding (German, Dresden ca. 1570-ca. 1625 Dresden). Dimensions: 7 3/16 x 11 1/8 in. (18.2 x 28.2 cm). Date: 1619. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The Village Fair. Artist: Possibly by Peeter van der Borcht (Flemish, died 1763). Dimensions: Sheet: 7 13/16 × 10 1/4 in. (19.9 × 26.1 cm). Date: 1549. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

King Josia is destroyed the temples of Astarte, Kemos and Mildom; Van Den Coninck Josias; History of King Josia; Den Grooten Figuer Bibel (...). King Josia has destroyed the temples in honor of the pagan gods Astarte, Kemos and Mildom and make all images of the idols in pieces. Two men are busy drawing a large statue of his base. Other men store the temple to pieces with hammers. Under the show a reference in Latin to the Bible text in 2. 23:14. This print is part of an album.

Wszyscy Święci w MNK Hadziewicz, Rafał (1803 1886)

Fontainebleau, Primaticcio, Francesco, Bettou, Alexandre, Gallery of paintings in the ballroom at Fontainebleau, Paintings from the ballroom at the Château de Fontainebleau, Wedding of Peleus and Thetis, Decoration of a pendentive. Eris throws the golden apple on the table during the banquet at the wedding of Peleus and Thetis. The print is part of an album., print, album sheet, prints, height 213 mm, width 361 mm, French, 1607 - 1693, print maker, printmaker, 1622 - 1693, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Italian, 1504-04-30 - 1570-09-14, after a painting by

Raphael receiving the money of Tobias from Gabael: Tobit 9:5, Thomas Carwitham, active 1723, British, undated, Pen and brown ink and brown wash on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper mounted on thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper, Mount: 7 x 9 9/16 inches (17.8 x 24.3 cm) and Sheet: 5 5/16 x 8 inches (13.5 x 20.3 cm), angels, archangels, bag, camels (mammals), colonnade, columns, men, money, Old Testament, religious and mythological subject, stairs, the book of Tobit, the piety of the old Tobit (Tobit 1:10-22)

Decapitation of Jakobus de Memer, Anonymous, After Philips Galle, After Adriaen Collaert, After Jan van der Straet, 1646 print The Apostle Jakobus the superior is beheaded on behalf of King Herod who watches from a balcony. In the background, the apostle Peter is arrested and locked up in prison. Under the show a reference in Latin to the Bible text in hand. 12: 2. This print is part of an album. paper engraving beheading of James. King Herod Agrippa has Peter arrested and imprisoned

Allegory of the Trinitarian Order. Artist: Alessandro Tiarini (Italian, Bologna 1577-1668 Bologna). Dimensions: 8 1/8 x 6 9/16in. (20.6 x 16.6cm). Date: 1577-1668. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Mythological Pageant (recto); Illegible Inscriptions and Anatomical Studies of Head (verso). Girolamo Genga; Italian, c. 1476-1551. Date: 1528-1529. Dimensions: 508 x 360 mm. Pen and brown ink over charcoal, on ivory laid paper (recto), and pen and black ink and graphite (verso) laid down on cream laid paper. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Dangers of wealth; The misery of wealth. On a victory trolley Queen Money (Regina Pecunia). Her left hand rests on a globe, while she tries to cover the head of predatory murder with her head with her cloak with her right hand. Roboid mooring pierces a heart with a knife. The cart is drawn by danger (periculum) and fear (Pavor). Behind the car the personification follows the world (Pandemia). She likes the cornucopia in her one hand and with her other hand she keeps her heart close to queen money, but is unconscious that she is robbed by theft (Furtum). The world is surrounded by envy (invidia) and the Jester foolishness (Stultitia). Under the show a verse in Latin and a French and Dutch caption in letterpress. This print is part of an album.

