Biblical Narrative Prints

Engravings illustrating key biblical stories with characters in historical attire, focusing on dramatic gestures and architectural backgrounds. The mood is serious and contemplative.

Republic of the Seven United Netherlands, Middelburg, Venne, Jan Pietersz. of the, Northern Netherlands, Delff, Willem Jacobsz., Image of the miserable state of the Netherlands, under the cruel tyranny of the Duke of Alba, Delineatio deplorati status Belgy sub immensa tyrannide Albani ducis, Ferdinandi a Toledo, Tyranny of Alva, ca. 1569, Allegory of the tyranny of the Duke of Alva in the Netherlands, ca. 1569. On the left Alva on his throne in a palace, assisted by Granvelle (with bellows) and members of the Blood Council, he is crowned by the devil. Before him kneel in chains the 17 personifications of the provinces of the Netherlands, on the right the mute members of the States-General. A window in the middle shows Margaret of Parma fishing for riches in a blood pond, behind which the beheading of Egmond and Horne in Brussels in 1568. On the left and right are scenes of torture and executions. In the caption a verse of 4 columns of 4 lines each and the legend AO in Dutch., print, pr

1649 etching by Nicolas Chaperon depicting Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, showing figures, gestures, throne, and architectural details.

Batseba serves Adonia's request to Salomo; History of Solomon; Theatrum Biblicum (...). Batseba is at the right hand of her son, King Solomon, and brings the demand by Solomon's brother Adonia to him. She asks ADONIA to the hand of Abisag. Solomon becomes furious and orders Adonia to kill. Adonia is pierced with a lance in the background. Under the show a reference in Latin to the Bible text in 1. 2:19. Above the top left: CC1.

Isaac Bless Jakob, Agostino Veneziano, After Rafaël, 1524 print Isaac is in bed and blesses his son Jakob. Jakob, who disguised himself as his brother Esau, brings his father to eat. Esau arrives in the background on the left. Print Maker: ItalyaFter Painting by: Vatican City paper engraving Isaac lying in bed blesses Jacob who, disguised in Esau's clothes, brings food to his father; Jacob's hands and neck are covered with goatskins

Drawing academy. Iustomized view of a drawing academy. With reference to Rafaels 'School of Athens' where scholars from antiquity are in dialogue about scientific affairs, a company in antique clothing is involved in problems of artistic nature. So, Cicero has meant, in an antique studio, where representatives from the different arts signed to sculpture, in this case an still undamaged variant of the Apollo Belvedere.

Peter and John are brought before the court, consisting of the high priest, scribes and elders., Peter and John before the high priest History of Peter and John (series title), print maker: Philips Galle, (mentioned on object), Maarten van Heemskerck, (mentioned on object), publisher: Hieronymus Cock, (mentioned on object), print maker: Haarlem, publisher: Antwerp, 1558, paper, engraving, h 205 mm × w 250 mm

Les trois Rois, 1600, Etchings, 9 x 7 3/16 in. (22.8 x 18.2 cm), Paper / Sheet 9 x 7 3/16 in. (22.8 x 18.2 cm), Cream laid

Bacchanal. A bacchanal with putti. In the middle putti carrying a donkey. At the bottom left a Sater that sucks a putto. At the bottom right a naked man.

Interior with Dancing Couples and Musicians. Artist: Cornelis Koning (Dutch, active Haarlem, 1608-33); After Willem Pietersz. Buytewech (Dutch, 1591-1624). Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed): 6 1/8 × 7 1/2 in. (15.5 × 19 cm). Date: ca. 1620. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Republic of the Seven United Netherlands, Middelburg, Venne, Jan Pietersz. of the, Northern Netherlands, Delff, Willem Jacobsz., Image of the miserable state of the Netherlands, under the cruel tyranny of the Duke of Alba, Delineatio deplorati status Belgy sub immensa tyrannide Albani ducis, Ferdinandi a Toledo, Tyranny of Alva, ca. 1569, Allegory of the tyranny of the Duke of Alva in the Netherlands, ca. 1569. On the left Alva on his throne in a palace, assisted by Granvelle (with bellows) and members of the Blood Council, he is crowned by the devil. Before him kneel in chains the 17 personifications of the provinces of the Netherlands, on the right the mute members of the States-General. A window in the middle shows Margaret of Parma fishing for riches in a blood pond, behind which the beheading of Egmond and Horne in Brussels in 1568. On the left and right are scenes of torture and executions. In the caption a verse of 4 columns of 4 lines each and the legend AO in Dutch., print, pr

Mortality due to illness and plague among the Lectaren, 1574; Mortalitas; Leiden during the siege and relieved, 1574. Death due to illness and plague among the Lectaren, during the siege of Leiden, 1574. Interior with group of Leiden men and women who die from exhaustion, hunger and illness. A coffin is carried away in the middle. In sculpted frame with Hermen on either side.

