Classical Figures in Engravings

A collection of historical engravings depicting classical figures, including gods and legendary heroes, set against detailed backgrounds and expressive poses.

Mercurius, anonymous, after Jacob Matham, after Hendrick Goltzius, 1717 - 1732 print Mercury, with a caduceus in his hand and a winged hat on his head (petasus). To his right the astronomical symbol for his planet. Standing in an oval cartouche with at the top of the two signs of the zodiac: twins and virgin. Amsterdam paper engraving (story of) Mercury (Hermes). Mercury (planet)

Jupiter, monogrammist IB (16th century), 1528 print Jupiter with armor standing next to a tree, on his shield the constellations Sagittarius and Fish. paper engraving (story of) Jupiter (Zeus)

Gottfried von Bouillon.

The Resurrection, from The Passion 1512 Albrecht Dürer German. The Resurrection, from The Passion 391166

Marcus Valerius Corvus; The Roman heroes. The hero Marcus Valerius Corvus finished, seen on the back, his shield raised at his left shoulder. In the background you can see how he beats a galler with the help of a Raaf (Corvus). Under the show twice two fresh rules in Latin. This print is part of a series of ten prints, consisting of an unnumbered title print, eight numbered representations of heroes and an unnumbered concluding print.

Cyparissus from set The Rural Gods. Artist: Cornelis Cort (Netherlandish, Hoorn ca. 1533-1578 Rome); After Frans Floris I. Dimensions: oval sheet: 11 7/16 x 8 13/16 in. (29.1 x 22.4 cm). Date: 1565. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Mercurius, anonymous, after Jacob Matham, after Hendrick Goltzius, 1717 - 1732 print Mercury, with a caduceus in his hand and a winged hat on his head (petasus). To his right the astronomical symbol for his planet. Standing in an oval cartouche with at the top of the two signs of the zodiac: twins and virgin. Amsterdam paper engraving (story of) Mercury (Hermes). Mercury (planet)

Horace Codes, Frederik Nicolaas Horace Witsen Geysbeek, after Hendrick Goltzius, 1829 print The hero Horace Cocles, a sword lifted in the right hand, a shield in the left hand. In the background you can see how he takes on the banks of the Tiber on his own against an entire army. Amsterdam paper engraving Horatius Cocles at the Pons Sublicius: single-handed he keeps the Etruscans at bay while the bridge is broken down by the Romans behind him; he escapes by jumping into the Tiber

Trinity on clouds surrounded by Cherubs, Gilles Rousselet, After Charles II Errard, 1647 print Paris paper engraving / etching Trinity in which God the Father and Christ are represented as persons, the Holy Ghost as dove. cherubs, i.e. children's heads with wings

Saturn. Dated: 1597. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Jacob Matham after Hendrik Goltzius.

Christ overcomes time, Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert (Possible), After Maarten van Heemskerck, 1532 - 1590 print In the clouds Christ. He stands on a globe and wears the cross. Around him cherubies. Among him on the ground is the corpse of time, his staff broken. Christ's power is stronger than that of time. The print is part of a six -part series about the triumphs of Petrarca. Haarlem (possibly) paper etching Father Time Man with Wings and Scythe. 'Trionfo della Divinità' '' Triumph of eternity '; "Cart della Divinità '. Christ

Picart, Bernard, Amsterdam, Gouwen, Gilliam van der, Apollo unmasks Marsyan, verso lower left - stamped, The god Apollo unmasks the satyr Marsyan. Around them all kinds of animals: a peacock, a dog, a goat, a pig and a cat. In the sky a putto with a pair of scales and a bolt of lightning. The print has a French text in a cartouche as a caption., print, prent, prints, prenten, width 95 mm, height, 150 mm, Zuid-Nederlands - 1740, print maker, printmaker, 1712 - 1712, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Noord-Nederlands, 1673-06-11 - 1733-05-08, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, writer

Sebald Beham, Luna Luna

Neptune; Gods and Goddesses (copies). Neptune is on his car that is drawn by hippocampuses. The show is caught in a round list.

. The hero Horace Cocles feet, a sword raised in the right hand, a shield in the left hand. In the background you can see how he records it on the banks of the Tiber against a whole army.

Copper engraving by Hendrick Goltzius from 1589 depicting the biblical prophet Daniel, featuring detailed robes, expressive posture, and symbolic background elements.

