Mythological Prints

A series of prints featuring mythological themes with characters such as satyrs, Hercules, and centaurs, illustrating narratives and scenes from classic tales.

Albrecht Altdorfer (German, 1480 or before-1538), Centaur with a Vase, c. 1515-1525, engraving

Hercules and Deianira, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie). Artist: Etched by Stefano della Bella (Italian, Florence 1610-1664 Florence); Designed by Jean Desmarets de Saint-Sorlin (French, 1595-1676). Dedicatee: Louis XIV, King of France (French, Saint-Germain-en-Laye 1638-1715 Versailles). Dimensions: Sheet: 1 3/4 × 2 3/16 in. (4.5 × 5.6 cm). Patron: Cardinal Jules Mazarin (Italian, Piscina 1602-1661 Vincennes). Publisher: Henri Le Gras (French). Series/Portfolio: 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie). Date: 1644. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Albrecht Altdorfer (German, 1480 or before-1538), Centaur with a Vase, c. 1515-1525, engraving

Rome, Aelst, Nicolaus van, Tempesta, Antonio, The twelve labors of Hercules, Hercules and Cerberus, verso - stamped, Hercules walks out of the underworld with the captured Cerberus, the multi-headed dog that guards Hades., print, prints, height 99 mm, width 142 mm, Italian, 1555 - 1630-08-05, print maker, printmaker, 1608 - 1608, paper, etching, etchings, Work conception, after own design by, Publication (Event), Publication, South Netherlands, 1527 - 1613, publisher

Saturn, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie) 1644 Stefano della Bella Italian. Saturn, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie). 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie). Stefano della Bella (Italian, Florence 1610-1664 Florence). 1644. Etching. Prints

Wood engraving, England, by Thomas Bewick.

James Gillray, 1757-1815, British, A New Administration, or the State Quacks Administering, 1783. Etching.

S. Ilarion, ermite (St. Hilarion, Hermit), October 21st, from Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année (Images of All of the Saints and Religious Events of the Year) 1636 Jacques Callot French This print is part of a series comprised of a title page, frontispiece, and 122 plates. Each of these 122 plates contains four oval scenes depicting Saints and Religious Events for each day of the year. This etching was originally one of four oval scenes on a plate in the series.. S. Ilarion, ermite (St. Hilarion, Hermit), October 21st, from Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année (Images of All of the Saints and Religious Events of the Year). Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année. Jacques Callot (French, Nancy 1592-1635 Nancy). 1636. Etching; second state of two (Lieure). Israël Henriet (French, Nancy ca. 1590-1661 Paris). Prints

Bacchus en Ampelus, Jacob Matham, after David Vinckboons, 1616 print Bacchus' Lieveling Ampelus is killed in the event of a fall of a bull, on which he is changed to a vine. Book illustration for: Lof-Sanck van Bacchus, 1616. Amsterdam paper engraving / letterpress printing Ampelus changed into a vine: after having fallen to his death from a bull, Ampelus, the favourite of Bacchus, is changed into a vine. Ampelus dies after falling from a bull

Paris and Oenone of Angelica and Medoro are kidding their names in a tree, Jacob Lois, 1639 - 1644 drawing Design for a print. paper. deck paint. chalk brush Paris and Oenone carving their names in a tree. Angelica. carving heart and initials in an object, e.g. a tree trunk

Amor puts on a young bull a yoke, Jan van Vianen, 1686 print Amor puts on a young bull a yoke. Love will be a young person, but will be worn later. Fifth emblem from Emblemata amatoria. Northern Netherlands paper etching (story of) Cupid, Amor (Eros). yoke. bull

Hercules and the Nemean Lion 1540-50 Niccolò Vicentino Italian. Hercules and the Nemean Lion. Niccolò Vicentino (Italian, active ca. 1510-ca. 1550). 1540-50. Chiaroscuro woodcut from two blocks in pale brown (state ib/ii). Prints

Hercules and the Nemean Lion 1540-50 Niccolò Vicentino Italian. Hercules and the Nemean Lion. Niccolò Vicentino (Italian, active ca. 1510-ca. 1550). 1540-50. Chiaroscuro woodcut from two blocks in pale blue (state ia/ii). Prints

Asia. Groeningen, Gerard van, active 1561-1575. Anonymous. Prints. 1663. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Jacques Callot, Peasant Defecating, c 1617 Peasant Defecating

The 'Great Post Rider' (c. 1490) by Monogrammist WB is a copper engraving depicting a mounted courier in motion, emphasizing speed, uniform details, and the rider's role in late 15th-century postal service.

