Narrative Print Series

A selection of prints depicting mythological stories and allegorical themes, combining detailed illustrations with poetic texts from the early modern period.

Emblema XXIII: Aurum pluit, dum nascitur Pallas Rhodi, and Sol concumbit Veneri. Michaelis Majeri, Secretioris naturae secretorum scrutinium chymicum: per oculis et intellectui accuratè accommodata, figuris cupro appositissimè incisa, ingeniosissima emblemata, hisque confines, and ad rem egregiè facientes sententias, doctissimaque item epigrammata, illustratum, Maier, Michael, 1568-1622, Merian, Matthaeus, 1593-1650, Etching, 1687, Etching, Emblem 23, located on page 67.

Meleagre et Atalante. 1601 - 1700. Della Bella, Stefano, 1610-1664. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

A bridal couple and a spiritual in an interior, two gentlemen at a curtain. Print from a book in which 36 prints with sentence images. Print used in: F. van Hoogstraten, the schooly of the world, 1682.

Della Bella, Stefano (dit Étienne de la Belle) (n.1610-05-18-D.1664-08-22), game of fables. Méléagre and Atalante. Twenty-ninth issue of a series of 52 pieces. (A. de Vesme 509; Dutuit 116) (Main title), 1644. Eau-tie. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Title print for series of scenes from the suffering story and scenes from the life of Mary; Variae tum passionis christi, tum vitae beatae maiae virginis; The suffering of Christ and the life of Mary. The text 'Variae Tum Passionis Christi, Tum Vitae Beatae Maiae Virginis', enclosed by a bran wreath with four medallions with the monogram of Christ and four medallions with Maria monogram. This print is the title page for (the second state of) a series of 13 oval and 7 round performances with scenes from the accelerator and scenes from the life of Mary, divided into 5 (first state: 3) copper plates.

Woman with flower with a man in a spring landscape, Anonymous, After Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne, 1625 - 1635 print A young woman makes a man smell a flower that she holds in her hand. In the background pleasure boats on a moat near a castle. At the feet of the couple two dogs. The young woman, as a bride as the first stage of a female life, is compared here with the season. Middelburg paper engraving / letterpress printing spring landscape; landscape symbolizing spring (the four seasons of the year). adolescent, young woman, maiden. lovers; courting, flirting. flowers. castle

Della Bella, Stefano (dit Étienne de la Belle) (n.1610-05-18-D.1664-08-22), game of fables. Méléagre and Atalante. Thirty-third number of a suite of 48 pieces. (A. de Vesme 509; Dutuit 116) (Main title), 1644. Eau-tie. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Wedding ceremony in an interior, Arnold Houbraken, 1682 print A wedding couple and a spiritual in an interior, two gentlemen by a curtain. Print from a book in which 36 prints with sentences. Print used in: F. van Hoogstraten, The School of the World, 1682. Northern Netherlands paper etching / letterpress printing marriage, married couple, 'matrimonium'. tapestry

Emblema XXIII: Aurum pluit, dum nascitur Pallas Rhodi, and Sol concumbit Veneri. Michaelis Majeri, Secretioris naturae secretorum scrutinium chymicum: per oculis et intellectui accuratè accommodata, figuris cupro appositissimè incisa, ingeniosissima emblemata, hisque confines, and ad rem egregiè facientes sententias, doctissimaque item epigrammata, illustratum, Maier, Michael, 1568-1622, Merian, Matthaeus, 1593-1650, Etching, 1687, Etching, Emblem 23, located on page 67.

