Classical Mythology Scenes

Depictions of ancient figures, including Aeneas, Sibyl, and biblical themes surrounded by dramatic interactions and classical motifs.

Susanna en de Ouderlingen, Giovanni Battista Pasqualini, After Guercino, 1628 print Susanna stands by a basin to bathe. She is bothered by two old men who are in danger of accusing her of adultery when they oppose them. Assignment, coat of arms and five -line Latin text in the lower margin. print maker: Italyafter design by: ItalyVaticaanstad paper engraving the elders making advances towards Susanna

Gerard de Lairesse, Aeneas and the Sibyl, c 1670 Aeneas and the Sibyl

Hieronymus, holy.

Susanna en de Ouderlingen, Giovanni Battista Pasqualini, After Guercino, 1628 print Susanna stands by a basin to bathe. She is bothered by two old men who are in danger of accusing her of adultery when they oppose them. Assignment, coat of arms and five -line Latin text in the lower margin. print maker: Italyafter design by: ItalyVaticaanstad paper engraving the elders making advances towards Susanna

Banditti at Market November 9, 1780 Engraved and published by John Hall British. Banditti at Market 408118

Aeneas and Cumae Sibille. Aeneas visits the Sibille from Cumae to ask her to see his father's face once again. Aeneas shows Sibille here the golden branch that he served to seek to decline in the underworld. In the background the dog lies Cerberus next to a river god.

Minerva and personifications of the arts stand for a woman with a passer in her hand that assembles a base with the title of the book. In heaven the gods on a cloud with prominent in the middle Apollo playing on the lier.

Minerva instructing cherubs in the art of painting. Cosway, Richard, 1740-1821. 1800 - 1899. Prints, Portraits. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Painting , Study and teaching, Minerva (Roman deity)

Jean Jacques François Le Barbier I, Pallas Athene in the Form of a Bird Leaving Nestor and Telemachus, c 1780 Pallas Athene in the Form of a Bird Leaving Nestor and Telemachus

Jacob Draws Water for Rachel's Animals (Jacob abreuve le troupeau de Rachel). Artist: Claude Mellan (French, Abbeville 1598-1688 Paris); After Paolo Veronese (Paolo Caliari) (Italian, Verona 1528-1588 Venice). Dimensions: sheet: 15 3/8 x 16 15/16 in. (39 x 43 cm). Publisher: Published by Pierre Mariette (French, 1596-1657). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Robert Thew, 1758-1802, British, Timon of Athens, Act IV, Scene III, A Wood--Timon, Phyrma, etc, 1803. Engraving.

Old man talking to a frost. .

Wszyscy Święci w MNK John, Friedrich (1769 1843), signed by Fugger and engraved by John, Füger, Heinrich (1751 1818)

Copper engraving by Cornelis van Caukercken depicting Christ in a spring setting, created between 1646 and 1680.

Cignani, Carlo, Frey, Jacob (der Ältere), Joseph and Potiphar's Wife, verso - stamped, With caption in Latin., print, prent, prints, height 470 mm, width 328 mm, 1681 - 1752-01-11, print maker, printmaker, 1720 - 1722, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Italian, 1628-05-15 - 1719-09-06

Jacques Bellange, The Three Marys at the Tomb The Three Marys at the Tomb

Street saleswoman with radishes, Simon François Ravenet (Le Vieux), after François Boucher, 1716 - 1772 print France paper etching / engraving 'cris de Paris', cries of London, etc.. (non-fruit) products of plants or trees: radish

Rome, Rossi, Giovanni Giacomo de', Parma, Correggio, Italy, Badalocchio, Sisto, Dome decorations by Correggio in the S. Giovanni Evangelista in Parma, Prophet with two angels, verso - stamped, A prophet standing in front of a balustrade, looking over his shoulder. On the balustrade sit two young nude figures (angels)., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 275 mm, width 208 mm, Italian, 1585 - 1647, print maker, printmaker, 1591 - 1647, paper, papier, etching, etchings, 1489 - 1534-03-05, after a painting by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1627 - 1691, publisher

Apollo flaying Marsyas. Etching by Massard after J.M. Moreau.