Bacchanal 1615-42 Pierre Brebiette French. Bacchanal 333907

Netherlands, Hondius, Hendrick (I), Bloemaert, Abraham, Bolswert, Boëtius Adamsz., Pastoralen en dieren, Herder en herderin als liefdespaar met geiten, print, prent, prints, prenten, height 114 mm, width 137 mm, print maker, prentmaker, 1611 - 1650, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, South Netherlands, 1580 - 1633-03-25, after print by, North Netherlands, 1566-12-25 - 1651-01-27, after design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1573-06-09 - 1650-10-25, publisher

Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Lion Attacking a Horse ca. 1540-80 Adamo (Ghisi) Scultori Italian 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

Copper engraving by Monogrammist AC depicting Saint George mounted on a horse, engaged in the act of killing a kite bird, created in the first half of the 16th century.

Revengeful Monsters. Artist: John Hamilton Mortimer (British, Eastbourne 1740-1779 London). Dimensions: Sheet: 6 7/16 x 9 in. (16.4 x 22.8 cm). Publisher: Jane Mortimer (British, 1738-1824). Date: January 25, 1780. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Rosa, Salvator, work, Sleeping warrior and river god, (1000 - 2000), technique text: line etching, graphics, image width 23.2 cm, image height 34.4 cm

The Dutch lion seeks help from William III, 1672, Monogrammist ESB (draughtsman), after Abraham Bloteling, 1672, Allegorical representation from 1672 with the Dutch lion near a shield with the portrait of William III. Near the shield are other parts of an armor and the Dutch bundle of arrows, symbolizing the unity of the seven Dutch provinces. In the surrounding landscape, war rages. The lion is copied from a print by Abraham Blooteling., draughtsman: Monogrammist ESB (tekenaar), (signed by artist), Abraham Bloteling, Northern Netherlands, 1672, parchment (animal material), pen, h 310 mm × w 360 mm

Venus and Amor, Bartholomeus Willemsz. Dolendo, 1589 - 1626.

Antwerp, Galle, Cornelis (III), Cornelis (II), St. George fighting the dragon, verso - stamped, Saint George sits on his horse and fights a dragon with his sword., print, prints, height 126 mm, width 88 mm, South Netherlands, 1615 - 1678-10-18, print maker, printmaker, 1638 - 1678, parchment (animal material), parchment, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1642 - 1679

Two samples with three masks above; Groteske figures surrounded by a frame line; Series of grotesque figures. No 5 from series of 7 sheets.

Thetis dips Achilles in the Styx, J. Alexander Janssens, Victor Honoré Janssens, c. 1700.

Wood engraving, England, by Thomas Bewick.

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Boy Returning Joyfully, with Plough and Oxen 1821 William Blake British. Boy Returning Joyfully, with Plough and Oxen 383518 Artist: William Blake, British, London 17571827 London, Boy Returning Joyfully, with Plough and Oxen, from Thornton's Pastorals of Virgil, 1821, Wood engraving, block: 1 1/2 x 3 1/16 in. (3.8 x 7.8 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1931 (31.87.29)

Hagar in the desert, print maker: Jurriaan Cootwijck, Eustache Lesueur, 1759

Munch, Edvard, work, Girl's head, line etching, graphics, 20.5 cm x 14.5 cm

Picart, Bernard, Amsterdam, Triumphant Cupid sitting on the globe, verso - stamped, Cupid sits on the globe and shows an arrow in triumph, as a sign that love conquers all. Around the globe various worldly attributes, such as crowns, lances, attributes of the various arts and the three-headed hellhound Cerberus., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 65 mm, width 113 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1673-06-11 - 1733-05-08, print maker, printmaker, 1725 - 1725, second quarter 18th century, tweede kwart 18e eeuw, paper, papier, etching, engraving, graveren (drukprocedé), intermediary draughtsman

Two medallions with putti. Two medallions with putti on one leaf. On the left a putto with stick, hunting horn and a dog. On the right a putto that blows on a horn, driving on the back of another putto.

Hercules and the Hydra. Dated: 1552. Dimensions: sheet (trimmed within plate mark): 21.9 x 28.3 cm (8 5/8 x 11 1/8 in.). Medium: etching on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: BATTISTA ANGOLO DEL MORO.