The Martyrdom of Saint Paul and Condemnation of SaintPeter. Engraver: Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio, Italian, ca. 1505-1565 After: Parmigianino, Italian, 1503-1540

Boaz receives a sandal from a looser at the city gates to confirm the purchase of the land from Ruth and Naomi. A group of elders witness the purchase and Boaz's promise to marry Ruth. Boaz Buys the Land of Ruth and Naomi History of Ruth and Boaz , print maker: Philips Galle, Adriaan de Weerdt, (mentioned on object), publisher: Gerard de Jode, print maker: Haarlem, publisher: Antwerp, 1557 - 1591, paper, engraving, h 213 mm × w 270 mm

Power of wine; Powers that reign across the world; Scenes from the Apocryphal Bible book 3 esdras; Theatrum Biblicum Hoc Est Historiae Sacrae Veteris et Novi Testamenti Tabulis Aeneis Expressae. 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.

John the Baptist receiving his first bath, Elizabeth is recovering in bed while Zacharias is recording the childs name. Line engraving, c. 1700, after G. Bonasone after G. Pontormo.

Antwerp, Jode, Gerard de, Snellinck, Jan (I), Collaert, Hans (I), Thesaurus sacrarum historiarum veteris testamenti, elegantissimis imaginibus expressum excellentissimorum in hac arte virorum opera: nunc primum in lucem editus, History of Solomon, Bathsheba presents Adonijah's request to Solomon, Bathsheba sits at the right hand of her son, King Solomon, and brings the request of Solomon's brother Adonijah to him. She asks for the hand of Abishag for Adonijah. Solomon becomes furious and orders Adonijah to be killed. In the background, Adonijah is pierced with a lance. Below the scene is a reference in Latin to the Bible text in 1 Kings. 2. This print is part of an album., print, album sheet, prints, height 190 mm, width 247 mm, Southern Netherlands (before 1775), 1540 - 1581, print maker, printmaker, 1585 - 1585, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Southern Netherlands, 1544 - 1638-10-01, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, Northern Nether

unknown, Italy, Stefanoni, Pietro, Carracci, Annibale, Reni, Guido, Saint Roch distributing alms, verso - stamped, View of a building with columns and round arches. On a platform on the left, Saint Roch is distributing alms to a crowd of men, women, children and the lame., print, prints, height 285 mm, width 451 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1610 - 1610, paper, papier, etching, etchings, plaattoon, Italian, 1575-11-04 - 1642-08-18, 1560-11-03 - 1609-07-15, after, after a painting by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1589 - 1627, publisher, uitgever, gever van privilege

Schonaeus, Cornelius, Palma, Jacopo, Haarlem, Matham, Jacob, Adoration of the Magi, verso lower left - stamped, print, prints, height 420 mm, width 247 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1571-10-15 - 1631-01-20, print maker, printmaker, 1592 - 1596, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), after, after painting by, 1541 - 1611-11-23, writer

In the background left, Tobit buries the body of the murdered man, found by Tobias in the street. After the burial, Tobit falls asleep on some bags of grain. One of the birds in the nest above his head drops its bird droppings into Tobit's eyes, leaving him blind. In the middle back he gives clothes to the poor and on the right he sits at the banquet. Below in the margin, a one-line caption in Latin from Tobit 2. Tobit's Blindness Story of Tobias , print maker: anonymous, print maker: Cornelis Cort, (attributed to), Maarten van Heemskerck, (mentioned on object), print maker: Low Countries, publisher: Antwerp, 1595 - 1633, paper, engraving, h 199 mm × w 234 mm

Print made by Bernard Lens, 1659-1725, British, Venus Attiring by the Graces, undated. Mezzotint with line engraving on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper.

Adoration of the Shepherds Artist's working dates 1517-1544 Italy. Black chalk on ivory laid paper, tipped on to cream laid paper . Girolamo Pennacchi, the Younger

Story of Josiah. Dated: 1569. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Philip Galle.

Allegory with Utrecht.

Admonition Against Arrogance and Undenserved Honour, Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert, after Maarten van Heemskerck, 1549 print An image of the female goddess Isis that is transported on a donkey is worshiped by kneeling people. Antique ruins in the background. Next to the donkey is a man who punishes the animal with a whip. He thinks people worship him, instead of ISIS. The print derives its design from an emblem from Alciato and has also taken over the Latin caption of the emblem in a cartouche: 'ISISDIS Effigiem Tardus Stabat Asellus, Pando Verenda Dorso Habens Misteria. Obvius Ergo Deam Quisquis Reverenter Adorat, Piasque Genibus Concipit Flezis Preces. Ast Asinus Tantum Praestari Credit Honori. Sibi, et intumescit admodum superbiens, donec eum flagris compescens dixit agaso. Non Es Deus Tu Aselle, Sed Deum Vehis. paper etching ass, donkey. Isis. whip. flogging, scourging (in public). Arrogance; 'Arroganza' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)

Minerva and Mercury with books and a painting, on which a bird in a landscape, Reinier Vinkeles (I), 1764 print Amsterdam paper etching / engraving (story of) Mercury (Hermes). (story of) Minerva (Pallas, Athena). picture, painting. book

