Biblical and Historical Engravings

A series of intricate engravings illustrating biblical narratives and historical events. Depicts dramatic scenes with emotional depth and expressive figures in classic style.

Italy, Michelangelo, Vico, Enea, Bacchanal with putti, A bacchanal with putti. In the middle putti carrying a donkey. At the bottom right a satyr suckling a putto. At the bottom left a naked man., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 286 mm, width 410 mm, Italian, 1523 - 1567, print maker, printmaker, 1546 - 1546, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), plaattoon, Work conception, 1475-03-06 - 1564-02-18

Antwerp, Galle, Theodoor, Heemskerck, Maarten van, Haarlem, Philips, Parable of the Prodigal Son, The Return of the Prodigal Son, The prodigal son returns home and is welcomed with open arms by his father. His brothers help him into clean clothes. The old swineherd's clothes lie on the ground on the right., print, prints, height 207 mm, width 250 mm, Southern Netherlands, 1537 - 1612-03-29, print maker, printmaker, 1596 - 1633, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Northern Netherlands, 1498 - 1574, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1571 - 1633, publisher

Junius, Hadrianus, Heemskerck, Maarten van, Haarlem, Galle, Philips, History of Job, Satan covers Job with sores, Job sits on the dunghill and Satan covers his skin with sores. On the left in the background his wife urges him to curse God, but Job does not do so. Below the image an explanatory text in the Latin. This print is part of an album., print, picture, album leaf, prints, pictures, height 210 mm, width 250 mm, Southern Netherlands, 1537 - 1612-03-29, print maker, printmaker, 1563 - 1563, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Northern Netherlands, 1498 - 1574, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, 1511-07-01 - 1576-06-16, writer

Victory Surrounded by Prisoners and Trophies. Artist: Frans Floris I. Dimensions: 12 3/8 x 17 1/4 in. (31.4 x 43.8 cm). Date: 1552. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Children's murder in Bethlehem, Anonymous, After Marcantonio Raimondi, After Rafaël, 1510 - 1514 print paper engraving the massacre of the innocents

Augustin Hirschvogel, Samson Slays the Philistines Samson Slays the Philistines

Putti carrying a deer (PuttoBacchanal). Artist, copy after: Nicolas Beatrizet, French, 1507/15-ca. 1565 Artist, copy after: Enea Vico, Italian, 1523-1567 After: Michelangelo Buonarroti, Italian, Florence, 1475-1564 Publisher: Antoine Lafréry, Italian, 1512-1577

Italy, Michelangelo, Vico, Enea, Bacchanal with putti, A bacchanal with putti. In the middle putti carrying a donkey. At the bottom right a satyr suckling a putto. At the bottom left a naked man., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 286 mm, width 410 mm, Italian, 1523 - 1567, print maker, printmaker, 1546 - 1546, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), plaattoon, Work conception, 1475-03-06 - 1564-02-18

David Dijoofdt Goliath.

Copper engraving by Francesco Villamena depicting the Crossing, created between 1610 and 1620, showing figures in motion and landscape elements.

Antwerp, Cock, Hieronymus, Heemskerck, Maarten van, Amsterdam, Muller, Harmen Jansz, Nine Best, Hector of Troy, Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar, verso - stamped, Three famous generals from antiquity, who are part of The Nine Besten. On the left Hector of Troy on horseback. In the middle Alexander the Great, king of Macedonia, on an elephant. On the right Julius Caesar on horseback. The heroes each hold a banner in their hands., print, engraving, prints, height 216 mm, width 253 mm, Dutch, 1540 - 1617-10-07, print maker, printmaker, 1565 - 1569, paper, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Northern Netherlands, 1498 - 1574, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, Southern Netherlands, 1518 - 1570-03-10, publisher

The archangel Raphael commands Tobias to take the fish from the river Tigris. Near Raphael stands Tobias' dog. In the background, Tobias cuts open the fish to remove the heart, liver, and gall. Below in the margin a one-line caption in Latin from Tobit 6. Tobias catches the fish Story of Tobias , print maker: anonymous, print maker: Cornelis Cort, (attributed to), Maarten van Heemskerck, print maker: Low Countries, publisher: Antwerp, publisher: Antwerp, 1556 - 1633, paper, engraving, h 200 mm × w 243 mm

Antwerp, Jode, Gerard de, Heemskerck, Maarten van, Thesaurus sacrarum historiarum veteris testamenti, elegantissimis imaginibus expressum excellentissimorum in hac arte virorum opera: nunc primum in lucem editus, History of Tobias, Tobias, Sarah and the angel say goodbye of Raguel and Edna, Sara says goodbye to Raguel and Tobias to Edna. The archangel Raphael looks on. On the right, Tobias and Sara leave on horseback with camels and donkeys in front of them, which are laden with half of Raguel's possessions as a gift for Tobias and his family. Bottom left, a reference to the Bible text in Tobit 10 in Latin. Print is part of an album., print, album page, prints, height 197 mm, width 248 mm, print maker, 1556 - 1556, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Northern Dutch, 1498 - 1574, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1509 - 1591-02-05, publisher

