Classical Mythology and Figures

Engravings of mythological themes featuring deities and heroes in dynamic poses, showcasing strong human forms and dramatic narratives.

Mucius Scaevola Roman heroes (series title), The hero Gaius Mucius Scaevola in full length, a sword in the right hand, the scabbard in the left hand. In the background you can see how he fearlessly puts his right hand in front of King Porsenna. Below the show two lines of verse in Latin., Gaius Mucius Scaevola before Porsena: he thrusts his right hand into the flames (the body of the king's secretary who erroneously had been killed instead of Porsena may be seen lying on the ground), anonymous, Amsterdam, 1645 - 1706, paper, engraving, h 247 mm × w 157 mm

Dolphins playing the Pipes, Francesco Bartolozzi RA, 1728-1815, Italian, active in Britain (1764-99), after Giovanni Battista Cipriani RA, 1727-1785, Italian, active in Britain (1755-85), 1783, Engraving

Apollo, pan and a putto that blows on a horn; Paintings in the D'ulysse gallery in Fontainebleau. .

Horatius Cocles, from the series The Roman Heroes 1586 Hendrick Goltzius Netherlandish. Horatius Cocles, from the series The Roman Heroes 343571

Mucius Scaevola Roman heroes (series title), The hero Gaius Mucius Scaevola in full length, a sword in the right hand, the scabbard in the left hand. In the background you can see how he fearlessly puts his right hand in front of King Porsenna. Below the show two lines of verse in Latin., Gaius Mucius Scaevola before Porsena: he thrusts his right hand into the flames (the body of the king's secretary who erroneously had been killed instead of Porsena may be seen lying on the ground), anonymous, Amsterdam, 1645 - 1706, paper, engraving, h 247 mm × w 157 mm

Laocoöngroep, Sisto Badalocchio, 1606 print Marble sculpture group of Laocoön and his sons attacked by two snakes. print maker: Italypublisher: Rome paper etching Laocoon and his twin sons are strangled by two serpents during the preparations for a sacrifice

Pluto and Ceres, Bartholomeus Willemsz. Dolendo, After Bartholomeus Spranger, 1598 print Leiden paper engraving Jupiter settles the problem between Ceres and Pluto

Paris and Mercury, Willem Isaacsz. van Swanenburg, after Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt, 1609 print Paris is sitting under a tree. In his left hand he has a shepherd's staff and in his right hand an apple with the inscription 'Detur Pulchiori'. Mercury is on his feet. He wears a winged hat and holds a caduceus. Under the performance is a four -line, Latin text with a description of the judgment. print maker: Leidenafter design by: Delft (possibly)publisher: Arnhem paper engraving the Judgement of Paris (Mercury present)

Copper engraving by Hendrick Goltzius, circa 1587, depicting Gluttony with human figures and symbolic elements representing excess.

A triton blowing a conch, Jacob de Gheyn (III), Hendrick Hondius (I), 1616 - 1620

Hercules Slaying Nessus. Aldegrever, Heinrich (1502-1555/1561), graphic artist

Venus and Adonis, Giorgio Ghisi, after Teodoro Ghisi, 1530 - 1582 print Venus and Adonis in a landscape. Next to Adonis are his hunting dogs. In the foreground on the left a putto with a rabbit. In the background on the left a putto with a cloth. In the background on the right, Adonis is devoured by a wild boar. Italy paper engraving Venus and Adonis as lovers. cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'

A love couple sitting in a forest. The naked man turns toward the woman. Love Couple, print maker: anonymous, Parmigianino, (mentioned on object), 1520 - 1590, paper, etching, h 159 mm × w 105 mm

Man with the basement of a column on his back, Agostino Veneziano, After Rafaël, 1500 - c. 1536 print A man walks to the left, on his back the base of a column bearing. On the left a tree stump. paper engraving base (~ column, pillar). carrying something on the head or on the shoulders

Herfst, Matthäus Greuter, after Hendrick Goltzius, 1585 - 1638 print With caption in Latin. paper engraving autumn, fall, 'Autumnus'; 'Autunno' (Ripa). wind as a human face, blowing with rounded cheeks. zodiacal signs of the autumn season. vine-tendril, leaf. bunch of grapes

Volatility of Het Lot, Philips Galle, After Melchior Lorck, 1574 print The personification of fate. She is shaky in a spherical atmosphere that floats in a shell at sea. In her hands a sail, with which she sails depending on which side the wind blows. Two seals next to the shell. The print has a Latin caption. Antwerp paper engraving Luck, Fortune, Lot; 'Fato', 'Fortuna', 'Aurea fortune', 'Good luck', 'peaceful luck overo Clemente', 'fate' (Ripa). Swimming Mammals: Seal - FF - Fabulous Animals (Sometimes Wrongly Called 'Grotesques'); 'Monsters' (Ripa)

Hercules and the Nemean lion. Hercules stands between the antique ruins while holding the Nemean lion. With his arms he challenges the neck of the lion to strangle him.

