Mythological Engravings

A collection of historical engravings portraying mythological scenes, featuring deities, heroes, and allegorical figures in intricate landscapes and dramatic interactions.

Italy, Baldi, Lazzaro, Holy Family with the Young John the Baptist, verso - stamped, print, prent, prints, height 168 mm, width 222 mm, print maker, prentmaker, 1634 - 1634, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Italian, 1624 - 1703

This copper engraving by Marco Dente, created between 1510 and 1520, depicts the Judgment of Paris, showing mythological figures and the presentation of the golden apple.

Fishing nocturnal with hammer and landing net, Philips Galle, After Jan van der Straet, 1578 print Fish is caught in a small river by means of a hammer and a landing net. By knocking the hammer on the stones, the fish is driven up, and then removing them from the water with a landing net. The personification of the moon (Luna) in the foreground makes it clear that it is night. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a 43-part series about hunting. print maker: Antwerpafter design by: Florencepublisher: Antwerp paper engraving fresh-water fishery (+ aids ~ crafts, industries, agriculture). Diana as moon-goddess, i.e. Luna (Selene)

Levi, from the series The Twelve Patriarchs 1550 After Maarten van Heemskerck Netherlandish. Levi, from the series The Twelve Patriarchs 405327

Nymphs in the garden of the Hesperiden; Perseus and the golden apples.nymphs picking apples in the Garden of the Hesperiden.

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.

Three putti before a large garland, the one in the middle rides an ostrich, from a series of tapestries made for Leo X ca. 1530-40 Master of the Die Italian. Three putti before a large garland, the one in the middle rides an ostrich, from a series of tapestries made for Leo X 338449

Venus and Mercury. Venus and Mercury are in a landscape. In the foreground is a putto in battle with a young Sater. A putto with two wreaths in his hands looks. Links a group of musicing putti. In the foreground on the right a lute.

Italy, Baldi, Lazzaro, Holy Family with the Young John the Baptist, verso - stamped, print, prent, prints, height 168 mm, width 222 mm, print maker, prentmaker, 1634 - 1634, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Italian, 1624 - 1703

Education of Achilles by Chiron de Centaur. Landscape with the young Achilles that teaches Chiron de Centaur. In the foreground right gets Achilles lesson in playing the winch. They hunt in the foreground on Lions.

Giulio Bonasone after Polidoro da Caravaggio, Clelia Crossing the Tiber, c 1545 Clelia Crossing the Tiber

Mars and Rhea Silvia: in the centre Mars holds a shield and sword, Rhea Silvia sleeping, Apollo in his chariot upper left 1520-50 Attributed to Giulio Bonasone Italian. Mars and Rhea Silvia: in the centre Mars holds a shield and sword, Rhea Silvia sleeping, Apollo in his chariot upper left 392925

Venus and her consequence, Emmanuel Jean Nepomucene de Ghendt, After Clément Pierre Marillier, 1786 print Venus is surrounded by different putti. Her triumph wagon, which is pulled by swans, stands behind her. The print has a French caption. Paris paper etching / engraving (story of) Venus (Aphrodite). triumph of Venus; 'Carro di Venere' (Ripa). Venus and Cupid (Cupid not being mere attribute). cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'

Nymph and water god Mythological figures (series title), A naked nymph is carried through the water by a young triton, while two putti, one of which has a dart of arrows, on other sea creatures carried by the water. This print is part of a four-part series about mythological figures., Cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti', other types of nymph (s), triton (s), Theodorus van Kessel (mentioned on object), 1630 - 1660, paper, etching, h 205 mm × w 316 mm

. Amor, love, overpower pan, the carnal lust.

Venus is growing to adonis; Metamorphoses from Ovid. Venus is growing at the dead body of her beloved Adonis. On the left in the background the wild boar that killed him. On the right in the background the lorrent amor and the wagon of Venus. In the margin a four-line caption, in two columns, in Latin.

