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Rijksmuseum

3,042 works

Watercolor design for a ceiling with allegorical figures, clouds, a cherub, a swan and a rabbit, with Italian inscription bel

Design for a Ceiling Painting with a Nuptial Allegory

Unknown artist, c. 1750 - c. 1775

Grey ink drawing of a ruined Doric temple colonnade with grazing oxen and figures in the foreground.

View of the temple of 'Juno' near Paestum

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, c. 1775

Red chalk drawing of figures gathered on a riverbank beside a tree and distant buildings, a scene of The finding of Moses.

The finding of Moses

Gesina ter Borch, c. 1655 - c. 1656

Watercolor of the round temple of Vesta in Rome with fountain, oxen, cart and figures in an open square.

The temple of Vesta in Rome

Joseph August Knip, c. 1809 - c. 1812

Hand-colored engraved greeting card with the Annunciation, rococo scrollwork frame and handwritten Dutch verse.

Greeting card with the Annunciation

De erven de weduwe J. Ratelband en J. Bouwer, 1782

Hand-colored engraved wish letter with calligraphic verses, decorative border, and a scene of figures around a table.

Wish letter with circumcision of Christ

weduwe Jeronimus Ratelband en Johannes Bouwer, 1767

Grey watercolor of a crowd and veiled figures in a procession below ruined Roman arches and walls on a hillside.

A Procession at the Foot of the Palatine Hill in Rome

Joseph August Knip, c. 1809 - c. 1812

Engraved rococo wish letter with Annunciation and Nativity scenes, a Dutch verse panel, and a rural church landscape above.

Wish letter with the Annunciation and the adoration by the shepherds

De erven de weduwe J. Ratelband en J. Bouwer, 1782

Monochrome print of a satyr peering over a nude nymph, with another nymph and dense foliage in a dark woodland setting.

Nymphs and a satyr

Johannes Josephus Aarts, 1927

Four-panel hand-colored print of Jesus' Passion scenes including the crowning with thorns, Ecce Homo, scourging, and burial.

Easter prize / Jesus' suffering / death and burial

Erven H. Rynders, 1831

Engraving of the Holy Family with the Virgin and Christ child before a column, an aged Joseph beside them, and a distant town

Holy Family before a column

Hendrick Goltzius, 1585

Engraving of a nude Christ supported by an angel on a tomb, with cherubs and Latin verses below.

Angels support the body of Christ

Conrad Goltz, 1594

Engraving of a classical male figure in drapery holding a lyre, framed as a bas-relief on a pedestal.

Bas-relief of Apollo with the lyre

Michel Natalis, 1636

Pencil drawing of a sculptural group of two intertwined figures on a carved pedestal, with budding branches at left.

Mercury kidnaps Psyche

Huib Luns, 1929

Lithograph of a basilica complex with a bell tower and dome on rolling hills, with mountains and cloudy sky behind.

View of the basilica of Saint Agnes near Rome

Jean-Charles-Joseph Rémond, 1828

Engraving of haloed Christ before Pilate in an interior, with armed soldiers behind and a Latin caption below.

Christ back with Pilate

Adriaen Collaert, 1580

Engraving of an angel descending in light to shepherds with cattle, goats and sheep under trees.

Annunciation to the shepherds

Aegidius Sadeler, 1593

Engraving of Christ kneeling in prayer while an angel appears in the clouds above, with sleeping figures in the distance.

Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane

Jan Luyken, 1712

Engraved title page with a cartouche showing Hercules wrestling a lion, putti with a fruit basket, and the title L'Europe.

Cartouche with Hercules

François Chauveau, 1643

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

Nativity of Christ

Aegidius Sadeler, 1588

Engraving of Christ with a halo seized by armed soldiers at night, torches in background, a sword raised.

Taking of Christ

Jan Luyken, 1712

Watercolor drawing of a rustic timber hermit's hut with a bell and cross, and a small saint statue, among trees.

Hermit's hut with statue of a saint

Pieter Bartholomeusz. Barbiers, 1782

Engraved oval portrait of an elderly man in periwig and robe, with a skull and crossbones below and a Latin inscription.

Portret van Achilles Uffenbach

Mathäus Küsel, 1645

Engraving of Christ standing before a high priest and seated elders in a columned hall, with soldiers at left.