Marcus Curtius, 1586 print The hero Marcus Curtius on horseback, a captain's staff in the right hand. In the background you can see how he jumps in a gorge with a horse and all, to satisfy the gods. Twice two verses in Latin under the performance. Haarlem paper engraving death, i.e. the self-sacrifice of Marcus (Manlius) Curtius: he leaps on horseback into a chasm with lethal fumes

Horatius Cocles, Lucas van Haelwech, after Hendrick Goltzius, 1602, draughtsman: Lucas van Haelwech, Hendrick Goltzius, 1602, paper, pen, h 321 mm × w 232 mm

H. Martinus shares his cloak with the beggar. Saint Martinus shares his cloak with a poor beggar. With his sword he tears the cloak into two pieces. The beggar who is on the floor for him already holds a part of the cloak. Martinus is wearing the clothing of a Roman soldier. Both figures are placed in a niche.

Enious (Invidia), Jacob Matham, After Hendrick Goltzius, 1593 print Personification of the envy, imagining as a female figure with snakes like her, two snakes in her hand, gnawing on a heart. paper engraving Envy; 'Invidia' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Seven Deadly Sins

Mercurius, monogrammist IB (16th century), 1528 print Mercury, a helmet with wings on the head and a staff with two hoses in the right hand. In the air the two constellations Virgin and Gemini. Germany paper engraving (story of) Mercury (Hermes)

beautiful and virtuous wife of Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus, raped by Tarquinius Sextus, whereupon she stabs herself - depicted in the device of printer Thomas Berthelet Date: - circa 509 BC

Goltzius, Hendrick, Haarlem, Matham, Jacob, The seven planets series A, Sol, Sun (Apollo), Apollo, or the personified sun, with bow and arrow. Above his head the astronomical symbol for his planet. Standing in an oval cartouche with the two signs at the top: Sun and Leo., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 118 mm, width 77 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1571-10-15 - 1631-01-20, print maker, printmaker, 1597 - 1597, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1558-01 - 1617-01-01, intermediary draughtsman

Statue of Hercules with the Hemel vault, Hendrik Pola, c. 1705 - c. 1713 print Landscape with statue of Hercules that temporarily takes over the burden of the heavenly vault of Atlas when it takes the golden apples of the Hesperides for him. He wears a lion skin around his shoulders. The Hague paper etching / engraving Hercules carries the heavens on his shoulders. monument, statue

Marcus Valerius Corvus. Dated: probably 1586. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Hendrik Goltzius.

Intelligence (intelligence), Cornelis Cort, after frans flower (1), 1560 print The personification of intelligence is covered with an Arillarium in her hand under a tree. A snake, symbol for the mind, winds at her feet. Antwerp paper engraving Intellect, Intelligence; 'Intelletto', 'Intelligenza' (Ripa). armillary sphere, skeleton celestial globe

Minerva Leading Hercules and Scipio to the Temple of Fame ca. 1591 Jan Muller Netherlandish. Minerva Leading Hercules and Scipio to the Temple of Fame 374013

Antwerpen, Baltens, Peeter, Vos, Maerten de, Ditmaer, Jan, Antwerp, Wierix, Hieronymus, Christ and the Twelve Apostles, and H. Paulus, S. Andreas, H. Andreas, verso under - stamped, Saint Andrew stands with his x-shaped cross between two columns in an architectural frame. He looks at an open book that lies at his feet. In the background a view of a hilly landscape. In the frame at the bottom a two-line caption in Latin., print, prints, height 337 mm, width 233 mm, South Netherlands, 1553 - 1619-11-01, print maker, printmaker, 1578 - 1578, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1538 - 1603, Work conception, 1532 - 1603-12-04, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1528 - 1584, publisher

. David with a sword and the head of Goliath. In the background the scene in which he lips Goliath.

Nero, Roman Kaiser Stecher: Tempesta, Antonio

The Saviour, 1546. Hans Sebald Beham (German, 1500-1550). Engraving;

Justice. Dated: c. 1520. Dimensions: sheet: 22.3 x 16.5 cm (8 3/4 x 6 1/2 in.). Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Master I. I. CA.

David with the head of Goliat. David keeps the cut head of goliat in his one hand and the sword in the other hand. The body of Goliat is on the ground.

Arion: The Element Water, Crispijn van de Passe (I), 1602 print Seascape with Arion that stands on a dolphin and plays a harp, as an allegory on the element of water. It is surrounded by various marine animals. In the margin a four -line poem, in two columns, in Latin. Second print from a series with the four elements. Cologne paper engraving (story of) Arion. water (one of the four elements)

The Resurrection, from The LargePassion. Artist: Albrecht Dürer, German, 1471-1528

Mercury; Gods that sit on the seven planets. Mercury, a helmet with wings on the head and a staff with two hoses in the right hand. In the air the two constellations virgin and twins.

