Renaissance Allegorical Engravings

Dramatic prints capturing mythological and moral themes, with intricate designs and detailed narratives, reflecting the artistic styles of the Renaissance period.

The card player and death, Wenceslaus Hollar, After Abraham van Diepenbeeck, After Hans Holbein (II), 1651 print Three card players are around a table. Death in the form of a skeleton and a devil have grabbed the middle player. 27th print from a series of 30 death prints; With a frame with Democritus and Heraclitus. paper etching dance of Death; Death together with one or more human beings. (story of) Democritus, the philosopher. (story of) Heraclitus, the philosopher. playing-cards

Melager offers Atalanta the Kop van het Zwijn, Anonymous, Virgilius Solis, 1524 - 1612 print Nuremberg paper Meleager gives the head of the boar to Atalanta

Cimon in But (Roman Caritas), 1700 - 1799 print Pero gives her father Cimon, who is fascinated in prison, the breast. Netherlands paper letterpress printing But Suckling Cimon ('Roman Caritas')

Juno asks Jupiter the Greeks to help, Giulio Bonasone, 1501 - 1580 print Jupiter sits with his eagle on a cloud. Juno, assisted by two women, stands for him and asks him to help the Greeks in the Trojan War. Under a four -line verse in Italian. The show is caught in a decorative frame with putti and fantasy bowls. Italy paper etching / engraving (story of) Juno (Hera). Jupiter as king of Heaven

The card player and death, Wenceslaus Hollar, After Abraham van Diepenbeeck, After Hans Holbein (II), 1651 print Three card players are around a table. Death in the form of a skeleton and a devil have grabbed the middle player. 27th print from a series of 30 death prints; With a frame with Democritus and Heraclitus. paper etching dance of Death; Death together with one or more human beings. (story of) Democritus, the philosopher. (story of) Heraclitus, the philosopher. playing-cards

Halssarrigheid, Enea Vico, After Francesco Salviati, 1533 - 1567 print A man who threatens a lying woman with a dagger, possibly Tarquinius and Lucretia. The woman defends herself with her hands. Latin text in the lower margin. print maker: Italyprint maker: Zuid-Nederlandafter design by: Italy paper engraving Obstinacy; "Ostinatione '' 'Pertincio' (Ripa)

Ridder on horseback / four -pointed star with crown, anonymous, after Aegidius Sadeler (II), 1666 print An emblem with two performances. Upstairs, a knight pushes his opposedness out of the saddle. Under a four -pointed star with a crown above it. These are the foreign exchange of King Jacobus I and Peter III of Aragon. paper engraving / letterpress printing duelling. stars

Fall, Anonymous, After Hans Sebald Beham, 1530 - 1533 print paper letterpress printing Temptation and Fall (scenes with both Adam and Eve)

H. Columba EN H. Mustiola, Antonio Tempa, 1565 - 1630 print H. Columba and H. Mustiola are being tortured. paper etching martyr(s) (often with palm-branches) - QQ - female martyr

Sitting woman with a book, Peter Oliver (attributed to), 1600 - 1649 drawing Sitting woman, the left hand on the knee, the judge holds a book in which she reads. Design for a print. paper. ink pen / brush sitting figure - AA - female human figure. reading

Hunters shoot at wild wild boar, Antonio Tempesta, 1605 print Landscape with hunters with guns hunting wild boar. Text in Latin in STUDMARGE. paper etching hunter. hunters hunting (N.B.: In 1988-1990 this notation denoted the concept of 43C11421 'hunters resting during the hunt'). boar-hunting

Augustus, anonymous, 1600 - 1699 print Three figures eating and drinking in addition to hayiers and mowers working on the land. At the top right a virgin. paper letterpress printing August and its 'labours' (+ with Virgo (August)). eating and drinking. harvest. reaping, picking, mowing ~ harvest

Two -headed eagle attacked by snakes / laurel wreath with text, anonymous, after aegidius sadeler (ii), 1666 print An emblem with two performances. Upstairs is a double -headed eagle on a mountain top at the sun. The animal is attacked by snakes. Under a laurel wreath with text dated 1596. These are the foreignovers of Emperor Rudolf II. paper engraving / letterpress printing double-headed eagle. garland, wreath