Christ before the high priest Annas

Jan Luyken, 1712

Engraving of nymphs and a seated allegorical figure by a lake with swans, cherubs and an eagle with coat of arms above.

Allegorical representation with nymphs

Watercolor of a brick church with a tall tower beside a canal, with barges, houses and figures on the towpath.

View of the Saint Augustine Church from the Postjeskade

Frans Everbag, 1887

Engraving of Christ bound to a column being whipped by soldiers in an arcaded hall, with a crowd visible outside.

Flagellation of Christ

Jan Luyken, 1712

Engraving of a bearded river god embracing a nymph beside pouring urns, with cherubs above and a distant castle.

Allegorical representation with river god and nymph

Pen and red chalk drawing of a bearded figure with radiating halo, a standing figure on a cloud, and angels.

The Holy Trinity and the Fall of Man

Agostino Masucci, 1701

Engraving of a crowd gesturing toward a haloed figure with a crown of thorns on a platform before classical architecture.

Christ shown to the people

Jan Luyken, 1712

Brown ink and red chalk drawing of Christ rising above angels while soldiers react below beside a tomb.

The Resurrection of Christ

Giacinto Calandrucci, 1656

Engraving of Christ with a halo seated by a well as a woman draws water, with a tree and distant village landscape.

Christ and the Samaritan woman

Théodorus van Kessel, 1660

Engraving of the Crucifixion with three crosses, a crowd of mourners and soldiers, a mountain and a walled city beyond.

Crucifixion of Christ

Jan Luyken, 1712

Engraved print of a crucified Christ figure rising above clouds opposite a horned devil wielding a club on rocks.

Christ on the cross conquers the devil

Johann Jakob Weber, 1813

Engraving of Christ and a woman in a white robe before a crowd beside classical columns, with a distant landscape.

Christ and the adulterous woman

Théodorus van Kessel, 1660

Engraving of Saint Matthew seated writing with an angel holding an inkwell, a harbor town with boats in the background.

Matthew the evangelist writes his gospel

Philips Galle, 1562

Engraving of a bearded man with crossed arms before a throne, with a crowned head of Christ in a medallion below.

Man with beard before a throne above Christ on the cross

Johann Jakob Weber, 1813

Colored print of a temple grounds with a pagoda, stone lantern, pine trees and small figures walking along a path.

Amida pond, the Buddha statue presented by the Korean King to the Japanese Emperor was once thrown in

Akamatsu Rinsaku, 1947

Engraving of Saint Mark writing with a lion at his feet, a rotunda and city towers in the background.

Mark the evangelist writes his gospel

Philips Galle, 1562

Engraving of a haloed Christ with outstretched arms among tormented souls and demons in a fiery underworld.

Christ in the underworld

Johann Jakob Weber, 1813

Brown ink and wash drawing of a bound, half-naked man flanked by soldiers and a robed figure with a staff.

Christ Bound between Two Soldiers and a High Priest

Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, 1638

Engraving of Saint Luke seated at a desk with a haloed head and an ox beside him, labelled Sanctus Lucas Evangelista.

Luke the evangelist writes his gospel

Philips Galle, 1562

Engraving of Christ lying on a sarcophagus beside a muscular winged angel holding a staff, against a dark background.

Christ in the sarcophagus with an angel

Johann Jakob Weber, 1813

Hand-coloured title page with allegorical figures around an open New Testament book and Christ carrying the cross among cloud

Allegorical figures around an open book and Christ carrying the cross

Romeyn de Hooghe, 1702

Engraving of Saint John the Evangelist writing with a quill, accompanied by an eagle, with a coastal town and sea in the back

John the evangelist writes his gospel

Philips Galle, 1562

Engraving of a bird-headed figure holding a rod with coins, chained to a kneeling man bowing before him.

Adoration of Mammon

Johann Jakob Weber, 1813

Engraved title page with allegorical women, a helmeted Minerva, coats of arms, and the title Spiegel van Staat des Vereenigde

Allegorical representation with Faith, Minerva and Discord

Romeyn de Hooghe, 1706

Engraved emblematic print with Apollo on clouds above a kneeling figure, framed by a crowned bust, warrior, and open book.

Apollo sitting on clouds and kneeling figure

François van Bleyswijck, 1722

Etching of a winged angel pointing near ruined columns, with travelers crossing a stream with a donkey in a rocky landscape.

