Religious Engravings

Detailed engravings depicting religious figures, including God and personifications of history and prophecy, featuring classical styles and serene expressions.

Southern Netherlands, Suavius, Lambertus, Sibyls, Sibyl holding up a drapery above her shoulder, verso - stamped, A Sibyl, standing in a niche, holds up a drapery above her right shoulder., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 188 mm, width 83 mm, 1514 - 1564, print maker, prentenmaker, 1520 - 1567, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process)

Frontispiece to the Bible. Artist: Claude Mellan (French, Abbeville 1598-1688 Paris); After Nicolas Poussin (French, Les Andelys 1594-1665 Rome). Dimensions: sheet: 16 7/16 x 10 9/16 in. (41.7 x 26.9 cm)plate: 16 1/4 x 10 5/16 in. (41.3 x 26.2 cm). Publisher: Published by L'Imprimerie Royale. Date: 1642. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

God with personification of history and prophecy, Claude Mellan, After Nicolas Poussin, 1642 print print maker: Francepublisher: Paris paper engraving God the Father

Sculpture of a goddess with a board, anonymous, 1600 - 1699 print Caption in Latin. Print is part of an album. paper engraving piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture. representations ~ goddesses, demi-goddesses, heroines etc. (Roman religion)

James Heath, 1757-1834, British, Statue of Dr. Johnson, undated. Engraving.

Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Esculapius (Esculapius 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 se

Statue of the goddess Nike with palm branch and laurel wreath, Nike, from the front Signorum Veterum Icones I , print maker: Jan de Bisschop, (mentioned on object), anonymous, Northern Netherlands, c. 1663 - in or after 1668, paper, etching, h 206 mm × w 106 mm

Europa, Bernard Picart (workshop of), after Pierre Mazeline, 1709 print Statue in the gardens of Versailles. The female personification of Europe, a shield on which a horse in hand as a reference to her force majeure in the war. A crown and a scepter at her feet. In the margin a caption in French. Paris paper etching / engraving Europe represented allegorically; 'Europa' (Ripa). piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture Castle of Versailles

Apollo in Een Amor, Claude Mellan, 1650 print Paris paper engraving (story of) Apollo (Phoebus)

Southern Netherlands, Suavius, Lambertus, Sibyls, Sibyl holding up a drapery above her shoulder, verso - stamped, A Sibyl, standing in a niche, holds up a drapery above her right shoulder., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 188 mm, width 83 mm, 1514 - 1564, print maker, prentenmaker, 1520 - 1567, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process)

Barbarigo, Giovanni Francesco, Rome, Audenaerd, Robert van, Numismata virorum illustrium ex Barbadica gente, Personificatie van Reward, verso - stamped, A console with the female personification of Reward. The woman wears a crown and has a measuring stick in her lap. In her right hand a laurel wreath and gold chain. In her left hand a bunch of ears of corn and a purse. The print is part of an album., print, album leaf, prints, height 184 mm, width 181 mm, 1663 - 1743, print maker, printmaker, 1673 - 1743, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Italian, 1658-04-29 - 1730-01-27, client

Pencil drawing by Johann Nepomuk Schödlberger circa 1815 showing a girl balancing a vase on her head, focusing on posture and gesture.

Demeter, Kora (Persephone) and Triptolemos still image. Illustrations. 1872 - 1887. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection. Demeter (Greek deity), Relief (Sculpture), Greek, Ceres (Roman deity), Persephone (Greek deity), Mythology, Greek, Goddesses , Greek, Triptolemus (Greek mythology)

David en Nathan, Jacobus Buys, c. 1734 - c. 1801 drawing Design for a print. paper. ink pen / brush David rebuked by Nathan

Copper engraving by Tarocchimeister before 1467 representing Melpomene, the muse of tragedy, emphasizing her theatrical attributes and Renaissance printwork.

