Classical Historical Scenes

Engravings depicting dramatic historical moments and figures, rendered in a classical style that showcases rich narratives and emotions.

Caius Sempronius Gracchus, a far-sighted legislator, resorts to insurrection to impose his views : defeated, he orders his servant to kill him. Date: 122 BCE
Caius Sempronius Gracchus, a far-sighted legislator, resorts to insurrection to impose his views : defeated, he orders his servant to kill him. Date: 122 BCE
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Umbria Terni Porano Torre S. Severo1. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Post-medieval: An example of a grand aristocratic residence of the late Renaissance aristocracy, built by Cardinal Simoncelli. The palace was never completed, and is now in a state of great disrepair. No written or visual documentation exists for this site prior to Hutzel's campaign and attributions for the frescoes have not been made. Exterior views; interior views of frescoes and stucco work on ceilings and walls Object Notes: Site not recorded in TCI German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province,
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Checking His Love Trance, a Cup He Took Full Brimm'd. Will Hicock Low; American, 1853-1932. Date: 1885. Dimensions: 268 x 348 mm. Black, gray and white gouache on cream wood-pulp laminate board. Origin: United States. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: Will Hicock Low.
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Time trampling on Envy. Etching after C. Maratta.
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Proclamations of stone, near the Rialto in Venice, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1880.
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Etruskische Trachten, nach einem Wandgemaelde, Geschichte der Mode, Kostümgeschichte, Historisch, digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem ...
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Salon of 1872 Painting, Hindu falconer by Maignau, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1873.
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Tusculanum by Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman philosopher, politician, jurist, orator, political theorist, consul, History of Ancient Rome, Roman Empire, Italy, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, Europe
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Bathsheba taking a bath, copper engraving by H Goltzius, 1583
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ETUDE DE LUNIEER D'Apr�s Pmcetti (Annonce�) Ren� Marjolin (1812-1895). Study of glasses after Poccetti (Annonciade). Graphite and watercolor pencil. Paris, museum of romantic life.
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According to Greek tradition, Penelope was the wife of Odysseus, king of Ithaca. Odysseus spent 10 years fighting against the Trojans (Trojan War said to have been around 1184 B.C.) and then another 10 years trying to get back home. In this 1883 illustration, Odysseus has reached Ithaca, and is shown killing the suitors who have made his palace their home while trying to win the hand of his wife, Penelope.
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In Norse mythology, the Idise were divine women, and the same as Fairies, Dises, and Valkyries.
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In Honor of Henry Lozé, Prefect of Police of Paris 1892 Medalist: Louis-Oscar Roty French. In Honor of Henry Lozé, Prefect of Police of Paris 188333 Artist: Medalist: Louis-Oscar Roty, French, Paris 18461911 Paris, In Honor of Henry Loz, Prefect of Police of Paris, 1892, Bronze, struck, silvered, 2 3/8 x 1 3/4 in. (60 x 44 mm.). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of Samuel P. Avery, 1897 (97.15.10)
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Samson killing the Lion, engraving by Schnorr von Carolsfeld, Germany
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According to Greek mythology, Laocoon warned the Trojans about bringing the wooden horse fashioned by the Greeks into Troy. To quiet his protests, a god who favored the Greeks (some say Athena, others Poseidon, others Zeus) sent to sea serpents to kill him - and with him, his sons.
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Saint John the Evangelist. Line engraving by A.G. Roussillon.
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Dante Alighieri (1265-1321). Italian poet. Engraving.
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The Roman God Jupiter, marble statue from the Museo Clementino, historical Rome, Italy, digital reproduction of an original 18th century model, original date unknown, Europe
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VIRGIL Roman writer, depicted reading his 'Aeneid' to his patron, Maecenas Date: 70 BC - 19 BC
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Etruscan sarcophagus from the Castellani collection. A clip from a Russian magazine Daugel, A. (n.n.)
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Toilette in the morning, 1894, from La Femme a Paris by Octave Uzanne, engraving by Frederic Masse, painted by Pierre Vidal.
