Icons in the Rijksmuseum

'Erotes', Venus' feast (Philostratus, Imagines I 6): cupids play with apples in an orchard in which there is a shrine of Venus; they shoot arrows, dance, wrestle together and try to catch hares

'Esilio' (Ripa)

'Et in Arcadia ego'

'et in Jesum Christum filium eius' ~ articles of faith

'every one who divorces his wife ... makes her an adulteress' ~ doctrine of Christ on adultery (Matthew 5:32, 19:9; Mark 10:11; Luke 16:18)

'ex voto', votive image or object

'fahrende Leute', vagrants

'Falsita d'amore overo inganno' (Ripa)

'Fisica' (Ripa)

'Fons Vitae', 'Fons Pietatis'

'for thine is the kingdom' ~ the Lord's prayer

'Fortitudo', Fortitude ~ one of the seven gifts of the Holy Ghost

'Frau Welt'

'Frau Welt' (+ Christ)

'Frau Welt' (+ devil(s))

'Fuga', 'Fuga popolare', 'Persecutione' (Ripa)

'Fuoco', 'Carro del fuoco' (Ripa)

'Fürst der Welt'

'gemalte Galerie'

'gemalte Galerie' (+ artist at work)

'Genio' (Ripa)

'Geografia'

'Geometria' (~ quadrivium); 'Geometria' (Ripa)

'Giorno artificiale', 'Carro del giorno artificiale', 'Serenità del giorno, ninfa dell'aria' (Ripa)

'Giorno naturale', 'Carro del giorno naturale' (Ripa)

'Giudice' (Ripa)

'give us this day our daily bread' ~ the Lord's prayer

'go to the ants, O sluggard' ~ an ant-heap and a lazy person

'Grammatica' (~ trivium); 'Grammatica' (Ripa)

'Grammatica' (~ trivium); 'Grammatica' (Ripa) (+ professional clothes of scholar, scientist)

'Gusto' (Ripa)

'Gusto' (Ripa) - AA - female human figure

'haggadah' (the book used in the 'seder')

'hallowed be thy name' ~ the Lord's prayer

'haruspex' ~ Roman religion

'her lamp does not go out at night and her hands hold the spindle' ~ woman spinning at night

'Herrgottsruhbild' (Christ resting after his tortures)

'hippogriffe' (horse/eagle)

'Historia'; 'Historia' (Ripa)

'Historia'; 'Historia' (Ripa) (+ variant)

'honour your father and your mother' ~ separate representation of the fifth of the ten commandments

'Hore del giorno' ('Hora prima', 'Hora seconda', 'Hora terza', 'Hora quarta', 'Hora quinta', 'Hora sesta', 'Hora settima', 'Hora ottava', 'Hora nona', 'Hora decima', 'Hora undecima', 'Hora duodecima') (Ripa)

'Hore della notte' ('Hora prima', 'Hora seconda', 'Hora terza', 'Hora quarta', 'Hora quinta', 'Hora sesta', 'Hora settima', 'Hora ottava', 'Hora nona', 'Hora decima', 'Hora undecima', 'Hora duodecima') (Ripa)

'Horografia' (Ripa)

'Hoshana Rabba' (seventh day of the 'Sukkot' festival)

'huppah', canopy used in Jewish wedding

'hydra'; 'Hidra' (Ripa)

'hydrus' (watersnake)

'I am the door of the sheep' ~ parable of the good shepherd

'I am the light of the world' ~ sayings of Christ (John 8:12, 9:5)

'I am the way and the truth and the life' ~ sayings of Christ (John 14:6)

'Ichtys' ~ symbol of Christ

'Ile de Cythère'

'Imitatio Christi'

'Immaculata', 'Purisima': Mary, usually standing on a crescent moon, descending from heaven, exempt from original sin (sometimes trampling serpent)

'Immaculata', 'Purisima': Mary with saints

'incroyable' ~ dandy

'inde venturus est iudicare vivos et mortuos' ~ articles of faith

'In memoriam'-card

'Intellectus', 'Intelligentia', Understanding ~ one of the seven gifts of the Holy Ghost

'In the beginning ...' the ordering of chaos (Genesis 1:1-2)

'I thirst' ~ saying of Christ on the cross

'jeu de boules'

'jeu de volant', badminton

'jeu de volant', badminton (+ equipment, outfit (sports, games, etc.))

'jeu de volant', badminton (+ out of doors (sports, games, etc.))

'kaddish' (Jewish prayer for the deceased, recited standing)

'kiddushin', Jewish wedding

'kolf' (ball game)

'kolf' (ball game) (+ quarrel, disagreement (in sports, games, etc.))

'kolf' (ball game) (+ sportsman, player, etc.)

'kolf' on the ice

'Kunstschrank'

'Lais Corinthiaca'

'Laub- und Bandelwerk' ~ ornament

'le Bain turc'

'Lega' (Ripa)

'let us make three booths (tabernacles) ...' ~ the Transfiguration

'leucrota'

'Libidine', 'VoluttÃ ' (Ripa)

'litterae', symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ literature; 'Lettere' (Ripa)

'look-out' ~ lovers' meeting

'Lupercalia', feast in honour of Faunus-Lupercus

'Madonna dell'UmiltÃ ' (usually Mary suckling the Christ-child while sitting on the ground)

'Madonna dell'Umiltà' (usually Mary suckling the Christ-child while sitting on the ground) (+ angel(s))

'magister cum discipulis' ~ university

'maille' (ball game)

'Majestas Domini': Christ in mandorla seated on a rainbow or sphere and accompanied by the Tetramorph

'Malenconico (per la terra)', 'Malinconia' (Ripa)

'malkot', crouching men beaten with straps ~ 'Yom Kippur'

'manticora'

'manus velatae' (hands covered with a cloth) (+ women's clothes)

'Marianum', Madonna in aureole or mandorla (surrounded by the rosary), Mary in the Glory

'Mater Dolorosa'

'Mater Dolorosa' - FF - 'Mater Dolorosa', head or bust

'Mathematica'; 'Mathematica' (Ripa)

'Mecanica' (Ripa)

'Medicina', allegorical representations ~ medicine; 'Medicina' (Ripa)

'menorah', golden seven-branched candlestick, kept in the Tabernacle

'merveilleuse'

'mezuzah', parchment scroll placed upon the doorpost of a house ~ Jewish customs

'mikveh', ritual bath

'Mondo', 'Machina del mondo' (Ripa)

'motherly care', delousing

'motherly care', delousing (+ protecting)

'motherly care', delousing - AA - female human figure

'mundus inversus', the reversed world, the topsy-turvy world, 'le monde bestournÃ©'

'music' of children

'Musica' (~ quadrivium); 'Musica' (Ripa)

'Musica', symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ music; 'Musica'(Ripa)

'Musica', symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ music; 'Musica'(Ripa) - CC - out of doors

'my God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me' ~ saying of Christ on the cross

'Natura' (allegorical figure or scene; or as Diana of Ephesus, with many breasts); 'Natura' (Ripa) (+ variant)

'Natura' (allegorisch figuur of allegorische scÃ¨ne; of als Diana van Ephesos, met veel borsten); 'Natura' (Ripa)

'Navigatione' (Ripa)

'Nibelungenlied'

'Nibelungenlied' : Use 81(NIBELUNGENLIED)

'No one who ... looks back is fit for the Kingdom of God'

'Obedienza verso Dio' (Ripa)

'Occasio', 'Kairos'; 'Occasione' (Ripa)

'Odorato' (Ripa)

'Omnia vincit Amor', Love the conqueror, Love triumphant

'Omnia vincit Amor', Love the conqueror, Love triumphant (+ variant)

'Ordinatio', ordination ~ the fifth of the seven sacraments

'Oriente' (Ripa)

'our Father which art in heaven' ~ the Lord's prayer

'paidogeron', i.e. child or youth with beard or other sign of old age

'Palmesel'

'Pantocrator', (bust of) Christ, making a speaking or blessing gesture and holding a book

'passe-partout'

'Passione d'amore' (Ripa)

'passus sub Pontio Pilato, crucifixus, mortuus et sepultus est' ~ articles of faith

'Pecunia' (Ripa)

'Perspective' (alleg.); 'Prospetiva' (Ripa)

'Pesah', Passover ~ Jewish religion

'Philosophia'; 'Filosofia' (Ripa)

'Philosophia' discussing with philosopher

'Pictura', symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ painting; 'Pittura' (Ripa)

'pidyon ha-ben', redemption of the first-born son ~ Jewish ceremonies

'Pietas', Piety ~ one of the seven gifts of the Holy Ghost

'Pietas'; 'PietÃ ' (Ripa)

'PietÃ ', 'Vesperbild', 'Marienklage' (no others present): Christ, either with or without crown of thorns, mourned by Mary (+ angel(s))

'Pietà ', 'Vesperbild', 'Marienklage' (no others present): Christ, either with or without crown of thorns, mourned by Mary

'Pioggia, ninfa dell'aria' (Ripa)

'pistrix', sea-dragon

'Pius Aeneas': Aeneas, leading Ascanius, escapes from burning Troy, carrying his father Anchises with the Penates; his wife Creusa, who sets out with them, is lost on the way

'Pius Aeneas': Aeneas, leading Ascanius, escapes from burning Troy, carrying his father Anchises with the Penates; his wife Creusa, who sets out with them, is lost on the way (+ variant)

'Platytera', i.e. Mary in orans-position with the Christ-child in a clipeus in front of her

'pleurants'

'pleurants' - EE - female

'Politica' (Ripa)

'portrait' of Christ according to the letter of Lentulus

'portraits' of Christ

'portraits' of Mary

'portraits' of Mary (+ angel(s))

'Prelatura'

'psalm of David when he fled from Absalom his son'

'pull-the-goose'

'Purim', Feast of Lots

'Purim' players, masquerades

'qui conceptus est de Spirito Sancto, natus est ex Maria Virgine' ~ articles of faith

'Regina Coeli', 'Regina Angelorum', 'MaestÃ ' ~ Madonna

'Regina Coeli', 'Regina Angelorum', 'Maestà', John the Baptist present

'remember the sabbath day' ~ separate representation of the fourth of the ten commandments

'remissionem peccatorum' ~ articles of faith

'Rhetorica', 'Eloquentia' (~ trivium); 'Rettorica' (Ripa)

'Sacra Conversazione'

'Salvator Mundi', making a blessing gesture; an orb in his hand or at his feet

'Salvator Mundi', making a blessing gesture; an orb in his hand or at his feet (+ angel(s))

'Salvator Mundi', making a blessing gesture; an orb in his hand or at his feet (+ devil(s))

'Salvator Mundi', making a blessing gesture; an orb in his hand or at his feet (+ variant)

'Salvator Mundi', making a blessing gesture; an orb in his hand or at his feet - DD - Christ beardless

'Salvator Mundi', making a blessing gesture; an orb in his hand or at his feet - DD - Christ beardless (+ angels floating in the air)

'sanctam ecclesiam catholicam, sanctuorum communionem' ~ articles of faith

'Sanguigno (per l'aria)' (Ripa)

'Sapientia', mother of the Seven Virtues

'Sapientia', mother of the Seven Virtues (+ Holy Ghost (as a dove))

'Sapientia', Wisdom; 'Sapienza divina' (Ripa) ~ one of the seven gifts of the Holy Ghost

'Sapientia' en de Zeven Deugden; de Drie Goddelijke Deugden en de vier Kardinale Deugden

'Scala Salutis', Christ and Mary interceding with God the Father

'Scientia', Knowledge ~ one of the seven gifts of the Holy Ghost

'Scopodes', 'Sciapodes', i.e. beings with one leg

'Sculptura', symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ sculpture; 'Scoltura' (Ripa)

'seder' (home service for 'Pesah')

'Sedes Sapientiae'

'Seditio'; 'Rebellione', 'Seditione civile' (Ripa)

'Sefer Torah', Scroll of the Law

'sell your possessions, and give alms' ~ doctrine of Christ on posessions (Luke 12:33)

'Sephardim' ~ Jewish communities

'Servitù', 'Servitù per forza' (Ripa)

'shofar' (ram's horn) ~ Jewish religion

'Simhat Torah', Rejoicing in the law ~ 'Sukkot'

'Simhat Torah' procession: the 'Hatan Torah' and the 'Hatan Bereshit' are escorted in procession with torches and music from their homes to the synagogue and back

'sine Cerere et Baccho friget Venus'

'Sonno' (Ripa)

'Spinario', child pulling a thorn out of its foot

'Spinario', child pulling a thorn out of its foot (+ variant)

'Sterilità' (Ripa)

'sudden death'

'suffragette'

'sukkah', booth decorated with twigs and fruits ~ 'Sukkot'

'Sukkot', Feast of the Tabernacles

'Superstitione' (Ripa)

'Synagoga', Synagogue, i.e. Jewish religion personified (or symbolized)

'tableau vivant'

'Tabula Cebetis'

'tallit', prayer shawl worn over head and shoulders ~ Jewish ceremonial objects

'Tatto' (Ripa)

'tefillin', phylacteries ~ Jewish ceremonial objects

'Terra', 'Carro della terra' (Ripa)

'the axe is laid to the root of the trees' ~ John the Baptist preaching

'the Kingdom of Heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls' ~ proverbial saying of Christ (Matthew 13:45-46)

'the Kingdom of Heaven is like treasure hidden in a field' ~ proverbial saying of Christ (Matthew 13:44)

'thieves and robbers' climb on the roof of the sheepfold ~ parable of the good shepherd

'throw yourself down' (from the temple) ~ temptation of Christ in the wilderness

'thy kingdom come' ~ the Lord's prayer

'thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven' ~ the Lord's prayer

'Timor Domini', Holy Fear ~ one of the seven gifts of the Holy Ghost

'today you will be with me in paradise' ~ saying of Christ on the cross

'Tradimento' (Ripa)

'Tragedia' (Ripa)

'travaux d'approche'

'Trionfi d'Amore', 'Triumphus Cupidinis'; 'Carro d'amore' (Ripa)

'Trionfi d'Amore', 'Triumphus Cupidinis'; 'Carro d'amore' (Ripa) - AA - on the water, 'triomphe marin'

'trionfi di tavola', 'pièces montées'

'Trionfo della CastitÃ ', 'Triumphus Pudicitiae'; 'Carro della castitÃ ' (Ripa)

'Trionfo della Divinità', 'Triumphus Aeternitatis'; 'Carro della Divinità'

'Trionfo della Fama', 'Triumphus Famae'; 'Carro della Fama' (Ripa)

'Trionfo della Morte', 'Triumphus Mortis'; 'Carro della morte' (Ripa)

'Trionfo del Tempo', 'Triumphus Temporis'; 'Carro del Tempo' (Ripa)

'trompe l'oeil'

'tropaion', i.e. decorative ornament ~ weapons

'tropaion', i.e. decorative ornament ~ weapons (+ naval force)

'Tutela' (Ripa)

'Ubriachezza' (Ripa)

'Udito' (Ripa)

'Urim' and 'Thummim' ~ vestments of high priest

'Vanitas' still life

'Vanitas' symbols

'Velocità della vita humana', 'Vita breve' (Ripa)

'Vera Icon', 'Sudarium', Veronica-portrait

'Vera Icon', 'Sudarium', Veronica-portrait (+ Mary)

'Vera Icon', held up by angels

'Vera Icon', held up by Peter and Paul

'Vera Icon', held up by Veronica

'Vera Icon', held up by Veronica (+ angel(s))

'Verginità' (Ripa)

'Victoria'; 'Vittoria', 'Vittoria navale', 'Vittoria degl'antichi' (Ripa)

'Virgo inter Virgines'

'Viso' (Ripa)

'vitam aeternam' ~ articles of faith

'watch therefore, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming' ~ doctrine of Christ on the Kingdom of Heaven (Matthew 24:42-44, 25:13; Luke 12:40)

'When the Spirit of truth comes ..'

'who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?' ~ emulation among apostles (Matthew 18:1-7; Mark 9:33-37; Luke 9:46-48)

'wine is a mocker ...' ~ drunken brawl

'yad' (hand), pointer used at reading the Torah

'Yom Kippur', Day of Atonement

'Yom Kippur' prayer in the synagogue; male worshippers wearing a white gown ('kittel') and a 'Yom Kippur' cap

'you cannot serve God and mammon' ~ doctrine of Christ on possessions (Matthew 6:24; Luke 16:13)

'you shall have no other gods' ~ separate representation of the first of the ten commandments

'you shall not bear false witness' ~ separate representation of the ninth of the ten commandments

'you shall not commit adultery' ~ separate representation of the seventh of the ten commandments

'you shall not covet' ~ separate representation of the tenth of the ten commandments

'you shall not kill' ~ separate representation of the sixth of the ten commandments

'you shall not steal' ~ separate representation of the eigth of the ten commandments

'you shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain' ~ separate representation of the third of the ten commandments

'zizit', the showthreads at each of the four corners of the 'tallit' ~ Jewish ceremonial objects

(1) Hercules chokes the Nemean lion with his arms

(2) the Hydra of Lerna is killed by Hercules

(3) the Ceryneian hind of Arcadia is captured by Hercules

(4) the Erymanthian boar is captured by Hercules

(5) Hercules cleanses the stables of Augeas by diverting the rivers Alpheus and Peneus

(6) the Stymphalian birds are shot by Hercules, or driven away with a bronze rattle

(7) the Cretan bull is captured by Hercules

(8) the four mares of King Diomedes are captured; when Diomedes is slain in the ensuing battle his body is thrown to the mares to eat

(8) the four mares of King Diomedes are captured; when Diomedes is slain in the ensuing battle his body is thrown to the mares to eat (+ variant)

(10) the cattle of Geryon secured by Hercules

(11) the apples of the Hesperides carried off by Hercules

(12) Cerberus captured and carried away by Hercules

(adult) Christ appearing to mortals

(adult) Christ appearing to mortals (+ donor(s), supplicant(s), whether or not with patron saint(s))

(allegory on) papacy and apostolic succession

(ALMOND-BLOSSOM) flowers: almond-blossom

(almost) naked ~ ascetic life

(ANDRIESSEN, De Kolossus der Negentiende Eeuw) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)

(ANDRIESSEN, De Zilveren Schaatsen) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)

(annual) fair, trade fair

(architectonic) structure representing or symbolizing the Holy Sepulchre

(architectural) structures connected with law and justice

(ascent into) heaven

(aspects of) Christian Religion or the Church (as institution) ridiculed, criticized, or caricaturized

(ball of) yarn

(barber as) dentist

(barber as) dentist (+ portrait of scholar, scientist)

(BARKEY WOLF, De Samaritaansche) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)

(BAUDELAIRE, L'Albatros) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)

(BERGMAN, Ernest Staas) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)

(BOVEN, Sproken) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)

(bowling a) hoop

(bowling a) hoop (+ out of doors (sports, games, etc.))

(building) sand-castle

(carrying a person in a) sedan-chair

(carrying a person in a) sedan-chair (+ accident, collision, crash ~ traffic and transport)

(carrying a person on a) litter, stretcher

(children or putti) blowing bubbles, 'Homo Bulla' ~ scene symbolizing 'Vanitas'

(children or putti) blowing bubbles, 'Homo Bulla' ~ scene symbolizing 'Vanitas' (+ Holy Trinity)

(children playing) pleasure-fair instruments

(civil) marriage ceremonies

(civil) marriage ceremonies (+ variant)

(COHEN, VAN ANARCHIE TOT MONARCHIE) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)

(COHEN, Van Anarchist tot Monarchist) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)

(corpse of) man eaten by animals

(COUPERUS, Metamorfoze) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)

(COUPERUS, Psyche) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)

(de boeken van de) Maccabeeën

(decorated) ceiling

(decorated) ceiling (+ variant)

(DEKAMA) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)

(De Kunstwereld) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)

(de Valsche Richard) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)

(DE VILLIERS, Akëdysseril) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)

(De Werkende Vrouw) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)

(DICKENS, The Pickwick Papers) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)

(dinner-)service displayed on sideboard

(diplomat) presenting credentials

(doctrine on) Divine Grace; 'Gratia di Dio', 'Gratia divina' (Ripa)

(EGG-AND-DART) ornaments derived from objects (EGG-AND-DART)

(EVERS, Allraune) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)

(family) meal

(family) meal (+ serving, servants at table, meal)

(family) meal (+ toast at meal, banquet)

(family) meal - CC - out of doors

(family) meal - CC - out of doors (+ shape of laid table)

(farm) wagon, freight wagon, cart

(farm) wagon, freight wagon, cart (+ accident, collision, crash ~ traffic and transport)

(farm) wagon, freight wagon, cart (+ conveyance for transport of loads and cargoes)

(farm) wagon, freight wagon, cart (+ man and animal)

(farm) wagon, freight wagon, cart (+ one person ~ traffic and transport)

(farm) wagon, freight wagon, cart (+ propulsion of vehicle, ship, etc. by animals)

(farm) wagon, freight wagon, cart (+ unloading)

(farm) wagon, freight wagon, cart (+ variant)

(farm) wagon, freight wagon, cart (+ zoological aspects of animals in traffic and transport)

(Feeling of) Attraction

(feigned) picture curtain

(FEITH, Ines de Castro) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)

(FENELON, Telemachus) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)

(FLAUBERT, De legende van St. Julianus de Offervaardige) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)

(flying a) gas balloon

(flying a) kite

(GESTA ROMANORUM) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)

(GOLDSMITH, The Vicar of Wakefield) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, title)

(group of) the Seven Deadly Sins (symbolized)

(half-)peeled fruit, e.g. lemon

(Hama)dryads, forest- and tree-nymphs; 'Driadi & Hamadriadi' (Ripa)

(HEIJMANS, Akëdysseril) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)

(het verhaal van) Bellerophon

(het verhaal van) de Dioskouren: Castor (de paardentemmer) en Pollux (de bokser)

(het verhaal van) Hercules (Herakles)

(het verhaal van) Meleagros

(het verhaal van) Oidipous

(het verhaal van) Orpheus

(het verhaal van) Perseus

(het verhaal van) Theseus

(high) hill

(high) hill (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

(high) hill - HH - ideal landscapes

(HOFDIJK, Een fantazy uit de werkelijkheid) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)

(hollow) casting

(household) utensils and implements

(household) utensils and implements (with NAME)

(human) skeleton

(human) skeleton (+ back view)

(human) skeleton (+ front view)

(human) skeleton (+ lying)

(human) skeleton (+ sideview, profile)

(human) skeleton (+ young male (human being))

(human) skeleton - AA - female human figure

(human) skull

(human) skull (+ back view)

(human) skull (+ front view)

(human) skull (+ seen from above)

(human) skull (+ sideview, profile)

(immaculate) conception of Mary represented symbolically

(instruments for) measurement of time

(Jaarboek v.d. Vereniging tot bevordering der Grafische Kunst) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)

(Joachim and Anna with) the baby Mary

(Joachim and Anna with) the baby Mary (+ angel(s))

(JOHANNA PABST, Uit het werk van Johanna Pabst) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)

(KAHN, Image) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)

(KONING, De Grasprinses) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)

(La Jeunesse Inaltérable et La Vie Jeunesse) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)

(late) supper

(later life of) Balthasar, the 'African' king

(later life of) Caspar, the youthful 'European' king

(later life of) Melchior, the bearded 'Asian' king

(LEEUW, De kleine Rudolf) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)

(liturgical) equipment of church

(lovers) caressing each other

(lovers) embracing each other, 'symplegma'

(lovers) kissing each other

(making a) snowman

(making a) snowman - CC - adult(s) ~ snow and ice

(map of) North America

(map of) South America

(map of) the polar regions, frigid zones

(medieval) fighting contest

(military) attack

(military) attack (+ cavalry, horsemen)

(military) attack (+ citizen soldiery, civil guard, citizen militia)

(military) attack (+ during the battle)

(military) attack (+ naval force)

(military) attack (+ ranks; division of armed forces)

(military) attack (+ sailing-ships)

(military) camp with tents

(military) camp with tents (+ artillery)

(military) camp with tents (+ cavalry, horsemen)

(military) camp with tents (+ citizen soldiery, civil guard, citizen militia)

(military) camp with tents (+ during the battle)

(military) camp with tents (+ infantry)

(military) camp with tents (+ variant)

(military) camp with tents (+ warfare in mountainous area)

(military) camp with tents (+ weapons)

(military) equipment and supply (+ cavalry, horsemen)

(military) equipment and supply (+ naval force)

(military) equipment and supply (+ weapons)

(military) espionage

(military) flags and standards

(military) flags and standards (+ citizen soldiery, civil guard, citizen militia)

(military) flags and standards (+ land forces)

(military) flags and standards (+ naval force)

(military) flags and standards (+ weapons)

(military) self-protection

(military) signals

(military) standard-bearer

(military) training ship

(military) training ship (+ sailing-ships)

(military) uniforms

(military) uniforms (+ artillery)

(military) uniforms (+ auxiliary corps)

(military) uniforms (+ cavalry, horsemen)

(military) uniforms (+ citizen soldiery, civil guard, citizen militia)

(military) uniforms (+ infantry)

(military) uniforms (+ land forces)

(military) uniforms (+ marines)

(military) uniforms (+ naval force)

(military) uniforms (+ weapons)

(MOLIERE) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)

(morse) telegraph

(NESCIO, Dichtertje, De uitvreter, Titaantjes) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)

(non-fruit) products of plants or trees

(non-fruit) products of plants or trees: asparagus

(non-fruit) products of plants or trees: carrot

(non-fruit) products of plants or trees: cauliflower

(non-fruit) products of plants or trees: cinnamon

(non-fruit) products of plants or trees: cotton

(non-fruit) products of plants or trees: indigofera

(non-fruit) products of plants or trees: onion

(non-fruit) products of plants or trees: palm oil

(non-fruit) products of plants or trees: radish

(non-fruit) products of plants or trees: rubber

(non-fruit) products of plants or trees: sisal

(non-fruit) products of plants or trees: sugarcane

(non-fruit) products of plants or trees: tobacco

(non-fruit) products of plants or trees: turnip

(Onder Neerlands Vlag) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)

(other) 'portraits' of Christ, e.g. profile portrait

(other) buildings, constructions ~ railway, tramway

(other) contagious diseases

(other) historical names

(other) ornaments derived from objects

(other) ornaments derived from objects (with NAME)

(other) specific aspects ~ David

(other forms of) needlework, e.g.: crocheting, knitting, embroidering

(other forms of) needlework, e.g.: crocheting, knitting, embroidering (+ materials used for clothes)

(oyster) shell ~ attribute of pilgrim(s)

(PENELOPE, Maandelijks Tijdschrift gewijd aan Kunstnaaldwerk) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)

(person) in fetters, not imprisoned

(personifications and symbolic representations of) Love; 'Amore (secondo Seneca)' (Ripa)

(personifications and symbolic representations of) Love; 'Amore (secondo Seneca)' (Ripa) (+ abstract concept represented by female figure)

(personifications and symbolic representations of) Love; 'Amore (secondo Seneca)' (Ripa) (+ allegorical scene, i.e. two or more personifications involved in an action)

(personifications and symbolic representations of) Qualities of Love

(personifications of) 'Vanitas', the vanity of human life; FragilitÃ humana, FugacitÃ delle grandezze & della gloria mondana, Meditatione della morte, Opera vana, Piacere vano, Vana gloria, VanitÃ (Ripa)

(personifications of the) planets with their 'children', so-called 'Planetenkinder'

(personifications of the) planets with their 'children', so-called 'Planetenkinder', accompanied by the corresponding zodiacal signs

(person under sentence of death) on the way to the scaffold or place of execution

(Pierce the Ploughman) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)

(PIRON) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)

(playing at) knuckle-bones, 'astragali'

(playing at) marbles

(playing at) marbles (with cup-hole)

(playing with) aeroplanes

(playing with) aeroplanes with motor

(playing with) barrow, wagon

(playing with) barrow, wagon (+ out of doors (sports, games, etc.))

(playing with) blocks

(playing with) boats

(playing with) boats (+ out of doors (sports, games, etc.))

(playing with) boats (+ the contest (sports, games, etc.))

(playing with) building play-material

(playing with) cut-out constructions

(playing with) dancing dolls

(playing with) dolls

(playing with) dolls (+ accident (in sports, games, etc.))

(playing with) dolls (+ equipment, outfit (sports, games, etc.))

(playing with) dolls (+ variant)

(playing with) dolls, toy animals

(playing with) mechanical toys

(playing with) movable toys

(playing with) revolving toys

(playing with) steam engine

(playing with) top

(playing with) toy animals

(playing with) toy mills

(playing with) toys

(playing with) toys (+ out of doors (sports, games, etc.))

(playing with) toys for housekeeping

(playing with) toys ~ air

(playing with) toys ~ blowing

(playing with) toys ~ transport

(playing with) toys ~ water

(playing with) train

(playing with) wheeled vehicles

(political) agitator

(prisoners) in the prison yard

(private) detective

(private) prayer; 'Oratione', 'Preghiere', 'Preghiere a Dio' (Ripa)

(private) prayer; 'Oratione', 'Preghiere', 'Preghiere a Dio' (Ripa) (+ Holy Ghost (as a dove))

(professional) organization of artists

(public) prayer

(public) prayer (+ donor(s), supplicant(s), whether or not with patron saint(s))

(Qur'an) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)

(rays of) light ~ symbol of God the Father

(REIGER, A.F.J., Vluchtige Schetsen uit het Volksleven) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)

(revolutionary) plot, conspiracy

(revolutionary action with the help of) libels, broadsides, cartoons, etc.

(SCARRON) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)

(SCARRON, ROMAN COMIQUE) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)

(scenes from) specific works of literature (SCOTT, A Legend of Montrose)

(scenes from) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)

(scenes from) specific works of literature: Ariosto, Orlando Furioso

(scenes from) specific works of literature: Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, Paul et Virginie

(scenes from) specific works of literature: Boccaccio, Decamerone

(scenes from) specific works of literature: Bredero, Lucelle

(scenes from) specific works of literature: Chateaubriand, Atala

(scenes from) specific works of literature: D'Urfé, Astrée

(scenes from) specific works of literature: Dante, Divina Commedia

(scenes from) specific works of literature: Defoe, Robinson Crusoe

(scenes from) specific works of literature: Goethe, Faust

(scenes from) specific works of literature: Goethe, Werther

(scenes from) specific works of literature: Guarini, Pastor Fido

(scenes from) specific works of literature: Hooft, Granida

(scenes from) specific works of literature: Shakespeare, Cymbeline

(scenes from) specific works of literature: Shakespeare, Tempest

(scenes from) specific works of literature: Swift, Gulliver's Travels

(scenes from) specific works of literature: Tasso, Aminta

(scenes from) specific works of literature: Tasso, Gerusalemme Liberata

(SCOTT, Ivanhoe) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)

(scÃ¨nes uit het leven van) Johannes de Doper en Maria

(SHAKESPEARE, As you like it) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)

(SHAKESPEARE, King Lear) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)

(SHAKESPEARE, Merchant of Venice) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)

(SHAKESPEARE, MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)n

(showing oneself) undressed, quasi-nude

(single) apostle, unspecified

(single) prophet, unspecified

(SNELLEN, Ella in het Feeënrijk) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)

(story of) A. Postumius Tubertus - suffering, misfortune of person from classical history

(story of) Achelous; 'Acheloo' (Ripa)

(story of) Achilles

(story of) Achilles - attributes

(story of) Achilles - death

(story of) Achilles - most important deeds

(story of) Aeneas - aggressive, unfriendly activities and relationships

(story of) Aeolus, guardian of the winds; 'Eolo' (Ripa)

(story of) Aeolus, guardian of the winds; 'Eolo' (Ripa) - attributes

(story of) Aeschylus

(story of) Aesculapius (Asclepius)

(story of) Agrippina the Elder

(story of) Alcestis

(story of) Alcibiades

(story of) Alcyone and Ceyx

(story of) Alexander the Great

(story of) Alexander the Great (+ head, bust, etc.)

(story of) Amphinomus and Anapias

(story of) Amphion and Zethus

(story of) Amphitrite

(story of) Amphitrite - love-affairs

(story of) Anacreon

(story of) Anchises

(story of) Androclus

(story of) Andromache

(story of) Anna, Dido's sister

(story of) Antenor

(story of) Antiochus I (Soter)

(story of) Antiochus I (Soter) - aggressive relationships of person from classical history

(story of) Antiope

(story of) Antipater, father of Herod the Great

(story of) Apelles, the painter

(story of) Apelles, the painter (+ in allegorical or symbolic frame or setting; with allegorical or symbolic accessories)

(story of) Apollo (Phoebus)

(story of) Apollo (Phoebus) (+ variant)

(story of) Appius Claudius Caecus

(story of) Archimedes

(story of) Archimedes (+ head, bust, etc.)

(story of) Ariadne

(story of) Ariadne and Bacchus

(story of) Arion

(story of) Aristaeus

(story of) Aristaeus - suffering, misfortune

(story of) Artemisia, queen of Caria

(story of) Ascanius (Julus)

(story of) Atlas - attributes

(story of) Atreus

(story of) Attis (Atys)

(story of) Augustus, the Roman emperor

(story of) Augustus, the Roman emperor (+ in allegorical or symbolic frame or setting; with allegorical or symbolic accessories)

(story of) Aurora (Eos); 'Aurora' (Ripa)

(story of) Bacchus (Dionysus), Liber

(story of) Berenice II

(story of) Boreas (Aquilo), the north wind; 'Borea overo Aquilone' (Ripa)

(story of) Brennus

(story of) C. Furius Cressinus

(story of) C. Julius Caesar

(story of) Cadmus

(story of) Callisto

(story of) Cambyses - portrait of person from classical history

(story of) Camilla

(story of) Camilla - death

(story of) Campaspe (Phyllis)

(story of) Caracalla, the Roman emperor

(story of) Cassandra

(story of) Cecrops' daughters (Cecropides)

(story of) Cephalus

(story of) Ceres (Demeter)

(story of) Ceres (Demeter) - aggressive, unfriendly activities and relationships

(story of) Chiron

(story of) Cicero

(story of) Cimon the Athenian

(story of) Claudius the Roman emperor

(story of) Claudius the Roman emperor - love-affairs of person from classical history

(story of) Claudius the Roman emperor - portrait of person from classical history

(story of) Cleopatra

(story of) Cleopatra - aggressive relationships of person from classical history (+ in allegorical or symbolic frame or setting; with allegorical or symbolic accessories)

(story of) Cleopatra - portrait of person from classical history

(story of) Cloelia

(story of) Commodus the Roman emperor

(story of) Commodus the Roman emperor (+ mythological or allegorical portrait; allegorical representation of event from the life of historical person)

(story of) Coriolanus

(story of) Coriolanus (+ belonging to Roman history)

(story of) Cornelia, mother of the Gracchi

(story of) Croesus king of Lydia

(story of) Cupid, Amor (Eros)

(story of) Cybele, Rhea Cybele, Great Mother of the Gods (Berecynt(h)ia)

(story of) Cyclopes as fellow blacksmiths of Vulcan, in the god's forge

(story of) Cyrus king of Persia

(story of) Cyrus king of Persia - portrait of person from classical history

(story of) Daedalus

(story of) Damon, friend of Pythias (Phintias)

(story of) Damon, friend of Pythias (Phintias) - love-affairs of person from classical history

(story of) Danae

(story of) Darius, king of Persia

(story of) Darius, king of Persia - fabulous, clearly legendary extensions ~ person from classical history

(story of) Darius, king of Persia - portrait of person from classical history

(story of) Decius Mus

(story of) Democritus, the philosopher

(story of) Democritus, the philosopher (+ head (and shoulders))

(story of) Democritus, the philosopher - portrait of person from classical history

(story of) Demosthenes

(story of) Demosthenes - death of person from classical history

(story of) Demosthenes - portrait of person from classical history (+ full face)

(story of) Diana (Artemis)

(story of) Diana (Artemis) (+ variant)

(story of) Diana (Artemis) - aggressive, unfriendly activities and relationships

(story of) Diana (Artemis) - suffering, misfortune

(story of) Dido

(story of) Dido - death

(story of) Dido - love-affairs

(story of) Dido - suffering, misfortune

(story of) Dike (Astraea), goddess of Righteousness and Justice

(story of) Diogenes, the philosopher

(story of) Diogenes, the philosopher (+ in allegorical or symbolic frame or setting; with allegorical or symbolic accessories)

(story of) Dionysius II, tyrant of Syracuse (+ caricature)

(story of) Erigone

(story of) Evander

(story of) Flora

(story of) Flora (+ variant)

(story of) Flora - love-affairs

(story of) Flora - offspring, companion(s), train etc.

(story of) Flora - suffering, misfortune

(story of) Gaius Fabricius surnamed Luscinus

(story of) Gaius Marius

(story of) Gaius Mucius Scaevola

(story of) Gaius Sempronius Gracchus

(story of) Galatea; 'Galatea' (Ripa)

(story of) Ganymede

(story of) Germanicus

(story of) Germanicus (+ ideal or heroic representation)

(story of) Germanicus - aggressive relationships of person from classical history

(story of) Glaucus, the fisherman, who was made a sea-god

(story of) Glycera

(story of) Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, Pompey the Great

(story of) Gordius, king of Phrygia

(story of) Gyges

(story of) Hannibal

(story of) Hebe (Juventas)

(story of) Hebe (Juventas) - attributes

(story of) Hecuba

(story of) Helen

(story of) Heraclitus, the philosopher

(story of) Heraclitus, the philosopher (+ head (and shoulders))

(story of) Hercules (Heracles) (+ variant)

(story of) Hermaphroditus

(story of) Hero and Leander

(story of) Hero and Leander - suffering, misfortune

(story of) Hersilia

(story of) Hippocrates

(story of) Hippocrates - post-mortem occurrences ~person from classical history

(story of) Hippolytus

(story of) Homer

(story of) Homer (+ head, bust, etc.)

(story of) Horace, the poet

(story of) Horace, the poet - apotheosis, deification of person from classical history

(story of) Horatius Cocles

(story of) Hymen(aeus)

(story of) Hymen(aeus) (+ attributes)

(story of) Hypnos (Sleep) and his brother Thanatos (Death)

(story of) Hypnos (Somnus), Sleep

(story of) Icarus, son of Daedalus

(story of) Iphigenia

(story of) Iphigenia - death

(story of) Janus

(story of) Jason

(story of) Julius Claudius Civilis

(story of) Julius Claudius Civilis - portrait of person from classical history

(story of) Julius Sabinus

(story of) Juno (Hera)

(story of) Jupiter (Zeus)

(story of) Jupiter (Zeus) (+ variant)

(story of) King Ancus Martius (Marcius) - portrait of person from classical history

(story of) king Masinissa

(story of) king Mithridates

(story of) L. Junius Brutus

(story of) Laomedon

(story of) Leonidas

(story of) Livia

(story of) Lucius Aemilius Paul(l)us

(story of) Lucius Aemilius Paul(l)us - death of person from classical history

(story of) Lucius Caecilius Metellus

(story of) Lucius Sergius Catilina

(story of) Lucretia

(story of) Lycurgus, king of the Thracian Edones

(story of) Lycurgus, the Spartan

(story of) Lysimachus

(story of) M. Licinius Crassus

(story of) Manius Curius Dentatus

(story of) Marcus (Manlius) Curtius

(story of) Marcus Aemilius Lepidus

(story of) Marcus Aurelius, the Roman emperor

(story of) Marcus Furius Camillus

(story of) Marcus Junius Brutus

(story of) Marcus Junius Brutus - death of person from classical history

(story of) Marcus Junius Brutus - suffering, misfortune of person from classical history

(story of) Marcus Porcius Cato the Elder

(story of) Marcus Porcius Cato the Younger

(story of) Marcus Porcius Cato the Younger - non-aggressive activities of person from classical history

(story of) Marcus Sextus

(story of) Marcus Valerius Corvus (Corvinus)

(story of) Mark Antony

(story of) Mark Antony - non-aggressive activities of person from classical history

(story of) Mars (Ares)

(story of) Marsyas

(story of) Meleager - attributes

(story of) Memnon, son of Aurora

(story of) Menander, the comic poet

(story of) Mercury (Hermes)

(story of) Mercury (Hermes) - apotheosis, deification

(story of) Merope, wife of Cresphontes

(story of) Midas

(story of) Milon of Croton

(story of) Minerva (Pallas, Athena)

(story of) Minerva (Pallas, Athena) (+ variant)

(story of) Minerva (Pallas, Athena) - offspring, companion(s), train etc.

(story of) Minos, king of Crete

(story of) Mithra(s)

(story of) Momus

(story of) Narcissus

(story of) Neptune (Poseidon)

(story of) Neptune (Poseidon) - non-aggressive, friendly or neutral activities and relationships

(story of) Nero, the Roman Emperor

(story of) Nero, the Roman Emperor - portrait of person from classical history

(story of) Nike

(story of) Niobe

(story of) Numa Pompilius

(story of) Numa Pompilius - non-aggressive activities of person from classical history

(story of) Numa Pompilius - portrait of person from classical history

(story of) Oceanus

(story of) Oceanus - early life, prime youth

(story of) Ovid

(story of) P. Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major

(story of) P. Cornelius Scipio Africanus Minor (P. Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus)

(story of) Palaemon

(story of) Pallas

(story of) Pallas - birth

(story of) Pallas - birth (+ variant)

(story of) Pallas - specific aspects, allegorical aspects, as patron of

(story of) Pan

(story of) Pan - infancy, upbringing

(story of) Pandora

(story of) Panthea

(story of) Paris (Alexander)

(story of) Peleus and Thetis

(story of) Peneus

(story of) Pericles

(story of) Perseus - triumph

(story of) Phalaris, tyrant of Agrigentum

(story of) Philemon and Baucis

(story of) Philomela and Procne

(story of) Philomela and Procne - love-affairs

(story of) Philopoemen

(story of) Phocion

(story of) Phoenix

(story of) Phryne

(story of) Pluto (Hades), Dis Pater, Orcus

(story of) Porcia

(story of) Porsena

(story of) Priam

(story of) Priam - death

(story of) Priapus

(story of) Prometheus

(story of) Proserpina (Persephone, Core), Libera

(story of) Psammetichus, king of Egypt

(story of) Psammetichus, king of Egypt - fabulous, clearly legendary extensions ~ person from classical history

(story of) Ptolemy Philadelphus

(story of) Publius Clodius (Claudius) Pulcher

(story of) Pygmalion

(story of) Pyramus and Thisbe

(story of) Pyramus and Thisbe - death

(story of) Pyrrhus, king of Epirus

(story of) queen Semiramis

(story of) Quintus Fabius Maximus Cunctator

(story of) Rhea Silvia

(story of) Romulus and Remus

(story of) Romulus and Remus - aggressive, unfriendly activities and relationships

(story of) Romulus and Remus - specific aspects, allegorical aspects, as patron of

(story of) Sappho, the poetess

(story of) Sardanapalus - love-affairs of person from classical history

(story of) Saturn (Cronus)

(story of) Saturn (Cronus) - attributes

(story of) Scylla

(story of) Semele

(story of) Seneca

(story of) Seneca (+ three-quarter view)

(story of) Servius Tullius - portrait of person from classical history

(story of) Sextus Pompeius

(story of) Sextus Pompeius - aggressive relationships of person from classical history

(story of) Sextus Pompeius - death of person from classical history

(story of) Silenus

(story of) Silenus - offspring, companion(s), train etc.

(story of) Sisyphus

(story of) Socrates

(story of) Sophonisbe

(story of) Tantalus

(story of) Tarquinius Superbus

(story of) Tarquinius Superbus - aggressive relationships of person from classical history

(story of) Tarquinius Superbus - portrait of person from classical history

(story of) Tarquin the Elder (Tarquinius Priscus) - death of person from classical history

(story of) Tarquin the Elder (Tarquinius Priscus) - portrait of person from classical history

(story of) Telemachus

(story of) Telemachus - aggressive, unfriendly activities and relationships

(story of) Telemachus - death

(story of) Telemachus - specific aspects, allegorical aspects, as patron of

(story of) Telephus

(story of) the Amazons

(story of) the Amazons - attributes

(story of) the Amazons - suffering, misfortune

(story of) the Danaids

(story of) the Dioscuri: Castor (the horse-tamer) and Pollux (the boxer) - attributes

(story of) the emperor Septimius Severus

(story of) the emperor Septimius Severus - death of person from classical history

(story of) the emperor Titus

(story of) the emperor Titus - love-affairs of person from classical history

(story of) the emperor Titus - portrait of person from classical history

(story of) the emperor Trajan

(story of) the emperor Trajan - aggressive relationships of person from classical history

(story of) the emperor Vespasian

(story of) the emperor Vespasian - aggressive relationships of person from classical history

(story of) the Horatii, three brothers from Rome

(story of) the Minotaur

(story of) Themistocles

(story of) the painter Zeuxis

(story of) Theramenes

(story of) the Roman women

(story of) the Sabine women

(story of) Thetis; 'Thethi, ninfa del mare' (Ripa)

(story of) Thetis; 'Thethi, ninfa del mare' (Ripa) - most important deeds

(story of) Thetis; 'Thethi, ninfa del mare' (Ripa) - non-aggressive, friendly or neutral activities and relationships

(story of) the Vestal virgin Tuccia

(story of) the wife of Hasdrubal

(story of) the women of Sparta

(story of) Tiberinus - specific aspects, allegorical aspects, as patron of

(story of) Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus

(story of) Tiresias

(story of) Titus Manlius Torquatus

(story of) Titus Tatius

(story of) Tomyris

(story of) Triptolemus

(story of) Triton

(story of) Triton - aggressive, unfriendly activities and relationships

(story of) Triton - attributes

(story of) Triton - specific aspects, allegorical aspects, as patron of

(story of) Trophonius

(story of) Turnus

(story of) Ulysses

(story of) Ulysses - aggressive, unfriendly activities and relationships

(story of) Venus (Aphrodite)

(story of) Vertumnus

(story of) Vesta (Hestia)

(story of) Vesta (Hestia) - attributes

(story of) Vesta (Hestia) - specific aspects, allegorical aspects, as patron of

(story of) Veturia

(story of) Virginia

(story of) Vulcan (Hephaestus)

(story of) Vulcan (Hephaestus) - specific aspects, allegorical aspects, as patron of

(story of) Xenocrates

(story of) Xenophon

(story of) Zaleucus

(story of) Zenobia Septimia, queen of Palmyra - suffering, misfortune of person from classical history

(story of) Zephyrus (Favonius), the west wind; 'Favonio o Zeffiro' (Ripa)

(story of the) Muses; 'Muse' (Ripa)

(story of the) Muses; 'Muse' (Ripa) (+ attributes)

(STRATTON-PORTER, Sproetje) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)

(symbolische) voorstellingen ~ de schepping, de kosmos, het ontstaan van de wereld, het universum en het leven (in de breedste zin van het woord)

(ten) table(s) of the showbread in the Temple ~ Jewish religion

(TERENTIUS) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)

(TER GOUW) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)

(TER GOUW, Amsterdam) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)

(TER GOUW, Amsterdam. Oorsprong en afleiding van de namen) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)

(TER GOUW, In de Kalverstraat) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)

(TER GOUW, Nalezing) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)

(The Claims of Decorative Art) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)

(the skull or skeleton of) Adam at the foot of the cross of Christ (iconographic particularity to be used as additional notation only)

(traveller) resting in the open air

(traveller) resting in the open air (+ four persons or more ~ traffic and transport)

(VALERIUS, Wilt heden nu treden) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)

(VAN EEDEN, De kleine Johannes) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)

(veneration of) devotional objects

(VERLAINE, Il Baccio) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)

(VERLAINE, La chanson des ingenues) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)

(Versjes) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)

(VIRGIL, Eclogae) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)

(VONDEL, Gijsbrecht van Aemstel) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)

(walking on) stilts

(WELLS, The Invisible Man) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)

(woman) looking in a mirror ~ scene symbolizing 'Vanitas'

0-10 years

5 year, lustrum

10-20 years

11D4111tSeth puts a branch from the Tree of Knowledge on Adam's grave ~ legend of the True Cross

11D4114tthe wood is taken from the pool of Bethesda to serve as Christ's cross ~ legend of the True Cross

11H(ANTONY OF PADUA)54tof Padua preaching on the sea-shore; the fishes pressing forward to hear him, their heads out of the water

11Q71422tantependium, frontal

12FF62 altar ~ Roman religion - FF - in the open air

20-30 years

23C year, solar year

25F24(BOAR)(+33) hoofed animals: boar (+ head of an animal)

25F24(DEER)(+33)

25F24(ELK)(+332) hoofed animals: elk (+ antlers; horn)

30-40 years

32A1tthe four temperaments; 'Complessione' (Ripa)

40-50 years

41C34(+9) dinner-service (+ broken, damaged tableware, etc.)

41C331(+9) cup and saucer (+ broken, damaged tableware, etc.)

43C411(+2) soccer, football (early names: soule, choule, cholle) (+ the contest (sports, games, etc.))

46A1791 unemployed labourers

46C11(+21)

46C35 airship, zeppelin

46C151(+24)trailway, tramway; rack railway (+ four persons or more ~ traffic and transport)

92D223tIrene (Eirene)

92E223tElectra (Pleiad)

95A(MENELAUS)

95A(ORESTES)t(story of) Orestes

96AtRoman deities, and foreign deities included in the classical Pantheon (+ attributes)

98B(CALIGULA, Gaius)9tmale persons from classical history (CALIGULA, Gaius) - portrait of person from classical history

aarde (een van de vier elementen)

aarde, de wereld als hemellichaam

Aaron's burial

Aaron's rod has sprouted, flowered and produced ripe almonds

Aaron (not in biblical context); possible attributes: attributes of Aaron: censer, dressed as high priest or bishop, ointment jar, rod or flowering wand

Aaron and his four sons are ordained by Moses (Leviticus 8)

Aaron builds an altar and offers a sacrifice to the golden calf

Aaron offers sacrifices (Leviticus 9)

abacus, counting-frame

abandoning, exposing a child

abbey, monastery, convent ~ Roman Catholic church

abbey, monastery, convent ~ Roman Catholic church (+ variant)

abdication (of a ruler)

abdication (of a ruler) - BB - female ruler

abdomen, belly (human being)

abdomen, belly (human being) - AA - female human figure

Abdon's forty sons and thirty nephews who ride on seventy ass colts

abducting

Abel's death

Abel (alone) at work, herding

Abel (not in biblical context); possible attributes: sheep

Abel offering (alone)

Abiathar, son of Ahimelech, escapes from the slaughter

Abiathar comes to David and brings the ephod with him (1 Samuel 23:6)

Abigail and Ahinoam, David's two wives, are given back to him

Abigail goes out with asses laden with loaves of bread and bottles of wine, to meet David

Abijah's war against Jeroboam of Israel

Abimelech, with hired men, kills his brothers on one stone, except for Jotham who hides himself

Abimelech asks Isaac to leave the country

Abimelech is struck on the head by a millstone thrown by a woman

a bird dropping falls in Tobit's eyes

Abishag at David's bed

Abishag takes care of David, who is old and sick

ablution, immersion ~ Jewish religion

Abner, fetched by Joab's messengers, is taken aside by Joab in the gate of Hebron, and is killed by him with a sword

abolition of slavery, fighting slavery

Abraham's feast on the day of Isaac's weaning

Abraham's journey to Gerar

Abraham (not in biblical context); possible attribute: knife

Abraham accompanying the departing angels

Abraham and Hagar (Genesis 16)

Abraham and Lot separating (Genesis 13)

Abraham chases away the birds that come down on the carcasses

Abraham comes to the sacred tree of Moreh at Shechem, and builds his first altar

Abraham communicating with God (in general)

Abraham counting the stars

Abraham destroys his father's idols

Abraham entertaining the three angels

Abraham falls asleep ~ sacrifice

Abraham fetches water and washes the angels' feet

Abraham gives Melchizedek a tenth of the booty he has recovered

Abraham goes to Canaan (Genesis 12:1-9)

Abraham is buried by Isaac and Ishmael in the cave of Machpelah

Abraham is summoned before Abimelech; Sarah is given back to Abraham, who is honoured with a thousand pieces of silver and other gifts

Abraham is summoned before Pharaoh, and is ordered to leave Egypt with Sarah

Abraham kneels before the angels

Abraham leaves Egypt with Sarah, Lot, and his possessions

Abraham liberates Lot, recovers the stolen goods and returns in triumph

Abraham met by the king of Sodom (Genesis 14:21-24)

Abraham moves his encampment to Bethel and builds his second altar

Abraham picks up the knife to kill Isaac

Abraham provides Hagar and Ishmael with bread and a jug of water

Abraham starts out for the land of Canaan with Sarah, Lot and his belongings

Abraham takes Hagar as his wife

Abraham weighs out four hundred pieces of silver

Abraham with Isaac, an ass and the servants on their way to Moriah

Abraham witnesses the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah

Absalom, put to flight on a mule, remains hanging by his hair in an oak-tree

Absalom consoles Tamar

Absalom invites David and all the princes for his sheep-shearing feast

Absalom speaks with the people near the gate of the city

Absalom takes counsel with Ahitophel

absence of filial love

absence of parental love

absence of wind, calm

Absent-mindedness

absolution, forgiveness of sins ~ part of the confession

abstinence from carnal desires ~ ascetic life

Abstracte, niet-figuratieve kunst

Abstracte ideeÃ«n en concepten

Abstract Ideas and Concepts (+ abstract concept represented by female figure)

Abstract Ideas and Concepts (+ allegorical scene, i.e. two or more personifications involved in an action)

Abstract Ideas and Concepts (+ clothed)

Abstract Ideas and Concepts (+ clothed with wings)

Abstract Ideas and Concepts (+ emblematical representation of concept)

Abstract Ideas and Concepts (+ nude)

Abstract Ideas and Concepts (+ partially clothed with wings)

Abstract Ideas and Concepts (+ personification)

Abstract Ideas and Concepts (+ situation or event (especially in genre-painting) with symbolical connotation)

Abstract Ideas and Concepts (+ symbolical representation of concept)

abstract interlace, knotwork ~ ornament

Abstractness, Insubstantiality

Abundance; 'Abondanza', 'Abondanza maritima' (Ripa)

Abundance; 'Abondanza', 'Abondanza maritima' (Ripa) (+ abstract concept represented by female figure)

Abundance; 'Abondanza', 'Abondanza maritima' (Ripa) (+ clothed)

Abundance; 'Abondanza', 'Abondanza maritima' (Ripa) (+ personification)

Abundance; 'Abondanza', 'Abondanza maritima' (Ripa) (+ two or more personifications pursuing one aim)

Abundantia (abundance) as Roman personification

a burning bush attracts Moses' attention

abuses of monks

abuses of the clergy, e.g. simony

academy, association of artists

a Canaanite woman kneels before Christ, asking him to heal her daughter; the metaphor of the dogs and bread (Matthew 15:21-28; Mark 7:24-30)

acanthus ~ ornament

acanthus ~ ornament - AA - stylized

accessories (~ clothing)

accessories and implements ~ laundering, e.g. clothes-peg, drying frame, (empty) washing line

accessories ~ fire-place

accessories ~ music: metronome, music-stand, tuning-fork, etc.

accessories ~ shoes, e.g. insole, shoehorn, shoe-polish

accidental death by falling objects

accidental death ~ fire

accidental death ~ poison

accidental death ~ water (+ variant)

accidental death ~ water - EE - getting wounded by accident (death not involved)

accident on snow or ice

accidents with lightning

accident with (farm) wagon, freight wagon, cart

accident with animal-drawn vehicle

accident with automobile

accident with bus, coach

accident with diligence, omnibus, horse-tram

accident with four-wheeled, animal-drawn vehicle, e.g.: cab, carriage, coach

accident with four-wheeled vehicle, drawn by three animals

accident with horse (or kindred animal)

accident with locomotive

accident with motor-vehicle

accident with two-wheeled vehicle, drawn by three animals

acclamation of a ruler

accordion

accordion (+ artist at work)

accordion (+ artist in non-work situation)

accordion - CC - out of doors

accusation (in court)

Accusation, Incrimination

accusing

Achan's sin (aftermath of the fall of Jericho) (Joshua 7)

Achan, his family and possessions (including the stolen spoils) are taken to the valley of Achor to be stoned

Achan and his family are stoned and burned (aftermath of the fall of Jericho)

Achan confesses to have taken from the spoils a garment and some silver and gold

a chariot, horses of fire and a whirlwind appear and Elijah is carried up into heaven; Elijah's cloak falls (or he hands it over to Elisha)

Achelous' banquet with Theseus and Pirithous

Achilles discovered among the daughters of Lycomedes, i.e. Achilles on Scyros: when presents are brought Achilles snatches up the weapons and thus betrays his identity

Achilles fights the river-gods Scamander and Simois; Achilles is assisted by Vulcan, who dries up the waters with scorching flames

Achilles kills Hector

Achilles mourning over the body of Patroclus

Achilles pursues Hector around the wall of the city

Achilles sweeps the battle-field; the gods descend from Olympus to partake in the battle (Iliad XX-XXII)

Achior is freed by the Israelites

Achior is tied to a tree near the city of Bethuliah

Achior kneels before Judith

Achior makes an address

Acis and Galatea flee from Polyphemus, who seizes a rock to crush Acis

Acis wooing Galatea

Acknowledgement, Granting (+ abstract concept represented by female figure)

acolyte, chorister, lector, ostiarius, etc. ~ functionaries in Roman Catholic church

acoustical means of determining location

acquiring riches

Acrisius puts Danae and Perseus, her child by Jupiter, in a chest and casts it into the sea

acrobat ~ circus

acrobat ~ circus (+ the public ~ festive activities)

a crowd surrounds Lot's house

Actaeon as a stag is devoured by his own dogs

Actaeon changed into a stag: as punishment for seeing her bathe, Diana changes Actaeon, the hunter, into a stag (Ovid, Metamorphoses III 193)

Actaeon changed into a stag: as punishment for seeing her bathe, Diana changes Actaeon, the hunter, into a stag (Ovid, Metamorphoses III 193) (+ variant)

active life; 'Vita attiva' (Ripa)

active vs. contemplative life

activities in the air ~ public festivities, e.g. fly-past

activities in the air ~ public festivities, e.g. fly-past (+ illumination, fire-works ~ festive activities)

activities in the air ~ public festivities, e.g. fly-past (+ parade, pageant, cavalcade ~ festive activities)

activities of angels (in heaven)

activities of angels (in heaven) (+ angels floating in the air)

activities of devil(s)

actor (on the stage)

actor (on the stage) (+ Japanese art)

actor, actress (non-work situations)

actress (on the stage)

acts of Bartholomew

Acts of the Will (opposing concepts)

Adam's burial

Adam's tomb

Adam (alone) holding the fruit

Adam (and Eve) engaged in agricultural activities

Adam (not in biblical context)

Adam (not in biblical context) - (other) specific aspects, e.g. allegorical and symbolical aspects of male persons from the Old Testament (not in biblical context)

Adam and/or Eve overcome with repentance

Adam and Eve (not in biblical context)

Adam and Eve (not in biblical context) - (other) specific aspects, e.g. allegorical and symbolical aspects of male persons from the Old Testament (not in biblical context)

Adam and Eve (not in biblical context) - personal devotions of male persons from the Old Testament, e.g. vision, prayer, penitence

Adam and Eve (not in biblical context) - post-mortem occurrences of male persons from the Old Testament, e.g. finding and transportation of relics

Adam and Eve are clothed by God

Adam and Eve discover the dead body of Abel and grieve over it

Adam and Eve discover their nakedness; they cover themselves with their hands or with leaves

Adam and Eve doing penance

Adam and Eve hide from God

Adam and Eve holding (and possibly eating) the fruit

Adam and Eve in paradise (before the Fall)

Adam and Eve outside Eden, whose entrance is guarded by shining cherubim

Adam and Eve reproved by God

Adam as founder, initiator

Adam as founder of Geometry

Adam engaged in agricultural activities, Eve spinning and usually their children at play

Adam engaged in agricultural activities, Eve suckling the children

Adam in the Garden of Eden

Adam naming the animals

addiction

additional service in the Synagogue

additional stages: distillation (destillatio)

additional stages: putrefaction (fermentation)

additions to the story of Daniel

address, talk, lecture (~ meeting)

address, talk, lecture (~ meeting) - AA - in the open air

address at open grave

address by general before the battle

a demon blows out the candle of St. Genevieve (with bellows); an angel relights it

administering, taking medicine

administratieve eenheden

administration of justice, trial

administration ~ trade and finance

Admiration

Admission, Belief

admitted in Joseph's presence, the brothers bow down before him

adolescent, young woman, maiden

adolescent, young woman, maiden (+ back view)

adolescent, young woman, maiden (+ being frightened)

adolescent, young woman, maiden (+ eight persons)

adolescent, young woman, maiden (+ five persons)

adolescent, young woman, maiden (+ forward)

adolescent, young woman, maiden (+ four persons)

adolescent, young woman, maiden (+ front view)

adolescent, young woman, maiden (+ kneeling)

adolescent, young woman, maiden (+ leaning)

adolescent, young woman, maiden (+ left side visible; left - (l. hand, l. foot, etc.))

adolescent, young woman, maiden (+ lying)

adolescent, young woman, maiden (+ more than eight persons)

adolescent, young woman, maiden (+ old male (human being))

adolescent, young woman, maiden (+ positions (of the human figure))

adolescent, young woman, maiden (+ relations with sad character (expressive connotations))

adolescent, young woman, maiden (+ seven persons)

adolescent, young woman, maiden (+ sideview, profile)

adolescent, young woman, maiden (+ sitting)

adolescent, young woman, maiden (+ six persons)

adolescent, young woman, maiden (+ standing)

adolescent, young woman, maiden (+ three-quarter view)

adolescent, young woman, maiden (+ three persons)

adolescent, young woman, maiden (+ two persons)

adolescent, young woman, maiden (+ young female (human being))

Adoni-bezek is caught; his thumbs and his great toes are cut off

Adoniah comes to Bathsheba asking for help in order to get Abishag as wife

Adoniah constitutes himself as king

Adoniah is killed by Benaiah

Adoniah is told of Solomon's kingship by Abiathar's son Jonathan

Adonis' blood changed into an anemone or a rose: when Adonis is slain by a boar, Venus changes his blood into an anemone or a rose (Ovid, Metamorphoses X 735)

Adonis hunting

adoption (of a child)

Adoram is stoned to death; Rehoboam escapes in his chariot to Jerusalem

adoration of the Christ-child by Mary

adoration of the Christ-child by Mary (+ angel(s))

adoration of the Christ-child by Mary, Joseph, Elisabeth and John the Baptist

adoration of the Christ-child by Mary, Joseph, Elisabeth and John the Baptist (+ variant)

adoration of the Christ-child by Mary; John the Baptist present

adoration of the Christ-child by Mary and Joseph

adoration of the Christ-child by Mary and Joseph (+ angel(s))

adoration of the Christ-child by the shepherds, without Joseph and Mary

adoration of the Christ-child by the shepherds; Mary and Joseph present

adoration of the Christ-child by the shepherds; Mary and Joseph present (+ angel(s))

adoration of the Christ-child by the shepherds; Mary and Joseph present (+ angel(s) floating in the air)

adoration of the Christ-child ~ Christ's birth

adoration of the Christ-child ~ Christ's birth (+ Mary)

adoration of the golden calf (which may be standing on a pillar, and is sometimes depicted as a dragon)

adoration of the Host, e.g. perpetual adoration

adoration of the kings: the Wise Men present their gifts to the Christ-child (gold, frankincense and myrrh)

adoration of the kings: the Wise Men present their gifts to the Christ-child (gold, frankincense and myrrh) (+ angel(s))

adoration of the kings: the Wise Men present their gifts to the Christ-child (gold, frankincense and myrrh) (+ angel(s) floating in the air)

adoration of the kings: the Wise Men present their gifts to the Christ-child (gold, frankincense and myrrh) (+ donor(s), supplicant(s), whether or not with patron saint(s))

adoration of the kings: the Wise Men present their gifts to the Christ-child (gold, frankincense and myrrh) (+ variant)

adoration of the Lamb (by a multitude in white robes)

adoration of the Lamb on Mount Sion by the 144-thousand ~ Apocalypse

adoration of the Lamb on Mount Sion by the 144-thousand ~ Apocalypse (+ angel(s) floating in the air)

adoration of the name of Jesus

adult Christ together with angels

adult Christ together with apostles, evangelists, saints, etc.

adult Christ together with apostles, evangelists, saints, etc. - DD - Christ beardless

adult Christ together with mortals

adult Christ together with others (non-narrative representations)

adult Christ with Mary

adult Christ with Mary - DD - Christ beardless (+ donor(s), supplicant(s), whether or not with patron saint(s))

adult Christ ~ abstract conceptions

adult Christ ~ abstract conceptions (+ angel(s))

adulterer

adultery

adultery revenged

Adulthood, Majority; 'Virilità' (Ripa)

Adulthood, Majority; 'Virilità' (Ripa) (+ sideview, profile)

adult man

adult man (+ back view)

adult man (+ eight persons)

adult man (+ five persons)

adult man (+ forward)

adult man (+ four persons)

adult man (+ front view)

adult man (+ kneeling)

adult man (+ leaning)

adult man (+ lying)

adult man (+ more than eight persons)

adult man (+ nude human being)

adult man (+ old male (human being))

adult man ( + one person)

adult man (+ positions (of the human figure))

adult man (+ right side visible; right - (r. hand, r. foot, etc.))

adult man (+ seven persons)

adult man (+ sideview, profile)

adult man (+ sitting)

adult man (+ sitting on the ground)

adult man (+ six persons)

adult man (+ standing)

adult man (+ thinking, meditating)

adult man (+ threatening; fury)

adult man (+ three-quarter view)

adult man (+ three persons)

adult man (+ two persons)

adults behaving like children

adult woman

adult woman (+ back view)

adult woman (+ fearing, being suspicious)

adult woman (+ five persons)

adult woman (+ four persons)

adult woman (+ front view)

adult woman (+ grieving, mourning, lamenting, bewailing)

adult woman (+ kneeling)

adult woman (+ leaning)

adult woman (+ lying)

adult woman (+ more than eight persons)

adult woman (+ number of persons)

adult woman (+ one person)

adult woman (+ positions (of the human figure))

adult woman (+ relations with aggressive, hostile character (expressive connotations))

adult woman (+ right side visible; right - (r. hand, r. foot, etc.))

adult woman (+ seven persons)

adult woman (+ sideview, profile)

adult woman (+ sitting)

adult woman (+ six persons)

adult woman (+ standing)

adult woman (+ three-quarter view)

adult woman (+ three persons)

adult woman (+ two persons)

adventurer

Adversity, Misfortune, Bad Luck; 'Fortuna infelice', 'Infortunio' (Ripa)

advertisement, notice

advertising

advising the vacillating ~ one of the (seven) spiritual Acts of Mercy

Aeacus standing near an oak-tree with a swarm of ants in it, begs Jupiter to repeople his kingdom

Aecus (as judge of Hades)

Aeetes, in pursuit of the Argo, is obliged to stop to gather up Apsyrtus' limbs

Aegis: breast-plate or skin with Gorgon's head (attribute of Minerva)

Aegis: shield with Gorgon's head (attribute of Minerva)

Aeneas' fleet cast on the coast of Libya

Aeneas, guided by the Sibyl, enters the underworld through the cave of Avernus

Aeneas and Achates reach Carthage, where building is in progress

Aeneas and Lavinia

Aeneas and the Sibyl meet various groups of the dead, among them is Dido, who turns aside

Aeneas and the Sibyl pass by Tartarus

Aeneas has his fleet put into readiness; complaints of Dido

Aeneas is wounded; Venus secretly puts a healing plant in the water with which Japyx is bathing the wound

Aeneas leaves the country of Troy

Aeneas plucks the 'Golden Bough' by the aid of two doves

Aeneas plucks the 'Golden Bough' by the aid of two doves (+ variant)

Aeneas searching for Creusa; her spirit appears to him

Aeneas tells Dido of his wanderings

Aeneas tries to save the body of Pandarus but is hit by a stone thrown by Diomedes; Venus comes to Aeneas' rescue

Aeneas with Evander

aerial, antenna; domestic satellite dish

Aesacus changed into a diving bird: in despair for having caused the death of Hesperia (or Asterope), Aesacus throws himself into the sea and is changed into a diving bird by Tethys (Ovid, Metamorphoses XI 783)

Aesacus changed into a diving bird while pursuing the nymph Hesperia (or Asterope), who is bitten by a snake

Aesculapian sign

Aesculapius' daughters (with NAME)

Aesculapius as patron of medicine

Aesculapius healing

Aesculapius instructed by Chiron

Aesculapius in the shape of a serpent (or dragon) arrives at Rome and hides himself among the reeds of the Tiber island

Aesculapius transforms himself into a serpent (or dragon) and leaves Epidaurus by ship

Aeson's throat is cut, his old blood runs out, his veins are filled with Medea's brew, and he is rejuvenated

Aeson is laid down before Medea; she brews a potion in a bronze pot (an old and dry olive-branch becomes green when stirred in it)

Affectation, Mannerism

African Americans

African Americans (+ caricatured)

African peoples (KHOISAN)

African peoples (ZULUS)

Africans

Africans (+ anthropological characteristics emphasized)

Africans (MIDDLE-EASTERNS)

Africans (with NAME)

Africa represented allegorically; 'Africa' (Ripa)

Africas (+ babies and children)

after a furious wind, an earthquake and a fire, Elijah hears God's voice and covers his face with his cloak

after a three-day sojourn in the belly of the monster Jonah is cast on dry land; Jonah may be shown nude and bald-headed

after crossing the Red Sea the Israelites rejoice and praise God (Exodus 15:1-21)

after her father Cinyras had been made drunk, Myrrha is led by her nurse into his bed

afternoon

afternoon tea

afternoon tea - CC - out of doors

afternoon ~ landscape (sometimes titled 'Meridies')

afternoon ~ other concepts

after ploughing, Jason sows dragon's teeth; armed men emerge

after the completion of service

after the coronation

after the furnace has been heated seven times more, the three Hebrews are bound and thrown into the fire; their executioners are burnt by the flames

after the intercourse

after the messengers report to Ahaziah, the king dispatches an officer with fifty men to get Elijah

after the miracle of the roses, Christ and Mary appear to St. Francis of Assisi in the Portiuncula chapel

after the miracle of the roses, Christ and Mary appear to St. Francis of Assisi in the Portiuncula chapel (+ angel(s))

after the return of the lord the servants account for their debts and are rewarded accordingly

after the shipwreck Paul and his men are kindly received by the inhabitants of Malta, who make fire

after the street-fight

after the wedding-night Jacob discovers that he has been deceived with Leah and complains to Laban

Agamemnon

Agamemnon - most important deeds

Agamemnon repents and sends envoys with gifts to Achilles, who refuses them

Aganippe (fountain of Mount Helicon)

aggression against the Church

aggressive, unfriendly activities and relationships of centaurs

aggressive, unfriendly activities and relationships of Ino

aggressive, unfriendly activities and relationships of Mercury

aggressive, unfriendly activities and relationships of Minerva

aggressive, unfriendly activities and relationships of Pan

aggressive, unfriendly activities and relationships of Saturn

aggressive, unfriendly activities and relationships of Theseus

aggressive relationships of Augustus (+ in allegorical or symbolic frame or setting; with allegorical or symbolic accessories)

aggressive relationships of C. Julius Caesar

aggressive relationships of Cyrus

aggressive relationships of Horatius Cocles

aggressive relationships of Marcus Furius Camillus

aggressive relationships of Nero

aggressive relationships of queen Semiramis

Aglaia (one of the Graces)

agony of Christ: to comfort him one or more angels appear to Christ with chalice and/or cross

agony of Christ; three (or eleven) apostles sleeping

agreeable smell

agreeable smell - AA - female human figure

Agreement, Unity; 'Concordia', 'Concordia insuperabile', 'Concordia militare', 'Concordia di Pace', 'Unione civile' (Ripa)

Agreement, Unity; 'Concordia', 'Concordia insuperabile', 'Concordia militare', 'Concordia di Pace', 'Unione civile' (Ripa) (+ abstract concept represented by female figure)

Agreement, Unity; 'Concordia', 'Concordia insuperabile', 'Concordia militare', 'Concordia di Pace', 'Unione civile' (Ripa) (+ allegorical scene, i.e. two or more personifications involved in an action)

Agreement, Unity; 'Concordia', 'Concordia insuperabile', 'Concordia militare', 'Concordia di Pace', 'Unione civile' (Ripa) (+ symbolical representation of concept)

Agreement, Unity; 'Concordia', 'Concordia insuperabile', 'Concordia militare', 'Concordia di Pace', 'Unione civile' (Ripa) (+ two or more personifications pursuing one aim)

agressieve relaties, vijandschap en vijandigheid

agricultural implements

agricultural implements (+ labourers ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

agricultural implements (+ men (labourers))

agricultural implements (with NAME)

agricultural implements: flail

agricultural implements: harrow

agricultural implements: pitchfork

agricultural implements: plough

agricultural implements: plough (+ zoological aspects of domestic cattle and poultry)

agricultural implements: pruning-knife

agricultural implements: rake

agricultural implements: scythe

agricultural implements: sickle

agricultural implements: spade

agricultural implements: spade (+ labourers ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

agricultural implements: winnow

agricultural products and by-products

agricultural products and by-products (POTATO)

agricultural products and by-products (with NAME)

agricultural products and by-products: hay

agricultural products and by-products: hay (+ harvesting ~ agricultural processes)

agricultural products and by-products: hay (+ labourers ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

agricultural products and by-products: straw

agriculture

agriculture (+ labourers ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

agriculture (+ men (labourers))

agriculture (+ women (labourers))

agriculture, cattle-breeding, horticulture, flowerculture, etc. (+ men (labourers))

Agrippine sibyl

Ahab's idolatry: he worships foreign gods and builds a temple for Baal in Samaria

Ahab, when taking possession of the vineyard, is condemned by Elijah

Ahab becomes depressed, lies down on his bed, faces the wall and refuses to eat ~ Naboth's vineyard

Ahab dies and is buried in Samaria

Ahab is reproved by Elijah and asked to gather the priests of Baal on Mount Carmel for a contest

Ahab repentant: he tears his clothes, puts sackcloth on and refuses food

Ahasuerus being sleepless, has the court records read to him

Ahasuerus holds out his sceptre to Esther (Esther usually kneeling)

Ahasuerus leaps from his throne and takes Esther in his arms (Esther 15:8)

Ahasuerus touches Esther with the sceptre (Esther 15:12)

Ahasverus, the wandering Jew

Ahaz' apostasy

a heavenly rider, in white garment and with weapons of gold, helps the Maccabees in their battle against Lysias (2 Maccabees 11:6-12)

Ahitophel hangs himself

a hundred men are fed with twenty loaves of bread: Elisha receives barley bread of the first-fruits and a sack of corn which he multiplies to feed a hundred men

aids

aids for prayer, e.g. rosary

aids for prayer, e.g. rosary (+ angel(s))

aids for prayer, e.g. rosary (+ variant)

air-crash, air disaster, flying-accident

airborne traffic, aviation

aircraft, aeroplane

aircraft, aeroplane (+ accident, collision, crash ~traffic and transport)

air force

air passengers

airship, zeppelin (+ arrival, coming to anchor, at anchor)

airship, zeppelin (+ propulsion of vehicle, ship, etc. by combustion)

airship, zeppelin (+ view ~ vehicle, ship, etc.)

airship, zeppelin (+ wreck ~ traffic accident)

air top, diabolo, devil-on-two-sticks

Ajax' blood changed into a hyacinth: after Ajax has taken his own life, his blood is changed into a hyacinth (Ovid, Metamorphoses X 207; XIII 390)

Ajax the Great

Ajax the Great - death

a large fish appears while Tobias is washing his feet; he is frightened

Alarm, Fright; 'Spavento', 'Terrore' (Ripa)

albino

alchemist at work

alchemistic equipment

alchemistic furnace

alchemistic symbols

alchemistic symbols (+ portrait of scholar, scientist)

alchemy

Alcibiades has the tail of his dog cut off to avert the attention of the Athenians from his other doings

Alcibiades has the tail of his dog cut off to avert the attention of the Athenians from his other doings (+ caricature)

Alcina, evil sorceress

alcoholic drinks

alcoholic drinks (+ foodstuffs in glass bottle or jar, bottled)

alcoholic drinks (+ taking (particular) foodstuffs: eating, drinking, smoking, chewing, etc.)

alcoholism

Alcyone (Pleiad) (+ variant)

Alcyone and Ceyx changed into kingfishers: when Alcyone finds the body of her husband Ceyx washed ashore, they are both changed into kingfishers (Ovid, Metamorphoses XI 741)

Alcyone bids Ceyx farewell and stares at the departing ship

Alcyone finds her husband's body washed up on the sea-shore

Alcyone prays to Juno for the safe return of Ceyx

Alecto (one of the Furies)

Alecto flings a snake from her hair into the bosom of Latinus' wife Amata

Alertness, Vigilance; 'Guardia', 'Vigilanza', 'Vigilanza per difendersi & oppugnare altri' (Ripa)

Alertness, Vigilance; 'Guardia', 'Vigilanza', 'Vigilanza per difendersi & oppugnare altri' (Ripa) (+ abstract concept represented by female figure)

Alertness, Vigilance; 'Guardia', 'Vigilanza', 'Vigilanza per difendersi & oppugnare altri' (Ripa) (+ personification)

Alertness, Vigilance; 'Guardia', 'Vigilanza', 'Vigilanza per difendersi & oppugnare altri' (Ripa) (+ strife between concepts)

Alertness, Vigilance; 'Guardia', 'Vigilanza', 'Vigilanza per difendersi & oppugnare altri' (Ripa) (+ symbolical representation of concept)

Alertness, Vigilance; 'Guardia', 'Vigilanza', 'Vigilanza per difendersi & oppugnare altri' (Ripa) (+ two or more personifications pursuing one aim)

Alexander's triumphal entry into Babylon

Alexander's visit to Diogenes, who sits by his barrel and asks Alexander to get out of his light

Alexander's visit to Diogenes, who sits by his barrel and asks Alexander to get out of his light (+ caricature)

Alexander (one of the nine worthies)

Alexander as judge covering one ear with his hand, as symbol of exemplary justice

Alexander covers Darius' body with his own mantle

Alexander cuts the Gordian knot with his sword

Alexander fighting against Darius at Issus

Alexander fighting against Darius at Issus (+ variant)

Alexander finds Darius lying wounded in a chariot

Alexander has the books of Homer put into a chest

Alexander on a lion-hunt

Alexander on his sick-bed is presented with a potion by his physician Philip; while drinking it, he gives a letter to read, in which Parmenio advises Alexander to beware of his physician

Alexander receiving the keys of Babylon

Alexander saves the life of his father Philip, wounded in battle, by killing all those who approach him

Alexander tames Bucephalus

Alexander with Jaddus in the temple of Jerusalem

algae, seaweed

algebra and statistics

algebraic formula, equation, etc.

algebraic formula, equation, etc. (+ invention ~ scientific research)

a lit candle (or lamp) under a bushel (in a secret place, under a bed, or covered with a vessel) ~ proverbial saying of Christ (Matthew 5:15; Mark 4:21; Luke 8:16)

a little boy (Abas, Ascalabus, or Stellio) laughs at Ceres, because she drinks too avidly while she is resting at an old woman's house

allegorical and symbolical representations ~ the Church and Religion

allegorical representation of human figure of ideal proportions

allegorical representation of human figure of ideal proportions - AA - female human figure of ideal proportions; 'Bellezza feminile' (Ripa)

allegorical representation of the North Pole

allegorical representations of the effects of time

allegorical representations ~ religion; 'Religione', 'Religione de SS. Mauritio e Lazaro', 'Religione vera christiana' (Ripa)

allegories and personifications ~ Protestantism

Allegorie van de kunsten met Wijsheid en/of Filosofie

allegorie van Tijd en Eeuwigheid

allegorische representatie van de hemel (hemellichamen)

allegorisch of symbolisch weergegeven steden

allegorisch weergegeven werelddelen

allegory, personification of destruction of conquered city

allegory, personification of good government

allegory of trade; 'Commertio della vita humana' (Ripa)

alle Olympische goden bij elkaar: Jupiter, Juno, Neptunus, Ceres, Apollo, Diana, Mars, Venus, Mercurius, Minerva, Vulcanus, Vesta (of Bacchus)

alliance, league, union, foedus

All Saints' Day

All Saints, 'all who are redeemed and now in Heaven'

All Saints, 'all who are redeemed and now in Heaven' (+ Christ (bearded))

All Saints, 'all who are redeemed and now in Heaven' (+ Mary)

All Souls' Day

all the idols are brought out of the temple, burned, and their ashes pounded to dust ~ story of Josiah

all the magicians summoned by the king turn their rods into snakes, but Aaron's rod swallows them

all the Midianite men, including their five kings and Balaam, are killed; the women, children and animals are captured, and the cities are burnt

all the pagan shrines over the entire kingdom are desecrated and destroyed ~ story of Josiah

all tribes and all families gather before Samuel

alms-house (Dutch: 'hofje')

alms-house (Dutch: 'hofje') (+ variant)

alpha and omega ~ symbol of God the Father

Alpheus changed into a river-god: when pining away for the love of Arethusa, Alpheus the hunter is changed into a river-god (Pausanias V 7, 2)

altarcross, crucifix (+ devil(s))

altarlamp, altar fire

altar under altar-canopy or ciborium

altar with altar-piece

altar with altar-piece (+ Mary)

altar with dossel (dorsal), 'reredos', altar-screen, retable

altar ~ American Indian religions

altar ~ American Indian religions - RR - in the open air

altar ~ Germanic and Scandiavian religions

altar ~ Germanic and Scandiavian religions - LL - in the open air

altar ~ Greek religion

altar ~ Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism

altar ~ Jewish religion

altar ~ non-Christian religions

altar ~ non-Christian religions - BB - in the open air

altar ~ Roman religion

altar ~ traditional Chinese religions

Althaea grieving at the death of her brothers

Amadís de Gaula

Amalthea, the nymph, usually in the shape of a goat, suckles the new-born Jupiter

a man asks his two sons to work in his vineyard ~ parable of Christ (Matthew 21:28-30)

Amand(us) of Maastricht; possible attributes: snake

amateur art

Amaziah is assassinated in Lachish; his body is carried back to Jerusalem on a horse

ambassador

ambassador (+ variant)

amber (fossil resin)

Ambition; 'Ambitione', 'Amor di Fama' (Ripa)

Ambition; 'Ambitione', 'Amor di Fama' (Ripa) (+ symbolical representation of concept)

Ambrose, bishop of Milan; possible attributes: beehive, cradle with baby, three-knotted scourge

ambrosia (food of the gods)

ambulance

ambulance (+ variant)

Ambuscade, Trap; 'Insidia' (Ripa)

America represented allegorically; 'America' (Ripa)

Amerikaans- indiaanse religies

a messenger brings the tidings of Saul's (and Jonathan's) death to David; the messenger falls prostrate to the ground before David

Amicitia as Roman personification

a mighty angel casting a great (mill)stone into the sea

Aminta

ammunition

ammunition store, arsenal

ammunition store, arsenal (+ naval force)

Amnon is murdered at Absalom's banquet

Amnon sends Tamar away; Tamar puts ashes on her head, rends her garment, lays her hand on her head and leaves crying

Amon is killed in his palace (+ variant)

amorousness, desire

Amos' visions (Amos 7 - 9:8)

Amos, the herdsman of Tekoa, prophesies at Bethel (Amos 1-2)

Ampelus changed into a vine: after having fallen to his death from a bull, Ampelus, the favourite of Bacchus, is changed into a vine

Ampelus dies after falling from a bull

amphibians

amphibians (+ ornamental variants of animals)

amphibians (+skeleton of animal)

amphibians with tail

amphibians with tail: salamander

Amphion and Zethus avenge their mother by tying Dirce to the horns of a bull

Amphion and Zethus build the walls of Thebes; Amphion hoists the stones by the music of his lyre, Zethus with his hands

Amphion building the walls of Thebes (without Zethus)

amphitheatre

Amphitrite riding on a dolphin; possibly brought to Neptune

amputation

amputation (+ variant)

amulet, talisman

Amulius makes Rhea Silvia (Ilia) a Vestal, thus condemning her to perpetual virginity

a multitude of quail falls and covers the camp

a multitude of the sick healed by Peter and other disciples (Acts 5:12-16)

Amusement

Amusement (+ allegorical scene, i.e. two or more personifications involved in an action)

amusement with cars, etc. (pleasure fair)

an agreement is reached: the altar built at the borders of the Jordan is only an altar of testimony

an altar is prepared by the Baal-worshippers and a bull is laid upon it; all the priests' cries, wild dances and self-mutilations are in vain (sacrifice on Mount Carmel)

anamorphosis

an angel (or eagle) crying the three woes ~ the seven angels with trumpets

an angel, holding a loaf of bread and a jar (or chalice) wakes Elijah

an angel advises Elijah to go to the king with the officer

an angel appearing to Joseph in a dream summons him to flee into Egypt

an angel appears, summoning Peter to wake up ~ Peter in prison

an angel appears and reveals a well of water to Hagar

an angel appears and reveals a well of water to Hagar (+ variant)

an angel brings St. Lidwyna a branch of roses

an angel chases Adam and Eve out of paradise with a (flaming) sword

an angel commands Philip to go south

an angel gives St. Bonaventura the sacrament ('angel Communion')

an angel gives St. Bonaventura the sacrament ('angel Communion') (+ angel(s))

an angel holding a sword bars the way and causes Balaam's ass to turn aside; the angel is invisible to Balaam

an angel meets Hagar at the fountain on the way to Shur and persuades her to return

an angel pierces the heart of the (swooning) St. Theresa with a spear or dart with a flaming tip ('Transverberatio')

an angel playing the violin appears to St. Francis of Assisi; Francis perhaps on his sickbed, deathbed, or meditating in the open air

an angel sent by Christ appears to John on Patmos

an angel sent by Christ appears to John on Patmos (+ variant)

an angel shows John the New (Heavenly) Jerusalem coming down from heaven; sometimes Christ is shown leading his lambs to the city

an angel stirs up the water of the pool of Bethesda

an angel thrusts his sickle into the earth, and gathers the vine

an angel wakes Elijah; a loaf of bread and a jar of water are usually at Elijah's head

an angel with a key and a chain binds the dragon (Satan) and casts him into the pit

Ananias, rebuked by Peter, falls down and dies between his gifts

Ananias carried away and buried by young men

Ananias restores Saul's sight by laying on hands

anarchism

anatomical model of the arteries

anatomical model of the muscles, muscle-man, 'Ã©corchÃ©'

anatomical model of the nerves

anatomical model of the skeletal system

anatomical model of the veins, vein-man

anatomical models (usually series of five figures)

anatomical specimen

anatomical specimen (+ portrait of scholar, scientist)

anatomy (non-medical)

anatomy (non-medical) - AA - female human figure

anatomy (non-medical) - AA - female human figure (+ young female (human being))

anatomy lesson

Anaxarete changed into a stone: while looking from her window at Iphis' funeral, Anaxarete is changed into a stone (Ovid, Metamorphoses XIV 753)

ancestors and parents of Christ

Anchises' spirit appears to Aeneas in his sleep

Anchises foretells the history of Rome to Aeneas

anchorite, hermit

anchorite, hermit (+ God the Father in the form of light)

ancient American script (Maya, Aztec, Inca)

ancient forms of military vehicles: chariot, battle wagon, etc.

ancient forms of military vehicles: chariot, battle wagon, etc. (+ after the battle)

ancient grave forms

Andere concepten dan personificaties, menselijke bezigheden, landschappen of stillevens met bloemen en/of fruit die de seizoenen van het jaar uitbeelden (bijv. bijbelse taferelen)

Andere concepten dan personificaties, menselijke bezigheden, landschappen of stillevens met bloemen en/of fruit die de twaalf maanden van het jaar uitbeelden

andere fabels: Gebruik 85 (...)

andiron, fire-dog

Andrew adores the cross ('O bona crux')

Andrew as a pilgrim saving a bishop who is tempted by a devil in the guise of a beautiful woman

Andrew Corsini, Carmelite friar and bishop of Fiesole; possible attributes: aspergillum, lamb, sword, wolf

Andrew on his way to his execution (sometimes led by soldiers)

Andrew preaching

Androclus, when thrown to the lions in the arena, is not harmed, because he is recognized by the lion, whose paw he had cured (Androclus is subsequently pardoned by the Emperor Hadrian)

Andromeda chained to the rock

an eagle tears at Prometheus' liver

an executioner, who tries to behead St. Cecilia, gives her three blows in the neck, but she is only wounded

angel (possibly with book) ~ symbol of St. Matthew

angel(s) addressing Mary Magdalene ~ Resurrection of Christ

angel(s) addressing the holy women ~ Resurrection of Christ

angel(s) bearing John the Baptist on his way to the wilderness

angel(s) catching Christ's blood in cup(s)

angel(s) guiding John the Baptist on his way to the wilderness

angel(s) in or at the empty tomb of Christ

angel(s) opening the tomb of Christ, e.g.: by rolling aside the stone

angel(s) represented as child(ren)

angel(s) represented as child(ren) - GG - lower angel(s) without wings

angel(s) represented as youth(s) or adult(s)

angel(s) talking to the apostles and perhaps to other witnesses of the Ascension

angel(s) with book(-scroll) or banderole

angel(s) with censer

angel(s) with chalice

angel(s) with other object(s), e.g. weapons

angel(s) with sceptre and/or globe

angel(s) with torch

angel(s) with torch - GG - lower angel(s) without wings

angel guiding a soul to heaven, 'psychopompos'

Angelica

angels and devils fighting over the soul

angels celebrating the Eucharist

angels crowning and/or bringing palm-branches

angels crowning and/or bringing palm-branches (+ variant)

angels fighting

angels fighting (+ devil(s))

angels fighting against other evil powers

angels fighting against other evil powers (+ Mary)

angels holding a curtain

angels in adoration

angels in adoration (+ Holy Trinity)

angels in adoration (+ Mary)

angels rescuing a soul pursued by devils

angels singing, making music

angels singing, making music (+ Mary)

angels singing, making music (+ variant)

Anger; 'Ira' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Seven Deadly Sins

angle

angling

angling (+ fishing-rod)

angling (+ float)

angling (+ hunting with fish, bait)

angling (+ net)

angling (+ requirements, necessaries (sports ~ animals))

animal-drawn sledge (Dutch: 'toeslede')

animal-shaped drinking-vessel

animal interlace ~ ornament

animal killing man

animal material ~ building material

animal mounts; pack-animals

animal mounts; pack-animals (+ unloading)

animals (+ 'larva', grub)

animals (+ anatomy of animals)

animals (+ animal(s) attacking)

animals (+ animal(s) being wounded)

animals (+ animal(s) in motion; positions, expressions of animals)

animals (+ animal excreting)

animals (+ animal killed by man)

animals (+ animal riding)

animals (+ animals eating and drinking)

animals (+ animals in caricature)

animals (+ animals mating)

animals (+ animal smiling)

animals (+ animals used as cattle, livestock)

animals (+ animal with head turned sideways)

animals (+ animal with prey)

animals (+ antlers; horn)

animals (+ audible means of communication of animal(s): roaring, crying, singing, barking, mewing, neighing, chirping, etc.)

animals (+ brooding, hatching)

animals (+ dying animal; death of animal; dead animal)

animals (+ egg)

animals (+ excrement, dung of animal(s))

animals (+ fang, tusk)

animals (+ feeding and care of young)

animals (+ fighting animals; aggressive relations)

animals (+ head of an animal)

animals (+ herd, group of animals)

animals (+ limbs of an animal)

animals (+ nest, den, burrow)

animals (+ ornamental variants of animals)

animals (+ pearl ~ product of animal)

animals (+ postures of the head ~ animal)

animals (+ shedding of skin of animal(s))

animals (+ shell, snail-shell etc.)

animals (+ skeleton of an animal)

animals (+ skin, fleece, hide, fur, leather)

animals (+ skull of an animal)

animals (+ slaughtered animal)

animals (+ sleeping animal(s))

animals (+ stuffed animal)

animals (+ symmetrically placed ornamental animals)

animals (+ wings of an animal)

animal sacrifice ~ American Indian religions

animal sacrifice ~ Greek religion

animal sacrifice ~ non-Christian religions

animal sacrifice ~ Roman religion

animals as bringers of babies

animals threatening man

animals tied up

animals used in the army

animals with human head

animals with human head - AA - female human figure

animal traction, animal-drawn vehicle (carriage etc.)

animal traction, animal-drawn vehicle (carriage etc.) (+ accident, collision, crash ~ traffic and transport)

animal traction, animal-drawn vehicle (carriage etc.) (+ one person ~ traffic and transport)

animated cartoon

an Israelite priest, deported to Assyria, is sent back to Bethel where he teaches the people how to worship God

Anius' daughters changed into doves: to escape Agamemnon, who wishes to carry them with him to Troy, Anius' daughters are changed into doves by Bacchus (Ovid, Metamorphoses XIII 673)

ankle

ankle - AA - female human figure

anklet (+ women's clothes)

Anna's anger ~ Tobit's blindness

Anna, mother of Mary; possible attributes: book, Christ-child, lily, Virgin Mary

Anna, mother of Mary; possible attributes: book, Christ-child, lily, Virgin Mary (+ Mary)

Anna, mother of Mary; possible attributes: book, Christ-child, lily, Virgin Mary - personal devotion of female saint (+ Mary)

Anna before Aeneas, entreating him not to leave

Anna brings home a young goat: Tobit thinks she has stolen it

Anna prophesying ~ presentation of the Christ-child

Anna sees Tobias and the angel coming, and informs Tobit

Anna teaching Mary to read

annexes and outbuildings; fencing; gate

announcement, proclamation of laws

announcement of birth

announcement of death

announcement of the betrayal of Christ, and the reaction of the apostles

annunciation of Christ's birth to the shepherds (and/or shepherdesses) at night; a host of singing angels in the air

annunciation of Samson's birth to the wife of Manoah by an angel

annunciation of the birth of John the Baptist to Zacharias: while he is offering incense in the temple an angel (Gabriel) appears to him

annunciation of the birth of Mary to Anna by an angel; usually in a garden under a laurel tree with a nest of sparrows

annunciation of the birth of Mary to Joachim by an angel

Annus, personification of the year

anointing the ruler (during coronation)

an old woman gathers the ashes of Phocion

anonymous historical person portrayed

anonymous historical person portrayed (+ (full) bust portrait)

anonymous historical person portrayed (+ all kinds of 'portrait historié': mythological portrait, allegorical portrait, 'Rollenporträt', etc.)

anonymous historical person portrayed (+ head (and shoulders) (portrait))

anonymous historical person portrayed (+ historical person or scene in allegorical or symbolic frame or setting; or with allegorical or symbolic accessories)

anonymous historical person portrayed (+ profile portrait)

anonymous historical person portrayed (+ three-quarter view portrait)

anonymous historical person portrayed - BB - woman

anonymous historical person portrayed alone

anonymous historical person portrayed alone (+ (full) bust portrait)

anonymous historical person portrayed alone (+ caricature ~ portrait)

anonymous historical person portrayed alone (+ compositional variants of portrait)

anonymous historical person portrayed alone (+ death-portrait)

anonymous historical person portrayed alone (+ half-length portrait)

anonymous historical person portrayed alone (+ head (and shoulders) (portrait))

anonymous historical person portrayed alone (+ historical person or scene in allegorical or symbolic frame or setting; or with allegorical or symbolic accessories)

anonymous historical person portrayed alone (+ profile portrait)

anonymous historical person portrayed alone (+ specific ways of representation of historical persons)

anonymous historical person portrayed alone (+ three-quarter length portrait)

anonymous historical person portrayed alone (+ three-quarter view portrait)

anonymous historical person portrayed alone - BB - woman

anonymous historical persons portrayed in a double portrait

anonymous historical persons portrayed in a double portrait (+ full length portrait)

anonymous historical persons portrayed in a double portrait - BB - woman

anonymous historical persons portrayed in a group, in a group-portrait

anonymous historical persons portrayed in a group, in a group-portrait - BB - woman

Anteros

anthracite, hard coal

anthropomorphic beings (legendary or not) with heads, limbs or organs of an abnormal number, in abnormal places or of an abnormal shape)

anthropomorphic beings (legendary or not) with heads, limbs or organs of an abnormal number, in abnormal places or of an abnormal shape) (+ variant)

anthropomorphic beings with limbs, organs, etc. in unusual places

anthropomorphic beings with parts in greater number than normal

anthropomorphic beings with parts missing

anthropomorphic beings with parts of abnormal shape

anthropomorphic beings with parts of abnormal shape - AA - female human figure

anthropomorphic being with two upper bodies

anthropomorphic ornament

anthropomorphic symbols of the evangelists

anti-militarism, pacifism

anti-riot measures

anti-semitic insinuations

anti-semitism

Antichrist

Antiochus I (Soter) and Stratonice: by taking Antiochus' pulse when Stratonice enters the room, the physician discovers that the love for his stepmother is the cause of his illness (King Seleucus subsequently hands his kingdom and his wife over to his son)

Antiochus IV Epiphanes falls from his chariot

Antiochus IV Epiphanes robbing the temple of its treasures (1 Maccabees 1:21-23)

Antiochus the Great falls in love at first sight with the priestess of Diana at Ephesus, but withstanding his desire he leaves the town immediately

Antipater, father of Herod the Great, shows Caesar his scars

antique dealer

antique dealer (+ graphic arts)

antique types of bicycles

Antoninus Pierozzi, Dominican friar and archbishop of Florence; possible attributes: book, scales

ants changed to men: in answer to the prayer of Aeacus, Jupiter changes ants into men, the Myrmidons (Ovid, Metamorphoses VII 635)

anus

Anxiety, Solicitude; 'Sollecitudine' (Ripa)

any man bathing in the pool Salmacis becomes a hermaphrodite

a nymph is sent to Fames in Ceres' chariot, in order to punish Erysichthon

anyone who is bitten by a snake is cured by looking at the brazen serpent; the serpent (or dragon) is usually depicted on a tau-shaped cross or on a pillar

Apamene, King Darius' concubine, takes the crown off the king's head, puts it on her own, and slaps Darius' face with her left hand

a paralytic is let down through the roof of the house where Christ is preaching

a paralytic on his bed is brought to the house where Christ is preaching (Matthew 9:1-8; Mark 2:1-12; Luke 5:17-26)

Apelles painting Alexander holding a thunderbolt

Apelles paints Campaspe and falls in love with her; Alexander yields her to him

a perfect shambles (Dutch: 'huishouden van Jan Steen')

Apollo (or Mercury) cuts the still living Aesculapius from Coronis' womb

Apollo, god of prophecy

Apollo, possibly in the guise of an old woman, wooing Leucothea

Apollo and Cyparissus, usually with his stag

Apollo and Diana kill Niobe's children

Apollo and Hyacinthus

Apollo and the Muses, Apollo Musagetes

Apollo as sun-god, i.e. Sol (Helius), Titan

Apollo gives his staff (caduceus) to Mercury in return for the lyre

Apollo hands Aesculapius over to Chiron

Apollo in the chariot of the sun, drawn by four horses, usually preceded by Aurora holding a torch; 'Carro del Sole' (Ripa)

Apollo in Vulcan's forge revealing Venus' love-affair with Mars

Apollo Medicus

Apollo playing the lyre, Apollo Citharoedus

Apollo pursuing the nymph Daphne (as yet not metamorphosed)

Apollo pursuing the nymph Daphne (as yet not metamorphosed) (+ variant)

Apollo Sauroctonus

Apollo sends a pestilence into the Greek camp

Apollo shoots Coronis, but repenting his act he tries in vain to recall her to life

Apollo shoots Coronis, but repenting his act he tries in vain to recall her to life (+ variant)

Apollo shoots Python, the dragon

Apollo tends Admetus' flock as penalty for having slain the Cyclopes

Apollo wooing Coronis, daughter of King Phlegyas

apostles gather the pieces left over ~ multiplication of loaves and fishes

apostles must take up their cross ~ the ideal apostle (Matthew 10:38, 16:24; Mark 8:34; Luke 9:23, 14:27)

apotheosis (or ascension) of individuals

apotheosis, deification of Aeneas

apotheosis, glory, triumph of St. Dominic (+ angel(s))

apotheosis of a ruler

apotheosis of a ruler - BB - female ruler

apotheosis of Caesar; his soul is changed into a comet by Venus

apotheosis of Glaucus: he is made a sea deity

apotheosis of Hercules: he is borne to heaven in a four-horse chariot and reconciled with Juno

apotheosis of Hersilia: the wife of Romulus is taken up to heaven by Juno and Isis, and becomes the goddess Hora Quirina

apotheosis of Homer: the poet, seated on a throne, is hailed by Apollo and the Muses, History, Poetry and sundry other allegorical figures

apotheosis of Romulus: while he is reviewing his troops a storm bursts and Romulus, covered by a cloud, disappears; he becomes the god Quirinus

apotheosis of Romulus: while he is reviewing his troops a storm bursts and Romulus, covered by a cloud, disappears; he becomes the god Quirinus (+ variant)

apparent death

Appeal

appearance of Christ at the Lake of Gennesaret (Sea of Galilee, Sea of Tiberias): miraculous draught of fishes (after the Resurrection)

appearances

appearances of Christ after the Resurrection

appearances of Mary

appearances of St. Francis of Assisi

applause; 'claque'

applied arts, arts and crafts; industrial design

applying dressing or bandage

apprentice ~ guild

a pregnant woman, clothed with the sun and standing on the moon, appears; she is threatened by a red dragon with a long tail and seven heads

a pregnant woman, clothed with the sun and standing on the moon, appears; she is threatened by a red dragon with a long tail and seven heads - GG - Mary as the apocalyptic woman

a pregnant woman, clothed with the sun and standing on the moon, appears; she is threatened by a red dragon with a long tail and seven heads - GG - Mary as the apocalyptic woman (+ variant)

a priest and/or a Levite passing by without attending to the wounded man ~ parable of the Good Samaritan

a priest and/or a Levite passing by without attending to the wounded man ~ parable of the Good Samaritan (+ variant)

April 1 (~ festivities)

April; 'Aprile' (Ripa)

April; 'Aprile' (Ripa) (+ with signs or personifications of the planets)

April; 'Aprile' (Ripa) (+ with zodiacal signs)

April and its 'labours'

April and its 'labours' (+ with scenes showing human occupations ~ seasons and months)

April and its 'labours' (+ with Taurus (April))

April and its 'labours' (+ with zodiacal signs)

April and May ~ human activities (year divided into six seasons) (+ with different concepts ~ seasons and months)

April ~ other concepts

apron

apron (+ girls' clothes)

apron (+ men's clothes)

apron (+ women's clothes)

Apsyrtus, trapped by Medea, is killed by Jason

Apsyrtus is murdered by Medea, who throws his limbs overboard

aquamanile, vessel holding water for washing the hands before a meal

aquarium

Aquarius (zodiacal sign of January)

aqueduct (~ water supply)

Arabic script

Arachne challenges Minerva to a weaving contest (Arachne as yet not metamorphosed)

Arachne changed into a spider: when hanging herself after having been defeated in a weaving contest with Minerva, Arachne is changed into a spider by the goddess (Ovid, Metamorphoses VI 135)

a ram caught in a thicket is sacrificed instead of Isaac

arboriculture

arcade ~ architecture

arcade ~ architecture (+ Gothic art)

Arcas changed into a constellation: when Arcas is about to shoot the bear into which his mother, Callisto, has been changed, Jupiter turns him into a constellation (Ovid, Metamorphoses II 506)

arch, archivolt ~ architecture

archbishop, bishop, etc. (Roman Catholic)

archer's weapons

archer's weapons: arrow

archer's weapons: arrow (+ land forces)

archer's weapons: arrow (+ variant)

archer's weapons: bow

archer's weapons: bow and arrow

archer's weapons: crossbow

architect at work

architect in non-work situation

architect offering design or model to patron

architect supervising building activities

architectural design or model

architectural detail

architectural detail (+ classical art)

architectural folly

architectural representations in general

architectural representations in general (+ styles in art ~ ancient historical period)

architecture

architecture (+ Gothic art)

architecture (+ neo-classicism)

architecture (+ relief ~ sculpture)

architecture (+ renaissance art)

architecture (+ Roman art)

architecture (+ wood, e.g.: panel ~ arts)

archive

archive (+ scholar, scientist (at work))

Arethusa changed into a fountain: Diana changes her attendant Arethusa into a fountain, after first having hidden her in a cloud to escape Alpheus, the river-god (Ovid, Metamorphoses V 621)

Arethusa is turned into a fountain when pursued by the handsome hunter Alpheus (Pausanias V 7, 2)

Argus' eyes changed into peacock's 'eyes' (ocelli): Juno sets Argus' eyes on her peacock, after Argus, while watching Io, has been slain by Mercury (Ovid, Metamorphoses I 723)

Ariadne gives Theseus a ball of thread

Ariadne left behind on the island of Naxos

a rich young man who came to see Christ goes away sorrowful

Aries (zodical sign of March)

Arion rides on a dolphin, holding his lyre

Aristaeus overcomes Proteus despite his many changes, and learns from him why his bees died (his punishment for bringing destruction upon Eurydice)

aristocracy; 'Aristocratia' (Ripa)

Aristotle

Aristotle (+ head, bust, etc.)

