Personifications in Engravings

Prints illustrating personifications such as care, honesty, and anger, often depicted as female figures with symbolic attributes.

Moderation, Heinrich Aldegrever, 1551, Design for a print., draughtsman: Heinrich Aldegrever, 1551, paper, pen, brush, h 105 mm × w 61 mm

Germany, Schongauer, Martin, The Twelve Apostles, Apostle Thomas, The Apostle Thomas, full-length, a spear in his hand. This print is part of a series of twelve portraits of the apostles., print, prints, height 91 mm, width 52 mm, German, 1430 - 1491-02-02, print maker, printmaker, 1470 - 1490, third quarter 15th century, fourth quarter 15th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process)

Carefulness, Heinrich Aldegrever, 1552 print Personification of care. Woman, standing with a banner on which a crane with a stone is depicted in the leg. At the top right a coat of arms with a squirrel, above that a bird. Under the show a two -line text in Latin. Seventh print from a series of seven. paper engraving Carefulness, Diligence; 'Diligenza' (Ripa) (+ abstract concept represented by female figure)

Woman as a personification of hope (SPES) with bread standing in niche; Seven virtues.

Woede (Ira), Jacob Matham, after Hendrick Goltzius, 1593 print Personification of anger, depicted as a female figure with helmet and sword, standing in a niche. Haarlem paper engraving Pride; 'Superbia' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Seven Deadly Sins

Honesty; Attributes of the soul; Attributi Dell'Anima.Honesty Personification (Sinceritas) With a Heart in hand.

Copper engraving by Tarocchimeister from the 'S' series depicting Hope around 1485, showing a figure with upward gaze, seated posture, and detailed drapery.

Unequal love, anonymous, after Hendrick Goltzius, 1602 print An old man approaches a young woman who holds her hand on a jug. She wears a veil in her hair. On the stone column the coat of arms of the Goltzius family. paper engraving unequal couple, ill-matched couple

Aldegrever, Heinrich, Germany, Seven Virtues, Temperance, verso bottom center - handwritten, Personification of temperance. Woman pointing with her left hand, in her right hand a banner with an image of a fish around it. Top right a coat of arms with a salamander in the fire, above that a bird. Below the image a two-line text in Latin. Fifth print from a series of seven., print, prent, prints, prenten, 110, height 102 mm, width 62 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

Moderation, Heinrich Aldegrever, 1551, Design for a print., draughtsman: Heinrich Aldegrever, 1551, paper, pen, brush, h 105 mm × w 61 mm

Personification of the anger, represented like a women's figure with helmet and sword, standing in a niche.

Southern Netherlands, Kiliaan, Cornelis, Antwerp, Galle, Philips, Prosopographia, sive virtutum, animi, corporis, bonorum externorum, vitiorum, et affectuum variorum delineatio, Mensura, Geometry, verso - stamped, A standing woman with a compass in her left hand and a set square in her right. On the ground lie some measuring instruments, such as a protractor and a spirit level. Below the representation two lines of text in Latin. The print is part of an album., print, picture, album sheet, prints, pictures, height 152 mm, width 90 mm, 1537 - 1612-03-29, print maker, printmaker, 1585 - 1590, fourth quarter 16th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1530 - 1607-04-15, writer

Italy, Parmigianino, Monogrammist FP (Italy; 16th century), Christ and the Apostles, Saint Simon, verso - stamped, print, prints, RIJKS, MUSM, height 122 mm, width 66 mm, Italian, print maker, printmaker, 1500 - 1599, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, 1503-01-11 - 1540-08-24

Charity. From: The Virtues, 1552, Germany, by Heinrich Aldegrever.

Hope strengthened by patience, Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert, after Maarten van Heemskerck, 1550 print The personification of hope, with an anvil in her right hand like the symbol for patience. An anchor next to her. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a fourteen -part series on the subject of the way to achieve eternal salvation. paper etching Eternal Bliss; 'Felicití eterna' (Ripa) (+ symbolical representation of concept). Hope, 'Spes'; 'Speranza divina e certa' (Ripa) ~ one of the Three Theological Virtues. Patience; 'Patienza' (Ripa) (+ symbolical representation of concept). tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries: anvil

Heinrich Aldegrever, Charity, 1552 Charity

Modesty. From: The Virtues., 1552, Germany, by Heinrich Aldegrever.

Moderation; Seven virtues. Personification of maturity. Woman pointing with her left hand, in her right hand, a banner with a picture of a fish. At the top right a coat of arms with a salamander in the fire, above a bird. Under the show a two-legged text in Latin. Fifth print from a series of seven.

