Classical Sculptural Prints

Engravings depicting classical sculptures and figures inspired by Michelangelo, showcasing the artistry and anatomy of human forms in motion.

Haarlem, Goltzius, Hendrick, Matham, Jacob, The virtues, Strength (Fortitudo), verso - stamped, The personified Strength; a female figure with a column over her right shoulder. In the background a hilly landscape., print, prints, recto lower right - stamped, height 217 mm, width 144 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1571-10-15 - 1631-01-20, print maker, printmaker, 1585 - 1589, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1558-01 - 1617-01-01, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Ancestor of Christ from Naason Lunette (Left Figure), Print made by Adamo 'Ghisi' Scultori, ca.1530-1585, after Michelangelo, 1474/1475-1564, Italian, 1550 to 1585, Engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper

Muze, Giulio Bonasone, 1501 - 1580 print An image of a muse in a niche. Italy paper engraving single Muses

Sitting young man and a child, Adamo Scultori, After Michelangelo, c. 1585 print Figures from Michelangelo's ceiling painting. Numbered below: 47. Print Maker: ItalyaFter Painting by: Vatican City paper engraving youth, adolescent. index finger forwards, pointing, indicating

Seated Figure of Justice, from Farnese Palace, after Annibale and Agostino Carracci. Artist: After Annibale Carracci (Italian, Bologna 1560-1609 Rome); After Agostino Carracci (Italian, Bologna 1557-1602 Parma); Jacques Belly (French, Chartres 1609-1674 Chartres). Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed): 8 7/8 × 5 7/8 in. (22.5 × 15 cm). Series/Portfolio: La Gallerie du Palais Farnaise de la ville de Rome. Date: 1641. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Old Italian Masters: The Delphian Sibyl, 1890. Timothy Cole (American, 1852-1931), after Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, 1475-1564). Wood engraving;

Judit; Heroes and heroines from the Old Testament. Judit with the head of Holofernes in her hand. The sword with which she has cut the head is clamped under her arm. In the background you can see how Judit the head of the army leader dropped Holofernes in his tent. Her maid stands for the tent and keeps the guard. In oval with peripheral in Latin by Theodorus Schrevelius.

Haarlem, Goltzius, Hendrick, Matham, Jacob, The virtues, Strength (Fortitudo), verso - stamped, The personified Strength; a female figure with a column over her right shoulder. In the background a hilly landscape., print, prints, recto lower right - stamped, height 217 mm, width 144 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1571-10-15 - 1631-01-20, print maker, printmaker, 1585 - 1589, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1558-01 - 1617-01-01, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Allegory with the Wapen van Overijssel, Reinier Vinkeles (I), After Jacobus Buys, 1751 - 1816 print Amsterdam paper etching / engraving armorial bearing, heraldry. attributes of Ceres: sickle

Jaël Sisera, Jan Saenredam, After Hendrick Goltzius, 1575 - 1607 print Jaël in the foreground, with a hammer and a tent pin. In the background the sleeping General Sisera. The print has a Latin caption. paper engraving Jael takes a nail of the tent and a hammer

Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Flora mid-16th century Anonymous, Italian, 16th century Italian 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 print

Copper engraving by Hendrick Goltzius from 1588 showing the biblical figure Hannah, depicted with detailed robes, expressive gesture, and narrative background.

Sitting woman with old man and child, Adamo Scultori, After Michelangelo, c. 1585 print Figures from Michelangelo's ceiling painting. Numbered below: 66. Print Maker: ItalyaFter Painting by: Vatican City paper engraving mother and child(ren), woman and child(ren) (family group). old man

Personification of service, Adamo Scultori, After Andrea Mantegna, c. 1540 - c. 1585 print Service as a young man, his feet chained and a yoke over his shoulders. Title in the end margin. Italy paper engraving yoke. tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries: chain

Three Goddesses: Pallas Athena, c. 1595. Jan Saenredam (Dutch, 1565-1607), after Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558-1617). Engraving;

Jupiter, Juno and Io; Mythological love stories. In the foreground Jupiter and Juno. Cupid flies above them. In the background io, the beloved of Jupiter, who has turned through Jupiter in a white cow to hide her for his wife.

Apollo Met Een Amor, Claude between, 1638 print Paris paper engraving (story of) Apollo (Phoebus)

. In the foreground Jael, with a hammer and a tent pin. In the background the sleeping general Sisera. The print has a Latin caption.