Rede; Attributen van de ziel; Attributi dell'Anima.Personification of reason (ratio) as a woman with sword and a lion.

A Crucified Man (Haman) 1550 Denmark. Engraving in black on ivory laid paper . Melchior Lorichs

Apollo kills the dragon Python, Jan Harmensz. Muller, After Adriaen de Vries, 1596 - 1600 print Apollo kills with his arrow and bowed the python dragon. At the bottom of the margin a two -line text in Latin. Amsterdam paper engraving Apollo shoots Python, the dragon. piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture

Sol, 1592 print Sol, standing in a niche, a winch in his right hand, a bow in his left hand, a tube with arrows over his shoulder. This print is part of a series of eight prints of classical gods, based on paintings by Polidoro da Caravaggio on the facade of a Roman house, seen and checked by Goltzius in Rome. paper engraving Apollo as sun-god, I.E. Sol (Helius), Titan

Heinrich Aldegrever, Hercules Carrying the Two Columns of Gaza, 1550 Hercules Carrying the Two Columns of Gaza

Saturn that gives his child, in his hand a scythe and above his head the astronomical symbol for his planet. Standing in an oval cartouche with the two signs of the zodiac at the top: Capricorn and waterman.

David with the head of Goliath. .

Copper engraving by Hendrick Goltzius depicting the allegorical figures Ars and Usus, created around 1582, showing symbolic representation of art and practice.

Italy, Amato, Francesco, Saint Christopher, verso - stamped, Saint Christopher leans forward to touch the hand of the Christ Child. Christ leans his left arm on the globe., print, prints, height 247 mm, width 185 mm, Italian, print maker, printmaker, 1585 - 1620, paper, papier, etching, etchings

Hendrick Goltzius (1558-1617); Bartholomeus Spring (1546-1611), Angels Staying Christi Lig, 1587

Meleager en Atalante, John MEYSSENS, after Peter Paul Rubens, 1640 - 1670 print Melager gives the head and skin of the killed wild boar to his beloved Atalante. Amor stands between them. A goddess looks at the clouds. Next to Atalante a hunting dog, a hunting horn hangs in the tree. Antwerp paper engraving / etching Meleager gives the head of the boar to Atalanta. (story of) Cupid, Amor (Eros). hunting dogs

Marcus Valerius Corvus, Hendrick Goltzius, 1586 print The hero Marcus Valerius Corvus, seen on the back, his shield was lifted by his left shoulder. In the background you can see how he defeats a Glaan with the help of a raven (Corvus). 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 Marcus Valerius Corvus (Corvinus) victoriously fights a mighty Gaul in single combat, assisted by a crow that attacks the face of the Gaul

René Boyvin after Luca Penni, Two Satyrs Giving Drink to Bacchus, 1540s 1560s Two Satyrs Giving Drink to Bacchus

Nuremberg, Solis, Virgil, Scenes with Fools and Women, Fool Beaten by a Woman with a Bunch of Branches, verso - handwritten in brown ink, print, prints, verso - stamped, 133, height 84 mm, width 68 mm, German, 1514 - 1562-08-01, print maker, printmaker, 1524 - 1562, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), plate tone

Cain kills Abel, Lucas van Leyden, 1524 print Cain with the bone held high, heads the head of sitting Abel to her back. Low Countries paper engraving 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

Italy, Fiorentino, Rosso, Caraglio, Giovanni Jacopo, Scenes with Hercules, Hercules wrestling with Acheloüs, verso - stamped, Hercules fighting the river god Acheloüs for Deïanira, the daughter of the river god Oeneus. Acheloüs took the form of a bull. In the background a group of nymphs., print, prints, height 221 mm, width 182 mm, Italian, 1505 - 1565, print maker, 1515 - 1565, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1494-03-08 - 1541-11-14

A man erecting an ax. unknown

Judas de Makkabeër as army commander, Nicolaes de Bruyn, 1581 - 1656 print paper engraving Judas Maccabaeus (one of the nine worthies)