Deisgn for an niche, Pen and ink, brush and watercolor on paper, A girl in classical attire stands upon a pedestal while holding a bottle, lowered, from which she has removed the stopper. The pedastal is decorated with floral motifs and a tripod carrying a burning lamp., France, 1780, Drawing, Drawing

Religion, Minerva and Peace at Wapen van Claude Auvery, Anonymous, After Claude Mellan, 1608 - 1688 print paper engraving (story of) Minerva (Pallas, Athena). symbols, allegories of peace, 'Pax'; 'Pace' (Ripa)

Sculpture of Urania, Muse of Astronomy, Anonymous, 1584 Caption in Latin. Print is part of an album. print maker: Italypublisher: Rome paper engraving Caption in Latin. Print is part of an album. print maker: Italypublisher: Rome paper engraving

Italy, Michelangelo, France, Biard, Pierre II, Delphic sibyl, recto - stamped, print, prints, height 331 mm, width 225 mm, 1592 - 1661-05-28, print maker, printmaker, 1602 - 1661, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Italian, 1475-03-06 - 1564-02-18, after, after painting by, Work conception

Study for the rest of Apollo and the Muses: Thalie and Melpomene

Statue of a woman who combs her hair, 1636 - 1647 print Statue of a woman who combs her hair. Her left chest is bare. In the middle of the base the coat of arms of Vincenzo Giustiniani. Print is part of an album with a series of prints to the sculptures in the collection in the Galleria Giustiniani in Rome. paper engraving piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture. care of the hair - AA - ~ women. comb, brush and other tools (care of the hair)

Thalia, Muse of Comedy and Calliope, Muse of Epic Poetry, Felice Giani, Italian, 1758-1823, Black chalk on laid paper, Two women walking to the left. Calliope, at right, reads a book and Thalia, at left holds a mask., Italy, ca. 1820, figures, Drawing, Drawing

. Allegory at the 50th anniversary In 1827 of the Felix Meritis Maatschappij in Amsterdam, founded in 1777. Father time paints a show for a sitting female personification. Her chair is decorated with a Bijenkorf and the name Felix Meritis with the year 1777.

Judith with the Head of Holofernes 1492-1502 Italy. Engraving on paper . Giovanni Antonio da Brescia

Aesculapius. Etching by N. Dorigny.

Arithmetics; Free Arts and Minerva, Apollo and Industria. Arithmetic (Arithmetics) writes figures on a table. She leans on a stone block. In the background a southern landscape with a stone bridge over a river.

Flaminius is drained by his father; Abuse of the paternal authority. The Roman Statesman Gaius Flaminius Nepos Appeals to the People. His Father, However, Pulls Him Away from the raise.

Eduard Bitterlichs drawing depicts a mother holding her child, created in coal around 1870, showing figure interaction and detailed anatomy.

Bree, Mattheus Ignatius van, Netherlands, Vinkeles, Reinier (I), Pallas protecting the Virgin of the Netherlands against the attack of the French Eagle, Minerva protecting the Dutch Virgin, 1815, verso - stamped, Allegorical representation in which Minerva protects the Dutch Virgin against the French eagle. Part of a group of illustrations of events around and during the battles of Quatre-Bras and Waterloo, 16-18 June 1815., print, prent, prints, prenten, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 181 mm, width 115 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1741-06-19 - 1816-01-30, print maker, printmaker, 1815 - 1816, paper, papier, etching, engraving, graveren (drukprocedé), 1773 - 1839-12-15, intermediary draughtsman

Charity; La Beneficenza; Sculptures by Antonio Canova. Charity sculpture, a young woman holding the arm of an old man with a child behind them, by the Italian sculptor Antonio Canova.