Landscape with the flight to Egypt led by an angel

Sébastien Bourdon, 1626

Etching of Neptune in a sea chariot with horses, beside Arion playing a harp on a dolphin, with a ship and city behind.

Tableau vivant with Neptune and Arion

Pieter Nolpe, 1642

Engraved certificate with allegorical figures in a rowing boat and an exhibition city view, awarding a medal to W. B. Tholen.

Hercules wrestles with Achelous

Charles Emmanuel Patas, 1786

Etched landscape with horses in a pool, a classical arch, trees, and figures on steps at right.

Landscape with riding school and Christ with his disciples

Sébastien Bourdon, 1626

Engraving of Perseus on winged Pegasus attacking a sea monster near a chained woman on a rocky shore, with a city in the dist

Tableau vivant with Perseus and Andromeda

Pieter Nolpe, 1642

Pen and brown wash drawing of a standing figure addressing seated judges in a columned hall, with crowds around.

Christ before his judges

Maerten de Vos, 1542

Etched landscape with a castle, a stone well with two robed figures, sheep at a trough, and tall trees framing the scene.

Landscape with Christ and the Samaritan woman at the well

Sébastien Bourdon, 1626

Engraving of a sailing ship in battle amid smoke and fireworks, with a Latin inscription beneath the scene.

Spectacle with ship with fireworks and the pillars of Hercules

Jacob Neefs, 1636

Engraving of a statue of Apollo at the center of clipped hedge alleys, with figures in period dress in a garden setting.

Statue of Apollo on Clingendael estate

Daniël Stopendaal, 1687

Etching of the Holy Family with infant John and a lamb before classical ruins and a round tower, by Sébastien Bourdon.

Holy Family with John and lamb among ruins

Sébastien Bourdon, 1626

Engraving of the Madonna holding the infant Christ with young Saint John the Baptist, in a circular frame.

Madonna and Child and John the Baptist

Charles Auguste Schuler, 1814

Engraving of Christ seated under a colonnade blessing children while mothers and apostles gather around him.

Christ blessing the children (Suffer the little children to come unto me)

Pieter Balten, 1570

Engraved title page with a seated Jupiter figure, an eagle, an armillary sphere, a warship, and a Latin cartouche.

Jupiter and a warship with the coat of arms of Alessandro Farnese

Jan Sadeler, 1585

Watercolor design of Neptune with trident bending toward a nude woman by rocky cliffs, with blue border and Dutch inscription

Design for a wallpaper painting with Neptune and Coronis

Rienk Keyert, 1751

Engraving of the Holy Family with an angel, a boy, a shepherd carrying a lamb, and other figures in a rocky landscape.

The Holy Family in the company of others

Jeremias Falck, 1655

Engraving of an allegorical scene with a bust portrait, armoured Mars, a harp player, cherubs and Time wreathed in flowers.

Allegorical representation with portrait bust of Charles de Saint Denis

Bernard Picart, 1724

Watercolor of Neptune driving sea horses over waves while Venus, with Cupid and swans, appears in the clouds above.

Venus requests Neptune to prevent Telemachus from landing on Ithaca

Rienk Keyert, 1719

Pencil drawing of a canal with an arched bridge, brick townhouses, a twin-towered church and reflections in the water.

View of the Deventer Houtmarkt, looking towards the Moses and Aaron Church

Jan Baureis, 1850

Etching of a seated Buddha in a rock niche atop stone steps, with figures climbing toward it and ships on the coast.

The Mahamuni Buddha in a temple in Arakan

Romeyn de Hooghe, 1676

Engraving of Juno in a robe and crown gesturing to a charioteer driving horses toward a setting sun over the sea.

Juno commands the sun to set

Tommaso Piroli, 1805

Pen and grey wash drawing of a seated judge facing standing soldiers and robed men in an interior with a draped curtain.

Christ before Pilate

Jan Goeree, 1680

Etching of draped figures offering at a classical courtyard with an arched statue niche, palm trees, and a torch.

Offering to Venus

Johannes Glauber, 1656

Pen and ink sketch of nude nymphs hoisting a heavy load, with studies of figures and poses around the central group.

The loading of the hunting booty by the nymphs of Diana

Peter Paul Rubens, 1611

Grey-washed drawing of women on a riverbank finding an infant, with a parasol and a figure in armor in the water.

