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alb31124301 Sinorix is carried away after his poisoning, print, The tetrarch Sinorix has been poisoned by Camma, a woman whose husband he had murdered. Sinorix is being carried to his chariot which is waiting on the right. On the left a round temple of Diana. Scene from Plutarch's 'De Mulierum Virtutibus'., inscription: 'The sacrifice by Camma in the Temple of Diana, to avenge the Death of her husband Sinar. Drinking the poison, after she has seen it drunk by Sinorix, his murderer... Plutarch.', printmaker: Pietro Testa, Italy, c. 1640, Pietro Testa, printmaker, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, etching with plate tone, height 289 mm x width 414 mm, to avenge the death of her husband upon his murderer Sinorix, Camma feigns consent to marry him, pours poison into the nuptial bowl and hands it over to Sinorix: the dying Sinorix is seen struggling out of the temple of Diana and trying to reach his carriage., A detailed monochrome engraving shows a classical architectural scene with a round temple supported by tall fluted columns and draped garlands, a statue visible inside the temple, and a flight of steps leading down to a busy foreground. Many human figures in flowing robes crowd the steps and the area before the temple, some supporting or carrying other figures, others gesturing or turning toward one another, with varied expressions and animated poses. To the right a chariot drawn by rearing horses is depicted, the driver leaning back as the horses rear, and nearby figures appear to restrain or guide the animals. In the middle distance an archway and a stone wall enclose a terrace with trees and a few small distant figures, and beyond that a hilly landscape rises under a lined sky. On a raised platform at the far right a small group of figures stands together, one with an arm raised. The overall composition is densely filled with fine engraved lines and cross-hatching, rendering textures of stone, fabric, foliage, and musculature throughout the scene.

alb31112698 The Carcass, Lo stregozzo, print, Allegorical representation with a procession with a witch on a chariot, made from the carcass of a large monstrous creature, which is being pulled by two naked men. Two other naked men lift the back of the carcass. Beneath the carcass various monstrous creatures. In the foreground left a boy with a trumpet on the back of a goat. On the left a group of ducks flying away., printmaker: Agostino Veneziano, Italy, after design by Raphael (possibly), after design by Battista Dossi (possibly), 1500 - 1536, c. 1520, paper, engraving, gravure, height 300 mm x width 630 mm, witch, sorceress, monsters larger than normal., A widescreen monochrome engraving showing a dynamic scene of human figures, skeletal remains, hybrid animal forms, and dense plant life. A group of mostly nude muscular men are engaged in strenuous action across the composition; one man at left faces right and pulls on a long staff or pole while another beside him appears to clutch a small child and hold a vessel, a third man at far right lifts a large bone overhead as he faces inward. Several smaller children or cherubic figures are interwoven among the adults and skeletal elements. A large curving ribcage and spine dominate the center, forming an arch that frames a cluster of skulls and small faces nestled along the bones. Around and beneath this skeletal arch are assorted fantastical creatures: a goat-like head with horns, a reptilian skull with a beak, and a composite beast built from bones and animal fur. In the foreground there is tall grass, broad-leaved plants, and textured ground with scattered stones. Birds fly near the upper left among wreathing foliage, and swirling lines in the background suggest wind or motion. At upper right a round moonlike form and a small cloudlike shape appear against the hatched sky. The whole image is rendered with intricate crosshatching, fine linear detail, and high contrast between the lit figures and deeply shaded background.

