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Emblems Collection (#7)

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Background imageEmblems Collection: Jan van Kessel Elder Emblems War Warcraft emblem

Jan van Kessel Elder Emblems War Warcraft emblem
Jan van Kessel the Elder, Emblems of War, Warcraft emblem, painting, oil on copper, Height, 19 cm (7.4 inches), Width, 25 cm (9.8 inches)

Background imageEmblems Collection: Allegory Arts personification Painting stands

Allegory Arts personification Painting stands
Allegory of the Arts, Allegory of the Arts. The personification of Painting stands in front of a painting on a pedestal, on the right is Music. Two putti with a mask play at the bottom left

Background imageEmblems Collection: Warring putti Design painting Minerva patroness

Warring putti Design painting Minerva patroness
Warring putti, Design for a painting. Minerva as patroness, art, symbolic representations, allegories and emblems, science, Scientia, Scienza, Studio (Ripa), Holland, Lodewijk Napoleon Bonaparte

Background imageEmblems Collection: Title page Jan de Kruyff Poems 1776 attributes

Title page Jan de Kruyff Poems 1776 attributes
Title page for: Jan de Kruyff, Poems, 1776, attributes of Mercury, cupids: amores, amoretti, putti, Freedom, Liberty, Liberta (Ripa) (symbolical representation of concept), symbolic representations

Background imageEmblems Collection: Narcissus scene scenes opened service painters image holders etc

Narcissus scene scenes opened service painters image holders etc
Narcissus A scene of scenes opened at the service of painters image holders etc. (series title), Narcissus looks in a cave at its own reflection in the water. In the background a mountain landscape

Background imageEmblems Collection: Fame personification Poe see bust Homer Title page

Fame personification Poe see bust Homer Title page
Fame and personification of Poe see at the bust of Homer Title page for: Mengel-Poezy, Amsterdam 1714 Mengel-Poezy (title on object)

Background imageEmblems Collection: Painting woman angels personification painting

Painting woman angels personification painting
Painting woman between angels (personification of painting), A female figure (personification of painting) sits in front of an easel with a palette and brushes in her hand

Background imageEmblems Collection: Allegory sculpture female figure hammer next

Allegory sculpture female figure hammer next
Allegory on the sculpture, Allegory on the sculpture. A female figure with a hammer next to a sculpted bust, piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture, Sculptura

Background imageEmblems Collection: Portrait Paul Georg Imhof Portrait Medallion flanked

Portrait Paul Georg Imhof Portrait Medallion flanked
Portrait of Paul Georg Imhof, Portrait Medallion flanked by personifications of hope and prudence. Text in Latin in the cartouche, in the banner and with the emblems, historical persons, mayor

Background imageEmblems Collection: Allegory Galileo Galilei Sette Pianeti dipinti da Raffaele d Urbino nella

Allegory Galileo Galilei Sette Pianeti dipinti da Raffaele d Urbino nella
Allegory of Galileo Galilei Sette Pianeti dipinti da Raffaele d Urbino nella Sala Borgia (series title on object), Allegorical representation with two putti holding a portrait of Galileo Galilei

Background imageEmblems Collection: Allegorical representation attributes arts woman

Allegorical representation attributes arts woman
Allegorical representation with attributes of the arts, A woman in Greek robes points out a naked putto on a coat of arms

Background imageEmblems Collection: Painting La Peinture title object Livre des Arts

Painting La Peinture title object Livre des Arts
Painting La Peinture (title on object) Livre des Arts (series title), Allegory of painting. A putto draws to a bust in front of him, to his left a second putto

Background imageEmblems Collection: Jupiter Semele Stage ensigns opened service painters image holders

Jupiter Semele Stage ensigns opened service painters image holders
Jupiter and Semele Stage of ensigns opened for the service of painters image holders, etc. (series title), Jupiter, with a lightning bolt in his hand, holds the baby of Semele

Background imageEmblems Collection: Amor Venus Mars bow hand grabs quiver room naked Venus

Amor Venus Mars bow hand grabs quiver room naked Venus
Amor near Venus and Mars, Amor with his bow in his hand grabs for his quiver, in the room where a naked Venus is sitting on bed with Mars dressed in his armor

Background imageEmblems Collection: Apollo forge Vulcanus Theater emblems opened

Apollo forge Vulcanus Theater emblems opened
Apollo in the forge of Vulcanus Theater of emblems opened for the service of painters image holders etc. (series title), Vulcan, by his anvil, hears the news of Apollo, his wife

Background imageEmblems Collection: Narcissus scene emblems opened serve painters

Narcissus scene emblems opened serve painters
Narcissus A scene of emblems opened to serve painters, image holders, etc. (series title), Narcissus looks in a cave at his own reflection in the water. In the background a mountain landscape

