Biblical Scenes in Classical Art

Dramatic illustrations of biblical narratives, capturing pivotal moments with expressive figures and engaging storytelling elements.

The Queen of Sheba Bringing Gifts to King Solomon by Rosa (Badalocchio), Sisto (1585-c. 1647)/ Private Collection/ Italy, Bolognese School/ Etching/ Baroque/ 13,4x18/ Bible

Vologizatice, Giorgio Campi, after Francesco Salviati, 1530 - 1582 print Maria and Elisabet, both pregnant, meet on a staircase. Several men, women and children look at the meeting. print maker: Italyafter design by: Italypublisher: Rome paper engraving Visitation (possibly Joseph and/or Zacharias present) (Luke 1:39-56)

Samson and Delilah 1660-1708 Michel Corneille the Younger. Samson and Delilah. Michel Corneille the Younger (French, Paris 1642-1708 Paris). 1660-1708. Etching. Prints

The lost son wastes his legacy; Parable of the lost son. The lost son wastes his legacy in a brothel. Seven women surround him, make music for him and bring it to eat and drink. On the right is to see the window how the lost son arrives, left is to see how Him, after the money is up, the door is pointed out.

Solomon and the Queen of Sheba 1549 Dirck Volckertsz Coornhert Netherlandish. Solomon and the Queen of Sheba 385661

Schonaeus, Cornelius, Tintoretto, Jacopo, Italy, Matham, Jacob, Mark saves a slave from his torture, verso lower left - stamped, The evangelist Mark descends from heaven and saves a slave from his torture. The instruments of his torture break., print, prints, height 427 mm, width 588 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1571-10-15 - 1631-01-20, print maker, printmaker, 1593 - 1597, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Italian, 1519 - 1594, after, after a painting by, 1541 - 1611-11-23, writer

Martyrdom of Saint Dorothy. Engraving by M. Greuter after Raffaellino da Reggio.

French crown, Audran, Gérard, Romanelli, Giovanni Francesco, France, The sacrifice of Iphigenia, verso - stamped, print, prints, height 302 mm, width 217 mm, 1640 - 1703-07-26, print maker, printmaker, 1650 - 1703, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, 1610 - 1662-11-08, after design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, granter of privilege

The Queen of Sheba Bringing Gifts to King Solomon by Rosa (Badalocchio), Sisto (1585-c. 1647)/ Private Collection/ Italy, Bolognese School/ Etching/ Baroque/ 13,4x18/ Bible

Clair-obscur woodcut by Andrea Andreani depicting Virtue pressed by Love, Error, Ignorance, and Opinion, four plates, 1558 edition.

Biblical Subject. Artist: Anonymous, Italian, 18th century; After Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (Il Grechetto) (Italian, Genoa 1609-1664 Mantua). Dimensions: sheet: 12 x 17 11/16 in. (30.5 x 45 cm). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Author: Anonymous, Italian, 18th century. After Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (Il Grechetto).

Woman explains her innocence, Georg Pencz, 1533 - 1534 print A woman accused of adultery declares her innocence under oath. She kneels in front of a sitting judge and keeps her hand in the mouth of a statue of a lion. Behind her is a nar. paper engraving 'Bocca della Verití' (woman accused of adultery putting her hand into sculpted figure's mouth to prove her innocence)

Allegory with the richhoven of Holland and Zeeland.

Leiden, Gheyn, Jacob de (II), Netherlands, Dolendo, Zacharias, The masquerades, A blindfolded Cupid with a torch for a couple in festive attire, verso lower right - handwritten, A blindfolded Cupid holds a burning torch for a man and a woman in festive attire who are standing hand in hand next to him. This print is part of a series of ten numbered prints: a title print and nine prints showing two or three masked and, or disguised figures in full length., print, prints, verso lower right - stamped, verso upper left - handwritten, acheté a paris ..., height 236 mm, width 172 mm, 1565 - 1629-03-29, print maker, printmaker, 1595 - 1596, fourth quarter 16th century, vier kwart 16e eeuw, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Noord-Nederlands, 1561 - 1604, Work conception, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

. After the long wanderings of Odysseus, he and Penelope fall into the poor.

