Mythical Scenes and Deities

A collection of prints depicting various mythological themes, showcasing characters like Bacchus, Neptune, and Perseus in dynamic historical and allegorical settings. Dramatic imagery and intricate de

Entry of Alexander the Great in Babylon, Antonio Tempesta, 1596 - 1652 print The entry of Alexander the Great into Babylon. People on the side offer Alexander gifts. An old man offers Alexander the keys to the city. Four -line verse in Latin in two columns in the lower margin. print maker: Italypublisher: Amsterdam paper etching Alexander's triumphal entry into Babylon. Alexander receiving the keys of Babylon

Bacchus in his car, Franz Ertinger, After Raymond de Lafage, 1652 - 1707 print Half -naked men and women make wine and blood flow while a few look around at Bacchus in his car, pulled by two horses. print maker: Paris (possibly)after drawing by: Francepublisher: Netherlands paper etching / engraving veneration of Bacchus

Neptunus and the river gods cause a flood, 1728 Standing in a mountainous coastal landscape, Neptunus pounds with its trident on the earth's surface and pushes up a water mass from the sea. River gods cast jugs empty and cause a flood together with Neptune. Jupiter has determined that humanity must be wiped out with a great flood, as a punishment for their behavior. Two times two verses in Latin under the performance. The print is part of an album. print maker: Haarlemafter design by: Haarlempublisher: Amsterdam paper engraving Standing in a mountainous coastal landscape, Neptunus pounds with its trident on the earth's surface and pushes up a water mass from the sea. River gods cast jugs empty and cause a flood together with Neptune. Jupiter has determined that humanity must be wiped out with a great flood, as a punishment for their behavior. Two times two verses in Latin under the performance. The print is part of an album. print maker: Haarlemafter design by: Haarlempublisher: Amster

Nacht en Mercurius; Prologue d'Amphitrion.The personalized night, accompanied by Putti, drives into her carriage by horses along the moon. She is talking to Mercury. Scene from the play Amphitryon, from Molière.

Time of peace between the peoples. Time of peace between the peoples. Peace looks down from heaven to the harmony between the peoples of the four continents Europe (on throne), Asia (with camel), Africa (with ostrich) and America (with crocodile). Links and legal references to closing the triple alliance in 1668. Allegory on the political situation in the Republic in the year 1674. Numbered at the top right: 1.

Perseus and the sea monster, Johannes Josephus Aarts, 1907 print Perseus floats hanging on the winged horse Pegasus through the air. He keeps the severed head of Medusa above the sea monster to which Andromeda has been sacrificed. Left in the foreground a flying seagull. With this second state of the print, a hilly landscape with a castle and two settlements has been added to the print. paper engraving (story of) Perseus. Pegasus, the winged horse

The sacrifice of polyxena, 1776 print Polyxena is sacrificed by Neoptolemus at the grave of Achilles. Grieving men and women stand around the body of Polyxena. In the background the troops of the king. paper etching Polyxena is sacrificed by Neoptolemus on Achilles' tomb

Copper engraving and etching by Pieter de Bailliu depicting Maria with child, St. Elisabeth, and Johannesknaben, created between 1630 and 1660.

Melinte saves Ariane on horseback from the house set on fire, Abraham Bosse, after Claude Vignon, 1639 print paper etching / engraving rescue from fire. on fire, ablaze

Entry of Alexander the Great in Babylon, Antonio Tempesta, 1596 - 1652 print The entry of Alexander the Great into Babylon. People on the side offer Alexander gifts. An old man offers Alexander the keys to the city. Four -line verse in Latin in two columns in the lower margin. print maker: Italypublisher: Amsterdam paper etching Alexander's triumphal entry into Babylon. Alexander receiving the keys of Babylon

Alexander the Great and Poros (outer right page) ..

Painting and sculpture resort resort at Apollo. The naked, female Personifications of painting and sculpture are literally put in the cold and resort to the Olympus at Apollo and the muses that they cover lovingly with coats.

Jason and the dragon. Jason releases the metea's magic across the dragon that guilders fleece.

