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Jacob Matham

345 works

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Engraving of Saint Catherine gazing upward beside a column, with an executioner and crowd in the background before a domed bu

St. Catherine

1613

Engraving of a veiled woman holding a cross and an open book beside a column, with a landscape and Latin inscription below.

Faith (Fides)

1597

Engraving of a seated woman leaning on an anchor in a rocky cave, with a sailing ship on the sea beyond.

Hope (Spes)

1597

Engraving of a seated woman nursing an infant, with two putti beside her and a tree behind, with Latin verse below.

Charity (Caritas)

1597

Engraving of a seated female allegorical figure of Justice holding a sword and balanced scales, with architecture behind her.

Justice (Justitia)

1597

Engraving of a seated woman with a mirror and serpent, looking over her shoulder, with a landscape behind her and Latin text

Prudence (Prudentia)

1597

Engraving of a helmeted female allegory carrying a column on her shoulder, with classical architecture and a Latin inscriptio

Strength (Fortitudo)

1597

Engraving of a townsquare with masked revelers, a carriage, a rider, a church tower and mountains beyond.

February: carnival scene on an Italian square

1596

Engraving of Saint Sebastian pierced by arrows, bound to a tree, with an angel offering a wreath above.

St. Sebastian

1600

Engraving of the Adoration of the Magi with Virgin and Child, kneeling king, attendants, horses and ruins under an arch.

Anbetung der heiligen drei Könige

Engraving of a standing woman in drapery pouring liquid from a ewer into a cup, with a landscape behind her.

Temperantia

Engraving of a draped woman carrying a fluted column on her shoulder, with a city on a hill and a Latin inscription below.

Fortis

Engraving of a standing female figure holding two snakes, with a distant town, mountains and a Latin verse below.

Prudentia

Engraving of Justitia holding a sword and scales, with a Latin inscription below and a hilltop town in the background.

Justitia

Engraving of a standing female figure holding a crucifix and open book, with a hilltop town and clouds behind her.

Fides

Engraving of a woman standing on an anchor with a hawk on her hand, looking up at a sunburst above a harbor town.

Spes

Engraving of a draped woman nursing an infant with children at her sides, against a cloudy landscape with Latin text below.

Charitas

Engraved landscape with rocky cliffs, hunters in the foreground, a river valley with village houses, and birds flying under c

Bohemian Landscape with Couples and Hunters

1606

Engraving of Moses and Aaron flanking a blank arched frame, with Israelites and the tablets of the law in the background.

Moses and Aaron with the Tables of the Law

1581

Engraving of Mars and Venus embracing on a canopy bed, with Cupid wearing a helmet and armor scattered on the floor.

Mars and Venus

1590

Engraving of nude classical figures with a harp, fruit basket, flowers and trumpet in a rocky landscape.

Mythological and Allegorical Subjects

1588

Engraved oval portrait of a standing pilgrim with a halo, staff and scallop badge, with a castle in the background and verses

Blazoen van het Sint Jacobsgilde te Haarlem, 1624

1624

Engraving of three allegorical women and two infants beneath a large tree, with a distant crucifixion and landscape.

Geloof, Hoop en Liefde in een landschap

1590

Engraving of Delilah cutting Samson's hair as he sleeps, with soldiers watching from an open doorway.

Samson and Delilah

c. 1612

Engraving of two small dogs facing each other on open ground, with a distant castle on a hill and hatched sky.

Two small dogs

Engraving of Saturn, a bearded nude god holding a scythe and an infant, within an ornate oval cartouche frame.

Saturn

1597

Engraving of allegorical nude figures representing the four elements, with a sun god, wheat, clouds and a distant castle.

The Four Elements

1588

Engraving of two nude male figures embracing and kissing, one holding a torch, against a rocky landscape with a tree.

Eros and Anteros

1588

Engraving of Venus, Bacchus and Ceres with a cupid holding grapes, a barrel, fruit and a tree in a landscape.

Venus, Bacchus, and Ceres

1588

Engraving of a richly dressed woman holding a feathered mirror in an arched niche, with Latin verse below.

Pride

Engraving of Perseus rescuing the chained nude Andromeda from a sea monster, with onlookers and a winged rider above.

Perseus and Andromeda

1597

Engraving of a standing woman with a hammer beside a tent where a man lies sleeping, with a hilly landscape behind.

Jael and Sisera

1588