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Giorgio Ghisi

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Engraving of the Persian Sibyl seated reading a book, flanked by nude figures and putti under decorative arches.

The Persian Sibyl

1570/75

Engraving of the Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine with the Virgin, infant Christ, and a child beside a curtain and landscap

The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine

1555/57

Engraving of Cupid and Psyche with reclining figures on a couch, attendants serving, and satyrs at an altar in a landscape.

Cupid and Psyche

1574

Engraving of the prophet Joel reading a scroll, seated in an architectural frame with putti and a cartouche labeled IOEL.

The Prophet Joel

early 1570s

Engraving of an allegorical courtroom: a seated judge with donkey ears, a torch-bearing figure, and a nude man dragged forwar

The Calumny of Apelles

1560

Engraving of the Eritrean Sibyl seated with a book, surrounded by nude putti and figures in arched architectural framing.

The Eritrean Sibyl

c. 1570

Engraving of the seated Delphic Sibyl with a scroll, surrounded by putti, arches, and figures with children.

The Delphic Sibyl

early 1570s

Engraved allegory showing a bearded old man by a fire, a woman with a staff, a boat in rough water, and animals in a rocky la

Allegory of Life

1561

Engraving of the Judgment of Paris with seated youth, goddesses, Mercury, cherubs, and chariots in clouds above a rocky lands

The Judgment of Paris

1555

Engraving in an oval roundel of reclining classical gods, one holding a trident and another wearing a helmet.

Apollo, Neptune, Pluto and Athena. From a series of four engravings: Gods and goddesses in roundels

Engraving of a reclining woman beside a cornucopia of fruit and vegetables, with a satyr figure and draped curtain at left.

Allegorie op de vruchtbaarheid van de aarde (Jupiter en Antiope)

1560

Engraving of soldiers fighting in a burning city, with a man carrying a child fleeing on the right.

The Fall of Troy and the Escape of Aeneas

1540/50

Engraving of the nude muscular Hercules leaning on a club draped with a lion skin, standing in a stone niche.

The Farnese Hercules

c. 1577

Engraved emblem of a deer beside a tree with a banner, framed by columns, female figures, and fruit garlands.

Emblem of Lucrezia Gonzaga

before 1566

Engraving of the Adoration of the Shepherds with the Holy Family, angels with a scroll above, and oxen and donkey in a stable

Aanbidding door de herders

1530

Engraving of Apollo playing a lyre on a rock with the Muses making music, Pegasus and cherubs above, by Giorgio Ghisi.

Apollo and the Muses on Mount Parnassus

c. 1557

Engraving of the Nativity: Virgin kneeling over infant Christ, angels and shepherds nearby, cherubs and a star above a distan

The Nativity

1553

Engraving of the bearded prophet Jeremiah seated in thought, framed by architectural arches and putti, labeled HIEREMIAS.

The Prophet Jeremiah, from the series of Prophets and Sibyls in the Sistine Chapel

1570-75

Engraving of a man with a dagger assaulting a nude woman on a canopy bed while a torch-bearing figure stands at left.

Verkrachting van Lucretia

1530

Engraving of robed figures gathered in a classical hall, scholars reading and writing in front, with a Latin inscription pane

De School van Athene (linker deel)

1530

Engraving of three muses reading together beneath a winged putto playing a lyre in an arched niche above.

Drie Muzen en een putto met een lier

1530

Engraving of a seated nude woman with a bearded man behind her and winged cupids around a draped bed.

[Wenus i Wulkan

1582

Engraving in an oval frame of women and a winged child resting on clouds, with a cornucopia at the right edge.

Juno seated on a cloud

Engraving of Apollo playing a lyre beside Pan, with a flying putto blowing a horn above, in a cross-shaped frame.

Apollo, Pan, and a putto blowing a horn, from a series of eight compositions after Francesco Primaticcio's designs fo…

1560s

Engraving of a satyr reaching toward a sleeping bearded man beside a table, with grapevines overhead.

Satyr Trying to Wake Silenus with a Grapevine

c. 1540

Engraving of winged cherubs holding a scroll above skeletons, bones and classical tombs on rocky ground.

The Vision of Ezekiel

1554

Engraving of the prophet Ezekiel seated among nude figures and architectural framing, with sibyls in the lower spandrels.

The Prophet Ezekiel; from the series of Prophets and Sibyls in the Sistine Chapel

1570-75

Engraving of Venus and Adonis with a spear, hunting dogs, cupids, a boar, and a distant landscape.

Venus and Adonis

ca. 1570

Engraving of Cupid and Psyche reclining on a couch under a tree, with satyrs and an altar in the background.

Cupid and Psyche

1573-74

Engraving of warriors fighting and figures fleeing a burning city, with a seated figure and smoke rising from ruins on the ri

The Fall of Troy and Escape of Aeneas

mid-1540's

Engraving of the Last Supper with Christ at a long table surrounded by apostles, a dog and ornate ewers in the foreground.

The Last Supper

1551

Engraving of a man with a dagger attacking a nude woman on a canopy bed while a servant with a torch watches at left.

Tarquin attacking Lucretia, a servant at left witnessing the scene

ca. 1540

Engraving of the Last Judgment with a central Christ figure, nude resurrected figures on clouds, and angels bearing the cross

Last Judgment; after Michelangelo's fresco in the Sistine Chapel

ca. 1545

Engraving of reclining Silenus with a jug, a satyr at a table and a goat beneath grapevines.

