Biblical and Classical Etchings

Etchings that explore biblical narratives and classical motifs, capturing key moments from scripture and mythology with detailed character portrayals.

Crispin van de Passe engraved copper prints and etchings from 1584 to 1637 depicting the story of Lot and Abraham's victim, showing figures, gestures, and biblical narrative composition.

Etching by Gerard de Lairesse, created between 1661 and 1711, featuring various representations incorporating ancient motifs and classical elements.

Etchings by Johann Christoph Busch depicting various biblical scenes, produced between 1723 and 1772, illustrating events from scripture with figures and settings.

Crispin van de Passe engraved copper prints and etchings from 1584 to 1637 depicting the story of Lot and Abraham's victim, showing figures, gestures, and biblical narrative composition.

This etching by Marcantonio Bellavia, 1668-1670, shows St. Christopher and Apostle Luke painting a Madonna portrait, with figures, gestures, and drapery details.

Etching by Johann Evangelist Holzer from 1729-1740 showing the Adoration of the Shepherds and the Adoration of the Kings, depicting biblical figures and gifts.

Copper engraving by Raphael Sadeler the Elder depicting the five senses, produced between 1580 and 1632, showing allegorical figures representing sight, hearing, taste, touch, and smell.

Etching by Ferdinand Kobell depicting peasantry and rural landscape, showing villagers, fields, trees, and distant hills.

Woodcut from 1522 by an anonymous artist depicting scenes from Doctor Keiserszbergs Postill on the four Gospels, showing figures, gestures, and narrative elements.

Copper engraving by Georges Reverdy showing various biblical scenes, produced between 1549 and 1565.

Etching by Benoît Louis Prévost created between 1755 and 1804, showing a range of different scenes with figures and settings.

Etching in punctuation manner depicting erotic scenes, created by Bernard Picart between 1693 and 1733, showing intimate interactions between figures.

Etching by Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki depicting diverse scenes including social, domestic, and urban life between 1757 and 1801.

Copper engraving by Adriaen Collaert around 1584 depicting landscapes with hunting scenes and biblical episodes from the Old and New Testament, showing animals, hunters, and natural scenery.

Etching by Sebald Beham from 16th-17th century depicting the circumcision of Christ and a female satyr with a Herme, showing figures, gestures, and symbolic attributes.

Copper engraving by Johann Theodor de Bry from 1596 depicting multiple narrative scenes in detailed composition.

A woodcut by Hans Holbein the Younger after 1523 depicting scenes from the Apocalypse with symbolic figures and narrative elements.

A 1764 etching by Franz Edmund Weirotter showing the arrival in Rome of Madama the Comte, Lords Watelet, and Copette, depicting figures, clothing, and cityscape.

Etching by Jost Amman from the second half of the 16th century depicting coats of arms, showing heraldic shields, symbols, and decorative motifs.

Etching by Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki illustrating Balders death from Ewalds book, created in 1784, showing figures, mythological scene, and period attire.

1631 etching by Matthäus Merian the Elder illustrating an Old Testament scene in a detailed book illustration, showing key biblical narratives and figures.

Etching by Marco San Martino depicting Hagar in the desert, Hieronymus below, and Moses suspended, created between 1635 and 1680.

This 1773 copper engraving and etching by Charles Monnet depicts various scenes, emphasizing figure composition, detailed line work, and classical engraving techniques.

Copper engraving and etching by Virgil Solis the Elder, 1529-1562, showing nine heroes with armor, weapons, and heroic poses.

Etching by Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki illustrating Grossmann's 'No more than six bowls' for the Lauenburg Genealogical Calendar of 1782, showing figures and book illustration details.

A copper engraving by Abraham de Bruyn, 1571, depicting scenes from the Old Testament with figures, gestures, and narrative composition.

Copper engraving depicting King David writing his psalms by Pieter van Schuppen, created in 1671.

Sidrach Willemsen etched the temptations of St. Antonius within a peasant genre scene between 1626 and 1679, showing figures, gestures, and rural environment.

Copper engraving by Heinrich Aldegrever from the 16th century depicting a scene from the Old Testament, showing human figures, gestures, and composition.

Copper engravings by Claude Mellan from 1620-1688 featuring designs derived from antique gems, including vignettes showing figures, animals, and decorative motifs.

Etchings by Bernard Picart from 1711 illustrating scenes from Homer's Iliad, showing classical figures, narrative composition, and detailed mythological elements.

Etching by Jean-Louis Delignon depicting a Dutch interior, created between 1760 and 1830, illustrating furniture, domestic activity, and 18th-19th century interior design.

