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Théodorus van Kessel

65 works

Théodorus van Kessel was a printmaker, draftsperson and etcher. Read more

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Engraving of Christ with a halo seated by a well as a woman draws water, with a tree and distant village landscape.

Christ and the Samaritan woman

1660

Engraving of Christ and a woman in a white robe before a crowd beside classical columns, with a distant landscape.

Christ and the adulterous woman

1660

Etching of a pastoral scene with a woman riding a bull through water, cattle, women, and a piper beside a tree.

Roof van Europa

1660

Engraving of a dinner scene with a kneeling woman at a draped table, bearded men seated, and servants standing nearby.

Christus te gast bij Simon de Farizeeër

1660

Engraving of shepherds, a reclining woman, a piper and a sleeping infant in a wooded landscape with a farmhouse.

Herderspaar vindt Paris

1660

Engraved title page with baroque scrollwork border and multilingual text announcing models of silver vessels.

Titelblad: Modelli artificiosi di vasi diversi d'argento

1646

Etching of a shell-shaped cup on a twisted serpent-like stem with dragon heads as handles, numbered 3.

Schelpvormige beker

1646

Etching of an ornate arched doorway with rococo scrollwork, a small figure standing in the opening, and a dragon-like creatur

Portiek

1646

Etching of a triton-shaped pitcher with a merman figure, shell headdress, serpent handle and scrolled base.

Schenkkan in de vorm van een triton

1646

Etching of an ornate pitcher with a serpentine handle, grotesque masks and scrolling curls on a sculpted foot.

Schenkkan met kwabornamenten en maskers

1646

Etched title page with ornate scrolling cartouche frame and multilingual title text in the center.

Titelblad: Modelli artificiosi, dal famoso Sr. Adamo di Viana. Parte second (...)

1646

Engraved ornamental jug with serpent handle, dragon-head spout and a small putto climbing its body.

Schenkkan op voet

1646

Engraving of resting cows and herders in a hilly landscape with ruins and a distant town, by Theodorus van Kessel.

Kudde koeien in een heuvellandschap

1660

Etched title page with scrolled cartouche, French lettering, grotesque masks, and flanking armor and spears.

Titelprent

1654

Etching of an armored rider on a rearing horse, with soldiers, smoke and a walled city in the background.

Ruiter

1654

Etching of two mounted soldiers in battle, one firing a musket amid smoke, with rearing horses and infantry behind.

Ruitergevecht met Turken

1654

Etching of a cavalry battle with a rider raising a sword, a rearing horse, a fallen soldier, and a hilly landscape.

Ruitergevecht

1654

Etching of a mounted rider with a plumed helmet leaving a battlefield with smoke and soldiers behind him.

Ruiter verlaat het slagveld

1654

Etching of a standing man in a feathered turban and fur-trimmed cloak holding a sword, with a hilly landscape behind.

Oosterling met gevederde tulband en zwaard

1630

Oosterling met gevederde hoed en zwaard

1630

Etched print of a feathered-cap rider in partial armor on a prancing light horse across a grassy landscape.

Oosterling te paard

1630

Engraving of an elderly bearded man in a robe reading an open book, with an oval religious medallion on his shoulder.

H. Gregorius leest een boek

1630

Engraving of the Adoration of the Magi: Mary holds the infant Christ as a kneeling king presents a gift, with horses and atte

[Pokłon Trzech Króli

1651

Engraving of the risen Christ rising above a tomb as armored soldiers react on the ground, printed on a book page.

Opstanding van Christus

1660

Engraving of Apollo beside a tree and dog, with a winged Cupid holding a bow reaching toward him on the right.

Apollo en Amor

1660

Engraving of Apollo chasing Daphne, who is turning into a laurel tree, with a reclining river god pouring water in the foregr

Apollo en Daphne

1660

Engraving of a helmeted warrior blowing a horn beside a seated woman nursing an infant under a large tree.

Amalthea zoogt de jonge Jupiter

1660

Engraving of Saint Sebastian bound to a column, pierced by arrows, with a tree and cloudy landscape behind him.

Martelaarschap van de H. Sebastiaan

1660

Etching of Venus and Adonis embracing in a forest, with a cupid and dogs beside them, printed on a book page.

Venus en Adonis

1660

Engraved scene of Christ bound to a column, tormentors with whips and torches, robed onlookers, framed on a book page.

Geseling van Christus

1660

Etching of mounted cavalry soldiers firing and fighting amid smoke on a battlefield with horses in the foreground.

Slagveld met cavalerie

1656

Etching of a cavalry skirmish with smoke, a fallen horse, and a rider raising a pistol on an open plain.

Slagveld met cavalerie en infanterist

1656

Théodorus van Kessel was a printmaker, draftsperson and etcher. Browse 65 works by Théodorus van Kessel from 2 museums, free to download in HD. Source: Wikidata