Biblical Scenes and Characters

Engravings depicting biblical narratives featuring figures like Balaam, with themes of divine intervention and moral lessons. Detailed landscapes and historical warriors add depth.

Job on the manure heap History of Job (series title) Historia Jobi (...) (series title) Thesaurus sacrarum historiaru m veteris testame n ti, elega n tissimis imaginibus expressu m excelle n tissimoru m in hac arte viroru m opera: now n c primu m in luce m editus (series title), Job is on a dung heap and becomes visited and mocked by his friends. One of his friends is in bag and ashes: he has sprinkled ashes on his head. Below the performance a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Job 2. Print is part of an album, Job on the dunghill visited by his friends (and wife), Jan Snellinck (I), Antwerp, 1579, paper, engraving, h 212 mm × w 267 mm

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 Balaam, Balaam and the Ass, Balaam urges his donkey to ride on and strikes her with a club, but she is stopped by an angel with a sword. In the landscape behind Balaam stand three warriors. Below the representation is a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Num. 13. This print is part of an album., print, album page, prints, height 191 mm, width 261 mm, Work conception, South Netherlands, 1532 - 1603-12-04, after a design by, 1585 - 1585, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), print maker, Publication (Event), Publication, Northern Dutch, 1509 - 1591-02-05, publisher

Psyche en route to the underworld; Story of Amor and Psyche. Venus carries psyche to descend to the underworld and from there to bring a jug filled with the beauty of Proserpina, the queen of underworld. Links Psyche at the tower that gives her advice. Italian text in two cartouches in undermarge. Numbered bottom left: 24.

Bileam urges his donkey to ride on and hits her with a club, but she is stopped by an angel with a sword. In the landscape behind Bileam are three warriors. Below the depiction a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Num. 13. Bileam and the Donkey History of Bileam Thesaurus sacrarum historiarum veteris testamenti , Maerten de Vos, print maker: anonymous, publisher: Gerard de Jode, Antwerp, 1585, paper, engraving, h 192 mm × w 264 mm

Vatican City, Raphael, Italy, Borgianni, Orazio, Paintings in the Loggia of Raphael, Adam and Eve after the Fall, verso - stamped, Adam and Eve with Cain and Abel working in a landscape., print, prent, prints, height 146 mm, width 175 mm, 1578 - 1616-01-11, print maker, printmaker, 1615 - 1615, paper, papier, etching, etchings, 1483-04-07 - 1520-04-07, after a painting by

The river gods gather at Peneus, Hendrick Goltzius, Franco Estius, 1589.

Apollo seated at the right with a lyre, pointing to a kneeling man who is about to flay Marsyas tied naked to a tree at left 1530-60 Master of the Die Italian The present impression has possibly been retouched by Thomassin (after 1601/2). For an untrimmed earlier impression see 1986.1180.233.. Apollo seated at the right with a lyre, pointing to a kneeling man who is about to flay Marsyas tied naked to a tree at left 396183

The wrong world, 1579, Antonie Wierix (II), After Marten van Cleve (I), 1579 print Landscape in which allegorical figures and image elements together form a rebus. Personifications of preserving and tyranny keep the world upside down, in addition the sleeping love and time with an open book. In the caption the solution of the Rebus in 3 verses of 2 lines each in Dutch, French and German. Numbered right and bottom left: I / I. Southern Netherlands paper engraving Dissimulation, Hypocrisy; 'Hippocresia', 'Simulatione' (Ripa). dictatorial government, tyranny; 'Tirannide' (Ripa). Charity, 'Caritas'; 'Carití' (Ripa) ~ one of the Three Theological Virtues. Father Time, man with wings and scythe. 'mundus inversus', the reversed world, the topsy-turvy world, 'le monde bestourné'

Apulian shepherd changed in an olive tree; Metamorphoses from Ovid. The apulian shepherd falls a group of nymphs during a frostance. As a punishment, he changes into a wild olive tree.

Adam and Eve Lamenting the Death of Abel 1564 Cornelis Cort Netherlandish. Adam and Eve Lamenting the Death of Abel. Cornelis Cort (Netherlandish, Hoorn ca. 1533-1578 Rome). 1564. Engraving; second state. Published by Adriaen Collaert (Netherlandish, Antwerp ca. 1560-1618 Antwerp). Prints

Job on the manure heap History of Job (series title) Historia Jobi (...) (series title) Thesaurus sacrarum historiaru m veteris testame n ti, elega n tissimis imaginibus expressu m excelle n tissimoru m in hac arte viroru m opera: now n c primu m in luce m editus (series title), Job is on a dung heap and becomes visited and mocked by his friends. One of his friends is in bag and ashes: he has sprinkled ashes on his head. Below the performance a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Job 2. Print is part of an album, Job on the dunghill visited by his friends (and wife), Jan Snellinck (I), Antwerp, 1579, paper, engraving, h 212 mm × w 267 mm