Terentia forcibly dragged from the Temple of Vesta Howard, Henry, 1769-1847. still image. Conjectural works. 1808-10-01. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection. Roman temples, Violence, Abused women, Clothing & dress , Rome , To 499, Terentia, 1st cent. B.C

Art Knowledge Illustration No. 7 (from 12), Posted in: Almanac de Goettue entitled: Natural and affectated actions of life , Series II, 1779 Chodowiecki, Daniel Nikolaus (1726 1801)

Flight into Egypt. Artist: After Carlo Maratti (Italian, Camerano 1625-1713 Rome); Robert van Audenaerde (Flemish, Ghent 1663-1743 Ghent). Dimensions: sheet: 14 3/8 x 15 3/8 in. (36.5 x 39 cm)plate: 9 1/16 x 8 7/16 in. (23 x 21.5 cm). Publisher: Arnold van Westerhout (Flemish, Antwerp 1651-1725 Rome). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Germany, Spillenberger, Johann, Vertumnus and Pomona, verso - stamped, print, prints, height 200 mm, width 263 mm, 1628 - 1679, print maker, printmaker, 1638 - 1679, paper, papier, etching, etchings, plaattoon

Allegorical performance with hope and justitia. Group of people, including the French king Louis XIV, hope and justitia, against a background of clouds and a mountain landscape. In the foreground a nude child with olive branch and painting utensils.

Rebecca and Eliezer François Chauveau French. Rebecca and Eliezer 384895

Grandjean, Jean, Amsterdam, Garreau, Louis EF, History of Germanicus, Triumphal procession of Germanicus, verso middle - stamped, The triumphal procession of Germanicus in Rome. During this entry, Germanicus is reunited with his sons, whom he has not seen for some time. The print is part of the history of general Germanicus., print, prints, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 188 mm, width 139 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1783 - 1783, fourth quarter 18th century, paper, papier, etching, engraving, engraving (printing process), Dutch, French, 1752 - 1781

Tarquin and Lucretia 1566-1576 Netherlands. The fateful struggle between the lust-crazed Roman prince Tarquin and Lucretia, the chaste wife of another Italian ruler, inspired two engravings by Cornelis Cort after Titianís well-known painting of this subject (Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, England). This engraving is oriented in the same direction as the painting, though with a more complete composition than the subsequently cropped original work. This impression is a fine, dark and early first state, before the artistís signature and a poem were added at the bottom. Threatening murder and dishonor, Tarquin raped Lucretia, but her subsequent suicide fueled a rebellion against the monarchy, forever changing Roman history.. Engraving in black on ivory laid paper . Cornelis Cort

The Elevation of the Brazen Serpent in the Wilderness, Robert Blyth, 1750-1784, after John Hamilton Mortimer, 1740-1779, British, 1783, Etching

'St Roche, Patron of the Lepers'. Flanders, Circa 1625. Dimensions: 52,6x35,8 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: Rubens, Peter Paul (Pietro Pauolo) (attributed).

The Three Marys at the Tomb. Medium: etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Jacques Bellange.

Allegory on the peace of Nijmegen (1678): Hercules beats the harpies for the Temple of Janus. Allegory on the peace of Nijmegen closed on August 10, 1678 between the Republic and France. Two allegorical women's figures (peace and prosperity) Close the door of the Temple of Janus, Hercules beats the harpies with a club.

Title page for G. Bidloo, Anatomia HVMANI Corporis. Amsterdam, 1685. The personification of the anatomy is sitting on a base with a knife in her hands and a book on her lap. Behind her an angel blows on a trumpet. For the base, three naked children play with a skull and anatomy prints. Father time slides the curtain aside and makes the look at anatomy visible. He holds an hourglass in his hand.