Allegains on horatius, anonymous, after gerrard the Landorial, 1684 print In the middle a portrait bust of the Roman poet Horace on a pedestal. The sculpture is crowned with a laurel wreath by fame, which blows on her trumpet. On the right an allegorical figure with painting supplies in her hands. Her headgear is decorated with a laurel wreath and a sphinx as a symbol of wisdom. On the left an allegorical figure with an instrument in her hand. paper engraving Abstract Ideas and Concepts (+ allegorical scene, i.e. two or more personifications involved in an action). sculpture. Fama as Roman personification. tools, implements of painter

Holy Family, Jan Philipsz. Van Bouckhorst, 1618 print The Holy Family is in the garden. Joseph is sitting at a table and leans on a book. Mary with Christ on her lap sits next to him and looks up at him. print maker: Haarlemafter design by: Haarlempublisher: Amsterdam paper etching / engraving Holy Family, and derived representations

Relief with personification of the element fire above arch on the west side of the Burgerzaal in the town hall on Dam Square, Hubert Quellinus, after Artus Quellinus (I), 1719 - 1783 print Relief with personification of the element fire above the left (southern) arch on the west side of the Burgerzaal in the town hall on Dam Square in Amsterdam. In her hands a bowl with a phoenix rising in flames. A blowing putto under her feet. At the top left the sun. Numbered in the bottom right: CIII. N. 1. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving fire (one of the four elements). fabulous animals ~ birds: phoenix. sun represented as face, wheel, etc.. cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti' Burgerzaal. City Hall of Amsterdam (1655-1808)

Judith, from the series 'Heroes of the Old Testament', Jacob Matham, Netherlandish, 1571-1631, Hendrik Goltzius, Netherlandish, 1558 - 1617, Engraving on off-white laid paper, Judith stands in the foreground holding aloft the severed head of Holofernes. In her right hand she holds a sword. She is dramatically lit from the left which allows shadows to define her voluminous drapery. In the landscape behind her, there are hills to the left and at right, the tent where Judith is shown killing Holofernes., Netherlands, ca. 1590, graphic design, Print, Print

Personification of gluttony, represented like a thick female figure with a pie, standing in a niche.

Holy Catharina, Michel Aubert, after Peter Paul Rubens, 1724 print print maker: Francepublisher: Paris paper engraving / etching the virgin martyr Catherine of Alexandria; possible attributes: book, crown, emperor Maxentius, palm-branch, ring, sword, wheel

Justice. Artist: Edme de Boulonois, Flemish, active ca. 1682 After: Jacques Stella, French, 1596-1657

Amsterdam, Lairesse, Gerard de, Pietas Format Et Sapientia Perficit, Allegory of sculpture and painting, verso - stamped, The personification of painting stands with a brush, a painter's stick and a painter's palette in her hands and paints the bust carved by Sculpture. On the left, the personified sculpture watches with a hammer in her hands as Painting does its work., print, prints, height 270 mm, width 206 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1641 - 1711, print maker, printmaker, 1670 - 1670, paper, papier, etching, etchings

Personality of the charity Mildadigheit (title on object) One and forty pieces, Verscheydene Sinnebeelden (series title), A female figure as personification of charity, with a compass in her right hand and in her left hand a necklace and coins, some of which fall down. In the background, a man gives alms to a kneeling figure. Print from a series of 41 emblems, Generosity, Liberality, 'Generosità', 'Liberalità' (Ripa) (partially clothed), 'Elemosina' (Ripa), giving alms or other charity, eg .: handing out food, Arnold Houbraken (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1710 - 1719, paper, engraving, h 182 mm × w 100 mm

Judit; Heroes and heroines from the Old Testament. Judit with the head of Holofernes in her hand. The sword with which she has cut the head is clamped under her arm. In the background you can see how Judit the head of the army leader dropped Holofernes in his tent. Her maid stands for the tent and keeps the guard. In oval with peripheral in Latin by Theodorus Schrevelius.

Abundance and peace. Links A personification of abundance with a cornucopia (cornucopia). On the right a personification of peace with an olive branch. There is a coat of arms on the ground.

