Mythological Personifications

Engravings of mythological figures and personifications depicting gods with symbolic attributes, rendered in an elaborate artistic style.

Niche with the male personification of the Evening. In his hand he holds a shepherd's staff. He is accompanied by a bat. At his feet a crab, snake and lizard. In the cartouche below the niche a couple taking a walk, Evening Venit Hesper Ite Capegæ The four times of the day (series title), print maker: Crispijn van de Passe (I), (mentioned on object), unknown, 1574 - 1637, paper, engraving, h 87 mm × w 42 mm

Niche with the male night personification. He holds a shepherd staff in his hand. He is accompanied by a bat. At his feet a crab, snake and lizard. In the cartouche under the niche a couple who takes a walk.

A copper engraving by Marcantonio Raimondi from around 1506 depicting David with the severed head of Goliath, showing figures, gestures, and composition.

Neptunus, Nicolaas Braeu, after Karel van Mander (I), 1598 print An image of the God of the Sea Neptune, placed in a niche. Neptunus holds a trident in his hand and depicted his fabulous marine animals around him. Under the print a Latin verse. paper engraving (story of) Neptune (Poseidon)

Niche with the male personification of the Evening. In his hand he holds a shepherd's staff. He is accompanied by a bat. At his feet a crab, snake and lizard. In the cartouche below the niche a couple taking a walk, Evening Venit Hesper Ite Capegæ The four times of the day (series title), print maker: Crispijn van de Passe (I), (mentioned on object), unknown, 1574 - 1637, paper, engraving, h 87 mm × w 42 mm

. Saturn that gives his child, in his hand a scythe and above his head the astronomical symbol for his planet. Standing in an oval cartouche with the two signs of the zodiac at the top: Capricorn and waterman.

Etching 'The Woman Surprised by Death' by Barthel Beham, 1526, depicting a female figure confronted with death in detailed composition.

Hendrik Goltzius, Marcus Valerius Corvus, probably 1586 Marcus Valerius Corvus

Standbeeld van Hercules met het hemelgewelf.Landscape with statue of Hercules that temporarily takes over the burden of the Atlas of Atlas as they gets the golden apples from the Hesperiden for him. He carries a lion's skin around his shoulders.

Neptunus, Andreas van der Myn, 1724 - 1777 print Standing Neptunus with trident and a shell raised by him. Bottom left: 1706. Southern Netherlands paper etching (story of) Neptune (Poseidon)

Saturn; Saturnus; Gods that sit on the seven planets. Saturn, with a wooden stool to his mutilated leg, has one of his children in his hands. On the ground is a goat and a zeis.

Horatius Codes, Anonymous, Hendrick Goltzius, Franco Estius, 1645 - 1706

Naked woman with drapery Om holds flaming scale up, monogrammist Ma (Italy), 1575 print paper engraving

Adam. 1501 - 1600. Bink, Jacob, approximately 1500-1569. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

The last Adam, Hieronymus Wierix, After David Jorisz., 1583 - 1584 print Landscape with a naked man, a heart on the chest, surrounded by a waving drapery. In the background a face on a city along a river in a hilly landscape. The show is caught in an ornamental frame. paper engraving Adam (not in biblical context). heretic doctrine

Sol, 1592 print Sol, standing in a niche, a winch in his right hand, a bow in his left hand, a tube with arrows over his shoulder. This print is part of a series of eight prints of classical gods, based on paintings by Polidoro da Caravaggio on the facade of a Roman house, seen and checked by Goltzius in Rome. paper engraving Apollo as sun-god, I.E. Sol (Helius), Titan

Copper engraving by Hendrick Goltzius depicting Calphurnius, a historical or mythological figure, created around 1586.