The Apothesis of Hercules, Palazzo Gessi, Faenza, Felice Giani, Italian, 1758-1823, Pen and ink, graphite on light blue paper., Hercules accompanied by genii presents to Zeus apples of Hesperidae. Sitting beside Zeus, Juno with peacock, Athena and other gods. Hebe pouring ambrosia in cup for Hercules. In foreground, at left, three putti, two with flowers, one pouring water from pitcher. Inscription in Giani's hand: apoteosi di ercole alla preseza delli dei., Italy, 1813, figures, Drawing, Drawing

Cartoon on Prince Willem V, 1784, Anonymous, 1784 print Cartoon on Prince Willem V, 1784. Willem V is on the Dutch Virgin and is beaten by her with a slipper on the bare rear. The prince calls the Duke of Brunswijk for help but this flight. On the right, a spectator looks smiling from a stable, here a verse. paper etching / engraving spanking, drubbing (of naughty children)

Allegory of the volatility of time, Joseph Bergler (II), 1812 print The winged personification of the time runs after butterflies and tries to catch them. A butterfly wears the year 1812 on its wing. Above the time in a tree is a putto with a sickle and an hourglass. paper etching Father Time, man with wings and scythe. fugacity of Time. hourglass. scenes symbolizing 'Vanitas'. hunting butterflies. insects: butterfly

Scylla flight to Glaucus, Salvator Rosa, c. 1661 print The Zeenimf Scylla fleeing glaucus that extends its arms to her on the left with beard and winding fish tail. Glaucus was a fisherman who turned into a sea-centaur after eating magic herbs and fell in love with Scylla. Italy paper etching / drypoint Scylla fleeing from Glaucus

Two biblical performances from 2 Sam. 16 and 18. Simei curs David and throws stones to him, and absoral remains with his hair hanging on an oak and is killed. Two representations of one plate, each with a title in Dutch and French. Numbered at the bottom right: 59.

Jakobs Ladder / Jakob meets Rachel, Pieter Tanjé, 1791 print Two biblical performances. Upstairs: Jakob is sleeping and dreams of a ladder reaching to heaven, along which angels are raising and descending. Below: at the source in Haran meets Jakob Rachel, who gives her father's sheep to drink. Jakob embraces Rachel. Among the performances a reference to the Bible texts and the titles in Dutch and French. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving the dream of Jacob: while sleeping on the ground with a stone for pillow Jacob sees a ladder reaching from earth to heaven with angels going up and down; usually with God at the top of the ladder. Jacob kisses Rachel and is moved to tears

Copper engraving and etching by Jérôme Danzel depicting the mythological figures Venus and Adonis, created between 1755 and 1810.

Neptune en Amphitrite, Michel Dorigny, after Simon Vouet, 1644 print Numbered in the bottom right: 4. France paper engraving / etching (story of) Neptune (Poseidon). triumph of Amphitrite

Lorenz Froelich (1820-1908), Illustration Til "The Dominicale Pray", 1863

Bacchanaal, Nicolas Chaperon, 1622 - 1652 print print maker: Francepublisher: ParisFrance paper etching the drunken Bacchus. thiasos, i.e. Bacchus' revel-rout, bacchanal without Bacchus

Drawing (Italy); Designed by Felice Giani (Italian, 1758-1823); pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over traces of graphite on cream laid paper

Valerius Corvus removes Gallic soldier of weapons, Bartolomeo Pinelli, 1819 print Valerius Corvus eliminates a defeated Gallic soldier of his weapon. The Gauls attack from revenge, but are defeated by the Roman army. Rome paper etching (Story of) Marcus Joe (Corvinus)

Catalogue raisonne et figure de ses tableaux, La Galerie Électorale de Düsseldorf, Pigage, Nicolas de, 1723-1796, Red crayon, or pen, ink and watercolor, 1770-1778

Construction of the tower of Babel. .

