Mythological Figures in Classical Art

Depictions of deities like Jupiter and Juno on clouds, accompanied by symbols of power like an eagle. The art reflects a romantic and allegorical style.

Sadeler, Johann (I), Vos, Maerten de, unknown, The four elements, Ignis, Fire, verso lower left - stamped, The female personification of the element fire. Flames around her head. At her feet a fire salamander. In her right hand a bolt of lightning. In the background a volcano. The print is part of a series on the subject of the four elements., print, prints, Personification of fire: seated woman in landscape, in her right hand a bolt of lightning, in her left hand a salamander. In the background a sea of fire., height 104 mm, width 135 mm, South Netherlands, 1550 - 1600-08, print maker, printmaker, 1560 - 1600, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1532 - 1603-12-04, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Jupiter and Juno seated on clouds, with an eagle holding thunderbolts below at left 1631 Willem Panneels An oval composition.. Jupiter and Juno seated on clouds, with an eagle holding thunderbolts below at left. Willem Panneels (Flemish, ca. 1600-after 1632). 1631. Etching; second state of two (Hollstein). Frans van den Wyngaerde (Flemish, Antwerp 1614-1679 Antwerp). Prints

. Jupiter and Juno as a love couple, as allegory on love. In addition to them the eagle with a lightning bolt in his claws. The performance is caught in an oval frame with square edge.

Muziek, Anonymous, after Francesco Dimaticcio, 1592 print The female personification of music plays an instrument. She is surrounded by Pan, Apollo and a third figure. In the context in the margin a four -line caption, in two columns, in Latin. Antwerp paper engraving 'Music' (~ quadrivium); 'Music' (Ripa)

Winged genius holding a olive branch and a banderole 17th century After Cherubino Alberti (Zaccaria Mattia) Italian. Winged genius holding a olive branch and a banderole 651745

Earth, 1586 print Woman, standing in a landscape, a horn of abundance in the hands. In the background a man in the midst of a number of animals. Two lines of Latin under the performance. This print is part of a series of the four elements. paper engraving earth (one of the four elements)

Sadeler, Johann (I), Vos, Maerten de, unknown, The four elements, Ignis, Fire, verso lower left - stamped, The female personification of the element fire. Flames around her head. At her feet a fire salamander. In her right hand a bolt of lightning. In the background a volcano. The print is part of a series on the subject of the four elements., print, prints, Personification of fire: seated woman in landscape, in her right hand a bolt of lightning, in her left hand a salamander. In the background a sea of fire., height 104 mm, width 135 mm, South Netherlands, 1550 - 1600-08, print maker, printmaker, 1560 - 1600, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1532 - 1603-12-04, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Amsterdam, Schenk, Leonard, Lairesse, Gerard de, unknown, Glauber, Johannes, Biblical, mythological and allegorical representations, Sic omnia ruunt, Father Time, verso lower left - stamped, Father Time with scythe in his hand and hourglass on his head. Below him all kinds of animals: including a lion and a boar. After a lost painting by Gerard de Lairesse. The print is part of a series with biblical, mythological and allegorical representations., print, prints, height 356 mm, width 235 mm, 1646 - 1726, print maker, printmaker, 1680 - 1726, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Noord-Nederlands, 1641 - 1711, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, after, after a painting by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1696-02-26 - 1767-06-11, publisher

Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528). "La Trinité, B 27". Wood chisel. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. 35442-6 Serious wood, wooden chisel, Catholic, Christian, Christ, God, Holy Spirit, Trinite, engraving

Southern Netherlands, Archangel Michael and the dragon, verso - stamped, The archangel Michael tramples the dragon (the devil). In his right hand he holds a lance, in his left hand a pair of scales., print, prints, height 201 mm, width 159 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1550 - 1649, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process)

Allegorie op de eer; Premium vertutisque honoris.Allegory on the honor with a putto with a laurel wreath in hand, a palm branch and an olive branch. There are a crown, coin, a pearl necklace and a chain on a table.