Justitia sitting on her throne, Willem de Broen, 1712 print Justitia is blindfolded on her throne, with scales and sword in her hand. To the left of her is freedom with freedom hat, Hoorn of Abundance and a Lamb. On the right is a soldier with weapons and a lion at his feet. paper etching / engraving Justice; 'Strength to the justice subject', 'justice', 'Recto justice', 'rigorous justice', 'pity and violence subject to justice' (Ripa). Freedom, Liberty; 'Freedom' (Ripa)

Five figures in a boat music -making and sailing on the water, Anonymous, 1600 - 1699 print paper letterpress printing ships (in general). small group of musicians, chamber orchestra, jazz band

Aarde, Etienne Delaune, 1573 - 1580 print Ceres, seated on a cloud above a landscape, with a cornucopia in her hand. paper engraving the four elements, and ether, the fifth element. earth (one of the four elements). (story of) Ceres (Demeter)

Mediterende Filosoof, Jean Pierre Norblin de la Gourdaine, 1774 - 1789 print paper etching eyeglasses, spectacles. contemplation. scholar, philosopher

Achilles in fight with Hector, Hans Sebald Beham, 1510 - 1550 print The two main characters can be identified with the help of two inscriptions: Achiles and Hecdor. paper engraving Hector's last fight and death. single combat between Hector and Ajax

Nar turns to a gesting woman, Caspar Merian, after Hans Holbein (II), after Ambrosius Holbein, 1676 print paper etching / letterpress printing Folly, Foolishness; 'Pazzia', 'Sciocchezza', 'Stoltitia' (Ripa). court jester, court fool. lovers; courting, flirting

Three naked children, Cornelis Schut (I), 1618 - 1655 print Three children playing. One of them makes a head role. A steaming cooking pot in the background. paper etching child. somersaulting (hands touching the ground)

Turkish bride on horseback, under canopy, Christoph Krieger, After Cesare Vecellio, 1598 An (invisible) Turkish woman drives on a horse. Four Turkish men hold around her who stop a canopy so that she is invisible for men's cans. paper An (invisible) Turkish woman drives on a horse. Four Turkish men hold around her who stop a canopy so that she is invisible for men's cans. paper

Four studies of standing figures, Georges Michel, 1773 - 1843 drawing paper. pencil standing figure

Landscape with antique ruins and fisherman, 1572 - 1599 print Landscape with antique ruins and river. In the foreground a man who gestures to a fisherman (female) Who pulls a fish network on the bank. whole: Paper etching fisherman. landscape with ruins - II - ideal landscapes

Letter H, anonymous, 1700 - 1799 print Letter H against a background with braid, birds and a winged figure with horns. paper etching / letterpress printing fancy letters

Venus Virgil, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching (story of) Venus (Aphrodite). Venus (planet). chariot, triumphal car. clouds

Juli, anonymous, 1600 - 1699 print Three resting figures with hay bales on the land in the background. In the middle of a lion. paper July and its 'labours' (+ with Leo (July)). harvest

Part of a sheath with standing pair, Virgilius Solis, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper etching / engraving scabbard, sheath. scrollwork, strapwork ~ ornament

Dared by a woman, Virgilius Solis, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching court jester, court fool. cat. dog. fist-fight

Ornament with female face and shell, Bernard Picart, 1720 print Amsterdam paper etching / engraving mask, mascaron ~ ornament. foliage, tendrils, branches ~ ornament

H. Paligia en H. Ripicma, Antonio Tetesta, 1565 - print H. Palagia and H. Ripisma are celebrated. print maker: Romepublisher: RomeVaticaanstad paper etching martyr(s) (often with palm-branches) - QQ - female martyr

Maximilian van Bavaria in negotiation with Wallenstein, Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1799 print Berlin paper etching meeting

Gerechtigheid (Justice), Virgil, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching Justitia (justice) as Roman personification. city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions

Dansende in musicerende Putt, Virgil, 1524 - 1562 print paper etching

Antica Milanese, Christoph Krieger, After Cesare Vecellio, 1598 paper paper

Ceres, Nicholas solo, 1552 - 1584 print paper engraving (story of) Ceres (Demeter)

Design for a chimney piece with roundel of group surrounding a fire, possibly a religious ceremony.. Androuet du Cerceau, Jacques, active 1549-1584. Prints, Drawings, Design drawings. 1875 - 1890. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Decoration and ornament, Architectural

Money man is banned by an ascetic with a rosary, Caspar Merian, after Hans Holbein (II), After Ambrosius Holbein, 1676 print paper etching / letterpress printing ascetism ~Roman religion