Jacob Matham, after Cornelis Cornelisz van Haarlem, Apollo as Sol, c1591 Apollo as Sol

Sculpture group in the gardens of Versailles Pluto seizes Proserpina to take her on his chariot A nymph tries to stop him but has fallen In the margin a caption in French, Statue showing the robbery of Proserpina, print maker: Bernard Picart, Bernard Picart, François Girardon, (mentioned on object), Paris, 1699 - 1733, paper, etching, engraving, h 175 mm × w 130 mm

. Meleager gives the cup and skin of the doded wild boar to his beloved Atalante. Amor stands between them. A goddess looks at the clouds. In addition to a hunting dog, a hunting horn hangs in the tree.

Horatius Codes, Keijzer, 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

Drunken Silenus, The drunken Silenus is supported by a satyr and a faun, (story of) Silenus, satyrs, fauns, Sileni, Christoffel Jegher (mentioned on object), Southern Netherlands, 1587 - 1640, paper, h 448 mm × w 339 mm

Two damned souls fighting, after Michelangelo's 'The Last Judgment' fresco in the Sistine Chapel 1580 Cherubino Alberti (Zaccaria Mattia) Italian. Two damned souls fighting, after Michelangelo's 'The Last Judgment' fresco in the Sistine Chapel 651180

Three Figures Including a Hermaphrodite Attributed to René Boyvin French. Three Figures Including a Hermaphrodite. Attributed to René Boyvin (French, Angers ca. 1525-1598 or 1625/6 Angers). Engraving. Prints

Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Laocoon. Artist: Attributed to Nicolas Beatrizet (French, Lunéville 1515-ca. 1566 Rome ()). Dimensions: sheet: 22 1/16 x 16 15/16 in. (56.1 x 43 cm)plate: 19 3/16 x 12 11/16 in. (48.7 x 32.2 cm). Series/Portfolio: Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Date: 16th century.This print comes from the museum's copy of the Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae (The Mirror of Roman Magnificence) The Speculum found its origin in the publishing endeavors of Antonio Salamanca and Antonio Lafreri. During their Roman publishing careers, the two foreign publishers - who worked together between 1553 and 1563 - initiated the production of prints recording art works, architecture and city views related to Antique and Modern Rome. The prints could be bought individually by tourists and collectors, but were also purchased in larger groups which were often bound together in an album. In 1573, Lafreri commissioned a title page for this purpose, which is where the title 'Speculum Roman

Man met knots, Simon Frisius, 1616 print A man with a club stands next to a sitting woman who presses a child against her chest. Behind them a man leans on a wall. Northern Netherlands paper etching weapons for striking a blow

Pluto and Proserpine, from "The Loves of the Gods" ca. 1531-76 Giulio Bonasone Italian. Pluto and Proserpine, from "The Loves of the Gods" 392650

Neptune standing in a niche holding a trident in his left hand, foliage in his right. Artist: Cherubino Alberti (Zaccaria Mattia) (Italian, Borgo Sansepolcro 1553-1615 Rome); After Polidoro da Caravaggio (Italian, Caravaggio ca. 1499-ca. 1543 Messina). Dimensions: Sheet: 7 15/16 × 4 5/16 in. (20.1 × 11 cm). Date: 1570-1615.The identification of the figure as Pluto is incorrect. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Cain kills Abel, Reinier Vinkeles (I), After Jacobus Buys, 1790 print Cain is about to kill Abel with the big bat he holds in his hand. Two sacrificial altars can be seen in the background. On the left the corn sacrifice of Cain and on the right the sacrificed Lam van Abel. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving 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

Venus and Adonis with Amor, Raphaël Sadeler (II), After Titian, 1610 print Adonis is about to leave hunting with his two dogs. He is stopped by the naked Venus. She begs him to stay with her. Venus fears Adonis' life. In the background Amor with a pigeon. München paper engraving Venus trying to prevent Adonis from going hunting. (story of) Cupid, Amor (Eros)

Two fighting putti, cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti', fighting, Lorenzo Loli, Italy, 1622 - 1691, paper, etching, h 174 mm × w 126 mm

River god Nile. Image of the river god Nile, semi-luring, leaning on a sphinx, with a cornucopia in his arm. In the background a Roman ruin.

Saint John the Baptist as a hermit; S. Ioannes Baptista. .