Silenus, een sater en een geit

1530

Engraving of a reclining figure on a canopied bed tended by a bearded man and several women in a dim interior.

Allegorie van de Ziekte

1530

Engraving of a mythological scene in a wooded landscape with mourning figures, satyrs, dogs and a distant town.

Cephalus en de Bosgoden beweenen de dood van Procris

1530

Engraving of a seated woman in a boat, with a standing man holding a baby, beside a tree and reeds at water's edge.

Vrouw in een bootje met man en baby

1543

Engraving of tumbling muscular nude figures and clouds around a diagonal column in a lunette-shaped composition.

Het laatste oordeel, blad A

1530

Engraving of armored soldiers gathered around a kneeling man in a wooded landscape, with a wooden horse and sunlit clouds abo

Sinon bedriegt de Trojanen

1530

Engraved lunette showing muscular nude figures carrying a cross and struggling among clouds, with a rope and small putti at r

Het laatste oordeel, blad B

1530

Engraving of a burning city with warriors fighting and a man carrying a child and an old man away from the flames.

Val van Troje en de ontsnapping van Aeneas

1530

Engraving of a Last Judgment scene with nude figures rising among clouds and angels holding cross and Passion instruments.

Het laatste oordeel, blad C

1530

Engraving of the Last Judgment with a radiant central Christ, a seated Virgin, and many nude figures rising on clouds.

Het laatste oordeel, blad D

1530

Engraving of a sick man on a canopied bed attended by a physician and women, with a candle and shelves of vessels.

An allegory of sickness, man laying prostrate on a bed surrounded by figures

ca. 1540

Engraving of sleeping Silenus at right, a satyr leaning over a table, and a goat climbing onto the table at left among grapev

Silenus sleeping at right, taunted by a Satyr, and a Goat climbing on a table at left

ca. 1540

Engraving of a crowd of soldiers and captives in a colonnaded hall, with spectators watching from an upper gallery.

The Mocking of the Prisoners

ca. 1540

Engraving of the death of Procris in a forest, with mourning satyrs, nymphs, Cupid, and the dawn goddess in clouds above.

The Death of Procris; Cephalus mournig the death of Procris on the right surrounded by Cupid and mourning satyrs and…

ca. 1540

Engraving of two women in a boat on water, one holding an infant, beside a tree and grassy bank.

Danae and the infant Perseus cast out to sea by Acrisius

1543

Engraving of armored warriors on a riverbank, a kneeling figure reaching toward a bearded man, and a horse figure in the back

Sinon Deceiving the Trojans

mid-1540's

Engraving of a burning city with soldiers fighting, a fleeing family, and a nude goddess figure with cupids on the right.

The Fall of Troy and the Escape of Aeneas

mid-1540's

Engraving of the Visitation with two women embracing before classical columns, a crowd, and a seated mother with infant.

The Visitation

1540-50

Engraving of the Virgin and Child with a kneeling saint and a young boy, a curtain and column framing a distant mountain land

The Mystic Marriage of St. Catherine

ca. 1555-56

Engraving of a nude Venus seated on a bed with a bearded Vulcan behind her and three winged putti attending.

Venus and Vulcan Seated on a Bed and Three Putti

mid-1550s

Engraving of Vulcan hammering at an anvil beside reclining Venus, with winged cupids working around a glowing forge.

Venus and Vulcan at the Forge

mid-1550s

Engraving of nude Venus in water by a rose bush, sleeping Cupid in the foreground, and a city in the distance.

Venus Pricked by the Thorns of a Rose Bush; Cupid Asleep in the Foreground

1556

Engraving of nude Venus in water by a rose bush, winged Cupid resting in front, figures running toward a castle behind.

Venus pricked by the thorns on a rose bush, in the background Mars chasing Adonis, in the foreground winged cupid res…

1556

Engraving of Vulcan at an anvil with Venus reclining beside him, attended by cupids in a forge.

Venus and Vulcan at the Forge

ca. 1555

Engraving of a hunter with a spear carrying a woman with a bow on his shoulders, with hunting dogs and a retinue in the backg

Allegory of the Hunt; a hunter holding a large spear carrying a woman (Diana?) on his shoulders; five hunting dogs in…

1556

Engraving of Apollo playing a lyre on a rock with the Muses making music around him, a winged horse and cherubs above.

Apollo and the Muses

ca. 1557

Engraving of three seated women in classical robes spinning thread, with a distaff, spindle, and loom beside them.

The Three Fates Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos

1558-59

Engraving of an allegory of birth: a woman in bed, a standing woman holding an infant, winged putti, and a chariot in the sky

Allegory of Birth

1558

Engraving of a seated man in prison gesturing at a window, with two armored soldiers and a ruined city view outside.

Caius Marius in Prison, two Cimbrian soldiers entering his cell

1560-69

Engraving in an oval frame of four male mythological figures, Hercules, Bacchus, Pan and Saturn, reclining together.

Hercules, Bacchus, Pan, and Saturn, from a series of eight compositions after Francesco Primaticcio's designs for the…

1560s

Engraving in an oval frame of Venus and Cupid reclining with two goddesses and a putto amid draped cloth.

Venus and Cupid, Two Other Goddesses, and a Putto, from a series of eight compositions after Francesco Primaticcio's…

1560s