The finding of Moses

Moses ter Borch, 1662

Etching of a classical allegory: a helmeted woman shields a nude figure from satyrs and musicians near arches and trees.

Minerva protects innocence against temptation

Johannes Glauber, 1656

Pen and brown ink sketch of a seated Madonna nursing an infant, with drapery studies around the figures.

Sketch of a seated, nursing Madonna

Peter Paul Rubens, 1587

Sixteen small woodcut scenes from the New Testament with Dutch verses, some hand-colored in red and yellow.

Biblical figures of the New Testament

Clement, De Vri & Van Stegeren, 1816

Etching of sirens on rocks beside a ship with sailors on deck, rendered in fine hatched lines on paper.

Odysseus and the Sirens

Johannes Glauber, 1656

Engraving of a seated sculptor with chisel and mallet beside a nude figure on a pedestal, with classical architecture behind.

Sculptor works on a statue of Hercules

Theodor de Bry, 1596

Woodcut decorative letter H with an angel above clouds and a shepherd with sheep below, in a 1754 print.

Initial H with the Annunciation to the shepherds

Hermanus Numan, 1754

Etching of the goddess Diana seated on a cloud with bow, spear and putti, with rays of light across the sky.

Diana with bow and arrow on a cloud

Johannes Glauber, 1656

Engraving of Hercules Musagetes holding a lyre and lion skin, beside a flaming altar, cornucopia and classical architecture.

Hercules as leader of the muses

Theodor de Bry, 1596

Woodcut-style print of a bearded figure with a radiant halo, resting one hand on a star-decorated globe, in brown tones.

Christ

Ludwig Büsinck, 1600

Engraving of Venus reclining against a tree as a winged Cupid crowns her with flowers, with cherubs at her feet.

Venus and Cupid - Spring

Johannes Glauber, 1656

Engraving of a seated veiled woman with a book beside a Vesta altar, classical columns and statues in an arcade.

Vestal virgins at an altar for the goddess Vesta

Theodor de Bry, 1596

Sepia print of a bearded man with a halo turning over his shoulder, holding a tall staff, wrapped in heavy drapery.

Apostle James the Less

Ludwig Büsinck, 1600

Etching of Minerva with spear and shield beside an owl, as a seated figure sits in a dark stone cell behind a door.

Minerva locks up Discord in a cell

Johannes Glauber, 1656

Engraving of a woman driving a sun chariot through clouds while a laurel-crowned man reaches for the reins, with a city below

Apollo in the sun chariot

Theodor de Bry, 1596

Brown chiaroscuro print of a haloed bearded man gesturing toward a chalice with a serpent, Johannes de Evangelist.

John the Evangelist

Ludwig Büsinck, 1600

Etching of the Adoration of the Kings: Virgin and Child, a kneeling elder, and turbaned attendants in a stone interior.

Adoration of the kings

Johannes Glauber, 1656

Engraving of a woman tending a child in a bed, with attendants and laurel branches under arches, Latin title above.

Cupid is cared for by Venus

Theodor de Bry, 1596

Brown chiaroscuro woodcut of bearded Saint Peter with halo, holding a key and resting his hand on a book.

Apostle Peter

Ludwig Büsinck, 1600

Engraving of the baptism of Christ by John the Baptist, with two angels, a crowd under trees, and a dove above.

Baptism of Christ

Johannes Glauber, 1656

Engraving of women attacking a slumped man beneath a tree, with a classical city and dogs in the background.

Orpheus is killed by the raging women of Ciconia

Theodor de Bry, 1596

Woodcut-style print of a bearded apostle with halo reading a book and raising one hand, with a staff beside him.

Apostle Philip

Ludwig Büsinck, 1600

Engraving of robed figures on a terrace beside a tree, with a nude figure on a pedestal and a distant town view.

Christ breaks a statue

Johannes Glauber, 1656

Engraving of Mars and Venus embracing, the nude god holding a spear and plumed helmet, with Venus draped beside him.

Mars and Venus

Domenico Marchetti, 1790

Engraving of nude sea nymphs surrounding an ornate ship as a helmeted warrior stands on deck, with sailing ships behind.

Aeneas' fleet surrounded by sea nymphs

Jacob Folkema, 1743