Historical Narrative Prints

Engravings portraying significant historical events and figures, illustrating storytelling through art in rich detailed scenes.

Pancake Baker, Jan Luyken, wed. Pieter Arentsz, Cornelis van der Sys II, 1711

Print at the top right labeled: fol. 409.

Mariotto di Martino. Dated: 1619. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: JACQUES CALLOT.

Artist: Ludwig Krug, German, 1490-1532, St. John on the Island ofPatmos, Engraving, 5 3/4 × 3 3/4 in. (14.6 × 9.5cm), Made in Germany, German, 16thcentury, Works on Paper -Prints

Departure in which remarkability and history, interviewing. A putto presents history a map and the coat of arms of Amsterdam. On a pillar The coat of arms of Holland. In the background a face on Amsterdam and on Alkmaar. In the margin a five-line caption in Dutch.

Two men with swords for a woman with a child. A fold with a kneeling child next to her points to two warriors who stand with pulled swords for her. One of the men points to a sitting figure with a lance at an increase behind the woman.

Apollo with his winch on a cloud cover throws songs to men and ladies who are on a funfair. In the background spectators at a stage with actors. Title page for Apollo's Fair-Gift, Part 2, 1743.

Pancake Baker, Jan Luyken, wed. Pieter Arentsz, Cornelis van der Sys II, 1711

Gezelschap aan een tafel.Three figures are in an interior around a table. The figure in the middle is at age and reads with glasses at something aloud. There is a teapot, cups and cookies on the table.

Etching 'The Martyrdom of St. Matthew' by Josef Ferdinand Fromiller, depicting apostle Matthews martyrdom with detailed figures and composition.

Martyrdom of Saint Erasmus. Etching by P. Testa.

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Silk processing; Ser, Sive, Sericvs Vermis; New inventions and discoveries; Nova Reperta. Emperor Justinian is on a throne and receives a bamboo stick from the hands of two monks with the eggs of the silkworm. The monks had smuggled these eggs from China and with that the Chinese monopoly was broken on silk. In the background all the phases of silk processing. First the mulberry leaves are picked. Then the silkworms are released on the leaves. Then the side is harvested and women weave textiles. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a ninetical series about new inventions and discoveries.

Woman tries to beat sparks with a flint; The fireplace.

Hudibras Catechized (Seventeen Small Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, no. 14) 1721-26 William Hogarth British. Hudibras Catechized (Seventeen Small Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, no. 14) 396564

Five men view the content of various drawers from a cabinet; The Cabinet.

Maria Milet takes revenge on the soldiers, 1579, Caspar Luyken, 1699 print Maria Milet is sitting with a few soldiers around a table. Maria kills a soldier with a knife during CE meal. Perhaps out of revenge for her rape by Spanish soldiers during the intake of Maastricht on 29 June 1579. In the background she is executed. Amsterdam paper etching violent death, being killed; being mishandled and maltreated; seeking death. violent death by fusillade. rape, violation

Lezende geestelijke achter een tafel.A globe on the table, in the background a fireplace. Under a four-line verse in French. Middle above numbered: 6.

Three drinking and pipe smoking farmers. Three farmers on a wooden table: the one stands with a large glass in hand, the second is sitting on a tub and smokes pipe, the third stops its pipe. (Copy to Van Ostade, B. 13)

JAKOB PAUL Freiherr von GUNDLING : German statesman and historian, treated as a buffoon at the court of Friedrich I - hence this depiction of him as Silenus. Date: 1673 - 1731

Cigoli, Italy, Galle, Cornelis (I), Christ at the Home of Simon the Pharisee, verso - stamped, Christ is a guest in the home of Simon the Pharisee. He is lying at the table while Mary Magdalene anoints his feet and dries them with her hair. Two servants stand before the table and bring platters of roasted poultry. Below the image a verse in Latin., print, prent, prints, height 275 mm, width 335 mm, South Netherlands, 1576 - 1650-03-29, print maker, printmaker, 1590 - 1610, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Italian, 1559 - 1613-06-08

A couple welcomes a hungry traveler into their home and feeds him. Through the open door, a farmer working in the fields can be seen. Below the scene is a Dutch verse about the works of mercy, Feeding the hungry The works of mercy (series title), print maker: Gerrit de Broen (I), (possibly), print maker: Willem de Broen, (possibly), Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, in or after 1695 - c. 1740, paper, etching, engraving, h 308 mm × w 203 mm

The Noble Artist Painting Louis XIII ca. 1642 Abraham Bosse French. The Noble Artist Painting Louis XIII 397263

Illustration No. 6 (from 12) to contemporary history, posted in: Almanac de Gotha pour l'annee mdccxc. Gotha Chez C.G. Ettinger (copy) Endner, Gustaw Georg (1754 1824), Chodowiecki, Daniel Nikolaus (1726 1801)

Man falls between two chairs. A man falls between two chairs. His wife tries to help him again. Imagination of the proverb "between two seats in the axle sitting", about not being able to choose between two options.