Aristotle - portrait of person from classical history (+ full length)

Aristotle and Phyllis

arithmetic

Ark of the Covenant elsewhere (not in Tabernacle)

Ark of the Covenant in the temple ~ Jewish religion

Ark of the Covenant ~ Jewish religion

arm bent behind the back

arm bent behind the back (+ male human being (not to be used where -A- is prescribed))

arm bent behind the back - AA - both arms or hands

arm bent behind the back - AA - both arms or hands (+ standing)

armchair, seat

arm held downwards

Armida

armillary sphere, skeleton celestial globe

armillary sphere, skeleton celestial globe (+ scholar, scientist (at work))

arm in arm (friends)

arm in arm (lovers)

arming of Achilles

arming of Hector; Andromache, Priam and others implore him not to fight

armistice, truce

arm or hand bent behind the body

arm or hand bent behind the body - AA - both arms or hands

arm or hand bent behind the body - AA - both arms or hands (+ back view)

arm or hand held in front of the body

arm or hand held in front of the body - AA - both arms or hands

arm or hand held in front of the chest

arm or hand held in front of the chest - AA - both arms or hands

armorial bearing, heraldry

armorial bearing, heraldry - AA - female

armour

armour (+ weapons)

arm protector

arm raised, with fingers spread out

arm raised, with fingers spread out - AA - both arms or hands

arm raised, with fist

arm raised upward

arm raised upward (+ back view)

arm raised upward (+ indicating, pointing at)

arm raised upward - AA - both arms or hands

arms

arms - AA - female human figure

arms crossed

arms crossed, behind the back

arms crossed over the breast

arms crossed over the breast (+ female (human being) (not to be used where -AA- is prescribed))

arms folded over the abdomen

arms raised, with fingers closed

arm stretched forward

arm stretched forward (+ holding something)

arm stretched forward (+ male human being (not to be used where -A- is prescribed))

arm stretched forward - AA - both arms or hands

arm stretched sidewards

arm stretched sidewards (+ expressive connotations)

arm stretched sidewards - AA - both arms or hands

army 'en route'

army 'en route' (+ cavalry, horsemen)

army 'en route' (+ land forces)

army 'en route' (+ naval force)

a Roman embassy in the temple of Aesculapius at Epidaurus (+ variant)

a royal decree is issued and sent throughout the country ~ Haman's plot against the Jews

arranging flowers

arrest (of criminal)

arrest (of criminal) (+ variant)

arrest of (presumed) spy

arrest of fleeing ruler

arrest ~ military service

arrival and return ~ travelling

arrival and return ~ travelling (+ propulsion of vehicle, ship, etc. by ...)

arrival of Agamemnon and Cassandra in Mycenae

arrival of bride and bridegroom at the wedding feast

Arrogance; 'Arroganza' (Ripa)

Arrogance; 'Arroganza' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)

Arruns kills Camilla

art (+ artist at work)

art (+ artist studying classical remains)

art (+ arts of the stage)

art (+ Byzantine art)

art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art)

art (+ engraving, etching)

art (+ in workshop or studio)

art (+ making stained glass)

art (+ materials ~ arts)

art (+ model, sitter)

art (+ mosaic making)

art (+ mural painting)

art (+ operetta)

art (+ organization of amateurs and connoisseurs ~ arts)

art (+ painting)

art (+ parody, caricature ~ work of art)

art (+ performing ~ music)

art (+ plaster ~ arts)

art (+ portrait, self-portrait of artist)

art (+ preliminary presentation of work of art, sketch, model)

art (+ relief ~ sculpture)

art (+ reproduction ~ work of art)

art (+ Roman art)

art (+ singing)

art (+ the work of art and its production)

art (+ wood, e.g.: panel ~ arts)

art (+ working from live model)

art (+ work of art damaged by iconoclasm)

art (+ writing)

art and the public; styles and ornaments (+ out of doors)

art collecting

art collection, art gallery

art collection, art gallery (+ painting)

art collection, art gallery (+ painting, drawing, graphic arts)

art collector

art collector (+ graphic arts)

art dealer

art dealer (+ graphic arts)

Artemisia, queen of Caria, drinks from a cup the ashes of her husband Mausolus mixed in liquid

Artemisia erects a monument to the memory of her dead husband

Artemisia with the urn containing the ashes of Mausolus

arteries

arthropods

Arthur (one of the nine worthies)

artificial grotto in garden

artificial light

artificial plants and flowers

artillery range, firing range, shooting range ~ military training

artillery range, firing range, shooting range ~ military training (+ sailing-ships)

artillery range, firing range, shooting range ~ military training (+ weapons)

artist's model, sitter

artist's model, sitter - BB - out of doors

artist (in general) (+ artist at work)

artist (in general) (+ artist at work with assistants or pupils)

artist (in general) (+ making preliminary designs, sketching)

artist (in general) (+ materials ~ arts)

artist (in general) (+ model, sitter)

artist (in general) (+ out of doors)

artist (in general) (+ painting, drawing, graphic arts)

artist (in general) making preliminary designs, sketching

artist (in general) making preliminary designs, sketching - BB - out of doors

artist (in general) making preliminary designs, sketching - BB - out of doors (+ artist at work)

artist (in general) studying classical remains

artist (in general) studying classical remains - BB - out of doors

artist (in general) working from clothed model

artist (in general) working from clothed model - BB - out of doors

artist (in general) working from live model

artist (in general) working from live model - BB - out of doors

artist (in general) working from nude model

artist at work, in his workshop

artist at work, in his workshop (+ graphic arts)

artist at work, in his workshop - BB - out of doors

artist at work, in his workshop - BB - out of doors (+ variant)

artist at work with assistants or pupils

artist destroying his own work

artiste in other non-work situation

artist in non-work situation

artist offering his work, 'Dedikationsbild'

artist on his deathbed

artist on his deathbed (+ literature)

artist training pupils

art lover receiving artists, 'salon (littéraire)'

art sale, auction

art trade, art shop

art trade, art shop (+ graphic arts)

Asa destroys the idols and forbids worship in local shrines

a Samaritan tending the wounds of the traveller

Asa turns to the doctors instead of God for help

Ascalabus (Stellio, Abas) changed into a lizard: Ceres changes the boy into a lizard as punishment for mocking her, when quenching her thirst too avidly (Ovid, Metamorphoses V 456)

Ascalaphus changed into a screech-owl: as punishment for discovering she had eaten some pomegranates, Proserpina sprinkles water from the Phlegethon on Ascalaphus' head, thus changing him into a screech-owl (Ovid, Metamorphoses V 543)

ascending (movement in the air)

ascending (movement in the air) - AA - female human figure

ascetical theology

asceticism ~ Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism

ascetic life and practice

ascetism ~Roman religion

as Elijah prays, God sends fire which burns up not only his sacrifice but also the altar itself; the people fall prostrate

a serpent of brass is made and is set on a pole

ash

as Haman is kneeling at Esther's feet or is prostrated on her couch King Ahasuerus returns; Haman is condemned to be hanged

ashtray

Ash Wednesday

Asian races and peoples (with NAME)

Asia represented allegorically; 'Asia' (Ripa)

Asiatic races and peoples

Asiatic races and peoples (+ costume)

Asiatic races and peoples (+ women)

Asiatic races and peoples (EGYPTIANS)

Asiatic races and peoples (EGYPTIANS) (+ women)

Asiatic races and peoples (INDONESIANS)

Asiatic races and peoples (INDONESIANS) (+ other cultural aspects)

Asiatic races and peoples (SRILANKANS)

Asiatic races and peoples (TATARS)

Asiatic races and peoples (with NAME)

Asiatic races and peoples (with NAME) (+ other cultural aspects)

Asiatic races and peoples: Indians

Asiatic races and peoples: Persians

Asiatic races and peoples: Persians (+ anthropological characteristics emphasized)

Asiatic races and peoples: Persians (+ costume)

Asiatic races and peoples: Turks

Asiatic races and peoples: Turks (+ caricatured)

Asiatic races and peoples: Turks (+ costume)

Asking, Question, Interrogation

as king Jeroboam points to the prophet and orders his seizure, his hand withers and the altar falls apart

asking someone not to leave

asking the way

a snake is turned into stone by Apollo as it attacks Orpheus' severed head washed ashore (Ovid, Metamorphoses XI 58)

a sower sowed good seeds in his field ~ tares among the wheat

aspecten van de wetenschap in het algemeen

aspects of science in general (+ child as scholar or scientist)

aspects of science in general (+ in workshop, laboratory)

aspects of science in general (+ portrait of scholar, scientist)

aspects of science in general (+ scholar, scientist (at work))

aspects of science in general (+ scholar or scientist with muse)

aspects of science in general (+ tools, instruments; laboratory equipment ~ scientific research)

aspergillum

asphalt

ass, donkey

ass, donkey (+ accident, collision, crash ~ traffic and transport)

ass, donkey (+ animals used symbolically)

ass, donkey (+ ears of an animal)

ass, donkey (+ types and use of conveyance)

ass, donkey (+ view ~ vehicle, ship, etc.)

assault ~ siege

assault ~ siege (+ weapons)

assemblies of the gods (in general)

assemblies of the gods (outdoors)

assemblies of the gods in the air, possibly on the clouds

assembling, 'départ pour la chasse'

assembling of military forces; mobilization, troop concentration, etc.

assembling of military forces; mobilization, troop concentration, etc. (+ sailing ships)

assembly-room

assembly line

assembly of relatives ~ dying person

assembly of the gods ~ Aeneas' return to the battle of Latium

assumption of Mary combined with her coronation

a storm arises; Christ returns, walking on the water

astrolabe

astrologer observing the heavens

astrologie

astrologische tekens en symbolen

astroloog aan het werk

astronomical instruments

astronomy (and cosmography)

astronomy (and cosmography) (+ portrait of scholar, scientist)

astronomy (and cosmography) (+ scholar, scientist (at work))

astronomy (and cosmography) (+ scholar, scientist in non-work situations)

astronomy (and cosmography) (+ tools, instruments; laboratory equipment ~ scientific research)

Astyanax is hurled down from the battlements of Troy

Astyanax is snatched away from Andromache

asylum, sanctuary

at a banquet Aegeus recognizes his son Theseus just in time to save him from being poisoned by Medea

at a feast Alexander kills his friend Clitus with a javelin

Atalanta and Meleager as lovers

Atalanta and Meleager hunting

Atalante and Hippomenes (or Meilanion)

Atalante and Hippomenes changed into lions: when they profane the temple of Cybele, Atalante and Hippomenes are changed into lions by the goddess (Ovid, Metamorphoses X 689)

at Elijah's order, the priests of Baal are taken to the brook of Kishon and slain

at Elijah's order, the priests of Baal are taken to the brook of Kishon and slain (+ variant)

at Gilgal Joshua erects another monument with the twelve stones taken from the Jordan

Athalia hearing the noise of the people acclaiming King Joash, comes to the temple and sees the new king standing by a pillar; she tears her clothes in dismay

Athaliah has all the members of the royal family killed

Athamas is driven mad by Tisiphone, one of the Furies, sent by Juno

Athamas kills his son Learchus

Athamas with his children by Nephele, Phrixus and Helle, before the priest

Athanasius the Great, bishop of Alexandria; possible attributes: book, heretic under feet, scroll

athletics, gymnastics

athletics, gymnastics (+ organization, club (sports, games, etc.))

athletics, gymnastics (+ sportsman, player, etc.)

atlantes ~ architecture

Atlas supporting the heavens on his shoulders

at last the lord sends his son, '... they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him'

Atlas turned into a mountain as punishment for his inhospitality

at night, an angel of the Lord decimates the Assyrian camp: 185.000 soldiers are killed

at night an angel opens the door of the prison ~ life and acts of Peter

Atropos, usually with shears

at Shechem Joseph meets a man who informs him that his brothers left for Dothan

at St. Dominic's baptism, his godmother sees a star descend on his brow

at supper St. Dominic and some friars are served with bread by two angels

at Taberah the people are punished by fire which consumes one end of the camp

Attack

attack ~ siege

attack ~ siege (+ land forces)

attack ~ siege (+ naval force)

attempt, political murder

attempts to stone Christ (John 8:59, 10:31-33)

attempt to cover one's nakedness

Attention, Concentration

Attention, Concentration (+ personification)

Attention, Concentration (+ situation or event (especially in genre-painting) with symbolical connotation)

at the angel's request Gideon puts the food on a rock and pours out the broth

at the door of Joseph's house his brothers talk with the steward; Simeon is brought to them

at the end of the day the lord pays all the labourers equally; those that worked all day object

at the helm (manoeuvering)

at the king's order the people stone Zechariah in the temple courtyard

at the sight of the ruins of Carthage, C. Marius talks with a lictor about the cruel vicissitudes of fortune

attic, loft

attributes of Aesculapius

attributes of Aesculapius: cock

attributes of Aesculapius: rod and serpent

attributes of Apollo

attributes of Apollo: lyre

attributes of Bacchus

attributes of Bacchus (with NAME)

attributes of Bacchus: vine

attributes of Ceres

attributes of Ceres: sickle

attributes of court jester

attributes of Cupid

attributes of Cupid (with NAME)

attributes of Cupid: arrow(s)

attributes of Cupid: blindfold

attributes of Cupid: bow

attributes of Cupid: bow and arrow

attributes of Cupid: quiver

attributes of Cybele

attributes of Diana

attributes of dignitary

attributes of dignitary (+ dressing, putting on clothes)

attributes of Hercules

attributes of Hercules (with NAME)

attributes of Janus

attributes of Juno

attributes of Juno (with NAME)

attributes of Jupiter

attributes of Jupiter: eagle

attributes of Jupiter: thunderbolt

attributes of Jupiter: thunderbolt (+ variant)

attributes of Mars

attributes of Mars (with NAME)

attributes of Medusa

attributes of Mercury

attributes of Mercury: petasus

attributes of Mercury: winged sandals

attributes of Minerva

attributes of Minerva: owl

attributes of Neptune (with NAME)

attributes of Neptune: trident

attributes of Orpheus (with NAME)

attributes of Pan

attributes of Pan: syrinx

attributes of Pandora: box

attributes of Saturn: scythe

attributes of Venus

attributes of Venus (TURTLE DOVE)

attributes of Venus (with NAME)

attributes of Venus: torch

attributes of Vulcan

auction sale, public sale

Audacity, Temerity; 'Audacia' (Ripa)

Audacity, Temerity; 'Audacia' (Ripa) (+ personification)

audio or video player

audition; ruler giving audience

audition; ruler giving audience - BB - female ruler

auditorium ~ theatre, etc. - AA - open-air performances

August; 'Agosto' (Ripa)

August; 'Agosto' (Ripa) (+ with zodiacal signs)

August and its 'labours'

August and its 'labours' (+ with scenes showing human occupations ~ seasons and months)

August and its 'labours' (+ with Virgo (August))

August and its 'labours' (+ with zodiacal signs)

August and September ~ human activities (year divided into six seasons) (+ with different concepts ~ seasons and months)

Augustine, bishop of Hippo; possible attributes: arrows piercing his breast, book, child with spoon, flaming heart, heart (pierced with arrows), pen

Augustus closes the gates of the temple of Janus; he may be seen sacrificing in front of the temple

Augustus has the letters of Sextus Pompeius destroyed

August ~ other concepts

August ~ other concepts (+ with zodiacal signs)

auricular ornament, lobe style ~ ornament

Aurora carrying off Cephalus

Aurora mourning Memnon

Australian and Oceanian races

Australian and Oceanian races (+ caricatured)

author, poet dictating

author, poet writing

author, poet writing (+ inspiration)

author, poet writing (+ out of doors)

author, poet writing (+ writing)

author in non-work situation

Authority, Power; 'Dominio', 'Giurisdittione' (Ripa)

Authority, Power; 'Dominio', 'Giurisdittione' (Ripa) (+ allegorical scene, i.e. two or more personifications involved in an action)

Authority, Power; 'Dominio', 'Giurisdittione' (Ripa) (+ one concept conquering the other)

Authority, Power; 'Dominio', 'Giurisdittione' (Ripa) (+ personification)

author reading from his own work

autogiro (aviation)

autograph ~ author, poet

Automaton

automobile

automobile (+ interior ~ vehicle, ship, etc.)

automobile (+ three persons ~ traffic and transport)

autumn, fall, 'Autumnus'; 'Autunno' (Ripa)

autumn, fall, 'Autumnus'; 'Autunno' (Ripa) (+ allegorical or symbolical representation of seasons and months)

autumn, fall, 'Autumnus'; 'Autunno' (Ripa) (+ ways of representing seasons and months)

autumn, fall, 'Autumnus'; 'Autunno' (Ripa) (+ with scenes showing human occupations ~ seasons and months)

autumn landscape; landscape symbolizing autumn (the four seasons of the year)

autumn landscape; landscape symbolizing autumn (the four seasons of the year) (+ with scenes showing human occupations ~ seasons and months)

autumn landscape; landscape symbolizing autumn (the four seasons of the year) (+ with zodiacal signs of the autumn season)

autumn ~ human activities (the four seasons of the year)

autumn ~ human activities (the four seasons of the year) (+ with scenes showing human occupations ~ seasons and months)

autumn ~ human activities (the four seasons of the year) (+ with zodiacal signs)

autumn ~ other concepts (e.g. biblical scenes) (the four seasons of the year)

auxiliary means and methods in trade and finance

auxiliary structures (~ building activities)

avalanche

Avaritia (avarice) as Roman personification

avenue, boulevard, promenade, esplanade

avenue, boulevard, promenade, esplanade (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage)

avenue, boulevard, promenade, esplanade (+ variant)

avenue, boulevard in village

avenue, boulevard in village (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage)

Aversion

awakening love

awakening of the bride

a white crow sees Coronis' infidelity and tells Apollo about it

a wild boar, sent by Diana, ravages the fields of Calydo

awls are fixed under the nails of the fingers and toes of St. Crispin and Crispinian, and/or their skin is cut from the flesh with awls

a woman washes Christ's feet with her tears, and wipes them with her hair

a woman washes Christ's feet with her tears, and wipes them with her hair (+ Mary)

Baanah and Rechab bring Ish-bosheth's head to David; David enraged about Ish-bosheth's death

Baanah and Rechab sneak into Ish-bosheth's house and behead him in his bedroom

Baasha kills all the members of Jeroboam's family, thus fulfilling the prophecy of Ahiljah, and leads Israel into the worship of idols

baby-carriage, pram, perambulator

baby-chair

baby-sitter

baby in swaddling clothes

Babylon (one of the four world empires)

bacchanal: Bacchus with his wine-flushed train (thiasos)

bacchanal: Bacchus with his wine-flushed train (thiasos) (+ variant)

bacchanal of the inhabitants of the island of Andros, with Bacchus arriving in his ship (Philostratus, Imagines I 25)

Bacchus, possibly disguised as a girl, entrusted to the care of Ino

Bacchus brought up by satyrs, maenads and Silenus

Bacchus brought up by satyrs, maenads and Silenus (+ variant)

Bacchus finds Ariadne on Naxos

Bacchus in strife with the opponents to his worship

Bacchus puts a starry crown on Ariadne's head or throws it up in the sky, where it becomes a constellation

back

back (+ nude human being)

back (+ sitting on the ground)

back - AA - female human figure

back - AA - female human figure (+ back view)

backdrop

backgammon, tric-trac

backgammon, tric-trac (+ sportsman, player, etc.)

Bad, Evil, Wrong (+ abstract concept represented by male figure)

bad habits - AA - girl

bad husband

badly run house

Bad Omen; 'Augurio cattivo' (Ripa)

bad rich man, good poor man

bad rich man, good poor man (+ variant)

bad weather

bad wife

bag

bag (+ boys' clothes)

bag (+ girls' clothes)

bag (+ men's clothes)

bag (+ variant)

bag (+ women's clothes)

bag (BEUGELTAS) (+ women's clothes)

bag (CLUTCH) (+ women's clothes)

bag (HANDBAG) (+ women's clothes)

bag (POUCH) (+ women's clothes)

bag (RETICULE) (+ women's clothes)

bag (SPORRAN)

bag (SUITCASE) (+ women's clothes)

bagpipe, musette

bagpipe, musette (+ artist at work)

bagpipe, musette - CC - out of doors

baker (+ basic industrial processes)

baker (+ labourers ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

baker (+ outdoors; in the open air)

baker (+ place ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

baker (+ variant)

baking the head, e.g. by the baker of Eeclo (heads temporarily replaced by cabbages)

Balaam and King Balak meet and together they make a sacrifice

Balaam is taken up to the high places of Baal and sees the Israelite camp

Balaam prophesying and blessing the Israelites in the presence of King Balak and his chieftains

Balaam sacrificing the seven bulls and the seven rams in the presence of King Balak

Balaam saddles his donkey and departs with the Moabite messengers

Balaam strikes his ass, whereupon the ass lies down and starts to speak

Balance, Equilibrium

Balance, Equilibrium (+ symbolical representation of concept)

balcony

baldness

baldness - AA - ~ women

ball, formal dance

ball, formal dance - AA - in the open air, 'fête champêtre'

ball-throwing

ballad singer, ballad seller

ballad singer, ballad seller - CC - out of doors

ballet dress

ballet dress - CC - female

ballet group; dancers on the stage

ball games

ball games (+ equipment, outfit (sports, games, etc.))

ball games (+ sportsman, player, etc.)

ball games (children's games)

ball games in which ball is hit or knocked with stick (individual play)

ball games in which ball is hit with racket (or hand)

ball games in which ball is hit with racket (or hand) (+ requirements, necessaries ~ sports and games)

ball games in which ball is hit with racket (or hand) (+ sportsman, player, etc.)

ball games in which ball is hit with wooden object (team play) (+ out of doors (sports, games, etc.))

ball games in which ball or bowl is rolled

ball games in which hands are used (team play)

ball games played by one person

ballistics, motion of projectiles

balloon (aviation)

balloon (aviation) (+ accident, collision, crash ~ traffic and transport)

balloon (aviation) (+ variant)

balloon flight (sport)

ball throwing and catching (children's games)

balustrade

banderole

bandstand

band tied over the mouth

banner, standard (as symbol of the state, etc.)

banquet of elegant company

banquet of elegant company (+ toast at meal, banquet)

banquet of elegant company - CC - out of doors

banquet of Mark Antony and Cleopatra: she dissolves a pearl in a cup of wine, which she then drinks

banquet piece

banquets, feasts of the gods (indoors)

banquets, feasts of the gods (in general)

banquets, feasts of the gods (in the air, possibly on the clouds)

banquets, feasts of the gods (outdoors)

baptism, christening ceremony ~ the first of the seven sacraments

baptism, christening ceremony ~ the first of the seven sacraments (+ Christ (bearded))

baptism, christening ceremony ~ the first of the seven sacraments (+ variant)

baptism, christening ceremony ~ the first of the seven sacraments - QQ - baptism in the open air

baptism, christening gown

baptismal font

baptismal font - QQ - baptism in the open air

baptism of Christ in the river Jordan: John the Baptist pouring out water on Christ's head: the Holy Ghost descends

baptism of Christ in the river Jordan: John the Baptist pouring out water on Christ's head: the Holy Ghost descends (+ angel(s))

baptism of Christ in the river Jordan: John the Baptist pouring out water on Christ's head: the Holy Ghost descends (+ Holy Ghost (as dove))

Baptism ~ Protestant service

Baptism ~ Protestant service - QQ - field conventicle, hedge sermon

Barabbas (not in biblical context)

Barak comes to Jael's tent; she shows him Sisera's body

barbed wire

barbed wire (+ land forces)

barber, barbershop

barber, barbershop (+ two persons)

barber, barbershop - AA - ~ women

barber; surgeon

barber; surgeon (+ portrait of scholar, scientist)

bard, lyric poet

bard, lyric poet (+ artist at work)

bard, lyric poet (+ variant)

barefoot

bargaining

baring the head, lifting one's hat

barn

barn - AA - civic architecture: inside

barometer

Baron Münchausen

barracks

barracks (+ land forces)

barrage

barrel-organ player

barrel-organ player - CC - out of doors

barricades ~ riot

barrier

barter

Bartholomew casting a demon out of a woman

Bartholomew flayed alive

bascule bridge

base (~ column, pillar)

baseball

baseball (+ sportsman, player, etc.)

basement, cellar

basilisk (cock with posterior of snake)

Basil the Great (Basilius Magnus), bishop of Caesarea; possible attributes: dove, (column of) fire

Basil the Great (Basilius Magnus), bishop of Caesarea; possible attributes: dove, (column of) fire - miraculous activities and events ~ male saint

bastion, bulwark

bath-robe, dressing-gown

bath-tub

bathing (movement in water)

bathing (movement in water) - AA - female human figure

bathing baby

bath of Ulysses; Minerva enhances his looks

bath of Venus

bath of Venus and Mars

bathroom

Bathsheba attended by servant(s)

Bathsheba brings Adoniah's request to Solomon

Bathsheba comes to David's palace

Bathsheba enthroned at Solomon's right hand

Bathsheba is told of Uriah's death; Bathsheba mourning

Bathsheba receives a letter from David

baton of general

baton of general (+ sailing-ships)

baton ~ conductor

battle

battle (+ artillery)

battle (+ cavalry, horsemen)

battle (+ citizen soldiery, civil guard, citizen militia)

battle (+ during the battle)

battle (+ infantry)

battle (+ land forces)

battle (+ naval force)

battle (+ oared ships, e.g.: galley)

battle (+ sailing-ships)

battle (+ warfare ~ water, along a river, on a shore)

battle, fighting in general (+ cavalry, horsemen)

battle, fighting in general (+ irregular troops)

battle, fighting in general (+ land forces)

battle, fighting in general (+ naval force)

battle, fighting in general (+ oared ships, e.g.: galley)

battle, fighting in general (+ sailing-ships)

battle, fighting in general (+ weapons)

battle arrays

battle arrays (+ artillery)

battle arrays (+ land forces)

battle arrays (+ naval force)

battle arrays (+ sailing-ships)

battle for dominance in marriage ('who wears the breeches')

battlement, crenellation ~ fortified city

battle of Amazons; amazonomachy

battle of Latium (II): respite and battle again (Virgil, Aeneid XI); the last deeds of Turnus (Virgil, Aeneid XII)

battle of the Giants against the gods: gigantomachy

battle of the Israelites againts the Amorites during their journey through the desert

battle of the Maccabees against Antiochus V Eupator (1 Maccabees 6:28-47)

battle of the Maccabees against Apollonius, governor of Coelesyria (1 Maccabees 10:74-85)

battle of the Maccabees against Demetrius II Nikator of Syria in the valley of Asor (1 Maccabees 11:67-74)

battles of Alexander

Battus changed into a touchstone: for violating the promise to keep Mercury's theft of Apollo's cattle a secret, Mercury turns Battus, the shepherd, into a touchstone (Ovid, Metamorphoses II 705)

Battus changed into a touchstone: for violating the promise to keep Mercury's theft of Apollo's cattle a secret, Mercury turns Battus, the shepherd, into a touchstone (Ovid, Metamorphoses II 705) (+ variant)

bauble

bay-window, oriel

beach

beach (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

beach (as place of recreation)

beach - HH - ideal landscapes

beach - HH - ideal landscapes (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

beacon

beadle

beadle's mace

beam, joist, rafter ~ building material

beam, log of wood

bear-baiting

bear-baiting (+ hunting with dogs)

beard

beard (+ male human being (not to be used where -A- is prescribed))

beard (+ old male (human being))

beard (+ variant)

beard - AA - ~ women

bearing injustice patiently ~ one of the (seven) spiritual Acts of Mercy

bearing of Christ's body to the grave

bears (circus performance)

bears (circus performance) (+ dancing ~ festive activities)

beasts of prey, predatory animals

beasts of prey, predatory animals (+ ears of an animal)

beasts of prey, predatory animals (+ skull of an animal)

beasts of prey, predatory animals (+ young animal)

beasts of prey, predatory animals (with NAME)

beasts of prey, predatory animals: badger

beasts of prey, predatory animals: bear

beasts of prey, predatory animals: bear (+ anatomy of animals)

beasts of prey, predatory animals: bear (+ animals used symbolically)

beasts of prey, predatory animals: bear (+ feeding and care of young)

beasts of prey, predatory animals: bear (+ products of animals)

beasts of prey, predatory animals: bear - FF - fabulous animals (sometimes wrongly called 'grotesques'); 'Mostri' (Ripa)

beasts of prey, predatory animals: cheetah

beasts of prey, predatory animals: civet

beasts of prey, predatory animals: ermine

beasts of prey, predatory animals: ermine (+ products of animals)

beasts of prey, predatory animals: European polecat

beasts of prey, predatory animals: ferret

beasts of prey, predatory animals: fox

beasts of prey, predatory animals: fox (+ animal(s) in pursuit)

beasts of prey, predatory animals: fox (+ animals used symbolically)

beasts of prey, predatory animals: fox (+ dying animal; death of animal; dead animal)

beasts of prey, predatory animals: fox (+ skeleton of an animal)

beasts of prey, predatory animals: fox (+ tail of an animal)

beasts of prey, predatory animals: fox (+ young animal)

beasts of prey, predatory animals: fox - FF - fabulous animals (sometimes wrongly called 'grotesques'); 'Mostri' (Ripa)

beasts of prey, predatory animals: hyena

beasts of prey, predatory animals: leopard

beasts of prey, predatory animals: leopard (+ animals used symbolically)

beasts of prey, predatory animals: leopard (+ claws, paws of an animal)

beasts of prey, predatory animals: leopard (+ skin, fleece, hide, fur, leather)

beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion

beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion (+ anatomy of animals)

beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion (+ animal(s) attacking)

beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion (+ animal(s) being hit, shot, caught)

beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion (+ animals used symbolically)

beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion (+ claws, paws of an animal)

beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion (+ female animal)

beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion (+ head of an animal)

beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion (+ heraldic animals)

beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion (+ limbs of an animal)

beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion (+ male animal)

beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion (+ man and animal)

beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion (+ ornamental variants of animals)

beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion (+ sleeping animal(s))

beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion (+ wings of an animal)

beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion - FF - fabulous animals (sometimes wrongly called 'grotesques'); 'Mostri' (Ripa)

beasts of prey, predatory animals: lynx

beasts of prey, predatory animals: lynx (+ anatomy of animals)

beasts of prey, predatory animals: marten

beasts of prey, predatory animals: mink

beasts of prey, predatory animals: mongoose

beasts of prey, predatory animals: otter

beasts of prey, predatory animals: otter (+ anatomy of animals)

beasts of prey, predatory animals: otter (+ animal killed by man)

beasts of prey, predatory animals: panther

beasts of prey, predatory animals: panther (+ animal behaviour)

beasts of prey, predatory animals: panther (+ animal with prey)

beasts of prey, predatory animals: panther (+ skin, fleece, hide, fur, leather)

beasts of prey, predatory animals: panther - FF - fabulous animals (sometimes wrongly called 'grotesques'); 'Mostri' (Ripa)

beasts of prey, predatory animals: polar bear

beasts of prey, predatory animals: polar bear (+ claws, paws of an animal)

beasts of prey, predatory animals: polar bear (+ head of an animal)

beasts of prey, predatory animals: polar bear (+ skeleton of an animal)

beasts of prey, predatory animals: polar bear (+ skull of an animal)

beasts of prey, predatory animals: polecat

beasts of prey, predatory animals: puma

beasts of prey, predatory animals: stoat

beasts of prey, predatory animals: tiger

beasts of prey, predatory animals: tiger (+ claws, paws of an animal)

beasts of prey, predatory animals: tiger (+ head of an animal)

beasts of prey, predatory animals: tiger (+ limbs of an animal)

beasts of prey, predatory animals: tiger (+ sleeping animal(s))

beasts of prey, predatory animals: tiger (+ young animal)

beasts of prey, predatory animals: tiger - FF - fabulous animals (sometimes wrongly called 'grotesques'); 'Mostri' (Ripa)

beasts of prey, predatory animals: weasel

beasts of prey, predatory animals: weasel (+ ornamental variants of animals)

beasts of prey, predatory animals: wolf

beasts of prey, predatory animals: wolf (+ animal(s) attacking)

beasts of prey, predatory animals: wolf (+ animals used symbolically)

beasts of prey, predatory animals: wolf (+ female animal)

beasts of prey, predatory animals: wolf (+ herd, group of animals)

beasts of prey, predatory animals: wolf (+ skull of an animal)

beasts of prey, predatory animals: wolf - FF - fabulous animals (sometimes wrongly called 'grotesques'); 'Mostri' (Ripa) (+ animals used symbolically)

beaters (~ hunt)

beatitudes and blessings of Christ

beatitudes of the sermon on the mount

beatitudes of the sermon on the mount as series (Matthew 5:3-12)

Beatrice

beautiful old woman, 'belle vieille'

beauty, 'Pulchritudo' ~ one of the seven gifts of the body

Beauty; 'Bellezza' (Ripa)

Beauty; 'Bellezza' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)

Beauty; 'Bellezza' (Ripa) (+ nude)

becoming a knight, knighting

bee-keeping, apiculture

beer, ale

beer, ale (+ foodstuffs in other container, e.g.: barrel, can, cask, tin, etc.)

beer, ale (+ taking (particular) foodstuffs: eating, drinking, smoking, chewing, etc.)

before and after playing

before the assembled people King Josiah reads the book of Law

before the coronation

beggar

beggars' procession

begging bowl

Beginning; 'Principio' (Ripa) (+ personification)

being attacked; defence

being attacked; defence (+ during the battle)

being attacked; defence (+ infantry)

being brought to school, first school-day

being carried

being carried - AA - female human figure

being dragged

being refused, the proposal rejected

beings from outer space

being shown undressed

being welcomed ~ travelling

beleg, stellingoorlog

Belisarius

bell-buoy, whistling-buoy

bell-founder

Bellerophon's fall: in an attempt to fly to Heaven, he is flung off Pegasus' back

Bellerophon, flying on Pegasus' back, kills the Chimera, a fire-breathing monster, with arrows or a spear

Bellona (Enyo)

bellows

bell ~ acoustic signalling

bell ~ musical instruments

bell ~ musical instruments (+ variant)

bell ~ musical instruments - CC - out of doors

Belshazzar's great feast, during which he and his courtiers desecrate the golden and silver vessels that were taken from the temple in Jerusalem

belt, girdle, waistband

belt, girdle, waistband (+ boys' clothes)

belt, girdle, waistband (+ girls' clothes)

belt, girdle, waistband (+ leather used for clothes)

belt, girdle, waistband (+ men's clothes)

belt, girdle, waistband (+ variant)

belt, girdle, waistband (+ women's clothes)

belvedere

bench

bench (+ wood and other phytogenic material)

benches, seats ~ Synagogue

bending figure

bending figure (+ back view)

bending figure (+ female (human being) (not to be used where -AA- is prescribed))

bending figure (+ forward)

bending figure (+ male human being (not to be used where -A- is prescribed))

bending figure (+ sideview, profile)

bending figure - AA - female human figure

bending figure - AA - female human figure (+ left side visible; left - (l. hand, l. foot, etc.))

bending figure - AA - female human figure (+ sideview, profile)

Benediction ~ divine service

Benedict of Nurcia, abbot of Monte Cassino and founder of the Benedictine Order; possible attributes: aspergillum, book, cup (sometimes broken), raven with loaf, sieve (or tray)

Benevolence, Beneficence; 'Beneficio', 'Benevolenza o Affettione' (Ripa)

Bernardino of Siena, Franciscan friar; possible attributes: book, tablet (disk) with IHS monogram, three mitres at his feet

Bernardino of Siena, Franciscan friar; possible attributes: book, tablet (disk) with IHS monogram, three mitres at his feet - early life of male saint

Bernardino of Siena, Franciscan friar; possible attributes: book, tablet (disk) with IHS monogram, three mitres at his feet - martyrdom, suffering, misfortune, death of male saint

Bernardino of Siena, Franciscan friar; possible attributes: book, tablet (disk) with IHS monogram, three mitres at his feet - miraculous activities and events ~ male saint

Bernardino of Siena, Franciscan friar; possible attributes: book, tablet (disk) with IHS monogram, three mitres at his feet - post-mortem occurrences ~ male saint

Bernard of Clairvaux, Cistercian monk and abbot; possible attributes: beehive, chained dragon, crucifix, cross with instruments of the Passion, (three) mitre at his feet, white dog

best man

betel, sirih

betovering (boze oog, gedaanteverwisseling, genezingen, etc)

Betrayal

Betrayal (+ situation or event (especially in genre-painting) with symbolical connotation)

betrothal

betrothal and marriage (+ variant)

betting

betting on sports

bewitching, cursing, casting spells

bezetting ~ oorlog

Bezit

Bia, Force, Violence

Bias weeps when he has to condemn a man

Bible (+ angel(s))

Bible (+ angel(s) floating in the air)

Bible (+ Christ bearded)

Bible (+ devil(s))

Bible (+ donors(s), supplicant(s), whether or not with patron saint(s))

biblical laws, justice and government ~ Jewish religion

bicycle

bicycle (+ accident, collision, crash ~ traffic and transport)

bicycle (+ one person ~ traffic and transport)

bicycle racing

bicycle racing (+ sportsman, player, etc.)

bicycle tour, e.g.: 'Tour de France', 'Giro d'Italia'

bidet

bijgeloof, volksgeloof

bill-board

billiards

billiards (+ equipment, outfit (sports, games, etc.))

billiards (+ sportsman, player, etc.)

binding (of plants)

binding ~ harvest

binoculars, spy-glass, etc.

biologie

biology (+ experiment ~ scientific research)

biology (+ portrait of scholar, scientist)

biology (+ scholar, scientist (at work))

biology (+ scholar, scientist in non-work situations)

biology (+ scientific research)

bird's eye view ~ architectural design or model

bird's eye view ~ ideal or visionary architectural design or model

bird's eye view ~ representation of building

bird's eye view ~ representation of building (+ variant)

bird-cage opened (loss of virginity symbolized)

bird hunting

bird hunting (+ artificial decoy animals, e.g. artificial decoy duck ~ lures (hunting))

bird hunting (+ bow and arrow)

bird hunting (+ firearms)

bird hunting (+ food ~ lures (hunting))

bird hunting (+ hunting weapons, equipment, outfit)

bird hunting (+ hunting with birds)

bird hunting (+ hunting with dogs)

bird hunting (+ hunting with falcon, hawk; falconry)

bird hunting (+ hunting with horses)

bird hunting (+ net)

bird hunting (+ out of doors (sports ~ animals))

bird hunting (+ requirements, necessaries (sports ~ animals))

bird hunting (+ trap)

bird in a cage

bird in a cage (+ animal cage)

bird in a cage (+ feeding animal)

bird in a cage (+ variant)

bird on a cord or string

birds

birds (+ animal(s) attacking)

birds (+ animal(s) being hit, shot, caught)

birds (+ animal(s) being wounded)

birds (+ animal(s) moving in the air)

birds (+ animal killed by man)

birds (+ animals eating and drinking)

birds (+animals mating)

birds (+ animals nesting; making nests, lodges, webs, etc.)

birds (+ animals used symbolically)

birds (+ audible means of communication of animal(s): roaring, crying, singing, barking, mewing, neighing, chirping, etc.)

birds (+ caring for sick animal)

birds (+ claws, paws of an animal)

birds (+ disease and death of animal(s))

birds (+ domestic animals)

birds (+ dying animal; death of animal; dead animal)

birds (+ egg-laying)

birds (+ feathers)

birds (+ feeding and care of young)

birds (+ flying animal(s))

birds (+ head of an animal)

birds (+ man and animal)

birds (+ nest, den, burrow)

birds (+ ornamental variants of animals)

birds (+ skeleton of an animal)

birds (+ skull of an animal)

birds (+ sleeping animal(s))

birds (+ snout, jaw, beak, nib)

birds (+ stuffed animal)

birds (+ wings of an animal)

birds (+ young animal)

birds in a large cage, aviary

birth and youth of Mary

birth control

birthday

birth of Abel

birth of Adonis: the tree splits open to release the baby; the Naiads take care of him

birth of Apollo: Latona gives birth to Apollo and Diana on the island of Delos

birth of Apollo: Latona gives birth to Apollo and Diana on the island of Delos (+ variant)

birth of Bacchus: he is born from Jupiter's thigh, where he had been sewn in (possibly by Mercury)

birth of Cain

birth of Enoch

birth of Hercules and his twin brother Iphicles; Juno delays the birth by sitting outside Alcmene's door with crossed knees and fingers

birth of Hercules and his twin brother Iphicles; Juno delays the birth by sitting outside Alcmene's door with crossed knees and fingers (+ variant)

birth of Iphis, daughter of Ligdus and Telethusa

birth of Isaac (Genesis 21:1-8)

birth of Ishmael

birth of John the Baptist, sometimes Mary present

birth of Mary

birth of Meleager: Althaea, his mother, warned by a prediction of the Fates, snatches a brand from the fire

birth of Minerva; she emerges fully armed from Jupiter's head

birth of the Dioscuri: the twins, Castor and Pollux, emerge from one of Leda's eggs; simultaneously Helen, or Helen and Clytaemnestra, hatch from a second egg

birth of the son of the Shunammite woman

birth of the twins: Jacob clutches Esau's heel

birth of the twins: Pharez and Zarah

birth of Venus; Venus Anadyomene: after Uranus' castration Venus rises from the sea wringing the water from her hair; usually she is awaited by the Hours

biscuits

bishop's throne

bishop of Russian orthodox church

bishop St. Eloi preaching

bit

biting

Bitterness; 'Amaritudine' (Ripa)

blackboard

black velvet or satin mask, 'loup', 'cachenez'

black velvet or satin mask, 'loup', 'cachenez' (+ women's clothes)

bladder

bladder with peas ~ children's games

blanket

Blasphemy

blast-furnace

bleaching (laundering)

bleaching of yarn

bleeding, blood-letting, e.g.: with the aid of cupping-glasses

bleeding, blood-letting with blood-suckers (aderlaten)

blessed are the meek

blessed are the merciful

blessed are the peacemakers

blessed are the poor in spirit

blessed are the pure in heart

blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake

blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness

blessed are those who mourn

blessing (either of things or persons), e.g. by anointing

blessing by the priest ~ Holy Mass

blessings of peace

blessing the bread and the wine ~ Sabbath at home

blessing the married couple

blind, blindness

blind, blindness (+ adult male (human being))

blind, blindness - AA - metaphorically blind

blind-man's buff

blindfold

blindfold - AA - female human figure

blindfolded choice (of partner)

blindfold games

blind Oedipus wandering, led by his daughter Antigone

blind Saul is led to Damascus

blinkers

blood

blood - AA - female human figure

blood-revenge, vendetta

blood circulation

blood spouting from Christ's wounds

blowing (stirring up a fire)

blowing, to cool food before eating

blowing the 'shofar' at 'Rosh Ha-Shanah' ~ Jewish religion

blowing the hunting horn

blow or slap with sword, accolade (~ knighting)

Bluebeard

Bluntness, Obtuseness, Dullness (+ allegorical scene, i.e. two or more personifications involved in an action)

boar (male pig)

boar-hunting

boar-hunting (+ hunting with dogs)

boar-hunting (+ out of doors (sports ~ animals))

board, dignitaries of a university

board, esp. governors, trustees, etc. (Dutch: 'regenten')

board, esp. governors, trustees, etc. (Dutch: 'regenten') - AA - women (Dutch: 'regentessen')

board-games

board-games (+ out of doors (sports, games, etc.))

board-games (+ sportsman, player, etc.)

board-games of chance

board of a guild

Boast; 'Iattanza' (Ripa)

boat-house, shed

boat-house, shed (+ exterior ~ vehicle, ship, etc.)

boat-house, shed (+ four persons or more ~ traffic and transport)

boat or vehicle drawn by (fabulous) animal(s) of the sea

boat propelled by man or animal

boat propelled by man or animal (+ propulsion of vehicle, ship, etc. by steam)

Boaz, the kinsman, and the elders of the city discuss Elimelech's inheritance

Boaz accepts his kinsman's shoe

Boaz gives Ruth six measures of barley in her veil

Boaz questions his servant concerning Ruth

Boaz redeems Elimelech's inheritance (Ruth 4:1-12)

Boaz speaks to Ruth; Ruth usually bowing down, or kneeling before him

bob-sled

body-burning, cremation

body-guard of ruler

body of the executed displayed in public

body of the executed displayed in public (+ variant)

body of the executed shown to a few people

bogey-man, bugaboo

bogey-man, bugaboo - AA - girl

Bohemian life of artist

boiling

bolting, running away (~ horse)

bolting, running away (~ horse) (+ running animal)

bolting draught-animals

bomb-outrage

bombardement (+ motor ships)

bombardment

bombardment (+ land forces)

bombardment (+ naval force)

bombardment (+ sailing-ships)

bombardment (+ weapons)

bombardment ~ siege

bombardment ~ siege (+ naval force)

bombardment ~ siege (+ sailing-ships)

Bonaventura, cardinal bishop of Albano and Minister General of the Franciscan Order; possible attributes: book, cardinal's hat (sometimes hanging from a tree), crucifix (sometimes flowering)

bones (symbol of Death)

bones in general (human body)

bonfire, fire-works (+ festive decoration ~ festive activities)

bonfire, fire-works (+ illumination, fire-works ~ festive activities)

bonfire, fire-works (+ the public ~ festive activities)

bonfire, fire-works - AA - festivities on the water

bonfire, fire-works - AA - festivities on the water (+ illumination, fire-works ~ festive activities)

bony fishes

bony fishes (+ ornamental variants of animals)

bony fishes (+ skin, fleece, hide, fur, leather)

bony fishes (with NAME)

bony fishes: angelfish

bony fishes: asellus

bony fishes: asellus mollis

bony fishes: barbel

bony fishes: blenny

bony fishes: blowfish

bony fishes: flying fish

bony fishes: garfish

bony fishes: goby

bony fishes: grayling

bony fishes: gurnard

bony fishes: haddock

bony fishes: herring

bony fishes: hippocampus

bony fishes: hippocampus - FF - fabulous animals (sometimes wrongly called 'grotesques'); 'Mostri' (Ripa)

bony fishes: houting

bony fishes: lion fish

bony fishes: mackerel

bony fishes: minnow

bony fishes: mugil

bony fishes: mullet

bony fishes: needle-fish

bony fishes: ocean sunfish

bony fishes: pipefish

bony fishes: plaice

bony fishes: pompulus

bony fishes: pufferfish

bony fishes: red hake

bony fishes: roach

bony fishes: rock bass

bony fishes: rockling

bony fishes: rudderfish

bony fishes: scorpionfish

bony fishes: sea-bream

bony fishes: sea-devil

bony fishes: sea-devil - FF - fabulous animals (sometimes wrongly called 'grotesques'); 'Mostri' (Ripa)

bony fishes: sea-perch

bony fishes: seabass

bony fishes: seahorse

bony fishes: sea robin

bony fishes: shad

bony fishes: sheat-fish

bony fishes: smelt

bony fishes: snail-fish

bony fishes: sole

bony fishes: sprat

bony fishes: sturgeon

bony fishes: sun-fish

bony fishes: sword-fish

bony fishes: tench

bony fishes: veiltail

bony fishes: waite

bony fishes: weever

bony fishes: whiting

bony fishes: wolffish

book

book (+ portrait of scholar, scientist)

book-cover, binding

book-keeping, accountant

book - MM - book open

book-shop, bookseller

book-shop, bookseller (+ scholar, scientist in non-work situations)

book-stall, kiosk

bookbinding

bookcase, with doors

book in which illustrations are essential

book in which illustrations are essential - MM - book open

book of Ecclesiastes, the Preacher (with BOOK CHAPTER:VERSE)

books, treatises, etc. ~ Christian doctrine and religion

bookshelves

book with clasps

boots

boots (+ boys' clothes)

boots (+ children's clothes)

boots (+ girls' clothes)

boots (+ leather used for clothes)

boots (+ men's clothes)

boots (+ undressing, taking off clothes)

boots (+ women's clothes)

booty, spoil

booty, spoil (+ sailing-ships)

booty, spoil (+ transport of weapons)

border, ribbon, braid

border, ribbon, braid (+ feathers used for clothes)

border, ribbon, braid (+ fur used for clothes)

border, ribbon, braid (+ girls' clothes)

border, ribbon, braid (+ leather used for clothes)

border, ribbon, braid (+ materials used for clothes)

border, ribbon, braid (+ men's clothes)

border, ribbon, braid (+ other materials used for clothes)

border, ribbon, braid (+ textile fabrics used for clothes)

border, ribbon, braid (+ women's clothes)

Boreas abducting Orithyia

Boredom

boring, drilling, piercing (industrial processes)

boss, director (of circus)

botanic garden, 'hortus botanicus'

botanic garden, 'hortus botanicus' (+ scholar, scientist (at work))

botanizing

botany

botany (+ portrait of scholar, scientist)

botany (+ scholar, scientist (at work))

both legs bent

both legs bent, side by side, knees on the ground; kneeling

both legs straight - AA - female human figure

both mothers come before Solomon ~ the judgement of Solomon

bottle of wine

bottles (ampullae)

bottles: philosophical egg (ovum philosophicum)

bottling of wine

bottling of wine (+ men (labourers))

boudoir

boulder, stone

boundary-post, boundary-stone

bourgeoisie, middle class, citizens, burghers

bouwwerkzaamheden

bovine cattle

bovine cattle (+animals mating)

bovine cattle (+ head of an animal)

bovine cattle (+ skull of an animal)

bow (ornamental part of clothing)

bow (ornamental part of clothing) (+ girls' clothes)

bow (ornamental part of clothing) (+ men's clothes)

bow (ornamental part of clothing) (+ women's clothes)

bowl

bowling

bowling (+ out of doors (sports, games, etc.))

bowling games (children's games)

boxes, loges ~ theatre, etc.

boxing (sport)

boxing (sport) (+ accident (in sports, games, etc.))

boxing (sport) (+ sportsman, player, etc.)

boxing-match between the Bebrycian king Amycus and Pollux

boy (child between toddler and youth)

boy (child between toddler and youth) (+ back view)

boy (child between toddler and youth) (+ back view with lost profile)

boy (child between toddler and youth) (+ front view)

boy (child between toddler and youth) (+ holding something)

boy (child between toddler and youth) (+ left side visible; left - (l. hand, l. foot, etc.))

boy (child between toddler and youth) (+ lying)

boy (child between toddler and youth) (+ more than eight persons)

boy (child between toddler and youth) (+ nude human being)

boy (child between toddler and youth) (+ right side visible; right - (r. hand, r. foot, etc.))

boy (child between toddler and youth) (+ sideview, profile)

boy (child between toddler and youth) (+ sitting)

boy (child between toddler and youth) (+ sitting on the ground)

boy (child between toddler and youth) (+ six persons)

boy (child between toddler and youth) (+ standing)

boy (child between toddler and youth) (+ three persons)

boy (child between toddler and youth) (+ two persons)

bracelet, wristlet

bracelet, wristlet (+ textile fabrics used for clothes)

bracelet, wristlet (+ women's clothes)

Bradamante

Brahma (supreme being, creator, etc. ~ Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism)

braiding

brains

branches, 'Astwerk' ~ ornament

branded person

brandy, brandywine

brand ~ punishment

brass band, street band

brass band, street band - CC - out of doors

bread, cake, pastry, etc.

bread, Host

bread, Host (+ variant)

bread, loaf

bread and fish ~ symbols of Christ

breakfast

breakfast - CC - out of doors

breakfast piece (Dutch: 'ontbijtje')

breaking into city or fortress ~ siege

breaking into city or fortress ~ siege (+ cavalry, horsemen)

breaking of the glass by the bridegroom ~ Jewish wedding

breaking something

breaking something (household accident)

breaking to saddle, bridle, etc. ~ wild horses

breaking to saddle, bridle, etc. ~ wild horses (+ animals used symbolically)

breastplate of high priest ~ Jewish religion

breasts

breasts (+ male human being (not to be used where -A- is prescribed))

breasts - AA - female human figure

breasts giving milk

breasts giving milk - AA - female human figure

breathing, respiration

breeding ~ cattle

Brennus throws his sword onto the scales to raise the ransom of the Romans, crying 'Vae victis'; Camillus is shown arriving on horseback

breviary, Book of Hours

brewer

brewer (+ place ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

brewing, boiling (in a cauldron); witches' kitchen

bribery

brick-layer at work

brickmaker

brickmaker (+ labourers ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

brick works

brick works (+ women (labourers))

bridal wreath, bridal chaplet

bride's pageboy

bride (in wedding-dress)

bride (in wedding-dress) (+ variant)

bride and groom in wedding-dress

bridesmaid

bridge

bridge (+ accident, collision, crash ~ traffic and transport)

bridge (+ four persons or more ~ traffic and transport)

bridge (+ number of persons ~ traffic and transport)

bridge (+ one person ~ traffic and transport)

bridge (+ view ~ vehicle, ship, etc.)

bridge forms

bridge in city across river, canal, etc.

bridge in city across river, canal, etc. (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage)

bridge in city across river, canal, etc. - II - ideal city

bridge in city with structures, i.e. shops, houses, e.g. Ponte Vecchio in Florence

bridge in city with structures, i.e. shops, houses, e.g. Ponte Vecchio in Florence (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage)

bridge in village across river, canal, etc.

bridge in village across river, canal, etc. (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage)

bridge in village across river, canal, etc. - II - ideal landscapes

bridges by construction

bridge with structure, i.e. cover or buildings

bringing gifts; exchanging gifts

Briseis is brought back to Achilles

Britomartis, running away from Minos, jumps from a cliff into the sea

bronze laver and its base ~ the court of the Tabernacle

brooch, agraffe, clasp

brooch, agraffe, clasp (+ men's clothes)

brooch, agraffe, clasp (+ women's clothes)

Brooding

brook

brook (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

broth, soup

broth, soup (+ taking (particular) foodstuffs: eating, drinking, smoking, chewing, etc.)

brothel

Brotherly Love

Brotherly Love (+ allegorical scene, i.e. two or more personifications involved in an action)

Brotherly Love (+ symbolical representation of concept)

Brotherly Love (+ two or more personifications pursuing one aim)

brothers (second degree family relationships)

brothers or sisters (second degree family relationships)

Brunhild

brush, sponge, etc. (toilet articles)

brushes ~ implements of painter

Brutality

Brutus pronounces the verdict condemning his two sons

bubble-blowing (children's games and plays)

Bucephalus

buckle

buckle (+ men's clothes)

buckle (+ women's clothes)

bucranium ~ ornament

Buddha, founder of Buddhism

Buddha-posture, 'lotus'-posture

buffoon (in general) (German: 'Schalksnarr')

building-site

building-site (+ labourers ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

building-site (+ men (labourers))

building-site (+ technical aspects ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

building-site of church indicated by a miracle

building activities (+ labourers ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

building activities (+ men (labourers))

building activities (+ plan, design ~ production)

building activities (+ technical aspects ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

building activities (+ variant)

building activities of Solomon

building a ship, ship under construction

building a ship, ship under construction (+ dismantlement of products)

building materials

building of church

building or outbuilding where laundry is done

buildings for performances

buildings for performances - AA - open-air performances

built-in bedstead (Dutch: 'bedstee')

bulb culture

bulb field

bulb field (+ labourers ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

bull

bull (+ head of an animal)

bull-fighter, toreador

bullfight

bunch of flowers ~ ornament

bunch of flowers ~ ornament - AA - stylized

bunch of grapes

burglar, housebreaker

burial of Abner: David weeping and tearing his clothes, goes behind Abner's bier

burial of Samson

burial of Stephen

burial of Thomas

buried alive (violent death)

buried alive (violent death) - EE - death not certain; wounded person

burning

burning as process

burning as process (PETROLEUM)

burning as process: coal

burning as process: straw

burning of books

burning of books (+ variant)

burning of books ~ persecution of believers, dissidents, etc.

burying the dead, 'mortuus sepellitur' ~ one of the (seven) Acts of Mercy

burying the dead, 'mortuus sepellitur' ~ one of the (seven) Acts of Mercy - VV - Christ present

bus, coach

bus, coach (+ propulsion of vehicle, ship, etc. by steam)

bush, shrubs ~ forest

business men's organization

butcher, slaughterman

butcher, slaughterman (+ men (labourers))

butcher, slaughterman (+ outdoors; in the open air)

butcher, slaughterman (+ variant)

butler

butter

buttermilk

buttocks, 'partes posteriores'

buttocks, 'partes posteriores' (+ back view)

buttocks, 'partes posteriores' - AA - female human figure

button

button (+ boys' clothes)

button (+ materials used for clothes)

button (+ men's clothes)

button (+ other materials used for clothes)

button (+ women's clothes)

buying

buying and selling

Byblis changed into a fountain: after looking for Caunus everywhere, Byblis at last lies down, bathed in tears, and is changed into a fountain (Ovid, Metamorphoses IX 663)

Byblis falls in love with her brother Caunus, who scorns her love

by drawing lots, Joshua, Eleazar and the leaders of the tribes of Israel assign cities to the Levites (Joshua 21)

by night a pillar of fire gives the Israelites light (Exodus 14)

by night Numa Pompilius visits the nymph Egeria in a grove

bystanders at the foot of the cross, among whom Mary, Mary Magdalene and John the Evangelist; Mary may be shown swooning

bystanders at the foot of the cross, among whom Mary, Mary Magdalene and John the Evangelist; Mary may be shown swooning - DD - only Christ on the cross

C. Fabricius refuses the gifts of Pyrrhus

C. Julius Caesar (+ full length)

C. Julius Caesar defeats and drives out Ariovistus, a German chieftain

Cabalism, 'Kabbalah' ~ Jewish spiritual current

cabaret

cabaret (locality)

cabaret-artiste

cabinet of curiosities, 'Kunst- und Wunderkammer'

Cacus, the fire-breathing monster is killed in his cave by Hercules

Cacus, the fire-breathing monster is killed in his cave by Hercules (+ variant)

Cacus steals some of the cattle of Geryon which Hercules was driving home

Cadmus' companions, sent to fetch water, are slain by the dragon which guarded the spring

Cadmus, in search of his sister Europa, consults the oracle of Apollo at Delphi

Cadmus and Harmonia changed into snakes: when loaded with grief and the infirmity of old age, Cadmus and Harmonia are changed into snakes (Ovid, Metamorphoses IV 576)

Cadmus meets the cow which leads him into Boeotia

Cadmus slays the dragon

caduceus (staff with two snakes, attribute of Mercury)

Caenis changed to Caeneus: when Neptune has ravished Caenis, he changes her at her request into the invulnerable hero Caeneus (Ovid, Metamorphoses XII 201)

Caesar's ghost appears to Marcus Junius Brutus

Caesar at the tomb of Alexander the Great (alternatively before a memorial statue of Alexander)

Caesar crosses the Rubicon exclaiming: 'Alea jacta est'

Caesar in strife with Pompey

Caiaphas and the priests conspiring against Christ (Matthew 26:3-5; Mark 14:1-2; Luke 22:2; John 11:47-53)

Caiaphas tearing his clothes ~ trial of Christ

Cain (alone) at work, farming

Cain and Abel learn to assist their father; Cain by farming, Abel by herding

Cain and his family

Cain building the city of Enoch

Cain repentant

cake, tart, pastry

Calais and Zetes, the Boreadae

Calais and Zetes chase away the Harpies that plagued Phineus

Calamity, Distress; 'CalamitÃ ', 'CalamitÃ o miseria' (Ripa)

calculating-instruments

calendar, almanac

calendar festivals, non-liturgical celebrations of days belonging to the ecclesiastical calendar

calendar festivals, non-liturgical celebrations of days belonging to the ecclesiastical calendar (+ parade, pageant, cavalcade ~ festive activities)

calendar of ecclesiastical feasts

calf

calligraphy

calligraphy (+ portrait of scholar, scientist)

calligraphy (+ scholar, scientist (at work))

calligraphy (+ variant)

Calling, Vocation, Mission

calling names, hooting ~ children's mischief

calling of James and John, the sons of Zebedee (Matthew 4:21-22; Mark 1:19-20; Luke 5:10-11)

calling of Matthew (Levi), the tax-collector (usually with money lying on the table and people paying taxes) (Matthew 9:9; Mark 2:14; Luke 5:27-28)

calling of Peter and Andrew (John 1:40-42)

calling of Peter and Andrew; they are called away from their fishing-boat (Matthew 4:18-20; Mark 1:16-18)

calling of Philip and Nathanael (Bartholomew) (John 1:43-51)

calling of the apostles

calling of Zacchaeus, who is sitting in a fig-tree (Christ passing through Jericho)

Calliope (one of the Muses); 'Calliope' (Ripa)

Callisto as a bear wanders about miserably

Callisto changed into a bear: Juno changes Callisto, who is attending the young Arcas (her son by Jupiter), into a bear

Callisto changed into a constellation: Jupiter changes Callisto into a constellation, when, transformed into a bear she is about to be shot by Arcas (Ovid, Metamorphoses II 506)

Callisto is hunted by her son Arcas

Calmness, Equanimity, Imperturbability

Calumny, Detraction; 'Biasimo vitioso', 'Calunnia', 'Detrattione', 'Maledicenza' (Ripa)

Calumny of Apelles: bad judge with ass's ears on throne, with Deceit, Envy, Ignorance, Suspicion and Treachery, confronted with innocent accused; Remorse and Truth present

Cambyses shoots Prexaspes' son with an arrow

Cambyses summons the priests of Egypt to show him their god Apis; when a cow is presented, Cambyses takes offence, and kills it

Camenae (Roman fountain-deities)

camera ~ photography

camp-fire; watch-fire

camp followers

canal

canal (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

canal - HH - ideal landscapes

canals, waters (in city)

canals, waters (in city) (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage)

canals, waters (in city) - II - ideal city

canals, waters (in village)

canals, waters (in village) (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage)

Cancer (zodiacal sign of June)

candle

candle (+ giving someone a light)

candle (+ kindling a light; lit, burning light, lamp, candle)

Candlemas (2nd February)

candlestick

candlestick (+ extinguishing; extinguished light, lamp, candle)

candlestick (+ giving someone a light)

candlestick (+ kindling a light; lit, burning light, lamp, candle)

candlesticks and candles, e.g. Easter-candlestick

Canens in search of Picus, who on account of his spurning Circe had been changed into a woodpecker

cannibalism

cannibalism ~ non-Christian religions

cannon shots (military salute)

cannon shots (military salute) (+ sailing-ships)

canoeing

canon, proportions

canon, proportions - AA - female human figure

Canon Law; 'Legge canonica' (Ripa)

canopy (over entrance)

canopy, baldachin

canteen ~ the soldier off duty

canticles, lamentations and consolations of Isaiah

cantilever bridge

cape

cape (+ boys' clothes)

cape (+ fur used for clothes)

cape (+ girls' clothes)

cape (+ men's clothes)

cape (+ women's clothes)

cape (coast)

cape (HUIK) (+ women's clothes)

cape (MANTEAU À L'ITALIENNE) (+ men's clothes)

cape (PELISSE) (+ fur used for clothes)

cape (PELISSE) (+ women's clothes)

cape: mantelet (+ fur used for clothes)

cape: mantelet (+ women's clothes)

capital (~ column, pillar)

capital (~ column, pillar) (+ classical art)

capital (~ column, pillar) (+ styles in art ~ ancient historical period)

capitulation

Capricorn (zodiacal sign of December)

capture (after revolution) of the old government

capture of city (after the siege)

capture of city (after the siege) (+ variant)

Caracalla has his own brother Geta murdered

card games (+ quarrel, disagreement (in sports, games, etc.))

card games (+ sportsman, player, etc.)

cardinal

carding, combing ~ textile industry

carding, combing ~ textile industry (+ tools and appliances ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

care and laundering of clothes; home sewing

care and visitation of burial place

Carefulness, Diligence; 'Diligenza' (Ripa)

Carefulness, Diligence; 'Diligenza' (Ripa) (+ abstract concept represented by female figure)

Carefulness, Diligence; 'Diligenza' (Ripa) (+ personification)

Carefulness, Diligence; 'Diligenza' (Ripa) (+ symbolical representation of concept)

Carelessness

care of clothes, e.g.: brushing, beating, airing

care of hands and feet

care of the aged

care of the body, hygiene

care of the body, hygiene - AA - female human figure

care of the hair

care of the hair - AA - ~ women

care of the new-born Christ-child, e.g. swaddling

caretakers ~ zoological garden

care ~ prisoner of war

caricature of a building

caricature of a piece of sculpture

caricature of painting

caricature of painting (+ artist in non-work situation)

caricature of painting (+ meetings ~ arts)

caricatures (human types)

carillon, chimes

carillon, chimes - CC - out of doors

caring for birds

caring for birds (+ feeding animal)

Carnival, Shrovetide (non-liturgical celebration)

carousal, drinking-bout, orgy

carousal, drinking-bout, orgy (+ broken, damaged tableware, etc.)

carousal, drinking-bout, orgy (+ lingering at table)

carousal, drinking-bout, orgy - CC - out of doors

carpenter

carpenter (+ indoors; in laboratory, factory, barn, etc.)

carpenter (+ men (labourers))

carpet, rug

carpus and metacarpus, parts of the hand

carrier-tricycle

carrousel

carrying a child on the back

carrying a child on the hip, astride

carrying a child on the hip, astride (+ variant)

carrying a person

carrying a person (+ traffic on the water)

carrying a person on one's back

carrying a person on one's back (+ variant)

carrying games

carrying off the spoils of war

carrying off the spoils of war (+ sailing-ships)

carrying of the cross: Christ bearing the cross, alone or with the help of others (e.g. Simon the Cyrenian)

carrying something

carrying something (+ two persons ~ traffic and transport)

carrying something in basket, bag, rucksack, etc.

carrying something in basket, bag, rucksack, etc. (+ one person ~ traffic and transport)

carrying something in basket, bag, rucksack, etc. (+ two persons ~ traffic and transport)

carrying something in basket, bag, rucksack, etc. (+ variant)

carrying something in basket, bag, rucksack, net, bucket, etc. (+ accident, collision, crash ~ traffic and transport)

carrying something on the head or on the shoulders

carrying something with barrow

carrying something with carrying-pole

carrying something with yoke

carrying something with yoke (+ one person ~ traffic and transport)

carrying the sick, wounded and dead off the battle-field

cartilaginous fishes: angelshark

cartilaginous fishes: dogfish

cartilaginous fishes: ray

cartilaginous fishes: shark

cartilaginous fishes: shark (+ anatomy of animals)

cartilaginous fishes: small-spotted catshark

cartilaginous fishes: sting-ray

carving heart and initials in an object, e.g. a tree trunk

carving ~ applied arts

carving ~ applied arts (+ the work of art and its production)

caryatids ~ architecture

casino

Cassandra, sheltering in Minerva's temple (sometimes with Andromache), is dragged away by Ajax the Lesser, while she holds the image of the goddess

Cassandra prophesying

Castalia, the fountain of Mount Parnassus

castigation, flagellation ~ ascetic life

castigation, flagellation ~ ascetic life (+ variant)

casting (industrial process)

casting-counter, jetton, money of account

casting weapons

casting weapons: sling

casting weapons: spear

casting weapons: spear (+ variant)

castle

castle - AA - civic architecture: inside

castle of Love

castration

cat

cat (+ animals used symbolically)

cat (+ feeding and care of young)

cat (+ feeding animal)

cat (+ head of an animal)

cat (+ ornamental variants of animals)

cat (+ skeleton of an animal)

cat (+ sleeping animal(s))

cat (+ variant)

cat (+ young animal)

cat (with NAME of kind)

catacombs

catafalque, 'castrum doloris' (~ public funeral)

cat and mouse

cat and mouse (+ variant)

cataract

catch (~ running game)

catching animals

catching animals (+ fishing equipment)

catching animals (+ hunting with birds)

catechism

Catholicity ~ characteristic of the True Church

cattle

cattle-breeding, livestock industry

cattle driving, cattle driver

cave, grotto

cave, grotto (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

cave, grotto - HH - ideal landscapes

cave-dwelling

celebration meal, feast, banquet

celebration meal, feast, banquet (+ serving, servants at table, meal)

celebration meal, feast, banquet - CC - out of doors

celebration meal, feast, banquet - CC - out of doors (+ toast at meal, banquet)

celebration of proclamation of new government

celebration of the first Passover

celebration on board while crossing the equator (Neptune)

cellar

cell ~ monastery

Celtic religion

cemetery, park-like burying ground

censer

censorship

centaurs

centaurs (+ aggressive, unfriendly activities and relationships)

centaurs (in general)

centaurs (in general) - love-affairs

centipedes, millipedes

central heating

centre-piece, epergne, 'surtout', 'milieu-de-table'

Cephalus and Aurora

Cephalus and Procris

Cephalus inadvertently kills Procris

Cephalus in disguise uses presents to seduce Procris

ceramics industry

Cerberus, the three- or many-headed dog; 'Cerbero' (Ripa)

Cerberus is offered a drugged cake ~Aeneas' visit to the underworld

cereal

cereal (+ taking (particular) foodstuffs: eating, drinking, smoking, chewing, etc.)

cereal, grain, corn (grass with grains, grown for food, e.g.: wheat, rice, rye, oats, maize, buckwheat, millet)

cereal, grain, corn (grass with grains, grown for food, e.g.: wheat, rice, rye, oats, maize, buckwheat, millet) (+ agricultural processes)

cereal, grain, corn (grass with grains, grown for food, e.g.: wheat, rice, rye, oats, maize, buckwheat, millet) (+ before and after production)

cereal, grain, corn (grass with grains, grown for food, e.g.: wheat, rice, rye, oats, maize, buckwheat, millet) (+ harvesting ~ agricultural processes)

cereal, grain, corn (grass with grains, grown for food, e.g.: wheat, rice, rye, oats, maize, buckwheat, millet) (+ indoors; in laboratory, factory, barn, etc.)

cereal, grain, corn (grass with grains, grown for food, e.g.: wheat, rice, rye, oats, maize, buckwheat, millet) (+ labourers ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

ceremonial celebration of installation of a ruler

ceremonial celebration of installation of a ruler - BB - female ruler

ceremonial celebrations ~ pope

ceremonial laying of the foundations, laying the first stone

ceremonial procession, parade, pageant ~ installation of a ruler

ceremonial procession, parade, pageant ~ installation of a ruler (+ variant)

ceremonial procession, parade, pageant ~ installation of a ruler - BB - female ruler

ceremonial procession, parade, pageant ~ pope

ceremonies in honour of the completion of the foundation of the temple ~ book of Ezra

ceremony ~ putting a building into use

Ceres (planet)

Ceres, patroness of agriculture

Ceres drives her chariot, drawn by dragons, and holds one or two torches, lit at the fires of Etna

Ceres gives Phytalus the fig-tree

Ceres instructs Triptolemus and sends him about the world in her dragon-drawn chariot

Certainty

Certainty (+ personification)

certification of death, autopsy, post-mortem examination

Ceyx shipwrecked and drowned at sea

chains across waterway

chair

chair (+ stone)

chair (+ variant)

chair (+ wood and other phytogenic material)

chairman

chalice

chalice bearing the Host

challenged by the guard

challenging the enemy

chamber-pot

chamber-pot is emptied from above ~ chasing away (unwanted) lover

chamber of commerce

chamber of rhetoric (Dutch: 'rederijkerskamer')

champion-shot

Chance, Haphazard

chandelier, candelabrum

chandelier, candelabrum (+ kindling a light; lit, burning light, lamp, candle)

chandelier, candelabrum (+ variant)

Change

Change (+ allegorical scene, i.e. two or more personifications involved in an action)

changing the guard

chapel (interior of the house)

characters (human types)

charcoal burning, charcoal burner, wood collier

charcoal furnace

charcoal furnace (+ forms of production and organization)

charge ~ battle

charge ~ battle (+ cavalry, horsemen)

charge ~ battle (+ during the battle)

charge ~ battle (+ infantry)

charge ~ battle (+ land forces)

chariot, triumphal car

charioteer, 'auriga'

charitable works

Charity, 'Caritas'; 'CaritÃ ' (Ripa) ~ one of the Three Theological Virtues

Charity, 'Caritas'; 'Carità' (Ripa) ~ one of the Three Theological Virtues - MM - Virtues triumphant

Charlemagne (one of the nine worthies)

Charles Borromeo, cardinal of Milan; possible attributes: cardinal's hat, crucifix, rope round his neck, skull

charnelhouse, ossuary

Charon, the ferryman

Charon conveys Aeneas and the Sibyl in his boat; they alight at the gates of Pluto's kingdom

charwoman, cleaning woman

Charybdis; 'Cariddi' (Ripa)

chasing, embossing (industrial process)

chastity

chastity belt

chastity versus sensuality

chasuble

Cheat, Deceit; 'Fraude', 'Inganno' (Ripa)

Cheat, Deceit; 'Fraude', 'Inganno' (Ripa) (+ 'exemplum', representation of exemplary (historical) event)

Cheat, Deceit; 'Fraude', 'Inganno' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)

Cheat, Deceit; 'Fraude', 'Inganno' (Ripa) (+ personification)

Cheat, Deceit; 'Fraude', 'Inganno' (Ripa) (+ symbolical representation of concept)

chemistry (+ portrait of scholar, scientist)

chemistry (+ scholar, scientist (at work))

cheque, draft, bill of exchange

Cherubim

Cherubim on the Ark of the Covenant in the Tabernacle

cherubs, i.e. children's heads with wings

chess

chess (+ sportsman, player, etc.)

chessmen

chest, bust

chest, bust (+ male human being (not to be used where -A- is prescribed))

chest, bust (+ sideview, profile)

chest, bust - AA - female human figure

chest, coffer

chest, coffer (+ metal)

chest, coffer (+ wood and other phytogenic material)

chewing

chewing-tobacco

chicken house

chicken house (+ birth from an egg)

chicken house (+ feeding animal)

chief priests ~ hierarchy of priests

chief rabbi

child

child (+ back view)

child (+ being sad, suffering, sorrowing)

child (+ female (human being) (not to be used where -AA- is prescribed))

child (+ four persons)

child (+ front view)

child (+ lying)

child (+ more than eight persons)

child (+ nude human being)

child (+ sideview, profile)

child (+ sitting)

child (+ six persons)

child (+ standing)

child (+ three-quarter view)

child (+ three persons)

child (+ two persons)

child (at home)

child (at home) - AA - girl

child(ren) with one or both parents and one or more members of the preceding generation (family group)

child(ren) with other members of the family

child (young man, young woman) leaving his (her) parents

child and art

child and nature (games and plays)

child and rain

child and school (~ games and plays)

child between toddler and youth (of undetermined sex)

child between toddler and youth (of undetermined sex) (+ four persons)

child between toddler and youth (of undetermined sex) (+ nude human being)

child between toddler and youth (of undetermined sex) (+ three persons)

child between toddler and youth (of undetermined sex) (+ two persons)

Childhood (alleg.)

childhood sorrows

childhood sorrows - AA - girl

childhood sorrows comforted

child in environment and time

child labour

child playing with animals

child playing with animals (+ variant)

children's art

children's bacchanal

children's bacchanal (+ variant)

children's books

children's games and plays

children's games and plays (+ accident (in sports, games, etc.))

children's games and plays (+ out of doors (sports, games, etc.))

children's games and plays (+ variant)

children's images (+ accident (in sports, games, etc.))

children (first degree family relationships)

children behaving like adults

children playing musical instruments

children singing

child robbing bird's nests

child robbing bird's nests (+ variant)

child running errands

child suckled by animal

child teaching teacher, parents, or other adults

child teasing animals

child teasing animals (+ out of doors (sports, games, etc.))

child torn away from its mother

child with plant (games and plays)

Chimera

chimera (lion/goat/snake); 'Chimera' (Ripa)

chimera (lion/goat/snake); 'Chimera' (Ripa) (+ man and animal)

chimney

chimney-piece, mantelpiece

chimney ornaments

Chinese

Chinese (+ caricatured)

Chinese (+ costume)

Chinese (+ men)

Chinese (+ other cultural aspects)

Chinese (+ women)

chiromancy, handreading, palmistry

Chiron as instructor

Chiron instructing Hercules

Chloe

chocolate (solid)

chocolate, cocoa

chocolate, cocoa (+ taking (particular) foodstuffs: eating, drinking, smoking, chewing, etc.)

choice between Christ and Barabbas

choice between wealth and youth

choir

choir (in church)

choir (in church) (+ angel(s))

choirbooks, e.g.: antiphonary, psalter

choir in Synagogue ~ Jewish religion

choleric temperament

choosing the building-site

chopping (industrial process)

choreographer

Chosroes II, having refused baptism, is executed ~ legend of the True Cross

Chrismon and derived forms ~ symbol of Christ

Christ's answer to Martha who complains about Mary: 'Mary has chosen the good portion ...'

Christ's arrest, trial, and torture

Christ's arrival on Calvary

Christ's blood saving mankind (+ variant)

Christ's body is wrapped in a shroud and in bandages

Christ's body lying on the ground

Christ's body on or in the grave

Christ's body on or in the grave (+ angel(s))

Christ's body supported

Christ's body supported (+ donor(s), supplicant(s) whether or not with patron saint(s))

Christ's body supported by Mary, others present

Christ's conditions for prayer

Christ's disciples returning from Sychar

Christ's dispute with the doctors in the temple; he counts his arguments on his fingers

Christ's entombment (possibly by angels)

Christ's entombment (possibly by angels) (+ angel(s))

Christ's entombment (possibly by angels) (+ Mary)

Christ's feet are anointed by Mary (Magdalene)

Christ's feet are anointed by Mary (Magdalene) (+ variant)

Christ's head is anointed by Mary (Magdalene)

Christ's prayer for his apostles (John 17:1-26)

Christ's prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane during the night

Christ's sermon on the mount (Matthew 5-7)

Christ's sermon on the mount (Matthew 5-7) (+ angel(s))

Christ (+ angel(s))

Christ (+ Mary)

Christ (in the temple) in debate with Pharisees about the tribute to Caesar (Matthew 22:15-22; Mark 12:13-17; Luke 20:20-26)

Christ, crowned with thorns, appears to St. Theresa and displays his wounds

Christ, having been chased out of Nazareth, passes unharmed through the multitude

Christ, lying on or dragged across a flight of steps, is maltreated in Pilate's presence (breaking of the reed)

Christ, perhaps dressed as a pilgrim, appearing to his mother, who is usually shown praying

Christ, Peter, James and John climb the mountain ~ the Transfiguration

Christ, sometimes accompanied by guardian angel(s), tempted by Satan, who usually appears in human form

Christ, usually holding a banner, arises from the grave; often combined with sleeping and/or frightened soldiers

Christ, usually holding a banner, arises from the grave; often combined with sleeping and/or frightened soldiers (+ angel(s))

Christ, usually holding a banner, arises from the grave; often combined with sleeping and/or frightened soldiers (+ devil(s))

Christ, usually holding a banner, arises from the grave; often combined with sleeping and/or frightened soldiers (+ Mary)

Christ, usually holding a banner, arises from the grave; often combined with sleeping and/or frightened soldiers - EE - the tomb closed (with unbroken seals)

Christ-'Logos', the Word Incarnate

Christ-child (with attributes)

Christ-child (with attributes) (+ angel(s))

Christ-child accepting, reaching out for something ~ Madonna-representations

Christ-child as apprentice

Christ-child carrying the cross

Christ-child carrying the instruments of the Passion

Christ-child eating ~ Madonna-representations

Christ-child holding something in his hand, e.g. apple, bird, cherries, crucifix, grapes, paper wind-mill ~ Madonna-representations

Christ-child in or on a chalice

Christ-child in the manger

Christ-child looking or turning to Mary ~ Madonna-representations

Christ-child looking towards saint(s) or donor(s) ~ Madonna-representations

Christ-child looking towards saint(s) or donor(s) ~ Madonna-representations (+ Mary)

Christ-child making speaking or blessing gestures ~ Madonna-representations

Christ-child on Mary's arm fighting the dragon

Christ-child playing with angels ~ Madonna-representations

Christ-child playing with lamb ~ Madonna-representations

Christ-child sitting on Mary's shoulder

Christ-child sleeping on the cross

Christ-child sleeping on the cross (+ angel(s))

Christ-child sleeping ~ Madonna-representations

Christ-child sleeping ~ Madonna-representations (+ angel(s))

Christ-child suckling, or beginning to suckle, e.g. Mary uncovering her breast ~ Madonna-representations

Christ-child suckling, or beginning to suckle, e.g. Mary uncovering her breast ~ Madonna-representations (+ angel(s))

Christ-child surrounded by the instruments of the Passion

Christ-child throwing his arm(s) around her neck ~ Madonna-representations

Christ-child together with others

Christ-child together with others (+ angels floating in the air)

Christ-child walking the first steps (in Nazareth)

Christ-child winding a crown of thorns, or with thorny twigs

Christ-child ~ Passion, 'Schmerzenskind' (+ angel(s))

Christ-child ~ types of adult Christ

Christ-child ~ types of adult Christ (+ donor(s), supplicant(s), whether or not with patron saint(s))

Christ addressing his disciples: 'it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle ...' (Matthew 19:24; Mark 10:25; Luke 18:25)

Christ addressing his disciples after the Last Supper (John 14-16)

Christ almost vanished: only feet visible ~ Ascension

Christ almost vanished: only feet visible ~ Ascension (+ angel(s))

Christ aloft in the sky ~ Ascension

Christ aloft in the sky ~ Ascension (+ angel(s) floating in the air)

Christ alone (also called 'Ecce Homo')

Christ alone (also called 'Ecce Homo') (+ variant)

Christ and apostles distribute bread and fish among the multitude

Christ and his apostles on the Mount of Olives

Christ and his twelve apostles: calling, mission and Transfiguration

Christ and Mary as bridegroom and bride

Christ and Mary embracing ~ after the Resurrection

Christ and meals

Christ and Paul on a boat: 'Quo vadis'

Christ and the human heart

Christ and the Soul

Christ and the woman of Samaria: sitting at Jacob's well he asks her for a drink from her jug

Christ appearing to the holy women, usually the three Maries

Christ appears again to the apostles (Thomas present)

Christ appears to St. Ignatius of Loyola bearing the cross: 'Ego vobis Romae propitius ero'

Christ appears to St. Mark in prison (+ angel(s))

Christ appears to St. Theresa and gives her a nail of the Cross (so-called mystic marriage)

Christ appears to the apostles (gathered behind locked doors)

Christ arrives at the entrance of hell and breaks the door(s)

Christ as (heavenly) judge

Christ as adult

Christ as adult - DD - Christ beardless

Christ ascends into heaven; apostles (and Mary) beneath

Christ ascends into heaven; apostles (and Mary) beneath (+ angel(s))

Christ as child or youth (in general) ~ Christian religion

Christ as child or youth (in general) ~ Christian religion (+ angel(s))

Christ as Good Shepherd

Christ asking the apostles: 'whom do men say that I am?' (Matthew 16:13-23; Mark 8:27-33; Luke 9:18-22)

Christ as physician

Christ as teacher (part I): explaining his doctrine; teaching ~ parables and proverbs

Christ as teacher (part II): parables and proverbial sayings of Christ

Christ as youth

Christ at table with the apostles ~ after the Resurrection

Christ baptizing (in Judea) (John 3:26)

Christ before Annas (Hanna); maybe a soldier about to strike Christ (John 18:13, 18:19-24)

Christ before King Herod; sometimes a gorgeous robe is brought (Luke 23:8-11)

Christ before Pontius Pilate (Matthew 27:11-26; Mark 15:2-15; Luke 23:2-7, 23:13-25; John 18:28 - 19:16)

Christ before the Sanhedrin with Caiaphas as high priest, and possibly Annas; maybe a soldier about to strike Christ because he keeps silent (Matthew 26:57-66; Mark 14:53-64; Luke 22:54, 22:66-71)

Christ between seven golden candlesticks appears to John, who falls to the ground; a sword comes out of Christ's mouth and he holds seven stars in his hands

Christ bewailed by women of Jerusalem; sometimes he consoles them

Christ blessing children brought by their mothers, usually with some disciples disapprovingly looking on (Matthew 19:13-15; Mark 10:13-16; Luke 18:15-17)

Christ blessing the apostles ~ after the Resurrection

Christ blessing the bread and fish brought by a boy

Christ brings division on earth (Matthew 10:34-36; Luke 12:51-53)

Christ brought from one judge to another

Christ calls a child and sets it in the midst of the apostles (disciples): 'unless you ... become like children'

Christ carried up by angels ~ Ascension

Christ collapsing ~ carrying of the cross

Christ crucified on a 'living' cross

Christ crucified on a 'living' cross - DD - Christ beardless

Christ crucified on a tree or on a vine

Christ dead ~ particularities of crucifixion scenes

Christ discussing the temple tribute with the apostles

Christ disrobed

Christelijke doctrine

Christelijke religie

Christ enters hell

Christ enthroned

Christ exhorting the apostles to stay in Jerusalem

Christ explaining his doctrine

Christ explaining his doctrine to his relatives

Christ explaining his doctrine to the apostles and disciples

Christ explaining his doctrine to women and children

Christ floating above or near the tomb

Christ foretelling his Passion (at various occasions) (Matthew 16:21, 17:22-23; Mark 8:32, 9:31; Luke 9:22, 9:44)

Christ found by his parents

Christ gains victory over diabolic powers

Christ gives fish and bread to the apostles

Christ gives the keys of heaven to Peter

Christ gives the keys of heaven to Peter (+ variant)

Christ giving a scroll (the Law) to Paul; apostle(s) present

Christ goes to the feast of the Tabernacles in secret

Christ has the stone of Lazarus' grave taken away

Christ healing blind people

Christ healing dumb people

Christ healing lepers

Christ healing paralytics

Christ healing possessed people

Christian religion (+ angel(s))

Christian religion (+ angels floating in the air)

Christian religion (+ Christ (bearded))

Christian religion (+ devil(s))

Christian religion (+ God the Father)

Christian religion (+ Holy Ghost (as a dove))

Christian religion (+ Holy Trinity)

Christian religion (+ Mary)

Christian Religion vs. Mohammedanism

Christian sects

Christ in a boat with the apostles, talking or sleeping

Christ in agony waiting to be crucified; he is sitting on or near the cross or on a stone, 'Christus im Elend', 'Christus in der Rast'

Christ in distress, sitting on the cold stone (alone)

Christ in distress, sitting on the cold stone (alone) (+ angel(s))

Christ in orans attitude

Christ in Peter's boat preaching to the people

Christ in prison (alone)

Christ in the house of Martha and Mary (Luke 10:38-42)

Christ in the underworld, harrowing of hell, Christ in Limbo, 'descensus ad inferos', 'Anastasis'

Christ in the wine-press, 'Christus in der Kelter' (Is. 63:3)

Christ is dragged through the brook Cedron

Christ is laid down ~ descent from the cross

Christ is laid down ~ descent from the cross (+ angel(s) floating in the air)

Christ is led away ~ Garden of Gethsemane

Christ is led to Golgotha, the cross is carried by others

Christ is nailed to the erected cross

Christ is nailed to the erected cross - DD - three crosses

Christ is offered a benumbing drink, but he refuses it

Christ is prevented from going on by the disciples Cleopas and Peter who tug at his garment ~ journey to Emmaus

Christ is taken down from the cross (one arm of Christ still nailed to the cross)

Christ is teaching in the temple in the middle of the feast of Tabernacles

Christ lamented by angels

Christ leaving hell: he liberates patriarchs, prophets, kings and other persons from hell, among them Adam, Eve, Moses, David, and John the Baptist

Christ lying in the sarcophagus

Christ lying on the stone of unction

Christ makes himself known; the soldiers fall to the ground ~ the kiss of Judas

Christmas (ecclesiastical feast)

Christmas (non-liturgical celebration)

Christmas card

Christmas decorations

Christmas tree

Christmas tree (+ the public ~ festive activities)

Christ meets Mary, who sometimes swoons ('Lo Spasimo') ~ Christ carrying the cross

Christ meets Veronica, who has a cloth to wipe Christ's face

Christ ministered by angel(s): they bring water and food, sometimes sent by Mary

Christ mounting the cross (with the help of a ladder) - DD - three crosses

Christ mourning over Jerusalem and its future destruction (Luke 19:41-44)

Christ offering St. Catherine of Siena the choice between two crowns, one of gold and jewels, and one of thorns; St. Catherine, kneeling before him, takes the crown of thorns

Christ on his way to (or in) the Garden of Gethsemane (not yet praying)

Christ on the cross (in a fountain), shedding his blood

Christ on the cross (in a fountain), shedding his blood (+ variant)

Christ on the cross; only scenes following the crucifixion added - DD - the three crosses

Christ on the cross; only scenes following the crucifixion added - DD - the three crosses (+ Mary)

Christ on the cross; only scenes preceding the crucifixion added

Christ on the cross combined with other scenes from the Passion

Christ on the cross combined with other scenes from the Passion - DD - the three crosses

Christ on the cross on Golgotha (alone, without bystanders)

Christ on the shore, orders the apostles to cast their net to the right side of the boat

Christ on the whipping-post (after the flagellation)

Christ orders (six) jars to be filled with water ~ marriage-feast at Cana

Christ orders (six) jars to be filled with water ~ marriage-feast at Cana (+ variant)

Christ points to or writes on the ground

Christ praying (in general), e.g.: in the wilderness

Christ praying on the mountain: the disciples waiting in a boat

Christ praying on the mountain: the disciples waiting in a boat (+ variant)

Christ preaching from a boat

Christ preaching in a house

Christ preaching in the open

Christ preaching in the temple

Christ preaching or teaching (in general)

Christ rebuking Peter

Christ rebuking the winds

Christ resting at Jacob's well, after having sent his disciples to Sychar

Christ returning with his parents

Christ saves Peter from drowning

Christ says: 'My son, your sins are forgiven' ~ Christ healing paralytics

Christ says to a paralytic man: 'Rise, take up your pallet (bed)'

Christ sends apostles out in pairs (Matthew 10:1-16; Mark 6:7-11; Luke 9:1-5)

Christ sends ten lepers to the priest (Luke 17:11-19)

Christ showing his wounds

Christ showing his wounds (+ angel(s))

Christ showing his wounds to the apostles

Christ shows Thomas his wounds

Christ sitting (enthroned) on the tomb

Christ sitting at God's right hand

Christ sought by mother and brothers (Matthew 12:46-50; Mark 3:31-35; Luke 8:19-21)

Christ stabs Satan with a lance or a cross

Christ standing on or near a fountain, shedding his blood

Christ standing on or near a fountain, shedding his blood (+ angel(s))

Christ standing on or near the tomb ~ events after the Resurrection

Christ stepping out of the tomb

Christ stepping through the closed temple-door

Christ steps on devil(s)

Christ steps on devil(s) (+ variant)

Christ still alive ~ particularities of crucifixion scenes

Christ strides up into heaven, holding God's hand or assisted by angel(s)

Christ strides up into heaven, holding God's hand or assisted by angel(s) (+ angel(s) floating in the air)

Christ suffering (with crown of thorns, head usually turned sidewards)

Christ suffering (with crown of thorns, head usually turned sidewards) (+ Mary)

Christ summons the apostles to stay awake and pray ~ Garden of Gethsemane

Christ taken up by a cloud ~ Ascension

Christ taken up by a cloud ~ Ascension (+ angel(s))

Christ taken up by a cloud ~ Ascension (+ Holy Ghost (as dove))

Christ taking leave of Mary, usually Mary Magdalene present

Christ talking with Nicodemus at night (John 3:1-21)

Christ touches the bier of the son of the widow of Nain: the young man sits up

Christ triumphing (with crown, head usually upright)

Christ triumphing over devil(s)

Christ triumphing over devil(s) - DD - Christ beardless

Christ urges a rich young man (a certain ruler), who is kneeling before him, to seek perfection (Matthew 19:16-22; Mark 10:17-22; Luke 18:18-23)

Christus

Christ vanishes ~ supper at Emmaus

Christ washes Peter's feet

Christ washes the feet of the apostles (John 13:1-20)

Christ with chalice, and bread or Host

Christ with John the Evangelist leaning on his breast, 'Johannesminne', 'Christus-Johannes-Gruppe'

Christ with penitent sinners (Adam, David, prodigal son, Mary Magdalene, good malefactor, Peter, etc.)

chronologie

Chryseis is returned to her father

Church (and Religion) vs. Philosophy and Science

Church (and Religion) vs. Philosophy and Science (+ variant)

church (exterior)

church (exterior) - QQ - small church, chapel

church (exterior) - QQ - small church, chapel (+ Mary)

church-window, e.g. rose-window

church bell

church bell (+ variant)

church organ

churchyard (around church)

churchyard, cemetery

churning

churning (+ tools and appliances ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

ciborium

cigar

cigar (+ eating, drinking, smoking, chewing, etc. in secret, furtively)

cigar (+ taking (particular) foodstuffs: eating, drinking, smoking, chewing, etc.)

cigar-case

cigar-holder

cigarette

cigarette (+ taking (particular) foodstuffs: eating, drinking, smoking, chewing, etc.)

cigarette-case

cigarette-paper

cigarette-tube, cigarette-holder

cigarette-tube, cigarette-holder (+ taking (particular) foodstuffs: eating, drinking, smoking, chewing, etc.)