The Nativity. Artist: Israhel van Meckenem (German, Meckenem ca. 1440/45-1503 Bocholt); After Master ES (German, active ca. 1450-67). Dimensions: Plate: 3 3/16 × 4 1/4 in. (8.1 × 10.8 cm)Sheet: 5 7/8 × 7 3/4 in. (15 × 19.7 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The Lost Son wasted his legacy, Frans Francken (II), 1591 - 1642 drawing Design for a print. paper. ink. chalk pen the prodigal son in the midst of prostitutes feasting and dissipating his patrimony, usually in a brothel or inn. the prodigal son in the midst of prostitutes feasting and dissipating his patrimony, usually in a brothel or inn

Petrus or Paul floats man; Paintings of Giovanni Lanfranco intended for the Loggia del Benedizione in the Vatican; History of Petrus and Paul; Disegno della Loggia di San Pietro in Vaticano Dove Si da La Benedizione. A painting with Petrus or Paul floating a man. Bystanders look shocked. Left images from Petrus or Paul and three semi-naked figures. Print is part of an album.

Two Figures Struggling before a King. Dated: probably c. 1567/1569. Dimensions: overall: 26.1 x 19 cm (10 1/4 x 7 1/2 in.). Medium: pen and brown ink with brown wash over black chalk on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: CESARE NEBBIA.

Woodcut by Joanes Gallus from 1578 depicting the mystical marriage of Katharina of Alexandria, showing figures, composition, gestures, and attire.

Bon de Boullogne drawing of the biblical scene of the finding of Moses, executed in pen and gray wash, with brown washes, white heightening, and reddish traces.

A Procession 1610-64 Stefano della Bella Italian. A Procession 338173

Cranach, Lucas (I), Ten Commandments Explained with Biblical Stories, David Sees Bathsheba Bathing in His Garden, verso lower left - stamped, Bathsheba is bathing in the garden of King David's palace, assisted by two maidservants. On the roof of the palace stands the king with his harp, he sees Bathsheba bathing in his garden. This story refers to the sixth commandment Thou shalt not commit adultery. Sixth print in a series of ten prints., print, prints, height 112 mm, width 74 mm, German, 1472 - 1553-10-16, print maker, printmaker, 1528 - 1554, second quarter 16th century, third quarter 16th century, paper, woodcut

Perseus en Andromeda. ,

Appeal of AdoniZek; Eglon killed by Ehud, Frans de Bakker, 1748 print Two performances on a plate. Upstairs: The Judëers caress AdoniZeks thumbs and toenails. Below: King Eglon is dead on the ground, a knife sticks in his belly. Two soldiers rush towards him. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving Adoni-bezek is caught; his thumbs and his great toes are cut off. Eglon is found dead

. Upon returning to Ithaca, Odysseus is confronted with the beggar Irus. In a fight between the two, Odysseus beats irus.

Allegory at the birth of the Prince of Orange, 1748; Dutch Erfprince Count of Buren Gebr. on March 8, 1748. Allegory on the birth of Willem V, De Graaf van Buren, Prince of Orange, March 8, 1748. Interior with the left freedom and wisdom, right the love on the throne, centrally two putti with an emblem with the Orange tree.

Death of King Charles II of Spain, 1700, Pieter Schenk (I), 1706 - 1727 print Charles II, King of Spain, on his deathbed, November 1, 1700. Amsterdam paper etching deathbed

After Sir Peter Paul Rubens, Tribute Money Tribute Money

Invitation to the sick and poor, Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert, after Maarten van Heemskerck, 1646 print The King's servant invites the people of the street to the wedding party. Poor, sick and crippled people follow the servant to the party room. Under the show a reference in Latin to the Bible text in mat. 22. This print is part of an album. paper engraving poor, maimed, blind and lame are brought in, and sit down at the table ~ parable of the royal wedding-feast

Four Travelers Sharing a Meal mid-16th century Anonymous, Italian, mid-16th century Italian. Four Travelers Sharing a Meal 363206