Men seated around a punch bowl, with a hunter offering a toast 1790-1828 () Thomas Bewick A young man dressed in hunting attire and holding a whip, sits on a table and holds up a glass. There is a punch bowl behind him and five other men gathered around the table, with one other at right also dressed as a hunter. Three fox hounds on the floor and prints of riders and hounds on the wall behind.. Men seated around a punch bowl, with a hunter offering a toast. Possibly after Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). 1790-1828. Wood engraving. () Thomas Bewick (British, Eltringham, Northumberland 1753-1828 Gateshead). Prints

Thanks to the file, farmers and soldiers live together, 1609, 1610 print Thanks to the file (De Trêves), farmers and soldiers can now live together peacefully, 1609. Farmers and soldiers enjoy themselves with drinking, dancing and making music on the terrace for an inn. With caption of 3 verses of 2 lines in Dutch. Part of the series of 4 prints about the battle between farmers and soldiers during the war. Northern Netherlands paper etching / engraving fight between farmers and soldiers. pavement, terrace in front of inn or restaurant. blessings of peace

. A scholar is behind a table in his study, for a beaten book. He stands with his right foot on a globe. Upstairs heaven opens and cherubs appear. In the background a man who opened the door of the study. Under the show a framework with a shark hunt. Above the show two frames. Links two gardeners at work and right a merchant who counts his money.

Woman opens the door for a figure outside in a snow shower, Jan Luyken, 1687 print Amsterdam paper etching / letterpress printing snow. opening the door. open hearth, fire-place

Side processing, Philips Galle (attributed to workshop or), After Jan van der Straet, c. 1589 - c. 1593 print Keizer Justinian is sitting on a throne and receives a bamboo stick with the eggs of the silkworm from the hands of two monks. The monks had smuggled these eggs from China and with that the Chinese monopoly on silk was broken. In the background all phases of the silk operation. First the mulberry leaves are picked. The silkworms on the leaves are then released. The side is then harvested and women weave textiles. The print is part of a nineteen -part series about new inventions and discoveries. print maker: Antwerpafter design by: Florencepublisher: Antwerp paper engraving invention, discovery ~ science and technology. silk (material ~ textile industry). silkworm. workshop (+ materials processed ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

Title page for: the life of Monsr. Moliere, 1705, Caspar Luyken, 1705 print In the foreground, Jean Baptiste Poquelin Molière is disturbed by a masked man while writing. A theater performance is being performed in the background. Amsterdam paper etching theatre, theatrical performance

Man detects through the window two thieves preparing to steal a cow, barn, robber, cow, Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, 1693, paper, etching, h 88 mm × w 77 mm

Young Maximilian in the Mint. Leonhard Beck (German, c. 1480-1542). Woodcut;

Argens, Jean Baptiste de Boyer Marquis d '.

The workshop of German Goldsmith Hans Brosamer von Fulda (1506 - 1554). Date: early 16th century

Personified soul no longer tastes the flesh, Jan Luyken, 1714 print With the personification of the flesh (worldly temptations), the personified soul is under a pergola and rejects the meat lined on the table. Amsterdam paper etching spirit (or soul) versus body

Foolish Virgins Sleeping ca. 1635 Abraham Bosse French. Foolish Virgins Sleeping 360005

Shaving the crazy; Rader Tonsorem Decet, Haud Deglubere Metum; Emblemata Saecularia, 1596. There is a departure, left before the fire, a woman on the shot of a man who embraces her. In one hand she holds a glass of wine, the other puts them in his exhibition. The Waardin keeps the notch. In the foreground a man, which is referred to by his narrestone, is shaved by a barber. "Shaving the Zot" in the 16th century was a usual ritual in narren festivals: the shaving of criminals, vagabonds and madmen, so that they were recognizable as such. Emblem no. 33 in emblemata saecularia, 1596 and no. 12 in the second edition of 1611