Ataliah, hearing that her son King Achaziah had perished, orders all the king's children to be killed so that she can become queen. On the stairs, soldiers kill the children. To the left and in front of the stairs, in two scenes, Achaziah's son Joash is saved by his aunt. On the stairs a reference to the Bible text in 2 Kings 11. At the bottom in the margin a verse in Latin about the performance., Queen Atalja has the king's children killed History of Joash and Queen Atalja (series title), print maker: Harmen Jansz Muller, (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Maarten van Heemskerck, (mentioned on object), Hadrianus Junius, print maker: Amsterdam, publisher: Antwerp, 1565 - 1569 and/or 1585, paper, engraving, h 191 mm × w 243 mm

Submission of six German cities, 1547, Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert, after Maarten van Heemskerck, 1570 - 1640 print The subjugation of the German cities of the Schmalkaldic Association, 1547. Representatives of the conquered cities kneel the keys at the emperor's feet. Caption in two lines of Latin. paper engraving / etching / letterpress printing surrender of keys

French reformed church attacked by man with scourge; History of Reformation, and priced from the Reformed Churches in Vrankryk; Title page for: E. Benoist, History of Reformed Churches of Vrankryk, 1696. The personification of the French reformed church, the Huguenots, is attacked by a wildeman with a scourge. This takes place under approval by personnifications from the French kingship and the French Catholic Church. Below is a representation of the persecution and expulsion of the Huguenots.

The king of the Assyrians Nebuchadnezzar sits on a throne and summons his commander-in-chief Holofernes. He orders him to go to war against the neighboring peoples. Below the representation a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Judit 2:4. Holofernes for Nebuchadnezzar History of Judit and Holofernes Theatrum biblicum , intermediary draughtsman: Maerten de Vos, (mentioned on object), print maker: anonymous, publisher: Claes Jansz. Visscher (II), (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1585 and/or 1596 - 1643, paper, engraving, h 196 mm × w 260 mm

Simeon and Levi take Dina home, Harmen Jansz Muller, after Maarten van Heemskerck, 1579 - 1585 print Simeon and Levi take their sister Dina home after they have taken revenge in Sichem, who had described their sister. In the background, the Sichem brothers and his men who were feverish after their circumcision and could not fight back. At the bottom of the margin a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Gen. 34. print maker: Amsterdampublisher: Antwerp paper engraving Simeon and Levi kill all the Shechemites and bring Dinah home, while the other brothers plunder the city

Hercules robs the cattle of Geryon, Giulio Bonasone, After Polidoro da Caravaggio, 1501 - 1580 print Hercules runs to the left with three cattle and a herd of sheep. On the right is a group of women (possibly the hesperides) who begging to look at Hercules and gestures. Italian fresh under the show. Italy paper etching / engraving Hercules, driving Geryon's cattle, has to fight the Ligurians; Jupiter assists Hercules by sending a shower of stones. the Hesperides, guardians of the tree with golden apples

Group figures under star. A group of figures in a landscape at night. Left women with children and on the right older men with beards. A number of men look up to a star in the sky. Possibly an allegory on the astrology.

Francesco Bartolozzi RA, 1728-1815, Italian, active in Britain (1764-99), Laocoon and his Sons wrestling with two Snakes, 1765. Engraving.

Submission of six German cities, 1547; Victories of Charles V; Divi Caroli. V. Imp. opt. Max victoriae, ex multis praecipuae. The submission of the German cities of the Schmalkal Discharge, 1547. Representatives of the cities of the cities put the keys to the feet of the emperor. Caption in two Latin lines.

Etching by Giovanni Lanfranco, 1607, depicting the biblical scene of the Adoration of the Shepherds with figures and animals in a stable.

Vatican City, Raphael, Italy, Villamena, Francesco, La Sacra Genesi, Paintings in the Loggia of Raphael, Sacrifice of Noah, verso - stamped, Noah and his family make a sacrifice to God at an altar. Various animals stand ready to be sacrificed. Numbered lower right: 13. Reference to Bible text in bottom margin., print, prints, height 184 mm, width 186 mm, Italian, 1566 - 1624-07-07, print maker, printmaker, 1626 - 1626, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), etching, etchings, plate tone, 1483-04-07 - 1520-04-07, after painting by

The Judgment of Solomon, preliminary design for 'Spiritus Sapientiae' (The Spirit of Wisdom), plate 1 in the 'Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit' print series, Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523-1605, Pen and brown ink, brush and wash on paper, Solomon is seated at right, surrounded by his court. One of the women kneels before him; the other stands at left. Between them a soldier holds the infant, his left hand holding an upraised sword., Netherlands, 1595, figures, Drawing, Drawing

Pest in Israel Onder David, Gérard Audran, After Pierre Mignard (1612-1695), 1650 - 1703 print publisher: ParisFrance paper etching / engraving God punishes Israel with three days of plague; the avenging angel with his sword drawn goes through the land; seventy thousand men are killed. plague

The school of Athens (left part). The Fresco 'The School of Athens' by Rafaël in the Stanza della Segnatura in the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican. It shows a philosopher school or agora where famous Greek philosophers and scholars, such as Aristotle, Plato and Socrates, are talking to groups. It is a depiction of the philosophy and its rational search for the truth.

