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Virtues and Personifications in Art

Engravings illustrating abstract concepts like Mercy, Modesty, and Temperance through female figures, rich symbolism, and ornate details.

David, Johannes Covens, Cornelis Mortier, 1589
David, Johannes Covens, Cornelis Mortier, 1589
242 assets in this story
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Antwerp, Peeters, Martinus, Heemskerck, Maarten van, Galle, Philips, Exemplary women from the Old and New Testament, Mary Magdalene, Mary Magdalene standing on a staircase with the jar of ointment in her hands. On the left in the background she kneels before Christ and anoints his feet. This takes place in the house of Simon the Pharisee. Below the representation an explanatory text in Latin. This print is part of an album., print, album sheet, prints, height 209 mm, width 249 mm, Southern Netherlands, 1537 - 1612-03-29, print maker, printmaker, 1558 - 1562, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Northern Netherlands, 1498 - 1574, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1500 - 1570, publisher
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Maria with child sitting on a throne.
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The Delivered Servant. Dated: 1619. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Jacques Callot after Donato Mascagni.
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Wszyscy Święci w MNK Schmitner, Franz Leopold (1703 1761)
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Caution, Prudentia, Goddess for Prudence and Wisdom, 1595, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from an original from the old era.
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Depicts the personification of Astronomy by Hendrick Goltzius around 1597 in copper engraving, showing allegorical figure with celestial symbols.
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Bolswert, Boëtius Adamsz., Nederlanden, Het Mirakel van Amsterdam (copy), 1345, Emperor Maximilian prays before the Holy Sacrament, 10, Emperor Maximilian I kneels before the Holy Sacrament on the altar and is restored to health. On the ground the imperial crown and scepter. Print no. 10 from the series of 16 representations of The Miracle of Amsterdam, after the events of March 15, 1345. Copies after the series of Bolswert. Below the representation in the plate engraved a six-line verse in Latin, below that a six-line verse in letterpress in Dutch., print, prent, historieprent, prints, prenten, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 118 mm, width 78 mm, print maker, prentmaker, 1639 - 1699, second quarter 17th century, tweede kwart 17e eeuw, third quarter 17th century, derde kwart 17e eeuw, fourth quarter 17th century, vier kwart 17e eeuw, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Zuid-Nederlands, 1580 - 1633-03-25
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Pallavicini, Agostino.
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Winged woman as muse of poetry with book and Lier sitting on clouds flanked by putti, Marcantonio Raimondi, After Rafaël, 1513 - 1517 print Winged woman as muse of poetry with book and Lier sitting on clouds. It is flanked by putti with textboards, on the right on a plate the text numie / off -pc / R. paper engraving symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ poetry; 'Poesia' (Ripa). (story of the) Muses; 'Muse' (Ripa)
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Amsterdam, Muller, Harmen Jansz, H. Cecilia playing the organ, verso - stamped, Saint Cecilia plays the organ. On the left is an angel with a book in her hands. A putto with a wreath crowns Cecilia., print, prent, prints, engravings, height 310 mm, width 216 mm, Dutch, 1540 - 1617-10-07, print maker, printmaker, 1590 - 1594, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process)
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Umbria Perugia Gubbio Palazzo dei Consoli6. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Views of the palazzo's medieval exterior--crenellations and romanesque arches. Interior views of the huge Salone with displays of Medieval and Roman artifacts. The objects in the Pinacoteca and Museo Civico include a glass chalice painted in oils, a wood intarsia desk, frescoes, reliquaries, crucifixes, polyptychs, diptychs, and various other altar paintings, as well as some secular paintings by the Venetian school. Subjects of paintings include: the three Graces, the Assumption, Crucifixion, Death of Rachel, Flight into Egypt, Holy Family, Madonna and Child, S. Ubaldo, S. Francesco, S. Chiara, S. Crescentino, S. Vicenzo, S. Lazaro, S. Scholastica, S. Paolo and numerous other saints. Antiquities: Roman mosaic pavement (2nd century A.D., Iguvium); Etruscan bronze vessels; Roman sarcophagus; various fragments of relief sculpture and pottery. Many of these views are found in the Antiquities core collection, but all negative