The Husband-Beater ca. 1633 Abraham Bosse French. The Husband-Beater 390375

The Head of Saint John the Baptist Brought to Herod. Artist: Albrecht Dürer (German, Nuremberg 1471-1528 Nuremberg). Dimensions: sheet: 7 5/8 x 5 1/8 in. (19.4 x 13 cm). Date: n.d.. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Representation of one of the wisdoms according to the book of Ecclesiastes (no. 7). In an interior, a partying and lovemaking company of men and women sit at a table filled with delicacies and drink. According to Ecclesiastes, they behave foolishly because they take pleasure in a house full of pleasure. In the margin below a verse with six lines of Latin, A house full of feasting Domvs Laetitiae , print maker: Nicolaes de Bruyn, (mentioned on object), Maerten de Vos, (mentioned on object), publisher: Robert de Baudous, (mentioned on object), Netherlands, 1581 - 1656, paper, engraving, h 328 mm × w 387 mm

Herod swears Salomes Wish to fulfill, Jacob de Weert, After Maerten de Vos, 1580 - 1600 print Herod and Herodias are behind a set table under a canopy. Salome is on the other side of the table. A devil with a bladder bellows floats with her head. Behind them is a servant for a loggia with trumpet players. Under the performance is a three -line, Latin text with the description of the scene from Mar. 6. Antwerp paper engraving Herod swearing to fulfill any wish of Salome. bellows. horn, trumpet, cornet, trombone, tuba

A Roman academy of artists. Etching after Pier-Francesco Alberti, 16--.

Albrecht Dürer's 'Herodias Welcomes the Head of John' (1511) is a woodcut showing Herodias receiving John the Baptist's head, emphasizing figures, gestures, and dramatic expressions in the scene.

Illustration No. 4 (from 4) To the Pieces of Johannes Evald Harlekin Patriot and The Brutal Klatscher Chodowiecki, Daniel Nikolaus (1726 1801)

Group Scholars receives a traveler, Jan Luyken, 1696 print Amsterdam paper etching group of scholars or philosophers. being welcomed ~ travelling

Strafleners, Pieter Tanjé, After Louis Forthius Dubbourg, 1743 print Two criminal advocates for a judge. At the throne of the judge is a basket with young dogs. Book illustration at the comedian 'Les Plaidors' by Jean Baptiste Racine. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving lawyer, attorney at law. magistracy, judges. dog

Print, Unwinding the cocoons; Engraved by Philips Galle (Flemish, 1537 - 1612); After Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus (Flemish, 1523-1605); Netherlands; engraving on paper; 19.5 x 27 cm (7 11/16 x 10 5/8 in.)

Seven peasant figures in a rustic interior, some of whom play instrument ca. 1640-70 Jacques Dassonville. Seven peasant figures in a rustic interior, some of whom play instrument. Jacques Dassonville (French, ca. 1619-ca. 1670). ca. 1640-70. Etching. Martinus van den Enden (Flemish, 1605-1673). Prints

Beggars, print maker: Pieter Serwouters, David Vinckboons, Carel Allard, 1673 - 1709

Cook at a drinking company, George Andries Karsen, 1859 print On a plateau is a cook with a plate with roast poultry in his right hand. In the background, a group of three people in the open air is drinking at a table, while a dog hops past. paper etching / engraving cook. wine ~ alcoholic drinks. dog. private festivities, merry company. private festivities, merry company - AA - in the open air, 'fíªte champíªtre'

Man fires the fire with a bladder ball, Jan Luyken, 1711 print Amsterdam paper etching bellows. washing up

Herodias receives the head of Johannes de Boper, Albrecht Dürer, 1511 print Salome offers the head of John the Baptist to her mother Herodias, who sits next to her husband Herod at a table. Nuremberg paper Salome gives the head of John the Baptist to her mother

Balthasar Bekker sees himself, 1691 - 1699 print In a study, a young and an old Balthasar Bekker see themselves. Part of a group of magazines in connection with the publication in 1691 of the book: the enchanted Weereld, from Balthasar Bekker. Northern Netherlands paper etching

Ticket company, Marten Corver, 1751 print Two men and two women are sitting at the table and cards. A maid enters the room and drops her tablet with refreshments for the company. Amsterdam paper etching card games. little household accidents