The Sack of Troy-Pyrrhus Killing Priam before 1654 Engraved by Pierre Lombart French. The Sack of Troy-Pyrrhus Killing Priam 364436

Esther before Assuerus, according to Rubens Tassaert, Philippe Joseph. Esther before Assuerus, after Rubens. Burin, 18th century. Museum of Fine Arts of the city of Paris, small palace.

The Birth of the Virgin. Artist: Anonymous, French, School of Fontainebleau, 16th century; After Giulio Romano (Italian, Rome 1499-1546 Mantua). Dimensions: Sheet: 12 1/16 × 17 5/16 in. (30.7 × 44 cm)Mount: 14 3/4 in. × 19 15/16 in. (37.4 × 50.6 cm). Date: 16th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Lodron, Paris Graf .

King Cyrus accuses Daniel of not honoring the deity Bel. He asks his priests to prove that Bel does indeed eat the food placed before him every night. In front of the throne, two jesters play on the floor. On the right are the priests, on the left is Daniel pointing to the temple of Bel. Daniel refuses to honor the deity Bel History of Daniel, Bel and the Dragon , print maker: Philips Galle, Maarten van Heemskerck, (mentioned on object), publisher: Joannes Galle, (mentioned on object), print maker: Haarlem, publisher: Antwerp, 1633 - 1678, paper, engraving, h 200 mm × w 249 mm

Pope Sylvester Blessing the Emperor Constantine Artist's working dates 1519-1546 Italy. Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash, heightened with lead white (oxidized), on tan laid paper, laid down on card . Giulio Romano

Jonah predicts the downfall of Nineve, 1566 print Jonah stands on a square in Nineve and predicts the residents of their city. The people kneel from horror and repentance. Under the performance an explanatory text in Latin. This print is part of an album. paper engraving when Jonah arrives in the city of Nineveh he foretells its destruction in forty days

Esther Voor Ahasverus, Nicolas de Son, After Claude Vignon, 1611 - 1650 print paper etching / engraving Ahasuerus holds out his sceptre to Esther (Esther usually kneeling)

Jefta is welcomed by his daughter, François Tortebat, After Simon Vouet, 1665 print Jefta comes home after his victory over the Ammonites where his daughter will be festively welcomed. print maker: Parisafter painting by: Franceafter drawing by: Parispublisher: ParisFrance paper etching Jephthah's daughter dances with tambourines to meet her father on his return from the battle; Jephthah rends his clothes in despair

Sitting of the Spanish Bloed Council, 1567. Seat of the board of stroke, nicknamed the blood board, chaired by the Duke of Alva seated on a throne with the beaded in hand, 1567. Wall hangings hanging on the walls of the interior. Rear unprinted.

Italy, Franco, Battista, Men in audience, verso sheet - stamped, View of a palace hall with a man sitting before a statue of the wine god Bacchus. In front of the man a group of four men in audience and a dog., print, prints, height 340 mm, width 489 mm, Italian, 1510 - 1561, print maker, printmaker, 1520 - 1561, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process)

Title page for the Hollandsche Mercurius over the year 1687. Title page for the Hollandsche Mercurius over the year 1687. Under battles around a female personification between Austria and the Turks in Hungary. Upstairs, Jozef I turns to emperor, left Mercury, right tokers.

The Death of Ananias, Raphael, 1483-1520., 1501 - 1600. Engravings., 10 1/2 x 15 3/4 in. (26.7 x 40 cm), Paper / Sheet 10 1/2 x 15 3/4 in. (26.7 x 40 cm), Cream laid

Netherlands, Razet, Jacques, Bloemaert, Abraham, Stock, Andries Jacobsz., Adoration by the Shepherds, verso - stamped, The shepherds adore the Christ Child. Mary is on her knees by Christ. An angel is on the clouds. In the background the Annunciation to the shepherds., print, prints, height 357 mm, width 281 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1582 - 1648, print maker, printmaker, 1614 - 1648, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1566-12-25 - 1651-01-27, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Illustration for Weber's 'Stories from Antiquity'. Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki (Germany, Danzig, 1726-1801). Germany, 1787. Prints; etchings. Etching

Martyrdom of Saint John, the Minor, plate seven from The Martyrdoms of the Apostles Artist's working dates 1612-1635 France. Etching on paper . Jacques Callot

Frans Crabbes 'Esther before Ahasver' (ca. 1525) is an etching depicting Queen Esther presenting herself before King Ahasverus, emphasizing posture, gesture, and clothing.