alb31079274 Caricature of the Theatre Battle, ca. 1685, cartoon, print, Caricature of the mismanagement of Joan Pluimer and Govert Bidloo, who were regents of the Amsterdam Theatre from 1679 to 1681 and lessees from 1681 to 1687. In the center stands Pluimer with a feather on his head, a goblet of drink in his hand, and a lyre under his arm. In front of him is a servant with a pie in the shape of a deer. To his right is an old man raising a stick towards him. On the left in the foreground is a sorrowful personification of the Amsterdam Theatre with a beehive in her hand; to her left is the muse Melpomene. On the right in the foreground, a deceased man (possibly co-tenant Pieter de la Croix, who died in 1687) is being stripped of his shroud by a man with a beret on his head and a money chest under his arm (probably Bidloo). A crowd wearing donkey ears walks through the dilapidated arch towards the theater but is chased away by Apollo. Apollo stands before a gate bearing, on the left and from top to bottom, the portraits of Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Joost van den Vondel, and Gerbrand Adriaensz. Bredero. Behind them is the satyr Marsyas tied to a tree. In the far background, Pegasus on Mount Parnassus., printmaker: attributed to Bernard Picart, Amsterdam, after design by Romeyn de Hooghe, 1716 - 1738, Attributed to, paper, etching, engraving, height 138 mm x width 184 mm, Bredero, Pegasus, the winged horse, (story of) Apollo (Phoebus), bee-hive, attributes of Apollo: lyre, Melpomene (one of the Muses), 'Melpomene' (Ripa), (story of) Marsyas, symbolic representations, allegories and emblems, the theater, Schouwburg Keizersgracht (1637-1772), Period, 1681 - 1688., A densely detailed black and white engraved scene showing a crowded classical architectural setting with an arched stone gateway at center flanked by columns and sculptural ornament. Numerous figures in period dress fill the foreground and middle ground, many with expressive gestures and varied poses; some hold goblets, p.

alb31070107 Floraes Gecks-kap, 1637, Floraes Gecks-kap or Illustration of the wondrous year of 1637 when one fool hatched another, the people were rich without possessions, and wise without understanding, cartoon, print, Floraes Gecks-kap. Caricature of the tulip mania, speculative trading in tulip bulbs in the year 1637. Tulip traders are seated in an inn shaped like a large jester's cap. On a raised platform on the left stands the devil with an hourglass, traders with a stick of registrations, and a farmer turning over a basket of bulbs on the manure heap. In front of them and in the right foreground are various bulb farmers. In the background, Flora is being chased away seated on a donkey. Below the image a long text in 8 columns in Dutch., printmaker: Pieter Nolpe, Northern Netherlands, printmaker: Cornelis Danckerts (I), writer (clerical worker): Monogrammist IDL, 1720, Pieter Nolpe, Cornelis Danckerts (I), Monogrammist IDL, printmaker, writer (clerical worker), paper, etching, engraving, etching and engraving, height 417 mm x width 535 mm, 1635-1637), Period., A large detailed black and white etching showing a crowded shoreline scene dominated by an oversized jester-like hood with bells that forms a tented opening where a group of people gather, with a procession of figures entering and leaving the hood. To the left, a ruined stone tower rises behind a cluster of standing and seated people, some wearing wide-brimmed hats and capes, one leaning over a basket and another holding a long pole with a small flag and a carved head at the top. In the foreground left, a tipped cart with spilled produce lies near a crouching figure and a standing man pulling a rope. Inside and around the hood, several men engage at a table and others handle goods while a child peeks out among them. Toward the center-right, a mounted woman leads a small group, and a flag on a pole is planted nearby. On the far right, two smiling men stand beside a large basket, one holding a long-handled rake, with.

alb31021800 Catherine praying, Vision of Catherine, Catherine becomes a Dominican, Vita mors gesta, et miracula quaedam selecta B. CATHERINAE SENENSIS, Scenes from the life and miracles of Saint Catherine of Siena, print, From left to right: Praying in a cave outside the city, Catherine is lifted up at the ninth hour of the day. Catherine sits on a cloud hovering above a rainbow., Catherine sees a crucifix in a halo and chastises herself with a chain. Thus she defeats demons trying to seduce her. The demons, in the form of naked men with wings, flee through a stone gate., Catherine receives the habit of the order from Dominic and surrounding them stand four Dominican founders. In the margin, an explanation of the depictions in Latin. Third print from a series of twelve with the life and miracles of Saint Catherine of Siena., printmaker: Pieter de Jode (I), Italy, after design by Francesco Vanni, publisher: Matteo Florimi, 1597, writer (clerical worker), paper, etching, engraving, engraving and etching, height 246 mm x width 291 mm, Catherine of Siena., A detailed black and white engraving shows a group of robed men with halos gathered on a raised platform, one man kneeling before a central figure who places a hand on his head; the central figure holds a flowering staff and wears flowing drapery, while other standing figures wear hooded robes and one wears a tall pointed hat and carries a crozier. To the left of the figures a stone archway and a partially ruined wall divide the scene, with clouds and billowing smoke around the base of the platform and a rocky landscape and distant city visible beyond the wall. Below the archway, several contorted, naked figures with wings and dark shading appear inside a cavernous opening. In the far left background a crucified figure is shown with radiating light, and above the distant city a small seated figure rests on a cloud inside an arc of light. At the bottom foreground an open book and a string of beads lie on the ground. The image is r.

