Mythological Figures in Engravings

A series of historic engravings depicting mythological characters including Jupiter, rationality as a woman with a lion, and figures with symbolic attributes.

Amsterdam, King, Wilhelmus, Goltzius, Hendrick, Matham, Jacob, The seven planets series B, Jvpiter, Jupiter, Jupiter with in his hand the lightning and at his feet his attribute: the eagle. Next to his head the astronomical symbol for his planet. Standing in an oval cartouche with the two signs of the zodiac at the top: Pisces and Sagittarius., print, prints, height 118 mm, width 78 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

Amsterdam, King, Wilhelmus, Goltzius, Hendrick, Matham, Jacob, The seven planets series B, Jvpiter, Jupiter, Jupiter with in his hand the lightning and at his feet his attribute: the eagle. Next to his head the astronomical symbol for his planet. Standing in an oval cartouche with the two signs of the zodiac at the top: Pisces and Sagittarius., print, prints, height 118 mm, width 78 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

Rede, Raffaello Schiambinosso, c. 1605 print Personification of reason (ratio) as a woman with sword and a lion. Italy paper etching Rationality, Reasoning; 'Ratiocinatione o Discorso' (Ripa). beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion

Master of ceremonies with a dog. Master of ceremonies from a wedding, walking to the left, turned his head to the right. In his left hand a hat, and with his right hand he holds a staff. Behind him a dog jumping up.

Grammatica from The Seven Liberal Arts Sebald Beham German. Grammatica from The Seven Liberal Arts. Sebald Beham (German, Nuremberg 1500-1550 Frankfurt). Engraving. Prints

After Parmigianino, The Sacrifice of Abraham The Sacrifice of Abraham

Abraham de Bruyn, Sun, 1569 Sun

Vatican City, Clement VIII, Italy, Villamena, Francesco, John the Baptist in the Wilderness, verso - stamped, John the Baptist standing in a landscape with a reed cross, a book and a lamb., print, prent, prints, height 213 mm, width 141 mm, Italian, 1566 - 1624-07-07, print maker, printmaker, 1622 - 1622, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1536 - 1605, granter of privilege

Daniël, Jacob Matham (attributed to), after Hendrick Goltzius, 1720 - 1777 print The prophet Daniël, with the four animals from his vision that come from the sea behind him. Fifth print from the series of the prophets and the prophets from the Old Testament merged. print maker: Haarlempublisher: Amsterdampublisher: Amsterdam paper engraving Daniel (not in biblical context); possible attributes: Phrygian bonnet, lion(s), ram. four great beasts rising from the sea ~ Daniel's visions

Nuremberg, Solis, Virgilius, Swiss standard bearers, Uri, Standard bearer with banner of Uri, verso - handwritten in brown ink, print, prints, verso - stamped, 145, height 96 mm, width 66 mm, German, 1514 - 1562-08-01, print maker, printmaker, 1524 - 1562, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), etching

The Heretic in the guise of a female three-headed monster, accompanied by a Manticore. With caption in Latin., Heresy Haeresis dea (title on object), print maker: Anton Eisenhoit, (mentioned on object), publisher: Balthasar Caymox, (mentioned on object), Warburg, 1589, paper, engraving, h 344 mm × w 234 mm

Friedrich von Montefeltro, Herzog of Urbino Stecher: Custos, DominicusLeger: Custos, Dominicustragner: Fontana, Giovanni Battista

Mars. Mars, standing with armor and helmet, a torch in left hand and a bow in his right hand. There is a dead man at his feet.

With bow and arrow

The great wedding dancers: master of ceremonies with a dog (Hollstein 160) Heinrich ALDEGREVER (or ALDEGREVER - 1502-V.1555 / 1561). The big wedding dancers: master of ceremonies with a dog (Hollstein 160). Burin, 1538. Museum of Fine Arts in the city of Paris, small palace.

Humility; Seven virtues. Personification of humility. Woman standing with a ruin, in her left hand, a banner with an image of the man of sorrows, next to her a lamb. In the upper left book a coat of arms with Michael that beats the devil on top of a bird. Under the show a two-legged text in Latin. Original text has been cut and replaced by a strip with the same text from another copy. First print from a series of seven.

