Mythological Figures Etchings

Dramatic etchings depicting mythological scenes including Saint Sebastian, Hercules, and biblical narratives with strong contrasts in tone and intricate details.

Labor and Industry (Labor and Diligents) The reward of labor, industry, practice and art (series title), A naked woman, personification of the Vlijt, sits on her lap with a naked man, the personification of Labor, and kiss him. In the foreground are all kinds of tools, such as a shovel and anvil, Carefulness, Diligence, 'Diligenza' (Ripa) (personification), Labor, anonymous, Netherlands (possibly), 1582 - 1667, paper, engraving, h 200 mm × w 141 mm

Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian. Etching.

Statue of a naked Hercules, carrying over his shoulder a boar and his club. In the background a ruin of a round temple and a pyramid., Hercules with the boar of Erymanthus, print maker: Hendrik Pola, The Hague, c. 1705 - c. 1713, paper, etching, engraving, h 291 mm × w 118 mm

Cain kills Abel; History of Adam and Eva. Cain with raised piece of bone in battle with Abel lying on the ground. Burn two fires on a rock.

The full-length hero Horace Cocles, a sword raised in the right hand, a shield in the left. In the background, he is seen taking on an entire army on the banks of the Tiber, Horatius Cocles Roman heroes (series title), print maker: Keijzer, Hendrick Goltzius, , Amsterdam, Aug-1829, paper, engraving, h 381 mm × w 278 mm

Seated Neptune holding a conch shell to his mouth, accompanied by a seated triton and another emerging from the water at bottom right. Artist: After Perino del Vaga (Pietro Buonaccorsi) (Italian, Florence 1501-1547 Rome); Attributed to Giorgio Ghisi (Italian, Mantua ca. 1520-1582 Mantua). Dimensions: sheet: 9 1/8 x 6 1/8 in. (23.2 x 15.6 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Labor and Industry (Labor and Diligents) The reward of labor, industry, practice and art (series title), A naked woman, personification of the Vlijt, sits on her lap with a naked man, the personification of Labor, and kiss him. In the foreground are all kinds of tools, such as a shovel and anvil, Carefulness, Diligence, 'Diligenza' (Ripa) (personification), Labor, anonymous, Netherlands (possibly), 1582 - 1667, paper, engraving, h 200 mm × w 141 mm

Leiden, Dolendo, Bartholomeus Willemsz., Spranger, Bartholomeus, Pluto en Ceres, Pluto and Ceres, verso - stamped, print, prent, prints, height 430 mm, width 294 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1560 - 1626-05-27, print maker, printmaker, 1598 - 1598, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Southern Netherlands, 1546-03-21 - 1611-08, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, Northern Netherlands, publisher

Offer from Isaac, Agostino Veneziano, After Rafaël, 1500 - c. 1536 print Abraham is about to behead with his sword Isaac, who sits next to him. An angel in the air grabs the sword. Italy paper engraving the sacrifice of Isaac (Genesis 22)

Zeus appointed him ruler of the winds, which he controlled from an island in the Aegean

The Dream of Aeneas; Salvator Rosa, Italian, 1615 - 1673; Italy, Europe; about 1663; Black and white chalk; 30 x 22.4 cm (11 13/16 x 8 13/16 in.)

Etching by Nicolas Chaperon depicting the expulsion of Adam and Eve from Eden, created in 1649, illustrating the biblical story.

Jupiter on clouds with lightning bolts and eagle; Gods and Goddesses. Jupiter as God of heaven and the volatile weather sat on clouds with lightning bolts in his hand and accompanied by an eagle. Under the performance, the inscription IVPPiter Aetherea SVMMA Dominator in Arce. Copy to a print of Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio

Bacchus as god of wine, with wine goblet and bunches of grapes. In oval ornamental frame., Bacchus, print maker: Edouard Taurel, Jan Saenredam, Hendrick Goltzius, (mentioned on object), 1832 - 1880, paper, engraving, etching, h 257 mm × w 195 mm