Two men for a bookcase, Unknown, 1700 - 1799 print One man hands over a book to the other. Under the image initials in a laurel wreath. paper etching study; 'studiolo'; library. bookshelves. book

The Lupercalia and the capture of Remus, 1572 - 1573 A group of naked men celebrates during the Lupercalia. The festivities are disturbed by the soldiers of Amulius who imprisoned Remus. The print is part of an album. Italy paper etching A group of naked men celebrates during the Lupercalia. The festivities are disturbed by the soldiers of Amulius who imprisoned Remus. The print is part of an album. Italy paper etching

Farmers interior, Anonymous, 1600 - 1700 print Farmers interior with a man by the fireplace, a sitting woman with baby on his lap, a sitting man and a urinating man on the right in the corner. Netherlands paper etching / drypoint interior of the house

Birds poop on the household goods and a man who has a girl cleaving, Anonymous, Hans Weiditz (II), 1514 - 1532 print Print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing defecation. birds (+ animal(s) attacking)

Joshua with coat of arms in Rolwerk Fronting, Virgilius Solis, 1524 - 1562 print On the coat of arms: P. Nuremberg paper etching / engraving Joshua (one of the nine worthies)

Unmarried young woman from Granada, Christoph Krieger, After Cesare Vecellio, 1598 Unmarried girl from Granada, with bare torso. Head cover with long veil to over the shoulders. Spinters in hand. In ornament. paper Unmarried girl from Granada, with bare torso. Head cover with long veil to over the shoulders. Spinters in hand. In ornament. paper

King, walking to the right with Scepter, Christoph Krieger, After Cesare Vecellio, 1598 paper paper

Frisian with six busts with headwear, Virgilius Solis, 1541 print On the left three men and on the right three women, and profil and directed towards each other per two. Nuremberg paper engraving / etching chest, bust. head-gear. helmet

Prostitée Late Veneto & Ciropo - Terriegent Agnter, after Cesare Vece Geremower, 1598 Prostitute from Venice in dress with body with low neckline that the breasts are half bare. Haircut with two horns on the forehead. She is on high trips (according to Vecellio: shoes in Roman style) and has a pawns in hand. In ornament. paper Prostitute from Venice in dress with body with low neckline that the breasts are half bare. Haircut with two horns on the forehead. She is on high trips (according to Vecellio: shoes in Roman style) and has a pawns in hand. In ornament. paper

Portrait of an unknown woman, Willem Linnig (II), 1875 print paper anonymous historical person portrayed alone - BB - woman

Frisian with six putti, Cornelis Schut (I), 1618 - 1655 print Frisian with six putti around a globe. One of the puttis wears a flag. paper etching globe. cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'. flags (~ signalling)

Leeuwenkop and Leaves, Bernard Picart (workshop of), 1683 - 1733 print Amsterdam paper etching / letterpress printing lion's head ~ ornament

Gothia woman, Christoph Krieger, after Cesare Vecellio, 1598 paper paper

Men Study Flowers and Plants, Caspar Luyken, 1714 print In an open gallery, six men study on the table spread flowers and plants. In the background figures at work in a garden. paper etching plants and herbs. botanic garden, 'hortus botanicus' (+ scholar, scientist (at work))

Geloof (Faith), Virgil, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching Fides (faith) as Roman personification. city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions

H. Firmina, Antonio Tempesta, 1565 - 1630 print H. Firmina is tortured by two soldiers with burning sticks. paper etching martyr(s) (often with palm-branches) - QQ - female martyr

Chimaera as described by Horace, Caspar Merian, after Hans Holbein (II), After Ambrosius Holbein, 1676 print paper etching / letterpress printing chimera (lion/goat/snake); 'Chimera' (Ripa)

Capital Letter with an angel with a book, Laurent Cars, After Charles Joseph Dominique Eisen, 1760 print print maker: Francepublisher: Paris paper etching Cupids: 'Amores', 'Amoretti', 'Putti'. Initial. book

Construction of Noah's Ark, 1493 print Noah gives instructions about the construction of the Ark. Two men make the shelves for the Ark. Behind it, the Ark is almost ready. Above the Ark a pigeon with olive branch. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing Noah building the ark

Two men hand over documents, Anonymous, Hans Weiditz (II), 1514 - 1532 print Print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing meeting, assembly. (lovers) embracing each other, 'symplegma'