Saint Christopher Facing Right 1521 Albrecht Dürer German. Saint Christopher Facing Right 391282

Moftness overcomes Raziernij, Pieter Jalhea Furnius, 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)

Samson holding a donkey's jaw in his hand. In the background the scene in which Samson kills a thousand Philistines with it., Samson Heroes and heroines of the Old Testament (series title), print maker: Jacob Matham, (attributed to), intermediary draughtsman: Hendrick Goltzius, publisher: Hendrick Goltzius, Haarlem, 1585 - 1589, paper, engraving, h 269 mm × w 168 mm

Artist: Daniel Hopfer the Elder, German, 1470-1536, SaintRoch, late-15th to mid-16thcentury, Etching, platemark: 22.5 × 14.5 cm (8 7/8 × 5 11/16in.), Made in Germany, German, 16thcentury, Works on Paper -Prints

Ferdinand I. Gonzaga, Count of Guastalla.

Comedies, Print made by John Hall, 1739-1797, British, after John Hamilton Mortimer, 1740-1779, British, Published by John Bell, 1745-1831, British, ca. 1776, Line engraving and etching on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper, Sheet: 6 5/8 x 3 9/16 inches (16.9 x 9 cm) and Image: 4 5/8 x 3 1/8 inches (11.7 x 7.9 cm), book, child, column (architectural element), comedy, literary theme, mask, music, pen, putto, quill, recorder, tambourine, theater (discipline), title page, woman

Léonard Gaultier, Les Festes du mois d'Avril (April The Resurrection), 1603 Les Festes du mois d'Avril (April: The Resurrection)

Wrath, from the Vices Made 1552 Germany. Engraving in black on ivory laid paper . Heinrich Aldegrever

Bandrandwaaier, AC monogrammist (16th century), 1554 print paper engraving standard-bearer, flag-bearer

Christuskind als Salvator Mundi.Christ child with a globe on the right hand. He blessed his left hand. He stands on a cloud of cherubs.

Pikeman, Raphael de Mey, Hendrick Goltzius, Johann Bussemacher, 1580 - 1600

St Christopher Facing to the Left Made 1521 Germany. Engraving in black on ivory laid paper . Albrecht Dürer

Venus from the episode of the seven planets. .

David with the head of Goliath ca. 1515-16 Marcantonio Raimondi Italian. David with the head of Goliath 342528

Lucretia. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Master S.

Cartoon on Daniel Raap, 1752, 1752 - 1754 print Cartoon on the goalist Daniël Raap due to his advice in 1752 not to lease the tax on the wine anymore, but by having the wine buyers pay. The devil squeezes rap juice in a bottle marked: Rape Sop. Northern Netherlands paper etching devil(s) and demons

Melancholy; Melencolia. Winged woman sitting with her head supported by her hand as a personification of melancholy with tools of geometry such as a passer and timber tools such as a saw and hammer.

Orpheus: the Earth element; The four elements; 4. Principles Musicæ. Landscape with orpheus playing the veed, as allegory on the Earth element. He is surrounded by the animals that have come to his music. In the margin a four-line poem, in two columns, in Latin. First print from a series with the four elements.

Caligula, Roman Emperor Draftsman: Straevel, Jan Van Most Cutter: Raeven, Servatius

Master IICA, Justice, c 1520 Justice

CALPURNIUS; The Roman heroes. The hero Marcus Calpurnius flame seen on the left. In the background you can see how he saved Consul Attilius Calatinus from an ambush with a small army. Under the show twice two fresh rules in Latin.

Fire, 1590 - 1600 print A cook with a duck on a dish near a cooking place. Two verse rules in Dutch under the performance. This print is part of a series of prints of the four elements. paper engraving fire (one of the four elements)

Fortuna, Hans Sebald Beham, 1541 print Winged woman as a personification of Fortuna (Fortuin) with the wheel of fortune and a hopeful figure on top of the wheel. paper engraving Luck, Fortune, Lot; 'Fato', 'Fortuna', 'Aurea fortune', 'Good luck', 'peaceful luck overo Clemente', 'fate' (Ripa)

Lucretia Standing. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Sebald Beham.

