Mythological Artistic Representations

Engravings illustrating mythological scenes, featuring gods and iconic figures, characterized by nudity, drama, and a lush landscape backdrop.

Estius, Franco, Goltzius, Hendrick, Haarlem, Matham, Jacob, Loves of the gods, Jupiter and Europa, verso lower left - stamped, Jupiter, with lightning bolt and eagle, in an amorous embrace with Europa. In the background Europa on the bull, in which guise Jupiter abducted her., print, prent, prints, height 278 mm, width 192 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1571-10-15 - 1631-01-20, print maker, printmaker, 1588 - 1592, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1558-01 - 1617-01-01, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, writer

Paris's opinion. A meeting of gods in a landscape. In the foreground Paris makes a choice between Venus, Juno and Minerva. Mercurius is behind Paris. Apollo flies on its solar car through the sky.

Cain murdering Abel (plate 2 from The Story of Cain and Abel) 1576 Johann Sadeler I. Cain murdering Abel (plate 2 from The Story of Cain and Abel) 700623

Antwerp, Jode, Gerard de, Broeck, Crispijn van den, Sadeler, Johann (I), Thesaurus sacrarum historiarum veteris testamenti, elegantissimis imaginibus expressum excellentissimorum in hac arte virorum opera: nunc primum in lucem editus, Historia creationis mundi, Creation and Fall, Expulsion from Paradise, Adam and Eve are expelled from paradise by an angel with a flaming sword. The snake crawls next to them. On the right in the background a lion and a deer. At the bottom a reference to the Bible text in Latin. Print is part of an album., print, prent, albumblad, prints, height 202 mm, width 270 mm, Zuid-Nederlands, 1550 - 1600-08, print maker, printmaker, 1579 - 1579, fourth quarter 16th century, vier kwart 16e eeuw, paper, papier, engraving, graferen (drukprocedé), Work conception, 1524 - 1591, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publicatie, Noord-Nederlands, 1509 - 1591-02-05, publisher

Antwerp, Maes, Godfried, Amsterdam, Wit, Jacob de, Noord-Nederland, Wandelaar, Jan, Diana bathing with her nymphs, verso bottom center - stamped, Diana and her nymphs taking a bath. Diana leans against a tree, while a nymph takes off her sandal. They are accompanied by hunting dogs. Above Diana, two nymphs try to hide her from view with cloths. In the left foreground, a nymph stands with her hands in front of her face near some quivers. On the large tree in the middle hangs a hunting horn next to a quiver., print, prints, height 187 mm, width 239 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1690-04-14 - 1759-03-26, print maker, printmaker, 1710 - 1759, paper, papier, etching, etchings, stippelets, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1695 - 1754-11-12, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Work conception, Southern Netherlands, 1649-08-15 - 1700-05-30

Venus and Vulcan at the Forge. Artist: After Perino del Vaga (Pietro Buonaccorsi) (Italian, Florence 1501-1547 Rome); Giorgio Ghisi (Italian, Mantua ca. 1520-1582 Mantua). Dimensions: plate: 7 1/2 x 12 5/16 in. (19 x 31.3 cm)sheet: 8 1/16 x 12 7/8 in. (20.5 x 32.7 cm). Date: mid-1550s. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Mercury and the Graces. Agostino Carracci (Italian, 1557-1602); after Jacopo Robusti, called Tintoretto (Italian, 1518-1594). Date: 1589. Dimensions: 202 x 258 mm (image); 205 x 258 mm (plate); 208 x 258 mm (sheet). Engraving on ivory laid paper. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Bacchanal with satyrs and bacchants at Wine press.

Silen, Een SATER en een Geit, Giorgio Ghisi, after Giulio Romano, 1530 - 1582 print Silenus is sleeping. A satar holds a branch above the head of Silenus. On the left a goat that leans on a table with its front legs and bites to a small pyramid. In the background trees and vines. paper engraving (story of) Silenus. satyr(s) (in general). goat. sleeping; unconsciousness

Estius, Franco, Goltzius, Hendrick, Haarlem, Matham, Jacob, Loves of the gods, Jupiter and Europa, verso lower left - stamped, Jupiter, with lightning bolt and eagle, in an amorous embrace with Europa. In the background Europa on the bull, in which guise Jupiter abducted her., print, prent, prints, height 278 mm, width 192 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1571-10-15 - 1631-01-20, print maker, printmaker, 1588 - 1592, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1558-01 - 1617-01-01, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, writer

