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Engraving of Saint Matthew seated on a book with an angel offering a dish, a dragon and figures below, Latin inscriptions.

St. Matthew, from "Christ, Mary, and the Apostles"

Antonio Tempesta, ca. 1590-1610

Engraving of St. Matthias holding a spear and book, with a halo, flanked by small scenes of flames and a kneeling martyr.

St. Matthias, from "Christ, Mary, and the Apostles"

Antonio Tempesta, ca. 1590-1610

Engraving of St. Andrew holding a fish and X-shaped cross, with fishermen in a boat on the sea behind him.

St. Andrew, from "Christ, Mary and the Apostles"

Antonio Tempesta, ca. 1590-1610

Engraving of Saint John the Evangelist holding a chalice with a serpent, with small scenes of a cauldron and a writing figure

St. John the Evangelist, from "Christ, Mary and the Apostles"

Antonio Tempesta, ca. 1590-1610

Engraving of a haloed saint with a staff and book, with scenes of a stoning and a falling figure below.

St. James Minor, from "Christ, Mary and the Apostles"

Antonio Tempesta, ca. 1590-1610

Engraving of Saint Thomas holding a spear, with a halo, small scenes of martyrdom and fire, and Latin inscriptions.

St. Thomas, from "Christ, Mary and the Apostles"

Antonio Tempesta, late 16th century

Engraving of Saint Philip holding a tall cross, with small background scenes of crucifixion and a dragon attack.

St. Philip, from "Christ, Mary and the Apostles"

Antonio Tempesta, ca. 1590-1610

Engraving of St. James Major with halo, staff and book, with a kneeling figure, soldiers and a distant city in the background

St. James Major, from "Christ, Mary, and the Apostles"

Antonio Tempesta, late 16th century

Chromolithograph of a painted lady butterfly with orange and black wings beside two red flowers and green leaves.

The Painted Lady, from "The Butterflies and Moths of America" Part 2

Louis Prang & Co., 1862

Engraved frontispiece with a central heraldic shield, a crown held by two putti, and allegorical figures on clouds.

Frontispiece to "The Battles of the Old Testament" with the arms of the Medici Crowned by Two Putti

Antonio Tempesta, 1660

Etching of a battle: a fallen armored warrior in the foreground, mounted riders and spearmen clashing across a field.

Plate 18: Saul's Suicide after His Defeat by the Philistines, from "The Battles of the Old Testament"

Antonio Tempesta, ca. 1590-1610

Engraving of blinded soldiers led through a city street by armored men with spears, with a procession of horsemen behind.

Plate 20: Elisha Bringing the Blinded Syrian Army to the King of Israel, from "The Battles of the Old Testament"

Antonio Tempesta, ca. 1590-1610

Engraving of God in clouds raising his hand over a landscape filled with horses, a lion, an elephant, deer, birds and sea cre

God Creating the Animals

Antonio Tempesta, ca. 1590-1630

Engraving of Cain striking Abel beside a smoking altar, with animals gathered in a wooded landscape and figures in clouds abo

Plate 1: Cain Killing Abel, from "The Battles of the Old Testament"

Antonio Tempesta, ca. 1590-1610

Engraving of Abraham on horseback leading Lot and his family home with soldiers, camels, and a city in the distance.

Plate 3: Abraham Taking Lot and His Family to His Own Land, from "The Battles of the Old Testament"

Antonio Tempesta, ca. 1590-1610

Engraving of armored horsemen charging through a battle with spears, camels and a walled city on a hill beyond.

Plate 2: Abraham Liberating His Nephew Lot, from "The Battles of the Old Testament"

Antonio Tempesta, ca. 1590-1610

Engraving of a plumed commander on horseback directing soldiers in battle, with chariots and a burning city in the background

Plate 4: Moses Ordering the Israelites to Attack the Ethiopians, from "The Battles of the Old Testament"

Antonio Tempesta, ca. 1590-1610

Etching of a battle with two mounted warriors in front, spears raised, and a dense army and chariots across a field.

Plate 5: The Defeat of the Ethiopians, from "The Battles of the Old Testament"

Antonio Tempesta, ca. 1590-1610

Engraving of mounted Egyptian warriors in the foreground pursuing an army through waves and smoke, from Tempesta's Old Testam

Plate 7: The Egyptians Pursuing the Israelites, from "The Battles of the Old Testament"

Antonio Tempesta, ca. 1590-1610

Etching of a chaotic cavalry battle with rearing horses, armored riders, fallen soldiers, and a distant hilltop town.

Plate 6: The Israelites Defeated by the Canaanites for Having Disobeyed Moses, from "The Battles of the Old Testament"

Antonio Tempesta, ca. 1590-1610

Engraving of the Israelites on dry land while Egyptians drown in the Red Sea, with Moses raising his arms in the foreground.

Plate 8: The Egyptians Drowning in the Red Sea, from "The Battles of the Old Testament"

Antonio Tempesta, ca. 1590-1610

Etching of a battle with mounted warriors, rearing horses, raised spears and fallen soldiers, with Latin caption below.

Plate 9: The Israelites Battling the Amalekites, from "The Battles of the Old Testament"

Antonio Tempesta, ca. 1590-1610

Engraving of a battle with a rearing horse in the foreground and a radiant sun over the soldiers in a stormy sky.

Plate 11: Joshua Ordering the Sun to Stand Still, from "The Battles of the Old Testament"

Antonio Tempesta, ca. 1590-1610

Etching of David's triumphal return with Goliath's severed head, a mounted rider, spearmen, and women and children at right.

Plate 17: David Returning in Triumph with the Head of Goliath, from "The Battles of the Old Testament"

Antonio Tempesta, ca. 1590-1610

Engraving of a hanging figure caught in a tree as mounted and foot soldiers fight around him in a wooded battle.

Plate 19: Jacob Killing Absalom, from "The Battles of the Old Testament"

Antonio Tempesta, ca. 1590-1610

Engraving of Gideon's night attack, with burning tents, fleeing soldiers, horses and a Latin inscription below.

Plate 14: Gideon Terrorizing the Enemy Camp, from "The Battles of the Old Testament"

Antonio Tempesta, ca. 1590-1610

Etching of David killing Goliath with armored horsemen, soldiers with spears and trumpets, and a fallen giant on a hill.

Plate 16: David Killing Goliath, from "The Battles of the Old Testament"

Antonio Tempesta, ca. 1590-1610

Engraving of Gideon directing soldiers at a river, with kneeling men drinking water and an armored army with camels in the di

Plate 13: Gideon Choosing his Soldiers, from "The Battles of the Old Testament"

Antonio Tempesta, ca. 1590-1610

Engraving of a battle beneath city walls, with a woman dropping a stone from a tower onto mounted warriors below.

Plate 15: The Death of Abimelech, from "The Battles of the Old Testament"

Antonio Tempesta, ca. 1590-1610

Engraving of armored warriors and horsemen fighting in front of a walled city, with fallen horses and banners in the foregrou

Plate 10: The Fall of Jericho, from "The Battles of the Old Testament"

Antonio Tempesta, ca. 1590-1610