Iris, Neptune, and Sleep. Artist: Antonio Fantuzzi (Italian, active France, 1537-45); After Francesco Primaticcio (Italian, Bologna 1504/5-1570 Paris). Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed/oval): 9 11/16 × 14 3/8 in. (24.6 × 36.5 cm). Date: 1544. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Lot and his daughters, Jakob Frey (I) (Attributed to), After Domenichino, After William Kent, 1718 - 1719 print In the background a woman runs away from the burning cities of Sodom and Gomorra. With caption in Latin. paper engraving / etching Lot and his daughters (Genesis 19:30-38). Lot's daughters make their father drunk. the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah: Lot and his family flee to Zoar, carrying their belongings; an angel may be showing the way (Genesis 19:24-29). armorial bearing, heraldry

Etching by Francesco Giovane created between 1640 and 1670 depicting the martyrdom of St. Andreas, showing the saint in a religious narrative scene.

Vier Engelen, Pietro Sante Bartoli, After Giulio Romano, 1637 - 1691 print Four angels who personify arts and sciences: painting, sculpture, science and the art of writing. Title and Legend in Snobe. Print is part of an album. paper etching / engraving angels. the arts; artists

Pan WEBRATED BY AMORS, Antoine COYPEL, 1692 print France paper etching Cupid Vanquishing Pan. Cupids: 'Amores', 'Amoretti', 'Putti'

Death of the Count of Hoogstraten, 1568, Theodoor Koning, After Jacobus Buys, 1779 print On December 11, 1568, Anthony van Lalaing, Count of Hoogstraten, dies in the midst of soldiers, while his hand is held by Prince William I. This print is part of a series of 24 prints with scenes from the life of Prince William I, 1568-1584 and is an illustration of the third singing. Amsterdam paper etching dying

Rotlandschap Met Bathingen Nimfen, Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, 1741 print Dresden (possibly) paper etching rocks - HH - ideal landscapes. landscapes. herding, herdsman, herdswoman, shepherd, shepherdess, cowherd, etc.. herd, flock. nymphs (in general); 'Ninfe in commune' (Ripa)

Riders on horseback with Lions, Georges Maleste, After Peter Paul Rubens, 1772 print print maker: Franceprint maker: Francepublisher: Paris paper etching / engraving riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman. beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion - FF - fabulous animals (sometimes wrongly called 'grotesques'); 'Mostri' (Ripa). horse attacked by wild animal. armorial bearing, heraldry

Copper engraving and etching by François Germain Aliamet showing the martyrdom of Stephanus, created in 1773, representing the execution of the first Christian martyr.

Mercury gives the Golden Apple to Paris, Jacques Belly, After Agostino Carracci, 1641 print No serial number mentioned. France paper etching Mercury brings Paris the golden apple. dog

Steniging van Adoniram, Hans Collaert (I) (attributed to), after Ambrosius Francken (I), 1585 print Koning Rechabeam sent Adoniram, his supervisor of the men's service, to the rebellious Israelites. The people stoning Adoniram, who holds his hand at a Stokbeurs, which he probably wanted to use when collecting taxes. In the background, King Rechabeam escapes in his carriage to Jerusalem. Under the show a reference in Latin to the Bible text in 1 Kon. 12. This print is part of an album. paper engraving Adoram is stoned to death; Rehoboam escapes in his chariot to Jerusalem. purse, money-bag

Roof van Proserpina, Cornelis Cort, after Frans Floris (I), 1565 print Pluto drags Proserpina to his victory car. Proserpina screams for help. The horses with the victory car are waiting at a forest. paper engraving the rape of Proserpina (by Pluto in his chariot); possibly with Diana and Minerva trying to rescue her

Cyrus lets Daniël's enemies throw in the lion's own, Philips Galle, After Maarten van Heemskerck, 1601 - 1633 print King Cyrus lets the Babylonians who wanted to kill Daniel in the lion's own. The men are immediately eaten by the lions. Daniël and Cyrus watch from the edge of the pit. print maker: Haarlempublisher: Antwerp paper engraving Daniel's accusers are thrown into the den and devoured by the lions ~ King Cyrus