Sitting nude, Adamo Scultori, After Michelangelo, c. 1585 print Naked man sitting on a pillow, partly turned to the right, with a garland of acorns. One of the 'Ignudi' (naked men) of Michelangelo's ceiling painting. Numbered below: 8. Print Maker: ItalyaFter Painting by: Vatican City paper engraving the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa). fruits: acorn

Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Apollo (Apollo in aedibus Card. Burghesij) 16th century Anonymous This print comes from the museums copy of the Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae (The Mirror of Roman Magnificence) The Speculum found its origin in the publishing endeavors of Antonio Salamanca and Antonio Lafreri. During their Roman publishing careers, the two foreign publishers - who worked together between 1553 and 1563 - initiated the production of prints recording art works, architecture and city views related to Antique and Modern Rome. The prints could be bought individually by tourists and collectors, but were also purchased in larger groups which were often bound together in an album. In 1573, Lafreri commissioned a title page for this purpose, which is where the title ‘Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae first appears. Lafreri envisioned an ideal arrangement of the prints in 7 different categories, but during his lifetime, never appears to have offered one standard, bound set of pri

Horatius Codes, Keijzer, after Hendrick Goltzius, 1829 print The hero Horace Cocles, a sword lifted in the right hand, a shield in the left hand. In the background you can see how he takes on the banks of the Tiber on his own against an entire army. Amsterdam paper engraving Horatius Cocles at the Pons Sublicius: single-handed he keeps the Etruscans at bay while the bridge is broken down by the Romans behind him; he escapes by jumping into the Tiber

The Pillars of Hercules. 1550. Aldegrever, Heinrich, 1502-. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Summer; Aestas; The four Seasons. Summer's personification, a standing naked man with crane of corners on his head. He holds a corn sheaf in his left hand and a few ears of corn in his right hand. At the top of the three constellations lobster, lion and virgin.

Pluto with Tweetand and Cerberus, Jacob Binck, after Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio, 1530 print Pluto, god of the underworld, with his attributes a tweetand and the three -headed dog Cerberus who monitors the entrance of the underworld. In the caption Plvtonem Magnvm Mirantvr Qvam Tartara Regem, the God is praised as King of Tartarus, the place where sinners were tortured. Copy to a print by Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio. Germany paper engraving (story of) Pluto (Hades), Dis Pater, Orcus

Vulcanus; VVLCANVS; Antique gods. An image of vulcanus placed the god of the fire in a niche. Vulvcanus holds a hammer and a pliers in his hands. In addition to him is an anvil. There is a rat for the anvil. In this series, Vulcanus is the counterpart of the Goddess Minerva. They are both protector of artisans. Under the show a Latin fresh.

This circa 1510 copper engraving by Lucas van Leyden depicts a flag carrier holding a standard, emphasizing posture, uniform, and symbolic representation of military or ceremonial duty.

Judith, 1520-1526. Albrecht Altdorfer (German, c. 1480-1538). Engraving;

Aiolos, Personification of Wind. Dimensions: sheet: 12.3 × 9 cm (4 13/16 × 3 9/16 in.) (trimmed). Medium: engraving on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: HEINRICH ULRICH.

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. This print is part of a series of ten prints, consisting of an unnumbered title print, eight numbered representations of heroes and an unnumbered concluding print.

Amsterdam, King, Wilhelmus, Goltzius, Hendrick, Matham, Jacob, The seven planets series B, Satvrnvs, Saturn, Saturn swallowing his child, in his hand a scythe and above his head the astronomical symbol for his planet. Standing in an oval cartouche with the two signs of the zodiac at the top: Capricorn and Aquarius., 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

Albrecht Dürer, The Man of Sorrows Seated, 1515 The Man of Sorrows Seated

Young Hercules ca. 1514-36 Agostino Veneziano (Agostino dei Musi) Italian. Young Hercules. Agostino Veneziano (Agostino dei Musi) (Italian, Venice ca. 1490-after 1536 Rome). ca. 1514-36. Engraving. Prints

Riviergod Rodanus, Philips Galle, 1586 print The river god Rodanus (De Rhone), sitting on a stone block. The print is part of a seventeen-part series about river and sea gods. Antwerp paper engraving river personified (RHONE) Rhône

Simson with a donkey jaw in his hand. In the background the scene in which Simson kills a thousand Philistines.

Publius Horatius, Anonymous, Hendrick Goltzius, Franco Estius, 1645 - 1706

Mucius Scaevola. Dated: probably 1586. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Hendrik Goltzius.

A Fouettant's coming for Aprs Francesco France () (BresSCH 378) Marc Antoine Raimondi (1480-vers1534). A man whipping the fortune according to Francesco Francia (Bartsch 378). Fight, chisel. 16th century.