Background imageEmblems Collection: Sevres Porcelain Decorated With Emblems Of The French Revolution. From A Contemporary Print

Sevres Porcelain Decorated With Emblems Of The French Revolution. From A Contemporary Print

Background imageEmblems Collection: The Festival Of Regeneration Or Unity And Indivisibility, 10 August, 1793

The Festival Of Regeneration Or Unity And Indivisibility, 10 August, 1793. The Emblems Of Tyranny Solemnly Burned Before The Statue Of Liberty In Place De La Re

Background imageEmblems Collection: A Table With A Cross And Communion Emblems And Stained Glass Windows Inside A Church; Dore

A Table With A Cross And Communion Emblems And Stained Glass Windows Inside A Church; Dore, Sheffield, England

Background imageEmblems Collection: Low Angle View Of Buddha And Temple; Phra Buddhasurintaramongkol, Isan, Thailand

Low Angle View Of Buddha And Temple; Phra Buddhasurintaramongkol, Isan, Thailand

Background imageEmblems Collection: Lucky WWI bulldog mascot designed by John Hassall

Lucky WWI bulldog mascot designed by John Hassall
A luck-bringer for soldiers at the front designed by the famous poster artist, John Hassall, and showing a British bulldog overturning the German eagle

Background imageEmblems Collection: Wooden cross on erected on the southern coast combining

Wooden cross on erected on the southern coast combining the Christian crucifix with carved emblems of the fish from the surrounding sea

Background imageEmblems Collection: Illustration from Francis Quarles Emblems, 1895

Illustration from Francis Quarles Emblems, 1895. Emblems was a work by the English poet Francis Quarles, first published in 1635

Background imageEmblems Collection: Flag and Emblem of British India

Flag and Emblem of British India
The flag and emblem of India c.1910, under British government. Date: C.1910

Background imageEmblems Collection: Francis Quarles

Francis Quarles
FRANCIS QUARLES writer, author of Emblems (oval portrait) Date: 1592 - 1644

Background imageEmblems Collection: WW1 - Conscription in Britain

WW1 - Conscription in Britain
WW1 - Britannia holding her trident and the National Register, in front of civilians and industrial factory. The patriotic scenario

Background imageEmblems Collection: WW1 - Cartoon - Britain Joins In

WW1 - Cartoon - Britain Joins In
WW1 - Britannia with sword and British flag ready, she marches across Britains landscape declaring war on Germany. " For friendship and honour"

Background imageEmblems Collection: Sts Cosmas and Damian (died ca. 287) are regarded

Sts Cosmas and Damian (died ca. 287) are regarded as the patrons of physicians and surgeons and are sometimes represented with medical emblems. Printed in Paris. 20th century. Litography

Background imageEmblems Collection: Suffragette Scottish W. S. P. U Cup & Saucer

Suffragette Scottish W. S. P. U Cup & Saucer
A tea cup and saucer commisioned for use at the Scottish W.S.P.U Exhibition, held in Glasgow in April 1910, Votes for Women April 22nd 1910

Background imageEmblems Collection: Civilian doing his bit, WW1

Civilian doing his bit, WW1
Humorous illustrations showing a British civilian adorned with a whole range of flags, badges and emblems of wartime service

Background imageEmblems Collection: United We Stand

United We Stand. Containing the Royal Coat of Arms with various Regimental emblems of British and Colonial Forces. Painted somewhere in France. English School

Background imageEmblems Collection: Letter opener Engraved Mesopotamia

Letter opener Engraved Mesopotamia
Letter opener. Engraved Mesopotamia. The blade is in the shape of a Turkish sword with emblems. Trench Art

Background imageEmblems Collection: 1937 Coronation - Imperial mantle of cloth of gold

1937 Coronation - Imperial mantle of cloth of gold
The magnificent vestment, the Imperial mantle donned by King George VI following his anointing in the Coronation ceremony, seen as it was nearing completion at the Royal School of Needlework

Background imageEmblems Collection: Coronation of King Henry IV

Coronation of King Henry IV
An impression of part of the Coronation procession at the time of King Henry IV (1366 - 1413), showing knightly attendants in procession up the nave bearing the mace, the helmet

Background imageEmblems Collection: Anniversary Cake

Anniversary Cake. With Good Luck Emblems Date: 1936

Background imageEmblems Collection: Two Studies Seated Male Nude Back 1596-1602

Two Studies Seated Male Nude Back 1596-1602
Artokoloro

Background imageEmblems Collection: New York: Reception of Lt. -Com. Gorringe, U. s. N. by Anglo-Saxon Lodge, No. 137, F

New York: Reception of Lt. -Com. Gorringe, U. s. N. by Anglo-Saxon Lodge, No. 137, F
New York: Reception of Lt.-Com. Gorringe, U.s.N. by Anglo-Saxon Lodge, No. 137, F. and A. M. Brooklyn, September 1St. Explaining the Masonic Emblems on the Egyptian Obelisk

