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Rijksmuseum

3,053 works

Engraved print of three ornamental friezes with scrolling foliage, animals, hunters and a figure with a lyre.

Three ornamental friezes with Apollo, animals and hunters

Abraham Helmhack, 1664

Line engraving of Apollo driving a horse-drawn chariot while a robed woman reaches toward him against a starry sky.

Lampetia complains to Apollo

James Parker, 1805

Engraved ceiling design with an oval medallion of the Virgin and Child, surrounded by garlands, cherubs and scrolled ornament

Ceiling with Holy Virgin and Child in oval

Jean Lepautre, 1628

Decorative print with a city goddess and five views of Amsterdam canals, harbor ships and church towers.

Reproduction of a drawing of the city goddess of Amsterdam, incorporating five photographs with cityscapes

Gerrit Hendricus Heinen, 1894

Woodcut of a robed saint kneeling by a vessel in a church interior while a crowd watches, with ornate carved panels behind.

John the Evangelist descends into his own grave

Lucas Cranach, 1510

Engraving of Saint Ignatius of Loyola in prayer, framed by a flower wreath, halo, and cherubs, with inscriptions.

Saint Ignatius of Loyola in a garland of flowers

Joannes Galle, 1626

Sepia print of a winged angel reaching upward through billowing clouds, with light breaking through the sky.

Angel in the clouds

John B. Skippe, 1781

Woodcut of armored Saint George standing with a sword, two winged angels beside him, castle and landscape behind.

George (Georgius) standing with lance and two angels

Lucas Cranach, 1506

Engraving of the Holy Trinity inside a heart-shaped frame with cherubs, a dove, and a Latin inscription, by Joannes Galle, 16

Trinity in a heart surrounded by angels

Joannes Galle, 1626

Tonal print of a standing haloed saint with flowing hair and cloak, set on rocky ground, in olive and grey tones.

Standing saint

John B. Skippe, 1781

Woodcut of Saint Jerome reading beside a lion in a forest clearing, with trees, a distant town and a hanging cardinal's hat.

Saint Jerome as penitent

Lucas Cranach, 1509

Engraving of Psyche holding a lamp over a sleeping Cupid on a curtained bed, with a winged figure at the upper left.

Psyche and the sleeping Cupid

Agostino Veneziano, 1530

Green-toned print of a bearded haloed apostle in flowing robes standing beside a lectern with an open book.

Apostle Peter

John B. Skippe, 1782

Etching of a stone arched bridge over a river with a rowboat and a town skyline with church spires beyond.

Saint Servatius Bridge in Maastricht

Pieter de Josselin de Jong, 1871

Engraving of a hooded friar with bowed head beside a cherub holding a radiant monstrance, with Latin inscription below.

Saint Paschal Baylon

Domenico Cunego, 1735

Sepia print of a seated woman in drapery on an eagle's back, with an open book and clouds behind her.

John the Evangelist

John B. Skippe, 1781

Engraving of Vulcan seated at an anvil with a shield, while two workers hammer at a forge inside a cavern.

Vulcan

François Marie Isidore Queverdo, 1792

Etching of an ornate urn with two satyrs at the handles and a mermaid seated in its center, on a pedestal.

Vase with two satyrs and a mermaid

Jacques Francois Joseph Saly, 1746

Sepia print of Mercury handing a set of panpipes to Minerva, with a Latin dedication inscription below.

Mercury gives Minerva a pan flute

John B. Skippe, 1783

Engraved print of the goddess Venus standing nude with a cupid among clouds, within an ornate diamond-shaped floral frame.

Venus

François Marie Isidore Queverdo, 1792

Pencil drawing of three winged cherubs attending a sleeping child wrapped in cloth, with a wreath and palm frond.

Little angels with dead child

Abraham Delfos, 1741

Olive and brown print of a winged angel in flowing robes standing on a cloud, one arm raised.

Angel

John B. Skippe, 1781

Engraving of the god Jupiter seated on a cloud with lightning bolts and an eagle beside him, within an arched frame.

Jupiter

François Marie Isidore Queverdo, 1792

Bust of an evangelist, to the left

Jacob Jordaens, 1603

Sepia print of intertwined classical figures beside a stone pedestal, with an italic caption along the right margin.