Cimon

Cimon, the Athenian, brings Theseus' bones back to his city

cinema, movie-house

cinema, movie-house - AA - open-air performances

cinematographic apparatus

Circe invites Ulysses' men into her palace

circle (~ planimetry, geometry)

circle, club of artists

circle symbolizing God's perfectness

circumcision, the sign of the covenant ~ story of Abraham (Genesis 17)

circumcision as ritual practice ~ infancy (non-Christian religions)

circumcision of John the Baptist

circumcision of the Christ-child by Mary

circumcision of the Christ-child by the priest in the temple (Luke 2:21)

circumcision of the Christ-child by the priest in the temple (Luke 2:21) (+ angel(s))

circumcision of the Christ-child by the priest in the temple (Luke 2:21) (+ variant)

circumcision set, e.g. knife ~ Jewish ceremonies

Circumstance, Accident

circus

circus (+ the public ~ festive activities)

circus animals

circus performance with trained animals (monkeys, elephants, bears, lions and tigers, horses, dogs, dolphins, seals, fleas)

circus ring

circus ring (+ the public ~ festive activities)

circus ring (+ variant)

circus tent (inside)

circus tent (outside)

cithern, mandolin, guitar, balalaika

cithern, mandolin, guitar, balalaika (+ artist at work)

cithern, mandolin, guitar, balalaika - CC - out of doors

city-crown, mural crown

city-gate

city-gate (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage)

city-gate (+ variant)

city-gate - II - ideal city

city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage)

city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions - II - ideal landscapes

city-view in general; 'veduta'

city-view in general; 'veduta' (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage)

city-view in general; 'veduta' - II - ideal city

city-view in general; 'veduta' - II - ideal city (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage)

city-walls

city-walls (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage)

city-walls - II - ideal city

city represented symbolically

civic architecture; edifices; dwellings

civic architecture; edifices; dwellings - AA - civic architecture: inside

civilians during bombardment

civil law

civil law (+ supreme court of appeal)

civil marriage ceremony

civil marriage ceremony (+ variant)

civil war

clans, tribal relationships

clappers, castanets

clappers, castanets - CC - out of doors

clarinet, bassoon, oboe, shawm

clarinet, bassoon, oboe, shawm (+ artist at work)

clarinet, bassoon, oboe, shawm (+ music)

clarinet, bassoon, oboe, shawm - CC - out of doors

classical antiquity (historical epoch)

classical history (+ (full) bust)

classical history (+ belonging to Roman history)

classical history (+ full length)

classical history (+ in allegorical or symbolic frame or setting; with allegorical or symbolic accessories)

classical history (+ mythological or allegorical portrait; allegorical representation of event from the life of historical person)

classical history (+ profile)

classical history (+ three-quarter view)

clavichord, harpsichord

clavicle, collar-bone

clay (soil type)

clay and sand, etc. ~ building material

clay tablet, stone tablet

cleaning (food)

cleaning (food) - CC - in the open air

cleaning (the house)

cleaning fowl or small animals

cleaning fruit, e.g. peeling

cleaning of material

cleaning of material by bleaching

cleaning the stalls

cleaning vegetables

cleaning vegetables - CC - in the open air

clearing ~ forest

clearing ~ forest (+ outdoors; in the open air)

Clement I, pope and martyr; possible attributes: anchor, lamb, millstone, trireme

Cleobis and Biton draw their mother's chariot to the temple of Juno

Cleopas and Peter arrive at the gate of Emmaus, or at the inn; Christ is asked to stay

Cleopas and Peter meet Christ (sometimes they are dressed as pilgrims)

Cleopatra before the victorious Augustus; she possibly gives him a list of her treasures

Cleopatra comes ashore at Tarsus on Mark Antony's summons

climbing

climbing (+ three persons)

climbing - AA - female human figure

climbing up a tree

Clio (one of the Muses); 'Clio' (Ripa)

clipping, stamping, punching (industrial processes)

clipping the wings of a bird

clock

Cloelia and her companions escape Porsena's camp: she crosses the Tiber on horseback and persuades her companions to swim after her

clog-maker

cloisters ~ monastery

Clorinda

closed door

closed window

closing, shutting the door

clothed in rags

clothed in rags (+ men's clothes)

clothes, costume

clothes, costume (+ boys' clothes)

clothes, costume (+ children's clothes)

clothes, costume (+ girls' clothes)

clothes, costume (+ men's clothes)

clothes, costume (+ women's clothes)

clothes, costume (+ worn or torn clothes)

clothes covering the entire body

clothes covering the entire body (+ destination or function of clothes)

clothes covering the entire body (+ men's clothes)

clothes covering the entire body (+ women's clothes)

clothes covering the entire body (with NAME)

clothes for official occasions

clothes for special purposes

clothes manufacture, clothing industry

clothes manufacture, clothing industry (+ shedding of skin of animal(s))

clothing (~ knighting ceremony)

clothing for the lower part of the body

clothing for the upper part of the body

clothing for the upper part of the body (+ boys' clothes)

clothing for the upper part of the body (+ children's clothes)

clothing for the upper part of the body (+ fur used for clothes)

clothing for the upper part of the body (+ girls' clothes)

clothing for the upper part of the body (+ men's clothes)

clothing for the upper part of the body (+ women's clothes)

clothing for the upper part of the body (BAGNOLETTE) (+ women's clothes)

clothing for the upper part of the body (BOA) (+ fur used for clothes)

clothing for the upper part of the body (BOA) (+ women's clothes)

clothing for the upper part of the body (BODICE) (+ fur used for clothes)

clothing for the upper part of the body (BODICE) (+ girls' clothes)

clothing for the upper part of the body (BODICE) (+ men's clothes)

clothing for the upper part of the body (BOLERO) (+ girls' clothes)

clothing for the upper part of the body (BOLERO) (+ women's clothes)

clothing for the upper part of the body (CANEZOU) (+ women's clothes)

clothing for the upper part of the body (CAPE) (+ boys' clothes)

clothing for the upper part of the body (CAPE) (+ fur used for clothes)

clothing for the upper part of the body (CAPE) (+ women's clothes)

clothing for the upper part of the body (CARACO) (+ women's clothes)

clothing for the upper part of the body (CASAQUE) (+ women's clothes)

clothing for the upper part of the body (CASAQUIN) (+ women's clothes)

clothing for the upper part of the body (DOUBLET) (+ boys' clothes)

clothing for the upper part of the body (DOUBLET) (+ dressing, putting on clothes)

clothing for the upper part of the body (DOUBLET) (+ men's clothes)

clothing for the upper part of the body (GILET) (+ women's clothes)

clothing for the upper part of the body (INNOCENT) (+ men's clothes)

clothing for the upper part of the body (JACKET) (+ men's clothes)

clothing for the upper part of the body (JACKET) (+ women's clothes)

clothing for the upper part of the body (MANTELET) (+ fur used for clothes)

clothing for the upper part of the body (MANTELET) (+ girls' clothes)

clothing for the upper part of the body (MANTELET) (+ lace used for clothes)

clothing for the upper part of the body (MANTELET) (+ women's clothes)

clothing for the upper part of the body (PALTROCK) (+ men's clothes)

clothing for the upper part of the body (PELERINE) (+ children's clothes)

clothing for the upper part of the body (PELERINE) (+ fur used for clothes)

clothing for the upper part of the body (PELERINE) (+ girls' clothes)

clothing for the upper part of the body (PELERINE) (+ lace used for clothes)

clothing for the upper part of the body (PELERINE) (+ women's clothes)

clothing for the upper part of the body (ROXKEN) (+ men's clothes)

clothing for the upper part of the body (SHAWL)

clothing for the upper part of the body (SHAWL) (+ fur used for clothes)

clothing for the upper part of the body (SHAWL) (+ girls' clothes)

clothing for the upper part of the body (SHAWL) (+ lace used for clothes)

clothing for the upper part of the body (SHAWL) (+ men's clothes)

clothing for the upper part of the body (SHAWL) (+ women's clothes)

clothing for the upper part of the body (SHIRT) (+ women's clothes)

clothing for the upper part of the body (SPENCER) (+ boys' clothes)

clothing for the upper part of the body (SPENCER) (+ girls' clothes)

clothing for the upper part of the body (SPENCER) (+ men's clothes)

clothing for the upper part of the body (SPENCER) (+ women's clothes)

clothing for the upper part of the body (STOLA) (+ fur used for clothes)

clothing for the upper part of the body (STOLA) (+ women's clothes)

clothing for the upper part of the body (SWEATER) (+ men's clothes)

clothing for the upper part of the body (SWEATER) (+ women's clothes)

clothing for the upper part of the body (TUNIC) (+ boys' clothes)

clothing for the upper part of the body (TUNIC) (+ fur used for clothes)

clothing for the upper part of the body (TUNIC) (+ girls' clothes)

clothing for the upper part of the body (TUNIC) (+ men's clothes)

clothing for the upper part of the body (TUNIC) (+ women's clothes)

clothing for the upper part of the body (VEST) (+ boys' clothes)

clothing for the upper part of the body (VEST) (+ fur used for clothes)

clothing for the upper part of the body (VEST) (+ girls' clothes)

clothing for the upper part of the body (VEST) (+ men's clothes)

clothing for the upper part of the body (VEST) (+ women's clothes)

clothing for the upper part of the body (WAISTCOAT) (+ men's clothes)

clothing for the upper part of the body (with NAME)

clothing for the upper part of the body (with NAME) (+ men's clothes)

clothing for the upper part of the body (with NAME) (+ women's clothes)

clothing for the upper part of the body: blouse

clothing for the upper part of the body: blouse (+ boys' clothes)

clothing for the upper part of the body: blouse (+ children's clothes)

clothing for the upper part of the body: blouse (+ girls' clothes)

clothing for the upper part of the body: blouse (+ lace used for clothes)

clothing for the upper part of the body: blouse (+ women's clothes)

clothing the naked, 'nudus vestitur' ~ one of the (seven) Acts of Mercy

clothing the naked, 'nudus vestitur' ~ one of the (seven) Acts of Mercy - VV - Christ present

Clotho, usually with distaff

cloths used in the church

cloths used in the church (with NAME)

clown

club (students)

club, meeting place

Clymene, mother of Phaethon

Clytaemnestra kills Cassandra

Clytie changed into a sunflower: on account of Apollo's contempt the Oceanid Clytie changes into a sunflower (heliotrope) (Ovid, Metamorphoses IV 268)

Co-operation, Association

coach-house

coal-bucket

coal-shovel

Coarseness, Rusticity

coast

coast (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

coast (in polar regions)

coast (in polar regions) (+ landscape (in the non-temperate zone) with figures, staffage)

coast (in tropical and sub-tropical regions)

coast - HH - ideal landscapes

coastal cliff or crag

coastal cliff or crag (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

coastal cliff or crag - HH - ideal landscapes

coastal inlet

coastal inlet - HH - ideal landscapes

coastal marsh

coastal protection work, breakwater

coastal protection work, breakwater (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

coastal structures

coastal structures (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

coat

coat (+ boys' clothes)

coat (+ children's clothes)

coat (+ dressing, putting on clothes)

coat (+ fur used for clothes)

coat (+ girls' clothes)

coat (+ men's clothes)

coat (+ undressing, taking off clothes)

coat (+ women's clothes)

coat (CARRICK) (+ men's clothes)

coat (DOMINO) (+ women's clothes)

coat (EVENING COAT) (+ fur used for clothes)

coat (EVENING COAT) (+ women's clothes)

coat (FRAC) (+ men's clothes)

coat (HABIT À LA FRANÇAISE) (+ men's clothes)

coat (HOUSECOAT) (+ girls' clothes)

coat (HOUSECOAT) (+ women's clothes)

coat (JUSTAUCORPS) (+ men's clothes)

coat (MANTEAU DE VOYAGE) (+ women's clothes)

coat (PELISSE) (+ men's clothes)

coat (REDINGOTE) (+ boys' clothes)

coat (REDINGOTE) (+ men's clothes)

coat (SHORT COAT) (+ boys' clothes)

coat (SHORT COAT) (+ fur used for clothes)

coat (SHORT COAT) (+ women's clothes)

coat (TABBAARD) (+ fur used for clothes)

coat (TABBAARD) (+ men's clothes)

coat, cape

coat, cape (+ men's clothes)

coat: overcoat

coat: overcoat (+ boys' clothes)

coat: overcoat (+ dressing, putting on clothes)

coat: overcoat (+ girls' clothes)

coat: overcoat (+ men's clothes)

coat: overcoat (+ women's clothes)

coat of arms (as symbol of the state, etc.)

coat of arms (as symbol of the state, etc.) (+ city; municipal)

coat of arms (as symbol of the state, etc.) (+ nation; national)

coat of arms (as symbol of the state, etc.) (+ province; provincial)

coat of arms (symbol of sovereignty)

coat of arms (symbol of sovereignty) - BB - female ruler

coat of arms of Guild of St. Luke

cock-fighting

cockatrice, a two-legged dragon with a rooster's headn

cocking a snook (gesture with thumb to nose, fingers spread out)

cock on column ~ instruments of the Passion

cocoon of the silkworm

codex

codpiece (cover for the genitals)

coelenterata

coelenterata (+ animals ~ biological investigation)

coelenterata: anemone

coelenterata: coral

coelenterata: jelly-fish

coelenterata: sea anemone

coins specially minted for the occasion (triumphal entry, etc.) (Dutch: 'strooipenningen')

coitus, cohabiting, sexual intercourse

coitus, cohabiting, sexual intercourse (+ variant)

collapsing building (+ variant)

collar (of a dog)

collecting (leisure time activity)

collecting and exhibiting products of the fine arts

collecting the rejected parts

collection, exhibition, show

collection of animals

Colossus of Rhodes (Wonder of the World)

colours, pigments, and paints

colours, pigments, and paints: blue

colours, pigments, and paints: red

colours, pigments, and paints: yellow

column (marking grave)

column (of the flagellation) ~ instruments of the Passion

column, pillar ~ architecture

column, pillar ~ architecture (+ Gothic art)

column, pillar ~ architecture (+ Roman art)

column, pillar ~ architecture (+ variant)

comb, brush and other tools (care of the hair)

comb, brush and other tools (care of the hair) - AA - ~ women

comic strip, 'bande dessinée'

Command

commander-in-chief, admiral

commander-in-chief, admiral (+ naval force)

commander-in-chief, general, marshal

commander-in-chief, general, marshal (+ cavalry, horsemen)

commander-in-chief, general, marshal (+ land forces)

commander-in-chief, general, marshal (+ naval force)

commander-in-chief, general, marshal (+ weapons)

commemoration, jubilee

commemoration, jubilee (+ illumination, fire-works ~ festive activities)

commemoration, jubilee (+ the public ~ festive activities)

commemoration of an artist

commemoration of the founding of a university

commercial fishery (+ labourers ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

commercial fishery (+ men (labourers))

commercial fishery (+ preparing for use or consumption ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

commercial fishery (+ trade ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

commercial fishery (+ variant)

commercial fishery (+ women (labourers))

commercial transactions

commercial traveller

commerciële visvangst

committee members, board members

commoners

communal life

communal rooms

communicatie en transport

communication (military)

communication by means of 'statue parlanti', such as Marforio and Pasquino in Rome

Communication of Thought (+ personification)

Communication of Thought (answer and question) (opposing concepts)

communion-bench

communion dress

communion of the apostles: Christ giving bread (host) and/or wine to the (standing) apostles

communion ware (non-Roman Catholic)

Communion ~ Holy Mass

Communion ~ Holy Mass (+ angel(s))

community of disciples (preaching, healing, etc. in general) (Acts 2:42-47, 4:32 - 5:11)

companions, nymphs of Diana; 'Ninfe di Diana' (Ripa)

competition, art contest

Complacency, Self-conceit

complaining customer - BB - women engaged in trade and commerce

composer

composer at work

composite order ~ architecture

comprehensive representation of Last Judgement: Christ (with sword and lily), often surrounded by elders and sometimes accompanied by Mary and John the Baptist, appears in the sky with trumpeting angels (and sometimes angels holding the instruments of the Passion); after the resurrection of the dead the blessed are led to heaven by angels, and the damned are dragged into hell by devils

comprehensive representations of the events on Golgotha during Christ's hanging on the cross, no particular event emphasized

comprehensive representations of the events on Golgotha during Christ's hanging on the cross, no particular event emphasized - DD - only Christ on the cross

computer, equation-solving machine

computer network

Comus

concave mirror, burning-mirror

concentration camp

conceptions and ideas visualized ~ Egyptian religion

conceptions and ideas visualized ~ Freemasonry

conceptions and ideas visualized ~ Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism

conceptions and ideas visualized ~ traditional Chinese religions

concert hall

concert hall - AA - open-air performances

conclave ~ Roman Catholic church

concord, 'Concordia' ~ one of the seven gifts of the soul

Concordia as Roman personification

confession; 'Confessione Sacramentale' (Ripa) ~ the third of the seven sacraments

confessional ~ part of the confession

Confidence, Security, Tranquillity; 'Confidenza', 'Sicurezza e Tranquillità', 'Sicurtà', 'Sicurtà o Sicurezza', 'Tranquillità' (Ripa)

confinement, birth

confirmation ~ the second of the seven sacraments

Conflict; 'Contrasto' (Ripa)

Conflict; 'Contrasto' (Ripa) (+ variant)

Confusion, Bewilderment, Panic; 'Perturbatione' (Ripa)

congratulation, felicitation

conqueror (on horseback) tramples conquered

conqueror triumphing, triumphal entry of victor

conqueror triumphing, triumphal entry of victor (+ variant)

conquest of Canaan (part II)

Conscience, 'Conscienza' (Ripa) (+ allegorical scene, i.e. two or more personifications involved in an action)

Conscience; 'Coscienza' (Ripa)

Conscience; 'Coscienza' (Ripa) (+ clothed with wings)

conscription ~ enlisting

consecration of the temple ~ Jewish religion

consecration ~ Freemasonry

consequences of an earthquake

consequences of peace

consequences of war

consequences of weather, e.g. After the drought, Before the storm, After the cyclone

conserving, preserving, e.g.: canning

conserving food

Consideration; 'Consideratione' (Ripa)

consistory ~ Roman Catholic church

Consolation

Consolation (+ emblematical representation of concept)

consoling the sorrowful ~ one of the (seven) spiritual Acts of Mercy

consoling the sorrowful ~ one of the (seven) spiritual Acts of Mercy - VV - Christ present

constable on point-duty

Constancy, Tenacity; 'Costanza', 'Tenacità' (Ripa)

Constancy, Tenacity; 'Costanza', 'Tenacità' (Ripa) (+ two or more personifications pursuing one aim)

construction of canal

constructive (architectural) parts ~ human beings

consular service

container made of plant material other than wood: basket

container made of plant material other than wood: basket (+ variant)

container of (semi-)precious stone

container of ceramics: jar, jug, pot, vase

container of ceramics: jar, jug, pot, vase (+ broken, damaged)

container of ceramics: jar, jug, pot, vase (+ ceramics and glass)

container of ceramics: jar, jug, pot, vase (+ metal)

container of ceramics: jar, jug, pot, vase (+ variant)

container of glass: bottle, jar, vase

container of glass: bottle, jar, vase (+ broken, damaged)

container of glass: bottle, jar, vase (+ variant)

container of leather: leather bag

container of metal: bucket, can, canister, drum, tin

container of metal: bucket, can, canister, drum, tin (+ wood and other phytogenic material)

container of paper, cardboard: bag, carton

container of precious metal

container of stone: stone vase

container of stone: stone vase (+ broken, damaged)

container of textile material: bag, sack

containers

containers (+ stone)

containers (+ wood and other phytogenic material)

contemplating nature

contemplating one's own riches

contemplating the firmament

Contemplation

contemplation of the moon, 'schwärmen'

contemplative life; 'Vita contemplativa' (Ripa)

Contempt

Contempt (+ personification)

contest between Apollo and Marsyas; the Muses acting as judges

contest between Apollo and Pan with the mountain god Tmolus as judge, i.e. judgement of Midas; Midas often represented with ass's ears

contest between Peter and Simon Magus on the Forum (the dispute before Nero; Paul may be present)

contest games

contest games (+ prize, wreath, medal, cup (sports, games, etc.))

contest of Apollo and Marsyas in which Midas gives judgement (Hyginus, 'Fabularum Liber' 191)

contortionist

contract of sale

Contrariety; 'Contrarietà' (Ripa)

contrast between important and unimportant people; the inferior before the superior, the weak before the mighty

contrast between rich and poor

control, investigation ~ customs

controle op en uitroeien van schadelijke dieren

control of quality

conversation, dialogue; conversation piece

conversation, dialogue; conversation piece (+ variant)

conversion and belief

conversion of the Jews by force ~ anti-semitism

converts abjuring their former faith

converts abjuring their former faith (+ variant)

convex mirror (~ tools, implements of draughtsman)

cook

cook - CC - female cook

cooker

cooker - CC - in the open air

cooking food

cooking food - CC - in the open air

coppersmith, brassworker

Coquetry

coral island

coral reef

coral reef (+ landscape (in the non-temperate zone) with figures, staffage)

cordwain, cordovan leather, Dutch: goudleer

Corinthian order ~ architecture

Corinthian order ~ architecture (+ architecture)

Coriolanus (C. or Cn. Marcius) is met by his wife Volumnia (alternatively called Vergilia) with their two small sons, and his mother Veturia (alternatively called Volumnia); they entreat him not to fight any more

Cornelia produces her two young sons, Tiberius and Gaius S. Gracchus, to a Roman matron who had shown off her jewellery

Cornelius sends two servants and a soldier to Peter in Joppa

Cornelius the Centurion and the angel

corner ~ stereometry

coronation of a ruler

coronation of a ruler (+ variant)

coronation of a ruler - BB - female ruler

coronation of David

coronation of Mary by Christ

coronation of Mary by Christ (+ variant)

coronation of Mary by God the Father

coronation of Mary by God the Father and Christ

coronation of Mary by God the Father and Christ (+ angel(s))

coronation of Mary by God the Father and Christ (+ Holy Trinity)

coronation of Mary by one or more angels

coronation of Mary in heaven (usually the Holy Trinity present)

coronation of Mary in heaven (usually the Holy Trinity present) (+ angel(s))

coronation of Mary in heaven (usually the Holy Trinity present) (+ Holy Trinity)

coronation procession

coronation procession - BB - female ruler

coronet

Coronis changed into a crow: to escape the love of Neptune, Coronis, daughter of Coroneus, is changed into a crow by Minerva (Ovid, Metamorphoses II 569)

corporal punishment at school: castigating, beating, etc.

corporal punishment in public

corporative organization, guild

corpse preserved by natural causes

correction of naughty children

corrector ~ printing

corridor

Corruptibility, Venality, Corruption

corsage

corsage (+ girls' clothes)

corsage (+ men's clothes)

corsage (+ women's clothes)

cortege, funeral procession

costumes used in pageants

cottage

cottage - AA - civic architecture: inside

cotton (material ~ textile industry)

cotton (material ~ textile industry) (+ cotton ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

cotton (material ~ textile industry) (+ harvesting ~agricultural processes)

cotton (material ~ textile industry) (+ home production)

cotton (material ~ textile industry) (+ men (labourers))

couch, sofa, settee

council, synod ~ Roman Catholic church

council of the Greeks: Minerva restrains Achilles' anger by seizing him by the hair; possibly Nestor trying to calm Agamemnon

council of war

Counsel; 'Consiglio' (Ripa)

counsellor

counter-attack

counter-attack from a fortification ~ siege

counterfeit, forgery

counterfeiter

counterfeiter - GG - female

Counter Reformation (Roman Catholic Church vs. Protestantism)

counter ~ shop

counting, calculating

counting-board, counter, counter-table

counting off arguments, calculating on fingers

country-house

country dwellers

couple entering the church ~ marriage

couple of lovers

couple of lovers (+ variant)

Courage, Bravery, Valiance, Manliness; 'Ardire magnanimo et generoso', 'Gagliardezza', 'Valore', 'VirtÃ¹ heroica', 'VirtÃ¹ dell'animo e del corpo' (Ripa)

court-room

court building

court building (+ marine court)

court ceremonial, court etiquette

courtesan, hetaera

courtesy, manners; etiquette

court festival

courting

court jester, court fool

courtly love

court session (court of justice)

court session (court of justice) (+ abuse of legal power)

court session (court of justice) (+ court room)

courtyard

cousins (third degree family relationships)

covered wagon, hooded wagon

covered wagon, hooded wagon (+ one person ~ traffic and transport)

cover for table, etc.

covering one's ear

covering the head, drawing drapery over the face

Covetousness; 'Avaritia' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Seven Deadly Sins

cow

cow (+ aids ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

cow (+ animal excreting)

cow (+ animals eating and drinking)

cow (+ animals used as cattle, livestock)

cow (+ care of animals ~ agricultural processes)

cow (+ claws, paws of an animal)

cow (+ dying animal; death of animal; dead animal)

cow (+ head of an animal)

cow (+ indoors; in laboratory, factory, barn, etc.)

cow (+ men (labourers))

coward

Cowardice

Cowardice (+ situation or event (especially in genre-painting) with symbolical connotation)

cowboy

cradle, crib

craft-production, skilled handiwork

crafts and industries (+ accidental destruction, failing of production)

crafts and industries (+ agricultural processes)

crafts and industries (+ dismantlement of products)

crafts and industries (+ fibre ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

crafts and industries (+ flax, linen ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

crafts and industries (+ foodstuffs ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

crafts and industries (+ harvesting ~ agricultural processes)

crafts and industries (+ indoors; in laboratory, factory, barn, etc.)

crafts and industries (+ labourers ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

crafts and industries (+ men (labourers))

crafts and industries (+ metals, minerals ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

crafts and industries (+ ornamental variants of plants)

crafts and industries (+ silk ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

crafts and industries (+ skins, fur, leather, etc. ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

crafts and industries (+ soil cultivation ~ agricultural processes)

crafts and industries (+ sowing, planting ~ agricultural processes)

crafts and industries (+ tools and appliances ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

crafts and industries (+ transport of products ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

crafts and industries (+ women (labourers))

craftsman ~ applied arts

craftsman ~ applied arts (+ linen, cloth ~ arts)

crawling, going on all fours

crawling, going on all fours (+ young female (human being))

creased, wrinkled forehead

Creation (+ abstract concept represented by male figure)

creation of birds and fishes

creation of Eve

creation of Eve (+ God the Father in the form of light)

creation of land-animals

creation of man; the Garden of Eden (Genesis 1:26 - 2)

creation of man by some creative force

creation of sun, moon and stars

creation of the animals ~ Genesis

creation of the animals ~ Genesis (+ God the Father)

creation of the earth ~ classical mythology

creation of the firmament and division of the waters above and below it

creatures with one eye - AA - female human figure

credit

Credulity

creed, credo

crew and passengers ~ aviation

crew and passengers ~ ship

crew ~ ship

crew ~ ship (+ view ~ vehicle, ship, etc.)

cricket (ball game)

cricket (ball game) (+ organization, club (sports, games, etc.))

cricket (ball game) (+ sportsman, player, etc.)

crier (~ proclamation of laws)

crime

criminal investigation

criminal law; punishment

criminals

criminals (+ public punishment)

criminals - GG - female

crippled

crippled - AA - female human figure

criticizing and discussing art, art criticism

criticizing and discussing art, art criticism (+ professional organization ~ arts)

criticizing and discussing art, art criticism (+ theatre)

crocheting ~ manufacturing with yarn

crocodiles

crocodiles: alligator

crocodiles: alligator (+ skin, fleece, hide, fur, leather)

crocodiles: crocodile

crocodiles: crocodile (+ ornamental variants of animals)

crocodiles: mugger crocodile

crocodiles: Orinoco crocodile

crooked, bent person

croquet

croquet (+ quarrel, disagreement (in sports, games, etc.))

cross-country race

cross-eyed; squint

cross-nimbus

cross-roads, bifurcation

cross-word puzzle

cross as symbol of Christ

crossing a river

crossing a river (+ accident, collision, crash ~ traffic and transport)

crossing a river in a boat, perhaps an angel (or sometimes Charon) as ferryman ~ the flight into Egypt

cross with symbol of Christ on it, e.g. lamb

cross ~ instruments of the Passion

crowd, mob

crown (symbol of sovereignty)

crown (symbol of sovereignty) (+ variant)

crown (symbol of sovereignty) - BB - female ruler

crowning of Esther

crowning of Solomon

crowning the victor with laurel

crowning with laurel

crowning with laurel (+ variant)

crowning with laurel (+ wreath, garland ~ festive activities)

crown of thorns ~ instruments of the Passion

crown of thorns ~ instruments of the Passion (+ angel(s))

crown prince

crown princess

crucified Christ, with particular persons under the cross

crucified Christ, with particular persons under the cross (+ donor(s), supplicant(s), whether or not with patron saint(s))

crucified Christ, with particular persons under the cross - DD - the three crosses

crucified Christ with Mary, John, and Mary Magdalene

crucified Christ with Mary, John, and Mary Magdalene (+ angel(s))

crucified Christ with Mary, John, and Mary Magdalene (+ angel(s) floating in the air)

crucified Christ with Mary, John, and Mary Magdalene - DD - the three crosses

crucified Christ with Mary, John, Stephaton and Longinus

crucified Christ with Mary, John, Stephaton and Longinus - DD - the three crosses

crucified Christ with Mary and John on either side of the cross; Holy Rood

crucified Christ with Mary and John on either side of the cross; Holy Rood (+ angel(s))

crucified Christ with Mary Magdalene, who usually weeps and embraces the cross

crucified Christ with Mary Magdalene, who usually weeps and embraces the cross - DD - the three crosses

crucified Christ with other persons

crucified Christ with other persons - DD - the three crosses

crucified Christ with Stephaton and/or Longinus

crucified Christ with Stephaton and/or Longinus - DD - the three crosses

crucifixion of Andrew: he is undressed and tied to the cross

crucifix ~ personal devotion

crucifix ~ personal devotion (+ Christ)

crucifix ~ personal devotion (+ variant)

Cruelty, Ferocity; 'Crudeltà', 'Ferocità' (Ripa)

cruets and basin ~ communion ware

crustacean fishery

crustaceans

crustaceans: crab

crustaceans: crab (+ man and animal)

crustaceans: crab (+ ornamental variants of animals)

crustaceans: crayfish

crustaceans: lobster

crustaceans: lobster (+ ornamental variants of animals)

crustaceans: shrimp

crustaceans: woodlouse

crutches

crutches (+ back view)

crutches - AA - female human figure

crying, shouting

crying, shouting (+ being sad, suffering, sorrowing)

crying, shouting (+ young male (human being))

crying Cupid, surrounded by bees, runs or clings to his mother Venus to be soothed

cryptography, secret writing

cultivated land (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

cultivated land (in tropical and sub-tropical regions)

cultivation of (ornamental) garden

cultivation ~ agriculture

cultivation ~ agriculture (+ labourers ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

cultivation ~ agriculture (+ men (labourers))

cultivation ~ agriculture (+ women (labourers))

cult of the dead

cultural tour

Cumaean sibyl

cumulonimbus, i.e. thunder clouds

Cunegunda of Bamberg, wife of Henry II, king of Germany; possible attributes: crown, model of church, ploughshare, sceptre

Cunegunda of Bamberg, wife of Henry II, king of Germany; possible attributes: crown, model of church, ploughshare, sceptre - non-miraculous activities and events ~ female saint

cunnilingus

cup

cup (+ broken, damaged tableware, etc.)

cup-and-ball, bilboquet

cup and saucer

cupboard

cupboard (+ wood and other phytogenic material)

Cupid and Psyche as lovers

Cupid awakes Psyche from her deadly sleep

Cupid breaking his bow and/or arrows

Cupid disarming the strong; the Power of Love

Cupid handling his weapons

Cupid leaves the desperate Psyche behind

Cupid making his bow

cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'

cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti' (+ aggressive, unfriendly activities and relationships)

cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti' (+ attributes)

cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti' (+ love-affairs)

cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti' (+ triumph)

cupids fighting fabulous animals

Cupid shooting a dart

Cupid shooting a dart at Venus' order

cupids together with attributes of the arts, sciences, etc.

cupids together with attributes of the arts, sciences, etc. (+ specific aspects, allegorical aspects)

Cupid struggling with or tormenting other persons, abstract concepts, (fabulous) animals, etc.

Cupid stung by a bee while stealing honey, or while picking a rose; 'l'Amour piqué'

Cupid using his weapons as a boat; 'Navis Amoris'

Cupid vanquishing Pan

cup of coffee

cup of coffee (+ taking (particular) foodstuffs: eating, drinking, smoking, chewing, etc.)

cup of tea

cup of tea (+ taking (particular) foodstuffs: eating, drinking, smoking, chewing, etc.)

cupping man (~ bleeding, blood-letting)

cupping one's ear

Curiosity, Inquisitiveness, Desire of Knowledge; 'Curiosità' (Ripa)

Cushi tells David of Absalom's death

Custom, Habit; 'Consuetudine' (Ripa) (+ abstract concept represented by male figure)

customer

customer - BB - women engaged in trade and commerce

customs

cut flowers; nosegay, bunch of flowers

cut flowers; nosegay, bunch of flowers (+ variant)

cutting (industrial process) (+ wood ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

cutting meat

cutting the umbilical cord

Cyane changed into a fountain: when trying to stop Pluto from abducting Proserpina, the nymph Cyane is changed into a fountain (Ovid, Metamorphoses V 411)

Cycnus, son of Sthenelus, changed into a swan: while grieving over the death of Phaethon, Cycnus, son of Sthenelus, is changed into a swan (Ovid, Metamorphoses II 373)

Cydippe, in Diana's temple, reads aloud what is written on the apple thrown by Acontius

Cygnus, son of Apollo, changed into a swan: because his friend Phil(l)ius refused to give him the bull captured by the help of Hercules, Cycnus, the son of Apollo, leaps off a cliff, and is changed into a swan (Ovid, Metamorphoses VII 371)

Cygnus, son of Neptune, changed into a swan: when Achilles arrives in Trojan country he strangles Cycnus, son of Neptune; Cycnus is changed into a swan by his father (Ovid, Metamorphoses XII 144) (+ variant)

cylinder ~ stereometry

Cyparissus changed into a cypress: when pining away for the loss of his favourite stag, Cyparissus the hunter, minion of Apollo, is changed into a cypress by the god (Ovid, Metamorphoses X 106)

Cyrus, king of Persia, puts and end to the Babylonian Captivity (Ezra 1)

Daedalion changed into a hawk: while leaping from a cliff, crazed by the death of his daughter Chione, Daedalion is changed into a hawk by Apollo (Ovid, Metamorphoses XI 339)

Daedalus fixes the wings on Icarus and on himself, and teaches his son how to fly

dag en nacht

dagen van de week

daily (vocal) prayer by one person

daily activities in convent

daily activities in convent, e.g. brewing, writing

daily life at court

daily life at court - BB - female ruler

dairy products

dairy products and eggs

dale, valley

dale, valley (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

dale, valley - HH - ideal landscapes

dale, valley - HH - ideal landscapes (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

dam (in canal)

damage (to a ship)

damaging or destroying a work of art

damascening, niello-ing ~ applied arts

dammed-up lake

Damocles, courtier of Dionysius I the Elder, tyrant of Syracuse

Dan (not in biblical context)

dance of Death; Death together with one or more human beings

dancer (non-work situations)

dancing

dancing (+ out of doors (sports, games, etc.))

dancing around the maypole

dancing around the tree of liberty

dancing at wedding feast

dancing at wedding feast - DD - out of doors

dancing games (children's games)

dancing mania, St. Vitus's dance

dandy, beau

Danger; 'Pericolo' (Ripa)

dangerous wild animals ~ restraint of animals

Daniel's accusers are thrown into the den and devoured by the lions ~ King Cyrus

Daniel's first vision (Daniel 7)

Daniel's punishment and liberation: Daniel in the lion's den ~ King Darius

Daniel's visions (Daniel may be shown having his visions explained, e.g. by the archangel Gabriel)

Daniel (and his friends) asking Melzar for special food

Daniel (not in biblical context); possible attributes: Phrygian bonnet, lion(s), ram

Daniel (not in biblical context); possible attributes: Phrygian bonnet, lion(s), ram - other activities, relationships, etc. of male persons from the Old Testament

Daniel, when brought before King Belshazzar, interprets the writing on the wall

Daniel, while praying on his knees before an open window, is discovered by the conspirators

Daniel, who refuses to worship Bel, discusses the power of the god with King Cyrus

Daniel and his three friends are educated in the palace by Melzar

Daniel and King Cyrus discuss the divine power of a dragon

Daniel and King Darius (Daniel 6)

Daniel and King Nebuchadnezzar

Daniel as prophet with book or scroll

Daniel before King Nebuchadnezzar, interpreting his dream

Daniel destroys the temple of Bel and its image

Daniel discussing with King Cyrus, the priests of Bel present

Daniel exposes the elders as deceivers

Daniel gives food to the dragon; King Cyrus looking on

Daniel interrogates the elders separately

Daniel is cast into the lion's den; King Darius seals the stone

Daniel is liberated from the lion's den ~ King Cyrus

Daniel is thrown into a lion's den ~ King Cyrus

Daniel shows King Cyrus the footprints of the priests of Bel and their relatives

Daniel sitting unharmed in the lion's den, surrounded by lions

Dante

Daphne changed into a laurel-tree: while fleeing from Apollo, Daphne is changed into a laurel-tree by her father Peneus (Ovid, Metamorphoses I 548)

Daphnis (in Greek mythology a shepherd who invented pastoral poetry

Darius' family kneels before Alexander, who requests Sisigambis, Darius' mother, to rise

Darius gives Zerubbabel permission to rebuild the temple

Darius is chosen king of Persia; his horse is the first to neigh at sunrise

Darius opens the grave of the Queen of Babylon (either Semiramis or Nitocris)

dark ages (historical epoch)

darkness

darkness from the sixth to the ninth hour (represented by a solar eclipse) ~ Christ's death

dark room

dark room - CC - out of doorsn

darning, patching

daughter suckling old mother (variation of 'Caritas romana')

David's burial

David's child dies; David's servants hesitate to bring him the news

David's death

David's family and men join him in the cave Adullam

David's flight from Saul after his marriage with Michal (1 Samuel 19)

David's grave

David's instructions to Solomon

David's last days (1 Kings 1-2; 1 Chronicles 28-29)

David's prayer of thanks

David's return to Jerusalem (2 Samuel 19)

David's triumph, but David without the head of Goliath

David's triumph: the women of Israel come out to welcome David, singing, dancing, and playing tambourines and lyres; David holding the head of Goliath

David's wanderings

David (not in biblical context); possible attributes: crown, harp

David (one of the nine worthies)

David, from the roof (or balcony) of his palace, sees Bathsheba bathing

David, from the roof (or balcony) of his palace, sees Bathsheba bathing (+ variant)

David and Abigail (1 Samuel 25)

David and Abishai invade Saul's encampment at night, while Saul and his soldiers are sleeping

David and Bathsheba (2 Samuel 11-12)

David and Bathsheba as lovers

David and his men weep for the death of Saul and Jonathan, and tear their clothes

David and Jonathan (1 Samuel 20)

David and Jonathan, son of Saul, become friends

David and Jonathan embracing; David's leave-taking from Jonathan

David and the woman of Tekoah

David and Uriah

David anointed king by the tribe of Judah

David appointed life-guard of Achish

David as a young man at Saul's court

David as a young man comes to Saul's court with presents

David as a young man in the Israelite army camp is brought up before Saul

David as a young man in the Israelite army camp is reproached by his brother Eliab

David as harpist at Saul's court (1 Samuel 16:14-23)

David as musician, usually playing the harp

David as patron of musicians

David as prophet, with crown and scroll

David as psalmist, as author of the psalms, usually playing the harp

David as shepherd

David beheads Goliath with a sword

David brings Goliath's head to Saul

David brings provisions to his brothers, who are with the Israelite army in the valley of Elah

David brings the ark into Jerusalem, dancing (half-)naked before the ark and making music, while the people rejoice

David brings the foreskins of two hundred Philistines to Saul as dowry for Michal

David builds an altar in the threshing-floor of Araunah and burns the offerings to God

David communicating with God; David praying (in general)

David consulting Jonathan (in the field); Jonathan pledges his loyalty

David consulting Jonathan; Jonathan pledges his loyalty

David cuts off a piece of Saul's robe

David defeats Hadadezer

David divides his troops over Joab, Abishai and Ittai

David escapes through a window; Michal lets him down with the help of a rope

David exhorts the elders to help Solomon to build the temple

David feigns madness: he scribbles on the city-gates and dribbles down his beard

David fighting Goliath

David finds the Amalekites feasting

David finds Ziklag burned

David gives Uriah a letter for Joab

David hands seven descendants of Saul over to the Gibeonites

David in the camp looking for his brothers among the soldiers, who are preparing for an attack against the Philistine army

David in the cave Adullam

David is told of Amnon's death; he rends his clothes

David kills a lion and a bear (or tells Saul about it)

David kills two hundred Philistines ~ his marriage with Michal

David kneeling before Jonathan

David made king in Hebron

David making music in a pastoral setting

David marries Abigail

David mourning for Absalom's death

David penitent

David playing his harp before Saul

David proclaims Solomon king

David punished

David pursues the Amalekites

David rebuked by Nathan

David receives gifts from Ahimelech

David receives Mephibosheth in his palace; Mephibosheth kneels before David

David receives Saul's armour ~ story of David and Goliath

David receives the sword of Goliath

David repentant; he lies on the ground praying and fasting for his child to recover

David returns Saul's spear and water-flask

David sacrificing (in general)

David sees the avenging angel in Jerusalem; he prays to God

David sent away by Achish

David slings a stone at Goliath's forehead

David spares Nabal's sheep

David speaks to Uriah

David speaks with Goliath

David surrounded by Saul and his men in the wilderness of Maon

David takes a census (2 Samuel 24; 1 Chronicles 21)

David takes Saul's spear and water-flask away

David thanks the Lord after he has slain the giant Goliath

David threatened by his men with stoning

David with Goliath's head

dawn

day and night (+ variant)

day from sunrise to sunset

day of 24 hours, natural day

days of the week (+ variant)

de (zeven) Werken van Barmhartigheid

de aanbidding van God

de aankomst van de drie koningen in Bethlehem

deacon (Roman Catholic)

deaf, deafness

deaf, deafness - AA - female human figure

deaf-mute, deaf and dumb

dealing in money

dealing in money (+ variant)

Dea Syria, Astarte

death's head, skull (symbol of Death)

Death (as one of the Four Last Things)

death, deathbed of St. Henry

death, i.e. the self-sacrifice of Marcus (Manlius) Curtius: he leaps on horseback into a chasm with lethal fumes

death-bed of St. Clare: nuns, female martyrs, and the pope with cardinals may be present

death-mask

death and burial ~ Jewish customs

death and hell are cast into the lake of fire

Death as (rotting) corpse

Death as devilish being

Death as man

Death as man (+ Death with bow and arrow)

Death as man (+ Death with scythe)

Death as man - FF - Death as female

Death as old man

Death as old man (+ Death with scythe)

Death as skeleton

Death as skeleton (+ Death riding on a horse)

Death as skeleton (+ Death with bow and arrow)

Death as skeleton (+ Death with musical instrument)

Death as skeleton (+ Death with scythe)

Death as skeleton - FF - Death as female

Death as skeleton - FF - Death as female (+ Death with scythe)

Death as youth

Death battling with Life, or with the living

deathbed

Deathbed of St. Bruno: he is surrounded by monks

deathbed of St. Francis of Assisi

deathbed of St. Norbert (+ angel(s))

deathbed of St. Norbert (+ God the Father)

death by accident (non-violent death)

death by disease

death by drowning (non-violent)

death caused by effects of natural surroundings, especially natural catastrophes

death caused by undesired effects of human activities, in traffic, at work, etc.

Death conquered

Death conquering Life or the living

Death dancing with more than one human being

Death dancing with one person

death i.e. the fall of Icarus (Daedalus present)

death i.e. the fall of Icarus, without Daedalus

death of Adonis: he is killed by a boar

death of Aeschylus: an eagle drops a turtle on Aeschylus' bald head

death of Ahaziah

death of Alexander: Alexander on his deathbed

death of an adult person

death of Anna, usually Mary and Christ present

death of Archimedes: the mathematician is killed by a soldier while drawing a diagram in the sand; 'Noli turbare circulos meos'

death of Arria: to show her husband how to die she stabs herself and hands her husband the dagger with the words 'Paete non dolet'

death of Athalia: she is seized by soldiers, brought to the palace and killed at the Horse gate

death of a young person

death of Caesar, i.e. the murder of Caesar: he is slain in the Senate at the foot of Pompey's statue, exclaiming 'et tu Brute'

death of Cecilia: she lies down with three wounds in her neck

death of Chione, daughter of Daedalion: she is shot in the tongue by Diana for comparing her own beauty with that of the goddess

death of Cicero: he is slain by soldiers at the order of the triumvirs

death of Cleopatra: she commits suicide by holding to her breast an asp, which she has taken from a basket of figs

death of Coresus: the priest of Bacchus kills himself to save his beloved Callirrhoe from being sacrificed

death of Decius Mus: he fights himself to death against superior forces

death of Democles: he throws himself into a cauldron of boiling water rather than submit to the love of the tyrant Demetrius

death of Dido; she climbs the funeral pyre and falls upon the sword of Aeneas

death of Epaminondas: he refuses to have the lance in his body withdrawn

death of Eudamidas: on his deathbed, having no money, he entrusts his mother and daughter to the good care of his two friends; the testament of Eudamidas

death of Gaius Sempronius Gracchus: in order to escape his assailants, he bids a faithful slave to kill him

death of Germanicus Caesar: he is lying on his deathbed, his wife Agrippina grieving at his bedside, and his friends swearing to avenge his death

death of Glaucus, the fisherman: he eats the grass on which he has laid his fishes and leaps into the sea

death of Hannibal: he drinks a dose of poison so as not to fall into the hands of the Romans

death of Hasdrubal's wife: she throws herself and her two children into the flames of the temple of Aesculapius, which she had set on fire, to show her contempt at her husband's surrender to Scipio

death of Hercules

death of Hippolytus: he is killed when the horses that draw his chariot bolt at the sight of a bull-shaped monster

death of Hyacinthus: he is struck by a discus thrown by Apollo; possibly through jealousy of Zephyrus, who blows just as Apollo hurls the discus

death of Ino: she leaps with Melicertes from a rock into the sea, to escape Athamas

death of Iphis, a youth of Salamis: desperate for the love of Anaxarete he hangs himself at her door

death of Jehoram of Israel and of Ahaziah of Judah (2 Kings 9:14-29)

death of King Belshazzar

death of Lucius Siccius; he makes a last desperate effort against the soldiers who were ordered to murder him

death of Lucretia: she commits suicide by stabbing herself

death of Marcus Porcius Cato the Younger surnamed Uticensis: he stabs himself on his couch, after reading Plato's Phaedo; he may be seen tearing out his entrails

death of Mark Antony: he dies after having stabbed himself: Cleopatra grieves at his bedside

death of Meleager: Althaea throws the unburnt brand into the fire, thus causing Meleager's death

death of Milon of Croton: he has his hands trapped in a tree trunk and is attacked by lions or wolves

death of Mithridates the Great: after having been betrayed by his son Pharnaces, he and his wife Hypsicratea commit suicide

death of Orion: he is attacked by a scorpion and stung to death

death of Orpheus: he is torn to pieces by the Thracian women during a Bacchic orgy

death of Orpheus: he is torn to pieces by the Thracian women during a Bacchic orgy (+ variant)

death of Papinianus: Caracalla, having murdered his own brother Geta, puts Aemilius Papinianus, one of Geta's supporters, to death

death of Patroclus: he is killed by Hector

death of Pentheus: during a Bacchic orgy he is torn to pieces by his mother Agave and other women

death of Perillus: he is thrown into a heated bronze bull by order of Phalaris

death of Phocion; his body is carried out of Athens

death of Pliny the Elder during the eruption of Vesuvius

death of Polycrates: he is murdered, and his dead body is hung on a cross

death of Pompey: after leaving his galley, Pompey is murdered in the boat sent to bring him ashore

death of Porcia: after her husband has killed himself Porcia stuffs her mouth with burning coal

death of Pyrrhus: when he marches with his army into Argos a battle ensues in which Pyrrhus is killed by a woman, who throws a stone from the top of a house

death of Rachel (Genesis 35:16-21)

death of Regulus: he is enclosed in a nail-studded barrel by the Carthaginians

death of Samson (Judges 16:23-31)

death of Sappho: the poetess, desperate for the love of Phaon, throws herself from the Leucadian rock

death of Sardanapalus: before burning himself in his palace with all his treasures, he has his harem and his horses killed

death of Semiramis: she is slain by her son Ninias in front of Ninus' tomb

death of Seneca: at Nero's order he cuts his veins, usually sitting in a basin or bath of water, and then takes a dose of poison

death of Socrates: in prison, surrounded by his grieving disciples, he calmly drinks the cup of poison after having made a libation to the gods

death of Sophonisbe: she receives from a servant a cup of poison sent to her by Masinissa

death of St. Benedict: standing (sometimes before the open tomb of St. Scholastica), supported by monks or angels

death of St. Francis Xavier on the island of Sancian, alone in a hut, holding a crucifix

death of St. Mary Magdalene

death of St. Mary of Egypt: her body is found in the desert by Zosimus; a lion helps him to dig her grave

death of Tarpeia: she is crushed under the shields of the Sabines, as punishment for betraying her country

death of Thomas: he is brought out of the city by four soldiers, who kill him with their lances

death of Titus Tatius: he is killed during a riot at Lavinium, when celebrating the annual sacrifice

death of Tobit: on his deathbed he speaks to Tobias and his seven sons (Tobit 14)

death of Turnus

death of Virginia: she is stabbed to death by her father, the centurion Virginius, in order to save her from the lust of Appius Claudius, who had her falsely claimed as a slave and was giving judgement in her case

death penalty, execution

death penalty, execution (+ place of execution)

death penalty, execution (+ variant)

death struggle, inquiet death; fear of death

debate, discussion (~ meeting)

debate, discussion (~ meeting) (+ variant)

debate, discussion (~ meeting) - AA - in the open air

debate, discussion (~ parliament)

de belevenissen van de Grieken na de val van Troje: de omzwervingen van Odysseus (Homeros, Odyssee)

de Bijbel

debit, debt

debit and credit (+ variant)

de boeken van Ezra, Nehemia en Esdras (apocriefe boeken van Ezra)

Deborah (sitting under a palmtree) beseeches Barak to attack Sisera and his army

December; 'Decembre' (Ripa)

December; 'Decembre' (Ripa) (+ with zodiacal signs)

December and its 'labours'

December and its 'labours' (+ with Capricorn (December))

December and its 'labours' (+ with scenes showing human occupations ~ seasons and months)

December and its 'labours' (+ with zodiacal signs)

December and January ~ human activities (year divided into six seasons) (+ with different concepts ~ seasons and months)

December ~ other concepts

December ~ other concepts (+ with signs or personifications of the planets together with zodiacal signs)

deciduous forest

deciduous forest (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

declaration of war

declining years and death of Adam and Eve

decomposition (of dead body)

decorated gable

decorating 'en relief', appliquéing

decoration and illumination of streets, squares, etc. (~ triumphal entry, etc.)

decoration and illumination of streets, squares, etc. (~ triumphal entry, etc.) (+ festive decoration ~ festive activities)

decoration and illumination of streets, squares, etc. (~ triumphal entry, etc.) (+ illumination, fire-works ~ festive activities)

decoration of printed matter

decorations (interior of the house)

decorations, honours (as symbols of the state, etc.)

decorations, honours (as symbols of the state, etc.) (+ society)

decorative furniture

decorative use of flags, etc.; dressing of ship

dedication (or presentation) of Mary in the temple: she ascends the steps and is received by the high priest

dedication (or presentation) of Mary in the temple: she ascends the steps and is received by the high priest (+ angel(s))

dedication of the Tabernacle (Exodus 40:16-33; Leviticus 8:10-11)

defeat ~ armed conflict

defeat ~ armed conflict (+ land forces)

defecation

defecation - AA - female human figure

Defence

defence of chastity

defence of fortification or city

defence of fortification or city (+ auxiliary corps)

defence ~ siege

defensive measures (military) (+ cavalry, horsemen)

defensive measures (military) (+ land forces)

Defiance

definitive acknowledgement of David's kingship, in Hebron

defloration, loss of virginity (and symbols)

defloration, loss of virginity (and symbols) (+ variant)

deformations of the head

de geschiedenis van David

de geschiedenis van de profeet DaniÃ«l; zijn visioenen en profetieÃ«n

de geschiedenis van Elia (Elias)

de geschiedenis van Elisa (Eliseus)

de geschiedenis van Esther

de geschiedenis van Salomon

de geschiedenis van Saul

de Griekse heldenverhalen

de Griekse heldenverhalen (II): helden

de Griekse heldenverhalen (II): heldinnen

de grote goden van het hemelrijk en hun gevolg

de grote godinnen van het hemelrijk en hun gevolg

de Heilige Drie-eenheid, 'Trinitas coelestis'; Vader, Zoon en Heilige Geest ~ Christelijke religie

de Heilige Geest

de hemel (hemellichamen)

Deianira alone with the dying Nessus, who advises her to keep some of his blood

Deianira sends Hercules a robe smeared with Nessus' blood

de Kerk (als instituut)

de koninkrijken van de wereld

de kunsten; kunstenaars

de laatste maanden van het beleg en de val van Troje

Delay

de legende van de Argonauten: de jacht op het Gulden Vlies

Delilah tries to find out Samson's secret

delivering; receiving (~ postal matter)

delivery (of newspaper)

Delphic oracle

Delusion, Fallacy; 'Prima Impressione' (Ripa)

de Maagd Maria

de maan als hemellichaam

de mens in algemeen biologische zin

de mens vermomd als dier

demobilization

democracy; 'Democratia' (Ripa)

demolishing (of conquered city)

demolition of building

demolition of building (+ labourers ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

demolition of building (+ men (labourers))

demons ~ non-Christian religions

Denial, Negation

dentistry (tandarts)

de openbaring van Johannes, het boek der Openbaring

department store, supermarket

departure (for honeymoon)

departure from the paternal home

departure to join unit, company ~ military service

departure to join unit, company ~ military service (+ before the battle)

departure ~ travelling

departure ~ travelling (+ exterior ~ vehicle, ship, etc.)

departure ~ travelling (+ propulsion of vehicle, ship, etc. by ...)

departure ~ travelling (+ propulsion of vehicle, ship, etc. by wind)

de planeten (behalve de aarde)

deportation

depository (of valuables)

deposits of combustion

depot ~ railway, tramway

depression, slump

deprivation of air, choking

derrick ~ oil

descending

descending - AA - female human figure

descent from the cross: Christ is taken down from the cross, usually by Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathaea who are standing on the ladders (both arms of Christ detached)

descriptive geometry

desecration of grave

desert

desert (+ landscape (in the non-temperate zone) with figures, staffage)

desert - KK - ideal landscapes

desert - KK - ideal landscapes (+ landscape (in the non-temperate zone) with figures, staffage)

deserted woman

desertion

desertion to the enemy

design, plan (~ production)

designing, sketching ~ architect

Desire; 'Desiderio' (Ripa)

de soldaat; het leven van een soldaat

despair (of person under sentence of death)

Despair; 'Disperatione' (Ripa)

Despising the World; 'Dispregio del mondo', 'Disprezzo et Distruttione de i piaceri & cattivi affetti' (Ripa)

despoiling corpse of its valuables or vestments

de sterren

destroying angel

Destruction

destruction of buildings (~ revolutionary action)

destruction of conquered city

destruction of mankind by the Flood (the ark absent or barely visible)

destruction of monuments, portraits, etc. (~ revolution)

destruction of pagan idols

destruction of the temple ~ Jewish religion

destruction of the Tower of Babel

detached house in city

de Trojaanse oorlog (94C - 94H)

de Tuin van de Hesperiden

de twaalf maanden (vooral personificaties); 'Mese in generale' (Ripa)

de twaalf maanden weergegeven door taferelen die menselijke bezigheden laten zien. Meestal gesitueerd in een landschap; zogenaamde 'werken van de maand'

Deucalion's flood; Jupiter sends a great flood to destroy mankind; Deucalion and Pyrrha afloat

Deucalion and Pyrrha pray, usually at the shrine of Gaea-Themis

Deuteronomy: the crowning events of the wanderings; Moses prepares for his death

devastated, ruined place or city (~ warfare)

developing ~ film

device (as symbol of the state, etc.)

device (as symbol of the state, etc.) (+ city; municipal)

device (trade-mark of printer or publisher)

de vier elementen en ether, het vijfde element

devil(s) and demons (with NAME)

devil(s) and demons: Lucifer

devil(s) and demons: Satan

devil(s) and demons: Satan (+ devil(s))

devil(s) appearing to mortals, trying to seduce them; temptation

devil as a woman

devil carrying the soul off

devil forcing a pact upon those who made him appear while standing in a magic circle

devil or demons attacking mortals

devils dragging the damned into the fire of hell

devils in other than human or animal form

devils in purely fantasy shape

devils in the form of (fabulous) animals

devils in the form of (fabulous) animals (with NAME)

devotion, piety; 'Divotione' (Ripa)

devotion, piety; 'Divotione' (Ripa) (+ Holy Ghost (as a dove))

devotion: All Saints picture, 'Allerheiligenbild'

devotion ~ Christ

devout Mary together with her parents; angels, and perhaps God the Father present

devout Mary together with her parents; angels, and perhaps God the Father present (+ angel(s))

dew

de Zeven Wereldwonderen

de ziel

de zon als hemellichaam

diadem (symbol of sovereignty) - BB - female ruler

diadem, tiara

diadem, tiara (+ feathers used for clothes)

diadem, tiara (+ girls' clothes)

diadem, tiara (+ women's clothes)

diamond polisher, diamond cutter

Diana (Luna) allured by Pan with a fleece or a bundle of wool (Virgil, 'Georg.' III 391-393)

Diana (Luna) visiting the sleeping Endymion

Diana and her nymphs surprised by satyrs

Diana asks Jupiter to give her eternal virginity

Diana as moon-goddess, i.e. Luna (Selene)

Diana bathing

Diana bathing with her nymphs

Diana hunting

Diana hunting (+ variant)

Diana hunting with her nymphs

Diana hunting with her nymphs (+ variant)

Diana Lucina

Diana with her nymphs discovers the pregnancy of Callisto

dice

dice-games

dice-games (+ out of doors (sports, games, etc.))

dictatorial government, tyranny; 'Tirannide' (Ripa)

Dido and Aeneas departing for the hunt

Dido and Aeneas hunting

Dido and Aeneas shelter from the storm in a cave

Dido appears in the temple of Juno; a Trojan deputation asks her permission to beach and repair the ships

Dido arguing with Anna, her sister

Dido founds Carthage

Dido leads Aeneas and his companions to her palace

dieren

dieren die zich als mensen gedragen

dierenriem; de twaalf tekens van de dierenriem bij elkaar

difficult and unusual birth

digging (industrial process)

digging (industrial process) (+ men (labourers))

digging for or finding of treasure

dignitary at court

dignitary at court - BB - female dignitary: lady-in-waiting

Dignity; 'DignitÃ ' (Ripa)

dike-break

dike-break (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

dike-reeve

dikes, levee

dikes, levee (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

dilcimer, zither - CC - out of doors

diligence, omnibus, horse-tram

diligence, omnibus, horse-tram (+ interior ~ vehicle, ship, etc.)

diligence, omnibus, horse-tram (+ man and animal)

diligence, omnibus, horse-tram (+ two persons ~ traffic and transport)

dining-room

dinner-service

dinner-service (+ address, speech during meal, banquet)

dinner-service (+ serving, servants at table, meal)

Diogenes, carrying a lighted lantarn by daylight, trying to find an honest man, usually in a crowded market-place

Diogenes, carrying a lighted lantarn by daylight, trying to find an honest man, usually in a crowded market-place (+ caricature)

Diogenes, carrying a lighted lantarn by daylight, trying to find an honest man, usually in a crowded market-place (+ in allegorical or symbolic frame or setting; with allegorical or symbolic accessories)

Diogenes mocks Plato's definition of man, by showing a plucked fowl

Diogenes throws away his drinking-cup on seeing a boy drink from his cupped hands

Diomedes

Diomedes' companions changed into herons: because they have insulted her, Venus changes Diomedes' companions into herons (Ovid, Metamorphoses XIV 494)

Diomedes - aggressive, unfriendly activities and relationships

Diomedes - death

Dionysius the Areopagite

diorama

diplomacy, diplomat

dipping, washing (sheep or other animals)

director, boss (in modern industry)

director, producer ~ the stage

disabilities, deformations

disabilities, deformations and monstrosities; diseases

disabilities affecting the eyes

disabilities affecting the eyes - AA - female human figure

disabled soldier

disagreeable, repellent smell

disagreeable taste

Disagreement, Discord (...) (+ allegorical scene, i.e. two or more personifications involved in an action)

Disagreement, Discord; 'Discordia' (Ripa)

Disagreement, Discord; 'Discordia' (Ripa) (+ abstract concept represented by female figure)

Disagreement, Discord; 'Discordia' (Ripa) (+ nude)

Disagreement, Discord; 'Discordia' (Ripa) (+ symbolical representation of concept)

Disappointment

Disapprobation, Disapproval, Rebuking

disarmament

disarmament ~ prisoner of war

disbanding of the troops

disciples awaiting the return of Christ

disciples discussing the gentiles with Peter (Acts 11:1-18)

disciples healing the sick (in general)

disciples let Paul down the wall of the city in a basket

disciples live sharing their goods communally

disciples persecuted by Saul (Paul)

disciples pluck ears of corn on Sabbath, and eat (Matthew 12:1-8; Mark 2:23-28; Luke 6:1-5)

disciples preaching and baptizing (in general)

disciples receiving gifts

disciplinary punishments ~ military life

discipline

discipline (+ infantry)

discipline (+ mounted troops on other animals than horses)

discord between Pharisees and Sadducees

Discordia (discord) as Roman personification

Discouragement

discovery, finding of witch ~ witch-hunt

discovery of tomb

Discretion, Modesty; 'Discretione', 'Modestia' (Ripa)

Discretion, Modesty; 'Discretione', 'Modestia' (Ripa) (+ abstract concept represented by female figure)

Discretion, Modesty; 'Discretione', 'Modestia' (Ripa) (+ personification)

discus-throwing

discussion, dialogue, dispute ~ scholar, philosopher

discussion with Pharisees about the plucking of corn

diseases

diseases affecting parts of the body

diseases affecting the whole body

diseases affecting the whole body (PLAGUE) - AA - epidemic diseases

diseases affecting the whole body (with NAME)

diseases of the head or parts of the head

disguise

disguise (+ dressing, putting on clothes)

disguise (+ men's clothes)

disguise (+ women's clothes)

Disgust, Dislike, Repulsion, Nausea

Disgust, Dislike, Repulsion, Nausea (+ personification)

dish, plate, saucer

dish, plate, saucer (+ broken, damaged tableware, etc.)

dish, plate, saucer (+ serving, servants at table, meal)

Dishonesty, Falsety

Disobedience, Contumacy, Insubordination; 'Inubidienza' (Ripa) (+ personification)

Disorder, Confusion, Derangement, Disorganization, Chaos

display of jewels, etc.

dispute of Christians and Jews

disputing theologians

Disquietude of Mind; 'Inquietudine d'animo' (Ripa)

Dissatisfaction

Dissatisfaction (+ personification)

dissecting-room, 'theatrum anatomicum'

dissection

Dissimulation, Hypocrisy; 'Hippocresia', 'Simulatione' (Ripa)

Dissimulation, Hypocrisy; 'Hippocresia', 'Simulatione' (Ripa) (+ personification)

distaff

distilled spirits

Distinction between Good and Bad; 'Distintione del bene & del male' (Ripa)

distortion

distributing pamphlets

distribution of awards ~ art contest

distribution of gifts by Christ's disciples to every man according to his needs

Distrust, Suspicion; 'Sospitione' (Ripa)

disturbance of religious service

disturbers (~ wedding night) (+ variant)

ditch-over with jumping pole (jumping game)

Dives dies; his soul is brought into hell by devils

divided door, upper part opened

divided door, upper part opened - AA - feigned door, sham-door

divination, prognostication ~ magic

divination games, fortune-telling games

divination with the aid of cards

divination with the aid of coffee-grounds or tea-leaves

divination with the aid of divining-rod

divination ~ human corpse, necromancy

divination ~smoke

Divine decree of Redemption, allegorical figures present, e.g. Justice, Mercy, Peace and Truth (the Virtues reconciled)

Divine decree of Redemption, allegorical figures present, e.g. Justice, Mercy, Peace and Truth (the Virtues reconciled) (+ devil(s))

diviner, soothsayer

divine service ~ Christian churches

diving (movement in water)

diving (sport)

diving-bell, bathysphere

Divinity, 'Divinità' (Ripa)

division

division into classes (~ society)

division of armed forces

division of armed forces (+ artillery)

division of armed forces (+ cavalry, horsemen)

division of armed forces (+ during the battle)

division of armed forces (+ infantry)

division of armed forces (+ land forces)

division of armed forces (+ naval force)

division of light and darkness

division of the blessed and the damned ~ Last Judgement

division of the spoils of war

divorce

divorce ~ Jewish customs

Docility; 'Docilità' (Ripa)

dock crane

dock crane (+ variant)

dock labourer

doctoral thesis

Doctors (Fathers) of the Church

Doctrine

doctrine of Christ ~ fasting

doctrine of Christ ~ love, righteousness and the good way of life

doctrine of Christ ~ possessions

doctrine of Christ ~ the Kingdom of Heaven

doctrine on original sin, and Redemption

doctrine on the sacraments

documents (~ witnesses)

dodecahedron

Doeg kills Ahimelech and his family

dog

dog (+ accomodations for animals)

dog (+ animal(s) attacking)

dog (+ animal(s) being wounded)

dog (+ animal cage)

dog (+ animal excreting)

dog (+ animal killed by man)

dog (+ animals eating and drinking)

dog (+ animals mating)

dog (+ animals playing together)

dog (+ animals used symbolically)

dog (+ audible means of communication of animal(s): roaring, crying, singing, barking, mewing, neighing, chirping, etc.)

dog (+ birth of an animal)

dog (+ exercising, performing animal)

dog (+ feeding animal)

dog (+ grooming an animal)

dog (+ head of an animal)

dog (+ jumping animal(s))

dog (+ limbs of an animal)

dog (+ ornamental variants of animals)

dog (+ skull of an animal)

dog (+ sleeping animal(s))

dog (+ stable, shed, kennel)

dog (+ washing an animal)

dog (+ watering animal)

dog (NEWFOUNDLANDER)n

dog (PUG)

dog (ST.BERNARD)

dog (with NAME of kind)

dog-sleigh

dogs (circus performance)

dogs (racing)

dogs eat Jezebel's body

dolphin ~ ornament - AA - stylized

domestic animal kept outside the house

domestic animals, kept in and outside the house (+ animal cage)

domestic animals, kept in the house

domestic birds (inside the house)

domestic birds kept outside the house

domestic mammals kept outside the house (+ watering animal)

domestic waterbirds

domestic waterbirds (+ feeding animal)

dome ~ architecture

dominating husband

dominating wife

Dominations (with sceptre and sword) ~ hierarchy of angels (+ Christ)

Dominic(us) Guzman of Calerueja, founder of the Order of Preachers (or Dominican (Black) Friars; possible attributes: book, dog with flaming torch, lily, loaf of bread, rosary, star

Dominic(us) Guzman of Calerueja, founder of the Order of Preachers (or Dominican (Black) Friars; possible attributes: book, dog with flaming torch, lily, loaf of bread, rosary, star (+ Mary)

Dominic(us) Guzman of Calerueja, founder of the Order of Preachers (or Dominican (Black) Friars; possible attributes: book, dog with flaming torch, lily, loaf of bread, rosary, star - beatification, canonization of male saint

dominoes

Don Juan

Don Juan (+ variant)

donkey-riding (on the beach)

do not lay up earthly treasures ~ doctrine of Christ on possessions (Matthew 6:19; Luke 12:21)

Don Quixote

door

door (+ variant)

door-handle, doorknob

door-knocker, doorbell

door furniture, e.g. boot scraper, brush, doormat

doorkeeper, house-guard (inanimate)

Doric order ~ architecture

Doris, wife of Nereus

dormitory ~ monastery

Dorothea, non miraculous activities and events

double-headed eagle

double-headed eagle (+ heraldic animals)

Doubt; 'Dubbio' (Ripa)

Doubt; 'Dubbio' (Ripa) (+ personification)

dove-cote

doves, pigeons

doves, pigeons (+ feeding animal)

downpour, rain shower

dowry

dragon

dragon (+ animal killed by man)

dragon (+ ornamental animals, partly joined)

dragon (+ skeleton of an animal)

dragon (large fabulous serpent, sometimes with wings and legs)

dragon with seven heads ~ the Seven deadly Sins symbolized

draining for land reclamation

draining ~ cultivation

drapery, draped garment, 'Gewandgebung'

drapery, draped garment, 'Gewandgebung' (+ women's clothes)

draught-screen

draughts

draughtsman at work

draughtsman at work (+ in workshop or studio)

draughtsman at work (+ working from live model)

draughtsman at work - CC - out of doors

draughtsman at work - CC - out of doors (+ making preliminary designs, sketching)

draughtsman in non-work situation

draughtsman studying classical remains

draughtsman studying classical remains - CC - out of doors

drawbridge ~ fortified city

drawbridge ~ fortified city (+ during the battle)

drawbridge ~ fortified city (+ variant)

drawing

drawing (+ artist at work)

drawing (+ out of doors)

drawing (industrial process)

drawing (industrial process) (+ technical aspects ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

drawing (mathematics)

drawing, measuring, calculating

drawing, measuring, calculating (+ tools, instruments; laboratory equipment ~ scientific research)

drawing, pulling something

drawing, pulling something (+ downward)

drawing, pulling something (+ sideways)

drawing, pulling something (+ three persons)

drawing, pulling something - AA - female human figure

drawing, pulling something - AA - female human figure (+ back view)

drawing, sketch

drawing, sketch (+ artist at work)

drawing, sketch (+ painting, drawing, graphic arts)

drawing-instruments

drawing-instruments (with NAME)

drawing-intruments (with NAME)

drawing-lesson

drawing-lesson - CC - out of doors

drawing-room, 'salon'

drawing lots ~ betting

drawing lots ~ enlisting

dream

dream of Jacob, with stairway instead of ladder

dredge, dredging machine

dredge, dredging machine (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

dredging (industrial process)

dredging (industrial process) (+ aids ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

dress, gown

dress, gown (+ children's clothes)

dress, gown (+ fitting ~ home making of clothes)

dress, gown (+ fur used for clothes)

dress, gown (+ girls' clothes)

dress, gown (+ lace used for clothes)

dress, gown (+ leather used for clothes)

dress, gown (+ men's clothes)

dress, gown (+ women's clothes)

dress, gown (+ worn or torn clothes)

dress, gown (AFTERNOON DRESS) (+ women's clothes)

dress, gown (COCKTAIL DRESS) (+ women's clothes)

dress, gown (DEMI-REDINGOTE) (+ women's clothes)

dress, gown (FARTINGALE) (+ women's clothes)

dress, gown (FOURREAU) (+ women's clothes)

dress, gown (HOBBLE DRESS) (+ women's clothes)

dress, gown (PARDESSUS) (+ girls' clothes)

dress, gown (PARDESSUS) (+ women's clothes)

dress, gown (REFORM DRESS) (+ girls' clothes)

dress, gown (REFORM DRESS) (+ women's clothes)

dress, gown (ROBE A PANIERS) (+ women's clothes)

dress, gown (ROBE D'INTÉRIEUR) (+ women's clothes)

dress, gown (ROBE DE SPORT) (+ women's clothes)

dress, gown (ROBE DE STYLE) (+ women's clothes)

dress, gown (ROBE DE VILLE) (+ women's clothes)

dress, gown (ROBE EN FOURREAU) (+ women's clothes)

dress, gown (ROBE MANTEAU) (+ women's clothes)

dress, gown (ROBE À LA REINE) (+ women's clothes)

dress, gown (ROBE À LA TURQUE) (+ women's clothes)

dress, gown (SEASIDE DRESS) (+ women's clothes)

dress, gown (TEA-GOWN) (+ women's clothes)

dress, gown (TUNIC) (+ women's clothes)

dress, gown (TUNIQUE) (+ women's clothes)

dress, gown (VISITING DRESS) (+ women's clothes)

dress, gown (VLIEGER) (+ women's clothes)

dress, gown: ball gown

dress, gown: ball gown (+ girls' clothes)

dress, gown: ball gown (+ women's clothes)

dress, gown: ball gown (+ worn or torn clothes)

dress, gown: chemise à la Reine (+ women's clothes)

dress, gown: court gown or court dress

dress, gown: court gown or court dress (+ women's clothes)

dress, gown: day dress

dress, gown: day dress (+ women's clothes)

dress, gown: dinner dress

dress, gown: dinner dress (+ women's clothes)

dress, gown: evening dress

dress, gown: evening dress (+ girls' clothes)

dress, gown: evening dress (+ women's clothes)

dress, gown: manteau (+ girls' clothes)

dress, gown: manteau (+ women's clothes)

dress, gown: morning dress

dress, gown: morning dress (+ women's clothes)

dress, gown: redingote (+ girls' clothes)

dress, gown: redingote (+ women's clothes)

dress, gown: robe volante

dress, gown: robe volante (+ women's clothes)

dress, gown: robe à l'anglaise (+ women's clothes)

dress, gown: robe à la circassienne (+ women's clothes)

dress, gown: robe à la française (+ women's clothes)

dress, gown: robe à la lévite (+ women's clothes)

dress, gown: robe à la polonaise

dress, gown: walking dress

dress, gown: walking dress (+ girls' clothes)

dress, gown: walking dress (+ women's clothes)

dress-up party

dress-up party (+ boys' clothes)

dress-up party (+ children's clothes)

dress-up party (+ girls' clothes)

dress-up party (+ women's clothes)

dressing, bandage

dressing-room ~ stage

dressing and undressing

dressing baby

dressing oneself, getting dressed

dressing oneself, getting dressed (+ male human being (not to be used where -A- is prescribed))

dressing oneself, getting dressed (+ two persons)

dressing oneself, getting dressed - AA - female human figure

dressing someone else

dressing someone else - AA - female human figure

dressing the bride

dried flowers

dried flowers (+ parts of plants)

drift ice

drilling for oil

drill ~ military training

drill ~ military training (+ cavalry, horsemen)

drill ~ military training (+ citizen soldiery, civil guard, citizen militia)

drinking

drinking-horn

drinking-vessel in unusual shape

drinking-vessels

drinks, stimulants, drugs

drinks, stimulants, drugs (+ eating, drinking, smoking, chewing, etc. in secret, furtively)

drinks, stimulants, drugs (+ foodstuffs in other container, e.g.: barrel, can, cask, tin, etc.)

drinks, stimulants, drugs (+ taking (particular) foodstuffs: eating, drinking, smoking, chewing, etc.)

driving off the robbed man (brothel scene)

driving pigs to the wood to eat acorns

dropsy

drought

drowned person

drowning (violent death ~ water)

drowning, shipwrecked person

drugs

druid (Celtic religious functionary)

drum (musical instrument)

drum (musical instrument) - CC - out of doors

drum (musical instrument) - CC - out of doors (+ variant)

drum-head court-martial

drumming-up the public

drunkard

drunken brawl (usually peasants fighting in an inn)

drunkenness

dry-dock, floating-dock

dry-dock, floating-dock (+ departure and arrival ~ traffic and transport)

dry-dock, floating-dock - CC - more than one ship

dry-nurse

drying, being dried

drying, being dried - AA - in the open air

Dryope changed into a lotus-plant: Dryope is changed into a lotus-plant, when to please her little boy she picks a flower from a lotus-plant (i.e. Lotis metamorphosed) which then starts to bleed (Ovid, Metamorphoses IX 331)

dry river, river bed

dry river, river bed (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

dubbing a knight with full ceremony

duck decoy

duck decoy (+ variant)

ducks (domestic waterbirds)

ducks (domestic waterbirds) (+ birth from an egg)

ducks (domestic waterbirds) (+ feeding animal)

duel in place of battle

duel in place of battle (+ cavalry, horsemen)

dune coast (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

dune coast (+ variant)

dunes (sea not visible); in the dunes

dunes (sea not visible); in the dunes (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

during a famine at Myra, St. Nicholas miraculously multiplies the number of corn-sacks, unloaded from boats in the harbour

during a festival of Bacchus Procne liberates her sister Philomela

during a funeral a band of ransacking Moabites is seen approaching and the corpse is thrown hastily into Elisha's tomb; when it touches Elisha's bones the man comes back to life

during a hailstorm St. Mark is dragged through the streets of Alexandria with a rope round his neck

during Belshazzar's banquet a hand appears and writes on the wall (MENE, MENE, TEKEL and PARSIN (UPHARSIN)); King Belshazzar is frightened

during Jupiter's absence Neptune turns the battle in favour of the Greeks

during the coronation

during the day a pillar of cloud (and/or the angel of God) shows the people the way

during the foot-race Hippomenes drops the three golden apples; Atalante stops to pick them up, and is thus beaten

dusk, evening twilight

dust (soil type)

dustbin, garbage pail

dusting

dyeing (clothes)

dyeing of cloth

dyeing of cloth (+ children (labourers))

dyeing of cloth with pattern; batik-work

dyeing of yarn

dying

dying from the effects of a fall

dynamics, kinetics

each of Job's brothers and friends offers him a gift

eagle (possibly with book) ~ symbol of St. John

ear-rings

ear-rings (+ girls' clothes)

ear-rings (+ men's clothes)

ear-rings (+ women's clothes)

early in the morning King Darius goes to the lion's den and finds Daniel alive

early life, prime youth of Bacchus

early life, prime youth of Cupid

early life, prime youth of Cupid - birth

early life, prime youth of Erichthonius

early life, prime youth of Hercules

early life, prime youth of Jupiter

early life, prime youth of Mercury

early life, prime youth of Pandora

early life, prime youth of Romulus and Remus

early life of St. Christopher

early life of St. Francis of Assisi

earning money with (performing) animals

earning money with bear

earning money with guinea-pig

earning money with monkey

earning money with other animals

ear of corn

ears

ears (+ front view)

ears (+ sideview, profile)

earth moving techniques (~ building activities)

earthquake

easel

easel (+ artist at work)

easel (+ artist in non-work situation)

easel (+ paint ~ arts)

east (one of the four main directions)

Easter

Easter (non-liturgical celebration)

Easter (non-liturgical celebration) (+ parade, pageant, cavalcade ~ festive activities)

Easter egg

Easter egg (+ festive decoration ~ festive activities)

Easter rabbit

east wind (one of the four main directions)

eating

eating and drinking

eating of blessed food

eavesdropper

eavesdropper - AA - female human figure

ebb, low tide

ebb, low tide (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

ecclesiastical books, scrolls, etc.

echinoderms: sea-urchin

echinoderms: starfish

Echo changed into a voice: when pining away on account of Narcissus, the nymph Echo is changed into a voice; at the same time her bones turn into stone (Ovid, Metamorphoses III 398)

eclipse of the moon

Economy; 'Economia', 'Providenza dell'annona' (Ripa)

Ecstasy, Exaltation

ecstasy, spiritual exaltation, rapture

edge ~ stereometry

edifice, e.g.: public building, department store

edifice, e.g.: public building, department store - AA - civic architecture: inside

editorial board

Edmund, king of East Anglia and martyr

education, tuition of the artist (in general)

education of Cupid by Venus and Mercury

education of Mary

education of the Christ-child

eels

eels (+ tail of an animal)

effigies portraying half-decayed state

effigy, 'gisant' (portrait-figure on closed coffin or in 'castrum doloris'), transi

Egeria (Roman fountain-deity)

Egeria changed into a fountain: when Egeria's grief at the death of Numa Pompilius can not be assuaged, she melts away in tears, and is changed into a fountain (Ovid, Metamorphoses XV 546)

Egyptian pyramids (Wonder of the World)

Egyptische religie

Ehud and Eglon are left alone by the servants

Elaine, Fair Maid of Astolat

elbow - AA - female human figure

Eleazar, brother of Judas Maccabeus, kills an elephant of war and is killed himself when the elephant falls on him

election, choice of a ruler

election fights

electrical and electronic means of (tele)communication

electrical phenomena

electric installation, fittings, e.g. socket, plug, light switch, cable, wire

electric lamp

electromagnetics, electrodynamics

Elegance

Elegance (+ abstract concept represented by female figure)

elementary particles ~ nuclear, atomic and molecular physics

elementary school; class, form

elementary school; class, form (+ building ~ education, tuition)

elementary school; class, form (+ pupil)

elementary school; class, form (+ school inspector)

elementary school; class, form (+ teacher, professor)

elephants (circus performance)

Eleusinian mysteries, in honour of Demeter

elevator, lift

elf

elf - AA - female human figur

Eli, hearing of the capture of the ark, falls from his seat and dies

Eliezer is entertained by Rebekah's parents

Eliezer taking the oath: Abraham sends him to his relatives in Mesopotamia to find a wife for Isaac

Elijah's farewell: Elisha asks that some of Elijah's spirit might be granted to him

Elijah (not in biblical context); possible attributes: scroll and flaming sword

Elijah addressing the people

Elijah and Elisha stop by the bank of the Jordan; Elijah rolls up his cloak and strikes the water with it: the water divides

Elijah and the angel; Elijah on Mount Horeb (1 Kings 19:1-18)

Elijah and the widow of Zarephath (1 Kings 17:7-24)

Elijah announces to King Ahab that God will bring a long drought in the land to avenge the apostasy of Israel

Elijah asks the widow of Zarephath to fetch him some food

Elijah at the brook Cherith (1 Kings 17:1-6)

Elijah comes to Mount Horeb where he dwells in a cave

Elijah fed by the raven(s): while the prophet is living by the brook, ravens bring him food

Elijah fed by the widow of Zarephath

Elijah flees into the wilderness (desert)

Elijah lays the child of the widow of Zarephath on his bed and three times stretches himself out on the boy

Elijah prays to God ~ story of the widow of Zarephath

Elijah restores the child of the widow of Zarephath to life

Elijah stands at the entrance of the cave on Mount Horeb and listens to God

Elijah takes the child of the widow of Zarephath and carries him upstairs (+ variant)

Elijah takes twelve stones and repairs the ruined altar; he prepares his sacrifice

Elimelech's kinsman cannot redeem it; he takes off his shoe

Elimelech, Naomi and their sons Mahlon and Chilion, in Moab (Ruth 1:1-5)

Elisabeth, mother of John the Baptist; possible attributes: John the Baptist as child

Elisabeth, mother of John the Baptist; possible attributes: John the Baptist as child - apotheosis, glory, triumph of female saint

Elisabeth, mother of John the Baptist; possible attributes: John the Baptist as child - apotheosis, glory, triumph of female saint (+ angel(s))

Elisabeth, mother of John the Baptist; possible attributes: John the Baptist as child - death, deathbed of female saint

Elisabeth, mother of John the Baptist; possible attributes: John the Baptist as child - miraculous activities and events ~ female saint (+ angel(s))

Elisabeth, wife and widow of the king of Portugal, and Franciscan Tertiary; possible attributes: crown, roses, veil, wine-jar

Elisha and the Shunammite woman (2 Kings 4:8-37, 8:1-6)

Elisha finds the son of the Shunammite woman lying on his bed and prays to God

Elisha is acknowledged as Elijah's successor

Elisha leads the blind Syrians into the city of Samaria

Elisha picks up Elijah's cloak and goes back to the Jordan

Elisha promises the Shunammite woman a son in return for her hospitality

Elisha stretches himself out upon the child of the Shunammite woman

Elisha strikes the water with Elijah's cloak, parts the water and recrosses the river; he thus wins recognition from the sons of the prophets

Elixir Vitae

Elkanah asking Hannah why she weeps

ellipse

elopement, running away

Eloquence; 'Eloquenza', 'Fermezza & GravitÃ dell'Oratione' (Ripa) (+ symbolical representation of concept)

Eloquence; 'Eloquenza', 'Fermezza & Gravità dell'Oratione' (Ripa)

Eloquence; 'Eloquenza', 'Fermezza & Gravità dell'Oratione' (Ripa) (+ abstract concept represented by female figure)

Elysium, Elysian Fields; Islands of the Blessed

embalming, mummification of the corpse

embracing each other, kissing

embroidering ~ textile industry

embroidery (ornamentation)

embroidery (ornamentation) (+ girls' clothes)

embroidery (ornamentation) (+ men's clothes)

embroidery (ornamentation) (+ women's clothes)

embroidery with beads

embroidery with beads (+ women's clothes)

Emerentiana, half-sister of St. Agnes, is stoned to death while praying at Agnes' grave

emigration

emigration (+ variant)

Emotie

emotional illness, derangement, madness

emotional illness, derangement, madness - AA - female human figure

emperor

emperor - BB - female ruler

emperor Commodus as Hercules

Emperor Heraclius defeats Chosroes II of Persia, and recovers a part of the True Cross

Emperor Maximilian

Emperor Theodosius (+ variant)

Emperor Titus destroying the temple of Jerusalem

Emperor Titus destroying the temple of Jerusalem (+ in allegorical or symbolic frame or setting; with allegorical or symbolic accessories)

Emperor Titus destroying the temple of Jerusalem (+ variant)

employer ~ employee

empress Helena, mother of Constantine the Great; possible attributes: model of church, (royal) crown, crown of thorns, cross, three nails

empress Helena, mother of Constantine the Great; possible attributes: model of church, (royal) crown, crown of thorns, cross, three nails - personal devotion of female saint

empty bird cage

empyrean

enamelling ~ applied arts

enchantment ~ potion or herbs

engineering (+ portrait of scholar, scientist)

English or landscape garden

engraver, etcher

engraver, etcher (+ artist at work)

engraver, etcher (+ in workshop or studio)

engraver, etcher (+ portrait, self-portrait of artist)

engraving

enjoying nature

enjoying nature ~ animals (+ variant)

enjoying nature ~ plants, herbs and flowers

Enoch's translation

Enoch (not in biblical context)

ensemble of pieces of clothing (+ men's clothes)

ensemble of pieces of clothing (+ women's clothes)

ensemble of pieces of clothing: sailor suit

ensembles of pieces of clothing (DRESS SUIT) (+ men's clothes)

ensembles of pieces of clothing (EVENING DRESS) (+ men's clothes)

ensembles of pieces of clothing (HABIT A LA POLONAISE) (+ men's clothes)

ensembles of pieces of clothing (HABIT À LA FRANÇAISE) (+ boys' clothes)

ensembles of pieces of clothing (HABIT À LA FRANÇAISE) (+ men's clothes)

ensembles of pieces of clothing (HUNTING COSTUME) (+ men's clothes)

ensembles of pieces of clothing (HUNTING COSTUME) (+ women's clothes)

ensembles of pieces of clothing (MATELOT) (+ boys' clothes)

ensembles of pieces of clothing (RIDING COSTUME) (+ men's clothes)

ensembles of pieces of clothing (RIDING COSTUME) (+ women's clothes)

ensembles of pieces of clothing (SUIT) (+ men's clothes)

ensembles of pieces of clothing (SUIT) (+ women's clothes)

ensembles of pieces of clothing (TAILLEUR) (+ women's clothes)

ensembles of pieces of clothing (THREE PIECE SUIT) (+ women's clothes)

ensembles of pieces of clothing (TWO PIECE SUIT) (+ fur used for clothes)

ensembles of pieces of clothing (TWO PIECE SUIT) (+ women's clothes)

entering a convent

entering the church

entrance of hell

entrance of hell as gate

entrance of hell as monstrous mouth (of Leviathan)

entrance of hell as monstrous mouth (of Leviathan) in a landscape

entrances to Hades

entry into Jerusalem: people spreading their clothes before Christ on the ass, and waving palm branches (Matthew 21:1-11, 21:14-16; Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:28-40; John 12:12-19)

entry into Jerusalem: people spreading their clothes before Christ on the ass, and waving palm branches (Matthew 21:1-11, 21:14-16; Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:28-40; John 12:12-19) (+ variant)

environmental destruction

Envy; 'Invidia' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Seven Deadly Sins

Envy; 'Invidia' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Seven Deadly Sins - NN - triumph

Epicurus, the philosopher - love-affairs of person from classical history

Epimetheus

Epimetheus opens Pandora's box

Epiphany

epistle (of Paul) to the Hebrews

epistle of Paul to the Ephesians

epistle of Paul to the Ephesians (+ donor(s), supplicant(s), whether or not with patron saint(s))

epistle of Paul to the Galatians

epistle of Paul to the Galatians (+ variant)

epistle of Paul to the Romans

epistle of Paul to Titus

epistles of John

epistles of Paul to communities

epistles of Paul to the Corinthians

epistles of Paul to Timothy

epitaph

Equality, Equity, Fairness, Righteousness; 'Equalità', 'Equità', 'Giuditio giusto', 'Ordine dritto e giusto', 'Ugualità' (Ripa)

Equality, Equity, Fairness, Righteousness; 'Equalità', 'Equità', 'Giuditio giusto', 'Ordine dritto e giusto', 'Ugualità' (Ripa) (+ abstract concept represented by female figure)

Equality, Equity, Fairness, Righteousness; 'Equalità', 'Equità', 'Giuditio giusto', 'Ordine dritto e giusto', 'Ugualità' (Ripa) (+ symbolical representation of concept)

equestrian state-portrait

equestrian statue

equilateral triangle

equilibrist

eradication of injurious insects

eradication of mice

Erato (one of the Muses); 'Erato' (Ripa)

erecting of the 'sukkah' ~ 'Sukkot'

Erichthonius, hidden in a basket, is handed over by Minerva to Aglauros and her sisters (Cecrops' daughters) to be taken care of

Erigone and Bacchus, the latter possibly in the shape of a bunch of grapes

Eris (Discordia)

Eris throws the golden apple

Erminia

Eros and Anteros

Error; 'Errore' (Ripa)

Error; 'Errore' (Ripa) (+ personification)

eruption (of volcano)

Erysichthon, having squandered all his possessions, is supported by his daughter Metra, who lets herself be sold in various forms

Erysichthon fells an oak consecrated to Ceres

Erythraean sibyl

Esau, returning hungry from the hunt, sells his first birthright to Jacob for a pottage of lentils

Esau runs to meet Jacob and kisses him

Esau seeks his father's blessing; Isaac realizes he has mistakenly blessed Jacob instead of Esau

escalator

escape, escape attempts

escape attempts (of an enslaved person)

Esperanto

Esther's banquet

Esther's first banquet: Ahasuerus and Haman are Esther's guests; she invites them for a second meal

Esther (one of the nine worthiest women)

Esther accuses Haman

Esther approaching the throne

Esther becomes queen (Esther 1 - 2:20)

Esther before Ahasuerus (Esther 5:1-4)

Esther is presented to King Ahasuerus

Esther kisses the sceptre of Ahasuerus

Esther on her way to King Ahasuerus

Esther passes through the palace on her way to King Ahasuerus (Esther 15:6)

Esther puts on her royal robes (Esther 5:1, 15:1-2)

Esther sends Mordecai some clothes; he refuses them

Esther swoons on the shoulder of one of her maids (Esther 15:7)

Esther touches the tip of the sceptre

etching

etching (+ artist at work)

etching (+ the work of art and its production)

Eternal Bliss; 'FelicitÃ eterna' (Ripa) (+ symbolical representation of concept)

Eternity, 'Aeternitas'; 'EternitÃ ','EternitÃ o PerpetuitÃ ' (Ripa)

Eternity, 'Aeternitas'; 'Eternità','Eternità o Perpetuità' (Ripa) (+ variant)

Ethics; 'Etica' (Ripa)

ethnology, cultural anthropology (+ portrait of scholar, scientist)

Eulenspiegel

Eunomia, personification of law and order

eunuch

Euphrosyne (one of the Graces)

Eurasion, half-caste

Europa and her maidens play with the bull, and/or adorn it with flowers

Europeans

Europeans (+ costume)

Europeans (AUSTRIANS) (+ women)

Europeans (BELGIANS) (+ men)

Europeans (BELGIANS) (+ women)

Europeans (CZECHS)

Europeans (DANES)

Europeans (DUTCH) (+ women)

Europeans (FLEMINGS) (+ costume)

Europeans (FRENCHMEN) (+ men)

Europeans (FRENCHMEN) (+ women)

Europeans (GREEKS) (+ costume)

Europeans (GREEKS) (+ men)

Europeans (GREEKS) (+ women)

Europeans (ITALIANS) (+ men)

Europeans (ITALIANS) (+ women)

Europeans (POLISH) (+ costume)

Europeans (POLISH) (+ men)

Europeans (POLISH) (+ women)

Europeans (RUSSIANS) (+ costume)

Europeans (RUSSIANS) (+ men)

Europeans (SICILIAN) (+ costume)

Europeans (SPANISH)

Europeans (SWISS) (+ costume)

Europeans (VENETIANS) (+ costume)

Europeans (with NAME)

Europeans (with NAME) (+ costume)

Europeans: Englishmen

Europeans: Englishmen (+ costume)

Europeans: Englishmen (+ women)