Women sacrifice to Priapus, Anonymous, After Pieter van der Heyden, in or after 1553 print A group of women brings a sacrifice to Priapus, the god of fertility. The phallus of the Priapus Herme is decorated with flowers and is sprinkled with water by an older woman. In the foreground, a donkey is killed as an offering. Italy paper etching Priapus-herm. animal sacrifice ~ Roman religion. ass, donkey

The Birth of John the Baptist. Giulio di Antonio Bonasone (Italy, Bologna, circa 1498-1580). Italy, circa 1546. Prints; engravings. Engraving

Tyranny of Alva, ca. 1569, 1622 print Allegory on the tyranny of the Duke of Alva in the Netherlands, ca. 1569. Left Alva on his throne in a palace, assisted by Granvelle (with bladder ballg) and members of the Blood Council, he is crowned by the devil. For him, the 17 personifications of the provinces of the Netherlands kneel, on the right the silent members of the States General. A window in the middle gives a view of Margaret of Parma who fishes for riches in a blood pond, behind it the beheading of Egmond and Horne in Brussels in 1568. Left and right scenes of torture and executions. In the caption a verse of 4 columns of 4 lines each and the legend A-O in Dutch. Incomplete copy without the title and parts of the caption. print maker: Northern Netherlandspublisher: Middelburg paper engraving Brussels. Large market

Musicing women under a canopy, Richard van Orley (II), 1678 - 1732 print Nine women are sitting or standing under a canopy and making music in the open air. The canopy is tense between a tree and the terrace of a house. There are two women on the terrace who listen to the music. Brussels paper etching / engraving more than one musician with instrument - CC - 'concert champíªtre'

Snellink, Jan, Antwerpen, Jode, Gerard de, Judith with head of Holofernes, Antwerp, recto - handwritten in brown ink, Judith stands with the head of Holofernes and a sword in her hands at the tent. A maidservant holds a bag ready to put the head in. In the background the camp with fighting soldiers. In the margin a caption in Latin. Print from a series of four with scenes from the story of Judith and Holofernes., print, prent, prints, verso - stamped, 181, height 199 mm, width 262 mm, Publication (Event), Publicatie, Noord-Nederlands, 1509 - 1591-02-05, publisher, uitgever, 1547 - 1591, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (drukprocedé), print maker, prentmaker, intermediary draughtsman

Deathbed of Maria de Medici, 1642, Caspar Luyken (attributed to), 1701 print Frankfurt am Main paper etching / letterpress printing deathbed

Antwerp, Jode, Gerard de, Groeningen, Gerard van, Wierix, Johannes, Thesaurus sacrarum historiarum veteris testamenti, Miracles of Christ, Raising of Lazarus, recto top right on mounting paper - handwritten, Christ beckons with his finger and raises Lazarus from the dead. Friends of Lazarus help him out of the grave. Below the image a reference in Latin to the Bible text., print, prints, verso - stamped, Lazare ressuscité est rendu a ses soeurs, recto center bottom on mounting paper - handwritten in brown ink, 32, height 204 mm, width 255 mm, South Netherlands, 1549 - 1618, print maker, printmaker, 1579 - 1579, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1515 - 1599, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, North Netherlands, 1509 - 1591-02-05, publisher

Raising of Lazarus. Artist: Jan Muller (Netherlandish, Amsterdam 1571-1628 Amsterdam); Abraham Bloemaert (Netherlandish, Gorinchem 1566-1651 Utrecht). Dimensions: 36.4 x 48.0 cm. Publisher: Harmen Jansz. Muller (Netherlandish, Amsterdam ca. 1540-1617 Amsterdam). Date: ca. 1600. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Author: Abraham Bloemaert. Jan Muller.

Copper engraving by Monogrammist PP depicting the allegory 'Triumph of Worlds', created around 1500, illustrating celestial and terrestrial elements.

Holofernes for Nebuchadnezzar; History of Judit and Holofernes; Theatrum Biblicum Hoc Est Historiae Sacrae Veteris et Novi Testamenti Tabulis Aeneis Expressae. The king of the Assyrians Nebuchadnezzar is on a throne and has his supreme commander holofernes. He gives him the assignment to raise the neighborhood volker. Under the show a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Judit 2: 4. This print is part of an album.

Amsterdam, Visscher, Claes Jansz. (II), Vos, Maerten de, Theatrum Biblicum Hoc Est Historiae Sacrae Veteris et Novi Testamenti Tabulis Aeneis Expressae, History of David and Abigail, History of David and Saul, Abigail asks David for forgiveness, Abigail kneels before David, offers him food and asks him for forgiveness for the behavior of her husband Nabal, who refused David food. Behind David are his fellow soldiers. Behind Abigail are her servants with the pack donkeys with food. Below the representation is a reference in Latin to the Bible text in 1 Sam. 25. This print is part of an album., print, album sheet, prints, height 198 mm, width 256 mm, Work conception, Southern Netherlands, 1532 - 1603-12-04, after a design by, 1585 - 1585, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), print maker, printmaker, Publication (Event), Publication, Northern Netherlands, 1586 - 1652-06-19, publisher

A 1607 etching by Giovanni Lanfranco depicting the judgment of Solomon, illustrating biblical narrative and 17th-century European religious themes.