The River Nile Made 1569 France. Engraving on paper . Étienne Delaune

Preparations for the wedding party of Amor and Psyche (right part), Diana Mantuana, After Giulio Romano, 1613 print In a basin in front of a cave there are a naked god and goddess, possibly mars and venus. The two gods are washed by putti. paper engraving / etching bath of Venus and Mars. washing and bathing. cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'. archer's weapons: bow. helmet

Roof of a woman by husband and Sater, Anonymous, After Singea Vico, After Rosso Fiorentino, in or after 1542 print In the middle, a woman is robbed by a man and a saat. Various figures around a table on the right. In the foreground a man has pulled his sword, and a man with a dagger waves behind the table. Two horses on the left. Italy paper engraving man abducting woman. celebration meal, feast, banquet

Bacchus worn by Saters. Bacchus is worn by two saters. For them a maenade walks with basins in her hands. They are accompanied by two putti. On the right is a tree.

America, c. 1570 print Triumph wagon of the continent America. Print from series of four continents with added scenes in the background: European ships are approaching the American coast, original inhabitants of America go to battle with arrow-and-bow. Within a fence, women, children and a man dance around a man with a fee. Left rear is cannibalism. paper engraving America represented allegorically; 'America' (Ripa). cannibalism. Native peoples of North America. chariot, triumphal car. Native peoples of the Americas Northern and Central America. South America

Flood of Deucalion; Ovidius' metamorphoses. People and animals are affected by a flood in a mountainous landscape. They are looking for a safe place in higher places. Under the show twice two lines of Latin text. This print is part of a series of 52 prints that depicting stories from Ovidius' metamorphoses. This series varies in three numbered series: two of 20 prints and one of 12 prints. This print belongs to the first series.

Bacchanal with satyrs and bacchands at Wijnpers, 1473 - 1477 print Italy paper engraving thiasos, i.e. Bacchus' revel-rout, bacchanal without Bacchus. wine-press

Hendrik Goltzius, Mars and Venus Surprised by Vulcan, 1585 Mars and Venus Surprised by Vulcan

Antwerp, Cock, Hieronymus, Jode, Gerard de, Heemskerck, Maarten van, Amsterdam, Muller, Harmen Jansz, Thesaurus sacrarum historiarum veteris testamenti, elegantissimis imaginibus expressum excellentissimorum in hac arte virorum opera: nunc primum in lucem editus, The Ten Commandments, Thou shalt not kill, Cain kills Abel, Cain kills his brother Abel. In the background two sacrificial altars can be seen. Cain's sacrifice is refused, the smoke goes down. Abel's sacrifice is accepted by God. In the background on the right God appears after the murder of Cain. The print is part of a series on the Ten Commandments and shows a violation of the fifth commandment: Thou shalt not kill. At the bottom in the margin a reference to the Bible text in Latin. Print is part of an album., print, album sheet, prints, height 211 mm, width 247 mm, Dutch, 1540 - 1617-10-07, print maker, printmaker, 1564 - 1568, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Northern Netherlands, 1498 - 157

Silenus Driving on a Donkey, Giulio Bonasone, After Perino del Vaga, 1501 - 1580 print Silenus is sitting on a donkey and is supported by a man and a saat. There is a lion next to the donkey and behind the donkey there is a young sater with a jug. In the background on the right three figures and a donkey around a tree. Italy paper engraving ass, donkey. (story of) Silenus

Italy, Perino del Vaga, Bonasone, Giulio, Silenus riding a donkey, verso - stamped, Silenus sits on a donkey and is supported by a man and a satyr. Next to the donkey lies a lion and behind the donkey walks a young satyr with a jug. In the background on the right three figures and a donkey around a tree., print, prent, prints, prenten, Hinloopen, height 135 mm, width 220 mm, Italian, 1510 - 1576, print maker, printmaker, 1501 - 1580, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1501 - 1547-10-19, intermediary draughtsman

Bacchanaal, Nicolas Beatrizet, after Enea Vico, after Michelangelo, 1525 - 1565 print A bacchanal with putti. Putti in the middle that wear a donkey. Bottom left a satar that sucks a putto. At the bottom right a naked man. paper etching / engraving Cupids: 'Amores', 'Amoretti', 'Putti'

Plate 6: The Giants Attempting to Storm Olympus (Gigantomachia), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'. Artist: Antonio Tempesta (Italian, Florence 1555-1630 Rome). Dimensions: Sheet: 4 1/16 × 4 11/16 in. (10.3 × 11.9 cm). Date: 1606. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Italy, Parmigianino, Tommaso da Bologna, Bonasone, Giulio, Amor and three putti, verso - stamped, Amor, with an arrow in his right hand, is held up by three winged putti. In the foreground are a bow and a quiver. In the background a landscape with Apollo and Daphne., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 314 mm, width 222 mm, Italian, 1510 - 1576, print maker, prentmaker, 1501 - 1580, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, after a design by, 1503-01-11 - 1540-08-24

Copper engraving by Albrecht Dürer depicting a witch, created around 1500, showing figure, gesture, attire, and symbolic elements of witchcraft.