Frontispiece from 'Fiesole Destroyed' ('Fiesole Distrutta'), two seated women, one wearing a laurel wreath and the other wearing a hat crowned with laurel, with the Medici arms and the crown of the grand duchy above 1619 Jacques Callot French. Frontispiece from 'Fiesole Destroyed' ('Fiesole Distrutta'), two seated women, one wearing a laurel wreath and the other wearing a hat crowned with laurel, with the Medici arms and the crown of the grand duchy above 397681

Woman on the edge of a four -poster bed, Arnold Houbraken, 1682 print A woman dresses on the edge of a four -poster bed. Print from a book in which 36 prints with sentences. Print used in: F. van Hoogstraten, The School of the World, 1682. Northern Netherlands paper etching / letterpress printing four poster bed

Cartouche with allegorical figures; Title page for: Effigies Praestant. Aliquot Virorum Qui Veram in Primis Religion. Nostra Secula Propagarunt, 1602. Cartouche with the title of the publication, decorated with fruits and floral motifs. Above three allegorical figures. In the middle is the personification of peace with a caduceus and an olive wreath. She has an open book in her left hand. On the left a detached man with a palm branch, victory symbol, and an hourglass, symbol of transience. On the right a woman with a palm branch and a smoking vessel in the form of a shell as vanitass symbol.

Twee vrouwen bij monument met keizersportretten; Titelpagina voor: Gilbert Burnet, Memoires pour servir à l'histoire de la Grande-Bretagne, 1725.An oramic monument with book title and two portraits (possibly emperors). A coat of arms on the underside. On the right is a crowned woman with scepter that chains with fascinates. On the left a woman (possibly venus), a putto with torch and two birds.

Frontispiece for a Catalogue of the Engravings of Thomas de Leu, 1866. Charles Meryon (French, 1821-1868). Etching;

Jacques Callot, Frontispiece for The Life of the Virgin, in or after 1630 Frontispiece for The Life of the Virgin

Bliżej Kultury Voysard, Etienne Claude (1746 Ca 1812), Elluin, François Rolland (1745 Ca 1810), Blanchon, Jean Andre

Hercules en deïanira, Stefano Della Bella, 1620 - 1664 print. playing card Play card with a performance by Deïanira that is taken by Nessus. Hercules is in the background and focuses his arrow and arch on the Centaur. Text and window in the lower margin. print maker: Francepublisher: ParisFrance paper etching Hercules shoots Nessus, the centaur, who attempts to carry off Deianira

Minerva and the nine muses; Clover nine; Les Neuf Muses; Card game with mythological performances; Jeu des fables.playing Card with a Performance of Minerva That visits The Nine Muses on Mount Helikon. Text and Clover in the Undermaster.

Reverse of a medal with an allegorical representation of the death of the De Witt brothers, 1672; On the Beestelijcke anger. Reverse of a medal with an allegorical representation of the death of the Johan and Cornelis de Witt brothers, murdered on August 20, 1672, in which the brothers attacked by a beast with many cups, symbol of the people who mutilated the bodies. Under the medal a vert titled: on the Beestelijcke anger. Printed on the back with text.

Duin landscape with two fishermen, Gillis van Scheyndel (I), after Jan Porcellis, 1635 - 1677 print Two fishermen hold a canvas on which the series title in Dutch. At the bottom of a cartouche the impressum. Print Maker: Northern Netherlands Publisher: Haarlem paper etching / engraving fishes

Mercurius en Argus, Stefano Della Bella, 1620 - 1664 print. playing card Play card with a performance by Mercury and the sleeping Argus. Text and window in the lower margin. print maker: Francepublisher: ParisFrance paper etching (story of) Mercury (Hermes)

Amsterdam, King, Wilhelmus, Engelbrecht, Martin, Naghtegael, Aernout, Northern Netherlands, Folkema, Fopje, Sassen, Joost van, Bombario Actionist and the Spirit of Aesop, Counterroller of the Happy and Disastrous Lapis Seekers, Dwarf with a Hat Reading a Roll of Paper, 1720, A dwarf with a hat reading a roll of paper. In the caption a verse in Dutch. Numbered right center: 8. Print within a decorative frame printed from a separate plate with satyrs, an eagle at the bottom. Part of the second Dutch bound edition of 1720 (and related to the Windhandel of that year) of a series of caricatures with dwarfs, known as Het Dwergentooneel, partly copied after an older German example., print, engraving, caricature, books, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 169 mm, width 105 mm, height 275 mm, width 175 mm, 1755, print maker, printmaker, 1716 - 1720, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, - 1732, after a design by, Noord-Nederlands, 1658-11-06 - 1745, intermediary draughtsman, aft