Graflegging, Valentine Green, after George Farington, after Ludovico Carracci, 1775 print London paper etching Christ's entombment (possibly by angels)

Le Paysan qui avait offense son Seigneur, from Contes et nouvelles en vers par Jean de La Fontaine. A Paris, de l'imprimerie de P. Didot, l'an III de la République, 1795 published in 1795 Charles Louis Lingée French. Le Paysan qui avait offense son Seigneur, from Contes et nouvelles en vers par Jean de La Fontaine. A Paris, de l'imprimerie de P. Didot, l'an III de la République, 1795 369346

The Bad van de Broomgroom, François Verdier (Possible), After Anonymous, 1661 - 1730 drawing paper. ink pen / brush taking a bath. making toilet

Men study papers; Title page for: Lodewijk Meijer, words treasure, 1745.Three Men Around A Table Study A Book and Papers. Three Putti Plays a Game With letters in The Foreground. In The Background The Tower Of Babel.

Netherlands, Apollo and the Muses, verso - stamped, Apollo plays the lyre on Mount Parnassus. He is surrounded by the muses. Possibly a title page., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 264 mm, width 190 mm, print maker, prentmaker, 1600 - 1700, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process)

The Good Mother, Louis Marin Bonnet, After François Boucher, 1773 - 1774 print A mother, sitting next to a cradle with a baby, feeds a second child on her lap. Behind her is an older daughter. France paper feeding a baby. mother with daughter(s) (mother-love)

Tintoretto, Jacopo, Amsterdam, Visscher, Cornelis (II), Haarlem, Lamentation of Christ, verso - stamped, Mary mourns the body of the dead Christ, which lies on her lap. Mary Magdalene and a young man (possibly John) together support the upper body of Christ., print, prints, height 403 mm, width 291 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1629 - 1658-01-16, print maker, printmaker, 1638 - 1658, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), etching, Italian, 1519 - 1594

Sketchbook of Roman antiquities, Dupasquier, Antoine-Léonard, 1748-1832, pen and ink, pencil, wash, 1779, Drawings after antiquities in the Vatican, including Roman bas-reliefs and processional friezes, vases, classical busts, household utensils and instruments of worship and war

King Manasse in prison, Louis Surugue, After Bernard Picart, 1691 - 1733 print paper etching / engraving prison, jail. the prayer of Manasseh

Judit a Holofernes, Hans Witdoeck, After Cornelis Schut (I), 1633 print Judit is about to cut Holofernes his head in his army tent. Next to her hair served with a lantern. Antwerp paper engraving Holofernes drinks too much, and falls asleep on the bed (+ angel(s))

The Death of Arthur 1793 James Fittler British. The Death of Arthur 392559

Poussin, Nicolas, France, Baudet, Etienne, Coriolanus (sheet right), verso - stamped, print, prints, height 420 mm, width 381 mm, 1638 - 1711-07-08, print maker, printmaker, 1648 - 1711, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, Frans, 1594-06 - 1665-11-19

The Elevation of the Brazen Serpent in the Wilderness, Robert Blyth, 1750-1784, after John Hamilton Mortimer, 1740-1779, British, 1783, Etching

Susanna and the elders, Lucas Vorsterman (I), after Peter Paul Rubens, 1620 print Antwerp paper engraving the elders making advances towards Susanna

Francesco Bartolozzi RA, 1728-1815, Italian, active in Britain (1764-99), Britannia rewarding Music and Literature, 1792. Engraving.

Delila knips Simsons her; Six famous women from the Old Testament. Delila clips simsons hair braids while sleeping. As a result, he loses his special powers. Two Philistine soldiers enter the palace to get Simson.

Joseph and the woman of Potifar.

A chalk and feather illustration by Heinrich Friedrich Füger for Klopstock's 'Messiade', with whipped brown laves on blue paper, dated 1797, depicting a narrative scene.