Study for Especially Table of Empress: Tambourine Dancer

Abundance and Peace, Anonymous, After Guido Reni, 1585 - 1692 print On the left a personification of the abundance with a horn of abundance (cornucopia). On the right a personification of peace with an olive branch. There is a coat of arms on the ground. Italy paper etching Symbols, allegories of peace, 'pax'; 'Pace' (RIPA). AbundDance; 'ABODANZA', 'ABODANZA MARTIMA' (RIPA). PEACE AND PROSPERITY, 'PAX ET ABUNDANTIA' 'Cornucopia', Horn of plenty

Judith standing and looking up, holding the head of Holofernes in her left hand and a sword in her right, tents in the background, after Reni 1650-1750 Anonymous After a painting by Reni. Verso not visible as print is laid to another sheet of paper.. Judith standing and looking up, holding the head of Holofernes in her left hand and a sword in her right, tents in the background, after Reni 669259

Matigheid (temperance) Anonymous, after Jacob Matham, after Hendrick Goltzius, 1587 - 1637 print The personalized moderation; A female figure pours from a jug of liquid in a glass. A hilly river landscape in the background. paper engraving Temperance, 'Temperantia'; 'Temperanza' (Ripa) ~ one of the Four Cardinal Virtues

Patience; The virtues. The personification of virtue patience is clampted at a window, while the house in the background is on fire.

Statue in Versailles Gardens. Autumn male personification, a drinking cup in hand. At his feet a bunch of grapes. A caption in French in the margin.

Antwerp, Galle, Philips, Arias Montanus, Benedictus, Netherlands, Blocklandt, Anthonie, Sibyls, Sibylla Samia, Sibyl of Samos, recto lower right - stamped, The Sibyl of Samos sits on a rock. A book lies open next to her. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a ten-part series on the Sibyls., print, prints, verso bottom right - stamped, height 288 mm, width 212 mm, South Netherlands, 1537 - 1612-03-29, print maker, printmaker, 1575 - 1575, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1532 - 1583, after a design by, 1528 - 1598, writer, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Susanna, Jan Collaert (II), After Maerten de Vos, 1588 - 1597 print In the foreground the half-naked Susanna. In the background she is harassed by the two elders during bathing. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a press series with famous women from the Old Testament. Antwerp paper engraving female persons from the Old Testament (with NAME) (not in biblical context). the elders making advances towards Susanna

Hope (SPES); The virtues. The personal hope; A woman's figure with a falcon on her hand, looking up, an anchor at her feet.

Monument for Sir Joshua Reynolds, from "Carlton House Magazine" April 2, 1792 John Saunders Allegorical figures appear before a small circular temple of the arts that is adorned with portraits of Reynolds, Raphael and Titian, its roof crowned with the winged horse Pegasus. Father Time sits at lower left, placing his scythe on the ground. A boy with a flame at his browthe Genius of Paintingleans against Time's knee and restrains him while passing two sketchbooks to a woman dressed in classical robes. Her right hand rests on an oval portrait of Reynolds. A palette and brushes lean against the latter, while papers, books and canvases surround her. Reynolds died the year that this commemorative engraving was published and its imagery declares that his achievements have earned him a place beside the greatest masters and will ensure the preservation of his work. "The Carlton-House magazine: or, Annals of taste, fashion, and politeness," was published from January 1792 to February 1796.. Mo

Print made by Adamo 'Ghisi' Scultori, ca.1530-1585, Matthew, Ancestor of Christ, 1550 to 1585. Engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper.

A copper engraving by Marcantonio Raimondi from around 1505-1515 depicting a woman alongside a herme, illustrating classical architectural and figurative elements.

Prophet with two angels; Dome decorations by Correggio in the S. Giovanni Evangelista in Parma. A prophet standing in front of a balustrade, looking over his shoulder. There are two young naked figures on the balustrade (angels).

Cybele Stepping on a Serpent 1544-1606 Italy. Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash, heightened with cream gouache, on blue laid paper, laid down on cream wove card . Follower of Paolo Farinato

Minerva Teaching a Young Artist, illustration for the Catalogue historique du Cabinet by Mariette 1745-1779 France. Etching in black on ivory laid paper . Ange Laurent de Lalive de Jully

Allegorical show with a woman in a garden, Jan Punt, 1763 print In a garden, an allegorical female figure writes on a sheet. A rooster runs for her. On the left a Bijenkorf and on the forefront garden tools. A horse runs in the background in the forest. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving garden. handwriting, written text. fowl (cock, hen, chicken, etc.). bee-hive. gardening-tools. horse

Johann Matthias Kager, Without Ceres and Bacchus, Venus Freezes, 1590s Without Ceres and Bacchus, Venus Freezes

Two women with signs of the Zeegschaal (Libra) and Scorpio (Scorpio), Marcantonio Raimondi, 1517 - 1520 print paper engraving Scorpio (zodiacal sign of October). Libra (zodiacal sign of September)

Feather drawing by an anonymous artist showing one of the Hesperides from the back, standing in a running step, reaching for a tree branch with both hands raised, on blue and white lavings.