Etching by François Perrier from 1645 depicting the Relief des Kapitols with classical Roman figures, architectural elements, and sculptural details.

Etching by Matthäus Merian the Elder, 17th century, depicting landscapes integrated with biblical scenes, including figures, trees, and terrain.

Copper engraving by Jacob de Gheyn II presenting the twelve sons of Jacob, each shown in a detailed biblical composition from the late 16th century.

Etching by Christina Chalon depicting various peasant figures, created between 1769 and 1808.

Copper engraving and etching by Benoît Louis Prévost between 1765 and 1804 illustrating allegories on the successor of Louis the Pious and on the Treaty of Verdun.

A series of wood engravings by Oscar Pletsch from 1850 to 1900 portraying children in domestic and outdoor scenes.

An etching by Willem Pietersz. Buytewech from 1600-1624 depicting Bathsheba receiving a letter from David with soldiers present.

Etchings by Bernard Picart from 1693-1733 depicting various scenes from antiquity, showing figures, architecture, and historical events.

Copper engraving by Léonard Gaultier from 1586 illustrating episodes from the myth of Amor and Psyche, showing multiple figures and classical architecture.

An etching by Therese Holbein von Holbeinsberg depicting landscapes with natural features and architectural ruins, created between 1810 and 1859.

Copper engraving by Johann Sadeler the Elder depicting Helenum and Johannes, showing figures, gestures, clothing, and religious iconography. Created in the 17th century.

Etching by Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (il Guercino) depicting St. Antonius of Padua, created between 1610 and 1666, showing the saint in religious context.

Etching by Wenzel Hollar depicting cherubic figures and children on clouds, showing playful poses, gestures, and flowing drapery in a 17th-century decorative composition.

Design by Virgil Solis. Édouard Baldus (French, born Germany, 1813 - 1889)

Etching by Nicolas Dorigny depicting multiple book illustration scenes, created around 1694.

Copper engraving by Heinrich Aldegrever from the 16th century showing various human figures and representations, depicting gestures, attire, and composition.

Copper engraving by Georg Pencz depicting mythological scenes, showing human figures, mythic creatures, and symbolic elements, created in the first half of the 16th century.

Etching and copper engraving by Isidore Stanislas Henri Helman around 1788 showing a Chinese emperor with textual accompaniment.

Etching by various artists around 1612 depicting the Essquie delta sacred scene from the Real Maesta of Margerita d'Austria, showing religious iconography and figures.

Sebald Behams early 16th-century collected woodcut series depicts various saints, illustrating religious figures, symbols, and European printmaking techniques of the period.

Woodcut by Lucas Cranach the Elder from the late 15th to mid-16th century depicting the Garden of the Soul, showing figures, landscape, and symbolic elements.

Copper engraving by Johann Theodor de Bry depicting letters G and H, produced in 1595.

A 1520 woodcut by Hans Weiditz depicting devoting meditations, showing figures in contemplative poses, gestures, and detailed early 16th-century print style.

Decorative vignette engraved by Jean Michel Moreau to accompany the works of Voltaire, crafted in the late 18th century.

Wood engraving by Oscar Pletsch from 1850-1900 depicting vignettes with scenes of children, showing figures, interactions, and composition.

A copper engraving print by Albrecht Dürer after 1495 depicting two scenes: The Violent and The Little Courier, showing figures and symbolic elements.

Etching by Antonio Tempesta from 1620-1630 illustrating scenes from Torquato Tasso's epic poem 'Jerusalem Delivered', showing battles, knights, and historical settings in early seventeenth-century Italian engraving.

Etching by Jan Chalon depicting various scenes, produced in 1800.

Copper engraving and etching by Georg Friedrich Schmidt depicting a title leaf, created in 1767.

Etching by Anton Kölbl from 1791-1843 showing diverse scenes, including human and natural elements, emphasizing composition and detail.

Oscar Pletschs wooden stitch illustrations from 1850-1900 depict scenes with children engaged in daily activities and play, showing 19th-century European childhood life in detailed line work.

Woodcut by Virgil Solis the Elder from 1552 depicting scenes from the New Testament, including biblical figures, gestures, and key events.

An etching by Jacob Wilhelm Mechau from 1770 to 1808 depicting landscapes and the repentance of Saint Peter.

Jonas Umbachs etching (1639-1693) depicts hunting scenes, showing hunters, hounds, game, and forested landscapes in detailed 17th-century European engraving style.

Etching by Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki depicting Sebaldus Nothanker from Nicolai, created in 1776, showing a detailed book illustration with historical narrative scenes.