The Death of Adonis ca. 1625 Johann König German. The Death of Adonis 371354

Part of a triumphal procession with soldiers on horseback crossing a river, Pietro Sante Bartoli, After Giulio Romano, After Francesco Primaticcio, 1680 print Caption in Latin. Print is part of an album. paper etching military parade, pageant. the soldier; the soldier's life. the soldier; the soldier's life (+ cavalry, horsemen). crossing a river. triumphal entry and public reception, pageant, 'entrée solennelle', 'joyeuse entrée' Palazzo del Te

Clolelia crosses the tiber. The cloelia escaped from captivity to Rome. She crosses the river tiber on horseback. Left on the shore is a group of women with children for tents. On the right are women on the shore who try to stop cloelia.

Italy, Raphael, Rome, Penni, Giovanni Francesco, Caraglio, Giovanni Jacopo, Assembly of the Gods on Olympus, verso - stamped, A group of gods and goddesses on Olympus, including Jupiter, Minerva, Juno, Bacchus and Mercury., print, prent, prints, height 375 mm, width 545 mm, Italian, 1505 - 1565, print maker, printmaker, 1515 - 1565, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1488 - 1528, after a painting by, Work conception, 1483-04-07 - 1520-04-07

Murder of Agamemnon and Cassandra; Les Travaux d'Ulysse; Odysseus works. After arriving in mycene, Agamemnon is killed by Aegisthos at the banquet. In addition, Klytaimnestra kills Cassandra. The print is part of an album.

The two elders who had accused Susanna of adultery were tied to a pole. They are stoned to death by a crowd, including some soldiers. At the bottom of the margin a one-line caption in Latin, Stoning of the Elders Stoning Story of Susanna (series title), print maker: Philips Galle, Maarten van Heemskerck, (mentioned on object), publisher: Hieronymus Cock, (mentioned on object), print maker: Low Countries, publisher: Antwerp, 1563, paper, engraving, h 200 mm × w 242 mm

Fighting Putti, Peter van Lint, 1619 - 1690 print Two fighting putti in the foreground symbolize the battle between virtue and vice. On the right a putto with laurel wreath is ready for the victor, on the left a putto with Caduceus watches. In the background, a putto blows the trumpet, another putto holds a bird in its arms. paper etching Figures Representing to Virtue VS. to deputy. Cupids: 'Amores', 'Amoretti', 'Putti'

Victories with the arrival of Willem III. Victories with the arrival of Willem III. The Unity of the Union is restored, the people flows into the temple. On the right, Willem III preceded personifications from his duties and Stadholder and Captain General. On the left the heroes who fought Dutch victories on the enemy: De Ruyter, Tromp and Van Nes. The victory is depicted allegorically.

Vatican City, Raphael, Italy, Borgianni, Orazio, Paintings in the Loggia of Raphael, Eleazar and Joshua dividing the Promised Land between the twelve tribes, verso - stamped, Eleazar and Joshua are seated under a canopy. In front of them are the leaders of the twelve tribes of Israel. They are discussing the division of the Promised Land. In the foreground is a naked boy by a jar., print, prints, height 160 mm, width 191 mm, 1578 - 1616-01-11, print maker, printmaker, 1615 - 1615, paper, papier, etching, etchings, 1483-04-07 - 1520-04-07, after a painting by

Italy, Veronese, Paolo, Carracci, Agostino, The Martyrdom of Saint Justina of Padua (lower half), verso - stamped, Saint Justina of Padua is seated on a dais and is tied up by soldiers. She has a sword in her chest. In the background are spectators and a city. Text in bottom margin., print, prints, height 445 mm, width 567 mm, Work conception, Italian, 1557 - 1602-03-22, after print by, 1582 - 1582, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), print maker, printmaker, 1528 - 1588-04-19

Triumphar with pride (Superbia); Circulus vicissitudinis Rerum Humanarum. The personification of pride is sitting on a triumphade that drives through an antique city. She can be recognized by the mirror and the peacock. The triomfvag is drawn by two horses and controlled by the personification of contempt. Other vices walk with the car. Print from a series of nine prints with triumph trolles from the Antwerp circumcision-circumction of 1561. The personifications on the cars represent the cycle of human acting together.