Justice, in the guise of a blindfolded woman holding a scale in the left hand and a sword in the right hand. At the top of the image the word 'IVSTITIA' (justice). This print is part of a series of seven circular representations of the virtues, each personified by a female figure with typical attributes, and with Latin inscription., Justice Iustitia The Virtues (series title), print maker: Jacob de Gheyn (II), (workshop of), print maker: Zacharias Dolendo, (possibly), Jacob de Gheyn (II), Netherlands, 1591 - 1595, paper, engraving, d 148 mm

ALEGORIA DE LA ABUNDANCIA - GRABADO - SIGLO XIX. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Apollo Lauwert Poetry, Matthijs Pool, After Johannes Verhoek, 1726 print Poetry is honored by Apollo. She is flanked by two putti. One of them holds a flame, symbol of inspiration, and a trumpet. The other shows a coat of arms on which the title in Dutch. Amsterdam paper engraving / etching (story of) Apollo (Phoebus). symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ poetry; 'Poesia' (Ripa). crowning with laurel. flame. inspiration of the poet; 'Furore poetico' (Ripa) (+ variant)

Hans Burgkmair I, Lucretia, Veturia and Virginia, 1516 Lucretia, Veturia and Virginia

Woman with amphor. A half-naked woman leaning with her right arm on a square column. On the ground next to her a large amphor. A landscape in the background.

Diana is equipped for hunting through her nymphs.

Augustus and the Tiburtine Sibyl 1580-1599 Italy. Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, heightened with lead white (partly oxidized), on blue-gray laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper . Parmigianino

Design for a Rocaille Cartouche with the Figure of Prudentia, Plate 1 from an untitled series with architectural cartouches and allegorical figures. Artist: After Jeremias Wachsmuth (German, 1712-1771). Dimensions: Overall: 8 7/16 × 13 3/4 in. (21.5 × 35 cm). Engraver: Jacob Gottlieb Thelot (German, Augsburg 1708-1760 Augsburg). Publisher: Martin Engelbrecht (German, Augsburg 1684-1756 Augsburg). Date: Printed ca. 1750-56.Ornament print with a design for the left half of a large cartouche with the personification of Prudentia, bound in an album containing 27 series with a total of 122 ornament prints from the fund of the prominent Augsburg publisher Martin Engelbrecht. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

In de gedaante van Ascanius brengt Cupido Dido geschenken. Ontwerpen voor schilderijen met episodes uit De Aeneas (series title). Draughtsman: Mattheus Terwesten. Dating: 1600 - 1604. Measurements: h 187 mm × w 148 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Leiden, Hackius, Franciscus, Gouda, Persijn, Reinier van, Title page for: A. Thysius, Dictorum factorumque memorabilium libri IX, 1660, Europa, verso lower right - stamped, The female personification of Europa, with a horn of plenty. She leans on a turtle with her foot. The title in Latin on a banner. At the bottom in a cartouche an imprint in Latin., print, engraving, title page, prints, engravings, 157 mm, width 106 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1614 - 1668-11-23, print maker, printmaker, 1660 - 1660, paper, papier, engraving (printing process), Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Four Men Arguing 1800-1900 Anonymous, Italian, 19th century Italian. Four Men Arguing 390077

Chryses Imploring the Help of Apollo, from Iliad, Book I Made 1765-1766 Sweden. This drawing by Swedenís most important Neoclassical sculptor and draftsman depicts a scene from Homerís Iliad, set during the Trojan War.In the drawing, Chryses, a Trojan priest of Apollo, prays to Apollo for help after Agamemnon, the leader of the Greek army, has refused to return his kidnapped daughter. In response, Apollo inflicts a plague upon the Greeks. Agamemnon returns Chrysesís daughter, but demands Chrysesís second kidnapped daughter, who is held by Achilles, in exchange.. Black chalk on off-white laid paper, tipped onto wove paper . Johan Tobias Sergel

Nicoletto da Modena's copper engraving 'Pallas Athene' (c. 1500-1512) portrays the Greek goddess Pallas Athena, highlighting classical mythology and Renaissance artistry.