Della Bella, Stefano (dit Étienne de la Belle) (n.1610-05-18-D.1664-08-22), game of fables. Jupiter and Ganymede. Twenty-fifth number of a series of 52 pieces. (A. de Vesme 497; Dutuit 116) (main title), 1644. Etch. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Cartouche Formed by a Tiger Skin Flanked by Two Centaurs 1647 Stefano della Bella Italian. Cartouche Formed by a Tiger Skin Flanked by Two Centaurs 377483

Fijt, Joannes, unknown, Dogs, Two dogs, verso - stamped, print, prints, height 170 mm, width 224 mm, 1611 - 1661-09-11, print maker, printmaker, 1642 - 1642, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, after own design by

A Man Riding a Bull, and Other Figures. Correggio (Antonio Allegri) (Italian, about 1489 - 1534)

Hans Burgkmair, known as the old (1473-1531). The triumph of the Emperor Maximilien I: eleventh board (Dornik-Eger 36, Bartsch 81). Xylography, 1512-1519. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. Drawing, Germanic emperor, glory, glorious memory, glorifying, glorific, history, illustration, historical book, memory, narration, drawing, triumph, 16th 16th 16th 16th 16th 16th century, engraving

Copper engraving by Wenzel von Olmütz titled 'The Kite Struggle of St. Georg,' created at the end of the 15th century, depicting Saint George in combat with a dragon using a kite or banner.

Fishing with Heremietkreft, Albert Flamen, 1648 - 1670 print Different fish for a lot, with a fishing net. In the background a tower on the banks of a wide river. print maker: Parispublisher: ParisFrance paper etching fishes

Title page for the pamphlet: The Italian Vos in the Allied Tuighhuis, 1701, 1701 print A fox standing on a stack of weapons and share vam armor in an arsenal. Title is on a separate text sheet Netherlands paper etching / letterpress printing

Brown ink and gray brush drawing by Johann Spielnberger depicting Mercury and Io, enhanced with white highlights on gray-green paper.

Nederland, Winter, Anthonie de, Frankrijk, Lafage, Raymond de, Parijs, Ertinger, Franz, Bacchus in zijn wagen, Netherlands, France, Paris, verso - gestempeld, Half-naked men and women let wine and blood flow while some look back at Bacchus in his chariot, drawn by two horses., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 103 mm, width 160 mm, 1640, print maker, prentmaker, 1652 - 1707, paper, papier, etching, engraving, engraving (printing process), French, 1656-10-01 - 1690-11-04, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, Northern Netherlands, 1653 - 1707, publisher

Sebald Beham's 1525 copper engraving depicts a shepherd, emphasizing figure, posture, and narrative composition.

Agricultural worker tries to catch a cloud while a cloud blows back, Anonymous, Hans Weiditz (II), 1514 - 1532 print Print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing storm at sea. clouds. proverbs, sayings, etc.

Leaping Horseman (Marcus Curtius) ca. 1560-70 Nicolò Boldrini Italian. Leaping Horseman (Marcus Curtius) 631508

St. Jerome and a lion. Boehle, Fritz (1873-1916), graphic artist

Sater and Ram in Fight, Marco Dente, 1498 - 1532 print A sater and a ram in fight. In the background on the left a burial monument and on the right a building. Italy paper engraving satyr(s) (in general). ram. fighting

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Design for a Sculpture consisting of a Satyr and Satyress holding a Vase. Artist: Giovanni Battista Foggini (Italian, Florence 1652-1725 Florence). Dimensions: sheet: 7 7/16 x 4 1/2 in. (18.9 x 11.4 cm). Date: 1652-1725. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Study of a Skull, Facing Right, Cornelis Visscher (II), c. 1654 - c. 1658 drawing paper. chalk (human) skull

Italy, Monogrammist AP (16th century), Head of a lion, verso - stamped, print, prent, prints, height 241 mm, width 328 mm, print maker, prentmaker, 1555 - 1555, third quarter 16th century, derde kwart 16e eeuw, paper, papier, etching, etchings

The Roman Roman: 45- The Fox reached the Lion Court is exculpping its crimes (Bartsch 45) ALLART VAN EVERDINGEN (1621-1675). The Roman Roman: 45- The Fox reached the Lion Court is exculpping its crimes (Bartsch 45). Water-strong on paper, 1650-1655. Museum of Fine Arts of the city of Paris, small palace.

Giuseppe Scolari, Saint George and the Dragon Saint George and the Dragon

Jacques Callot, Entry of Monseigneur Henry de Lorraine, Marquis de Moy, under the Name of Pirandre, 1627 Entry of Monseigneur Henry de Lorraine, Marquis de Moy, under the Name of Pirandre

Enchantments lately seen upon the Mountains of Wales, - or - Shon-ap-Morgan's Reconcilement to the Fairy Princess, James Gillray, 1757-1815, British, 1796, Engraving, Sheet: 25 3/8 x 19in. (64.5 x 48.3cm)

Copper engraving by Wenzel von Olmütz titled 'The Martyrdom of St. Sebastian,' created at the end of the 15th century, depicting Saint Sebastian tied and pierced by arrows.