Netherlands, Hecken, Abraham van den, The four elements, Terra, Triumphal procession of Bacchus and Silenus: the element earth, verso - stamped, The triumphal procession of Bacchus with his followers, led by the drunken Silenus on a donkey, as an allegory of the element earth. Print from a series of four., print, prints, height 102 mm, width 132 mm, 1610 - 1655-01-22, print maker, printmaker, 1620 - 1655, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process)

Papal court, Rome, Thomassin, Philippe, Bologna, Peruzzi, Baldassare, Italy, Carracci, Agostino, Adoration of the Magi (part lower left), verso - stamped, The adoration of the Christ Child by the Magi, before a large ruin. In the background a hilly landscape with ancient buildings and the procession with the retinue of the magi. Above the ruins God the Father appears accompanied by a choir of angels., print, prints, height 397 mm, width 514 mm, Italian, 1557 - 1602-03-22, print maker, printmaker, 1567 - 1602, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1481 - 1563-01-07, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, French, 1562-01-28 - 1622-05-12, publisher, granter of privilege

Andrea Mantegna (Italian, c. 1431 - 1506), Battle of the Sea Gods left half, c. 1485-1488, engraving on laid paper

The Clemency of Scipio. Giovanni Battista Franco (Italy, Venice, circa 1510-1561). Italy, 1530-60. Prints; engravings. Etching and engraving

Ceiling with cartouche in the form of wall carpet, Jean Lepautre, in or after 1661 - Before 1666 print On the cartouche, a Lapith fights against a centaur. Ceiling with variants for two quarter parts of the edge. Leaf 3 from series of 6 sheets with designs for ceilings, some with variants for the edges. From the second edition. print maker: France (possibly)after own design by: France (possibly)publisher: Paris paper etching

Marcantonio Raimondi (Italian, ca. 1470/1482 - 1527/1534) after Raphael (Italian, 1483 - 1520). Massacre of the Innocents, 1511. Engraving on laid paper. Plate: 280 mm x 425 mm (11.02 in. x 16.73 in.). Second of three states.

Antwerp, Jode, Gerard de, Vos, Maerten de, Thesaurus sacrarum historiarum veteris testamenti, elegantissimis imaginibus expressum excellentissimorum in hac arte virorum opera: nunc primum in lucem editus, History of Judith and Holofernes, Holofernes before Nebuchadnezzar, The king of the Assyrians Nebuchadnezzar sits on a throne and summons his commander-in-chief Holofernes. He orders him to go into battle against the neighboring peoples. Below the image is a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Judith 2:4. This print is part of an album., print, album page, prints, height 197 mm, width 262 mm, South Netherlands, 1532 - 1603-12-04, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, 1585 - 1585, fourth quarter 16th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), print maker, printmaker, Publication (Event), Publication, Northern Netherlands, 1509 - 1591-02-05, publisher

Jacques Bellange's early 17th-century etching and copper engraving depicts the crossing, emphasizing figures, gesture, and narrative composition.

Amsterdam, Hoeye, François van den, Barendsz., Dirck, Sadeler, Johann (I), Sicvt avtem erat in diebvs noe, Sinful humanity before the flood, verso lower left - stamped, A group of naked people at a set table in the open air. They are partying, making music, eating and committing fornication. In the background on the right the flood with the ark. The print has a Latin caption with explanation., print, prints, height 348 mm, width 445 mm, Work conception, Southern Netherlands, 1550 - 1600-08, after print by, 1601 - 1636, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), print maker, printmaker, Northern Netherlands, 1534 - 1592-05-26, after design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1591 - 1636-07-26, publisher

The Triumph of Pride, from The Cycle of the Vicissitudes of Human Affairs, plate 3 1564 Cornelis Cort Netherlandish. The Triumph of Pride, from The Cycle of the Vicissitudes of Human Affairs, plate 3 630105

Martyrdom of Saint Stefanus, Guillaume Chasteau, After Annibale Carracci, in Or Before 1673 print paper etching / engraving martyrdom and death of Stephen. the stoning of Stephen; the witnesses lay down their clothes at Saul's feet

Mattatias kills a Jew who wanted to offer a sacrifice on the altar in Modein in accordance with the king's command, and the king's envoy. Thus he showed his devotion to the law of God. Below the depiction a reference in Latin to the Bible text in 1 Macc. 2. Mattatias kills a Jew and an envoy of the king History of the Maccabees Thesaurus sacrarum historiarum veteris testamenti , print maker: Johannes Wierix, Gerard van Groeningen, publisher: Gerard de Jode, Antwerp, 1579, paper, engraving, h 203 mm × w 288 mm

Alkmaar, Schabaelje, Jan Philipsz, Amsterdam, Visscher, Claes Jansz. (II), Vos, Maerten de, Den Grooten Figuer-Bibel, Geschiedenis van Judit en Holofernes, De Historie van Iudith, Holofernes voor Nebukadnessar, bottom right - handwritten in brown ink, The king of the Assyrians Nebuchadnezzar sits on a throne and summons his commander-in-chief Holofernes. He gives him the order to go to war against the neighboring peoples. Below the image is a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Judith 2:4. This print is part of an album., print, prent, albumblad, prints, prenten, 288, height 198 mm, width 263 mm, print maker, prentmaker, 1585 - 1585, paper, papier, engraving, graveren (drukprocedé), Zuid-Nederlands, 1532 - 1603-12-04, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publicatie, Noord-Nederlands, 1586 - 1652-06-19, publisher, uitgever, 1592 - 1656-04