King David, 1582 - 1635 print King David, a famous general from the Old Testament, plays the harp in a landscape. He is part of the nine best. On the backs, his victory over Goliat. Under the show a verse in Latin. The show is caught in a frame with curling ornaments and various animals such as a cat lurking to a mouse, monkeys and rabbits on which two boys hunt. This print is part of an album. paper engraving David (one of the nine worthies). frequently used ornamental compositions

Pompe, Walter, Southern Netherlands, Cardon, Antoine Alexandre Joseph, Andromeda, Sculpture of Andromeda chained to the rock near the sea monster. Statue made by Wautier Pompe in the Kaasstraat. Numbered top right in the plate: 10. Part of the collection of figures and statues made of snow in the streets of Antwerp in January 1772., print, book, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 171 mm, width 96 mm, 1739-12-07 - 1822-09-10, print maker, printmaker, 1772 - 1773, paper, papier, etching, engraving, engraving (printing process), Noord-Nederlands, 1703-09-22 - 1777-02-07, after statue by

Putto on a sea horse. A putto sitting on the back of a hippocampus. A fishing net in his right hand.

Saint George. Dated: c. 1506. Dimensions: sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 22.9 x 17.4 cm (9 x 6 7/8 in.). Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Benedetto Montagna.

Earth, Adriaen Collaert, After Maerten de Vos, 1580 - 1584 print The element earth, personalized by the naked goddess Cybele. Cybele wears a wall crown and holds a bunch of flowers in one hand and in her other hand a model of a city. It is surrounded by the fruits of the earth and the personifications of life and death, a newborn and a skeleton respectively. In the background the animals of the earth in a wide landscape. The print has a Latin caption. The print is part of a four -part series about the four elements. paper engraving earth (one of the four elements)

Panneels, Willem, unknown, H. Sebastiaan, verso lower left - stamped, Landscape with St. Sebastian tied to a tree and pierced by an arrow. An angel appears from heaven, crowning him with a laurel wreath., print, prints, height 177 mm, width 110 mm, South Netherlandish, 1600 - 1632, print maker, printmaker, 1610 - 1634, paper, etching, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after own design by

Marcus Joe, 1586 print The hero Marcus Valerius Corvus, seen on the back, his shield was lifted by his left shoulder. In the background you can see how he defeats a Glaan with the help of a raven (Corvus). Twice two verses in Latin under the performance. Haarlem paper engraving Marcus Valerius Corvus (Corvinus) victoriously fights a mighty Gaul in single combat, assisted by a crow that attacks the face of the Gaul

Christ child as a salvator mundi. The Christ child as a salvator mundi, sitting on a pillow and surrounded by a cherub wreath. Very coarse, reduced copy in the same direction to engraving Jan Saenredam to Hendrick Goltzius. Probably by child or illiterate: inscriptions have been taken over without understanding.

Silver Statuette of St. Simon, from the Wittenberg Reliquaries. Artist: Lucas Cranach the Elder (German, Kronach 1472-1553 Weimar). Dimensions: Sheet: 5 5/16 × 2 11/16 in. (13.5 × 6.9 cm). Series/Portfolio: Wittenberg Reliquaries; Hortulus Animae. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Venier, Sebastiano.

Simson kills De Leeuw, Frans van den Wijngaerde, after Peter Paul Rubens, 1636 - 1679 print Simson kills the lion with his bare hands by pulling the jaws of the animal. Antwerp paper etching / engraving Samson kills the lion with his bare hands

. Summer (aestas) Personified by a naked man who can be seen on the back and keeps a corn sheaf under arm, with a landscape in the background in which farmers mow the corn. Presentation in an ornamental oval cartouche. At the top of the signs of the zodiac belonging to the summer: virgin, lobster and lion.

Aldegrever, Heinrich, Germany, Seven Virtues, Patience, verso bottom center - handwritten, Personification of patience. Woman standing with a banner in her left hand on which a dove is depicted. Top left a coat of arms with a dog, on top a bird. Below the image a two-line text in Latin. Third print from a series of seven., print, prent, prints, prenten, 110, height 102 mm, width 61 mm, German, 1502 - 1561, print maker, prentmaker, 1552 - 1552, third quarter 16th century, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after own design by

W: Kunnst and textbooks for the hitting boys . Amman, Jost (1539 1591), Walther, Johann Georg