Satyr carrying a nymph, whose right arm is wrapped around the satyr's neck, with a planar background ca. 1505-62 After Giulio Romano Italian. Satyr carrying a nymph, whose right arm is wrapped around the satyr's neck, with a planar background 415353

Sater spies a nymph, Marco Dente, c. 1496 - 1527 print A sater sneaks towards a nymph that is on a vase on a vase on the right. On the left is the fertility god Priapus as Herme and above the sater are two crab. Italy paper engraving satyr(s) spying upon. Priapus-herm. crustaceans: crab

Table of virtues and vices of antiquity, the twenty-fourth number of a suite of 24 pieces, (Dutuit 36, white 123) Cornelis II Bloemaert, said the young person (1603-1692). Table of virtues and vices of antiquity, the twenty-fourth number of a sequence of 24 pieces, (Dutuit p.6, white 123). Burin, 1630-1633. Museum of Fine Arts of the city of Paris, small palace.

Child with one arm behind his head and one around a fish beaten; Putti on sea statement. Obachi copy to a print of Giovanni Andrea Maglioli.

"Copper engraving by Barthel Beham from 1520 depicting Saint Christopher, showing detailed figures, gestures, and symbolic religious elements."

Venus and Amor on the clouds, Jacob Matham (attributed to), after Hendrick Goltzius, 1599 - 1603 print Venus and Amor on the clouds. Amor with arrow sleeve and bow, venus in the background in her car drawn by two swans. Two pigeons in the air. Haarlem paper engraving Venus and Cupid (Cupid not being mere attribute)

Print made by Bernard Lens, 1659-1725, British, The Holy Family, undated. Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper.

Soldier riding a rearing horse and wearing feathered helmet, cuirass, pteruges, and greaves, the soldier looks and points to his right ca. 1530-75 Giovanni Battista Scultori Italian. Soldier riding a rearing horse and wearing feathered helmet, cuirass, pteruges, and greaves, the soldier looks and points to his right 398181

The kidnapping of Europe, Lucas Mayer, Jost Amman, 1580 print paper Jupiter, usually in the shape of a white bull, abducts Europa and carries her across the water

Personification of Theology, After Raphael, Felice Giani, Italian, 1758-1823, Pen and brown ink, brush and watercolor washes, on paper, Italy, 1815, figures, Drawing, Drawing

Personification of Poetry, After Raphael. Date: 1813-18. Pen and brown ink, brush and brown watercolor washes on paper. Museum: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.

Female shield holder in an oval niche, turned to the left, with one hand on her hip. In each hand she is holding a ribbon attached to a diamond-shaped shield., Female shield holder, draughtsman: Joachim Wtewael, (circle of), 1576, paper, pen, brush, h 271 mm × w 179 mm

Artist: Cornelius Schut, Flemish, 1597-1655, Madonna and Child with the Young John and OneAngel, Etching, sheet: 21.5 × 15.5 cm (8 7/16 × 6 1/8in.), Made in Flanders, Flemish, 17thcentury, Works on Paper -Prints

France, Vauquer, Jacques, Goldsmith's designs for watch cases: lids and sides, Watch case with Susanna and the Elders, Cut out, originally printed on a sheet between two strips. Second edition., print, ornament print, prints, ornament prints, diameter 56 mm, Work conception, French, 1621-10-11 - 1686-08-31, after a design by, 1631 - 1676, second quarter 17th century, third quarter 17th century, fourth quarter 17th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), print maker, printmaker, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Lucht, Antonio Tempesta, 1565 - 1630 print The female personification of air floating on clouds that are worn by the four winds. Birds and insects fly around. paper etching air (one of the four elements). birds. the four main directions of the wind

The Third Day ( Dies III), from the series The Creation of the World. Artist: Hendrick Goltzius (Netherlandish, Mühlbracht 1558-1617 Haarlem); Jan Muller (Netherlandish, Amsterdam 1571-1628 Amsterdam). Dimensions: Diameter: 10 5/16 in. (26.2 cm). Publisher: Hendrick Goltzius (Netherlandish, Mühlbracht 1558-1617 Haarlem). Date: ca. 1595. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Author: HENDRICK GOLTZIUS. Jan Muller.

Putto, seated at sea being with the head of a griffin; Frisians with sea samples ..