Mars, anonymous, after Jacob Matham, after Hendrick Goltzius, 1597 print Mars, seen on the back, with shield, helmet and sword. To his left the astronomical symbol for his planet. Standing in an oval cartouche with at the top of the two signs of the zodiac: Ram and Scorpio. paper engraving Mars and his children ('Planetenkinder')

Artist: Giovanni Battista Scultori, Italian, 1503-1575, TheResurrection, Engraving, sheet: 18.2 × 14 cm (7 3/16 × 5 1/2in.), Made in Italy, Italian, 16thcentury, Works on Paper -Prints

. Hercules kills the Hydra of Lerna with a Bat. To a fountain sculpture by sculptor Adriaen de Vries.

Apollo kills the Python dragon, Apollo kills with his bow and arrow the Python dragon. At the bottom in the margin a two-segment text in Latin., Apollo shoots Python, the dragon, piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture, Jan Harmensz. Muller (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1596 - 1600, paper, engraving, h 409 mm × w 305 mm

Polyphemus and Galatea; Paintings in Palazzo Farnese in Rome; Galeria Nel Palazzo Farnese in Roma. Polyphemus plays a love song on his pan flute for the Zeenimf Galatea. Galatea is sitting in a shell that is being pulled by dolphins. She is supported by two zeenimphs. The print originally belonged to Liber 22 of the Atlas of Michiel Hinloopen (seem to book 10).

A naked man (Ignudo), twisting towards the right, holding drapery, after Michelangelo's 'The Last Judgment' fresco in the Sistine Chapel 1580-90 Cherubino Alberti (Zaccaria Mattia) Italian. A naked man (Ignudo), twisting towards the right, holding drapery, after Michelangelo's 'The Last Judgment' fresco in the Sistine Chapel 651236

Adam, 1526. Jacob Binck (German, 1500-1569). Engraving;

Evening, Crispijn van de Passe (I), 1574 - 1637 print Niche with the male personification of the evening. He holds a shepherd's staff in his hand. He is accompanied by a bat. At his feet a crab, snake and lizard. In the cartouche under the niche a few that takes a walk. unknown paper engraving personification of the evening, 'Vesper'. flying mammals: bat

Joseph of Arimathea, after Michelangelo's Crucifixion fresco in the Cappella Paolina, Vatican 1540-66 Nicolas Beatrizet French. Joseph of Arimathea, after Michelangelo's Crucifixion fresco in the Cappella Paolina, Vatican. Nicolas Beatrizet (French, Lunéville 1515-ca. 1566 Rome ()). 1540-66. Engraving. Prints

The execution of Saint Barbara, Willem Basse, After Johann Boeckhorst, After Anthony Van Dyck, 1633 - 1672 print Barbara kneels on the floor, her hands are tied together. Her father is about to chop her head with a sword. Two angels descend from heaven to bring Barbara a laurel wreath and a palm branch. In the background you can see part of the tower where Barbara was held imprisoned by her father. paper etching St. Barbara is beheaded by her father Dioscuros, who usually wears a turban and brandishes a scimitar (sword); sometimes Dioscuros is struck by lightning

Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Laocoon 16th century Attributed to Nicolas Beatrizet French This print comes from the museums copy of the Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae (The Mirror of Roman Magnificence) The Speculum found its origin in the publishing endeavors of Antonio Salamanca and Antonio Lafreri. During their Roman publishing careers, the two foreign publishers - who worked together between 1553 and 1563 - initiated the production of prints recording art works, architecture and city views related to Antique and Modern Rome. The prints could be bought individually by tourists and collectors, but were also purchased in larger groups which were often bound together in an album. In 1573, Lafreri commissioned a title page for this purpose, which is where the title ‘Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae first appears. Lafreri envisioned an ideal arrangement of the prints in 7 different categories, but during his lifetime, never appears to have offered one standard, bound set of prints. I

Hercules kills Antaeus. Hercules kills antaeus by lifting this giant in a hold of the ground and to deprive him of his power.

Copper engraving by Sebald Beham from 1549 titled 'The Impossible', depicting a human figure representing the allegory of impossibility.

