16th Century Engraving

Jesus and the Woman Taken in Adultery (after Pieter Brueghel the Elder [c. 1525-1569]) Engraving, 1579 Signed in the plate by Bruegel (the artist), Perret (the engraver) and Visscher...

LUCAS VAN LEYEN (1494 Leyden 1533) MARK THE EVANGELIST, 1518. (Bartsch 100; Volbehr 98; Filedt Kok 100). Copperplate engraving. Engraved monogram and date at the upper edge. Sheet 4...

Her high ruffled collar and headdress emphasize her noble status, reflecting the sophisticated fashion of the French Renaissance court during the mid-16th century. This engraving be...

The watermark would indicate that this is a late 16th, early 17th century impression. [New Hollstein (Dutch & Flemish): 18; Bartsch: III.20.28; Hollstein: 22].

The subject matter for this print was addressed by numerous artists in the 15th and 16th centuries. In this rendering the allusions refer to the folly of love.

engraving and etching by A. Collaert after Hans Bol Watermark: Letter P (Briquet 8718, Grevenbroich 1572)

Georg Pencz (1500-50) engraving, c. 1540, Abraham and Sarah (Sarah Presenting Hagar to Abraham). Reference: Bartsch 1, Landau 1, only state. [titled Sarah/Abraham and initialed in ...

Hendrick Goltzius (1558-1617), engraving, 1593 [with extensive inscription in the plate]. Reference: Bartsch 161, Hollstein 177, second state (of two). In very good condition (old hi...

Enea Vico (1523-1567) engraving, Two Trophies With a Cuirass Lower Left, 1550, Bartsch 449, with the name of the publisher Ant[onio] Lafreri at bottom, first state (of 2) before numb...

Enea Vico (1523-1567 engraving, Two Trophies With a Breast Plate and a Ram’s Head, 1550, Bartsch 447, with the name of the publisher Ant[onio] Lafreri at bottom, before numbers. Goo...

Hans Sebald Beham (1500-1550), Panel with a Mascaron, engraving, 1543 [with the initials monogram and date in the plate]. Reference: Bartsch 231, Hollstein 235. Second state (of 2). ...

Heinrich Ulrich (aka Heinrich Ullrich) (fl.1567–1621) “Soldier with Hellebarde”, 1598, out of the series, “The Guard of Emperor Rudolph” (aka “Old German Soldiers”; “Suite of Warrio...

Heinrich Ulrich (aka Heinrich Ullrich) (fl.1567–1621) “Soldier with Hellebarde”, 1598, out of the series, “The Guard of Emperor Rudolph” (aka “Old German Soldiers”; “Suite of Warrio...

The watermark would indicate that this is a late 16th, early 17th century impression. [New Hollstein (Dutch & Flemish): 18; Bartsch: III.20.28; Hollstein: 22].

A 16th century image from the state-sponsored military manual that revolutionized European warfare tactics.

The paper would indicate that this is a late 16th, early 17th century impression. [New Hollstein (Dutch & Flemish): 18; Bartsch: III.20.28; Hollstein: 22].

This was done to emulate the style of the earlier Netherlandish master Lucas van Leyden, reflecting a late 16th-century revival of interest in Lucas's work.

ABRAHAM ORTELIUS (1527 - 1598) AMERICAE SIVE NOVI ORBIS, NOVA DESCRIPTIO, 1587 (1603) (Van Den Broecke 11, Burden 64; Schwartz & Ehrenberg 69) Engraving. A very good, well printed...

This was done to emulate the style of the earlier Netherlandish master Lucas van Leyden, reflecting a late 16th-century revival of interest in Lucas's work.

The Death of Lazarus Engraving, 1593 Feria VI. Post Domin IIII From: Evangelicae Historiae Imagines, Plate 76 Condition: Excellent Sheet size: 9 7/8 x 6 1/8 inches Reference: Referen...

Jean Pichore workshop, 1500-1541 Crucifixion Metal cut engraving printed on vellum with vintage hand coloring c. 1500-1541 Miniature (image) size: 4 3/4 x 3 1/8" Including decorated ...

A very good impression of this scarce engraving with strong contrasts. Catalogue reference: Bartsch 109

Sextus Tarquinius Raping Lucretia Engraving, c. 1546-47 Signed with the intials in the plate (see photo) From: "Four Scenes of Early Roman History" An early impression with plate ton...

This composition is filled with the dynamic movement typical of 16th-century printmaking, and is part of a larger body of Vico's work from that era which explored classical mythology.