An etching series by Matthäus Merian the Elder representing the months January to June, depicting seasonal landscapes, human activity, and rural architecture, created between 1608 and 1650.

Etching by Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki from 1792 illustrating Langbeins Schwänke and Vargas Novella, showing literary scenes with multiple figures and narrative details.

Woodcut by Christoffel van Sichem III from Biblia Sacra, created between 1646 and 1657, depicting a biblical scene including a skull as a memento mori element.

Etching by Edme Bouchardon depicting a Kinderfries, created in the 18th century, showing ornamental frieze design and decorative elements.

Etching by Christian Ludwig Stieglitz from 1776-1836 depicting various representations, including figures, landscapes, and interior scenes.

The woodcut illustrations by Hans Weiditz after 1515 depict scenes from an unknown edition of Petrarca's work, showing figures, gestures, attire, and background elements in early 16th-century European print art.

Nicolaes de Bruyn engraved copper prints between 1642 and 1665 depicting the elements Air and Fire, showing symbolic figures and allegorical composition.

This etching by Jean Marie Delattre, active between 1770 and 1843, depicts children in a domestic setting. Delattre, a French engraver, was known for his detailed engravings of everyday life.

Copper engraving by Hans Collaert the Elder depicting various emblems, created between 1540 and 1580.

Woodcut by Anton Woensam from the first half of the 16th century depicting the Adoration of the Kings with the Holy Family and Christ receiving children, showing figures, gestures, and religious composition.

The copper engraving and etching by Albrecht Dürer after 1505 depicts St. Georg both on foot and on horseback, showing the figure, posture, horse, attire, weapons, and background in early 16th-century European style.

Etching by Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki in 1777 illustrating Hermes and Sophien's journey from Memel to Saxony, showing figures, landscape, and travel composition.

Etching by Allart van Everdingen, 1641-1675, depicting scenes from Roman de Renart with figures skiing, animals, and landscapes including hills, forests, and rivers.

An etching by Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki from 1789 to 1801 depicting various scenes, showing figures, activities, and interior or outdoor compositions.

Copper engraving by Boëtius Adamsz. Bolswert showing a male hermit for a book illustration, created after 1613.

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Claude Augustin Duflos 1720-1786 etching and copper engraving depicts oriental costumes, focusing on clothing details and figure arrangement.

Etchings and copper engravings by Hendrik Hondius the Elder depicting October, November, and December, created in 1611-1612, illustrating seasonal landscapes and activities.

Etching by Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1783, illustrating Siegfried von Lindenberg for Göttingen pocket calendar, depicting figures, landscape, and narrative elements.

This 1538 woodcut by Hans Holbein the Younger, part of 'Imagines Mortis,' depicts allegorical and historical representations of death, illustrating skeletons, human figures, and symbolic motifs typical of Holbein's series on mortality.

Etching by Romeyn de Hooghe depicting pyramid structures used in a fireworks display, created in 1692, showing public celebration and architectural elements.

Copper engraving and etching by Jacques-Philippe Le Bas depicting historical figures of France, produced between 1779 and 1785.

Copper engraving depicting a prophet and sibyls from the Sistine Chapel by Adamo Scultori, created between 1547 and 1587.

Woodcut by an anonymous artist from 1510 depicting Jesus as a judge, and Moses with Levi, presented as detailed book illustrations.

Etching by Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki from 1783 illustrating Plümicke's Lanassa, showing figures, gestures, and composition in a narrative book scene.

Etching and copper engraving by Karl Rahl the Older depicting Mrs. von Flahalt with various profane representations, created between 1794 and 1843.

Etching by Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich from 1730-1731 depicting a rat catcher in different representations, showing human figures, rats, and tools in indoor and outdoor scenes.

Etching by Antonio Tempesta showing torture endured by Christian martyrs, created in 1591.

Copper engraving and etching by Pieter Hendricksz Schut illustrating scenes from the Old Testament, created in 1659.

Woodcut by Michael Wolgemut depicting Stephan Fridolin as a treasure keeper, illustrating the 83rd and 84th figures in a book illustration, created in 1491.

An etching by Wenzel Hollar showing allegorical representations, created between 1650 and 1667.

An etching by Jean Le Pautre created between 1625 and 1682 depicting various ornamental panels, showing decoration, patterns, and applied design elements.

Book illustrations engraved by Jean Michel Moreau in copper etching around 1800 focusing on Denis Diderot, Salomon Gessner, and Ludwig Ferdinand Huber.

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