Birth of Adonis, Philips Galle, After Anthonie Blocklandt, c. 1577 - c. 1581 print Adonis, the son of Myrrha and her father Cinyras, is born from the tribe of a tree. His mother was changed to a Mirreboom during her pregnancy during her pregnancy. The nymphs of the forest help with birth. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a series about Adonis' Life. print maker: Antwerpafter design by: Utrecht paper engraving birth of Adonis: the tree splits open to release the baby; the Naiads take care of him

Venus and Vulcanus in the Vulcanus Forge, Venus and Vulcanus in the Vulcanus Forge. Vulcanus forges an arrow. Putti assist him., (Story of) Vulcan (Hephaestus), Vulcan in his smithy, (story of) Venus (Aphrodite), Vulcan and Venus, cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti', Giorgio Ghisi (mentioned on object), Italy, 1530 - 1582, paper, engraving, h 191 mm × w 307 mm

The Farnese Bull with Dirce, Zethus and Amphion 1581 Italy. Engraving in black on ivory laid paper . Diana Scultori

Engraver: Marco Dente da Ravenna, Italian, 1480-1527, After: Marcantonio Raimondi, Italian, ca. 1480-ca. 1534, After: Raphael, Italian, 1483-1520, The Judgment ofParis, Engraving, sheet: 29.1 × 43.7 cm (11 7/16 × 17 3/16in.), Made in Italy, Italian, 16thcentury, Works on Paper -Prints

Cloelia Steekt de Tiber Over, Giulio Bonasone, After Polidoro da Caravaggio, 1501 - 1580 print Cloelia flight to Rome escaped from captivity. She crosses the Tiber river on horseback. On the left on the bank is a group of women with children for tents. On the right are women on the bank who try to stop Cloelia. print maker: Italyafter design by: Italypublisher: Rome paper engraving Cloelia and her companions escape Porsena's camp: she crosses the Tiber on horseback and persuades her companions to swim after her Tiber

Ixion deceived by Hera 1620-24 Pieter Van Sompel. Ixion deceived by Hera. Pieter Van Sompel (Dutch, ca. 1600-ca. 1643). 1620-24. Engraving; fourth state of four (Hollstein). Gerard Valck (Dutch, Amsterdam 1651/52-1726 Amsterdam). Prints

Silenus. Engraver: Theodor van Kessel, Dutch, 1620-1660 After: Peter Paul Rubens, Flemish, 1577-1640

Mercury and the graties. Mercury stands behind the three gratients in a landscape. The three graces are recognizable by their attributes: a dice, a rose and a branch myrtle.

Wedding party of Amor and Psyche (right part). In a basin for a cave, Mars and Venus are washed by eight putti.

The child Jupiter is fed by the goat Amalthea, Anonymous, Jacques Jordaens, 1652 - 1690 print A sater and a half -naked nymph hold the goat amalthea. The child Jupiter drinks milk from one of the udders of the goat. A second Sater plays a whistle. paper etching / engraving Amalthea, the nymph, usually in the shape of a goat, suckles the new-born Jupiter. goat. satyr(s) (in general). nymphs (in general); 'Ninfe in commune' (Ripa)

Amsterdam, Visscher, Claes Jansz. (II), Heemskerck, Maarten van, Cort, Cornelis, Theatrum Biblicum Hoc Est Historiae Sacrae Veteris et Novi Testamenti Tabulis Aeneis Expressae, History of Noah, The Flood, The Flood the land is flooded. People and animals are swallowed by the water. A few men try to save themselves by climbing a tree. On the right behind Noah's ark. At the bottom a reference to the Bible text in Gen. 7:10 in Latin. This print is part of an album., print, album sheet, prints, height 203 mm, width 247 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1533 - 1578, print maker, printmaker, 1558 - 1560, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1498 - 1574, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1586 - 1652-06-19, publisher

Fight between satyrs driving on hippocampuses and old woman as personification of envy standing on the back of dragon, Andrea Mantegna, 1473 - 1477 print Fight between satyrs driving on hippocampuses and old woman as personification of envy standing on the back of dragon. The woman holds a sign with the text invid (envy). Neptunus with a dolphin and trident is on a pedestal. Italy paper engraving dragon (large fabulous serpent, sometimes with wings and legs). Envy; 'Invidia' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Seven Deadly Sins. bony fishes: hippocampus - FF - fabulous animals (sometimes wrongly called 'grotesques'); 'Mostri' (Ripa)

Paris and Oenone or Angelica and Medoro carve their names in a tree. Design for a print.