Niobe. 1601 - 1700. Della Bella, Stefano, 1610-1664. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Della Bella, Stefano (dit Étienne de la Belle) (n.1610-05-18-D.1664-08-22), game of fables. Hercules and Dra. Twenty-seventh number of a series of 52 pieces. (A. de Vesme 511; Dutuit 116) (Main title), 1644. Etch. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Pyreme et Thisbé. 1601 - 1700. Della Bella, Stefano, 1610-1664. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Cartouche flanked by soldier and minerva, Anonymous, in or after 1638 print A soldier and Minerva with land and shield flanks a rocaille cartouche with title. Above that two crowned coats of arms. Detail of a map of Burgundy in France. paper engraving ornament ~ cartouche. the soldier; the soldier's life. (story of) Minerva (Pallas, Athena) Burgundy

Old man with wine jug; Title page for: Arend Fokke Simonsz, Dorus or the Wonderkind, 1808.an Old Bearded Man with A Wine Can Sit on a Bag. Below that a fresh from the jerusalem poem (Gerusalemme liberata) was made from poet torquato tasso.

Amsterdam, Visscher, Nicolaes (I), Perrier, François, Dalen, Cornelis van (I), Cornelis van (II), Original image of one hundred of the most famous statues or antique images, standing in Rome, Title page for: Original Image of One Hundred of the Most Famous Statues or Antique Images, Standing in Rome, Father Time with Scythe Stands by Fragments of Roman Statues, verso - stamped, print, prints, height 244 mm, width 157 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1638-12-28 - 1664-10-09, print maker, printmaker, 1648 - 1679, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1602 - 1665-04-07, Work conception, French, 1594 - 1649-11, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1618-01-25 - 1679, publisher

Ottokar II Przemysl, King of Bohemia.

Rocaille Cartouche with man in armor and river goddess, Anonymous, 1761 print Rocaille Cartouche with title surrounded by weapons and lances. On the left is a man in armor with sword, on the right is a river goddess. Detail of a map of the Landgraafsen Hessen-Kassel ten Hessen-Darmstadt in Germany. paper engraving / etching ornament ~ cartouche. weapons. the soldier; the soldier's life. river-gods

Jupiter and semele; Ruiten ten; Jupiter et Semele; Card game with mythological performances; Jeu des Fables. Playing card with a representation of Jupiter that appears to Semele. Text and diamond in the undermarge.

Fur worker in a cartouche with fruit, Cornelis Galle (I), 1640 print View on a street with fur worker with a stick in one hand and a fur in the other. Up to the top left: 572. paper engraving / letterpress printing furrier. fruits and vegetables ~ ornament

A standing man near an excavated grave on which is a classicist vase and two skulls. Print from a book containing 36 prints with sentence images. Print used in: F. van Hoogstraten, De schoole der wereld, 1682, Standing man by an excavated grave VIII. On seeing an excavated grave (title on object), print maker: Arnold Houbraken, (mentioned on object), Northern Netherlands, 1682, paper, etching, letterpress printing, h 73 mm × w 84 mm, h 157 mm × w 94 mm

Leiden, Luchtmans, Samuel (I), Nehalennia altar with seated Nehalennia and two flying figures with palm branches, verso on cardboard - stamped, A Nehalennia altar that was found near Domburg on Walcheren. The goddess Nehalennia seated with a basket of fruit on her lap and a basket next to her. On the left her dog. On the left and right flying figures with palm branches., print, book illustration, prints, height 129 mm, width 69 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1715 - 1715, paper, etching, etchings, Publication (Event), Publication, Dutch, 1685-11-20 - 1757-01-13, publisher

Semiramis, Stefano Della Bella, 1620 - 1664 print. playing card Play card with a performance by the Assyrian Queen Semiramis on horseback. Text in STUDMARGE. Paris paper etching (story of) queen Semiramis. ruler, sovereign - BB - female ruler. horse. riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman

In tegenspoed is God een toeverlaat; Tegenspoedt doet ons tot Godt vluchten; Voorwinckel van Patientie in den droeven tegenspoedt.Page from a book (p.63) with text on verso. In an oval cartouche a man with a rapier looking for his resort at a church. In the background a armed goose around a corpse. Above the cartouche The title (motto) of the print and a quote from the Bible (Psalm 45: 1, now Psalm 46: 2). Under the print a caption: "Here's Vry: What feared ghy?" And a description that declares the print. Himself if one has committed a deadly sin as a murder, one can always settle for God.