Europeans: Germans

Europeans: Germans (+ costume)

Europeans: Germans (+ men)

Europeans: Germans (+ women)

Europeans: Sami

Europeans: Spaniards

Europeans: Spaniards (+ caricatured)

Europeans: Spaniards (+ costume)

Europeans: Spaniards (+ men)

Europeans: Spaniards (+ women)

Europe represented allegorically; 'Europa' (Ripa)

Eurus (Argestes), the (south-)east wind

Euryclea fetches Penelope

Eurydice, while fleeing from Aristaeus, is killed by a snake

Eurytus and his sons are beaten by Hercules in a shooting contest, of which the prize was Iole, the king's daughter; but Eurytus refuses to give her to Hercules

Euterpe (one of the Muses); 'Euterpe' (Ripa)

Eutychus falls out of the window while sleeping during Paul's preaching in Troas

Eutychus is raised from the dead by Paul

evangelists, usually with books or scrolls (not in biblical context)

evangelists, usually with books or scrolls (not in biblical context) - II - the evangelists without their symbols

Eve (alone) holding the fruit

Eve (alone) reproved by God; Eve blames the serpent

Eve (not in biblical context)

Eve emerges from Adam's body

Eve is fashioned from Adam's rib

evening

evening meal, dinner, supper

evening meal, dinner, supper (+ broken, damaged tableware, etc.)

evening meal, dinner, supper (+ lingering at table)

evening meal, dinner, supper (+ serving, servants at table, meal)

evening meal, dinner, supper - CC - out of doors

evening star (Venus or other planet)

evening ~ landscape (sometimes titled 'Vesper')

evening ~ other concepts

events after Christ's entombment

events and situations from classical history (70)

events and situations from classical history (PUNIC WAR)

events from Resurrection to Pentecost (Matthew 28; Mark 16; Luke 24; John 20-21; Acts 1:3-11); Mary's and Joseph's death

events immediately after the Resurrection

events just before the Resurrection

Eve offers the fruit to Adam

Eve offers the fruit to Adam (+ variant)

every pot in Jerusalem shall be holiness (Zechariah 14:21)

Eve simultaneously offers some of the fruit to Adam and takes some more from the serpent (or the tree)

Eve suckling Abel; Cain turns aside, i.e. the jealousy of Cain

Eve takes the fruit

Eve takes the fruit from the serpent (or the tree) in the presence of Adam (who may be trying to stop her)

evoking ghosts, conjuring up spirits, calling up genii

evoking the devil or demons

ewe

ex-libris

examination, diagnosis; physician speaking with patient

examination of urine

examination ~ university

examining merchandise

examining the tongue of patient

excavation ~ archaeology

excavation ~ archaeology (+ collection, exhibition ~ results of research)

excavation ~ archaeology (+ counterfeit, fake, forgery ~ sciences)

excavation ~ archaeology (+ divulgation of the results of research)

excavation ~ archaeology (+ variant)

excessive hairiness

excessive hairiness - AA - female

Exchange, Bourse

exchange of rings ~ marriage

exchange ~prinsoner of war

excommunication

executioner, hangman

execution in effigy

execution of heretic, e.g. by burning at the stake, 'auto-da-fé'

execution of punishment on corpse

execution of witch, sorcerer

execution ~ military disciplinary punishment

exercise of skill and strength (~ pleasure fair)

exhibition of wealth

exhibition ~ art

exhorted by the prophets Haggai and Zechariah, Zerubbabel and Jeshua resume the rebuilding of the temple

exile (of old government or its adherents)

exile asking for shelter

Existence

Existence and Modes of Existence (+ emblematical representation of concept)

Exodus (part I): events preceding and preparing the exit of Israel from Egypt

Exodus (part II): journey of Israel to Mount Sinai

Exodus, Leviticus, Numeri, Deuteronomium, Jozua: van de slavernij der IsraÃ«lieten in Egypte tot aan hun hun vestiging in KanaÃ¤n

exorcism

exorcizing the devil

exoticism

Experience, Mastery; 'Esperienza' (Ripa)

Experience, Mastery; 'Esperienza' (Ripa) (+clothed)

experiment, test ~ science and technology

exploration, expedition, voyage of discovery

exploration, expedition, voyage of discovery (+ scholar, scientist in non-work situations)

explorer

explorer (+ portrait of scholar, scientist)

exploring caves

export

expulsion, banishment (of old government)

expulsion of Adam and Eve from paradise (Genesis 3:22-24)

extended representations of 'Anna selbdritt' (Joseph and Joachim, three husbands, three daughters with seven children)

extensions of the Holy Trinity

exterior of industrial structures, factories

exterior ~ architectural design or model

exterior ~ ideal or visionary architectural design or model

exterior ~ representation of a building

extermination of rats

external tumours

extinct, 'historical' peoples

extinct, 'historical' peoples (BATAVIEREN) (+ anthropological characteristics emphasized)

extinct, 'historical' peoples (CHATTI)

extinct, 'historical' peoples (FRISIANS)

extinct, 'historical' peoples (LOMBARDS)

extinct, 'historical' peoples (PRUSSIAN)

extinct, 'historical' peoples (with NAME)

extinct, 'historical' peoples: Gauls

extinct, 'historical' peoples: Gauls (+ costume)

extinct, 'historical' peoples: Gauls (+ men)

extinct, 'historical' peoples: Gauls (+ women)

extinct, 'historical' peoples: Teutons

extinct volcano

extinguisher for coal

extinguishing a fire

Extirpation (+ one concept conquering the other)

extreme unction ~ the last of the seven sacraments

eyeglasses, spectacles

eyeglasses, spectacles (+ female (human being) (not to be used where -AA- is prescribed))

eyeglasses, spectacles (+ male human being (not to be used where -A- is prescribed))

eyeglasses, spectacles - AA - female human figure

eyeglasses, spectacles - AA - female human figure (+ front view)

eyes

eyes (+ front view)

eyes (+ sideview, profile)

eyes (+ three-quarter view)

eyes closed

Ezekiel's parable of the cedar-tree and the eagles (Ezekiel 17)

Ezekiel's parable of the Messiah-shepherd (Ezekiel 34:23-31, 37:24-28)

Ezekiel's vision of God sitting on his throne carried by four tetramorphs, each of them having four wings; wheels within wheels beside them

Ezekiel's vision of God sitting on his throne carried by four tetramorphs, each of them having four wings; wheels within wheels beside them (+ variant)

Ezekiel's vision of the new temple (Ezekiel 40 - 47:12)

Ezekiel's vision of the valley of the dry bones (Ezekiel 37:1-10)

Ezekiel's visions

Ezekiel (not in biblical context); possible attributes: book or scroll, double wheel

Ezekiel and the angel with a measuring reed in the temple

Ezekiel preaching

Ezekiel prophesies against Egypt (Ezekiel 29-32)

Ezekiel prophesies against Tyrus (Ezekiel 26-28)

Ezra's vision of the eagle and the lion (2 Esdras 11-12)

Ezra's vision of the eagle and the lion (2 Esdras 11-12) (+ angel(s))

Ezra's vision of the eagle and the lion (2 Esdras 11-12) (+ God the Father in the form of light)

Ezra and the archangel Uriel (2 Esdras 4:1)

Ezra commanded to write prophecies (2 Esdras 15:1-2)

Ezra reads the Law to the people (Nehemiah 8:1-8; 1 Esdras 9:38-49)

fabels

fabels van Esopus: Gebruik 85 (...)

fabels van Lafontaine: Gebruik 85 (...)

fable of Reynard the Fox

fable of the Cock and the Pearl

fable of the Dog on the Bridge

fable of the Father, Son and Ass

fable of the Fox and the Raven

fable of the Frog and the Cow

fables (+ variant)

fables (with TITLE) (+ variant)

fables of Aesop (BEAR AND THE BEES) : Use 85(...)

fables of Aesop (with TITLE) : Use 85(...)

fables of Lafontaine (Fortuna en het kleine kind) : Use 85(...)

fables of Lafontaine (JUG AND KETTLE) : Use 85(...)

fables of Lafontaine (with TITLE) : Use 85(...)

fabulous, clearly legendary extensions of Alexander the Great

fabulous animals (sometimes wrongly called 'grotesques'); 'Mostri' (Ripa)

fabulous animals (sometimes wrongly called 'grotesques'); 'Mostri' (Ripa) (+ certain anatomical details)

fabulous animals (sometimes wrongly called 'grotesques'); 'Mostri' (Ripa) (+ chest)

fabulous animals (sometimes wrongly called 'grotesques'); 'Mostri' (Ripa) (+ fighting animals; aggressive relations)

fabulous animals (sometimes wrongly called 'grotesques'); 'Mostri' (Ripa) (+ man and animal)

fabulous animals (sometimes wrongly called 'grotesques'); 'Mostri' (Ripa) (+ mouth, beak, nib)

fabulous animals (sometimes wrongly called 'grotesques'); 'Mostri' (Ripa) (+ nest, den, burrow)

fabulous animals (sometimes wrongly called 'grotesques'); 'Mostri' (Ripa) (+ ornamental variants of animals)

fabulous animals ~ amphibians

fabulous animals ~ birds

fabulous animals ~ birds: fire-bird

fabulous animals ~ birds: phoenix

fabulous animals ~ domestic animals

fabulous animals ~ domestic animals (+ animal excreting)

fabulous animals ~ fishes

fabulous animals ~ fishes (+ flying animal(s))

fabulous animals ~ hoofed animals

fabulous animals ~ hoofed animals : Use 93D1 Pegasus, the winged horse, or 25FF(WINGED HORSE) for winged horse (not in classical context)

fabulous animals ~ hoofed animals: winged horse

fabulous animals ~ lizards

fabulous animals ~ lower animals

fabulous animals ~ monkeys

fabulous animals ~ monkeys (+ animals used symbolically)

fabulous animals ~ ornamental birds

fabulous animals ~ owls

fabulous animals ~ predatory animals

fabulous animals ~ predatory birds

fabulous animals ~ reptiles

fabulous animals ~ snakes (aspic, dragon, hydrus, hydra, amphisbaena, horned snake, cerastes)

fabulous animals ~ swimming mammals

fabulous animals ~ tortoises

fabulous beings with wings

fabulous beings with wings (+ some other anatomical details)

fabulous beings with wings - AA - female human figure

fabulous flowers

fabulous mushroom, fairy mushroom

fabulous plants (in general)

fabulous trees

fabulous trees (+ plants used symbolically)

face

face (+ female (human being) (not to be used where -AA- is prescribed))

face (+ left side visible; left - (l. hand, l. foot, etc.))

face (+ right side visible; right - (r. hand, r. foot, etc.))

face (+ sideview, profile)

face (+ three-quarter view)

face - AA - mask (mould taken from face)

factories and mills in landscape

factory-building

factory-building (+ labourers ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

factory-interior, machine shop

factory-interior, machine shop (+ labourers ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

factory in landscape

factory in landscape (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage)

faculties ~ university

fainting, swooning

fainting, swooning - BB - out of doors

fairy

fairy - AA - female human figure

Faith, 'Fides'; 'Fede', 'Fede catholica', 'Fede christiana', 'Fede christiana catholica' (Ripa) ~ one of the Three Theological Virtues

Faith, 'Fides'; 'Fede', 'Fede catholica', 'Fede christiana', 'Fede christiana catholica' (Ripa) ~ one of the Three Theological Virtues (+ variant)

Faith, 'Fides'; 'Fede', 'Fede catholica', 'Fede christiana', 'Fede christiana catholica' (Ripa) ~ one of the Three Theological Virtues - MM - Virtues triumphant

Faith, 'Fides'; 'Fede', 'Fede catholica', 'Fede christiana', 'Fede christiana catholica' (Ripa) ~ one of the Three Theological Virtues - MM - Virtues triumphant (+ devil(s))

Faithfulness, 'Bona Fide'

fallen woman

falling

falling - AA - female human figure (+ two persons)

falling of the idols ~ miracles during the flight into Egypt

falling overboard

falling through the air

fall of Phaethon; he is struck by a thunderbolt of Jupiter

fall of the rebel angels, who become devils

false beard or moustache

False Church personified

Falsehood

Falsehood (+ strife between concepts)

Falsely accused Innocence

false Messiah ~ Jewish religion

false prophets in sheep's clothing ~ parable of the good shepherd (Matthew 7:15)

false witnesses ~ trial of Christ

Falstaff

Fama as Roman personification

Fame; 'Fama', 'Fama buona', 'Fama chiara' (Ripa)

Fame; 'Fama', 'Fama buona', 'Fama chiara' (Ripa) (+ abstract concept represented by female figure)

Fame; 'Fama', 'Fama buona', 'Fama chiara' (Ripa) (+ clothed with wings)

Fame; 'Fama', 'Fama buona', 'Fama chiara' (Ripa) (+ personification)

Fames goes to Erysichthon and inflicts insatiable hunger on him

Fame ~ artist

Fame ~ writer, 'poeta laureatus'

familie, afkomst

familie, relatie, afkomst

family, descendance (+ variant)

family group, especially parents with their child(6) (6)

family group, especially parents with their child(ren)

family group, especially parents with their child(ren) (with NUMBER of children)

family life

family life at home

family life in other circumstances than at home or on holiday

family life on Sabbath

family lineage, pedigree, genealogical tree or table

family lineage, pedigree, genealogical tree or table (+ variant)

family of a ruler, and court

family of a ruler, and court - BB - female ruler

family of the sovereign

family relationships (first, second, third and fourth degree), generations

famine afflicts the city of Jerusalem ~ story of Zedekiah

famine in Egypt (continued) (Genesis 47:13-26)

fan

fan (+ feathers used for clothes)

fan (+ girls' clothes)

fan (+ women's clothes)

fancy-cakes, fancy-pastries

fancy-cakes, fancy-pastries (+ cooked foodstuffs)

fancy fair

fancy goods, knick-knacks

fancy letters

fan language (+ women's clothes)

fantastic architecture, unrealistic architectural fantasies

fantastic architecture, unrealistic architectural fantasies (+ Roman art)

fantastic plants, fabulous vegetation

Fantasy, Caprice; 'Capriccio' (Ripa)

Fantasy, Caprice; 'Capriccio' (Ripa) (+ personification)

fantasy costume

fantasy ornament

farm (building)

farm (building) - AA - civic architecture: inside

farmers

farmers - AA - female farmer, farmer's wife

farm or solitary house in landscape

farm or solitary house in landscape (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage)

farm or solitary house in landscape - II - ideal landscapes

farrier, shoeing-smith

farrier, shoeing-smith (+ men (labourers))

fashion

fashion (+ men's clothes)

fashion, clothing (+ boys' clothes)

fashion, clothing (+ children's clothes)

fashion, clothing (+ fur used for clothes)

fashion, clothing (+ girls' clothes)

fashion, clothing (+ home making of clothes)

fashion, clothing (+ lace used for clothes)

fashion, clothing (+ materials used for clothes)

fashion, clothing (+ women's clothes)

fashionable woman, 'belle'

fashion designer

fashion plates

fashion show

fasteners for clothes

fasteners for clothes (+ men's clothes)

fasteners for clothes (+ women's clothes)

fasting, abstinence from food ~ ascetic life

fasting ~ Roman religion

Fast Motion

fat (human type)

fat, lard

fat and thin (human types)

Fate, Doom

Fates, Parcae (Moirae)

father (first degree family relationships)

father-love

father and child(ren), man and child(ren) (family group)

father and child(ren), man and child(ren) (family group) (with NUMBER of children)

father and daughter(s) (family group)

father and daughter(s) (family group) (with NUMBER of daughters)

Father and Holy Ghost holding the crucified Christ (~ Trinity)

father and son(s) (family group)

father and son(s) (family group) (with NUMBER of sons)

Father Christmas, Santa Claus, Christmas elf

Father Time, man with wings and scythe

Father Time, man with wings and scythe (+ variant)

father with daughter(s) (father-love)

father with son(s) (father-love)

father with son(s) and daughter(s) (father-love)

fathoming, sounding

fathoming, sounding (+ variant)

fattening (cattle)

Faunus

Faust

Faustulus brings Romulus and Remus to his wife (Acca) Larentia, whose baby has just died

Favour; 'Favore' (Ripa)

favourable reputation; artistic fame

faÃ§ade of inner court

façade (of house or building)

Fear, Dread; 'Paura', 'TimiditÃ o Timore', 'Timore' (Ripa)

Fear, Dread; 'Paura', 'Timidità o Timore', ímore (Ripa) (+ personification)

feast of Corpus Christi

feasts and festivals in honour of the gods ~ non-Christian religions

feasts and festivals in honour of the Roman gods

feasts of saints (and their relics)

feature movie

February; 'Febraro' (Ripa)

February; 'Febraro' (Ripa) (+ with zodiacal signs)

February and its 'labours'

February and its 'labours' (+ with Pisces (February))

February and its 'labours' (+ with scenes showing human occupations ~ seasons and months)

February and its 'labours' (+ with zodiacal signs)

February and March ~ human activities (year divided into six seasons) (+ with different concepts ~ seasons and months)

February ~ other concepts

February ~ other concepts (+ with Pisces (February))

February ~ other concepts (+ with zodiacal signs)

feeding a baby

feeding the hungry, 'esuriens cibatur' ~ one of the (seven) Acts of Mercy

feeding the hungry, 'esuriens cibatur' ~ one of the (seven) Acts of Mercy - VV - Christ present

feeding wild animals

feeding wild animals (+ variant)

feeding wild animals in winter

feeling (one of the five senses)

feeling (one of the five senses) (+ number of persons)

feeling (one of the five senses) (+ two persons)

feeling (one of the five senses) - AA - female human figure

feeling pulse or heart-beat

Felix and Regula, martyrs, city patrons of Zürich, siblings; possible attributes: carrying their head in their hands

fellatio

female angels

female dancer

female impersonation by actor

female infant

female infant (+ three-quarter view)

female literary characters

female literary characters (ARETHUSA)

female literary characters (BOSCHNYMPH)

female literary characters (DEIOPEIA)

female literary characters (GRETEKEN)

female literary characters (LUCIA A ASHBY)

female literary characters (with NAME)

female persons from classical history (+ belonging to Greek history)

female persons from classical history (+ belonging to Roman history)

female persons from classical history (+ full length)

female persons from classical history (+ head, bust, etc.)

female persons from classical history (ARIA) - death of person from classical history

female persons from classical history (CHIOMARA)

female persons from classical history (CHLORIS)

female persons from classical history (DIDO) - death of person from classical history

female persons from classical history (JULIA BERENICE)

female persons from classical history (with NAME)

female persons from classical history (with NAME) - death of person from classical history

female persons from the New Testament (not in biblical context)

female persons from the New Testament (with NAME) (not in biblical context)

female persons from the Old Testament (not in biblical context)

female persons from the Old Testament (with NAME) (not in biblical context)

female Roman deities

female royal bastard

female saints

female saints (ALBINA OF ROME)

female saints (AMMONARIA)

female saints (CHRISTINE)

female saints (CLARA)

female saints (DEMETRIA)

female saints (EMERANTIA)

female saints (EUFEMIA)

female saints (JUSTINA)

female saints (MARTINA OF ROME) - martyrdom, suffering, misfortune, death of female saint

female saints (MARY MAGDALEN) - portrait of female saint

female saints (PAULA) - death, deathbed of female saint

female saints (PERPETUA) - female saint meditating, in ecstasy

female saints (PRISCA)

female saints (PULCHERIA)

female saints (RADEGUND)

female saints (RITA)

female saints (THERESA)(346)

female saints (THERESA OF LISIEUX)

female saints (THERESIA)

female saints (with NAME)

female saints (with NAME) (+ angel(s))

female saints (with NAME) - apotheosis, glory, triumph of female saint

female saints (with NAME) - baptism, consecration, taking vows of female saint

female saints (with NAME) - death, deathbed of female saint

female saints (with NAME) - female saint as patroness, protectress, intercessor

female saints (with NAME) - finding, transportation of relics of female saint

female saints (with NAME) - martyrdom, suffering, misfortune, death of female saint

female saints (with NAME) - non-miraculous activities and events ~ female saint

female sex; woman

female sex; woman (+ lying)

female sex; woman (+ nude human being)

female sex; woman (+ sitting)

female sex; woman (+ sitting on the ground)

female sex; woman (+ thinking, meditating)

female sex; woman (+ three persons)

female sexual organs

female sexual organs - AA - female human figure

female singer

female singer - CC - out of doors

female sutler, canteen-woman

female sutler, canteen-woman (+ infantry)

femur, bone of the upper leg

fen, Du. 'ven'

fence, wall, paling

fenced or walled garden; 'Hortus Conclusus'

fencing (sport)

fencing (sport) (+ sportsman, player, etc.)

ferry (+ conveyance for transport of persons)

ferry (+ departure and arrival ~ traffic and transport)

ferry (+ four persons or more ~ traffic and transport)

ferry (+ loading)

ferry (+ number of persons ~ traffic and transport)

fertility

fertilizing, manuring of the soil

festive reception of the prodigal son

festiviteiten

festivities (+ cheers, applause ~ festive activities)

festivities (+ costume party ~ festive activities)

festivities (+ dancing ~ festive activities)

festivities (+ decorated float, wagon ~ festive activities)

festivities (+ eating and drinking ~ festive activities)

festivities (+ festive decoration ~ festive activities)

festivities (+ games of skill ~ festive activities)

festivities (+ illumination, fire-works ~ festive activities)

festivities (+ music and song ~ festive activities)

festivities (+ parade, pageant, cavalcade ~ festive activities)

festivities (+ speech, address ~ festive activities)

festivities (+ the public ~ festive activities)

festivities (+ wreath, garland ~ festive activities)

festivities connected with seasonal activities

festivities falling on calendar dates; memorial days

festivities on events of national importance

festivities on events of national importance (+ decorated float, wagon ~ festive activities)

festivities on events of national importance (+ eating and drinking ~ festive activities)

festivities on events of national importance (+ festive decoration ~ festive activities)

festivities on events of national importance (+ illumination, fire-works ~ festive activities)

festivities on events of national importance (+ parade, pageant, cavalcade ~ festive activities)

festivities on St. Nicholas (Eve) (December 5)

festivities on St. Nicholas (Eve) (December 5) (+ illumination, fire-works ~ festive activities)

festivities on St. Nicholas (Eve) (December 5) (+ the public ~ festive activities)

festivities ~ corporative organization, guild

fettered Cupid, 'Amor Cruciatus'

feudal lord

feudal lord - BB - female ruler

fibula, safety pin

fibula, safety pin (+ men's clothes)

fibula, safety pin (+ women's clothes)

fictieve landen

fictional animals, plants, objects, etc. (with NAME)

fictitious journey; journey to the other world, 'accès à un autre monde'

fictitious scene ~ anonymous historical person(s)

Fidelity; 'FedeltÃ ' (Ripa)

Fidelity; 'FedeltÃ ' (Ripa) (+ allegorical scene, i.e. two or more personifications involved in an action)

Fidelity; 'Fedeltà' (Ripa) (+ abstract concept represented by female figure)

Fidelity in Friendship; 'Confermatione dell'Amicitia', 'Fede nell'Amicitia' (Ripa)

Fides (faith) as Roman personification

Fides (faith) as Roman personification (+ attributes)

field filled with a crop

field filled with a crop (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

fight between animals, e.g. a lion and a bear

fight between farmers and soldiers

fight between man and animal

fight between Ulysses and Ajax the Great for Achilles' arms

fighting

fighting against superior forces

fighting centaurs, centauromachy (in general)

fighting centaurs, centauromachy (in general) - LL - female centaurs (in general)

fighting civilians, e.g.: 'franc tireur'

fighting contest (sport)

fighting horses

fight of gladiators

fight of gladiators (+ sportsman, player, etc.)

fight of gladiators (+ variant)

fight of Hercules and the Amazons

fight of Lapiths and centaurs at the wedding of Pirithous and Hippodamia

fight with the dragon; Jason sprinkles a drug in its eyes, possibly assisted by Medea

fight with the dragon; Jason sprinkles a drug in its eyes, possibly assisted by Medea (+ variant)

figure in circle or square, legs apart and arms raised or stretched sidewards

figure representing a Virtue vs. a Vice

filial love, 'Pietas filiorum'

filled breads, rolls, e.g. sandwich, hamburger

film, celluloid

film actor (on the screen)

film camera, movie camera, video camera

filming, cinematographer at work

filming, cinematographer at work - CC - out of doors

film projector

financial administration ~ taxes

financial panic

finch trap, finchery

finch trap, finchery (+ variant)

finding a dead person

finding an exposed child

fine ~ civil law

finger-prints

finger and fist games

finger and string games (cat's cadle, etc.)

fire, oven, furnace ~interior of industrial structue (+ labourers ~crafts, industries, agriculture)

fire, oven, furnace ~ interior of industrial structure

fire, oven, furnace ~ interior of industrial structure (+ men (labourers))

fire-department, fire-brigade

fire-eater

fire-engine

fire-extinguishing equipment

firearms (+ during the battle)

firearms (+ handling of weapons)

firearms (+ infantry)

firearms: cannon (+ during the battle)

firearms: cannon (+ handling of weapons)

firearms: cannon (+ land forces)

firearms: cannon (+ motor ships)

firearms: cannon (+ sailing-ships)

firearms: rifle

firearms: rifle (+ handling of weapons)

firearms: rifle (+ infantry)

fire from heaven devours Satan, Gog and Magog, and Satan is cast into a lake of fire

firemen

first battle between the Philistines and the Israelites at Eben-ezer; the Israelites defeated

first battle of the Greeks and the Trojans; heroic deeds of Diomedes (Iliad IV-V)

first beginnings of photography and cinematography

first book of the Maccabees (part II)

first care of new-born baby

first communicant

first communion

first degree family relationships

first dream of Joseph: the eleven sheaves of wheat of his brothers form a circle round Joseph's sheaf and bow down

first dream of Pharaoh: seven fat cows are devoured by seven lean cows ~ story of Joseph

first fall ~ Christ carrying the cross

first invitation to the feast ~ parable of the royal wedding-feast

first visit of the three Wise Men to King Herod

fish (with NAME)

fish (with NAME) (+ dried, candied foodstuffs)

fish: smoked herring

fish; still life of fishes

fish bowl

fisherman

fisherman (+ net)

fisherman (+ out of doors (sports ~ animals))

fisherman (+ trident)

fisherman (+ variant)

fisherman showing catch

fisherman showing catch (+ variant)

fishes

fishes (+ head of an animal)

fishes (+ heraldic animals)

fishes (+ ornamental variants of animals)

fishes (+ scales of an animal)

fishes (+ shell, snail-shell etc.)

fishes (+ skeleton of an animal)

fishes (+ tail of an animal)

fishing (sports)

fishing (sports) (+ bow and arrow)

fishing (sports) (+ fishing equipment)

fishing (sports) (+ hunting weapons, equipment, outfit)

fishing (sports) (+ live-basket)

fishing (sports) (+ net)

fishing (sports) (+ variant)

fishing net

fishing net (+ children (labourers))

fishing net (+ variant)

fish pond (in garden)

fish ponds (commercial fishery)

fjord, sea loch (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

fjord, sea loch - HH - ideal landscapes

flag, colours (as symbol of the state, etc.)

flag, colours (as symbol of the state, etc.) (+ city; municipal)

flag, colours (as symbol of the state, etc.) (+ nation; national)

flag display

flag display (+ during the battle)

flagellants ~ ascetic life

flagellation by soldiers, Christ usually tied to a column (Matthew 27:26; Mark 15:15; John 19:1)

flagellation by soldiers, Christ usually tied to a column (Matthew 27:26; Mark 15:15; John 19:1) (+ Mary)

flagellation of Andrew

flagpole

flag raising

flags (~ signalling)

flags flown from a mast

flame

flat, horizontal gravestone

flat, round bread or pastry, e.g. pizza

flat-building, apartment house

flat-iron

flat decoration ~ applied arts

flat decoration ~ applied arts (+ Islamic art)

Flattery; 'Adulatione' (Ripa)

Flattery; 'Adulatione' (Ripa) (+ situation or event (especially in genre-painting) with symbolical connotation)

flatulence

flax (material ~ textile industry)

flax (material ~ textile industry) (+ basic industrial processes)

flax (material ~ textile industry) (+ harvesting ~ agricultural processes)

flax (material ~ textile industry) (+ labourers ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

flea-circus

fleur-de-lis ~ ornament

flight, running away; pursuing

flight into Egypt and miracles during the journey

flight into Egypt and miracles during the journey (+ variant)

flight of Amphiaraus; he is swallowed up by the earth

flight of ruler from adversary

flight of steps

flight of the government or its adherents

flight of the Midianites

floating (movement in water)

floating in the air

floating in the air - AA - female human figure

float ~ triumph

flogging, scourging (in public)

flood

flood (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

flood, high tide

flood - HH - ideal landscapes

floor-covering

floor-covering (MAT)

Flora in her realm: a garden full of flowers, given to her by Zephyrus

floral interlace ~ ornament

flour

flour- and grain-products

flowers (+ branch, stick)

flowers (+ bud, budding)

flowers (+ bulb)

flowers (+ dying plant)

flowers (+ leaf)

flowers (+ ornamental variants of plants)

flowers (+ parts of plants)

flowers (+ plants used symbolically)

flowers (+ variant)

flowers: achillea

flowers: adonis vernalis

flowers: amaranth

flowers: amaryllis

flowers: anemone

flowers: anemone hepatica

flowers: apple-blossom

flowers: Arabian starflower

flowers: arum

flowers: asphodelus

flowers: aster

flowers: autumn crocus

flowers: black false hellebore

flowers: brassica

flowers: broom

flowers: bryonia dioica

flowers: bugloss

flowers: burning love

flowers: carline thistle

flowers: carnation

flowers: catanache caerulea

flowers: centaurea

flowers: centaurium

flowers: cerinthe

flowers: cherry blossom

flowers: chicory

flowers: Christmas rose

flowers: chrysanthemum

flowers: common milkweed

flowers: crown imperial

flowers: daphne cneorum

flowers: datura fastuosa

flowers: false hellebore

flowers: flowering rush

flowers: forget-me-not

flowers: germander speedwell

flowers: gladiolus

flowers: gloxinia

flowers: grape hyacinth

flowers: great mullein

flowers: Indian paintbrush

flowers: iris

flowers: ixia

flowers: Jacob's-ladder

flowers: Japanese flowering cherry

flowers: jasmine

flowers: knotweed

flowers: lady's-slipper orchid

flowers: lily (+ plants used symbolically)

flowers: lily of the valley

flowers: lotus

flowers: love-in-a-mist

flowers: marsh-marigold

flowers: massonia africana

flowers: mirabilis jalapa

flowers: monkshood

flowers: morning glory

flowers: moth mullein

flowers: ornithogalum

flowers: pasque flower

flowers: passion flower

flowers: pelargonium

flowers: peony

flowers: Persian lily

flowers: poppy (+ bearing fruit)

flowers: poppy (+ variant)

flowers: primula

flowers: purple salsify

flowers: ramsoms

flowers: ranunculus

flowers: red campion

flowers: rhododendron

flowers: rose

flowers: rose (+bud, budding)

flowers: rose (+ plants used symbolically)

flowers: rosebay willowherb

flowers: saffron crocus

flowers: silene coelli-rosa

flowers: silene coronaria

flowers: snake's head

flowers: snapdragon

flowers: snowdrop

flowers: Solomon's seal

flowers: Spanish broom

flowers: spiraea

flowers: star-of-Bethlehem

flowers: succisa

flowers: sunflower

flowers: sunflower (+ leaves, putting forth leaves)

flowers: sunflower (+ plants used symbolically)

flowers: sweet William

flowers: tritonia crocata

flowers: tulip

flowers: turban buttercup

flowers: Turk's cap lily

flowers: winter aconite

flowers: wood anemone

flowers ~ ornament - AA - stylized

fluid mechanics, hydraulics

fluids and gases extracted from the earth

flute, aulos, tibia

flute, aulos, tibia (+ artist at work)

flute, aulos, tibia - CC - out of doors

flute, aulos, tibia - CC - out of doors (+ artist at work)

fluttering lappet of vestment, 'Pneumazipfel' (+ women's clothes)

fly extermination

flying

flying - AA - female human figure

Flying Dutchman (ghost-ship)

flying mammals: bat

flying mammals: bat (+ animals used symbolically)

flying mammals: bat (+ ornamental variants of animals)

flying mammals: bat (+ skeleton of an animal)

flying on broomstick, pitchfork, trident ~ witches' sabbath

flying on or with the aid of animal(s)

flying on or with the aid of object(s)

fly swatter

foetus

foliage, tendrils, branches ~ ornament

foliage, tendrils, branches ~ ornament - AA - stylized

foliage ~ ornament

foliage ~ ornament - AA - stylized

foliated head ~ ornament

folk costume, regional costume

folk costume, regional costume (+ men's clothes)

folk costume, regional costume (+ variant)

folk costume, regional costume (+ women's clothes)

folk dancing (men and women together)

folklore, the study of popular tradition

Folly, Foolishness; 'Pazzia', 'Sciocchezza', 'Stoltitia' (Ripa)

Folly, Foolishness; 'Pazzia', 'Sciocchezza', 'Stoltitia' (Ripa) (+ personification)

Folly, Foolishness; 'Pazzia', 'Sciocchezza', 'Stoltitia' (Ripa) (+ symbolical representation of concept)

food rationing

foodstuffs; still life of foodstuffs

foodstuffs; still life of foodstuffs (+ eating, drinking, smoking, chewing, etc. in secret, furtively)

foodstuffs; still life of foodstuffs (+ taking (particular) foodstuffs: eating, drinking, smoking, chewing, etc.)

food supply

fool's cap

fool, simpleton, numskull

foot

foot (+ sideview, profile)

foot - AA - female human figure

foot-print, track

foot-stove

footstool

footstool (+ wood and other phytogenic material)

forced conscription, press ganging

forcing bed

ford

forest, wood

forest, wood (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

forest, wood - HH - ideal landscapes

forest, wood - HH - ideal landscapes (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

forester

forester (+ place ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

forest fire

forest of coniferous trees

forest path or lane

forest path or lane (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

forest path or lane - HH - ideal landscapes (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

forestry

forest worker

Forethought, Deliberation; 'Previdenza', 'Providenza' (Ripa)

Forethought, Deliberation; 'Previdenza', 'Providenza' (Ripa) (+ abstract concept represented by female figure)

Forgetfulness

forging (industrial process)

forging (industrial process) (+ product ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

forgiving injuries ~ one of the (seven) spiritual Acts of Mercy

Forgivingness

fork

fortifications, military engineering

fortified city

fortified house in city

fortified house in city - AA - civic architecture: inside

Fortitude, 'Fortitudo' ~ one of the Four Cardinal Virtues

Fortitude, 'Fortitudo' ~ one of the Four Cardinal Virtues - MM - triumph

fortitude, strength, 'Fortitudo' ~ one of the seven gifts of the body

fortress

fortress (+ artillery)

fortress (+ land forces)

Fortuna as Roman personification

fortune-teller ~ pleasure fair and circus

fortune-teller ~ pleasure fair and circus - AA - fortune-teller (female)

Fortune and Misfortune (+ personification)

forty archers fail to harm St. Christopher, the arrows being miraculously deflected; one of the arrows returns and strikes the king in the eye

forward movement of the human body

Forza dell'amore, Forza d'amore si nell'acqua come in terra' (Ripa)

fossil animals

fossil plants

founder of the Order of Friars Minor (Franciscans), Francis(cus) of Assisi; possible attributes: book, crucifix, lily, skull, stigmata

founder of the Order of Friars Minor (Franciscans), Francis(cus) of Assisi; possible attributes: book, crucifix, lily, skull, stigmata - male saint represented in a group

founder of the Order of Friars Minor (Franciscans), Francis(cus) of Assisi; possible attributes: book, crucifix, lily, skull, stigmata - portrait of male saint

founding a village

founding of a university

foundling (and adoption)

foundling-hospital

fountain (indoors)

fountain of life

fountain of life (+ Christ (bearded))

fountain of life (+ Mary)

fountain of Love, 'Fons Amoris'

fountain of youth, 'Fontaine de Jouvence'

four-wheeled, animal-drawn vehicle, e.g.: cab, carriage, coach

four-wheeled, animal-drawn vehicle, e.g.: cab, carriage, coach (+ accident, collision, crash ~ traffic and transport)

four-wheeled, animal-drawn vehicle, e.g.: cab, carriage, coach (+ conveyance for transport of persons)

four-wheeled, animal-drawn vehicle, e.g.: cab, carriage, coach (+ departure and arrival ~ traffic and transport)

four-wheeled, animal-drawn vehicle, e.g.: cab, carriage, coach (+ four persons or more ~ traffic and transport)

four-wheeled, animal-drawn vehicle, e.g.: cab, carriage, coach (+ one person ~ traffic and transport)

four-wheeled, animal-drawn vehicle, e.g.: cab, carriage, coach (+ propulsion of vehicle, ship, etc. by animals)

four-wheeled, animal-drawn vehicle, e.g.: cab, carriage, coach (+ propulsion of vehicle, ship, etc. by human power)

four-wheeled, animal-drawn vehicle, e.g.: cab, carriage, coach (+ two persons ~ traffic and transport)

four-wheeled vehicle drawn by more than three animals

four-wheeled vehicle drawn by more than three animals (+ one person ~ traffic and transport)

four-wheeled vehicle drawn by more than three animals (+ zoological aspects of animals in traffic and transport)

four-wheeled vehicle drawn by more than three animals (6)

four-wheeled vehicle drawn by more than three animals (with NUMBER of animals)

four-wheeled vehicle drawn by one animal

four-wheeled vehicle drawn by three animals

four-wheeled vehicle drawn by two animals

four-wheeled vehicle drawn by two animals (+ departure and arrival ~ traffic and transport)

four-wheeled vehicle drawn by two animals (+ four persons or more ~ traffic and transport)

four-wheeled vehicle drawn by two animals (+ one person ~ traffic and transport)

four-wheeled vehicle drawn by two animals (+ three persons ~ traffic and transport)

four chariots (with red, black, white, grisled and bay horses respectively) coming out from between two mountains of brass (Zechariah 6:1-8)

four generations (family group)

four great beasts rising from the sea ~ Daniel's visions

four poster bed

fourth book of the Maccabees (4 Maccabees)

fowl (cock, hen, chicken, etc.)

fowl (cock, hen, chicken, etc.) (+ animal cage)

fowl (cock, hen, chicken, etc.) (+ animal killed by man)

fowl (cock, hen, chicken, etc.) (+ animals used symbolically)

fowl (cock, hen, chicken, etc.) (+ breeding animals)

fowl (cock, hen, chicken, etc.) (+ claws, paws of an animal)

fowl (cock, hen, chicken, etc.) (+ feeding and care of young)

fowl (cock, hen, chicken, etc.) (+ feeding animal)

fowl (cock, hen, chicken, etc.) (+ female animal)

fowl (cock, hen, chicken, etc.) (+ male animal)

fowl (cock, hen, chicken, etc.) (+ skeleton of an animal)

fowl (cock, hen, chicken, etc.) (+ young animal)

fowling, fowler

fox and hounds

fox hunting

fox hunting (+ hunting with dogs)

fox hunting (+ hunting with horses)

foyer ~ theatre, etc.

fractures of bones

frame of painting, etc.

frame of painting, etc. (+ linen, cloth ~ arts)

Francesca

Francis Borgia, Jesuit priest and duke of Gandia; possible attributes: book, ducal hat, monstrance, skull with crown

Frankness, Loyalty; 'LealtÃ ', 'RealtÃ ' (Ripa)

Frankness, Loyalty; 'Lealtà', 'Realtà' (Ripa) (+ symbolical representation of concept)

fraternities ~ Islam, Mohammedanism

fraternity (students)

fraternity (students) (+ building ~ education, tuition)

fraudulence, swindling

Freedom, Liberty; 'LibertÃ ' (Ripa) (+ abstract concept represented by female figure)

Freedom, Liberty; 'LibertÃ ' (Ripa) (+ allegorical scene, i.e. two or more personifications involved in an action)

Freedom, Liberty; 'LibertÃ ' (Ripa) (+ symbolical representation of concept)

Freedom, Liberty; 'Libertà' (Ripa)

Freedom, Liberty; 'Libertà' (Ripa) (+ abstract concept represented by female figure)

Freedom, Liberty; 'Libertà' (Ripa) (+ abstract concept represented by male figure)

Freedom, Liberty; 'Libertà' (Ripa) (+ nude)

Freedom, Liberty; 'Libertà' (Ripa) (+ personification)

freedom of the press

freedom ~ slavery

freeing (an endangered fellow man)

freeing a prisoner; ransoming

Freemasonry personified or symbolized

freezing

freight train

freight vessel

French or architectonic garden; formal garden

frequently used ornamental compositions

fresh-water fishery

fresh-water fishery (+ aids ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

Friendliness, Gentleness, Affability; 'Affabilità, piacevolezza, amabilità', 'Animo piacevole, trattabile & amorevole', 'Benignità' (Ripa)

Friendliness, Gentleness, Affability; 'Affabilità, piacevolezza, amabilità', 'Animo piacevole, trattabile & amorevole', 'Benignità' (Ripa) (+ personification)

friends

Friendship; 'Amicitia' (Ripa)

Friendship; 'Amicitia' (Ripa) (+ 'exemplum', representation of exemplary (historical) event)

Friendship; 'Amicitia' (Ripa) (+ abstract concept represented by female figure)

Friendship; 'Amicitia' (Ripa) (+ personification)

friendship between man and animal; caressing, petting

frightened and/or sleeping soldiers at the tomb of Christ

fringe, edge of the wood

fringe, edge of the wood (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

Frivolity

frogs invading pharaoh's palace (Exodus 7:26-29 or 8:1-4)

from Christ's deposition to his entombment (Matthew 27:58-66; Mark 15:46-47; Luke 23:53-56; John 19:39-42)

from Pilate's palace to Golgotha: the procession to Calvary (Matthew 27:31-33; Mark 15:20-22; Luke 23:26-33; John 19:17)

front faÃ§ade

frontiers, boundaries

frontispiece

front of house of buildings used for performances

front steps

frowned eyebrows

fruit

fruit-tree culture; fruit harvest

fruit culture

Fruitfulness, Productiveness, Fertility, Fecundity; 'FeconditÃ ' (Ripa)

Fruitfulness, Productiveness, Fertility, Fecundity; 'Fecondità' (Ripa) (+ allegorical scene, i.e. two or more personifications involved in an action)

fruit harvest

fruits

fruits (+ dying plant)

fruits (+ plants used symbolically)

fruits (+ variant)

fruits (+ withering, leaves or flowers falling off)

fruits (with NAME) (+ parts of plants)

fruits: acorn

fruits: apple

fruits: apple (+ plants used symbolically)

fruits: apple (flowers, blossom, blossoming)

fruits: chestnut (leaf)

fruits: kaki persimmon

fruits: olive (+ plants used symbolically)

fruits: orange

fruits: peach

fruits: pear

fruits: pear (+ plants used symbolically)

fruits: pomegranate (+ plants used symbolically)

fruits: wild black cherry

fruits and vegetables ~ ornament

Frustration

frying

frying - CC - in the open air

fugacity of Time

fugitives

fugitives 'en route'

fugitives resting, camping

fulfilment of Jephthah's vow to the Lord: Jephthah's daughter is sacrificed

fulling ~ cloth finishing

full moon

full moon represented as face

Fulvia maltreats the severed head of Cicero: she pierces his tongue with a needle

fumes, brimstone, etc.

functionaries and dignitaries (with NAME) ~ episcopal Protestant churches

functionaries and dignitaries (with NAME) ~ Protestant churches

functionaries and dignitaries in the Salvation Army

functionaries and dignitaries ~ episcopal Protestant churches

functionaries and dignitaries ~ movements related with or derived from Protestant churches

functionaries and dignitaries ~ Protestant churches

fundamental arithmetical operations

funeral carriages

funeral effigy

funeral games in honour of Cyzicus

funeral games in honour of Patroclus

funeral of Patroclus (Iliad XXIII)

funeral parlour

funeral prayers

funeral repast, mourners' meal

funerary ceremonial

funerary ritual, ancestor cult ~ American Indian religions

funerary ritual, ancestor cult ~ Egyptian religion

funerary ritual, ancestor cult ~ Greek religion

funerary ritual, ancestor cult ~ Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism

funerary ritual, ancestor cult ~ Islam, Mohammedanism

funerary ritual, ancestor cult ~ Roman religion

fungi

funicular railway

Furies, Dirae (Erinyes), Eumenides; 'Furie' (Ripa)

furniture and household effects

furniture and household effects (+ wood and other phytogenic material)

furniture for babies

furniture for special use (+ wood and other phytogenic material)

furniture for storage

furniture to put things on

furrier

furrier (+ variant)

further education

further education (+ building ~ education, tuition)

further education (+ portrait of teacher, professor)

further education (+ pupil)

further story of Ishmael after Abraham's death (Genesis 25:12-18)

further story of Jacob's sons

Fury; 'Furore', 'Furore implacabile', 'Furore & Rabbia', 'Furore superbo & Indomito' (Ripa)

fuse

future

Gaius Fabricius, surnamed Luscinus, as an ambassador in Pyrrhus' camp; he bravely stands his ground as Pyrrhus suddenly draws aside a curtain to disclose an elephant

Gaius Mucius Scaevola before Porsena: he thrusts his right hand into the flames (the body of the king's secretary who erroneously had been killed instead of Porsena may be seen lying on the ground)

gall bladder

galleries ~ theatre, etc.

galleries ~ theatre, etc. - AA - open-air performances

gallery (spacious corridor)

gallery of sculptures

galloping horse

galloping horse (+ one person ~ traffic and transport)

game, hunted animals

game, hunted animals (+ hunting with birds)

game, hunted animals (+ hunting with falcon, hawk; falconry)

game bag

gamekeeper

gamekeeper (+ hunting with falcon, hawk; falconry)

games at school

games of calculation and chance, e.g.: card games, gambling, puzzles, etc.

games of skill

games using special objects (marbles, top, hoop, etc.)

games using special objects (marbles, top, hoop, etc.) (+ out of doors (sports, games, etc.))

games without play material

gaming den, gambling den

gangboard, gangplank

Ganymede as cup-bearer of the gods

garage

garbage collecting lorry, garbage truck

garbage collection

garden

garden approach, garden drive

gardening-tools (with NAME)

Garden of Delights (sometimes called 'Hortus Deliciarum')

Garden of Eden, paradise

garden of Love, court of Love, 'fÃªte galante'

garden of medicinal herbs

garden of Virtues (+ Mary)

garment, 'ephod' of high priest ~ Jewish religion

garrison

garrison (+ naval force)

Garuda, half man half bird

gas-lamp

gas-lamp (+ kindling a light; lit, burning light, lamp, candle)

gas extracted from coal

gasholder, gas tank

gas supply

gastronomy, the art of eating and drinking

gasworks

gate, entrance

gate ~ fortified city

gathering herbs

gathering of the waters below the firmament; dry land appears and produces all kinds of plants

gauntlet, armoured glove to protect the hand

gear for legs and feet

gear for legs and feet (+ dressing, putting on clothes)

gebeurtenissen en situaties uit de klassieke geschiedenis

geboorte en jeugd van Christus

Gedaliah is killed while eating with Ishmael and his men (Jeremiah 41:1-2)

gedrukt materiaal, boekdrukkunst

geese (domestic waterbirds)

geese (domestic waterbirds) (+ animal cage)

geest (of ziel) tegenover lichaam

geest, ziel

Gehazi fetches the Shunammite woman; when she sees her child alive she falls at Elisha's feet

Gehazi is sent to the house with Elisha's staff; he attempts unsuccessfully to revive the child of the Shunammite woman

Geluk en ongeluk

gem, gemstone

gem, gemstone (+ Greek art)

gem, gemstone (+ relief ~ sculpture)

Gemini (zodiacal sign of May)

geneeskunde, medische wetenschap

generally despised professions, 'unehrliche Leute'

Generosity, Liberality; 'Generosita', 'Liberalita' (Ripa) (+ clothed)

Generosity, Liberality; 'GenerositÃ ', 'LiberalitÃ ' (Ripa)

Generosity, Liberality; 'Generosità', 'Liberalità' (Ripa) (+ abstract concept represented by female figure)

Generosity, Liberality; 'Generosità', 'Liberalità' (Ripa) (+ partially clothed)

Generosity, Liberality; 'Generosità', 'Liberalità' (Ripa) (+ personification)

genesis, ontstaan van het universum ~ klassieke mythologie

Genesis: de aartsvaders

Genesis: het verhaal van Jozef

genesis of the Milky Way (Juno suckling Hercules)

Genesis vanaf de nakomelingen van KaÃ¯n en Seth tot aan Abraham.

Genesis vanaf de schepping tot de verdrijving uit het paradijs en latere jaren van Adam en Eva.

genever, gin

Genii (Roman tutelary spirits); 'Genio' (Ripa)

geography (+ portrait of scholar, scientist)

geography (+ scholar, scientist (at work))

geologische verschijnselen

geology

geology (+ portrait of scholar, scientist)

Germaanse en Scandinavische religies

Geschiedenis

gesture-language

gesture-language (+ relations with aggressive, hostile character (expressive connotations))

Gethsemane, Mount of Olives, 'Oelberg' (Matthew 26:36-56; Mark 14:32-52; Luke 22:39-53; John 18:1-12)

getting lost; having lost one's way; losing one's way

getting up from bed

Gevoel

ghetto ~ anti-semitism

Ghismonda

ghost-ship, spectral ship

giants, colossi

giants, colossi - AA - female human figure

giant wheel, Ferris wheel

Gideon (not in biblical context); possible attributes: bowl (full of dew), broken pitcher, helmet and armour, fleece

Gideon and his army attack the Midianites (Judges 7:9-25)

Gideon and ten servants destroy the altar of Baal, cut down the grove near it, build an altar to God on the rock, take a bullock and offer a burnt sacrifice

Gideon and the angel of the Lord (Judges 6:11-24)

Gideon asks and is given the ear-rings of the slain Midianites

Gideon kills Zebah and Zalmunna

Gideon presses the fleece and wrings out a bowl full of water

gifts being accepted

gifts being refused

gifts of clothing, gold and jewellery are offered to Rebekah's parents

gin-distiller

girl (child between toddler and youth)

girl (child between toddler and youth) (+ back view)

girl (child between toddler and youth) (+ back view with lost profile)

girl (child between toddler and youth) (+ five persons)

girl (child between toddler and youth) (+ four persons)

girl (child between toddler and youth) (+ front view)

girl (child between toddler and youth) (+ relations with friendly, non-aggressive character (expressive connotations))

girl (child between toddler and youth) (+ sideview, profile)

girl (child between toddler and youth) (+ sitting)

girl (child between toddler and youth) (+ sitting on the ground)

girl (child between toddler and youth) (+ standing)

girl (child between toddler and youth) (+ three persons)

girl (child between toddler and youth) (+ two persons)

giro

giving alms; collection

giving alms or other charity, e.g.: handing out food

giving drink

giving food

giving or receiving a name

giving shelter to wild animals

giving the thirsty to drink, 'sitiens potatur' ~ one of the (seven) Acts of Mercy

giving the thirsty to drink, 'sitiens potatur' ~ one of the (seven) Acts of Mercy - VV - Christ present

giving water, feeding (cattle)

glacier

glacier (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

glacier (in polar regions)

glade, 'Lichtung im Wald'

glade, 'Lichtung im Wald' (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

glands

glass, rummer

glass, rummer (+ broken, damaged tableware, etc.)

glass, rummer (FLUTE)

glass-blower

glass-maker

glass bell, glass cover ~ horticulture

glass industry

glass of beer

glass of beer (+ taking (particular) foodstuffs: eating, drinking, smoking, chewing, etc.)

glass of wine

glass of wine (+ taking (particular) foodstuffs: eating, drinking, smoking, chewing, etc.)

Glaucus appeals to Circe for assistance

glazed frost, hoar frost

glazing (window panes, leaded lights, etc.), glazier at work

gleaning

gliding (sports in the air)

globe

globe in the shape of an icosahedron

glorification, triumph of the Eucharist

gloves, mittens (LONG GLOVES) (+ destination or function of clothes)

gloves, mittens (LONG GLOVES) (+ dressing, putting on clothes)

gloves, mittens (LONG GLOVES) (+ leather used for clothes)

gloves, mittens (LONG GLOVES) (+ women's clothes)

gloves, mittens (MITAINES) (+ girls' clothes)

gloves, mittens (MITAINES) (+ women's clothes)

gloves, mittens (SHORT GLOVES) (+ women's clothes)

gloves, mittens (with NAME)

gloves, mittens, etc.

gloves, mittens, etc. (+ boys' clothes)

gloves, mittens, etc. (+ destination or function of clothes)

gloves, mittens, etc. (+ dressing, putting on clothes)

gloves, mittens, etc. (+ fur used for clothes)

gloves, mittens, etc. (+ girls' clothes)

gloves, mittens, etc. (+ leather used for clothes)

gloves, mittens, etc. (+ men's clothes)

gloves, mittens, etc. (+ undressing, taking off clothes)

gloves, mittens, etc. (+ women's clothes)

glueing (industrial process)

glutton

Gluttony, Intemperance, 'Gula'; 'Gola', 'Ingordigia', 'Ingordigia overo AviditÃ ', 'VoracitÃ ' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Seven Deadly Sins

goat

goat (+ antlers; horn)

goat (+ dying animal; death of animal; dead animal)

goat (+ head of an animal)

goat (+ male animal)

goat (+ skull of an animal)

goblet foot

goblins, hobgoblins

God's covenant with Abraham (Genesis 15)

God's covenant with Moses is confirmed with a sacrifice (Exodus 24:1-8)

God's covenant with Noah: never again shall there be a flood; as a sign of this covenant God puts a rainbow in the sky

God's perfections

God's promise to Abraham is guaranteed by a sacrifice

God's wrath

God's wrath (+ angels floating in the air)

God (or angel) speaks to Paul during the night

God (or the hand of God) appears and blesses Abel ~ sacrifice

God and Mary enthroned, surrounded by the twenty-four elders and the four Beasts

God announces a flood and commands Noah to build an ark

God appears to Isaac (journey to Beersheba)

God appears to Isaac and warns him not to journey into Egypt

God blesses Adam and Eve; institution of marriage

God blesses Jacob, and names him Israel

God blesses Job

God blesses Noah and gives him his commandments

God brings Adam to paradise

God brings Eve to Adam

God buries Moses on Mount Nebo

God calls Adam and Eve to account for their deed

God comes down in the pillar of cloud at the door of the Tabernacle and rebukes Aaron and Miriam

God commands Samuel to anoint Saul

God crowning Christ

God crowning Christ (+ angel(s))

God de Vader

Godefroy of Bouillon (one of the nine worthies)

goden van de aarde en vruchtbaarheid ~ landbouw

goden ~ klassieke mythologie

God expels Adam and Eve from paradise and has the tree of life guarded by an angel with a flaming sword

God fashions man from clay

godfather and godmother

Godfrey of Bouillon

God gives Satan permission to test Job's virtue

God gives Satan permission to test Job's virtue further

godliness ~ the Three Theological Virtues

God looking upon the Israelites

God measuring the Universe (with compasses)

God on his throne, surrounded by the twenty-four elders (wearing crowns and playing harps) and the four Beasts

God orders Noah to disembark and opens the ark

God promises prosperity to those who keep his commandments, and destruction to those who break them

God promises that Abraham's seed shall be as numerous as the stars of heaven

God punishes Israel with three days of plague; the avenging angel with his sword drawn goes through the land; seventy thousand men are killed

God punishes the inhabitants of Ashdod with emerods or boils

God puts a mark on Cain

God removes a rib from the side of the sleeping Adam

God rests on the seventh day

God sees man's corruption

God sends plagues upon Pharaoh ~ story of Abraham

gods of dream (Oneiroi) (Morpheus, Phobetor, Phantasus)

gods of the winds

God speaks to Adam

God speaks to Job from out of the whirlwind (Job 38 - 42:6)

gods ~ classical mythology (+ attributes)

gods ~ classical mythology (+ suffering, misfortune)

God tells Abraham of the impending destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, and promises not to destroy the cities if he can find there ten just men

God the Creator

God the Creator (+ angels floating in the air)

God the Father (+ angel(s))

God the Father (as bearded old man) enthroned, usually with crown or tiara, and with sceptre and/or globe

God the Father (as bearded old man) enthroned, usually with crown or tiara, and with sceptre and/or globe (+ angel(s))

God the Father and Christ enthroned

God the Father as bearded old man, usually with crown or tiara or sceptre and/or globe

God the Father as bearded old man, usually with crown or tiara or sceptre and/or globe (+ angel(s))

God the Father as young or adult man (perhaps resembling Christ)

God the Father holding the crucified or dead Christ

God the Father holding the crucified or dead Christ (+ angel(s))

God the Father holding the crucified or dead Christ (+ angels floating in the air)

God the Father holding the crucifix, 'Gnadenstuhl', Mercy-Seat, Throne of Grace

God the Father represented as human being, usually with crown or tiara or sceptre and/or globe

God the Father represented as human being, usually with crown or tiara or sceptre and/or globe (+ angels floating in the air)

God the Father standing or seated, holding the body of Christ, 'PitiÃ©-de-Notre-Seigneur', 'Not Gottes'

God writing the commandments on the two stone tablets

Goed en slecht gedrag, morele kwaliteiten

goed en slecht weer

going through the ice ~ playing children

going through the ice ~ playing children - CC - adult(s) ~ snow and ice

going to bed

going to church

going to heaven without dying, translation

going to school

going to school (+ portrait of teacher, professor)

going to sleep

going to sleep - BB - out of doors

going to the market

going to the market - BB - women engaged in trade and commerce

gold-thread embroidery

gold-thread embroidery (+ materials used for clothes)

gold-thread embroidery (+ variant)

gold-thread embroidery (+ women's clothes)

golden anniversary

golf

golf (+ equipment, outfit (sports, games, etc.))

golf (+ out of doors (sports, games, etc.))

golf (+ sportsman, player, etc.)

gondola

gondola (+ four persons or more ~ traffic and transport)

Good, Right

Good and Bad Behaviour, Moral Qualities (opposing concepts)

Good and Bad Behaviour, Moral Qualities (opposing concepts) (+ situation or event (especially in genre-painting) with symbolical connotation)

Good Behaviour

Good Friday

Good Genius; 'Genio Buono' (Ripa)

good government

Goodness; 'Bontà' (Ripa)

Good Omen; 'Augurio buono' (Ripa)

good reception

good tree bears good fruit; corrupt tree bears evil fruit ~ proverbial saying of Christ (Matthew 7:17-18, 12:33; Luke 6:43)

good weather

goose-game

Gorgoneion, head of Medusa

Gorgons

governmental and representative bodies

governmental systems

governor, etc. of province

Grace, Charm; 'Gratia', 'VenustÃ ' (Ripa)

Graces (Charites), generally three in number; 'Gratie' (Ripa)

gramophone record, disc, compact disc

grandparent(s) with grandchild(ren) (family group)

grandparents (second degree family relationships)

grand piano

grand piano (+ artist at work)

grand piano (+ performing ~ music)

granting mercy; free pardon

grape

grape (+ agricultural processes)

graphic artist

graphic artist (+ artist at work)

graphic artist (+ materials ~ arts)

graphic artist (+ portrait, self-portrait of artist)

grasping something

grasslands, savanna, prairie

Gratitude; 'Gratitudine', 'Memoria grata de beneficii ricevuti' (Ripa)

Gratitude; 'Gratitudine', 'Memoria grata de beneficii ricevuti' (Ripa) (+ abstract concept represented by female figure)

grave, tomb

grave, tomb and other grave-forms and grave-markers

grave-building, monumental tomb

grave digger

grave hollowed out of rock

gravestone, tombstone

gravy-boat

Greece (one of the four world empires

Greed, Covetousness, Cupidity; 'CupiditÃ ' (Ripa)

Greed, Covetousness, Cupidity; 'CupiditÃ ' (Ripa) (+ allegorical scene, i.e. two or more personifications involved in an action)

Greed, Covetousness, Cupidity; 'Cupidità' (Ripa) (+ clothed)

Greed, Covetousness, Cupidity; 'Cupidità' (Ripa) (+ nude with wings)

Greek Orthodox Church

Greek religious communities

Greek script

greenhouse, orangery

Gretchen

grief of Achilles at the news of Patroclus' death

griffin (lion/eagle); 'Griffo' (Ripa)

griffin (lion/eagle); 'Griffo' (Ripa) (+ heraldic animals)

grill, gridiron ~ cooking food

grimacing

grinding, milling (industrial processes)

grinding, milling (industrial processes) (+ labourers ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

gripping someone by other parts of the body

gripping someone by the arm

gripping someone by the arm - AA - both arms or hands

gripping someone by the feet

gripping someone by the hair

gripping someone by the hand or the wrist; clasped hands

gripping someone by the hand or the wrist; clasped hands - AA - both arms or hands

gripping someone by the legs

gripping someone by the shoulder

gripping someone by the shoulder - AA - both arms or hands

Griselda

groom

groom (in wedding-dress)

grooming

ground crew ~ aviation

grounds, fields and accomodations for sports, games and physical performances

grounds, fields and accomodations for sports, games and physical performances (+ out of doors (sports, games, etc.))

grounds, fields and accomodations for sports, games and physical performances (+ sportsman, player, etc.)

group-portrait of hunters

group-sex

group dancing

group dancing (+ out of doors (sports, games, etc.))

group dancing among upper classes

group dancing around someone or something (folk dancing)

group dancing around someone or something (folk dancing) (+ out of doors (sports, games, etc.))

group games, party games

group games, party games (+ requirements, necessaries ~ sports and games)

group of actors, troupe; actors on the stage

group of four Archangels

group of fourteen auxiliary saints together ('Vierzehnheiligen'): Achatius, Barbara, Blaise, Catherine, Christopher, Cyriacus, Denis, Erasmus, Eustace, George, Giles, Margaret, Pantaleon, Vitus

group of men (folk dancing)

group of professors

group of scholars or philosophers

group of three canonical Archangels: Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael

group of various hunted animals

group of women (folk dancing)

groups of animals

groups of animals (+ head of an animal)

groups of birds

groups of lower plants

groups of mammals

groups of persons from the Old Testament

groups of plants (herbs)

groups of prophets, usually holding books or scrolls (Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi)

growing up - AA - girl

grown-ups playing children's games

groyne ~ breakwater

Grumbling, Complaint; 'Pianto', 'Querela' (Ripa)

Grumbling, Complaint; 'Pianto', 'Querela' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)

guard duty, keeping sentry

guard duty, keeping sentry (+ citizen soldiery, civil guard, citizen militia)

guarded level-crossing (railway, tramway)

guerilla warfare (+ situation of the terrain ~ warfare)

guessing games (children)

guide (~ conducted tour)

guildhall

Guild of St. Luke

Guile, Artfulness, Craftiness, Deceitfulness

Guiltiness

Guiscardo

gulf, bay

gulf, bay (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

gulf, bay - HH - ideal landscapes

gullet

Gulliver

gun-smith, rifle-maker, armourer

gunpowder disaster

gunpowder disaster (+ naval force)

gunpowder disaster (+ sailing-ships)

gymnastic exercises on the ground

gymnastic exercises on the ground (+ sportsman, player, etc.)

gymnastic exercises with apparatuses

Habakkuk's prayer (Habakkuk 3)

Habakkuk's prophecies

Habakkuk is told to write his vision (Habakkuk 2:2)

habit, frock

hacing and thrusting weapons (with NAME)

hacking and thrusting weapons

hacking and thrusting weapons (+ ornamental weapons)

hacking and thrusting weapons (BAYONET)

hacking and thrusting weapons (FOIL)

hacking and thrusting weapons (HARTSVANGER)

hacking and thrusting weapons (with NAME)

hacking and thrusting weapons: dagger

hacking and thrusting weapons: dagger (+ variant)

hacking and thrusting weapons: rapier

hacking and thrusting weapons: rapier (+ privates)

hacking and thrusting weapons: sword

hacking and thrusting weapons: sword (+ during the battle)

hacking and thrusting weapons: sword (+ variant)

Hades, de onderwereld

haff, lagoon created by sand, shingle bank ~ coast

Hagar (not in biblical context)

Hagar and Ishmael (often with bow and arrow) depart

Hagar and Ishmael in the wilderness

Hagar flees into the desert

Hagar ill-treated by Sarah

Hagar returns to Abraham

Hagar sits weeping after having put Ishmael under a bush to die

Hagen

hail

hair

hair (+ right side visible; right - (r. hand, r. foot, etc.))

hair - AA - female human figure

hair - AA - female human figure (+ back view)

hair-cutting

hairdress

hairdress - AA - ~ women

hairdresser

hairdresser - AA - ~ women

half-column, pilaster ~ architecture

half-length figures of Mary and the angel ~ Annunciation

half-length figures of Mary and the angel ~ Annunciation (+ variant)

half-light

half or three-quarter figure of the Man of Sorrows

ham

Haman's discomfiture: Ahasuerus orders the royal robes and his horse to be bestowed on Mordecai

Haman begs Esther for his life

Haman entreats Ahasuerus to issue a decree that all the Jews are to be put to death; Ahasuerus consents and yields his signet-ring to Haman

Haman on the gallows

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark

hammock

Hamor and Shechem come to Jacob, whose sons have just come in from the fields, to ask for Dinah in marriage; the sons agree on condition that the Shechemites will be circumcised

Hananiah prophesies falsely in the temple and breaks Jeremiah's wooden yoke

hand

hand (+ back view)

hand(s) behind the head

hand(s) behind the head - AA - both arms or hands

hand(s) bent towards the head

hand(s) bent towards the head (+ female (human being) (not to be used where -AA- is prescribed))

hand(s) bent towards the head - AA - both arms or hands

hand(s) towards the ear(s)

hand(s) towards the ear(s) - AA - both arms or hands

hand(s) towards the eye(s)

hand(s) towards the eye(s) (+ protecting)

hand(s) towards the mouth

hand, 'Dextera Dei' ~ symbol of God the Father

hand, arm of justice (symbol of sovereignty)

hand - AA - female human figure

hand-cart

hand-cart (+ three persons ~ traffic and transport)

hand-cart (+ variant)

hand-print

hand-to-hand fighting (~ battle)

hand-to-hand fighting (~ battle) (+ cavalry, horsemen)

hand-to-hand fighting (~ battle) (+ weapons)

handball

hand behind the head

hand behind the head (+ female (human being) (not to be used where -AA- is prescribed))

hand behind the head - AA - both arms or hands

handbill

handcuffs

handel, handelsverkeer en financiÃ«n

hand holding the breast

handicrafts, craftsman at work

handicrafts, craftsman at work (+ men (labourers))

handicrafts, craftsman at work (+ women (labourers))

handicrafts, hobbies (leisure time activities)

handicrafts and industries (+ labourers ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

handicrafts and industries (+ men (labourers))

handicrafts ~ animal material

handicrafts ~ clay, sand, chalk

handicrafts ~ food

handicrafts ~ glass

handicrafts ~ maintenance and repair

handicrafts ~ maintenance and repair (with NAME of trade or profession)

handicrafts ~ metal

handicrafts ~ other animal material

handicrafts ~ other animal material (+ men (labourers))

handicrafts ~ other plant material

handicrafts ~ plant material

handicrafts ~ precious and semi-precious stones

handicrafts ~ production of food, drink, stimulants, etc.

handicrafts ~ stone

handicrafts ~ wood, timber

hand in the pocket

hand in the pocket - AA - both arms or hands

hand in the pocket - AA - both arms or hands (+ back view)

hand in the sleeve

handkerchief

handkerchief (+ girls' clothes)

handkerchief (+ men's clothes)

handkerchief (+ women's clothes)

handling of weapons ~ military training

handling of weapons ~ military training (+ infantry)

hand made into a fist

handmill

hand not visible

hand on breast (or stomach), slipped into opening of vestment

hand on shoulder (friends)

hand on the hip

hand on the hip (+ front view)

hand on the hip - AA - both arms or hands

hands folded

hands folded with fingers knit

hand shovel-board

hands on top of each other

hand striking the chest

hand touching the beard

hand towards the forehead

hand towards the forehead (+ female (human being) (not to be used where -AA- is prescribed))

hand towards the forehead - AA - both arms or hands

hand uncovering the chest

handwerk en nijverheid

handwriting, writing as activity

handwriting, writing as activity (+ portrait of scholar, scientist)

handwriting, writing as activity (+ theory, theoretical approach ~ scientific research)

handwriting, written text

hangar

hanging by the arms

hanging clothes

hanging figure (by the arms, legs, etc.)

hanging gardens of Semiramis at Babylon (Wonder of the World)

hangings and drapery

hanging the wash to dry

Hannah's prayer and song of thankfulness

Hannibal crosses the Alps with his army and his elephants

Hannibal crosses the Alps with his army and his elephants (+ caricature)

Hannibal with the head of Hasdrubal, which was thrown into his camp by the Romans

Hanun, king of the Ammonites, mistreats David's messengers: their beards are shaven off and their clothes are cut off

Happiness, Felicity

Happiness, Felicity (+ personification)

happy marriage

harbour

harbour (+ departure and arrival ~ traffic and transport)

harbour (+ four persons or more ~ traffic and transport)

harbour (+ interior ~ vehicle, ship, etc.)

harbour (+ number of persons ~ traffic and transport)

harbour (+ under way, at sea (~ travelling))

harbour (+ view ~ vehicle, ship, etc.)

harbour equipment

harbouring

harbouring (+ loading)

harbouring (+ number of persons ~ traffic and transport)

hare-hunting, rabbit-hunting

hare-hunting, rabbit-hunting (+ accident (sports ~ animals))

hare-hunting, rabbit-hunting (+ bow and arrow)

hare-hunting, rabbit-hunting (+ firearms)

hare-hunting, rabbit-hunting (+ hunting with cheetahs (hunting leopards))

hare-hunting, rabbit-hunting (+ hunting with dogs)

hare-hunting, rabbit-hunting (+ net)

hare-lip

harem

harmonious sound, harmony, consonance

Harmony, Regularity

harness

harp

harp (+ artist at work)

harp - CC - out of doors

Harpies (classical mythology)

Harpocrates

harpy (fabulous bird); 'Arpie' (Ripa)

harrowing

harvest

harvest (+ machines ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

harvest (+ variant)

harvest festivities

harvest festivities (+ dancing ~ festive activities)

harvest festivities (+ eating and drinking ~ festive activities)

Hasidism ~ Jewish sects

Hate; 'Odio capitale' (Ripa)

hatter

having witnessed an evil deed of his brothers, Joseph reports it to his father

hay-cock

hay-stack

hay-stack (+ place ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

hay-wagon

hay-wagon (+ labourers ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

hay-wagon (+ men (labourers))

he-goat, billy-goat

he-goat, billy-goat (+ animals used symbolically)

he-goat, billy-goat (+ head of an animal)

he-goat, billy-goat (+ male animal)

head (human)

head (human) (+ adult female (human being))n

head (human) (+ adult male (human being))

head (human) (+ back view)

head (human) (+ expressive connotations)

head (human) (+ female (human being) (not to be used where -AA- is prescribed))

head (human) (+ front view)

head (human) (+ left side visible; left - (l. hand, l. foot, etc.))

head (human) (+ male human being (not to be used where -A- is prescribed))

head (human) (+ old female (human being))

head (human) (+ old male (human being))

head (human) (+ positions (of the human figure))

head (human) (+ right side visible; right - (r. hand, r. foot, etc.))

head (human) (+ sideview, profile)

head (human) (+ sideways)

head (human) (+ three-quarter view)

head (human) (+ two persons)

head (human) (+ young female (human being))

head (human) (+ young male (human being))

head (human) - AA - female human figure

head (human) - AA - female human figure (+ back view)

head (human) - AA - female human figure (+ downward)

head (human) - AA - female human figure (+ front view)

head (human) - AA - female human figure (+ left side visible; left - (l. hand, l. foot, etc.))

head (human) - AA - female human figure (+ old female (human being))

head (human) - AA - female human figure (+ right side visible; right - (r. hand, r. foot, etc.))

head (human) - AA - female human figure (+ sideview, profile)

head (human) - AA - female human figure (+ three-quarter view)

head (human) - AA - female human figure (+ young female (human being))

head (internal)

head (internal) (+ front view)

head (internal) - AA - female human figure (+ sideview, profile)

head-gear

head-gear (+ boys' clothes)

head-gear (+ children's clothes)

head-gear (+ feathers used for clothes)

head-gear (+ girls' clothes)

head-gear (+ men's clothes)

head-gear (+ women's clothes)

head-gear (ATOUR) (+ women's clothes)

head-gear (BAIGNEUSE) (+ women's clothes)

head-gear (BASTIENNE) (+ women's clothes)

head-gear (BIRETTA) (+ men's clothes)

head-gear (BONNET) (+ feathers used for clothes)

head-gear (BONNET) (+ men's clothes)

head-gear (BONNET) (+ women's clothes)

head-gear (BONNET A L'ANGLAISE) (+ women's clothes)

head-gear (BONNET À LA FIGARO) (+ women's clothes)

head-gear (BONNET Ã LA PAYSANNE) (+ women's clothes)

head-gear (BOOGMUTS) (+ women's clothes)

head-gear (BOURRELET) (+ women's clothes)

head-gear (CAMAURO) (+ men's clothes)

head-gear (CAPOTE) (+ girls' clothes)

head-gear (CAPOTE) (+ lace used for clothes)

head-gear (CAPOTE) (+ women's clothes)

head-gear (CASQUETTE) (+ boys' clothes)

head-gear (CASQUETTE) (+ men's clothes)

head-gear (CHAPEAU A LA BISCAYENNE) (+ women's clothes)

head-gear (CHAPEAU A LA CHARLOTTE) (+ women's clothes)

head-gear (CHAPEAU A LA ZINZARA) (+ women's clothes)

head-gear (CHAPEAU À L'ANGLAISE) (+ women's clothes)

head-gear (CHAPEAU À LA JOCKEY) (+ men's clothes)

head-gear (CHAPEAU À LA JOCKEY) (+ women's clothes)

head-gear (CORNETTE) (+ lace used for clothes)

head-gear (CORNETTE) (+ women's clothes)

head-gear (CROWN)

head-gear (DOGEMUTS) (+ men's clothes)

head-gear (FANCHON) (+ women's clothes)

head-gear (FEZ)

head-gear (FEZ) (+ men's clothes)

head-gear (FRENCH CAP)

head-gear (FUR CAP) (+ men's clothes)

head-gear (FUR CAP) (+ women's clothes)

head-gear (HEADSCARF) (+ women's clothes)

head-gear (HOUPETTE)

head-gear (HOUSE CAP) (+ men's clothes)

head-gear (KALOT) (+ women's clothes)

head-gear (KEPPEL)

head-gear (MONTERO) (+ men's clothes)

head-gear (NIGHTCAP) (+ women's clothes)

head-gear (POKE BONNET) (+ women's clothes)

head-gear (POUF) (+ women's clothes)

head-gear (SJAKO) (+ men's clothes)

head-gear (SOLIDEO)

head-gear (STRAW HAT) (+ women's clothes)

head-gear (SUNHAT) (+ women's clothes)

head-gear (THÉRÈSE) (+ women's clothes)

head-gear (with NAME)

head-gear (with NAME) (+ women's clothes)

head-gear: beret

head-gear: beret (+ boys' clothes)

head-gear: beret (+ children's clothes)

head-gear: beret (+ feathers used for clothes)

head-gear: beret (+ girls' clothes)

head-gear: beret (+ men's clothes)

head-gear: beret (+ women's clothes)

head-gear: bicorne, bicorn

head-gear: bicorne, bicorn (+ boys' clothes)

head-gear: bicorne, bicorn (+ men's clothes)

head-gear: boater (+ girls' clothes)

head-gear: boater (+ men's clothes)

head-gear: boater (+ women's clothes)

head-gear: bowler hat

head-gear: bowler hat (+ boys' clothes)

head-gear: bowler hat (+ girls' clothes)

head-gear: bowler hat (+ men's clothes)

head-gear: bowler hat (+ women's clothes)

head-gear: cap

head-gear: cap (+ children's clothes)

head-gear: cap (+ feathers used for clothes)

head-gear: cap (+ fur used for clothes)

head-gear: cap (+ girls' clothes)

head-gear: cap (+ lace used for clothes)

head-gear: cap (+ men's clothes)

head-gear: cap (+ women's clothes)

head-gear: fontange (+ lace used for clothes)

head-gear: fontange (+ women's clothes)

head-gear: hat

head-gear: hat (+ boys' clothes)

head-gear: hat (+ children's clothes)

head-gear: hat (+ dressing, putting on clothes)

head-gear: hat (+ feathers used for clothes)

head-gear: hat (+ fur used for clothes)

head-gear: hat (+ girls' clothes)

head-gear: hat (+ leather used for clothes)

head-gear: hat (+ materials used for clothes)

head-gear: hat (+ men's clothes)

head-gear: hat (+ other materials used for clothes)

head-gear: hat (+ textile fabrics used for clothes)

head-gear: hat (+ women's clothes)

head-gear: hood

head-gear: hood (+ dressing, putting on clothes)

head-gear: hood (+ girls' clothes)

head-gear: hood (+ men's clothes)

head-gear: hood (+ women's clothes)

head-gear: morning cap

head-gear: morning cap (+ dressing, putting on clothes)

head-gear: morning cap (+ women's clothes)

head-gear: top hat

head-gear: toque (+ boys' clothes)

head-gear: toque (+ feathers used for clothes)

head-gear: toque (+ fur used for clothes)

head-gear: toque (+ men's clothes)

head-gear: toque (+ women's clothes)

head-gear: tricorn

head-gear: tricorn (+ men's clothes)

head-gear: tricorn (+ women's clothes)

head-gear: turban

head-gear: turban (+ boys' clothes)

head-gear: turban (+ feathers used for clothes)

head-gear: turban (+ men's clothes)

head-gear: turban (+ women's clothes)

head-gear and clothing for the upper part of the body

head-gear and clothing for the upper part of the body (+ fur used for clothes)

head-gear of high priest ~ Jewish religion

head-protector (~ learning to walk)

head-stall

headache

head bent backwards

head bent backwards - AA - female human figure

head bent forward; bowing

head bent forward; bowing (+ male human being (not to be used where -A- is prescribed))

head bent forward; bowing - AA - female human figure

head bent forward; bowing - AA - female human figure (+ young male (human being))

head held in the hand(s), with elbows leaning on an elevation or on the knees

head held in the hand(s), with elbows leaning on an elevation or on the knees (+ female (human being) (not to be used where -AA- is prescribed))

head held in the hand(s), with elbows leaning on an elevation or on the knees - AA - both arms or hands

head in normal upright position

headless body of a beheaded person

head of a beheaded person

head of a beheaded person on a plate

head of a beheaded person on post or pole

head of Christ with crown of thorns

head of Christ with crown of thorns (+ angel(s) floating in the air)

head of Judas ~ instruments of the Passion

head of the executed shown to a few people

headphones

head slanting to the right

head turned sideways

head turned sideways - AA - female human figure

head turned to the left

head turned to the left (+ sideview, profile)

head turned to the left - AA - female human figure

head turned to the right

head turned to the right (+ sideview, profile)

head turned to the right - AA - female human figure

healing of a deaf-mute in Decapolis (Mark 7:31-37)

healing of a lame beggar at the Beautiful Gate of the temple by Peter and John (Acts 3 - 4:31)

healing of a lunatic boy (Matthew 17:14-21; Mark 9:14-29; Luke 9:37-43)

healing of a man born blind: Christ touches his eyes with an 'ointment' of dust and spittle (John 9)

healing of a man with a withered hand (Matthew 12:9-13; Mark 3:1-5; Luke 6:6-10)

healing of a man with dropsy (Luke 14:2-4)

healing of a possessed man in a synagogue (Mark 1:23-28; Luke 4:33-37)

healing of a possessed man who was also blind and dumb (Matthew 12:22-24)

healing of a possessed man who was also dumb (Matthew 9:32-34; Luke 11:14-16)

healing of a woman 'bent over' (Luke 13:10-17)

healing of a woman with an issue of blood: she kneels before Christ after having touched his robe (Matthew 9:20-22; Mark 5:25-34; Luke 8:43-48)

healing of one leper, who kneels before Christ (Matthew 8:1-4; Mark 1:40-45; Luke 5:12-16)

healing of Peter's mother-in-law (Matthew 8:14-15; Mark 1:29-31; Luke 4:38-39)

healing of sick person

healing of the blind of Bethsaida (Mark 8:22-26)

healing of the lunatic daughter of King Polimios

healing of two (or one) possessed at Gerasa (Gadara) (Matthew 8:28-34; Mark 5:1-20; Luke 8:26-39)

healing of two blind men, or one (Bartimaeus), sitting near Jericho (Matthew 20:29-34; Mark 10:46-52; Luke 18:35-43)

healing of two blind men who followed Christ into a house (Matthew 9:27-31)

health

Health, 'Sanitas'; 'SanitÃ ' (Ripa)

Health, 'Sanitas'; 'SanitÃ ' (Ripa) - AA - female human figure

heaping up (industrial process)

hearing, listening (one of the five senses)

hearing, listening (one of the five senses) (+ two persons)

hearing, listening (one of the five senses) - AA - female human figure

hearing-aid

hearse, funeral car

heart

heart - AA - female human figure

hearth-plate

hearth and stove

heart symbolism

heart symbolism (+ fighting)

heart symbolism - AA - female human figure

heat

heating stove

Heaven (as one of the Four Last Things)

heaven, celestial paradise, New Earth (+ God the Father)

heaven, celestial paradise, New Earth (+ Holy Trinity)

heavenly love versus earthly love

heaven represented as a city

heaven represented in the air, with clouds (in concentric circles) and light

heaven represented in the air, with clouds (in concentric circles) and light (+ Christ)

heaven represented in the air, with clouds (in concentric circles) and light (+ Holy Trinity)

Heaviness

heavy industry

heavy industry (+men (labourers))

Hebe as cup-bearer of the gods

Hebrew script

Hector

Hector's body, tied to Achilles' chariot, is dragged around the city

Hector's farewell to his wife Andromache and his young son Astyanax

Hector's last fight and death

Hector (one of the nine worthies)

Hector - aggressive, unfriendly activities and relationships

Hector - most important deeds

Hector - non-aggressive, friendly or neutral activities and relationships

Hector - suffering, misfortune

Hecuba and the Trojan women pray in Minerva's temple

Hecuba finds her dead son Polydorus on the sea-shore

Hecuba is dragged away from the tomb of her sons

Hecuba tears out Polymnestor's eyes and kills his two sons

helden, mannelijke personages uit de legendarische oorsprong van Rome

Helena's vision of the Holy Cross borne by angels ~ legend of the True Cross

Helena identifies the True Cross: a human corpse is restored to life when it touches the cross

hel en vagevuur

Heliades changed into poplar-trees: while weeping over Phaeton's grave the Heliades are changed into poplar-trees, and their tears turn into beads of amber; their mother Clymene may be present (Ovid, Metamorphoses II 346)

helicopter

Helikoon, heilig voor de Muzen

heliocentric theory (cosmology)

Heliodorus in the temple, attacked by a man (or angel) on horseback and two other men (or angels) (2 Maccabees 3:7-35)

helix, three-dimensional spiral

Hell (as one of the Four Last Things)

hell and purgatory (+ angels floating in the air)

hell divided into compartments

hell represented as (ruined) city, (ruined) castle

hell represented as cave or grotto

hell represented as landscape

helmet

helmet (+ variant)

help (to an endangered fellow man)

helped by demons Simon alights from a tower and flies over Rome

Helpfulness

helved weapons, polearms (for striking, hacking, thrusting)

helved weapons, polearms (for striking, hacking, thrusting) (with NAME)

helved weapons, polearms (for striking, hacking, thrusting): halberd

helved weapons, polearms (for striking, hacking, thrusting): javelin

helved weapons, polearms (for striking, hacking, thrusting): lance

helved weapons, polearms (for striking, hacking, thrusting): lance (+ handling of weapons)

helved weapons, polearms (for striking, hacking, thrusting): pike

hemel, hemels paradijs, Nieuwe Aarde

hemelgewelven ~ hemelen

hen-pecked husband

Heraclitus, the weeping philosopher, and Democritus, the laughing philosopher

Heraclitus, the weeping philosopher, and Democritus, the laughing philosopher (+ in allegorical or symbolic frame or setting; with allegorical or symbolic accessories)

herald

herbarium

herb garden

Hercules' fight with the centaurs

Hercules' fight with the Molionides, the Siamese twins

Hercules, driving Geryon's cattle, has to fight the Ligurians; Jupiter assists Hercules by sending a shower of stones

Hercules, in female garment, kicks Pan from Omphale's bed

Hercules, raging with pain, hurls Lichas into the sea

Hercules and Deianira with the dying Nessus

Hercules and Deianira with the dying Nessus (+ variant)

Hercules and Hebe

Hercules and the carter whose carriage, yoked to a pair of oxen, had turned over (Aesop)

Hercules asks Atlas to fetch the apples of the Hesperides

Hercules as personification of some other abstract notion

Hercules as personification of Virtue

Hercules at the cross-roads, 'Herkules am Scheidewege': the choice of Hercules

Hercules at the cross-roads, 'Herkules am Scheidewege': the choice of Hercules (+ variant)

Hercules before Pluto and Proserpina

Hercules breaks off a horn; Naiads fill the horn with flowers and fruits; it thus becomes the Cornucopia

Hercules carries the boar across his shoulders to Eurystheus, who takes refuge in a bronze tub

Hercules carries the heavens on his shoulders

Hercules carrying the pillars which bear his name

Hercules consults the Delphic oracle and is bidden to go and serve King Eurystheus of Tiryns

Hercules encounters various persons in Hades

Hercules falls asleep after having slain Antaeus, and is attacked by a swarm of pygmies (Philostratus, Imagines II 22)

Hercules forces Nereus to tell him the way to the Hesperides, but Nereus tries to resist by assuming different shapes

Hercules Gallicus: he captivates his audience with a golden chain going from his mouth to their ears

Hercules has himself carried to Mount Oeta and placed on a pyre

Hercules in love with Deianira, daughter of Oeneus

Hercules in love with Omphale; the hero is set to spin wool or to do other women's work among the servants, while Omphale wears his lion's skin and wields his club and bow

Hercules is found by Juno and Minerva; the latter puts him on Juno's breast

Hercules kills Geryon, the monster with three heads and three bodies, after having slain the herdsman Eurytion, and Orthrus, the two-headed watch-dog

Hercules kills Ladon, the dragon which kept the tree of the Hesperides

Hercules kills the lion of Cithaeron

Hercules leads Alcestis out of the underworld

Hercules liberates Hesione, Laomedon's daughter, by killing the sea monster

Hercules shoots Nessus, the centaur, who attempts to carry off Deianira

Hercules skins the lion and clothes himself with its skin

Hercules skins the lion and clothes himself with its skin (+ variant)

Hercules strangles two serpents in his cradle

Hercules thrusts the rocks Calpe and Abyla apart, or forces the two rocks into temporary union

Hercules wooing Iole

herd, flock

herding, herdsman, herdswoman, shepherd, shepherdess, cowherd, etc.

herding, herdsman, herdswoman, shepherd, shepherdess, cowherd, etc. (+ women (labourers))

Heresy; 'Heresia' (Ripa)

heretic

heretic doctrine

Herm: pillar with the head of Mercury, patron of travellers

hermaphrodite, androgyne

hermaphrodite, androgyne (+ lying)

Hermaphroditus and Salmacis changed into a hermaphrodite: at the prayer of the fountain-nymph Salmacis, who holds the bathing Hermaphroditus closely embraced, their bodies fuse (Ovid, Metamorphoses IV 373)

Hermathena (also if not in the form of a herm)

Hermes Logios, Mercury as god of eloquence

Hermes Psychopompos: Mercury as guide of the souls

hermitage

herms (garden ornaments)

Herod (not in biblical context)

Herod (not in biblical context) - other activities, relationships, etc. of male persons from the New Testament

Herod gives orders to slay the children

Herodias desecrates the head of John the Baptist by piercing the tongue

Herodias persuades Salome to ask for the head of John the Baptist

Herod questions the Sanhedrin

Herod swearing to fulfill any wish of Salome

Hero mourning the dead Leander on the sea-shore

herring fishery

Hesione chained to the rock

het (naakte) menselijke figuur; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa)

het in bedwang houden van dieren

het menselijk leven

het menselijk leven en de leeftijden (jong, volwassen, oud, etc.)