Triomf van de Wijsheid, Giles Sadeler (2), after Bartholomew Spranger, 1597 - 1629 print Wisdom stands in the form of Minerva with one foot on the ignorance, a man with donkey ears. A putto honors her with a laurel wreath. She tied the man's hands with a rope. There are seven personifications around them as a variant of the seven free arts; Among other things, astronomy, music, geometry, painting, sculpture and rhetoric. Under the show a four -line, Latin caption that emphasizes that ignorants are unable to worship the arts. Prague paper engraving Triumphs (allegorical and symbolic). Crowning with Laurel. Wisdom; 'Sapienza', 'Humana Sapienza', 'True Sapienza' (Ripa). Specific Aspects, allegorical aspects of Minerva; Minerva as Patroness. Ignorance; 'Ignorance', 'ignorance of all things', 'ignorance in a rich without letters' (Ripa). The Liberal Arts, 'Artes Liberales' (+ Variant)

Fire; The four elements. The fire element, personalized by the naked sun god helios. It is surrounded by flames and holds a salamander and in his one hand and in his other hand a phoenix. The print has a Latin caption. The print is part of a four-part series over the four elements.

Artist: Albrecht Dürer, German, 1471-1528, The Elevation of Saint MaryMagdalen, ca.1504-5, Woodcut, sheet: 21.5 × 14.6 cm (8 7/16 × 5 3/4in.), Made in Germany, German, 16thcentury, Works on Paper -Prints

Louis XV (king of France), Paris, Huquier, Gabriel, Meissonnier, Juste Aurèle, Oeuvre de Juste Aurele Meissonnier, Amor op een eagle in ornamentele rand, This print is part of an album., print, albumblad, ornamental print, prints, height 115 mm, width 194 mm, French, 1695 - 1772-06-11, print maker, printmaker, 1738 - 1749, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, 1693 - 1750-07-31, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, uitgever, 1710-02-15 - 1774-05-10, granter of privilege

Personification of The London Magazine takes mask from The Times, 1772 print The personification of the magazine The London Magazine, like an angel with flame on the head, takes the mask from the sitting, figure -covered figure next to her. The sitting figure personifies the newspaper The Times. In the lower margin a four -line English text. paper etching / engraving weekly, monthly, magazine, etc.. mask

Saint Michael, with shield and lightning, guards the gate of heaven. He stands on a fire-spitting dragon and stops a soul that wants to reach heaven, Saint Michael guards the gate of heaven., print maker: Jacob van Oost (I), (mentioned on object), Southern Netherlands, 1621 - 1671, paper, etching, h 178 mm × w 130 mm

Angel with tiara and keys. .

David, Nicolaas Braeu, after Hendrick Goltzius, c. 1586 - in or after c. 1600 print David leans on Goliat's sword and holds Goliat's head in his hand. In the background you can see how David Goliat's head collects after he had hit him with a stone from his pendulum. In the distance, the fight between the Israeliten and the Philistines is in full swing. In Ovaal with a border script in Latin by Theodorus Schrevelius. paper engraving David (not in biblical context); possible attributes: crown, harp. David beheads Goliath with a sword. David with Goliath's head

Fortuna, anonymous, after Heinrich Aldegrever, 1555 - 1610 print The goddess Fortuna, naked and winged, standing on a sphere in a cloud. In her left hand she holds a snake, in her right hand a richly decorated cup, a horse head set around her arm. paper engraving Luck, Fortune, Lot; 'Fato', 'Fortuna', 'Aurea fortune', 'Good luck', 'peaceful luck overo Clemente', 'fate' (Ripa)

Relief with personification of the element fire above arch in the civilian hall of the town hall on Dam Square, Hubert Quellinus, after Artus Quellinus (I), 1663 - 1668 print Relief with personification of the element fire above the left (northern) arch on the east side of the Burgerzaal in the town hall on Dam Square in Amsterdam. In his one hand a torch, in the other a bundle of lightning bolts. Flames with a salamander under his foot. Marked under the right of the middle: C (crossed out). Numbering at the bottom right by hand added: C. N. 1. Amsterdam paper. chalk. ink etching / engraving / pen fire (one of the four elements). lightning, flash of lightning, thunderbolt. salamander (fabulous animal); salamander as spirit of fire Burgerzaal. City Hall of Amsterdam (1655-1808)

Sudarium Held by OneAngel. Artist: Albrecht Dürer, German, 1471-1528

Perseus and Andromeda. Andromeda, the daughter of an Ethiopian king, is closed to a rock. In the background, Perseus beats the sea monster to be able to save Andromeda. In the margin under the print four lines of Latin.