Salmacis and Hermaphroditus, Crispijn van de Passe (I), 1602 - 1607 print Salmacis, one of Diana's nymphs, and Hermaphroditus on the edge of the lake in which Salmacis lived. Salmacis fell in love with Hermaphroditus and clamps to him so that their bodies merge. In the background, in the lake, the fusion is going on. In the margin a four -line caption, in two columns, in Latin. Cologne paper engraving Hermaphroditus and Salmacis changed into a hermaphrodite: at the prayer of the fountain-nymph Salmacis, who holds the bathing Hermaphroditus closely embraced, their bodies fuse (Ovid, Metamorphoses IV 373). story of Hermaphroditus and Salmacis

Bacchus and Ampelus. Bacchus' darling ampelus is killed in a fall of a bull, on which he is changed to a vineyard

Apollo and pan; Metamorphoses from Ovid. Music competition between Apollo and Pan. King Midas indicates a pan as the winner on which Apollo rewards him with a few donkey ears. In the margin a four-line caption, in two columns, in Latin.

Allegory of the Triumph of the Netherlands over Spain. Artist: Jan (Pietersz.) Saenredam (Netherlandish, Zaandam 1565-1607 Assendelft). Dimensions: Sheet: 16 11/16 × 19 7/8 in. (42.4 × 50.5 cm). Date: 1600.This print glorifies the victory of the Dutch Republic in the battle at Nieuwpoort in 1600. Although this success did not mark a turning point in the republic's war with Spain, the event was joyously celebrated at the time in prints. In Saenredam's engraving, a triumphal chariot, driven by the allegorical figures Prudence and Victory and pulled by Concord and Vigilance, carries the Dutch lion holding aloft a sword that symbolizes the defense of the nation. The orange tree at the back of the chariot, which bears the coat of arms of the house of Nassau-Orange in its branches, relates to Maurits, prince of Nassau-Orange, who commanded the Dutch troops at that time. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Flood; Metamorphoses from Ovid. People and animals are affected by a flood in a mountainous landscape. They are looking for a safe place to be higher locally located. In the undermarge a four-line explanation, in two columns, in Latin.

The Prodigal Son Guarding Pigs ca. 1636 Abraham Bosse French. The Prodigal Son Guarding Pigs 385958

Boy spies a sleeping woman, Bernard Picart, 1713 print A shepherd boy spies a woman who has fallen asleep against a tree. She wears a dress that leaves her breasts uncovered and holds a fan in her hand. Amor points the boy to a clock that he holds in his hand. In the margin a four -line poem, in two columns, in French. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving spying on someone - AA - female human figure. (story of) Cupid, Amor (Eros). clock

Wolvenjacht; Jachttaferelen.Dogs, men with spears and bats and a man on horseback float a flock of wolves. One of the wolves is hung in a tree. In the background a drive at a gallows and a wheel. Behind it a church and a farm.

Dirck Volckertz Coornhert, after Maerten van Heemskerck, Balaam and the Angel, 1554 Balaam and the Angel

Sanguinisch temperament; Sanguine; Four temperaments. Flora or the personification of spring is next to a juvenile man for a pergola. They imagine the sanguinical temperament of the bon vivants. At the rear left some love couples at a fountain. Right right dancing couples. At the top left, center and right signs of the zodiac: twins, scales and watermans, which match the air element. Under a four-line, Latin caption.

Hunting for ducks; Hunting scenes; VENATIONES FERARUM, AUIUMENT, PISCIUM PVGNAE BESTIARIORUM. Indians catch ducks in a pond. Through a hollowed pumpkin, Indians camouflage themselves and hide in the water. Wild ducks sit on the pumpkins and are an easy prey. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a series about yacht scenes.

Mercury kills Argus; Metamorphoses from Ovid. After he played asleep him with his flute, Mercury kills the one hundred-eyed Argus, commissioned by Juno de Koe io. In the background Juno rushes to her peacock trolley. In the undermarge a four-line explanation, in two columns, in Latin.

Hercules struggles with antaeus; Working from Hercules. Hercules beats the giant antaeus by lifting him as long as he gives up his resistance and dies.

Women dislodge a Sater; Hunting scenes; VENATIONES FERARUM, AUIUMENT, PISCIUM PVGNAE BESTIARIORUM. A sleeping Sater is found in a cave by villagers. The women hunt for the forest with arms. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a series about yacht scenes.