Het menselijk wezen, de mens in het algemeen

het openbare, publieke, leven van Christus van zijn doop tot aan de Passie

het tiende jaar van de Trojaanse oorlog (deel II): Achilleus gaat weer ten oorlog; zijn laatste daden en zijn dood

het tijdperk van Richteren

het verhaal van de omzwervingen van Aenaes naar ItaliÃ« (Virgilius, Aeneis)

hexahedron, cube

Hezekiah's illness and recovery (2 Kings 20:1-11; Isaiah 38)

Hezekiah, for the defense of Jerusalem, cuts off the supply of water outside the city

Hezekiah breaks Moses' brazen serpent

Hezekiah crushes the idols

Hezekiah destroys the local shrines

hidden love

hidden love discovered

hide-and-seek

hiding, concealing, burying a treasure

hiding, hiding oneself

Hierarchical Order

hierarchy of jurisdiction ~ Eastern, Greek and Russian orthodox churches

hierarchy of jurisdiction ~ Roman Catholic church

hierarchy of priests ~ Jewish religion

high-jumping (athletics, gymnastics)

high-school riding

higher education, e.g.: teacher's college (+ pupil)

high priest ~ hierarchy of priests

high tea

high tea - CC - out of doors

Hilary (Hilarius), bishop of Poitiers; possible attributes: serpent(s)

Hilary (Hilarius), bishop of Poitiers; possible attributes: serpent(s) - vision(s), mystic marriage of male saint

Hindoeïsme, boeddhisme, jaïnisme

hinny

hip

hip (+ variant)

Hippocrene (fountain of Mount Helicon), produced when Pegasus' hoof struck the ground

Hippocrene (fountain of Mount Helicon), produced when Pegasus' hoof struck the ground (+ specific aspects, allegorical aspects)

Hippolyte (Antiope), the queen of the Amazons, becomes Theseus' wife

Hippolytus is restored to life by Aesculapius; Diana standing nearby

Hirah with the promised kid of Judah, looking in vain for Tamar

historial persons (+ death-portrait)

historiated initial

historical costume

historical costume (+ boys' clothes)

historical costume (+ girls' clothes)

historical costume (+ men's clothes)

historical costume (+ variant)

historical costume (+ women's clothes)

historical disciplines; philology (+ portrait of scholar, scientist)

historical events and situations (with DATE)

historical grave forms

historical person (...) - historical person (...) portrayed alone

historical person (with NAME)

historical person (with NAME) - BB - woman - historical person (with NAME) portrayed alone

historical person (with NAME) - BB - woman - historical person (with NAME) portrayed in a group, in a group-portrait

historical person (with NAME) - historical person (with NAME) portrayed in a group, in a group-portrait

historical person - woman - in a double portrait

historical person in a double portrait

historical persons

historical persons (+ (full) bust portrait)

historical persons (+ all kinds of 'portrait historié': mythological portrait, allegorical portrait, 'Rollenporträt', etc.)

historical persons (+ caricature ~ portrait)

historical persons (+ full face portrait)

historical persons (+ full length portrait)

historical persons (+ half-length portrait)

historical persons (+ head (and shoulders) (portrait))

historical persons (+ historical person or scene in allegorical or symbolic frame or setting; or with allegorical or symbolic accessories)

historical persons (+ profile portrait)

historical persons (+ specific ways of representation of historical persons)

historical persons (+ state-portrait)

historical persons (+ three-quarter length portrait)

historical persons (portraits and scenes from the life) (+ (full) bust portrait)

historical persons (portraits and scenes from the life) (+ all kinds of 'portrait historiÃ©': mythological portrait, allegorical portrait, 'RollenportrÃ¤t', etc.)

historical persons (portraits and scenes from the life) (+ death-portrait)

historical persons (portraits and scenes from the life) (+ full length portrait)

historical persons (portraits and scenes from the life) (+ half-length portrait)

historical persons (portraits and scenes from the life) (+ head (and shoulders) (portrait))

historical persons (portraits and scenes from the life) (+ profile portrait)

historical persons (portraits and scenes from the life) (+ three-quarter length portrait)

historical persons (portraits and scenes from the life) (+ three-quarter view portrait)

historical persons (portraits and scenes from the life) - BB - woman

historical persons (portraits and scenes from the life) - BB - woman (+ all kinds of 'portrait historiÃ©': mythological portrait, allegorical portrait, 'RollenportrÃ¤t', etc.)

historical persons - BB - woman

historical persons - BB - woman (+ (full) bust portrait)

historical persons - BB - woman (+ all kinds of 'portrait historié': mythological portrait, allegorical portrait, 'Rollenporträt', etc.)

historical persons - BB - woman (+ full length portrait)

historical persons - BB - woman (+ half-length portrait)

historical persons - BB - woman (+ head (and shoulders) (portrait))

historical persons - BB - woman (+ profile portrait)

historical persons - BB - woman (+ three-quarter length portrait)

historical persons not known by name

historical persons not known by name (+ (full) bust portrait)

historical persons not known by name (+ full length portrait)

historical persons not known by name (+ head (and shoulders) (portrait))

historical persons not known by name - BB - woman

historical persons not known by name - BB - woman (+ (full) bust portrait)

historical persons not known by name - BB - woman (+ death-portrait)

historical persons not known by name - BB - woman (+ half-length portrait)

historische gebeurtenissen en situaties

historische gebeurtenissen en situaties; historische personen

historische personen (portretten en taferelen uit het leven)

historische wetenschap; filologie

history and archaeology

history and archaeology (+ portrait of scholar, scientist)

history and archaeology (+ scholar, scientist (at work))

history and archaeology (+ scholar, scientist in non-work situations)

history of art

history of art (+ portrait of scholar, scientist)

hitch-hiking

hitching up, harnessing ~ animal traction

hitting at something

hitting at something - AA - female human figure

hitting ball with stick, etc. (children's game)

hobby-horse

hobby-horse (+ variant)

hockey

hockey (+ sportsman, player, etc.)

hoefdieren (+ kop van een dier)

hoeing (weeding)

hog (castrated male pig)

holding one's nose closed

Holiness; 'Santità' (Ripa)

Holofernes' head is hung on the city wall

Holofernes' head is put on a dish, and covered with a cloth

Holofernes beheaded by Judith with his own sword; the maidservant may be keeping watch

Holofernes drinks too much, and falls asleep on the bed

Holofernes drinks too much, and falls asleep on the bed (+ angel(s))

Holy Communion ~ Protestant service

Holy Family (alone), 'Trinitas terrestris'

Holy Family (alone), 'Trinitas terrestris' (+ angel(s))

Holy Family, and derived representations

Holy Family, and derived representations (+ angel(s))

Holy Family visiting Elisabeth on the return journey

Holy Family with John the Baptist (as child)

Holy Family with John the Baptist (as child) (+ angel(s))

Holy Family with John the Baptist, Elisabeth present

Holy Family with John the Baptist, Elisabeth present (+ angel(s))

Holy Family with John the Baptist; Elisabeth and Zacharias present

Holy Family with John the Baptist; Elisabeth and Zacharias present (+ variant)

Holy Family with others, e.g.: Anna

Holy Family with others, e.g.: Anna (+ angel(s))

Holy Family with others, e.g.: Anna (+ donor(s), supplicant(s), whether or not with patron saint(s))

Holy ghost as a dove

Holy Ghost represented as a dove (in flames)

Holy Ghost represented as a dove (in flames) (+ angel(s))

Holy Ghost represented as a dove (in flames) (+ variant)

Holy Ghost represented as flames

Holy Ghost represented as flames (+ variant)

Holy Ghost represented otherwise, e.g. ray(s) of light

Holy Kinship

Holy Mass (divine service, especially of Roman Catholic Church)

Holy Saturday

Holy Trinity in which one, two or all figures are represented in human shape

Holy Water

Holy Water font

Holy Water font (+ Christ (bearded))

homage to a ruler

homage to a ruler - BB - female ruler

homage to Solomon: the queen of Sheba gives Solomon gold, precious stones and spices

home sewing; repair of clothes

home sewing; repair of clothes (+ dressing, putting on clothes)

homosexual love

homosexual love - CC - homosexual love between women: lesbianism

Honesty; 'Honestà' (Ripa)

honey

honey-comb

Honos as Roman personification

honour, 'Honor' ~ one of the seven gifts of the soul

Honour, Glory; 'Ampiezza della Gloria', 'Gloria', 'Gloria de prencipi', 'Gloria & Honore', 'Honore', 'SublimatÃ della Gloria' (Ripa)

Honour, Glory; 'Ampiezza della Gloria', 'Gloria', 'Gloria de prencipi', 'Gloria & Honore', 'Honore', 'SublimatÃ della Gloria' (Ripa) (+ symbolical representation of concept)

Honour, Glory; 'Ampiezza della Gloria', 'Gloria', 'Gloria de prencipi', 'Gloria & Honore', 'Honore', 'Sublimatà della Gloria' (Ripa) (+ abstract concept represented by female figure)

honouring the artist

honouring the artist with laurel wreath

honouring the artist with laurel wreath (+ variant)

hoofed animals

hoofed animals (+ anatomy of animals)

hoofed animals (+ animal(s) being sick; having a disease)

hoofed animals (+ animals eating and drinking)

hoofed animals (+ antlers; horn)

hoofed animals (+ skeleton of an animal)

hoofed animals (with NAME)

hoofed animals (with NAME) (+ animals eating and drinking)

hoofed animals (with NAME) (+ animals used symbolically)

hoofed animals (with NAME) (+ skeleton of an animal)

hoofed animals: Alpine ibex

hoofed animals: antelope

hoofed animals: antelope (+ anatomy of animals)

hoofed animals: bison

hoofed animals: boar

hoofed animals: boar (+ animal killed by man)

hoofed animals: boar (+ animals used symbolically)

hoofed animals: boar (+ ornamental variants of animals)

hoofed animals: boar (+ skull of an animal)

hoofed animals: buffalo

hoofed animals: buffalo (skeleton of an animal)

hoofed animals: camel

hoofed animals: camel (+ brooding, hatching)

hoofed animals: camel (+ head of an animal)

hoofed animals: camel (+ skeleton of an animal)

hoofed animals: chamois

hoofed animals: deer

hoofed animals: deer (+animal(s) being hit, shot, caught)

hoofed animals: deer (+ animal killed by man)

hoofed animals: deer (+ antlers; horn)

hoofed animals: deer (+ disease and death of animal(s))

hoofed animals: deer (+ dying animal; death of animal; dead animal)

hoofed animals: deer (+ female animal)

hoofed animals: deer (+ fighting animals; aggressive relations)

hoofed animals: deer (+ man and animal)

hoofed animals: deer (+ skeleton of an animal)

hoofed animals: deer (+ young animal)

hoofed animals: deer - FF - fabulous animals (sometimes wrongly called 'grotesques'); 'Mostri' (Ripa)

hoofed animals: donkey

hoofed animals: dromedary

hoofed animals: dromedary (+ anatomy of animals)

hoofed animals: dromedary (+ animals eating and drinking)

hoofed animals: dromedary (+ head of an animal)

hoofed animals: elk

hoofed animals: elk (+ anatomy of animals)

hoofed animals: elk - FF - fabulous animals (sometimes wrongly called 'grotesques'); 'Mostri' (Ripa)

hoofed animals: gazelle

hoofed animals: gazelle (+ anatomy of animals)

hoofed animals: giraffe

hoofed animals: giraffe (+ head of an animal)

hoofed animals: giraffe (+ skeleton of an animal)

hoofed animals: gnu

hoofed animals: goat

hoofed animals: hippopotamus

hoofed animals: ibex

hoofed animals: lama

hoofed animals: moose

hoofed animals: moufflon

hoofed animals: musk-deer

hoofed animals: musk-deer - FF - fabulous animals (sometimes wrongly called 'grotesques'); 'Mostri' (Ripa)

hoofed animals: oryx

hoofed animals: pig

hoofed animals: reindeer

hoofed animals: rhinoceros

hoofed animals: rhinoceros (+ head of an animal)

hoofed animals: stag

hoofed animals: stag - FF - fabulous animals (sometimes wrongly called 'grotesques'); 'Mostri' (Ripa) (+ observation of animals)

hoofed animals: water buffalo

hoofed animals: zebu

hoofed animals: zebu (head of an animal)

hop-scotch

Hope, 'Spes'; 'Speranza divina e certa' (Ripa) ~ one of the Three Theological Virtues

Hope, 'Spes'; 'Speranza divina e certa' (Ripa) ~ one of the Three Theological Virtues - MM - Virtues triumphant

Hope; 'Speranza', 'Speranza delle fatiche' (Ripa)

Hope; 'Speranza', 'Speranza delle fatiche' (Ripa) (+ abstract concept represented by female figure)

Horatius Cocles at the Pons Sublicius: single-handed he keeps the Etruscans at bay while the bridge is broken down by the Romans behind him; he escapes by jumping into the Tiber

Horatius is tried, but acquitted after an appeal by his father

Horatius slays his sister for rebuking him about the death of one of the Curiatii, with whom she was betrothed

horizontal bar (gymnastics)

horizontal transport (industrial process)

horn, trumpet, cornet, trombone, tuba

horn, trumpet, cornet, trombone, tuba (+ artist at work)

horn, trumpet, cornet, trombone, tuba - CC - out of doors

hornblowing baker

hornblowing baker (+ variant)

horns growing on Cipus' head: when horns grow upon his head, Cipus, the Roman praetor, consults a diviner and is told that he must be king; but rather than destroy the Republican constitution he banishes himself (Ovid, Metamorphoses XV 565)

horoscoop

Horror, Abhorrence

horrors of war

horrors of war (+ infantry)

horrors of war (+ land forces)

horse

horse (+ animal behaviour)

horse (+ animal excreting)

horse (+ animal killed by man)

horse (+ animals eating and drinking)

horse (+ animals used symbolically)

horse (+ arrival, coming to anchor, at anchor)

horse (+ conveyance for transport of loads and cargoes)

horse (+ departure and arrival ~ traffic and transport)

horse (+ disease and death of animal(s))

horse (+ dying animal; death of animal; dead animal)

horse (+ head of an animal)

horse (+ limbs of an animal)

horse (+ sex and age of animals; propagation of animals)

horse (+ sitting on animal with both legs on one side, riding side-saddle)

horse (+ skeleton of an animal)

horse (+ skull of an animal)

horse (+ traffic on land)

horse (+ traffic on the water)

horse (+ traffic ~ places)

horse (+ young animal)

horse (NORMANDY COB)

horse (with NAME of race or kind)

horse-blanket

horse-racing

horse-racing (+ receiving prize or crown of honours (sports, games, etc.))

horse-sleigh

horse-sleigh (+ conveyance for transport of persons)

horse attacked by wild animal

horse in motion

horses (circus performance)

horses and kindred animals

horses and kindred animals (+ propulsion of vehicle, ship, etc. by wind)

horseshoe

horse throwing rider

horticulture, vegetable culture, market gardening

Horus, son of Osiris and Isis

Horus, son of Osiris and Isis - offspring, companion(s), train, etc. of non-Christian god or goddess

Hosea, Gomer and the three children (Hosea 1:3-11)

Hosea and the adulteress (Hosea 3)

hospital

Hospitality; 'Hospitalità' (Ripa)

hostage (after the battle) (+ naval force)

hot-house, glass-house

hot-water bottle

hot cockles, 'haute coquilles', 'la main chaude' (party game)

hotel, hostelry, inn

hotel, hostelry, inn (+ exterior ~ vehicle, ship, etc.)

hotel, hostelry, inn (+ four persons or more ~ traffic and transport)

hotel, hostelry, inn (+ interior ~ vehicle, ship, etc.)

hotel, hostelry, inn (+ rest ~ travelling)

hotel, hostelry, inn (+ variant)

hotel room

hot spring, geyser

hourglass

hourglass (+ variant)

Hours (Horae), Seasons

house-altar ~ Roman religion

house-guard, doorkeeper, janitor

house-to-house search

houseboat

house built upon a rock; house built upon sand ~ doctrine of Christ on love, etc. (Matthew 7:24-27; Luke 6:47-49)

housecoat

housecoat (+ men's clothes)

housecoat (+ women's clothes)

house combined with shop

house combined with shop - AA - civic architecture: inside

household chores

household occupations of Mary

household occupations of Mary (+ angel(s))

housekeeper

house personnel, servants

housewife

housewife apportioning food

housewife giving orders to servants

huddled figure

huddled figure - AA - female human figure

huis

huisdieren, binnenshuis en buitenshuis

Huis van Slaap: een duistere grot waar de rivier de Lethe door heen loopt; mogelijk met twee poorten, een van ivoor waar bedrieglijke dromen vandaan komen en een van hoorn waar dromen die waar zijn uit voort komen

human-shaped devil

human-shaped devils ~ emaciate 'eidolon' type

human-shaped devils ~ handsome seducer

human-shaped devils ~ musculous Hades type

human being(s) drawing or pushing a vehicle not usually propelled by manpower

Human Being, Man in General (+ variant)

human beings (legendary or not) of abnormal proportions, size, strength, etc.

human beings (legendary or not) of abnormal proportions, size, strength, etc. (+ head, face)

human beings (legendary or not) of abnormal proportions, size, strength, etc. - AA - female human figure

human beings (legendary or not) of abnormal proportions, size, strength, etc. - AA - female human figure (+ head, face)

human beings with superhuman powers or achievements

human figure at (open) window

human figure at (open) window, seen from inside

human figure at (open) window, seen from inside - AA - feigned window

human figure at (open) window, seen from outside

human figure at (open) window, seen from outside - AA - feigned window

human figure of ideal proportions, e.g. academic nude

human figure of ideal proportions, e.g. academic nude (+ front view)

human figure of ideal proportions, e.g. academic nude - AA - female human figure

human figure of ideal proportions, e.g. academic nude - AA - female human figure (+ back view)

human figure of ideal proportions, e.g. academic nude - AA - female human figure (+ back view with lost profile)

human figure with eagle's head ~ symbol of St. John

Humanity, Politeness; 'Cortesia', 'Humanità' (Ripa)

Humanity, Politeness; 'Cortesia', 'Humanità' (Ripa) (+ personification)

Human Life; 'Vita humana', 'Vita inquieta', 'Vita e l'animo' (Ripa)

human life divided into stages

human life divided into stages, e.g. three, four, seven, twelve stages (5)

human life divided into stages, e.g. three, four, seven, twelve stages (7)

human life divided into stages, e.g. three, four, seven, twelve stages (8)

human life divided into stages, e.g. three, four, seven, twelve stages (9)

human life divided into stages, e.g. three, four, seven, twelve stages (with NUMBER)

Human Life represented by a ship

human monstrosities ~ freak show

human races, peoples and nationalities (other than prehistoric or extinct)

human races, peoples and nationalities (other than prehistoric or extinct) (+ anthropological characteristics emphasized)

human races, peoples and nationalities (other than prehistoric or extinct) (+ caricatured)

human races, peoples and nationalities (other than prehistoric or extinct) (+ other cultural aspects)

human races; peoples; nationalities (+ anthropological characteristics emphasized)

human races; peoples; nationalities (+ babies and children)

human races; peoples; nationalities (+ costume)

human races; peoples; nationalities (+ men)

human races; peoples; nationalities (+ sex and age)

human races; peoples; nationalities (+ women)

human sacrifice ~ American Indian religions

human sacrifice ~ Greek religion

human sacrifice ~ non-Christian religions

human sacrifice ~ Roman religion

human strength ~ traffic and transport on land

humerus, bone of the upper arm

Humiliation

Humility; 'HumiltÃ ' (Ripa)

Humility; 'Humiltà' (Ripa) (+ abstract concept represented by female figure)

Humility; 'Humiltà' (Ripa) (+ personification)

hunchback

hunger

hunted animal attacking man

hunter

hunter (+ accident (sports ~ animals))

hunter (+ hunting weapons, equipment, outfit)

hunter (+ hunting with dogs)

hunter (+ hunting with falcon; falconry) (valkenier)

hunter (+ hunting with horses)

hunter (+ spear)

hunter - CC - female hunter, huntress

hunter - CC - female hunter, huntress (+ hunting with falcon, hawk; falconry)

hunter - CC - female hunter, huntress (+ requirements, necessaries (sports ~ animals))

hunter displaying or presenting the spoils of the hunt

hunter fighting a lion

hunters hunting (N.B.: In 1988-1990 this notation denoted the concept of 43C11421 'hunters resting during the hunt')

hunters resting during the hunt

hunters resting during the hunt - CC - female hunter, huntress

hunting, chase

hunting, chase (+ animals used for hunting, hunting with animals)

hunting, chase (+ hunting weapons, equipment, outfit)

hunting, chase (+ hunting with birds)

hunting, chase (+ hunting with dogs)

hunting, chase (+ hunting with falcon, hawk; falconry)

hunting, chase (+ lasso)

hunting, chase (+ net)

hunting, chase (+ out of doors (sports ~ animals))

hunting, chase (+ requirements, necessaries (sports ~ animals))

hunting, chase (+ sportsman, player, etc. (sports ~ animals))

hunting-ground

hunting-seat, hunting lodge, 'rendez-vous de chasse', 'Jagdschloss'

hunting-seat, hunting lodge, 'rendez-vous de chasse', 'Jagdschloss' - CC - female hunter, huntress

hunting accidents

hunting accoutrement

hunting bird's eggs (children)

hunting butterflies

hunting dogs

hunting dogs (+ out of doors (sports ~ animals))

hunting dogs (+ sportsman, player, etc. (sports ~ animals))

hunting dogs beside the spoils

hunting horn

hunting trophies

hunt ~animals (lures ~hunting)

hunt ~ hoofed animals

hunt ~ hoofed animals (+ animals used for hunting, hunting with animals)

hunt ~ hoofed animals (+ hunting with dogs)

hunt ~ hoofed animals (+ hunting with horses)

hunt ~ mammals

hunt ~ mammals (+ trap)

hunt ~ marine mammals

hunt ~ other animals

hunt ~ other mammals

hunt ~ other mammals (+ objects to be thrown or shot)

hunt ~ predatory animals (fox, lion)

hunt ~ predatory animals (fox, lion) (+ hunting with dogs)

hunt ~ predatory animals (fox, lion) (+ pitfall)

hunt ~ predatory animals (fox, lion) (+ trap)

hunt ~ predatory animals (fox, lion) (+ trident)

hunt ~ rodents

hunt ~ rodents (+ hunting with dogs)

hunt ~ trunked animals

hurdy-gurdy

hurdy-gurdy - CC - out of doors

hurdy-gurdy player

hurdy-gurdy player - CC - out of doors

Hushai called for counsel

hut, cabin, lodge

hut, cabin, lodge - AA - civic architecture: inside

Hyacinthus' blood changed into a hyacinth: when Hyacinthus is accidentally killed by Apollo with a discus, the god changes his blood into a hyacinth

Hydra of Lerna

Hygieia (daughter of Aesculapius)

Hygieia (daughter of Aesculapius) (+ specific aspects, allegorical aspects)

hygienic and medical provisions (military)

hygienic care of children

Hylas abducted by the nymphs whilst fetching water

hypnosis and suggestion

hypochondriac

Hyrie changed into a fountain: in her grief for the loss of Cycnus, her son by Apollo, Hyrie is changed into a fountain (Ovid, Metamorphoses VII 380)

hôtel, i.e. small palace in city

hôtel, i.e. small palace in city - AA - civic architecture: inside

Icarius changed into a constellation: after having been slain by angry farmers, Icarius is changed into a constellation (Ovid, Metamorphoses X 450)

ice-boat

ice-breaker (+ propulsion of vehicle, ship, etc. by animals)

ice-cellar

ice-cream

ice-sailing (winter sports)

iceberg

icefield

ice hockey

ice hockey (+ special training equipment (sports, games, etc.))

ice ~ freezing weather

ice ~ state of water

ichthyocentaur, centaurotriton, sea-centaur

icicle

icing, frosting

iconoclasm

iconographic particularities of crucifixion scenes (to be used as additional notation only)

icosahedron

Idea, Concept; 'Idea' (Ripa)

ideal and visionary architecture

ideal and visionary architecture (+ Roman art)

ideal husband

idealized portrait of Homer, blind and wearing a crown of laurel

ideal wife

ideas on the animal kingdom, the vegetable world, realia ~ non-Christian religions

Idleness; 'Otio' (Ripa)

Idleness; 'Otio' (Ripa) (+ 'exemplum', representation of exemplary (historical) event)

Idleness; 'Otio' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)

Idleness; 'Otio' (Ripa) (+ symbolical representation of concept)

Idolatry; 'Idololatria', 'Religione finta' (Ripa)

idols falling down at the preaching of Simon Zelotes

idols falling from their columns at the preaching of Judas Thaddaeus

Ignorance; 'Ignoranza', 'Ignoranza di tutte le cose', 'Ignoranza in un ricco senza lettere' (Ripa)

IHS ('Iesus Hominum Salvator') ~ symbol of Christ

IHS ('Iesus Hominum Salvator') ~ symbol of Christ (+ angel(s))

IHS ('Iesus Hominum Salvator') ~ symbol of Christ (+ angels floating in the air)

IHS ('Iesus Hominum Salvator') ~ symbol of Christ (+ God the Father)

illegitimate child, bastard

Illusion, Phantasm

illusionist, conjurer, juggler, 'legerdemain'

illustration ~ printed matter, book

image of phallus, 'phallos'

Imagination; 'Imaginatione' (Ripa)

Imitation; 'Imitatione' (Ripa)

immigration

Immortality, Imperishableness; 'Immortalità' (Ripa)

Immortality, Imperishableness; 'Immortalità' (Ripa) (+ abstract concept represented by female figure)

Impartiality

imperialism

imperial mantle (symbol of sovereignty)

Impiety; 'ImpietÃ ' (Ripa)

implements for learning to walk, go-cart

implements for learning to walk, go-cart - AA - girl

implements ~ making toilet

Importance, Preponderance

imposition of hands

Impossibility

Impossibility (+ emblematical representation of concept)

imprisonment

improvised and unusual traffic on the water

improvised and unusual traffic on the water - CC - more than one ship

improvised bridge, temporary bridge ~ military engineering

improvised musical instruments (kitchen-utensils, etc.)

improvised musical instruments (kitchen-utensils, etc.) - CC - out of doors

Inactivity

in a fit of intoxication at a feast, and encouraged by the courtesan Thais, Alexander sets Persepolis on fire

inaugural address ~ university

inauguration, consecration of person(s) ~ church

in Caiaphas' palace Christ is mocked by Jews (Matthew 26:67-68; Mark 14:65)

incantation, magic sentence

in captivity in Babylon, Manasseh becomes humble and begs God for help

incensation of the altar

incense-burner ~ scents, perfumes

incense used in the church

inciting riding-animal or draught-animal

Inconsideration

Incorruptibility

Incorruption, Purity; 'Purità' (Ripa)

Incorruption, Purity; 'Purità' (Ripa) (+ abstract concept represented by female figure)

Incredulity

Indecency, Impudence; 'Sfacciatigine' (Ripa)

index finger, forefinger

index finger, forefinger (+ upward)

index finger, forefinger - AA - female human figure (+ thinking, meditating)

index finger and middle finger raised, closed

index finger and middle finger raised, spread out; V-sign

index finger forwards, pointing, indicating

index finger forwards, pointing, indicating (+ female (human being) (not to be used where -AA- is prescribed))

index finger forwards, pointing, indicating (+ indicating, pointing at)

index finger forwards, pointing, indicating - AA - both arms or hands

index finger upwards

Indian lodge

Indifference

Indignation; 'Sdegno' (Ripa)

indoor recreation

indoor recreation (+ being thrown out ~ indoor recreation)

indoor recreation (+ innkeeper, host)

indoor recreation (+ menu, bill of fare)

indoor recreation (+ paying, settling the bill ~ indoor recreation)

indoor recreation (+ service ~ indoor recreation)

indoor recreation (+ waiter, waitress, etc.)

Indulgence, Clemency; 'Clemenza', 'Clemenza & Moderatione', 'Indulgenza' (Ripa)

Indulgence, Clemency; 'Clemenza', 'Clemenza & Moderatione', 'Indulgenza' (Ripa) (+ abstract concept represented by female figure)

indulgence ~ confession

indulgence ~ confession (+ variant)

industrial design

industrial designer

industrial processes, handling of materials (+ base metals ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

industrial production

industrial production (+labourers ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

industrial structures (+ technical aspects ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

industrial undertakings in the open air

industries

industries (+ children (labourers))

industries (+ labourers ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

industries ~ clay, sand, chalk, etc.

industries ~ food, drink, stimulants

industries ~ food, drink, stimulants (+ place ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

industries ~ metal

industries ~ plant material

industries ~ stone

industries ~ wood

industries ~ wood (+ men (labourers))

Industriousness, Assiduity; 'AssiduitÃ ', 'Industria', 'Zelo' (Ripa)

Industriousness, Assiduity; 'AssiduitÃ ', 'Industria', 'Zelo' (Ripa) (+ abstract concept represented by female figure)

Industriousness, Assiduity; 'Assiduità', 'Industria', 'Zelo' (Ripa) (+ personification)

industriÃ«le processen, nijverheidsprocessen, bewerking van materialen

Infancy (alleg.)

infancy, upbringing of Achilles

infancy, upbringing of Bacchus

infancy, upbringing of Cupid

infancy, upbringing of Hercules

infancy, upbringing of Jupiter

infancy, upbringing of Oedipus

infancy, upbringing of Romulus and Remus

infant, baby

infant, baby ~ the ages of man

infant, baby ~ the ages of man (+ front view)

infant, baby ~ the ages of man (+ three-quarter view)

infant, baby ~ the ages of man (+ two persons)

infections and wounds

infections and wounds (+ lying)

infections and wounds - AA - female human figure

inflation

informal justice, self-help

informing the ignorant ~ one of the (seven) spiritual Acts of Mercy

in front of the altar, young Hannibal takes the oath to fight the Romans (sworn hatred)

Ingenuity; 'Ingegno' (Ripa)

Ingenuity; 'Ingegno' (Ripa) (+ clothed)

Ingratitude; 'Ingratitudine' (Ripa)

in hell Dives sees Lazarus in paradise; usually Dives pointing at his tongue

inheritance

in his palace of cedar, David speaks with Nathan

initial

initiation (~ membership of a society)

injection ~ medicine

in Jerusalem Barnabas brings Paul to the apostles

Injustice; 'Ingiustitia' (Ripa)

ink

ink (+ scholar, scientist in non-work situations)

ink-blot

ink-well

inland cliff face

inland cliff face (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

inn, coffee-house, public house, etc.

inn, coffee-house, public house, etc. (+ being served ~ indoor recreation)

inn, coffee-house, public house, etc. (+ innkeeper, host)

inn, coffee-house, public house, etc. (+ ordering ~ indoor recreation)

inn, coffee-house, public house, etc. (+ variant)

inn, coffee-house, public house, etc. (+ waiter, waitress, etc.)

inner court of palace or 'hôtel'

Innocence; 'Innocenza', 'Innocenza o puritÃ ' (Ripa)

Innocence; 'Innocenza', 'Innocenza o puritÃ ' (Ripa) (+ personification)

Ino's machination against Phrixus and Helle, Nephele's children

in or beside the water (on the beach)

in Pilate's palace Christ is mocked by soldiers (Luke 22:63-65)

in prison the butler and the baker are placed in Joseph's charge

Inquiry, Investigation; 'Investigatione' (Ripa)

inquisition

inquisitor

in Samaria Elisha restores the sight of the Syrians and causes the king of Israel to feed them, and to let them return peacefully to Syria

insatiable hunger or thirst

Insatiableness

inscription

insects

insects (+ animals eating and drinking)

insects (+ ornamental variants of animals)

insects: ant

insects: bee

insects: bee (+ animals used symbolically)

insects: bee (+ man and animal)

insects: beetle

insects: bumblebee

insects: butterfly

insects: butterfly (+ animals used symbolically)

insects: butterfly (+ ornamental variants of animals)

insects: butterfly (+ variant)

insects: butterfly - FF - fabulous animals (sometimes wrongly called 'grotesques'); 'Mostri' (Ripa)

insects: fly (+ animals used symbolically)

insects: fly (+ man and animal)

insects: gnat

insects: grass-hopper

insects: grass-hopper - FF - fabulous animals (sometimes wrongly called 'grotesques'; 'Mostri' (Ripa)

insects: ladybird

insects: long-horned beetle

insects: moth (+ 'pupa', chrysalis)

insects: moth (+ antlers; horn)

insects: moth (+ dying animal; death of animal; dead animal)

insects: moth - FF - fabulous animals (sometimes wrongly called 'grotesques'); 'Mostri' (Ripa)

insects: pill bug

insects: praying-mantis

insects: wasp - FF - fabulous animals (sometimes wrongly called 'grotesques'); 'Mostri' (Ripa)

insects: water beetle

inside the besieged city

insignia, seal ~ university

insignia; division of armed forces; ranks (+ citizen soldiery, civil guard, citizen militia)

insignia; division of armed forces; ranks (+ land forces)

insignia and symbols of sovereignty (crown, diadem, sceptre, orb, seal, standard, cloak, pectoral)

insignia and symbols of sovereignty (crown, diadem, sceptre, orb, seal, standard, cloak, pectoral) - BB - female ruler

insignia of a guild

insignia of bishop, e.g. mitre, crozier

insignia of cardinal, e.g. hat, mantle

insignia of companies, etc.

insignia of companies, etc. (+ cavalry, horsemen)

insignia of companies, etc. (+ citizen soldiery, civil guard, citizen militia)

insignia of the pope, e.g. tiara

insignia of the pope, e.g. tiara (+ angel(s))

inspection of food ~ military service

Inspiration; 'Ispiratione' (Ripa)

Inspiration; 'Ispiratione' (Ripa) (+ symbolical representation of concept)

inspiration of the artist (in general)

inspiration of the musician - CC - out of doors

inspiration of the painter

inspiration of the poet; 'Furore poetico' (Ripa)

inspiration of the poet; 'Furore poetico' (Ripa) (+ variant)

installation of a pope

installation of a pope - PP - antipope

installation of a ruler

installation of a ruler - BB - female ruler

instead of slaying Cyrus, as ordered by King Astyages, Harpagus gives the baby to the shepherd Mithridates to be exposed

institution for contagious diseases

institution for ecclesiastical education and training, e.g. seminary

institution of the Eucharist, i.e. Christ showing or blessing bread (host) and/or wine (Matthew 26:26-27; Mark 14:22-23; Luke 22:19-20; John 13:26; 1 Corinthians 11:23-25)

instrumental and vocal music together

instrumental and vocal music together - CC - out of doors

instrumental popular music

instrumental popular music - CC - out of doors

instruments for perspective drawing

instruments of torture, execution or punishment

instruments of torture, execution or punishment (with NAME)

instruments of torture, execution or punishment: birch rod

instruments of torture, execution or punishment: cross

instruments of torture, execution or punishment: gallows

instruments of torture, execution or punishment: rack

instruments of torture, execution or punishment: scourge

instruments of torture, execution or punishment: stake

instruments used in geodesy, surveying instruments

instruments ~ popular music

instruments ~ popular music - CC - out of doors

insurance

insurance (provision for support of spouse and children)

Integrity

Intellect, Intelligence; 'Intelletto', 'Intelligenza' (Ripa)

Intellect, Intelligence; 'Intelletto', 'Intelligenza' (Ripa) (+ abstract concept represented by female figure)

Intellect, Intelligence; 'Intelletto', 'Intelligenza' (Ripa) (+ personification)

Intellectual Blindness; 'Cecità della Mente' (Ripa)

Intelligence and Intellectual Faculties (+ abstract concept represented by female figure)

Intemperance, Immoderation

Intentie, bedoeling, doel

inter-racial antipathy, racialism

interference with sight

Interior, Interiority

interior of church

interior of church (+ devil(s))

interior of industrial structures (regardless of the materials processed or the products made

interior of the house

interior ~ architectural design or model

interior ~ ideal or visionary architectural design or model

interior ~ representation of a building

interior ~ representation of a building (+ Roman art)

interlace ~ ornament

internal tumours

Internet (computer network)

internment camp

interpretation of the dream of the lean and the fat cows

interpretation of the dream of the thin and the full ears of corn

interpreter ~ language

interpreting a dream

interrogation of arrested person

interrogation ~ prisoner of war

interrupted meeting, lovers caught by surprise

interruption, questions (~ meeting)

interviewing

intestines

intestines - AA - female human figure

in the evening a large flock of quails flies into the Israelite camp

in the guard-room, 'kortegaard'

in the morning manna falls to the earth ~ Exodus

in the morning officers find the doors of the prison closed and the apostles gone; they are preaching again in the temple

in the pillory, in the stocks

in the temple filled with smoke, the Lord sits on a throne; above it angels, each one with six wings ~ Isaiah's visions (Isaiah 6:1-4)

in the vineyards of Timnath Samson meets a roaring lion

in Thrinacria Ulysses' men devour some of the cattle of the Sun-god while Ulysses is asleep

in time of the harvest the tares are bound and burned, but the wheat is gathered and put in the barn of the lord

invention, discovery ~ science and technology

Invention, Inventiveness; 'Inventione' (Ripa)

Invention, Inventiveness; 'Inventione' (Ripa) (+ abstract concept represented by female figure)

Invention, Inventiveness; 'Inventione' (Ripa) (+ personification)

investiture by ruler

Invidia (Envy) as Roman personification

Invidia (Envy) as Roman personification (+ specific aspects, allegorical aspects)

Invisibility

invitation to the dance

Invocation; 'Invocatione' (Ripa)

involuntary abdication (of a ruler)

Io as a cow watched by Argus

Io changed into a cow: to avoid detection by Juno, Jupiter changes Io into a cow (Ovid, Metamorphoses I 611)

Io changed into a cow: to avoid detection by Juno, Jupiter changes Io into a cow (Ovid, Metamorphoses I 611) (+ variant)

Io is petted by Inachus, her father, and by her sisters

Iolaus is rejuvenated: at Hercules' request, Hebe rejuvenates Iolaus (Ovid, Metamorphoses IX 399)

Ionic order ~ architecture

Ionic order ~ architecture (+ Roman art)

IOU (= I owe you), bond

Iphigenia

Iphigenia is saved by Diana, who puts a stag (hind) in her place

Iphigenia recognizes her brother Orestes

Iphis and Telethusa implore the assistance of Isis

Iphis changed into a young man: in response to Iphis' prayer, Isis changes her into a young man to enable her to marry Ianthe (Ovid, Metamorphoses IX 785)

Irascibility

Iris

Iris, in the guise of Beroe, an old woman, incites the Trojan women to rebellion; they set the ships on fire

Iris cuts a lock from Dido's hair to release her soul

Iris visits Hypnos on Alcyone's behalf

iron and steel industry

iron and steel industry (+ indoors; in laboratory, factory, barn, etc.)

iron and steel industry (+ men (labourers))

ironing

ironing (+ men's clothes)

irregularly curved line

irregular wedding ceremony (e.g.: Gretna Green)

irrigation ~ cultivation

Isaac's blessing (of Jacob and Esau) (Genesis 27)

Isaac's circumcision

Isaac, walking in the fields, meets Rebekah

Isaac and Rebekah before Abimelech

Isaac at Gerar

Isaac lying in bed blesses Jacob who, disguised in Esau's clothes, brings food to his father; Jacob's hands and neck are covered with goatskins

Isaac moves to the valley of Gerar

Isaac sends Jacob to his mother's relatives to seek a wife, and blesses him before his departure

Isaac sitting in bed blesses Jacob who, disguised in Esau's clothes, brings food to his father; Jacob's hands and neck are covered with goatskins

Isabella

Isaiah's prophecies

Isaiah's prophecy of the birth of Christ ('Immanuel') (possibly with Mary, the angel Gabriel and King Ahaz) (Isaiah 7:14-16)

Isaiah's prophecy of the fall of Babel (Isaiah 14:12-20)

Isaiah's prophecy of the Passion of Christ (Isaiah 52:13 - 53:12)

Isaiah's prophecy of the swords beaten into plough-shares

Isaiah's prophecy of the tree of Jesse (Isaiah 11:1)

Isaiah (not in biblical context); possible attributes: branch with leaves, saw, scroll or book

Isaiah prays to God and the shadow of the sundial goes back ten degrees

Iseult

Ishmael's marriage

Ishmael's offspring

Ishmael, growing up in the wilderness, becomes a skilful hunter

Ishmael and all the men of the household are circumcised

Isis

Isis, the mother-goddess

Isis, the mother-goddess - specific aspects, allegorical aspects of non-Christian god or goddess

Isis orders Telethusa in a dream to spare the life of her child

Islam, Mohammedanisme

island

island (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

island (in polar regions)

island (in polar regions) (+ landscape (in the non-temperate zone) with figures, staffage)

island (in tropical and sub-tropical regions)

island - HH - ideal landscapes

isosceles triangle

Israel after Jair's death (Judges 10:6-18)

Israelites (usually four) are brought before the prince of eunuchs because King Nebuchadnezzar wants to have them educated in the palace (Daniel 1)

Israelites born during the wandering are circumcised after the crossing of the river Jordan

isthmus

itching

it is reported to King Nebuchadnezzar that Shadrach, Mesach, and Abed-nego do not worship the golden statue

Ixion embraces a cloud (Nephele) in the shape of Juno

Ixion on a burning wheel

Jacob's death (Genesis 49:33, 50:1-14)

Jacob's farewell

Jacob's farewell to Benjamin

Jacob's flight from Laban (Genesis 31:1-21)

Jacob's journey

Jacob's ladder (alone)

Jacob's staff (surveying instrument)

Jacob's vision: God appears to him at night and sanctions his journey to Egypt

Jacob's visit to Isaac ~ death of Isaac

Jacob and Esau are reconciled (Genesis 33)

Jacob and his family go to Egypt (Genesis 46:1-27)

Jacob and Laban make an alliance: a pile of stone is erected and an animal is sacrificed

Jacob asks Laban's permission to marry Rachel

Jacob at Bethel (Genesis 28:11-22)

Jacob at the well of Haran (Genesis 29:1-13)

Jacob awakes, anoints the stone and names the place Bethel

Jacob becomes very rich

Jacob blesses his sons

Jacob blesses Manasseh and Ephraim with arms crossed; Joseph may be shown trying to uncross them or expressing (with Asenath) his disapproval

Jacob blesses Manasseh and Ephraim with arms uncrossed

Jacob bows to the ground

Jacob informing his wives Leah and Rachel of the departure

Jacob is buried in the cave of Machpelah

Jacob is presented to Pharaoh by Joseph

Jacob is told of Joseph's position

Jacob kisses Rachel and is moved to tears

Jacob leaves the house; Esau marries again (Genesis 28:1-10)

Jacob meditating upon Joseph's dreams

Jacob moves the stone which covers the opening of the well and waters Rachel's sheep

Jacob on the way to Canaan with his family, his flocks, camels and all his possessions

Jacob purges his house of idols

Jacob puts peeled rods in the animals' drinking troughs to make the beasts bear spotted young

Jacob requesting Rachel after the seven years

Jacob sees Rachel coming to the well to water Laban's sheep

Jacob sends his family and caravan across the river Jabbok, and stays behind

Jacob sends his ten sons to Egypt to buy corn, keeping the youngest, Benjamin, at home

Jacob sends Joseph to his brothers, who are taking care of their father's flock at Shechem

Jacob serving Laban for Rachel and Leah (Genesis 29:14-30)

Jacob sets up a pillar at Bethel; Jacob consecrates it by pouring oil on it

Jacob with his family, livestock and possessions sets out for Egypt with the wagons

Jacob works as a herdsman for seven years in exchange for Rachel

Jacob wrestles with the angel (or man) till daybreak; Jacob's thigh is put out of joint

Jael (one of the nine worthiest women)

Jael kills the sleeping Sisera by hitting the nail through his temples

Jael takes a nail of the tent and a hammer

Jair's thirty sons who rode on thirty ass colts, and had thirty cities

James arrested and brought before Herod

James as Moor-slayer ('Matamoros'): on the battle-field of Clavijo he appears on a white horse

James is stoned, or beaten to death (with a fuller's club)

James preaching

James thrown from the roof of a temple in Jerusalem

January 1 (~ festivities)

January; 'Gennaro' (Ripa)

January; 'Gennaro' (Ripa) (+ with zodiacal signs)

January and its 'labours'

January and its 'labours' (+ with Aquarius (January))

January and its 'labours' (+ with scenes showing human occupations ~ seasons and months)

January and its 'labours' (+ with zodiacal signs)

January ~ other concepts

January ~ other concepts (+ with signs or personifications of the planets together with zodiacal signs)

January ~ other concepts (+ with zodiacal signs)

Janus' head, two-faced head

Janus' head, two-faced head (+ variant)

Japanese

Japanese (+ costume)

Japanese (+ women)

jar, jug (used as drinking-vessel)

Jason, son of Aeson, in Iolcus

Jason and Medea at the altar of Hecate (or Diana): Medea gives him a magic herb or ointment

Jason and Medea purified from the murder of Apsyrtus by Circe

Jason and the Argonauts meeting Aeetes, king of Colchis

Jason before his uncle Pelias, wearing only one sandal

Jason hitches the fire-breathing bulls to the plough

javelin-throwing

jaw (human)

Jealousy; 'Gelosia', 'Rammarico del ben'altrui' (Ripa)

Jealousy; 'Gelosia', 'Rammarico del ben'altrui' (Ripa) (+ strife between concepts)

Jehohahaz is taken prisoner by King Necho II and brought to Egypt

Jehoiada gathers a group of soldiers, presents Joash to them and persuades them to swear allegiance to him

Jehoiakim burns Jeremiah's scroll

Jehu maintains the worship of the golden calves

Jehu meets Jehonadab who promises to support him

Jephthah's daughter dances with tambourines to meet her father on his return from the battle; Jephthah rends his clothes in despair

Jephthah's daughter retreats to the mountains with her companions to bewail her virginity

Jephthah, son of Gilead, is cast out by his brothers because he is the son of a harlot (Judges 11:1-3)

Jephthah sends messengers to the king of the Ammonites in an attempt to make a treaty (Judges 11:12-28)

Jeremiah's imprisonment

Jeremiah's vision of the rod of almond

Jeremiah's vision of the seething pot

Jeremiah (not in biblical context); possible attributes: book or scroll, 'the seething pot'

Jeremiah appears before King Zedekiah with a wooden yoke (Jeremiah 27-28)

Jeremiah before Zedekiah

Jeremiah communicating with God

Jeremiah condemning idolatry (Jeremiah 2-6)

Jeremiah is released from the dungeon

Jeremiah lamenting over the destruction of Jerusalem

Jeremiah prays for the Israelites in the time of famine (Jeremiah 14)

Jeremiah preaching and prophesying in the temple court

Jeremiah prophesying the destruction of Jerusalem

Jeremiah released from prison by the Babylonians (Jeremiah 39:11-14)

Jeremiah stoned to death

Jeremiah tortured and put in the stocks by Pashur in the gate of the temple

Jeremiah witnesses the destruction of Jerusalem

Jeroboam's idolatry

Jeroboam's wife in disguise visits the old and blind Ahijah, but he, having been warned by God, recognizes her; he predicts the death of her son and Israel's punishment for Jeroboam's sin

Jeroboam sets up two golden calves, one in Bethel and one in Dan

Jerusalem's walls are repaired and towers built on it

Jesus Sirach (not in biblical context)

Jethro's visit to Moses: with Zipporah and her two sons he comes to the desert where Moses is encamped (Exodus 18)

Jethro and Moses meeting

jewel-box

jewel-box (+ variant)

jewel-box (+ women's clothes)

jeweller, goldsmith, silversmith

jeweller, goldsmith, silversmith (+ artist at work)

jeweller, goldsmith, silversmith (+ in workshop or studio)

Jewish communities

Jewish community officials, government of the congregation

Jewish festivals, feasts and holidays (including liturgy, ceremonies, rites and customs)

Jewish laws of cleanliness and uncleanliness

Jewish mourning customs

Jewish sects, divisions, spiritual currents (PHARISEES)

Jews seek to kill Paul

Jezebel (not in biblical context)

Jezebel comforts Ahab

Jezebel is thrown from the window by two eunuchs

Jezebel schemes the murder of Naboth and sends some letters to the officials of Naboth's city

Jezebel sends a message to Elijah in which she threatens to take his life

jiu-jitsu, judo, etc.

Joab's messenger reports Uriah's death to David

Joab and his army marching to battle against the Ammonites ~ Bathsheba bathing

Joab killed by Benaiah

Joab kills Amasa: Joab takes Amasa by the beard with the right hand as if to kiss him, and stabs him with a dagger

Joab numbers the people

Joab stabs Absalom with three spears

Joachim's and Anna's sacrifice refused

Joachim's sacrifice refused by the priest

Joachim and Anna leave the temple

Joachim and Anna visiting Mary in the temple

Joan of Arc (Jeanne d'Arc); possible attributes: armour, banner, lance, sword

Joash, protected by the soldiers, is crowned and anointed king; the people acclaim him

Joash is proclaimed king at the age of seven

Joash is rescued by his aunt Jehosheba

Job's former wealth is doubled

Job's prosperity restored; the last part of his life (Job 42:10-17)

Job's sheep and shepherds struck by lightning

Job's wife abusing him; Satan may be present

Job's wife pouring a bucket of water over him

Job begets ten more children

Job covered with sores (or boils) takes his abode on a dunghill (pile of ashes) and scrapes his body with a potsherd

Job discussing with his friends

Job falls upon the ground and expresses his resignation to God's will

Job giving alms, relieving the poor

Job offers a sacrifice to purify his children

Job on the dunghill (Job 2:7-13)

Job on the dunghill visited by his friends (and wife)

Job on the dunghill visited by his wife

Job on the dunghill with Satan (or devils) abusing and tormenting him; Job's wife may be present

Jocasta, mother of Oedipus

Jochebed makes an ark (or basket) of bulrushes daubed with pitch and puts Moses in it

jockey

jockey (+ accident (in sports, games, etc.))

Joel's prophecies

Joel preaching

John (writing) on the island of Patmos, possibly the eagle beside him

John, Peter and Mary Magdalene approaching the open tomb of Christ

John digs a (cruciform) grave, steps into it and disappears to the astonishment of his disciples

John drinks from the poisoned chalice, given to him by the priest of Diana of Ephesus; John resuscitates two women who had already died from the poison

John Gualberto, the Benedictine monk, founder of the Order of Vallombrosa; possible attributes: book, crucifix, devil (or heretic) under foot, T-shaped staff

John Hyrcanus appointed leader of the Maccabees (1 Maccabees 16:19-22)

John measuring the temple

John of God of Granada, the founder of the order of the Brothers Hospitallers; possible attributes: beggars, child, collecting-box, crown of thorns, crucifix, pomegranate (with cross), sick people

John preaching

John takes the little book from the angel and eats it

John the Baptist; possible attributes: book, reed cross, baptismal cup, honeycomb, lamb, staff

John the Baptist; possible attributes: book, reed cross, baptismal cup, honeycomb, lamb, staff - early life of male saint

John the Baptist; possible attributes: book, reed cross, baptismal cup, honeycomb, lamb, staff - personal devotion of male saint

John the Baptist; possible attributes: book, reed cross, baptismal cup, honeycomb, lamb, staff - specific aspects ~ male saint

John the Baptist arrested and imprisoned

John the Baptist as child ~ Madonna-representations (N.B. secondary notation only)

John the Baptist baptizing

John the Baptist blessing Christ

John the Baptist disputing

John the Baptist disputing (+ Holy Ghost (as dove))

John the Baptist eating locusts and honey

John the Baptist identifies Christ as the Lamb of God ('Ecce Agnus Dei') (John 1:29, 1:36)

John the Baptist identifies Christ as the Lamb of God ('Ecce Agnus Dei') (John 1:29, 1:36) (+ variant)

John the Baptist in prison

John the Baptist in the wilderness, usually accompanied by a lamb

John the Baptist in the wilderness, usually accompanied by a lamb (+ variant)

John the Baptist leaves his parents to go into the wilderness

John the Baptist praying and meditating

John the Baptist preaching (perhaps Christ among the bystanders)

John the Baptist reproaches Herod (Herod Antipas) and Herodias

joiner, cabinet maker, 'ébéniste'

Joke; 'Giuoco (dall'antico)' (Ripa)

jolly joker

Jonadab gives counsel to Amnon

Jonah's call and disobedience (Jonah 1)

Jonah again receives from God the command to preach in Nineveh

Jonah in Nineveh (Jonah 3:3-10)

Jonah in the fish's belly (Jonah 2:1 - 3:2)

Jonah is sent by God to Nineveh to preach to its sinful citizens

Jonah is swallowed by a great fish, (sea)monster, whale, dolphin, or the like

Jonah sulking (Jonah 4)

Jonathan's army resumes the attack and defeats the army of Demetrius II Nikator

Jonathan and his weapon-bearer climb up to the Philistine garrison

Jonathan eats of the honey on the day of fasting

Jonathan gives his robe and garments to David to confirm their friendship

Jonathan shoots the arrow(s), while David is hidden in a shelter; a boy runs after the arrow(s)

Jonathan smites the Philistine garrison at Geba

Jonathan visits David in the wilderness of Ziph; they make a covenant

Joodse religie en cultuur

Joseph's blood-stained coat is brought and shown to Jacob

Joseph's brothers, back in Canaan with Jacob, empty their sacks and each of them discovers a bag of money

Joseph's brothers are given corn; Joseph orders money to be placed secretly in their sacks

Joseph's brothers load their donkeys and leave Egypt

Joseph's brothers set out on their journey home

Joseph's death

Joseph's departure (after being sold by his brothers)

Joseph's dreams

Joseph (Barnabas) sells land and gives the money to the apostles

Joseph (not in biblical context)

Joseph and five of his brothers tell Pharaoh of Jacob's arrival

Joseph and the Christ-child ~ daily life in Nazareth

Joseph announces to his brothers that he will retain one of them as hostage in prison, and sends the others home to bring Benjamin to him

Joseph as overseer of Pharaoh

Joseph at work in his carpenter's workshop

Joseph cutting some of his clothes to swathe the Christ-child

Joseph has his father's corpse brought to Canaan with great pomp

Joseph incurs the hatred of his brothers (Genesis 37:1-11)

Joseph in Potiphar's house; the chastity of Joseph (Genesis 37:36, 39:1-20)

Joseph in prison (Genesis 39:21-23, 40)

Joseph interpreting Pharaoh's dreams

Joseph interpreting the dreams of the butler and the baker (the two dreams combined)

Joseph is arrested and sent to prison

Joseph is chosen as husband because his rod is flowering (sometimes a dove on it)

Joseph is lowered into a pit by means of ropes or a pulley

Joseph is pulled out of the pit

Joseph is sold for twenty pieces of silver

Joseph is sold to Potiphar

Joseph is summoned before Pharaoh and released from prison

Joseph is thrown into a pit (usually depicted as a well or cistern)

Joseph of Arimathaea asks Pilate for the body of Christ

Joseph on his deathbed; Christ and Mary present

Joseph opens the storehouse and sells corn

Joseph prepares for the famine and stores up corn

Joseph provides food for his father, brothers and family

Joseph receives his brothers and Benjamin

Joseph relates his first dream

Joseph relating his dreams (the two dreams combined)

Joseph reveals his identity and in tears forgives his brothers' past misdeed

Joseph sold into slavery and taken to Egypt (Genesis 37:12-35)

Joseph with the Christ-child (and Mary) in his carpenter's workshop

Joseph worrying about Mary's pregnancy; annunciation to Joseph in a dream (Matthew 1:19:25)

Joshua's vocation (Deuteronomy 31:7-8, 31:14-15)

Joshua (assisted by Eleazar) casts lots and assigns to each of the remaining seven tribes a certain part of Canaan

Joshua (not in biblical context)

Joshua (one of the nine worthies)

Joshua, the high priest, with the angel of the Lord and Satan (Zechariah 3)

Joshua and his army make a surprise attack on the Amorites who are besieging the city of Gibeon

Joshua and the five kings of South Canaan (Joshua 10:1-27)

Joshua being very old calls the Israelites together to hear his final exhortations

Joshua encounters an angel holding a sword (at first not recognizing the angel, Joshua may be shown drawing his sword)

Joshua is chosen as successor to Moses, who places his hands on Joshua's head in front of Eleazar the high priest and the assembled congregation (Numbers 27:18-23)

Joshua orders the sun and the moon to stand still over Gibeon and Aijalon until the Amorites who had besieged the city of Gibeon are routed

Joshua renews the covenant; a large memorial stone is set up

Joshua sends spies to Ai, who report that the city is not large

Joshua sets up twelve stones in the midst of the river to commemorate the miraculous crossing of the Jordan

Joshua throws himself at the feet of the angel with the sword

Josiah celebrates the Passover

Josiah does away with pagan worship

Josiah removes the horses and burns the chariots used in the worship of the sun-god

Jotham builds the North gate of the temple and strengthens the city wall

journalist, reporter

journey of Mary, Joseph and Christ to Jerusalem

journey of Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem

journey of the Israelites from Succoth to the Red Sea (Exodus 13:17-20)

journey of the three Wise Men to Jerusalem

journey to heaven, pathway to heaven

journey to heaven, pathway to heaven (+ Christ)

journey to heaven, pathway to heaven (+ devil(s))

journey to hell

joust, tilt

joust, tilt, with barrier

joy, 'Gaudium' ~ one of the seven gifts of the soul

jubilee (every fiftieth year) ~ Jewish religion

Judah's love-affair with Tamar; he gives her his signet(-ring), bracelets and staff

Judas before the Sanhedrin returning the pieces of silver; he throws the money to the ground

Judas goes out to the chief priests, betrays Christ and receives the reward (Matthew 26:14-16; Mark 14:10-11; Luke 22:4-6)

Judas hanging himself

Judas Iscariot (not in biblical context)

Judas Iscariot is revealed as Christ's betrayer (communion of Judas)

Judas is disemboweled after a fall

Judas Maccabaeus (one of the nine worthies)

Judas Maccabeus (not in biblical context)

Judas Maccabeus has the temple purified and re-dedicated (1 Maccabees 4:36-58)

Judas Thaddaeus preaching and baptizing

Judgement, Discrimination; 'Giuditio' (Ripa)

judgement of Cambyses: he appoints Sisamnes' son to succeed his father, whose skin is nailed onto the judgement-seat (possibly flaying of Sisamnes visible)

judgement of Cambyses: he appoints Sisamnes' son to succeed his father, whose skin is nailed onto the judgement-seat (possibly flaying of Sisamnes visible) (+ variant)

Judith's plan ~ Judith and Holofernes

Judith's prayer ~ Judith and Holofernes

Judith's toilet; she puts on her finest clothes

Judith (one of the nine worthiest women)

Judith, the widow of Manasseh, speaks with the elders Ozias, Chabris and Charmis

Judith and Bashemat bring grief to Isaac and Rebekah

Judith and her maidservant are led to Holofernes' tent

Judith and her maidservant in Holofernes' camp

Judith and her maidservant on their way back to Bethuliah

Judith and her maidservant put Holofernes' head in a sack

Judith and her maidservant take leave of the elders at the city gate

Judith and her maidservant walk tot he camp, praying

Judith and Holofernes (Judith 8-16)

Judith and Holofernes left alone

Judith prays before killing Holofernes

Judith shows Holofernes' head to the people

Judith with Holofernes' head and the sword

jug and basin; wash-basin

Julian the Hospitaller (Julian(us) Hospitator); possible attributes: boat, book, dog, falcon, oar, stag, sword

Juliet

Julius Caesar (one of the nine worthies)

Julius Sabinus, a Batavian chieftain, is dragged before Vespasian; his wife Eponina ttries in vain to raise the emperor's pity by showing him their twins

July; 'Luglio' (Ripa)

July; 'Luglio' (Ripa) (+ with zodiacal signs)

July and its 'labours'

July and its 'labours' (+ with Leo (July))

July and its 'labours' (+ with scenes showing human occupations ~ seasons and months)

July and its 'labours' (+ with zodiacal signs)

July ~ other concepts

July ~ other concepts (+ with scenes showing human occupations ~ seasons and months)

July ~ other concepts (+ with zodiacal signs)

jumping (horse in motion)

jumping (horse in motion) (+ one person ~ traffic and transport)

jumping-rope games

jumping-rope games (+ equipment, outfit (sports, games, etc.))

jumping-rope games (+ out of doors (sports, games, etc.))

jumping down

jumping games

jumping up

jumping up (+ four persons)

jumping up (+ one person)

June; 'Giugno' (Ripa)

June; 'Giugno' (Ripa) (+ with zodiacal signs)

June and its 'labours'

June and its 'labours' (+ with Cancer (June))

June and its 'labours' (+ with scenes showing human occupations ~ seasons and months)

June and its 'labours' (+ with zodiacal signs)

June and July ~ human activities (year divided into six seasons) (+ with different concepts ~ seasons and months)

June ~ other concepts

jungle

jungle (+ landscape (in the non-temperate zone) with figures, staffage)

jungle - KK - ideal landscapes

Juno, in the guise of an old woman (Beroe) induces Semele to ask Jupiter to show himself to her in all his divine splendour

Juno and Venus' girdle

Juno and Venus agree that Aeneas shall marry Dido

Juno appoints Argus to watch the cow (Io metamorphosed)

Juno asks Aeolus to set the winds free (Virgil, Aeneid I 50-86)

Juno descends into Hades to ask the Furies to drive Athamas mad

Juno in the House of Sleep: she asks Hypnos' assistance

Juno Iuga, Juno Pronuba, protectress of marriage

Juno Lucina, goddess of childbirth

Jupiter (and Juno) take possession of Heaven

Jupiter (planet)

Jupiter, disguised as a satyr, approaches the sleeping Antiope; the eagle may be standing nearby

Jupiter, in the form of an eagle, wrestles with Asteria (as yet not metamorphosed)

Jupiter, in the form of an eagle or a flame, woos or abducts Aegina, daughter of Asopus

Jupiter, in the form of a snake, and Proserpina

Jupiter, in the guise of Amphitryon, and Alcmene, mother of Hercules

Jupiter, in the guise of a shepherd, and Mnemosyne, Titaness and mother of the Muses

Jupiter, in the guise of Diana, and Callisto

Jupiter, in the guise of Diana, and Callisto (+ variant)

Jupiter, in the shape of a swan, and Leda

Jupiter, in the shape of a swan, and Leda (+ variant)

Jupiter, shrouded in a cloud, woos Io, daughter of Inachus; Juno may be watching the lovers

Jupiter, usually in the shape of a white bull, abducts Europa and carries her across the water

Jupiter and Europa as lovers

Jupiter and his children ('Planetenkinder')

Jupiter and his children ('Planetenkinder') ~ Pisces and Sagittarius

Jupiter and Juno as king and queen of Heaven

Jupiter and Juno as lovers

Jupiter and Mercury reveal themselves and while the whole country is flooded, the cottage of Philemon and Baucis is saved and changed into a temple

Jupiter as king of Heaven

Jupiter awakes and restores order

Jupiter is lured away by Juno wearing Venus' girdle

Jupiter kills Semele by coming to her with his lightning and thunderbolts

Jupiter rescues the baby Bacchus

Jupiter seizes Ate by her hair and hurls her down from Olympus, possibly because of the delayed birth of Hercules

Jupiter sends one of the Furies in the form of a dark bird which flies into Turnus' face and beats against his shield

Jupiter settles the problem between Ceres and Pluto

Jupiter wooing Danae; she is usually lying in bed receiving a shower of gold

Jupiter wooing Semele

juridical examples; exemplary judges; 'Gerechtigkeitsbilder'

juridical examples; exemplary judges; 'Gerechtigkeitsbilder' (+ judge)

jury

jury ~ art contest

Justice, 'Justitia'; 'Giustitia divina' (Ripa) ~ one of the Four Cardinal Virtues

Justice, 'Justitia'; 'Giustitia divina' (Ripa) ~ one of the Four Cardinal Virtues (+ variant)

Justice, 'Justitia'; 'Giustitia divina' (Ripa) ~ one of the Four Cardinal Virtues - MM - triumph

Justice; 'Forza alla giustitia sottoposta', 'Giustitia', 'Giustitia retta', 'Giustitia rigorosa', 'ImpietÃ e violenza soggetta alla giustitia' (Ripa)

Justice; 'Forza alla giustitia sottoposta', 'Giustitia', 'Giustitia retta', 'Giustitia rigorosa', 'ImpietÃ e violenza soggetta alla giustitia' (Ripa) (+ abstract concept represented by female figure)

Justice; 'Forza alla giustitia sottoposta', 'Giustitia', 'Giustitia retta', 'Giustitia rigorosa', 'Impietà e violenza soggetta alla giustitia' (Ripa) (+ personification)

Justice and Injustice (+ symbolical representation of concept)

Justice and Injustice (opposing concepts)

Justification, Vindication

Justitia (justice) as Roman personification

kaarten, atlassen

keelhauling

Keilah liberated by David

key

key (+ variant)

keyboard instruments

keyboard instruments (+ artist at work)

keyboard instruments - CC - out of doors

keystone ~ architecture

key ~ furniture

Khoikhoi

kicking

kicking (horse in motion)

kicking ball (children's games)

kicking something

kicking something - AA - female human figure

kicking something - AA - female human figure (+ sideview, profile)

kid (goat)

kid (goat) (+ head of an animal)

kidnapping

kidney

killing a child (absence of parental love)

killing ~ aggressive relationships

kindling a fire

kindling and blessing of the Sabbath lights by the mistress of the house

kinds of flower or grain

kinds of meat

kinds of meat (+ foodstuffs in other container, e.g.: barrel, can, cask, tin, etc.)

kinds of meat (with NAME)

kinds of non-precious stone: chalk

kinds of non-precious stone: flint

kinds of non-precious stone: marble

kinds of wine (with NAME)

king

King Abimelech, looking down from his window, sees Isaac and Rebekah making love

King Ahasuerus asks Haman how to honour a man he wishes to reward

King Ahasuerus gets up in a fury and goes into the palace garden

King Arthur

King Cyrus sets food before the image of Bel; Daniel and his servants strew ashes on the floor of the temple

King Cyrus visits the lion's den and finds Daniel alive

King Herod Agrippa has Peter arrested and imprisoned

King Herod Agrippa speaks to the people; he is smitten by an angel and dies

King Hezekiah falls ill and is visited by Isaiah, who tells him to get ready to die; Hezekiah turns his face to the wall, prays and then cries

King Hiram of Tyre sends ambassadors to Solomon

King Josiah sends Hilkiah, Saphan and three other officials to Huldah, the prophetess, who predicts that the punishment of Jerusalem will come, but only after Josiah's death

King Lear

King Nebuchadnezzar's first dream, and its interpretation (Daniel 2)

King Nebuchadnezzar's madness: long-haired, he creeps on all fours, eating grass

King Nebuchadnezzar, when overcome by madness, is seized and expelled from the city

King Nebuchadnezzar calls Shadrach, Mesach, and Abed-nego to account, but they refuse to kneel before the golden statue

King Nebuchadnezzar dreams of a great statue

King Nebuchadnezzar dreams of a tree that must be cut down

King Ptolemy IV Philopator struck by paralysis for coming too close to the sanctuary in the temple of Jerusalem (3 Maccabees 1-2)

King Ptolemy IV Philopator tries to have the Jews killed by drunken elephants; the Jews pray and are saved by two angels (3 Maccabees 5)

King Shishak (Sesac) of Egypt captures the fortified cities of Judah and attacks Jerusalem (2 Chronicles 12:4)

kings of Israel and Judah ~ the Old Testament (not in biblical context)

kissing gate, clap gate

kissing the hand (lovers)

kissing the hand (lovers) (+ variant)

kissing the pope's feet

kitchen

kitchen-fire

kitchen-fire - CC - in the open air

kitchen-interior

kitchen-interior with foodstuffs in foreground (Dutch: 'keukenstuk')

kitchen-maid, kitchen servant

kitchen-personnel

kitchen-utensils

kitchen-utensils (+ ceramics and glass)

kitchen-utensils (+ stone)

kitchen-utensils (COFFEE-MILL)

kitchen-utensils (with NAME)

kitchen-utensils: cauldron

kitchen-utensils: colander

kitchen-utensils: frying pan

kitchen-utensils: frying pan (+ variant)

kitchen-utensils: funnel

kitchen-utensils: ladle

kitchen-utensils: pan

kitchen-utensils: pot

kitchen-utensils: pot (+ metal)

kitchen-utensils: sieve

kitchen-utensils: skimmer

klassieke geschiedenis

Klassieke mythologie en oude geschiedenis

Klavertje-vier

knaagdieren: bever

knapsack, rucksack

knapsack, rucksack (+ one person ~ traffic and transport)

knee

kneeling-chair

kneeling before a ruler

kneeling before a ruler (+ variant)

kneeling before a ruler - BB - female ruler

kneeling down to be beheaded, St. Dorothea is presented with a basket of roses and apples by a child

kneeling figure

kneeling figure (+ adult male (human being))

kneeling figure (+ back view)

kneeling figure (+ female (human being) (not to be used where -AA- is prescribed))

kneeling figure (+ left side visible; left - (l. hand, l. foot, etc.))

kneeling figure (+ male human being (not to be used where -A- is prescribed))

kneeling figure (+ nude human being)

kneeling figure (+ two persons)

kneeling figure (+ young male (human being))

kneeling figure - AA - female human figure

kneeling figure - AA - female human figure (+ right side visible; right - (r. hand, r. foot, etc.))

kneeling figure - AA - female human figure (+ three-quarter view)

kneeling figure - AA - female human figure (+ three persons)

kneeling figure - AA - female human figure (+ two persons)

kneeling on both knees

kneeling on both knees (+ left side visible; left - (l. hand, l. foot, etc.))

kneeling on both knees (+ sideview, profile)

kneeling on both knees - AA - female human figure

kneeling on both knees - AA - female human figure (+ relations with sad character (expressive connotations))

kneeling upon extinguished faggots, St. Agnes is stabbed in the throat or beheaded

knight

knight (+ variant)

knighthood order

knighthood order (ELEPHANT)

knighthood order (GARTER)

knighthood order (GARTER) - insignia of a knighthood order, e.g.: badge, chain

knighthood order (RED EAGLE ORDER)

knighthood order (with NAME) - insignia of a knighthood order, e.g.: badge, chain (with NAME of order)

knighthood order: Teutonic Order - insignia of a knighthood order, e.g.: badge, chain (with NAME of order)

knighthood order of the Golden Fleece

knighthood order of the Golden Fleece - insignia of a knighthood order, e.g.: badge, chain (with NAME of order)

knighthood order of the Holy Spirit

knighthood order of the Holy Spirit - insignia of a knighthood order, e.g.: badge, chain (with NAME of order)

knighting ceremonies

knitting

knitting (+ women (labourers))

knocking at the door

knots ~ magic

Knowledge; 'Cognitione', 'Cognitione delle cose' (Ripa)

Korah and his followers, holding censers, face Moses and Aaron before the door of the Tabernacle (or beside an altar); the rebels are destroyed by fire of the Lord

Krishna, 8th incarnation of Vishnu

kunst

kunstenaar (in het algemeen)

kunst en het publiek; stijlen en versieringen

L. Junius Brutus has his two sons beheaded because they joined a conspiracy

Laatste Oordeel

Laban, Rebekah's brother, comes to Eliezer at the well ~ Eliezer seeking a wife for Isaac

Laban agrees to give Jacob all the black and spotted sheep and goats as wages

Laban pursues Jacob (Genesis 31:22-55)

Laban searches the tents and belongings of Jacob to find the teraphim

labarum, i.e. imperial standard bearing the christogram IHS

laboratory

laboratory (+ scholar, scientist (at work))

laboratory (+ scholar, scientist in non-work situations)

laboratory (+ tools, instruments; laboratory equipment ~ scientific research)

laboratory (+ woman als scholar oe scientist)

laboratory, research room

laboratory apparatus and equipment

Labour

labourers going to work

labourers returning home

labyrinth, maze ~ garden

labyrinth, maze ~ garden (+ variant)

labyrinth, maze ~ magic mathematical figures

lace

lace (+ destination or function of clothes)

lace (+ girls' clothes)

lace (+ men's clothes)

lace (+ variant)

lace (+ women's clothes)

lace-making

Lachesis, usually with spindle

lacing up a corset

lackey and other lower personnel at court

lacquering ~ applied arts

ladder

ladder, stairway to heaven

ladder of Virtues

Lady Godiva

Lady Macbeth

lagere goden uit het hemelrijk ~ dienend en bedienend

laid table: table-ware, table-decoration, etc.

laid table: table-ware, table-decoration, etc. (+ broken, damaged tableware, etc.)

laid table: table-ware, table-decoration, etc. (+ serving, servants at table, meal)

laid table: table-ware, table-decoration, etc. (+ toast at meal, banquet)

laid table as still life

laid table as still life (+ broken, damaged tableware, etc.)

lake

lake (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

lake-dwelling, pile-dwelling

lake - HH - ideal landscapes

lamb

lamb bearing cross or banner, 'Agnus Dei' ~ symbol of Christ

lamb bearing cross or banner, 'Agnus Dei' ~ symbol of Christ (+ variant)

Lambert(us), martyr bishop of Maastricht and patron of Liège; possible attributes: arrow, bear, cloth with flames, lance, nobleman under crozier, rationale, sword, two armed men under feet

lambrequin ~ ornament

Lamech confesses to his wives, Adah and Zillah, that he has killed an old man and a young man (Cain and Tubalcain)

Lamech kills Cain: Cain is accidentally shot dead by an arrow of the blind Lamech, who is assisted in the hunt by his son Tubalcain

lamentation (~ burial rites)

lamentation and burial of John the Baptist

lamentation over the dead Christ by his relatives and friends (Christ usually without crown of thorns)

lamentation over the dead Christ by his relatives and friends (Christ usually without crown of thorns) (+ angel(s))

lamentation over the dead Christ by his relatives and friends (Christ usually without crown of thorns) (+ Mary)

lament over the fall of Babylon

lance, spear (symbol of sovereignty)

Lancelot

lance ~ instruments of the Passion

lance ~ instruments of the Passion (+ angel(s))

land-clearing, reclamation

land-mines, mine-field

landbouw, veehouderij, tuinbouw, bloementeelt, etc

land forces

land forces (+ artillery)

land forces (+ cavalry, horsemen)

land forces (+ citizen soldiery, civil guard, citizen militia)

land forces (+ during the battle)

land forces (+ infantry)

land forces (+ marines)

land forces (+ mercenary troops, e.g.: lansquenets)

land forces (+ mounted troops on other animals than horses)

land forces (+ officers)

Land of Cockaigne

land registry

landscapes (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

landscapes - HH - ideal landscapes

landscapes - HH - ideal landscapes (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

landscapes in polar regions

landscapes in polar regions (+ landscape (in the non-temperate zone) with figures, staffage)

landscapes in the non-temperate zone, exotic landscapes - KK - ideal landscapes

landscapes in the temperate zone

landscapes in the temperate zone (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

landscapes in the temperate zone - HH - ideal landscapes

landscapes in the temperate zone - HH - ideal landscapes (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

landscapes in tropical and sub-tropical regions

landscapes in tropical and sub-tropical regions (+ landscape (in the non-temperate zone) with figures, staffage)

landscapes in tropical and sub-tropical regions - KK - ideal landscapes

landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone)

landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone) (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone) - HH - ideal landscapes

landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone) - HH - ideal landscapes (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

landscape symbolizing April

landscape symbolizing April (+ with scenes showing human occupations ~ seasons and months)

landscape symbolizing April (+ with signs or personifications of the planets)

landscape symbolizing April (+ with Taurus (April))

landscape symbolizing April (+ with zodiacal signs)

landscape symbolizing August

landscape symbolizing August (+ with scenes showing human occupations ~ seasons and months)

landscape symbolizing August (+ with signs or personifications of the planets)

landscape symbolizing August (+ with Virgo (August))

landscape symbolizing August (+ with zodiacal signs)

landscape symbolizing December

landscape symbolizing December (+ with Capricorn (December))

landscape symbolizing December (+ with zodiacal signs)

landscape symbolizing February

landscape symbolizing February (+ with Pisces (February))

landscape symbolizing February (+ with signs or personifications of the planets)

landscape symbolizing January

landscape symbolizing January (+ with Aquarius (January))

landscape symbolizing January (+ with scenes showing human occupations ~ seasons and months)

landscape symbolizing January (+ with signs or personifications of the planets)

landscape symbolizing July

landscape symbolizing July (+ with Leo (July))

landscape symbolizing July (+ with scenes showing human occupations ~ seasons and months)

landscape symbolizing July (+ with signs or personifications of the planets)

landscape symbolizing July (+ with zodiacal signs)

landscape symbolizing June

landscape symbolizing June (+ with Cancer (June))

landscape symbolizing June (+ with signs or personifications of the planets)

landscape symbolizing June (+ with zodiacal signs)

landscape symbolizing March

landscape symbolizing March (+ with Aries (March))

landscape symbolizing March (+ with zodiacal signs)

landscape symbolizing May

landscape symbolizing May (+ with Gemini (May))

landscape symbolizing May (+ with scenes showing human occupations ~ seasons and months)

landscape symbolizing May (+ with signs or personifications of the planets)

landscape symbolizing May (+ with zodiacal signs)

landscape symbolizing November

landscape symbolizing November (+ with Sagittarius (November))

landscape symbolizing November (+ with zodiacal signs)

landscape symbolizing October

landscape symbolizing October (+ with scenes showing human occupations ~ seasons and months)

landscape symbolizing October (+ with Scorpio (October))

landscape symbolizing October (+ with zodiacal signs)

landscape symbolizing September

landscape symbolizing September (+ with Libra (September))

landscape symbolizing September (+ with zodiacal signs)

landscape with bridge, viaduct or aqueduct

landscape with bridge, viaduct or aqueduct (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage)

landscape with bridge, viaduct or aqueduct - II - ideal landscapes

landscape with bridge, viaduct or aqueduct - II - ideal landscapes (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage)

landscape with menhir

landscape with monument

landscape with monument (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage)

landscape with monument - II - ideal landscapes

landscape with other man-made constructions not mentioned above, e.g.: graveyards, playgrounds, etc.

landscape with other man-made constructions not mentioned above, e.g.: graveyards, playgrounds, etc. (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage)

landscape with other man-made constructions not mentioned above, e.g.: graveyards, playgrounds, etc. - II - ideal landscapes

landscape with ruins

landscape with ruins (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage)

landscape with ruins - II - ideal landscapes

landscape with ruins - II - ideal landscapes (+ variant)

landscape with tower or castle

landscape with tower or castle (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage)

landscape with tower or castle - II - ideal landscapes

landscape with tower or castle - II - ideal landscapes (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage)

landschappen

landschappen die de twaalf maanden representeren

landschappen die seizoenen van het jaar representeren

landschappen in de tropische zone, exotische landschappen

landslide

lane, alley

lane, alley (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage)

language of flowers

language ~ philology (+ portrait of scholar, scientist)

lantern

lantern (+ kindling a light; lit, burning light, lamp, candle)

lantern (+ variant)

Laocoon and his twin sons are strangled by two serpents during the preparations for a sacrifice

Laocoon and his twin sons are strangled by two serpents during the preparations for a sacrifice (+ variant)

lapidary

Lara, Larunda, Dea Muta

Lares (Roman house gods)

large-scale structure for storage, e.g.: warehouse, depot, silo

large-scale structure for storage, e.g.: warehouse, depot, silo (+ men (labourers))

large group of musicians, orchestra

last communion, administering of the Holy Viaticum

Last Communion of Bonaventura: the wafer (host) enters his breast instead of his mouth

last deeds and death of Achilles

last hours before execution

Last Supper (in general) (Matthew 26:21-35; Mark 14:18-31; Luke 22:3, 22:15-23; John 13:21-38)

last talk with relatives (during last hours before execution)

last words and last favours, nuncupate

Lateness

later life of Anna

later life of Cain

Latinus consults the oracle of Faunus

Latona (Leto)

Latona entreats her children Apollo and Diana to punish Niobe

laughing

laughing (+ indicating, pointing at)

launching a ship

laundering

Lausus is killed by Aeneas

lavatory, water-closet

Lavinia's long hair catches fire during a sacrifice

law and jurisprudence (+ 'fasces cum securibus')

law and jurisprudence (+ arrest)

law and jurisprudence (+ condemnation or punishment of the guiltless)

law and jurisprudence (+ court building)

law and jurisprudence (+ court room)

law and jurisprudence (+ escape from prison)

law and jurisprudence (+ execution)

law and jurisprudence (+ handcuffs, fetters)

law and jurisprudence (+ imprisonment)

law and jurisprudence (+ judge)

law and jurisprudence (+ place of execution)

law and jurisprudence (+ prison, cell)

law and jurisprudence (+ public punishment)

law and jurisprudence (+ stadia of judicature)

law and jurisprudence (+ torture)

law and jurisprudence (+ transport)

law and jurisprudence (+ verdict)

lawn

lawyer, attorney at law

lay-baptism - QQ - baptism in the open air

lay-out of garden

laying flowers or wreath on grave

laying on hands ~ Jewish religion

laying out of material

laying the foundations; trench

laying the hand on another person's shoulder

laying the table

laying the wash out to dry

Lazarus' shroud is removed

Lazarus' soul in Abraham's bosom

Lazarus dies: his soul is carried into Abraham's lap by angels

leading a horse by the reins; rider beside his horse

leading someone by the hand or wrist

leading someone by the hand or wrist (+ young female (human being))

leading someone by the hand or wrist - AA - both arms or hands

leading the bride to bed

Leah (not in biblical context)

Leah bears four sons: Reuben, Simeon, Levi and Judah

Leander swims across the Hellespont at night, usually guided by a torch reared upon a tower by Hero

leaning backward

leaning backward (+ back view)

leaning backward - AA - female human figure

leaning figure

leaning figure (+ male human being (not to be used where -A- is prescribed))

leaning figure (+ sideview, profile)

leaning figure - AA - female human figure

leaning forward

leaning forward (+ sideview, profile)

leaning forward - AA - female human figure

leaning forward - AA - female human figure (+ back view)

leaning sideways

leaning sideways - AA - female human figure

leap-frog and variants

learned society, academy of sciences

learning to walk, the first steps

learning to walk, the first steps - AA - girl

leather industry

leave-taking (of soldiers)

leave-taking and departure of the prodigal son

leave ~ the soldier off duty

leaving the church after service

lectern

lectern ~ reading

lecture ~ university

legendary/historical addition to life-story of Moses

legendary origin of law; legendary lawgiver

legend of the Holy Grail

legend of the True Cross

legends and miracles associated with the Eucharist (or the Host)

legends and miracles ~ Mary

legs

legs (+ male human being (not to be used where -A- is prescribed))

legs - AA - female human figure

legs - AA - female human figure (+ nude human being)

legs - AA - female human figure (+ young female (human being))

Lending, Letting

lens

lens grinder

Leo (zodiacal sign of July)

leprosy (+ number of persons)

letter, envelope

letter, envelope (+ variant)

letter-box, pillar-box

letter-box ~ door

letter combinations such as letterword, anagram, letter square, monogram, etc.

letters, alphabet, script

letters, alphabet, script (+ divulgation of the results of research)

letters and monograms ~ symbols of Christ

Leucippus' daughters, the Leucippides, are abducted by the Dioscuri

Leucothea changed into an incense bush: Apollo, Leucothea's lover, having tried in vain to recall her to life, changes Leucothea into an incense bush (Ovid, Metamorphoses IV 252)

leven en handelingen van de apostelen van Christus, brieven

levitation ~ mysticism

Levites ~ hierarchy of priests

lezen

liberating prisoners of war

liberating the imprisoned

Liberation

liberation (of an enslaved person)

liberation (of an enslaved person) (+ variant)

liberation of besieged city

liberation of the souls from purgatory

Libertas as Roman personification

Libra (zodiacal sign of September)

Licentiousness, Lasciviousness; 'Lascivia', 'Licenza' (Ripa)

Licentiousness, Lasciviousness; 'Lascivia', 'Licenza' (Ripa) (+ abstract concept represented by female figure)

Lichas brings the robe to Hercules

life and acts of James the Great (the Elder)

life and acts of John the Evangelist

life and acts of Judas Thaddaeus

life and acts of Matthew (Levi)

life and acts of Matthias

life and acts of Paul (Saul)

life and acts of Peter

life and acts of Philip

life and acts of Simon Zelotes

life and acts of Stephen (Acts 6:8 - 8:2)

lifebelt, life-buoy

lifeboat

life in convent

life of St. Mary Magdalene before her conversion, e.g. dancing, hunting

life versus death

lift-lock, canal lock

lift-lock, canal lock (+ variant)

lift-lock, canal lock - HH - ideal landscapes

lifted eyebrows

light, fire, smoke, etc. used for signalling

light, fire, smoke, etc. used for signalling: rocket

light-buoy

light bulb (electric)

lighthouse, lightship

lighthouse, lightship (+ view ~ vehicle, ship, etc.)

lighting; lamps

lighting; lamps (+ extinguishing; extinguished light, lamp, candle)

lighting; lamps (+ kindling a light; lit, burning light, lamp, candle)

lighting; lamps (+ variant)

Lightness; 'Leggierezza' (Ripa)

lightning, flash of lightning, thunderbolt

light shining out of the heavens

lights ~ stage

like a lily among thorns

Limbo

lime-burner

lime works

line (~ planimetry, geometry)

linen (material ~ textile industry)

linen-closet

linguistic communication

linguistics

linguistics (+ portrait of scholar, scientist)

lion's den

lion's den (+ animals used symbolically)

lion's head ~ ornament

lion's head ~ ornament (+ framing decorations)

lion's head ~ ornament - AA - stylized

lion (possibly with book) ~ symbol of St. Mark

lion hunt

lion hunt (+ bow and arrow)

lion hunt (+ hunting with horses)

lions and tigers (circus performance)

lions sent by God kill some of the new inhabitants of Samaria

lion standing on the hind legs

lips pressed together

lips pressed together as for a kiss

lipstick

lipstick - AA - (for) women

liqueur

listening to music

listening to music - CC - out of doors

litany

literaire personages en voorwerpen

Literature (+ variant)

literature ~ arts

Literatuur

lithographer

lithographer (+ artist at work)

lithographer (+ in workshop or studio)

litigation, legal proceedings, lawsuit

litigation, legal proceedings, lawsuit (+ variant)

litter, coffin rest

litter, rubbish, garbage ~ street sweeping

little household accidents

Littleness, Smallness

little people

little people - AA - female human figure

liturgical furniture, etc.

liturgical vestments, canonicals

liver (human anatomy)

lives and acts of the apostles (part I)

lives and acts of the apostles (part II)

living-room, parlour, sitting-room

living alone on an uninhabited island, Robinsonade

lizards

lizards: blindworm

lizards: chameleon

lizards: chameleon (+ anatomy of animals)

lizards: chameleon (+ animals used symbolically)

lizards: chameleon (+ ornamental variants of animals)

lizards: iguana

lizards: lizard

lizards: lizard (+ ornamental variants of animals)

lizards: lizard - FF - fabulous animals (sometimes wrongly called 'grotesques'); 'Mostri' (Ripa)

lizards: sand lizard

loaf-sugar

locations for trading

locomotion on snow and ice (non-sport)

locomotive

locomotive (+ accident, collision, crash ~ traffic and transport)

locomotive (+ propulsion of vehicle, ship, etc. by steam)

log-cabin

loggia, verandah, porch

logic, 'Logica'; 'Logica' (Ripa)

Lohengrin or the Knight of the Swan, in German legend the son of Percival or Parsifal

Loneliness; 'Solitudine' (Ripa)

long-jumping, broad-jumping

Longinus pierces Christ's side with a lance

longitude

look-out in the crow's nest

looking downwards

looking downwards (+ female (human being) (not to be used where -AA- is prescribed))

looking downwards (+ sideview, profile)

looking downwards (+ three-quarter view)

looking for fleas

looking for fleas - AA - female human figure

looking in the mirror; (possibly: contemplation of own beauty) (+ back view)

looking in the mirror; (possibly: contemplation of own beauty) (+ female (human being) (not to be used where -AA- is prescribed))

looking in the mirror; (possibly: contemplation of own beauty) (+ nude human being)

looking in the mirror; (possibly: contemplation of own beauty) (+ sex and age (of human being))

looking in the mirror; (possibly: contemplation of own beauty - AA - (for) women)

looking in the mirror; (possibly: contemplation of own beauty - AA - (for) women) (+ back view)

looking in the mirror; (possibly: contemplation of own beauty - AA - (for) women) (+ left side visible; left - (l. hand, l. foot, etc.))

looking in the mirror; contemplation of own beauty

looking over the shoulder

looking over the shoulder - AA - female human figure

looking over the shoulder - AA - female human figure (+ sideview, profile)

looking sideways

looking upwards

looking upwards (+ left side visible; left - (l. hand, l. foot, etc.))

looking upwards (+ sitting)

looking with the hand above the eyes

looking with the hand above the eyes - AA - both arms or hands

loop-hole ~ fortified city

loose company

loss (~ commerce)

loss, damage, destruction of machinery

loss, damage, destruction of products

loss of virginity symbolized

Lot's daughters lie with their father in turn

Lot's daughters make their father drunk

Lot's wife looks back at the city and is transformed into a pillar of salt

Lot (not in biblical context)

Lot, seeing the destruction of the cities and fearing for his safety in Zoar, flees with his daughters to a cave in the mountains

Lot and his daughters (Genesis 19:30-38)

Lot and the two angels (Genesis 19:1-23)

Lot entertaining the angels

lottery booth (on pleasure fair)

Lot tries to pacify the mob

lotus ~ ornament

lotus ~ ornament - AA - stylized

loud sound, noise

Louis IX, king of France; possible attributes: crown of thorns, fleur-de-lis on his coat, three nails, sceptre with fleur-de-lis, model of church, hand of justice

Louis of Anjou, son of the king of Naples, Franciscan friar, and bishop of Toulouse; possible attributes: fleur-de-lis on his cope, crown and sceptre

love-affair of Iphis and Ianthe

love-affairs of Aeneas

love-affairs of Apollo ~ females

love-affairs of Bacchus ~ females

love-affairs of Boreas

love-affairs of Ceres

love-affairs of Galatea

love-affairs of Glaucus

love-affairs of Hercules

love-affairs of Jupiter

love-affairs of Jupiter ~ females (I): first series

love-affairs of Jupiter ~ males

love-affairs of Messalina

love-affairs of Neptune

love-affairs of Neptune: first series

love-affairs of Pan

love-affairs of Pluto

love-affairs of satyr(s)

love-affairs of Telemachus

love-affairs of Venus

love-affairs of Vertumnus

love-affairs of Vulcan

love-affairs of Zephyrus

Love: 'Frau Minne' and other allegories

love at first sight

Love personified

Love personified (+ variant)

love potion, philtre

lover (woman) alone (e.g. longing for the beloved)

lover chased away; to be given the mitten

lover crowned with a wreath

lover hoisted up in a basket

lovers' meeting

lovers' tiff, quarrel, sulk

lovers' tussle

lovers; courting, flirting

lovers; courting, flirting (+ variant)

lovers brought together by a third person

lovers spied upon

lover with love-letter

lovesick lover

Love torturing lover

love towards God; 'Amore verso Iddio' (Ripa)

low clouds and those originating from rising air currents

lower angel(s)

lower animals

lower animals (+ animals ~ biological investigation)

lower animals (+ shell, snail-shell etc.)

lower arm

lower arm - AA - female human figure

lower clouds

Lower House, Parliament, Chamber

lower leg

lower leg - AA - female human figure

lower leg - AA - female human figure (+ young female (human being))

lower plants

low hill country

low hill country (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

low hill country - HH - ideal landscapes

lucht (een van de vier elementen)

luchtspiegeling, 'fata morgana'

Lucian the priest is told by the appearance of Gamaliel where to find the grave of Stephen; he informs the bishop of Jerusalem

Lucina

Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus is called from the plough to the dictatorship of Rome; a Roman embassy offers him a sword or a baton

Luck, Fortune, Lot; 'Fato', 'Fortuna', 'Fortuna aurea', 'Fortuna buona', 'Fortuna pacifica overo clemente', 'Sorte' (Ripa)

Luck, Fortune, Lot; 'Fato', 'Fortuna', 'Fortuna aurea', 'Fortuna buona', 'Fortuna pacifica overo clemente', 'Sorte' (Ripa) (+ abstract concept represented by female figure)

Luck, Fortune, Lot; 'Fato', 'Fortuna', 'Fortuna aurea', 'Fortuna buona', 'Fortuna pacifica overo clemente', 'Sorte' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)

Luck, Fortune, Lot; 'Fato', 'Fortuna', 'Fortuna aurea', 'Fortuna buona', 'Fortuna pacifica overo clemente', 'Sorte' (Ripa) (+ nude)

Luck, Fortune, Lot; 'Fato', 'Fortuna', 'Fortuna aurea', 'Fortuna buona', 'Fortuna pacifica overo clemente', 'Sorte' (Ripa) (+ personification)

Lucretia's body is displayed on the way to the Roman Forum

Lucretia (one of the nine worthiest women)

Lucretia, surrounded by her maid-servants, is found spinning late at night by her husband Collatinus, by S. Tarquin and other Roman officers; the wives of the other Romans are found feasting

Lucretia committing suicide in the presence of her husband, her father, and L.J. Brutus swearing revenge

luggage, travel requisites

luggage, travel requisites (+ variant)

Luke the evangelist; possible attributes: book, (winged) ox, portrait of the Virgin, surgical instruments, painter's utensils, scroll

Luke the evangelist; possible attributes: book, (winged) ox, portrait of the Virgin, surgical instruments, painter's utensils, scroll - portrait of male saint

Luna and her children ('Planetenkinder')

Luna and her children ('Planetenkinder') ~ Cancer

Luna in her chariot, usually drawn by two horses, a white and a black one; 'Carro della Luna' (Ripa)

lunar year

lunatic asylum, mental home

lungs, bronchia

luring ships to shipwreck

Lust, Luxury, 'Luxuria'; 'Lussuria' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Deadly Sins

lute, and special forms of lute, e.g.: theorbo

lute, and special forms of lute, e.g.: theorbo (+ artist at work)

lute, and special forms of lute, e.g.: theorbo - CC - out of doors

Luxury, Luxuriousness

Lycaon changed into a wolf: Jupiter changes Lycaon into a wolf as punishment for offering the god, who is sitting at table, human flesh to eat; Lycaon's house is struck with lightning (Ovid, Metamorphoses I 237)

Lycaon is changed into a wolf when attempting to kill Jupiter, who is lying in bed

Lycian farmers changed into frogs: Latona changes Lycian farmers into frogs, because while they were weeding a marsh, they prevented her and her children from quenching their thirst (Ovid, Metamorphoses VI 369)

Lycurgus, the Spartan, demonstrates the importance of good education by comparing the behaviour of two dogs: one eats from his dish, the other chases a hare

lying-in room

lying face downwards

lying face downwards - AA - female human figure

lying face downwards - AA - female human figure (+ nude human being)

lying face downwards with hands under the head

lying face downwards with hands under the head - AA - female human figure

lying figure

lying figure (+ adult male (human being))

lying figure (+ back view)

lying figure (+ female (human being) (not to be used where -AA- is prescribed))

lying figure (+ male human being (not to be used where -A- is prescribed))

lying figure (+ nude human being)

lying figure (+ young female (human being))

lying figure (+ young male (human being))

lying figure - AA - female human figure

lying figure - AA - female human figure (+ nude human being)

lying figure - AA - female human figure (+ young female (human being))

lying in state

lying on one side, stretched out

lying on one side, stretched out - AA - female human figure

lying on one side, stretched out - AA - female human figure (+ nude human being)

lying on one side, with uplifted upper part of the body and leaning on the arm

lying on one side, with uplifted upper part of the body and leaning on the arm (+ back view)

lying on one side, with uplifted upper part of the body and leaning on the arm (+ nude human being)

lying on one side, with uplifted upper part of the body and leaning on the arm - AA - female human figure

lying on one side, with uplifted upper part of the body and leaning on the arm - AA - female human figure (+ nude human being)

lying on the back with hands under the head

lying on the back with hands under the head - AA - female human figure

lying on the back with hands under the head - AA - female human figure (+ nude human being)

lying on the back with uplifted upper part of the body

lynching

Lyncus changed into a lynx: Ceres changes Lyncus into a lynx when he is on the point of murdering the sleeping Triptolemus (Ovid, Metamorphoses V 657)

lyre, cithara, psaltery

lyre, cithara, psaltery (+ artist at work)

lyre, cithara, psaltery - CC - out of doors

maatregelen voor de verdediging (militair)

Maatschappij, beschaving, cultuur

Macbeth

machine driven by combustion

machine driven by electricity

machine driven by human or animal power

machine driven by steam

machine driven by water

machine driven by wind

machines, engines ~ crafts and industries

machines, engines ~ crafts and industries (+ agricultural processes)

machines; onderdelen van machines; gereedschap en hulpmiddelen

machines; parts of machines; tools and appliances (+ labourers ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

madam (brothel scene)

Madness

Madness - AA - female human figure

Madonna (i.e. Mary with the Christ-child) accompanied or surrounded by others

Madonna (i.e. Mary with the Christ-child) accompanied or surrounded by others (+ angel(s))

Madonna (i.e. Mary with the Christ-child) accompanied or surrounded by others (+ donor(s), supplicant(s), whether or not with patron saint(s))

Madonna (i.e. Mary with the Christ-child) in the air, or on the clouds

Madonna (i.e. Mary with the Christ-child) in the air, or on the clouds (+ angel(s))

Madonna (i.e. Mary with the Christ-child) in the air, or on the clouds (+ angels floating in the air)

Madonna (i.e. Mary with the Christ-child) in the air, or on the clouds (+ devil(s))

Madonna (or Mary alone) on the throne of Solomon, sometimes surrounded by virtues

Madonna (or Mary without Christ-child) as patroness or protectress, e.g. of a confraternity or lay order

Madonna: i.e. Mary with the Christ-child

Madonna: i.e. Mary with the Christ-child (+ angel(s))

Madonna: i.e. Mary with the Christ-child (+ angels floating in the air)

Madonna: i.e. Mary with the Christ-child (+ donor(s), supplicant(s), whether or not with patron saint(s))

Madonna: i.e. Mary with the Christ-child (+ Holy Ghost (as a dove))

Madonna: Mary (standing) with the Christ-child free-standing (or leaning against her)

Madonna: Mary (standing) with the Christ-child free-standing (or leaning against her) (+ angel(s))

Madonna: Mary sitting on the ground, the Christ-child in her lap

Madonna: Mary sitting on the ground, the Christ-child in her lap (+ angel(s))

Madonna: Mary sitting on the ground, the Christ-child in her lap (+ angels floating in the air)

Madonna: Mary sitting or enthroned, the Christ-child in her lap (or in front of her bosom) (Mary sometimes represented half-length)

Madonna: Mary sitting or enthroned, the Christ-child in her lap (or in front of her bosom) (Mary sometimes represented half-length) (+ angel(s))

Madonna: Mary sitting or enthroned, the Christ-child in her lap (or in front of her bosom) (Mary sometimes represented half-length) (+ donor(s), supplicant(s), whether or not with patron saint(s))

Madonna: Mary standing (or half-length), Christ-child close to her bosom

Madonna: Mary standing (or half-length), Christ-child close to her bosom (+ angel(s))

Madonna accompanied by saint(s)

Madonna accompanied by saint(s) (+ angel(s))

Madonna accompanied by saint(s) (+ donor(s), supplicant(s), whether or not with patron saint(s))

Madonna in a tree (+ donor(s), supplicant(s), whether or not with patron saint(s))

Madonna in the rose-garden, 'Paradiesgärtlein'

Madonna of the Rosary

Madonna on the crescent of the moon (sometimes called Queen of Heaven) (in mandorla)

Madonna on the crescent of the moon (sometimes called Queen of Heaven) (in mandorla) (+ angel(s))

Madonna on the crescent of the moon (sometimes called Queen of Heaven) (in mandorla) (+ Holy Trinity)

Madonna on the crescent of the moon (sometimes called Queen of Heaven) (in mandorla) (+ variant)

maenad(s), female bacchant(es)

magic beautification (+ sex and age (of human being))

magic healings

magic lantern

magic mathematical figures; magic numbers, words, monograms

magic objects and 'apotropaia'

magic wand

magie, het boven natuurlijke, occultisme

magische tekens en objecten (getallen, woorden, etc)

magistracy, judges

magistracy, judges (+ other court officials)

magistracy, judges (+ verdict)

Magnanimity; 'Grandezza e robustezza d'animo', 'MagnanimitÃ ' (Ripa)

Magnanimity; 'Grandezza e robustezza d'animo', 'Magnanimità' (Ripa) (+ one concept conquering the other)

magnetic force

magnetic phenomena

Magnificence; 'Magnificenza' (Ripa)

magnifying glass

maiden versus married woman

maid ~ house personnel

maid ~ house personnel (+ variant)

mail-coach

maintenance, repair, storage ~ motor vehicles

maintenance and repairs of dwelling

major or sacred orders ~ Eastern, Greek and Russian orthodox churches

making a bow to a ruler

making a bow to a ruler (+ variant)

making a bow to a ruler - BB - female ruler

making a feature movie - CC - out of doors

making an appointment

making a testament

making a testament (+ variant)

making marquetry ~ applied arts

making music; musician with instrument

making music; musician with instrument (+ southern Asian art)

making music; musician with instrument - CC - out of doors

making music and dancing ~ African tribal religions

making music and dancing ~ American Indian religions

making music in church

making noise during the 'Purim'-service (with rattles, 'Hamandreher', grogger, whenever the name of Haman is pronounced, 'Hamanklopfen')

making of feather attire

making of fishing nets

making of primitive buildings, e.g.: huts

making of the cross ~ prelude to Christ's death on the cross

making the carcass (~ building activities)

making the overground structures (~ building activities)

making the sign of the cross

making toilet

making toilet - AA - (for) women

making toilet - AA - (for) women (+ two persons)

making up

making up - AA - (for) women

making up - AA - (for) women (+ sitting)

Malchus is healed by Christ

male bacchant(es)

male bacchant(es) (+ aggressive, unfriendly activities and relationships)

male characters from 'Orlando Furioso' : Use 82A(...)

male characters from Arthurian legend : Use 82A(...)

male dancer

male impersonation by actress

male infant

male literary characters (ALEXANDER)

male literary characters (ATLAS)

male literary characters (DE LUCIFERISTEN)

male literary characters (GURTH)

male literary characters (HUGO DE MONTTUREN)

male literary characters (KLEINE JOHANNES)

male literary characters (LUCIFER)

male literary characters (MARSYAS)

male literary characters (Norandino)

male literary characters (Pamela)

male literary characters (QUASIMODO)

male literary characters (RADAGIJS)

male literary characters (WAMBA)

male literary characters (with NAME)

male literary charactoers (with NAME)

male nurse ~ hospital

male persons from classical history (+ belonging to Roman history)

male persons from classical history (+ full length)

male persons from classical history (+ head (and shoulders))

male persons from classical history (+ head, bust, etc.)

male persons from classical history (AGATHOCLES)

male persons from classical history (ALEXANDER SEVERUS)

male persons from classical history (AMASIS)

male persons from classical history (APER) - death of person from classical history

male persons from classical history (AQUILIUS) - death of person from classical history

male persons from classical history (AQUILIUS, M.) - death of person from classical history

male persons from classical history (ARABINUS)

male persons from classical history (ARMINIUS)

male persons from classical history (BOETHIUS)

male persons from classical history (BRUTUS)

male persons from classical history (CAECILIUS METELLUS)

male persons from classical history (CAIUS, EMPEROR) - death of person from classical history

male persons from classical history (CALIGULA)

male persons from classical history (CALIGULA) - portrait of person from classical history

male persons from classical history (CALPURNIUS, M.)

male persons from classical history (CEREALIS, Petilius)

male persons from classical history (CIVILIS, Claudius)

male persons from classical history (CLEANTHES)

male persons from classical history (CLEOPATRA)

male persons from classical history (CRASSUS) - representations to which the NAME of a person from classical history may be attached

male persons from classical history (DATAMES)

male persons from classical history (DIOCLETIAN)

male persons from classical history (DION)

male persons from classical history (DOMITIAN) - portrait of person from classical history

male persons from classical history (DOMITIANUS)

male persons from classical history (DOMITIANUS) - death of person from classical history

male persons from classical history (DOMITIANUS, Titus Flavius) - portrait of person from classical history

male persons from classical history (ELAGABALUS)

male persons from classical history (ELEGABALUS)

male persons from classical history (EPICTETUS)

male persons from classical history (EUCLIDES)

male persons from classical history (EUSEBIUS OF CAESAREA)

male persons from classical history (FLAMINIUS)

male persons from classical history (GALBA)

male persons from classical history (GALBA) - non-aggressive activities of person from classical history

male persons from classical history (GALBA, Servius Sulpicius) - portrait of person from classical history

male persons from classical history (GEMELLUS) - death of person from classical history

male persons from classical history (GETA) - death of person from classical history

male persons from classical history (GRACCHUS C.S.)

male persons from classical history (GRACCHUS TIB. S.) - suffering, misfortune of person from classical history

male persons from classical history (HEROD)

male persons from classical history (ISOCRATES)

male persons from classical history (JUGURTHA)

male persons from classical history (JULIAN)

male persons from classical history (JULIUS CAESAR)

male persons from classical history (JUVENAL) - portrait of person from classical history

male persons from classical history (LUCULLUS)

male persons from classical history (MANLIUS, T.)