Minerva and Arachne; Kloveren six; Pallas et arachné; Card game with mythological performances; Jeu des Fables.Playing Card With a Representation of Minerva and Arachne. Text and Clover in the Undermaster.

Titelpagina voor Jeremy Drexel, like works, 1636.

Voluptuous. / 45. (Registered title) | Almanach useful and pleasant from the lottery of the Royal Military School. (title of all)

Dance teacher, Caspar Luyken, 1698 print Amsterdam paper etching man dancing alone

The Greek philosopher Hipparchia of Maroneia sits at a table and her future husband Krates of Thebes asks her to marry her. Two servants spy on the two through a curtain. Page from a book with text on recto and verso, Hipparchia and Krates, print maker: Daniël van den Bremden, (mentioned on object), Adriaen Pietersz. van de Venne, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, c. 1635 - 1537, paper, engraving, letterpress printing, h 230 mm × w 162 mm, h 100 mm × w 134 mm

MORE, Sir Thomas (1478-1535). English politician, humanist and writer. Illustrated front page of an edition of 'L'Utopie' (Utopia) by Thomas More, published in Amsterdam in 1643. Engraving. SPAIN. CATALONIA. Barcelona. Biblioteca de Catalunya (National Library of Catalonia).

River God Thames on a pedestal Title page for J. Beeverell, Les delices de la Grand 'brittagne et de l'Irlande, part 1, 1707 Les delices de la Grand 'brittany and the l'Irlande (title on object), On a pedestal the Thames as a river god. In his hands the English crown jewels and a medallion with a representation of Brittanica. The pedestal bears the title of the book and the coats of arms of York, Suffolk, Huntington and Durham. In the background a view of London., Stories of other river gods (with NAME), device (as symbol of the state, etc.) (city, municipal), Great Britain, Ireland, Thames, London, Jan Goeree (mentioned on object), 1707, paper, engraving, w 169 mm × h 131 mm

Egypte 1644 Etched by Stefano della Bella Italian. Egypte 382653 Artist: Etched by Stefano della Bella, Italian, Florence 16101664 Florence, Artist: Designed by Jean Desmarets de Saint-Sorlin, French, 15951676, Publisher: Published by Henri Le Gras, French, Dedicatee: Made for Louis XIV, King of France, French, Saint-Germain-en-Laye 16381715 Versailles, Patron: Commissioned by Cardinal Jules Mazarin, Italian, Piscina 16021661 Vincennes, Egypte, 1644, Etching, state iii. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of the Estate of James Hazen Hyde, 1959 (59.654.19(15))

Witt, Cornelis de.

Della Bella, Stefano (dit Étienne de la Belle) (n.1610-05-18-D.1664-08-22), renowned queens' game. Agrippine. Thirty-third number of a series of 52 pieces. (A. de Vesme 631; Dutuit 118) (main title), 1644. Etch. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Event on July 14, 1647 during the Napolitan rebellion, Anonymous, 1652 - 1664 print Ships in a bay on the eighth day of the Napolitan uprising in 1647. paper etching / engraving / letterpress printing sailing-ship, sailing-boat Naples

Jacques Callot (1592-1635). "Notre-Dame miracles of the Annunciade de Florence, Fontispie" (Lieure 78, Meaume 261). Chisel. 1615-1619. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. 99594-17 Burin, Gravure

Tateprent Met Putti, Francis Villamena, 1626 print Title print with title in a cartouche, flanked by four putti. Above a coat of arms and under a mascaron. print maker: Italypublisher: ItalyVaticaanstadItaly paper engraving / etching Mask, mascaron ~ ornament. ornament ~ cartouche. Cupids: 'Amores', 'Amoretti', 'Putti'