Paulus appears for King Agrippa and his wife, 1643 print Paul is brought before King Agrippa and Bernice before. It is decided to send Paul to Rome. Under the show a reference in Latin to the Bible text in hand. 25:25. However, the verse mentioned is hand. 24:24. It is possible that Visscher refers to another theme in this print: Paul brought before Felix and his wife Drusilla. This print is part of an album. Amsterdam paper engraving Paul before Felix and Drusilla

The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine with Saints and a Doge. Andrea Schiavone (Andrea Meldolla) (Italian, about 1510 - 1563)

Alkmaar, Schabaelje, Jan Philipsz, Amsterdam, Visscher, Claes Jansz. (II), Groeningen, Gerard van, Wierix, Johannes, Den Grooten Figuer-Bibel, Miracles of Christ, Confirmation of the Doctrine by Miracles, Christ Heals the Lame Man, lower right - handwritten in brown ink, Several men lower a lame man on his stretcher through a hole in the roof in front of Christ's feet. Christ forgives the man's sins and heals him. There are people in the building and in the doorway. Below the image is a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Luke 5:18. This print is part of an album., print, album leaf, prints, 60, height 210 mm, width 260 mm, South Netherlands, 1549 - 1618, print maker, printmaker, 1572 - 1576, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1515 - 1599, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, North Netherlands, 1586 - 1652-06-19, publisher, uitgever, Publicatie, 1592 - 1656-04

Meal of the wrinkles. There is a company of moors in an open cabin. One of them puts a jug on the mouth and in the middle is a kissing couple. Stools lie on the floor. Right from the window gives a man over.

Genoa, Wael, Cornelis de, Harbours with slaves and sailors, Families gathered on the beach, verso bottom center - stamped, Mothers with their children sitting on the beach. Men and women stand behind them and are talking. On the right in the background a child stares longingly in the direction of the sea. Presumably they are waiting for the return of sailors., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 116 mm, width 145 mm, Work conception, Zuid-Nederlands, 1592-09-07 - 1667-04-21, after a design by, 1647 - 1647, paper, etching, engraving, engraving (printing process), print maker, printmaker

Sadeler, Aegidius, Gheeraerts, Marcus (I), Praag, Fable of the Peasant and the Satyr, A peasant and a satyr at a table in a house. The satyr looks fascinated at the peasant who blows into his soup. The fable describes how a satyr is a guest at a peasant's. The peasant first blows into his frozen hands and then into his bowl of soup. The satyr is astonished that the farmer can blow both heat and cold from his own mouth and considers him a magician., print, engraving, engraving (printing process), letterpress printing, Work conception, South Netherlands, English, 1520 - 1590, after print by, after design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1570 - 1629, publisher

Chalk and feather drawing by Giovanni Paolo Lomazzo depicting the Allegory of Painting, executed with laved shading between 1564 and 1570.

Wenzel Coebergher / 'The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple'. Last quarter of the XVI century. Grey-brown wash, Pencil, Pencil ground, Grey-brown ink on laid paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

The Spanish Banquet Jan Cornelisz Vermeyen Netherlandish 1545 View more. The Spanish Banquet. Jan Cornelisz Vermeyen (Netherlandish, Beverwijk ca. 1504-1559 Brussels). 1545. Etching and engraving; first state. Prints

Etching and copper engraving by Jan Cornelisz. Vermeyen from 1545 showing a Spanish festival, including figures, music, dancing, costumes, and crowd.

Apple harvest and grape pick. The drawing is probably a design for a carpet in a series with the seasons or the months.

A market in a town, in the foreground a man with a basket on his back, a seated woman and a boy with a dog., Market in a town, draughtsman: Abraham van Strij (I), 1763 - 1826, paper, pen, brush, h 233 mm × w 295 mm

"Etching by Augustin Hirschvogel from 1549 titled 'The Manmarks,' showing detailed figures, gestures, and symbolic elements in a 16th-century German composition."