Mountainous landscape with carriage, Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1775 print paper etching low hill country (+ landscape with figures, staffage). four-wheeled, animal-drawn vehicle, e.g.: cab, carriage, coach. riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman

The heroes King Arthur, Charlemagne and Godfried van Bouillon, Lucas van Leyden, 1518 - 1522 print One of three woodcuts, part of Frisian with nine heroes. Three Christian heroes: King Arthur, Charlemagne and Godfried van Bouillon on horseback. Above Arthur a frame with name and by name, above other two a banderole. paper brush Arthur (one of the nine worthies). Charlemagne (one of the nine worthies). Godefroy of Bouillon (one of the nine worthies)

Odysseus arrives at the underworld, Theodoor van Thulden, After Francesco Primaticcio, 1632 - 1633 print The ships of Odysseus and his men lay down before Odysseus will descend into the underworld. One of the ships meets Neptunus, which destroys the ship. Paris paper etching / engraving Ulysses in the underworld (Homer, Odyssey XI)

Retorica, Cornelis Schut (1), 1618 - 1655 print A group of people views a play. Retoric is sitting on a chair on stage. She has a caduceus in her hand and lets her feet rest on a lying child. A man in soldier kit is talking to her. A woman sitting on the floor with a scroll looks up to them. There are some books behind her. paper etching / engraving 'Rhetorica', 'Eloquentia' (~ trivium); 'Rettorica' (Ripa). group of actors, troupe; actors on the stage. scroll - LL - scroll unfolded. theatre, theatrical performance. book - MM - book open. caduceus (staff with two snakes, attribute of Mercury)

Antwerp, Jode, Gerard de, Francken, Ambrosius (I), Thesaurus sacrarum historiarum veteris testamenti, elegantissimis imaginibus expressum excellentissimorum in hac arte virorum opera: nunc primum in lucem editus, History of David and Saul, David spares Saul's life, David steals King Saul's spear and water jug, while the king and his subjects are sleeping in a tent camp. In the background, David shows Saul the spear and the jug to show that he could have killed Saul, but spared his life. Below the scene is a reference in Latin to the Bible text in 1 Sam. 26. This print is part of an album., print, album page, prints, height 207 mm, width 291 mm, Work conception, 1544 - 1618-10-16, after a design by, 1585 - 1585, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), print maker, Publication (Event), Publication, Northern Dutch, 1509 - 1591-02-05, publisher

David Onthoofdt Goliath, Marcantonio Raimondi, after Rafaël, 1520 - 1525 print paper engraving David beheads Goliath with a sword

Allegory at the throne of Leopold I by his son Jozef I, 1687. Allegory at the throne of Leopold I by his son Jozef I, 1687. Leopold I (misunderstood and Leopold II) stands on a triumphade and gives his konings crown of Hungary By Joseph I. De Triomfvag is drawn by Turks. At the top is a medallion with a portrait of Karel II from Spain with images of the victories on the Turks on either side. At the bottom is a representation of the shouling procession in Presburgh, the current Bratislava.

Fight between the Lapithen and Centaurs, Judge Part; Centauromachie, right plate; Pugna Inter Centauros and Lapithas in Nuptijs Hippodamiæ (...). Gruesome struggle between the centaurs and the Lapithen. The Lapithen celebrate the wedding of their king pirithoes and hippodamea. The centaurs that have been invited to start a bloody battle and try to kidnap the bride. Everything one can get in hands is used as a weapon. Many centaurs are killed with spears.

Triumph car with envy (Invidia), 1564 - 1633 print The personification of envy is on a triumphal wagon that runs along the coast. Enious has a emaciated body and eats from her heart. The triumphal wagon is pulled by two horses and driven by a young man. Other vices are walking with the car. Print from a series of nine prints with triumphal cars from the Antwerp circumcision commitment of 1561. The personifications on the cars together represent the cycle of human action. Antwerp paper engraving Envy; 'Invidia' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Seven Deadly Sins - NN - triumph. Vicissitudes of Life

Ignorance Defeated. Artist: Antonio Fantuzzi (Italian, active France, 1537-45); After Rosso Fiorentino (Italian, Florence 1494-1540 Fontainebleau). Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed): 12 3/16 × 16 15/16 in. (31 × 43 cm). Date: 1540-45. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Naked man with torch is on a pedestal surrounded by naked men with horse and vase and soldier flanked by virtues caution and love, Marcantonio Raimondi, 1510 - 1527 print paper engraving Charity, 'Caritas'; 'Carití' (Ripa) ~ one of the Three Theological Virtues. Prudence, 'Prudentia'; 'Prudenza' (Ripa) ~ one of the Four Cardinal Virtues

. A warrior consults a witch; A devil grabs him from behind his neck. On the right is a half-naked female figure. The witch is kneeling in a circle in which a dead mouse, a skull and books. In her hands she has a staff and a book with characters. Maybe Saul is shown here at the Witch of Endor. At the top right: FOL 76 I 2. Print used in the book: Theater of the accidents of Lambert van den Bos with a total of twenty prints of Arnold Houbakken.

