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Jacob Matham

345 works

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Engraving of a robed woman nursing an infant with two children clinging to her skirt, under a cloudy sky.

Charity, from The Virtues

c. 1593

Engraving of allegorical Justice holding a sword and balance scales, standing before a distant hilltop town and landscape.

Justice, from The Virtues

c. 1593

Engraving of a draped female figure holding a serpent, with a distant town, mountains and a tree in the landscape behind her.

Prudence, from The Virtues

c. 1593

Engraving of a draped female allegorical figure carrying a fluted column, with a hilltop town and clouds behind her.

Fortitude, from The Virtues

c. 1593

Engraving of a draped female figure pouring from a jug into a cup, with a river landscape and Latin text below.

Temperance, from The Virtues

c. 1593

Engraving of a reclining veiled woman under a large tree while a bearded man in a hat hands her a staff, with a Latin inscrip

Tamar Receiving a Ring and Staff from Judah

c. 1604

Engraving of the prodigal son receiving money at a counting table while a kneeling woman and child plead beside him.

The Prodigal Son Receiving his Inheritance, from The History of the Prodigal Son

1592

Engraving of a banquet with a lute player, elegant women and men at a round table under arches, with Latin verses below.

The Prodigal Son Feasting with Harlots, from The History of the Prodigal Son

1592

Engraving of a barefoot young man confronting farm workers and children beside a fence, with pigs, sheep, and cottages in the

The Penitence of the Prodigal Son, from The History of the Prodigal Son

1592

Engraving of an old man embracing a kneeling youth under an arch, with onlookers and a town square behind them.

The Return of the Prodigal Son, from The History of the Prodigal Son

1592

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar raising a wine goblet, within an ornate allegorical frame with putti.

Vincent Jacobsz. Coster, wine merchant

1602

Engraving of Samson sleeping with his head in Delilah's lap while a man cuts his hair, soldiers watching from a doorway.

Simson en Delila

1611

Engraving of a long-haired woman kneeling in a grotto beside a skull, crucifix and book, with a church in the distant landsca

Boetvaardige Maria Magdalena

1588

Engraving of St Ambrose seated in an arched niche with a halo, holding a book beside a mitre and stacked books.

St Ambrose, from The Fathers of the Church

1600

Engraving of St Augustine seated in an arched niche with a halo, holding a book beside a mitre and stacked books.

St Augustine, from The Fathers of the Church

1600

Engraving of Saint Jerome seated in an arch, writing with a quill, with a lion beside him and open books above.

St Jerome, from The Fathers of the Church

1600

Engraving of the Virgin seated on a crescent moon holding the Christ Child, with stars, clouds and cherubs around her.

The Virgin and the Child on the Crescent

1607

Engraving of a muscular nude Apollo with a sun halo striding on clouds, with a distant mountain landscape below.

Apollo in the Clouds

c. 1600

Engraving of Venus, Bacchus and Ceres with nude figures, grapes, wheat, a barrel and a winged child beneath a tree.

Venus, Bacchus and Ceres

c. 1600

Engraving of Pallas Athena and Mercury, seated figures with helmet, shield and caduceus against a cloudy sky.

Pallas Athena and Mercury

c. 1600

Engraving of allegorical female figures with scales, sword, mirror and serpent, with a Latin inscription below.

The Seven Virtues

c. 1600

Engraving of three female figures, the Fates, spinning thread beneath a tree in a landscape with a distant building.

The Fates

c. 1600

Engraving of three nude female figures holding laurel wreaths above their heads, standing on clouds beneath a dramatic sky.

The Three Graces

c. 1600

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar, framed by allegorical figures, a trumpet-blowing putto and a Latin

Abraham Bloemaert

1610

Engraving of the Adoration of the Shepherds with the Virgin and infant Christ, kneeling shepherds, and a dove under an archwa

The Adoration of the Shepherds

c. 1597

Engraving of Cupid pressing down on the figure of Pan on clouds, with two draped women and a laurel wreath at left.

Cupid Taming Pan

c. 1600

Engraved Nativity scene with shepherds and angels inside an ornate frame, with Saints Peter and Paul seated below.

The Adoration of the Shepherds with St Peter and St Paul

1604

Engraving of the Adoration of the Magi with Mary and the Christ Child, a bright star, and horsemen approaching in the distanc

The Adoration of the Magi

c. 1598-1601

Engraving of Christ kneeling to wash an apostle's feet while other apostles watch in a columned hall.

Christ Washing the Feet of the Apostles

1616

Engraving of a wedding feast with a seated group at a table, servants pouring water into a stone jar, and columns framing the

The Last Supper

1616

Engraving of St Veronica holding the sudarium with Christ's crowned face, flanked by two winged putti, with Latin inscription

St Veronica Holding the Sudarium

1605

Engraving of the Holy Family under a tree with an infant holding a lamb, an elderly bowing figure, and a distant landscape.

The Holy Family with Saints Elizabeth, Zacharias and John

1590