Lucas Emil Vorsterman after Sir Peter Paul Rubens, The Fall of the Rebel Angels, 1621 The Fall of the Rebel Angelstitle QS:P1476,en:The Fall of the Rebel Angels label QS:Len,The Fall of the Rebel Angels label QS:Lde,Der Sturz der rebellischen Engel

Design for a gray with time and truth. Time reveals and raises the truth above the clouds. Design for a painting.

Venus flies to the Olympus; History of Venus. Venus increases on her victory march through pigeons to the Olympus and is accompanied by Amor. The print is part of a four-part series of prints with scenes from the mythological story of Venus. Left in the margin numbered: 4.

Engel is familiar with Tobias and his family, Anonymous, After Chrispijn van den Broeck, 1570 - 1580 print The angel floats in the air and has made itself known as Rafael. Tobias and his family lie on the ground in a humble attitude. paper engraving the angel makes himself known; Tobias and his family lie down

Sleeping Venus by spying Saters. Sleeping Venus, with next to her Amor, spied by saters.

Mercurius and Natura give their gifts to the talent, Cornelis Galle (I), after Peter Paul Rubens, 1634 print There are three figures around an altar. Mercury, as a representative of the arts, gives brushes to a winged geni that stands behind the altar. On the right is the personification of nature, a woman with multiple breasts and a flower wreath. She holds the hand of the winged figure. The winged man stands for the talent that can draw on the arts and nature. print maker: Southern Netherlandspublisher: Antwerp paper engraving Talent (+ personification). (story of) Mercury (Hermes). 'Natura' (allegorical figure or scene; or as Diana of Ephesus, with many breasts); 'Natura' (Ripa)

Drawing, Personification of Theology, After Raphael; Designed by Felice Giani (Italian, 1758-1823); Italy; pen and brown ink, brush and watercolor washes, on paper; 21.8 x 15.4 cm (8 9/16 x 6 1/16 in.)

Bacchus, Edouard Taurel, after Jan Saenredam, after Hendrick Goltzius, 1832 - 1880 print Bacchus as God of wine, with winebokal and grape bunches. In oval ornamental frame. paper. engraving / etching (story of) Bacchus (Dionysus), Liber

Glaucus and Scylla. Salvator Rosa (Italy, Naples, 1615-1673). Italy, circa 1661. Prints; etchings. Etching and drypoint

Resurrection. Artist: Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola) (Italian, Parma 1503-1540 Casalmaggiore). Dimensions: sheet: 8 3/8 x 5 5/16 in. (21.2 x 13.5 cm). Date: early 16th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Satyr carrying a nymph restraining her right arm ca. 1515-1600 Anonymous, Italian, 16th to early 17th century Italian. Satyr carrying a nymph restraining her right arm 342497

Ugo da Carpi's chiaroscuro woodcut, 'Apollo und Marsyas', created between 1510 and 1530, employs a four-block technique to depict the mythological contest between Apollo and Marsyas. The print reflects Carpi's mastery in tonal woodcut printing.

Raphael, Berlin, Schauer, Gustav, Die vision des propheten Ezechiel, Photo reproduction of a print after the vision of Ezekiel by Raphael, photograph, photo, reproduction, page, photos, photographically illustrated books, height 187 mm, width 136 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 Martyrdom of Saint Cristina di Bolsena with God the Father above. Artist: Cherubino Alberti (Zaccaria Mattia) (Italian, Borgo Sansepolcro 1553-1615 Rome). Dimensions: Sheet: 17 in. × 11 11/16 in. (43.2 × 29.7 cm). Date: 1570-1615. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Aarde (Terra), Jacob Matham (workshop of), after Jacob Matham, 1606 - 1610 print The personification of the Earth element: a lying female nude in a landscape with a horn of abundance and a deer next to her. Fourth print from a series of the four elements. Haarlem paper engraving earth (one of the four elements)

Nuremberg, Solis, Virgil, Personifications of the Seven Liberal Arts, Grammar, verso - handwritten in brown ink, print, prints, verso - stamped, 59, height 83 mm, width 58 mm, German, 1514 - 1562-08-01, print maker, printmaker, 1524 - 1562, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), etching