Germany, Schongauer, Martin, Saint Christopher carrying the Christ Child, verso lower left - stamped, Saint Christopher wading through a river with a stick in his right hand and the Christ Child on his shoulders. On the bank stands a hermit with a lamp., print, prints, height 161 mm, width 116 mm, German, 1430 - 1491-02-02, print maker, printmaker, 1470 - 1490, third quarter 15th century, fourth quarter 15th century, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process)

Man from the Pyrenees; Epirota; Omnium Fere Gentium Nostrae Aetatis Habitus, Nunquam Ante Hac Aediti. Man from the Pyrenees, with bow, sword and bat, walking to the right. Part of the costume book entitled 'Omnium Fere Gentium Nostrae Aetatis Habitus, Nunquam Ante Hac Aediti', Venice 1569. Reference from 1569 from the first edition from 1563.

Artist: Crispijn de Passe the Elder, Dutch, 1565-1637, Domino FratriRegis, ca.1628-37, Engraving, sheet: 29.1 × 20 cm (11 7/16 × 7 7/8in.), Library transfer. Given Yale Universtiy by John Hay Whitney in1948, Made in The Netherlands, Dutch, 16thcentury, Works on Paper -Prints

Laziness; Seven deadly sins. Personification of laziness. Woman standing next to a lying donkey, pulls on the ear of the animal and kicks him against the head. In her right hand, a banner with an image of a lobster. At the top right a coat of arms with an ostrich with a horseshoe in its mouth, above a monkey with a horseshoe. Below the print a two-legged text in Latin. Seventh print from a series of seven.

Hearing, Nicolaes Jansz. Clock, after Hendrick Goltzius, 1596 print The female personification of hearing. She is half naked and plays on a winch. There are musical instruments under her feet. The hearing is accompanied by two deer. The print has a Latin caption. The print is part of a series about the five senses. paper engraving hearing, listening (one of the five senses) - AA - female human figure

Painting removed from a wall of a room, possibly a triclinium or dining room, in a house in Pompeii in 1749. It shows Venus, or a dancer or bacchant representing her, dancing gracefully with a disk of gold and blue diaphanous veil. Copperplate engraved by Tommaso Piroli from his own "Antichita di Ercolano" (Antiquities of Herculaneum), Rome, 1789. Italian artist and engraver Piroli (1752-1824) published six volumes between 1789 and 1807 documenting the murals and bronzes found in Heraculaneum and Pompeii.

Martin Treu, Dancing Couple, Facing Left, c 1540 Dancing Couple, Facing Left

Hercules and Antaeus. Dimensions: plate: 19 × 12.9 cm (7 1/2 × 5 1/16 in.) sheet: 19.2 × 13 cm (7 9/16 × 5 1/8 in.). Medium: etching with plate tone on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Giovanni Pietro Possenti.

Venus, anonymous, after Jacob Matham, after Hendrick Goltzius, 1717 - 1732 print Venus, with a burning heart next to her amor with arrow and arch and in her hand. To the left of her head the astronomical symbol for her planet. Standing in an oval cartouche with at the top of the two signs of the zodiac: Libra and Taurus. Amsterdam paper engraving Venus (planet). Venus and her children ('Planetenkinder'). Venus and Cupid (Cupid not being mere attribute)

Cloudscape with Minerva in armor, blowing a trumpet. Next to her the sleeping Hercules. The scene is framed in a circular frame. First print in a series of three with goddesses, Minerva Pallas. Goddesses (series title), print maker: Egbert van Panderen, (mentioned on object), Bartholomeus Spranger, (mentioned on object), publisher: Frederik de Wit, (mentioned on object), Antwerp, c. 1590 - 1637, paper, engraving, h 253 mm × w 253 mm

Zuidelijke Nederlanden, Kiliaan, Cornelis, Antwerpen, Galle, Philips, Prosopographia, sive virtutum, animi, corporis, bonorum externorum, vitiorum, et affectuum variorum delineatio, Liberalitas, Vrijgevigheid, Southern Netherlands, Antwerp, verso - gestempeld, Standing woman with a Horn of Plenty in both hands. Gold coins fall from the left horn, vegetables and fruits from the right horn. Two lines of text in Latin below the representation. The print is part of an album., print, album sheet, prints, verso - stamped, height 151 mm, width 88 mm, 1537 - 1612-03-29, print maker, printmaker, 1585 - 1590, fourth quarter 16th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1530 - 1607-04-15, writer

Horace Lucas van Haelwech, after Hendrick Goltzius, 1602 drawing paper. ink pen two Horatii being killed, the surviving brother defeats the three Curiatii one by one

Ban support. Vandjob carrier, seen from the front, standing with a tree. In the right handle, a dead goose in the left hand.