Warning against adultery and venereal disease, Johann Sadeler (I), After Christoph Schwarz, 1588 - 1595 print Landscape in which on the left a fountain with a statue of Venus and Cupido. Water flows from the breasts of Venus. The fountain is the origin of a stream, in which a dog pees in the foreground. A scholar stands next to the source and points to it. Despite his warning, a shepherd of the stream drinks. Front left an adulterous woman with cones on the head. She plays the lute and is probably the personification of lust. The print has a Latin caption with warnings against adulterous women from the book Proverbs and the book Ecclesiasticus. München paper engraving skin and venereal diseases. one person with musical instrument, not playing - CC - out of doors. lute, and special forms of lute, e.g.: theorbo. fountain of Love, 'Fons Amoris'. garden fountain. the book of Ecclesiasticus, the wisdom of Jesus Sirach. other specific aspects of Venus (with NAME). scholar, philosopher. volup

Tobias catches the big fish, Zacharias Dolendo (attributed to), after Karel van Mander (I), c. 1590 print Tobias caught the big fish. The angel Rafael asks him to cut the fish into pieces and to keep the intestines. Part of a series with five prints about the life of Tobias. Netherlands paper engraving the angel Raphael tells Tobias to cut the fish to pieces

Antwerp, Jode, Pieter de (I), Italy, Tempesta, Antonio, Metamorphoses of Ovid, Metamorphoseon sive transformationum, Perseus occisa bellua Andromeda liberat, Perseus liberates Andromeda, verso - stamped, Perseus arrives on Pegasus to save the chained Andromeda from a sea monster. Title in Latin in the bottom margin., print, prints, height 104 mm, width 117 mm, Italian, 1555 - 1630-08-05, print maker, printmaker, 1606 - 1606, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Publication (Event), Publicatie, Zuid-Nederlands, 1570 - 1634-08-09, publisher

Spanje, Recreacion deleytable de las moças de aldea enso tiempo de estio, Shepherds and bathers by a river, Spain, verso - stamped, Bathing women on the bank of a river and a group of shepherds with a flock., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 213 mm, width 323 mm, print maker, prentmaker, 1600 - 1699, paper, papier, etching, etsen

unknown, Antwerp, Teniers, David (II), Wijngaerde, Frans van den, Temptation of Antonius, verso lower left - stamped, The hermit Antonius, dressed in his monk's robe, kneeling in prayer in a cave. He is surrounded by creatures in various forms. A devil in a monk's robe stands behind him. In the margin a caption in Latin., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 201 mm, width 268 mm, Zuid-Nederlands, 1614-07-08 - 1679-03-17, print maker, printmaker, 1636 - 1679, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, graveren (drukprocesde), Work conception, 1610 - 1690-04-25, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publicatie, publisher, uitgever van privilege

The Good Samaritan, Quirin Boel, 1660

. Female Continent Africa Personification in the foreground. Next to her lying down and bow. On her head she wears a big round hat. In the background an African landscape with an African dressed couple and some native animals such as lions and elephants. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a four-part series with personnifications of the four continents.

Deer Hunt, from Landscapes with Old and New Testament Scenes and Hunting Scenes. Adriaen Collaert (Flemish, c. 1560-1618); after Hans Bol (Flemish, 1535-1593); published by Anna van Hoeswinckel (Flemish). Date: 1584. Dimensions: 143 × 200 mm (image/primary support, trimmed within plate mark); 176 × 238 mm (secondary support). Engraving in black on cream laid paper, laid down on cream laid paper. Origin: Flanders. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: Adriaen Collaert, II.

Rape of Europa (LEnlevement dEurope). Artist: Nicolas-Pierre Loir, French, 1624-1679

Somer, Paul van (II), Paris, Langlois, Nicolas, Mythological representations in landscapes, Vertumnus and Pomona, verso bottom center - stamped, Vertumnus bends over in the form of an old woman over Pomona. She is sitting under a tree and rests her arm on a basket of fruit. In her hand she holds a pruning knife. In the garden where they are sitting, there are pots with orange trees. A peacock sits on a wall. In the foreground, a vine with ripe fruit winds itself in a tree. Putti look on. Below the image is an explanatory text in French. Scene from Ovid's Metamorphoses (Met. XIV, 623-697 and 765-771)., print, prints, height 183 mm, width 242 mm, Dutch, 1659 - 1704, print maker, printmaker, 1670 - 1697, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, uitgever, Work conception

Bacchus and Ariadne as loved ones, in the background the wreath of Ariadne thrown in the air and thus becomes a constellation. Venus and Amor have gotten out of their cars pulled by swans and watch how Bacchus Ariadne comforts. Book illustration for: praise of bacchus, 1616.