Albrecht Dürer, The Man of Sorrows Standing by the Column, 1509 The Man of Sorrows Standing by the Column

Antique image 'The tamed Centaur', Paulus Pontius, after Peter Paul Rubens, 1616 - 1657 print Antique image of a centaur that turns to a putto that rides him. Antwerp paper engraving piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture. centaurs

Soil, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from an original from prehistoric times

The Witch ca. 1500 Albrecht Dürer German. The Witch 391138

Male nude, lying backwards. Draughtsman: Louis Fabritius Dubourg. Dating: 1725. Measurements: h 478 mm × w 319 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

The Drunken Silenus', by Moses van Uyttenbroeck, 17th century. In classical myth, Silenus is the teacher and friend of Bacchus, god of wine. In Renaissance art he is depicted as fat, drunk and naked, a bloated lord of the revels, often needing to be helped by his followers.

Amsterdam, Netherlands, Histoire metallique de la république de Hollande, Cherub on seahorse, The cherub has a stick in his hand. From a series of vignettes with sea gods and allegories, used as an illustration in the book Histoire metallique de la république de Hollande by P. Bizot., print, ornament print, prints, ornament prints, height 82 mm, width 122 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1688 - 1688, fourth quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings, Work conception, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Silenus Accompanied by a Satyr and a Faun. Dated: 1635. Dimensions: sheet: 44.5 x 33.9 cm (17 1/2 x 13 3/8 in.). Medium: woodcut on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Christoffel Jegher after Sir Peter Paul Rubens.

Juno, Jacob Matham (attributed to), after Hendrick Goltzius, 1585 - 1589 print The goddess Juno, seen on the back and sitting on a cloud, with peacock. Haarlem paper engraving (story of) Juno (Hera)

Farm father Simeon; The tribal fathers of Israel; The twelve sons of Jacob. Farm father Simeon, half, sitting, the left leg partly visible, looking back to a group of people at a gate in the distance (a scene from the life of Simeon), a sword in the right hand, in the left hand. The left arm is based on a wall or stone. Under the show two lines text in Latin. This print is part of a series of twelve army fathers from Srael; Each print in this series consists of an infection of an ancestor, half as half, and a two-legged caption in Latin.

Giuseppe Scolari, The Entombment, c 1580 The Entombment

Drie gratiën, Jacob Matham (attributed to), after Hendrick Goltzius, 1588 print The three graces between the clouds. The three female figures each hold a laurel wreath above each other's head. paper engraving Graces (Charites), generally three in number; 'Gratie' (Ripa)

Prometheus and the ocean nymphs still image. 1892. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection. Prometheus (Greek deity), Sculpture, Chains, Shackles, Nymphs (Greek deities), Eagles , Mythology, Mythology, Greek, Nude in art, Nudes

Hercules, Bacchus, Pan, and another god seated on a cloud under an arch, an oval composition, from a series of eight compositions after Francesco Primaticcio's designs for the ceiling of the Ulysses Gallery (destroyed 1738-39) at Fontainebleau ca. 1560-69 Giorgio Ghisi Italian. Hercules, Bacchus, Pan, and another god seated on a cloud under an arch, an oval composition, from a series of eight compositions after Francesco Primaticcio's designs for the ceiling of the Ulysses Gallery (destroyed 1738-39) at Fontainebleau 397751

The melancholic temperament (the element earth), Jacques de Gheyn (II) (workshop of), after Jacques de Gheyn (II), 1596 - 1597 print Presentation of the melancholic temperament in the form of a naked, somewhat older man in a pasting attitude (a scientist), sitting on a globe, a passer in the right hand, who supports a sphere. In the background a mountain landscape under a night sky. Under the performance two lines of text in Latin. This print is part of a series of four temperaments, each depicted by a figure, engaged in an action and sitting/standing in an environment associated with one of the four elements. Each performance has a two -way Latin caption. print maker: Leiden (possibly)print maker: Netherlandspublisher: Leiden (possibly) paper engraving melancholic temperament. earth (one of the four elements)

Minerva appears in the form of telemachus to Odysseus; Odysseus works. Minerva appears in the form of a young prince or telemachus to Odysseus.

Envy, from Virtues and Vices 1596-97 Zacharias Dolendo Netherlandish. Envy, from Virtues and Vices. Vices and Virtues. Zacharias Dolendo (Netherlandish, 1561-ca. 1604). 1596-97. Engraving; first of two states (New Hollstein). Prints

Galatea ontsnapt aan Polyphemus; Antieke reliëfs.Galatea, moving on a shell drawn by dolphins, escapes the cycle polyphemus. Polyphemus is sitting on a rock with a stick and a pan flute in his hands. Amor flies above Galatea.

. Avaritia, or Greed, was widely perceived as the worst of the Seven Deadly Sins, since the desire for money was the root of all evil. This personification of Avarice (with her attribute, the toad) seems not to have any idea what she needs money for. Wealth has become a burden - a weight to be carried in bags strapped to her chest.