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Vertumnus and Pomona in a garden, Jan Brouwer, 1652 - 1688 print Vertumnus, the Italian God and protector of gardens and orchards, and Pomona are in a garden. Vertumnus, in the form of an old woman, seduces Pomona. Amsterdam paper engraving Vertumnus and Pomona
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Amoril thinks of Cliander, Willem Schaak, 1680 - 1726 print The Herderin Amoril is thinking of Cliander under a tree. In her hand, she has a flower wreath and next to her is a child. Around the wrist she is wearing a band with a medal with the portrait of a man. In the margin a statement of the image. Amsterdam paper engraving lover crowned with a wreath. herding, herdsman, herdswoman, shepherd, shepherdess, cowherd, etc.. trees
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Augustus and the Sibyl. Master E. S.; German, active c. 1450-1467. Date: 1445-1455. Dimensions: 268 x 195 mm (sheet trimmed within plate mark). Engraving in black on paper. Origin: Germany. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: Master E. S.
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Vos, Maerten de, Antwerp, Sadeler, Johann (I), Christ sitting on the grave, recto lower right - stamped, Christ sitting on the grave with cross and orb in his hand. At his feet a skull and a snake. Above his head cherubs., print, prints, verso lower left - stamped, 29, height 212 mm, width 162 mm, South Netherlands, 1550 - 1600-08, print maker, printmaker, 1580 - 1580, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1532 - 1603-12-04
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The Lute Player and the Harpist. Dated: c. 1495/1503. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Israhel van Meckenem.
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Dido. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Marcantonio Raimondi after Raphael.
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The Empress Nūr Jahān, consort of Emperor Jahangir. Engraving, 1672.
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Antwerp, Galle, C., Edelinck, Gerard, Maria met kind in landschap, verso - stamped, Maria sits with the Christ child on her knee under a tree. Next to Jesus is a jug. In the background a bridge and some buildings., print, prent, prints, height 91 mm, width 66 mm, Zuid-Nederlands, Frans, 1640-10-20 - 1707-04-02, print maker, printmaker, 1652 - 1666, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (drukprocedé), Publication (Event), Publicatie, publisher
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Face, Crispijn van de Passe (I), 1589 - 1611 print The personification of the face. She looks in a hand mirror and is accompanied by an eagle. There are measuring instruments, masks and binoculars around her. A play is performed on a small stage in the background. In the margin an eight -line caption, in two columns, in Latin that refers to the months of May, June and July with which the sense is associated with. Cologne paper engraving sight, looking (one of the five senses). theatre, theatrical performance
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Fame and personification of poetry at bust of Homer; Title page for: Mengel-Pozy, Amsterdam 1714; Mengel-Pozy.Father and Personification of Poetry Places Laurel Wreath on Bust or Homer.
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Cimmeric Sibille; Sibylla Chimica; Liber chronicarum. A flower celk with a woman. She has long hair and has turned left. The text identifies her as the Cimmeric Sibille. The print is part of an album.
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Nuremberg, Solis, Virgil, Personifications of Virtues, Fides, Faith (Fides), verso - handwritten in brown ink, print, prints, verso - stamped, 60, height 68 mm, width 85 mm, German, 1514 - 1562-08-01, print maker, printmaker, 1524 - 1562, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), etching
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DELIMBIC SIBILLE; Imagini Gentilissime delle Dodici Sibille (...). Bust of the Delfic Sibille. She holds a book in her left hand. She looks back over her shoulder to the light. The show is caught in a medallion with a peripheral in Latin. Under the show a six-line caption in Latin. Around a framework with flowers. Print is part of an album.