Gideon, Hieronymus Wierix (attributed to), after Gillis Coignet (II), 1578 print Landscape with Gideon. In his one hand the heads of Zebach and Salmunna, in his other a trumpet and an oil lamp. In the margin a two -way Bible quote from Jud. 8 in Latin and in Dutch. Antwerp paper engraving Gideon Kills Zebah and Zalmunna

Jupiter with constellations Sagittarius and fishing; IVPIDER; Seven planets and constellations.

A copper engraving by Hendrick Goltzius created between 1601 and 1610, portraying the mythological figure Adonis, engraved on calf skin.

Amsterdam, Visscher, Claes Jansz. (II), Wassenaar, Nicolaas Jansz. van Haarlem, Cornelis, Matham, Jacob, Swanenburgh, Willem van, Neptune, verso - stamped, Neptune standing on two swimming dolphins., print, prints, recto lower right - stamped, height 340 mm, width 214 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1611 - 1674-07-20, print maker, printmaker, 1603 - 1607, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1571-10-15 - 1631-01-20, Work conception, 1562 - 1638-11-11, after a design by, writer, Publication (Event), Publication, 1586 - 1652-06-19, publisher

Winged genius holding a tableau, standing on a sphere with three bees. Artist: Cherubino Alberti (Zaccaria Mattia) (Italian, Borgo Sansepolcro 1553-1615 Rome). Dimensions: Sheet: 11 9/16 × 6 13/16 in. (29.4 × 17.3 cm)Plate: 11 5/16 × 6 5/8 in. (28.8 × 16.8 cm). Date: 1570-1615. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The sacrifice of Abraham according to Raphael (Bartsch 5) Marc Antoine Raimondi (1480-vers1534). The sacrifice of Abraham after Raphael (Bartsch 5). Burin. 16th century.

The Fortune, from the cycle: Allegorical figures. Aldegrever, Heinrich (1502-1555/1561), graphic artist

Minerva as a personification of reason, print maker: Arnold Houbraken, Leonard Schenk, 1710 - 1719

bekend, Passe, Crispijn van de (I), Bacchus, Venus en Ceres, unknown, verso - stamped, Bacchus holds a bunch of grapes above his head. He is accompanied by a satyr with a basket of fruit. In the background a dancing company. In the margin a two-line caption in Latin referring to the pleasure of drinking and a two-line caption with a dedication in Latin. First print from a series of three with Bacchus, Venus and Ceres., print, prints, height 216 mm, width 156 mm, 1564 - 1637, print maker, printmaker, 1574 - 1637, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process)

Winter; Four Seasons. Saturn with reins in a circular picture frame.

St. Sebastian. Martin Schongauer; German, c. 1450-1491. Date: 1469-1474. Dimensions: 154 x 111 mm (sheet trimmed to plate mark). Engraving on paper. Origin: Germany. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

St. William of Aquitaine in armor bearing a standard in his right hand and resting his left hand on a shield, a landscape beyond. Artist: Martinus Martini (Swiss, 1566-1610); Previously attributed to Melchior Meier (German, active Italy, ca. 1572-82). Dimensions: sheet: 11 9/16 x 7 15/16 in. (29.4 x 20.1 cm). Date: ca. 1581-1610. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Wszyscy Święci w MNK Winkler, Johann Christoph (1701 1770)

Print made by Adamo 'Ghisi' Scultori, ca.1530-1585, Male Nude from Panel of "God Separating the Waters...", 1550 to 1585. Engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper.

Hellebaardier, Virgil, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching the soldier; the soldier's life. ranks in the army

Italy, Reni, Guido, Saint Christopher, verso - stamped, Saint Christopher walking with a stick and the Christ Child on his shoulder., print, prints, height 267 mm, width 217 mm, Italian, 1575-11-04 - 1642-08-18, print maker, printmaker, 1585 - 1642, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, after own design by

Riviergod Tamesis, Philips Galle, 1586 print The river god Tamesis (the Thames), seated on a stone block. In his hands the Cornucopia. The print is part of a seventeen-part series about river and sea gods. Antwerp paper engraving River Personified, 'rivers' (Ripa) Thames

Zon (Appolo), anonymous, after Jacob Matham, after Hendrick Goltzius, 1717 - 1732 print Apollo, or the personalized sun, with a bow and arrow. Above his head the astronomical symbol for his planet. Standing in an oval cartouche with at the top of the two signs: sun and lion. Amsterdam paper engraving Apollo as sun-god, i.e. Sol (Helius), Titan. Sol and his children ('Planetenkinder')

Emblem with putto with star, Frederik Ottens, 1717 - 1770

Venus. Dated: 1569. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Abraham de Bruyn.