The Judgment of Paris Made 1517-1520 Italy. Engraving in black on cream laid paper . Marcantonio Raimondi

Susanna and the elders, 1556 print Antwerp paper engraving Susanna bathing, usually in or near a fountain and sometimes accompanied by two female servants. the elders making advances towards Susanna

Mars a Venus, HENDRICK GASTZI, AFTER Bartholomeus sprung, 1588 print Mars and Venus are in bed together, angels stand and fly around them, Cupido stands by the foot. Through the window you can see that Apollo is coming on his solar car. Three times two Latin verses under the performance. Haarlem paper engraving Mars and Venus as lovers

Wedding party of Amor and Psyche (right part). In a basin for a cave, Mars and Venus are washed by eight putti.

Antwerp, Jode, Gerard de, Groeningen, Gerard van, Antwerpen, Thesaurus sacrarum historiarum veteris testamenti, elegantissimis imaginibus expressum excellentissimorum in hac arte virorum opera: nunc primum in lucem editus, Historia Abrahami, History of Abraham, Eliezer and Rebekah, Eliezer, Abraham's servant, meets Rebekah at the well. She lets him drink from her pitcher. In the background the camels and Eliezer's retinue. On the left the women from the city come to fetch water from the well. Below the representation a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Gen. 24. The print is part of an album., print, prent, albumblad, prints, height 203 mm, width 250 mm, print maker, prentmaker, 1579 - 1579, fourth quarter 16th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, South Netherlands, 1515 - 1599, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, North Netherlands, 1509 - 1591-02-05, publisher

Three branch goddinnen, Jan Harmensz. Muller, after Cornelis Cornelisz. van Haarlem, 1587 - 1591 print The three branch goddesses spin the thread and determine the length and end of the wire. Clotho holds the spinning skirt in the middle, Lachesis spins the thread and Atropos bite the thread with her teeth. At the bottom of the margin two lines in Latin. Amsterdam paper engraving Fates, spare (Moir)

Envy or Avarice at the right being driven from the temple of the Muses by Hercules who raises a club, the muses watching from the left 1530-60 Master of the Die Italian. Envy or Avarice at the right being driven from the temple of the Muses by Hercules who raises a club, the muses watching from the left 396170

Bacchanal with satyrs and bacchants at Wine press.

The Judgement of Paris. Aldegrever, Heinrich (1502-1555/1561), graphic artist

Mythological representation, produced for a book edition of the plays of Paul Scarron. The giants are crushed by the lightning bolts that Jupiter, seated on an eagle, throws at them from the sky. In the background, the Olympians have gathered on a bank of clouds, ready for the counterattack., Battle of the gods and giants, print maker: Jacob Folkema, (mentioned on object), Louis Fabritius Dubourg, (mentioned on object), 1703 - 1767, paper, etching, h 120 mm × w 66 mm

Feast of the gods, Antonio Salamanca, After Rafaël, 1545 print The gods of the Olympus consume a feast on clouds, on the occasion of the marriage of Amor and Psyche. Rome paper engraving marriage of Cupid and Psyche. banquets, feasts of the gods (in the air, possibly on the clouds)

Antwerp, Wijngaerde, Frans van den, Rubens, Peter Paul, Marriage of Peleus and Thetis, verso lower left - stamped, Peleus and Thetis are seated at the table with the gods of Olympus during their wedding feast. Two baskets of fruit are on the table. Mercury has just brought the apple for the most beautiful goddess., print, prints, height 307 mm, width 416 mm, Zuid-Nederlands, 1614-07-08 - 1679-03-17, print maker, printmaker, 1636 - 1679, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1577-06-28 - 1640-05-30, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528). The witch (Bartsch 67). 1500-1501. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. 77214-21 Goat, riding, mythical creature, child, ailee figure, genius, mounting, Greek-Roman mythology, nudite, wing character, renaissance, sabbath, sorciere, 16th 16th 16th 16th 16th 16th century, animal, engraving, naked, putto

Léon Davent, after Luca Penni, Venus and Mars Served by Cupid and the Three Graces, c 1547 Venus and Mars Served by Cupid and the Three Graces