Martyrdom of H. Agnes, Gérard Audran, After Domenichino, 1650 - 1703 print print maker: Francepublisher: ParisFrance paper etching / engraving martyrdom, suffering, misfortune, death of St. Agnes

Simson a Delila, William Unger, After Anthony van Dyck, 1861 - 1889 print Vienna paper. etching story of Samson and Delilah (Judges 16:4-21)

Venus en Vulcan met nimfen en amors, Francesco Fontebasso, 1744 print Venus and Vulcanus in a landscape with three nymphs and three Amors. Part of the series of eight prints on mythology and antique history, entitled: Varii Baccanali et Isteorisis in Rame (...). paper etching Vulcan and Venus

Triomf van Galatea, Michel Dorigny, after Simon Vouet, 1644 print France paper engraving / etching triumph of Galatea

Bataille des Pyramides (Battle of thePyramids). Engraver: Charles-Amédée Colin, French, 1808-1873 After: Antoine-Jean Gros, French, 1771-1835

Two workers with rope and shelves, Johannes Josephus Aarts, 1881 - 1934 print Two workers with hats, one sitting and the other standing. The sitting man binds a rope around a tree trunk. The standing man holds a stack of demolition wood. In the background, two workers pry with a rod under a rectangular object. On this fifth state of the engraving, the face of the sitting man has been removed, among other things. paper engraving working class, labourers. plank, board ~ building material. tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries: rope

Copper engraving by Joseph Antoine Couchet depicting an allegorical representation of Tempus (Time), created between 1645 and 1677, showing a symbolic figure with an hourglass and celestial elements.

Anchises is lifted from Aeneas' shoulders after leaving the burning Troy. With a decorative frame of figures and festoons, design for a wallpaper painting or tapestry with Anchises and Aeneas., draughtsman: Augustinus Terwesten (I), 1659 - 1711, paper, pen, brush, h 185 mm × w 172 mm

The passage of Granique (left and right edge). .

Bliżej Kultury Ferdinand Schenk Verlag für Kunst und Kunstfäwer, Vienna, Vellert, Dirk (Ca 1480 1547)

Blindfolded and a man who enters a temple. A man with sword, possibly French I of Valois-Angoulême, king of France, holds a sword and enters a temple. Outside the temple several blindfolded men, women and children. Four times two Italian fresh rules in undermarge.

Copper engraving and etching by Hans von Aachen from 1628 depicting the martyrdom of Saint Sebastian, showing figures, arrows, and religious symbolism.

Illustration for Boccaccio decamerone. Illustration for Boccaccio decamerone, history xxxvi. A crowd looks at the looks of the loved ones Simona and Pasquin.

. A toured rain flooded the country, forty days and forty nights. People and animals are swallowed through the water. In the background the ark that saves the boarding people for the flood. In the margin a two-person caption in Dutch.

Etching by Johann Elias Ridinger from 1730-1760 depicting the expulsion from paradise, showing Adam and Eve, angel, and landscape elements.

Hector of Troy, Alexander of Macedonia and Julius Caesar, from the series The NineWorthies. Engraver: Harmen Jansz. Muller, Dutch, ca. 1538/39-1617 After: Maerten van Heemskerck, Dutch, 1498-1574 Publisher: Hieronymus Cock, Flemish, ca. 1510-1570

The Agony in the Garden, plate two from The Passion of Christ 1597 Netherlands. Engraving in black on cream laid paper . Hendrick Goltzius

Neptune with nereids and tritons: the element water Aqua (title on object) The four elements (series title), Neptunus surrounded by releasing nereids and tritons in a rock party in the water as an allegory on the element water. Print from a series of four, water (one of the four elements), sea thiasos, Neptune's sea retinue, sea-horse, hippocamp, 'hippocampus', (horse / fish) (mythological hybrid monster), Nereids, daughters or Nereus, sea nymphs, gods of the waters: Neptune and his environment, Abraham van den Hecken, Nederlanden, c. 1620 - 1655, paper, engraving, h 101 mm × w 132 mm