male persons from classical history (MARIUS)

male persons from classical history (MASISTES)

male persons from classical history (MAXIMIAN)

male persons from classical history (MAXIMUS)

male persons from classical history (MENALCAS) - love-affairs of person from classical history

male persons from classical history (METELLUS)

male persons from classical history (MILO)

male persons from classical history (MONIMA)

male persons from classical history (NABDALSA)

male persons from classical history (NERVA, Cocceius) - portrait of person from classical history

male persons from classical history (NINUS OF NINIVEH)

male persons from classical history (OTHO)

male persons from classical history (OTHO) - portrait of person from classical history

male persons from classical history (PAPIRIUS)

male persons from classical history (PELOPIDAS)

male persons from classical history (PERSEUS)

male persons from classical history (PERSIUS) - portrait of person from classical history

male persons from classical history (PLATO)

male persons from classical history (POPLICOLA) - non-aggressive activities of person from classical history

male persons from classical history (PREXASPES)

male persons from classical history (PROBUS) - non-aggressive activities of person from classical history

male persons from classical history (PROCULEIUS)

male persons from classical history (PTOLEMY)

male persons from classical history (PUBLIUS CORNELIUS SCIPIO) - aggressive relationships of person from classical history

male persons from classical history (PYTHIUS)

male persons from classical history (REGULUS M.A.) - death of person from classical history

male persons from classical history (SAPOR) - aggressive relationships of person from classical history

male persons from classical history (SARDANAPOLUS)

male persons from classical history (SARDANAPOLUS) - non-aggressive activities of person from classical history

male persons from classical history (SCIPIO AEMILIANUS)

male persons from classical history (SEJANUS, LUCIUS AEMILIUS) - non-aggressive activities of person from classical history

male persons from classical history (SERTORIUS) - death of person from classical history

male persons from classical history (SERTORIUS) - non-aggressive activities of person from classical history

male persons from classical history (SESOSTRIS)

male persons from classical history (SIMONIDES)

male persons from classical history (SPARTACUS)

male persons from classical history (SULLA)

male persons from classical history (SYLLA)

male persons from classical history (TIBERIUS)

male persons from classical history (TIBERIUS) - aggressive relationships of person from classical history

male persons from classical history (TIBERIUS) - portrait of person from classical history

male persons from classical history (TIGRANES)

male persons from classical history (VALENTINIAN) - portrait of person from classical history

male persons from classical history (VERGINIUS)

male persons from classical history (VIBIUS SERENUS) - suffering, misfortune of person from classical history

male persons from classical history (VITELLIUS)

male persons from classical history (VITELLIUS) - death of person from classical history

male persons from classical history (VITELLIUS) - portrait of person from classical history

male persons from classical history (VITELLIUS) - suffering, misfortune of person from classical history

male persons from classical history (with NAME)

male persons from classical history (with NAME) - death of person from classical history

male persons from classical history (XERXES)

male persons from classical history (ZENO)

male persons from the New Testament (with NAME) (not in biblical context)

male persons from the Old Testament (HENOCH) (HENOCH)

male persons from the Old Testament (JERED) (JERED)

male persons from the Old Testament (JONAS) (JONAS)

male persons from the Old Testament (KENAN) (KENAN)

male persons from the Old Testament (LAMECH) (LAMECH)

male persons from the Old Testament (MAHALALEL) (MAHALALEL)

male persons from the Old Testament (METHUSALAH) (METHUSALAH)

male persons from the Old Testament (not in biblical context)

male persons from the Old Testament (RUBEN) (RUBEN)

male persons from the Old Testament (with NAME) (not in biblical context)

male persons from the Old Testament (with NAME) (not in biblical context) - other activities, relationships, etc. of male persons from the Old Testament

male persons from the Old Testament (with NAME) (not in biblical context) - personal devotions of male persons from the Old Testament, e.g. vision, prayer, penitence

male Roman deities

male saints (ACHILLES)

male saints (ADOLIUS OF TARSUS)

male saints (AEMILIANUS CUCULLATUS)

male saints (AGATHON OF SKETE)

male saints (AMATUS)

male saints (AMMON OF NITRIA)

male saints (AMMON OF TABENNAE)

male saints (ANFRIDUS)

male saints (ANUPH)

male saints (APHTONIUS OF ALEXANDRIA)

male saints (APOLLONIUS OF NITRIA)

male saints (ARNOLD)

male saints (ARSENIUS OF SKETE)

male saints (ARSISIUS)

male saints (BABYLAS) - martyrdom, suffering, misfortune, death of male saint

male saints (BENJAMIN OF NITRIA)

male saints (BENUS TABENNAE)

male saints (BISARION)

male saints (CLEMENS OF ALEXANDRIA)

male saints (CLEMENS OF ALEXANDRIA) - male saint writing, studying, teaching, dictating (e.g. as Doctor of the Church)

male saints (CRONIUS)

male saints (CYRIL OF JERUSALEM)

male saints (DAMIANUS)

male saints (DIOCLES)

male saints (DIONYSIUS OF ALEXANDRIA)

male saints (DIOSCORUS)

male saints (DIOSCORUS THE GREAT)

male saints (ELEEMOSYNARIUS)

male saints (EPHIPHANIUS OF SALAMIS)

male saints (EPHRAEM)

male saints (EPHRAEM) - vision(EPHRAEM), mystic marriage of male saint

male saints (EPIPHANIUS OF SALAMIS)

male saints (EPIPHANIUS OF SALAMIS) - martyrdom, suffering, misfortune, death of male saint

male saints (EPIPHANY)

male saints (EUSEBIUS OF CAESAREA)

male saints (FRANCIS A JESU)

male saints (FULGENTIUS OF RUSPE)

male saints (GAUGERICUS)

male saints (GORGONIUS & DOROTHEUS OF NICOMEDIA)

male saints (GREGORY OF NYSSA)

male saints (GUGLIELMO)

male saints (GUTHLAC)

male saints (IRENAEUS OF LYON)

male saints (JACOB)

male saints (JACOB OF KARMEL)

male saints (JAMES MINOR)

male saints (JEROEN VAN NOORDWIJK)

male saints (JUDAS)

male saints (JULIAN OF ANTIOCH)

male saints (JUSTIN THE PHILOSOPHER) - martyrdom, suffering, misfortune, death of male saint

male saints (MACARIUS OF ANTIOCH)

male saints (MARTINIANUS)

male saints (MARTIUS)

male saints (MELITO OF SARDES)

male saints (MELITO OF SARDES) - male saint writing, studying, teaching, dictating (e.g. as Doctor of the Church)

male saints (MUTIIUS)

male saints (PANTAENUS OF ALEXANDRIA)

male saints (PANTAENUS OF ALEXANDRIA) - male saint writing, studying, teaching, dictating (e.g. as Doctor of the Church)

male saints (PASCHALIS BAYLON)

male saints (PEESIUS)

male saints (PEREGRINUS OF AUXERRE)

male saints (QUADRATUS OF ATHENS)

male saints (SABAS THE GOTH)

male saints (STEPHAN)

male saints (TELEMACHUS)

male saints (TERTULLIAN OF CARTHAGE)

male saints (VENANTIUS FORTUNATUS)

male saints (WERENFRIDUS)

male saints (WILLIAM OF AQUITANE)

male saints (with NAME)

male saints (with NAME) - apotheosis, glory, triumph of male saint

male saints (with NAME) - beatification, canonization of male saint

male saints (with NAME) - death, deathbed of male saint

male saints (with NAME) - male saint as patron, protector, intercessor

male saints (with NAME) - male saint writing, studying, teaching, dictating (e.g. as Doctor of the Church)

male saints (with NAME) - martyrdom, suffering, misfortune, death of male saint

male saints (with NAME) - non-miraculous activities and events ~ male saint

male saints (with NAME) - penitence of male saint

male saints (with NAME) - personal devotion of male saint

male saints (with NAME) - posthumous deeds, appearances of male saints

male saints (with NAME) - specific aspects ~ male saint

male saints (with NAME) - temptation of male saint

male saints (with NAME) - vision(s), mystic marriage of male saint

male sex; man

male sex; man (+ back view)

male sex; man (+ forward)

male sex; man (+ leaning)

male sex; man (+ lying)

male sex; man (+ number of persons)

male sex; man (+ positions (of the human figure))

male sex; man (+ sitting)

male sex; man (+ standing)

male sexual organs

male sexual organs (+ variant)

male singer

male singer (+ Japanese art)

male singer - CC - out of doors

male sutler

Malevolence, Maliciousness; 'Malevolenza', 'Malignità', 'Malvagità' (Ripa)

mammals

mammals (+ disease and death of animal(s))

mammals (+ skeleton of an animal)

man (lover) entering through window

man (showing himself) undressed, quasi-nude

man abducting woman

man accused by woman he has cast off

man and animal (+ animal(s) attacking)

man and animal (+ animal cage)

man and animal (+ animals nesting; making nests, lodges, webs, etc.)

man and animal (+ animal with prey)

man and animal (+caring for sick animal)

man and animal (+ docking an animal)

man and animal (+ feeding animal)

man and animal (+ stable, shed, kennel)

man and animal (+ watering animal)

man and animal (+ young animal)

man and environment

man and his shadow

man and wife quarrelling, 'Marriage Ã la mode'

man and woman cohabiting

man and woman playing chess, woman wins

Manasseh's apostasy

Manasseh builds pagan altars in the temple of Jerusalem and worships the stars

man as sinner

man between Good and Evil

man dancing alone

man disguised as animal (+ animals in caricature)

man doing woman's work

mandorla

mandrake, 'mandragora'

man dressed as woman, travesty

mania, obsession - AA - female human figure

manicure

manicure - AA - female human figure

manikin, dummy-figure

manikin, dummy-figure (+ in workshop or studio)

man in a general biological sense (+ variant)

man in flight (one-sided courting)

Manius Curius Dentatus, while cooking a simple meal at his hearth, refuses the gifts of the Samnites

man killing animal

man killing animal (+ animal with prey)

mankind influenced by the planets, including sun and moon; 'Planetenkinder'

man kneeling before his beloved (proposing)

mannelijke personen uit de klassieke geschiedenis

Manoah's sacrifice; the angel ascends in the flames

Manoah is told by his wife of the angel's appearance

manoeuvering a ship

manoeuvre ~ military training

manoeuvre ~ military training (+ artillery)

Man of Sorrows, 'Imago Pietatis', 'ErbÃ¤rmdebild', 'Schmerzensmann'; the upright Christ showing his wounds, usually bearing the crown of thorns, and accompanied by the instruments of the Passion, standing or sitting in his tomb

Man of Sorrows, 'Imago Pietatis', 'Erbärmdebild', 'Schmerzensmann'; the upright Christ showing his wounds, usually bearing the crown of thorns, and accompanied by the instruments of the Passion, standing or sitting in his tomb (+ angel(s))

Man of Sorrows supported or accompanied by mourning angels, 'EngelpietÃ '

Man of Sorrows together with Mary

Man of Sorrows together with Mary and John

Man of Sorrows together with others

Man of Sorrows together with others (+ God the Father)

man presenting his fiancée to his parents

man presenting his fiancée to his parents - DD - woman presenting her fiancé to her parents

manservant, footman

man struggling with animals

mantle, gown, dress (symbol of sovereignty)

man tormenting animal(s)

manual signalling with flags

manufacture of leather

manufacturing with yarn

manufacturing with yarn (+ women (labourers))

manuscript of musical score

manuscript of musical score - CC - out of doors

many disciples withdraw from Christ; twelve disciples remain (John 6:66-71)

map in square or circular form according to old ideas about the shape of the world

map making

map of the world

maps of cities

maps of cities (+ variant)

maps of separate countries or regions

maps of the continents and the polar regions

map with Jerusalem as centre

March; 'Marzo' (Ripa)

March; 'Marzo' (Ripa) (+ with zodiacal signs)

March and its 'labours'

March and its 'labours' (+ with Aries (March))

March and its 'labours' (+ with scenes showing human occupations ~ seasons and months)

March and its 'labours' (+ with zodiacal signs)

marching away (troops)

marching away (troops) (+ company)

marching away (troops) (+ land forces)

march into the conquered place

march into the conquered place (+ company)

March ~ other concepts

March ~ other concepts (+ with zodiacal signs)

Marcus Atilius Regulus' departure for Carthage

Marcus Furius Camillus has the schoolmaster of Falerii chastised by his pupils: he is stripped and the children drive him back to their city with sticks

Marcus Oppius saves his aged father from the proscriptions of the Triumvirate by carrying him out of the city on his back

Marcus Valerius Corvus (Corvinus) victoriously fights a mighty Gaul in single combat, assisted by a crow that attacks the face of the Gaul

marine charts

marionette

Mark (Marcus) the evangelist, and bishop of Alexandria; possible attributes: book, (winged) lion, pen and inkhorn, scroll

Mark (Marcus) the evangelist, and bishop of Alexandria; possible attributes: book, (winged) lion, pen and inkhorn, scroll - portrait of male saint

Mark Antony orating to the people of Rome over the body of Caesar

market

market-hall

market cross

marketing, shopping (~ household management)

marriage, married couple, 'matrimonium'

marriage, married couple, 'matrimonium' (+ variant)

marriage as trap, snare, etc.

marriage as trap, snare, etc. (+ variant)

marriage broker

marriage contract

marriage in church ~ the sixth of the seven sacraments

marriage of Aeneas and Lavinia

marriage of Alexander and Roxana

marriage of Cupid and Psyche

marriage of David and Michal

marriage of Isaac and Rebekah

marriage of Jason and Creusa (Glauce); possibly with Medea watching the scene

marriage of Mary and Joseph, 'Sposalizio': they are married by the high priest

marriage of Mary and Joseph, 'Sposalizio': they are married by the high priest (+ Mary)

marriage of Peleus and Thetis

marriage ~ Protestant service

married couple leaving the church

married couple of unequal age

married couple of unequal age - DD - woman older

married couple of unequal size

married couple of unequal wealth

married couple of unequal wealth - DD - woman richer (+ variant)

married life versus unmarried life

Mars (planet)

Mars and his children ('Planetenkinder')

Mars and his children ('Planetenkinder') ~ Aries and Scorpio

Mars and Venus, caught in a net by Vulcan, are exposed to the ridicule of the assembled gods

Mars and Venus as lovers

Mars and Venus disrobed by cupids and the Graces

Mars and Venus making love, Apollo (Sol) appearing

Mars and Venus surprised by Vulcan; he catches them in a net

Mars implores Jupiter to make Romulus immortal

Mars implores Jupiter to make Romulus immortal (+ variant)

Mars pursuing Adonis

Mars withdraws from the battle and returns to Olympus, where he is bathed by Hebe after being attended by Paian

Mars woos Rhea Silvia, who may be seen sleeping on the Tiber bank, with a water-jug beside her

Marsyas picks up the flute thrown away by Minerva

Marsyas teaches Olympus to play the flute

Martha complains to Christ about Mary

Martha meets Christ at the gate of Bethany

Martial(is), bishop of Limoges; possible attributes: staff

Martin(us), bishop of Tours; possible attributes: beggar, goose

Martin(us), bishop of Tours; possible attributes: beggar, goose - specific aspects ~ male saint

martyr(s) (often with palm-branches)

martyr(s) (often with palm-branches) - QQ - female martyr

martyr(s) taken before a heathen ruler, and refusing to worship idols - QQ - female martyr

martyrdom, suffering, misfortune, death of St. Adrian

martyrdom, suffering, misfortune, death of St. Agatha

martyrdom, suffering, misfortune, death of St. Agnes

martyrdom, suffering, misfortune, death of St. Apollonia

martyrdom, suffering, misfortune, death of St. Barbara

martyrdom, suffering, misfortune, death of St. Barnabas

martyrdom, suffering, misfortune, death of St. Boniface

martyrdom, suffering, misfortune, death of St. Bruno

martyrdom, suffering, misfortune, death of St. Catherine

martyrdom, suffering, misfortune, death of St. Christopher

martyrdom, suffering, misfortune, death of St. Cyricus & Julitta

martyrdom, suffering, misfortune, death of St. Dorothea

martyrdom, suffering, misfortune, death of St. Erasmus

martyrdom, suffering, misfortune, death of St. Eustace

martyrdom, suffering, misfortune, death of St. Faith

martyrdom, suffering, misfortune, death of St. Felicity

martyrdom, suffering, misfortune, death of St. Francis of Assisi

martyrdom, suffering, misfortune, death of St. Francis Xavier

martyrdom, suffering, misfortune, death of St. George

martyrdom, suffering, misfortune, death of St. Gervase & Protase

martyrdom, suffering, misfortune, death of St. Jerome

martyrdom, suffering, misfortune, death of St. Laurence

martyrdom, suffering, misfortune, death of St. Livinus

martyrdom, suffering, misfortune, death of St. Margaret

martyrdom, suffering, misfortune, death of St. Norbert

martyrdom, suffering, misfortune, death of St. Pantaleon

martyrdom, suffering, misfortune, death of St. Peter Martyr

martyrdom, suffering, misfortune, death of St. Philip Benizzi

martyrdom, suffering, misfortune, death of St. Scholastica

martyrdom, suffering, misfortune, death of St. Sebastian

martyrdom, suffering, misfortune, death of St. Thomas Becket

martyrdom, suffering, misfortune, death of St. Ursula

martyrdom and death of Andrew

martyrdom and death of Bartholomew

martyrdom and death of James

martyrdom and death of John

martyrdom and death of John the Baptist (Matthew 14:3-12; Mark 6:17-29)

martyrdom and death of Judas Thaddaeus: he is beaten to death and beheaded

martyrdom and death of Matthew

martyrdom and death of Matthias

martyrdom and death of Paul

martyrdom and death of Peter

martyrdom and death of Philip

martyrdom and death of Simon Zelotes: he is sawn in two, or beaten to death

martyrdom and death of Stephen

martyrdom and death of Thomas

martyrdom of Eleazar: the old man is forced to eat pork and voluntarily submits to the flogging (2 Maccabees 6:18-31)

martyrdom of Isaiah: by order of King Manasseh, Isaiah is sawn in two

martyrdom of John in front of the Porta Latina: he is put in a cauldron of boiling oil, but remains unharmed

martyrdom of St. Blaise: his flesh is torn with iron combs

Martyrs of Gorkum

Martyrs of Gorkum - apotheosis, glory, triumph of male saint

Martyrs of Japan

Mary's arrival in Judah

Mary's stay in the house of Elisabeth ~ Visitation

Mary's tomb filled with flowers

Mary (alone) reading, praying, etc. ~ Annunciation

Mary (alone) reading, praying, etc. ~ Annunciation (+ God the Father)

Mary (and Christ-child) in Anna's lap or on her arm

Mary (standing) with the Christ-child beside her (free-standing or leaning against her)

Mary (standing) with the Christ-child beside her (free-standing or leaning against her) - FF - Mary sitting or enthroned

Mary (standing) with the Christ-child beside her (free-standing or leaning against her); Christ-child standing

Mary (standing) with the Christ-child beside her (free-standing or leaning against her); Christ-child standing - FF - Mary sitting or enthroned

Mary (standing) with the Christ-child in front of her (free-standing); Christ-child lying

Mary (standing) with the Christ-child in front of her (free-standing); Christ-child lying (+ angel(s))

Mary (standing) with the Christ-child in front of her (free-standing or leaning against her)

Mary (standing) with the Christ-child in front of her (free-standing or leaning against her); Christ-child sitting

Mary (standing) with the Christ-child in front of her (free-standing or leaning against her); Christ-child standing

Mary (standing) with the Christ-child in front of her (free-standing or leaning against her); Christ-child standing - FF - Mary sitting or enthroned

Mary (without Christ-child), together with others

Mary (without the Christ-child)

Mary (without the Christ-child) (+ angel(s))

Mary, Joseph and the new-born Christ (Nativity)

Mary, Joseph and the new-born Christ (Nativity) (+ angel(s))

Mary, Joseph and the new-born Christ (Nativity) (+ angel(s) floating in the air)

Mary, the Christ-child and John the Baptist (as child) with others

Mary, the Christ-child and John the Baptist (as child) with others (+ angel(s))

Mary, the Christ-child and John the Baptist, Elisabeth present

Mary, the Christ-child and John the Baptist; Elisabeth and Zacharias present

Mary, usually with the Christ-child, in orans-position in a fountain (of life)

Mary and Elisabeth, both pregnant, embracing

Mary and Elisabeth shaking hands

Mary and John close together; sometimes Mary swooning ~ crucified Christ

Mary and John close together; sometimes Mary swooning ~ crucified Christ - DD - the three crosses

Mary and John the Baptist together with (e.g. kneeling before) the judging Christ, 'Deesis' ~ Last Judgement

Mary and Joseph

Mary and Joseph are not admitted to the inn

Mary and Joseph blessed by Simeon ~ presentation of the Christ-child

Mary and Joseph find shelter in a stable

Mary and Joseph searching for their child

Mary and the Christ-child with John the Baptist (as child)

Mary and the Christ-child with John the Baptist (as child) (+ angel(s))

Mary as bride of the Holy Ghost (with a dove on her bosom)

Mary as hermit (after Christ's death), 'Nostra señora de la Soledad'

Mary as orante (sometimes called 'Blacherniotissa')

Mary as Queen of the apostles

Mary conceiving Christ (the angel not present)

Mary conquering the devil

Mary devotion

Mary devotion (+ angel(s))

Mary enthroned

Mary enthroned (+ angel(s))

Mary enthroned (+ donor(s), supplicant(s), whether or not with patron saint(s))

Mary giving milk from her breasts, 'Lactatio'

Mary holding something, e.g. apple, bunch of grapes, crucifix, goldfinch ~ Madonna-representations

Mary interceding (with Christ), 'Maria Mediatrix' (sometimes Mary showing her breasts)

Mary Kleophas, sister of the Virgin Mary, mother of James the Less ('Maria Jacobi'); possible attributes: jar of ointment

Mary kneeling (on the ground), the Christ-child in front of her

Mary kneeling (on the ground), the Christ-child lying in front of her

Mary kneeling (on the ground), the Christ-child sitting in front of her

Mary kneeling (on the ground), the Christ-child standing in front of her

Mary Magdalene kneeling before Christ, who is usually represented as a gardener with a hoe and/or a spade; 'Noli me tangere'

Mary magnifying the Lord ('Magnificat')

Mary or Madonna with symbols of the Lauretanian Litany

Mary pierced by a sword

Mary pierced by a sword - FF - 'Mater Dolorosa', head or bust

Mary pierced by seven swords

Mary pierced by seven swords (+ angel(s))

Mary praying

Mary praying (+ angel(s))

Mary receives her last communion from John the Evangelist or from Christ

Mary reclining in bed or on a couch, looking at the Christ-child

Mary returning home ~ Visitation

Mary Salome, sister of the Virgin and mother of James the Great and John the Evangelist, also one of the midwives; possible attributes: jar of ointment

Mary saluting Elisabeth, who kneels before her

Mary saving soul(s)

Mary sewing and embroidering in the temple

Mary sitting on steps or a staircase ~ Madonna-representations

Mary sitting on the ground, the Christ-child in front of her, lying in her lap

Mary sitting on the ground, the Christ-child in front of her, lying in her lap (+ angels floating in the air)

Mary sitting on the ground, the Christ-child in front of her, sitting in her lap

Mary sitting on the ground, the Christ-child in front of her, standing in her lap

Mary sitting on the ground, the Christ-child in front of her in her lap

Mary sitting on the ground, the Christ-child in front of her in her lap (+ donor(s), supplicant(s), whether or not with patron saint(s))

Mary sitting on the ground, the Christ-child in her lap or on her knee (Christ-child to Mary's left)

Mary sitting on the ground, the Christ-child in her lap or on her knee (Christ-child to Mary's left) (+ angel(s))

Mary sitting on the ground, the Christ-child lying in Mary's lap or on her knee (Christ-child to Mary's left)

Mary sitting on the ground, the Christ-child sitting in Mary's lap or on her knee (Christ-child to Mary's left)

Mary sitting on the ground, the Christ-child sitting in Mary's lap or on her knee (Christ-child to Mary's left) - FF - the Christ-child to Mary's right

Mary sitting or enthroned, the Christ-child in front of her, lying in her lap (or in front of her bosom), sometimes in PietÃ -posture

Mary sitting or enthroned, the Christ-child in front of her, lying in her lap (or in front of her bosom), sometimes in Pietà-posture (+ donor(s), supplicant(s), whether or not with patron saint(s))

Mary sitting or enthroned, the Christ-child in front of her, sitting in her lap (or in front of her bosom)

Mary sitting or enthroned, the Christ-child in front of her, sitting in her lap (or in front of her bosom) (+ angel(s))

Mary sitting or enthroned, the Christ-child in front of her, sitting in her lap (or in front of her bosom) (+ donor(s), supplicant(s), whether or not with patron saint(s))

Mary sitting or enthroned, the Christ-child in front of her, standing in her lap (or in front of her bosom)

Mary sitting or enthroned, the Christ-child in front of her in her lap (or in front of her bosom)

Mary sitting or enthroned, the Christ-child in front of her in her lap (or in front of her bosom) (+ angel(s))

Mary sitting or enthroned, the Christ-child in front of her in her lap (or in front of her bosom) (+ angels floating in the air)

Mary sitting or enthroned, the Christ-child lying on her knee (Christ-child to Mary's left)

Mary sitting or enthroned, the Christ-child on her knee (Christ-child to Mary's left)

Mary sitting or enthroned, the Christ-child on her knee (Christ-child to Mary's left) (+ angel(s))

Mary sitting or enthroned, the Christ-child on her knee (Christ-child to Mary's left) - FF - the Christ-child to Mary's right

Mary sitting or enthroned, the Christ-child sitting on her knee (Christ-child to Mary's left)

Mary sitting or enthroned, the Christ-child sitting on her knee (Christ-child to Mary's left) (+ angel(s))

Mary sitting or enthroned, the Christ-child sitting on her knee (Christ-child to Mary's left) (+ angels floating in the air)

Mary sitting or enthroned, the Christ-child sitting on her knee (Christ-child to Mary's left) - FF - the Christ-child to Mary's right

Mary sitting or enthroned, the Christ-child standing on her knee (Christ-child to Mary's left)

Mary sitting or enthroned, the Christ-child standing on her knee (Christ-child to Mary's left) (+ Holy Trinity)

Mary sitting or enthroned, the Christ-child standing on her knee (Christ-child to Mary's left) - FF - the Christ-child to Mary's right

Mary standing (or half-length), the Christ-child in front of her, close to her bosom

Mary standing (or half-length), the Christ-child in front of her, close to her bosom; lying

Mary standing (or half-length), the Christ-child in front of her, close to her bosom; sitting

Mary standing (or half-length), the Christ-child in front of her, close to her bosom; sitting (+ donor(s), supplicant(s), whether or not with patron saint(s))

Mary standing (or half-length), the Christ-child in front of her, close to her bosom; standing

Mary standing (or half-length), the Christ-child in front of her, close to her bosom; standing (+ donor(s), supplicant(s), whether or not with patron saint(s))

Mary standing (or half-length), the Christ-child lying on her arm (Christ-child to Mary's left)

Mary standing (or half-length), the Christ-child lying on her arm (Christ-child to Mary's left) - FF - the Christ-child to Mary's right

Mary standing (or half-length), the Christ-child on her arm (Christ-child to Mary's left)

Mary standing (or half-length), the Christ-child on her arm (Christ-child to Mary's left) (+ angel(s))

Mary standing (or half-length), the Christ-child on her arm (Christ-child to Mary's left) - FF - the Christ-child to Mary's right

Mary standing (or half-length), the Christ-child sitting on her arm (Christ-child to Mary's left)

Mary standing (or half-length), the Christ-child sitting on her arm (Christ-child to Mary's left) (+ angels floating in the air)

Mary standing (or half-length), the Christ-child sitting on her arm (Christ-child to Mary's left) - FF - the Christ-child to Mary's right

Mary standing or resting on the earth

Mary standing or resting on the earth (+ angels floating in the air)

Mary suspected of adultery

Mary teaches the Christ-child to read

Mary tells Christ that there is no more wine ~ marriage-feast at Cana

Mary tells Joseph she is pregnant; Joseph may be shown reproaching her

Mary together with mortals, who adore her, or implore her to help

Mary weeping

Mary weeping - FF - 'Mater Dolorosa', head or bust

Mary with the instruments of the Passion

Mary with the instruments of the Passion - FF - 'Mater Dolorosa', head or bust

masculinity

mask

mask (+ men's clothes)

mask (+ women's clothes)

mask, mascaron ~ ornament

mask, mask-costume ~ non-Christian ritual objects

mason at work

masquerade, masked ball

masquerade, masked ball (+ women's clothes)

mass-grave

massacre, 'pogrom' ~ anti-semitism

massacre under the Triumvirate: Octavian, Mark Antony and Lepidus are seated in state watching the massacre by the Roman soldiery

massacre ~ war

massage ~ medical treatment

mastaba

masturbation, onanism

masturbation, onanism (+ variant)

match

match-box

match-making scene

materialization, appearance of spirit or ghost

materials to write on, writing surfaces

materials to write on, writing surfaces (+ scholar, scientist (at work))

materials ~ textile industry

mathematical perspective

mathematics (+ portrait of scholar, scientist)

mathematics (+ scholar, scientist (at work))

Mattathias kills a Jew, who wanted to offer sacrifices to pagan gods, and pulls down the altar in Modin (1 Maccabees 2:23-26)

Matthew's victory over two dragons in Vadabar

Matthew is slain before an altar by soldiers of Hirtacus and is beheaded

Matthias crucified

Matthias preaching (and baptizing)

Matthias stoned and beheaded

Mausoleum at Halicarnassus (Wonder of the World)

May; 'Maggio' (Ripa)

May; 'Maggio' (Ripa) (+ with zodiacal signs)

May and its 'labours'

May and its 'labours' (+ with Gemini (May))

May and its 'labours' (+ with scenes showing human occupations ~ seasons and months)

May and its 'labours' (+ with zodiacal signs)

mayor, burgomaster

maypole

May represented by still life of flowers and/or fruits

May ~ other concepts

May ~ other concepts (+ with zodiacal signs)

Me(s)tra changed into various forms: to support her famished father Erysichthon, Me(s)tra changes herself into various forms (Ovid, Metamorphoses VIII 872)

meadow, pasture

meadow, pasture (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

meadow, pasture - HH - ideal landscapes

meal at the house of a Pharisee; Christ and his disciples do not submit to the ritual washing (Luke 11:37-41)

meal at the house of a Pharisee; Christ and his disciples do not submit to the ritual washing (Luke 11:37-41) (+ variant)

meal at the house of Levi (Matthew) (Matthew 9:10-13; Mark 2:15-17; Luke 5:29-32)

meal at the house of Simon the Pharisee (Luke 7:36-50)

meal at the house of Zacchaeus, the tax-collector (Luke 19:1-10)

meal in Bethany (at the house of Simon the Leper) (Matthew 26:6-13; Mark 14:3-9; John 12:1-11)

meals ~ military service (+ infantry)

means of multiplying texts (other than printing)

measures taken by revolutionary council

measuring

measuring (+ variant)

measuring-instruments

measuring-instruments (+ portrait of scholar, scientist)

measuring-instruments (+ scholar, scientist (at work))

measuring-instruments (PLUMMET)

measuring-instruments (with NAME)

measuring the child

meat; still life of meat

mechanics

medal (considered as a piece of sculpture, regardless of its specific function)

medal (considered as a piece of sculpture, regardless of its specific function) (+ artist at work)

medal, badge of a guild

medal, badge of a guild (+ variant)

medals and other marks of military honour

medals and other marks of military honour (+ sailing-ships)

Medea

Medea, through her children, sends Creusa wedding-gifts (a crown and a long robe)

Medea - aggressive, unfriendly activities and relationships

Medea boils an old ram in a cauldron: a young lamb comes out; the daughters of Pelias watch the scene

Medea builds two altars, one to Hecate and another to Hebe, and kills a black sheep

Medea kills her two children; she flees from Corinth in a chariot drawn by winged dragons

Medea prays alone in the night; her chariot, drawn by winged dragons, is sent to enable her to pick magic herbs

medical aid and nursing of the sick and wounded

medical aid and nursing of the sick and wounded during the battle

medical aid and nursing of the sick and wounded in a field-hospital

medical aid and nursing of the sick and wounded in a lazaretto

medical aid and nursing of the sick and wounded on the battlefield

medical examination, medical treatment

medical examination, medical treatment (+ tools, instruments; laboratory equipment ~ scientific research)

medical research, branches of medicine

medical research, branches of medicine (+ scholar, scientist (at work))

medical research, branches of medicine (+ scientific research)

medical research, branches of medicine (+ tools, instruments; laboratory equipment ~ scientific research)

medicament, medicine

medicinal spring

medicine, medical science (+ portrait of scholar, scientist)

medicine, medical science (+ scholar, scientist (at work))

medicine, medical science (+ tools, instruments; laboratory equipment ~ scientific research)

medieval history, middle ages (historical epoch)

Mediocrity

meditating ~ Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism

meditation over skull and/or crucifix

meditation ~ non-Christian religions

medium ~ spiritualism

Medoro

Medusa (one of the Gorgons)

Meekness; 'Mansuetudine' (Ripa)

Meerkat

meeting

meeting, assembly

meeting, assembly - AA - in the open air

meeting between the (three) living and the (three) dead

meeting of Anna and Joachim at the Golden Gate; they usually embrace or kiss each other (immaculate conception of Mary)

meeting of bride and groom; groom calling for bride

meeting of David and Abigail, who kneels before him

meeting of David and Jonathan in the field

meeting of James and Hermogenes

meeting of Jason and Medea: she falls in love with him at first sight, possibly with Cupid shooting an arrow at Medea

meeting of Jeroboam and the prophet Ahijah; Ahijah rends his garment in twelve pieces, ten of which he gives to Jeroboam

meeting of Nausicaa and Ulysses: Ulysses, almost naked, comes out of the bushes; Nausicaa and her companions are startled at the sight

meeting of soldiers and/or officers

meeting of soldiers and/or officers (+ citizen soldiery, civil guard, itizen militia)

meeting of soldiers and/or officers (+ variant)

meeting of Ulysses and Penelope, who fails to recognize him

meetings and dwellings of the gods (+ aggressive, unfriendly activities and relationships)

meetings of the gods (+ aggressive, unfriendly activities and relationships)

megalithic chambered tomb, dolmen

megaphone, speaking-trumpet ~ acoustic signalling

melancholic temperament

Melchizedek (not in biblical context); possible attributes: priestly garments, crown or mitre

Melchizedek, usually in front of an altar, offers bread and wine in a chalice

Melchizedek blesses Abraham

Meleager's sisters changed into guinea-hens: while Meleager's sisters grieve at Meleager's death, they are changed into guinea-hens (Meleagrides) by Diana (Ovid, Metamorphoses VIII 539)

Meleager gives the head of the boar to Atalanta

Meleager kills two of his uncles, when they object to the gift of the boar's head to Atalante

Melpomene (one of the Muses); 'Melpomene' (Ripa)

member, membership

member of parliament

members of bridal party

Memnon's ashes changed into birds: Memnon's ashes are changed into birds, the Memnonides; they rise from Memnon's funeral pyre and fight around his tomb (Ovid, Metamorphoses XIII 608)

memorial medal

memorial medal (+ variant)

Memory; 'Memoria' (Ripa)

Memory; 'Memoria' (Ripa) (+ abstract concept represented by female figure)

Memory; 'Memoria' (Ripa) (+ personification)

Menace, Intimidation; 'Minaccie' (Ripa)

Mendacity

Mendacity (+ personification)

mending, repairing ~ clothes

mending of fishing nets

mending of fishing nets (+ labourers ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

mending of fishing nets (+ variant)

mending of fishing nets (+ women (labourers))

Menelaus and Helen

Menelaus carries Patroclus' body from the battle-field

men of name and fame, heroes, 'homines illustres', 'uomini famosi'

men of name or fame, heroes, 'homines illustres', 'uomini famosi' - AA - women of name or fame, heroines, 'femmes célèbres', 'les neuf preuses'

menselijke rassen; mensen; nationaliteiten

menselijke typen

menselijke typen; mensen en nationaliteiten

mens en (wild) beest

mens en dier

mental prayer, meditation; 'Meditatione', 'Meditatione spirituale' (Ripa)

Mephibosheth at David's table

Mephistopheles, name of the demonic tempter in the literary versions of the Faust legends

merchant, salesman

merchant, salesman (FISH)

merchant, salesman (RAGMAN)

merchant, salesman (RAGWOMAN) - BB - women engaged in trade and commerce

merchant, salesman (with NAME of trade or profession)

merchant, salesman (with NAME of trade or profession) - BB - women engaged in trade and commerce

merchant, salesman - BB - women engaged in trade and commerce

merchant guild

merchant shipping, shipping trade

merchant shipping, shipping trade (+ variant)

Mercury (planet)

Mercury and Battus; Battus is bribed with a heifer as hush-money

Mercury and Herse, daughter of Cecrops

Mercury and his children ('Planetenkinder')

Mercury and his children ('Planetenkinder') ~ Gemini and Virgo

Mercury and Venus as lovers

Mercury beheads Argus

Mercury bringing Argus' eyes to Juno; Juno sets Argus' eyes in the tail of her peacock

Mercury bringing Argus' eyes to Juno; Juno sets Argus' eyes in the tail of her peacock (+ variant)

Mercury brings Paris the golden apple

Mercury falls in love with Herse, when seeing her and her companions carry baskets full of flowers to the temple

Mercury gives his lyre to Apollo

Mercury gives Ulysses the magic herb 'moly', a countercharm

Mercury hands the baby Bacchus over to the nymphs of Nysa

Mercury invents the lyre by converting the shell of a tortoise

Mercury lulls Argus into sleep by making music

Mercury orders Calypso to release Ulysses (Homer, Odyssey V)

Mercury steals the flock which Apollo is tending

Mercury steals the flock which Apollo is tending, Battus present

Mercury summons Aeneas, engaged in building activities, to leave Carthage

Mercury tries to gain admission to Herse's room, possibly by bribing Aglauros, her sister, with gold

Mercury tries to gain admission to Herse's room, possibly by bribing Aglauros, her sister, with gold (+ variant)

Mercury wooing Chione; Apollo present

Mercury woos the nymph Lara when conveying her to the underworld, after Jupiter had deprived her of her tongue

Mercy, Compassion; 'Compassione', 'Misericordia' (Ripa)

Mercy, Compassion; 'Compassione', 'Misericordia' (Ripa) (+ abstract concept represented by female figure)

Merit; 'Merito' (Ripa)

Merit; 'Merito' (Ripa) (+ personification)

Merlin

merman

merman - AA - mermaid, siren

merman - AA - mermaid, siren (+ tail)

merry-go-round, roundabout; chair o'plane

merry-go-round, roundabout; chair o'plane (+ the public ~ festive activities)

Messalina in the brothel

messenger

messengers of Jabesh-gilead come to Gibeah; the people weep on hearing the news

messengers present themselves to Job, each reporting a new disaster

mess ~ the soldier off duty

mestee, mestizo, i.e. offspring of Spanish and South-American Indian people

Metabus, Camilla's father, with the enemy almost upon him, throws the baby Camilla, lashed on his spear, over the river Amasenus and invokes Diana's help

metalwork of a door

metamorfosen van (fabel) dieren

metamorfosen ~ klassieke mythologie

metamorfose van mannelijke personen tot vogels

metamorphosed human beings

metamorphoses of female persons into mammals

metamorphoses of female persons into trees

metamorphoses of female persons into water, air, or other elements

metaphysics, 'Metaphysica'; 'Metafisica' (Ripa)

meteor

meteorological observatory

meteorological observatory (+ variant)

meteorology

meteorology (+ portrait of scholar, scientist)

metropolis

Micah's prophecy concerning Bethlehem (Micah 5:2)

Michael and his angels fighting against the dragon and his followers; the dragon (Devil, Satan) is cast out of heaven

Michael and his angels fighting against the dragon and his followers; the dragon (Devil, Satan) is cast out of heaven (+ devil(s))

Michael resting beside the dragon's corpse

Michal (not in biblical context)

Michal urging David to flee

microphone

microscope

microscope (+ scholar, scientist (at work))

microscope (+ scientific research)

Midas before Bacchus

Midas given ass's ears: Apollo gives Midas ass's ears as punishment for preferring Pan in the musical contest between Apollo and Pan (Ovid, Metamorphoses XI 174)

Midas given ass's ears: Apollo gives Midas ass's ears as punishment for preferring Pan in the musical contest between Apollo and Pan (Ovid, Metamorphoses XI 174) (+ variant)

Midas washes away the fatal gift in the river Pactolus

midday meal, lunch

midday meal, lunch - CC - out of doors

midnight sun

midwife, 'accoucheuse'

migrants

milestone

militaire uitrusting en verpleging(?)

militant proselytizing: religious war, crusade, etc.

militarism

militarism (+ cavalry, horsemen)

military academy

military academy (+ naval force)

military band

military celebrations

military clothing and other equipment (uniforms, cap, armour, helmet, etc.)

military court, court-martial

military demonstrations

military demonstrations (+ citizen soldiery, civil guard, citizen militia)

military discipline

military discipline (+ cavalry, horsemen)

military discipline (+ infantry)

military discipline (+ mounted troops on other animals than horses)

military engineering ~ communication and transport

military glory

military honours

military honours (+ cavalry, horsemen)

military honours (+ citizen soldiery, civil guard, citizen militia)

military honours (+ infantry)

military instruction

military instruction (+ cavalry, horsemen)

military instruction (+ land forces)

military music

military music (+ citizen soldiery, civil guard, citizen militia)

military orders, e.g.: Knights Templars, Knights of Malta, Teutonic Knights ~ Roman Catholic church

military parade, pageant

military parade, pageant (+ cavalry, horsemen)

military parade, pageant (+ citizen soldiery, civil guard, citizen militia)

military parade, pageant (+ infantry)

military parade, pageant (+ land forces)

military parade, pageant (+ naval force)

military parade, pageant (+ ranks; division of armed forces)

military parade, pageant (+ weapons)

military police, provost

military salutes

military salutes (+ sailing-ships)

military service

military service (+ artillery)

military service (+ cavalry, horsemen)

military service (+ during the battle)

military training

military training (+ cavalry, horsemen)

military training (+ citizen soldiery, civil guard, citizen militia)

military vehicles

military vehicles (+ naval force)

military vehicles (+ sailing-ships)

milk

milking

milking (+ indoors; in laboratory, factory, barn, etc.)

milking (+ men (labourers))

milking (+ transport of products ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

milkmaid

milkmaid (+ outdoors; in the open air)

Milky Way

miller

mine

mine (+ brown coal, lignite)

mine (+ coal)

mine-field ~ navy

miner

miner (+ brown coal, lignite)

miner (+ coal)

miner (+ minerals)

minerals and metals

minerals and metals: copper

minerals and metals: gold

minerals and metals: iron

minerals and metals: lead

minerals and metals: silver

minerals and metals: sulphur

minerals and metals: tin

mineral water

Minerva, disguised as Mentes, comes to encourage Telemachus

Minerva as patroness

Minerva in contest with Neptune for Athens: Minerva creates the olive-tree, Neptune the horse; Jupiter and other Olympians look on

Minerva intervenes; reconciliation of Ulysses and the Ithacan rebels

Minerva kills Pallas, the Giant, and covers herself with his skin

Minerva visits the cave of Envy (Invidia) in order to punish Aglauros

Minerva visits the Muses on Mount Helicon to see the fountain Hippocrene, which Pegasus had just brought forth

Minerva visits the Muses on Mount Helicon to see the fountain Hippocrene, which Pegasus had just brought forth (+ variant)

miniature imitations (children's games and plays)

mining

mining (+ coal)

mining (+ gravel and sand)

mining (+ minerals)

ministerial council

minister ~ government

Minos (as judge of Hades)

minstrel, 'jongleur'

minstrel, 'jongleur' - CC - out of doors

minter

Minyas' daughters changed into bats: having aroused Bacchus' anger by weaving instead of worshipping him, the daughters of Minyas, Leuconoe (Leucippe), Alcithoe and Arsippe, are changed into bats by the god (Ovid, Metamorphoses IV 399)

miracle-workers, performers of miracles ~ American Indian religions

miracle of the bending palmtree ~ rest on the flight into Egypt

miracle of the bending palmtree ~ rest on the flight into Egypt (+ angel(s) floating in the air)

miracle of the manna and the quails (Exodus 16)

miracle of the rod changed into a serpent ; Moses may be shown fleeing from the serpent

miracle of the sweetening of the water of Marah

miracles, appearances, and legends ~ Mary

miracles of Christ: raising of the dead

miracles of Christ ~ healing the sick

miracles of Peter (sometimes in co-operation with others)

miracles of Thomas

miraculous activities and events ~ St. Antony of Padua

miraculous activities and events ~ St. Benedict

miraculous activities and events ~ St. Bernard

miraculous activities and events ~ St. Christopher

miraculous activities and events ~ St. Dominic

miraculous activities and events ~ St. Francis of Assisi

miraculous activities and events ~ St. Francis of Paola

miraculous activities and events ~ St. Francis Xavier

miraculous activities and events ~ St. Gertrude of Nivelles

miraculous activities and events ~ St. Gregory

miraculous activities and events ~ St. Hyacinth

miraculous activities and events ~ St. Ignatius

miraculous activities and events ~ St. Jerome

miraculous activities and events ~ St. Jerome - stigmatization of male saint

miraculous activities and events ~ St. Margaret

miraculous activities and events ~ St. Roch

miraculous activities and events ~ St. Sylvester

miraculous healing

miraculous healings of St. Catherine of Siena

miraculous healings of St. Hyacinth of Poland

miraculous healings of St. Ignatius of Loyola

miraculous healings of St. Ignatius of Loyola (+ devil(s))

miraculous healings of St. Martin

miraculous healings of St. Sebastian

miraculous indication of the building-site of Santa Maria Maggiore in the snow (by the Virgin Mary)

miraculous statues of Mary or the Madonna

Miriam's song of praise ~ Exodus

Miriam induces Pharaoh's daughter to entrust Moses to a Hebrew nurse

Miriam is punished with leprosy; Moses prays to God, who promises to heal Miriam after seven days

Miriam takes up a tambourine and dances; all the women follow her

mirror

mirror - AA - (for) women

mirror-maker

mirror writing

mis-shapen animals; monsters

mis-shapen animals; monsters (+ variant)

miscarriage, abortion

miscellaneous religions, cults and doctrines

miscellaneous religions, cults and doctrines: Freemasonry

mischief-making play

mischief-making play (+ out of doors (sports, games, etc.))

mischievous child (at school)

miser

misericords

Misery; 'Miseria mondana' (Ripa)

misfortune brings Manasseh back to the true God

Misplaced Trust, False Confidence, 'Pax Falsa'; 'Speranza fallace' (Ripa)

missal

missionary journeys of Paul

mission of Peter ('Pasce oves meas'): Christ pointing to a lamb, Peter perhaps with keys in his hands

mission of Peter ('Pasce oves meas'): Christ pointing to a lamb, Peter perhaps with keys in his hands (+ variant)

mission of the apostles

mist, fog

mistress

misunderstanding

Misuse, Misemployment

mites

Mithra(s), usually standing in a cave, stabs a bull with a dagger

MithraÃ¯sme en andere Hellenistische of laat-Romeinse (provinciale) religies (met inbegrip van oud-Iraanse religies)

mixing (industrial process)

mixing, combining (preparing food)

Mnemosyne

moat ~ fortified city

mobile phone

mobilization of troops; call to arms

Mockery, Derision, Irreverence,; 'Derisone', 'Dispreggio della Virtù (Ripa) (+ personification)

mocking, insulting; teasing

mockings of Christ, who may be blindfolded

mode, kleding

model (~ production)

model, mannequin

model, mannequin (+ dressing, putting on clothes)

model, mannequin (+ women's clothes)

model, sitter ~ painting

model, sitter ~ painting (+ in workshop or studio)

model, sitter ~ painting - CC - out of doors

model-books ~ implements of painter

model ~ architecture

model ~ architecture (+ plaster ~ arts)

modern forms of military vehicles

modern forms of military vehicles (+ motor ships)

modern forms of military vehicles (TANK)

modern professional organization, trade union

molluscs

molluscs (+ shell, snail-shell etc.)

molluscs: murex

molluscs: mussel

molluscs: nautilus

molluscs: nautilus (+ shell, snail-shell etc.)

molluscs: octopus

molluscs: oyster

molluscs: queen conch

molluscs: snail

molluscs: snail (+ shell, snail-shell etc.)

molluscs: snail - FF - fabulous animals (sometimes wrongly called 'grotesques'); 'Mostri' (Ripa)

molluscs: squid

molluscs: triton

monarchy; 'Monarchia mondana' (Ripa)

monastic orders, monastic life: Augustinians

monastic orders, monastic life: Benedictines

monastic orders, monastic life: Carmelites

monastic orders, monastic life: Carthusians

monastic orders, monastic life: Cistercians

monastic orders, monastic life: Dominicans

monastic orders, monastic life: Franciscans

monastic orders, monastic life ~ Eastern, Greek and Russian orthodox churches

monastic orders, monastic life ~ Roman Catholic church

monastic orders, monastic life ~ Roman Catholic church (ANNUNTIATEN)

monastic orders, monastic life ~ Roman Catholic church (with NAME of order)

money

money-changer

money-chest, treasure-chest, money-box

money-chest, treasure-chest, money-box (+ variant)

money-lender, usurer

Mongolians

Mongolians (+ variant)

monk(s), friar(s)

monk(s), friar(s) (+ devil(s))

monkey hunting

monkeys (circus performance)

monkeys (circus performance) (+ the public ~ festive activities)

monkeys, apes

monkeys, apes (+ animal behaviour)

monkeys, apes (+ animals used symbolically)

monkeys, apes (+ feeding and care of young)

monkeys, apes (+ head of an animal)

monkeys, apes (+ ornamental variants of animals)

monkeys, apes (+ skeleton of an animal)

monkeys, apes (with NAME)

monkeys, apes: baboon

monkeys, apes: chimpanzee

monkeys, apes: chimpanzee (skeleton of an animal)

monkeys, apes: collared mangabey

monkeys, apes: gorilla

monkeys, apes: guenon

monkeys, apes: mandril

monkeys, apes: marmoset

monkeys, apes: orang-utan

monkeys, apes: orang-utan (skull of an animal)

monks and nuns

monocle, single lorgnette

monocle, single lorgnette (+ female (human being) (not to be used where -AA- is prescribed))

monocle, single lorgnette (+ male human being (not to be used where -A- is prescribed))

monocle, single lorgnette - AA - female human figure

monocycle

monograms of Mary

monograms of Mary (+ angels floating in the air)

monorail

monsters larger than normal

monsters of mixed human and animal shape; 'Mostri' (Ripa)

monsters of mixed human and animal shape; 'Mostri' (Ripa) (+ hair, feathers)

monsters of mixed human and animal shape; 'Mostri' (Ripa) (+ head or (parts of) face)

monsters of mixed human and animal shape; 'Mostri' (Ripa) (+ legs, wings, etc.)

monsters of the sea

monsters of the sea (+ aggressive, unfriendly activities and relationships)

monsters with animal head

monsters with animal head - AA - female human figure

monsters with limbs, organs, etc. in unusual places

monsters with parts, limbs, organs, etc. of abnormal shape

monsters with parts in greater number than normal

monsters ~ amphibians

monsters ~ animals in general (of undetermined kind)

monsters ~ apes, monkeys

monsters ~ fishes

monsters ~ flying mammals

monsters ~ hoofed animals

monsters ~ hoofed animals - AA - female human figure

monsters ~ mammals

monsters ~ predatory animals (sphinx, 'manticora')

monsters ~ predatory animals (sphinx, 'manticora') - AA - female human figure

monsters ~ snakes

monsters ~ snakes (+ head or (parts of) face)

monsters ~ snakes - AA - female human figure (+ body)

monsters ~ swimming mammals

monsters ~ trunked animals

monument, statue

monument, statue (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage)

monument, statue (+ variant)

monumental adornments (in city)

monumental artist

monumental door, porch, 'aediculum'

moonlight

moonrise

mooring-buoy, bollard

Moraal

Morality (+ allegorical scene, i.e. two or more personifications involved in an action)

Mordecai's triumph: Mordecai, mounted on the king's horse, is led through the city by Haman (Esther and Ahasuerus may be looking on from the palace)

Mordecai before Ahasuerus, who gives him his signet-ring

Mordecai prevents King Ahasuerus' assassination (Esther 2:21-23)

more than one couple dancing

more than one couple dancing (+ out of doors (sports, games, etc.))

more than one couple dancing (with NUMBER of couples)

more than one musician with instrument

more than one musician with instrument - CC - 'concert champÃªtre'

morning

morning coffee

morning coffee - CC - out of doors

morning star (Venus)

morning ~ landscape (sometimes titled 'Aurora')

morning ~ other concepts

Morpheus, in the guise of Ceyx, informs Alcyone in a dream of Ceyx' fate

morphology of facial expression

morphology of facial expression (+ being sad, suffering, sorrowing)

morphology of facial expression (+ front view)

morphology of facial expression ~ eyes

morphology of facial expression ~ forehead

morphology of facial expression ~ mouth

morphology of facial expression ~ nose

morphology of human expression

morphology of human expression (+ adult female (human being))

morphology of human expression (+ adult male (human being))

morphology of human expression (+ attacking somebody)

morphology of human expression (+ begging)

morphology of human expression (+ being frightened)

morphology of human expression (+ downward)

morphology of human expression (+ expressing one's gratitude)

morphology of human expression (+ grieving, mourning, lamenting, bewailing)

morphology of human expression (+ laughing at a person)

morphology of human expression (+ old female (human being))

morphology of human expression (+ old male (human being))

morphology of human expression (+ saluting, showing reverence)

morphology of human expression (+ sitting)

morphology of human expression (+ thinking, meditating)

morphology of human expression (+ young female (human being))

morphology of human expression (+ young male (human being))

Morris dance, 'Mauriskentanz'

Mortality, Extinction of Life

mortuary specialists

Moses' birth

Moses' birth and education (Exodus 2:1-10)

Moses' marriage with Zipporah

Moses' trial by fire: when given the choice between two plates, one containing burning coals, the other a ruby ring (or cherries), Moses chooses the burning coals and puts them in his mouth

Moses (and Joshua) come(s) down with the stone tablets

Moses (not in biblical context); possible attributes: rays of light or horns on his head, rod, Tables of the Law

Moses (not in biblical context); possible attributes: rays of light or horns on his head, rod, Tables of the Law - founder, initiator ~ the Old Testament (not in biblical context)

Moses (not in biblical context); possible attributes: rays of light or horns on his head, rod, Tables of the Law - other activities, relationships, etc. of male persons from the Old Testament

Moses (not in biblical context); possible attributes: rays of light or horns on his head, rod, Tables of the Law - patron, intercessor ~ the Old Testament (not in biblical context)

Moses, kneeling before the bush and hiding his face, listens to God

Moses, petitioned by the Israelites, entreats God to take the snakes away

Moses, when communicating with God in the Tabernacle, is ordered to number the people

Moses and Aaron before Pharaoh; Aaron performs the miracle of the rod changing into a snake

Moses and Aaron bow to the ground before the assembly, while Joshua and Caleb rend their clothes

Moses and Aaron confront Pharaoh (Exodus 5-7:13)

Moses and Jethro parting ~ the calling of Moses

Moses and Pharaoh's crown: Pharaoh playfully places his crown on the head of the infant Moses, who throws it to the ground and tramples on it; or Moses breaks the crown while playing

Moses appoints Bezaleel, Aholiab and other craftsmen

Moses at a well meets the seven daughters of Jethro, the priest of Midian

Moses beholding one of his countrymen being beaten by an Egyptian taskmaster

Moses builds an altar

Moses buries the body of the Egyptian taskmaster in the sand

Moses chooses seventy elders to assist him and places them round the Tabernacle; the spirit of God descends upon them

Moses comes down with the new tablets and is awaited by Aaron and the assembled people, who notice that 'his face is shining' (Moses' face is depicted with rays of light or with horns)

Moses coming down from Mount Sinai

Moses communicating with God (in general)

Moses communicating with God on Mount Sinai (the mountain may be covered by a thick cloud)

Moses covers his face with a veil

Moses cuts two stone tablets

Moses departs for Egypt: he carries his rod and is accompanied by his wife and sons upon an ass

Moses drives away the shepherds who wanted to prevent Jethro's daughters from watering their father's flock

Moses flees to Midian

Moses gives the legislation to the priests

Moses goes to the top of a hill with Aaron and Hur and raises his arms to make the Israelites victorious

Moses is either presented to Pharaoh's daughter or surrounded by women fondling him

Moses is pulled out of the water by the servants

Moses kills the Egyptian taskmaster

Moses leads the people to the foot of the mountain and is called by God

Moses lifts up his rod and the water divides (Red Sea); the angel of God and the pillar of cloud move to the rear

Moses melts the calf, grinds the gold into fine powder, mixes it with water and makes the people drink it

Moses on Mount Sinai with the tables of the law (Exodus 24:9-18, 31:18)

Moses orders the death of the mature Midianite women and their male children after the victory of the Israelites over the Midianites

Moses petitioned by the five daughters of Zelophehad (Numbers 27:1-11)

Moses predicting the death of the first-born

Moses proclaims the Passover

Moses reading the book of the covenant to the people

Moses receives the tables of the law from God

Moses receives the tables of the law from God (+ Holy Ghost (as dove))

Moses removes Aaron's priestly robes and puts them on Eleazar

Moses sees how the Israelites are forced to do hard labour

Moses shows the flowering rod of Aaron to the community

Moses sitting on a rock, arms held up by Aaron and Hur; the Amalekites are defeated

Moses strikes the rock twice in front of the assembled people and water gushes out; the people quench their thirst

Moses striking water from the rock (Exodus 17:1-7; Numbers 20:2-13)

Moses takes the bones of Joseph with him

Moses taking off his sandals

Moses taking off his sandals - EE - Mary in the burning bush

Moses teaching (in general)

Moses waters the sheep of Jethro's saughters

mosquito control (+ dying animal; death of animal; dead animal)

mosquito control (+ variant)

mosquito netting, screens

mosses

most important deeds: Ceres in search of her daughter Proserpina, whom Pluto carried off

most important deeds: Marsyas and the flute

most important deeds: Orestes avenging his father's death

most important deeds: Telemachus in search of his father Ulysses (post-Homeric version)

most important deeds: Theseus and the Minotaur

most important deeds of Hercules: the Twelve Labours

mother

mother-love

mother and baby or young child

mother and child(4), woman and child(4) (4) (4)

mother and child(ren), woman and child(ren) (family group)

mother and child(ren), woman and child(ren) (family group) (with NUMBER of children)

mother and daughter(s) (family group)

mother and daughter(s) (family group) (with NUMBER of daughters)

mother and son(s) (family group)

mother and son(s) (family group) (with NUMBER of sons)

motherhood

Mother of Mercy, 'Mater Misericordiae', 'Schutzmantelmadonna', 'Schutzmantelmaria'

Mother of Mercy, 'Mater Misericordiae', 'Schutzmantelmadonna', 'Schutzmantelmaria' (+ angel(s))

mother of the ruler

mother playing with baby (fondling, dandling, crooning)

mother playing with baby (fondling, dandling, crooning) - AA - other person than mother playing with baby

mother with daughter(s) (mother-love)

mother with son(s) (mother-love)

mother with son(s) and daughter(s) (mother-love)

Motion

motion picture, film show

motor-cycles and other two-wheeled motor-vehicles

motorcar racing

motorcycle racing

motorized barge

mouldings ~ architecture

mound, verge

mound, verge (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

mountain-range, snow peaks

mountain-range, snow peaks (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

mountain-top, peak

mountain-top, peak (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

mountain climbing, mountaineering

mountain meadow, alp

mountain meadow, alp (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

mountains

mountains (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

mountains (in polar regions)

mountains (in tropical and sub-tropical regions)

mountains - HH - ideal landscapes

Mount Sinai is covered by a thick cloud, thunder and lightning

mourners at the closed tomb of Christ

mourning, prayer and distress of Esther (Esther 14)

mourning card, death notice, obituary

mourning the dead (+ variant)

mouse trap

moustache

moustache (+ three-quarter view)

moustache - AA - ~ women

mouth

mouth - AA - female human figure

mouth and throat cavity

mouth slightly open

mouth slightly open (+ three-quarter view)

mouth wide open

mouth wide open (+ front view)

mouth wide open, teeth pressed together

movement in the air

movement in water

movement in water - AA - female human figure

movements derived from Protestant Churches

movements of the human body

movements of the human body (+ positions (of the human figure))

movements of the human body - AA - female human figure

muff (+ children's clothes)

muff (+ fur used for clothes)

muff (+ girls' clothes)

muff (+ men's clothes)

muff (+ women's clothes)

mug, beaker, goblet

mule

mule (+ animals used symbolically)

mule (+ one person ~ traffic and transport)

mule (+ riding back to front on animal)

mule (+ traffic ~ places)

multiplication

multiplication of loaves and fishes for a multitude of four or five thousand people (Matthew 14:13-21, 15:32-39; Mark 6:32-44, 8:1-10; Luke 9:10-17; John 6:1-14)

murder of Agamemnon by Clytaemnestra (and/or Aegisthus): he is killed after bathing, when he struggles with a robe without openings

muscles

muscles - AA - female human figure

music - CC - out of doors

music-hall

music-hall - AA - open-air performances

musical box - CC - out of doors

musical contest of the Muses and the Pierides (as yet not metamorphosed)

musical drama, performance of musical drama

musical instruments; group of musical instruments

musical instruments; group of musical instruments (+ artist at work)

musical instruments; group of musical instruments (+ artist training pupil(s))

musical instruments; group of musical instruments (+ the work of art and its production)

musical instruments; group of musical instruments - CC - out of doors

musician

musician(s) accompanying singer(s)

musician(s) accompanying singer(s) - CC - out of doors

musician - CC - out of doors

musician at work

musician at work - CC - out of doors

musician in non-work situation

musician in non-work situation - CC - out of doors

musician training pupils, music-lesson

musician training pupils, music-lesson (+ variant)

musician training pupils, music-lesson - CC - out of doors (+ variant)

mustard

mustard (+ foodstuffs in other container, e.g.: barrel, can, cask, tin, etc.)

mutilation of the corpse

mutiny, rebellion ~ military discipline

mutiny on ship

Myrrha changed into a myrtle-tree: when fleeing from her father's wrath, Myrrha is changed into a myrtle-tree (Ovid, Metamorphoses X 489)

Myrrha is prevented by her nurse from hanging herself

mysterious phenomena and occurrences

mysterious phenomena and occurrences ~ heavenly bodies

mysterious rain, hail, etc.

mystic ideas ~ Christ

mystic marriage

myth of the returning emperor - BB - female ruler

Naaman comes to the Jordan, dips himself seven times and is cured

Naaman urges Elisha to accept some gifts, but Elisha refuses them; Naaman asks two mule-loads of earth

Nabal dies

Naboth is stoned to death

Naboth refuses to sell his vineyard to Ahab

na de strijd

Naiads, river- and spring-nymphs; usually carrying an urn; 'Naiadi, ninfe de' fiumi' (Ripa)

nails (fingers)

nails (toes)

nails of the cross ~ relics of Christ

nails ~ instruments of the Passion

nails ~ instruments of the Passion (+ angel(s))

nameday

namen van historische gebeurtenissen en situaties

namen van literaire karakters en personages

namen van steden en dorpen

names of artefacts and man-made objects (buildings excluded)

names of cities and villages (with NAME)

names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (Oude Kerk)

names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (Oudezijds Voorburgwal)

names of organizations, companies, trade unions, etc.

naming of John the Baptist; Zacharias writing John's name

Naomi's return to Bethlehem (Ruth 1:6-22)

Naomi on her way to Bethlehem with her daughters-in-law, Orpah and Ruth

Naomi sends away her daughters-in-law: Orpah returns home, Ruth stays

Napaeae (nymphs); 'Hinnedi & Napee' (Ripa)

napkin

napkin (~ washing and changing baby)

napkin-ring

Narcissus, gazing in a fountain, falls in love with his own reflection; possibly the nymph Echo peeps at the scene

Narcissus changed into a narcissus: when Narcissus is pining away for the love of his image reflected from the water, he is changed into a narcissus (Ovid, Metamorphoses III 510)

narcosis

nasal cavity

Nathan's parable: the rich man takes the poor man's lamb to prepare it for his guest

Nathan (not in biblical context)

Nathan accuses David of his misdeed

national government

Native peoples of Central America

Native peoples of Central America (+ costume)

Native peoples of North America

Native peoples of North America (+ caricatured)

Native peoples of North America (+ costume)

Native peoples of North America (CHEROKEE)

Native peoples of North America (NAVAJO)

Native peoples of North America (OSAGE)

Native peoples of North America (SHAWNEE)

Native peoples of North America (SIOUX)

Native peoples of North America (TIMUCUA)

Native peoples of South America

Native peoples of South America (+ costume)

Native peoples of the Americas

Native peoples of the Americas (+ caricatured)

Native peoples of the Americas (+ costume)

Native peoples of the Caribbean

Nativity scene ~ equipment of church

Nativity scene ~ equipment of church (+ angel(s))

natural death

Natuur

natuurlijke verschijnselen

natuurlijke vormen in stenen, hout, wolken etc. die worden gezien als representaties

nausea, giddiness (of pregnant woman)

nautilus cup

navigation and manoeuvering ~ ship

navy

navy (+ after the battle)

navy (+ during the battle)

navy (+ motor ships)

navy (+ naval force)

navy (+ sailing-ships)

near a river Paul and Silas preach to the women of Philippi

near Nagasaki in Japan, twenty-six Franciscan and/or Jesuit friars are crucified and pierced with lances

Nebuchadnezzar (Nabuchodonosor) of Babylonia on his way to fight Egypt, invades Judah and Jehoiakim becomes a vassal of Babylon (2 Kings 24:1; 2 Chronicles 36:6-7; Daniel 1:1-2)

Nebuchadnezzar captures the city; Jehoiachin, his mother, his wives, and the royal princes are carried away as prisoners (first siege of Jerusalem

Nebuchadnezzar gives Holofernes the command of an army to fight the neigbouring states

Nebuzaradan, commander of the Babylonian army, burns down the temple and the palace of Jerusalem ~ second siege of Jerusalem

Necessitas (necessity) as Roman personification

neck-gear: collar

neck-gear: collar (+ children's clothes)

neck-gear: collar (+ fur used for clothes)

neck-gear: collar (+ girls' clothes)

neck-gear: collar (+ lace used for clothes)

neck-gear: collar (+ leather used for clothes)

neck-gear: collar (+ men's clothes)

neck-gear: collar (+ women's clothes)

neck-gear: jabot

neck-gear: jabot (+ men's clothes)

neck-gear: jabot (+ women's clothes)

neck-gear ~ clothing

neck-gear ~ clothing (+ boys' clothes)

neck-gear ~ clothing (+ fur used for clothes)

neck-gear ~ clothing (+ girls' clothes)

neck-gear ~ clothing (+ men's clothes)

neck-gear ~ clothing (+ women's clothes)

neck-gear ~ clothing (BANDS) (+ men's clothes)

neck-gear ~ clothing (BERTHA) (+ lace used for clothes)

neck-gear ~ clothing (BERTHA) (+ women's clothes)

neck-gear ~ clothing (CAPE COLLAR) (+ women's clothes)

neck-gear ~ clothing (CRAVAT) (+ men's clothes)

neck-gear ~ clothing (CRAVAT) (+ women's clothes)

neck-gear ~ clothing (FUR COLLAR)

neck-gear ~ clothing (NECKERCHIEF) (+ men's clothes)

neck-gear ~ clothing (NECKERCHIEF) (+ women's clothes)

neck-gear ~ clothing (NECKTIE) (+ dressing, putting on clothes)

neck-gear ~ clothing (PALATINE) (+ feathers used for clothes)

neck-gear ~ clothing (PALATINE) (+ women's clothes)

neck-gear ~ clothing (PORTEFRAES) (+ women's clothes)

neck-gear ~ clothing (REVERS) (+ men's clothes)

neck-gear ~ clothing (REVERS) (+ women's clothes)

neck-gear ~ clothing (RUFF) (+ boys' clothes)

neck-gear ~ clothing (RUFF) (+ girls' clothes)

neck-gear ~ clothing (RUFF) (+ lace used for clothes)

neck-gear ~ clothing (RUFF) (+ variant)

neck-gear ~ clothing (SHAWL) (+ women's clothes)

neck-gear ~ clothing (SHAWL COLLAR) (+ fur used for clothes)

neck-gear ~ clothing (SHAWL COLLAR) (+ men's clothes)

neck-gear ~ clothing (SHAWL COLLAR) (+ women's clothes)

neck-gear ~ clothing (STANDING COLLAR) (+ women's clothes)

neck-gear ~ clothing (STENKERKE) (+ women's clothes)

neck-gear ~ clothing (TIE) (+ boys' clothes)

neck-gear ~ clothing (TIE) (+ men's clothes)

neck-gear ~ clothing (TIE) (+ women's clothes)

neck-gear ~ clothing (with NAME)

neck-gear ~ clothing (with NAME) (+ children's clothes)

neck-gear ~ clothing (with NAME) (+ fur used for clothes)

neck-gear ~ clothing (with NAME) (+ men's clothes)

neck-gear ~ clothing (with NAME) (+ stadia of production ~ home making of clothes)

neck-gear ~ clothing (with NAME) (+ women's clothes)

necklace

necklace (+ girls' clothes)

necklace (+ men's clothes)

necklace (+ women's clothes)

necropolis

needle, obelisk (marking grave)

needle ~ sewing

negative criticism

negative criticism by (professional) critic

negative criticism by the public

negative results and undesired aspects of trading

negative ~ photography

neglected dwelling

neglected dwelling (+ variant)

Negligence; 'Negligenza' (Ripa)

Negligence; 'Negligenza' (Ripa) (+ abstract concept represented by female figure)

negotiations, conference ~ diplomacy

negotiations between combatants

negotiations for truce

negotiations for truce on a demolished bridge

Nehemiah's return to Jerusalem (Nehemiah 1 - 2:11)

neighbour

Neighbourly Love; 'Amor del Prossimo' (Ripa)

nephews, nieces (third degree family relationships)

Neptune (planet)

Neptune as lord of the sea

Neptune builds the walls of Troy with the help of Apollo and Aeacus

Neptune floods the country of Troy

Neptune in love with Amphitrite

Neptune in love with Metra, daughter of Erysichthon

Neptune in the shape of a stallion, and Ceres in the shape of a mare; from their union Arion is born (+ variant)

Neptune quieting the storm, 'quos ego' (Virgil, Aeneid I 135)

Neptune raises a storm and destroys Ulysses' raft

Neptune ravishes Caenis

Neptune rescues Amymone from the satyr

Neptune stirring up the sea with his trident

Nereids, daughters of Nereus; sea-nymphs

Nereus

Nero sings and plays the lyre as he watches Rome burning

Nessus

nesting-box

nesting-box (+ variant)

Nestor

Nestor - most important deeds

new ruler raised on the shield

new ruler taking the oath

newsboy, newsman

newspaper, news-sheet

new wells are dug in the valley of Gerar

New Year's Eve (December 31)

Nicanor's head and hand hung near Jerusalem (+ variant)

niche-tomb, wall-tomb

nickname

niet-agressieve relaties

niet-christelijke religies (met inbegrip van instituten, gebruiken en oudheden)

niet-strijders ~ oorlog

Nieuwe Testament

night

night-club, dance-hall

night-club, dance-hall (+ variant)

nightmare

night patrol

nightwear

nightwear (+ lace used for clothes)

nightwear (+ men's clothes)

nightwear (+ women's clothes)

nightwear (PYJAMA) (+ women's clothes)

nightwear (with NAME)

nightwear (with NAME) (+ children's clothes)

nightwear: night-cap

nightwear: night-cap (+ men's clothes)

nightwear: night-cap (+ women's clothes)

nightwear: night-gown

nightwear: night-gown (+ women's clothes)

night ~ landscape (sometimes titled 'Nox')

night ~ other concepts

nimbus, halo ~ radiance emanating from persons or things

nimbus, i.e. rain clouds

ninepins, skittles

ninepins, skittles (+ accident (in sports, games, etc.))

ninepins, skittles (+ out of doors (sports, games, etc.))

nineteen friars of different orders are taken prisoner and hanged by 'Watergeuzen' (Beggars of the Sea) after the capture of Gorkum (in Holland)

Ninus offers his crown to Semiramis

Niobe changed into stone: in her grief for the loss of her children, Niobe is changed into a stone (Ovid, Metamorphoses VI 305)

Niobe tries to dissuade the Theban women from worshipping Latona, boasting of her own superiority

nipples

nipples - AA - female human figure

Noah's sacrifice; various animals are offered, possibly a lamb, a dove and a ram (often combined with the rainbow of the covenant)

Noah, his family and the animals leave the ark (sometimes combined with the rainbow of the covenant)

Noah and his family enter the ark

Noah as wine-grower (Genesis 9:18-27)

Noah building the ark

Noah building the ark with the help of his sons

Noah curses Ham (and Canaan)

Noah plants a vineyard

Noah sends off a raven which does not return

Nobility; 'NobiltÃ ' (Ripa)

nobility and patriciate; chivalry, knighthood

Nobody, 'Nemo'

nocturnal troop movements

non-aggresive activities of Socrates

non-aggressive, friendly or neutral activities and relationships of Aesculapius

non-aggressive, friendly or neutral activities and relationships of Bacchus

non-aggressive, friendly or neutral activities and relationships of Cassandra

non-aggressive, friendly or neutral activities and relationships of Ceres

non-aggressive, friendly or neutral activities and relationships of Chiron

non-aggressive, friendly or neutral activities and relationships of Cupid

non-aggressive, friendly or neutral activities and relationships of Diana

non-aggressive, friendly or neutral activities and relationships of Dido

non-aggressive, friendly or neutral activities and relationships of Hebe

non-aggressive, friendly or neutral activities and relationships of Hercules

non-aggressive, friendly or neutral activities and relationships of Jupiter

non-aggressive, friendly or neutral activities and relationships of Mercury

non-aggressive, friendly or neutral activities and relationships of Minerva

non-aggressive, friendly or neutral activities and relationships of Orpheus

non-aggressive, friendly or neutral activities and relationships of Pan

non-aggressive, friendly or neutral activities and relationships of Philemon and Baucis

non-aggressive, friendly or neutral activities and relationships of satyr(s)

non-aggressive, friendly or neutral activities and relationships of satyr(s) - LL - female satyrs (in general)

non-aggressive, friendly or neutral activities and relationships of Silenus

non-aggressive, friendly or neutral activities and relationships of Telemachus

non-aggressive, friendly or neutral activities and relationships of Venus

non-aggressive activities of Appius Claudius Caecus

non-aggressive activities of C. Julius Caesar

non-aggressive activities of Claudius

non-aggressive activities of Diogenes

non-aggressive activities of Heraclitus

non-aggressive activities of Julius Claudius Civilis

non-aggressive activities of Nero

non-aggressive activities of Pompey the Great

non-aggressive activities of Ptolemy Philadelphus

non-aggressive activities of Scipio Africanus Major

non-belligerents, neutrals

non-biblical prophets

non-biblical prophets (with NAME)

non-Christian religion personified or symbolized

non-combatants during passage of soldiers

non-combatants in military situations

non-combatants on the battle-scene

non-European white peoples

non-European white peoples: Americans

non-liturgical celebrations of Christmas, carnival and Easter

non-miraculous activities and events ~ St. Antony Abbot

non-miraculous activities and events ~ St. Bernardino

non-miraculous activities and events ~ St. Bernard of Clairvaux

non-miraculous activities and events ~ St. Catherine

non-miraculous activities and events ~ St. Dominic

non-miraculous activities and events ~ St. Francis of Assisi

non-miraculous activities and events ~ St. George

non-miraculous activities and events ~ St. Ignatius of Loyola

non-miraculous activities and events ~St. Martha

non-miraculous activities and events ~ St. Mary Magdalene

non-miraculous activities and events ~ St. Norbert

non-miraculous activities and events ~ St. Rumbold

non-miraculous activities and events ~ St. Thomas of Villanueva

non-narrative representations of the wise and the foolish virgins

non-Roman Catholic Episcopal Churches, e.g. Anglicans

noodles, spaghetti, etc.

noon

north (one of the four main directions)

northeast wind, 'Kaikias' (Caecias) (one of eight directions)

northern lights, 'aurora borealis'

northwest wind, 'Iapyx', 'Caurus' (one of eight directions)

north wind (N) (one of sixteen directions)

north wind (one of the four main directions)

north wind, 'Aquilo', 'Boreas', 'Septentrionarius' (one of eight directions)

nose-bag (cattle)

nose ring(ing), ear tag(ging), etc. ~ marking cattle

notary

notary (+ variant)

notation of music

notation of music - CC - out of doors

notebook

Notus (Auster), the south wind; 'Austro' (Ripa)

November; 'Novembre' (Ripa)

November; 'Novembre' (Ripa) (+ with zodiacal signs)

November and its 'labours'

November and its 'labours' (+ with Sagittarius (November))

November and its 'labours' (+ with scenes showing human occupations ~ seasons and months)

November and its 'labours' (+ with zodiacal signs)

November ~ other concepts

November ~ other concepts (+ with signs or personifications of the planets together with zodiacal signs)

November ~ other concepts (+ with zodiacal signs)

novice

nuclear, biological and chemical weapons

nude with covered genitals

nude with covered genitals (+ lying)

nude with covered genitals - AA - female human figure

nudists

Numbers (part II): the journey from Kadesh to Moab

Numbers: the wandering in the wilderness, the Israelites leave Mount Sinai and reach Canaan

nursery, market garden

nursery school

nurse ~ hospital

nurse ~ hospital (+ professional clothes of scholar, scientist)

nursing, suckling

nursing, tending the sick

nursing-chair (Dutch: 'bakermat')

Nyctimene changed into an owl: because she feels ashamed of having committed incest with her father, Nyctimene is changed into an owl by Minerva (Ovid, Metamorphoses II 590)

nymphs (in general); 'Ninfe in commune' (Ripa)

nymphs (in general); 'Ninfe in commune' (Ripa) (+ aggressive, unfriendly activities and relationships)

nymphs (in general); 'Ninfe in commune' (Ripa) (+ specific aspects, allegorical aspects)

négligé

oaring, sculling

oasis

oasis (+ landscape (in the non-temperate zone) with figures, staffage)

oasis - KK - ideal landscapes (+ landscape (in the non-temperate zone) with figures, staffage)

Oath

Obedience; 'Obedienza' (Ripa)

Obedience; 'Obedienza' (Ripa) (+ strife between concepts)

Obedience; 'Obedienza' (Ripa) (+ symbolical representation of concept)

obelisk, needle

obelisk, needle (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage)

obelisks (garden ornaments)

objects and artefacts falling from the air

Obligation; 'Obligo' (Ripa)

Observance, Fulfilment

observatory (~ astronomy)

observatory (~ astronomy) (+ observation ~ scientific research)

observatory (~ astronomy) (+ portrait of scholar, scientist)

observing animals ~ hunting (+ variant)

Obstinacy; 'Ostinatione', 'Pertinacia' (Ripa)

obstructions, barricades (defensive measures)

obstructions in streets; barricades

Occasio as Roman personification

occupations ~ cattle

occupation ~ war (+ air force)

occupation ~ war (+ citizen soldiery, civil guard, citizen militia)

occupier and civilians

October; 'Ottobre' (Ripa)

October; 'Ottobre' (Ripa) (+ with zodiacal signs)

October and its 'labours'

October and its 'labours' (+ with scenes showing human occupations ~ seasons and months)

October and its 'labours' (+ with Scorpio (October))

October and its 'labours' (+ with zodiacal signs)

October and November ~ human activities (year divided into six seasons) (+ with different concepts ~ seasons and months)

October ~ other concepts

October ~ other concepts (+ with zodiacal signs)

Ocyroe (as yet not metamorphosed) prophesies the fate of the young Aesculapius and of Chiron, her father

Ocyroe changed into a mare: when she is foretelling the fates of her father Chiron and the young Aesculapius, Ocyroe is changed into a mare (Ovid, Metamorphoses II 657)

odalisque

Oded, a prophet, meets the returning Israelite army with the Judaean prisoners and exhorts the Israelites to let the prisoners go

Odin, god of occult wisdom

Oedipus and the sphinx; he solves the riddle

Offer, Proposition

Offer, Proposition (+ allegorical scene, i.e. two or more personifications involved in an action)

Offering; 'Offerta overo Oblatione' (Ripa)

Offering; 'Offerta overo Oblatione' (Ripa) (+ allegorical scene, i.e. two or more personifications involved in an action)

offering ruler's position: presentation of crown or other symbols of authority (before coronation)

offerings of bread and wine ~ Holy Mass

offerings of the leaders of the tribes at the dedication of the Tabernacle

offertory-box, offertory-bag

offertory-box, offertory-bag (+ variant)

office (~ administration)

office of the Dead

officer

officer (+ cavalry, horsemen)

officer (+ during the battle)

officer (GENERAL)

officer (LIEUTENANT-COLONEL)

officer (with NAME of rank)

officers trusted with control of quality

official; civil servant; functionary (in general)

official acts of rulers, e.g. royal acts (ruler giving audience, granting mercy, etc.; ruler and his subjects)

offspring, companion(s), train etc. of Apollo

offspring, companion(s), train etc. of Bacchus

offspring, companion(s), train etc. of Diana

offspring, companion(s), train etc. of Neptune

offspring, companion(s), train etc. of Triton

offspring, companion(s), train etc. of Venus

oil, vinegar, sauces

oil-lamp

oil-lamp (+ extinguishing; extinguished light, lamp, candle)

oil-lamp (+ kindling a light; lit, burning light, lamp, candle)

oil; oil refinery

oils and vegetable fats

oil tanks

oil used in the church

ointment-jar

ointments

ointments - AA - (for) women

old-people's home

old-soldiers-home, 'Hôtel des Invalides'

Old Age, 'Senectus'; 'Vecchiezza' (Ripa)

Old Age, 'Senectus'; 'Vecchiezza' (Ripa) (+ sitting)

old man

old man (+ back view)

old man (+ downward)

old man (+ front view)

old man (+ leaning)

old man (+ one person)

old man (+ relations with sad character (expressive connotations))

old man (+ sideview, profile)

old man (+ sitting)

old man (+ three-quarter view)

Old Testament and New Testament compared

Old Testament and New Testament ~ Christian doctrine

old Tobit (and Anna) waiting and worrying about the long absence of their son; sometimes Anna is shown at the spinning-wheel

old Tobit leaves the banquet and carries the dead man into a house

old woman

old woman (+ sideview, profile)

old woman (+ sitting)

old woman (+ sitting on the ground)

old woman (+ standing)

old woman (+ three-quarter view)

old woman (+ two persons)

Olimpia

Olindo

Olympic games, in honour of Zeus

Olympic games in modern times

Olympos

Omri, Elah's army commander, attacks Zimri in the city of Tirzah; when Zimri sees that the city has fallen he sets the palace on fire and dies in the flames

on arrival in Sicily, Anchises, standing on the quarter-deck, offers unwatered wine and invokes the gods

onderwijs

onderwijs, wetenschap en studie

Ondeugd en de zeven hoofdzonden

one-sided courting

one-sided courting; pursuit; difficult choice

one eye closed, winking

one leg in front of the other

one leg in front of the other, walking position

one leper, a Samaritan, sent to the priest by Christ, returns and kneels before him

one lover waiting for the other

one lover waiting for the other (+ variant)

one of the Dioscuri: Castor, the horse-tamer

one of the Dioscuri: Pollux, the boxer

one of the fleeing disciples of Christ is nearly seized, but makes good his escape half dressed, or naked

one of the lovers alone (e.g. longing for the beloved)

one of the soldiers (Stephaton) gives Christ vinegar on a sponge attached to a pole or lance

one of the soldiers (Stephaton) gives Christ vinegar on a sponge attached to a pole or lance - DD - only Christ on the cross

one or more angels appear to St. Francis of Paola holding a tablet with the inscription 'Charitas'

one or more angels feed St. Mary Magdalene (before her cave) with a wafer from a pyx

one pair dancing; man and woman dancing as a couple

one pair dancing; man and woman dancing as a couple (+ out of doors (sports, games, etc.))

one person dancing alone

one person playing an instrument

one person playing an instrument - CC - out of doors

one person playing keyboard instrument

one person playing keyboard instrument - CC - out of doors

one person playing percussion instrument

one person playing percussion instrument - CC - out of doors

one person playing several instruments, one-man band - CC - out of doors

one person playing string instrument (bowed)

one person playing string instrument (bowed) - CC - out of doors

one person playing string instrument (plucked)

one person playing string instrument (plucked) - CC - out of doors

one person playing wind instrument

one person playing wind instrument - CC - out of doors

one person praying

one person praying (+ angel(s))

one person praying (+ variant)

one person with musical instrument, not playing

one person with musical instrument, not playing - CC - out of doors

one Virtue fighting against or treading upon one Vice

one Virtue vs. figure representing a Vice

one Virtue vs. figure representing a Vice (+ variant)

on fire, ablaze

on his way Obadiah meets Elijah who commands him to summon the king

Onias, the high priest, is slandered (2 Maccabees 4:1-4, 4:34-38)

on Jonadab's advice Amnon pretends to be sick; David comes to his sick-bed

only the heads of Christ and Mary ~ Christ mourned by Mary

only three thousand men go up against Ai; they are driven back and some of them are slain

on Minerva's advice, Cadmus sows the dragon's teeth; a host of armed men springs up

on Mount Gargano the Archangel Michael appears to Garganus, the bishop of Siponte, who had shot an arrow at a bull

on seeing the idolaters Moses breaks the tables of the law

on the scaffold or place of execution

on the seventh day, at a signal from Joshua, the people start to shout and the walls of Jericho crumble

on the trail ~ cattle

on the way to Damascus Christ appears to Saul, who falls from his horse and is blinded by the light

ontmoetingen en verblijfplaatsen van de goden

ontmoetingen van de goden

ontspanning

ontspanning en amusement

onweer

oorlog en vrede

oorlogsvoering; militaire zaken

oorsprong van de mens

open-air recreation

opencast mine; strip mining

open door

open fire (in general)

open fire, fire-place, stove (in kitchen)

open fire, fire-place, stove (in kitchen) - CC - in the open air

open hearth, fire-place

opening and reading of testament

opening of grave, exhumation

opening of the fifth seal: white robes are given to (the souls of) the martyrs under the altar

opening of the fifth seal: white robes are given to (the souls of) the martyrs under the altar (+ angel(s) floating in the air)

opening of the fourth seal: the man on the pale horse with a scythe (Death)

opening of the sixth seal: a great earthquake, the sun turns black, the moon red as blood, and the stars fall on earth; mankind hiding in caves

opening the door

opening the door (+ variant)

opening the window

open window

open window - AA - feigned window

opera

opera-singer (female)

opera-singer (male)

opera house

opera house (+ variant)

operating room

operation, surgery

operation, surgery (+ variant)

operetta, musical, 'Singspiel'

Ophelia

ophthalmologist

Opinion

Opinion (+ abstract concept represented by female figure)

Opinion (+ allegorical scene, i.e. two or more personifications involved in an action)

opium

opium-house

opium-pipe

Opposition, Counteraction, Resistance

oppression of the Israelites in Egypt (Exodus 1)

Ops

optical instruments

optics (+ portrait of scholar, scientist)

Opulentia (opulence) as Roman personification

oracle ~ non-Christian religions

oracle ~ Roman religion

oral advertising

oral announcement (of death), undertaker's man

oral revolutionary action

oral spreading of news, town crier

orb (symbol of sovereignty; sphere with cross on top)

orb (symbol of sovereignty; sphere with cross on top) - BB - female ruler

orchard

ordeal by fire or heat

ordeal by water

ordealing an adulterous woman (Jewish law)

Order, Arrangement, Organization (+ allegorical scene, i.e. two or more personifications involved in an action)

ordering the execution of a verdict

orderlike associations and congregations of laics

orders, order-books ~ architecture

Oreads, nymphs of the hills

Orestes and Pylades argue about who is going to be sacrificed

Orestes and Pylades in Mycenae

Orestes kills his mother Clytaemnestra, and Aegisthus

organ

organ (+ artist at work)

organ - CC - out of doors

organ - CC - out of doors (+ artist at work)

organisatie van het huishouden; werk van de huisvrouw

organization, functionaries and dignitaries in churches and in related institutions

organization, functionaries and dignitaries in Roman Catholic church; clergy in general

organizational aspects ~ movements related with or derived from Protestant churches, e.g.: Christian Science, Mormons

organizational aspects ~ Protestant churches

organization of trade and finance

organizations, assemblies, etc. in Protestant churches

organizations, assemblies, etc. ~ episcopal Protestant churches

oriental ideographic script (Chinese, Korean, Japanese)

origin of man (+ aggressive, unfriendly activities and relationships)

Orion and Diana hunting

Orion hunting

Orion is killed by Diana during the hunt

Orlando

ornamental birds

ornamental birds (+ animal(s) being hit, shot, caught)

ornamental birds (+ egg)

ornamental birds: African grey parrot

ornamental birds: Alexandrine parakeet

ornamental birds: bird of paradise

ornamental birds: bird of paradise (+ skeleton of an animal)

ornamental birds: blue-and-yellow macaw

ornamental birds: cockatoo

ornamental birds: greater bird-of-paradise

ornamental birds: Guianan cock-of-the-rock

ornamental birds: long-tailed paradise whydah

ornamental birds: lyre-bird

ornamental birds: parakeet

ornamental birds: parrot

ornamental birds: parrot (+ man and animal)

ornamental birds: parrot - FF - fabulous animals

ornamental birds: parrot - FF - fabulous animals (sometimes wrongly called 'grotesques'); 'Mostri' (Ripa) (+ animals eating and drinking)

ornamental birds: peacock

ornamental birds: peacock (+ feathers)

ornamental birds: peacock - FF - fabulous animals (sometimes wrongly called 'grotesques'); 'Mostri' (Ripa)

ornamental birds: red-breasted parakeet

ornamental birds: red-headed lovebird

ornamental birds: salmon-crested cockatoo

ornamental birds: scarlet macaw

ornamental birds: shaft-tailed whydah

ornamental birds: toucan

ornamental birds: turquoise-fronted amazon

ornamental cupboard

ornamental cupboard (+ wood and other phytogenic material)

ornamental decoration ~ printed matter, book

ornamental fountain

ornamental fountain (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage)

ornamental fountain (+ variant)

ornamental fountain (in village)

ornamental fountain (in village) (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage)

ornamental fountain (in village) - II - ideal landscapes

ornamental parts of clothing

ornamental parts of clothing (+ feathers used for clothes)

ornamental parts of clothing (+ fur used for clothes)

ornamental parts of clothing (+ girls' clothes)

ornamental parts of clothing (+ lace used for clothes)

ornamental parts of clothing (+ men's clothes)

ornamental parts of clothing (+ women's clothes)

ornamental plants

ornament derived from animal forms

ornament derived from animal forms - AA - stylized

ornament derived from architectural details

ornament derived from architectural details - AA - stylized

ornament derived from objects

ornament derived from objects - AA - stylized

ornament derived from plant forms

ornament derived from plant forms - AA - stylized

ornamenting, decorating ~ applied arts

ornamenting, decorating ~ applied arts (+ monumental art)

ornaments, jewels

ornaments, jewels (+ men's clothes)

ornaments, jewels (+ women's clothes)

ornaments ~ art

ornaments ~ art (+ asymmetrical framing decorations)

ornaments ~ art (+ framing decorations)

ornaments ~ art (+ Gothic ornament style)

ornaments ~ art (+ Indian ornament style)

ornaments ~ art (+ ornament enlivened by hybrid forms)

ornaments ~ art (+ plant material ~ ornaments)

ornaments ~ art (+ rococo ~ ornament style)

ornaments ~ art (+ surface pattern ~ ornaments)

ornament ~ arabesque

ornament ~ candelabrum

ornament ~ cartouche

ornament ~ cartouche (+ ornament enlivened by animal forms)

ornament ~ cartouche (+ ornament enlivened by hybrid forms)

ornament ~ cartouche (+ ornament enlivened by plant forms)

ornament ~ cartouche (+ stone ~ ornaments)

ornament ~ circle and derived from circle, e.g.: guilloche

ornament ~ combination of straight and curved lines

ornament ~ ellipse and derived from ellipse

ornament ~ festoon, garland

ornament ~ geometric motifs

ornament ~ geometric motifs (+ ornament enlivened by human forms)

ornament ~ grotesque

ornament ~ human monstrosities

ornament ~ human parts

ornament ~ human parts - AA - stylized

ornament ~ hybrid animals

ornament ~ hybrid beings; human and animal forms mixed

ornament ~ hybrid beings; human and animal forms mixed (+ variant)

ornament ~ hybrid beings; human and animal forms mixed - AA - stylized

ornament ~ meander

ornament ~ medallion

ornament ~ medallion (+ framing decorations)

ornament ~ moresque

ornament ~ other curved forms

ornament ~radiating forms, wheelforms

ornament ~ radiating forms, wheelforms (+ later developments of ornament style)

ornament ~ rotating forms

ornament ~ round and curved forms

ornament ~ spiral and derived from spiral, e.g.: Greek wave

ornament ~ starforms

ornament ~ straight lines (alternating and complementary angles)

ornament ~ straight lines (right angles only)

ornament ~ tracery

ornament ~ yin-yang

orphanage

orphanage (+ variant)

orphans

orphans (+ variant)

Orpheus' head, washed ashore, is attacked by a serpent

Orpheus and Eurydice

Orpheus descending into Hades with his lyre in his hand

Orpheus playing the lyre

Orpheus playing the lyre: trees and rocks move, beasts and birds are enchanted

Orpheus playing the lyre: trees and rocks move, beasts and birds are enchanted (+ variant)

orrery, planetarium

orrery, planetarium (+ variant)

Orthodox Churches

Osiris, god of the underworld

ostensorium, monstrance

ostensorium, monstrance (+ angel(s))

other 'operations'

other aircrafts

other alcoholic drinks

other allegories of Time, e.g. 'Tempo' (Ripa)

other allegories of Time, e.g. 'Tempo' (Ripa) (+ variant)

other alphabetic scripts

other anatomical details

other anatomical details (+ front view)

other anatomical details - AA - female human figure

other appearances of Christ before the Ascencion

other archangels than Michael, Gabriel and Raphael (with NAME)

other archangels than Michael, Gabriel and Raphael: Uriel

other architectural details

other architectural details (CARYATID)

other architectural details (CONSOLE)

other architectural details (CORNICE)

other architectural details (CUPOLA)

other architectural details (ENTABLATURE)

other architectural details (with NAME)

other architectural details: architrave

other athletic contests

other athletic sport

other birds

other birds (+ dying animal; death of animal; dead animal)

other birds (with NAME)

other birds: bee-eater

other birds: collared puffbird

other birds: cuckoo

other birds: dodo

other birds: dodo - FF - fabulous animals (sometimes wrongly called 'grotesques'); 'Mostri' (Ripa)

other birds: dove

other birds: dove (+ animals used symbolically)

other birds: dove (+ dying animal; death of animal; dead animal)

other birds: European nightjar

other birds: hoopoe

other birds: hornbill

other birds: kingfisher

other birds: red-billed toucan

other birds: toucan

other birds: turtle dove

other birds: wall creeper

other birds: woodpecker

other birds: woodpecker (+ dying animal; death of animal; dead animal)

other children's games

other clothing accessories (KEYS) (+ women's clothes)

other clothing accessories (KNIFE) (+ women's clothes)

other clothing accessories (MIRROR) (+ women's clothes)

other clothing accessories (POMANDER) (+ women's clothes)

other clothing accessories (PURSE) (+ women's clothes)

other clothing accessories (SCISSORS) (+ women's clothes)

other companions, nymphs of Diana

other Cyclopes

other decorative structures (~ triumphal entry, etc.)