Background imageEmblems Collection: Hermes, 1555 (engraving)

Hermes, 1555 (engraving)
XJF486487 Hermes, 1555 (engraving) by Bonasone, Giulio (c.1498-c.1580); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration from Achillis Bocchii Bonon)

Background imageEmblems Collection: Horsemen carrying Banners of the Hanseatic League and of Towns belonging to the League

Horsemen carrying Banners of the Hanseatic League and of Towns belonging to the League
KW428447 Horsemen carrying Banners of the Hanseatic League and of Towns belonging to the League, 16th Century, 1886 (colour litho) by Heins

Background imageEmblems Collection: Columbarium puellarum from Proscenium vitae humanae Sive Emblematum secularium

Columbarium puellarum from Proscenium vitae humanae Sive Emblematum secularium
XJF365343 Columbarium puellarum from Proscenium vitae humanae Sive Emblematum secularium by Theodore de Bry, 1627 (engraving) by Bry

Background imageEmblems Collection: Richard II Presented to the Virgin and Child by his Patron Saint John the Baptist

Richard II Presented to the Virgin and Child by his Patron Saint John the Baptist
BAL3028 Richard II Presented to the Virgin and Child by his Patron Saint John the Baptist and Saints Edward and Edmund, c.1395-99 (egg tempera on oak) by Master of the Wilton Diptych

Background imageEmblems Collection: The Lion and the Unicorn, from of Old Mother Gooses Rhymes and Tales

The Lion and the Unicorn, from of Old Mother Gooses Rhymes and Tales
KW265448 The Lion and the Unicorn, from of Old Mother Gooses Rhymes and Tales, published by Frederick Warne & Co. c.1890s (chromolitho) by Haslewood

Background imageEmblems Collection: Fame, Eternity and Writing Arts, Pieter van Gunst, 1731

Fame, Eternity and Writing Arts, Pieter van Gunst, 1731

Background imageEmblems Collection: Allegory of art, print maker: Hendrick Goltzius workshop of, Hendrick Goltzius, Claes

Allegory of art, print maker: Hendrick Goltzius workshop of, Hendrick Goltzius, Claes Jansz. Visscher II, 1586 - 1590 and or 1596 - 1652

Background imageEmblems Collection: Portrait of Abraham Bloemaert, Willem Isaacsz. van Swanenburg, Theodorus Schrevelius

Portrait of Abraham Bloemaert, Willem Isaacsz. van Swanenburg, Theodorus Schrevelius, 1611

Background imageEmblems Collection: Personification of poetry, Arnold Houbraken, 1710 - 1719

Personification of poetry, Arnold Houbraken, 1710 - 1719

Background imageEmblems Collection: Personification of painting on a pedestal, Arnold Houbraken, Nicolaes de Vries, 1688

Personification of painting on a pedestal, Arnold Houbraken, Nicolaes de Vries, 1688 - 1700

Background imageEmblems Collection: Personification of music, Arnold Houbraken, 1710 - 1719

Personification of music, Arnold Houbraken, 1710 - 1719




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"Unveiling the Hidden Symbolism: Exploring Emblems through History" Step into the world of emblems, where secrets and stories intertwine. From the mysterious Freemasons to the eager apprentices seeking knowledge, they have captivated minds for centuries. Delve into Johnson's new chart of national emblems, a treasure trove of visual representations that speak volumes about cultures and identities. Discover the enigmatic symbol of MITHRAS, an ancient deity shrouded in myth and mysticism. Travel to Liverpool, England in 1907 through an enchanting engraving showcasing its Coat of Arms. Marvel at Wallasey Grammar School's vibrant color litho emblem, representing education's power to shape young minds. Witness the grandeur of Standards of Old England depicted in vivid color litho - a testament to heritage and tradition. Explore a mesmerizing Lithographic Plate adorned with intricate arms that tell tales from bygone eras. Gather around as Queen Victoria is laid to rest on a mounted gun-carriage - a poignant emblem marking the end of an era. Stand before the majestic Obelisk honoring Adad-Nirari III, King of Assyria (810-783 BC), whose legacy echoes across time. Raise your glass to Bavaria's rich brewing culture with a beer cask from Augustiner brewery at Oktoberfest in Munich. Behold The Kneph's depiction featuring Ouroboros, delta, and divine eye with the sun - symbols entwined with cosmic significance. Marvel at heraldic bearings adorning Walter Frampton's tomb in St John's Church; watercolors on paper immortalize his lineage for generations to come and can more than mere images; they hold narratives waiting to be unraveled. Join us on this captivating journey as we decode their hidden meanings and unravel their timeless allure.