Last judgment (bottom plate), Cornelis Visscher (II), After Peter Paul Rubens, 1644 - 1650 print Women and men are attacked by all kinds of devils and animals and taken to hell. Haarlem paper engraving Last Judgement

Asher, from the series The Twelve Patriarchs 1550 After Maarten van Heemskerck Netherlandish. Asher, from the series The Twelve Patriarchs 405319

Cornelisz. van Haarlem, Cornelis, Amsterdam, Muller, Jan Harmensz., Three Fates, verso - stamped, The three Fates spin the thread of life and determine the length and the end of the thread. Clotho holds the distaff in the middle, Lachesis spins the thread and Atropos bites through the thread with her teeth. At the bottom in the margin two lines in Latin., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 305 mm, width 253 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1571 - 1628, print maker, prentmaker, 1587 - 1591, paper, papier, engraving, graveren (drukprocedé), Work conception, 1562 - 1638-11-11

Illustratie voor 'Alle de werken' van Lucianus.Prometheus is chained by Mercury and Vulcan at Jupiter by Mercury and Vulcanus, where an eagle exits his liver every day.

Carracci, Annibale, Duflos, Claude I, Paris, Picart, Bernard, Triumph of Galatea, The sea nymph Galatea stands on a shell and is pulled along by a seahorse. She is surrounded by tritons and nereids. Two putti flying in the air., print, prints, height 234 mm, width 290 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1673-06-11 - 1733-05-08, print maker, printmaker, 1683 - 1733, fourth quarter 17th century, first quarter 18th century, second quarter 18th century, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1665 - 1727-09-18, Italian, 1560-11-03 - 1609-07-15

Bacchanal with saters and nymphs, Jan van Somer, 1655 - 1700 print paper thiasos, i.e. Bacchus' revel-rout, bacchanal without Bacchus

Roof from a woman by man and Sater; Battle between the Lapithen and Centaurs. In the middle a woman is robbed by a man and a Sater. On the right several figures around a table. In the foreground a man has pulled his sword, and a man waves a dagger behind the table. Links two horses.

Feather drawing showing Saint Maurus saving the sacred Placidus from drowning.

Two young satyrs and a boy. Artist: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607-1677 London). Dimensions: Sheet: 4 13/16 in. × 8 in. (12.3 × 20.3 cm). Series/Portfolio: Putti and Satyrs, Eight Platesfrom the set of copies in reverse. Date: 1647.Copy in reverse of Pennington 509:Two young satyrs recline on a bank under a tree, blowing horns; a boy lies beside them on the ground at leftt, stroking a goat; another goat and three sheep stand behind; after Peeter van Avont. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Two men in a landscape, Anonymous, 1700 - 1799 drawing Netherlands prepared paper. deck paint. ink pen / brush

Cherubins combat ignorance, Gerard Edelinck, After Henri Watelé, 1666 - 1707 print Four cherubinians armed with lightning bolts and shields, dispel ignorance in the form of three people. A Latin text on a banderole. The back of the print is printed with text in Latin. Paris paper engraving Ignorance; 'Ignorance', 'ignorance of all things', 'ignorance in a wealthy without letters' (Ripa)

Venus and Mars caught overtime; Venus and Mars. Oval list of Venus and Mars, naked in bed surrounded by the other gods. She caught vulcanus in the iron net. Cupid slides the bed corner. The print has a Latin caption. The print is part of a series about Venus and Mars

Umbria Terni Acquasparta Palazzo Cesi0. 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.

Pan, Pomona En Amor, Anonymous (Possibly), After Giulio Bonasone, After Giulio Romano, 1561 print Pan, Pomona and Amor sitting under a tree with musical instruments and an arc and arrows. paper etching / engraving (story of) Pan. Pomona. (story of) Cupid, Amor (Eros)

The Parable of the Sower and the Seed: The Seed Falling by the Way Side (after Gerard Van Groeningen, active Antwerp 1563-1573), 1574. After Gerard van Groeningen (Flemish), Philip Galle (Flemish, 1537-1612). Engraving; sheet: 21.3 x 25.8 cm (8 3/8 x 10 3/16 in.); image: 20 x 25.5 cm (7 7/8 x 10 1/16 in.).

Zephyr Carrying Psyche Off to an Enchanted Palace 1530-1540 Italy. Engraving in warm brown ink on cream laid paper . Master of the Die

Pan and Eros; Salmacis and Hermaphroditus making love. Etching after Annibale Carracci.