. Mars and Venus are both undressed. Mars by Amor and Venus by one of her nymphs and through Putti. The draperies are kept open from a large four-poster bed. However, Apollo appears on the right in the form of sun rays. On the right in the foreground the armor of Mars.

. A naked nimph is carried out by the water by a young triton, while there are two putti, one of which has a arrow bundle, to other marine beings be worn by the water. This print is part of a four-part series about mythological figures.

Italy, Raphael, Martini, Giovanni, Master of the Dice, Tapezzerie de Papa, Tapestries of the Pope, Three putti and an ostrich, verso - stamped, In front of a large garland sits a putto on an ostrich. Another putto holds the ostrich's leg and gives a fruit to the putto sitting on the bird. A third putto wears a feather headdress and pulls a feather from the bird's tail., print, engraving, prints, engravings, height 213 mm, width 287 mm, Italian, German, print maker, printmaker, 1530 - 1560, paper, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1470 - 1535, after a design by, 1483-04-07 - 1520-04-07

Neptune gives the river gods command to cause a flood, print maker: Hendrick Goltzius workshop of, Hendrick Goltzius, Franco Estius, 1589.

The Graces, Fable VIII in La Motte, Fables Nouvelles 1719 Charles Nicolas Cochin I. The Graces, Fable VIII in La Motte, Fables Nouvelles. Charles Nicolas Cochin I (French, Paris 1688-1754 Paris). 1719. Etching. Prints

Duke of Mantua with the six main pagan gods, 1589 - 1626 print The Duke of Mantua is, in a harness, next to a tree. He is flanked on either side by three pagan gods (Minerva, Apollo, Neptunus, Jupiter, Venus and Hercules). In the foreground a coat of arms, two river gods and a sitting female figure in a stack of weapons. Italy paper engraving ruler, sovereign. gods ~ classical mythology. (story of) Hercules (Heracles). (story of) Neptune (Poseidon). (story of) Jupiter (Zeus). (story of) Minerva (Pallas, Athena). (story of) Venus (Aphrodite). (story of) Apollo (Phoebus). river-gods

Four Soldiers. Dated: c. 1500. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Master MZ.

Mountain Parnassus dedicated to Apollo and Muzen. Mountain Parnassus dedicated to Apollo and Muzen shown as a hill in a landscape. On the hilltop are trees of which the tribes are shown as men and women's bodies that embrace each other. On the left is Apollo with a muse and at the foot of the mountain's love naked men with muses. Pegasus flies in the air.

The final judgment.a detail from the fresco 'The Last Judgment' by Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel.

Copper engraving and etching depicting the biblical story of Cain and Abel, showing the two brothers, their interaction, and the act of violence, created in the 16th century.

Christoffel Jegher after Sir Peter Paul Rubens, The Infant Christ and Saint John Playing with the Lamb, Flemish, 1596 - 1652-1653, woodcut

Italy, Perino del Vaga, Bonasone, Giulio, Silenus riding a donkey, verso - stamped, Silenus sits on a donkey and is supported by a man and a satyr. Next to the donkey lies a lion and behind the donkey walks a young satyr with a jug. In the background on the right three figures and a donkey around a tree., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 134 mm, width 220 mm, Italian, 1510 - 1576, print maker, prentmaker, 1501 - 1580, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1501 - 1547-10-19, intermediary draughtsman

Simeon, from the series The Twelve Patriarchs 1550 After Maarten van Heemskerck Netherlandish. Simeon, from the series The Twelve Patriarchs 405346

The Last Judgment, Blad F, Giorgio Ghisi, After Michelangelo, 1530 - 1582 print A detail from the fresco 'The Last Judgment' by Michelangelo in the Sixtine Chapel. Marked bottom left: F. Print Maker: ItalyAfter Design by: Vatican City paper engraving Last Judgement

