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13,166 works

Engraving of a skull on a ledge with bones, framed by hourglasses, tools, musical instruments and a reclining skeleton.

Vanitas

Jan Saenredam, c. 1600

Engraving of an old bearded prophet pointing to a kneeling woman gathering sticks with a child before a ruined brick tower.

Prophet Elijah with the Widow of Zarephath

Jan Saenredam, 1604

Engraving of nude Bacchus with grapes and a satyr, while three men in period dress gather with a jug and cup in a landscape.

Homage Paid to Bacchus

Jan Saenredam, 1596

Engraving of the Last Judgement: Christ in glory above trumpeting angels, with nude resurrected figures and skeletons rising

The Last Judgement

Adriaen Collaert, c. 1590

Engraving of soldiers and onlookers gambling by a fire in a courtyard, with a rooster on a ledge and a lantern-lit hall beyon

The Denial of the Apostle Peter

Willem Outgertsz. Akersloot, 1626

Engraving of shepherds adoring the infant Christ while an angel above holds a banner reading Gloria in excelsis Deo.

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Andries Jacobsz. Stock, c. 1600-05

Engraving of the Annunciation: Mary kneels at a reading desk as an angel with a lily descends among clouds and cherubs, a dov

The Annunciation

Jacob de Gheyn II, 1593, printed 1599

Engraving of the Crucifixion with Christ center, two thieves on crosses, soldiers, horsemen, and mourning women below.

Christ on the Cross between Two Thieves

Jacob de Gheyn II, c. 1590

Engraving of Bacchus seated on a wine press with grapevines, a lute player, and a winged cupid with a bow.

Bacchus Seated on a Barrel

Jan Sadeler, c. 1590

Engraved allegory of three women spinning thread with putti, a skeleton, and a serpent, framed by Latin verses.

The Three Fates

Aegidius Sadeler, 1589

Engraving of St Jerome, a bearded hermit seated under a tree with a book, skull, lion, and crucifix beside him.

St Jerome

Hendrick Goltzius, 1596

Engraving of Abraham about to sacrifice kneeling Isaac as an angel restrains him, with a fire and altar beside a tree.

Abraham’s Sacrifice

Andries Jacobsz. Stock, c. 1614

Engraving of Lot and his daughters, with two nude women and a man in a rocky wooded landscape, one pouring wine.

Lot and His Daughters

Raphaël Sadeler, c. 1580-1600

Engraving of a bearded old man with a staff beside a kneeling woman and child before a ruined brick building.

Prophet Elijah with the Widow Zarephath

Jan Saenredam, 1604

Engraved portrait of St Willibrord as a bishop holding a church model and crozier, with a barrel and flasks at his feet.

St Willibrord, plate 2, from The Bishops of Utrecht

Cornelis Bloemaert, c. 1626

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in decorated armor with a lace ruff, holding a baton beside a plumed helmet.

Ambrogio Spinola, Commander of the Spanish Armies in the Netherlands

Jan Harmensz. Muller, 1615

Engraving of Judith in flowing drapes holding up the severed head of Holofernes, with a military camp behind her in an oval f

Judith with the Head of Holofernes

Nicolaas Braeu, c. 1590

Engraving of the Trinity with seated Christ and God the Father, a radiant dove above, and angels and cherubs around them.

The Trinity

Philips Galle, 1574

Engraved landscape with a massive oak, peasants loading a horse cart, a dog, a river and distant hills under clouds.

Landscape with Peasants and Wagon

Hendrik Hondius, 1639

Engraving of a nude woman seated under a tree beside an older woman, with fruit baskets, gourds and cabbages in the foregroun

Vertumnus and Pomona

Jan Saenredam, 1605

Engraved rustic farmyard with thatched barn, large tree, and two figures walking on a path, with Latin text below.

Abraham Casting out Hagar

Jacob Matham, 1603

Engraving of Christ seated with a crown of thorns, flanked by two angels holding torches beside a column, with a bucket in fr

Christ on the Cold Stone with Two Angels

Jacob Matham, 1603

Engraving of a man painting a Madonna at an easel, with angels and a cow in clouds above and Latin verses below.

St Luke Painting the Virgin

Jacob Matham, c. 1614

Engraving of a putto blowing soap bubbles while seated on a skull, framed by flowers, horn-blowing putti, and a Latin inscrip

Allegory of Transience (Quis Evadet?)

Workshop of Hendrick Goltzius, c. 1600

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a plumed hat and ruff, with an armored figure and courtly procession behind him.

Maurits, Prince of Orange-Nassau

Willem Jacobsz. Delff, 1618

Engraved portrait of a standing man in a tall feathered hat and lace collar, with armor and a curtain behind him.

Frederik Hendrik, Prince of Orange-Nassau

Willem Jacobsz. Delff, 1618

Engraving of the Adoration of the Shepherds with the Virgin, infant Christ, angels in clouds, and shepherds at a ruined stabl

The Adoration of the Shepherds, from The Birth and Early Life of Christ

Hendrick Goltzius, 1594

Engraving of the infant Christ's circumcision in a Gothic church, with robed figures and onlookers beneath a chandelier.

The Circumcision, from The Birth and Early Life of Christ

Hendrick Goltzius, 1594

Engraving of the Adoration of the Magi with the Virgin and Child, a kneeling king offering gifts, attendants, and a star abov

The Adoration of the Magi, from The Birth and Early Life of Christ

Hendrick Goltzius, c. 1593

Engraving of the Holy Family with the infant John the Baptist beneath a tree, a cat at a doorway and a lily plant nearby.

The Holy Family with the Infant John the Baptist, from The Birth and Early Life of Christ

Hendrick Goltzius, 1593