Allegorical representation on the death of the French draughtsman Raymond de Lafage, Allegorical portrait of Raymond de Lafage, print maker: Cornelis Martinus Vermeulen, (mentioned on object), publisher: Jan van der Bruggen, (mentioned on object), Lodewijk XIV (koning van Frankrijk), (mentioned on object), Antwerp, 1684, paper, etching, h 441 mm × w 312 mm

Jupiter Verandert I in Een Koe, Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio, After Perino Del Vaga, 1515 - 1565 print Juno caught Jupiter and Io. Jupiter has turned Io into a cow. At the top right a putto. In the undermarge Italian fresh in two columns. Italy paper engraving Io changed into a cow: to avoid detection by Juno, Jupiter changes Io into a cow (Ovid, Metamorphoses I 611)

Aeneas and his family flee from Troy, master of the dice, after Rafaël, c. 1530 - c. 1560 print Aeneas walks on the back with his father Anchises. In his right hand, Anchises wears the house gods (Penates). His son Ascanius walks behind Aeneas. The burning Troy in the background. Italian text in two columns in STUDMARGE. Italy paper engraving 'Pius Aeneas': Aeneas, leading Ascanius, escapes from burning Troy, carrying his father Anchises with the Penates; his wife Creusa, who sets out with them, is lost on the way

Soil; Terra; The four elements. Woman, standing in a landscape, a cornucopia in the hands. In the background a man amidst a number of animals. Under the show two Latin lines. This print is part of a series of the four elements.

Lot and His Daughters. Artist: Jan Muller (Netherlandish, Amsterdam 1571-1628 Amsterdam). Dimensions: Sheet: 15 3/4 × 17 13/16 in. (40 × 45.2 cm). Publisher: Harmen Jansz. Muller (Netherlandish, Amsterdam ca. 1540-1617 Amsterdam). Date: ca. 1630. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Fortuna. Fortuna floats over a globe. She torts a bag of coins to. A putto pulls her hair. Text and coat of arms in undermarge.

Afgunst (Invidia), Jacob Matham (attributed to), after Hendrick Goltzius, 1585 - 1589 print The personalized envy; An old female figure with snakes like her, gnawing on a heart and with a snake in her hand. A dog next to her. Haarlem paper engraving Envy; 'Invidia' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Seven Deadly Sins

Hercules and Deianira René Boyvin French. Hercules and Deianira. René Boyvin (French, Angers ca. 1525-1598 or 1625/6 Angers). Engraving. Prints

Mars, Odoardo Fialetti, After Licinio da Pordenone, 1583 - 1638 print The god mars sitting in front of a wall, with a torch in the right hand. Italy paper etching (story of) Mars (Ares)

Rome, Thomassin, Philippe, Italy, Raphael, Master of the Dice, Aeneas and his family flee from Troy, verso - stamped, Aeneas walks with his father Anchises on his back. In his right hand Anchises carries the household gods (Penates). Behind Aeneas walks his son Ascanius. In the background the burning Troy. Italian text in two columns in bottom margin., print, prints, height 256 mm, width 187 mm, Italian, German, print maker, printmaker, 1530 - 1560, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1483-04-07 - 1520-04-07, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, French, 1562-01-28 - 1622-05-12, publisher

Mars and Venus, Hendrick Goltzius, 1588

Eva's creation; The history of Adam and Eva. Eva is drawn by God from the rib of the sleeping Adam.

Diana embraces Endymion in his sleep, Jacques Belly, After Agostino Carracci, 1641 print France paper etching Diana (Luna) visiting the sleeping Endymion. cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'

Jusepe de Ribera, The Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew, 1624 The Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew

Italy, Carracci, Agostino, Lascivie, Venus of Galatea, verso - stamped, Venus of Galatea sits on two dolphins. She holds her shawl over her head as a sail. She is being pushed across the sea by three putti., print, prints, height 152 mm, width 109 mm, Italian, 1557 - 1602-03-22, print maker, printmaker, 1590 - 1595, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process)

Copper engraving by Hendrick Goltzius from around 1587 depicting the allegorical figure Inertia, representing inactivity or slowness, showing figure, posture, and symbolic elements.