Magaler and Atera Kanta jach, Paul Rebina so Vino), 1677 167 print Melager offers the wounded Atalanta the head of the wild boar. In the foreground three hunting dogs. Putti stops a drapery above the couple. Under the image an explanatory text in French. Scene from Ovidius metamorphoses (with. VIII, 260-546). Paris paper etching / engraving Meleager gives the head of the boar to Atalanta

Minerva and the muses; Metamorphoses from Ovid. Minerva visits the muses on Mount Helicon, to listen to their songs. The muses play their instruments. In the margin a four-line caption, in two columns, in Latin.

A man with two trumpets in the centre flanked by other figures including an old and a young man at left ca. 1520-50 Anonymous. A man with two trumpets in the centre flanked by other figures including an old and a young man at left 342667

Amor in the Elysein fields, Giulio Bonasone, 1563 print Amor is tied up in a tree in the Elysein fields. He is surrounded by naked figures who want to punish him because he has tortured them. Below an Italian fresh on a rock. Italy paper etching / engraving punishment of Cupid. Elysium, Elysian Fields; Islands of the Blessed

. The second creation day: an angel, on his head the four winds, separates the rainwater from the earth from the earth. The rainwater is personalized by a woman with a carafe in her hand, from which water flows. In her other hand the rainbow. The water of the earth is personalized by a flow god, with a jug from which water flows. On his head shells. To the Bible text in Gen. 1: 6-8.

Amor sailing at sea, Agostino Veneziano, After Rafaël, 1500 - 1536 print Amor sails in a homemade boat with its arrow as a mast and arched as a belt for Venus. She stands on a shell. On the left on the bank is a young man dressed in Mantel. paper engraving Venus and Cupid (Cupid not being mere attribute). sailing (sport)

The Conquest of Ignorance. Dated: 1560s. Dimensions: sheet (cut within platemark): 28.7 x 42.5 cm (11 5/16 x 16 3/4 in.). Medium: engraving on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: René Boyvin after Rosso Fiorentino.

The Death of Meleager. Nicolas Beatrizet (France, active Italy, 1507- 1565). Italy, 1543. Prints; engravings. Engraving

Frisian with dancing children under a canopy, Heinrich Aldgrever, 1532 - 1533 print Frisian with ten children who do a round dance under a canopy. On the far left, two children on horseback blindly on a trumpet, a child with a large flag on the far right. Germany paper engraving ornaments ~ art. group dancing

Hertenhacht, monogrammist FLB, after Jan van der Straet, 1580 - 1618 print Men hunt, partly on horseback and partly on foot, with spears and swords on deer. They are helped by a few dogs. At the bottom of the margin a four -line caption in Latin. Antwerp paper engraving stag-hunting

Venus and Mars caught by Vulcanus, Crispijn van de Passe (I), After Maerten de Vos, 1602 - 1607 print Vulcanus caught Venus and Mars who are doing love under Vulcanus' Net. He points to the Olympic gods on the Olympus. In the margin a four -line caption, in two columns, in Latin. Cologne paper engraving Mars and Venus, caught in a net by Vulcan, are exposed to the ridicule of the assembled gods

Three children with a dog in a landscape, Cornelis Schut (I), 1618 - 1655 print Three children stroke a graywind dog. One of the children holds a hoop. paper etching / engraving dog. child playing with animals. (bowling a) hoop

Mercury entrusts the baby Bacchus to the nymphs on the Nysa mountain.

Anonymous after Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558 - 1617). Juno Complaining to Oceanus and Thetis, ca. 1590. From Metamorphoses. Engraving on wove paper. Plate: 177 mm x 253 mm (6.97 in. x 9.96 in.). Undescribed first state.

Cyparissus in cipres been veranderd; Cyparissus is changed by Apollo into the tree; The Metamorphoses or transformations; Metamorfosen Van Ovidius.Cyparissus is changed by Apollo into a cypress. Standard undermarge for the title.

Elijah fed through the raven.

Witch riding backwards on a goat, 1501-1502, Germany, by Albrecht Dürer. Gift of Bishop Monrad, 1869.