Saint Christopher Facing Left. Artist: Albrecht Dürer (German, Nuremberg 1471-1528 Nuremberg). Dimensions: sheet: 4 9/16 x 2 15/16 in. (11.7 x 7.5 cm)image: 4 13/16 x 3 1/16 in. (12.2 x 7.8 cm). Date: 1521. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Minerva with armor and uil, Boetius Adamsz. Bolswert, after Abraham Bloemaert, 1610 - 1614 print paper engraving (story of) Minerva (Pallas, Athena). attributes of Minerva: owl

Sibylla europaea; Sibylla Libyca; Twelve sibilles. European Sibille, standing in front of a rock wall. Six fresh rules in Latin under the print.

Saint Peter. Dimensions: Overall (approximate): 13.1 x 5.8 cm (5 3/16 x 2 5/16 in.) support: 21.6 x 14.3 cm (8 1/2 x 5 5/8 in.). Medium: pen and brown ink with brown wash. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: After Francesco Salviati.

A copper engraving print by Tarocchimeister before 1467 depicting Erato, muse of lyric poetry, showing figure, drapery, and symbolic attributes.

Charity/ Compassion. From: The Virtues., 1552, Germany, by Heinrich Aldegrever.

Sibylla Libyca. Dated: 1625. Medium: woodcut. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Jacques Stella.

Tiburtine Sibyl, from the series of Sibyls ca. 1530 Lucas van Leyden Netherlandish. Tiburtine Sibyl, from the series of Sibyls 364734

Temperencia XXXIIII Temperence. Mantegna, Andrea, 1431-1506. 1550. Ladenspelder, Johann, approximately 1511-approximately 1580. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Patience. From: The Virtues., 1552, Germany, by Heinrich Aldegrever.

Personification of the anger, represented like a women's figure with helmet and sword, standing in a niche.

Humility, Heinrich Aldgree, 1552 print Personification of humility. Woman, standing by a ruin, in her left hand a banner with an image of the man of sorrows, next to her a lamb. In the left top book a coat of arms with Michael who beats the devil on top of a bird. Under the show a two -line text in Latin. Original text was cut off and replaced by a strip with the same text from another copy. First print from a series of seven. paper engraving Humility; 'Humiltà' (Ripa) (+ abstract concept represented by female figure)

Hoop (Spes), Jacob Matham (attributed to), after Hendrick Goltzius, 1601 - 1652 print The personalized hope; A female figure with a falcon on her hand, looking up, an anchor at her feet. Amsterdam paper engraving Hope, 'Spes'; 'Speranza divina e certa' (Ripa) ~ one of the Three Theological Virtues

Swabian School, The Angel of the Annunciation, 1480s The Angel of the Annunciation

The third way virgin; Five manner and five silly virgins. A of the five wise virgins from the biblical parable over the five way and five foolish virgins. A laurel wreath on her head, her arms crossed and the burning oil lamp in the right hand.

La fourberie 17th century Anonymous, French, 17th century French. La fourberie 344392

Psyche ca. 1542 Léon Davent French Léon Daventalso known by the monogram L. D., as seen in the lower right cornerwas one of the premier engravers associated with the School of Fontainebleau (1542-48). Under the artistic direction of the Italian painter Francesco Primaticcio, Davent and other printmakers translated drawings by leading Italian Mannerists into engravings and etchings, including those by Primaticcio himself, Michelangelo, Rosso Fiorentino, and Parmigianino. The design for this engraving has been attributed to Giulio Romano. By printing his engraving in red ink, Davent was possibly trying to achieve a visual effect similar to that of red-chalk drawings, which were popular at the French court and appealed to the discerning collectors he hoped to attract.. Psyche 336950

Judit met het hoofd van Holofernes.Judit stands next to a wall with the newly chopped head of Holofernes. On the right the employee of Judit with a sword.

Love; Seven virtues. Personification of love. Woman standing with a banner with an image of the pelican who feeds his boy from his own breast (a symbol for Christ). In the background a column with two groups of people around it. At the top right a coat of arms with a dog, above a bird. Under the show a two-legged text in Latin. Second print from a series of seven.

Allegory of Sculpture 1619 Johann Andreas Rauch Swiss. Allegory of Sculpture 334719

. The personification of the dialectics is on a chair. She counts her arguments with her fingers. An eel is turned around her arm. On her head a magpie, two frogs on the ground. In addition to dialectics, a stack of books from important thinkers. In the background a philosopher under a tree. The print has a Latin caption on the dialectics and is part of a seven-part series over the seven liberal arts.