Four Putti, from Das Bossenbüchlein ca. 1582 Mathais Beitler German Four putti with gardening tools. The central pair of putti hold a basket of fruit or vegetables. From a set of 12 plates of vessel designs.. Four Putti, from Das Bossenbüchlein 423424

The Dorpsbuilloft, Hendrik Carré (II), after Jan Havicksz. Steen, 1775 - c. 1799 drawing paper. chalk brush

Scene depicting Hagar, drawn with dark and gray-brown pen, brown lavation, and white highlights on brownish paper, vertical fold and damaged area noted.

French early 16th century, "Do Not Give Your Right Hand to All and Sundry", c. 1512-1515, pen and brown ink on laid paper

Slaves bring a sail ashore; Havent scenes. Slaves bring a sail from a flat boat ashore. Two supervisors watch. On the right in the distance Sleeps a few ships.

Odysseus in the palace of Circe, Theodoor van Thulden, After Francesco Primaticcio, After Nicolò dell'Abate, 1633 Odysseus in Circe's palace. On the right, Mercury offers Odysseus a herb that works as an antidote against the magic drink of Circe. Odysseus eats it and goes to Circe. There the men of Odysseus have changed to animals and pigs because they drank the magic drink. In the foreground, Circe gives the magic drink to Odysseus. The drink has no effect on him and he asks her to give his men their human shape. Circe Willigt this request, but asks Odysseus to go to bed with her first. This happens in the top right corner. The print is part of an album. Paris paper etching / engraving / letterpress printing Odysseus in Circe's palace. On the right, Mercury offers Odysseus a herb that works as an antidote against the magic drink of Circe. Odysseus eats it and goes to Circe. There the men of Odysseus have changed to animals and pigs because they drank the magic drink. In the foreground

The Last Supper, Anonymous, After Cornelis Anthonisz., 1540 - 1550 print Two sheets attached to each other. Printed with one color as a clair-obscur. Under the print sixteen lines in Latin. paper Last Supper (in general) (Matthew 26:21-35; Mark 14:18-31; Luke 22:3, 22:15-23; John 13:21-38)

. Niobe blames the thebans that they sacrifice to Latona. She demands that she is also honored. The print has a Latin caption. Right plate from a print with a frieze from eight plates.

Islamic Galace slaves at a fountain, M. Schaep, After Cornelis de Wael, 1649 print On the right there are three Islamic Galace slaves at a fountain. One of them drinks from the fountain and a second washes his face. In the middle a dog sniffs at a wooden barrel. Left more four Islamic Galace slaves, one of whom smokes a pipe and another holds a hella beard. These men made as a slave can be recognized as Muslims by the typical haircut (head except for a bare shaved) that they were obliged to have. A Galei sails behind them. Print Maker: North Dutch Print by: Genoa paper etching slavery; serfs and the enslaved. seaman: sailor. harbour. trireme, galley (+ view ~ vehicle, ship, etc.). dog. ornamental fountain. drinking. washing one's face and head

The Thin Kitchen. Artist: Pieter van der Heyden (Netherlandish, ca. 1525-1569); After Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Netherlandish, Breda () ca. 1525-1569 Brussels). Dimensions: plate: 8 3/4 x 11 1/2 in. (22.2 x 29.2 cm)sheet: 10 1/4 x 13 3/16 in. (26.1 x 33.5 cm). Publisher: Published by Hieronymus Cock (Netherlandish, Antwerp ca. 1510-1570 Antwerp). Date: 1563. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