The fall, Lucas van Leyden, 1528 - 1532 print paper engraving Eve offers the fruit to Adam

The Dispute between the Muses and the Daughters of Pierios on Parnassus Made 1553 Italy. A Renaissance printmaker who also reproduced ancient medals, Enea Vico engraved this scene of embattled female artistry. The Muses, daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne and companions of Apollo on Mount Parnassus, spread art and culture throughout the world. But their gifts also inspired hubris. According to Ovidís Metamorphoses, the mythical Macedonian king Pierios named his nine daughters after the Muses, believing they would be as talented. Here Apollo, a wreathed Dionysos, and other gods watch as the Muses (the nudes at left) challenge the kingís daughters. The Muses prevailed in the competition, and Pieriosís daughters were turned into chattering magpies as punishment, a fate suggested by the flock of birds in the distant background.. Engraving, printed in black, on paper . Enea Vico

Hans von Aachen drawing showing the judgment of Paris, with redel traces and brown ink, emphasizing figures, composition, and narrative scene.

Drawing by Nicolaas Verkolje of a Bacchanal scene with the drunken Silen, executed in gray and gray-brown wash mixed with white, possibly over graphite.

unknown, Rubens, Peter Paul, Haarlem, Visscher, Cornelis (II), Last Judgement (lower plate), verso - stamped, Women and men are attacked by all kinds of devils and beasts and carried off to hell., print, prints, height 334 mm, width 481 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1629 - 1658-01-16, print maker, printmaker, 1644 - 1650, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Southern Netherlands, 1577-06-28 - 1640-05-30, after, after painting by, granter of privilege

Imperial Court, Amsterdam, Visscher, Claes Jansz. (II), Schonaeus, Cornelius, Goltzius, Hendrick, Matham, Jacob, Andromeda chained to a rock, verso - stamped, Andromeda is chained to a rock, as a sacrifice to a sea monster, which lies in the water on the right. Above it flies Perseus, ready to kill the monster. The parents of Andromeda and bystanders mourn and point., print, prints, height 270 mm, width 375 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1571-10-15 - 1631-01-20, print maker, printmaker, 1597 - 1597, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1558-01 - 1617-01-01, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, 1541 - 1611-11-23, writer, Publication (Event), Publication, 1586 - 1652-06-19, publisher, granter of privilege

Silenus at the wine barrel. Silenus, Bacchus teacher, lying next to a wine barrel. A Sater places a wreath of vines on his head, another Sater donates his cup full of wine. Two drunken children lie on his feet, above a cup of a balicious donkey.

Amsterdam, Muller, Harmen Jansz, Cornelisz. van Haarlem, Cornelis, Jan Harmensz., Fortuna distributes her gifts (right sheet), verso - stamped, The naked goddess Fortuna distributes her gifts, standing on a globe. However, she has her back to the people, who receive nothing. They literally sit and stand with their hands in their hair. At the bottom in the margin three two-line verses in Latin., print, prints, height 501 mm, width 454 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1571 - 1628, print maker, printmaker, 1590 - 1590, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1562 - 1638-11-11, after, after a painting by, Publication (Event), Publication, Dutch, 1540 - 1617-10-07, publisher

Birth of Hercules.

Abraham van Diepenbeeck depicts the Phaeacians carrying the sleeping Ulysses to a ship using black chalk, showing figures, gestures, and landscape on paper with folds and brownish stains.

Head of Satyr and Three Figures published ca. 1599-1622 Engraved by Anonymous, Italian, 16th century Italian. Head of Satyr and Three Figures 371852

The Last Judgment, Nicolò della Casa, After Michelangelo, 1548 print A detail from the fresco 'The Last Judgment' by Michelangelo in the Sixtine Chapel. print maker: Italyafter painting by: Vaticaanstadpublisher: Rome paper engraving Last Judgement

Hieronymus Hopfer after Andrea Mantegna, Silenus Silenus

Mantua, Romano, Giulio, Italy, Bonasone, Flora giving a wreath, verso - stamped, Flora giving a wreath to a woman kneeling before her in a vineyard. They are surrounded by various figures, including Cupid. On the right a man and a boy by a tree. In the foreground on the left lies a nymph., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 330 mm, width 432 mm, Italian, 1510 - 1576, print maker, printmaker, 1501 - 1580, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1499 - 1546-01-11