Illustration for 'All de Werken' by Lucianus, Romeyn de Hooghe, 1679 print Aeneas faces Charon, the Veerman who puts souls over the Styx River, in his boat. Next to the boat is Mercury with the three -headed dog Cerberus, who monitors the entrance to the Hades. Amsterdam paper etching Hermes Psychopompos: Mercury as guide of the souls. Charon, the ferryman. Cerberus, the three- or many-headed dog; 'Cerbero' (Ripa). (story of) Aeneas

Title sheet for the pamphlet: the popped cheaper, 1702, Romeyn de Hooghe, 1702 print A Jewish woman, a ranger in rags, talking with two men. Following the attempts of France to buy Brunswijk. Netherlands paper etching / engraving the Jews, Jewish life

Apollo and Marsyas. The Sater Marsyas is tied to a tree and is about to be skinned. On the right is Apollo with his winch and a woman who watches. A landscape in the background.

Silvia cries for the death of her beloved Aminta, Jan Goeree, 1715 print The Nymph Sylvia has her beloved Aminta in her arms. She cries for his death. Around her other nymphs and friends of the couple. In the foreground, Cupido writes with one of his arrows the title of the book on a tombstone. Putti around him. Amsterdam paper engraving cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'. Aminta. female literary characters (with NAME). nymphs (in general); 'Ninfe in commune' (Ripa). pastorals, Arcadian scenes

Canto XVIII. Antonio Tempesta (Italy, Florence, 1555-1630). Italy, 16th century. Prints; etchings. Etching

Woman as personification of sense sitting in landscape with parrot on her hand and turtle on ground. In the background the expulsion of Adam and Eve from Paradise is depicted. In margin below two lines of Latin, Sense sense Five senses (series title), print maker: Nicolaes de Bruyn, (mentioned on object), Maerten de Vos, (mentioned on object), Netherlands, 1581 - 1656, paper, engraving, h 90 mm × w 117 mm

Diana Surprised by Actaeon. Artist: Aegidius Sadeler II (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1568-1629 Prague); After Paolo Fiammingo (Netherlandish, Antwerp () ca. 1540-1596). Dimensions: Sheet: 8 3/8 x 11 1/16 in. (21.2 x 28.1 cm). Date: 1586-1629. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Spring, Adriaen Collaert, After Maerten de Vos, 1570 - 1618 print In the foreground Venus and Cupido. Venus holds a flower owl in her hands. In the background spring scenes: a milking farmer's wife, dancing couples, gardening, fishing, bird catches and hunting. Upstairs in the air the three astrological signs of the spring: Ram, Taurus and twins. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a four -part series about the four seasons. paper engraving spring landscape; landscape symbolizing spring (the four seasons of the year) (+ with zodiacal signs of the spring season). spring landscape; landscape symbolizing spring (the four seasons of the year) (+ with scenes showing human occupations ~ seasons and months). spring landscape; landscape symbolizing spring (the four seasons of the year) (+ with Venus)

Metamorfose Van de Pierides, Anthony Tempesta, 1606 - 1638 print The pierides are changed by the muses in Eksters. Title in Latin in STUDMARGE. paper etching Pierides changed into magpies: the Pierides (Emathides) are changed into magpies by the Muses, who have defeated them in a musical contest (Ovid, Metamorphoses V 670)

Acheloüs and Perimele, Crispijn van de Passe (I), 1602 - 1607 print The river god Acheloüs has raped perimele, on which her father throws Hippodamas, his daughter of a rock in the sea. Acheloüs catches her in his stream and Neptune turns the girl into an island. In the margin a four -line caption, in two columns, in Latin. Cologne paper engraving Perimele beloved by Achelous. Perimele changed into an island: Perimele, when thrown into the sea by her father Hippodamas, is changed into an island by Neptune, at Achelous' request (Ovid, Metamorphoses VIII 609)

Illustration for 'All de Werken' by Lucianus, Romeyn de Hooghe, 1679 print Prometheus is chained to a rock by order of Jupiter by Mercury and Vulcanus, where an eagle uses his liver every day. Amsterdam paper etching punishment of Prometheus; he is chained to a rock, usually by Vulcan and/or Mercury

JUPITER verändert of Cercopes the apent; Cercopes good agents in Simi Jupiter is changing; The Metamorphoses or transformations; Metamorfosen Van Ovidius.Jupiter the cerocopes changes in monkeys. Standard undermarge for the title.

Perseus frees Andromeda, Antonio Tempesta, 1606 - 1638 print Perseus comes to fly on Pegasus to save the challenging Andromeda from a sea monster. Title in Latin in STUDMARGE. paper etching Perseus and Andromeda. Andromeda chained to the rock

Orpheus and the maenads of Ciconia. Orpheus playing on his winch and surrounded by animals meets the raging maenads of Ciconia in Thrace who will attack and tear him off, because he has no attention to women after the death of his beloved Eurydice. In the background more worshipers of Bacchus coming from a temple.