Amsterdam, Wetstein, Rudolph & Gerard, Title page for: Nicolas Amelot de la Houssaie, Tacite, 1716, Writer in Study, verso - stamped, In a study a writer, possibly Amelot de la Houssaie, sits behind a desk and writes in a book. On the left the she-wolf with Romulus and Remus. On the right a table with books, crowns and a scepter. Below two river gods and a winged woman with two dogs., print, engraving, title page, prints, engravings, height 140 mm, width 86 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1716 - 1716, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Publication (Event), Publication, Noord-Nederlands, publisher, uitgever van privilege

Woodcut by Hans Burgkmair the Elder from 1514-1516 showing the young Maximilian I demonstrating joy and skill in studying and improving paintings, part of the "Weißkunig" series.

Niccolo. Dated: 1619. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Jacques Callot after Matteo Rosselli.

Feeding the Hungry, from The Seven Acts of Mercy. Georg Pencz; German, c. 1500-1550. Date: 1529-1539. Dimensions: 55 x 54 mm (image/sheet, plate mark not visible). Engraving in black on ivory laid paper. Origin: Germany. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Fights with Orangists in Voorburg, 1787, Reinier Vinkeles (I), After Jacobus Buys, 1787 - 1795 print Fights with some Orangists in an inn in Voorburg, October 8, 1787. Northern Netherlands paper etching / engraving drunken brawl (usually peasants fighting in an inn). fighting Voorburg

A man spending his money with a young woman is surprised by his wife and pulled by the hair. The young woman is holding the man's purse in her hands. Beneath the scene is a Latin poem by Cornelius Schonaeus and, in Dutch, the words the wife used to call her husband: Vindick u hier ay vuylen boef..., The Caught Husband, print maker: Gillis van Breen, (mentioned on object), Karel van Mander (I), (mentioned on object), Cornelius Schonaeus, (mentioned on object), Haarlem, 1601, paper, engraving, h 177 mm × w 160 mm

Amor let light come from a ton, Jan van Vianen, 1686 print Amor has a ton, which has been put over a candle to hide the flame. A jet light comes from the barrel and falls through the open window. Love cannot be hidden, no matter how much they try this. A few in the background. Twelfth emblem from Emblemata amatoria. Northern Netherlands paper etching (story of) Cupid, Amor (Eros). hidden love. hidden love discovered. wooden container: barrel, cask, bucket. light

The Restoration of the Dome of Florence. Jacques Callot; French, 1592-1635. Date: 1614-1620. Dimensions: 225 × 299 mm (sheet; trimmed to plate). Engraving on ivory laid paper. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Peter Haas (1756-1904); Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki (1726-1801), vignette to "Sophies Reise from Memel to Saxony", 1782

Mother threatens to punish her child with pack, Jan Luyken, 1712 print Amsterdam paper etching / letterpress printing correction of naughty children. mother and baby or young child

Luiter and his loved one. Sitting man with a lute resting in his lap, embraces a woman with a dog in her arms.

Collar Workshop, Pieter van der Borcht (I), Philips Galle, 1545 - 1608

Quast, Pieter Jansz., Visscher, Cornelis (II), Man offering money to a young woman, verso - stamped, print, prints, height 178 mm, width 162 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1629 - 1658-01-16, print maker, printmaker, 1638 - 1658, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1606 - 1647-06

Hudibras beats Sidrophel and his man Whacum. Dated: 1725/1726. Medium: etching and engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: William Hogarth.

Campaspe standing with her portrait for Alexander the Great. Possible design for a print.

Paulus brings Eutychus back to life, Philips Galle (workshop of), After Jan van der Straet, 1582 print Eutychus, a boy who died by falling out of a window, is brought back to life by apostle Paul. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a 34-part series on the subject of the actions of the apostles. print maker: Antwerpprint maker: Haarlemafter design by: Florencepublisher: Antwerp paper engraving Eutychus is raised from the dead by Paul

Mother is sitting with her in a blanket wrapped child on her lap, Jan Luyken, 1712 print Amsterdam paper etching mother and baby or young child. closing, shutting the door. house personnel, servants

Amsterdam, Founder, heirs of widow Cornelis, Haarlem, Numan, Hendrik, Allusion to the needle maker, Six men are making needles with various tools in a workshop., print, engraving, book illustration, prints, engravings, height 93 mm, width 72 mm, 1736-03-21 - 1788, print maker, printmaker, 1786 - 1786, paper, papier, houtcut, letterpress printing, Publication (Event), Publication, Dutch, publisher