Bacchus; Bacchus, Venus and Ceres. The young God Bacchus in half, in oval, bunches of grapes in the left hand, a scale in the right hand, vines around the head. Next to him a small Sater. In the background a mountain. Under the show two Latin lines. This print is part of a series of three prints of classical gods.

Master HL, Saint George Standing, 1533 Saint George Standing

Sater Woman plays on a bagpipe, Anonymous, After Hans Sebald Beham, 1510 - 1599 print Copy in mirror image to a print by Hans Sebald Beham paper engraving satyr(s) (in general). bagpipe, musette. one person playing wind instrument

Gluttony (gula); Gvla Innvmeros Occido; Seven deadly sins. Winged woman as a personification of gluttony (gula) standing with a big belly and a wine jug under her arm. Around her belly winds a vine and on her head she wears a laurel wreath. In addition to her, a glorious pig that bites an excrement.

Juno, an ancient Italian, especially Roman goddess, equated with the Greek goddess Hera. Juno was considered the goddess of birth, marriage and care, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a template from old times.

Copper engraving by Tarocchimeister 'S' around 1485 depicting the Genius of the World, part of the 'S' series, showing figure, globe, and late 15th-century European allegorical iconography.

HELLSPUTIC SIBILLE; Sibylla Hellespontica; Ten sibilles; Sibillaru decem. The Hellespontic Sibille standing with a banderole in the hands. A landscape in the background. Title and a line of Latin text in undermarge. Numbered bottom left: 8.

The Resurrection, from The Passion of Christ 1615-1620 Jan Muller Netherlandish Towards the end of the sixteenth and early in the seventeenth century, Dutch Mannerists turned their attention to the Netherlandish master Lucas van Leyden and other northern Renaissance artists, creating a revival of interest in their works. Printmakers copied these earlier designs or made new compositions emulating the style of their predecessors. In about 1615-20, Jan Muller engraved copies of Lucas van Leydens 1521 series of the Passion of Christ, fourteen engravings illustrating Christs final days, from The Last Supper to The Resurrection. Mullers copies are so deceptive that it takes extremely close looking and sometimes magnification to distinguish them from Lucass originals. In The Resurrection, the fourteenth plate, Christ bursts from the tomb, carried aloft on a celestial cloud and holding a banner representing his victory. The surrounding guards react in fear and horror.. The Resurrection, fr

Saint Cecilia. Antonio Fantuzzi (Italian, c. 1510-c. 1550); after Parmigianino (Italian, 1503-1540). Date: 1525-1535. Dimensions: 245 × 241 mm. Chiaroscure woodcut printed in black and tan on paper. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Print, St. Christopher; Designed by Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528); engraving on off-white laid paper

Graf, Urs, Nuremberg, Solis, Virgilius, Swiss standard bearers, Lucern, Standard bearer with standard of Lucerne, verso - handwritten in brown ink, print, prints, verso - stamped, 145, height 97 mm, width 66 mm, German, 1514 - 1562-08-01, print maker, 1524 - 1562, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), etching, plate tone, Work conception, Swiss, 1485 - 1528

The noble, Eustache.

Man with a hump, Adamo Scultori, After Michelangelo, c. 1585 print Sitting man with bachel, turned to the right. On his back he carries a hat and in his hand he holds a stick with an animal head. Figure from Michelangelo's ceiling painting. Numbered below: 59. Print Maker: ItalyaFter Painting by: Vatican City paper engraving hunchback. walking-stick, staff. head-gear: hat

Luxuria, from the cycle: allegorical figures; Aldegrever, Heinrich (Ca 1502-1555 cars 1561); 1549 (1st edition) (1549-00-00-1561-00-00);

Caution (prudentia) with mirror sitting on lion holds a dragon, Marcantonio Raimondi, After Rafaël, 1510 - 1527 print Young woman as personification of caution (prudentia) sitting on the back of a lion while she looks in a mirror and holds a dragon near the neck. paper engraving Prudence, 'Prudentia'; 'Prudenza' (Ripa) ~ one of the Four Cardinal Virtues. beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion. dragon

