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Art Institute of Chicago

13,166 works

Engraving of the Farnese Hercules statue seen from behind, with two onlookers at lower right and Latin inscriptions below.

The Farnese Hercules, from Three Famous Antique Statues at Rome

Hendrick Goltzius, 1592, published 1617

Engraving of a classical statue of nude bearded Hercules with lion skin and an infant, on an inscribed pedestal.

The Emperor Commodus as Hercules, from Three Famous Antique Statues at Rome

Hendrick Goltzius, 1592, published 1617

Engraving of the Apollo Pythius statue, a nude youth with a cloak and serpent, with a draftsman sketching at lower right.

The Apollo of Belvedere, from Three Famous Antique Statues at Rome

Hendrick Goltzius, 1592, published 1617

Engraving of Hercules raising a club while fighting a many-headed winged hydra on a stone pedestal.

Hercules Slaying the Hydra

Jan Harmensz. Muller, c. 1602

Engraved oval portrait of an elderly bearded man in a hood, finger raised to his lips in a gesture of silence.

Harpocrates

Jan Harmensz. Muller, 1593

Engraving of Christ calling two fishermen on a shore, with a boat, net, sea and distant town behind them.

Calling of the Disciples Peter and Andrew

Aegidius Sadeler, 1594

Engraving of three draped women walking beneath a tree, with three crosses on a hill in the distance.

The Three Women Returning from the Tomb

Aegidius Sadeler, 1600

Engraving of a helmeted armored woman standing over a fallen man, with a winged putto holding a laurel wreath and allegorical

The Triumph of Wisdom

Aegidius Sadeler, c. 1600-10

Engraved oval portrait of a man with curly hair, flanked by cherubs with trumpets, with a battle scene below.

Charles Bonaventure de Longueval

Aegidius Sadeler, 1621

Engraving of St John the Baptist preaching to a crowd under trees, with a haloed figure at right and a distant town.

St John the Baptist Preaching

Hans Collaert I, 1575

Engraving of Christ seated among children and robed figures before a tall column and classical buildings, with a dog in the f

Christ and the Children

Jan Sadeler, 1588

Engraving of the Adoration of the Shepherds with Mary, the infant Christ, shepherds, and angels in clouds above.

Adoration of the Shepherds

Jan Harmensz. Muller, 1606

Engraving of a bound nude man tied to a tree and shot with arrows by archers, while an angel descends with a palm and wreath.

Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian

Jan Harmensz. Muller, c. 1600

Engraving of Bacchus and Ceres walking away from a seated Venus beside a small fire, with a cupid nearby.

Bacchus and Ceres Leaving Venus (Sine Cerere et Baccho Friget Venus)

Jan Harmensz. Muller, c. 1597

Engraving of Minerva arming Perseus with a shield, Mercury at left, and figures on a rock above in a wooded landscape.

Minerva Arming Perseus

Jan Harmensz. Muller, 1604

Engraving of the Massacre of the Innocents with armed men attacking mothers and infants and muscular standing male figures at

The Massacre of the Innocents

Hendrick Goltzius, c. 1585-86

Engraving of the muscular nude hero Hercules with lion skin and club in a rocky landscape, with wrestling figures behind.

The Great Hercules (Knollenman)

Hendrick Goltzius, 1589

Engraving of the sea nymph Galatea in a shell chariot with dolphins, tritons, and flying cupids above the waves.

The Triumph of Galatea

Hendrick Goltzius, 1592

Engraved oval portrait of an elderly bearded man in a ruff collar, framed by swords, books, a lute and Latin text.

Dirck Volkertsz. Coornhert (with frame)

Hendrick Goltzius, 1591

Engraved landscape with tall rock cliffs, pine trees, a seated couple, a hunter on horseback, and birds in the sky.

Bohemian Landscape with Couples and Hunters (left plate)

Jacob Matham, c. 1606

Etched landscape of a river valley with rocky cliffs, hunters in the foreground, a village, and birds flying across a cloudy

Bohemian Landscape with Couples and Hunters (right plate)

Jacob Matham, c. 1606

Engraved allegory with a seated woman, lion, radiant sun face and obelisk, framed by an ornate border with Latin inscriptions

Allegory of Human Nature

Jan Saenredam, c. 1600

Engraving of the Nativity with the infant Christ in a manger, Mary kneeling, shepherds, animals, and angels in clouds above.

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Boëtius Adamsz. Bolswert, 1618

Circular etching of a house on a wooded cliff above a waterfall, with travelers and grazing animals in the foreground.

Landscape with a House on Cliffs

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1646

Engraved title page with ornate scrollwork frame, masks and fruit garlands framing Latin lettering for Revelation illustratio

Title-page, from Icones Revelationum... (The Revelations of St John)

Attributed to Adriaen Collaert, 1585

Engraved title page with a circular medallion, cartouche inscription, classical goddesses and a cupid, plus Latin verse below

Title-page, from Speculum Illustrium Feminarum

Crispijn van de Passe I, c. 1598

Engraving of the crucifixion of Christ on a crowded hill, with soldiers, horsemen, ladders and a walled city behind.

The Mocking, Flagellation, and Crucifixion of Christ (The Great Calvary)

Jacob Matham, 1615

Engraving of the Crucifixion with crowds of soldiers and mourners below, a walled city with towers in the background.

The Mocking, Flagellation, and Crucifixion of Christ

Jacob Matham, 1615

Engraving of an allegorical scene with a winged figure above, a crowd of robed figures, and classical architecture in a lands

The Table of Cebes (plate 1)

Jacob Matham, 1592

Engraving of an allegorical scene with a skeleton above, a crowd at a stone archway, and figures near a cave entrance.

The Table of Cebes (plate 3)

Jacob Matham, 1592