London, Dickinson, William, Rigaud, John Francis, Bartolozzi, Francesco, The meeting of Ulysses and Penelope, Meeting of Odysseus and Penelope, verso - stamped, Odysseus and Penelope embrace. In the background sits Minerva., print, prent, prints, height 432 mm, width 336 mm, Italian, 1727-09-25 - 1815-03-07, print maker, printmaker, 1788-01-01 - 1788-01-01, paper, papier, etching, etchings, stippelgravure, kleurdruk, French, English, 1742-05-18 - 1810-12-06, after, after painting by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1746 - 1823, publisher

Rudolf II of Habsburg (German Emperor), Spranger, Bartholomew, Prague, Sadeler, Aegidius, Holy women returning from the grave, verso lower left - stamped, The three holy women returning from the grave. On the right in the background the two angels who announced Christ's resurrection to the three Marys. The print has a Latin caption with a dedication., print, prent, prints, height 514 mm, width 368 mm, South Netherlands, 1570 - 1629, print maker, printmaker, 1600 - 1600, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1546-03-21 - 1611-08, after a design by, 1552-07-18 - 1612-01-20, granter of privilege

Jozef and the wife of Potifar, Jakob Frey (I), After Carlo Cignani, 1720 - 1722 print With caption in Latin. paper engraving Potiphar's wife catches Joseph by his robe, usually while lying in bed; Joseph escapes leaving his cloak behind in her hands (possibly with a naked child lying in a crib)

Clair-obscur woodcut by Giuseppe Nicola Vicentino (Rossigliani) depicting the Madonna with Child, Saint Sebastian, and a bishop, using three plates, circa 1527-1529.

A study by Avanzino Nucci depicting a group of men with raised arms and two seated female figures with similar gestures, rendered in feathered strokes on brownish paper, suggestive of an Ascension scene.

Religion stands at an altar, from which hangs a cloth inscribed 'God is Peace. She is flanked by two allegorical figures, possibly Wisdom and Truth. Above them, Peace looks on from the clouds. At the bottom left a serpent is spitting out its pernicious breath. Beneath the print the title, Allegorical Representation of the Religion of God , print maker: Willem van Senus, (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Jan Kamphuijsen, (mentioned on object), publisher: J. van Ledden Hulsebosch, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1802 - 1812, paper, engraving, h 563 mm × w 428 mm

Hymen. Mehoffer, Józef (1869-1946), graphic artist

Portrait of Peter Paul Rubens in medallion with putti and artist attributes; Les Plat-Fonds Ou Les Tableaux des Galleries / ceilings or gallery pieces. Portrait of Peter Paul Rubens in medallion with putti and artist attributes for a curtain. In the background left the burning church façade of the Jesuit Church on July 18, 1718. The ceiling paintings of Rubens were destroyed during this fire.

Apollo and Daphne. Engraving by C. Bloemaert after G.F. Romanelli.

An Antique Sacrificial Scene; verso: Sketch of a Group of People. Artist: Johann Eleazar Zeissig, called Schenau (German, Grossschönau (Gross-Schönau) 1737-1806 Dresden). Dimensions: sheet: 8 3/8 x 12 7/8 in. (21.2 x 32.7 cm). Date: 1779 (). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Alfred the Great Dividing His Loaf with the Pilgrim, William Sharp, 1749-1824, British, after Benjamin West, 1738-1820, American, active in Britain (from 1763), 1782, Engraving on moderately thick, slightly textured, blued white, laid paper, mounted on, thick, rough, blued white, laid paper, Mount: 22 1/16 × 30 inches (56 × 76.2 cm), Sheet: 19 1/4 × 24 11/16 inches (48.9 × 62.7 cm), and Image: 17 1/16 × 23 1/2 inches (43.3 × 59.7 cm)