Title sheet of the Pamphyh Ghy Patriotten t Title page of the pamphlet ghy patriots t'ans, kijck uyt, kijck uyt, kijck uyt, siet what a stranger dance, to the Hollandtsche Bruydt, 1615. Allegory of the situation in the Netherlands in the year 1615 with a call to remain vigilant . The Dutch Virgin (Belgica) is decorated in an arbor with tendrils on which apples (van Oranje) grow. She has binoculars in one hand and a crane in the other hand. Behind her stands Prince Maurits with pulled sword. On the right, Archduke Albrecht and Isabella, the emperor and the king of Spain dance to the blowjob and drum of the pope. Northern Netherlands paper engraving / letterpress printing Netherlands Title page of the pamphlet ghy patriots t'ans, kijck uyt, kijck uyt, kijck uyt, siet what a stranger dance, to the Hollandtsche Bruydt, 1615. Allegory of the situation in the Netherlands in the year 1615 with a call to remain vigilant . The Dutch Virgin (Belgica) is decorated in an arbor with tendrils on wh

unknown, Paris, Gras, Henry le, Bella, Stefano della, Jeu de la géographie, Card game geography, Germany, Woman from Germany, Playing card with a representation of a standing woman with a coat of arms from Germany. Text in bottom margin. Numbered top left: 9., print, playing card, prints, height 89 mm, width 55 mm, Italian, 1610-05-18 - 1664-07-27, print maker, printmaker, 1620 - 1664, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Publication (Event), Publication, French, publisher, granter of privilege

Title page for the pamphlet: the Heydinnetje, De Miquelet, and Mooyfraaykiek, in the Pirenënen, 1702, Romeyn de Hooghe, 1702 print Title sheet for the pamphlet: the Heydinnetje, the Miquelet, and Mooyfraaykiek, in the Pirenënen, 1702. Soldier (Savoye) standing between the beggar and the healer (Roma Vrouw), both in rags. Northern Netherlands paper etching / letterpress printing wandering communities: Romani or Roma Savoye

De nuttige, en nuttelooze koopman The useful and useless merchants Virtute et probitate. 1720. Piek, Filip, active early 18th century. Prints, Caricatures. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. South Sea Bubble, Great Britain, 1720, Political satire

France, French crown, Paris, Gras, Henry le, Bella, Stefano della, Jeu des fables, Card game with mythological representations, Les trois graces, Three of diamonds, Three graces, Playing card with a representation of the three graces in a landscape. Text and diamond in the bottom margin., print, playing card, prints, height 88 mm, width 55 mm, Italian, 1610-05-18 - 1664-07-27, print maker, printmaker, 1620 - 1664, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Publication (Event), Publication, French, publisher, granter of privilege

Clytaemnestra, Stefano Della Bella, 1620 - 1664 print. playing card Play card with a performance of Clytaemnestra, the wife of Agamemnon. Text in STUDMARGE. Numbered in the top left: 8. Paris paper etching ruler, sovereign - BB - female ruler

unknown, Paris, Grass, Henry le, Bella, Stefano della, Jeu des reynes renommées, Card game with renowned queens, Sabine, Vibia Sabina, Playing card with a representation of Vibia Sabina, the wife of the Roman emperor Hadrian, leaning on a wall. Text in bottom margin. Numbered top left: 3., print, playing card, prints, height 90 mm, width 55 mm, Italian, 1610-05-18 - 1664-07-27, print maker, printmaker, 1620 - 1664, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Publication (Event), Publication, French, publisher, granter of privilege

Abundance with lap full of flowers and wheat sheaf and image of Mercury, Cornelis van Dalen (I), Lowijs Elzevier (III), 1642.