Stoning of the elders, Philips Galle, After Maarten van Heemskerck, 1563 print The two elders who had accused Susanna of adultery are tied to a pole. They are stoned by a crowd, including a few soldiers. At the bottom of the margin a single -line caption in Latin. print maker: Low Countriespublisher: Antwerp paper engraving the elders are stoned to death ~ story of Susanna

Amsterdam, Visscher, Claes Jansz. (II), Weerdt, Adriaan de, Galle, Philips, Theatrum Biblicum Hoc Est Historiae Sacrae Veteris et Novi Testamenti Tabulis Aeneis Expressae, History of Ruth, Boaz buys the land of Ruth and Naomi, Boaz receives at the city gate the sandal from a man who, like Boaz, has the right to buy the land from Ruth and Naomi. The man shows that he is not exercising his right. A group of city elders witness the purchase and Boaz's promise to marry Ruth. Below the image is a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Ruth 4:4. This print is part of an album., print, prent, albumblad, prints, prenten, height 215 mm, width 271 mm, Zuid-Nederlands, 1537 - 1612-03-29, print maker, prentmaker, 1579 - 1579, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1510 - 1590, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publicatie, Noord-Nederlands, 1586 - 1652-06-19, publisher

Tekenacademie, Francesco Faraone Aquila, After Ciro Ferri, 1686 - 1740 print Idealized representation of a drawing academy. With reference to Rafael's 'school of Athens' where antiquity scholars are in dialogue about scientific matters, a company in antique clothing is concerned with problems of an artistic nature. Thus, Cicero must have thought it was in an antique studio, where representatives of the various arts drew on sculpture, in this case an still undamaged variant of the Apollo Belvedere. print maker: Italyafter design by: Romepublisher: RomeVaticaanstad paper etching art and the public; styles and ornaments. teacher and pupil. artist training pupils. education, tuition of the artist (in general). piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture

Antwerp, Jode, Gerard de, Vos, Maerten de, Wierix, Johannes, Thesaurus sacrarum historiarum veteris testamenti, History of David and Absalom, Achitophel and Chushai at Absalom's, verso lower left - stamped, Achitophel and Chushai the Arkite advise Absalom about the plan of war against King David. In the background Jonathan and Ahimaaz - who were to bring the news of the plan to King David - are hiding in a well in the yard of the house of a man from Bahurim. His wife puts a trapdoor over the opening of the well, so that nothing can be seen. Below the scene a reference in Latin to the Bible text in 2 Sam. 17., print, prints, height 196 mm, width 256 mm, Zuid-Nederlands, 1549 - 1618, print maker, printmaker, 1585 - 1585, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1532 - 1603-12-04, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, Noord-Nederlands, 1509 - 1591-02-05, publisher

A copper engraving from 1519 by Agostino Veneziano showing the crossing of Christ, emphasizing figure arrangement and engraving composition.

Lenardi, Giovanni Battista, Rome, Westerhout, Arnold van, Pavlvm Prædicantem, Paulus preaches in Athens, verso lower right - handwritten in brown ink, Paulus preaches in a temple in Athens before the Areopagus, the highest Athenian court. All kinds of people are listening to him. On the left a statue of Minerva. In the air three angels fly with the papal coat of arms of Clement XI and a banderole with: 'Pavlvm Prædicantem'., print, prints, verso lower left - stamped, height 435 mm, width 307 mm, South Netherlands, 1651-02-21 - 1725-04-18, print maker, printmaker, 1680 - 1725, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), etching, 1656 - 1704-09, intermediary draughtsman

Raguel welcomes Tobias, Anonymous, After Maarten van Heemskerck, 1556 print Tobias and the Archangel Rafaël have arrived at the Raguel house. Raguel embraces Tobias, while his wife Edna and daughter Sara watch. Rear right slaughter a man a sheep. At the bottom of the margin a single -line caption in Latin from Tobit 7. paper engraving Tobias and the angel in Raguel's house

Frans Floris I, David Playing the Harp before Saul, 1555 David Playing the Harp before Saul

The Martyrdom of Saint Peter and Saint Paul. Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio (Italy, Verona or Parma, also active Poland, circa 1505-1565)Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola (after) (called Parmigianino) (Italy, Parma, 1503-1540). Italy, circa 1524-1527. Prints; engravings. Engraving

Antwerp, Galle, Philips, Goltzius, Hendrick, Cornelis (I), Litis Abusus, Abuse in litigation, Abuse of property rights, verso - stamped, The personification Process formation (Lis), a man with a wolf's head, a hell's mouth for a belly and screws for legs sits on a throne. He devours a house offered to him by an accuser (Litigiosus). Next to the throne are the personifications Neglect of Houses (Negligentia domus) and Waste of Time (Negligentia temporis). Neglect of the Soul (Negligentia animae) places the soul of the accuser (Anima Litigiosus) on a rack. The print has three captions (two in Latin and one in Dutch) and is part of an eight-part series on the abuses of litigation., print, prints, height 204 mm, width 276 mm, South Netherlands, 1576 - 1650-03-29, print maker, printmaker, 1593 - 1597, paper, papier, engraving, graveren (drukprocedé), Work conception, 1537 - 1612-03-29, after a design by, North Netherlands, 1558-01 - 1617-01-01, after a print by, Publication (Event), Publica

. The virtuous housewife spins wool and linen. Her duties help her. The print is based on spells 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 print series that praises the activities of the virtuous housewife.