Hunters sneak out eating birds, Antonio Tempesta, 1598 print Landscape with hunters, hidden behind oxen, those eating birds to catch them to catch them. In the foreground hunters and ladies under a tree. paper etching hunter. hunters hunting (N.B.: In 1988-1990 this notation denoted the concept of 43C11421 'hunters resting during the hunt'). bird hunting

Figures with four sides above sailors near their ships, Sébastien Leclerc (I), 1669 print print maker: Francepublisher: Paris paper etching / letterpress printing planimetry, geometry. ships (in general)

Three children sleeping on the ground, Cornelis Schut (I), 1618 - 1655 print paper etching sleeping; unconsciousness - BB - out of doors

Letter G, anonymous, 1700 - 1799 print Letter G against a background with braid and winged semi -figures with flower baskets. paper etching / letterpress printing fancy letters

Two putti in the clouds with a medallion, the globe and a book, Reinier Vinkeles (I), after Jacob Xavery, 1766 print Amsterdam paper etching / engraving book. earth, world as celestial body. cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'

Pontius Pilatus, Michel Wolgemut (workshop of), 1493 print A flower chalice with a bearded man. He has a stick in his left hand. The text identifies him as Pontius Pilatus. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing male persons from the New Testament (with NAME) (not in biblical context)

Two sitting figures for a yard, Sauveur Legros, 1796 print paper etching courtyard. annexes and outbuildings; fencing; gate. cottage

Penelope weaves the funnaire of Laërtes, Caspar Merian, after Hans Holbein (II), after Ambrosius Holbein, 1676 print paper etching / letterpress printing Penelope

Boemma plebea, Christoph Krieger, after Cesare Vecellio, 1598 paper paper

King Wenceslaus II van Bohemen, Michel Wolgemut (workshop of), 1493 print A flower chalice with a king. He has a scepter and a government apple in his hands. The text identifies the man as Wenceslaus II of Bohemia. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing king

Wolvenjacht, Pieter Serwouters, After David Vinckboons, 1612 print Dogs, men with spears and bates and a man on horseback float up a mess of wolves. One of the wolves is hung in a tree. In the background a drive yacht with a gallows and a wheel. Behind it a church and a farm. Amsterdam paper engraving hunting, chase

Fries met Zes Bustes in Lauwerkransen, Virgil, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching chest, bust. ornament ~ medallion. head-gear

Lottharina, Christoph Krieger, After Cesare Vecellio, 1598 paper paper

Design featuring allegorical figures representing water, including sea gods pulled in a water chariot by sea horses.. Marot, Daniel, 1661-1752. Prints, Drawings, Design drawings. 1875 - 1890. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Decoration and ornament, Architectural

Ancient senator, Christoph Krieger, After Cesare Vecellio, 1598 paper paper

Letter D, anonymous, 1700 - 1799 print Letter D against a background with braid and a mask. paper etching / letterpress printing fancy letters

Photo production of an engraving of the scouring of Christ, to Rubens, Anonymous, After Peter Paul Rubens, 1858 - 1866 Photograph. visit card Antwerp paper. cardboard albumen print flagellation by soldiers, Christ usually tied to a column (Matthew 27:26; Mark 15:15; John 19:1)

Drunk Silenus on one govern, michelute Dorigny (attributed to), 1626 - 1647 print print maker: Francepublisher: Chartres paper engraving / etching (story of) Silenus

Marcus Varro, Michel Wolgemut (Workshop of), 1493 print A flower chalice with a pointing man, turned to the left. The text identifies him as the Roman scholar and writer Marcus Terentius Varro. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing male persons from classical history. writer, poet, author

Spring, 1637 - 1671 print A richly dressed woman with picked flowers in her rug with a watering can flowers in a walled garden. She is the personification of the spring season. This print is part of an album. paper engraving spring, 'Ver'; 'Primavera' (Ripa)

Four men in fight around a table, Virgilius Solis, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion. beasts of prey, predatory animals: bear. drunken brawl (usually peasants fighting in an inn)

Frisian with putti who press grapes and play with a bird, Virgilius Solis, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching birds. cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'. wind instruments - CC - out of doors. pressing grapes

Marcus Regulus en Lucius Manlius Vox, Michel Wolgemut (Workshop of), 1493 print Two flower skins with two men. The (handwritten) text identifies them as M. Atilius Regulus and Lucius Manlius Vulso. The performance is part of the succession of Roman consuls in the Liber Chronicarum. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing male persons from classical history