Louis XIV (King of France), Paris, Duchange, Gaspard, Le Brun, Charles, Picart, Bernard, The angel shows Hagar a well in the desert, verso lower left - stamped, Hagar and Ishmael have been sent away by Abraham into the desert. When the water runs out, Hagar lays her son under a bush to die. An angel appears and shows her a well, so that both are saved. In the margin a three-line Bible quotation from Gen. 21 in French., print, prints, height 360 mm, width 260 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1673-06-11 - 1733-05-08, print maker, printmaker, 1707 - 1707, first quarter 18th century, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), French, 1619-02-24 - 1690-02-12, after, after painting by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1662-04 - 1757-01-06, publisher, uitgever, 1638-09-05 - 1715-09-01, verlener van privilege

Meister HL's 'Cupido Riding on a Snail' (1533) is a copper engraving depicting Cupido sitting on a snail, symbolizing a playful representation of love and movement, with detailed figure and ornamental elements.

Personification of Nature, Arnold Houbraken, 1710 - 1719 print A female figure as a personification of nature with a putto with his hands full of flowers next to her. Under her arm a vase that acts as a watering can. In the background a man with a child with a sacrificial column and a Herme. Print from a series of 41 symptoms. Amsterdam paper etching / pen 'Natura' (allegorical figure or scene; or as Diana of Ephesus, with many breasts); 'Natura' (Ripa). angel(s) represented as child(ren). watering plants. Sacrifice

Horizontal Panel Design with Four Hybrid Male Figures and a Fantastical Creature Interspersed between Acanthus Rinceaux 17th century (first half) Anonymous, Italian, Venetian, 17th century Italian Design for a horizontal panel with a male figure in the middle, seen from the back, whose lower body consists of rinceaux which meander across the page. He looks left, into the eyes of a fantastical creature with a grotesque head springing forth from one of the rinceaux. Surrounding him are three more male hybrid creatures whose lower bodies similarly consist out of acanthus rinceaux or leaves.. Horizontal Panel Design with Four Hybrid Male Figures and a Fantastical Creature Interspersed between Acanthus Rinceaux 410897

Hercules Killing the Lernean Hydra, from Scenes from the Life of Hercules Made 1523-1533 France. Woodcut on paper . Gabriel Salmon

Cartouche with lion, club and torch, Benedikt Winkler, after Jacques de la Joue (II), 1750 - 1762 print A rocaille cartouche with fleur-de-lis, surrounded by weapons, a lion with a chain, a club and a torch. Nummered above A. Augsburg paper etching / engraving ornament ~ cartouche. beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion. weapons for striking a blow: club. torch

Jan Muller, after Bartholomaeus Spranger, The Apotheosis of the Arts, 1597 The Apotheosis of the Arts

Marches Pesaro e Urbino Urbino Museo del Duomo "Albani"2. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Post-medieval: Sculpture, paintings, panel painting, triptychs, polyptychs 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.

Clock supported by four women; L'Ornement / Style Louis XV, ornements the pendule. The women are on a pedestal where leaf refines come down.

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

Archangel Michael trampled Satan, Samuel van Hoogstraten, A. Huberti, unknown, 1575.

Goltzius, Hendrick, Amsterdam, Muller, Jan Harmensz., Creation of the world, God's Spirit hovering over the water, verso - stamped, God's Spirit hovering over the water of the wild and dead earth. Two naked men carry the earth on a rope over their shoulders. A star hangs at each end of the rope. After the Bible text in Gen. 1:1-2., print, engraving, title print, prints, engravings, diameter 265 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1571 - 1628, print maker, printmaker, 1589 - 1589, paper, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1558-01 - 1617-01-01

Sitting Satyrs after 1732 G. King British This decorative borders was added to an authorized copy of Hogarth's "A Harlot's Progress," sold by G. King at the Golden Head in Browlow Street, Drury Lane. The work was issued shortly after Hogarth's own, to undercut cheap pirated copies and Hogarth had nothing to do with these borders.. Sitting Satyrs 396545

Southern Netherlands, Galle, Cornelis (I), Standing Virgins with Child, B. Maria de Victoria, Virgin and Child standing on a globe, verso - stamped, Crowned Virgin and Child on her arm, a scepter in her hand. Virgin and Child standing on a globe, trampling a snake with her foot. Surrounded by angels with palm branches and laurel wreaths. Below the image a Latin text, and a verse in two stanzas., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 245 mm, width 154 mm, 1576 - 1650-03-29, print maker, printmaker, 1586 - 1650, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process)