The young prince Actaeon stumbles upon the cave in the forest where Diana is taking a bath with her nymphs. Because he has seen her naked, Diana immediately turns him into a deer as punishment. Actaeon raises his arms in surprise, Diana and Actaeon Landscapes with Mythological and Biblical Representations (series title), Hans Bol, print maker: Philips Galle, (rejected attribution), print maker: anonymous, Southern Netherlands, c. 1550 - c. 1650, paper, etching, h 125 mm × w 190 mm

Hendrick Goltzius (1558-1617), Midas dom, 1590

Judgment of Paris; The Trojan War. Paris and Venus are in the middle with the apple, above their heads, Amor flies that his arrow focused on them. Links Minerva, Juno right with De Pauw and Mercury. A feast is shown in the clouds. Under the show is a line of text in Latin, first numbered: 1. The print is part of a series of prints about the Trojan War.

The Age of Silver. Hendrik Goltzius (after) (Holland, Mülbracht, 1558-1617)Hendrik Goltzius (Netherlands, Mülbracht now Bracht-am-Niederrhein, 1558-1617). Holland, published 1589. Prints; engravings. Engraving

Warriors in a landscape; Title page for: P. Cloverius, Batavian Antiquities, Orte Treatage on the three, and mouths of the Rhyn, 1709.warrior in a Landscape at a wall on Which an Allegorical Woman's Figure is with folder.

Putto falls in love with another putto; Emblemes d'Amour. A putto with an arrow in his chest runs with folded hands behind another putto, which makes a dismissive gesture. Such as violence damages a body, the love can hurt a heart. In the background a lonely figure in a landscape. Ferventieth emblem from emblemata amatoria.

Myrrha, transformed into a myrrh tree, gives birth to her son Adonis. Adonis is the child of Myrrha and her father Theias. A group of water nymphs care for the newborn child., Birth of Adonis Landscapes with mythological and biblical scenes (series title), Hans Bol, print maker: Philips Galle, (rejected attribution), print maker: anonymous, Southern Netherlands, c. 1550 - c. 1650, paper, etching, h 125 mm × w 185 mm

Sadeler, Johann (I), Vos, Maerten de, Antwerp, Evangelica Doctrinae, Life of Christ, Baptism of Christ, verso lower left - stamped, Christ is baptized by John the Baptist in the Jordan. Above Christ's head the dove of the Holy Spirit. The print is part of a five-part series and has a Latin caption with a Bible quotation., print, prints, height 190 mm, width 145 mm, South Netherlands, 1550 - 1600-08, print maker, printmaker, 1582 - 1584, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1532 - 1603-12-04, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Lot and his daughters, Anonymous, After Joos van Winghe, After Raphaël Sadeler (I), 1652 - 1702 print In a tree -rich landscape, Lots daughters feed their father so that they can share the bed with him. One of them is sitting on his lap, while the other daughter is replenishing his drinking bowl. At the back left a water mill on a river. Under the show the title in Latin, a four -line verse in Dutch, French, English and German and a reference to the Bible text in Gen. 19. print maker: Low Countriespublisher: Amsterdampublisher: Amsterdam paper engraving / etching Lot's daughters make their father drunk

Italy, Mythological representation with a asleep woman, verso - handwritten in pencil, In a landscape a asleep woman lies against a tree. A warrior in armor approaches her, followed by two men with a cornucopia. On the left in the foreground a river god and in the sky Diana as moon goddess in a chariot drawn by horses. On the right on a rock formation sits a shepherd with his flock., print, engraving, prints, engravings, verso - stamped, f. 220:4: A Veneziano, width 294 mm, height, 437 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1500 - 1599, paper, papier, engraving (printing process)

Cupid dancing with two allegorical women, 1612. Paulus Moreelse (Dutch, 1571-1638). Chiaroscuro woodcut;

Fight of the wrinkles. Fighting creepels stand each other with stools and sticks and pull each other to the hair.