Wood engraving, England, by Thomas Bewick.

Copper engraving by Sebald Beham, 1545, depicting Hercules in combat with the Trojans, emphasizing figures, gestures, and battle composition.

Ants are swarming around the base of a hollow tree while the queen ant is talking to a grashopper. Etching by W. Hollar for a fable by J. Ogilby.

Circular representation of the element air: a falconer, seated on a bench with a bird on his hand. In the background a forest and a village. Surrounding an empty margin (as yet unfilled in this state). This print is part of a series of four prints of the elements., Air The four elements (series title), print maker: Jacob Savery (I), Netherlands, 1584 - 1603, paper, etching, d 132 mm

Italy, Tempesta, Antonio, Fighting animals, Two dogs fighting a wolf, verso - stamped, print, prints, height 93 mm, width 131 mm, Italian, 1555 - 1630-08-05, print maker, printmaker, 1600 - 1600, paper, papier, etching, etchings, plaattoon

Otto I, Duke of Bavaria Graf von W.

Skull.

The set of the bears. Untitled plate 12, 1664, Netherlands, by Marcus de Bye, Marcus Gheeraerts I. Gift of Bishop Monrad, 1869.

The Chimera 1771 France. Etching in black on cream laid paper . Louis Jean Desprez

Entombment of Christ. Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: 1600 - 1800. Measurements: h 383 mm × w 251 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Thomas Worlidge, Saint Jerome Reading, 1762, etching and drypoint on paper.

The Lyon and the Kid, from Ogilby's Aesopics 1668 After Francis Barlow British. The Lyon and the Kid, from Ogilby's Aesopics. After Francis Barlow (British, Lincolnshire ca. 1626-1704 London). 1668. Etching. John Ogilby (British, Forfarshire 1600-1676 London). Richard Gaywood (British, ca. 1630-1680 London ()). Prints

In the Garden of Eden, Eve offers Adam the apple. Line engraving by C. Galle after G.B. Paggi.

February: A pair from Sápmi (Lapland), 1604 - 1670 Man and wife from Sápmi (Lapland), dressed in Fur's costumes, fur hats on the head. The woman wears a baby in her arms and a wooden basket on her back. Above them the sign of fishing. In the margin a two -way caption in Latin that states that the Lap and the Icelander who are hulling themselves in a Dik Vossevel, overcome the cold of February. Print from a series with the twelve months displayed by signs of the zodiac and couples who wear clothing from different countries. paper engraving Europeans: Sami. clothes, costume (+ men's clothes). clothes, costume (+ women's clothes). coat (+ men's clothes). coat (+ fur used for clothes). coat (+ women's clothes). head-gear: hat (+ men's clothes). head-gear: cap (+ women's clothes). Pisces (zodiacal sign of February). February ~ other concepts. baby-carriage, pram, perambulator Sápmi

Print, Hercules Fighting against the Trojans; Designed by Hans Sebald Beham (German, 1500-1550); engraving on off-white laid paper

Hercules and Cacus, Hans Sebald Beham, German, 1500-1550, Engraving on off-white laid paper, 1542-48, figures, Print, Print

Northern Netherlands, Monogrammist SM (18th century), Months of the year, Haymakers and a mower working in the fields, verso top center - stamped, print, prints, height 34 mm, width 76 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1700 - 1799, paper, papier, woodcut, letterpress printing

Saint Jerome in a Courtyard. Dated: c. 1512/1515. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Albrecht Altdorfer.

The Hay runs after the horse, Johann Theodor de Bry, After Anonymous, After Pieter Bruegel (I), 1596 print The saying "The hay runs behind the horse" is literally portrayed here, after the example of Pieter Brueghel. A basket with hay in which a male is sitting behind a horse. In the background, the meaning of the saying is portrayed: here the woman follows the man, instead of vice versa. It is the man who should first take the initiative in love, not the woman. Emblem no. 20 in Emblemata Saecularia, 1596 and No. 41 in the second edition of 1611. paper engraving Existence and Modes of Existence (+ emblematical representation of concept). proverbs, sayings, etc.. horseshoe. one-sided courting

Boar of Arimathea, painting by Eugene Delacroix at the Hotel de Ville, Paris, France, illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 583, Volume XXIII, April 29, 1854.