Eendracht (Concordia), Cornelis Cort, After Frans Floris (I), 1560 print The personification of the Eendracht is under a tree and lures her finger a bird of prey that sits on a branch of the tree. With her other hand she pulls the branch on which the bird is sitting slightly. Antwerp paper engraving Agreement, Unity; 'Concordia', 'unsurpassed Concordia', 'Military Concordia', 'Concordia di Pace', 'Civil Union' (Ripa)

Clair-obscur woodcut by Giuseppe Nicola Vicentino (Rossigliani) showing Augustus and the Tiburtine Sibyl, executed in four plates around 1529-1530.

Drawing, Design for a Monochrome Painting, Church of Corpus Domini, Bologna, Italy; Designed by Marc Antonio Franceschini (Italian, 1648 - 1729); Italy; pen and ink, brush and black wash, black chalk on paper; 41.3 × 29 cm (16 1/4 × 11 7/16 in.)

Belgische Maagd vóór koning Willem I, 1827.Allegory on the blessings of the regime of King Willem I, 1827. The Belgian or Dutch virgin standing before King Willem I on his throne. It contributes to itself a standard with the inscription 'Belgique'. With sixor ones. Presentation in contours.

Proposals from Gracchus, Ludwig Gottlieb Portman, after Jacobus Buys, 1797 print Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus III draws a reform at the request of his mother Cornelia. The people are happy and one sets up a statue in its honor. On the De Pieth stable it says: "Cornelia, mother of the Gracchen". Amsterdam paper etching non-aggressive activities of Cornelia

Jan Pietersz Saenredam, after Hendrik Goltzius, Samarian Woman at the Well Samarian Woman at the Well

Four Studies of Works by Perugino and Francia, Felice Giani, Italian, 1758-1823, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over black chalk on cream wove paper, Madonna with Infant and St. Rocco, Benedict, Sebastian, Anthony. After Francesco Francia. Apostles by Lorenzo Costa. Verso: balustrade with papal insignia; death of a brother., Italy, 1811-14, graphic design, Drawing, Drawing

Two women, front view, wearing loose clothing Copy after a depiction from the drawing book of Abraham Bloemaert, in the edition of Nicolaas Visscher, Two women, Frederick Bloemaert, intermediary draughtsman: Abraham Bloemaert, print maker: anonymous, Netherlands, c. 1679 - c. 1750, paper, engraving, h 205 mm × w 157 mm

Peace, pl. 8 of 9 from the series Virtues andVices. Engraver: Zacharias Dolendo, Dutch, 1561 - ca.1604 Publisher: Jacques de Gheyn II, Dutch, 1565-1629

Polieukte, Abraham Delfos, after Monogrammist IW (inventor), 1741 - 1820 print A woman on her knees begs a man with a crown. There are two men and a number of soldiers around. Leiden paper etching

A coal drawing by Carl Gustav Jacob Madjera titled Lovely.

The Promenade. Artist: Albrecht Dürer (German, Nuremberg 1471-1528 Nuremberg). Dimensions: sheet: 7 11/16 x 4 3/4 in. (19.5 x 12.1 cm) trimmed to plate line. Date: ca. 1498. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The Incense Burner Made 1515-1525 Italy. Marcantonio Raimondi engraved The Incense Burner when he was at the height of his skill and talent, as is evident in the naturalistic detail and overall beauty of the print. Raimondiís engraving depicts a large incense burner supported by two women draped in classical garments. It is thought that the sculpture was meant for Francis I of France because of its use of his heraldic emblemsóthe salamander and fleur-de-lisóas decorations. The engravingís design is based on a drawing by Raphael and reveals the painterís gift for simple but strong compositions.. Engraving in black on cream laid paper . Marcantonio Raimondi

DELIMBIC SIBILLE; Sibylla Delphica; Sibilles. The Delfic Sibille is sitting on a chair. An open book shot on her. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a tachy series about the Sibilles.

TITELBLAD: Collection of various ancient vases, c. 1650 print Sitting woman for garden wall. The woman's arm rests on an oval medallion, on which three Swedish crowns and the monogram of Christina van Sweden are standing. print maker: France (possibly)publisher: Paris paper engraving

Apotheosis of History. Le Brun, André-Jean (1737-1811), draughtsman, cartoonist

Antique Carved Marble Candelabra Base 1642-1644 Italy. Pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash, over graphite, on cream laid paper laid down on off-white laid paper . Andrea de Leone

An anonymous drawing depicts two female hermits, executed in metal pen and chalk with white highlights on brownish paper.

The woman from te bee with the head of Abimelech; Heroes and heroines from the Bible and classical antiquity. Landscape with the woman from TEEBZ who got a millstone to Abimelech during the siege of her city. In her hands the stone and head of Abimelech. In the margin a two-legged Bible quote from Jud. 9 in Latin and in Dutch.

