Emperor Matthias c1614 by Flemish Engraver Aegidius Sadeler II (1570 – 1629); the imperial engraver of Rudolf II, Matthias and Ferdinand II.
This is an extremely lavish engraving of the Coronation Emperor Matthias, with him situated in the center of the piece, … Read the rest
This is an engraving portrait of created in 1525 of Anne Boleyn (1507 – 1536), the second wife of the British King Henry VIII and mother to Queen Elizabeth I of England.
She was the daughter of Thomas Boleyn (1477 – … Read the rest
Aegros Curare (Series Title – Seven Acts of Mercy) c1665-70 by French Engraver Sébastien Bourdon (1616 – 1671); and painter of portraits.
Aegros Curare (To Cure The Sick) is from the series the Seven Acts of Mercy, which are a set of compassionate … Read the rest
Allegory of the Marriage of Emperor Ferdinand II and Eleanor Gonzaga by Flemish Engraver Aegidius Sadeler II (1570 – 1629); the imperial engraver of … Read the rest
The Judgment of Solomon (1Kings 3_16-28) c1866 by French Painter Gustave Doré (1832 – 1883); though he primarily worked as a wood engraver, he also was a printmaker, caricaturost, comics artist, illustrator and a sculptor.
The Judgment of Solomon … Read the rest
The Flood Destroying The World c1866 by French Painter Gustave Doré (1832 – 1883); though he primarily worked as a wood engraver, he also was a printmaker, caricaturost, comics artist, illustrator and a sculptor.
This is … Read the rest
The Deluge c1866 by French Painter Gustave Doré (1832 – 1883); though he primarily worked as a wood engraver, he also was a printmaker, caricaturost, comics artist, illustrator and a sculptor.
An impressive engraving of the Biblical Religious Tale of The Great Flood … Read the rest
Death of Eleazer c1866 by French Painter Gustave Doré (1832 – 1883); though he primarily worked as a wood engraver, he also was a printmaker, caricaturost, comics artist, illustrator and a sculptor.
A powerful scene of death and mayhem, as soldiers … Read the rest
Fragments of an Ancient Temple and Adjacent Buildings (AEdis antiquae, AEdificiorumque Adiacentium Fragmenta) c1771 by Italian Painter Pietro Gaspari (1720 – 1785), after a painter by Italian Painter (b1726 – )… Read the rest
Moses by Italian Printmaker Domenico Cunego (1727 – 1803); after a work by Parmigianino (Francesco Mazzola 1503 – 1540) .png
This is a dramatic and imposing engraving that depicts the Biblical character in a seated position, covered with a long cloth across his legs and … Read the rest
Boreas and Orithya Etching by German Painter Heinrich Lossow (1843 – 1897), and illustrator and son of sculptor Arnold Hermann Lossow (1805 – 1874), the son of a tailor who started studying sculptor at the age of 15 with … Read the rest