Vormsel (right part), Jean Pesne, After Nicolas Poussin, 1633 - 1700 print France paper etching confirmation ~ the second of the seven sacraments

Xantippe, the wife of Socrates, throws water in her anger from a window over Socrates' head while standing outside with his pupils, Socrates and Xantippe., print maker: Jan Tersteeg, (mentioned on object), Jan Tersteeg, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1765, paper, etching, drypoint, h 325 mm × w 218 mm

Asch ash, Caspar Luyken, 1712 print Amsterdam paper etching Enoch's translation

A seated female figure with bound mouth holding a palette and a mahl stick and supporting an oval male portrait, with a second female figure handing a pair of dividers to young boy, with other boys drawing and supporting a blank sheet. Red chalk drawing.

Allucius is reunited with his betrothed by Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus In gratitude, he grasps the hand of the Roman general, Virtue of Scipio Nobility of Scipio , print maker: Ludwig Gottlieb Portman, (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Jacobus Buys, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1795, paper, h 212 mm × w 130 mm

Jupiter a semlele, c. 1537 - c. 1555 print Jupiter appears for Semele. He stands between clouds, with the lightning bolts in his hand. His eagle stands between his legs. Semele is waiting for him on a stone couch. Print from a series of 10 prints that illustrate Jupiter's love life. unknown paper engraving Jupiter wooing Semele

Decapitation of John the Baptist, An executioner is about to cut off the head of John the Baptist with an ax. John is kneeling on the floor and is praying. In the background, Salome is ready with a bowl, the beheading of John the Baptist, Giuseppe Longhi (mentioned on object), Italy, 1806, paper, engraving, h 522 mm × w 373 mm

Symbolic representation at the 50th anniversary of Felix Meritis, 1827, Philip Velijn, 1827.

Landscape with a lute woman and a woman pointing to a classic column.

Company at a figure between trees on the ground; "See," said Laura, "the consequences of that entertainment" .a Company looks down on a boy lying on the ground in a Forest at a fountain. In The Background Two Ladies Behind a Table. Bottom Right: bl. 141.

The Angelic Guards 1808 James Barry Four angelic beings, reminiscent of similar figures by Michelangelo and Raphael, protect the heavenly realm of Elysium from Tartarus: the dark, ill-defined abyssal zone at right. The largest figure guards a key, while others lean over the edge with spears as a cloaked Gabriel broods with a flaming cross on his forehead. At upper right we are shown historical patrons of the artsCharles I, Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Cassiodorus, Francis I, and Agrippaand above them artists who benefited from enlightened support, including Joshua Reynolds, Giles Hussey, Annibale Carracci, and Domenichino. The etching reproduces central figures in Barry’s enormous painting Elysium and Tartarus (1777-83; Society of Arts, London) and was created as a pendant to Divine Justice (see 2016.595).. The Angelic Guards. James Barry (Irish, Cork 1741-1806 London). 1808. Etching and engraving; fourth state of four. Prints

A drawing by Stefano Tofanelli depicting a mythological scene with a young man in ancient costume reading from a scroll in a hall, executed with dark brown pen, light brown wash, and white highlights on primed paper.

Italy, Brothers of Joseph kneel before him in Egypt, verso - stamped, Joseph stands before the entrance of a palace. Before him kneel his ten half-brothers, who do not recognize him., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 278 mm, width 248 mm, print maker, prentmaker, 1600 - 1699, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), etching

Huldebulent to King William I, 1815, 1815 - 1816 print Allegorical representation in which the kneeling Dutch Virgin receives the spear with the hat of freedom from Minerva. On the left a bust of King William I standing on a column. Left in the background portraits of earlier princes of Orange. On the right in the foreground, the Dutch Lion tramples the French eagle. On the occasion of the inauguration of William I in Brussels in 1815. The print includes a separate statement. Netherlands paper engraving personifications of countries, nations, states, districts, etc.. specific aspects, allegorical aspects of Minerva; Minerva as patroness Netherlands

Cart-playing company on a terrace. On a terrace is an elegant company of men and women playing card.