Entombment

John B. Skippe, 1783

Engraving of the goddess Diana seated under a tree, holding a spear, with a crescent moon above and a garland frame.

Diana

François Marie Isidore Queverdo, 1792

Red and brown chalk drawing of mourners gathered around a body on a stone slab, several figures bending in grief.

Entombment

Jacob Jordaens, 1660

Engraving of an enthroned figure with a halo, surrounded by crowned elders, winged creatures and torches under an arch.

Adoration of the Mystic Lamb

Gerard van Groeningen, 1563

Engraving of Minerva with spear and helmet seated on a stone, two putti beside her, drafting tools and a bust below.

Minerva

François Marie Isidore Queverdo, 1792

Engraved wall panel with two male figures holding an oval scene, an urn above, putti and drapery framing the design.

Wall panel with a representation of Moses being found by the pharaoh's daughter

Jean Lepautre, 1659

Engraving of four angels restraining winds above a crowd of figures, with a Latin caption along the bottom edge.

Four angels hold back the four winds

Gerard van Groeningen, 1563

Engraving of Apollo seated under a tree playing a lyre, with a winged horse in the background, inside an ornate frame.

Apollo

François Marie Isidore Queverdo, 1792

Drawn scene of Christ wearing a crown of thorns, flanked by a bearded man and a soldier, with a city behind.

The Mocking of Christ

Etienne Bosch, 1890

Engraving of angels and monstrous horsemen attacking a crowd, with God enthroned on clouds above in an arched frame.

Four angels of death kill the people after the sixth trumpet blast

Gerard van Groeningen, 1563

Engraving of Neptune with trident driving a chariot pulled by three horses through waves, labeled Neptune on a numbered page.

Neptune

François Marie Isidore Queverdo, 1792

Etching of an angel above a sleeping man, a haloed woman holding an infant, and an ox and donkey at right.

The angel appears to Joseph

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, 1645

Engraving of a kneeling bearded man reading a book as a winged angel with a halo stands over the sea.

John receives the holy scripture from an angel

Gerard van Groeningen, 1563

Engraving of the Transfiguration: Christ floats center between Moses with tablets and Elijah in clouds, disciples below.

Transfiguration of Christ

Johannes Wierix, 1573

Etching of a satyr seated by a herm statue under trees, with a shepherd leading goats and sheep on the right.

Satyr at statue of Priapus

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, 1643

Engraving of a man with a staff defending women at a well against shepherds, with sheep and a hilly landscape behind.

Moses and the daughters of Reuel (Jethro) at the well

Simon Henri Thomassin, 1709

Grey wash drawing of Moses descending a cloudy mountain while a crowd below kneels and raises hands in reverence.

Moses Descending from Mount Sinai with the Ten Commandments

Ferdinand Bol, 1664

Pen and brown wash drawing of figures carrying a nude body in a shroud, with mourners and clouds, attributed to Rubens.

Entombment

Peter Paul Rubens, 1615

Engraved allegorical ceiling scene with Apollo and Minerva, putti and clouds, set within an ornate scrolled frame.

Apollo distributes rewards to Arts and Sciences, Minerva crowns the genius of France

Simon Henri Thomassin, 1711

Engraving of Christ comforted by a winged angel, both in flowing robes, within an arched frame.

Christ comforted by an angel

Adolphe Alexandre Joseph Caron, 1855

Engraving of Christ's body on a cross being worked on by men with hammers, watched by soldiers and women, with a city behind.

Christ being crucified

Pieter de Jode, 1585

Engraving of Christ's body being laid in a tomb, with mourners, a crown of thorns and nails in the foreground.

Entombment of Christ

Antonie Wierix, 1585

Engraving of Saint Christopher wading a river carrying the Christ child, with a church on the bank and scroll border.

Saint Christopher

Telman von Wesel, 1520

Engraving of a standing female saint with a sword and wheel in a Gothic arch, with a crowned head at lower left.

Saint Catherine

Meester met het doorstoken hart, 1500

Engraving of Christ descending into hell, freeing kneeling figures while demons watch from flaming rocks above.

Christ in Limbo

Antonie Wierix, 1585

Engraved print of a standing haloed saint in a long draped robe, holding a knife and a book.