Simson, Jacob Matham (attributed to), after Hendrick Goltzius, 1601 - 1652 print Simson with a donkey jaw in his hand. In the background the scene in which Simson kills a thousand Philistines. Amsterdam paper engraving Samson (not in biblical context); possible attributes: broken pillar, club, jawbone, lion's head, lion's pelt. with an ass's jaw-bone Samson slays a thousand Philistines. Samson and the jaw-bone of an ass (Judges 15:9-20)

Saint Sebastian Crowned by an Angel. Willem Panneels; Flemish, 1600-after 1632. Date: 1620-1632. Dimensions: 178 × 112 mm. Etching printed in black, on paper. Origin: Flanders. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Rhenus. Philips Galle (Holland, Haarlem, 1537-1612). Holland, 1586. Prints; engravings. Engraving

A statue of Apollo, naked standing in a niche, holding a lyre in his left hand and leaning on a tree trunk. Artist: Marcantonio Raimondi (Italian, Argini () ca. 1480-before 1534 Bologna ()). Dimensions: sheet: 8 15/16 x 4 5/16 in. (22.7 x 10.9 cm). Date: 1512-15. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Apollo: The Element Vuur, Crispijn van de Passe (I), 1602 print Apollo with his winch, as an allegory in the element fire. It is surrounded by dragons and nocturnal animals. In the margin a four -line poem, in two columns, in Latin. Fourth print from a series with the four elements. Cologne paper engraving (story of) Apollo (Phoebus). fire (one of the four elements)

Albrecht Dürer, The Standard-Bearer, 1502-1503, engraving on paper.

Sculpture of amor; Cupid in Aedibus Magni Ducis Etrurie; Antique sculptures in Rome; Antiquarum Statuarum Urbis Romae Quae in Publicis Locis Visuntur Icones. Caption in Latin. Print is part of an album.

Sculptuur Van Pasquino; Alexander the Great was a soldier, generally Pasquinus hearth with a detainer (...); Antieke Sculpturen in Rome; Statues, ancient city of Rome, which is commonly seen in public places icones.Sculpture of Pasquino, next to the Palazzo Braskem, one of the talking image in Rome. Caption in Latin. Print is part of an album.

Saint Jean Baptiste (Bartsch 150) Marc Antoine Raimondi (1480-vers1534). Saint Jean-Baptiste (Bartsch 150). Fight, chisel. 16th century.

Woman Standing near a Vase ca. 1514-36 Agostino Veneziano (Agostino dei Musi) Italian. Woman Standing near a Vase. Agostino Veneziano (Agostino dei Musi) (Italian, Venice ca. 1490-after 1536 Rome). ca. 1514-36. Engraving. Prints

Allegorical figure, Summer (). Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: 1540 - 1599. Place: Nederlanden. Measurements: h 196 mm × w 124 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Sylvanus from The Rural Gods. Artist: Cornelis Cort (Netherlandish, Hoorn ca. 1533-1578 Rome); After Frans Floris I. Dimensions: sheet: 11 5/8 x 8 3/4 in. (29.5 x 22.2 cm). Publisher: Hieronymus Cock (Netherlandish, Antwerp ca. 1510-1570 Antwerp). Date: 1565.This engraving is from a set of six oval-shaped prints that depict Pastoral Gods. It was published by Hieronymus Cock (ca. 1510-1570) whose name is inscribed on the rock at the right. Cock began publishing in Antwerp in 1548, and his firm became the most important one outside Italy. He made a few of the plates himself, but most were commissioned from designers and engravers. The author of this composition, Frans Floris, designed many prints for Cock. Cort may also have been an apprentice within Cock's establishment. The series of Pastoral Gods were made in Antwerp in 1565, the year Cort left for Italy. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Graf, Urs, Nuremberg, Solis, Virgilius, Swiss standard bearers, Bern, Standard bearer with banner of Bern, 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