Salisch Franks subject to Julianus, 358, 1722 - 1750 print The Salian Franks submitted to the Roman supreme commander Flavius Claudius Julianus in 358. Northern Netherlands paper etching extinct, 'historical' peoples (with NAME). extinct, 'historical' peoples (with NAME) Netherlands

Hercules and Omphale

The rest on the flight into Egypt (from A Collection of Etchings and Engravings in Imitation of Drawings from Various Old Masters) ca. 1750-60 Andrea Scacciati Italian. The rest on the flight into Egypt (from A Collection of Etchings and Engravings in Imitation of Drawings from Various Old Masters). A Collection of Etchings and Engravings in Imitation of Drawings from Various Old Masters. Andrea Scacciati (Italian, 1725-1771). ca. 1750-60. Etching and aquatint imitating a chiaroscuro woodcut, printed in green. Arthur Pond (British, London 1701-1758 London). Prints

Sailing angels with the Christkind, Theodoor Schaepkens, 1825 - 1883 print paper etching / drypoint angels. Christ-child together with others. rowing-boat, canoe, etc.

Allegorical representation with freedom, abundance and the Batavier Claudius Civilus, Reinier Vinkeles (I), 1772 - 1774 print Amsterdam paper etching Freedom, Liberty; 'libertà' (ripa). Abundance (Abundance) as Roman personification. 'Cornucopia', Horn of plenty. Shep

Relief with Amphion and Zethos in the Burgerzaal of the Town Hall on Dam Square, Hubert Quellinus, After Artus Quellinus (I), 1663 print Relief with Amphion and Zethos above the door of the Justice Room on the east side of the Burgerzaal in the town hall on Dam Square in Amsterdam. On the right Amphion, playing on his winch, with his brother Stehos behind him. According to the myth, the stones collected by Stehos naturally stacked themselves thanks to Amphion's winch game to form the city wall of Thebes. In the background, however, the wall around Thebes but the Amsterdam town hall is not being built here. On the one hand, this symbolizes how harmony, arising from music, promotes the growth of the building. On the other hand, it bears a message for the regents: harmony within the city council and a harmonious policy will lead to harmony among the residents and the city will flourish. At the bottom mark marked: B. paper etching / engraving Amphion building the walls of Thebes (without

A copper engraving by Jacobus Neeffs from 1630-1700 depicting the martyrdom of St. Thomas, showing the saint, execution scene, and architectural background.

Residents of Kaap de Goede Hoop, 1726, 1726 print Residents of Kaap de Goede Hoop. On the left a woman who wears three children on her back and stomach, on the right a squat man with notching in the skin. Plate no. 472 in part XIX of the print work: Les Forces de l'Europe, Asie, Afrique et Amerique ... Comme Aussi Les Cartes des Côtes de France et d'Espagne from 1726, this second part with 271 by hand numbered Plates of renowned strong cities and fortresses in the context of the Spanish War of Succession 1701-1713. For the most part, these records have been copied to the anonymous French records of renowned strong cities and forces: in Les Forces de l'Europe and in: Le Theater de la Guerre, Dans Les Pays-Bas, both originally published by Nicolas de Fer in Paris (1693-1697) in the context of the Nine Years' War. print maker: Amsterdampublisher: Leiden paper etching Africans Cape of Good Hope

Martyrdom of Saint Stephen, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Italian, 1692 - 1770, Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, Italian, 1727 - 1804, Etching, Italy, 1750-1780, Print, Print

Hercules on Wolks, Pake denocker (I), after death, after August of Augustinus tenses (i), 1687 - 1713 print paper etching (story of) Hercules (Heracles)

Judgment of Paris, Pierre François Tardieu, after Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1754 print paper etching / engraving the Judgement of Paris (Mercury present)

After: Andrea Mantegna, Italian, ca. 1431-1506, TheEntombment, Engraving, sheet: 34.2 × 48.1 cm (13 7/16 × 18 15/16in.), Made in Italy, Italian, 15thcentury, Works on Paper -Prints