Thetis Standing with Two Tritons. Artist: Anonymous, Italian, 16th century; After Perino del Vaga (Pietro Buonaccorsi) (Italian, Florence 1501-1547 Rome). Dimensions: plate: 9 5/16 x 6 3/8 in. (23.7 x 16.2 cm); trimmed to plate. Former Attribution: Formerly attributed to Giorgio Ghisi (Italian, Mantua ca. 1520-1582 Mantua). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Venus en Cupido, anonymous, after Hendrick Goltzius, 1630 print Round show of Venus sat on clouds (). Cupido is next to her. Around the central performance an edge in Latin and around it again a border with attributes and symbols of Venus/Love: roses, pigeons, a pierced heart. The figure 4 at the bottom right suggests that this print was part of a series, but more parts are not known. print maker: Netherlands (possibly)publisher: Amsterdam paper engraving (story of) Venus (Aphrodite)

Venus, from the series: seven planets; Beham, Sebald (1500-1550); 1539 (1539-00-00-1539-00-00);

Three putti and a child at a garland, master of the dice, after Giovanni Martini, After Rafaël, 1602 print A putto lifts a child for a large garland. Behind the garland two putti with arrow-and-bow. Three birds in the air and a dog in the foreground. paper engraving Cupids: 'Amores', 'Amoretti', 'Putti'. dog

Frontispiece of Fasti Senenses. Artist: After Carlo Maratti (Italian, Camerano 1625-1713 Rome); Guillaume Vallet (French, Paris 1632-1704 (active Rome and Paris)). Dimensions: sheet: 9 5/16 x 6 5/16 in. (23.7 x 16.1 cm). Date: 1645-1704. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Anonymous (Copy: Conca, Sebastiano) / 'Ecstasy of Saint Philip Neri'. Second half of the XVIII century. Black chalk on white paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Capricorn, Lunette for Ceiling of the Sala Ottagonale, Palazzo Milzetti, Faenza, Felice Giani, Italian, 1758-1823, Pen and brown ink, brush and light brown wash over graphite on white laid paper, Winged putto reclining on goat in a demi lune., Faenza, Italy, Italy, 1804-05, interiors, Drawing, Drawing

. Venus Tront in a shell that is worn by Tritons. In addition to her, Amor is in hand with his arrow sleeve.

Venus and Cupid; Medallions with figures from the judgment of Paris in a frame of seizure with garlands. In the frame upper left and at the top right a bird. Shaded background. One of 3 sheets.

France, French crown, Delaune, Etienne, Combats et triomphes, Victory seated on war trophies, verso - stamped, print, prints, height 65 mm, width 221 mm, French, 1519 - 1583, print maker, printmaker, 1528 - 1583, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), stipple work, granter of privilege

Italy, Michelangelo, Beatrizet, Nicolas, Rape of Ganymede, verso - stamped, Ganymede is abducted by an eagle. A dog looks on. In the background a coastal landscape., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 423 mm, width 279 mm, print maker, prentmaker, 1517 - 1615, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, French, 1515 - 1565, after print by, Italian, 1475-03-06 - 1564-02-18

Anonymous after Marcantonio Raimondi (Italian, ca. 1470/1482 - 1527/1534). Poetry, 1542. Engraving on laid paper. Plate: 176 mm x 146 mm (6.93 in. x 5.75 in.).

Personification of peace with lily branch and pigeon, Bartholomeus Willemsz. Dolendo, 1589 - 1626 print paper engraving symbols, allegories of peace, 'Pax'; 'Pace' (Ripa)

Nicolas Béatrizet (French, born 1507 or 1515, died ca. 1565) after Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, 1475 - 1564). The Rape of Ganymede, 16th century. Engraving.

Pluto leads Proserpina along the Nymph Cyane; Rapta Proserpina, Cyane in Stagnum Sui Noninis Convertitur; Metamorphoseon Sive Transformationum; Metamorphoses from Ovidius.Pluto relieves Proserpina in his car and drives into the Hades along the Nymph Cyane. Title in Latin in undermarge.