Hercules Torst the globe for Atlas, Cornelis Cort, After Frans Floris (I), 1563 print Hercules takes over the globe from Atlas and carries it on his shoulder. For example, atlas can steal the golden apples of the Hesperides for Hercules. Antwerp paper engraving Hercules carries the heavens on his shoulders

Somer, Paul van (II), Paris, Langlois, Nicolas, Mythological representations in landscapes, Procris and the disguised Cephalus, verso lower center - stamped, To test her, Cephalus tries to seduce his wife Procris in disguise. Procris flees in shame road. A putto holds a laurel wreath above their heads. Other putti look on or play with hunting dogs. In the background a ruin. Below the image an explanatory text in French. Scene from Ovid's Metamorphoses (Met. VII, 795-866)., print, prints, height 184 mm, width 242 mm, Dutch, 1659 - 1704, print maker, printmaker, 1677 - 1677, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), Publication (Event), Publicatie, publisher, uitgever, Work conception

Antwerp, Kiliaan, Cornelis, Galle, Philips, Florence, Straet, Jan van der, Collaert, Jan (II), Mallery, Karel van, Venationes Ferarum, auium, piscium pvgnae Bestiariorum, Hunting scenes, Indians catching fish with the help of pelicans, Indians Catching Fish with the Help of Pelicans, verso lower left - stamped, Pelicans catching fish in a small lake. On the shore of the lake, Indians are receiving the fish. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a series on hunting scenes., print, prints, width 262 mm, height, 202 mm, South Netherlands, 1571-07-13 - 1635, print maker, printmaker, 1594 - 1598, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), South Netherlands (before 1775), 1566 - 1628-05-26, Work conception, 1523 - 1605-11-02, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1537 - 1612-03-29, publisher, 1530 - 1607-04-15, writer

Summer; The four Seasons. A young woman with a basket full of fruits and a farmer who just comes from the grain harvest walking a piece next to each other. The farmer wears choirs over his shoulder and a sickle in his hand. Young woman holds her apron up. A dog jumps wagging on the road. In the background a hay wagon with farmers can be seen that leave home. Presentation of the summer from a print series with the four seasons.

Circe Drinkend, Antonio da Trento (Possibly), After Parmigianino, c. 1520 - c. 1550 print Circe drinking from a bowl and on the right the men of Odysseus on a ship. Italy paper. ink pen Ulysses on the island of Circe (Homer, Odyssey X). Circe. drinking

Elisa curses annoying children, Adriaen Collaert, After Hans Bol, 1582 - 1586 print Heuven landscape. In the foreground Elisa, surrounded by children. They called him and he curses them in the name of the Lord. A bear comes from the forest and tears the children. The print has an ornament list with flowers and animals. He is part of a four -legged -part series of landscapes with Biblical, mythological scenes and hunting scenes. Antwerp paper engraving the cursing of the children: when Elisha is on his way some children mock him for his baldness; Elisha curses them (2 Kings 2:23-25). two bears come out of the woods and tear the children who were mocking Elisha to pieces. flowers ~ ornament. ornamental birds. fishes (+ ornamental variants of animals). amphibians (+ ornamental variants of animals). dale, valley

Vatican City, Raphael, Italy, Borgianni, Orazio, Paintings in the Loggia of Raphael, Lot leaving Sodom with his wife and daughters, verso - stamped, Lot leaving Sodom with his wife and daughters. In the background the burning city., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 148 mm, width 179 mm, 1578 - 1616-01-11, print maker, prentmaker, 1615 - 1615, paper, papier, etching, etchings, 1483-04-07 - 1520-04-07, after a painting by

Fable of the old lion, Dirk Stoop, John Ogilby, 1665

unknown, Hoet, Gerard (I), Mercury recommends the care of Bacchus to the nymphs of Nysa, verso lower left - stamped, Mercury, the little Bacchus and the nymphs of Mount Nysa in classical robes in a landscape. Below the representation two lines in Dutch., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 202 mm, width 145 mm, 1648-08-22 - 1733-12-02, print maker, prentmaker, 1658 - 1733, paper, papier, etching, etsen

Yacht on the Caledonian boar; History of Meleager. Meleager and Atalanta during the hunt for the wild boar, which destroyed the father's father's fields. Meleager keeps his spear in the attack and Atalanta has just shot an arrow. Around the boar hunting dogs. Under the show an explanatory text in French and English.

Art of dying. A woman is hit by death during a party in a garden. Death lights her with his lance. Two devils take her soul. Guests at the party watch. In the foreground a family is at a table. The man (possibly a self-portrait of Johannes Wierix) shows a portrait of his wife. A angel behind the woman. In the margin a caption in Latin.

Samson kills the lion, Cornelis Massijs, 1549.

Perseus frees Andromeda; Perseus Occisa Bellua Andromeda Liberat; Metamorphoseon Sive Transformationum; Metamorphoses from Ovidius.Perseus will fly to Pegasus to save the closed Andromeda from a sea monster. Title in Latin in undermarge.