Titania en Bottom Omringd Door Figures, Pierre Simon (II), after Johann Heinrich Füssli, 1796 print Scene 1, deed IV from 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' by Shakespeare, with the relevant passages under the show. paper etching fairy. ass, donkey

Triomphe de la Mort: La Mort entraînant L'Ivrognerie et la Luxure , Death, Skeletons, Lust, Intoxication, Alphonse Legros (1837-1911)

Job on the manure heap; History of Job; Thesaurus Sacrarum HistoriaRu M Veteris Testame N Ti, Elega N Tissimis Imaginibus Expressu M Excelle N Tissimoru M in Hac Arte Viroru M Opera: now N C Primu M Luce M Editus. Job sits on a manhole and is visited and mocked by his friends. One of his friends is in pocket and ash: he has sprinkled ash on his head. Under the show a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Job 2. This print is part of an album.

Putti with fallen term, anonymous, jeremias wolf, after louis testelin, 1673 - 1724 print A Frisian with putti with a fallen term. There are a fallen pot or vase and vines. Germany paper etching cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'. pedestal of a piece of sculpture (perhaps in the form of a herm)

Design for a ceiling painting, Sketch for a ceiling with allegorical figures, draughtsman: Antoni Elliger, (attributed to), 1711 - 1781, paper, pen, brush, h 408 mm × w 284 mm

Copper engraving by Jan Pietersz. Saenredam depicting Vertournus and Pomona, created in 1605, showing mythological figures and landscape elements.

Music competition between Apollo and Pan, Andrea II Scacciati, After Bartholomeus Spranger, c. 1680 print In the middle are Apollo with its winch and pan with its flute. Apollo had challenged PAN to a music competition. The mountain god Tmolus is between them as a referee. Behind Tmolus is Midas with two donkey ears. On the left the muses that formed the jury. Florence paper sulphur print contest between Apollo and Pan with the mountain god Tmolus as judge, i.e. judgement of Midas; Midas often represented with ass's ears

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.

Third Creation Day: Divorce of Land and Water, Jan Harmensz. Muller, after Hendrick Goltzius, 1589 print The third day of creation: an angel separates the land from the water from the sea. The country is presented as a naked man with a root in his hand and with a headdress of plants, trees and flowers. The sea is personalized by a woman with a shell in hand and shells in her hair. To the Bible text in Gen. 1: 9-13. print maker: Amsterdampublisher: Haarlem paper engraving gathering of the waters below the firmament; dry land appears and produces all kinds of plants

Parade of children at sea; Frisians.uit of 6 sheets.

Standvastigheid, Jacques -Antoine Friquet de Vauroze, After Sébastien Bourdon, 1663 - 1738 print Gaius Mucius Scaevola standing in front of Porsena, puts his hand in a fire pit. print maker: Franceafter design by: Parispublisher: FranceFrance paper engraving / etching Constancy, Tenacity; 'costanza', 'tenacità' (ripe). (Story of) Porsena. (Story of) Gaius Musius Scaevola

Throne Maria and the child surrounded by saints, Antoine Sallaert, 1590 - 1650 print paper etching the giant and martyr Christophorus; possible attributes: palm-tree (with bunches of dates, or withered), infant Christ. the Virgin Mary

The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters, plate 43 from Los Caprichos. Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes; Spanish, 1746-1828. Date: 1797-1799. Dimensions: 181 x 122 mm (image); 214 x 151 mm (plate); 301 x 207 mm (sheet). Etching and aquatint on ivory laid paper. Origin: Spain. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Ascension of Elia, Jan Punt, after Jacob de Wit, after Peter Paul Rubens, 1750 print Elijah pulled into a car by a horse in the clouds. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving a chariot, horses of fire and a whirlwind appear and Elijah is carried up into heaven; Elijah's cloak falls (or he hands it over to Elisha) Carolus Borromeuskerk