A man with two trumpets in the centre flanked by other figures including an old and a young man at right ca. 1510-27 Marcantonio Raimondi Italian. A man with two trumpets in the centre flanked by other figures including an old and a young man at right 342666

Goltzius, Hendrick, Schonaeus, Cornelius, Cesari, Giuseppe, Haarlem, Matham, Jacob, Amor overpowers Pan (Omnia vincit Amor), verso lower left - stamped, Amor, love, overpowers Pan, carnal lust., print, prints, height 275 mm, width 407 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1571-10-15 - 1631-01-20, print maker, printmaker, 1594 - 1598, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Italian, 1568-02 - 1640-07-03, after, after painting by, 1541 - 1611-11-23, writer, Publication (Event), Publication, 1558-01 - 1617-01-01, publisher

Dancing children for Sater and Maenade, Michiel Mosijn, After Cornelis Holsteyn, 1640 - 1655 print A group of children, including a Sater, dances in a circle. On the right, a Maenade plays the tambourine and a sater plays on the pan flute. Netherlands paper engraving satyr(s) (in general). maenad(s), female bacchant(es). group dancing. panpipes. tambourine

Vatican City, Michelangelo, Italy, Ghisi, Giorgio, The Last Judgement, sheet F, A detail from the fresco 'The Last Judgement' by Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel., print, prints, height 318 mm, width 408 mm, Italian, 1520 - 1582-12-15, print maker, printmaker, 1530 - 1582, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1475-03-06 - 1564-02-18

Rome, Orlandi, Giovanni, Tempesta, Antonio, The Four Seasons, Alma Ceres cana frontem precingit arista Incuruumg beate selici messe: Colonum, Spring, verso - stamped, The female personification of spring on a chariot drawn by calves and lambs. In the background a group of women making music. Title in Latin in the bottom margin., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 149 mm, width 215 mm, Italian, 1555 - 1630-08-05, print maker, printmaker, 1592 - 1592, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, after own design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Sadeler, Aegidius, Gheeraerts, Marcus (I), Praag, Fable of the Woodcutter and the Forest, A woodcutter cuts down a tree with an axe. In the fable of the woodcutter and the forest, the trees of the forest allow the woodcutter to cut an axe from their wood. Then the woodcutter cuts down the trees with the axe., print, book illustration, prints, height 96 mm, width 112 mm, South Netherlands, 1570 - 1629, print maker, printmaker, 1608 - 1608, paper, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), letterpress printing, Work conception, English, 1520 - 1590, after print by, after design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Three putti with dolphins, Anonymous, After Adamo Scultori, After Giulio Romano, in or after 1540 print paper engraving cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'. swimming mammals: dolphin

The Labors of Hercules: Hercules and Nessus, 1542. Hans Sebald Beham (German, 1500-1550). Engraving;

Jacob Matham after Hendrik Goltzius, Perseus and Andromeda, 1597 Perseus and Andromeda

Shows Bacchus accompanied by figures in a mythological scene, created as a copper engraving print by Giacomo Francia in the first half of the 16th century.

The Last Judgment, Page C, Giorgio Ghisi, After Michelangelo, 1530 - 1582 print A detail from the fresco 'The Last Judgment' by Michelangelo in the Sixtine Chapel. Marked bottom left: C. Print Maker: ItalyAfter Design by: Vatican City paper engraving Last Judgement

Judgment of Paris. The print depicts the story of Paris's judgment. Paris, Prince of Troy, was hatching a herd of sheep outside of troy. He is asked by three goddesses to judge them on their beauty. Left on the print is the naked Paris. He has the golden apple in hand and looks at the three goddesses. In the background the herd of sheep he belonged to hats. On the right the naked goddesses Venus, Minerva and Juno. Venus has Cupid at hand, Minerva carries its characteristic helmet and shield and has an owl as a companion. Juno has a peacock as a companion.