Saturn, plate one from The Seven Planets with the Zodiacs Artist's working dates 1520-1550 Germany. Engraving in black on ivory laid paper . Hans Sebald Beham

Anatomy and physiology of the female body with details of the abdominal cavity, stomach, genitals and the head, Luke Kilian, 1613 print The detail of the abdominal cavity consists of lying on each other with specific anatomical details; From skin, internal organs and the rib cage. The same applies to the stomach. Her right foot rests on a skull from below which superior prints hides with representations of the brain. The genitals is visible behind the flap of smoke from the phoenix. This part also has flaps with anatomical details. Text in Latin on Banderol and Cartouche. With anatomical details, letters refer to a missing explanatory legend. On the lower leaf is text from Psalm 102: 4 in Latin in book print within a framework of Fleurons. paper engraving / etching / letterpress printing physiology and anatomy ~ respiratory system. brains. stomach. (human) skull. female sexual organs. medicine, medical science. alchemistic symbols. Jewish religion and culture

Passe, Crispijn van de (I), Cologne, The essence of human existence, Genius, verso above - handwritten in brown ink, a putto with a poppy crown and in his hands the fruits of the land (a bunch of grapes and a sheaf of wheat) representing the basic needs of food, drink and sleep. These were, according to the Latin caption of the print, indispensable gifts that nature had given to man for his survival., print, prints, verso under - stamped, verso - stamped, i, height 168 mm, width 117 mm, 1564 - 1637, print maker, printmaker, 1589 - 1611, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Sculpture of a Sater, Anonymous, 1600 - 1699 print Caption in Latin. Print is part of an album. paper etching / engraving piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture. satyr(s) (in general)

TheStandard-Bearer. Artist: Albrecht Dürer, German, 1471-1528

Dido, Hans Sebald Beham, German, 1500-1550, Engraving on laid paper, The figure of Dido is represented almost nude, seated on a slab of stone, facing left. She is about to stab herself with a dagger, held in her right hand., Germany, 1520, figures, Print, Print

Element fire as a child with lightning bolts on the back of eagle; Ignis; Four elements. Element fire as a child with lightning bolts and scepter sitting on the back of eagle, the attributes refer to the God Jupiter who is sometimes associated with this element.

Solon .

Johannes de doper in Een Cartouche, Cherubino Alberti, After Michelangelo, 1591 print Johannes the Baptist standing in a richly decorated cartouche with two putti, one of which blows on a trumpet. Above an empty circle and banderole. At the bottom next to the cartouche text in Latin. paper engraving John the Baptist; possible attributes: book, reed cross, baptismal cup, honeycomb, lamb, staff. cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti' Sixtine Chapel (Vatican)

Statue of Hercules, anonymous, after Enea Vico, after Bartolomeo Ammanati, 1553 print A large image of Hercules in Padua. There are spectators around the image. On the left is a draftsman. In the background a landscape with ruins. print maker: Italyafter drawing by: Italyafter sculpture by: Italypublisher: Rome paper engraving (story of) Hercules (Heracles). piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture Padua

King Saul plunges into his sword, Willem Isaacsz. van Swanenburg, after Abraham Bloemaert, 1611 print On the battlefield, King Saul kills himself by dumping into his own sword. He is wearing armor and a crown and a lance lies in front of him. A soldier is shocked by the right behind him. Fighting soldiers can be seen in the distance. Under the performance is a six -line, Latin text with a description of the scene. print maker: Leidenafter design by: Utrecht (possibly) paper engraving Saul kills himself with a sword

Napaea; Goddesses and Nymphs. A Napaea, a nymph that lives in caves and valleys, sits with a forest meadow flowers at a meadow and overlooks a valley.

Hercules wearing a lion skin and fighting Achelous, a landscape in the background, after Reni ca. 1713-72 Engraved by Robert Hecquet French. Hercules wearing a lion skin and fighting Achelous, a landscape in the background, after Reni 669360

"Copper engraving and etching by Dirk Jakobsz. Vellert from 1522 depicting a faun, a mythological creature, shown in a naturalistic pose with detailed features."