other divisions into classes (~ society)

other dwellings of the gods: Pindus

other dwellings standing off the ground

other dwelling types

other fantasy ornament

other female Roman deities: Pales

other female Roman deities: Salacia

other festivities connected to calendar dates; memorial days

other festivities connected to calendar dates; memorial days (+ decorated float, wagon ~ festive activities)

other fishes

other fishes (+ flying animal(s))

other foreign deities included in the classical Pantheon (ELAGABAL)

other foreign deities included in the classical Pantheon (with NAME)

other forms of installation

other forms of knights' contests

other gods of fertility

other gods of the waters

other gods of the winds: Aura

other groups of apostles

other groups of prophets

other handicrafts ~ food

other handicrafts ~ glass

other handicrafts ~ leather

other handicrafts ~ metal

other handicrafts ~ metal (with NAME of trade or profession)

other handicrafts ~ wood

other handicrafts ~ wood (+ materials processed ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

other handicrafts ~ wood (with NAME of trade or profession)

other healings by Christ

other holy places ~ non-Christian religions

other hybrid forms in the shape of a pillar

other industries

other industries ~ plant material

other instruments ~ acoustic signalling

other keyboard instruments

other kinds of amusement

other kinds of grave-markers, e.g. cross

other lesser deities of Heaven ~ phenomena of air and sky

other liturgical vestments (with NAME)

other mammals

other mammals (+ anatomy of animals)

other mammals (with NAME)

other mammals: armadillo

other mammals: Egyptian mongoose

other mammals: hedgehog

other mammals: hedgehog (+ ornamental variants of animals)

other mammals: hedgehog (+ skeleton of an animal)

other mammals: mole

other mammals: mole (+ dying animal; death of animal; dead animal)

other mammals: mole (+ ornamental variants of animals)

other mammals: porcupine

other mammals: porcupine (+ skeleton of an animal)

other mammels: coati

other mammels: opossum

other memorial structures

other metamorphoses of female persons (with NAME) into trees

other methods of carrying children

other methods of carrying children (+ variant)

other monuments which are sometimes included in the Wonders of the World (COLOSSEUM)

other motor-vehicles not meant or mentioned above

other movable toys

other names of God ~ Jewish religion (with NAME)

other Nereids (or sea-nymphs)

other Nereids (or sea-nymphs) (with NAME)

other Nereids (or sea-nymphs): Arethusa

other non-aggressive activities of Cupid

other non-personal regalia, e.g. mayor chain

other objects kept in the Tabernacle

other objects ~ the church (not necessarily liturgical

other occupations of the Holy Family

other ornament derived from animal forms

other ornament derived from animal forms - AA - stylized

other parables and proverbial sayings of Christ ~ Kingdom of Heaven and religion

other percussion instruments

other percussion instruments (with NAME)

other percussion instruments (XYLOPHONE)

other persons of royal blood

other physical exercise ~ military training

other polyhedrons

other postures of the head, not meant or mentioned above

other postures of the head, not meant or mentioned above - AA - female human figure

other postures of the human figure, not meant or mentioned above

other preparations for Judith's plan e.g.: Judith and her maidservant take their own food with them

other primeval deities (with NAME)

other primeval deities: Chaos

other primeval deities: Demogorgon

other primeval deities: Nox

other prophecies of destruction ~ the book of Amos

other prophecies of Micah

other prophecies of Zechariah (with BOOK CHAPTER:VERSE)

other representations ~ God the Father

other representations ~ Mary's death, e.g.: Mary kneeling before her bed

other ritual practices ~ Islam, Mohammedanism

other rooms

other scenes from Ezra and Esdras

other scenes from the story of Cupid and Psyche

other scenes from the story of Cupid and Psyche (+ aggressive, unfriendly activities and relationships)

other scenes from the story of Phaethon and the chariot of the sun

other scenes ~ acts and journeys of Paul

other scenes ~ education of Mary (+ angel(s))

other scenes ~ second book of the Maccabees

other scenes ~ the book of Jeremiah

other scenes ~ the book of Jeremiah (with BOOK CHAPTER:VERSE)

other scenes ~ the book of Tobit

other scenes ~ Vulcan forging

other sovereign

other sovereign (archduke)

other sovereign (BARON)

other sovereign (with TITLE)

other sovereign (with TITLE) - BB - female ruler

other sovereign: doge

other specific aspects of Apollo

other specific aspects of Venus

other specific aspects of Venus (with NAME)

other string instruments (KOTO) (KOTO)

other string instruments (plucked)

other string instruments (plucked) - CC - out of doors

other string instruments (SHAMISEN) (SHAMISEN)

other string instruments played with bow

other string instruments played with bow (CELLO)

other string instruments played with bow (with NAME)

other structures ~ road, path

other sufferers in Tartarus

other types of bicycle

other types of crucified Christ in non-narrative context

other types of Mary (alone)

other types of nymph(s)

other utensils used in the church (BAPTISMAL CUP)

other utensils used in the church: burse

other utensils used in the church: spoon

other wind instruments (CONCERTINA)

other wind instruments (with NAME)

other wind instruments - CC - out of doors

other writing surfaces

Othniel conquers Debir, and receives Caleb's daughter Achsah to wife

Othniel delivers the Israelites from Chushan-rishathaim, king of Mesopotamia

ouders met hun kinderen

Oude Testament

Our Lady of the Sorrows

outbreaks of violence ~ anti-semitism

outcasts, pariahs

outdoor gathering, 'dÃ©lices Ã la campagne'

outer court of Jewish Temple, with gates and stairs

outing, pleasure trip

outskirts of city

outskirts of city (+ city (-scape) with figures, staffage)

outskirts of city - II - ideal city

outskirts of village

outskirts of village (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage)

ovaries

oven ~ kitchen

oven ~ kitchen - CC - in the open air

overheidsdiensten, publieke diensten

Ovid's exile in Tomis on the Euxine (Ovid among the Scythians) (+ variant)

owls

owls (+ animals as attributes)

owls (+ animals used symbolically)

owls (+ products of animals)

owls (+ stuffed animal)

owls: barn owl

owls: Eurasian eagle-owl

owls: Eurasian pygmy owl

owls: European scops-owl

owls: little owl

owls: long-eared owl

owls: Ural owl

ox (+ head of an animal)

ox (+ labourers ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

ox (+ men (labourers))

ox (+ slaughtered animal)

ox (possibly with book) ~ symbol of St. Luke

oyster and mussel culture

oyster and mussel culture (+ trade ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

P. Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major storming New-Carthage

pacing, striding

pack-animal

packing of products

packing of products (+ men (labourers))

pact with the devil, selling one's soul to the devil

pails (fire-extinguishing equipment)

pain

pain (+ being sad, suffering, sorrowing)

Pain, Sorrow, Sadness; 'Dolore', 'Dolore di Zeusi' (Ripa)

Pain, Sorrow, Sadness; 'Dolore', 'Dolore di Zeusi' (Ripa) (+ personification)

Pain, Sorrow, Sadness; 'Dolore', 'Dolore di Zeusi' (Ripa) (+ variant)

painter at work, in his studio

painter at work, in his studio (+ artist in non-work situation)

painter at work, in his studio (+ the work of art and its production)

painter at work, in his studio - CC - out of doors

painter at work with assistants or pupils

painter in non-work situation

painter in non-work situation (+ circle, club of artists)

painter in non-work situation (+ Fame ~ artist)

painter in non-work situation (+ the artist and his family, relatives, etc.)

painter making music, painter with musical instrument

painter making preliminary designs, sketching

painter making preliminary designs, sketching - CC - out of doors

painter preparing colours

painter preparing colours - CC - out of doors

painter studying classical remains

painter training pupils

painter working from clothed model

painter working from clothed model - CC - out of doors

painter working from live model

painter working from nude model

painter working from nude model - CC - out of doors

painting (including book-illumination, miniature-painting)

painting (including book-illumination, miniature-painting) (+ artist at work)

painting (including book-illumination, miniature-painting) (+ materials ~ arts)

painting (including book-illumination, miniature-painting) (+ mural painting)

painting (including book-illumination, miniature-painting) (+ plaster ~ arts)

painting, drawing and the graphic arts

painting, drawing and the graphic arts (+ artist at work)

painting, drawing and the graphic arts (+ materials ~ arts)

painting of body or face

painting of body or face - AA - (for) women

painting of cloth (+ oil ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

painting ~ applied arts

painting ~ applied arts (+ artist at work)

painting ~ applied arts (+ materials ~ arts)

painting ~ applied arts (+ model, sitter)

painting ~ applied arts (+ the work of art and its production)

palace

palace - AA - civic architecture: inside

palaeontology

palette

palette (+ artist at work)

palissade

Pallas' heroic deeds

Pallas is killed by Turnus

palmette ~ ornament

palm of the hand turned up

palm of the hand turned up - AA - both arms or hands

Palm Sunday

pamphlet ~ printed matter

pamphlet ~ printed matter - MM - book open

Pan-herm

pancakes

pancakes (+ cooked foodstuffs)

Pan cutting reeds and making them into a pan-pipe or syrinx (+ variant)

Pandora and Epimetheus

Pandora opens her box (or jar); Good or Evil escapes, Hope remains

Pandora surrounded by the gods on Olympus

panelling

panorama, cyclorama

panpipes

panpipes - CC - out of doors

Pan teaching Daphnis to play the pipe

pantomime, dumb show, masque

papal coronation

papal coronation procession

papal funeral procession

paper (writing material)

papering (~ interior decoration)

papyrus (writing material)

parables and proverbial sayings of Christ ~ agriculture

parables and proverbial sayings of Christ ~ human and divine love

parables and proverbial sayings of Christ ~ richness and poverty

parables and proverbial sayings of Christ ~ the relationship master - servant

paraffin lamp

parallel bars (gymnastics)

paralytic

parasite, sponger

parasol, sunshade

parasol, sunshade (+ girls' clothes)

parasol, sunshade (+ men's clothes)

parasol, sunshade (+ women's clothes)

parcel, packet

parchment, vellum (writing material)

pardon, reprieve

parental agreement ~ marriage

parental agreement ~ marriage (+ variant)

parental blessings and admonitions

parental care

parental care - AA - by other children

parental love

parents (first degree family relationships)

Paris' death and burial; Oenone kills herself

Paris and Oenone, the nymph

Paris and Oenone carving their names in a tree

Paris and the golden apple

Paris at the court of Menelaus

Paris encounters Helen during a festival of Venus

Paris in Greece

Paris is brought back into the battle; Hector challenges the Greeks to a single combat (Iliad VI-VII)

Paris is exposed on Mount Ida

Paris with the shepherds

Parity, Equality (+ allegorical scene, i.e. two or more personifications involved in an action)

Parity, Equality (+ personification)

park

parking place, car park

Parnassos, heilig voor Apollo de Muzenleider

Parnassus, sacred to Apollo Musagetes (+ variant)

parody on art

Parrhasius, the painter

partially clothed

partially clothed - AA - female human figure

particular seas, etc.

particular types of adult Christ (without others)

particular types of adult Christ (without others) (+ angel(s))

parting, leave-taking (of lovers)

partner deceived

partner deceived - DD - deceived wife

parts (of house or building)

parts, attachments of aircraft

parts of aircraft

parts of church exterior and annexes

parts of church exterior and annexes (DOOR)

parts of church exterior and annexes (PORTICO)

parts of church exterior and annexes (with NAME)

parts of church exterior and annexes - QQ - small church, chapel

parts of church exterior and annexes: apse

parts of church exterior and annexes: buttress

parts of church exterior and annexes: campanile

parts of church exterior and annexes: chapel

parts of church exterior and annexes: chapel - QQ - small church, chapel

parts of church exterior and annexes: choir

parts of church exterior and annexes: choir - QQ - small church, chapel

parts of church exterior and annexes: dome

parts of church exterior and annexes: façade

parts of church exterior and annexes: façade - QQ - small church, chapel

parts of church exterior and annexes: porch

parts of church exterior and annexes: porch - QQ - small church, chapel

parts of church exterior and annexes: portal

parts of church exterior and annexes: portal (+ variant)

parts of church exterior and annexes: portal - QQ - small church, chapel

parts of church exterior and annexes: spire

parts of church exterior and annexes: steeple

parts of church exterior and annexes: tower

parts of church exterior and annexes: tower - QQ - small church, chapel

parts of church exterior and annexes: transept

parts of church exterior and annexes: tympanum

parts of church exterior and annexes: west façade

parts of church interior

parts of church interior (crypt)

parts of church interior (ENTRANCE)

parts of church interior (SEATS)

parts of church interior (SOUTH-AISLE)

parts of church interior: aisle

parts of church interior: ambulatory

parts of church interior: apse

parts of church interior: chapel

parts of church interior: chapel (+ Mary)

parts of church interior: choir

parts of church interior: dome

parts of church interior: gallery

parts of church interior: nave

parts of church interior: niche

parts of church interior: sacristy

parts of church interior: transept

parts of church interior: vault

parts of hacking and thrusting weapons: grip

parts of hacking and thrusting weapons: guard

parts of machines

parts of machines: hopper

parts of machines: mill-stone

parts of sailing-ship's rigging

parts of ship's exterior

parts of ship's exterior (+ four persons or more ~ traffic and transport)

parts of ship's exterior (DECK)

parts of ship's exterior (with NAME)

parts of ship's exterior - CC - more than one ship

parts of ship's exterior: anchor

parts of ship's exterior: bow

parts of ship's exterior: figure-head

parts of ship's exterior: mast

parts of ship's exterior: rudder

parts of ship's exterior: rudder (+ variant)

parts of ship's interior

parts of ship's interior (CABIN)

parts of ship's interior (with NAME)

parts of the face

parts of the face (CHIN)

parts of the face: lips

parts of the face: nose

parts of the face: nose (+ front view)

parts of the face: nose (+ sideview, profile)

parts of the heart

parts of the human body (skeleton excepted)

parts of the human body (skeleton excepted) - AA - female human figure

party (students)

party clothes, festive attire

party clothes, festive attire (+ boys' clothes)

party clothes, festive attire (+ girls' clothes)

party clothes, festive attire (+ men's clothes)

party clothes, festive attire (+ women's clothes)

party games with erotic implications, e.g.: kissing contest

passage

passage (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage)

passage through the Red Sea

passenger carriage

passenger carriage (+ four persons or more ~ traffic and transport)

passenger liner

passenger liner (+ view ~ vehicle, ship, etc.)

passengers ~ ship

passengers ~ ship (+ departure and arrival ~ traffic and transport)

passengers ~ ship (+ preparations ~ departure)

passenger train

passenger train (+ accident, collision, crash ~ traffic and transport)

passenger train (+ departure and arrival ~ traffic and transport)

passenger train (+ four persons or more ~ traffic and transport)

passenger train (+ interior ~ vehicle, ship, etc.)

passenger train (+ propulsion of vehicle, ship, etc. by steam)

passenger train (+ wreck ~ traffic accident)

Passie van Christus

Passion cycle, Lent

passions, emotions, affections

passport, visa

past, present and future (+ variant)

pastorales, Arcadische taferelen

pastry cook

paten

paternity, fatherhood

pater noster ~ (public) prayer

Patience; 'Patienza' (Ripa)

Patience; 'Patienza' (Ripa) (+ abstract concept represented by female figure)

Patience; 'Patienza' (Ripa) (+ allegorical scene, i.e. two or more personifications involved in an action)

Patience; 'Patienza' (Ripa) (+ personification)

Patience; 'Patienza' (Ripa) (+ symbolical representation of concept)

patient, sick person

patriarchs from the Old Testament (not in biblical context)

patriot (revolutionary)

patriot (revolutionary) (+ variant)

patriotism

Patroclus' last deeds and his death (Iliad XVI-XVIII)

Patroclus receives Achilles' arms and takes to the field

patron (or client) visiting the artist

patron handing over model of church (or chapel)

Paul's ecstatic vision: he is borne aloft by (three) angels (2 Corinthians 12:1-3)

Paul's farewell speech to the elders of Ephesus

Paul's handkerchiefs and aprons cure the sick and possessed

Paul's journey to Rome (Acts 27-28)

Paul's vision of a Macedonian man

Paul, thrown before a lion and other wild beasts, remains untouched

Paul accused before Felix by Tertullus

Paul and Barnabas at Lystra

Paul and Barnabas heal a cripple; the people of Lystra think they are Mercury and Jupiter

Paul and Barnabas preach in the synagogue at Antioch in Pisidia

Paul and Barnabas preach in the synagogue at Salamis

Paul and Barnabas tear their clothes, and try to prevent the sacrifice

Paul and Peter disputing in Antioch (Galatians 2:11-14)

Paul and Silas are whipped

Paul and Silas at Philippi

Paul and Silas brought before the magistrates by the masters of the healed woman servant

Paul and Silas prevent the warder from committing suicide (story of the conversion of the warder

Paul and Silas teach the word of God to the warder, who kneels before them

Paul and Silas thrown into prison

Paul before Felix and Drusilla

Paul before Festus, King Agrippa and Queen Bernice

Paul before the high priest Ananias and the Sanhedrin

Paul bitten by a viper (when throwing wood on the fire)

Paul in Athens: on the Areopagus he discusses with philosophers (in front of the temple of Mars)

Paul in Corinth

Paul in prison

Paul in prison ~ journey to Rome

Paul in the workshop of Aquila and Priscilla, who may be shown weaving and spinning

Paul in Tyre; prayer and leave-taking on the shore

Paul is accused before Festus by the Jews

Paul is brought to Caesarea by soldiers with a letter to Felix, the governor

Paul is dragged out of the temple by the Jews; he is rescued by soldiers, who arrest him and carry him away

Paul is stoned and dragged out of the city

Paul of Thebes, the first hermit; possible attributes: raven, two lions

Paul prays before his beheading

Paul preaches and tells his story to Jews while guarded by soldiers

Paul preaches in the synagogue of Damascus

Paul preaching in Ephesus

Paul preaching in Ephesus (+ Holy Ghost (as dove))

Paul preaching or disputing

Paul speaks to the people from the stairs

Paulus beroept zich op het Romeins burgerrecht

Pausias and his mistress Glycera, whom he depicted sitting on the ground and making garlands of flowers

pavement, floor ~ architecture

pavement, terrace in front of inn or restaurant

pawnbroker, lombard

Pax as Roman personification

pay-master ~ military service

paying (~ commerce) (here also repayment of debt, etc.)

paying of wages

paying tribute to a ruler

payment ~ military service

pay ~ military service

peace

Peace and Justice kissing (cf. Ps. 85:10)

peace and prosperity, 'Pax et Abundantia'

peaceful dying, happy death

peace negotiations

pearl; pearl necklace

pearl; pearl necklace (+ dressing, putting on clothes)

pearl; pearl necklace (+ materials used for clothes)

pearl; pearl necklace (+ men's clothes)

pearl; pearl necklace (+ variant)

pearl; pearl necklace (+ women's clothes)

pearl fishing, pearl diving; coral fishing

peat (soil type)

peat-cutting

peat-cutting (+ variant)

peat-cutting (+ women (labourers))

pectoral (symbol of sovereignty)

pedestal of a piece of sculpture (perhaps in the form of a herm)

pedestal of a piece of sculpture (perhaps in the form of a herm) (+ architecture)

pedestal of a piece of sculpture (perhaps in the form of a herm) (+ wood, e.g.: panel ~ arts)

pedicure

pedicure - AA - female human figure

pedlar

pedlar - BB - women engaged in trade and commerce

peep-show

peep-show (+ variant)

peeping, voyeur

peeping between the fingers

Pegasus, the winged horse

pelvis

pen

pen (+ portrait of scholar, scientist)

pen-knife

penance, 'Poenitentia'; 'Contritione' (Ripa) ~ part of the confession

pencil

pendant, trinket, 'breloque'

pendant, trinket, 'breloque' (+ girls' clothes)

pendant, trinket, 'breloque' (+ women's clothes)

pendulum (theory)

Penelope

Penelope and Ulysses embrace

Penelope and Ulysses reunited (Homer, Odyssey XXIII)

Penelope announces she will marry the man who can shoot an arrow through twelve axe-rings, and produces Ulysses' bow (Homer, Odyssey XXI)

Penelope weaving Laertes' shroud (Homer, Odyssey II 94-100; XIX 138-155)

peninsula

peninsula (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

penis, phallus

penis, phallus (+ sitting)

penitence, repentance; 'Penitenza', 'Pentimento', 'Pentimento de'peccati', 'Purgatione de peccati' (Ripa)

pentagram (medical symbol)

pentagram ~ magic mathematical figures

Pentecost, Whitsunday

Pentecost: the Holy Ghost descends upon (Mary and) the apostles, sometimes Paul and/or representatives of the nations present (Acts 2:1-4)

Pentecost: the Holy Ghost descends upon (Mary and) the apostles, sometimes Paul and/or representatives of the nations present (Acts 2:1-4) (+ angel(s))

Pentecost: the Holy Ghost descends upon (Mary and) the apostles, sometimes Paul and/or representatives of the nations present (Acts 2:1-4) (+ Holy Trinity)

Pentheus withstands the cult of Bacchus in Thebes

Pentheus withstands the cult of Bacchus in Thebes (+ variant)

people of Sychar, aroused by the woman of Samaria, gather at the well

people worshipping Mammon

pepper

Perceval

percussion instruments

percussion instruments - CC - out of doors

Perdix changed into a partridge: when Perdix (Talus) is thrown from the Acropolis by the envious Daedalus, Minerva changes him into a partridge (Ovid, Metamorphoses VIII 250)

Perfection, Completeness; 'Perfettione', 'Operatione perfetta' (Ripa)

performance

performance (+ artist in non-work situation)

performance in tents (pleasure fair)

performance in the open air (pleasure fair)

performer, artiste (non-work situations)

performing the Stations of the Cross

perfume bottle

perfume bottle - AA - (for) women

perfumes

perfumes - AA - (for) women

pergola

Perimele beloved by Achelous

Perimele changed into an island: Perimele, when thrown into the sea by her father Hippodamas, is changed into an island by Neptune, at Achelous' request (Ovid, Metamorphoses VIII 609)

periodic celebrations, popular feasts

periodic celebrations, popular feasts (+ dancing ~ festive activities)

periodic celebrations, popular feasts (+ decorated float, wagon ~ festive activities)

periodic celebrations, popular feasts (+ eating and drinking ~ festive activities)

perjury

permanent exhibition, museum

permanent fortifications

pernicious influence of women, 'femmes fatales'

Pero suckling Cimon ('Caritas romana')

perpetual calendar

persecuted believers (hiding), e.g. Huguenots, Pilgrim Fathers

persecution of believers

persecution of believers (+ variant)

persecution of heretics

Perseus, riding on Pegasus, kills the sea monster

Perseus, riding on Pegasus, kills the sea monster (+ variant)

Perseus and Andromeda

Perseus and Andromeda married by Cepheus

Perseus beheading Medusa

Perseus beheading Medusa, with Pegasus, and possibly also Chrysaor, the warrior with the golden sword, springing from the blood of Medusa's head

Perseus cleanses his hands of blood at the well Hippocrene; Andromeda attended by Cupid and Naiads (+ variant)

Perseus frees Andromeda of her chains

Perseus kills the sea monster (or turns it into stone by showing it the Gorgon's head) to release Andromeda; sometimes her parents Cepheus and Cassiopea watch the scene

Perseus lays down Medusa's head on a bed of leaves and seaweed which turn into coral, i.e. the origin of coral

Perseus resting while Cupid frees Andromeda of her chains (Philostratus, Imagines I 29)

Perseus shows Andromeda the head of Medusa mirrored in the water

Perseus with the Gorgon's head

Perseverance, Resolution, Determination; 'Perseveranza' (Ripa)

Perseverance, Resolution, Determination; 'Perseveranza' (Ripa) (+ clothed)

Perseverance, Resolution, Determination; 'Perseveranza' (Ripa) (+ personification)

Persia (one of the four world empires)

Persian sibyl

person(s) sitting among objects forming a 'Vanitas' still life

person addressing a group, orator

personal devotion of St. Antony Abbot

personal devotion of St. Antony Abbot - male saint meditating, in ecstasy

personal devotion of St. Antony of Padua - renouncing worldly goods, ascetic life of male saint

personal devotion of St. Augustine - male saint meditating, in ecstasy

personal devotion of St. Bernard of St. Bernard of Clairvaux

personal devotion of St. Bernard of St. Bernard of Clairvaux - male saint meditating, in ecstasy

personal devotion of St. Bernard of St. Bernard of Clairvaux - renouncing worldly goods, ascetic life of male saint

personal devotion of St. Bernard of St. Bernard of Clairvaux - vocation, conversion of male saint

personal devotion of St. Bridget

personal devotion of St. Bridget - female saint meditating, in ecstasy

personal devotion of St. Bruno

personal devotion of St. Bruno - male saint meditating, in ecstasy

personal devotion of St. Catherine

personal devotion of St. Charles Borromeo - male saint meditating, in ecstasy

personal devotion of St. Clare

personal devotion of St. Dominic - baptism, consecration, taking vows of male saint

personal devotion of St. Dominic - male saint meditating, in ecstasy (+ devil(s))

personal devotion of St. Dominic - renouncing worldly goods, ascetic life of male saint

personal devotion of St. Eustace - vocation, conversion of male saint

personal devotion of St. Francis of Assisi - penitence of male saint

personal devotion of St. Gertrude of Nivelles

personal devotion of St. Ignatius of Loyola

personal devotion of St. Ignatius of Loyola - male saint meditating, in ecstasy

personal devotion of St. Ignatius of Loyola - renouncing worldly goods, ascetic life of male saint

personal devotion of St. Ignatius of Loyola - temptation of male saint

personal devotion of St. Jerome

personal devotion of St. Jerome (+ angel(s))

personal devotion of St. Jerome - renouncing worldly goods, ascetic life of male saint

personal devotion of St. John of the Cross

personal devotion of St. Mary Magdalene

personal devotion of St. Mary Magdalene - female saint meditating, in ecstasy (+ angels floating in the air)

personal devotion of St. Mary of Egypt

personal devotion of St. Mary of Egypt - vision(s), mystic marriage of female saint

personal devotion of St. Norbert - baptism, consecration, taking vows of male saint

personal devotion of St. Norbert - penitence of male saint

personal devotion of St. Norbert - temptation of male saint

personal devotion of St. Philip Benizzi - baptism, consecration, taking vows of male saint

personal devotion of St. Rosa of Lima

personal devotion of St. Theresa

personal devotion of St. Theresa - female saint meditating, in ecstasy

personal devotion of St. William of Aquitaine - male saint meditating, in ecstasy

personal devotion of St. William of Aquitaine - renouncing worldly goods, ascetic life of male saint

personal name

person feigning illness

personification of (art) academy; 'Academia' (Ripa)

personification of (art) academy; 'Academia' (Ripa) (+ architecture)

personification of (art) academy; 'Academia' (Ripa) (+ painting, drawing, graphic arts)

personification of (art) academy; 'Academia' (Ripa) (+ painting materials ~ arts)

personification of (art) academy; 'Academia' (Ripa) (+ sculpture)

personification of (art) academy; 'Academia' (Ripa) (+ tapestry weaving, gobelin making)

personification of (art) academy; 'Academia' (Ripa) (+ writing)

personification of a city, town-patron(ess)

personification of agriculture, 'Agricultura'; 'Agricoltura', 'Studio dell'agricoltura' (Ripa)

personification of Holy Writ, 'Sacra Scriptura'

personification of hunger, 'Fames'; 'Fame' (Ripa)

personification of Mohammedanism

personification of plague

personification of plague - AA - personification of plague epidemic; 'Peste overo Pestilentia' (Ripa)

personification of river Adige; 'Adige' (Ripa)

personification of river Danube; 'Danubio' (Ripa)

personification of river Nile; 'Nilo' (Ripa)

personification of river Po; 'Po' (Ripa)

personification of river Tiber; 'Tevere' (Ripa)

personification of the afternoon, 'Meridies'

personification of the bronze age; 'Età del bronzo', 'Età del rame' (Ripa)

personification of the evening, 'Vesper'

personification of the golden age; 'Età dell'oro' (Ripa)

personification of the iron age; 'Età del ferro' (Ripa)

personification of the morning, 'Aurora'; 'Aurora' (Ripa)

personification of the night, 'Nox'; 'Notte', 'Carro della notte', 'SerenitÃ della notte' (Ripa)

personification of the silver age; 'Età dell'argento' (Ripa)

personification of university; 'Academia' (Ripa)

personifications of countries, nations, states, districts, etc.

personifications of countries, nations, states, districts, etc. (+ nation; national)

personifications of countries, nations, states, districts, etc. (+ province; provincial)

personifications of countries, nations, states, districts, etc. (with NAME)

personifications of Death; 'Morte' (Ripa)

personifications of Death; 'Morte' (Ripa) (+ Death with scythe)

personifications of Death; 'Morte' (Ripa) - FF - Death as female

personifications ~ the life of man

personnel in modern industry

persons engaged in trade and commerce

persons engaged in trade and commerce - BB - women engaged in trade and commerce

persons from the New Testament (not in biblical context)

persons from the Old Testament (not in biblical context, nor occurring in legendary/historical extensions included in Division 71)

person stimulating the arts; art lover, connoisseur, maecenas, patron

persons ~ printing

person under sentence of death hears that he is to be executed

person with big beard

person with big beard - AA - female

person with white and black parents

Persuasion; 'Persuasione' (Ripa)

Perversion

pessimist

pestle and mortar

Peter's vision of the unclean beasts on the roof of the house of Simon the Tanner: a sheet descends from heaven full of four-footed beasts, creeping things and fowl of the air

Peter, in the midst of the disciples, proposes choosing an apostle to take Judas' place (Acts 1:15-26)

Peter, John and the healed man enter the temple, where Peter delivers a sermon

Peter and/or John make sure that the tomb of Christ is empty

Peter and Cornelius the Centurion (Acts 10)

Peter and his 'daughter' Petronilla

Peter and John arrested

Peter and John lay hands on believers in Samaria, so that they may receive the Holy Ghost (Acts 8:14-17)

Peter and Paul appear to St. Thomas Aquinas in his study

Peter and Paul meet (and embrace) just before their execution

Peter and the other apostles baptize

Peter confesses Jesus to be the Christ

Peter crucified upside down

Peter delivers a sermon

Peter denies Christ, usually before a girl-servant and some soldiers

Peter draws his sword and cuts off Malchus' ear

Peter finds a piece of money in the mouth of a fish and pays the temple tribute

Peter in gaol strikes water from a rock and baptizes Processus and Martinian, the guards

Peter in Lydda heals Aeneas, who had been confined to his bed for eight years (Acts 9:32-35)

Peter in prison ~ martyrdom and death of Peter

Peter in Rome; his contest with Simon Magus

Peter in the house of Cornelius: the Holy Ghost descends upon Cornelius and his family, who are baptized by Peter

Peter is shown the clothings made by Tabitha

Peter prays: Simon falls down and dies afterwards

Peter preaching in Rome

Peter questioning Sapphira, who then dies too

Peter steps out of the boat and tries to walk on the water towards Christ

Peter throws himself into the sea and swims or wades towards Christ

Peter walking on the water towards Christ on the shore

petrol pump

Phaedra's unsuccessful love-affair with her stepson Hippolytus

Phaethon

Phaethon asks Apollo (Sol) for the chariot of the sun

Phaethon complaining to his mother Clymene, the Oceanid

Phaethon drives the chariot of the sun; the earth is threatened with conflagration

Phaethon is taunted with not having a father, by Epaphus, son of Io and Jupiter

phalanges of the fingers

phalanges of the toes

Pharaoh's dreams interpreted (Genesis 41:1-36)

Pharaoh's dreams ~ story of Joseph

Pharaoh, as a dragon or a crocodile, falls upon the open fields ~ Ezekiel's prophecies

Pharaoh and his army engulfed in the Red Sea (Israelites not or barely visible)

Pharaoh and his army set off in pursuit of the Israelites

Pharaoh commands the taskmasters to stop supplying the people with straw for making bricks

Pharaoh commands the taskmasters to stop supplying the people with straw for making bricks (+ variant)

Pharaoh decrees the drowning of every new male offspring among the Israelites

Pharaoh mourning his dead son ~ the tenth plague

Pharaoh takes off his signet-ring and puts it on Joseph's finger; Joseph is appointed overseer

Pharisees and chief priests conspire against Christ on the Feast of the Tabernacles in Jerusalem (John 7:32, 7:45-53)

Pharisees and Sadducees opposing Christ

Pharisees and Saducees tempt Christ to show them a sign from heaven (Matthew 12:38-39, 16:1-4; Mark 8:11-12; Luke 11:16, 11:29)

Pharisees bring a woman accused of adultery before Christ (John 8:2-11)

pharmacist, druggist, apothecary; pharmacy, drugstore, dispensing chemist

pharmacist, druggist, apothecary; pharmacy, drugstore, dispensing chemist (+ inspiration)

pharmacist, druggist, apothecary; pharmacy, drugstore, dispensing chemist (+ portrait of scholar, scientist)

pharmacy, pharmaceutics

Pharos of Alexandria (Wonder of the World)

phenomena connected with the sea

philantropist

Philemon and Baucis changed into oak and lime-tree: after having reached extreme old age, Philemon and Baucis are changed into an oak and a lime-tree whose boughs intertwine (Ovid, Metamorphoses VIII 712)

Philemon and his wife Baucis hospitably entertain Jupiter and Mercury in travellers' guise; possibly a goose, which they try to kill for the occasion, flies to the visitors for refuge

Philip and Andrew on their way to Christ to tell him some Greeks wish to meet him (John 12:20-22)

Philip banishes the dragon with the aid of a cross

Philip baptizes the Eunuch

Philip explains the scripture to the Eunuch

Philip is crucified (sometimes upside down)

Philip meets the Eunuch, who is travelling in a chariot

Philip meets the Eunuch, who is travelling in a chariot (+ Holy Ghost (as dove))

Philip preaching (in Samaria) (Acts 8:4-25)

philology

philology (+ portrait of scholar, scientist)

Philomela, Procne and Tereus changed into nightingale, swallow, hoopoe (or hawk): Tereus seeks to kill Philomela and Procne for having slain his son; in their flight the two sisters are changed into a nightingale and a swallow; Tereus is changed into a hoopoe or a hawk (Ovid, Metamorphoses VI 668)

philosophical disciplines

philosophical disciplines (+ scholar, scientist in non-work situations)

philosophy

Philyra beloved by Saturn, occasionally in the shape of a horse

Phinehas, Eleazar's son, follows Zimri and Cozbi and drives his spear through both of them

Phineus and his attendants are turned into stone

phlegmatic temperament

Phoebe

phonograph, gramophone; playing recorded sound or video

photograph

photographer at work

photographer at work - CC - out of doors

photographer in non-work situation

photographic apparatus

photographing, filming animals

photography

photography, cinematography

phrenology

Phrixus sacrifes the ram to Jupiter and presents the Golden Fleece to Aeetes

Phrygian bonnet

Phyllis' love-affair with Demophon (or Acamas) on his return from Troy

physical aspects of the sun

physical phenomena

physical punishment ~ military service

physician, doctor

physician, doctor (+ in workshop, laboratory)

physician, doctor (+ portrait of scholar, scientist)

physician, doctor (+ professional clothes of scholar, scientist)

physician, doctor (+ scholar, scientist (at work))

physician, doctor (+ scholar, scientist with pupils; lecture, discussion, learned academy)

physics

physics (+ in workshop, laboratory)

physics (+ portrait of scholar, scientist)

physics (+ tools, instruments; laboratory equipment ~ scientific research)

physics and mechanics

physics and mechanics (+ portrait of scholar, scientist)

physiognomy

physiology and anatomy

physiology and anatomy (+ portrait of scholar, scientist)

physiology and anatomy (+ scholar, scientist (at work))

physiology and anatomy (+ scientific research)

physiology and anatomy ~ circulatory system

physiology and anatomy ~ nervous system, neurology

physiology and anatomy ~ respiratory system

physiology and anatomy ~ urogenital system

pianoforte

pianoforte (+ artist at work)

pianola; orchestrion

pick-a-back, piggyback

picking flowers

picking flowers (+ variant)

picking fruit

pickpocket

pickpocket - GG - female

picnic, alfresco, 'dÃ©jeuner sur l'herbe'

picnic, alfresco, 'déjeuner sur l'herbe'

pictorial and ideographic script

picture, painting

picture, painting (+ Egyptian art)

picture, painting (+ miniature painting)

picture, painting (+ organization ~ arts)

picture within picture

Picus changed into a woodpecker: Circe changes Picus into a woodpecker because, faithful to his wife Canens, he spurns the love of the goddess (Ovid, Metamorphoses XIV 386)

pie

piece of clothing covering the breast or décolleté

piece of clothing covering the breast or décolleté (+ women's clothes)

piece of clothing covering the breast or décolleté (CHEMISETTE) (+ women's clothes)

piece of clothing covering the breast or décolleté (FICHU) (+ feathers used for clothes)

piece of clothing covering the breast or décolleté (FICHU) (+ fur used for clothes)

piece of clothing covering the breast or décolleté (FICHU) (+ girls' clothes)

piece of clothing covering the breast or décolleté (FICHU) (+ lace used for clothes)

piece of clothing covering the breast or décolleté (FICHU) (+ women's clothes)

piece of clothing covering the breast or décolleté (GUIMPE) (+ women's clothes)

piece of clothing covering the breast or décolleté (STOMACHER) (+ women's clothes)

piece of sculpture (+ precious metals ~ arts)

piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture

piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture (+ bone, ivory ~ arts)

piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture (+ bronze ~ arts)

piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture (+ Byzantine art)

piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture (+ ceramics ~ arts)

piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture (+ clay, sand, etc. ~ arts)

piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture (+ damage and repair of work of art)

piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture (+ destroying a work of art)

piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture (+ Egyptian art)

piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture (+ engraving, etching)

piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture (+ metals ~ arts)

piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture (+ parody, caricature ~ work of art)

piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture (+ reproduction ~ work of art)

piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture (+ Roman art)

piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture (+ sculpture)

piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture (+ stone ~ arts)

piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture (+ styles in art ~ ancient historical period)

piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture (+ wood, e.g.: panel ~ arts)

piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture (+ work of art damaged by iconoclasm)

pier, quay, wharf

pier, quay, wharf (+ four persons or more ~ traffic and transport)

pier, quay, wharf (+ variant)

pier, quay, wharf (+ view ~ vehicle, ship, etc.)

piercing parts of the body with sticks, rings, studs, etc.

Pierides changed into magpies: the Pierides (Emathides) are changed into magpies by the Muses, who have defeated them in a musical contest (Ovid, Metamorphoses V 670)

Pietas as Roman personification

Piety, 'Pietas', 'Timor Dei' ~ the Three Theological Virtues

piety and generosity of the Roman women: they offer their gold and jewellery in order to fulfil Camillus' pledge to Apollo of a golden bowl

pig

pig (+ animal excreting)

pig (+ skeleton of an animal)

pig (+ slaughtered animal)

pigeon (as messenger)

pigeons (racing)

piglet, suckling pig

Pilate's wife (or a messenger) warns him of a dream she had about Christ

Pilate in debate with the Jews

Pilate showing Christ to the people, 'Ostentatio Christi', 'Ecce Homo' (John 19:4-6)

Pilate showing Christ to the people, 'Ostentatio Christi', 'Ecce Homo' (John 19:4-6) (+ angel(s) floating in the air)

Pilate showing Christ to the people, 'Ostentatio Christi', 'Ecce Homo' (John 19:4-6) (+ Mary)

Pilate showing Christ to the people, 'Ostentatio Christi', 'Ecce Homo' (John 19:4-6) (+ variant)

Pilate washing his hands (in innocence)

pilgrim's dress and attributes, e.g. flask, hat, mantle, staff

pilgrim(s)

pilgrim(s) (+ Mary)

pilgrim(s) - QQ - large group

pilgrim(s) at destination-point

pilgrimage, pilgrim(s) under way

pilgrimage, pilgrim(s) under way (+ variant)

pin (+ sewing ~ home making of clothes)

pin (+ women's clothes)

pious customs

pipe-holder, pipe-stand

pipe system (~ water supply)

pipe ~ tobacco

pipe ~ tobacco (+ eating, drinking, smoking, chewing, etc. in secret, furtively)

pipe ~ tobacco (+ taking (particular) foodstuffs: eating, drinking, smoking, chewing, etc.)

piracy

pirate(ship)

pirate, corsair, buccaneer

Pisces (zodiacal sign of February)

pit, hole

pit, hole (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

pitfalls

placenta

place of pilgrimage, sacred place

place or institution of education and training of the artist, e.g.: academy of art

places and objects of worship ~ Celtic religion

places and objects of worship ~ Greek religion

places and objects of worship ~ Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism

places and objects of worship ~ Islam, Mohammedanism

places and objects of worship ~ non-Christian religions

places and objects of worship ~ Shinto

places of worship ~ Egyptian religion

placing the corpse in the coffin

plague

plain

plain (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

plan, map of garden

planets; planetary system, solar system

planimetry, geometry

planimetry, geometry (+ in workshop, laboratory)

plank, board ~ building material

plank, board ~ building material (+ men (labourers))

planning, designing ~ production

plan of battle

plantation

plantation (+ landscape (in the non-temperate zone) with figures, staffage)

plantation (+ variant)

planten; begroeiing

plants (in general)

plants (in general) (+ bare plant)

plants (in general) (+ branch, stick)

plants (in general) (+ bud, budding)

plants (in general) (+ flowers, blossom, blossoming)

plants (in general) (+ leaf)

plants (in general) (+ top of plant)

plants; vegetation (+ bearing fruit)

plants; vegetation (+ branch, stick)

plants; vegetation (+ flowers, blossom, blossoming)

plants; vegetation (+ leaf)

plants; vegetation (+ leaves, putting forth leaves)

plants; vegetation (+ ornamental variants of plants)

plants; vegetation (+ parts of plants)

plants; vegetation (+ root, tuber)

plants; vegetation (+ stem, trunk)

plants; vegetation (+ stump, stub)

plants and herbs

plants and herbs (+ flowers, blossom, blossoming)

plants and herbs (+ leaf)

plants and herbs (+ leaves, putting forth leaves)

plants and herbs (+ sprig, twig)

plants and herbs (+ thorn, prickle)

plants and herbs (with NAME)

plants and herbs: (with name)

plants and herbs: acanthus

plants and herbs: agave

plants and herbs: aloe

plants and herbs: arrowhead

plants and herbs: artichoke

plants and herbs: asarabacca

plants and herbs: bamboo

plants and herbs: bean

plants and herbs: bearberry

plants and herbs: bittersweet

plants and herbs: borage

plants and herbs: bramble

plants and herbs: burnet

plants and herbs: butcher's-broom

plants and herbs: cabbage

plants and herbs: cactus

plants and herbs: cactus (+ flowers, blossom, blossoming)

plants and herbs: cauliflower

plants and herbs: cleavers

plants and herbs: clover

plants and herbs: coleseed

plants and herbs: colutea arborescens

plants and herbs: cow parsley

plants and herbs: crassula

plants and herbs: cucumber

plants and herbs: dandelion

plants and herbs: dead nettle

plants and herbs: dogbane

plants and herbs: echeveria

plants and herbs: egg plant

plants and herbs: fern

plants and herbs: ficus

plants and herbs: garden orache

plants and herbs: garlic

plants and herbs: garlic mustard

plants and herbs: giant fennel

plants and herbs: grass

plants and herbs: ground ivy

plants and herbs: guaicum

plants and herbs: heather

plants and herbs: hellebore

plants and herbs: hemlock

plants and herbs: hogweed

plants and herbs: holly

plants and herbs: honesty

plants and herbs: hop

plants and herbs: hyssop

plants and herbs: ivy

plants and herbs: ivy (+ sprig, twig)

plants and herbs: jimsonweed

plants and herbs: kale

plants and herbs: lady's-smock

plants and herbs: lentil

plants and herbs: lettuce

plants and herbs: mallow

plants and herbs: marrow

plants and herbs: mesembryanthemum

plants and herbs: mistletoe

plants and herbs: moon carrot

plants and herbs: myrtle

plants and herbs: nettle

plants and herbs: oat

plants and herbs: onion

plants and herbs: papilionaceous flower

plants and herbs: Paris quadrifolia

plants and herbs: pea

plants and herbs: pelargonium

plants and herbs: peony

plants and herbs: peony (+ bulb)

plants and herbs: plantago

plants and herbs: primrose

plants and herbs: pumpkin

plants and herbs: radish

plants and herbs: red cabbage

plants and herbs: reed

plants and herbs: reed mace

plants and herbs: rice

plants and herbs: sage (+ branch, stick)

plants and herbs: sea thistle

plants and herbs: seaweed

plants and herbs: soapweed

plants and herbs: sorrel

plants and herbs: staghorn fern

plants and herbs: stinging-nettle

plants and herbs: strawberry

plants and herbs: succulent

plants and herbs: sugarcane

plants and herbs: thistle

plants and herbs: thistle (+ plants used symbolically)

plants and herbs: thyme (+ sprig, twig)

plants and herbs: tobacco

plants and herbs: umbellifer

plants and herbs: vine

plants and herbs: wall rue

plants and herbs: watercress

plants and herbs: waterplant

plants and herbs: wheat

plants and herbs: wisteria

plants and herbs: wood anemone

plants and herbs: wood avens

plants behaving as human beings or animals

plants cultivated for their edible roots or tubers, e.g. potato, turnip

plants cultivated for their edible roots or tubers, e.g. potato, turnip (+ women (labourers))

plants ~ agriculture

plan ~ architecture

plan ~ architecture (+ Roman art)

plate, film ~ photography

platform (railway, tramway)

platform (railway, tramway) (+ propulsion of vehicle, ship, etc. by ...)

Plato's cave, 'antrum Platonicum'

play-pen

playground

playing-cards

playing-cards (+ out of doors (sports, games, etc.))

playing-cards (+ quarrel, disagreement (in sports, games, etc.))

playing-cards (+ sportsman, player, etc.)

playing-cards (+ the contest (sports, games, etc.))

playing-cards (+ variant)

playing instruments (in church)

playing in the woods

playing toddler; child amusing itself

playing toddler; child amusing itself - AA - girl

playing with snow and ice

playing with snow and ice (+ out of doors (sports, games, etc.))

playing with snow and ice - CC - adult(s) ~ snow and ice

plea, defence

Pleading

Pleasure, Enjoyment, Joy; 'Allegrezza', 'Allegrezza da le medaglie', 'Allegrezza, letitia e giubilo', 'Diletto', 'Piacere', 'Piacere honesto' (Ripa)

Pleasure, Enjoyment, Joy; 'Allegrezza da le medaglie', 'Allegrezza, letitia e giubilo', 'Diletto', 'Piacere', 'Piacere honesto'(Ripa) (+ personification)

pleasure-resort

pleasure fair and circus

plenary indulgence ~ confession

Plenitude (+ abstract concept represented by female figure)

ploughed field

ploughed field (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

ploughing

ploughing (+ labourers ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

ploughing (+ men (labourers))

plucked fowl

plucked fowl - CC - in the open air

plumber

plundering of churchbuilding, convent, etc.

plundering of David's grave

plundering of David's grave by Herod the Great

plundering of David's grave by Johannes Hyrcanus

plundering ~ riot

plundering ~ soldiers

plundering ~ soldiers (+ citizen soldiery, civil guard, citizen militia)

plunder of the arts

Pluto (planet)

Pluto and Proserpina as king and queen of the underworld

Pluto as king of the underworld

Pluto in love with Proserpina

Plutus (god of wealth), son of Ceres and Iasion

poacher

poacher (+ quarrel, disagreement (sports ~ animals))

point (~ planimetry, geometry)

poking (stirring up a fire)

polder, reclaimed land

pole-vaulting

police

police (+ court building)

policeman, constable

poling, punting

polishing (industrial process)

polishing (~ cleaning the house)

political campaign

political caricatures and satires

political caricatures and satires (+ variant)

political demonstration

political enfranchisement of women, women's liberation

political meeting, propaganda meeting

political parties

political propaganda

political refugee, 'émigré'

political theory, political ideology

political tribunal

political tribunal (+ court room)

politician, e.g. party leader

Polycrates, tyrant of Samos, receives a fish in whose belly he finds the ring he had thrown into the sea a few days before

polygamy

Polyhymnia (one of the Muses); 'Polinnia' (Ripa)

Polymnestor kills Polydorus and throws him into the water

Polyphemus

Polyphemus, the cyclops, beholding Acis and Galatea

Polyphemus devours some of Ulysses' companions

Polyphemus hurls a rock at Ulysses' departing ships

Polyphemus is blinded with a pointed stake

Polyxena

Polyxena beloved by Achilles

Polyxena is sacrificed by Neoptolemus on Achilles' tomb

pomander, musk ball

pomander, musk ball - AA - (for) women

pomegranate ~ ornament

Pomona

Pomona (+ love-affairs)

pond

pond, pool

pond, pool (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

pond, pool (+ variant)

pond, pool - HH - ideal landscapes

pontoon bridge

pool, puddle

pool, puddle (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

poolvos

poor, maimed, blind and lame are brought in, and sit down at the table ~ parable of the royal wedding-feast

poor, maimed, blind and lame are brought in, and sit down at the table ~ parable of the royal wedding-feast (+ variant)

poor and rich kitchen

poorhouse

poor kitchen

poor parents, rich children (absence of filial love)

pope

pope's blessing at Easterday ('urbi et orbi')

pope - PP - antipope

pope giving an audience

pope Gregory the Great; possible attributes: dove, emperor Trajan

pope Gregory the Great; possible attributes: dove, emperor Trajan (+ Mary)

pope Gregory the Great; possible attributes: dove, emperor Trajan - male saint represented in a group

pope Gregory XI returns from Avignon to Rome after a visit from St. Catherine of Siena

pope Innocent III dreams of the Lateran Church about to topple to the ground, but saved by St. Francis of Assisi who propped it up

pope Leo the Great

pope Leo the Great meets Attila outside the walls of Rome, and points out to him the two apostles St. Peter and St. Paul, appearing in the sky as protectors of Rome

pope Sylvester I; possible attributes: book, bull, (chained) dragon

popular music, street music

popular music, street music - CC - out of doors

popular representation ~ government

portable altar

portable altar (+ Christ)

portable altar (+ Mary)

portcullis

porter, bearer

porter, bearer (+ three persons ~ traffic and transport)

portrait, self-portrait of architect

portrait, self-portrait of architect (+ artist in non-work situation)

portrait, self-portrait of artist

portrait, self-portrait of artist (+ artist at work)

portrait, self-portrait of artist (+ artist in non-work situation)

portrait, self-portrait of artist (+ in workshop or studio)

portrait, self-portrait of artist (+ making preliminary designs, sketching)

portrait, self-portrait of artist (+ painting, drawing, graphic arts)

portrait, self-portrait of artist (+ working situations)

portrait, self-portrait of cinematographer

portrait, self-portrait of craftsman in applied arts

portrait, self-portrait of draughtsman

portrait, self-portrait of draughtsman (+ artist at work)

portrait, self-portrait of graphic artist

portrait, self-portrait of graphic artist (+ artist at work)

portrait, self-portrait of graphic artist (+ in workshop or studio)

portrait, self-portrait of graphic artist (+ woodcutting, wood-engraving ~ graphic arts)

portrait, self-portrait of painter

portrait, self-portrait of painter (+ artist at work)

portrait, self-portrait of painter (+ final version of work of art)

portrait, self-portrait of painter (+ in workshop or studio)

portrait, self-portrait of painter (+ out of doors)

portrait, self-portrait of painter (+ portrait, self-portrait of artist)

portrait, self-portrait of painter (+ the artist and his family, relatives, etc.)

portrait, self-portrait of photographer

portrait, self-portrait of photographer (+ the artist and his family, relatives, etc.)

portrait, self-portrait of sculptor

portrait, self-portrait of sculptor (+ artist in non-work situation)

portrait of actor, actress

portrait of actor, actress (+ artist at work)

portrait of Alexander the Great (+ belonging to Greek history)

portrait of Alexander the Great (+ in allegorical or symbolic frame or setting; with allegorical or symbolic accessories)

portrait of a musician

portrait of a musician - CC - out of doors

portrait of artiste (dancer, actor, etc.)

portrait of Augustus

portrait of Augustus (+ mythological or allegorical portrait; allegorical representation of event from the life of historical person)

portrait of a writer

portrait of a writer (+ artist in non-work situation)

portrait of a writer (+ arts of the stage)

portrait of cabaret-artiste

portrait of Caesar

portrait of Christ made by Luke

portrait of composer

portrait of dancer

portrait of emperor Commodus

portrait of film actor, film actress

portrait of Homer

portrait of Homer (+ head, bust, etc.)

portrait of Homer (+ in allegorical or symbolic frame or setting; with allegorical or symbolic accessories)

portrait of opera-singer

portrait of Vespasian

position-finding at sea; nautical instruments

positions of the sun

possession (by demons)

possession (by demons) - AA - female human figure

post, telegrafie en telefoon; communicatiemiddelen

post-mortem occurrences ~ St. Ignatius - finding, transportation of relics of male saint

post-mortem occurrences ~ St. Ignatius - posthumous deeds, appearances of male saints

post-office

postal matter

postal service

postcard, picture-postcard

poster

poster-pillar

postman

postures and gestures of arm(s) and hand(s) in relation to another person

postures and gestures of arm(s) and hand(s) in relation to another person - AA - both arms or hands

postures and gestures of arms and hands

postures and gestures of arms and hands (+ front view)

postures and gestures of arms and hands - AA - both arms or hands

postures and gestures of arms and hands in general

postures and gestures of arms and hands in relation to each other

postures and gestures of arms and hands in relation to the head

postures and gestures of hand and fingers

postures and gestures of hand and fingers (+ relations with aggressive, hostile character (expressive connotations))

postures and gestures of index finger and middle finger

postures and gestures of the hand

postures and gestures of the hand (+ direction of movements)

postures and gestures of the index finger

postures and gestures of the palm of the hand

postures and gestures of the thumb

postures and gestures of thumb and other fingers

postures of the head

postures of the human figure

postures of the human figure - AA - female human figure

postures of the legs

potatoes

potatoes (+ taking (particular) foodstuffs: eating, drinking, smoking, chewing, etc.)

potency and impotency

Potiphar's wife before her husband: she accuses Joseph of trying to violate her, using the cloak as evidence

Potiphar's wife catches Joseph by his robe, usually while lying in bed; Joseph escapes leaving his cloak behind in her hands (possibly with a naked child lying in a crib)

Potiphar's wife trying to seduce Joseph

pots, jars: chalice (calice)

pot suspended by chain

potted plants

potter, ceramist

potter, ceramist (+ in workshop or studio)

poultry farm

poultry house

pouring

Poverty; 'PovertÃ ', 'PovertÃ del doni', 'PovertÃ in uno ch'habbia bell'ingegno' (Ripa)

Poverty; 'PovertÃ ', 'PovertÃ del doni', 'PovertÃ in uno ch'habbia bell'ingegno' (Ripa) (+ personification)

powder ~ making toilet

powder ~ making toilet - AA - (for) women

power, 'Potestas' ~ one of the seven gifts of the soul

Power of Eloquence; 'Forza sottoposta all'Eloquenza' (Ripa)

Powers (with flaming sword) ~ hierarchy of angels

power station

Practice; 'Prattica' (Ripa)

Practice; 'Prattica' (Ripa) (+ personification)

Praise, Approbation, Approval; 'Lode' (Ripa)

praise of the judgement of God in heaven

prayer, praying ~ Jewish religion

prayer at going to bed, or at getting up

prayer at table, saying grace

prayer of Solomon; Solomon kneels before the altar

prayer or religious service before battle

prayer ~ Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism

prayer ~ Islam, Mohammedanism

prayer ~ non-Christian religions

prayer ~ Roman religion

praying for the living and the dead ~ one of the (seven) spiritual Acts of Mercy

preaching (in general)

Precaution

Precaution (+ abstract concept represented by female figure)

Preciosa

precious and semiprecious stones

precious and semiprecious stones (with NAME)

precious and semiprecious stones: diamond

precious and semiprecious stones: emerald

precious and semiprecious stones: jasper

precious and semiprecious stones: rock-crystal

precious and semiprecious stones: ruby

predatory birds

predatory birds (+ claws, paws of an animal)

predatory birds (+ flying animal(s))

predatory birds (+ young animal)

predatory birds: bearded vulture

predatory birds: buzzard

predatory birds: cinereous vulture

predatory birds: condor

predatory birds: eagle

predatory birds: eagle (+ animals used symbolically)

predatory birds: eagle (+ heraldic animals)

predatory birds: eagle (+ nest, den, burrow)

predatory birds: eagle (+ ornamental variants of animals)

predatory birds: eagle (+ skeleton of an animal)

predatory birds: eagle - FF - fabulous animals (sometimes wrongly called 'grotesques'); 'Mostri' (Ripa)

predatory birds: Egyptian vulture

predatory birds: Eurasian hobby

predatory birds: Eurasian kestrel

predatory birds: Eurasian sparrowhawk

predatory birds: falcon

predatory birds: falcon (+ man and animal)

predatory birds: golden eagle

predatory birds: gyrfalcon

predatory birds: harpy eagle

predatory birds: harrier

predatory birds: hawk

predatory birds: kestrel

predatory birds: king vulture

predatory birds: kite

predatory birds: merlin

predatory birds: Northern goshawk

predatory birds: peregrine falcon

predatory birds: red-footed falcon

predatory birds: red kite

predatory birds: saker falcon

predatory birds: shrike

predatory birds: sparrow-hawk

predatory birds: vulture

predatory birds: vulture (+ animal(s) being sick; having a disease)

predatory birds: Western marsh harrier

predatory birds: white-tailed eagle

Prediction, Prophecy; 'Augurio', 'Divinatione', 'Profetia' (Ripa)

prefigurations of Mary; Mary and her prefigurations

pregnant Mary, Our Lady of Expectation, 'Madonna del Parto'

pregnant woman

prehistoric animals

prehistoric grave forms

prehistoric man

Prejudice, Bias

prelates, e.g. archdeacon, canon (Roman Catholic)

prelude to the Trojan war: the love-story of Paris (also called Alexander) and Helen

prelude to the war against Thebes

preparation and setting up of the Tabernacle and its accessories ~ Exodus (Exodus 35-40)

preparation for battle (+ land forces)

preparation for war

preparation of food

preparation of food - CC - in the open air

preparation of the corpse, mortuary toilet ~ burial

preparation of the Passover ~ Last Supper (Matthew 26:17-20; Mark 14:12-17; Luke 22:7-14)

preparation of the sacrificial celebration with oxen and garlands in front of the temple of Jupiter ~ Paul and Barnabas at Lystra

preparations, e.g. the prodigal son is given new robes; slaughtering of the fatted calf; the elder son objects

preparations for Christ's crowning with thorns

preparations for Christ's entombment

preparations for Christ's entombment (+ Mary)

preparations for the flagellation of Christ

preparations ~ travelling

preparing, cleaning, sorting, selecting (industrial processes, handling of materials)

preparing dough or batter

preparing of material by drying

preparing of material by melting

preparing of material by melting (+ place ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

Preperation of food ~ military service

present

presentation of sword ~ installation of a ruler

presentation of the Christ-child in the temple, usually Simeon (and Anna) present (Luke 2:22-39)

presenting a work of art to the public; performing, interpreting, reciting

presenting the bride to the man

presents offered to the beloved

president ~ head of republic

press, journalism

pressing (industrial process)

pressing (industrial process) (+ oil ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

pressing (laundering)

pressing grapes

pressmen

press photographer

pretended places where the babies grow

Priam is killed by Neoptolemus

Priam on his way to Achilles' tent, guided by Mercury (+ variant)

Priam ransoming Hector's body (Iliad XXIV)

Priapus-herm

Priapus creeps up to the resting Lotis (or Vesta) during a banquet of the gods, a braying ass stands nearby

prick, goad

Pride; 'Superbia' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Seven Deadly Sins

Pride; 'Superbia' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Seven Deadly Sins - NN - triumph

priest (Eastern, Greek and Russian orthodox)

priest (Roman Catholic)

priest at the bed of a dying person ~ extreme unction

priest at the bed of a dying person ~ extreme unction (+ variant)

priestess ~ Roman religion

priests ~ hierarchy of priests

priest ~ American Indian religions

priest ~ Greek religion

priest ~ Greek religion - EE - priestess

priest ~ Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism

priest ~ Islam, Mohammedanism

priest ~ non-Christian religions

priest ~ non-Christian religions - BB - priestess

priest ~ Roman religion

priest ~ Shinto

prime minister

primeval deities, elementary gods ~ classical mythology

primitive races and peoples; aborigines (+ costume)

prince

prince - BB - female ruler

Prince Consort

Princedoms (with sword, sceptre and cross) ~ hierarchy of angels

princess

principal services in the Synagogue

print, e.g.: engraving, etching, lithograph

print, e.g.: engraving, etching, lithograph (+ artist at work)

print, e.g.: engraving, etching, lithograph (+ artist in non-work situation)

print, e.g.: engraving, etching, lithograph (+ in workshop or studio)

print, e.g.: engraving, etching, lithograph (+ lithographing)

print, e.g.: engraving, etching, lithograph (+ other non-European art developments)

print, e.g.: engraving, etching, lithograph (+ stadia of production of work of art)

printed edition of musical score

printed edition of musical score - CC - out of doors

printed historiated initial

printed matter

printer

printing, printing office

printing, printing office (+ variant)

printing press

printing press (+ in workshop, laboratory)

printing ~ applied arts

printing ~ film

printing ~ film - CC - out of doors

prior general of the Order of the Servites, Philip Benizzi of Florence; possible attributes: book, cross, lily, tiara at his feet

prison, jail

prison, jail (+ court building)

prison, jail (+ imprisonment)

prison, jail, represented allegorically or symbolically

prisoner; in fetters

prisoner; in fetters (+ judge)

prisoner; in fetters (+ variant)

prisoner in cell or locked place

prisoner of war (after the battle)

prisoner of war camp

prisoners chained to the victor's chariot

prisoner with hands bound

prisoner with hands bound (+ variant)

prison for witches, 'Hexenhaus'

prison personnel: jailers, warders, guards

private festivities, merry company

private festivities, merry company (+ dancing ~ festive activities)

private festivities, merry company (+ variant)

private festivities, merry company - AA - in the open air, 'fÃªte champÃªtre'

private festivities, merry company - AA - in the open air, 'fête champêtre (+ eating and drinking ~festive activities)

private religious instruction

private soldier

private soldier (+ artillery)

private soldier (+ cavalry, horsemen)

private soldier (+ citizen soldiery, civil guard, citizen militia)

private soldier (+ during the battle)

private soldier (+ handling of weapons)

private soldier (+ infantry)

private soldier (+ land forces)

private soldier (+ mercenary troops, e.g.: lansquenets)

private soldier (+ situation of the terrain ~ warfare)

private soldier (+ weapons)

private worship and religious study

prize-ox

processed fruit, e.g. jam, marmalade, etc.

processing film

procession of the celebrant and his assistants from sacristy to altar

procession with the 'lulav' in the right hand and the 'etrog' in the left hand ~ 'Sukkot'

procession ~ Christian religion

procession ~ non-Christian religions

procession ~ Roman religion

proclamation of a ruler

proclamation of a ruler - BB - female ruler

proclamation of new government

proclamation of peace

Procne kills Itys, her son by Tereus, in order to serve him up as food to her husband

procreation and pregnancy

Procris, hidden in a thicket, hears Cephalus calling on Aura

Procris gives Cephalus the dog (Laelaps) and the magic spear she received from Diana

procuress

prodigious talent of the young artist

production of printed matter, book-production (+ portrait of scholar, scientist)

products of plants in general

profane heart symbolism ~ love

profane heart symbolism ~ love - AA - female human figure

professional clothes

professional clothes (+ men's clothes)

professor

professor (+ portrait of teacher, professor)

professor (+ pupil)

professor (+ teacher, professor)

profeten (voor en tijdens de Babylonische ballingschap)

profeten, profetessen, evangelisten, kerkleraren; personen ~ de Bijbel (niet in bijbels verband)

Prohibition

projectiles, explosives, etc.

projectiles, explosives, etc. (+ naval force)

projectiles, explosives, etc. (with NAME)

projectiles, explosives, etc.: gunpowder

projectiles, explosives, etc.: gunpowder (+ sailing-ships)

projectiles, explosives, etc.: mine

Prolixity, Verbosity, Loquacity; 'LoquacitÃ ' (Ripa) (+ personification)

Prometheus animates the man he has formed with the stolen fire

Prometheus as the first sculptor

Prometheus brings fire to mankind

Prometheus is freed by Hercules on his way to the garden of the Hesperides: he shoots the eagle with an arrow

Prometheus makes man out of clay, usually Minerva present

promiscuity, fantasies of a world of free love

promotion (military honour)

propagation of plants

proper names of plants

prophecy of the King coming to Jerusalem, riding on an ass (Zechariah 9:9)

prophetic dream

prophets (after the Babylonian Captivity)

proposal, declaration of love

Proserpina (Persephone, Core), Libera - suffering, misfortune

Proserpina gathers flowers with her companions; Venus, Minerva and Diana may be present; she possibly spots a beautiful flower

prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city

prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage)

prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city - II - ideal city

prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city - II - ideal city (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage)

prospect of village, silhouette of village

prospect of village, silhouette of village (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage)

prospector

prosthesis

prostitution

prostitution (+ variant)

Protection; 'Custodia', 'Difesa contra nimici, malefici & venefici', 'Difesa contra pericoli', 'Riparo da i tradimenti' (Ripa)

protection against avalanches

protection against damage and loss ~ agriculture

protection of wealth

protective weapons

protective weapons (+ artillery)

protective weapons (with NAME)

protective weapons: shield

Protest

Protestant Churches and denominations

Protestant Churches and denominations (+ variant)

Protestant Churches and denominations (HERNHUTTERS)

Protestant Churches and denominations (LUTHERANS)

Protestant Churches and denominations (MENNONITES)

Protestant Churches and denominations (WALLOONS)

Protestant Churches and denominations (with NAME)

protestant confessions

Protestant service

Proteus

providing quarters, requisition of space

provincial government

provisions for support of spouse and children

Prudence, 'Prudentia'; 'Prudenza' (Ripa) ~ one of the Four Cardinal Virtues

Prudence, 'Prudentia'; 'Prudenza' (Ripa) ~ one of the Four Cardinal Virtues (+ God the Father)

Prudence, 'Prudentia'; 'Prudenza' (Ripa) ~ one of the Four Cardinal Virtues (+ variant)

Prudentia (Prudence) as Roman personification

Prudentia (Prudence) as Roman personification (+ attributes)

pruning

Psammetichus, king of Egypt, and the courtesan Rhodopis; Cupid assists her in putting on her sandal (while she was bathing one day an eagle carried away one of her sandals and dropped it near Pharaoh, who started to look for its owner)

Psyche

Psyche's father consults the oracle

Psyche's sisters are brought to her by Zephyrus

Psyche (+ love-affairs)

Psyche, being directed by the reeds, collects the golden wool from the sheep

Psyche, holding a lamp, gazes at the sleeping Cupid, who awakens when a drop of hot oil falls on him

Psyche, on her way back, opens Proserpina's casket and is overcome by sleep

Psyche, worshipped as a goddess, incurs Venus' anger

Psyche and her sisters in the palace

Psyche before Proserpina

Psyche encounters the ass-driver (Ocnus) and the weavers in the underworld

Psyche falls asleep in a meadow; when she awakes she discovers Cupid's palace

Psyche feeds Cerberus with a cake

Psyche in Cupid's palace

Psyche is attended by invisible hands; the toilet of Psyche

Psyche is brought away in a mournful procession

Psyche is carried up to Olympus by Mercury

Psyche is sent into the underworld to fetch Proserpina's casket of beauty

Psyche performing various tasks set to her by Venus

Psyche with Ceres

Psyche with Juno

Psyche with Pan and Echo

Psyche with Venus

psychological test

psychology and psychiatry (+portrait of scholar, scientist)

psychostasis, the Archangel Michael weighing the souls in the scales (and stabbing the devil)

Ptolemy (or Flaccus) sees the beauty of Petronilla and falls in love with her

Ptolemy Philadelphus frees the Jewish prisoners of war in reward for the translation of the Old Testament

puberteit

pubic hair - AA - female human figure

public baths

public baths (+ many persons)

public baths (+ two together)

public baths - AA - in the open air

public festivities (+ cheers, applause ~ festive activities)

public festivities (+ dancing ~ festive activities)

public festivities (+ decorated staff, portable structure ~ festive activities)

public festivities (+ eating and drinking ~ festive activities)

public festivities (+ festive decoration ~ festive activities)

public festivities (+ illumination, fire-works ~ festive activities)

public festivities (+ music and song ~ festive activities)

public festivities (+ parade, pageant, cavalcade ~ festive activities)

public festivities (+ wreath, garland ~ festive activities)

public festivities - AA - festivities on the water

public festivities at birth of royal persons

public festivities at birth of royal persons (+ eating and drinking ~ festive activities)

public festivities at birth of royal persons (+ festive decoration ~ festive activities)

public festivities at birth of royal persons (+ illumination, fire-works ~ festive activities)

public festivities at birth of royal persons (+ parade, pageant, cavalcade ~ festive activities)

public festivities at marriage of royal persons

public festivities at marriage of royal persons (+ illumination, fire-works ~ festive activities)

public festivities at marriage of royal persons (+ parade, pageant, cavalcade ~ festive activities)

public festivities at other royal events, not meant or mentioned above

public festivities at other royal events, not meant or mentioned above (+ decorated float, wagon ~ festive activities)

public festivities at other royal events, not meant or mentioned above (+ eating and drinking ~ festive activities)

public festivities at other royal events, not meant or mentioned above (+ festive decoration ~ festive activities)

public festivities at other royal events, not meant or mentioned above (+ illumination, fire-works ~ festive activities)

public festivities at other royal events, not meant or mentioned above (+ parade, pageant, cavalcade ~ festive activities)

public festivities at other royal events, not meant or mentioned above - AA - festivities on the water

public festivities on the occasion of royal events

public festivities on the occasion of royal events (+ dancing ~ festive activities)

public festivities on the occasion of royal events (+ decorated staff, portable structure ~ festive activities)

public festivities on the occasion of royal events (+ eating and drinking ~ festive activities)

public festivities on the occasion of royal events (+ illumination, fire-works ~ festive activities)

public festivities on the occasion of royal events (+ parade, pageant, cavalcade ~ festive activities)

public festivities on the occasion of royal events - AA - festivities on the water

public funeral

public funeral - AA - festivities on the water

public gardens, park

public gardens, park (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage)

public gardens, park - II - ideal city

public library

public library (+ scholar, scientist in non-work situations)

Public Opinion; 'Opinione' (Ripa)

public penance, general avowal of faults

public punishment (death not intended or involved)

public ridicule, scorn

public road

public road (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage)

public road (+ variant)

public road - II - ideal city

public road in village

public road in village (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage)

Public safety

public wash house

public wash house (+ variant)

public welfare

public worship and liturgy of the Christian churches

publishing, publisher

publishing, publisher (+ in workshop, laboratory)

publishing, publisher (+ portrait of scholar, scientist)

Pudicitia as Roman personification

pulling oneself up

pulling out one's hair

pulling out one's hair (+ grieving, mourning, lamenting, bewailing)

pulling the ears (of naughty children)

pulpit, ambo, chancel

pulpit, ambo, chancel (+ variant)

pump

pump (fire-extinguishing equipment)

pumping installation, pumping-engine (~ polder)

pumping installation, pumping-engine (~ polder) (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

pumping installation, pumping-engine (~ polder) (+ variant)

pumping of oil

Punch and Judy

Punishment; 'Castigo', 'Pena', 'Punitione' (Ripa)

punishment at school

punishment of Cupid

punishment of Marsyas: he is flayed by Apollo

punishment of Prometheus; he is chained to a rock, usually by Vulcan and/or Mercury

punishment of the sabbath-breaker (Numbers 15:32-36)

pupil punishing teacher

puppet

puppet and marionette show

puppet and marionette show (+ artist at work)

puppet and marionette show (+ variant)

purgatory, usually the souls praying or asking for intercession

purging

purification of Isaiah: an angel touches Isaiah's lips with a burning coal, taken from the altar with tongs ~ Isaiah's visions (Isaiah 6:5-13)

purification of Mary; the offering of the doves

purification of the bride (bath) (+ variant)

purification of the temple ('first' and 'second'): Christ driving the money-changers from the temple with a whip (Matthew 21:12-13; Mark 11:15-17; Luke 19:45-46; John 12:12-19)

purification of the temple ('first' and 'second'): Christ driving the money-changers from the temple with a whip (Matthew 21:12-13; Mark 11:15-17; Luke 19:45-46; John 12:12-19) (+ Christ bearded)

purification system (~ water supply)

purse, money-bag

purse, money-bag (+ boys' clothes)

purse, money-bag (+ sewing ~ home making of clothes)

purse, money-bag (+ women's clothes)

pursued by Absalom's soldiers Ahimaaz and Jonathan hide in a pit in a house at Baharim; a woman spreads a cover with corn over the pit

pursuit of a woman, prowling

pursuit of the criminal

pursuit of the Midianites by Gideon's men

pushing something

pushing something (+ three persons)

pushing something - AA - female human figure

putting a finger to the lips, 'Silentium'; 'Silentio' (Ripa)

putting on (tying) or taking off (untying) sandals or shoes

putting on (tying) or taking off (untying) sandals or shoes - AA - female human figure

putting on jewels

putting on jewels - AA - (for) women

putting on jewels - AA - (for) women (+ variant)

putting on or taking off stockings

putting out of action by breaking the supply lines

putting out of action by killing

putting out of action by killing - HH - being put out of action

putting out of action by wounding

putting out of action by wounding - HH - being put out of action

putting out of action by wounding - HH - being put out of action (+ during the battle)

putting the enemy out of action

putting the enemy out of action - HH - being put out of action

putting the enemy to flight

putting the enemy to flight - HH - being put to flight, fleeing

putting the enemy to flight - HH - being put to flight, fleeing (+ citizen soldiery, civil guard, citizen militia)

puzzle, riddle, conundrum, enigma

Pygmalion falls in love with the statue he is carving

Pygmalion prays to Venus

pylons, power lines

pyramid (historical grave form)

pyramid (historical grave form) (+ variant)

pyramid (marking grave)

pyramids (garden ornaments)

pyramid ~ stereometry

Pythagoras, the philosopher

Pythia, priestess of the Delphic oracle

Pythian games, in honour of Apollo

pyx

quack, charlatan, mountebank, 'saltimbanco'

quack, charlatan, mountebank, 'saltimbanco' (+ portrait of scholar, scientist)

quack extracting teeth or molars

quadrangular pyramid

quadrant, sextant, octant (nautical instruments)

quadrature of the circle

quadriga

quadrilateral (~ planimetry, geometry)

quadrivium (personification of Arithmetica, Geometria, Astronomia, and Musica)

Qualities of Love (personifications): second series (+ allegorical scene, i.e. two or more personifications involved in an action)

Qualities of Love: first series (+ emblematical representation of concept)

quartered in private houses

Quaternity (i.e. Trinity with Mary)

quay

quay (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage)

queen

queen, empress, etc. (wife of a ruler)

Queen Vashti (Astin) gives a banquet for the women ~ story of Esther

Queen Vashti is deposed

queen ~ bees

quill

quill (+ scholar, scientist (at work))

Quinity

Quintus Fabius Maximus, surnamed Cunctator, gives the council of Carthage the choice between war and peace; he is seen gathering the folds of his toga

Quintus Fabius Maximus on horseback visits his son and namesake in the camp; when ordered by the latter to dismount he submits cheerfully

quiver

quiver (+ officers)

rabbi

Rabicano, the horse of Astolfo

race-track

race-track (+ out of doors (sports, games, etc.))

Rachel's tomb

Rachel (not in biblical context)

Rachel and Leah (not in biblical context)

Rachel hides the teraphim in a camel's saddle and sits on it

racial discrimination, segregation

racing on animal mount

racing stable

rack railway

radiance emanating from persons or things

radiator (central heating)

radio, wireless, radio broadcasting

radio-telescope (~ astronomy)

radio broadcasting studio

radiotelegraph, walkie-talkie

radius and ulna, bones of the lower arm

raffle, lottery

raft

raft (+ four persons or more ~ traffic and transport)

raft (+ one person ~ traffic and transport)

raft (+ propulsion of vehicle, ship, etc. by wind)

Rage, Anger

Rage, Anger (+ personification)

Raguel digging a grave for Tobias

Raguel gives Sarah to Tobias as his wife

Raguel gives Tobias half of his possessions

Rahab (not in biblical context); possible attributes: red rope

Rahab, questioned by the king's men about the Israelite spies, sends them on a false track

Rahab, whose house was built in the city wall, lets the spies down from the window by means of a red rope

railway, train

railway, train (+ exterior ~ vehicle, ship, etc.)

railway, train (+ interior ~ vehicle, ship, etc.)

railway, train (+ propulsion of vehicle, ship, etc. by steam)

railway, train (+ variant)

railway, tramway; rack railway

railway, tramway; rack railway (+ propulsion of vehicle, ship, etc. by steam)

railway-accident

railway-coach, railway-carriage, wagon

railway-coach, railway-carriage, wagon (+ getting in; mounting; embarkation)

railway-coach, railway-carriage, wagon (+ interior ~ vehicle, ship, etc.)

railway-traffic

railway-traffic (+ propulsion of vehicle, ship, etc. by steam)

railway wagon

rainbow

rainbow (+ variant)

raising a ship over a bar

raising from the dead

raising of the crosses of the two thieves

raising of the cross to which Christ is nailed already

raising of the cross to which Christ is nailed already - DD - three crosses

raising of the daughter of Jairus, who is lying in bed (Matthew 9:18-19, 9:23-26; Mark 5:21-24, 5:35-43; Luke 8:40-42, 8:49-56)

raising of the daughter of Jairus, who is lying in bed (Matthew 9:18-19, 9:23-26; Mark 5:21-24, 5:35-43; Luke 8:40-42, 8:49-56) (+ variant)

raising of the Shunammite woman's son

raising the dead by witches, sorcerers

raising the siege

raising the siege with outside assistance, relief

raking

ram

ram's head ~ ornament

ram (+ aids ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

ram (+ head of an animal)

ram (+ variant)

ramming, driving piles (~ building activities)

ramming, driving piles (~ building activities) (+ labourers ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

ranks (in the army, navy, air force)

ranks in the army

ranks in the army (+ cavalry, horsemen)

ranks in the army (+ land forces)

ranks in the navy

ranks ~ rulers, sovereigns

ransom ~ prisoner of war

rape, violation

rape of the Sabine women: they are carried off by Romulus and his men during a feast

rapids

rapids (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

Rashness, Imprudence, Recklessness (+ emblematical representation of concept)

rat exterminator

Rationality, Reasoning; 'Ratiocinatione o Discorso' (Ripa)

Rationality, Reasoning; 'Ratiocinatione o Discorso' (Ripa) (+ abstract concept represented by male figure)

rattle (child's toy)

rattle ~ acoustic signalling

ravine (in tropical and sub-tropical regions)

ravine, chasm, abyss, canyon

ravine, chasm, abyss, canyon (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

ravine, chasm, abyss, canyon - HH - ideal landscapes

rays as nimbus

rays of artificial light

rays of natural light

razor

re-burial

reaching for something

reaching for something - AA - female human figure

reaching the city Eliezer has his camel kneel down by a well and prays for guidance

reading-accessories

reading a picture book

reading of the law ~ Jewish religion

reading of the Torah ~ Jewish religion

reading the Bible or other religious books

reading the scripture ~ Holy Mass

reading to somebody

reaping, picking, mowing ~ harvest

reaping, picking, mowing ~ harvest (+ labourers ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

reaping, picking, mowing ~ harvest (+ man and animal)

reaping, picking, mowing ~ harvest (+ men (labourers))

reaping, picking, mowing ~ harvest (+ women (labourers))

rear façade

rearing (horse in motion)

rearing (horse in motion) (+ accident, collision, crash ~ traffic and transport)

rearing (horse in motion) (+ sitting on animal with both legs on one side, riding side-saddle)

Reason; 'Ragione' (Ripa)

Reason; 'Ragione' (Ripa) (+ abstract concept represented by female figure)

Reason; 'Ragione' (Ripa) (+ symbolical representation of concept)

Reasonableness

Reasoning (+ abstract concept represented by female figure)

reason of state; 'Ragione di Stato' (Ripa)

Reason versus Amorous Lust; 'Combattimento della ragione con l'appetito' (Ripa)

Reason versus Amorous Lust; 'Combattimento della ragione con l'appetito' (Ripa) (+ situation or event (especially in genre-painting) with symbolical connotation)

Rebekah (not in biblical context)

Rebekah (Rebecca) sought in marriage (Genesis 24)

Rebekah alights from her camel and covers her face with a veil

Rebekah draws water for the camels

Rebekah offers Eliezer a drink from her pitcher

Rebekah preparing the meal for Isaac

Rebekah receives ear-rings and golden bracelets from Eliezer

Rebekah returns home

rebellion of Korah (Core), Dathan and Abiram, and their punishment (Numbers 16)

Rebirth, Renaissance, Regeneration

rebus

receiver, fence

receiving bad news, bad message

receiving doctor's degree

receiving good news, good message (+ variant)

receiving the rules of an order

reception, cocktail party

reception, cocktail party - AA - in the open air, 'fête champêtre'

reception desk (~ hotel)

reception ~ ambassador

Reciprocal Love

recognizing

Recommendation, Inducement, Incitement

reconciliation

reconciliation of Achilles and Agamemnon (Iliad XIX)

reconciliation of David and Absalom; Absalom kneels before David and they embrace

reconciliation of the Sabines and the Romans: the women, some holding their babies, others with their hair loose, and possibly encouraged by Hersilia call for peace in the midst of the two fighting armies

reconciliation ~ diplomacy

reconnaissance of Canaan (Numbers 13-14)

recorder (musical instrument)

recorder (musical instrument) - CC - out of doors

recording studio

recovery, convalescence of sick person

recreation in the dunes

recreation ~ the soldier off duty

recruiter, crimp

recruitment

recruitment of the bridegroom: the suitors are kneeling before the altar on which rods are placed

Redeneren

reeds, rushes ~ building material

reed ~ instruments of the Passion

reef ~ coast

reel of yarn

refectory ~ monastery

Refinement, Taste

refinery ~ oil

reflection (in a mirror)

reflection (in a mirror) (+ back view)

reflection (in a mirror) (+ female (human being) (not to be used where -AA- is prescribed))

reflection (in a mirror) (+ laughing at a person)

reflection (in a mirror) (+ variant)

reflection (in a mirror) - AA - (for) women

reflection (in a mirror) - AA - (for) women (+ back view)

reflection (in a mirror) - AA - (for) women (+ front view)

reflection (in a mirror) - AA - (for) women (+ standing)

reflection (light in general)

Reform; 'Riforma' (Ripa)

Reformation (Roman Catholic Church vs. Protestantism)

refraction (optics)

Refuge; 'Refugio' (Ripa)

Refusal

Regality, Majesty; 'MaestÃ regia', 'RegalitÃ ' (Ripa) (+ personification)

Regality, Majesty; 'Maestà regia', 'Regalità' (Ripa)

regen

regent, substitute ruler; viceroy

regent, substitute ruler; viceroy - BB - female ruler

regering, de Staat; 'Politica', 'AuttoritÃ o PotestÃ ' (Ripa)

regicide

registration bureau, civil registry

Regret

regular clerics, e.g. Jesuits, Redemptorists

regular polygon: hexagon

regular polygon: octagon

regular quadrilateral: square

rehabilitation of prisoners

rehearsal, studying the role ~ theatre

rehearsal ~ work of art

Rehoboam's insulting reply: forsaking the warning of the wise old counsel- lors but following the young advisers' opinion, Rehoboam not only refuses to lessen the taxes, but increases them

Rehoboam consults the young men

Rehoboam taking counsel: he first consults the old men

reign of terror

reindeer-sleigh

reinforced concrete ~ building material

reins

Rejection

rejection of Christ's preaching in Nazareth: 'a prophet is not without honour except in his own country ...' (Matthew 13:54-57; Mark 6:1-4; Luke 4:22-24; John 4:44)

rejoicing on special occasions

rejoicing on special occasions (+ dancing ~ festive activities)

rejoicing on special occasions (+ decorated float, wagon ~ festive activities)

rejoicing on special occasions (+ decorated staff, portable structure ~ festive activities)

rejoicing on special occasions (+ festive decoration ~ festive activities)

rejoicing on special occasions (+ illumination, fire-works ~ festive activities)

rejoicing on special occasions (+ parade, pageant, cavalcade ~ festive activities)

rejoicing on special occasions - AA - festivities on the water

rejuvenation

rejuvenation of Aeson

relaties tussen de twee geslachten

relaties tussen individuen

relation between master and servant

relations between races

relay dispatch service, estafette

release from prison

release from prison (+ variant)

releasing something

releasing something - AA - female human figure

relics (and reliquaries)

relics ~ Christ

religies van Afrikaanse stammen

religies van stammen in Zuid-Oost AziÃ«

Religion and Magic

religious and magic concepts, occupations, fashions, realities, general ideas ~ Judaism and Jewry

religious care ~military service

religious communities ~ Islam, Mohammedanism

religious deeds of David

religious drama

religious functionaries ~ American Indian religions

religious functionaries ~ Australian and Polynesian/Melanesian religions

religious functionaries ~ Freemasonry

religious functionaries ~ Germanic and Scandiavian religions

religious functionaries ~ Greek religion

religious functionaries ~ Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism

religious functionaries ~ Islam, Mohammedanism

Religious functionaries ~ Jewish religion

religious functionaries ~ non-Christian religions

religious functionaries ~ Shinto

religious functionaries ~ traditional Chinese religions

religious instruction of clergy

religious instruction of laity, e.g. Sunday School

religious practices, worship, liturgy ~ Jewish religion

reluctant bride

removing insects from body

removing obstructions, barricades, etc. ~ army

Remus, contemptuously, jumps over the newly built wall and is killed either by Romulus or by Celer

Remus is captured during the festival of the Lupercalia and brought before Amulius

renouncing the world ~ penitent sinner

repairing, caulking, careening (~ ship)

repairing, caulking, careening (~ ship) (+ propulsion of vehicle, ship, etc. by wind)

repairing, caulking, careening (~ ship) - CC - more than one ship

repair shop, garage for repairs, supplies etc.

repentance of Peter

repentant sinner, sinner turning to Christ

representants of the Church (Christians in general, laymen, monks, etc.) in strife with each other or with opponents

representation of foolish virgin(s)

representation of Last Judgement, with the archangel Michael weighing the souls (or dividing the blessed and the damned)

representation of Last Judgement, with the archangel Michael weighing the souls (or dividing the blessed and the damned) (+ donor(s), supplicant(s), whether or not with patron saint(s))

representation of real building (either existing or having existed)

representation of real building (either existing or having existed) (+ Roman art)

representation of the Trinity: hand, cross and dove

representation of the Trinity: person (Father), lion (Son), and dove (Holy Ghost)

representation of the Trinity: person (Father), lion (Son), and dove (Holy Ghost) (+ angels floating in the air)

representation of the Trinity: symbol (Father), person (Son), dove (Holy Ghost)

representation of wise virgin(s)

representations derived from Holy Family

representations of celestial paradise (and its inhabitants)

representations of Christ's death on the cross, with a particular event or saying of Christ emphasized (up to Christ's death)

representations of Christ's death on the cross, with a particular event or saying of Christ emphasized (up to Christ's death) - DD - only Christ on the cross

representations of hell (with the damned and devils), usually with burning fires

representations of hell (with the damned and devils), usually with burning fires - TT - with the devil (Lucifer) as ruler

representations of the Trinity

representations ~ Egyptian goddesses, demi-goddesses, heroines, etc.

representations ~ Egyptian goddesses, demi-goddesses, heroines, etc. (BASTET)

representations ~ Egyptian goddesses, demi-goddesses, heroines, etc. (MUT)

representations ~ Egyptian goddesses, demi-goddesses, heroines, etc. (NEITH)

representations ~ Egyptian goddesses, demi-goddesses, heroines, etc. (SEKHMET)

representations ~ Egyptian goddesses, demi-goddesses, heroines, etc. (SHU)

representations ~ Egyptian goddesses, demi-goddesses, heroines, etc. (TAWARET)

representations ~ Egyptian gods, demi-gods, heroes, etc. (BES)

representations ~ Egyptian gods, demi-gods, heroes, etc. (HARPOCRATES)

representations ~ Egyptian gods, demi-gods, heroes, etc. (TOTH)

representations ~ Egyptian gods, demi-gods, heroes, etc. (with NAME)

representations ~ goddesses, demi-goddesses, heroines, etc. (Greek religion)

representations ~ goddesses, demi-goddesses, heroines, etc. (non-Christian religions)

representations ~ goddesses, demi-goddesses, heroines, etc. (with NAME) (Roman religion)

representations ~ goddesses, demi-goddesses, heroines etc. (Hinduism, Buddhism or Jainism)

representations ~ goddesses, demi-goddesses, heroines etc. (Roman religion)

representations ~ gods, demi-gods, heroes, etc. (American Indian religions)

representations ~ gods, demi-gods, heroes, etc. (Greek religion)

representations ~ gods, demi-gods, heroes, etc. (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism)

representations ~ gods, demi-gods, heroes, etc. (non-Christian religions)

representations ~ gods, demi-gods, heroes, etc. (traditional Chinese religions)

representations ~ gods, demi-gods, heroes etc. (Babylonian-Assyrian religions and antique religions of the Near East and Northern Africa)

representations ~ gods, demi-gods, heroes etc. (Germanic and Scandinavian religions)

representations ~ gods, demi-gods, heroes etc. (Roman religion)

reptiles

republic; 'Governo della republica' (Ripa)

Repute, Renown; 'Splendore del nome' (Ripa)

Repute, Renown; 'Splendore del nome' (Ripa) (+ personification)

requesting the bride's parents' permission

request of the mother of the sons of Zebedee (Matthew 20:20-21)

rescue from fire

rescue work during a flood

rescue work during a flood (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

rescuing parents (in particular carrying on the back)

research, experiment (~ production)

Respect, Reverence, Esteem

Rest, Immobility, Stasis

Rest; 'Quiete' (Ripa)

restaurant

restaurant (+ being thrown out ~ indoor recreation)

restaurant (+ departing, leaving ~ indoor recreation)

restaurant (+ waiter, waitress, etc.)

rest during harvest (eating, dancing, making love, etc.)

rest during harvest (eating, dancing, making love, etc.) (+ outdoors; in the open air)

resting

resting - BB - out of doors

resting the head on the arms

Restitution; 'Restitutione' (Ripa)

rest on the flight into Egypt

rest on the flight into Egypt (+ angel(s))

rest on the flight into Egypt - BB - landscape predominant

rest on the flight into Egypt - BB - landscape predominant (+angel(s))

rest on the return of the Holy Family to Israel

restoration of a work of art

Restriction, Limitation

resurrection: life is breathed into the bodies ~ Ezekiel's visions

Resurrection; 'Ressurrettione' (Ripa)

resurrection and ascension of the two witnesses of God

Resurrection of Christ

resurrection of the dead ~ Last Judgement

retreat of the defeated

retreat of the defeated (+ land forces)

return from pilgrimage

return from the Babylonian Captivity

return from the hunt

returning from the market

returning home from school

returning home from school (+ report, mark ~ school)

return of runaway child

return of the apostles from their mission (Mark 6:30; Luke 9:10)

return of the soldiers to civilian life, returning home

return of the soldiers to civilian life, returning home (+ citizen soldiery, civil guard, citizen militia)

return to the fold, byre, stable ~ herd, herdsman

Reuben's sin: he angers his father by committing adultery with Bilhah, Jacob's concubine (Genesis 35:22, 49:4)

Reuben (not in biblical context)

Reuben brings mandrakes to his mother Leah

reunion, memorial gathering (~ veteran soldiers)

reveille

Revelation 6-11

Revelation 12-18

Revenge, Requital, Retaliation; 'Vendetta' (Ripa)

Revenge, Requital, Retaliation; 'Vendetta' (Ripa) (+ personification)

review, inspection (of company, unit, troop)

review, inspection (of company, unit, troop) (+ cavalry, horsemen)

review, inspection (of company, unit, troop) (+ land forces)

review, inspection (of company, unit, troop) (+ naval force)

revolutie, opstand

revolutionaries taking the oath

revolutionary action (non-violent)

revolutionary action (violent)

revolutionary activities

revolutionary committee, rebel group

revolutionary council

revolutionary government

Reward, 'Praemium'; 'Premio', 'Remuneratione' (Ripa)

Reward, 'Praemium'; 'Premio', 'Remuneratione' (Ripa) (+ personification)

Rewarding Goodness

Rhadamanthus (as judge of Hades)

Rhea

rhetorician's drama

Rhoda, the maidservant, recognizes Peter

ribbon, scroll, banderole ~ ornament

ribbon, scroll, banderole ~ ornament - AA - stylized

ribs

rich kitchen

rickshaw

rickshaw (+ four persons or more ~ traffic and transport)

rickshaw (+ propulsion of vehicle, ship, etc. by human power)

rickshaw (+ three persons ~ traffic and transport)

rickshaw (+ two persons ~ traffic and transport)

riders are seen in the sky above the city of Jerusalem (2 Maccabees 5:2)

riding, cycling (recreation)

riding-school, manÃ¨ge

riding-school, manège (+ unusual way of sitting on riding-animal)

riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman

riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman (+ accident, collision, crash ~ traffic and transport)

riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman (+ climbing animal(s))

riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman (+ one person ~ traffic and transport)

riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman (+ sitting on animal with both legs on one side, riding side-saddle)

riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman (+ three persons ~ traffic and transport)

riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman (+ two persons ~ traffic and transport)

riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman (+ variant)

riding on animal other than horse, ass, or mule

riding on animal other than horse, ass, or mule (+ four persons or more ~ traffic and transport)

riding on animal other than horse, ass, or mule (+ unusual way of sitting on riding-animal)

riding on animal other than horse, ass, or mule (+ zoological aspects of animals in traffic and transport)

Rinaldo

ring

ring (+ men's clothes)

ring (+ women's clothes)

ring and square dancing (children's games)

ringing doorbells (mischief-making)

ringmaster

rings (gymnastics)

ritual consecration ~ Christian religion

ritual music and dancing ~ Islam, Mohammedanism

ritual music and dancing ~ non-Christian religions

ritual objects and ritual means ~ American Indian religions

ritual objects and ritual means ~ Freemasonry

ritual objects and ritual means ~ Greek religion

ritual objects and ritual means ~ Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism

ritual objects and ritual means ~ non-Christian religions

ritual observances in daily life ~ Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism

ritual practices with particular objectives ~ American Indian religions

ritual practices with particular objectives ~ Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism

ritual practices ~ American Indian religions

ritual practices ~ Babylonian-Assyrian religions and other antique religions of the Near East and Northern Africa

ritual practices ~ death and burial (American Indian religions)

ritual practices ~ death and burial (Egyptian religion)

ritual practices ~ death and burial (Germanic and Scandinavian religions)

ritual practices ~ death and burial (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism)

ritual practices ~ death and burial (non-Christian religions)

ritual practices ~ Egyptian religion

ritual practices ~ Germanic and Scandinavian religions

ritual practices ~ Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism

ritual practices ~ infancy (American Indian religions)

ritual practices ~ Islam, Mohammedanism

ritual practices ~ non-Christian religions

ritual practices ~ purification, blessing (non-Christian religions)

ritual practices ~ Roman religion

ritual practices ~ Shinto

ritual practices ~ stadia of human life (American Indian religions)

ritual practices ~ stadia of human life (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism)

ritual practices ~ stadia of human life (non-Christian religions)

ritual practices ~ traditional Chinese religions

rivalry of men for the love of a woman; trying to get the skirt; 'RivalitÃ ' (Ripa) - CC - pursuit of a man

rivalry of men for the love of a woman; trying to get the skirt; 'Rivalità' (Ripa)

rivalry of women for the love of a man; fight for the hose; 'andouille'

river

river (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

river-gods

river - HH - ideal landscapes

river bank

river bank (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

river bank - HH - ideal landscapes

river bank - HH - ideal landscapes (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

river mouth, estuary

river personified (RHONE)

river personified (with NAME)

river personified, 'Fiumi' (Ripa)

river personified, 'Fiumi' (Ripa) - HH - ideal landscapes

river personified: Rhine

road, path

road, path (+ four persons or more ~ traffic and transport)

road, path (+ two persons ~ traffic and transport)

road-cross, 'mont-joie'

road side shrine

roasting, grilling

roasting, grilling - CC - in the open air

robber

robber's cave

robbery

robbery - GG - female

robot

rocaille ornament

rock-formations

rock-formations (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

rock-formations - HH - ideal landscapes

rock-garden

rocking-chair

rocking-chair (+ wood and other phytogenic material)

rocking-horse

rocking-horse (+ out of doors (sports, games, etc.))

rocking-horse (+ variant)

rocking the baby

rocking the cradle (children's game)

rocks

rocks (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

rocks - HH - ideal landscapes

rock types

rock types; minerals and metals; soil types

rock types of animal or plant origin

rocky coast

rocky coast (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

rod, birch ~ punishment at school

rodents

rodents (with NAME) (+ dying animal; death of animal; dead animal)

rodents (with NAME) (+ ornamental variants of animals)

rodents: Alpine marmot

rodents: beaver (+ anatomy of animals)

rodents: flying squirrel

rodents: guinea pig

rodents: hare

rodents: hare (+ animal(s) being hit, shot, caught)

rodents: hare (+ animal killed by man)

rodents: hare (+ animals used symbolically)

rodents: hare (+ antlers; horn)

rodents: hare (+ skeleton of an animal)

rodents: hare - FF - fabulous animals (sometimes wrongly called 'grotesques'); 'Mostri' (Ripa)

rodents: hazel dormouse

rodents: marmot

rodents: mouse

rodents: mouse (+ animal killed by man)

rodents: mouse (+ dying animal; death of animal; dead animal)

rodents: mouse (+ ornamental variants of animals)

rodents: mouse (+ skeleton of an animal)

rodents: mouse (+ variant)

rodents: musk-rat

rodents: rabbit

rodents: rabbit (+ animal(s) in motion; positions, expressions of animals)

rodents: rabbit (+ animals eating and drinking)

rodents: rabbit (+ claws, paws of an animal)

rodents: rabbit (+ man and animal)

rodents: rabbit (+ nest, den, burrow)

rodents: rabbit (+ ornamental variants of animals)

rodents: rabbit (+ skeleton of an animal)

rodents: rabbit (+ skull of an animal)

rodents: rabbit - FF - fabulous animals (sometimes wrongly called 'grotesques'); 'Mostri' (Ripa) (+ animals eating and drinking)

rodents: rat

rodents: rat (+ anatomy of animals)

rodents: rat (+ animal(s) in motion; positions, expressions of animals)

rodents: rat (+ dying animal; death of animal; dead animal)

rodents: rat (+ man and animal)

rodents: rat (+ ornamental variants of animals)

rodents: shrew

rodents: squirrel

rodents: squirrel (+ heraldic animals)

rodents: squirrel (+ ornamental variants of animals)

rodents: squirrel - FF fabulous animals (sometimes wrongly called 'grotesques'); 'Mostri' (Ripa)

rodeo

roe-hunting

roe-hunting (+ hunting with dogs)

roe-hunting (+ out of doors (sports ~ animals))

Roland

roll call

roller-coaster

roller-skating, roller-skates

rolling between two rolls (industrial process)

rolling bridge (Dutch: 'overtoom')

rolling up a snowball

rolling ~ soil cultivation

Roman Catholic Church

Roman Catholic Church (+ Mary)

Roman Catholic Church (+ variant)

Roman chariot, quadriga ~ triumph

Roman fountain-deities

Roman house gods, tutelary spirits, and spirits of the dead (Lares, Penates Genii, Manes, Larvae, Lemures)

Romani woman or Romani handreading

Roman personifications of abstract concepts

Roman script; scripts based on the Roman alphabet

Rome (one of the four world empires)

Rome at war with the neighbouring nations

Romeinse goden en buitenlandse godheden die bij het klassieke Pantheon horen

Romeinse religie (met inbegrip van Etruskische religie)

Romeo

Romulus and Remus, twin sons of Rhea Silvia by Mars, are thrown into the Tiber by order of Amulius

Romulus and Remus are washed ashore and suckled by a she-wolf; 'Lupa Romana'

Romulus and Remus are washed ashore and suckled by a she-wolf; 'Lupa Romana' (+ variant)

Romulus and Remus look for an omen from the flight of birds (auspices); Remus sees six vultures, Romulus twelve

Romulus and Remus restore the crown of Alba Longa to their grandfather Numitor

Romulus as king of Rome

Romulus comes to Remus' rescue; Amulius is killed

Romulus gives laws to Rome and proceeds to its political and social organization

Romulus institutes the cult of Hercules

Romulus lays the foundation of Rome

rood-screen, choir-screen; iconostasis

roof (of house or building)

ropery, rope-walk (+ men (labourers))

rosette ~ ornament

rosette ~ ornament (+ textiles ~ ornaments)

rosette ~ ornament - AA - stylized

rosette ~ ornament - AA - stylized (+ textiles ~ ornaments)

rough-and-tumble; fighting

rough-and-tumble; fighting (+ out of doors (sports, games, etc.))

roulette

row dancing (children's games)

rowing, canoeing, etc. (sport)

rowing, canoeing, etc. (sport) (+ organization, club (sports, games, etc.))

rowing, canoeing, etc. (sport) (+ sportsman, player, etc.)

rowing, canoeing, etc. (sport) (+ the contest (sports, games, etc.))

rowing-boat, canoe, etc.

rowing-boat, canoe, etc. (+ accident, collision, crash ~ traffic and transport)

rowing-boat, canoe, etc. (+ four persons or more ~ traffic and transport)

rowing-boat, canoe, etc. (+ getting in; mounting; embarkation)

rowing-boat, canoe, etc. (+ one person ~ traffic and transport)

rowing-boat, canoe, etc. (+ rest ~ travelling)

rowing-boat, canoe, etc. (+ track, trail of an animal)

rowing-boat, canoe, etc. (+ two persons ~ traffic and transport)

rowing-boat, canoe, etc. (+ view ~ vehicle, ship, etc.)

rowing-boat, canoe, etc. (+ wreck ~ traffic accident)

rowing facing backward, pulling

rowing facing backward, pulling (+ four persons or more ~ traffic and transport)

rowing facing backward, pulling (+ getting out; dismounting; disembarkation)

rowing facing forward, pushing

royal bastards

royal children

royal children - BB - female ruler

royal household; courtiers, retinue, train

royal household; courtiers, retinue, train (+ variant)

royal household; courtiers, retinue, train - BB - female ruler

royal mantle (symbol of sovereignty)

rubbing, wringing one's hands

rubbing one's eyes

rubbing one's eyes - AA - both arms or hands

rugby, football

rugby, football (+ sportsman, player, etc.)

rugby, football (+ the two sides (sports, games, etc.))