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Daniel in the Den of Lions, Attributed to John Martin, 1789-1854, British, undated, Watercolor, pen and black ink, graphite, and white gouache on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, Sheet: 2 1/8 x 2 3/4 inches (5.4 x 7 cm), bones, caves, figures, lion's den, lions, man, Old Testament, prophets, punishing, religious and mythological subject, rocks (landforms), skulls
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Stephen I of Hungary, also called Saint Stephen I (c. 975-1038). Grand Prince of the Magyars (997-1000/1001) and the first King of Hungary (1000/1001-1038). Portrait. Engraving by Trichon. "Los Heroes y las Grandezas de la Tierra" (The Heroes and the Grandeurs of the Earth). Volume VI. 1856. Author: Auguste Trichon (1814-1898). French engraver.
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Middle ages initial capital letter N of the grotesque alphabet engraved by Lemaitre, 1466. The Arts of the Middle Ages and at the Period of the Renaissance by Paul Lacroix, 1874
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Aesculapius. Watercolour painting.
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The 1884 caption reads: Commodus in hunting costumestatue of Pentelic marble at Vatican Braccio Nuovo (New Wing in Vatican Museum). Commodus was Roman emperor jointly with his father Marcus Aurelius from 176 until his father's death in 180, and solely until 192. His reign is commonly considered to mark the end of the golden period of peace in the history of the Roman Empire known as the Pax Romana.
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Abruzzo L'Aquila L'Aquila S. Pietro di Coppito5. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Architecture, architectural sculpture (13-14th century), panel painting, frescoes, sculpture. Two exterior views and views of interior both before and after 1971 restoration. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.
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DUQUE DE ALBA ( FERNANDO ALVAREZ SOTOMAYOR ). GENERAL ESPAÑOL. PIEDRAHITA 1508 - 1582. DETALLE FRESCO SALA DE PORTUGAL EN EL PALACIO DE SANTA CRUZ DEL VISO DEL MARQUES. CIUDAD REAL.
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Juno, Roman goddess of marriage, with bride, groom and mother of the bride. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's "Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages" (1796).
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This illustration from 1884 shows dealers in love, based on painting discovered at Stabiae in 1758. Cut from the wall of the luxurious Villa di Arianna at Stabiae, a coastal town south of Pompeii, this fresco depicts an older woman forcefully lifting a winged Cupid from a cage and offering it to a potential buyer. Since its discovery in the mid-1700s, this fresco has inspired numerous reproductions and adaptations in diverse media. Pompeii is a vast archaeological site in southern Italys Campania region, near the coast of the Bay of Naples. Once a thriving and sophisticated Roman city, Pompei
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Commemorative painting of the Union of the Merchants of Rouen, late 17th century (1849). Artist: Unknown
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Ό Περικλής άπό τής Πνυκός δικαιολογών τάς χάριν τής Άκροπόλεως δαπάνας , Forts & fortifications, Archaeological sites, Greek temples, Audiences, Statesmen, Parthenon Athens, Greece, Pericles, approximately 495 B.C.-429 B.C.. Nicholas Catsimpoolas Collection
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Gladiatori e Arbitro. Giorgio de Chirico (1888-1978). Oil on canvas. Painted 1930-1933. 84.5 x 65.7cm
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Illustration of the statue of Zeus in the Temple of Zeus, Olympia in ancient Greece
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Prisoners of war are tortured by the Assyrians, reliefs in Nineveh, Assyrian Empire, today Iraq, 1800, woodcut, Iraq, Asia
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An affectionate couple sits by a pole with bones, in front of the chief's hut. They wear traditional clothing. Inhabitants of Madagascar Madagascar , print maker: Ludwig Gottlieb Portman, (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Jacques Kuyper, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1806, paper, etching, h 247 mm × w 158 mm
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Badeszene um 1300, Ein ritterlicher Gast wird von der Burgherrin bewirtet und gebadet, Modegeschichte, Kostümgeschichte, Historisch, digitale Reproduk...
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Consulting an oracle, in Ancient Greece Date: BC
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Ancient Victory of Brescia, after the copy given to France by the city of Brescia, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1861.
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Illustration depicting Greek dancing girls.