Engraving after Luca Penni

This is an engraving of a tomb monument rubbing that has been highlighted with gold color on a dark grey to black background. The rubbing is of a brass plaque on a stone slab. It has...

448 x 315 mm.; 17 5/8 x 12 1/4 inches Watermark: Eagle, close to Briquet 207 (Rome 1573-76) Notes: Bos was born in ‘s-Hertogenbosch in southern Netherlands (in French, the city’...

Engraving by Joannes and Lucas van Doetecum (Deventer active by 1551 - circa 1569 Haarlem) in the manner of Peter Bruegel the Elder

Hans Sebald Beham (1500-1550), Virgin and Child with the Pear, engraving, 1520. Initials monogram and date in the plate. References: Bartsch 18, Pauli, Hollstein 19. First state (of ...

GIULIO BONASONE (1510-1576) AFTER GIULIO ROMANO (CIRCA1499-1546) Flora with her Nymphs engraving, circa1531-50, on laid paper, watermark Two crossed Arrows with a Star (Massari 77, s...

Provenance: Edouard Schultze (Lugt 906) References: Bartsch 34 Boorsch & Lewis 38 Notes: A fine impression of this engraving. Boorsch and Lewis state that this work dates from ...

An image from the highly celebrated 14-part series titled Christ, the Apostles, and St. Paul with the Creed. Haarlem: c1590. Engraving on light-weight cream laid paper, 5 3/4 x 4 i...

Engraving on cream laid paper laid down to wove paper, 4 1/4 x 2 5/8 inches (109 x 68), trimmed inside the platemark. Scattered discoloration and uniform age tone, all consistent wit...

Gheyn II, Jacques (Jacob) de (after Karel van Mander) c1590. Engraving on cream laid paper, 5 7/8 x 4 1/4 inches (150 x 108 mm), the full sheet. Narrow margins. In good condition wi...

A magnificent simultaneous depiction of life and death, serving as an allegory for the seasonal cycle. From an esteemed Massachusetts collection. Rome: Giovanni Giacomo de Rossi, ...

Haarlem: 1582. Engraving on cream laid paper, 7 7/8 x 5 1/2 inches (200 x 140 mm), the full sheet. Narrow margins. In excellent condition. With the collector's marks of J.H. Jurriaa...

A lovely, well-inked impression true to the "Little Master" style. Copper engraving on cream laid paper, 2 1/2 x 1 3/4 inches (64 x 45 mm), the full sheet. Thread margins. In very g...

Engraving on cream laid paper, 5 7/16 x 3 7/16 inches (138 x 87 mm), narrow margins. In good condition with minor edge wear including some small losses, notable at the upper left cor...

Haarlem: 1593. Engraving on cream laid paper with a Strasbourg Lily watermark, 10 3/8 x 7 1/8 inches (264 x 181 mm), the full sheet. Narrow margins. In very good condition with some...

Frankfurt: c1549. Engraving on laid paper, 7/8 x 5 3/8 (22 x 136 mm), thread margins. Fine impression. A fine first state (of 3) impression, with the collector's stamp of Pieter M.M....

Frankfurt: c1550. Engraving on laid paper, 1 7/8 x 3 5/8 inches (47 x 92 mm), thread margins. Ex-collection D.G. de Arozarena (Lugt 109) with his collector's mark in blue ink on ver...

Artist: Marco Dente da Ravenna (Italian, 1493-1527) Title: "Venere e Amore sui Delfini (Venus and Cupid on Dolphins)" *Monogram signed by Dente in the plate (printed signature) lower...

Light age-related toning and minor surface wear consistent with a late 16th-century copper engraving. Paper remains sound and supple, with strong impressions.

Attempt to Seize Amsterdam, 1577 — Haarlemmerpoort Assault, Hogenberg Description: This powerful late-16th-century historical engraving depicts the attempted seizure of Amsterdam on...

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Mixed media digital collage juxtaposing authentic 16th, 17th and 18th century engravings of medical, industrial, science and technology with European and Asian paintings of the same ...

The luxurious drapery, jeweled headdress, lace collar, and flowing veil evoke the sophisticated courtly culture of northern Italy during the late 16th century. Costume engravings suc...

The lower image depicts Potosí, dominated by the Cerro Rico, the silver-rich mountain that made the city one of the wealthiest in the world during the 16th–18th centuries. The engrav...

This 16th century French engraving illustrates an episode in the Trojan War – although the actual one illustrated is in question.