The Behading of the Roman Judge Papinian, from Thronus Justitiae, tredecim pulcherrimus tabulis..., plate 5. Artist: Willem van Swanenburg (Netherlandish, ca. 1581/82-1612); After Joachim Wtewael (Netherlandish, Utrecht 1566-1638 Utrecht). Dimensions: Sheet: 11 13/16 × 15 1/4 in. (30 × 38.7 cm). Publisher: Christoffel van Sichem I (Netherlandish, 1546-1624). Series/Portfolio: Thronus Justitiae, tredecim pulcherrimus tabulis.... Date: 1605-6.This print is from a set of 13 plates depicting "pictures of justice", with scenes from the Bible, history, and legend. The prints are executed by Willem Swaneburg after designs by Joachim Wtewael. The prints were first published by Christoffel van Sichem in 1606. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Author: Willem van Swanenburg. After Joachim Wtewael.

The virtuous woman Spints, Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert, after Maarten van Heemskerck, 1555 print The virtuous housewife spins wool and linen. Her maid help her. The print is based on Proverbs 31:12: "The virtuous woman seeks wool and linen, and spins and weaves with joy." The image has a German caption and is part of a six -part press series that praises the activities of the virtuous housewife. print maker: Haarlemafter design by: Haarlempublisher: Groningen paper engraving / etching the book of Proverbs (with BOOK CHAPTER:VERSE). the book of Proverbs (with BOOK CHAPTER:VERSE). spinning-wheel (+ women (labourers)). flax (material ~ textile industry) (+ basic industrial processes). ideal wife

A Deathbed Scene. Artist: Anonymous, Italian, Roman-Bolognese, 17th century. Dimensions: 5-11/16 x 6-1/8 in. (14.4 x 15.5 cm). Date: 17th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The Furie Tisiphone in the Palace of Athamas; Thesiphone regem, reginamqe in Furorem Agit; Metamorphoseon Sive Transformationum; Metamorphoses from Ovid. The angry Furie Tisiphone floats with a burning torch and a snake for King Athamas and Queen Nephele of Boeotia. Title in Latin in undermarge.

Hercules chasing Avarice from the Temple of the Muses ca. 1520-27 Ugo da Carpi Italian In Renaissance Italy, artists, patrons and other educated people were fascinated by the tales of classical mythology, which were revived in new Latin editions as well as translations into the Italian. Frequently, the gods and heroes of the ancient texts were adapted to symbolic purposes to convey moral or political ideas. In this print Hercules, symbolizing virtuous strength, drives away Avaricea woman holding a hoard of precious objectsfrom the temple of the arts. The traditional protectors of artistic pursuits, Apollo and Minerva, look on with satisfaction, surrounded by the Muses. The nine muses, of which eight are visible here, were also associated with learning, particularly with poetic inspiration. The message is that avarice undermines the cultivation of the arts.The drawings of Peruzzi were often engraved by the Master of the Die. In this case, he collaborated with Ugo da Carpi. Ugo da Carp

Rome, Orlandi, Giovanni, Zuccaro, Federico, Cort, Cornelis, Slander of Apelles, verso - stamped, On the left on a throne sits a king whose stupidity is shown by his donkey ears. His advisors are Slander, Deceit, Envy and Wrath. Behind the throne stands Minerva to stop him. On the right an artist who would be condemned by the king under false pretenses. He is accompanied by the naked Truth and the god Mercury., print, prints, height 518 mm, width 557 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1533 - 1578, print maker, printmaker, 1602 - 1602, third quarter 16th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Italian, 1541 - 1609-07-20, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Title print for print series The Roman heroes, Hendrick Goltzius, 1586

History writes the history of Rome. She looks at the father's time that holds a burning torch and points her to a group of philosophers. In the foreground Minerva who uses men to dig coins. In the background various monuments from Rome.

Francesco la Marra etching with brush on limestone, partially scraped, showing Moses letting water flow from the rock, created in 1792.

Dubourg, Louis Fabritius, Folkema, Jacob, Allegory of Rome, verso - stamped, On a globe sits Roma with helmet and fasces flanked by a male and female soldier. An angel crowns her with a laurel wreath. A woman on the right offers her a crown. On the left sit putti at a portrait medallion of Titus Livius. Prisoners sit in front of Roma. In the foreground stands the she-wolf with Romulus and Remus and on the right sits a river god as a personification of the Tiber., print, prints, height 230 mm, width 171 mm, Dutch, 1692 - 1767, print maker, printmaker, 1737 - 1737, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1693 - 1775-09-16

Jozef sold by his brothers, Master of the Dice, After Rafaël, 1533 print Joseph is in the middle next to a well. On the left are his brothers and on the right the Ismaelite merchants to whom Jozef was sold. On the right three dromedaries and a landscape in the background. Italy paper engraving Joseph sold into slavery and taken to Egypt (Genesis 37:12-35). hoofed animals: dromedary. city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions

Wszyscy Święci w MNK Frezza, Giovanni Girolamo (1671 nie 1659 Post 1748), Fanti, Pietro Santi (fl. 1601/1700), Losi, Carlo (Ca 1757 post 1805)

Andrea Meldolla, called Schiavone, after Titian, Christ Crowned with Thorns, 1550s Christ Crowned with Thorns

Alkmaar, Schabaelje, Jan Philipsz, Amsterdam, Visscher, Claes Jansz. (II), Heemskerck, Maarten van, Galle, Philips, Den Grooten Figuer-Bibel, History of King Josia, Van den Coninck Josias, King Josia has the Book of the Law read to the people, bottom right - handwritten in brown ink, King Josia stands on the steps of the temple and has the recovered Book of the Law of God read to the people of Israel. Josia raises his hand and swears that he will follow God and keep his laws. Below the image is a reference in Latin to the Bible text in 2 Kings 23:2. This print is part of an album., print, album leaf, prints, 217, height 213 mm, width 256 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1643 - 1643, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, South Netherlands, 1537 - 1612-03-29, after print by, North Netherlands, 1498 - 1574, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, Noord-Nederlands, 1586 - 1652-06-19, publisher, uitgever, 1592 - 1656-04

Title page for the leaflet: Nebucadnezars image to be displayed to Versailles, to be established to Madrid, 1702; Nebucadnezars image showed to Versailles, to be incorporated to Madrid; Esopus in Europe. A woman between two men talking about the statue. In the background a picture of Louis XIV is worshiped on its throne. Cartoon to set up a statue for the French king and proclaiming the son of the Dauphin (the Duke of Anjou) to King of Spain (Philip V). Title is on separate text sheet.

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Amsterdam, Visscher, Claes Jansz. (II), Junius, Hadrianus, Heemskerck, Maarten van, Muller, Harmen Jansz, Theatrum Biblicum Hoc Est Historiae Sacrae Veteris et Novi Testamenti Tabulis Aeneis Expressae, History of Joash and Queen Athaliah, Joash presented to the army, On a platform in the temple the high priest introduces King Joash to the royal guard. The men swear allegiance to the king. At the back right, spears and shields are handed out. At the bottom in the margin a verse in Latin and a reference to the Bible text in 2 Kings 11:4. This print is part of an album., print, prent, albumblad, prints, prenten, height 190 mm, width 245 mm, Dutch, 1540 - 1617-10-07, print maker, printmaker, 1565 - 1569, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Noord-Nederlands, 1498 - 1574, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, 1511-07-01 - 1576-06-16, writer, Publication (Event), Publication, Northern Netherlands, 1586 - 1652-06-19, publisher

Cartoon on the theater struggle, ca. 1685, Bernard Picart, After Romeyn de Hooghe, 1716 - 1738 print Cartoon on the mismanagement of Joan Pluimer and Govert Bidloo, who were regents from 1679 to 1681, and from 1681 to 1687 tenants from the Amsterdam Schouwburg. In the middle is Pluimer with a spring on his head, a cup of drink in his hand and a winch under his arm. For him a servant with a pie in the form of a deer. To his right an old man who has a stick towards him. On the left in the foreground a sad personification of the Amsterdam Schouwburg with a Bijenkorf in her hand, to the left of her the muse Melpomenene. To the right in the foreground, a deceased man (possibly the fellow piercing piercated in 1687 Pieter de la Croix) of his body rug is robbed by a man with a beret on his head and a money suitcase under his arm (probably Bidloo). Audience with donkey ears runs through the dilapidated arch to the theater but is chased away by Apollo. Apollo stands for a gate with the left, fr

Psyche is worn to a mountain; Story of Amor and Psyche. On advice from Apollo, the King Daughter is worn to a mountain where she will only be left behind. Frontly, children with torches and two musicians walk with trumpets. At the back the grieving parents of Psyche walk. On the right in the background is the mountain. Italian text in two cartouches in undermarge. Twice numbered bottom left: 5.

Plate 15: Psyche telling her sisters about her misfortunes, with her sisters falling off of a precipice at upper left, from the Story of Cupid and Psyche as told by Apuleius 1530-60 Master of the Die Italian This book contains 32 plates bound together, 3 of which are by Agostino Veneziano.. Plate 15: Psyche telling her sisters about her misfortunes, with her sisters falling off of a precipice at upper left, from the Story of Cupid and Psyche as told by Apuleius. The Story of Cupid and Psyche as told by Apuleius. Master of the Die (Italian, active Rome, ca. 1530-60). 1530-60. Engraving. Antonio Salamanca (Salamanca 1478-1562 Rome). Prints

Adoration of the Magi 1590-1598 Italy. Pen and brown ink and black chalk, with brush and brown wash, heightened with gouache, on green laid paper, laid down on tan laid card . Benedetto Caliari

Mercury visits HERSE; Metamorphoses from Ovid. Mercury enters the Herme's room, whom he has fallen in love. In the background, Aglauros, the jealous sister of Herse, Mercury tries to stop, after which he changes her in stone. In the undermarge a four-line explanation, in two columns, in Latin.