Antwerp, Galle, Theodoor, Heemskerck, Maarten van, Haarlem, Philips, Parable of the prodigal son, The prodigal son says goodbye to his father, The prodigal son looks back and waves to his father and brothers who are standing on a bridge in front of the parental home to say goodbye to him. The prodigal son rides his horse across the bridge, a page accompanies him., print, prints, height 207 mm, width 250 mm, Southern Netherlands, 1537 - 1612-03-29, print maker, printmaker, 1596 - 1633, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Northern Netherlands, 1498 - 1574, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1571 - 1633, publisher

Italy, Boldrini, Nicolò, Venice, Titian, Samson fighting Philistine soldiers, recto lower left - handwritten in brown ink, The bald Samson fighting Philistine soldiers, after his hair has been cut off. On the left Delilah with a large pair of scissors and Samson's hair in her hands., print, engraving, prints, engravings, verso - stamped, opera del grand Titiano, height 318 mm, width 497 mm, Italian, 1488 - 1576-08-27, print maker, printmaker, 1540 - 1545, second quarter 16th century, paper, papier, houtsnede, 1500, block cutter

Horace Cocles defends the bridge over the Tiber; Stories from early Roman history. Horace Cocles defends Rome against the attack of the Etrusken. He restrains them in a fight of the crossing at the bridge over the Tiber. Romans disable the bridge behind him.

The Resurrection. Artist: Bernard van Orley (Netherlandish, Brussels ca. 1492-1541/42 Brussels). Dimensions: sheet: 9 7/16 x 7 11/16 in. (24 x 19.6 cm). Former Attribution: Formerly attributed to Master of Saint Michael (Netherlandish, active 1515-28). Date: early 16th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Title print for 'Aeloude and Contemporary Scheepsbouw and Bellier' by Nicolaes Witsen, Romeyn de Hooghe, 1671 print A woman () With a ship's crown on the head and a ship model in her hand stands between Mercury with his caduceus and another allegorical figure with a rudder (). Behind them are a few more figures with ship models in their hands. For them three men who are working on shipbuilding. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving shipbuilding industry. (story of) Mercury (Hermes)

The Servants of Aeneas Battling the Servants of the Latin King. Giovanni Battista Fontana (Italy, Ala, 1524-1587). Italy, 1560-1579. Prints; engravings. Etching

The Way of Salvation. Dated: c. 1595. Dimensions: overall: 15.5 x 30.3 cm (6 1/8 x 11 15/16 in.). Medium: pen and black ink with gray wash on light brown laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Georg Pecham.

Soldiers of Herod kill children; Child murder. This print is part of a greater representation of the child murder printed of three plates. Only this right part is located in the Rijksmuseum collection. At the top of the palace there is a reference to the Bible text Mathei II C

Love focuses her arrow on the bride, Johannes Wierix (Possibly), after Gerard van Groeningen, 1574 print Love (Charitas), accompanied by two small children, is about to shoot an arrow to the bride (sponsa). The female personifications of various virtues, including hope (spes) and faith (fides), watch. In the margin a four -line caption, in two columns, in Latin. Antwerp paper engraving / letterpress printing bride (in wedding-dress). the Three Theological Virtues. attributes of Cupid: arrow(s)

Sculpture of Dirce tied to a bull; Farnese bull; Dirces, à Zeto et Amphione ob vindictam Matris (...); Antique sculptures in Rome; Antiquarum Statuarum Urbis Romae Quae in Publicis Locis Visuntur Icones. Antique sculpture known as the farnese bull. The Broers Amphion and Zushus tie the braided hair from DIRCE to the horns of a bull. Caption in Latin. Print is part of an album.

. Three famous fields from antiquity, which are part of the nine best. Left Hector of Troye on horseback. In the middle Alexander the Great, King of Macedonia, on an elephant. Right Julius Caesar on horseback. The heroes each keep a banner in hand.