This copper engraving by Hendrick Goltzius shows the mythological scene of Mercury and Argus, depicting classical figures, gestures, and symbolic elements, created between 1580 and 1617.

The infant Hercules strangling snakes. Engraving by Agostino Veneziano, 1533, after Giulio Romano.

Venus on a tree bound and amor punished by Minerva. Venus is tied to a tree with her hands. Minerva attracts amor to his upper arm and beats him with her knit. Her shield with the medusa head is on the floor.

Hercules saves a woman from the Centaur; Working from Hercules. Hercules, standing with a knots in his hand, is embraced by a woman (his beloved or hippodameea). Her leg is held by the seated centaur (possible Eurytion), shown here as a Sater. In the background Hercules kills the Centaur with a knife. Two mythological stories seem combined here. Under the show a two-legged text in Latin. Tenth print from a series of thirteen with the works of Hercules.

Concordia. Artist: after Maerten de Vos (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1532-1603 Antwerp). Dimensions: sheet: 11 1/4 x 8 5/16 in. (28.6 x 21.1 cm). Date: ca. 1581. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Cain kills Abel. Cain with raised piece of jawbot, abel pushed on the ground.

The Element Air, Jacques de Gheyn (II) (Attributed to), after Karel van Mander (I), 1588 - 1592 print Presentation of the element of air in the form of a naked man with wings on the head, seated on clouds. In the background a number of falconers with their dogs busy hunting. At the top of the show the word 'aer' (air). Under the performance two lines of text in Latin. This print is part of a series of the four elements, each depicted by a personification, behind whom figures perform actions that are associated with the element in question. Each performance has a two -way Latin caption. print maker: Netherlandspublisher: Amsterdam paper engraving air (one of the four elements)

Willem Panneels, Saint Sebastian Saint Sebastian

Goltzius, Hendrick, Matham, Jacob, Haarlem, Saenredam, Jan, Parable of the Weeds Among the Wheat, Christ with Three Angels, verso lower left - stamped, The servants, here depicted as three angels, come to ask Christ why there are weeds among the grain he has sown in the field. One of two prints from an unfinished series on the parable of the weeds among the wheat, Matt. 13:24-30., print, prent, prints, height 207 mm, width 146 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1565 - 1607-04-06, print maker, printmaker, 1600 - 1602, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1571-10-15 - 1631-01-20, Work conception, 1558-01 - 1617-01-01

The air element; Aer; The four elements. Presentation of the element. Air in the shape of a naked man with wings on the head, seated on clouds. In the background a number of falconers with their dogs busy hunting. At the top of the show the word 'aer' (air). Under the show two lines text in Latin. This print is part of a series of the four elements, each represented by a personification, behind who figures perform actions associated with the relevant element. Each performance has a two-legged Latin caption.

Schonaeus, Cornelius, Goltzius, Hendrick, Haarlem, Matham, Jacob, The seven virtues, Prudence (Prudentia), verso lower left - stamped, A female figure with a second face on the back of her head as a personification of prudence (prudentia). In one hand she holds a mirror and in the other hand two snakes., print, prints, height 151 mm, width 103 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1571-10-15 - 1631-01-20, print maker, printmaker, 1597 - 1597, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1558-01 - 1617-01-01, after a design by, 1541 - 1611-11-23, writer

Allegory of variability, Arnold Houbraken, 1710 - 1719.

A winged figure of Fame standing facing left and sounding a trumpet. Artist: Cherubino Alberti (Zaccaria Mattia) (Italian, Borgo Sansepolcro 1553-1615 Rome). Dimensions: Sheet: 12 15/16 × 7 1/16 in. (32.9 × 18 cm). Date: 1570-1615. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Saturn, Monogram Audist IB (16th century), 1529 print Saturn, with a wooden stool on his mutilated leg, has one of his children in his hands. There is a scythe on the ground. Two constellations are depicted; The Capricorn is located at the tree and the Waterman is in the air. paper engraving Saturn and his children ('Planetenkinder')

Jupiter, IO and Juno; Jupiters love adventures. Jupiter turns Io, his loved one, in a white cow to hide her for Juno. Juno is sitting with her peacock on a cloud. In addition to Jupiter, his eagle is on the ground. Juno asks the white cow as a gift and thus stopped adultery. Print from a series of ten prints that illustrate Jupiter's love life.