David with the head of Goliat, Cornelis Massijs, 1539 print David holds the carved head of Goliat in one hand and the sword in the other hand. Goliat's body lies on the ground. Antwerp paper engraving David with Goliath's head

Seated figure of Diana the Huntress 1644-52 Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian Diana seated naked under a tree, holding a spear, looking towards three dogs, standing and sitting beside her at right; two hunting horns hanging from a branch above; fields in background.. Seated figure of Diana the Huntress 361019

Laziness, Heinrich Aldegrever, 1552 print Personification of laziness. Woman standing next to a lying donkey, pulls on the animal's ear and kicks him against the head. In her right hand a banner with an image of a lobster. At the top right a coat of arms with an ostrich with a horseshoe in its mouth, above it a monkey with a horseshoe. Under the print a two -line text in Latin. Seventh print from a series of seven. Germany paper engraving Sloth, Indolence, 'Acedia', 'Desidia'; 'Accidia' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Seven Deadly Sins

The choleric temperament (the fire element), Hugo de Groot, Jacob de Gheyn (II), 1596 - 1597

Heilige Benus Tabennae; Kluizenaars: Thebaanse heiligen; Benus Tabennensis.Saint Benus tabennae tramples with his left foot a hippopotamus, portrayed as a mix between horse and bird, with the right foot a crocodile. Both brought devastation in the region where he lived. Print from a series of 80 prints and a title print with hermits from the 2nd to the 6th century.

Horatius, 1586 print The Hero Publius Horace, a sword was lifted in the right hand. In the background you can see how he takes on three opponents within a fence on his own. Twice two verses in Latin under the performance. This print is part of a series of ten prints, consisting of an unnumbered title print, eight numbered representations of Helden and an unnumbered closing print. paper engraving two Horatii being killed, the surviving brother defeats the three Curiatii one by one

The Last Judgment, from The Small Passion ca. 1510 Albrecht Dürer German. The Last Judgment, from The Small Passion 387436

Jupiter and Proserpina; Jupiters love adventures. Jupiter seduces Proserpina in the form of a snake. Proserpina is naked on a stone under a tree. The snake crawls between her legs. Print from a series of 10 prints that illustrate Jupiter's love adventures.

Child driving on a deer at fountain with angel; Pia Desideria. The print is part of an album.

Love, Heinrich Aldegrever, 1552 print Personification of love. Woman standing with a banner with an image of the pelican who feeds his young from his own chest (a symbol for Christ). In the background a column with two groups of people around it. At the top right a coat of arms with a dog, above that a bird. Under the show a two -line text in Latin. Second print from a series of seven. paper engraving Charity, 'Caritas'; 'Carití' (Ripa) ~ one of the Three Theological Virtues

Kolonel, Jacques de Gheyn (II), after Hendrick Goltzius, 1700 - 1725 print A man in military offspring (a colonel), in full, seen on the left, a sword on his belt, a stick weapon (partizan) in his right hand. In the background a hilly landscape in which a stroke takes place. Under the performance two lines of text in Latin. This print is part of a series of 12 prints of soldiers, displayed against a landscape background in which martial acts are performed, and with a two -line Latin caption. print maker: Netherlandspublisher: Amsterdam paper engraving officer. helved weapons, polearms (for striking, hacking, thrusting). battle

A copper engraving by Marcantonio Raimondi from the first half of the 16th century depicts a man holding a flag, showing posture, gesture, and compositional details of the figure within the scene.

Jupiter. 1500 - 1550. Beham, Hans Sebald, 1500-1550. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Copper engraving 'Delphinreiter' by Barthel Beham, 1525, depicting a figure riding a dolphin with detailed composition and dynamic interaction.

