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14,955 works

Etching of a young woman in flowing drapery holding a rein on a bull, with dynamic hatched lines.

Young Woman Trying to Stop a Bull

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1660

Etching of an old man being pulled by a shrouded skeletal Death holding an hourglass, within an oval frame.

Death Dragging an Old Man to His Tomb

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1648

Grey wash drawing of an allegorical frontispiece design with an empty oval cartouche, figures, a coat of arms and a ship.

Design for a Frontispiece with an Allegory of Brazil

Ottmar Elliger the Younger, late 17th-mid-18th century

Two sailors in caps and cloaks beside a bale on a quay, with moored boats and a distant ship in the harbor.

Two sailors with a bale of merchandise

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1662

Pen drawing of a turbaned rider leading a second horse across open ground, with a hill in the distance.

Polish Groom Bathing Horses

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1662

Two Turks in Turbans

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1662

Etching of a skeletal Death figure with a flying cloak carrying off a woman, ruins and figures in the background.

Death carrying off a woman, from 'The five deaths' (Les cinq Morts)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1648

Etching of an elderly bald man with a curly beard looking straight ahead, with fine hatched lines shading his face.

Head of Old Man

Stefano Della Bella

Engraving of a woman in a headdress riding a chariot drawn by two armored animals, with French text below.

Allegory of America, from the playing cards "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etched playing card of a feathered figure holding a staff, with a French caption naming Popayan below.

Popayan, from the playing cards "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of a feathered figure holding plants, numbered 3, labeled Brezil with French text below.

Brazil, from the playing cards "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etched playing card of a feathered figure holding a woven shield and staff, titled Chile, with French caption text below.

Chile, from the playing cards "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of a standing feathered warrior holding a spear, with French caption text below describing Quivira.

Quivira, from the playing cards "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of a standing feathered figure holding a bow, with French descriptive text about Virginia below.

Virginia, from the playing cards "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etched playing card numbered 10 showing a feathered female figure with a bow, quiver and spear, with French text beneath.

New France, from the playing cards "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etched print of a rider with a spear on a galloping horse, with a winged figure above and French text below.

Peru, from the playing cards "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of Pygmalion seated beside a standing female statue on a pedestal, with Cupid with bow in the upper left.

Pygmalion, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of two running figures on open ground, one holding a golden apple, with trees and distant figures in the background.

Hippomenes and Atalanta, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of Amphion seated on a mound playing a lyre, with a walled city of towers in the background.

Amphion, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of Pallas in plumed helmet with Medusa shield beside a seated figure, with a pyramid and trees in the background.

Pallas, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of a woman and child by a pond with frog-like figures in the water and a dog at lower left, in a hilly landscape.

Latona, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of armored Pallas pointing at seated Arachne beside a spider web, with draped curtains behind them.

Pallas et Arachne, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of a draped woman drinking from a bowl while a child reaches toward her, with a second woman and trees behind.

Ceres, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of Danäe reclining on a bed as golden coins fall from a cloud while a servant and winged figure attend her.

Jupiter and Danäe, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of two mythological figures in a landscape, a man and a woman holding a spear, with a dog beside her.

Cephalus and Procris, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of Arion playing a lyre while riding a dolphin over choppy sea waves under hatched sky.

Arion, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of Actaeon with stag antlers recoiling as nude women bathe in a pool, with hunting dogs and forest behind.

Acteon, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of bearded Jupiter emerging from flaming clouds toward a seated woman draped on a couch, turning away.

Jupiter and Semele, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of a standing man offering an object to a seated woman beside a tree and rocks, in a landscape setting.

Meleager and Atalanta, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of a bearded figure in robes driving a horse-drawn chariot through clouds, one arm outstretched.

Proserpina, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

Stefano Della Bella, 1644