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). spinning-wheel (+ women (labourers)). flax (material ~ textile industry) (+ basic industrial processes). ideal wife

Herod is prevented from killing himself, Jan Luyken, 1704 print Amsterdam paper etching seeking death, suicide - EE - death not certain; wounded person (+ variant)

Antwerpen, 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 Tobias, Tobias and the Angel Arrive at Raguel's, Antwerp, 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. At the bottom in the margin is an explanatory text in Latin. After Tobit 7-8. This print is part of an album., print, album leaf, prints, height 198 mm, width 279 mm, Work conception, Southern Netherlands, 1532 - 1603-12-04, after a design by, 1585 - 1585, fourth quarter 16th century, vier kwart 16th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process),

Nuova pianta di Roma data in luce da Giambattista Nolli lanno MDCCXLVII, known as La Pianta Grande di Roma, 1748. Giovanni Battista Nolli (Italian, 1701-1756), engraved by Carlo Nolli (Italian, 1690-1790), engraved by Rocco Pozzi (Italian, 1701-1774), engraved by Pietro Campana de Soriano (Italian, 1725-c. 1779), designed by Stefano Pozzi (Italian, 1699-1768). Etching and engraving; sheet: 43.6 x 69 cm (17 3/16 x 27 3/16 in.). The monumental Pianta Grande di Roma, or Large Plan of Rome, which measures about 5 x 7 feet when its twelve plates are assembled, is a landmark in both cartography and printmaking. The map is considered the first scientific rendering of Rome, establishing new standards of accuracy and thoroughness when it was published in 1748. Devised by the Lombard architect and surveyor Giovanni Battista Nolli (Italian, 1701-56), the creation of the map required over ten years of surveying the city carried out by Nolli and a team of assistants with the help of new measuring

Italy, Carracci, Ludovico, Annibale, Brizio, Francesco, Adoration of the Magi, verso - stamped, The three kings offer their gifts to the Christ Child, seated on his mother's lap before a ruined temple. In the background two camels. Joseph stands behind Mary., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 224 mm, width 182 mm, Italian, 1574 - 1623, print maker, prentmaker, 1584 - 1623, paper, papier, etching, etsen, 1560-11-03 - 1609-07-15, Work conception, 1555 - 1619-11-13

The Death of Ananias ca. 1516 Agostino Veneziano (Agostino dei Musi) Italian. The Death of Ananias. Agostino Veneziano (Agostino dei Musi) (Italian, Venice ca. 1490-after 1536 Rome). ca. 1516. Engraving. Prints

Avarice ca. 1550-55 Léon Davent French. Avarice 337636

Wounded Scipio Carried from Battle by His Sons. Jan Pietersz. Saenredam (Holland, Zaandam, circa 1565-1607). Holland, 1593. Prints; engravings. Engraving

A black and gray ink and brush drawing by Johann David Schubert illustrating a figure expressing gratitude, showing gestures, posture, and expression, 1793.

France, Louis XIV (King of France), Paris, Tortebat, François, Vouet, Simon, Jephthah is welcomed by his daughter, verso - stamped, Jephthah returns home after his victory over the Ammonites where his daughter gives him a festive welcome., print, prints, height 379 mm, width 496 mm, 1621 - 1690-06-04, print maker, printmaker, 1665 - 1665, paper, papier, etching, etchings, stippelwerk, Frans, 1590-01-09 - 1649-06-30, after, after painting by, intermediary draughtsman, after drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, uitgever, 1638-09-05 - 1715-09-01, verlener van privilege

Amsterdam, Visscher, Claes Jansz. (II), Groeningen, Gerard van, Antwerp, Wierix, Johannes, Theatrum biblicum, History of the Maccabees, Head and hand of Nicanor shown to the people, verso - stamped, The severed head and hand of Nicanor are shown to the people in Jerusalem. Nicanor wanted to exterminate Israel, but the Israelites defeated him and his army. Below the depiction a reference in Latin to the Bible text in 1 Macc. 7:27., print, prent, prints, height 202 mm, width 284 mm, Southern 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, Northern Netherlands, 1586 - 1652-06-19, publisher

Flight to Egypt, Cornelis Cort, After Unknown, After Federico Zuccaro, After 1571 print Maria driving on a donkey, to the right, the child in her arms. Joseph is next to it. On the other hand, an angel walks along. Two angels in a tree present the child topping. At the rear left the ruin of a city gate. paper engraving flight into Egypt and miracles during the journey

The Triumph of Wealth.