Flute player, Ludwig Büsinck, After Georges Lallemand, 1600 - 1643 print paper one person playing wind instrument. transverse flute

Susanna, Jan Collaert II, Philips Galle, Cornelis Kiliaan, 1588 - 1597

The personification of virtue Faith stands by a stone wall holding a cross. In the background a landscape, Faith Fides (title on object) The Virtues (series title), print maker: Cornelis Massijs, (mentioned on object), Cornelis Massijs, Antwerp, c. 1543 - c. 1544, paper, engraving, h 88 mm × w 56 mm

Copper engraving by Tarocchimeister depicting Calliope, the muse of epic poetry, created before 1467.

This 1524 copper engraving by Sebald Beham depicts the theme of bravery, showing human figures, gestures, and symbolic elements in a narrative composition.

The Knowledge of God and the Seven Cardinal Virtues: Prudence - Prudencia. Hans Sebald Beham (German, 1500-1550). Engraving;

Copper engraving by Tarocchimeister depicting the allegorical Genius of the World, created before 1467.

Albrecht Dürer, Saint Christopher Facing Left, 1521, engraving on paper.

Virtues: Patience (Hollstein 119) Heinrich ALDEGREVER (or ALDEGREVER - 1502-V.1555 / 1561). The virtues: patience (Hollstein 119). Burin, 1552. Museum of Fine Arts from the city of Paris, small palace.

The Sibyl of Cumae standing facing left and holding a writing tablet. On the right, a view through to a landscape. Title and one line of Latin text in lower margin. Numbered lower left: 7., Sibyl of Cumae Sibylla Cumana Ten Sibyls (series title) Sibillaru decem (series title), print maker: Raffaello Schiaminossi, (mentioned on object), Raffaello Schiaminossi, (mentioned on object), Italy, 1606 - 1609, paper, etching, h 189 mm - w 129 mm

Pallas Athene.

A copper engraving from around 1470 by the Master of the Prophets and Sibyls depicting the prophet Jeremiah, featuring detailed figures and symbolic attributes in 15th-century European printmaking.

Hope; SPES; Seven virtues and knowledge. Landscape with the female personification of hope. An anchor at her feet. She looks at a tetragram that is in heaven.

Saint Paul holding a sword and a book, from Christ and the Apostles 1540-63 Andrea Schiavone (Andrea Meldola) Italian. Saint Paul holding a sword and a book, from Christ and the Apostles 396450

Christ on the Globe Made 1546 Germany. Engraving in black on ivory laid paper . Hans Sebald Beham

Albrecht Altdorfer, Judith with the Head of Holofernes, c 1520 1530 Judith with the Head of Holofernes

Wellness; LVXVRIA; Seven deadly sins. Landscape with female lust personification (Luxuria). In her hands she holds an apple and a burning arrow.

Vlijt; Diligents; Three virtues. The Personification of Vlijt is in a building and carries a long robe. She holds a whip and traces as symbols of speed. Right rights are some houses. Under the show a Latin sense of a description of virtue.

Judit with the head of Holofernes, Anonymous, After Guido Reni, 1595 - 1692 print Judit with the severed head of Holofernes in her hands. On the right is the maid with whom she will put their heads in a bag. Italy paper etching Judith with Holofernes' head and the sword. Judith and her maidservant put Holofernes' head in a sack

Sibylle Persique ca. 1635 Gilles Rousselet French. Sibylle Persique 391176

Saint Simon standing facing left, holding a saw and a book ca. 1515-27 Marco Dente Italian Verso not visible as the print is laid to another sheet of paper.. Saint Simon standing facing left, holding a saw and a book 341445

Moderately, from the cycle: virtues and disadvantages; Aldegrever, Heinrich (Ca 1502-1555 cars 1561); 1552 (1st edition) (1552-00-00-1561-00-00);

Greed; Seruit Auarities Auriq Voragine Mersa / Hostis Acerba Sibi Est, AmetisQ Insesta Propinquis. In a niche, the personification of greed is like an old woman. She has a filled pouch in the right hand and some money pouches around the left wrist.

Judith with the head of Holofernes, which she places into a sack held by the figure behind her, she bears a sword in her outstretched right arm ca. 1520-40 Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola) Italian. Judith with the head of Holofernes, which she places into a sack held by the figure behind her, she bears a sword in her outstretched right arm. Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola) (Italian, Parma 1503-1540 Casalmaggiore). ca. 1520-40. Etching and engraving. Prints

The Knowledge of God and the Seven Cardinal Virtues: Charity - Charitas. Hans Sebald Beham (German, 1500-1550). Engraving;

Copper engraving by Tarocchimeister before 1467 representing Logic, illustrating symbolic elements and Renaissance engraving techniques.