Lente, Matthäus Greuter, after Hendrick Goltzius, 1585 - 1638 print With caption in Latin. paper engraving spring, 'Ver'; 'Primavera' (Ripa). wind as a human face, blowing with rounded cheeks. festivities connected with seasonal activities. zodiacal signs of the spring season

Apollo. Engraving by J.B. Bernaert.

Saint Martin and Beggar late 16th century Zacharias Dolendo Netherlandish. Saint Martin and Beggar 652757

A copper engraving by Hendrick Goltzius illustrating the five senses, personified through allegorical figures representing sight, hearing, taste, touch, and smell, created after 1588.

Paris and Oenone, from The Greek Heroines 1539 Georg Pencz German. Paris and Oenone, from The Greek Heroines 432134

Antwerp, Rubens, Peter Paul, Ertinger, Franz, History of Achilles, Thetis immerses Achilles in the Styx, verso - stamped, Thetis, illuminated by a woman with a torch, immerses her son Achilles in the river Styx. In the background the souls of the dead await the crossing in Charon's rowing boat. In the foreground a Caryatid and Atalant and the three-headed watchdog Cerberus., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 321 mm, width 265 mm, 1640, print maker, prentmaker, 1679 - 1679, paper, papier, etching, etsen, Work conception, Zuid-Nederlands, 1577-06-28 - 1640-05-30

Abduction of Proserpine 1516 Albrecht Dürer German. Abduction of Proserpine 391239

The works of Hercules: Hercules Empty Centaures to remove Hippodamie Heinrich Aldegrever (said Trippenmeker, 1502-V1558). The works of Hercules: Hercules prevents the centaux to remove hippodamie, B 92, Burin, 1550.

A 1596 copper engraving by Hendrick Goltzius titled 'Smell', depicting the sense of smell through human figures and symbolic gestures in a classical composition.

Moftness overcomes Raziernij, 1550 - 1625 print The personification of razoria (furor) lies on the ground at the feet of meekness (Clementia). The print has a Latin caption and is part of a series about virtues and vices. paper engraving one Virtue fighting against or treading upon one Vice. Anger; 'Ira' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Seven Deadly Sins. Indulgence, Clemency; 'Clemenza', 'Clemenza & Moderatione', 'Indulgenza' (Ripa)

Galatea standing in a water-chariot pulled by two dolphins, surrounded by tritons, nereids, and putti, three of which prepare to shoot arrows from above. Artist: Marcantonio Raimondi (Italian, Argini () ca. 1480-before 1534 Bologna ()); After Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) (Italian, Urbino 1483-1520 Rome). Dimensions: Sheet: 15 3/4 x 11 5/16 in. (40 x 28.7 cm). Date: ca. 1515-16. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Triomf van Galatea, Nicolas Dorigny, after Rafaël, 1693 print print maker: Francepublisher: Rome paper etching / engraving triumph of Galatea

Genius of the arts, anonymous, after Carlo Bononi, 1600 - 1699 print A winged naked young man with a laurel wreath holds an open drawing book in his hand. A part of a armor is visible behind him. For the young man on the ground are measuring instruments, an open book with sheet music, a trumpet, a lute, a painting palette and a sculpture. paper engraving painting, drawing and the graphic arts. crowning with laurel. lute, and special forms of lute, e.g.: theorbo. palette. horn, trumpet, cornet, trombone, tuba

Italy, Romano, Giulio, Veneziano, Agostino, Life of Hercules, Hercules killing the snakes, verso - stamped, The young Hercules sits on his cradle, and with his hands strangles the snakes that were sent against him by Juno. On the right, Alcmene and Amphytrion look on in amazement from their bed. In the bottom margin a cartouche without text., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 241 mm, width 180 mm, Italian, 1490 - 1536, print maker, prentmaker, 1533 - 1533, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1499 - 1546-01-11

Aeneas and his family flights from Troy. Aeneas runs with his father Anchises on the back. In his right hand, Anchises carries the house gods (penates). His son Ascanius runs behind Aeneas. In the background the burning troy.