Clair-obscur woodcut by Giuseppe Nicola Vicentino depicting Christ healing a paralyzed person, created with four plates in gray and gray-blue tones around 1539-1545.

Joab killed by Benaja, Jan Luyken, 1704 print Amsterdam paper etching / letterpress printing Joab killed by Benaiah

Antwerp, Galle, Joannes, Haarlem, Junius, Hadrianus, Heemskerck, Maarten van, Philips, The different tasks of the three estates estates, Jurisdiction of the secular power, verso middle bottom - stamped, A king or emperor sits on a throne. A prisoner is brought before a priest and two soldiers. It is the task of the king, together with the rest of the ruling class, to uphold the rule of law and to administer justice. In the background an army march and the execution of a criminal by sword. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a series on the different tasks of the three estates, print, prints, height 202 mm, width 251 mm, Southern Netherlands, 1537 - 1612-03-29, print maker, printmaker, 1565 - 1568, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Northern Netherlands, 1498 - 1574, after a design by, 1511-07-01 - 1576-06-16, writer, Publication (Event), Publication, 1600 - 1676-09-20, publisher

This copper engraving by Marcantonio Raimondi, created around 1513-1516, depicts Alexander the Great safeguarding Homer's works, showing historical figures in detailed classical composition.

Antwerp, Cock, Hieronymus, Jode, Gerard de, Heemskerck, Maarten van, Galle, Philips, Thesaurus sacrarum historiarum veteris testamenti, elegantissimis imaginibus expressum excellentissimorum in hac arte virorum opera: nunc primum in lucem editus, History of Daniel, Bel and the Dragon, Daniel Feeds the Dragon, King Cyrus asks Daniel to worship the dragon as a god. Daniel refuses and asks permission to kill the dragon without using weapons. He feeds the dragon with cakes of tar, fat and bones that rip the dragon open from the inside. Below the representation is an explanatory text in Latin. Print is part of an album., print, album sheet, prints, height 201 mm, width 249 mm, Southern Netherlands, 1537 - 1612-03-29, print maker, printmaker, 1565 - 1565, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Northern Netherlands, 1498 - 1574, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1509 - 1591-02-05, publisher, 1518 - 1570-03-10

History, accompanied by justice and truth, hands over the book by the French writer Jacques Auguste de Thou for eternity. With an empty margin.

Florence, Sarto, Andrea del, Italy, Cavalieri, Giovanni Battista de', Visitation, verso - stamped, The visit of Mary to her cousin Elizabeth. Joseph and Zacharias are also present. On the right, on a staircase, stands a woman carrying a bag in her arms and a man carrying a bag on his head., print, prints, height 455 mm, width 336 mm, Italian, 1525 - 1601-07-23, print maker, printmaker, 1572 - 1572, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1488 - 1531, after a painting by

Leonardo, from Scelta d'Alcuni Miracoli e Grazie della Santissima Nunziata di Firenze (Selection of Some Miracles and Graces that Occurred in the Church of the Annunziata in Florence) 1611-19 Jacques Callot French. Leonardo, from Scelta d'Alcuni Miracoli e Grazie della Santissima Nunziata di Firenze (Selection of Some Miracles and Graces that Occurred in the Church of the Annunziata in Florence). Scelta d'Alcuni Miracoli e Grazie della Santissima Nunziata di Firenze. Jacques Callot (French, Nancy 1592-1635 Nancy). 1611-19. Engraving; second state of two (Lieure). Prints

Group of people at Fontein, Cornelis de Wael, 1630 - 1654 print A group of men and women at a classic fountain tries to keep hoods and coats out against the water that squirts out. In the foreground is a broken cornice with a coat of arms. A man and child secretly watch from behind the fountain. On the side of the fountain an assignment in Latin. print maker: Italypublisher: Antwerp paper etching / engraving garden fountain. dog. other architectural details (CORNICE)

Rome, Rossi, Giovanni Giacomo de', Milan, Titian, Scaramuccia, Luigi Pellegrino, Christ Crowned with Thorns, verso - stamped, Christ seated in the center with the crown of thorns on his head. Around him five men beating him with sticks., print, engraving, prints, engravings, height 541 mm, width 361 mm, Italian, 1616-12-03 - 1680-08-03, print maker, printmaker, 1626 - 1680, paper, papier, etching, etchings, 1488 - 1576-08-27, after, after painting by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1627 - 1691, publisher, uitgever

Crossing. .