alb31004461 Reproduction of the print in which Bourse, Liedekercke, and Roeck affirm their oath, 1577, Reproductions of the medallions depicting the conquest of the Citadel of Antwerp in 1577, print, historical object representation, Series number, 3, 7, August 2, 1577. The three gentlemen surrounded by soldiers take an oath. In the clouds, an angel with a laurel wreath and palm branch. Representation in a round medallion with an ornamental allegorical frame, with the seated female personifications of Truth (Veritas) and Concord (Concordia) at the top. At the bottom a cartouche with 2 verses of 6 lines each in French and Dutch., printmaker: Waterston, Sons, & Stewart, G., Great Britain, after print by Wierix, after drawing by Maerten de Vos, commissioner (person who orders works): William Stirling Maxwell, 1877, Wierix, after print by, commissioner (person who orders works), paper, photolithography, height 383 mm x width 284 mm, Person, Pontus de Noyelles, baron Liedekercke, Willem de Roeck, Agreement, Unity, 'Concordia', 'Concordia insuperabile', 'Concordia militare', 'Concordia di Pace', 'Unione civile' (Ripa), Truth, 'Verita' (Ripa), swearing an oath (with two fingers raised), Battle around the Citadel of Antwerp, Antwerp, Citadel of Antwerp (16th century), Period, 1577-08-02., An oval framed engraving depicts a crowded scene of armed men gathered in a square, many wearing period armor, helmets, ruffled collars, and carrying spears and banners; several central figures face away from the viewer toward the assembled group while others stand in profile or three-quarter view, some gesturing or holding weapons and musical instruments; behind them a backdrop shows buildings with arches and windows and a distant low row of structures, with small figures visible in the far distance; above the oval a cloud with a flying winged cherub or angel appears, and the oval is flanked at top left and top right by two seated partially draped female figures, each holding objects-one a scale an.

alb31010065 Veu tragique d'Hollande, Hollants truer toneel, Hollands treurtoneel, 1673, Six French caricatures of the Dutch from 1673, cartoon, print, Dutch treurtoneel, 1673. French caricature with three depictions of the attack on the Republic by the French and Episcopal armies in 1672. At the top, Justice sits on the throne between Louis XIV and the Bishop of Münster, watching as the French rooster eats the Dutch cheese, while the Dutch Lion, bound by an English dog, looks on helplessly. The Dutch Maiden sits defeated in a chair and has dropped the bundle of arrows of the Seven United Provinces. On the left, the Catholic Church tramples Calvin and Luther; on the right, the Geuzen preachers attempt to flee. At the top, the legend 1-13 in 9 lines in French. At the bottom, the legend 1-13 in 8 lines in Dutch. At the bottom, two smaller prints. On the left, the Dutch Sailor with a cheese in his hands and a candle in his backside. On the right, the Dutch Sailor is being bitten by the English dog and the French Rooster. With short captions., printmaker: Gaspar Bouttats (possibly), Southern Netherlands, after drawing by Le Poffre, Paris, Gaspar Bouttats, Le Poffre, printmaker, after drawing by, France, paper, etching, height 233 mm x width 140 mm, Person, Louis., A tall rectangular print divided into three horizontal sections, the top section showing a block of handwritten script, the middle section containing a large detailed scene framed like an engraving with a central seated female figure on a throne flanked by robed men and surrounded by kneeling and standing figures in various poses, classical columns and draped curtains behind the throne, decorative objects and animals on the tiled floor, and scenes of ships and landscapes visible in panels at the far left and right; the lower section divided into two vertical panels, each showing a single male figure in animated poses on a shoreline with small dogs at their feet, additional small figures and objects in the sky and backgrou.