A woman on her knees implores a man with a crown. Around are two men and several soldiers, Polieukte (title on object), print maker: Abraham Delfos, (mentioned on object), Monogrammist IW (inventor), (mentioned on object), Leiden, 1741 - 1820, paper, etching, h 130 mm - w 81 mm

Copper engraving by Hendrick Goltzius from 1593 depicting the Visitation, showing the meeting of the Virgin Mary and Elizabeth, with figures, gestures, and architectural or landscape background.

A standing woman with bared torso, wrapped around her waist in a broadly draped robe, her face turned to the right Copy after a depiction from the drawing book of Abraham Bloemaert, in the edition by Nicolaas Visscher, Woman with a robe around her waist, Frederick Bloemaert, intermediary draughtsman: Abraham Bloemaert, print maker: anonymous, Netherlands, (possibly), c. 1679 - c. 1750, paper, etching, h 203 mm × w 153 mm

Earth, Willem Schaak, 1680 - 1726 print The element earth. The goddess Ceres, with corn in the hair, sits next to a fruit basket and holds flowers in the hand. A lion rests on her feet. paper engraving 'Terra', 'Carro della terra' (Ripa). (story of) Ceres (Demeter). attributes of Ceres. beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion

Judit with the head of Holofernes. Judit stands on the left with a sword in one and head of holofernes in the other hand, right her service after holding a bag.

The woman from Tebez with the head of Abimelech, Hieronymus Wierix (attributed to), after Gillis Coignet (II), 1578 print Landscape with the woman from Tebez who threw a millstone to Abimelech during the siege of her city. In her hands the stone and head of Abimelech. In the margin a two -way Bible quote from Jud. 9 in Latin and in Dutch. Antwerp paper engraving Abimelech is struck on the head by a millstone thrown by a woman

Erato, from the series 'Twelve Muses and Goddesses' ca. 1540-45 Léon Davent French. Erato, from the series 'Twelve Muses and Goddesses' 337186

Sculpture of a woman in a niche. In a niche there is a sculpture of a woman in classical clothing. In the background there is a man with a bare edge. In the distance a pyramid or obelisk.

A Censer La Cassolette. Raphael, 1483-1520. 1501 - 1534. Raimondi, Marcantonio, approximately 1480-approximately 1534. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Erato. Artist: Léon Davent (French, active 1540-56); After Francesco Primaticcio (Italian, Bologna 1504/5-1570 Paris). Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed): 9 1/16 × 6 7/8 in. (23 × 17.4 cm). Series/Portfolio: The Muses and the Three Great Goddesses. Date: ca. 1540-45. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Two Roman Women. Francesco Primaticcio (Italian, 1504-1570). Etching;

Salome Receiving the Head of St. John theBaptist. Artist: Lucas Franchoys, Flemish, 1616-1681

Cool of godness, Raphaël Sadeler (I), After Maerten de Vos, 1598 - 1604 print In a niche the female personification of the gift of godness, one of the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit. She is wearing a crown of leaves and in her right hand she has an olive branch. A radiant sun around her head. There is a crane next to her. Venice paper engraving 'Timor Domini', Holy Fear ~ one of the seven gifts of the Holy Ghost. shore-birds and wading-birds: crane

Cumaeïsche Sibylle, Federico Barocci (ACTRUTED TO), After Rafaël, 1556 - 1566 drawing Study to Raphael's Cumaean Sibylle. paper. ink pen / brush

Volute with sitting woman. Design for a corner grain of a grave monument with a bars, a book and a sitting woman (presumably Mary Magdalene) with a vase, urn or jug and a cornucopia.

Herodias and Salome. Dated: 1631. Dimensions: block: 16.7 x 19 cm (6 9/16 x 7 1/2 in.) sheet: 19.6 x 21.6 cm (7 11/16 x 8 1/2 in.). Medium: chiaroscuro woodcut printed in two shades of green and black on blue laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Bartolomeo Coriolano after Guido Reni.

Death of Lucretia, print maker: Jan Harmensz. Muller, Cornelis Danckerts I, 1590 - 1594 and/or 1630 - 1656

Genie with bust of Torquato Tasso, Charles Nicolas Cochin (II), 1752 print France paper etching genius. angels holding a curtain

Caracalla kills his brother geta in the bedroom of their mother ..

In the Winter Garden. Nymph at her Toilet, Haudmauer, Somerleyton, UK, England, engraving 1870s, Britain

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