Bacchant, Sater and Children, Jean Lepautre, After 1657 - Before 1716 print The Bacchant and the Sater drink from a jug that is held up by children. Leaf from series of 6 blades. print maker: France (possibly)after own design by: France (possibly)publisher: Paris paper etching

Andrea Mantegna (1432-1506), "fight between tritons", 2nd Half of 15th Century

Dronken Silenus, Jonas suderhoef, after Peter Paul Rubens, 1644 - 1650 print The drunk Silenus is supported by Saters. Silenus has a wreath of wingerd leaves on the head. Haarlem paper etching / engraving (story of) Silenus

Diana and Callisto; Metamorphoses from Ovid. Diana discovers that Callisto, one of her nymphs, is pregnant with Jupiter. She rejects accusing to Callisto, whose clothes are pulled out by nymphs. In the margin a four-line caption, in two columns, in Latin, which actually belongs to the print with Alcmene that Hercules Baarts.

The Artist Assaulted by Time, Ignorance and Envy. Date/Period: Between 1772 and 1790. Drawing. Pen and black ink, gray wash, brown wash, brushed black ink and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper. Height: 213 mm (8.38 in); Width: 270 mm (10.62 in). Author: Mauritius Lowe.

Creation of Eve. Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564. 1501 - 1600. Bonasone, Giulio, approximately 1498-approximately 1580. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Competition between the muses and the pierides. On two sides of a river are the muses and the pierides that hold a musical competition with each other. In the middle above several figures including Apollo, Minerva, Saters and Nymphs. A line of Latin text in undermarge.

Les divers pourtraicts et figures V. Dated: c. 1600. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Master AD.

Marcantonio Raimondi (Italian, ca. 1470/1482 - 1527/1534). Two Fauns Carrying a Child, probably after a sarcophagus, ca. 1513-1515. Engraving on laid paper. Plate: 155 mm x 183 mm (6.1 in. x 7.2 in.).

Venus is mapping about the death of Adonis; The story of Adonis. Venus and Amor grieve to the death of Adonis. Venus keeps her lover in the arms. Adonis' hunting weapons lie next to him on the ground. His hunting dogs are sitting in front of his feet. In the background venus floating through the sky with her triumphy. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a series about Adonis' life.

Fight between Odysseus and Irus, Jan Harmensz. Muller, after Cornelis Cornelisz. van Haarlem, 1688 - 1727 print Upon returning home on Ithaca, Odysseus is confronted with the beggar Irus. In a fight between the two, Odysseus Irus knocks down. Bystanders watch. At the bottom of the margin four two -line verses in Latin. Amsterdam paper engraving Ulysses' fight with Irus, the beggar (Homer, Odyssey XVIII)

Clair-obscur woodcut in four plates by Ugo da Carpi depicting Saturn, created between 1524-1527, with a later edition by Andreani in 1604.

Diana and her nymphs, Battista Franco, 1520 - 1561 print Diana, sitting on a rock in the middle, rests with her nymphs between the trees. In the background on the left a Sater that spies the goddess and her companions. In the background on the right, Adonis runs with his hunting dogs. Italy paper etching / engraving other companions, nymphs of Diana. Diana hunting with her nymphs. Adonis hunting. satyr(s) (in general)

Ruggero in the Garden of Alcina,. 1501 - 1600. Bonasone, Giulio, approximately 1498-approximately 1580. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Copper engraving by Marco Dente from 1510-1527 depicting two satyrs, showing figures, posture, and classical composition.

Raphael, Berlin, Schauer, Gustav, Raphael's Galatea, Photo reproduction of a print after the Triumph of Galatea by Raphael, photograph, photo, reproduction, page, photos, photographically illustrated books, height 185 mm, width 140 mm, German, 1826 - 1902, photographer, 1851 - 1861, photographic paper, photo paper, albumen print, albumine print, Work conception, after a print by, 1483-04-07 - 1520-04-07

The truth and time reveal the hatch of the pope, approx. 1585. Allegorical cartoon in which the personnifies of the truth and time reveal the nest in which the pope brings all kinds of conspiracy in the form of samples. Bringing in the form of the story of the discovery of Callisto pregnancy by the goddess Diana and her nymphs. Right Elizabeth I, Queen of England and the provinces of Holland, Zeeland, Gelderland and Friesland. On the left the pope with a monstrance in the left hand and on eggs that he is engaged in and from which O.A. Balthasar Gerards, the Inquisition and other chirters crawl. Bottom left a verse of 2 lines and the bottom right of a cartouche a verse of 12 lines in Dutch.