unknown, Paris, Gras, Henry le, Bella, Stefano della, Jeu des reynes renommées, Card game with renowned queens, Livie, Livia Drusilla, Playing card with a representation of Livia Drusilla, the wife of the Roman emperor Augustus. Text in bottom margin. Numbered top left: 4., print, playing card, prints, height 90 mm, width 55 mm, Italian, 1610-05-18 - 1664-07-27, print maker, printmaker, 1620 - 1664, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Publication (Event), Publication, French, publisher, granter of privilege

Landscape with child and dog, Albert Flamen, 1672 print A child throws a bone to a dog while wearing his boy in a cloth. On a banderole a motto in Latin and a caption in French, both about love. print maker: Parispublisher: ParisFrance paper etching Qualities of Love: first series (+ emblematical representation of concept)

Della Bella, Stefano (dit Étienne de la Belle) (n.1610-05-18-D.1664-08-22), game of fables. Apollo and Marsyas. Thirty-nineteenth issue of a sequence of 52 pieces. (A. de Vesme 522; Dutuit 116) (main title), 1644. Etch. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Edouard Eckman after Jacques Callot, Title Page for The Capricci, 1621 Title Page for The Capricci

Venus. 1601 - 1700. Della Bella, Stefano, 1610-1664. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Great group dining table, Arnold Houbraken, 1682.

Page from a book with text on recto and verso and an image at the beginning of book 10 Orpheus plays for the animals on a lira da braccio, a Renaissance stringed instrument All the animals listen peacefully and attentively, Orpheus enchants the animals with his music Recreation of Publius Ovidius Naso , print maker: Abraham Bloteling, (attributed to), Antonio Tempesta, publisher: weduwe Abraham de Wees (I), Amsterdam, 1671, paper, etching, h 100 mm × w 117 mm, h 195 mm × w 148 mm

Calligraphic title page with vignette portrait of Albrecht Durer. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's "Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages" (1811).

History mourns the murdered Hendrik IV; Title page for: History of the home-country war and the troublen in Vranckyck, 1633. Nis with the female personification of history that is mapping around the murdered Henry IV, which lit to her feet. At the top of oval frames The portraits of four French kings, respectively: Hendrik II, Frans II, Karel IX and Hendrik III. Left and right ten numbered historic scenes. In the context between two columns the title in Dutch.

Mozes ontvangt de wetstafelen en toont ze aan het volk; Titelpagina voor: D. van Mauden, Discursus morales in decem decalogi, Leuven: 1627.Title page in two parts: above a representation with Moses that receives the legal tables from God and then showing them to the people. Under the title of the book in a round cartouche decorates with two putti and fruitsGuirlande.

Liuie, Agrippine, Olympias, and Cleopatre, from 'The game of queens' (Le jeu des Reines renommées) 1644 Stefano della Bella Italian. Liuie, Agrippine, Olympias, and Cleopatre, from 'The game of queens' (Le jeu des Reines renommées) 410366

Amsterdam, Wit, Frederik de, Campen, Jacob van, Dancx, Francoys, Mosijn, Michiel, Several New Festoons, Several New Festoons invented by I. van Campen, Festoon of fruit and shells, Festoon, surrounded by five putti., print, ornament print, title page, prints, ornament prints, height 157 mm, width 202 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1630, print maker, printmaker, 1655 - 1678, third quarter 17th century, third quarter of the 17th century, fourth quarter of the 17th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), - 1703, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Work conception, 1595 - 1657-09-13, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1631 - 1706, publisher

Illustration from Virgilius Opera, plate fourteen from Woodcuts from Books of the XVI Century 1502 Germany. Woodcut on paper . Unknown artist

. Title page with links Mars in armor and right fame with a laurel wreath and palm branch. At the top of the coat of arms of Ferdinand of Austria, governor of the Southern Netherlands, crowned with crown and with cardinal hat, flanked by putti with laurel wreaths.

Allegory on the Nordic War, ca. 1658; Den Leeuw, Beer, Oliphant, Tyger, and Ad'laers fights. Allegory on the Nordic War, approx. 1658. In an arena a fight between a lion (the Netherlands), bear (Sweden), elephant (Denmark), a tiger and three eagles (Poland, Prussia and the German Empire). The fight is driven by Cromwell with his dogs. The European princes watch as an audience, in the middle the evangelical virgin and the evangelical preacher. At the bottom right of a commitment with a fight between ships at a Kronborg Castle. Under the plate a text is printed in 3 columns in Dutch with a statement from the letters A-M. See also a German version of this print dated 1659.