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, Visions of Ezra, Ezra drinks the cup of knowledge and wisdom, Ezra has gone into the field with five men and is offered a fiery cup by God from which he drinks. This is the cup of knowledge and wisdom. The five men write down the words that Ezra says next. Below the image is a reference in Latin to the apocryphal Bible text in 4 Ezra 14. This print is part of an album., print, album leaf, prints, height 206 mm, width 288 mm, Work conception, Southern Netherlands, 1532 - 1603-12-04, after a design 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

Herod is kept from killing himself by his followers, print maker: Jan Luyken, publisher: Pieter Mortier (I), Amsterdam, 1704, paper, etching, letterpress printing, h 112 mm × w 156 mm

Man gives talents to his servants; Parable of the talents; Theatrum Biblicum Hoc Est Historiae Sacrae Veteris et Novi Testamenti Tabulis Aeneis Expressae. A man at a table gives his money in the possession of three servants. On the first he gives five talent. The other two wait behind him. A secretary signs the amounts. In the background the man leaves in his carriage. Under the show a reference in Latin to the Bible text in mat. 25:14. This print is part of an album.

Godolia murdered by Ismaël, Jan Luyken, 1704 print Amsterdam paper etching Gedaliah is killed while eating with Ishmael and his men (Jeremiah 41:1-2)

Alkmaar, Schabaelje, Jan Philipsz, Amsterdam, Visscher, Claes Jansz. (II), Coignet, Gillis (I), Collaert, Hans (I), Den Grooten Figuer-Bibel, Geschiedenis van Susanna, De Historie van Susanna, Daniël tegen tegen Vertrouwen van Susanna, lower right - handwritten in brown ink, Susanna is led by soldiers to the place of execution. A large crowd follows her. The young Daniel shouts loudly that he is not guilty of Susanna's blood. Daniel is then allowed to question the elders to expose the false testimony of the two. Below the image a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Dan. 13:45. This print is part of an album., print, prent, albumblad, prints, 300, height 193 mm, width 265 mm, Zuid-Nederlands (voor 1775), 1540 - 1581, print maker, prentmaker, 1579 - 1579, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, South Netherlands, 1542-09 - 1599-12-27, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, North Netherlands, 1586 - 1652-06-19, publisher, uitgever, 1592 -

Dood Van de Heilige Cecilia, Giovanni Battista Pasqualini, After Domenichino, 1622 print The dying Cecilia leans against the bath in which she was cooked alive. After she survived the bath, Cecilia underwent three sword strokes and was injured in her neck. Several figures watch and two women scrub the blood off the floor. On the left Pope Urbanus I and above an angel with laurel wreath and palm branch of martyrdom. Inscription and coat of arms in the lower margin. print maker: Italyafter painting by: RomeRome paper engraving female saints (with NAME). pope. angels crowning and/or bringing palm-branches San Luigi of the French

Philip Galle after Maerten van Heemskerck, Many are Baptized Many are Baptized

Veen, Otto van, Italy, Tempesta, Antonio, Batavorum cum Romanis Bellum, à Corn. Tacito, The Batavian or Old Dutch War against the Romans, The Batavian Revolt, Cerialis grants mercy to defected soldiers, 69-70, Cerialis grants mercy to defected Roman soldiers. Print number 26 in the series prints about the Batavian Revolt: Batavorum cum Romanis bellum, à Corn. Tacito lib. IV & V. : Hist. olim descriptum, figuris nunc aeneis expressum, author Othone Vaenio Lugdunobatava = The Batavian or old Dutch war against the Romans. Otto Vaenius, Antwerp 1612. At the bottom two verses of four lines in Dutch and Latin. Text in Latin on the back., print, history print, prints, Frederik Muller History plates, height 165 mm, width 210 mm, Italian, 1555 - 1630-08-05, print maker, 1612 - 1612, first quarter 17th century, paper, etching, Work conception, South Dutch, 1556 - 1629-05-06

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.

Coronation of Otto the Great in the Church of Saint'Ambrogio, Milan. Johann Christophorous Storer; German, 1620-1671. Date: 1650. Dimensions: 230 × 311 mm (primary support); 241 × 323 mm (secondary support). Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, with graphite, on cream laid paper, incised for transfer with graphite, laid down on cream paper, laid down on cream board edged with gold. Origin: Germany. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: JOHANN CHRISTOPH STORER.

Haarlem, Heemskerck, Maarten van, Coornhert, Dirck Volckertsz., Fall and the redemption of mankind through the life and passion of Christ, Pilate washes his hands, Christ is condemned to death and taken away. Pilate washes his hands in innocence. The print is part of a thirty-part series of prints about the Fall and Christ's passion., print, prints, width 198 mm, height, 252 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1522 - 1590-10-29, print maker, printmaker, 1548 - 1548, paper, papier, etching, etsen, 1498 - 1574, intermediary draughtsman

. The sleeping sil's hand, a crown of winger leaves on the head, is tied to a tree by three followers of Bacchus with twigs. In addition to Silenus, his drinknap and staff are located. Upstairs, on a rock, a Sater watches. At the left rear the gallery of a classic temple with the statue of a woman before.