The ArchangelMichael. Engraver: Hieronymus Wierix, Flemish, 1553-1619 After: Maarten de Vos, Flemish, 1532-1603 Publisher: Johannes Baptista Vrints, Flemish, 1552-1612

Midsummer Nights Dream by William Shakespeare. Titania caressing Bottom with his donkey head. Old 19th century engraved illustration, El Mundo Ilustrado 1880

The rape of Ganymede Specimens of Polyautography,. 1804. Fuseli, Henry, 1741-1825. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Allegorical figure with a sphere, Giorgio Ghisi, After Giulio Romano, 1530 - 1582 print A standing winged female figure with a sphere under her arm. print maker: Italyafter design by: Mantua paper engraving sphere, globe ~ stereometry. fabulous beings with wings - AA - female human figure

Nox, plate seven from Demogorgon and the Deities 1578-1617 Netherlands. The Greek goddess of night, Nyx, was the mother of many deities, including those of sleep, dreams, misery, and death. In this image, her chariot is pulled by a fleet of bats and she is seated next to an owl, symbols of night and death. The rooster that rides atop her chariot can be seen as a symbol of nightís end, or a reference to the rooster that drew the chariot of the god Hermes to Hades. Chiaroscuro woodcuts like this one were usually made with several woodblocks; one with black ink was used to print the lines of the image, and the others produced tone by applying large colored areas to the image.. Chiaroscuro woodcut from three blocks of black, ochre and olive green, on ivory laid paper . Hendrick Goltzius

Choleric temperament, the four different temperaments, documented on human types. The four temperaments are the sanguine, the choleric, the phlegmatic and the melancholic temperament, 1767, Germany, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Europe

The Madonna on the Crescent, Frontispiece to The Life of the Virgin. Artist: Albrecht Dürer (German, Nuremberg 1471-1528 Nuremberg). Dimensions: sheet: 7 7/8 x 7 1/2 in. (19.9 x 19.1 cm). Date: ca. 1511. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Italy, Carracci, Agostino, Lascivie, Andromeda, verso - stamped, Andromeda or Hesione sits on a rock by the sea, as an offering to a sea monster., print, prints, height 142 mm, width 102 mm, Italian, 1557 - 1602-03-22, print maker, printmaker, 1590 - 1595, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process)

Hendrik Goltzius, after Cornelis Cornelisz van Haarlem, Ixion, 1588 Ixion

Diana Bathing by Watteau, Jean Antoine (1684-1721) Albertina, Vienna c. 1716 Sanguine on paper 16,9x16,1 France Rococo Mythology, Allegory and Literature,Nude painting Graphic arts

Lunet with caritas and a female personification with fasces. .

Roof van Ganymedes, anonymous, after Nicolas Beatrizet, after Michelangelo, c. 1517 - 1615 print Ganymedes is abducted by an eagle. A dog watches. A coastal landscape in the background. Italy paper engraving the rape of Ganymede: he is carried off through the air by Jupiter in the form of an eagle, or by the eagle of Jupiter. homosexual love

Tobias and De Engel, Valentin Lefèbvre, After Titian, 1682 print Tobias drags a fish with it and walks through a landscape together with an angel. On the left is the dog that is accompanied by them during the trip. Counterprint of a print that is part of a 53-part series to paintings by Titian and Veronese. Venice paper counterproof Tobias and the angel Raphael travelling, accompanied by Tobias' dog

Misfortune. 1501 - 1600. Beham, Hans Sebald, 1500-1550. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Wild Man Holding a Shield with a Hare and a Shield with a Moor's Head ca. 1435-1491 Martin Schongauer German. Wild Man Holding a Shield with a Hare and a Shield with a Moor's Head. Martin Schongauer (German, Colmar ca. 1435/50-1491 Breisach). ca. 1435-1491. Engraving. Prints

Augsburg, Merz, Johann Georg, La Joue, Jacques de (II), Winkler, Benedikt, Cartouche with woman and lion, verso - stamped, A rocaille cartouche with flags and a lion. On the right a naked woman lies on her back on a jug from which water flows. Numbered A at the top right., print, prent, ornamentprent, prints, prenten, ornamentprenten, height 244 mm, width 184 mm, German, 1727 - 1797-01-03, print maker, printmaker, 1750 - 1762, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, French, 1687 - 1761-04-12, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1694 - 1762, publisher

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