Mercury Bringing the Golden Apple to Paris. Carracci, Annibale, 1560-1609. 1675. Cesi, Carlo, 1626-1686. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Publius Horatius, anonymous, after Hendrick Goltzius, 1645 - 1706 print The Hero Publius Horace, a sword was lifted in the right hand. In the background you can see how he takes on three opponents within a fence on his own. Twice two verses in Latin under the performance. Amsterdam paper engraving two Horatii being killed, the surviving brother defeats the three Curiatii one by one

Cybele in her chariot drawn by two lions. Artist: Master of the Die (Italian, active Rome, ca. 1530-60); After Baldassare Tommaso Peruzzi (Italian, Ancaiano 1481-1536 Rome). Dimensions: Sheet: 9 7/8 x 7 1/4 in. (25.1 x 18.4 cm). Publisher: Antonio Salamanca (Salamanca 1478-1562 Rome). Date: 1530-60. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Blon, Michiel le, Love emblems, Amor as a gardener, Amor has put down his bow and arrow and pulls a fruit from a tree. The print is part of a series of prints with love emblems., print, prints, height 46 mm, width 66 mm, German, 1587-07-09 - 1656, print maker, printmaker, 1616 - 1616, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process)

Banquet carrier with banner from Schaffhausen; Schafhausen; Swiss banquet carriers.

Vandrig; Officers and soldiers. A man with a large banner over his left shoulder (a standard bearer), for feet, seen on the right. In the background a hilly landscape in which a junk soldiers marches. Under the show two lines text in Latin. This print is part of a series of 12 numbered expressions of soldiers, feet out against a landscape background in which warning acts are carried out, and with a two-legged Latin caption.

Copper engraving from around 1470-1480 depicting the martyrdom of Saint Sebastian, showing him tied and pierced with arrows.

Exercise and art (Ars / usus); The reward of labor, trial, exercise and art. Naked woman with wings sitting on globe next to man writing on shelf. To their feet geometric equipment. Print from a series of four. Under each print from this series of two lines of Latin and two lines of Dutch.

The Peasant Couple at Market, 1519, Albrecht Dürer, German, 1471-1528, 4 1/2 x 2 13/16 in. (11.43 x 7.14 cm) (image), Engraving, Germany, 16th century

Quintus Horatius; Romeinse Helden .

Medallion with Minerva with spear and shield with Medusa head in frame of grotesques with flowers, garlands, animals and mascarons

Gideon; Heroes and heroines from the Bible and classical antiquity. Landscape with gideon. In his one hand the heads of Zebach and Salmunna, in his other a bazuin and an oil lamp. In the margin a two-legged Bible quote from Jud. 8 in Latin and in Dutch.

Tomyris, Hieronymus Wierix (attributed to), after Chrispijn van den Broeck, 1578 print Landscape with Tomyris, the Queen of Massageten, who with her army brought to death with her army during a battle. In her hand, the bag of blood in which she has thrown his head. In the margin a two -way caption from the book of Herodotus in Latin and in Dutch. Antwerp paper engraving Tomyris orders the head of the fallen Cyrus to be cut off and dipped into a vessel of human blood, i.e. the vengeance of Tomyris

Saint Sebastian tied to a tree and pierced with arrows. Artist: Master of the Die (Italian, active Rome, ca. 1530-60). Dimensions: plate: 8 1/16 x 5 1/8 in. (20.5 x 13 cm). Date: 1530-60. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Pallas (Athena Pallas) - Bartsch 139 Lucas de Leyde (1494-1533). Pallas (Pallas Athena) - Bartsch 139. Burin. 1530.

Saint Margaret. Saint Margaret. Part of a series of 24 performances of female martyrs (Martyrological). The performances are equipped with edges with flowers and animals.

Aether, plate six from Demogorgon and the Dieties 1587-1591 Netherlands. Chiaroscuro woodcut in yellow, green, and black on paper . Hendrick Goltzius

Archangel Michaël standing on devil with spear and scales, Marcantonio Raimondi, 1500 - 1527 print paper engraving the Archangel Michael fighting the dragon (devil, Satan)

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