A Oreade, with spectacles on nose, removing a thorn from the foot of a satyr, the satyr is supported by a female and a young Oreade, print maker: Jan Harmensz. Muller (mentioned on object), Dating 1630 - 1656

Mantegna, Andrea, Italy, Man carrying a woman on his back and a satyr, verso lower left - stamped, print, prints, height 245 mm, width 171 mm, Italian, 1431 - 1506-09-13, print maker, printmaker, 1490 - 1600, fourth quarter 15th century, 16th century, 16e eeuw, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception

David with the head of Goliath, Robert van Audenaerd, after Carlo Maratta, 1685 - 1723 print David with sword and Goliath's head in his hand. Behind him, the beheaded Goliath is surrounded by soldiers. In the Hondaerge a Bible in Latin. paper engraving / etching David with Goliath's head

Laocön and his sons. Image of the image of the Laocoöngroep placed for a sloping wall. On the base of the image a reference to the place where the image is located.

Sculpture group in Versailles gardens. Pluto grabs Proserpina to take her on his car. A nymph tries to stop him but has fallen. A caption in French in the margin.

Labor and Vlijt (Labor and Diligentia); The reward of labor, trial, exercise and art. A naked woman, litter personification, sits on shot at a naked man, work personification, and kisses him. In the foreground are all kinds of tools, such as a shovel and an anvil.

Table of the Museum Temple: Alphea and Arethuse (Dutuit 36, White 120) Cornelis II Bloemaert, said the young person (1603-1692). Table of the Temple of Muses: Alphea and Arethuse (Dutuit 36, White 120). Burin, 1655. Museum of Fine Arts in the city of Paris, small palace.

Johannes de doper, Agostino Carracci, 1583 print Venice paper engraving John the Baptist; possible attributes: book, reed cross, baptismal cup, honeycomb, lamb, staff

Assyrians - The Kingdom of Sanherib Destroyed, Jeremias Falck, After Claude Vignon, 1645 - 1646 print King Sanherib of Assyria is pushed over by an angel holding the wing of a winged lion. In the background, an angel beats an army and the four wind directions blow. A French inscription under the show. print maker: Parisafter design by: Francepublisher: ParisFrance paper engraving destroying angel

Heinrich Aldegrever, Adam and Eve at Work, 1540 Adam and Eve at Work

Lucas van Leyden, The Fall of Man, 1529 The Fall of Man

. The goddess Minerva, sitting on a cloud. She is wearing a helmet, holds a spear and a shield and is accompanied by her attribute: the owl.

Amphion: the element Air, Crispijn van de Passe (I), 1602 print Landscape with APMHion that plays a harp, as an allegory on the element of air. Various birds come to his music that bring building materials. In the margin a four -line poem, in two columns, in Latin. Third print from a series with the four elements. Cologne paper engraving (story of) Amphion and Zethus. air (one of the four elements)

Vigilance overcomes slowness, Pieter Jalhea Furnius, 1550 - 1625 print The winged personification of vigilance (Vigilantia) is in her hand with an oil lamp and reads a book. To the right next to her an hourglass and a closed book, on the left is a cross on a tree on an open book. She is standing with her foot on the personification of slowness (Acedia) who is sleeping on the floor in front of her. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a series about virtues and vices. paper engraving One Virtue Fighting Against or Treati Upon One Vice. Sloth, indolence, 'acedia', 'desire'; 'Accidentia' (Ripa) ~ Personification of one of the Seven Deadly Sins. Alertness, vigilance; 'Guardia', 'Vigilance', 'Supervision to defend yourself & oppose others' (Ripa). Hourglass