Salome Bringing the Head of Saint John the Baptist to Her Mother,Herodias. Artist: Albrecht Dürer, German, 1471-1528

Antwerp, Aertssens, Hendrik, Cornelisz. van Oostsanen, Jacob, Netherlands, Bolswert, Boëtius Adamsz., Miracle of Amsterdam 1345, Vomit with host of sick man is thrown into the fire, Cornelisz van Oostsanen, Sick man lies in bed and is cared for. A woman throws his vomit with a host into the fire. Below the representation are two verses: in Latin and the translation in Dutch., print, book illustration, prints, height 132 mm, width 82 mm, South Netherlands, 1580 - 1633-03-25, print maker, printmaker, 1590 - 1633, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, North Netherlands, 1475 - 1533, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1622 - 1663, publisher

Mother threatens to punish her child with pack, Jan Luyken, 1712 print Amsterdam paper etching correction of naughty children. mother and baby or young child

L'Heureuse Fecondite n.d. After Jean Honoré Fragonard French. L'Heureuse Fecondite 369324

Antwerp, Galle, Philips, Florence, Straet, Jan van der, Acta Apostolorum, Acts of the Apostles, Vision of the Unclean Animals, recto middle below - written, The apostle Peter, praying in his room, receives a vision. A large sheet appears in heaven, in which all kinds of animals of the world are located. This vision was symbolic, a sign from God that non-Jews were also created by God to receive Christ's message. In the background, the messengers of the Roman centurion Cornelius arrive at Peter's house. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a 34-part series on the subject of the Acts of the Apostles., print, prints, verso bottom center - stamped, Peter looking into the heavens saw all kinds of birds and animals fall down, height 202 mm, width 255 mm, South Netherlands, 1537 - 1612-03-29, print maker, printmaker, 1582 - 1582, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1523 - 1605-11-02, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Netherlands, Anthonisz., Cornelis, Allegory of the prodigal son, The prodigal son squanders his inheritance, verso bottom center - stamped, One of a series of six. Son (Filius Prodigus) at table with Lust (Caro) and Greed (Avaritia). Personification of the world (Mundus) tramples on Conscience (Conscientia). Selfishness (Proprum Commudum) steals the money bag. Behind him are Transience (Vanitas), Heresy (Haeresis) and Reason (Ratio), who plays on a bagpipe. Above the scene in a cloud the spirit of Incorrectness and Fanaticism (Spiritus Erronei & Fanatici)., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 270 mm, width 212 mm, 1499 - 1553, print maker, prentmaker, 1535 - 1545, second quarter 16th century, paper, papier, houtsnede

Two performances of lottery spells, each with its own number. Above n. 1512: A show in a round list of a man who wings the bed from a child with a cord. That the child is not from him is made clear in the background, where his wife maintains with another man. Under n. 1514: A show in an octagonal list of a bedroom, with a man who is tumbled out of his bed and gets his room pot over him. The print has a page number at the top right.

The hyver (registered title) | The four seasons: winter (dummy title)

Opportune, Heilige.

Street Singers, Christiaan Meijer, 1803 - 1808

Heemskerck, Maarten van, Leuven, Stalburch, Jan van, A friendly answer calms anger, verso - stamped, In an interior a husband has knocked over furniture and objects in his anger. His wife kneels before him and answers him kindly. The husband puts his sword back in its sheath. A child walks to the door. At the bottom in the margin an explanatory text in Latin. Probably a reference to Prov. 15: 1., print, prints, height 157 mm, width 214 mm, South Netherlands, print maker, printmaker, 1555 - 1562, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, North Netherlands, 1498 - 1574

De Pannekoekenbakster, Antoon Overaet, 1747 drawing paper. ink pen frying. pancakes

Traders in a richly decorated horse, Vincent Laurensz. van der Vinne (II), 1714 print Two men negotiate the price of a horse, decorated with rugs and a headdress. Symbol on the temptation of the appearance where people forget to look at the true nature or content. Haarlem paper etching / engraving buying and selling. bargaining. horse

Laundry women and children, building or outbuilding where laundry is done, laundering, Gilles Demarteau (mentioned on object), Paris, 1732 - 1776, paper, etching, h 310 mm × w 347 mm

Man is about to hit a nail in the wall while two others watch; The hammer.

