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Engraving of two plumed riders on decorated horses, one with a trumpet and banner, the other with a baton, beneath a floating

Plate 30 from "Course des Tetes et Bagues"

François Chauveau, ca. 1662

Etching of a harbor with a colonnade, stone towers, sailing ships, and figures working boats on the shore.

Harbor with rising sun, figures in foreground, colonnade on left

Claude Lorrain, ca. 1634

Etching of a harbor with a large round tower at left, moored sailing ships, and figures carrying cargo on the shore.

Harbor with large tower at left, and figures in the foreground

Claude Lorrain, ca. 1635-40

Etched landscape with large trees on the right, figures on a bank, and a distant town with spires across water.

A landscape with a monk and an angel in the center, a town to the left (The Vision)

Claude Lorrain, ca. 1630-40

Etching of a shepherd and shepherdess with cattle and goats in a wooded landscape, a bridge and boat on a river beyond.

Shepherd and shepherdess conversing in a landscape, with a bridge in the background

Claude Lorrain, ca.1650-55

Engraved ornamental frieze with acanthus scrolls and a central urn held by two putti, dated ca. 1777.

Design for a Frieze with Acanthus Scrolls and a Vase with Two Putti in the Center

Le Roy, ca. 1777

Portrait of a Man

Louis Lafitte, 1793

Engraved horizontal frieze with acanthus scrolls, grape vines, and a central urn filled with fruit flanked by lion heads.

Design for a Frieze with Acanthus Scrolls and a Vase in the Center

Gilles Paul Cauvet, ca. 1777

Circular brown ink and wash drawing of nymphs surprised near a bath, with a reclining river god in the foreground.

Diana Surprised at her Bath

Hans Rottenhammer, after 1610

Engraved frontispiece with two seated allegorical women flanking a title cartouche, coat of arms and laurel branches above.

Frontispiece from "Fiesole Destroyed" (Fiesole Distrutta)

Jacques Callot, 1619

Engraving with six cameo-style scenes of mythological figures, putti, dolphins, horses, a triton and a seated man on a sea cr

Six subjects after antique cameos: female figures tending to a seated male figure; putti and dolphins; female figure…

Battista Franco Veneziano

Etching of a reclining bearded man draped in cloth, arm around a rock, with a reed cross in the foreground.

John the Baptist, lying on the ground naked except for a cloth covering his thighs, with his right arm curled around…

Battista Franco Veneziano

Engraving of Neptune raising a conch shell, with a seated triton at left and another figure rising from waves at lower right.

Seated Neptune holding a conch shell to his mouth, accompanied by a seated triton and another emerging from the water…

Etched landscape with a multi-arched bridge over a river, small boats, large trees, a rocky foreground and figures.

Landscape with bridge traversing a river occupied with three small boats, one of which is encroaching the near river…

Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi ?, ca. 1626-80

Engraved landscape of robed travelers on a road toward a walled town, framed by a border of flowers and animals.

The Sending Out of the Apostles

Adriaen Collaert, ca. 1584

Etching of a woman with raised arms among hooded figures at a dark doorway, with a pale ghostly figure at left.

'Poor Folly' from the 'Disparates' (Follies / Irrationalities)

Francisco Goya, ca. 1815-19 (published 1864)

Engraving of a young woman with windswept hair embracing a classical column, draped in flowing cloth on grass.

A young woman personifying Force or Strength holding a column

Marcantonio Raimondi, ca. 1510-27

Etched title page with a drawn theater curtain, the inscription Il Nino Figlio Tragedia, a coat of arms, and an audience belo

Title page for "The Child Nino" (Il Nino Figlio), a stage with the curtain drawn, the coat of arms of the duke of Mod…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1655

Engraving of three seated muses reading books beneath a flying putto in a cruciform composition.

Three Muses seated underneath a flying putto who gestures downward, a cruciform composition, from a series of eight c…

Giorgio Ghisi, ca. 1560-69

Engraving of three seated muses reading a book beneath a flying putto holding a lyre, in a cruciform composition.

Three Muses seated below a flying putto who grasps a lyre with both hands, a cruciform composition, from a series of…

Giorgio Ghisi, ca. 1560-69

Engraving of Venus, Cupid and two goddesses reclining on a cloud with putti in an oval frame.

Venus and Cupid and two other goddesses seated on a cloud under an arch and accompanied by a putto, an oval compositi…

Giorgio Ghisi, ca. 1560-69

Engraving of reclining goddesses on clouds, with a child and fruit at right, in an oval composition.

Juno and two goddesses reclining on clouds with two child figures and fruits at right, an oval composition, from a se…

Giorgio Ghisi, ca. 1560-69

Engraving of mythological gods reclining on a cloud, one holding a trident and another wearing a helmet, in an oval frame.