Copper engraving by Tarocchimeister before 1467 depicting Clio, the muse of history, showing detailed iconography and Renaissance engraving techniques.

Allegory on caution and innocence. A woman is sitting on an increase, above her a drapery. On her lap is a few pigeons (reference to the virtue innocence) and in her hand she holds a number of hoses (reference to virtue caution). On the right in the background a lawsuit is going on. In the margin a caption in Latin.

Robed woman standing next to a plinth, her right hand bears a palm branch, a harp rests against the plinth. Artist: Claude Mellan (French, Abbeville 1598-1688 Paris). Dimensions: sheet: 4 13/16 x 2 3/4 in. (12.2 x 7 cm)plate: 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. (11.4 x 6.4 cm). Date: ca. 1620-88. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The Prophet Joel, Print made by Adamo 'Ghisi' Scultori, ca.1530-1585, after Michelangelo, 1474/1475-1564, Italian, 1550 to 1585, Engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper

St. Clare on façade of S. Silvestro in Capite, Giuseppe Mazzoni, Jean-Robert Ango, French, active in Rome 1759 -1770, d. 1773, Red chalk on paper, Drawing after statue by Giuseppe Mazzoni of St. Clare on the façade of S. Silvestro in Capite. She wears a nun's habit and holds lantern. She turns her head to her left and looks downward., France, ca. 1759-70, figures, Drawing, Drawing

Polyhymnia; The nine muses. The seated polyhymnia, the muse of the hymns or hymns, holds a caduceus in her one hand and a paper in her other hand. There are books to her feet. Under the show two two-year verses in Latin.

Minchiate Florentine. Set of 56 cards. The Queen of Cups Anonymous. Minchiate Florentine. Game of 56 cards. The queen of cuts. Floor, brush colors. 1650-1700.

Tamar, Jan Collaert (II), After Maerten de Vos, 1588 - 1595 print In the foreground Tamar, the daughter -in -law of Judah. In the background, Tamar misleads her father -in -law. Dressed as a prostitute, she seduces him to give birth to two children of him later. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a press series with famous women from the Old Testament. Antwerp paper engraving Tamar changes from her widow's clothes and covers her face with a veil after the manner of the prostitutes; sitting at the entrance of a city on the road to Timnath she awaits Judah. female persons from the Old Testament (with NAME) (not in biblical context)

Faith plate 40 from Genii and Virtues 1460-1470 Italy. Faith is part of a 50-card set known as the Tarocchi, which were not tarot cards but which probably served a didactic purpose as a memory game. The Tarocchi are sometimes found bound as books, reinforcing their educational purpose. The images on the cards illustrate hierarchies in society and philosophy and are divided among five ascending categories Ranks and Conditions of Men, Apollo and the Muses, Arts and Sciences, Genii and Virtues, and Planets and Spheres. Faith and Hope, are consecutive prints in the sequence of virtues. Albrecht D¸rer, among other Renaissance artists, drew copies after these very engravings.. Engraving on paper . Master of the E-Series Tarocchi

Judit with the head of Holofernes. Judit stands in her hand with a sword. She looks over her shoulder to her maid who stops the chopped head of holofernes in a bag. A curtain in the background.

Lust (Luxuria), Georg Pencz, 1539 - 1543 print Winged woman as personification of the lust (Luxuria) standing with a heart (wounded) And a burning arrow in her hands. She turns her face towards the viewer. On the floor is a goat that lifts his head up and looks at her. paper engraving Lust, Luxury, 'Luxuria'; 'Lussuria' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Deadly Sins

Lust, 1575 print Personification of lust in the form of a woman on the pedestal of a column in a landscape. Next to her a dog licking her face. paper engraving Lust, Luxury, 'Luxuria'; 'Lussuria' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Deadly Sins. dog

Atalanta. Etching by F. Perrier.

Kuisheid, Venetian Augustine, After Rafaël, After Leonardo da Vinci, 1516 print The female personification of chastity (Castitas) is sitting next to her with the unicorn. On the right a bass relief and a landscape on the left in the background. Italy paper engraving / etching 'Chastity', 'Podicitia', 'Shame Honesta' (Ripa). unicorn

Jesaja, Jacob Matham (attributed to), after Hendrick Goltzius, 1589 print The Prophet Isaiah. In the background Christ, as Messiah and miracles. Haarlem paper engraving Isaiah (not in biblical context); possible attributes: branch with leaves, saw, scroll or book

A woman with a basket around the arm and a bird cage. A bird is resting on her right hand.