A Gentleman and a Lady, from Das Bossenbüchlein. Artist: Mathais Beitler (German, Ansbach, active ca. 1582-1616). Dimensions: Sheet: 2 3/16 × 3 5/16 in. (5.6 × 8.4 cm). Publisher: Stephan Herman (active 1568-96). Series/Portfolio: Das Bossenbüchlein. Date: ca. 1582.A gentleman and a lady against a landscape with a farmhouse at left. The lady, at right, rests her hands on top of her stomach. From a set of 12 plates of vessel designs. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Remus Kills King Amulius; Remus Led in Chains before King Amulius; Two Studies After Carracci, Felice Giani, Italian, 1758-1823, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over traces of black chalk on white heavy wove paper, Upper drawing of dying king sprawling toward lower left corner; surrounded by four classically dressed helmeted warriors, one with drawn sword. Other soldiers crowd at right, moving crowd in background. Setting shows dais or throne in open air with square and city gate. Lower drawing of King Amulius on his throne at right pointing left. Remus, with hands bound, seen from back at left accompanied by two warriors. Young man wearing robes pleads for Remus at center., Italy, Italy, 1821-22, figures, Sketchbook folio, Sketchbook folio

A Scene from Ancient History. Artist: François Boitard (French, ca. 1670-ca. 1715). Dimensions: 22 1/2 x 16 in. (57.2 x 40.6 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Scene for a house. Draughtsman: Jurriaan Andriessen. Dating: 1752 - 1819. Measurements: h 234 mm × w 190 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Alexandre Lenoir opposing the destruction of the Mausoleum of Louis XII in Saint Denis, October 1793. Pierre Lafontaine (1758-35). Alexandre Lenoir opposing the destruction of the Mausoleum of Louis XII in Saint-Denis, October 1793. Feather, ink of China, Lavis de Bister enhanced Gouache.

Perrystyle of the Louvre, east side Pierre Demachy (1723-1807). Perisyle of the Louvre. Paris (IER ARR.).

Sir James Thornhill, 1675-1734, British, The House of Commons, after 1731. Pen and brown ink and brown wash with graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper.

Samuel Wale RA, 1721-1786, British, Design for a Book Illustration: A Sacrifice before a Battle, undated. Gray wash with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper.

Famous and notorious Rijkaards, 1563 print A parade of famous examples of ancient rich people. At the front in the Pythius procession, with a vine made of gold and precious wine in his hand. Then Lucullus, the rich Roman magistrate and glutton. He wears a banner with a chicken pie. Behind him Crassus, who drinks from a cup. This is an allusion at its thirst for money and his death (stitched in melted gold). After Crassus, the dictator Sulla with a sword and a lance, Croesus as richly clad king and Midas with midasors come under his crown. Under the show a verse in Latin and a French and Dutch caption in book print. This print is part of an album. paper engraving / letterpress printing (story of) M. Licinius Crassus. male persons from classical history (LUCULLUS). male persons from classical history (PYTHIUS). male persons from classical history (SULLA). (story of) Midas. (story of) Croesus king of Lydia. contemplating one's own riches

Taddeo Leaving Home Escorted by Two Guardian Angels. Federico Zuccaro (Italian, about 1541 - 1609)

Two couples walking next to a canal. Draughtsman: Gesina ter Borch. Dating: c. 1661 - c. 1669. Place: Zwolle. Measurements: h 163 mm × w 208 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Reinhard in conversation with his chamberlain, Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1781 print Numbered at the top right: 9. paper etching conversation, dialogue; conversation piece. interior of the house

Preliminary study for Captain Capitine Adriaen Pietersz. Raep. Design for a painting.

The Wedding Feast atCana. Artist: Hans Sebald Beham, German, 1500-1550

Bliżej Kultury Verlag Gerlach & Schenk in Vienna (1882 1901)

Saint Anthony of Padua Healing a Sick Man (recto); Partial Figural Studies Based on the Composition on the Recto (verso) 1590-1600 Attributed to Tiberio Titi Italian Philip Pouncey first noted in 1965 that this drawing might be a copy after Santi di Tito (as annotated on the verso of this sheet). As pointed out by Carmen Bambach, the Metropolitan's sheet seems to be a very closely related copy of the drawing with Saint Anthony of Padua healing a sick man (Teyler Museum B 71, Haarlem), attributed to the Circle of Santi di Tito by Carel van Tuyll van Serooskerken. This is probably a copy done in Santi di Tito's workshop because the handling of the pen seems close enough to his general manner. The Teyler sheet is discussed and illustrated in Carel van Tuyll van Serooskerken, The Italian Drawings of the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries in the Teyler Museum, Haarlem, 2000, p. 166, cat. 100.The author of the Metropolitan drawing is more probably Tiberio Titi, the son of the more famous pain