Autumn: Bacchus and the grape harvest, Anonymous, After Lambert Lombard, 1568 print Presentation of autumn from a series of the four seasons. Bacchus leans against a wine barrel. Next to him is a goat box on the floor. In the background, farmers are busy with the wine harvest. On the right the grapes are picked and the wine is made on the left. Under the performance a Latin verse from an epigram from the Anthologia Latina. paper engraving autumn, fall, 'Autumnus'; 'Autunno' (Ripa). (story of) Bacchus (Dionysus), Liber. the four seasons of the year ~ other concepts (e.g. biblical scenes) (+ with scenes showing human occupations ~ seasons and months)

Woman at Het Wapdschild of Austria, Anonymous, 1600 - 1699 drawing Woman with a peace palm at the coat of arms of Austria surrounded by weapon trophies. Possibly a design for a title page. paper. ink pen / brush symbols, allegories of peace, 'Pax'; 'Pace' (Ripa). coat of arms (as symbol of the state, etc.) (+ nation; national) Austria

Copper engraving by Giovanni Giacomo Caraglio from 1520-1539 depicting Ixion, showing a human figure, posture, torment, and surrounding elements.

Marcantonio Raimondi (Italian, ca. 1470/1482 - 1527/1534), possibly after Raphael (Italian, 1483-1520) or Agostino Musi (Italian, ca. 1490 - after 1536). Standard Bearer, 16th century. Engraving on laid paper. Plate: 250 mm x 180 mm (9.84 in. x 7.09 in.).

Hercules is struggling with Acheloüs, 1515 - 1565 print Hercules in a fight with the river god Acheloüs for Deïanira, the daughter of the river god Oeneus. Acheloüs has taken the form of a bull. A group of nymphs in the background. Italy paper. ink engraving / pen while fighting with Hercules the river-god Achelous changes himself into a bull, or a bull-headed man

A copper engraving by Hendrick Goltzius depicting Minerva, the Roman goddess of wisdom and war, shown with helmet, shield, and spear, created circa 1590.

Peatier. A standing soldier holds his peak with both hands. In the background in the landscape a tent camp and soldiers. At the bottom of the margin a four-line verse in German.

Zebulon; Twelve sons of Jacob. Zebulon, the tenth son of Jacob. Zebulon is dressed as a fisherman and makes a fishing net. There is a dolphin next to him. In the background the statue of Nepunus. All attributes refer to Jacob's blessing of Zebulon (Genesis 49). The print is part of a series about the twelve sons of Jacob and Patriarchs of Israel and has a Dutch and Latin caption.

Bacchus, Hendrick Goltzius, after Cornelis Cornelisz. Van Haarlem, 1575 - Before 1607 print Bacchus lifts his drinking nap. He wears a crown of grapes and wingerd leaves on his head and a goat skin around his shoulders. Behind him a sater eating grapes. The upper corners of the frame are decorated with the heads of Saters, the under corners with drinking glasses. paper engraving (story of) Bacchus (Dionysus), Liber

La Force. 1501 - 1527. Dente, Marco, approximately 1493-1527. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Albrecht Dürer, The Little Passion: The Last Judgment, 1509-1511, woodcut on paper.

Saturn, standing in a niche, a scythe in his left hand, series of eight prints of classical gods, based on paintings by Polidoro da Caravaggio on the façade of a Roman house, seen by Goltzius in Rome Italy and redrawn, print maker: Hendrick Goltzius (mentioned on object), Dating 1592 and/or 1628 - 1709.

St Paul overcoming the viper, within an architectual setting, an oval composition ca. 1540-70 Giulio Bonasone Italian The print is after a drawing by Perino del Vaga in the British Museum, London (1848,1125.11). St Paul overcoming the viper, within an architectual setting, an oval composition 384921

Giovanni Pietro Possenti, Hercules and Antaeus Hercules and Antaeus

Personification of Autumn (Autumnus), Jacob Matham, 1588 - 1602 print Autumn (Autumnus) personified by a naked man with a wine bowl in his hand, accompanied by a young sater, with a landscape in the background in which the grape harvest is brought in. Presentation in an ornamental oval cartouche. At the top of the signs of the zodiac belonging to autumn: archer, scales and scorpion. Haarlem paper engraving summer, 'Aestas'; 'Estate' (Ripa) (+ with zodiacal signs of the autumn season)

Mars; Gods that sit on the seven planets. Mars in armor, with a shield in his one hand, and a burning torch in his other.