Saint Bartholomew

Monogrammist IA, 1480

Engraving of the Virgin Mary holding the Christ Child on a crescent moon, crowned by two angels within a rayed mandorla.

Madonna on the crescent moon

Meester met het doorstoken hart, 1500

Engraving of the Nativity with the Virgin Mary kneeling by the haloed Christ Child, angels, an ox, and a crowd approaching fr

Birth of Christ

Meester E.S., 1440

Engraved elevation of a hôtel gateway with a coat of arms, putti, and a fanlight relief, numbered 287.

Gateway with Venus and Cupid

Jean Pelletier, 1772

Engraving of a seated muscular hero on a rock under a tree, with kneeling figures, a standard bearer and a dog below.

Hercules on a rock

Michel Dorigny, 1640

Engraving of the crucified Christ flanked by a grieving Virgin in a veil and a saint holding an open book.

Christ on the cross

Meester E.S., 1440

Lithograph of a man in a dark suit embracing a woman in a gown in a room with a palm, owl and helmet.

Willem Treub passionately embraces Minerva (Science) in salon

Johan Braakensiek, 1896

Grey wash drawing of a crowd kneeling in a forest clearing around a stone altar beneath a large tree, with smoke rising.

Religious ceremonies of the Batavians

Engelbertus Matthias Engelberts, 1788

Etching of a Bacchus fountain with a crowned god, satyrs, and water jets rising from a rocky basin surrounded by reeds.

Bacchus fountain at the site of the Oude Doolhof

Pieter Holsteyn, 1648

Engraved border with a coat of arms and a central panel showing a coastal siege with soldiers and a fleet of ships.

Siege of Saint Martin on the Île de Ré, July-November 1627 (border work, top-left part)

Jacques Callot, 1629

Brown wash drawing of a winged nude figure struggling with two serpents against a pale background.

A flying angel in combat with the devil in the guise of a snake

Joannes Bemme, 1813

Woodcut of centaurs fighting near a house, with an ornate urn at left and swirling waves in the sky at right.

Centaurs in battle near a house

Charles Ricketts, 1893

Brown ink and white heightened drawing of Venus seated on a cloud beside her chariot, holding reins, with birds nearby.

Venus seated next to her chariot on the clouds

François-Alexandre Verdier, 1661

Charcoal drawing of two cloaked figures in misty grey light; the figure on the right has a halo and reaches out a hand.

Unidentified representation: Rembrandt and Christ (?)

Johan Braakensiek

Engraved ornamental panel with Hercules beside a stag and a boar, flanking a central relief of arms and armor.

Relief flanked by Hercules with the Arcadian stag and Hercules with the boar of Erymanthus

Louis Surugue, 1713

Engraved panoramic print of a ceiling design with mythological scenes of Hercules, framed by garlands and cartouches.

Ceiling with the apotheosis of Hercules

Matthijs Pool, 1718

Etching of a mountain valley with a village of houses and a church steeple beside a stream, under steep slopes.

View of the monastery of Saint Joseph in Muotathal

Carel Nicolaas Storm van 's-Gravesande, 1889

Engraved relief design with muscular Hercules figures flanking a central framed cartouche, a bull, a horse, and a cherub.

Relief flanked by Hercules with the Bull of Crete and Hercules with a Horse of Diomedes

Louis Surugue, 1713

Etching of a sleeping nymph with a satyr holding drapery and a putto beside her, set in a wooded landscape.

Sleeping nymph with satyr and putto

Louis Gustave Taraval, 1748

Engraved landscape with women by a river, rock cliffs, a walled town, and a decorative border of animals and flowers.

Moses is found by Pharaoh's daughter

Adriaen Collaert, 1582

Engraved print of a long relief with Hercules, a lion, a winged sphinx, garlands and architectural friezes, dated 1714.

Relief flanked by Hercules with Cerberus and Hercules with an Apple of the Hesperides

Louis Surugue, 1714

Pencil design drawing of an ornate metal book cover with scrolling foliage, circular medallions and a central sunburst.

Metal-fitted bible binding, with the lamb on the book with the seven seals

Jules Fossey, 1840

Etching of a bearded hermit reading in a cave, surrounded by demons, flying witches, bats and grotesque creatures.

The temptation of Saint Anthony

Johannes Arnoldus Boland, 1860

Engraving of a kneeling woman praying before a crucifix in a room while a man reaches toward her from a doorway.