July (one of a series representing the labors of the months) 1690 or slightly earlier Jonas Umbach German. July (one of a series representing the labors of the months) 334989

Anonymous / 'Saint Dominic de la Calzada'. Second half of the XVII century. Blue wash, Pencil, Pencil ground on laid paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Announcer on a market square, c. 1630 - 1635 drawing Haarlem (possibly) paper. ink. chalk brush

Caught Mining Pair is murdered, Anonymous, Hans Weiditz (II), 1514 - 1532 print Print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing couple of lovers. murder

THE EMPEROR CONRAD III. AND THE WOMEN OF WEINSBERG.

Cartouche with five Sami and a shot reindeer, Pieter Jansz, 1630 - 1672, Design for a print., draughtsman: Pieter Jansz., 1630 - 1672, paper, pen, brush, h 92 mm × w 198 mm

TRIOMFTOCHT van Julius Caesar, Andrea Andreani, After Bernardo Malpizzi, After Andrea Mantegna, 1599 Numbered bottom left: 9. The print is part of an album. print maker: Italyafter drawing by: Mantuaafter painting by: Mantua paper Numbered bottom left: 9. The print is part of an album. print maker: Italyafter drawing by: Mantuaafter painting by: Mantua paper

Decapitation of the Roman judge Papinianus, Willem Isaacsz. van Swanenburg, after Joachim Wtewael, 1606 print The Law Aemilius Papinianus has just been beheaded on behalf of Emperor Caracalla. Papinian had tried to mediate and between the Caracalla brothers and Geta, both of which were emperor. The executioner gives Papinian's head to Caracalla. In the background, one of the men of Caracalla killed his brother Geta, who flees in his mother's arms. Under the performance two four -line verses in Latin. Leiden paper engraving death of Papinianus: Caracalla, having murdered his own brother Geta, puts Aemilius Papinianus, one of Geta's supporters, to death. Caracalla has his own brother Geta murdered. juridical examples; exemplary judges; 'Gerechtigkeitsbilder'

Landscape with Narcissus, 1653 - 1654 print In a landscape with buildings and a fountain, Narcissus looks in the water and falls in love with his own mirror image. Under the show the text from the Metamorphoses of Ovidius, Book 3, Versrules 415-417. At the top the sign of the lobster from the zodiac. The print is part of an album. paper etching Cancer (zodiacal sign of June). Narcissus, gazing in a fountain, falls in love with his own reflection; possibly the nymph Echo peeps at the scene. ornamental fountain (in village) - II - ideal landscapes

Edmond Hedouin (French, 1820 - 1889), Interior with Dancer, graphite, squared for transfer, on buff wove paper

Interior of house with women and children, Zacharias Blijhooft, 1671, In the foreground a woman busy with a basin and linen basket, on the left women and children around a table, in the background by the fireplace a woman with an infant on her lap, next to a cradle., draughtsman: Zacharias Blijhooft, (mentioned on object), 1671, paper, pen, brush, h 193 mm × w 249 mm

Johann Wilhelm Baur, Chorus of Shepherds Carino, Montano and Mirtillo, 1640 Chorus of Shepherds: Carino, Montano and Mirtillo

A daughter sucks her mother in prison, Zacharias Dolendo, after Jacques de Gheyn (II), after 1615 - Before c. 1652 print A daughter keeps her mother alive by looking for her in prison and giving her a breast. The mother sits on the floor, the daughter stands for bent and gives her the breast. A guard looks at the mother and daughter from behind a column. print maker: Leidenafter design by: Leidenpublisher: Amsterdam paper engraving prison, jail. daughter suckling old mother (variation of 'Caritas romana')

Odysseus leaves Circe, Theodoor van Thulden, After Francesco Primaticcio, 1632 - 1633 print Odysseus and his men board their ship and abandon Circe. The men take animals and stock. Paris paper etching / engraving Ulysses departs from the island of Circe and passes through a series of dangers, which Circe had warned him about (Homer, Odyssey XII)

Feather drawing by the French school depicting Hercules at the crossroads, lavished between 1800 and 1850.