Della Bella, Stefano (dit Étienne de la Belle) (n.1610-05-18-D.1664-08-22), renowned queens' game. Marie Stuart. Fifth issue of a series of 52 pieces. (A. de Vesme 607; Dutuit 118) (main title), 1644. Etch. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

. Fountain with a statue of the fame with palm branch and a French coat of arms in the hands. Next to her are a caduceus, globe, passer and a cornucopia. The woman left shows the coat of arms of Magdalena Poulle, the owner of Gunterstein Castle in Breukelen. Right a flow god. On the left in the background the castle, in the foreground a dog.

Title page for: P.J. Kasteleijn, test about the art to always be cheerful. In four dies. Amsterdam, 1780. A half-naked allegorical women's figure holds a stone with the inscription: Congratulations to Recreat. Three bare boys playing in the grass.

Luitspeelster; Enige Joyeuse, Pour Les Bons Esprits. Sitting on a layer of bed plays an elegant lady de luit. On the left a table, left behind a window. Under the show a Sonnet with erotic connotation in French.

Weaving woman, Jan van Halbeeck (Possible copy after), 1610 - c. 1680 print In a sober room, a woman is weaving a large loom. Under the loom a basket with bulbs wool. Under the show a sonnet with erotic connotation in French. Paris paper etching / engraving / letterpress printing weaving. clothes, costume (+ women's clothes). container made of plant material other than wood: basket. wool (material ~ textile industry)

Deucalion and Pyrrha, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie). Artist: Stefano della Bella (Italian, Florence 1610-1664 Florence). Dimensions: Sheet: 3 7/16 x 2 5/16 in. (8.8 x 5.8 cm). Series/Portfolio: 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie). Date: 1644. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

. Cartouche awarded goal. Flanked by a falconer and a woman with arrow and bow. Three dogs in the foreground. First print from a series of twelve with yachts scenes.

Gottfried von Bouillon.

Christ tells the parable of the sower; The Gelnykenis van den Saayer. Christ points three men on a sower in the field. The man scatters seed on his field. The seed that falls on the road is eaten by birds. Another part does not find a good ground on the stones. A third part falls between the thorns and is stifled. Only the seed in the field ends up on good ground. In the background houses and a church. Above the show a title. There are six fresh rules and a reference to Matthew 13: 3-5. The print is part of an album.

Title Page for Porticus Religiosa. Artist: After Laurent de La Hyre (French, Paris 1606-1656 Paris); Attributed to Nicolas Pitau (French, Paris before 1670-1724). Dimensions: sheet: 17 1/16 x 12 1/16 in. (43.3 x 30.6 cm). Publisher: Published by Herman Weyen (Flemish, died Paris, 1672). Date: n.d.. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Woman in a carriage, Africa, Stefano della Bella, 1620 - 1664 print. playing card Play card with a performance of a woman in a carriage that is drawn by two lions. Personification of Africa. Text in STUDMARGE. Paris paper etching two-wheeled vehicle drawn by two animals. beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion. Africans (+ costume) Africa

Allegorical show with Mercury, Hercules, Apollo, Minerva and Diana around a temple, Leonard Gaultier, 1626 print print maker: Francepublisher: Paris paper engraving (story of) Mercury (Hermes). (story of) Hercules (Heracles). Apollo playing the lyre, Apollo Citharoedus. (story of) Minerva (Pallas, Athena). (story of) Diana (Artemis)

Le Chandelier (The Candelabra), from Lux Claustri ou La Lumière du Cloitre (The Light of the Cloisters), plate 3 1625-31 Jacques Callot French. Le Chandelier (The Candelabra), from Lux Claustri ou La Lumière du Cloitre (The Light of the Cloisters), plate 3. Lux Claustri ou La Lumière du Cloitre. Jacques Callot (French, Nancy 1592-1635 Nancy). 1625-31. Etching and letterpress; second state of two (Lieure). François Langlois (French, baptized Chartres, 1588-1647 Paris). Prints