Scene from the Dacic Wars, Antonio Fantuzzi (Circle of), 1537 - 1550 print Scene from the Dacian wars with left soldiers who cut trees and on the right soldiers who hold their shield. To the bas-relief on the column of Trajanus in Rome. paper etching triumphal column with helical friezes. (story of) the emperor Trajan. war. piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture Column of Trajanus

The Conversion of St Paul 1543 Germany. Engraving in black on ivory laid paper . Georg Pencz

Bear Hunt, from 'Hunting Scenes VI' 1609 Antonio Tempesta Italian. Bear Hunt, from 'Hunting Scenes VI' 362149

David and Goliath. Artist: After Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) (Italian, Urbino 1483-1520 Rome); Ugo da Carpi (Italian, Carpi ca. 1480-1532 Bologna). Dimensions: Sheet: 10 3/8 × 15 3/8 in. (26.3 × 39 cm). Date: 1510-30.Early chiaroscuro woodcuts involved printing with two or more woodblocks, each in a different hue, to attain light and dark tonal values similar to those achieved in wash drawings. Ugo da Carpi was the first Italian artist to use this technique. He claimed to have invented a new way to print in "light and dark" (chiaro et scuro), though German artists had started experimenting with similar woodcuts several years prior. To protect his "invention," the Venetian Senate granted Ugo an exclusive privilege in 1516, and he also received a papal privilege in 1518. In this print, Ugo used three blocks--a keyblock inked in black for the outlines and two tone blocks inked in different shades of green. The subject is based on a design by Raphael, whose name appears alongside U

Perseus and Andromeda. Dated: 1597. Dimensions: plate: 26.7 x 37.1 cm (10 1/2 x 14 5/8 in.) sheet: 27.1 x 37.5 cm (10 11/16 x 14 3/4 in.). Medium: engraving on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Jacob Matham after Hendrik Goltzius.

Triumph from Bacchus, Petrus Clouwet (Possibly), After Petrus Clouwet, 1677 print The print depicts a fable from the metamorphoses (3: 8). A procession of putti, baccians and saters wear the wine god Bacchus on a sedan chair. The drunken Silenus is also present, driving on a donkey and supported by a Sater. In the foreground of the print, one of the Maenaden is vomiting. In the background of the print King Pentheus of Thebes, the cousin of Bacchus, who forbids his subjects to worship Bacchus. print maker: Antwerpafter design by: Antwerppublisher: Brussels paper engraving Pentheus withstands the cult of Bacchus in Thebes. bacchanal: Bacchus with his wine-flushed train (thiasos)

A copper engraving by Marcantonio Raimondi created around 1524-1527 depicting a lion hunt, illustrating early 16th-century Renaissance animal and hunting scenes.

Cadmus Founding Thebes ca. 1543-44 Master of the Story of Cadmus. Cadmus Founding Thebes 365699

Famine among the Leidenaren, 1574; Hongers Note; Leiden during the siege and relieves, 1574 (copies). Famine under the Leadears, during the Siege of Leiden, 1574. Interior with group of Leiden men and women suffering hungry, die from exhaustion and hunger and fighting scarce food. In sculpted frame with Hermen on either side.

Antwerp, Jode, Pieter de (I), Calvaert, Denys, Sadeler, Aegidius, Rape of the Sabine Virgins, verso lower left - stamped, Roman soldiers seize the Sabine virgins and try to carry them off to Rome. On the right in the background Romulus encouraging his soldiers. The print has a Latin caption about the story of the Sabine virgins., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 448 mm, width 322 mm, Zuid-Nederlands, 1570 - 1629, print maker, printmaker, 1580 - 1629, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1540 - 1619-03-17, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1570 - 1634-08-09, publisher

The sinful humanity before the flood, Anonymous, After Johann Sadeler (I), After Dirck Barendsz., 1601 - 1636 print A group of naked people at a set table in the open air. They party, make music, eat and commit fornication. At the back left the flood with the Ark. The print has a Latin caption with an explanation. Amsterdam paper engraving celebration meal, feast, banquet. the wickedness of mankind; the wicked are usually shown feasting and revelling. the ark is floating on the waters, while life on earth is destroyed ~ story of Noah

Lazio Roma Rome Episcopal Complex (S. Giovanni in Laterano, Baptistery, Cathedral, Cloister)82. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Exterior views of 5th c. baptistery, restored in the 17th c. Interior views of baptismal urn (16th c.), carved walls, ceiling and wall painting; of mosaics and bronze doors in Cappella del Battista; of altar and mosaics in Cappella di S. Venanzio; of mosaic and statue in Cappella di S. Giovanni Evangelista. Architecture, architectural sculpture, sculpture, sculptural fragments, fresco painting, painting, coffering, tiling, stucco. Views 756-886 are of the cathedral. Medieval: Architecture, architectural sculpture, sculptural fragments, architectural fragments, tombstones, mosaics, sculpture, fresco painting, sculptural relief. Object Notes: Hutzel includes guidebook in German on the site. prints matched to negs General Notes: Views 756 thru 886 are of the Baptistery. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s u

Ignorance Defeated 1540-45 Antonio Fantuzzi Italian. Ignorance Defeated 336732

Priestess Pythia in the Temple of Delphi, Romeyn de Hooghe (Attributed to), After Romeyn de Hooghe, 1687 print Priestess Pythia in the Temple of Delphi Netherlands paper etching Delphic oracle Delphi

First pretext: the new field; Similarity of a wedding party. The messenger comes to the first guest and invites him to the party. The guest apologizes with the pretext that he bought a new field. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a six-part series about the parable of a wedding party.