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Ruth, Philips Galle, After Maarten van Heemskerck, c. 1560 - c. 1570 print Ruth is in the left hand with corn. In the background the corn harvest and the Aren reading. Second print from a series of eight prints with famous women from the old and New Testament. print maker: Haarlempublisher: Antwerp paper engraving female persons from the Old Testament (with NAME) (not in biblical context)
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Jan Pietersz Saenredam after Hendrik Goltzius, Hearing Hearing
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Woman overlooking a bay where a ship is towed, Jan Luyken, Pieter Arentsz II, 1687.
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The face; The five senses. Female face personification, accompanied by a man holding her a mirror and touching her chest with two fingers.
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Taste. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Jan Pietersz Saenredam after Hendrik Goltzius.
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A woman with a ghost. Top right: Pl. V*. Bottom right: Page 161., Woman with a ghost Armida and the ghost of her uncle Well done uncle! , print maker: Daniël Veelwaard (I), intermediary draughtsman: Jacob Smies, publisher: François Bohn, Haarlem, 1802 - 1809, paper, etching, h 198 mm × w 116 mm
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Title page for Jan Luyken 'The Trulent World', 1710, Jan Luyken, 1710 print A woman, with a winged heart on the chest, points to the open book that lies on a pedestal next to her. A burning heart and two award -winning palm branches can be seen on the pages. The woman lets one of her feet rest on the globe. From a cloud, angels offer her a palm branch and a wreath. Amsterdam paper etching book. globe. heart symbolism
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Print, Vase Decorated with Figures, Rinceaux, and Festoons; Designed by Enea Vico (Italian, 1523-1567); Italy; engraving; 26.5 x 19.7 cm (10 3/8 x 7 3/4 in)
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Piobbico (Italia, Marche - provincia di Pesaro-Urbino), Castello Brancaleoni, appartamento nobile, Camera Greca, la camera del conte Antonio II. Affresco raffigurante la "Pace" (secolo XVI)
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Maria in an oval, Franz Huybrechts, 1656 - 1661 print Maria in an oval frame. Her monogram above the portrait. Under a cartouche with putti on the sides with lilies and roses. At the top left of the sun, the moon at the top right. Antwerp paper engraving 'portraits' of Mary (+ angel(s))
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Nuremberg, Solis, Virgil, Female allegories in landscapes, Captivity, verso - handwritten in brown ink, print, prints, verso - stamped, 72, height 53 mm, width 86 mm, German, 1514 - 1562-08-01, print maker, printmaker, 1524 - 1562, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), etching, plate tone
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Thalia; Taleye. Thalia, the muse of the Blijspel and the shepherd poetry, sits with a jester mask in her hand and to her feet a book. Her hair are braided. Book illustration for a book in which the different muses come to speak.
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The taste; The five senses. Feminine taste personification allows the man who accompanies her a piece of fruit. The head of a dog shot at her.
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Volare Digital Capture
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Leiden, Luchtmans, Samuel (I), Nehalennia altar with standing Nehalennia, verso on mounting cardboard - stamped, A Nehalennia altar that was found near Domburg on Walcheren. The goddess Nehallenia standing with a basket of fruit in her hand. next to her a dog., print, book illustration, prints, height 127 mm, width 69 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1715 - 1715, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Publication (Event), Publication, Dutch, 1685-11-20 - 1757-01-13, publisher
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Les Peches Capitaux (The Seven Deadly Sins): La Gourmandise(Gluttony). Artist: Jacques Callot, French, 1592-1635
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Jacques Callot, Pulliciniello and Siga Lucretia, c 1622 Pulliciniello and Siga. Lucretia
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Jacques Callot (French, 1592 - 1635). Pulliciniello and Signora Lucretia, 1622 and later. From Balli di Sfessania. Etching. Plate: 72 mm x 95 mm (2.83 in. x 3.74 in.). First of two states.