Elders in court, 1645 - 1646 print The two elders, with bare upper body, are in court. They accuse Susanna, who is on the left of the judge, of adultery and lay their hands on their heads. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing the elders accusing Susanna before the people, laying their hands on her head or unveiling her

Alkmaar, Schabaelje, Jan Philipsz, Amsterdam, Visscher, Claes Jansz. (II), Junius, Hadrianus, Heemskerck, Maarten van, Muller, Harmen Jansz, Den Grooten Figuer-Bibel, Geschiedenis van Joas en koningin Athaliah, Gheschiedenissen in Juda, van Athalia en Joas, Jojada anoints Joas, lower right - handwritten in brown ink, High priest Jojada pours anointing oil over Joas' head and proclaims him king. Bystanders blow trumpets and play the harp. Among the soldiers on the right, Queen Athaliah looks on, while she tears her clothes. On the right in the background, Queen Athaliah is killed. At the bottom in the margin, a verse in Latin and a reference to the Bible text in 2 Kings 11:12. This print is part of an album., print, picture, album sheet, prints, pictures, 209, height 187 mm, width 246 mm, Dutch, 1540 - 1617-10-07, print maker, printmaker, 1565 - 1569, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Northern Netherlands, 1498 - 1574, after a design by, 1511-07-01 - 1576-

The Sack of Troy: Pyrrhus Killing Priam before 1654 Franz Cleyn German. The Sack of Troy: Pyrrhus Killing Priam 359010

Noah's Sacrifice; Noah at right with his hands clapsed in prayer before a fire upon an altar, two men sacrificing a ram on the ground and another bringing a second ram, two men leading two cows and a camel behind the fire. Artist: Marco Dente (Italian, Ravenna, active by 1515-died 1527 Rome); After Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) (Italian, Urbino 1483-1520 Rome). Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 8 1/16 × 9 7/16 in. (20.4 × 23.9 cm). Date: ca. 1515-27. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Hooghe, Romeyn de, Netherlands, Illustration for the Decameron by Boccaccio, history XLIV. Jeannot of Severin and Minguin of Mingola fighting over the daughter of Gui of Cremona., print, book illustration, prints, height 75 mm, width 79 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1645-09-10 - 1708-06-15, print maker, printmaker, 1697 - 1697, fourth quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings, Work conception, after own design by

Negative emotions have an influence on humans, Philips Galle, 1563

Sinorix carried from the temple of Artemis trying to escape the effects of the poisoning ca. 1640 Pietro Testa Italian. Sinorix carried from the temple of Artemis trying to escape the effects of the poisoning. Pietro Testa (Italian, Lucca 1612-1650 Rome). ca. 1640. Etching. Giovanni Giacomo De Rossi (Italian, Rome 1627-1691 Rome). Prints

Italy, Dijck, Daniël van den, Susanna before the judges, verso - stamped, Susanna stands here with her hands tied before the judges, awaiting their verdict. She was dragged before the court on false charges and sentenced to death., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 149 mm, width 221 mm, 1610 - 1658, print maker, prentmaker, 1635 - 1670, second quarter 17th century, paper, etching

Picart, Bernard, Amsterdam, Allegory of the history of the French monarchy, recto - handwritten in brown ink, History writes in her book about the true history of the French monarchy. She tramples the allegorical figures of Smooth Talk and Satire, which lie at her feet. Next to her stands Truth. On the other side of the table the female personifications of Medal Art, Chronology and Genealogy. In the air Providence (Providentia) crowns the portrait of Louis XV that is carried by Fame. Cupid holds the portrait of the Infanta Marianne Victoria of Bourbon, the then fiancée of the king, in her hands. In the foreground a putto draws the map of France. The company is in the temple of memory, which is decorated with statues of French monarchs., print, prints, verso lower left - stamped, height 360 mm, width 228 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1673-06-11 - 1733-05-08, print maker, printmaker, 1724 - 1724, first quarter 18th century, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process

Esther before Ahasuerus 1500-1525 Germany. Engraving in black on paper . Master I.B.

Copper engraving from 1510-1525 depicting Alexander the Great preserving the works of Homer, showing Alexander, scrolls, figures, and architectural interior.