Hercules Fighting the Hydra of Lerna, from The Labors of Hercules. Artist: Heinrich Aldegrever (German, Paderborn ca. 1502-1555/1561 Soest). Dimensions: Sheet: 4 1/4 × 2 11/16 in. (10.8 × 6.9 cm). Series/Portfolio: The Labors of Hercules. Date: 1550. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Allegory of charity, Hendrick Goltzius, 1590 - 1594

Luck, Simone Cantarini, After Guido Reni, 1622 - 1648 print Fortuna is on a globe. She tips a bag of coins. A putto pulls her hair. Italy paper etching Luck, Fortune, Lot; 'Fato', 'Fortuna', 'Aurea fortune', 'Good luck', 'peaceful luck overo Clemente', 'fate' (Ripa)

Bacchus, Edouard Taurel, Jan Saenredam, 1832 - 1880.

Master HVE (German, active 16th century), Hercules Killing the Lion, engraving

Allegory on the observation, Jan Saenredam, After Hendrick Goltzius, 1616 print A spectacular artist paints a naked woman in the open air. The model sits on her knees on the floor and looks at itself in a mirror that is stopped by a putto. Behind the donkey a doctor who looks at a urinal and a two men with astrolabium and passer on a globe. On the right in the foreground are various measuring instruments. In the front of a cat and back right an eagle. Under the performance the Latin translation of: I know from experience that this does the viewer both angry and pleasure. Print Maker: Northern Netherlands Figter Design by: Haarlem Publisher: Amsterdam paper engraving looking in the mirror; contemplation of own beauty. model, sitter ~ painting - CC - out of doors. cat. drawing, measuring, calculating (+ tools, instruments; laboratory equipment ~ scientific research)

Lucretia and Sextus. Sextus fails Lucretia, which is naked on a four-poster bed, with a dagger and forces her to submit to him.

Amsterdam, King, Wilhelmus, Goltzius, Hendrick, Matham, Jacob, The Seven Planets Series B, Mercvrivs, Mercury, with a caduceus in his hand and a winged hat (petasus) on his head. To his right the astronomical symbol for his planet. Standing in an oval cartouche with the two signs of the zodiac at the top: Gemini and Virgo., print, prints, height 118 mm, width 77 mm, Work conception, Northern Netherlands, 1571-10-15 - 1631-01-20, after a print by, 1597 - 1597, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), print maker, printmaker, 1558-01 - 1617-01-01, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, - 1732, publisher

Angel bristles Brood a Water, Jean Honor Franoonard, There's Franwcoucher, 1752 - 1756 print A man (possibly Elijah) sitting on the floor, is given a bread by an angel. There is a water jug at his feet. paper etching an angel, holding a loaf of bread and a jar (or chalice) wakes Elijah

Apollo and Marsyas and the Judgment of Midas: at right Midas with the ears of an ass resting his hand against a tree stump, at center Apollo holds a flaying knife, at left the flayed corpse of Marsyas roped to a tree, soldiers and satyrs beyond. Artist: Melchior Meier (German, active Italy, ca. 1572-82). Dimensions: sheet: 10 1/4 x 13 3/4 in. (26 x 34.9 cm)plate: 9 3/16 x 12 7/16 in. (23.3 x 31.6 cm)image: 9 x 12 1/4 in. (22.8 x 31.1 cm). Date: 1581. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Job plagued by devils. Job on the manure heap, plagued by devils. His wife stands next to him.

Neptune with two hippocampus Perino, del Vaga, 1500 or 1501-1547. 1560. still image. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection. Neptune (Roman deity), Poseidon (Greek deity), Horses, Sea gods, Male nude in art, Drapery in art, Nudes

Netherlands, Bolswert, Boëtius Adamsz., Bloemaert, Abraham, Amsterdam, Ad sacrum speculum patribus dat ales, Hermits, Prodrome Johannes tu via digna Deo, Saint John the Baptist as hermit, verso bottom center - stamped, print, book illustration, prints, height 144 mm, width 91 mm, South Netherlands, 1580 - 1633-03-25, print maker, printmaker, 1590 - 1612, fourth quarter 16th century, first quarter 17th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, North Netherlands, 1566-12-25 - 1651-01-27, based on a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, Southern Netherlands, publisher

Angelica and Medor as loved ones; Venus and Adonis.