William Hogarth, 1697-1764, British, The Four Stages of Cruelty: The Reward of Cruelty (Anatomy Theatre), 1751. Engraving.

. Olives are collected in a press in the foreground. Subsequently, oil is pressed and the oil is stored in barrels. In the background picking olives in an olive grove. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a ninetical series about new inventions and discoveries.

Trikstrak playing men, Pieter Nolpe, 1623 - 1653 print Four men play tricks around a table. One of them smokes a pipe. On the left in an underlying departure is a man with a woman at a bed. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving backgammon, tric-trac. bedroom. couple of lovers

Series of twelve allegories of the Christian faith. Each of the allegories consists of a central representation surrounded by a frame in which quotations from the Bible are combined with the depiction of certain events from the Bible. In the bottom margin two lines of Latin, Educating Children Educatio liberorum Allegories of the Christian Faith , print maker: Hendrick Goltzius, Hendrick Goltzius, publisher: Philips Galle, (mentioned on object), print maker: Haarlem, publisher: Antwerp, 1578, paper, engraving, h 252 mm × w 188 mm

Taste, Willem van de Passe, After Crispijn van de Passe (I), 1607 - 1637 print The personification of the taste: a woman who is eating and drinking with a man at a table. She is accompanied by a monkey with an apple. Amor is in the foreground that grabs in a Bijenkorf. In the margin a four -line caption, in two columns, in Latin. unknown paper engraving taste, tasting (one of the five senses). fettered Cupid, 'Amor Cruciatus'. bee-hive

The trades. The spur maker. Facsimile after a drawing and engraving by Jost Amman in the 16th century. "Moeurs, usages et costumes au moyen-âge et à l'époque de la Renaissance", by Paul Lacroix. Paris, 1878.

Sebald Beham's 'The Lost Son is Squeezing His' (1540) is a copper engraving depicting the Prodigal Son embracing another figure, emphasizing posture, gesture, and narrative detail.

Sorghless life, after c. 1545 - Before 1584 print Sorghless life. Careless life. Cartoon on the laziness. The shoemaker plays bag maker bag maker in a shoemaker's workshop. Opposite him his wife, resting on her spider skirts, is a child on her lap. Other children play in the departure. Against the back wall, two students who don't work either. On the wall an image of a woman sitting on a fence with a few geese around her. With the inscription of 6 lines and caption of 8 lines in Dutch. Southern Netherlands paper engraving shoe-maker, cobbler. Sluggishness, Inertia; 'Dapocaggine', 'Pigritia' (Ripa). Sluggishness, Inertia; 'Dapocaggine', 'Pigritia' (Ripa) (+ situation or event (especially in genre-painting) with symbolical connotation). bagpipe, musette

Illustration for the Decamerone of Boccaccio, Romeyn de Hooghe, 1697 print Illustration for the Decamerone of Boccaccio, History LXXXII. A non kneels for the abbess who speaks to her from a catheter. The abbess wears pants (from a priest) on her head. Netherlands paper etching (scenes from) specific works of literature: Boccaccio, Decamerone

So the old sangs, the boy squeaks. A mother is sitting with a small child who plays flute on her shot on a set table. In addition to her, her husband blows with convex cheeks on a bagpipe and a little boy plays on a flute while his grandfather and grandmother, both with glasses, sing. The singing old man indicates the size with a finger. A large dog rests with its muzzle on the table and seeks the scene with punched ears. Against the wall behind the group, a richly ornamented empty cartouche is shown on which subsequent states of the print the proverb Soo d'Oude Sungen Soo Pepen the boy (so sang the ancients, so squeaking the boy) is shown.

Copper engraving by William Hogarth from 1735 depicting the fifth scene of The Rake's Progress, showing debauchery, excess, and consequences of immoral behavior.

Louis XIII (king of France), Leblond, Jean (I), Bosse, Abraham, Les Métiers, La Maistresse de l'Escole., Teacher in a classroom, verso - stamped, print, prent, prints, prenten, height 263 mm, width 330 mm, French, 1602 - 1676-02-14, print maker, prentmaker, 1638 - 1638, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after own design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1594 - 1666, publisher, 1601-09-27 - 1643-05-14, granter of privilege

A woman goes away after reading a letter. Draughtsman: Pieter Bartholomeusz. Barbiers. Dating: 1782 - 1837. Measurements: h 167 mm × w 212 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

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