Allegory on the Dutch language with the Dutch Virgin and Lion, François van Bleyswijck, After Hieronymus van der Me, 1731 print Allegory on the Dutch language with the Dutch Virgin sitting in the closed garden. She receives a book from a putto. The Hollandse Leeuw refers to the Republic of the Seven Netherlands. The landscape in the background shows the arrival of many peoples to the tower of Babel, Print Maker: Leiden public: Middelburg paper etching symbols of particular nations, states, districts, etc.. the confusion of languages and the scattering of people over the earth ~ story of the Tower of Babel

Cain kills Abel, Jan Luyken, 1703 print Print Maker: Haarlem Publisher: Amsterdam paper etching the killing of Abel: Cain slays him with a stone, a club or a jaw-bone, alternatively with a spade or another tool as weapon

H. Antiochus on Horse, Jan van Londerseel, After Maerten de Vos, 1580 - 1625 print The Holy Antiochus as a hermit on horseback in the forest, accompanied by a servant. In the margin a caption in Latin. paper engraving male saints (with NAME). anchorite, hermit. riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman

Kiliaan, Cornelis, Antwerp, Galle, Philips, Straet, Jan van der, Southern Netherlands, Cornelis (I), The life of John the Baptist, John the Baptist is accompanied by angels as he enters the desert, bottom center in the margin - engraved, John the Baptist as a child, walking with a cross banner through a landscape, accompanied by two angels next to him and three above his head. The lamb walks in front of him. Below the representation a Latin verse., print, prints, ZACHARIAE proles deserta adit avia ductu...cingere pellicea., height 225 mm, width 275 mm, South Netherlands, 1576 - 1650-03-29, print maker, printmaker, 1595 - 1612, first quarter 17th century, second quarter 17th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1523 - 1605-11-02, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1537 - 1612-03-29, publisher, 1530 - 1607-04-15, writer

Vincenzo Caccianemici (Italian, died 1542). Diana with Hounds, ca. 1530-1550. Engraving. Plate: 260 mm x 308 mm (10.24 in. x 12.13 in.) (Plate irregular, 258- 260 x 308 mm.

Ceres turns Ascalabus into a lizard, Crispijn van de Passe (I), 1602 - 1607 print Ceres roams the earth in search of her daughter Proserpina, who has been abducted by Pluto to the underworld. An old woman gives Ceres to drink in her cabin. Her son (Ascalabus) teases teasingly at Ceres and calls her greedily on which she turns him into a lizard. In the margin a four -line caption, in two columns, in Latin. Cologne paper engraving Ascalabus (Stellio, Abas) changed into a lizard: Ceres changes the boy into a lizard as punishment for mocking her, when quenching her thirst too avidly (Ovid, Metamorphoses V 456)

Offer by Cain and Abel, Johann Sadeler (I), After Michiel Coxie (I), 1576 print The sacrifices of Cain and Abel. In the foreground Caïn's sacrificial altar, on which the fruits of the land are sacrificed. The smoke of the sacrifice does not increase. In the background, Abel's sacrificial altar, on which sheep are sacrificed. The smoke goes up. A ray of sunshine shines on Abel, who is kneeling his arms to heaven. God approves Abels sacrifice. In the foreground, Cain looks anxiously at the air. The print has a Latin caption. Antwerp paper engraving the sacrifice of Cain and Abel: Abel offers a lamb, Cain usually a sheaf of corn

Paulus Moreelse, Cupid Dancing with Two Allegorical Women, 1612 Cupid Dancing with Two Allegorical Women

Amsterdam, Visscher, Claes Jansz. (II), Francken, Ambrosius (I), Collaert, Hans (I), Theatrum biblicum, Conversions of sinners, Christ and the Samaritan woman, verso - stamped, Christ rests at Jacob's well, after sending his disciples to the city. On the left they leave for the city. A Samaritan woman comes to draw water and speaks with Christ. Below the representation a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Joh. 4:6., print, prints, height 200 mm, width 277 mm, Southern Netherlands (before 1775), 1540 - 1581, print maker, printmaker, 1585 - 1585, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1544 - 1618-10-16, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, Northern Netherlands, 1586 - 1652-06-19, publisher

Fall of iCarus; Landscapes with biblical, mythological scenes and yacht scenes. Landscape with field. In the air Daedalus and Icarus. Icarus flies too high to the sun. The wax of his wings melts and it falls out of the air. In the foreground a farmer looks up from plowing, while two shepherds look at the air and point. The print has an ornamental list of flowers and animals. He is part of a twenty-four series of landscapes with biblical, mythological scenes and yacht scenes.

Alexander the Great hunts wild animals in Bazaira, Antonio Tempesta, 1608 print Alexander the Great and his soldiers hunt wild animals in Bazaira. Four -line verse in Latin in two columns in the lower margin. paper etching Alexander on a lion-hunt

Adam and Eva in paradise. Adam and Eva in paradise.