Power of wine; Of Zorobabel and the sijn Raetel; Powers that reign across the world; Scenes from the Apocryphal Bible book 3 esdras; Den Grooten Figuer Bibel (...). The wine as a ruler all over the world. Drinking wine around a table. Also a king, left, is under the influence of wine. Figures drunk around him. Bottom left a reference to the text in 3 sdras 3-4. Under the show verses in Latin. This print is part of an album.

Antwerp, Jode, Gerard de, Snellinck, Jan (I), Vos, Maerten de, Thesaurus sacrarum historiarum veteris testamenti, elegantissimis imaginibus expressum excellentissimorum in hac arte virorum opera: nunc primum in lucem editus, History of Judith and Holofernes, Judith with the head of Holofernes, Judith with the sword in one hand and the head of Holofernes in the other hand. Her maid holds a bag open for her head. Behind her, the beheaded Holofernes in his tent. On the right in the background, the Assyrian camp. Below the image, a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Judith 13:9. This print is part of an album., print, picture, album leaf, prints, pictures, height 199 mm, width 262 mm, Work conception, South Netherlands, 1532 - 1603-12-04, after a design by, 1585 - 1585, fourth quarter 16th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1544 - 1638-10-01, print maker, printmaker, Publication (Event), Publication, Northern Dutch, 1509 - 1591-02-05, publisher

Scope, Anonymous, After Pieter de Bailliu (i), After Abraham van Diepenbeeck, After Erasmus Quellinus (ii), c. 1645 - 1702 print Christ, tied up to the scenel, is beaten by three men with rod and rope. Men watch left and right. Under the show the title in Latin, four four -line verses in Dutch and a reference to the Bible text in Isa. 53 and Joh. 19: 1. Amsterdam paper engraving flagellation by soldiers, Christ usually tied to a column (Matthew 27:26; Mark 15:15; John 19:1)

Thetis and Chiron. Georg Pencz (Germany, Nuremberg, circa 1500-1550). Germany, 1543. Prints; engravings. Engraving

Judgment of Paris, Anonymous, After Marcantonio Raimondi, After Rafaël, 1520 - 1562 print paper engraving the Judgement of Paris (Mercury present)

The Three Fates. Artist: Anonymous, Italian, North Italy, 16th century. Dimensions: Sheet: 11 1/4 × 13 1/4 in. (28.6 × 33.7 cm). Date: 1530-50.Clotho spins the thread of life from her distaff onto her spindle, Lachesis measures the thread of life with her rod and Atropos cuts the thread of life. They are surrounded by figures that reflect different aspects of fate. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The triumph of a Roman Emperor. Artist: After Marcantonio Raimondi (Italian, Argini () ca. 1480-before 1534 Bologna ()). Dimensions: Sheet: 13 3/8 × 19 5/16 in. (34 × 49 cm). Publisher: Antonio Salamanca (Salamanca 1478-1562 Rome). Date: ca. 1530-50. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Hieronymus Hopfer, The Power of Love, prob. 17th century, etching on paper.

Antwerp, Galle, Theodoor, Heemskerck, Maarten van, Coornhert, Dirck Volckertsz., Cort, Cornelis, Circulus Vicissitudinis Rerum Humanarum, Triomfwagen of the World, verso - stamped, Triumphal chariot with broken wheels, drawn by two winged horses. The right horse has the sun on its head and represents the day (Dies); the left horse is the night (Nox) and has a crescent moon on its head. The chariot is driven by Time as an old man with a scythe and an hourglass. On the four corners of the cart sit the personifications of the four elements: Ignis, Terra, Aer and Aqua with their attributes. In the middle on a stand is the globe. In the clouds blow the four winds. Print from a series of nine prints with triumphal chariots from the Antwerp Circumcision Procession of 1561., print, prints, MHemskerck invento, bottom right - engraved, 1, left - engraved, Auriga MUNDI... Vicissitudinariam vertiginem, bottom center in cartouche - engraved, height 224 mm, width 299 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1533 -

Etching by Cesare Fantetti depicting a victim during Noah's flood, executed in 1675.

The Sacrifice of Iphigenia. Pietro Testa (Italy, Lucca, 1612-1650). Italy, circa 1640-1642. Prints; etchings. Etching

Vatican City, Raphael, Italy, Borgianni, Orazio, Paintings in the Loggia of Raphael, Solomon Building the Temple in Jerusalem, verso - stamped, A group of men are busy with tools and building materials. They are building the Temple of Solomon. In the background is King Solomon, overseeing the work., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 149 mm, width 175 mm, 1578 - 1616-01-11, print maker, prentmaker, 1615 - 1615, paper, papier, etching, etchings, 1483-04-07 - 1520-04-07, after a painting by