Kariatide met Roeispan, Cornelis Bos, after Giovanni Francesco Penni, after Rafaël, c. 1537 - c. 1555 print A Caratide, standing with crossed legs and supported on a rowing pan, symbolizes Maritime trade. paper engraving caryatids ~ architecture. trade, commerce and finance

Statue of a BaccSante, Michel Natalis, After Joachim von Sandrart (I), 1640 print Statue of a bacchante, dressed in classic robe, standing with her arms raised and a grapesros in her left hand. Her left elbow rests on a tree trunk, which is wrapped with wind leafs, grape bunches and a snake. In the middle of the base the coat of arms of Vincenzo Giustiniani. Print from a series to the sculptures in the collection in the Galleria Giustiniani in Rome. paper engraving maenad(s), female bacchant(es). monument, statue. piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture

Barbarigo, Giovanni Francesco, Rome, Audenaerd, Robert van, Numismata virorum illustrium ex Barbadica gente, Personification of Abundance, verso - stamped, A console with the female personification of Abundance. She has a wreath of flowers in her hair and a horn of plenty in her right hand. In her other hand a bunch of ears of corn and barley. Some ears of corn fall to the earth. The print is part of an album., print, album sheet, prints, height 182 mm, width 180 mm, 1663 - 1743, print maker, printmaker, 1673 - 1743, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Italian, 1658-04-29 - 1730-01-27, patron

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Statue of Leda and the swan; Galleria Giustiniana del Marchese Vincenzo Giustiniani I. Statue of Leda with the swan. In the middle of the base the coat of arms of Vincenzo Giustiniani. Print is part of an album with a series of prints to the sculptures in the collection in the Galleria Giustiniani in Rome.

Sculpture of a young woman on a cloud with roses in her hand; L'air; Recueil de Cinquante des Plus Belles figures antiques et modern ..

Unknown philosopher, believed to be Zeno of Citium, Greek stoic philosopher. Copperplate engraving by Gio. Petrini after an illustration by A. Tofanelli from Pietro Paolo Montagnani-Mirabili's Il Museo Capitolino (The Capitoline Museum), Rome, 1820.

Muze Zet Horaatius a satyrmasker on, Claude Mellan, After Nicolas Poussin, 1642 print print maker: Franceprinter: Parispublisher: Paris paper engraving historical persons. single Muses. mask

Drawing (Italy); Felice Giani (Italian, 1758-1823)

Sculptures of the Schikgodinnen Lachesis and Atropos with both half a deer in hand, 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. Lachesis, usually with spindle. Atropos, usually with shears

Two women in an urn and two women on a bed, Anonymous, 1650 - 1749 print Above two young women, both kneeling towards a urn that stands in the middle on a pedestal. Sitting on a bed under a young woman and an older woman. On the right is another young woman leaning on a column. Italy paper etching urn. adolescent, young woman, maiden

Study sheet with statue; Galleria Giustiniani. Statue of a Greek woman, possibly a goddess. On the pedestal a tower with eagle.

Twee sibillen, anonymous, after Hendrick Goltzius, after Polidoro da Caravaggio, 1668 - 1693 print Two Sibillen, one with a book or tablet in the hands, the other with a scroll in their hands. Under the show a two -line text in Latin. Amsterdam paper engraving sibyls

Women celebrating Bacchus with a winged boy crowned with poppies, Herculaneum, Campania, Italy, engraving by Rocco Pozzi from a drawing by Vanni, from Le antichita di Ercolano esposte (The antiquities of Herculaneum exposed), Vv.Aa., volume II, plate 23, 1757-1787, Naples.

Melchizedek Presenting Abraham with Bread and Wine. Artist: Hippolyte Flandrin (French, Lyons 1809-1864 Rome). Dimensions: 3 9/16 x 4 5/8 in. (9.1 x 11.8cm). Date: 1835-64. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Marriage of Perseus and Andromeda, Battista Angolo del Moro (Possible), c. 1525 - After 1573 print The marriage of Perseus and Andromeda is performed by the Ethiopian king Cepheus. Italy paper etching Perseus and Andromeda married by Cepheus

Standing Draped Female Figure. Attributed to Girolamo Sellari, called Girolamo da Carpi; Italian, 1501-1556. Date: 1548-1552. Dimensions: 203 x 94 mm. Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash, over traces of black chalk, heightened with lead white, on ivory laid paper. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Design for Decoration of a Panel, Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746-1809, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on lined off-white laid paper, Roundel with a vestal, and grotesques for the decoration above the mirror, noble cabinet, Palazzo Altieri., Rome, Italy, 18th century, architecture, Drawing, Drawing