The Arrival of the Wine Vat ca.1755 Joseph Marie Vien French. The Arrival of the Wine Vat 400193

Fael van de Barende berg, Aegidius Sadeler (I), after Marcus Ggoerts (I), print A large mountain starts to shake. In the foreground, spectators look full of excitement. A mouse crawled out of the mountain: the mountain has gave birth to a mouse. This fable applies to someone who does big threats, but in the end does nothing. Prague paper etching / engraving / letterpress printing fables. mountains. rodents: mouse

Workshop of Hendrick Goltzius, after Hendrick Goltzius, Pan and Syrinx, 1589 Pan and Syrinx

Jacob Matham, after Bartholomaeus Spranger, The Triumph of Neptune and Thetis, 1614 The Triumph of Neptune and Thetis

Sadeler, Johann (I), Amsterdam, Barendsz., Dirck, unknown, Four extremes, Hell as one of the four extremes, verso lower left - stamped, Devils on goat legs drag or carry naked men and women towards the fires of hell. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a four-part series on the four extremes., print, prints, Nunc iterum peragenda...tribus., bottom center in the margin - engraved, height 182 mm, width 232 mm, Southern Netherlands, 1550 - 1600-08, print maker, printmaker, 1560 - 1600, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Northern Netherlands, 1534 - 1592-05-26, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Jupiter and Other Gods Looking atCallisto. Engraver: Girolamo Faccioli (Fagiuoli), Italian, active by 1539, died 1574 After: Francesco Primaticcio, Italian, 1504-1570

Expulsion from paradise. Adam and Eve are driven out of paradise by an angel with a flaming sword. In addition to them, the snake crawls. On the right in the background a lion and a deer. At the bottom of a reference to the Bible text in Latin. Print is part of an album.

. Mercury brings Psyche to Olympus, where all the gods are waiting for her. Venus and Amor are talking to Jupiter about the arrival of Psyche. The print carries a Latin inscription from the metamorphoses.

Education of Adonis; The story of Adonis. The child Adonis is raised by the Min Lucina and the Naiads. They stand around the baby and apply water. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a series about Adonis' life.

Galatea escaping Polyphemus; he is seated on a rock holding a staff and pipes and looking towards Galatea at right riding a shell pulled by two dolphins, Cupid flying above ca. 1515-27 Marco Dente Italian See 59.570.296 for a copy of this print by an anonymous artist.. Galatea escaping Polyphemus; he is seated on a rock holding a staff and pipes and looking towards Galatea at right riding a shell pulled by two dolphins, Cupid flying above 341476

Rome, Lafreri, Antonio, Italy, Raphael, Master of the Dice, Papal Tapestries by Raphael, Three putti with an ostrich, verso - stamped, Three putti hold an ostrich in check and steal its feathers. Behind the ostrich a large garland of fruit and flowers., print, prent, prints, height 205 mm, width 279 mm, Italian, German, print maker, printmaker, 1530 - 1570, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1483-04-07 - 1520-04-07, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1512 - 1577, publisher

Summer; The four Seasons. In the foreground Summer's personification: an adult man, crowned with a corn wreath. In his hands a few ears of corn. In the background summer scenes: grooming and harvesting farmers. Sheep that are washed and shaved and a shepherd with his sheep. Upstairs the three astrological signs of the summer: lobster, lion and virgin. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a four-part series over the four seasons.

Neptunus commissioned the river gods to cause a flood, 1589 print Standing in a mountainous coastal landscape, Neptune addresses a number of river gods. He calls on him to help him cause a flood. Jupiter has determined that humanity must be wiped out with a great flood, as a punishment for bad behavior. In the lower margin a four -line explanation, in two columns, in Latin. paper engraving (story of) Neptune (Poseidon). Deucalion's flood; Jupiter sends a great flood to destroy mankind; Deucalion and Pyrrha afloat

Print, Hercules Killing Nessus; Designed by Hans Sebald Beham (German, 1500-1550); Germany; engraving on off-white laid paper

Entombment of Christ, two men lifting Christ into a tomb, with a shroud underneath the body, three crosses on Golgotha beyond, from a series of five engravings after the destroyed or detached frescoes of 1532/33 by Giovanni Antonio da Pordenone in the cloister of S.Stefano, Venice. Artist: After Giovanni Antonio da Pordenone (Giovanni Antonio de Sacchis) (Italian, Pordenone 1483-1539 Ferrara); Giacomo Piccini (Italian, born Venice, ca. 1617). Dimensions: sheet: 6 1/4 x 7 1/8 in. (15.9 x 18.1 cm). Series/Portfolio: five engravings after the destroyed or detached frescoes of 1532/33 by Giovanni Antonio da Pordenone in the cloister of S.Stefano, Venice. Date: ca. 1656. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Justice (Justitia) is rejected by the world, Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert, after Maarten van Heemskerck, 1550 print An indecisive horse with a globe on his head praises and throws the blindfolded justice (Justitia), which was back on his back, on the floor. In the hands of justice her attributes: Libra and Sword. The print is part of a four -part series where the world is presented as an indisucted horse. paper etching / engraving breaking to saddle, bridle, etc. ~ wild horses (+ animals used symbolically). horse. globe. Justice, 'Justitia'; 'Giustitia divina' (Ripa) ~ one of the Four Cardinal Virtues - MM - triumph