Reproduction of a drawing of the murder of Count Willem II, Anonymous, 1905 - 1906 photomechanical print This print is part of an album. paper collotype murder. winter landscape; landscape symbolizing winter (the four seasons of the year)

Serva or Massara, Christoph Krieger, After Cesare Vecellio, 1598 paper paper

Ancient women around the house, Christoph Krieger, after Cesare Vecellio, 1598 paper paper

Darlent fleet is waved goodbye, Simon Fokke, 1722 - 1784 print Presentation from national history. A crowd of people waves a sailing fleet out. Amsterdam paper etching sailing-ship, sailing-boat

Braid work with four -lobe elements, Jacques Androuet, 1520 - 1584 print Vierpassen, each with four leaf motifs coming from a white midfield. paper etching interlace ~ ornament

Farmers in conversation, Marten J. Waefelaers, 1779 - 1793 print A farmer leans on his spade. On the path opposite him are a man, over the shoulder a stick with a hare hanging that he has just shot, and a woman. South of the Netherlands paper etching / engraving agricultural implements: spade. hare-hunting, rabbit-hunting

Sketches of different figures, Gerardus Emaus de Micault, 1799 - 1863 drawing Sketch leaf with different figures. paper. pencil. ink pen / brush

Portrait of Voltaire, surrounded by a laurel wreath, Reinier Vinkeles (I), 1751 - 1816 print Medallion with a portrait of Voltaire, surrounded with a laurel wreath. Amsterdam paper etching

Vignette with men's head with long beard, Bernard Picart (workshop of), 1683 - 1733 print Amsterdam paper etching / engraving ornaments ~ art

Search for lines, Johannes Tavenraat, 1840 - 1860 drawing Rider, a woman on the right. On the back the inscription 'Search for lines'. paper. ink pen woodcutting, woodcutter ~ forestry

Dutch nobleman, Christoph Krieger, After Cesare Vecellio, 1598 without title paper without title paper

Initial H with four crowns / double Cornucopia with sun and moon, Anonymous, After Aegidius Sadeler (II), 1666 print An emblem with two performances. Above an initial H with four crowns. Below that a double horn of abundance with a sun and a moon in the middle. These are the currents of Henry II of Bourbon and his wife Margaretha van Valois. paper engraving / letterpress printing 'Cornucopia', Horn of Plenty. sun represented as face, wheel, etc.. full moon represented as face. letters, alphabet, script. crown (symbol of sovereignty)

Letter E, anonymous, 1700 - 1799 print Letter E against a background with braid smoking vessels, a flower basket and birds. paper etching / letterpress printing fancy letters

Love op Zee, Virgil, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching Cupid using his weapons as a boat; 'Navis Amoris'

Noah leaves the ark after the flood, Orazio Borianni, After Rafaël, 1615 print Noah and his family leave the Ark together with all animals. Print Maker: ItalyaFter Painting by: Vatican City paper etching the disembarkation ~ story of Noah (Genesis 8:18 - 9:17)

Golden Age, Hendrick Goltzius (workshop of), After Hendrick Goltzius, 1589 print Imagination of life during the Golden Age: naked men and women in an idyllic landscape, affectionately, walking, bathing, eating fruits and playing with children. In the clouds the God Saturn. Two times two lines of Latin text under the performance. This print is part of a series of 52 prints that represent stories from Ovid's metamorphoses. This series falls into three numbered series: two of 20 prints and one of 12 prints. This print belongs to the first series. Haarlem paper engraving the golden age, 'Aetas aurea'; men live happily, gathering fruits under the reign of Saturn

Rainbow / Sun surrounded by Korenaren, Anonymous, After Aegidius Sadeler (II), 1666 print An emblem with two performances. Above a rainbow in the cloud. Below that a sun in a wreath of Korenaren. paper engraving / letterpress printing rainbow. ear of corn. sun represented as face, wheel, etc.

Bride of levellland, Christoph Krieger, after Cesare Vecellio, 1598 paper paper

Jager and Dog Roasted by Hazen, Anonymous, Virgilius Solis, 1524 - 1612 print Nuremberg paper etching hunter. hunting dogs. hare-hunting, rabbit-hunting. rodents: hare

Many corner in a circle with horsemen on horseback, Sébastien Leclerc (I), 1669 print print maker: Francepublisher: Paris paper etching / letterpress printing planimetry, geometry. riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman

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