Image of Justice (Justitia) in the Vierschaar of the Town Hall on Dam Square, Hubert Quellinus, After Artus Quellinus (I), 1774 - 1783 print Print is part of an album. Numbered in the bottom right: XXV. paper etching / engraving sculpture. Justitia (justice) as Roman personification City Hall of Amsterdam (1655-1808)

Statue of a woman; Galleria Giustiniana del Marchese Vincenzo Giustiniani I. Statue of a woman. In the middle of the base the coat of arms of Vincenzo Giustiniani. Print is part of an album with a series of prints to the sculptures in the collection in the Galleria Giustiniani in Rome.

Artist: Lambert Suavius, Netherlandish, ca. 1510-1574/76, SaintPeter, Engraving, platemark: 19.6 × 9.2 cm (7 11/16 × 3 5/8in.), Made in The Netherlands, Dutch, 16thcentury, Works on Paper -Prints

Bacchus leaning on an altar holding a vase and the thyrsus, Herculaneum, Campania, Italy, engraving by Pietro Campana from a drawing by Vanni, from Le antichita di Ercolano esposte (The antiquities of Herculaneum exposed), Vv.Aa., volume III, plate 2, 1757-1787, Naples.

Barbarigo, Giovanni Francesco, Rome, Audenaerd, Robert van, Numismata virorum illustrium ex Barbadica gente, Personification of Perfection, verso - stamped, A console with the personification of Perfection, depicted as a woman with a mirror in her right hand and a compass and a set square in her left hand. The print is part of an album., print, album sheet, prints, height 182 mm, width 181 mm, 1663 - 1743, print maker, printmaker, 1673 - 1743, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Italian, 1658-04-29 - 1730-01-27, patron

The Tirburtine Sibyl telling the Emperor Augustus of the coming in Christ, after Parmigianino 1530-40 Anonymous, Italian, 16th century. The Tirburtine Sibyl telling the Emperor Augustus of the coming in Christ, after Parmigianino 692284

A female figure among astronomical apparatus: representing astronomy. Stipple engraving, 1795, after C-N. Cochin the younger, 1773.

Copper engraving by Claude Mellan from 1669 depicting Thalia, muse of comedy, with theatrical attributes and classical pose in a detailed portrait composition.

Statue of a woman with braids in the hair, 1636 - 1647 print Statue of a woman with braids in her hair. In the middle of the base the coat of arms of Vincenzo Giustiniani. Print is part of an album with a series of prints to the sculptures in the collection in the Galleria Giustiniani in Rome. paper engraving piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture. female persons from classical history

Hubert Robert, Statue of Abundance (recto), probably c 1754 1765 Statue of Abundance recto

Two Standing Female Figures (Studies after Classical Statuary). Andrea Boscoli; Italian, c. 1560-1608. Date: 1577-1587. Dimensions: 197 x 138 mm. Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash, over traces of black chalk, on buff laid paper, laid down on ivory laid card. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Personification of victory. Victory as a winged woman, sitting in the midst of weapons and trophies. With a spring it writes on an oval-shaped writing tablet.

Amsterdam, Visscher, Claes Jansz. (II), Goltzius, Hendrick, Matham, Jacob, The virtues, Strength (Fortitudo), The personified Strength; a female figure with a column over her right shoulder. In the background a hilly landscape., print, prints, height 215 mm, width 142 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1571-10-15 - 1631-01-20, print maker, printmaker, 1585 - 1589, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1558-01 - 1617-01-01, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1586 - 1652-06-19, publisher

Rome, Rossi, Giovanni Giacomo de', Vatican City, Raphael, Italy, Bartoli, Pietro Sante, Reliefs in the Loggia of Raphael, Two Dancing Figures, Two dancing female figures in front of a balustrade and three pilasters. A holds a wreath in her hand., print, prints, height 178 mm, width 132 mm, Italian, 1615 - 1700-11-07, print maker, printmaker, 1645 - 1700, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Work conception, 1483-04-07 - 1520-04-07, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1627 - 1691, publisher

Personification of reward; Numismata virorum illustrium ex Barbadica Gente. A console with the feminine remuneration personification. The woman wears a crown and has a size stick in her lap. In her right hand a laurel wreath and gold chain. In her left hand a forest corners and a money show. The print is part of an album.