Fortuna; Fortvna. Winged woman as a personification of Fortuna (fortune) with the wheel of fortune and a hopeful figure on top of the wheel.

Netherlands, Statue of Hercules, Statue of Hercules., print, historical object representation, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller History Plates, height 132 mm, width 79 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1713 - 1717, first quarter 18th century, paper, papier, etching, etchings

Master of the E-Series Tarocchi (Italian, active c. 1465), Chronico (Genius of Time), c. 1465, engraving

Beggar and two dogs, Anonymous, 1463 - 1467 print Beggar leans on a stick. He stands with two dogs for a half -broken wall by two trees. Under the show is the text Misero I. Italy paper engraving Begin

Calphurnius, from the series The Roman Heroes 1586 Hendrick Goltzius Netherlandish. Calphurnius, from the series The Roman Heroes 343577

Depicts a soldier adjusting his pants, created as a copper engraving by Agostino Veneziano between 1510 and 1520, showing clothing, posture, and figure.

Master of the E Series Tarocchi, Mercurio (Mercury), c 1465 Mercurio (Mercury)

The Man of Sorrows Standing, c. 1500, Albrecht Dürer, German, 1471-1528, 4 x 2 3/4 in. (10.16 x 6.99 cm) (sheet), Engraving, Germany, 15th-16th century

Allegorical performance: Neptunus blessed by faith. Neptune, with trident in his hand and with his foot on a dolphin, looks at the personification of faith. She has a cross like Staff in her hand and an aurea at the head and points to the Head of Neptune. She has her foot on a helmet (from Minerva) And behind her a harness with the head of Medusa. In the background a mountain landscape with a city on a river.

Copper engraving by Marcantonio Raimondi on thin paper around 1509-1510 showing Hercules in combat with Achelous, illustrating mythological narrative and muscular forms.

Sculpture of Apollo; Apollo. Classic sculpture of Apollo leaning on his winch. On his head a laurel wreath and a laurel branch in his left hand. The print is part of an album with a series of prints to the sculptures in the collection of Gerard Reynst.

Waternimf Linope, Philips Galle, 1587 print De Waternimf Linope, mother of Narcissus. In the background Narcissus. The print is part of a seventeen-part series about electricity and water nymphs. Antwerp paper engraving Narcissus changed into a narcissus: when Narcissus is pining away for the love of his image reflected from the water, he is changed into a narcissus (Ovid, Metamorphoses III 510). other Nereids (or sea-nymphs) (with NAME)

Tomyris; Heroes and heroines from the Bible and classical antiquity. Landscape with Toyyris, the Queen of the Massageten, who brought the Persian surrender to death during a battle with her army for a battle. In her hand the bag with blood that she has thrown into his head. In the margin a two-person caption from the book of Herodotus in Latin and in Dutch.

Diogenes, c. 1524-27. Ugo da Carpi (Italian, c. 1479-c. 1532), after Parmigianino (Italian, 1503-1540). Chiaroscuro woodcut (in four shades of green); sheet: 47.7 x 34.7 cm (18 3/4 x 13 11/16 in.).

Model posing as Hercules in Academy; Liure d'Academie Pour Apprendre a bien dessigner. Sixth sheet from series of 6, third edition.

Mercurius, Hedrick Goltzius, after Polidoro da Caravaggio, 1592 print Mercury, standing in a niche, a caduceus in his left hand, a winged hat on his head and winged shoes on his feet. This print is part of a series of eight prints of classical gods, based on paintings by Polidoro da Caravaggio on the facade of a Roman house, seen and checked by Goltzius in Rome. Print on yellow -colored paper, snake mash Mercury with white or oxidized silver paper engraving (story of) Mercury (Hermes)

Adam Naming the Animals. Jan Pietersz. Saenredam (Holland, Zaandam, circa 1565-1607). Holland, 1604. Prints; engravings. Engraving

Two putti that wear a sphere, Anonymous, After Heinrich Aldegrever, 1512 - 1610 print Flat decoration with two putti that keeps a sphere up. Germany paper engraving ornaments ~ art. Cupids: 'Amores', 'Amoretti', 'Putti'

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