Pan et Syrinx. 1601 - 1700. Della Bella, Stefano, 1610-1664. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Arabie 1644 Etched by Stefano della Bella Italian. Arabie. Etched by Stefano della Bella (Italian, Florence 1610-1664 Florence). 1644. Etching, state iii. Published by Henri Le Gras (French). Prints

V Ambitiosa Temeritas. V Ambitiosa Temeritas. Third shock. Part of 'SinnePops', R. Visscher, 1614.

Engraving depicting two figures walking in a valley surrounded by trees towards a citadel. The illustration is set within an ornate frame.

Della Bella, Stefano (dit Étienne de la Belle) (n.1610-05-18-D.1664-08-22), renowned queens' game. Livie. Forty-sixth issue of a sequence of 52 pieces. (A. de Vesme 644; Dutuit 118) (main title), 1644. Etch. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Della Bella, Stefano (dit Étienne de la Belle) (n.1610-05-18-D.1664-08-22), game of fables. Mercury. Twelfth number of a suite of 52 pieces. (A. de Vesme 531; Dutuit 116) (Main title), 1644. Etch. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Della Bella, Stefano (dit Étienne de la Belle) (n.1610-05-18-D.1664-08-22), geography game. The quivre. Thirty-second number of a suite of 52 pieces. (A. de Vesme 590; Dutuit 117) (main title), 1644. Etch. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

unknown, Paris, Gras, Henry le, Bella, Stefano della, Jeu de la géographie, Card game geography, Pologne, Woman from Poland, Playing card with a representation of a standing woman with a coat of arms from Poland. Text in bottom margin. Numbered top left: 6., print, playing card, prints, height 89 mm, width 55 mm, Italian, 1610-05-18 - 1664-07-27, print maker, printmaker, 1620 - 1664, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Publication (Event), Publication, French, publisher, granter of privilege

France, French crown, Paris, Grass, Henry le, Bella, Stefano della, Jeu des fables, Card game with mythological scenes, Persee et Andromede, Five of clubs, Perseus and Andromeda, Playing card with a scene of Perseus flying in on Pegasus to save the chained Andromeda from a sea monster. Text and club in the bottom margin., print, playing card, prints, height 88 mm, width 55 mm, Italian, 1610-05-18 - 1664-07-27, print maker, printmaker, 1620 - 1664, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Publication (Event), Publication, French, publisher, granter of privilege

Brésil 1644 Etched by Stefano della Bella Italian. Brésil 382695 Artist: Etched by Stefano della Bella, Italian, Florence 16101664 Florence, Artist: Designed by Jean Desmarets de Saint-Sorlin, French, 15951676, Publisher: Published by Henri Le Gras, French, Dedicatee: Made for Louis XIV, King of France, French, Saint-Germain-en-Laye 16381715 Versailles, Patron: Commissioned by Cardinal Jules Mazarin, Italian, Piscina 16021661 Vincennes, Brsil, 1644, Etching. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of the Estate of James Hazen Hyde, 1959 (59.654.19(32))

Joachimi de Sandrart ... Academia nobilissimæ artis pictoriæ, page. text. Prints, Title pages. 1683. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Mark, Saint, Lion in art

Visscher, Cornelis (II), Clara Beek, print, prints, height mm, width mm, Northern Netherlands, 1629 - 1658-01-16, print maker, printmaker, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process)

unknown, Paris, Grass, Henry le, Bella, Stefano della, Jeu de la géographie, Card game geography, France, Woman from France on horseback, Playing card with a representation of a French woman on horseback. Top left an angel with a trumpet. Text in bottom margin., print, playing card, prints, height 89 mm, width 55 mm, Italian, 1610-05-18 - 1664-07-27, print maker, printmaker, 1620 - 1664, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Publication (Event), Publication, French, publisher, granter of privilege

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