Christ, St. Paul, and the Twelve Apostles: St. Matthew, c. 1578. Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558-1617), after Maarten de Vos (Flemish, 1532-1603). Engraving; plate: 20.8 x 28.4 cm (8 3/16 x 11 3/16 in.).

Odysseus and Penelope on the way to bed; Les Travaux d'Ulysse; Odysseus works. After their reconciliation, Odysseus and Penelope walk towards bed. A servant goes with a candle. The bed is drawn up in the background. The print is part of an album.

Alkmaar, Schabaelje, Jan Philipsz, Amsterdam, Visscher, Claes Jansz. (II), Vos, Maerten de, Den Grooten Figuer-Bibel, History of Tobias, The History of Tobias, Tobias and the Angel Arrive at Raguel, lower right - handwritten in brown ink, Raguel receives Tobias and embraces him. His wife Edna embraces the angel. In the background, Tobias and the angel are being welcomed at the table by them. Raguel gives his daughter Sara in marriage to Tobias. In the bedroom, Tobias and Sara kneel in prayer to ask God's blessing and protection for their marriage. On the right, Raguel's slaves are digging a grave. Below the scene, a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Tobit. 7:1. This print is part of an album., print, album sheet, prints, 294, height 198 mm, width 280 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1585 - 1585, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Southern Netherlands, 1532 - 1603-12-04, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, Northern Netherlands, 1586 - 165

Italy, Fiorentino, Rosso, Venice, Zenoi, Domenico, Blindfolded Men and a Man Entering a Temple, recto lower left - handwritten in brown ink, A man with a sword, possibly Francis I of Valois-Angoulême, King of France, holds a sword and enters a temple. Outside the temple several blindfolded men, women and children. Four times two Italian lines of verse in the lower margin., print, prints, engravings, verso - stamped, 23, height 300 mm, width 401 mm, Italian, print maker, printmaker, 1560 - 1580, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1494-03-08 - 1541-11-14

Amsterdam, Damme, Andries van, Leiden, Dalen, Daniel van den, Sluyter, Pieter, Title page for the European Mercurius for the year 1707, Title page for the European Mercurius, vol. XVIII, first part of 1707. Allegorical female figure (Victory or Honor) sitting on a pedestal, at her feet the Dutch Lion. In the foreground Hope and the goddess Diana () with an emblem of Italia Restituta., print, engraving, title page, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 165 mm, width 140 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1675 - 1733, print maker, printmaker, 1707 - 1707, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving (printing process), Publication (Event), Publication, Dutch, publisher, uitgever, Publicatie, Nederlands

Allegory on wisdom, the arts and transience. Minerva stands next to a large octagonal mirror. On the other side of the mirror an old man with an open book. There is a naked young man in front of the mirror. Death as a skeleton, envy (invidia) and an image of Hercules. On the ground a Januskop, a schalmei and different measuring instruments at a sphere. Right three naked children.

De arts als engel, Hendrick Goltzius (workshop of), after Hendrick Goltzius, 1587 print In a house a man is sick in bed, family members caring around him. A doctor is talking next to his bed. In the departure to the right you can see what happened to the man since his fall (see the first print of the series): his head is connected and his leg is splinted. In the foreground an angel standing in the midst of a book and medical instruments. Under the performance engraved Latin and Greek texts and (outside the plaque but on the same magazine) a printed Dutch text, explaining that the doctor is seen as an angel when he has provided the sick first aid. This print is part of a series of four prints on which is depicted how the doctor is considered and appreciated during his visit to a sick person: Upon entering as a god, after first aid as an angel, when healing like a person and when paid for Must be like a devil. Haarlem paper engraving / letterpress printing physician, doctor. angels

Haarlem, Heemskerck, Maarten van, Coornhert, Dirck Volckertsz., Judith and Holofernes, Judith and her maid leave Bethulia, Judith leaves Bethulia together with her maid. They pray to God. In the background she is captured by the Assyrian army and taken to Holofernes. The print is part of an eight-part series telling the story of Judith and Holofernes., print, prints, width 195 mm, height, 235 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1522 - 1590-10-29, print maker, printmaker, 1547 - 1559, paper, papier, etching, etsen, 1498 - 1574, intermediary draughtsman

The wise and the foolish Virgins 1728 Francesco Zuccarelli Italian. The wise and the foolish Virgins 399818

Allegory on virtue. Minerva and father time pointing to the mountain of virtue in the background. Hercules points the way. On the right in the foreground two women study a globe.

Bellange, Jacques, France, Martyrdom of Saint Lucy, verso lower left - stamped, Saint Lucy, kneeling in the midst of a crowd, has been stabbed through the throat with a dagger by Paschasius. Top right a statue of the goddess Diana with an oil lamp in her hand. She symbolizes the chastity of Lucy, the oil lamp refers to her name., print, prints, verso lower center - stamped, height 460 mm, width 352 mm, 1575 - 1616, print maker, printmaker, 1602 - 1616, first quarter 17th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), etching, Work conception, after own design by

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