An Assembly of Wise Men and Women. Marco Dente (Italy, Ravenna, died 1527). Italy, circa 1510-1520. Prints; engravings. Engraving

Six Boys (copy in reverse) 17th century () Copy after Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian. Six Boys (copy in reverse) 361711

De Zondvloed.The flood. People fled to rising water. In the background Noah's ark.

Rome, Saluccio, Francesco, Italy, Podestà, Giovanni Andrea, Bacchanal, verso - stamped, A Bacchanal with Satyrs and Bacchantes Drinking Wine in a Landscape with an Ancient Vase and Sarcophagus. In the Foreground a Satyr and a Dog Both Vomiting from the Drink., print, prent, prints, height 264 mm, width 390 mm, Italian, 1620 - 1674, print maker, printmaker, 1640 - 1640, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, uitgever

Silenus, 1628. Jusepe de Ribera (Spanish, 1591-1652). Etching;

Italy, Raphael, Joseph tells his brothers about his dreams, verso - stamped, Joseph stands in the middle next to a palm tree. On the right and left are eleven brothers and a landscape in the background., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 232 mm, width 376 mm, print maker, prentmaker, 1493 - 1570, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1483-04-07 - 1520-04-07, after a painting by

Alkmaar, Schabaelje, Jan Philipsz, Amsterdam, Visscher, Claes Jansz. (II), Snellinck, Jan (I), Den Grooten Figuer-Bibel, History of Job, Van den Heylighen Iob, Job covered with sores, lower right - handwritten in brown ink, In heaven Satan asks God if he can test Job. Satan then pours out his calamity on Job. Job sits on the dunghill and his skin is covered with sores. His wife urges him to curse God, but Job does not. In the background the robbery of Job's cattle. Below the image a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Job 2:9. This print is part of an album., print, prent, albumblad, prints, prenten, 238, height 215 mm, width 268 mm, print maker, prentmaker, 1579 - 1579, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Zuid-Nederlands, 1544 - 1638-10-01, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, Northern Netherlands, 1586 - 1652-06-19, publisher, 1592 - 1656-04

Achor tied to a tree; Judit and Holofernes. Achor, the captain of the ammonites, is tied to a tree. He was punished by Holofernes because of his praising words about the Israelites. The Israelites see him and come to free the man. The print is part of an eight-language series that tells the story of Judit and Holofernes.

Pierre Brebiette, Dancing Nymphs and Satyrs, 1626 Dancing Nymphs and Satyrs

Sadeler, Raphaël (I), Coignet, Gillis (II), Gillis (I), unknown, Venus, Bacchus and Ceres, verso left center - written, The goddess Venus and Amor between Bacchus (left) and Ceres (right)., print, prints, verso bottom center - stamped, PM 1674, height 201 mm, width 250 mm, Southern Netherlands, 1560, print maker, printmaker, 1570 - 1632, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1542-09 - 1599-12-27, after a design by, 1580 - 1642, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Allegory of Carnal Love. Christofano Robetta (Italy, Florence, 1462-after 1534). Italy, after 1535. Prints; engravings. Engraving

Triumph of Galatea with tritons and Nereïden and Putti. Galatea stands on a shell and is being pulled by dolphins. She is surrounded by Tritons and Nereïden. Three putti point their arrows at Galatea.

Expulsion from Paradise, 1579 print Adam and Eva are driven out of paradise by an angel with a flaming sword. The snake crawls next to them. On the right in the background a lion and a deer. At the bottom a reference to the Bible text in Latin. Print is part of an album. paper engraving an angel chases Adam and Eve out of paradise with a (flaming) sword. snakes. beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion

This Clair-obscur woodcut by Antonio da Trento, dated around 1525-1527, depicts the Roman hero Mucius. Two plates are used to produce tonal contrast and detailed imagery.

Rome, Salamanca, Antonio, Vatican City, Michelangelo, Italy, Casa, Nicolò della, The Last Judgement, verso - stamped, A detail from the fresco 'The Last Judgement' by Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel., print, prent, prints, height 422 mm, width 505 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1548 - 1548, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Italian, 1475-03-06 - 1564-02-18, after a painting by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1478 - 1562, publisher

Triomf van Mirjam.Mirjam and other women play instruments. Moses looks at how Egyptians drown in Red Sea.

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