Allegorical drawing of justice. Drawings, Illustrations. 1900. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection

Joseph and the woman of Potifar.

Drawing, Glorification of missionary activities; Architect: Giuseppe Barberi (Italian, 1746-1809); Italy; pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash; Image: 9.5 x 14.6 cm (3 3/4 x 5 3/4 in.)

Twee sibillen, anonymous, after Hendrick Goltzius, after Polidoro da Caravaggio, 1601 - 1652 print Two Sibillen, one with a book or tablet in the hands, the other with a scroll in their hands. Under the show a two -line text in Latin. Amsterdam paper engraving sibyls

Laenas draws a circle in the sand around Antiochus IV Epiphanes, Jurriaan Andriessen, 1752 - 1819, draughtsman: Jurriaan Andriessen, 1752 - 1819, paper, pen, brush, h 153 mm × w 129 mm

"Judith" (from "Famous Women from the Old Testament", set of 6) Philips Galle Netherlandish. "Judith" (from "Famous Women from the Old Testament", set of 6) 397356

Statue di due Femmine, di mano antica, le quali si trovano in ultimo luogo poste a mano destra nello Scendere lo Stradone all'Isolotto in Boboli.. Vascellini, Gaetano, 1745-1805. Soldini, Francesco Maria. Prints. 1789. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Sculpture , Italy , Florence

Minerva.Image of an image of the Goddess Minerva, also known as the Giustiniani Minerva. Minerva holds her spear in her left arm. Title page for Teutsche Academy of Edlen Bau-, Bild- und Mahlerey-Künste 2nd part, the 3rd book about painting.

Statue of Hecuba, queen of Troy. Copperplate drawn and engraved by Giacomo Bossi from Pietro Paolo Montagnani-Mirabili's Il Museo Capitolino (The Capitoline Museum), Rome, 1820.

Flower vase flanked by two allegorical figures, Gerard de Lairesse, 1675 print Two allegorical figures are left and right of a pedestal on which a flower vase is standing. The left figure with wings along her head and a small image in her hands represents the personification of Invention. The right figure carries a kick and may be the personification of work. paper etching Invention, Inventiveness; 'Inventione' (Ripa) (+ personification). Labour. flowers in a vase

Holy Trinity, draughtsman: anonymous, Zuid-Duitsland, c. 1600, paper, pen, brush, brush, brush, h 165 mm × w 127 mm

Gray and brown pen drawing by Maria Anna Angelika Catharina Kauffmann copying Nicolas Poussin, depicting Medea killing Jasons children, over chalk traces, 1763.

Drawing by François Verdier depicting Mathehaus, executed in black chalk with gray wash and traces of white highlights.

Adscita (Ino), is the daughter of Kadmos and Harmonia in Greek mythology, historical Rome, Italy, digital reproduction of an 18th century original, original date unknown, Europe

Drawing, Classical and Pseudo-Classical Architectural Details; Designed by Romolo Achille Liverani (Italian, 1809 - 1872); Italy; pen and black ink, brush and bistre, gray watercolor, graphite on paper

Personification of history and the Dutch virgin. .