Apollo, Neptune, Pluto, and Athena seated on a cloud under an arch, an oval composition, from a series of eight compo…

Giorgio Ghisi, ca. 1560-69

Engraving of four mythological male figures, some wearing grape wreaths, seated on a cloud within an oval frame.

Hercules, Bacchus, Pan, and another god seated on a cloud under an arch, an oval composition, from a series of eight…

Giorgio Ghisi, ca. 1560-69

Engraving of a seated sibyl with an open book on a lectern, holding a vessel, with crosshatched shading.

Sibyl seated before an open book upon which she rests her left hand, she twists her face away from the book and holds…

Antonio Fantuzzi

Engraving of a draped female figure holding a flute, standing on a pedestal, by Antonio Fantuzzi.

Euterpe

Antonio Fantuzzi

Engraving of a Frascati hall with a fountain of Apollo and the Muses on Mount Parnassus and small figures on the tiled floor.

Stanza di Venti nel Teatro di Belvedere di Frascati

Giovanni Battista Falda, 1660-78

Etching of the god Pan seated nude, holding pan pipes aloft, gazing upward beside a wall with foliage and clouds.

Seated Pan holding a pipe in his left hand

Odoardo Fialetti, 1600-30

Engraving of Mars seated on a wall, holding a flaming torch aloft, with armor and a sword at his feet.

Mars, seated on a wall and holding a flame in his right hand, with armor below

Odoardo Fialetti, 1600-30

Etching of the Virgin and Child with young Saint John and a lamb on a hillside, with a distant town and mountains.

Seated Virgin and Child with Saint John the Baptist and a lamb on a hillside

Orazio Farinati, 1580-1616

Engraving of the sleeping winged Cupid lying beside a tree, with his bow and quiver nearby, against a rocky background.

Sleeping Cupid

Paolo Farinati, ca. 1560-1606

Etching of a reclining bearded man with a staff, a small winged figure, and a standing draped woman beside a tree and pedesta

Saturn, Eros, and a Woman

Giuseppe Diamantini, 1650-1700

Engraved bust-length portrait of a man with curly hair and moustache, wearing a cross and lace collar, in an octagonal frame.

Knight of Malta (self-portrait?), a bust-length portrait in a twelve-sided frame

Ottavio Mario Leoni, 1625

Engraved bust-length portrait of a bearded man in a fur-trimmed coat, inside a twelve-sided frame with inscriptions.

Ludovico Leoni, a bust-length portrait in a twelve-sided frame

Ottavio Mario Leoni, 1625

Engraved bust-length portrait of a mustached man in a lace collar and cross emblem, inside an octagonal frame, 1625.

Giovanni Baglione, a bust-length portrait in a twelve-sided frame

Ottavio Mario Leoni, 1625

Etching of a chaotic crowd with a fallen figure in the foreground and a horse at right, set against a dark background.

General Folly, from "The Disparates" (Follies / Irrationalities)

Francisco Goya, ca. 1815-19 (published 1864)

Etched bust-length portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar and cross insignia, inside a twelve-sided frame.

Christoforo Roncalli, called Pomerancio, a bust-length portrait in a twelve-sided frame

Ottavio Mario Leoni, 1623

Engraved bust-length portrait of a bearded man with a lace collar, inside a twelve-sided frame with inscriptions.

Giuseppe Cesare, called Cavaliere d'Arpino, a bust-length portrait in a twelve-sided frame

Ottavio Mario Leoni, 1621

Engraving of Psyche flying with an urn while two winged putti support her above a landscape with ruins and a town.

Psyche Carrying Waters of the Styx (from the Farnesina frescoes)

Marcantonio Raimondi

Title page of a 1634 Florentine funeral oration, with an engraved Medici coat of arms beneath a crown and printed text.

Medici coat of arms in bottom center, title page 2 from "In Morte del Serenissimo Principe Francesco di Toscana, Oraz…

Stefano Della Bella, 1634

Etching of a triton and mermaid holding up a shell cartouche inscribed with a title, amid sea waves and creatures.

Frieze with a Triton and Mermaid holding up a Shell, title page from "Decorative friezes and foliage" (Ornamenti di f…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1645-50

Etched decorative frieze with two felines holding garlands of foliage and a central shield with five roundels under a crown.

Design for a Frieze with Felines holding up a Garland and the Medici Coat of Arms in the Center, plate 2 from "Decora…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1645-50

Etched frieze with two putti holding a crown over a letter L, flanked by scrolling foliage and reclining figures.

Design for a Frieze with Two Putti holding a crown over the letter 'L' (for Louis XIV?), plate 3 from "Decorative fri…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1645-50

Etched ornamental frieze with a central lion head, acanthus scrolls, and a lower band of griffins flanking a medallion.