Rachab lets the spies escape through the window, 1639 - 1674 print The Rachab prostitute is in her doorway and sends the soldiers sent to find Joshua's spies in the wrong direction. On the right you can see how Rachab lets the two spies with a rope escape from her window. At the bottom of the margin a reference to the Bible text in Latin. Amsterdam paper engraving Rahab, questioned by the king's men about the Israelite spies, sends them on a false track. Rahab, whose house was built in the city wall, lets the spies down from the window by means of a red rope

Antwerp, Cock, Hieronymus, Heemskerck, Maarten van, Haarlem, Galle, Philips, Parable of the prodigal son, The fattened calf is slaughtered, verso - stamped, In honor of the homecoming of the prodigal son, a fattened calf is slaughtered. In the courtyard the prodigal son with the guests. A long table is set for the feast., print, prints, height 208 mm, width 250 mm, Southern Netherlands, 1537 - 1612-03-29, print maker, printmaker, 1562 - 1562, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Northern Netherlands, 1498 - 1574, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1518 - 1570-03-10, publisher

Coxie, Michiel (I), Italy, Veneziano, Agostino, Story of Amor and Psyche, Psyche's father consulting the oracle, verso - stamped, Psyche's father consulting the oracle of Apollo. On the right a number of men with animals ready to be sacrificed. Italian text in two cartouches in the lower margin. Numbered twice lower left: 4., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 196 mm, width 225 mm, Italian, 1490 - 1536, print maker, printmaker, 1500 - 1536, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), plaattoon, Work conception, Zuid-Nederlands, 1499 - 1592-03-10

Diana returning from the chase, accompanied by dogs and her nymphs at left, two satyrs at right. Artist: After Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, Siegen 1577-1640 Antwerp); Schelte Adams à Bolswert (Dutch, Bolsward 1581-1659 Antwerp). Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 12 3/8 × 14 1/8 in. (31.5 × 35.8 cm). Published in: Antwerp. Publisher: Gillis Hendricx (Flemish, active 1640-1677). Date: ca. 1640-59.After the painting by Rubens and Brueghel in the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Amsterdam, Luyken, Jan, Flagellation of the Apostles, recto - manuscript in brown ink, print, prints, verso - stamped, 191, height 118 mm, width 154 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1649-04-16 - 1712-04-05, print maker, printmaker, 1712 - 1712, paper, papier, etching

Peter and John heal a crippled person, Jan Luyken, Anonymous, 1712.

Simson destroyed the Temple of the Philistines.

Wszyscy Święci w MNK Waldreich, Johann Georg (.. Ca 1680), Lublin, Antonin Martin (CA 1630/1643 1690)

Alkmaar, Schabaelje, Jan Philipsz, Amsterdam, Visscher, Claes Jansz. (II), Heemskerck, Maarten van, Galle, Philips, Den Grooten Figuer-Bibel, Geschiedenis van koning Josia, Van den Coninck Josias, King Josia tears his clothes upon hearing the law, lower right - handwritten in brown ink, King Josia sits on his throne surrounded by members of the court. Before him kneels the court scribe Shaphan who reads to him from a large book held by two boys. Upon hearing the words of the law, the king tears his cloak. Below the representation a reference in Latin to the Bible text in 2 Kings 22:10. This print is part of an album., print, album sheet, prints, 216, height 215 mm, width 256 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1643 - 1643, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Southern Netherlands, 1537 - 1612-03-29, after print by, Northern Netherlands, 1498 - 1574, after design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1586 - 1652-06-19, publisher, 1592 - 1656-04

Peter and John heal a crippled person, Jan Luyken, wed. Pieter Arentsz & Cornelis van der Sys (II), 1712

The school of Athens (judge part), Giorgio Ghisi, After Rafaël, 1530 - 1582 print The fresco 'The school of Athens' by Rafaël in the Stanza della Segnatura in the apostolic palace in the Vatican. It shows a philosophers school or agora where famous Greek philosophers and scholars, such as Aristotle, Plato and Socrates, are talking in groups. It is a depiction of philosophy and its rational search for the truth. print maker: Italyafter painting by: Vaticaanstadpublisher: Antwerp paper engraving scholar, philosopher

Niccolò Boldrini after Titian, Samson and Delilah, c 1540 Samson and Delilah

Den Haag, Hondt, Pieter de, Hoet, Gerard (I), Amsterdam, Blois, Abraham de, Inleidinge van Aäron en zijne Zoonen, Aäron en zijn vier zoonen als priesten bekend, The Hague, verso lower right - stamped, Mozes ordination of Aäron and his four sons as priests at the tent of meeting. A bull has already been killed for the purification offering and two rams stand ready. Below the representation is given the title in six languages., print, book illustration, prints, height 348 mm, width 214 mm, - 1717-10-06, print maker, printmaker, 1679 - 1717, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1648-08-22 - 1733-12-02, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Italy, Carracci, Agostino, London, Bartolozzi, Francesco, Christ and the Adulteress, verso - stamped, Christ and the Pharisees stand around an adulteress in a temple. Text in English in bottom margin., print, prints, height 374 mm, width 440 mm, Italian, 1727-09-25 - 1815-03-07, print maker, printmaker, 1738 - 1815, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1557 - 1602-03-22

Retorica (eloquence); The seven liberal arts. Rhetorica sits on a chair and listens to a young man's speech that is behind her. An older man looks over the shoulder of the young man to his concept. Through the window, the square in front of the building can be seen where a stand is built up. Rhetorica keeps a caduceus in her hand.