A three-head watch designating the three states of the aristocracy takes care of the rest of the corpse of the people ... (IT)

Daniel sits in the lion's den with his hands folded and his head raised. Four lions stroll around him. In front left is a skull. Daniel in the Lion's Pit, print maker: Abraham Bloteling, after: Peter Paul Rubens, (mentioned on object), publisher: Abraham Bloteling, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1655 - 1690, paper, engraving, h 348 mm × w 257 mm

Minerva shows Ithaca to Odysseus; Les Travaux d'Ulysse; Odysseus works. When Odysseus awakens at a strange and missed island for him, he meets Minerva. If she launches the fog, Odysseus recognizes his home country. He kisses the ground. Minerva gives him the form of a wanderer so that he will not be recognized. On the left in the background, the rated Odysseus visits the boar heave Eumaios. The print is part of an album.

A King Pursued by a Unicorn. Jean Duvet; French, 1485-after 1561. Date: 1550-1560. Dimensions: 300 × 395 mm. Engraving on paper. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Ornamental Design, Johann Ladenspelder, German, 1515 - ca. 1580, Engraving on paper, Vertical rectangle showing a dense grotesque scene with figures with fantastic anthropomorphic figures, flora and fauna., Germany, ca. 1550, ornament, Print, Print

Unidentified figure. Engraving by M. Freyre ().

Spree; Skoczylas, W Adys Aw (1883-1934); 1922 (1922-00-00-1922-00-00);

Vlieger, Simon de, work, Turkeys, (1000 - 2000), etching, graphics, 13.4 cm x 15.9 cm

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Amsterdam, Visscher, Claes Jansz. (II), Lubbaeus, Richard, Vinckboons, David (I), Serwouters, Pieter, Theatrum Biblicum Hoc Est Historiae Sacrae Veteris et Novi Testamenti Tabulis Aeneis Expressae, David defeats the bear and the lion, David seizes a bear with his bare hands that is attacking his herd. At his feet lies a slain lion. Below the depiction is a reference in Latin to the Bible text in 1 Sam. 17:34. This print is part of an album., print, album sheet, prints, height 195 mm, width 220 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1586-10-28 - 1657-09-26, print maker, printmaker, 1608 - 1608, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1576-08-13 - 1629, after a design by, - 1651, writer, Publication (Event), Publication, 1586 - 1652-06-19, publisher

Lazarus in Abraham's lap and the rich man in hell, print maker: Jan Luyken, (mentioned on object), publisher: weduwe Pieter Arentsz & Cornelis van der Sys (II), Amsterdam, 1712, paper, etching, h 138 mm × w 81 mm

Depicts Bärenjägermeister Diepolt von Slandersberg in the triumphal procession of Emperor Maximilian I, created by Hans Burgkmair in 1796 as a woodcut. Shows figure, costume, and parade.

Lying oval with putto; Das Neuw Grottesken Buch Nürnberg 1610; Four ovals with marine animals and genii.A putto with a sword and a shield that he holds up on his head on a fish. Leaf from a series of flat decorations with grotesken, cartouches, ovals, mascarons, putti and fantastic beings. The series consists of three title sheets, two text sheets with the assignment and the preface and 60 sheets, spread over three books.

Deux différentes moités de cartouche, accolées. 1646. Della Bella, Stefano, 1610-1664. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Copper engraving by Israhel van Meckenem from the late 15th century depicting a fight scene with grasping figures, showing motion and interaction.

Print, Vulture Killing a Hare; Print Maker: Gilles Demarteau (Belgian, active in France, 1722 - 1776); After Charles Dagommer (French, active 1762-1768); France; crayon-manner engraving in red ink on paper; 16.7 × 21.3 cm (6 9/16 × 8 3/8 in.)

A lion, dragon and fox fighting each other, an inscribed banderole above, an oval composition ca. 1515-27 Marco Dente Italian. A lion, dragon and fox fighting each other, an inscribed banderole above, an oval composition 342510

Door Knocker with Zeus Vanguishing Giants. Dated: late 17th or early 18th century. Dimensions: overall: 16.5 x 12.2 cm (6 1/2 x 4 13/16 in.). Medium: pen and brown ink with blue, gray, and white gouache. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Italian 17th Century or Italian 18th Century.

Sauri, Lud., Straatsburg, Heyden, Jacob van der, Pugillus facetiarum iconographicarum in studiosorum, Allegory of Beauty, Numbered lower right: 14. With caption in Latin and German., print, prent, prints, height 97 mm, width 139 mm, South Netherlandish (before 1775), 1573 - 1645, print maker, printmaker, 1608 - 1608, paper, papier, etching, etchings, writer

Air, Cornelis Schut (I), 1618 - 1655 print A child with his arms full of grain stalls and fruit drives through the clouds on a team. paper etching air (one of the four elements). agricultural implements: plough

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