Joseph's Cup discovered in Benjamin's grain bag, monogrammist POV, After Giulio Bonasone, After Rafaël, 1584 - 1585 print Joseph's cup is discovered in Benjamin's grain bag. On the left are three mules, one of which is packed with grain. On the right the brothers of Joseph. print maker: Italyafter print by: Italyafter design by: Italypublisher: Rome paper engraving the cup is found in Benjamin's sack

Heemskerck, Maarten van, Amsterdam, Muller, Harmen Jansz, History of Judah and Tamar, Tamar shows Judah's staff and ring, verso - stamped, Judah has a fire stoked to burn his daughter-in-law Tamar. He wants to punish her because she has behaved like a whore and has become pregnant as a result. Tamar, however, shows him his staff and signet ring, with which she proves that he has made her pregnant. Judah then admits that he is guilty and Tamar is not. At the bottom in the margin a verse in Latin., print, prent, prints, height 210 mm, width 249 mm, Dutch, 1540 - 1617-10-07, print maker, printmaker, 1564 - 1568, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Northern Netherlands, 1498 - 1574

"Etching by Hieronymus Hopfer from 1528-1563 depicting 'The Power of Love', showing figures, gestures, and symbolic elements."

Supply of ships, Anonymous, After Pietro Sante Bartoli, After Polidoro da Caravaggio, After Maturino da Firenze, 1645 - 1700 print A ship with soldiers is supplied. On the right a group of people who come to bring provisions. print maker: Italyafter print by: Italyafter design by: Romeafter painting by: Rome paper etching / engraving ships (in general). the soldier; the soldier's life. food supply

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Allegory on the Union of Utrecht, 1579..

Haarlem, Varlenius, Hieronymus, Heemskerck, Maarten van, Galle, Philips, History of King Josiah, King Josiah destroys the temples of Astarte, Chemosh and Milcom, King Josiah has the temples of the pagan gods Astarte, Chemosh and Milcom destroyed and all the images of the idols smashed to pieces. Two men are busy pulling a large statue from its pedestal. Other men smash the temple to pieces with hammers., print, prints, height 203 mm, width 252 mm, South Netherlands, 1537 - 1612-03-29, print maker, printmaker, 1569 - 1569, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, North Netherlands, 1498 - 1574, after a design by, 1550 - 1600, writer

Triumph of bacchus, right half, 1623 - 1676 print Procession in honor of the God Bacchus. On a triumphal wagon, Bacchus with a horn is filled with grape bunches next to him and a jug with wine in his hand. Saters and putti walk in the procession. Some play on whistles and tambourines. Right part of a print consisting of two plates. print maker: Parisafter print by: Antwerpafter design by: RomeRome paper etching Triumph of Bacchus; 'Carro di Bacco' (Ripa)

Skirmish in a Roman Circus. Dated: 1621. Medium: woodcut. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Edouard Eckman after Jacques Callot.

Hercules at the crossroads; representing the choice between different ways of life. Engraving by A. Scultori (Ghisi) after Giulio Romano.

Charles V of Habsburg (German Emperor and King of Spain), Netherlands, Bessemers, Marie, Coecke van Aelst, Pieter (I), Customs and Manners of the Turks, Feast of the New Moon and Funeral, verso lower right - stamped, Printed from two blocks on two sheets, attached to each other. Eighth and ninth blocks of fourteen, together form a frieze of seven images with the customs and manners of the Turks. On the left the right part of the image of the feast of the new moon, man with torch and musicians on a cart drawn by ox. On the right men in a cemetery. Two scenes separated by an atlantean., print, prints, height 294 mm, width 470 mm, 1502 - 1550-12-06, print maker, printmaker, 1553 - 1553, third quarter 16th century, paper, woodcut, Publication (Event), Publication, South Netherlands - 1600, publisher, 1500-02-24 - 1558-09-21, granter of privilege

Frisian with the punishment of Niobe (plate 8), Jan Saenredam, After Polidoro da Caravaggio, After Hendrick Goltzius, 1594 print The Banen sacrifice Niobe. At the bottom right a lying woman with the horn of abundance. The print has a Latin caption. Extremely straight of a print with a Frisian from eight plates paper engraving Niobe tries to dissuade the Theban women from worshipping Latona, boasting of her own superiority

Dance of the inhabitants of Madagascar, 1595, 1646 print Dance of the inhabitants of Madagascar. Left five dancing men, on the right six women who sing and clap their hands. Printing the worked plates for the original illustrations in the travelogue of the first Schipvaert from Cornelis de Houtman to the East Indies in 1595-1597. No. 5. Northern Netherlands paper etching / engraving exploration, expedition, voyage of discovery. landscapes in tropical and sub-tropical regions. making music and dancing ~ African tribal religions. group dancing Madagascar

The Adoration of the Magi. Artist: Circle of Bernard van Orley (Netherlandish, Brussels ca. 1492-1541/42 Brussels). Dimensions: Sheet: 14 3/8 × 19 11/16 in. (36.5 × 50 cm). Date: early 16th-mid 16th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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