Apollo, plate 5 from Parnassus Biceps. Robert Boissard (French, c. 1570-after 1597); after Jean-Jacques Boissard (French, 1533-1598). Date: 1601. Dimensions: 250 × 179 mm (image); 271 × 179 mm (plate); 284 × 188 mm (sheet). Engraving in black on ivory laid paper. Origin: Frankfurt an der Oder. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Narses and King Totila, Reinier van Persijn, after Guido Reni, 1655 print The Byzantine General Narses, leaning on his shield on which Mary with the Christ child, is triumphing on the dead body of Totila, king of the Ostrogots. On a cloth a four -line text in Latin. In the margin a four -line caption, in two columns, in Latin. Rome paper engraving violent death, being killed; being mishandled and maltreated; seeking death

Table of the Temple of Muses: Hercules and Ach�leous (Dutuit 36, White 112) Cornelis II Bloemaert, said the young person (1603-1692). Table of the Temple of Muses: Hercules and Carleous (Dutuit 36, White 112). Burin, 1655. Museum of Fine Arts in the city of Paris, small palace.

unknown, The Hague, Hondius, Hendrick (I), Rubens, Peter Paul, Stock, Andries Jacobsz., Offer van Isaak, verso - stamped, Abraham, with a knife in his hand, is about to sacrifice his son Isaac, but an angel stops him. On the left a ram in the bushes, which will be sacrificed in Isaac's place., print, prints, height 455 mm, width 324 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1582 - 1648, print maker, printmaker, 1638 - 1638, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Southern Netherlands, 1577-06-28 - 1640-05-30, after, after a painting by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1573-06-09 - 1650-10-25, publisher, granter of privilege

Time drives a soldier, Hendrik Pola, c. 1705 - c. 1713 print The time, with a winged hourglass on the head, is after a soldier with his scythe. Stacks of knekels and skulls on either side of a gate in the background. The Hague paper etching / engraving Father Time, man with wings and scythe. the soldier; the soldier's life

Late 15th century copper engraving by Meister FVB showing Samson tearing the lion, emphasizing muscular figures and dynamic action.

Minerva with armor and owl.

Mark, from the cycle the Four Evangelists. Aldegrever, Heinrich (1502-1555/1561), graphic artist

Vatican City, Paul V, Italy, Fenzoni, Ferraù, Rome, Villamena, Francesco, John the Baptist in the Wilderness, verso - stamped, John the Baptist dressed in an animal skin with the wicker cross in his hand. Two lines of Latin text in the lower margin., print, prints, height 311 mm, width 240 mm, Italian, 1566 - 1624-07-07, print maker, printmaker, 1613 - 1613, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), plaattoon, Work conception, 1562 - 1645-04-11, after a design by, 1552 - 1621, granter of privilege

Fire; The four elements. A cook with a duck on a bowl at a cooking place. Under the show two fresh rules in Dutch. This print is part of a series of prints of the four elements.

Mercurius en Cupido op een wolk.Mercury and Cupid float on a cloud. They are looking for something on the earth. In the landscape there is a Venus figure and a horse rider. Above the show a text in French.

Italy, Schiavone, Bellona, recto lower right - handwritten in brown ink, the Roman goddess of warfare, with shield and spear, standing before a pile of books., print, engraving, prints, verso - stamped, unclear, verso - handwritten in brown ink, height 212 mm, width 115 mm, Italian, 1500 - 1563-12-01, print maker, printmaker, 1532 - 1563, paper, papier, etching, etsen

Wrath, from the Vices. Heinrich Aldegrever; German, 1502-c.1560. Date: 1552. Dimensions: 103 x 62 mm (image/plate). Engraving in black on ivory laid paper. Origin: Germany. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Johannes de Boper, Anonymous, After Cornelis Bloemaert (II), After Abraham Bloemaert, 1625 - 1678 print John the Baptist, depicted as a shepherd boy, looking to the right, holds a lamb and a cross with banner. With a caption in Dutch. paper engraving John the Baptist; possible attributes: book, reed cross, baptismal cup, honeycomb, lamb, staff

Plate 12: equestrian statue of Domitian, seen three-quarters to the left, with his stabbing death at right in the background, from 'Roman Emperors on Horseback' ca. 1587-89 Adriaen Collaert. Plate 12: equestrian statue of Domitian, seen three-quarters to the left, with his stabbing death at right in the background, from 'Roman Emperors on Horseback'. 'Roman Emperors on Horseback'. Adriaen Collaert (Netherlandish, Antwerp ca. 1560-1618 Antwerp). ca. 1587-89. Engraving. Philips Galle (Netherlandish, Haarlem 1537-1612 Antwerp). Prints

The full-length hero Titus Manlius Torquatus as he pulls his sword from its scabbard. In the background, he is shown defeating a Gaul on a bridge. Beneath the image are two lines of verse in Latin, Titus Manlius Torquatus Roman Heroes (series title), print maker: anonymous, Hendrick Goltzius, Franco Estius, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1645 - 1706, paper, engraving, h 247 mm × w 156 mm

Odysseus and his men blinding the cyclops Polyphemus with a sharpened stake. Etching by Taylor, ca. 1790.