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Joseph being thrown into the well by his brothers, print maker: Jan Luyken, publisher: Pieter Mortier (I), print maker: Haarlem, publisher: Amsterdam, 1703 - 1762, paper, etching, letterpress printing, h 110 mm × w 155 mm

Alkmaar, Schabaelje, Jan Philipsz, Amsterdam, Visscher, Claes Jansz. (II), Heemskerck, Maarten van, Den Grooten Figuer-Bibel, Geschiedenis van David en Saul, Van Saul, David, en Goliath, Saul Aims His Spear at David, lower right - handwritten in brown ink, Saul is overcome by jealousy and aims his spear at David, who is playing his harp for him. Several courtiers and bodyguards look on. Below the depiction is a reference in Latin to the Bible text in 1 Sam. 18. This print is part of an album., print, album sheet, prints, 144, height 202 mm, width 248 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1554 - 1558, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Northern Netherlands, 1498 - 1574, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1586 - 1652-06-19, publisher, 1592 - 1656-04

Saint Kunigunda proves her innocence, Johann Mathias Kager, 1585 - 1634, Saint Kunigunda proves her innocence of adultery by walking over red-hot plowshares in front of her husband H. Henry of Germany. Design for a print., draughtsman: Johann Mathias Kager, 1585 - 1634, paper, pen, brush, h 186 mm × w 148 mm

Italy, Veronese, Paolo, Mitelli, Giuseppe Maria, Christ Dining in the House of Simon the Pharisee (left sheet), verso - stamped, A Crowd Dining Around a Table in the House of Simon the Pharisee., print, prent, prints, height 332 mm, width 423 mm, Italian, 1634 - 1718-02-08, print maker, printmaker, 1644 - 1718, paper, papier, etching, etchings, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, 1528 - 1588-04-19

Clair-obscur woodcut by Antonio da Trento illustrating the martyrdom of St. Paulus and the conviction of St. Peter, executed in three plates around 1524-1525, showing narrative composition and figure detail.

Antwerp, Jode, Gerard de, Vos, Maerten de, Thesaurus novi Testamenti elegantissimis iconibus expressus continens historias atque miracula doni nostri Iesu Christi, Seven works of mercy, Feeding the hungry, In the foreground a man and a woman are distributing food to the hungry. On the left, Christ is looking on. In the background, food is also being distributed. Below the representation is a reference in Latin to the Bible text. This print is part of an album., print, album sheet, prints, height 194 mm, width 260 mm, Work conception, Southern Netherlands, 1532 - 1603-12-04, after a design 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

Village fair. Draughtsman: Jan van Goyen. Dating: 1625. Measurements: h 146 mm × w 251 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Drawing by Josef von Führich depicting a music scene, executed in gray and black with pen and brush, showing figures and instruments.

Antwerp, Galle, Philips, Vos, Maerten de, Collaert, Adriaen, Decalogvs cvm acerbissimis, Ten Commandments, Drunkenness of Noah: the fourth Commandment, verso bottom center - stamped, After Ham finds his father Noah drunk and naked in a tent and mocks him, his brothers, Shem and Japheth, come to cover their father's body (Genesis 9:20-27). Ham's mockery is a violation of the Fourth Commandment: 'Honor your father and your mother'. In the background, Noah curses Ham and his descendants. The print has a Latin caption. The print series depicts the Ten Commandments through scenes from the Old Testament., print, prints, height 193 mm, width 244 mm, South Netherlands (before 1775), 1560 - 1618-06-29, print maker, printmaker, 1585 - 1589, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, South Netherlands, 1532 - 1603-12-04, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1537 - 1612-03-29, publisher

Plague on the island of Aegina. An Atheic Companion led by Cephalus visits Aegina. In the air Diana that the plague spreads on the island. Everywhere are men, women and children who succumb to the disease.

Rijn, Rembrandt van, The Stoning of Stephen, verso central, print, prints, Rembrandt.f.1635, bottom left, height 95 mm, width 85 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1606-07-15 - 1669-10-08, print maker, printmaker, 1635 - 1635, second quarter 17th century, paper, papier, etching, etchings, plate tone, Work conception, Northern Netherlands, after own design by

Joseph's brothers sold to traders, Jan Luyken, Pieter Mortier, 1704

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