Woman praying before a crucifix

Reinier Vinkeles, 1779

Engraving of the stoning of Saint Stephen, a haloed kneeling figure surrounded by men throwing stones in a rocky landscape.

Stoning of Saint Stephen

Raffaello Schiaminossi, 1608

Drawing of a woman as Diana with crescent moon tiara, laurel wreath and bow, rendered in chalk and watercolour on grey paper.

Diana

Abraham Delfos, 1795

Engraving of a shepherd pointing to an angel on a cloud above goats, sheep and a dog, with light rays falling below.

Annunciation to the shepherds

Jean LeClerc, 1597

Engraving of Mary Magdalene rising through clouds, surrounded by putti, with hands clasped and eyes raised toward heaven.

Assumption of Mary Magdalene

Raffaello Schiaminossi, 1612

Etching of a crowned woman with a lion and a bearded sea god pointing beside spilled coins and jewels.

Venice receives the tributes of Neptune

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1745

Engraved print of Christ on the cross with a skull below and four scenes with figures, Dutch inscription beneath.

Christ on the cross

Pieter Balthasar Bouttats, 1676

Engraving of the Virgin and Child on clouds with angels, above two kneeling saints beside a column and Latin inscription.

Madonna and Child adored by Saints Thomas and Cecilia

Raffaello Schiaminossi, 1613

Engraving of Actaeon with stag antlers and hunting dogs, facing nude bathing nymphs at a stone fountain in a wooded grotto.

Diana and Actaeon

Crispijn van de Passe, 1602

Engraving of a kneeling monk at a crucifix resisting demons and tempting women in a rocky cave, by Bouttats, 1676.

Temptation of Saint Anthony

Pieter Balthasar Bouttats, 1676

Etching of a young man between a bear and a satyr beside a tree and rocky cave, with a Dutch and Latin caption below.

Jester dances with bear and satyr

Gérard de Lairesse, 1668

Engraving of Venus and Mars on a bed, Cupid nearby, an older bearded figure pointing up at gods in the clouds.

Venus and Mars surprised by Vulcan

Crispijn van de Passe, 1602

Engraved plate of an ornate reliquary with robed saints in niches, angels in gables, and lion supports below.

Reliquary of Saint Gorik

Pieter Balthasar Bouttats, 1676

Etching of putti playing flute, trumpet and lute beneath drapery, with a winged horse Pegasus leaping above and a dog below.

Making music putti with Pegasus

Gérard de Lairesse, 1670

Engraving of two figures embracing on a canopied bed, with a cherub above and a city view through an arched window at right.

Apollo seduces Leucothea

Crispijn van de Passe, 1602

Engraved title page with a seated figure, putti, and the banner Acta Sanctorum Mensis Iulius above a reclining winged figure.

Acts of the Saints of the month of July

Pieter Balthasar Bouttats, 1727

Engraving of Apollo with a torch beside a seated woman with a violin, a relief of musicians, and trees behind them.

Apollo and the invention of music

Gérard de Lairesse, 1675

Engraving of a winged hero attacking a sea monster near a chained nude woman on a rock, with a harbor town behind.

Perseus and Andromeda

Crispijn van de Passe, 1602

Engraving of the risen Christ with a banner rising from a tomb while soldiers fall around and angels sit by the opening.

Resurrection of Christ

Cherubino Alberti, 1563

Engraving of a man with a staff defending women at a well as sheep drink, with trees and a town in the background.

Moses defends the daughters of Reuel at the well

Pietro Aquila, 1660

Engraving of a labyrinth in a landscape with a helmeted hero and a woman in the foreground, with Latin verses below.

Theseus and Ariadne

Crispijn van de Passe, 1602

Engraving of the Virgin Mary mourning the dead Christ in a rocky tomb, with a cross leaning against the cave wall.

Lamentation at the grave

Jean Morin, 1610

Engraving of Apollo with laurel wreath and bow, standing beside a dragon within a framed niche.

Sculpture of Apollo in the western gallery of the City Hall on the Dam

Hubert Quellinus, 1655

Engraving of Hercules aiming a bow at the centaur Nessus carrying a woman across a river, with a distant town.

Hercules kills Nessus

Crispijn van de Passe, 1602