Susanna is resting near to a fountain and two men are watching and leaning over her. Etching by M. Demarne after J.F. de Troy.

Copper engraving by Agostino Veneziano depicting the concept of cleverness, showing figure, gesture, and allegorical scene, 1516.

unknown, Dyck, Anthony van, Antwerp, Pontius, Paulus, Coronation of St. Rosalia, verso lower left - stamped, St. Rosalia is crowned by the Christ Child with a wreath of roses. At her feet lie her attributes, the lily and a skull. The Christ Child sits on Mary's lap. They are accompanied by the apostles Peter and Paul. In the margin a four-line caption and a two-line caption with a dedication in Latin., print, prints, height 444 mm, width 338 mm, South Netherlands, 1603 - 1658-01-16, print maker, printmaker, 1616 - 1657, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Flemish, Dutch, 1599-03-22 - 1641-12-09, after, after painting by, granter of privilege

Lot and his Daughters. Joseph-Marie Vien I; French, 1716-1809. Date: 1748. Dimensions: 222 × 277 mm (image); 226 × 277 mm (plate); 247 × 285 mm (sheet). Etching on ivory laid paper. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA. Author: Joseph Marie Vien, I.

Telemachus brings the wounded Phalantus, lying in a bed in a tent, the ashes of his deceased brother Hippias. Telemachus, on the left, carries the urn in his hands. A tent camp is visible in the background. The scene is framed by an ornamental frame with olive branches and a bow at the bottom. Numbered top right: No. III. Telemachus brings the ashes of Hippias to Phalantus, print maker: Jean-Baptiste Tilliard, (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Charles Monnet, (mentioned on object), publisher: Pierre Didot, print maker: France, intermediary draughtsman: France, publisher: Paris, publisher: Paris, publisher: Paris, publisher: Paris, publisher: Paris, 1785, paper, etching, engraving, h 315 mm × w 242 mm

Count Willem V becomes insane and kills Gerrit van Wateringen, 1357, Johann Wilhelm Kaiser (I), 1843 drawing paper. ink. pencil pen / brush historical persons. historical events and situations. murder

Skating man and woman. Skating couple on the ice, elegantly dressed according to the fashion of approximately 1600. In the foreground a dog jumps over the ice and in the background the contours of a windmill and another skater can be seen.

The Cured Sick Person. Dated: 1619. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Jacques Callot after Giovanni Bilivert.

Design for a title print with the Dutch Virgin (), draughtsman: Gerard van Houten, 1682, paper, pen, brush, h 450 mm × w 301 mm

Judit standing left with a sword in one hand and the head of Holofernes in the other, on the right her maid holding open a bag., Judit with the head of Holofernes, print maker: Cornelis Bos, (mentioned on object), unknown, c. 1537 - c. 1555, paper, engraving, h 145 mm × w 200 mm

Saint Jerome. Engraving by C. Lasinio after F. Pagliuolo after D. Zampieri, il Domenichino.

Bellange, Jacques, France, Soldiers outside a city, verso lower left - stamped, A group of four soldiers, one seen from the back. In the landscape behind them two walking women and a city., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 279 mm, width 220 mm, 1575 - 1616, print maker, printmaker, 1602 - 1616, first quarter 17th century, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), etching, Work conception, after own design by

Minerva provides instructions to two gardeners; Title page for Nicolas Boileau Despreaux, Oeuvres Diverses.Minerva Asks Two Gardeners and Flowerpot to Move with a Fruit Tree.

Drawing, Ceiling Design for Numa Pompilius Welcomed to Rome after his Election, Sala di Numa Pompilio, Palazzo Milzetti, Faenza; Felice Giani (Italian, 1758-1823); Italy; pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over black chalk on white laid paper; 19.1 x 14.5 cm (7 1/2 x 5 11/16 in.) matted w/-3451,-3460 Mat: 55.9 x 40.6 cm (22 x 16 in.)