Rest on the Flight into Egypt, 1587 - 1591 print Maria and the Christ child rest by a tree in a mountainous landscape. In the background Joseph on the left with a donkey. Under the performance, space has been left empty for a caption. paper engraving rest on the flight into Egypt

Judit, Jacob Matham, after Hendrick Goltzius, 1585 - 1589 print Judit with the head of holofernes in one hand, the sword in the other. In the background, the scene in which she cuts the army commander in his tent, while her maid is on hold. Haarlem paper engraving female persons from the Old Testament (with NAME) (not in biblical context). Judith with Holofernes' head and the sword. Holofernes beheaded by Judith with his own sword; the maidservant may be keeping watch

The Three Heathen Heroines (Drei Gut Haidin), from Heroes and Heroines 1519 Hans Burgkmair German Standing, from left to right, are Lucretia (with a sword), Veturia (with a necklace), and Virginia (with the model of a building). On the ground at the feet of each figure is a shield with a coat of arms. From a series of six woodcuts each with groupings of three heroes or heroines.. The Three Heathen Heroines (Drei Gut Haidin), from Heroes and Heroines 430743

Sibille Van Erythrae, Adam Sculptors, After Michelangelo, c. 1585 print The Sibille of Erythrae with book and naked figures. One of the Sibilles of Michelangelo's ceiling painting. Numbered below: 29. Print Maker: ItalyaFter Painting by: Vatican City paper engraving Erythraean sibyl

Chastity, Heinrich Aldegrever, 1552 print Personification of chastity. Woman standing with a banner with therefore an image of a woman with a wolf. On her left hand a column with two figures, above a coat of arms with an angel, above it a bird. Under the show a two -line text in Latin. Fourth print from a series of seven. Germany paper engraving 'Charity', 'Podicitia', 'Shame Honesta' (Ripa)

Prophet with two angels at a globe; Dome decorations by Correggio in the S. Giovanni Evangelista in Parma. A prophet standing in front of a balustrade, with arm raised. There are two young naked figures on the balustrade (angels) At a globe.

Hans Sebald Beham (1500-1550). "The seven liberal arts: the dialectic, n ° 2. (Hollstein (volume 3, page 76); Bartsch 122)". Chisel. 1550. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. 123049-25 Chisel, 16th 16th XVI 16th 16th 16 Center

Chastity. The female personification of chastity (Castitas) is sitting with the unicorn next to her. On the right a bass relief and on the left in the background a landscape.

Italy, Carracci, Annibale, Penitent Mary Magdalene, verso - stamped, Mary Magdalene sits praying before a crucifix in a landscape. In front of her lies a skull and a book and an ointment jar., print, prints, height 218 mm, width 157 mm, Italian, 1560-11-03 - 1609-07-15, print maker, printmaker, 1591 - 1591, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process)

Sculptuur Van Jupiter; Stand ye in the Capitolij the top of the marble statue of Jupiter; Antieke Sculpturen in Rome; Of the Ancient Rome, known as the city of statues are to be seen in the public places, and icones.Caption in Latin. Print is part of an album.

Bernhard I, Duke of Saxony-Meiningen.

Muse with writing table standing in NIS; Gods and muses and young women. Muse, possibly clio, with writing feltelle standing in niche

Sibille from Cumae. Cumae Sibille is in a landscape with a basket full of sand in her hands. Apollo donated her for every sand grain. Left next to her is a dog. In the background a village on a river.

Hellespontine Sibyl. Dated: early 15th century. Dimensions: sheet: 29.7 x 29.8 cm (11 11/16 x 11 3/4 in.). Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: after Baccio Baldini.

Cornelia .

Fortitude, from the series The Seven Virtues 1530 Lucas van Leyden Netherlandish. Fortitude, from the series The Seven Virtues 364761

Calliope, Crispijn van de Passe (I), 1598 - 1611 print Landscape with Calliope, the muse of epic, with an open book on her lap. A battle in the background. Fourth print from a series with muses. Cologne paper engraving Calliope (one of the Muses); 'Calliope' (Ripa). assault ~ siege

Apollo, Gerard de Lairesse, 1670 print Apollo as God of the sun. His head is surrounded by a wreath of radiant light, his right fist has raised Apollo in the air. paper etching specific aspects, allegorical aspects of Apollo; Apollo as patron

Temperancia (Temperance). Dated: c. 1465. Dimensions: sheet: 18.3 x 10.2 cm (7 3/16 x 4 in.). Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Master of the E-Series Tarocchi.

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