Design for title page for: Aloude Staat der Verenigde Nederlanden, Engelbertus Matthias Engelberts, 1782 - 1784, Design for title page for: Aloude Staat der Verenigde Nederlanden. Putti playing near a ruin and dancing around the liberty hat on a stick., draughtsman: Engelbertus Matthias Engelberts, 1782 - 1784, paper, pen, brush, h 136 mm × w 91 mm

Cavern of Aeolus; a cave with wind gods blowing on either side of Aeolus who sits enthroned at center; set design from 'Il Pomo D'Oro' 1668 Mathäus Küsel The eleventh of the twenty-three stage sets designed by Lodovico Burnacini for 'Il Pomo D'Oro, Festa Teatrale Rappresentata in Vienna Per L'Augustissime Nozze Delle Sacre Cesaree E Reali Maestà Di Leopoldo E Margherita', an opera celebrating the wedding of Emperor Leopold I and Margarita Teresa of Spain in 1666. Composed by Antonio Cesti with a libretto by Francesco Sbarra, it was first performed in July 1668 at the Theater auf der Cortinaalso designed by Burnacini.. Cavern of Aeolus; a cave with wind gods blowing on either side of Aeolus who sits enthroned at center; set design from 'Il Pomo D'Oro'. Mathäus Küsel (German, 1621-1682). 1668. Etching

King Mulay Hasan and His Retinue at a Repast in Tunis. Artist: Jan Cornelisz Vermeyen (Netherlandish, Beverwijk 1500-1559 Brussels). Dimensions: sheet: 13 1/16 x 21 5/16 in. (33.2 x 54.1 cm). Date: ca. 1535. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The Witches at the Walnut Tree of Benevento 1534-77 Guglielmo della Porta Italian. The Witches at the Walnut Tree of Benevento. Guglielmo della Porta (Italian, Porlezza, near Lake Lugano ca. 1500-1577 Rome). 1534-77. Pen and brown ink. Drawings

Wooden stick illustration by Leonhard Beck, part of the "Weißkunig" series, showing the betrayal of the merchants in Rotterdam, created between 1514 and 1516.

Claude Gillot, Scene from "The Tomb of Master André", French, 1673 - 1722, c. 1705-1708, red chalk with light mauve, sanguine, and brown wash with pen and black ink, corrected with white gouache, over graphite on laid paper

Knight's scene at the castle. unknown

Images and fresco. Artist: Rafaël. Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: 1550 - 1570. Place: Nederlanden. Measurements: h 153 mm × w 225 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Allegory on the return of the abducted objects of art and science in Antwerp, 1815. Allegory on the return of the abducted objects of art and science in Antwerp, 1815. By the Emperor Gate of Antwerp a car with paintingists drives into the city. Left in the foreground, the city mawn from Antwerp brings the good news of the return of the objects to the personification of art, which is lent in a tent. On the right, the draftsman lays the scene, Gade beaten by the Publisher Groenewoud. In the clouds, the driving junction, the heroes of Waterloo: the Prince of Orange, Blücher and Wellington.

Umbria Perugia Foligno Monastery of S. Anna3. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Post-medieval: 15th and 16th century frescos Object Notes: Contains two sets of duplicate photographs General Notes: also known as monstero delle Contesse German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

Antoine L'Aîné Le Nain (1600/1610-1648). "Lords and peasants". Black stone on bluish gray paper laminated on paper, 17th century. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. 99423-23 XVIIEM XVIIth XVII 17th 17th 17th century, engraving

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