. A young man plays winch under a tree. Amor flies in the air, which sets his arrow on the man. There are various musical instruments, weapons and songbooks on the ground. On the left a fountain in the form of Venus. In the background pairs are around a table and dancing and music are played. Left in the background fought and done sports and game. With Latin caption.

Meleager and Atalanta; Metamorphoses from Ovid. Meleager gives the head of the Calydonian wild boar to Atalanta. In the background the hunt for the wild boar, which destroyed the father's father's fields. In the margin a four-line caption, in two columns, in Latin.

Antwerp, Collaert, Adriaen, Kiliaan, Cornelis, Vos, Maerten de, Solitvdo sive vitae foeminarvm anachoritarvm, Female hermits, Erena, recto lower right - written, In the left corner a woman (Erena) kneels before a book in a cave. She holds a crucifix in her hand. In the background, the same woman is carried outside by two monks after her death. In the foreground, a vegetable garden. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a series of twenty-four prints on the subject of female hermits., print, prints, verso center - stamped, 265, height 179 mm, width 222 mm, South Netherlandish (before 1775), 1560 - 1618-06-29, print maker, printmaker, 1570 - 1618, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, South Netherlandish, 1532 - 1603-12-04, after a design by, 1530 - 1607-04-15, writer, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

The giants try to attack the Olympus, Antonio Tempesta, 1606 - 1638 print The giants compete against the gods on the Olympus. Title in Latin in STUDMARGE. Number 6 in the corner at the bottom left scratched away. paper etching the Aloeids try to reach Heaven by piling Mount Ossa and Mount Pelion on Olympus

Copper engraving by Jan van der Straet depicting America from the 'New Discovered' series, showing landscapes, people, and settlements.

Doedle pocket playing man and a woman on a waterfront, anonymous, after Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne, 1625 - 1635 print Bubbles rise from a pond, while a man plays bagpipes on the waterfront. Next to him, a woman with a mirror in her hand points to the water surface. In the background a herd of sheep. Middelburg paper engraving / letterpress printing bagpipe, musette - CC - out of doors. soap-bubble - AA - in the open air (+ variant). reflection (in a mirror)

Calling Boy, Theodor de Bry (attributed to), after Anonymous, c. 1592 - c. 1593 print A naked boy is blowing calling. A woman and a man are sitting next to him. The woman is among all Spingerei, the man between carpentry. Two biblical scenes are depicted in the background. On the left an old man who points out three other men to the deeds of God (Job 5) and left the expulsion from paradise (Gen. 3). Page from a book with text on the verso. Frankfurt am Main paper engraving / letterpress printing (children or putti) blowing bubbles, 'Homo Bulla' ~ scene symbolizing 'Vanitas'. the Christ-child blowing bubbles. fugacity of Time

Peneus comforted by other river gods, Master of the Dice, After Baldassare Peruzzi, c. 1530 - c. 1560 print Penus and four other river gods. The river gods show their compassion after the metamorphosis of Peneus' daughter Daphne in a laurel tree. In the air Jupiter with eagle and lightning bolt. Italian text in two columns in STUDMARGE. Italy paper engraving the river-gods condole with Peneus for the loss of Daphne transformed into a tree. (story of) Jupiter (Zeus)

Depiction of the miracle at the source of Moses by Joachim Antonisz. Wtewael, executed in brown and black feder with washes, showing figures, water, and landscape elements.

Fagons. .

Circe Drinkend, Antonio da Trento (Possibly), After Parmigianino, 1568 - 1629 print Circe drinking from a bowl and on the right the men of Odysseus on a ship. Italy paper Ulysses on the island of Circe (Homer, Odyssey X). Circe. drinking

Mercury and Argus, Io and Juno Possibly by Robert Willemsz de Baudous Netherlandish. Mercury and Argus, Io and Juno 398688

America; Four continents. Triumphar from the America's continent. Print from series of four continents with added scenes in the background: dancing Indians, a fight between Indians and Europeans and a meal of cannibals.

Antwerp, Galle, Philips, Haarlem, Heemskerck, Maarten van, Acta Apostolorum, Acts of the Apostles, Philip is Sent to a Eunuch by an Angel, verso bottom center - stamped, An angel appears before Philip and sends the apostle to the deserted road between Jerusalem and Gaza. Once there, he is pointed to a eunuch by the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove. Philip converts this eunuch. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a 34-part series on the subject of the Acts of the Apostles., print, prints, The Angel teaches Philippus in the true faith and the prophets, recto center bottom - written, height 212 mm, width 273 mm, South Netherlands, 1537 - 1612-03-29, print maker, printmaker, 1582 - 1582, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, North Netherlands, 1498 - 1574, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

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