Two Designs for Friezes with Acanthus Scrolls, Each with a Variant, plate 4 from "Decorative friezes and foliage" (Or…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1645-50

Etched ornamental frieze with scrolling foliage, figures chasing a hare with hounds, and smaller hunting scenes below.

Designs for Three Friezes with Hunting Themes, plate 9 from "Decorative friezes and foliage" (Ornamenti di fregi e fo…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1645-50

Etched frieze with a leopard among acanthus scrolls, a grape basket at left and a grotesque mask at right.

Design for a Frieze with Acanthus Scrolls and a Leopard in the Center, plate 10 from "Decorative friezes and foliage"…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1645-50

Etched ornamental frieze of putti carrying vines beside three felines among scrolling leaves, by Stefano della Bella.

Design for a Frieze with Putti carrying a Vine and Three Felines, plate 11 from "Decorative friezes and foliage" (Orn…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1645-50

Etched frieze of acanthus scrolls with playing putti, a garland and dogs, by Stefano della Bella.

Design for a Frieze with Acanthus Scrolls and Playing Putti and Dogs, plate 12 from "Decorative friezes and foliage"…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1645-50

Etched ornamental frieze with acanthus scrolls, a lion head, an eagle, and two rams with curling horns.

Two Frieze Designs with Acanthus Scrolls combined with a Lion and Eagle on top and Two Rams below, plate 5 from "Deco…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1645-50

Etched ornamental frieze with lions, eagles, helmets and foliage scrolls, plate 6 by Stefano della Bella.

Two Designs for Friezes or Consoles characterized by Armorial Trophies, plate 6 from "Decorative friezes and foliage"…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1645-50

Etched horizontal frieze of acanthus scrolls with embracing figures and a reclining cherub in a central medallion.

Design for a Frieze with Acanthus Scrolls with the Theme of Love, plate 7 from "Decorative friezes and foliage" (Orna…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1645-50

Etched decorative frieze with acanthus scrolls, a child between two dogs at center, and sea horses above.

Design for a Frieze with Acanthus Scrolls and a Child flanked by Dogs in the Center, plate 8 from "Decorative friezes…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1645-50

Etching of two tritons with fish tails wrestling sea creatures among waves, in a horizontal decorative frieze.

Two Tritons wrestling with other Sea Creatures, plate 13 from "Decorative friezes and foliage" (Ornamenti di fregi e…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1645-50

Etched ornamental frieze with acanthus scrolls, a cherub between lions above, and masks and medallions below.

Design for Two Friezes, the One on Top containing a Zephyr flanked by Lions, plate 14 from "Decorative friezes and fo…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1645-50

Etched decorative frieze with acanthus scrolls, putti, a lion head in a foliage garland, and small figures below.

Design for a Frieze with Acanthus Scrolls and Two Small Figural Motifs Below, plate 15 from "Decorative friezes and f…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1645-50

Etching of three putti holding a garland while two leopards leap over it, a decorative frieze design.

Design for a Frieze with Three Putti holding a Garland and Two Leopards jumping over it, plate 16 from "Decorative fr…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1645-50

An eagle walking towards the right, a bust of a woman to right turned in profile towards the left, plate 1 from "Frie…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1638-43

Etched frieze with a bearded grotesque head, ram skull, and winged chimera among scrolling foliage and a laurel wreath.

Three fragments of friezes; on top, a grotesque head of a man, a skull of a ram at bottom left and a chimera at botto…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1638-43

Etched frieze of two infants with scrolled legs in water, a dolphin at right, and small grotesque heads below.

Two infants standing in the water at center with their legs as scrollwork, below three small sketches of heads, plate…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1638-43

Etched ornament plate with five grotesque heads, bearded faces and curling foliage scrollwork in a decorative frieze.

Five grotesque heads, plate 4 from "Friezes, foliage, and grotesques" (Frises, feuillages et grotesques)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1638-43

Etched frieze with scrolling foliage, a bearded grotesque face, a lion head, a ram skull, and a second grotesque face.

Two friezes; at top, a grotesque head of an old man to left, a lion head to right, at bottom, a ram skull to left, a…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1638-43

Etched frieze with a triton and siren embracing among scrolls and reeds, a swan at right, and an old man's grotesque head bel

A triton and a siren fighting at center, their legs as scrollwork, a swan to right, the grotesque head of an old man…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1638-43

Etched ornamental frieze with an eagle, a lion head in a scroll, and grotesque masks among acanthus foliage.

Two friezes; at top, an eagle and the head of a lion, at bottom, a lion head and two grotesque heads of men, plate 7…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1638-43

Etched ornamental plate with four grotesque heads framed by curling scrollwork and foliage.

Four grotesque heads with scrollwork, plate 8 from "Friezes, foliage, and grotesques" (Frises, feuillages et grotesques)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1638-43