Allegory on the bravery of the Prince of Orange, 1815, Adrianus Gerardus van Schoone, 1817 drawing Allegory on the bravery of the Prince of Orange during the Battle of Waterloo on June 18, 1815. Freedom crowns a bust of the prince with a laurel wreath, on the left history records the event. The freedom tramples a dragon with her foot. In the air the fame blows on her trumpet on which a canvas hangs with the date '16 June 1815 '. A four -line verse in the caption. See also the print. paper pen / brush Hunger; 'Fama', 'Good fame', 'Chiara fame' (Ripa). Freedom, Liberty; 'Libertè (Ripa) (+ abstract concept reprified by female figures). 'Historia'; 'Historia' (Ripa) Waterloo

The miracle of Saint Just, who stands at center holding his decapitated head in his hands with two onlookers 1639 Jan (Hans) Witdoeck. The miracle of Saint Just, who stands at center holding his decapitated head in his hands with two onlookers. Jan (Hans) Witdoeck (Flemish, ca. 1615-1642). 1639. Engraving; second state of two. Frans van den Wyngaerde (Flemish, Antwerp 1614-1679 Antwerp). Prints

Jan Thomas, Achilles as Pyrrha with Cupid, 1659 Achilles as Pyrrha with Cupid

Raphael and His Mistress. Ugo da Carpi (Italy, Carpi, circa 1468/70-1532). Italy, mid-16th century. Prints; woodcuts. Chiaroscuro woodcut from four blocks

Johann Gottlieb Friedrich (1742-1809), Vignet Til H. Niemeyer "Bielske Characteristic", 1742 - 1809

Hercules brings Alcestis from the underworld. Hercules rescues Alcestis from the underworld and brings her back to her husband admetus. Hercules lifts the veil of Alcestis and shows her to Admetus, who fitting his hands.

Esther before Ahasveros, Gerard Sanders, 1712 - 1767 drawing paper. ink. watercolor (paint). pencil brush / pen Ahasuerus holds out his sceptre to Esther (Esther usually kneeling)

Hercules on the Tweersprong, Pieter Nolpe, after Pieter Symonsz Potter, 1623 - 1653 print Hercules stands on the shoulder on the two -jump with his club. He must choose between truth and world. Truth stands next to him with a book under the arm and a sun on her chest and points it to the narrow road. World, with the rich apple on her head, rests with her hand on a globe, while the devil blows in her ear. There are all kinds of riches on the floor around the world. Behind truth, the narrow road starts, where people take on their cross on their way to heaven. Behind the world starts the wide road, which flows into hell. At the bottom of the margin there are two explanatory rules in Dutch. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving Hercules at the cross-roads, 'Herkules am Scheidewege': the choice of Hercules. the way to destruction is broad and the gate is wide; the way to life is narrow and the gate is straight ~ doctrine of Christ on love, etc. (Matthew 7:13-14; Luke 13:24). Truth; 'Verití' (

Italy, Salimbeni, Ventura, Joachim and Anna, verso - stamped, Joachim and Anna standing in a landscape. Both are connected by vines to Mary who floats on a cloud., print, prent, prints, width 197 mm, height, 153 mm, print maker, prentmaker, 1590 - 1590, paper, papier, etching, etsen, Work conception, Italian, 1568-02 - 1613

Ptolemaeus I. Soter, King of Egypt.

Telemachus refuses the crown and scepter of Cretan; Adventures of Telemachus. After Idomeneus, king of Crete, was driven by his people, the people decided to go to a new king. When Telemachus had arrived at Crete, it was decided that he had to become the new king of Crete. The performance shows an amid male man who offers Telemachus a crown and a scepter. Telemachus refuses to adopt both objects. The illustration is made for the story from book 5 from Telemachus' adventures, written by François de Fénélon.

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