Personification of prosperity, Arnold Houbraken, 1710 - 1719 print A female figure as a personification of prosperity and prosperity with a horn of abundance in her arm and the helm of a vessel in her left hand. Three figures in the background. Print from a series of 41 symptoms. Amsterdam paper etching / pen abundance; 'abondanza', 'abondanza Maritima' (ripe). 'cornucopia', horn of plenty

Statue of a woman, Claude Mellan, 1636 - 1637 print Rome paper engraving piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture

JULIO CESAR CEÑIDO DE LAUREL (100/44 AC) GENERAL Y POLITICO ROMANO. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Ceres and Peace crown a poet, Perino del Vaga (possibly), 1511 - 1547, draughtsman: Perino del Vaga, (possibly), 1511 - 1547, paper, pen, brush, d 230 mm

Sepulchral Monument for Leonida Spada, Felice Giani, Italian, 1758-1823, Pen and brown ink, brown wash, graphite on white laid paper, A sarcophagus topped by a coat-of-arms stands in a lunette-like niche while a sorrowing putto points out the inscription to Leonida Spada. A woman with a torch crouches in the left foreground., Faenza, Italy, Italy, 1815, architecture, Drawing, Drawing

Baccante, eine Mänade, mythische Begleiterin der dionysischen Züge als auch die historisch belegbare Kultanhängerin, historisches Rom, Italien, digita...

Copper engraving by an unidentified artist depicting a smoke barrel, created between 1515 and 1525, showing a mechanical object in detail and composition.

Sketch, Allegory in Architectural Setting with Sculpted Bust, Fortunato Duranti, Italian, 1787 - 1863, Pen and ink, brush and sepia wash on paper, Sketch, Allegory in Architectural Setting with Sculpted Bust, Rome, Italy, 1820-1850, Drawing, Drawing

Caryatid Facing Right mid-16th Century Attributed to Pirro Ligorio Italian. Caryatid Facing Right 371582

Anatomie du gladiateur combattant applicable aux beaux arts, ou Traité des os, des muscles, du mécanisme de mouvemens, de proportions et des caractères du corps humain (Anatomy of the Fighting Gladiator), Paris (Salvage), 1812. Artist: Written and illustrated and published by Jean-Galbert Salvage (French, 1770-1813). Dimensions: 24 7/16 x 17 11/16 x 1 3/16 in. (62 x 45 x 3 cm). Engraver: Nikolai Utkin (Russian, 1780-1868) , (plates 1, 19); Jean Bosq (French, active 1801-44) , (plates 15, 17). Publisher: Sold by Librairie Le Normant (Paris); Sold by Treuttel & Würtz; Sold by Bunce l'ainé. Date: 1812. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Haarlem, Goltzius, Hendrick, Matham, Jacob, The Virtues, Prudence (Prudentia), verso - stamped, The personified Prudence; a female figure with two snakes in her hand and a second face on the back of her head., print, prints, recto lower right - stamped, height 217 mm, width 144 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1571-10-15 - 1631-01-20, print maker, printmaker, 1585 - 1589, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1558-01 - 1617-01-01, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Woman Carrying a Basket on Her Head. Medium: etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Jean Mignon.

Yellow-brown pen drawing by Bernhard Rode showing a mirror designed for Marschall Keith, including frame details, reflections, and ornamentation, laved.

Détail des Nymphe de Jean Goujon / Nymphe, Fontaine des Innocents, Paris. Charles Marville (French, 1813 - 1879)

XANTHIPPUS Athenian naval commander, father of Pericles Date: flourished 490-478 BC

This 1884 illustration shows the statue of the Roman emperor Decius. The Decian persecution of Christians occurred in 250 AD under the Roman Emperor Decius. He had issued an edict ordering everyone in the Empire to perform a sacrifice to the Roman gods and the well-being of the emperor. This statue is house in the Capitoline Museum in Rome.

Fame, plate 1 from Parnassus Biceps 1601 Frankfurt an der Oder. Engraving in black on ivory laid paper . Johann Theodor de Bry

Mourir C'est Renaitre (Death and Immortality) Copy after William Blake British Author Robert Blair British 19th century

Sketchbook of Roman antiquities, Dupasquier, Antoine-Léonard, 1748-1832, pen and ink, pencil, wash, 1779, Drawings after antiquities in the Vatican, including Roman bas-reliefs and processional friezes, vases, classical busts, household utensils and instruments of worship and war

Pictured here is the Delphic Sybil, a mythical Greek figure who made prophecies, by British artist Sir Edward Burne-Jones.

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