Laocoöngroep; Lacoontis a wonderful art made of marble (...); Antieke Sculpturen in Rome; Statues, ancient city of Rome, which is commonly seen in public places icones.Marble sculpture group of Laocoon and his sons attacked by two hoses. The sculpture group is shown mirror. Caption in Latin. Print is part of an album.

Jupiter and Aegina; Jupiters love adventures. Jupiter Aegina seduces in a radius of fire. Jupiters eagle sits on the floor next to the releasing couple. Print from a series of 10 prints that illustrate Jupiter's love life.

Neptune and Pallas Garofalo, Benvenuto Tisi da, 1481-1559. still image. Art reproductions. 1890 - 1899. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection. Neptune (Roman deity), Poseidon (Greek deity), Athena (Greek deity), Minerva (Roman deity), Spears, Pointing fingers, Goddesses, Gods

LaoCoon and his sons; Signorum Veterum Icone I..

Titus Manlius; 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. 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.

Publius Horatius; The Roman heroes.

Copper engraving by Nicolaus Theodori Braew depicting Apollo Belvedere, showing classical pose, human anatomy, and mythological iconography, dated 1599-1621.

Furnius, Pieter Jalhea, The seven virtues and seven vices, Vigilance overcomes Inertia, verso - stamped, The winged personification of Vigilance (Vigilantia) sits with an oil lamp in her hand and reads a book. To her right are an hourglass and a closed book, to the left, by a tree, a cross lies on an open book. She stands with her foot on the personification of Inertia (Acedia) who lies asleep on the ground in front of her. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a series on virtues and vices., print, prints, height 256 mm, width 199 mm, 1540 - 1626, print maker, printmaker, 1550 - 1625, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after own design by

Three men sacrificing a pig, by Adamo Scultori, Giulio Romano.

Saint Sebastian. Dated: c. 1480/1490. Dimensions: sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 15.7 x 11.3 cm (6 3/16 x 4 7/16 in.). Medium: engraving on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Martin Schongauer.

A Roman emperor sitting in a niche holding a sceptre in his raised left hand and a globe in his right hand ca. 1500-1534 Marcantonio Raimondi Italian. A Roman emperor sitting in a niche holding a sceptre in his raised left hand and a globe in his right hand 342685

Nemesis, Albrecht Dürer, 1499 - 1503 print A winged woman with a cup in one hand and a spread in the other, standing on a sphere, floating above a river valley with a village. Nuremberg paper engraving Nemesis (Adrastea). Luck, Fortune, Lot; 'Fato', 'Fortuna', 'Aurea fortune', 'Good luck', 'peaceful luck overo Clemente', 'fate' (Ripa)

Depicts the Resurrection by Albrecht Altdorfer, created as a woodcut around 1513, showing figures, tomb, gestures, and religious symbolism.

Study of a naked man playing a vihuela, a child holding a sheet of music at the left, from the 'Principios para estudiar el Nobilísimo y Real arte de la Pintura' (Madrid 1693). Artist: José García Hidalgo (Spanish, Villena 1645-1717 Madrid). Dimensions: Sheet: 8 9/16 in. × 6 in. (21.8 × 15.3 cm). Date: ca. 1693. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Heindrick Goltzius (Engraver) / 'The Great Hercules'. 1589. Burin on laid paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Greek god Silenus, companion of Dionysus, with ivy crown, wineskin and panther. From a sculpture in the Galleria Giustiniana, now in the Museo Torlonia. Copperplate engraving by Richard Collin after an illustration by Joachim von Sandrart from his LAcademia Todesca, della Architectura, Scultura & Pittura, oder Teutsche Academie, der Edlen Bau- Bild- und Mahlerey-Kunste, German Academy of Architecture, Sculpture and Painting, Jacob von Sandrart, Nuremberg, 1675.

Cain kills Abel, Anonymous, After Lucas van Leyden, in or after 1520 - c. 1583 print Cain with the jaw bone withded, Abel pushed to the ground. paper engraving 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

This engraving from 1577 depicts various costumes worn by indigenous people from Brazil and Peru. The artwork includes detailed illustrations of the attire, showcasing cultural elements specific to the regions mentioned. The image is part of a monographic edition published in Nürnberg by Hans Weigel, and is identified as Plate 181. The additional title translates to 'The Wild People from Brazil in America.'

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