Master of ceremonies with a dog, Heinrich Aldegrever, 1538 print Ceremony master of a wedding, walking to the left, turned his head to the right. A hat in his left hand, and with his right hand he holds up a staff. Behind him a dog that jumps up. First print from a series of twelve prints, free to the work of Hans Schäufelein. Germany paper engraving members of bridal party. dog

Saturn. Dated: 1592. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Hendrik Goltzius after Polidoro da Caravaggio.

Francesco Fontebassos gray pen drawing depicts Rinaldo leaving the sleeping Armida, showing gesture and posture.

The Archangel Michaël beats a devil, Hans Springinklee, 1500 - 1516 print The Archangel Michaël forces a devil to the ground with his sword. At the bottom of the show a tablet, intended for a text, but left empty here Nuremberg paper the Archangel Michael fighting the dragon (devil, Satan)

The Ravisher. Artist: Albrecht Dürer (German, Nuremberg 1471-1528 Nuremberg). Dimensions: Sheet: 4 1/2 × 4 in. (11.4 × 10.1 cm). Date: ca. 1495. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Venus Chastising Cupid. 1557 - 1600. Carracci, Agostino, 1557-1602. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Two fighting women, Pieter Jansz Quast, 1638 drawing Fight between two old women, with a man trying to get between the two. parchment (animal material). pencil ugly old woman, hag. fighting

Titus Manlius on horseback; The Roman heroes. The Held Titus Manlius on horseback, seen on the back. In the background you can see how he beats an opponent on horseback. Under the show twice two fresh rules in Latin.

Christ in the Wine Press before 1619 Hieronymus (Jerome) Wierix Netherlandish. Christ in the Wine Press 383698 Artist: Hieronymus (Jerome) Wierix, Netherlandish, ca. 15531619 Antwerp, Christ in the Wine Press, before 1619, Engraving, plate: 5 9/16 x 3 5/8 in. (14.1 x 9.2 cm) sheet: 5 11/16 x 3 3/4 in. (14.4 x 9.6 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953 (53.601.19(132))

Diana, monogrammist IB (16th century), 1529 print Diana as the moon goddess Luna, standing on the Steeren statue, a staff in her right hand and a crescent in hot left. paper engraving Diana as moon-goddess, i.e. Luna (Selene)

Mercurius, plate six from Der VII Planeten Artist's working dates 1643-1689 Switzerland. Etching in black on ivory laid paper . Conrad Meyer

Sebald Beham's 'The Grammar' is a copper engraving depicting a personification of Grammar, highlighting posture, gesture, and symbolic attributes.

No Shield Protects against Misfortune; The Greater your Fortune, the Bigger your Sorrows. Most of the sayings in the series warn the viewer of the whims of fate and the uselessness of striving for worldly goods.

Roman rider on horseback; Roman riders on horseback. A Roman soldier on horseback, moving to the right.

Neptune en Ceres, Abraham Bruyn, 1577 print Neptunus is on the left of the print and has his trident in his left hand. There are two seahorses at his feet. Ceres is on the right and holds the Cornucopia in her hand. There is agricultural tools at her feet. The behind landscape show a coastline. The print has a Latin caption. paper engraving (story of) Neptune (Poseidon). attributes of Neptune: trident. sea-horse, hippocamp, 'hippocampus', (horse/fish) (mythological hybrid monster). (story of) Ceres (Demeter). 'Cornucopia', Horn of Plenty. agricultural implements

David from Heroes and Heroines of the Old Testament. Artist: After Hendrick Goltzius (Netherlandish, Mühlbracht 1558-1617 Haarlem); Nicolaes Braeu (Netherlandish, active Haarlem, ca. 1586-died 1600). Dimensions: Sheet: 17 1/2 x 13 in. (44.5 x 33 cm)Plate (oval): 16 5/8 x 12 13/16 in. (42.2 x 32.5 cm). Date: ca. 1597. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Author: After Hendrick Goltzius. Nicolaes Braeu.

Copper engraving by Marcantonio Raimondi from the first half of the 16th century, depicting the allegorical figure of Temperance, showing symbolic objects and balanced composition.

Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528), Standard Bearer, c. 1502-1503, engraving

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