The sacrifice of Abraham who needs before Isaac who raises his sword to strike him ca. 1540-60 Attributed to Battista Franco Italian. The sacrifice of Abraham who needs before Isaac who raises his sword to strike him 371877

This Clair-obscur woodcut by Antonio da Trento, dated around 1525-1527, depicts Mucius, a Roman hero. Two plates create tonal contrast and detailed imagery characteristic of Renaissance printmaking.

Woman abducted by man and sater; Battle between the Lapithen and centaurs. In the middle a woman is robbed by a man and a Sater. Links several figures around a table. In the foreground a man has pulled his sword, and a man waves a dagger behind the table. Two horses on the right. In the middle of the letter S.

Job on the manure heap; History of Job; Historia Jobi (...); 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. Prent is part of an album.

Roof van Proserpina, Albrecht Dürer, 1516 print In a mountainous environment, a naked woman is carried along by a man on a unicorn. In the background a house on a water. Nuremberg paper etching (story of) Proserpina (Persephone, Core), Libera. the rape of Proserpina (by Pluto in his chariot); possibly with Diana and Minerva trying to rescue her. unicorn

Lebey de Batilly, Denis, Frankfurt am Main, Bry, Theodor de, Boissard, Jean Jacques, Denis Lebey de Batilly, Emblemata, 1596, IN SOPHITAS THEOLOGOS, Hercules being attacked by a giant crab, verso - stamped, Hercules being attacked by a giant crab that is trying to bite his foot. According to the story, the crab was sent by Juno to stop Hercules in his battle against the Lernaean hydra., print, book illustration, emblem, prints, height 75 mm, width 85 mm, South Netherlands, 1528 - 1598-03-27, print maker, printmaker, 1596 - 1596, fourth quarter 16th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1528 - 1598, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, writer

Battle of the Sea Gods: Left Half of aFrieze. After: Andrea Mantegna, Italian, ca. 1431-1506

Antwerp, Jode, Gerard de, Groeningen, Gerard van, Furnius, Pieter Jalhea, Thesaurus novi Testamenti elegantissimis iconibus expressus continens historias atque miracula doni nostri Iesu Christi, Parable of the sower, Satan sows weeds among the wheat, While the landowner and his servants are asleep, his enemy, the Devil, comes to sow weeds among the sown wheat. The Devil has a boar's head. Below the image is a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Mat. 13. This print is part of an album., print, album sheet, prints, height 201 mm, width 247 mm, 1540 - 1626, print maker, printmaker, 1568 - 1568, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Southern Netherlands, 1515 - 1599, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, Northern Netherlands, 1509 - 1591-02-05, publisher

Joseph's cup being discovered in Benjamin's sack of grain ca. 1580-90 Monogrammist PVO. Joseph's cup being discovered in Benjamin's sack of grain 387544

Fiorentino, Rosso, Bonnejonne, Eloy, Group of reclining and kneeling figures, verso lower left - stamped, A group of 6 reclining and kneeling nude and semi-nude figures., print, prent, prints, width 249 mm, height, 183 mm, Flemish, 1630 - 1695-10-21, print maker, printmaker, 1640 - 1695, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, Italian, 1494-03-08 - 1541-11-14

TRIOMF VAN GALATEA MET TITONS IN NEREïDEN IN PUTTI, ANONYMOUS, AFTER MARCANTONIO RAIMONDI, AFTER RAFAëL, 1582 print Galatea stands on a shell and is pulled by dolphins. She is surrounded by tritons and nereids. Three putti focus their arrows on Galatea. paper engraving triumph of Galatea

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