Drunk Silenus, Schelte Adamsz. Bolswert, 1596 - 1659, paper, engraving

Aeolus or Aiolus, Greek god of the winds. Shown with wings attended by zephyrs. Copperplate engraving from Andrew Tookes The Pantheon, Representing the Fabulous Histories of the Heathen Gods, London, 1757.

Astrronomie Anonymous, after Francesco Dimaticcio, 1592 print The female personification of astronomy, crowned the crescent and stars, measures a globe with her compass. She holds an Arillarium in her other hand. She is surrounded by figures with various astronomical attributes. In the context in the margin a four -line caption, in two columns, in Latin. Antwerp paper engraving 'Astronomy' (~ quadrivium); 'Astronomy' (Ripa)

. Mercury, with a caduceus in his hand and a winged hat (petasus) on his head. To the right of him the astronomical symbol for his planet. Standing in an oval cartouche with the two signs of the zodiac at the top: twins and virgin.

The Transfiguration. Dimensions: Overall (approximate): 8.7 x 5.7 cm (3 7/16 x 2 1/4 in.) support: 16 x 12.7 cm (6 5/16 x 5 in.). Medium: pen and black and violet ink on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Virgil Solis.

Anonymous drawing depicting Venus and Adonis with Amor approaching from the right and two dogs watching, executed in red chalk, pen, and ink wash.

Roman consul Popilius Laenas draws a circle in the sand around the feet of King Antiochus IV Epiphanes. Popilius asked the king to give him an answer to the question of whether his conquered territories would be returned to Rome before he left the circle., Popilius Laenas draws a circle L' Eternita consigliera (title on object), print maker: Jan Miel, (mentioned on object), Italy, 1633 - 1664, paper, etching, h 128 mm × w 76 mm

Lot and his daughters, Heinrich Aldegrever, 1555 print Lot sitting on a rock, his daughters feed him drunk and seduce him. One daughter gives him a cup of wine, bare her leg and laid his knee. The other is behind them, in the right hand a drinking bowl, in the left a jug with wine. In the background the burning city Sodom, and the wife of Lot as a salt pillar. Fourth print from a series of four with the story of Lot (Genesis 19). Germany paper engraving Lot's daughters make their father drunk. Lot's wife looks back at the city and is transformed into a pillar of salt

Dancing Sater and Maaaden. A Sater and two Maenads walk to the right dancing. In the middle, the Sater plays the aulos (double flute), his forehead reverse with ivy. Left and right the two dancing maenads.

Italy, Raphael, Veneziano, Agostino, Life of Hercules, Hercules wrestling with Antaeus, verso - stamped, Hercules holds the giant Antaeus around his waist. Because Antaeus was invincible as long as he remained in contact with the earth, Hercules lifted him from the ground. Next to them sits an old woman watching on the ground. In the background a landscape with buildings and ruins. In the lower margin a cartouche without text., print, prints, height 239 mm, width 181 mm, Italian, 1490 - 1536, print maker, printmaker, 1533 - 1533, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), etching, Work conception, 1483-04-07 - 1520-04-07

Acis and Galatea, Jacques de Gheyn (II), After Cornelis Cornelisz. van Haarlem, 1587 - 1591 print An almost naked young woman (Galatea) is, located in a cave, touching by a naked young man (ACIS). In the background a pan flute player on a rock (the Cycloop Polyphemus) in a mountainous coastal landscape. Under the performance a four -line Latin text. print maker: Netherlandspublisher: Amsterdam paper engraving Acis wooing Galatea. triumph of Galatea, Polyphemus playing the syrinx

Statue of the Tiber, François Perrier, 1638 print paper etching piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture. personification of river Tiber; 'Tevere' (Ripa). Romulus and Remus are washed ashore and suckled by a she-wolf; 'Lupa Romana'. 'Cornucopia', Horn of Plenty

Heilige gallate van of the Helvetii, als kluizenaar ; France, this banishment (...) be allowed to enjoy ; kluizenaars ; To sacred glass (...) to give the bird .

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