Trumpeting Angels from The Last Judgment, after Michelangelo. Artist: After Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, Caprese 1475-1564 Rome); Nicolas Beatrizet (French, Lunéville 1515-ca. 1566 Rome ()). Dimensions: Sheet: 16 15/16 in. × 13 in. (43.1 × 33 cm)Plate (irregular): 11 15/16 × 11 1/16 in. (30.3 × 28.1 cm). Date: 1530-66. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The Virgin and Child Intervening for Victims of the Plague (recto); Seated Female Figure (verso) 1705-41 attributed to Geronimo Cenatiempo (Girolamo Cenatempo) Italian. The Virgin and Child Intervening for Victims of the Plague (recto); Seated Female Figure (verso) 338448

Thalia surrounded by putti and books, Bernard Picart, 1730 print The Muze Thalia with writing table and Stilet, surrounded by putti with books and a sater. One of the putti has a mask. Under the show The motto: et Amara Laeto Temperet Risu. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving Thalia (One of the Muses); 'Talia' (Ripa). Cupids: 'Amores', 'Amoretti', 'Putti'

A Captive Family. Artist: After John Hamilton Mortimer (British, Eastbourne 1740-1779 London); Robert Blyth (British, ca. 1750-1784). Dimensions: Plate: 13 1/4 x 9 7/8 in. (33.7 x 25.1 cm)Sheet: 15 7/8 x 11 1/8 in. (40.4 x 28.2 cm). Date: ca. 1783. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Engraver: Harmen Jansz. Muller, Dutch, ca. 1538/39-1617, After: Maerten van Heemskerck, Dutch, 1498-1574, Publisher: Hieronymus Cock, Flemish, ca. 1510-1570, Hector of Troy, Alexander of Macedonia and Julius Caesar, from The NineWorthies, ca.1567, Engraving, platemark: 21.6 × 25.8 cm (8 1/2 × 10 3/16in.), Made in The Netherlands, Dutch, 16thcentury, Works on Paper -Prints

Etching by Lodovico Mattioli dated 1680-1740 showing the Massacre of the Innocents, depicting figures, gestures, and dramatic biblical scene.

Lazio Viterbo Caprarola Palazzo Farnese021. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

Della Bella, Stefano (dit Étienne de la Belle) (n.1610-05-18-D.1664-08-22), game of fables. Latona and the peasants. Twenty-ninth issue of a series of 52 pieces. (A. de Vesme 532; Dutuit 116) (main title), 1644. Etch. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Who kills desire and lies is acclaimed by truth; Triumph of the truth. With the help of the truth (Operans Veritatem), man blind desires (amor coecus), depicted as Cupid, reports. He kills him through a lance between the ribs. The shadow figure lie (Mendacium) also lies on the road. Truth (Veritas) floats through the air and crown man with a laurel wreath. In the background two peacocks and two cranes. As birds look up their peers, so the truth is always looking for those who actively pursue the truth. The print has a Latin and a Dutch caption and is part of a series about the triumph of truth.

Luis Paret y Alcázar / 'The Sacrifice of Iphigenia / Masks'. 1763 - 1770. Wash, Black chalk, Pencil, Iron gall ink on laid paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Copper engraving by Hendrick Goltzius around 1600 depicting the mythological figure Ixion, showing human form, classical pose, and iconography.

Bliżej Kultury Ferdinand Schenk Verlag für Kunst und Kunstfäwer, Vienna, Credi, Lorenzo Di (1459 1537)

Drawing by Bartolomeo Altomonte depicting Saint John Nepomuk above the Vltava Bridge, using lead-handled pen, showing figure and setting.

Etching and copper engraving by Lucas Kilian from the 16th to 17th century depicting the miraculous bread growth with symbolic figures and objects.

Etching by Jean Pesne from 1643-1700 showing the Ascension of Mary with classical 17th-century line work and composition.

Gerhard Ludvig Lahde (1765-1833), Amor at a Palmetra, pointing in addition to a revised Sea., (1784)

Ruitergevecht, Philibert Benoît de la Rue (L'Aîné) (Awarded to), 1728 - 1780 print paper etching battle (+ cavalry, horsemen)

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