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Erotic scene from a fresco from the historic city of Pompeii, Italy, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from an original of the period, Europe
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Muslim women and children bathing in a public baths. They fill basins at spigots, wash each others hair, nurse babies and wear high wooden sandals. Bagni Pubblici. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giovanni Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Il Costume Antico e Moderno, Florence, 1847.
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Ancient Greece. Lady in colourful dress with chiton and himation, servant, after a vase painting, Fashion History, Historical, digital reproduction of an original 19th century pattern
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Historia Antigua. Las siete maravillas del mundo antiguo. El coloso de Rodas, estatua gigante del dios Helios construída en la isla de Rodas. Grabado alemán de 1886.
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Cartoon from Puck. Joseph Keppler (Austria, Vienna, active United States, 1838-1894)Bernhard Gillam (United States, 1856-1896). United States, 1880-1889. Prints; lithographs. Lithograph
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Statue of a royal prisoner in the courtyard of the Palazzo de Conservatori, historical Rome, Italy, digital reproduction of an 18th century original, original date not known, Europe
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Death of Holophernes, Botticelli painting, 15th c. Italy.
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Victimarius, an assistant at a ritual sacrifice, ancient Rome. He carries an axe, wears an apron or limus, and leads a bull by a rope. A musician plays the tibia or aulos. Victimaire. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by L. Labrousse, artist of Bordeaux, under the direction of Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur from his Lantique Rome, ou description historique et pittoresque, Ancient Rome, or historical and picturesque description, Chez Deroy, Paris, 1796.
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Inca Prince. Engraving, later colouration. French edition of the Histoires des Yncas, Rois du Peru. This project began since 1586 by Gomez Suarez de Figueroa (1539-1616), so-called The Inca Garcilaso. He was a Peruvian historian and writter. Later colouration.
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Ancient Greek Wine Think
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Mitología. Eolo, dios de los vientos; se le representa empuñando un cetro como símbolo de su autoridad y rodeado de vientos. Años 1920. Author: Apel·les Mestres Oñós.
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Relief an der Trajanssäule zeigt die germanische Leibgarde der späteren Cäsaren, digital verbesserte Reproduktion eines Originaldrucks aus dem 19. Jah...
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Alemania. Siglo XIX. El monje pintor. Obra de Wilhelm von Kaulbach (1805-1874). Grabado de la época.
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Josephus Flavius, Venezia, 1608.
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Greek civilization, Red-figure pottery. Attic krater depicting Zeus, attributed to the Berlin Painter. Detail.
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Iberian Peninsula. Ancient Age. Celtiberians. Chromolithography. Historia General de España, by Modesto Lafuente. Volume I. Published in Barcelona, 1877.
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The famed Greek epic poet Homer is said to have flourished around 700 B.C. Credited to him are the Greek epics, The Iliad and The Odyssey. In this painting of Homer that dates to 1905, the bard is shown with a lyre over one shoulder. In ancient times, poetry was oral and bards accompanied their recitations with tunes played on a lyre. The Greeks often portrayed Homer as blind. Blindness was also symbolic of inner vision, and here the young boy may have been meant to act as his guide.
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Mitología. Anfitrite, hija del océano, divinidad marina, esposa de Poseidón. Años 1920. Author: Apel·les Mestres Oñós.
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Picture series The Trojan War, Paris abducts Helen, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a Liebig collector's picture from the 19th century,...
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Blackbeard, Pirates
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La venganza catalana por parte de los almogávares. Historia popular de Catalunya, de Alfons Roure. Editada en Barcelona, 1919. Dibujo de Joan Vila i Pujol (Joan d'Ivori) (Barcelona, 1890-1947).
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Picture series The Trojan War, Sacrifice of Iphigenia, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a Liebig collector's picture from the 19th century, exact date unknown
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Smiling cherub with cupid bow and arrow, congratulates on valentine day and calls for love Smiling cherub with cupid bow and arrow, congratulates on valentine day and calls for love or romance. Happy cherub looking at camera, enjoying pimping lonely people in need of relationship Copyright: xZoonar.com/DzianisxVasilyeux 21225523