Ruggiero

ruin of a building ~ architecture

ruin of a building ~ architecture (+ artist at work)

ruin of a building ~ architecture (+ classical art)

ruin of a building ~ architecture (+ Roman art)

ruin of a dwelling, house, castle, etc.

ruin of church, monastery, etc.

ruin of church, monastery, etc. - QQ - small church, chapel

ruins (garden ornaments)

ruler, sovereign

ruler, sovereign - BB - female ruler

ruler and his subjects

ruler and his subjects - BB - female ruler

ruler bestowing nobility

ruler commanding

ruler conferring privileges

ruler giving mark of honour

ruler honoured with flags

ruler in informal contact with his subjects

ruler saluted with gun-fire

ruler with counsellor(s)

ruler with counsellor(s) - BB - female ruler

runaway child - AA - girl

running

running (~ game)

running, race

running, race (+ sportsman, player, etc.)

running - AA - female human figure

running-and-hiding games

running games (children)

running games played in a ring

running the gauntlet

rural housing, e.g. country-house, villa, cottage

rural housing, e.g. country-house, villa, cottage (+ variant)

rural housing, e.g. country-house, villa, cottage - AA - civic architecture: inside

rural life

Russian Orthodox Church

rustication ~ surface decorations (architecture)

Ruth and Naomi in Bethlehem (Ruth 2:1-2)

Ruth gleaning

Ruth in the field of Boaz (Ruth 2:3-17)

Ruth invited by Boaz to eat with him

Ruth uncovers the feet of the sleeping Boaz and lies down

Sabbath lamp

Sabbath ~ Jewish religion

sabotage by partisans

Sacrifice (+ variant)

sacrifice of animals ~ Jewish religion

sacrifice of the paschal lamb ~ Jewish religion

sacrifice of the scapegoat ~ Jewish religion

sacrifice to Jupiter and Apollo: a snake swallows a nest of eight young birds and their mother; the augur Calchas explains the portent

sacrifice ~ African tribal religions

sacrifice ~ American Indian religions

sacrifice ~ Germanic and Scandinavian religions

sacrifice ~ Greek religion

sacrifice ~ non-Christian religions

sacrifice ~ Roman religion

sacrificial feast in Solomon's temple

sacrificial feast ~ non-Christian religions

sacrificial feast ~ Roman religion

sacrificing a burnt offering ~ Jewish religion

Sacrilege; 'Sacrilegio' (Ripa)

saddle

saddle and bridle (saddlery)

saddling and bridling

sadism

safe, strongbox

Safety

Sagittarius (zodiacal sign of November)

sail

sailing (sport)

sailing (sport) (+ equipment, outfit (sports, games, etc.))

sailing (sport) (+ the contest (sports, games, etc.))

sailing-car

sailing-ship's rigging

sailing-ship's rigging (+ accident, collision, crash ~ traffic and transport)

sailing-ship, sailing-boat

sailing-ship, sailing-boat (+ accident, collision, crash ~ traffic and transport)

sailing-ship, sailing-boat (+ arrival, coming to anchor, at anchor)

sailing-ship, sailing-boat (+ departure; weighing anchor)

sailing-ship, sailing-boat (+ four persons or more ~ traffic and transport)

sailing-ship, sailing-boat (+ loading)

sailing-ship, sailing-boat (+ one person ~ traffic and transport)

sailing-ship, sailing-boat (+ preparations ~ departure)

sailing-ship, sailing-boat (+ propulsion of vehicle, ship, etc. by animals)

sailing-ship, sailing-boat (+ rest ~ travelling)

sailing-ship, sailing-boat (+ three persons ~ traffic and transport)

sailing-ship, sailing-boat (+ traffic on land)

sailing-ship, sailing-boat (+ two persons ~ traffic and transport)

sailing-ship, sailing-boat (+ under way, at sea (~ travelling))

sailing-ship, sailing-boat (+ unloading)

sailing-ship, sailing-boat (+ view ~ vehicle, ship, etc.)

sailing-ship, sailing-boat (+ wreck ~ traffic accident)

sailing-ship, sailing-boat (BOYER)

sailing-ship, sailing-boat (BRIG)

sailing-ship, sailing-boat (CATSHIP)

sailing-ship, sailing-boat (EASTINDIAMAN)

sailing-ship, sailing-boat (KOFF)

sailing-ship, sailing-boat (SCHOONER)

sailing-ship, sailing-boat (STATES YACHT)

sailing-ship, sailing-boat (WESTINDIAMAN)

sailing-ship, sailing-boat (with NAME)

sailing home Aeneas encounters the nymphs, into which the burning ships were changed; they inform him about the besieged Trojan camp

sailor

sailor (+ variant)

sailor (+ weapons)

salamander (fabulous animal); salamander as spirit of fire

sale of newspaper, newspaper stand

sales clerk

Salome (not in biblical context)

Salome asking the head of John the Baptist; Herod orders the beheading

Salome dancing during the banquet of Herod

Salome gives the head of John the Baptist to her mother

Salome is given the head of John the Baptist by the executioner

Salome with the head of John the Baptist on a dish

Salome with the head of John the Baptist on a dish (+ variant)

salt

salt (+ preserved foods)

salt-cellar, salt-shaker

Samaritans do not receive Christ on his way to Jerusalem (Luke 9:52-56)

Samian sibyl

Samson's hairlocks are cut off by Delilah

Samson's hairlocks are shaved, or cut off (usually with scissors) by a Philistine

Samson's wedding and riddle (Judges 14:10-20)

Samson (not in biblical context); possible attributes: broken pillar, club, jawbone, lion's head, lion's pelt

Samson, tired of her weeping, tells his wife the solution of the riddle

Samson and his parents on their journey to Timnath

Samson and the jaw-bone of an ass (Judges 15:9-20)

Samson asleep in Delilah's lap; she is usually shown beckoning to a Philistine or putting a finger to her lips

Samson avenges himself on the Philistines and smites them 'hip and thigh with great slaughter'

Samson breaks the pillars; the temple of Dagon collapses, killing all that are in it

Samson carries the doors on his shoulders to the top of a hill near Hebron

Samson drinks water from a well after having slain a thousand Philistines

Samson finds a swarm of bees in the lion's body

Samson finds a swarm of bees in the lion's body (+ variant)

Samson goes with a kid to his wife and is refused entry by her father

Samson grinding in prison (in a treadmill)

Samson in conflict with the Philistines (Judges 15:1-8)

Samson is told that his wife is given to another man and is offered her younger sister for wife

Samson is tormented by the Philistines, Delilah is paid

Samson kills the lion with his bare hands

Samson puts forth a riddle during his wedding-festivities

Samson takes the doors of the city-gate

Samson ties three hundred foxes two by two by their tails with a fire-brand in between; with the torches on fire he lets them go into the cornfields of the Philistines which are set aflame

Samson wakes up and finds his hair and strength gone; he is taken prisoner

Samuel admonishes Saul to slay the Amalekites

Samuel and Saul

Samuel anointing David in the presence of his father Jesse and his brothers

Samuel communicating with God

Samuel cutting Agag to pieces

Samuel growing up in the temple at Shiloh

Samuel in the temple at Shiloh presented to Eli by Hannah

Sancho Panza

sand (soil type)

sand-bank

sand-bank (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

sandstorm

sandwich-man

sanguine temperament

Saphan reads the book of Law aloud to the king who tears his clothes in dismay

Sapphira carried away and buried by young men

Sarah's arrival ~ Tobias' return

Sarah's burial in the cave of Machpelah

Sarah's prayer

Sarah (not in biblical context)

Sarah attracts the attention of the Egyptians and is taken to Pharaoh's palace

Sarah brings Hagar to Abraham, who is usually shown lying in bed

Sarah complains to Abraham about Ishmael

Sarah suckling Isaac

sarcophagus

Satan enters Judas ~ Last Supper

Satan scourging Job

Satan withdrawing from Christ ~ temptation of Christ in the wilderness

satire on marriage

Satisfaction, Contentment; 'Contento' (Ripa)

Satisfaction, Contentment; 'Contento' (Ripa) (+ abstract concept represented by female figure)

Saturday service in the synagogue ~ Jewish Sabbath

Saturn (planet)

Saturn and his children ('Planetenkinder')

Saturn and his children ('Planetenkinder') ~ Aquarius and Capricorn

Saturn devouring his children

Saturn devouring the stone, given to him by Rhea, instead of the new-born Jupiter

Saturninus (Sernin), martyr and bishop of Toulouse; possible attributes: bull

satyr(s) (in general)

satyr(s) (in general) - aggressive, unfriendly activities and relationships

satyr(s) (in general) - attributes

satyr(s) (in general) - death

satyr(s) (in general) - early life, prime youth

satyr(s) (in general) - infancy, upbringing

satyr(s) (in general) - LL - female satyrs (in general)

satyr(s) (in general) - offspring, companion(s), train etc.

satyr(s) (in general) - suffering, misfortune

satyr(s) (in general) - veneration, honoured by

satyr(s) pursuing nymph(s)

satyr(s) spying upon

satyr play, farce

satyrs, fauns, Sileni

sauces

Saul's armour-bearer kills himself

Saul's army is defeated by the Philistines

Saul's body

Saul's death

Saul's son Ish-bosheth made king of Israel by Abner, commander of Saul's army

Saul's war against the Amalekites (1 Samuel 15)

Saul's war against Zobah

Saul and David in the same cave; Saul relieving himself

Saul and the servant seek the lost asses

Saul and the witch of Endor (1 Samuel 28:3-25)

Saul becomes jealous of David ~ story of David and Goliath (1 Samuel 18)

Saul casts his spear at David for the second time (1 Samuel 19:10)

Saul casts his spear at David when the latter is playing his harp before the king (1 Samuel 18:11)

Saul chosen as king (1 Samuel 9-12)

Saul commanding the death of David

Saul desires letters from the high priest so as to persecute the disciples of the Lord in Damascus

Saul disguised as a soldier goes to the witch of Endor

Saul is baptized by Ananias

Saul is chosen as king

Saul kills himself with a sword

Saul meets a group of prophets playing harps, drums, flutes and lyres

Saul meets three men in the plain of Thabor, who offer him two loaves of bread

Saul meets two men near Rachel's grave, who tell him that the asses have been found

Saul offers David his daughter Michal in marriage

Saul orders his armour-bearer to kill him, but he refuses

Saul taking hold of Samuel's garment; the garment tears as a sign of Saul's losing the kingship over Israel

Saul troubled by an evil spirit

Saul with the witch of Endor

sausage

Saving, Frugality, Parsimony; 'Parsimonia' (Ripa)

saving an endangered fellow man

saving a person from drowning

saving a person from drowning (+ variant)

saw-mill (works)

sawahs, rice paddies

sawing (industrial process)

sawing (industrial process) (+ technical aspects ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

sawyer

saxophone

saxophone (+ artist at work)

sayings of Christ: discourse on the last things (Matthew 24; Mark 13; Luke 21)

saying the rosary

scabbard, sheath

scabrous scenes, pornography

scabrous scenes, pornography (+ variant)

scaffold (~ building activities)

scaffolding ~ shipbuilding

scales

scales of notation (arithmetic)

scallop, shell ~ ornament

scallop, shell ~ ornament (+ variant)

scallop, shell ~ ornament - AA - stylized

scapula, shoulder-blade

scar, cicatrix

scar, cicatrix - AA - female human figure

Scarcity; 'Carestia' (Ripa)

scarecrow

scarecrow (+ man and animal)

scaring away of birds

scattering of money (~ triumphal entry, etc.)

scenes from the Aeneid that cannot be located in the chronological sequence of the story

scenes from the story of the Argonauts that cannot be located in the chronological sequence

scenes symbolizing 'Vanitas'

scenes ~ anonymous historical person(s)

scents, perfumes ~ stimulants, drugs (+ foodstuffs in other container, e.g.: barrel, can, cask, tin, etc.)

sceptre, staff (symbol of sovereignty)

sceptre, staff (symbol of sovereignty) - BB - female ruler

scheepsbouw

Schepping

scholar, philosopher

scholar, philosopher (+ counterfeit, fake, forgery ~ sciences)

scholar, philosopher (+ portrait of scholar, scientist)

scholar, philosopher (+ scholar, scientist (at work))

scholar in his study

scholar in his study (+ portrait of scholar, scientist)

scholastic education, tuition (+ building ~ education, tuition)

scholastic education, tuition (+ lesson, lecture)

scholastic education, tuition (+ portrait of teacher, professor)

scholastic education, tuition (+ special dress of teacher, professor)

scholastic education, tuition (+ teacher, professor)

schoolonderwijs, onderwijs

schrijven en brieven

science and technology (+ first copy of invention ~ scientific research)

science and technology (+ portrait of scholar, scientist)

science versus worldly temptation

scientist renouncing the world, 'ivory tower' (+ portrait of scholar, scientist)

Scipio, accused of extortion, silences his accusers by tearing up the bills and leading the people to the Capitol to thank the gods for his victory over Hannibal

Scipio - death of person from classical history

Scipio retrieves his wounded father Cornelius Scipio from the battle-field of Ticinus

sconce, wall lamp

Scorpio (zodiacal sign of October)

scorpions

scorpions - FF - fabulous animals (sometimes wrongly called 'grotesques'); 'Mostri' (Ripa)

scouting, reconnaissance (military)

scratching one's head

screen, folding screen

screen, folding screen (+ wood and other phytogenic material)

scroll

scroll - LL - scroll unfolded

scrollwork, strapwork ~ ornament

scrollwork, strapwork ~ ornament (+ framing decorations)

sculptor at work

sculptor at work (+ artist at work with assistants or pupils)

sculptor at work (+ in workshop or studio)

sculptor at work (+ the work of art and its production)

sculptor at work - CC - out of doors

sculptor in non-work situation

sculptor making a model, bozzetto

sculpture

sculpture (+ bronze ~ arts)

sculpture (+ plaster ~ arts)

sculpture (+ portrait, self-portrait of artist)

sculpture (+ relief ~ sculpture)

sculpture (+ stone ~ arts)

sculpture (+ wood, e.g.: panel ~ arts)

Scylla, daughter of Nisus, from the walls of Megara sees Minos who is besieging the city, and falls in love with him

Scylla; 'Scilla' (Ripa)

Scylla changed into a lark: when falling from Minos' boat (or when throwing herself into the sea), Scylla, daughter of Nisus, is changed into a lark; she is then pursued by the hawk into which her father was transformed (Ovid, Metamorphoses VIII 145)

Scylla changed into a sea-monster: Circe, to whom Glaucus has applied for aid in his love suit, changes Scylla the sea-nymph into a sea-monster (Ovid, Metamorphoses XIV 59)

Scylla fleeing from Glaucus

Scylla fleeing from Glaucus (+ variant)

Scylla offers the lock to Minos, who rejects her offer

sea

sea (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

sea (seascape)

sea (seascape) (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

sea-burial

sea-horse, hippocamp, 'hippocampus', (horse/fish) (mythological hybrid monster)

sea-sickness

sea and coastal fishery

sea and coastal fishery (+ aids ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

sea and coastal fishery (+ men (labourers))

sea and coastal fishery (+ processes by hand ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

sea and coastal fishery (+ storing, conserving, preserving of products ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

seafood

seafood (+ foodstuffs in other container, e.g.: barrel, can, cask, tin, etc.)

seal (as symbol of the state, etc.)

seal (as symbol of the state, etc.) (+ city; municipal)

seal (symbol of sovereignty)

seal, stamp

sealing of the tribes of Israel, the 144-thousand

sealing wax

seals (circus performance)

seaman

seaman (with NAME of rank)

seaman: sailor

seaman: sailor (+ three persons ~ traffic and transport)

sea personified; 'Mare' (Ripa)

sea personified; 'Mare' (Ripa) (+ variant)

search-lights (defensive measures ~ air force)

searching for game

searching for leaven ~ preparations for 'Pesah'

seasonings, spices

seasonings, spices (CLOVE)

seasonings, spices (with NAME)

seasonings, spices: saffron

seasons of the year (esp. personifications); 'Stagione', 'Le quattro stagione dell'anno' (Ripa) (+ with Aries (March))

seasons of the year (esp. personifications); 'Stagione', 'Le quattro stagione dell'anno' (Ripa) (+ with Mars and Pisces (or Aries))

seasons of the year (esp. personifications); 'Stagione', 'Le quattro stagione dell'anno' (Ripa) (+ with scenes showing human occupations ~ seasons and months)

seasons of the year (esp. personifications); 'Stagione', 'Le quattro stagione dell'anno' (Ripa) (+ with zodiacal signs of the autumn season)

seasons of the year (esp. personifications); 'Stagione', 'Le quattro stagione dell'anno' (Ripa) (+ with zodiacal signs of the spring season)

seasons of the year (esp. personifications); 'Stagione', 'Le quattro stagione dell'anno' (Ripa) (+ with zodiacal signs of the summer season)

seasons of the year (esp. personifications); 'Stagione', 'Le quattro stagione dell'anno' (Ripa) (+ with zodiacal signs of the winter season)

seasons of the year represented by scenes showing human activities, usually in a landscape (+ with Aquarius (January))

seasons of the year represented by scenes showing human activities, usually in a landscape (+ with Capricorn (December))

seasons of the year represented by scenes showing human activities, usually in a landscape (+ with Pisces (February))

seasons of the year represented by still lifes of flowers and/or fruits (+ garden representing seasons and months)

sea thiasos, Neptune's sea retinue

seating furniture

seats of the clergy, choir-stalls

second-hand book-shop

secondary education

secondary education (+ building ~ education, tuition)

second book of the Maccabees (part I)

second fall ~ Christ carrying the cross

second invitation to the royal wedding-feast: the servants are slain

second marriage (of widow or widower)

second marriage of widow

second siege of Jerusalem ~ story of Zedekiah

second vision of Daniel (Daniel 8): the archangel Gabriel explains the vision

second visit of the three Wise Men to Herod

Secrecy, Latency, Concealment; 'Secretezza' (Ripa)

Secret

secretary, scribe

secretary of state, state secretary ~ government

section ~ architectural design or model

Securitas as Roman personification

security, 'Securitas' ~ one of the seven gifts of the soul

sedition of Miriam and Aaron (Numbers 12)

seed

seed: catkin

seed: pea

seeking death, suicide

seeking death, suicide - EE - death not certain; wounded person

seeking death, suicide - EE - death not certain; wounded person (+ variant)

seer, prophet (with NAME) ~ traditional Chinese religions - NN - seeress, prophetess

seer, prophet ~ Greek religion

seer, prophet ~ Islam, Mohammedanism: Mohammed

seer, prophet ~ non-Christian religions - BB - seeress, prophetess

seer, prophet ~ Roman religion

seesaw

segment of circle

seizoenen van het jaar (vooral in de vorm van personificaties); 'Le quattro stagione dell'anno' (Ripa)

seizoenen van het jaar weergegeven door taferelen met menselijke activiteiten, meestal in een landschap

seizure of goods

Selemnus changed into a river-god: when pining away for the love of the nymph Argyra, Selemnus the shepherd is changed into a river-god

self-castigation ~ ascetic life

self-castigation ~ ascetic life (+ variant)

Self-knowledge

Self-love; 'Amor di se stesso' (Ripa)

self-propelled flying

self-sacrifice, death in the service of a higher purpose

self-sacrifice, death in the service of a higher purpose - EE - death not certain; wounded person

Selfishness; 'Interesse', 'Interesse proprio' (Ripa)

seller of rat-poison

selling

semaphore

Semiramis on the lion-hunt, sometimes with her husband Ninus

sending, packing of postal matter

sending and receiving postal matter

sending for the ass ~ Christ's entry into Jerusalem

sending of Gabriel ~ 'Ratschluss der Erlösung'

Sensation, Sensibility, Sensitivity

Sense of Duty, Devotion to Duty

sensuality

sent-down student

sentry box

separate scenes ~ Last Judgement

separation of the elements by some creative force ~ classical mythology

September; 'Settembre' (Ripa)

September; 'Settembre' (Ripa) (+ with signs or personifications of the planets together with zodiacal signs)

September; 'Settembre' (Ripa) (+ with zodiacal signs)

September and its 'labours'

September and its 'labours' (+ with Libra (September))

September and its 'labours' (+ with scenes showing human occupations ~ seasons and months)

September and its 'labours' (+ with zodiacal signs)

September ~ other concepts

September ~ other concepts (+ with signs or personifications of the planets together with zodiacal signs)

September ~ other concepts (+ with zodiacal signs)

sequel to the death of the suitors (Homer, Odyssey XXIV)

Seraphim

Seraphim (+ Christ)

Seraphim (+ God the Father)

Serapis

serenade to the beloved

series of designs, models, etc. of one architectural project

series of rulers

series of rulers - BB - female ruler

series of scenes from the life of Christ

series of scenes from the life of John the Baptist

series of scenes from the life of John the Baptist (+ Mary)

series of scenes from the life of Mary

sermon ~ Holy Mass

sermon ~ Protestant service

sermon ~ Protestant service - QQ - field conventicle, hedge sermon

serpent Ouroboros

serpent Ouroboros (+ variant)

servant

servant - AA - chambermaid

servant - AA - chambermaid (+ variant)

servants save the infant Pyrrhus from the pursuit of the enemies of his father; when unable to cross a swollen river unaided they hurl a message tied either to a stone or a javelin across the water beseeching help

Servatius, bishop of Tongeren and Maastricht; possible attributes: clog (wooden shoe), dragon, eagle, key

service station

serving-dish, platter

serving of food ~ military service

set, scenery ~ stage

setting on fire (of conquered city)

setting on fire (of conquered city) (+ sailing-ships)

settlement of affairs ~ dying

seven exorcists, sons of Sceva, are beaten by a man with an evil spirit, and flee

seven lamps ~ 'menorah'

seven years later, by the same action, Tiresias turns into a man again

several childbed scenes ~ birth of Mary

severe winters

Severity; 'Severità' (Ripa)

sewing machine (+ sewing ~ home making of clothes)

sexual abuses of monks

sexual organs (human)

sexual perversities and aberrations; scatological representations

shadow

shadow-play

shadow-play (+ eastern Asian art)

shadow of an object

shadow pictures (~ hand games)

shadow sold to the devil - AA - female human figure

shafts and galleries (of a mine)

shaking down, tossing down the fruit

shaking hands, 'dextrarum junctio'

shaking hands, 'dextrarum junctio' (+ variant)

shaking lovers out of a tree, with cudgel

sham-buildings

sham-grave, cenotaph

Shame

Shamgar slays six hundred Philistines with an ox goad

sharpening, grinding (industrial processes)

sharpening, grinding (industrial processes) (+ men (labourers))

sharpening pen (quill)

sharpening pen (quill) (+ in workshop, laboratory)

sharpshooting (~ games of skill) (+ sportsman, player, etc.)

sharpshooting with revolver or other handgun (~ games of skill)

sharpshooting with rifle, shotgun or other long firearms (~ games of skill)

shaven head

shaven head - AA - ~ women

shaving (pretending to cure simpletons)

shaving, being shaved

she-goat, nanny-goat

sheaf

sheaf of corn as attribute of Ceres

shearing (sheep)

Sheba's head is thrown over the wall of the city

Sheba's rebellion against David (2 Samuel 20)

Shechem and Hamor propose the circumcision to their fellow-townsmen (+ variant)

shed

sheep

sheep (+ animal killed by man)

sheep (+ animals eating and drinking)

sheep (+ animals used symbolically)

sheep (+ feeding and care of young)

sheep (+ head of an animal)

sheep (+ indoors; in laboratory, factory, barn, etc.)

sheep (+ outdoors; in the open air)

sheep (+ skeleton of an animal)

sheep (+ skin, fleece, hide, fur, leather)

sheep (+ skull of an animal)

sheet

shell fishery

shell fishery (+ materials processed ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

sheltering strangers, 'hospes colligitur' ~ one of the (seven) Acts of Mercy

sheltering strangers, 'hospes colligitur' ~ one of the (seven) Acts of Mercy - VV - Christ present

shelter ~ military service

shelter ~ military service (+ land forces)

shelter ~ military service (+ warfare in forest)

shelves, rack, sideboard

Shem and Japheth cover their father Noah; Ham usually stands nearby deriding him

Shem and Japheth walking backwards towards Noah

shepherd's crook

shepherd with sheep or lamb on his shoulders

sheriff

shield-bearer, squire

Shimei curses David and casts stones at him

Shinto

ship's camel (device used to raise a ship over a bar)

ship's carpenter

ship's portrait

ship's portrait - CC - more than one ship

ship-model

ship-model (+ propulsion of vehicle, ship, etc. by human power)

ship-model (+ propulsion of vehicle, ship, etc. by steam)

ship-model (+ propulsion of vehicle, ship, etc. by wind)

ship bound for the harbour

ship bound for the harbour (+ zoological aspects of animals in traffic and transport)

shipbuilding industry (+ materials processed ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

ship in the roads, roadstead

ship of fools

shipping accident; sickness and death at sea

ships (in general)

ships (in general) (+ accident, collision, crash ~ traffic and transport)

ships (in general) (+ arrival, coming to anchor, at anchor)

ships (in general) (+ conveyance for transport of loads and cargoes)

ships (in general) (+ four persons or more ~ traffic and transport)

ships (in general) (+ getting in; mounting; embarkation)

ships (in general) (+ loading)

ships (in general) (+ one person ~ traffic and transport)

ships (in general) (+ propulsion of vehicle, ship, etc. by animals)

ships (in general) (+ propulsion of vehicle, ship, etc. by human power)

ships (in general) (+ propulsion of vehicle, ship, etc. by steam)

ships (in general) (+ propulsion of vehicle, ship, etc. by wind)

ships (in general) (+ under way, at sea (~ travelling))

ships (in general) - CC - more than one ship

ships (in general) - CC - more than one ship (+ saving the victims ~ traffic accident)

ships, boats on land, beached

ships, boats on land, beached (+ departure and arrival ~ traffic and transport)

shipwreck

shipwreck (+ accident, collision, crash ~ traffic and transport)

shipwreck (+ propulsion of vehicle, ship, etc. by wind)

shipwreck (+ saving the victims ~ traffic accident)

shipyard, shipdock

shipyard, shipdock - CC - more than one ship

shipyard-workers

Shishak loots the temple treasure

Shiva, god of fertility of nature

Shiva, god of fertility of nature - attributes of non-Christian god or goddess

Shiva, god of fertility of nature - offspring, companion(s), train, etc. of non-Christian god or goddess

Shiva dancing

shoe-maker, cobbler

shoe-maker, cobbler (+ children (labourers))

shoe-maker, cobbler (+ indoors; in laboratory, factory, barn, etc.)

shoe and slipper (the feet shod unequally)

shoe and slipper (the feet shod unequally) (+ men's clothes)

shoes, sandals

shoes, sandals (+ boys' clothes)

shoes, sandals (+ children's clothes)

shoes, sandals (+ fur used for clothes)

shoes, sandals (+ girls' clothes)

shoes, sandals (+ men's clothes)

shoes, sandals (+ undressing, taking off clothes)

shoes, sandals (+ woman dressed as man (travesty))

shoes, sandals (+ women's clothes)

shooting-the-bird (on a high pole)

shooting at father's corpse: two rival heirs are forced by a judge to shoot an arrow at a corpse; the false heir does not hesitate to do so, the true one, knowing that he will be shooting at his father, refuses

shooting gallery, miniature rifle range (~ pleasure fair)

shooting with bow and arrow, archery (~ games of skill)

shooting with bow and arrow, archery (~ games of skill) (+ variant)

shop, store

shop, store (+ variant)

shop-window, show-window

shop-window figures

shop-window figures (+ women's clothes)

shopkeeper

shopkeeper - BB - women engaged in trade and commerce

shoplifter

shore-birds and wading-birds

shore-birds and wading-birds (with NAME) (+ ornamental variants of animals)

shore-birds and wading-birds: avocet

shore-birds and wading-birds: bittern

shore-birds and wading-birds: black-crowned crane

shore-birds and wading-birds: black stork

shore-birds and wading-birds: crane

shore-birds and wading-birds: crane (+ anatomy of animals)

shore-birds and wading-birds: crane (+ skeleton of an animal)

shore-birds and wading-birds: curlew

shore-birds and wading-birds: dowitcher

shore-birds and wading-birds: flamingo

shore-birds and wading-birds: giant snipe

shore-birds and wading-birds: glossy ibis

shore-birds and wading-birds: golden plover

shore-birds and wading-birds: grey-crowned crane

shore-birds and wading-birds: grey heron

shore-birds and wading-birds: gull

shore-birds and wading-birds: heron

shore-birds and wading-birds: heron (+ skeleton of an animal)

shore-birds and wading-birds: heron (+ skull of an animal)

shore-birds and wading-birds: ibis

shore-birds and wading-birds: ibis (+ dying animal; death of animal; dead animal)

shore-birds and wading-birds: ibis (+ stuffed animal)

shore-birds and wading-birds: jabiroe

shore-birds and wading-birds: lapwing

shore-birds and wading-birds: marabou

shore-birds and wading-birds: night heron

shore-birds and wading-birds: pied avocet

shore-birds and wading-birds: plover

shore-birds and wading-birds: purple heron

shore-birds and wading-birds: purple water-hen

shore-birds and wading-birds: reddish egret

shore-birds and wading-birds: red ibis

shore-birds and wading-birds: red ibis (egg)

shore-birds and wading-birds: redshank

shore-birds and wading-birds: ruff

shore-birds and wading-birds: sawbill

shore-birds and wading-birds: snipe

shore-birds and wading-birds: spoonbill

shore-birds and wading-birds: spoonbill (ornamental variants of animals)

shore-birds and wading-birds: spoonbill (young animal)

shore-birds and wading-birds: spotted redshank

shore-birds and wading-birds: stone curlew

shore-birds and wading-birds: stork

shore-birds and wading-birds: stork (+ animal(s) in motion; positions, expressions of animals)

shore-birds and wading-birds: stork (+ feeding and care of young)

shore-birds and wading-birds: stork (+ nest, den, burrow)

shore-birds and wading-birds: Western swamphen

shore-birds and wading-birds: white-throated dipper

shore-birds and wading-birds: white heron

shore-birds and wading-birds: white stork

shore-birds and wading-birds: woodcock

shot-putting

shoulder

shoulder (+ back view

shoulder - AA - female human figure

shoulder-belt, bandoleer

shoulder-belt, bandoleer (+ men's clothes)

shower

shower-bath - AA - in the open air

shroud

shroud ~ instruments of the Passion

Shrove Thursday, 'Jeudi gras'

Shrove Tuesday

Shrove Tuesday, 'Mardi gras' ~ non-liturgical celebrations of carnival

Shrove Tuesday, 'Mardi gras' ~ non-liturgical celebrations of carnival (+ dancing ~ festive activities)

shrubs

shrubs (+ bare plant)

shrubs (+ branch, stick)

shrubs (+ flowers, blossom, blossoming)

shrubs (+ leaves, putting forth leaves)

shrubs: blackberry-bush

shrubs: box

shrubs: broom

shrubs: buckthorn

shrubs: hawthorn (+ flowers, blossom, blossoming)

shrubs: rose-bush (+ branch, stick)

shrubs: rose-bush (+ flowers, blossom, blossoming)

Shulammite, the beloved woman ~ Song of Solomon

sickness and death of Antiochus IV Epiphanes (2 Maccabees 9)

sick people brought into the streets, so that Peter's shadow might fall on them

sick people lying near the pool of Bethesda ~ Christ healing paralytics (John 5:1-9)

sideburns

sideburns (+ three-quarter view)

siege

siege (+ land forces)

siege (+ naval force)

siege (+ situation of the terrain ~ warfare)

siege arms, e.g.: battering ram

Siegfried

siesta

siesta - BB - out of doors

sifting out the candidates

sifting out the candidates - CC - women making choice

sight, looking (one of the five senses)

sight, looking (one of the five senses) (+ two persons)

sight, looking (one of the five senses) - AA - female human figure

sightseeing

signal-box, signal-station (railway, tramway)

signalling ~ navigation

signals for breaking camp ~ book of Numbers

signal system (railways) ~ accident

signal to attack

signal to defend (+ artillery)

signboard

sign indicating a place of judicial proceedings

signing of peace treaty, concluding the peace

signpost

signpost (+ traffic ~ places)

signs, symbols and motifs in funerary art

signs in nature and in the sky prophesying the destruction of Jerusalem (Luke 21:25)

silence

Silenus amicably entertained by Midas

Silenus captured by the Phrygian farmers

silhouette-apparatus, 'physionotrace'

silk (material ~ textile industry)

silkworm

silkworm (+ women (labourers))

Silvanus

silver anniversary

Simeon, holding the Christ-child, sings his canticle: 'Nunc dimittis'

Simeon and Levi kill all the Shechemites and bring Dinah home, while the other brothers plunder the city

Simeon Christophorus (the Just, the Grey); possible attributes: the infant Christ in his arms

Simon appointed leader of the Maccabees (1 Maccabees 13:9)

Simon Maccabeus and two of his sons killed at a banquet (1 Maccabees 16:15-17)

Simon Magus (not in biblical context)

Simon the Cyrenian compelled to help Christ to bear the cross

Simon Zelotes is crucified

simple hand games

Simple Simon, 'Hanswurst'

Simplicity; 'SimplicitÃ ' (Ripa)

Sincerity; 'Purità et Sincerità d'animo', 'Sincerità' (Ripa)

Sincerity; 'Purità et Sincerità d'animo', 'Sincerità' (Ripa) (+ abstract concept represented by female figure)

singer accompanying himself

singer accompanying himself - CC - out of doors

singer without accompaniment

singer without accompaniment - CC - out of doors

singing (in church)

singing lullabies

singing of psalms, hymns, etc.

singing of psalms, hymns, etc. (+ angels floating in the air)

single combat between Eteocles and Polynices; they both die

single combat between Hector and Ajax

single combat in place of battle

single combat in place of battle (+ cavalry, horsemen)

single combat of Turnus and Aeneas

single instruments of the Passion

single instruments of the Passion (+ angel(s))

single instruments of the Passion (SPONGE) (+ angel(SPONGE))

single instruments of the Passion (with NAME)

single named nymphs (with NAME)

single named nymphs: Echo

single printed leaf: broadsheet, leaflet

single scenes of the Seven Bleedings of Christ

single woman, spinster

sink (kitchen)

sink, basin

sinking (movement in water)

Sinon, a Greek pretending to be a deserter, is brought in

Sinorix, husband of Camma - death of person from classical history

siren (fabulous bird with woman's head)

Sirens (classical mythology)

Sisera asks for water and is given milk by Jael

sisters (second degree family relationships)

sisters (second degree family relationships) (+ variant)

Sisyphus pushing his boulder uphill or carrying it on his shoulders

sitting cross-legged, as tailor at work

sitting cross-legged, as tailor at work - AA - female human figure

sitting figure

sitting figure (+ adult female (human being))

sitting figure (+ adult male (human being))

sitting figure (+ back view)

sitting figure (+ female (human being) (not to be used where -AA- is prescribed))

sitting figure (+ front view)

sitting figure (+ left side visible; left - (l. hand, l. foot, etc.))

sitting figure (+ male human being (not to be used where -A- is prescribed))

sitting figure (+ more than eight persons)

sitting figure (+ nude human being)

sitting figure (+ old female (human being))

sitting figure (+ old male (human being))

sitting figure (+ right side visible; right - (r. hand, r. foot, etc.))

sitting figure (+ sideview, profile)

sitting figure (+ three-quarter view)

sitting figure (+ three persons)

sitting figure (+ two persons)

sitting figure (+ young female (human being))

sitting figure (+ young male (human being))

sitting figure - AA - female human figure

sitting figure - AA - female human figure (+ back view)

sitting figure - AA - female human figure (+ front view)

sitting figure - AA - female human figure (+ left side visible; left - (l. hand, l. foot, etc.))

sitting figure - AA - female human figure (+ nude human being)

sitting figure - AA - female human figure (+ old female (human being))

sitting figure - AA - female human figure (+ right side visible; right - (r. hand, r. foot, etc.))

sitting figure - AA - female human figure (+ sideview, profile)

sitting figure - AA - female human figure (+ three-quarter view)

sitting figure - AA - female human figure (+ two persons)

sitting figures of Mary (alone)

sitting figures of Mary (alone) (+ angels floating in the air)

sitting in someone's lap

sitting in someone's lap (+ back view with lost profile)

sitting in someone's lap - AA - female human figure

sitting on an elevation

sitting on an elevation (+ front view)

sitting on an elevation (+ left side visible; left - (l. hand, l. foot, etc.))

sitting on an elevation (+ sideview, profile)

sitting on an elevation (+ three-quarter view)

sitting on an elevation (+ two persons)

sitting on an elevation (+ young male (human being))

sitting on an elevation - AA - female human figure

sitting on an elevation - AA - female human figure (+ hanging upside down)

sitting on an elevation - AA - female human figure (+ sideview, profile)

sitting on an elevation - AA - female human figure (+ three-quarter view)

sitting on the ground

sitting on the ground (+ back view)

sitting on the ground (+ relations with sad character (expressive connotations))

sitting on the ground (+ young male (human being))

sitting on the ground - AA - female human figure

sitting on the ground - AA - female human figure (+ three-quarter view)

sitting or lying with bent legs drawn up or raised

sitting or lying with bent legs drawn up or raised - AA - female human figure

sitting or lying with one leg stretched forward and the other leg drawn up

sitting or standing on clouds

sitting or standing on clouds - AA - female human figure

sitting with arms or elbows on the knees

sitting with arms or elbows on the knees - AA - female human figure

sitting with legs bent, side by side

skates (winter sports)

skates (winter sports) (+ accident (in sports, games, etc.))

skates (winter sports) (+ foul; unfair behaviour (in sports, games, etc.))

skates (winter sports) (+ indoors (sports, games, etc.))

skates (winter sports) (+ out of doors (sports, games, etc.))

skates (winter sports) (+ requirements, necessaries ~ sports and games)

skates (winter sports) (+ sportsman, player, etc.)

skates (winter sports) (+ the contest (sports, games, etc.))

skates (winter sports) (+ variant)

ski-jumping

Skill, Ability; 'Artificio', 'Prontezza' (Ripa)

skin (human)

skin (human) (+ expressive connotations)

skin and venereal diseases

skin and venereal diseases: syphilis

skin and venereal diseases: syphilis - AA - epidemic diseases

skins, leather ~ building material

skirt

skirt (+ boys' clothes)

skirt (+ fur used for clothes)

skirt (+ girls' clothes)

skirt (+ men's clothes)

skirt (+ women's clothes)

skirt (CRINOLINE SKIRT) (+ women's clothes)

skirt (HOBBLE SKIRT) (+ women's clothes)

skirt (KILT)

skirt (UNDERSKIRT) (+ girls' clothes)

skirt (UNDERSKIRT) (+ women's clothes)

skirt (with NAME)

skis (winter sports)

skis (winter sports) (+ equipment, outfit (sports, games, etc.))

skull as danger signal

skull as symbol of 'Vanitas'

sky diving, parachuting as a sport

sky diving, parachuting as a sport (+ accident (in sports, games, etc.))

sky diving, parachuting as a sport (+ variant)

skyscraper

slalom (winter sports)

slander

slap in the face

slate (writing material)

slaughtered ox or pig

slave-trade

slaveholder ~ enslaved person

slavery; serfs and the enslaved

Slavische en andere Europese en centraal-Aziatische religies (met inbegrip van Baskische, Finse en Magyaarse religies)

sledge, sleigh (winter sports)

sledge moved by prickers

sleeping; unconsciousness

sleeping; unconsciousness - BB - out of doors

sleeping Cupid; possibly signifying a slackening of Love's influence

sleeping in bed

sleeping in chair

sleeping in chair (+ variant)

sleeping in chair - BB - out of doors

sleeping on the ground

sleeping on the ground - BB - out of doors

sleeping soldiers at the tomb of Christ

sleepwalking

sleeves

sleeves (+ boys' clothes)

sleeves (+ fur used for clothes)

sleeves (+ girls' clothes)

sleeves (+ lace used for clothes)

sleeves (+ men's clothes)

sleeves (+ women's clothes)

sleigh, sledge (non-sport)

sleigh, sledge (non-sport) (+ propulsion of vehicle, ship, etc. by wind)

slicing bread

slicing bread - CC - in the open air

slide, chute

sliding (playing with snow and ice)

sliding (playing with snow and ice) - CC - adult(s) ~ snow and ice

slippers (+ dressing, putting on clothes)

slipping

slipping, grafting, cutting of plants

slipping - AA - female human figure

slipway ~ shipbuilding

sloping street; street with steps or stairs

sloping street; street with steps or stairs (+ variant)

Sloth, Indolence, 'Acedia', 'Desidia'; 'Accidia' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Seven Deadly Sins

Slowness, Tardiness; 'Tardità' (Ripa)

sluggard

Sluggishness, Inertia; 'Dapocaggine', 'Pigritia' (Ripa)

Sluggishness, Inertia; 'Dapocaggine', 'Pigritia' (Ripa) (+ situation or event (especially in genre-painting) with symbolical connotation)

sluice, weir

sluice, weir (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

small canal, ditch

small canal, ditch (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

small group of musicians, chamber orchestra, jazz band

small group of musicians, chamber orchestra, jazz band - CC - 'concert champÃªtre'

small groups in single combat in place of battle

small groups in single combat in place of battle (+ land forces)

small groups in single combat in place of battle (+ naval force)

small sleigh (winter sports)

smashing, crushing (industrial processes)

smell, smelling (one of the five senses)

smell, smelling (one of the five senses) (+ two persons)

smell, smelling (one of the five senses) - AA - female human figure

smell, smelling (one of the five senses) - AA - female human figure (+ variant)

smelting, extracting from ore; blast-furnace

smiling

smith, blacksmith

smith, blacksmith (+ indoors; in laboratory, factory, barn, etc.)

smith, blacksmith (+ men (labourers))

smith, blacksmith (+ place ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

smoke

smoke-stack

smoking pot as symbol of 'Vanitas'

smoothing, beating (preparing food)

smoothing, flattening (industrial process)

smuggler

snakes

snakes (+ animal(s) attacking)

snakes (+ animal rotating, twisting)

snakes (+ animals used symbolically)

snakes (+ egg)

snakes (+ fighting animals; aggressive relations)

snakes (+ man and animal)

snakes (+ ornamental variants of animals)

snakes: boa - fabulous animals (sometimes wrongly called 'grotesques'; 'Mostri')

soap-bubble - AA - in the open air (+ variant)

sobriety; 'Sobrietà', 'Astinenza' (Ripa)

soccer, football (early names: soule, choule, cholle)

soccer, football (early names: soule, choule, cholle) (+ equipment, outfit (sports, games, etc.))

soccer, football (early names: soule, choule, cholle) (+ out of doors (sports, games, etc.))

soccer, football (early names: soule, choule, cholle) (+ sportsman, player, etc.)

soccer, football (early names: soule, choule, cholle) (+ the contest (sports, games, etc.))

social contrast

Sociale positie

sociale wetenschappen

social stratification, social groups

societies and directory boards

sociology

sociology (+ portrait of scholar, scientist)

Sodom and Gomorrah are plundered; Lot is taken into captivity

Sodom and Gomorrah burning

sodomy, sexual contact between humans and animals

sodomy, sexual contact between men

Sofronia

soil cultivation

soil cultivation (+ labourers ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

soil cultivation (+ men (labourers))

soil types

Sol and his children ('Planetenkinder')

Sol and his children ('Planetenkinder') ~ Leo

solar eclipse

soldering (industrial process)

soldier(s) before enlisting

soldiers and civilians

soldiers casting lots for or quarrelling over Christ's seamless garment

soldiers entering Bethlehem ~ massacre of the innocents

soldiers in gay company

soldiers of Herod questioning the farmer, who is cutting the ripe wheat

soldiers taking revenge

soldiers throwing dice for Christ's seamless garment ~ Christ's death on the cross

soldier with warrant

solemn baptism (by bishop or priest)

solemn baptism (by bishop or priest) - QQ - baptism in the open air

soliciting in a window ~prostitution

soliciting in the street ~ prostitution

solitary living

Solomon's dream: the Lord appears to him; Solomon prays for wisdom

Solomon's entry into Jerusalem as king: he rides on David's mule and all the people rejoice and blow their trumpets

Solomon's idolatry

Solomon's prayer for wisdom (1 Kings 3:4-15)

Solomon's wisdom (+ variant)

Solomon's women and idolatry (1 Kings 11:1-13)

Solomon (not in biblical context); possible attributes of Solomon: crown, sceptre, sword

Solomon (not in biblical context); possible attributes of Solomon: crown, sceptre, sword - personal devotions of male persons from the Old Testament, e.g. vision, prayer, penitence

Solomon and Bathsheba

Solomon and his court

Solomon and his harem

Solomon and the queen of Sheba (1 Kings 10:1-3; 2 Chronicles 9:1-9)

Solomon anointed king by Zadok; all the people rejoice and blow their trumpets

Solomon anointed king for the second time during a great feast; sheep and oxen are sacrificed

Solomon as author, usually with scroll

Solomon as prophet with book or scroll

Solomon as teacher

Solomon blesses the people

Solomon builds a temple for pagan gods

Solomon builds the walls of Jerusalem

Solomon enthroned

Solomon expels Abiathar from the priesthood and banishes him to Anathoth

Solomon gives verdict; he commands a soldier to divide the living child in two

Solomon indicates the true mother

Solomon offers sacrifices to pagan gods (sometimes idols and/or a golden calf upon the altar)

Solomon sits on David's throne

Solomon supervising the work ~ temple of Solomon

Solon, the philosopher and lawgiver

some aspects of anatomy in particular

some other movements

somersaulting (hands touching the ground)

somersaulting, 'salto mortale' (movement in the air) - AA - female human figure

song-birds

song-birds (GOLDEN ORIOLE)

song-birds: barn swallow

song-birds: blackbird

song-birds: blue jay

song-birds: bluethroat

song-birds: blue tit

song-birds: Bohemian waxwing

song-birds: brambling

song-birds: bullfinch

song-birds: bunting

song-birds: canary

song-birds: canary (dying animal; death of animal; dead animal)

song-birds: cirl bunting

song-birds: colorfinch

song-birds: common redpoll

song-birds: corn bunting

song-birds: crow

song-birds: crow (+ dying animal; death of animal; dead animal)

song-birds: crow (+ skeleton of an animal)

song-birds: dunnock

song-birds: Eurasian jay

song-birds: Eurasian tree sparrow

song-birds: European robin

song-birds: fieldfare

song-birds: finch

song-birds: goldfinch

song-birds: great grey shrike

song-birds: great tit

song-birds: great tit (dying animal; death of animal; dead animal)

song-birds: greenfinch

song-birds: hawfinch

song-birds: hooded crow

song-birds: jackdaw

song-birds: jay

song-birds: lark

song-birds: lesser grey shrike

song-birds: magpie

song-birds: manakin

song-birds: mistle thrush

song-birds: nightingale

song-birds: oriole

song-birds: ortolan bunting

song-birds: raven

song-birds: red-billed chough

song-birds: redstart

song-birds: reed bunting

song-birds: robin

song-birds: robin (+ animals eating and drinking)

song-birds: robin (+ sleeping animal(s))

song-birds: rook

song-birds: snow bunting

song-birds: song thrush

song-birds: song thrush (dying animal; death of animal; dead animal)

song-birds: sparrow

song-birds: sparrow (+ dying animal; death of animal; dead animal)

song-birds: spotted nutcracker

song-birds: starling

song-birds: starling (+ skeleton of an animal)

song-birds: sunbird

song-birds: swallow

song-birds: swallow (+ dying animal; death of animal; dead animal)

song-birds: swallow - FF - fabulous animals (sometimes wrongly called 'grotesques'); 'Mostri' (Ripa) (+ dying animal; death of animal; dead animal)

song-birds: yellowhammer

song of Moses ~ Exodus

Song of Solomon, Song of Songs

Song of Solomon, Song of Songs (with BOOK CHAPTER:VERSE)

Song of Solomon, Song of Songs (with BOOK CHAPTER:VERSE) (+ Christ bearded)

Song of Solomon, Song of Songs (with BOOK CHAPTER:VERSE) (+ Holy Ghost (Song of Sol. 4:1))

Song of Solomon, Song of Songs (with BOOK CHAPTER:VERSE) (+ Holy Ghost in other form)

soot

sorcerer, magician, wizard, warlock

sorcerer, magician, wizard, warlock: Paracelsus

sorcerer, magician, wizard, warlock: Virgil

sorrow of Evander and funeral of Pallas

sorrows of Psyche: she is saved by the river from drowning

sorting, selecting of material by sieving, sifting, screening

sorting, selecting of material by sieving, sifting, screening (+ agricultural processes)

sorting of products

soup-kitchen, cook-shop

south (one of the four main directions)

southeast wind, 'Eurus', 'Volturnus'; 'Euro' (Ripa) (one of eight directions)

south wind (one of the four main directions)

south wind, 'Auster', 'Notus' (one of eight directions)

souvenir (~ tourism)

sow

sow (+ feeding and care of young)

sow (+ place ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

sowing

sowing (+ labourers ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

sowing (+ sowing, planting ~ agricultural processes)

sowing (+ variant)

sowing (+ women (labourers))

space craft; capsule, station

spading ~ soil cultivation

spading ~ soil cultivation (+ women (labourers))

spanking, drubbing (of naughty children)

spanking, drubbing (of naughty children) (+ variant)

spark ~ electricity

spark ~ fire (+ variant)

speaking

speaking (+ two persons)

specialized institutions

special processes for cotton fabric

special processes for fabrics

special processes for silk fabric

special processes for silk fabric (+ silk ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

special processes for woollen fabric

special processes for woollen fabric (+ machines ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

specific aspects, allegorical aspects of Aesculapius; Aesculapius as patron

specific aspects, allegorical aspects of Aesculapius; Aesculapius as patron - triumph

specific aspects, allegorical aspects of Apollo; Apollo as patron

specific aspects, allegorical aspects of Apollo; Apollo as patron - veneration, honoured by

specific aspects, allegorical aspects of Bacchus; Bacchus as patron

specific aspects, allegorical aspects of Ceres; Ceres as patroness

specific aspects, allegorical aspects of Ceres; Ceres as patroness - veneration, honoured by

specific aspects, allegorical aspects of Cybele; Cybele as patroness

specific aspects, allegorical aspects of Diana; Diana as patroness

specific aspects, allegorical aspects of Diana; Diana as patroness - triumph

specific aspects, allegorical aspects of Diana; Diana as patroness - veneration, honoured by

specific aspects, allegorical aspects of Flora; Flora as patroness

specific aspects, allegorical aspects of Hercules; Hercules as patron

specific aspects, allegorical aspects of Hercules; Hercules as patron - triumph

specific aspects, allegorical aspects of Juno; Juno as patroness

specific aspects, allegorical aspects of Jupiter; Jupiter as patron

specific aspects, allegorical aspects of Mars; Mars as patron

specific aspects, allegorical aspects of Mars; Mars as patron - veneration, honoured by

specific aspects, allegorical aspects of Mercury; Mercury as patron

specific aspects, allegorical aspects of Mercury; Mercury as patron - veneration, honoured by

specific aspects, allegorical aspects of Minerva; Minerva as patroness

specific aspects, allegorical aspects of Minerva; Minerva as patroness (+ variant)

specific aspects, allegorical aspects of Minerva; Minerva as patroness - veneration, honoured by

specific aspects, allegorical aspects of Neptune; Neptune as patron

specific aspects, allegorical aspects of Pluto; Pluto as patron

specific aspects, allegorical aspects of Silenus; Silenus as patron

specific aspects, allegorical aspects of Venus; Venus as patroness

specific aspects of angels, e.g. intervening in human affairs

specific aspects of Christ-child and Mary ~ Madonna-representations (N.B. secondary notation only) (+ angel(s))

specific aspects of Christ-child ~ Madonna-representations (N.B. secondary notation only)

specific aspects of Cupid

specific aspects of Prometheus; Prometheus as patron - triumph

specific aspects of Saturn; Saturn as patron

specific aspects ~ St. Ambrose

specific aspects ~ St. Basil the Great

specific aspects ~ St. Bridget

specific aspects ~ St. Dominic - male saint as patron, protector, intercessor (+ devil(s))

specific aspects ~ St. Dominic - male saint writing, studying, teaching, dictating (e.g. as Doctor of the Church) (+ devil(s))

specific aspects ~ St. Francis of Assisi

specific aspects ~ St. Jerome

specific aspects ~ St. Jerome - male saint as patron, protector, intercessor

specific aspects ~St. John the Evangelist (+ donor(s), supplicant(s), wether or not with patron saint(s))

specific aspects ~ St. Luke

specific aspects ~ St. Paul

specific aspects ~ St. Peter

specific aspects ~ St. Peter (+ Mary)

specific aspects ~ St. Thecla

specific aspects ~ St. Vincent (+ Mary)

specific forms of the cross

specific forms of the cross (+ angel(s))

specific forms of the cross (MALTESE CROSS)

specific forms of the cross: Andrew's cross

specific forms of the cross: ansate cross

specific forms of the cross: Greek cross

specific forms of the cross: Lorraine cross

specific forms of the cross: swastika

specific forms of the cross: Tau-cross

specific types of crucified Christ (in non-narrative context)

specific types of crucified Christ (in non-narrative context) (+ angel(s))

specific types of crucified Christ (in non-narrative context) (+ donor(s), supplicant(s), whether or not with patron saint(s))

specific types of Madonna's sitting or enthroned (without others)

specific types of Madonna with others

specific types of Madonna with others (+ angels floating in the air)

specific types of standing (or half-length) Madonna's, without others

specific types of standing (or half-length) Madonna's, without others (+ angel(s))

specific works of literature(BEAUMARCHAIS, Le Mariage de Figaro)

specifieke literaire werken

spectacle-maker, optician

speculation in trade and finance, stock-jobbery

speculative boom

speeches of Christ against scribes and Pharisees (Matthew 23; Mark 12:38-40; Luke 11:42-52, 20:45-47)

Spending

sperm

Spes as Roman personification

sphere, globe ~ stereometry

sphinx (lion/woman); 'Sfinge' (Ripa)

sphinx (lion/woman); 'Sfinge' (Ripa) (+ head or (parts of) face)

sphinx (lion/woman); 'Sfinge' (Ripa) - AA - female human figure

sphinx (lion/woman); 'Sfinge' (Ripa) - AA - female human figure (+ head or (parts of) face)

sphinx of Thebes

spice-box

spiders

spiders (+ animal behaviour)

spiders (+ animals nesting; making nests, lodges, webs, etc.)

spiders (+ dying animal; death of animal; dead animal)

spiders (+ external appearance of animals)

spindle

spindle (+ women (labourers))

spine

spinet, virginal

spinning (manufacture of yarn)

spinning (manufacture of yarn) (+ outdoors; in the open air)

spinning (manufacture of yarn) (+ place ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

spinning (manufacture of yarn) (+ women (labourers))

spinning-wheel

spinning-wheel (+ technical aspects ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

spinning-wheel (+ women (labourers))

spinning a top

spiral (~ planimetry, geometry)

spiral or Solomonic column

spire (of tower on house or building)

spirit, ghost

spirit of the air, sylph

spirit of the earth, gnome, troll

spirit of water, nix, undine

spiritualism (spirit usually not visible)

Spiritualization (+ abstract concept represented by female figure)

spiritual support (during last hours before execution)

spitting

spittle, spit (+ variant)

spit ~ cooking

spit ~ cooking - CC - in the open air

spoils of the hunt, game, venison

spoils of the hunt, game, venison (+ hunting with falcon, hawk; falconry)

spokes

Sponging, Parasitizing (+ abstract concept represented by male figure)

spoon

sport, spel en fysieke prestaties

sport-tournament

sports, etc. in and on the water

sports, etc. in the air

sports, etc. on land

sports, etc. on land (+ out of doors (sports, games, etc.))

sports, games and physical performances (+ prize, wreath, medal, cup (sports, games, etc.))

sports, games and physical performances (+ public (sports, games, etc.))

sports, games and physical performances (+ sportsman, player, etc.)

sports, games ~ animals

sports, games ~ animals (+ blow-pipe)

sports, games ~ animals (+ bow and arrow)

sports, games ~ animals (+ firearms)

sports, games ~ animals (+ fish-trap)

sports, games ~ animals (+ fishing-rod)

sports, games ~ animals (+ fishing equipment)

sports, games ~ animals (+ harpoon)

sports, games ~ animals (+ hunting with birds)

sports, games ~ animals (+ hunting with dogs)

sports, games ~ animals (+ hunting with falcon, hawk; falconry)

sports, games ~ animals (+ hunting with fish, bait)

sports, games ~ animals (+ live-basket)

sports, games ~ animals (+ net)

sports, games ~ animals (+ spear)

sports, games ~ animals (+ sportsman, player, etc. (sports ~ animals))

sports, games ~ animals (+ trap)

sports, games ~ animals (+ trident)

spraying (of plants)

spreading the gospel; missionary work

spreekwoorden, gezegden etc.

spring (fluids extracted from the earth)

spring, 'Ver'; 'Primavera' (Ripa)

spring, 'Ver'; 'Primavera' (Ripa) (+ allegorical or symbolical representation of seasons and months)

spring, 'Ver'; 'Primavera' (Ripa) (+ ways of representing seasons and months)

spring, 'Ver'; 'Primavera' (Ripa) (+ with different concepts ~ seasons and months)

spring, 'Ver'; 'Primavera' (Ripa) (+ with scenes showing human occupations ~ seasons and months)

spring, 'Ver'; 'Primavera' (Ripa) (+ with Venus)

spring, 'Ver'; 'Primavera' (Ripa) (+ with zodiacal signs of the spring season)

spring, source of river or stream

spring, source of river or stream (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

spring, source of river or stream - HH - ideal landscapes

spring-tide

spring landscape; landscape symbolizing spring (the four seasons of the year)

spring landscape; landscape symbolizing spring (the four seasons of the year) (+ with scenes showing human occupations ~ seasons and months)

spring landscape; landscape symbolizing spring (the four seasons of the year) (+ with Venus)

spring landscape; landscape symbolizing spring (the four seasons of the year) (+ with zodiacal signs of the spring season)

spring ~ human activities (the four seasons of the year)

spring ~ human activities (the four seasons of the year) (+ with scenes showing human occupations ~ seasons and months)

spring ~ other concepts (e.g. biblical scenes) (the four seasons of the year)

spur

spying on someone

spying on someone - AA - female human figure

Squandering, Extravagance, Prodigality, Waste; 'Prodigalità' (Ripa)

Squandering, Extravagance, Prodigality, Waste; 'Prodigalità' (Ripa) (+ 'exemplum', representation of exemplary (historical) event)

square (drawing-instrument)

square, place, circus, etc.

square, place, circus, etc. (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage)

square, place, circus, etc. - II - ideal city

squatting, crouching figure

squatting, crouching figure (+ male human being (not to be used where -A- is prescribed))

squatting, crouching figure (+ variant)

squatting, crouching figure - AA - female human figure

St. Adrian as plague-patron

St. Agnes tied to the stake remains unharmed; the executioners are consumed by the fire

St. Albert the Great writing at his desk or lecturing from his pulpit (maybe Thomas Aquinas present)

St. Alexis is found dead under the stairs by his parents and his fiancée (sometimes also the pope present who pulls a letter out of Alexis' fingers)

St. Aloysius Gonzaga in ecstasy before an altar with crucifix

St. Aloysius Gonzaga in ecstasy before an altar with crucifix (+ angel(s))

St. Aloysius Gonzaga renounces the world

St. Ambrose as Doctor of the Latin Church in his study at his writing desk with book, pen and sometimes a dove (divine inspiration)

St. Ambrose refuses emperor Theodosius admission to the church

St. Antony Abbot and St. Paul the Hermit meeting and talking; a raven flies down with a loaf (sometimes two loaves) in its beak

St. Antony Abbot as plague patron

St. Antony Abbot buries St. Paul the Hermit

St. Antony Abbot retreats into the desert, after having given away his possessions to the poor

St. Antony Abbot sees the soul of St. Paul the Hermit being carried to heaven by angels

St. Antony Abbot tormented by devils, attacking him on the ground or carrying him aloft

St. Antony Abbot visits St. Paul the Hermit in the desert

St. Augustine as Doctor of the Latin Church in his study, at his writing-desk, with book, pen and sometimes a dove (divine inspiration)

St. Augustine as Doctor of the Latin Church in his study, at his writing-desk, with book, pen and sometimes a dove (divine inspiration) (+ variant)

St. Augustine contemplating the Trinity

St. Augustine meditating under a fig-tree: he hears a voice 'tolle, lege'; usually a book (the Bible) beside him

St. Augustine walking by the sea-shore, meditating on the Trinity; he comes upon a child, who has made a hole in the sand and in vain tries to fill it with water with the aid of a shell or a spoon

St. Barbara as patroness of armourers and firearms

St. Barbara is beheaded by her father Dioscuros, who usually wears a turban and brandishes a scimitar (sword); sometimes Dioscuros is struck by lightning

St. Barnabas is burned alive

St. Barnabas is stoned

St. Barnabas preaching

St. Bavo gives his possessions to the poor and is received by St. Amand standing on the threshold of a church

St. Benedict blesses a cup with poisoned wine; the cup breaks

St. Benedict exorcizes a demon from a stone that could not be moved

St. Benedict exorcizing the devil

St. Benedict miraculously mends the broken sieve of his nurse Cyrilla

St. Benedict orders a raven to carry away in its beak a poisoned loaf

St. Benedict presents and/or discusses the Rule of the new Order to/with members of the Order - male saint ~ confirmation of Order, approval of Rule(s)

St. Benedict raising from the dead the child of a gardener

St. Benedict restores a monk to life

St. Benedict retreats into a rocky desert and lives in a cave ('Sacro Speco')

St. Benedict throws himself naked into a thorn-bush to overcome temptations of the flesh (by naked women)

St. Bernard's victory over the devil

St. Bernardino of Siena preaching, usually displaying to the people the IHS monogram inscribed on a tablet or disk

St. Bernard of Clairvaux kneels before the Virgin Mary who presses her breast from which milk spouts, wetting the lips of Bernard ('lactatio')

St. Bernard of Clairvaux showing the wafer to the excommunicated Duke William of Aquitaine, who then falls at Bernard's feet

St. Bernard of Clairvaux teaching amidst his monks

St. Blaise as hermit in the desert surrounded by wild animals, sometimes blessing or healing them

St. Boniface cutting down an oak-tree

St. Boniface is killed by the sword near Dokkum in Frisia; he tries in vain to protect himself with a bible

St. Brigit (one of the nine worthiest women)

St. Bruno, kneeling before the pope and his cardinals, refuses the mitre

St. Bruno praying in the desert of the Grande Chartreuse, a barren, rocky place in the mountains

St. Cassian's pupils kill him with their iron styles

St. Catherine of Alexandria is beheaded

St. Catherine of Siena, kneeling before a crucifix, or swooning into the arms of two nuns, receives the stigmata

St. Catherine of Siena at the tomb of Agnes of Montepulciano: when she bows down to kiss the foot of Agnes, it raises itself to her lips

St. Catherine of Siena changing hearts with Christ

St. Catherine of Siena receives the communion from Christ

St. Catherine of Siena touching or kissing the wounds of Christ

St. Cecilia as patroness of music

St. Cecilia in a steam bath

St. Cecilia is put in a cauldron of boiling oil

St. Cecilia making music and/or singing

St. Cecilia making music and/or singing (+ angel(s))

St. Charles Borromeo administers the sacrament to the sick during the plague

St. Charles Borromeo as plague patron

St. Christina is thrown into Lake Bolsena with a millstone round her neck; she floats on the water

St. Christina of Bolsena is tied to a pillar and shot dead with arrows

St. Christina refuses to worship her father's idols, breaks them, and distributes the pieces to the poor

St. Christopher, with the infant Christ on his shoulders, wading through the water and carrying his staff (palm-tree); sometimes a hermit stands on the further bank beside a chapel, a lantern in his hand

St. Christopher serving a king who is afraid of Satan

St. Christopher serving the devil, who is scared of the cross

St. Clare and St. Francis of Assisi

St. Clare repulsing the Saracens from the walls of Assisi by holding up a monstrance

St. Clement is thrown off a cliff (or from a boat) into the sea with an anchor (or a millstone) tied to his neck

St. Crispin and Crispinian in their workshop, cutting leather, making shoes

St. Cyriacus of Rome is beheaded

St. Dominic, surrounded by the Albigense heretics, throws his book into the fire but it leaps out intact, while the heretical books are consumed by the fire

St. Dominic as a young student sells his books to help the sick

St. Dominic receives the commission to preach: St. Peter and St. Paul appear to him in a vision and give him a staff and a book (the gospels)

St. Dominic receives the commission to preach: St. Peter and St. Paul appear to him in a vision and give him a staff and a book (the gospels) (+ angel(s))

St. Dominic rescues pilgrims who were drowning in the river Garonne

St. Dominic resurrects young Napoleon Orsini, who was killed by a fall from his horse

St. Dominic scourging himself

St. Dympna is beheaded by her father, a heathen king, together with the priest Gerebernus

St. Edmund, tied to a tree, is pierced with arrows

St. Elisabeth giving alms

St. Elisabeth giving food to the sick and poor

St. Elisabeth tending the sick, especially those with leprosy, scald-heads and other skin-diseases

St. Elisabeth washing the feet of the poor

St. Elizabeth (one of the nine worthiest women)

St. Eloi as goldsmith chasing a cup in his workshop, often dressed as bishop

St. Erasmus lies naked on a block; his bowels are wound on to a windlass

St. Francis of Assisi as protector against the plague: Christ (or a plague angel) is seen brandishing arrows from heaven; Francis protects the earth (in the form of a globe), the Virgin Mary intercedes (+ variant)

St. Francis of Assisi embracing Christ on the cross

St. Francis of Assisi embracing Christ on the cross (+ variant)

St. Francis of Assisi in ecstasy

St. Francis of Assisi in ecstasy (+ angel(s))

St. Francis of Assisi preaching

St. Francis of Assisi preaching to the birds

St. Francis of Assisi rejects his earthly heritage; standing before the bishop he gives his fine clothes to his father; the bishop covers Francis with his cloak

St. Francis of Paola levitated above a crowd

St. Francis of Paola raising a child from the dead

St. Francis Xavier as missionary in the East Indies performing miracles

St. Francis Xavier at work as missionary in the East Indies

St. Genevieve as patroness, intercessor

St. Genevieve as shepherdess, keeping her sheep and spinning

St. George and the dragon: dressed in armour and mounted on a (white) horse he brandishes his sword (his lance lies already broken on the ground); the princess nearby may be shown praying or fleeing

St. George leads the dragon into the city after having bound it with the princess' girdle

St. Gereon of Cologne appears to St. Norbert, and indicates the place of his relics

St. Gregory of Nazianzus fighting against heresy, trampling Lucifer

St. Gregory the Great as Doctor of the Latin Church, with book, pen, and dove (divine inspiration)

St. Gregory the Great leading a procession during the plague in Rome; the archangel Michael with drawn sword appears above the Mausoleum of Hadrian

St. Helena (one of the nine worthiest women)

St. Hyacinth of Poland, holding a statue of the Virgin Mary and a monstrance, miraculously crossing the river Dnieper

St. Hyacinth of Poland kneeling before a vision of the Virgin Mary

St. Ignatius of Antioch is thrown to the lions in the arena

St. Ignatius of Loyola as founder of the Jesuit Order

St. Ignatius of Loyola kneels before pope Paul III, who confirms his Order

St. Jerome as Doctor of the Latin Church in his study with book, pen and ink; lion and cardinal's hat beside him

St. Jerome as hermit in a landscape, reading

St. Jerome as penitent in his study

St. Jerome as penitent in the desert, half naked, kneeling before a crucifix and holding a stone in his hand to beat his breast; a skull (and other 'Vanitas' symbols), sometimes a scorpion and a snake beside him

St. Jerome listens to angels blowing the trumpets of the Last Judgement

St. Jerome pulling a thorn out of the paw of a lion

St. Jerome tempted by a dance of young girls

St. Jerome translating the Old and the New Testament into Latin (the Vulgate)

St. Joan of Arc on horseback leading an army into battle

St. John Chrysostom as a hermit doing penance in the wilderness, crawling on all fours; a naked woman with a little child present (sometimes she suckles it)

St. John Chrysostom as Doctor of the Greek Church, writing

St. John Gualberto praying before a crucifix: the head of Christ inclines towards him

St. John Nepomuk is thrown into the river Moldau from a bridge

St. John of Capestrano fighting the Turks in the battle of Belgrado

St. John of Capestrano preaching against the vanities of this world; wordly goods are burned in public

St. John of Matha, usually with St. Felix of Valois, ransoming prisoners or slaves

St. John the Evangelist writing the Gospel, usually the eagle present

St. John writing the Gospel, with inspiratory figure, e.g. angel, hand of God, Mary

St. Joseph as foster-father of Christ, holding the child in his arms or leading him by the hand

St. Juliana overpowering the devil: she chains or binds him and drags him to the latrine

St. Justina of Padua is stabbed in the chest; Christ, Mary, and saints may appear to her

St. Justus of Beauvais as 'cephalophore', carrying his head in his hands after his beheading

St. Lambert is killed by arrows, a lance or a sword, usually while kneeling in prayer

St. Laurence is roasted on a gridiron

St. Laurence is roasted on a gridiron (+ donor(s), supplicant(s), whether or not with patron saint(s))

St. Longinus is beheaded in Caesarea

St. Louis IX carrying relics (crown of thorns and three nails) towards the Sainte-Chapelle in Paris

St. Louis IX on crusade

St. Lucy is burned at the stake, but the flames do not harm her

St. Lucy is stabbed through the throat with a dagger or a sword

St. Luke as patron

St. Luke as patron of painters

St.Luke painting or drawing the Madonna (i.e. Mary and the Christ-child), sometimes Joseph present

St.Luke painting or drawing the Madonna (i.e. Mary and the Christ-child), sometimes Joseph present (+ donor(s), supplicant(s), whether or not with patron saint(s))

St. Luke painting or drawing the Madonna from memory

St. Luke writing his gospel, inspiratory figure present, e.g.: angel(s), dove, hand of God, Mary

St. Luke writing his gospel, St. Paul present

St. Luke writing his gospel, usually a (winged) ox present

St. Margaret in her dungeon is swallowed by a dragon (Satan)

St. Margaret is plunged in boiling water

St. Margaret taming the dragon by putting a cross in its mouth

St. Mark rescues a slave from martyrdom by coming down from heaven; the instruments of torture break

St. Mark the evangelist writing the Gospel, usually a (winged) lion present

St. Martha rebuking her sister Mary Magdalene for her vanity

St. Martial and the virgin Valeria, who after beheading carries her head towards him

St. Martin's Day (November 11)

St. Martin's Day (November 11) (+ festive decoration ~ festive activities)

St. Martin divides his cloak (i.e. the charity of St. Martin): he is usually shown on horseback, cutting his cloak with his sword, or putting part of the cloak round the shoulders of a beggar who kneels beside him

St. Mary Magdalene dies in the wilderness, supported by angels

St. Mary Magdalene renounces the vanities of the world, laying aside her jewels

St. Matthew writing the Gospel, usually the angel present, dictating or assisting him

St. Monica and St. Augustine in Ostia

St. Nicholas, invoked by sailors whose boat is sinking, appears in the sky and calms the waves

St. Nicholas consecrated bishop

St. Nicholas frees three soldiers from prison by appearing to emperor Constantine in a dream; Constantine sends the three released men with gifts to St. Nicholas

St. Nicholas of Tolentino as plague patron: with his hand he stops the arrows sent down by God or an angel

St. Nicholas of Tolentino holding up a hanged man

St. Nicholas of Tolentino saving a ship from shipwreck

St. Nicholas restores to life three children who had been murdered, dismembered, and salted down in a pickling tub by an inn-keeper

St. Norbert gives away his possessions to the poor

St. Norbert preaching at Antwerp before the dissenter Tankelin

St. Norbert trampling the heretic Tankelin

St. Odilia, kneeling down in prayer, releases the soul of her father, duke Attich, from purgatory; an angel pulls the duke out of the flames, while devils try to draw him back

St. Patrick's Day (March 17)

St. Paul the Hermit in the desert, with a long beard and wearing a loincloth of woven palm-leaves, is fed with bread by a raven

St. Paul writing his epistles

St. Peter appears to the wounded St. Ignatius of Loyola after the siege of Pampeluna

St. Peter as first bishop of Rome

St. Peter Martyr is murdered (in a forest) by two assassins with a sword; with his blood he writes on the ground 'Credo in Deum' (usually a fellow friar is also attacked or murdered)

St. Remigius baptizes Clovis, king of the Franks; perhaps a dove with a phial in its beak appears

St. Roch as plague-patron

St. Roch assigned by Christ as patron of the plague-stricken; an angel holds (or points to) the inscription 'Eris in peste patronis'

St. Roch distributes his riches to the poor, and leaves on a pilgrimage

St. Roch heals (or administers to) the plague-stricken in a hospital

St. Roch in prison visited and comforted by an angel

St. Roch interceding with Mary for the plague-stricken (+ Mary)

St. Rosalia crowned with roses by the infant Christ

St. Saturninus, tied to a bull, is dragged down the steps of the Capitol of Toulouse

St. Sebastian, tied to a tree or a pillar, is pierced by arrows

St. Sebastian, tied to a tree or a pillar, is pierced by arrows (+ variant)

St. Sebastian as plague-patron

St. Sebastian is nursed by the widow Irene, who removes the arrows

St. Sebastian pierced by arrows, the archers visible

St. Sebastian pierced by arrows, the archers visible (+ angel(s))

St. Sebastian succoured by angels, who untie him from the tree or pillar and remove the arrows

St. Sylvester baptizes emperor Constantine the Great

St. Thecla is tied to the stake, but the flames do not harm her

St. Theresa's vision of the Trinity

St. Theresa kneeling before Christ, interceding for the souls in purgatory

St. Theresa sees a dove, that perches on her head or shoulder

St. Thomas Aquinas as 'Doctor Angelicus' with a dove (divine inspiration); sometimes St. Thomas is winged

St. Thomas Aquinas praying before a crucifix (in dialogue with Christ)

St. Ulrich in the battle against the Hungarians: an angel with a cross of victory appears to him

St. Ursula and her companions are killed by the Huns outside the walls of Cologne; St. Ursula dies by an arrow, while the maidens are killed by arrows, spears or swords

St. Ursula as patron, protector, intercessor

St. Ursula protecting the eleven thousand virgins with her cloak

St. Victor as knight on horseback

St. Vincent de Paul taking care of orphans and foundlings

St. Vitus (perhaps together with Modestus and Crescentia) is put in a cauldron of boiling oil

St. Vitus, together with his tutor Modestus and his nurse Crescentia, escapes from his father's wrath in a boat steered by an angel

St. Willibrord breaking the pagan idols

St. Willibrord multiplies wine by putting his staff in the cask

staat; wet; politiek leven

Staat van zijn tijdens het doen

Stability, Firmness; 'Fermezza', 'Stabilimento', 'Stabilità' (Ripa)

stadia of travel

stadia of travel (+ stop, halting-place)

stadia of travel (+ taking in fuel; feeding the animals)

stadsgezichten en landschappen met bouwsels van mensen

stadtholder

stag-hunting

stag-hunting (+ hunting with dogs)

stag-hunting (+ hunting with horses)

stage (~ mail-coach)

stage costume

stage costume - CC - female

stall, booth (~ market)

stall, booth (~ market) (+ variant)

stall, stable

stall, stable (+ indoors; in laboratory, factory, barn, etc.)

stall, stable (+ men (labourers))

stalls ~ theatre, etc. - AA - open-air performances

stamp (~ postal matter)

standard (symbol of sovereignty)

standard-bearer, flag-bearer

standing, leaning, sitting or lying with legs apart

standing, leaning, sitting or lying with legs crossed

standing, leaning, sitting or lying with legs crossed - AA - female human figure

standing figure

standing figure (+ adult female (human being))

standing figure (+ adult male (human being))

standing figure (+ back view)

standing figure (+ back view with lost profile)

standing figure (+ female (human being) (not to be used where -AA- is prescribed))

standing figure (+ front view)

standing figure (+ leaning)

standing figure (+ left side visible; left - (l. hand, l. foot, etc.))

standing figure (+ male human being (not to be used where -A- is prescribed))

standing figure (+ nude human being)

standing figure (+ old female (human being))

standing figure (+ old male (human being))

standing figure (+ right side visible; right - (r. hand, r. foot, etc.))

standing figure (+ sideview, profile)

standing figure (+ speaking)

standing figure (+ three persons)

standing figure (+ two persons)

standing figure (+ young female (human being))

standing figure (+ young male (human being))

standing figure (canon, proportions)

standing figure (canon, proportions) (+ back view)

standing figure (canon, proportions) (+ front view)

standing figure (canon, proportions) (+ sideview, profile)

standing figure (canon, proportions) (+ three-quarter view)

standing figure (canon, proportions) - AA - female human figure

standing figure (canon, proportions) - AA - female human figure (+ back view)

standing figure - AA - female human figure

standing figure - AA - female human figure (+ adult female (human being))

standing figure - AA - female human figure (+ back view)

standing figure - AA - female human figure (+ four persons)

standing figure - AA - female human figure (+ front view)

standing figure - AA - female human figure (+ leaning)

standing figure - AA - female human figure (+ more than eight persons)

standing figure - AA - female human figure (+ nude human being)

standing figure - AA - female human figure (+ sideview, profile)

standing figure - AA - female human figure (+ three persons)

standing figure - AA - female human figure (+ two persons)

standing figure - AA - female human figure (+ young female (human being))

standing on one leg

standing on one leg, the other leg backwards

standing on one leg, the other leg forward

standing on one leg, the other leg forward, bent - AA - female human figure

standing on one leg, the other leg forward, bent and drawn up

standing on one leg - AA - female human figure

standing on one leg - AA - female human figure (+ back view)

standing on the head or on the hands

standing on the top of the hill, David shouts to Abner and Saul, who awaken startled

standing or leaning with both legs straight, side by side, feet flat on the ground

standing or leaning with both legs straight, side by side, feet flat on the ground - AA - female human figure

standing or leaning with both legs straight, side by side, standing on tiptoe

stand on the head ~ jumping games

star-chart, star map

star-globe

star-shaped nimbus

star forms ~ magic mathematical figures

stars, represented symbolically or allegorically

stars and constellations

stars and constellations: Orion

stars and constellations: Polaris, Pole star

stars and constellations: Sirius

stars in the firmament

starvation, famine

starvation, famine (+ variant)

station; shelter (railway, tramway)

stations of the cross

statistic diagram, graph; pictorial chart, etc.

statue coming to life: at Pygmalion's prayer, a statue (latterly called Galatea) comes to life; a favour of Venus (Ovid, Metamorphoses X 280)

statue of Zeus by Phidias (Wonder of the World)

statues, paintings, etc. ~ objects of worship (Egyptian religion)

statues, paintings, etc. ~ objects of worship (Germanic and Scandinavian religions)

statues, paintings, etc. ~ objects of worship (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism)

statues, paintings, etc. ~ objects of worship (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism) - HH - in the open air

statues, paintings, etc. ~ objects of worship (non-Christian religions)

statues, paintings, etc. ~ objects of worship (non-Christian religions) - BB - in the open air

statues, paintings, etc. ~ objects of worship (traditional Chinese religions)

statues, paintings, etc. ~ objects of worship in Babylonian-Assyrian religions and other antique religions of the Near East and Northern Africa

statues, paintings, etc. ~ objects of worship in Roman religion

statues, sculptures in garden

stay of Aeneas on Crete: a pestilence ravages the Trojans

stay of Aeneas on Delos: meeting with Anius, and consultation of the Delian oracle; the Trojans offer sacrifices to the gods

stay of Aeneas on the Strophades Islands: fight with the Harpies that befoul the crew's food

stay of the Holy Family in Egypt

stay of the Holy Family in Egypt (+ angel(s))

steam

steambath

steam locomotive

steam locomotive (+ accident, collision, crash ~ traffic and transport)

steampower (alleg.) (+ machines ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

steampower (alleg.) (+ technical aspects ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

steamsailer

steamsailer (+ propulsion of vehicle, ship, etc. by steam)

steamship, motorship

steamship, motorship (+ conveyance for transport of loads and cargoes)

steamship, motorship (+ four persons or more ~ traffic and transport)

steamship, motorship (+ interior ~ vehicle, ship, etc.)

steamship, motorship (+ propulsion of vehicle, ship, etc. by steam)

steamship, motorship (+ taking in fuel; feeding the animals)

Stephen's vision of Christ in heaven

Stephen before the Sanhedrin

Stephen preaching (and baptizing)

stepmother

steppes, open fields

stepping stones

stereometry, solid geometry

stereoscope

sterility; barren woman

sterrenkundige verschijnselen

stigmatization, stigmata

stigmatization of St. Francis of Assisi: in retreat on Mount Alverna, he beholds a vision of Christ on the cross enveloped by wings (like a seraph with six wings); rays passing down to the body of the kneeling saint form the marks of the five wounds of Christ

stile, post, doorjamb

still-born child

stillevens met bloemen en/of fruit die de seizoenen van het jaar weergeven

stillevens van diverse voorwerpen

still life of plants, flowers and fruit

still life of related objects

still life symbolizing spring (the four seasons of the year)

still life symbolizing winter (the four seasons of the year)

still other arrangements of 'Anna selbdritt', e.g.: young John the Baptist present

still other fabulous animals which cannot be classified under 25 FF 2 - 25 FF 7

stilts

stimulating drinks

stimulating drinks (+ foodstuffs in a glass)

stimulating drinks (+ taking (particular) foodstuffs: eating, drinking, smoking, chewing, etc.)

stirring, to cool food before eating

stirring up a fire

stirrup

stock exchange, stock-market

stocking (on the field)

stockings, socks

stockings, socks (+ boys' clothes)

stockings, socks (+ children's clothes)

stockings, socks (+ dressing, putting on clothes)

stockings, socks (+ girls' clothes)

stockings, socks (+ men's clothes)

stockings, socks (+ women's clothes)

stockings, socks (+ worn or torn clothes)

stole

stomach

stone-breaker

stone-cutter, stone-sawyer

stone-operation, e.g.: by the witch of Malleghem

stones turning into men: stones thrown by Deucalion and Pyrrha, as directed by the oracle of Themis, turn into men (Ovid, Metamorphoses X 400)

stone tablet in façade

stone ~ building material

stool

storage space

stories of other river-gods (AMSTEL)

stories of other river-gods (with NAME)

stories of other river-gods: Alpheus

storing, conserving, preserving (of products)

storing in sacks ~ harvest

storing in silo ~ harvest

story of Abijah, son of Rehoboam, king of Judah (1 Kings 15:1-8)

story of Abraham

story of Ahab, son of Omri, king of Israel

story of Ahaz, son of Jotham, king of Judah (2 Kings 16; 2 Chronicles 28)

story of Ahaziah (Ochozias), son of Jehoram, king of Judah (2 Kings 8:25-29; 2 Chronicles 22:1-9)

story of Amaziah, son of Joash, king of Judah (2 Kings 14:1-21; 2 Chronicles 25)

story of Amon, son of Manasseh, king of Judah (2 Kings 21:19-26; 2 Chronicles 33:21-25)

story of Ananias and Sapphira

story of Asa, son of Abijah, king of Judah (1 Kings 15:9-24; 2 Chronicles 14-16)

story of Athalia, queen of Judah (2 Kings 11:1-3, 11:13-16; 2 Chronicles 22:10-12, 23:12-15)

story of Britomartis and Minos

story of Cecilia and Valerian

story of Christ stilling the storm on the Sea of Galilee (Matthew 8:23-27; Mark 4:35-41; Luke 8:22-25)

story of Christ walking on the water, 'Navicella' (Matthew 14:22-33; Mark 6:45-52; John 6:15-21)

story of Cupid and Psyche (Apuleius, 'Metamorphoses' (Golden Ass) IV 28 - VI 25)

story of David and Goliath (1 Samuel 17)

story of Enoch, son of Cain

story of Enoch, son of Jared, who invented letters and was the first to divide the year into seasons and into twelve months

story of Enos

story of Enos (+ God the Father)

story of Hermaphroditus and Salmacis

story of Hezekiah (Ezechias), son of Ahaz, king of Judah (2 Kings 18-20; 2 Chronicles 29-32)

story of Hoshea, king of Israel (2 Kings 17:1-4)

story of Isaac

story of Jabal, the first to raise cattle and live in tents

story of Jacob

story of Jacob (part I)

story of Jael and Sisera

story of Jehohahaz (Joahaz), son of Josiah, king of Judah (2 Kings 23:31-34; 2 Chronicles 36:1-4)

story of Jehoiachin (Joachin), son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah (2 Kings 24:8-16, 25:27-30; 2 Chronicles 36:9-10)

story of Jehoiakim (Joakim), son of Josiah, king of Judah (2 Kings 23:34 - 24:6; 2 Chronicles 36:5-8)

story of Jehoram (Joram), son of Ahab, king of Israel

story of Jehoram (Joram), son of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah (2 Kings 8:16-24; 2 Chronicles 21)

story of Jehoshaphat (Josaphat), son of Asa, king of Judah (1 Kings 22:41-51; 2 Chronicles 17-20)

story of Jeroboam, king of Israel (1 Kings 12:20, 12:25 - 14:20)

story of Joachim and Anna

story of Joash, son of Ahaziah, king of Judah (2 Kings 11:4 - 12:21; 2 Chronicles 23-24)

story of John the Baptist (Matthew 3; Mark 1:4-11; Luke 3:1-22; John 1:19-34)

story of Joseph (part I)

story of Joseph (part II)

story of Josiah, son of Amon, king of Judah (2 Kings 22:1 - 23:30; 2 Chronicles 34-35)

story of Jotham, son of Uzziah, king of Judah (2 Kings 15:32-38; 2 Chronicles 27)

story of Jubal, ancestor of all musicians who play the harp and the flute

story of Judah and Tamar (Genesis 38)

story of Lamech, son of Methuselah

story of Manasseh, son of Hezekiah, king of Judah (2 Kings 21:1-18; 2 Chronicles 33:1-20)

story of Methusael

story of Methuselah

story of Nimrod (Nemrod), the giant hunter

story of Noah

story of Phaethon and the chariot of the sun

Story of Phyllis

story of Rahab and the spies

story of Rehoboam, king of Judah (1 Kings 12:21-24, 14:21-31)

story of Samson and Delilah (Judges 16:4-21)

story of Samuel

story of Saul's death

story of Seth

story of the banishment of a dragon out of the temple of Mars

story of the birth and youth of John the Baptist (Luke 1:5-25, 1:57-80)

story of the birth of Christ (Luke 2:1-20)

story of the conversion of Paul (Acts 9:1-18)

story of the denial of Peter (Matthew 26:58, 26:69-75; Mark 14:54, 14:66-72; Luke 22:55-62; John 18:15-18, 18:25-27)

story of the temptation of Christ in the wilderness (Matthew 4:1-11; Mark 1:12-13; Luke 4:1-13)

story of the Tower of Babel (Genesis 11:1-9)

story of the twelve years old Christ in Jerusalem (Luke 2:41-52)

story of Tobias: Tobias' return (Tobit 10-13)

story of Tobias: Tobias and Sarah (Tobit 7-9)

story of Tubalcain, the first blacksmith

story of Uzziah (Azariah), son of Amaziah, king of Judah (2 Kings 15:1-7; 2 Chronicles 26)

story of Zechariah, son of Jeroboam II, king of Israel (2 Kings 15:8-12)

story of Zedekiah, king of Judah (2 Kings 24:18 - 25:21; 2 Chronicles 36:11-21; Jeremiah 52:1-30)

story teller; listening to story teller

street (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage)

street-fights, riots

street - II - ideal city

street-organ, 'pierement'

street-organ, 'pierement' - CC - out of doors

street-trader

street-trader (TURBAN)

street-trader (with NAME of trade or profession)

street-trader (with NAME of trade or profession) - BB - women engaged in trade and commerce

street-trader - BB - women engaged in trade and commerce

street lighting

street lighting (+ variant)

street sweeping, street sweeper

Strength, Power; 'Fortezza', 'Fortezza d'Animo e di corpo', 'Fortezza del corpo congiunta con la generositÃ dell'animo', 'Fortezza & valore del corpo congiunto con la prudenza & virtÃ¹ del animo', 'Forza' (Ripa)

strengthening the fortifications inside the besieged city

stretching (movement of the human body)

stretching (movement of the human body) - AA - female human figure

stretching parts of the body (lips, earlobes, etc.)

strife of Lent and Carnival

strijd, vechten in het algemeen

strijd tussen deugd en ondeugd, strijd tussen lichaam en ziel

strike (political demonstration)

string instruments (bowed)

string instruments (bowed) - CC - out of doors

string instruments (plucked)

string instruments (plucked) (+ artist at work)

string instruments (plucked) (+ engraving, etching)

string instruments (plucked) - CC - out of doors

strip-tease

stripping, undressing someone else

strolling

strolling (+ more than eight persons)

strolling (+ six persons)

strolling (+ two persons)

structuren van de industrie, nijverheid

stuccoeing

student

student - BB - female student

student dress - BB - female student

student life

student life - BB - female student

student love

student room

students' organization

students' pageant

students' riot

student vacation

student vacation - BB - female student

stud farm

studio requisites (artist in general)

studio requisites ~ painter

studio requisites ~ photographer

studio ~ photographer

studio ~ photographer - CC - out of doors

study; 'studiolo'; library

study and play considered as the two principal aspects of education

studying a map

studying a map (+ traffic ~ places)

studying at night

studying the Torah, the Talmud, etc. ~ personal duties in Jewish life

studying ~ university - BB - female student

stumbling

stumbling - AA - female human figure

Stupidity, Poverty of Intellect; 'StupiditÃ overo StoliditÃ ' (Ripa)

Stupidity, Poverty of Intellect; 'StupiditÃ overo StoliditÃ ' (Ripa) (+ partially clothed)

Stupidity, Poverty of Intellect; 'StupiditÃ overo StoliditÃ ' (Ripa) (+ personification)

Stupidity, Poverty of Intellect; 'Stupidità overo Stolidità' (Ripa) (+ abstract concept represented by male figure)

Stupidity, Poverty of Intellect; 'Stupidità overo Stolidità' (Ripa) (+ clothed)

styles in the fine arts (+ later developments)

styles of hairdress

styles of hairdress (+ male human being (not to be used where -A- is prescribed))

styles of hairdress (+ young female (human being))

styles of hairdress (ALLONGE)

styles of hairdress (HERISSON) - AA - ~ women

styles of hairdress (HURLUBERLU) - AA - ~ women

styles of hairdress (LOVELOCK)

styles of hairdress (queue à l'Angloise)

styles of hairdress (TITUS)

styles of hairdress (with NAME) - AA - ~ women

styles of hairdress (with NAME) - ~women

styles of hairdress (À LA GARCONNE) - AA - ~ women

styles of hairdress - AA - ~ women

stylistic and formal differentiation of art

Styx (river of Hades); 'Stige' (Ripa)

submarine

Submissiveness; 'Ossequio' (Ripa)

Subordination

Subordination (+ emblematical representation of concept)

Success; 'Evento buono' (Ripa)

suffering, misfortune of Agrippina the Younger

suffering, misfortune of Anchises - death

suffering, misfortune of Artemisia

suffering, misfortune of Bellerophon

suffering, misfortune of Cecrops' daughters

suffering, misfortune of Croesus (+ in allegorical or symbolic frame or setting; with allegorical or symbolic accessories)

suffering, misfortune of Cupid

suffering, misfortune of Emperor Valerian

suffering, misfortune of Erysichthon - death

suffering, misfortune of Gaius Marius

suffering, misfortune of Isis - apotheosis, deification of non-Christian god or goddess

suffering, misfortune of Lucretia

suffering, misfortune of Lucretia - apotheosis, deification of person from classical history

suffering, misfortune of M. Licinius Crassus

suffering, misfortune of Marcus Atilius Regulus

suffering, misfortune of Narcissus

suffering, misfortune of Nero

suffering, misfortune of Nero - death of person from classical history

suffering, misfortune of Niobe

suffering, misfortune of Polycrates

suffering, misfortune of Romulus and Remus - death

suffering, misfortune of Semele

suffering, misfortune of Semele - death

suffering, misfortune of Silenus

suicide out of despair

sulphur match

summer, 'Aestas'; 'Estate' (Ripa)

summer, 'Aestas'; 'Estate' (Ripa) (+ human occupations representing seasons and months)

summer, 'Aestas'; 'Estate' (Ripa) (+ ways of representing seasons and months)

summer, 'Aestas'; 'Estate' (Ripa) (+ with scenes showing human occupations ~ seasons and months)

summer, 'Aestas'; 'Estate' (Ripa) (+ with zodiacal signs)

summer, 'Aestas'; 'Estate' (Ripa) (+ with zodiacal signs of the autumn season)

summer, 'Aestas'; 'Estate' (Ripa) (+ with zodiacal signs of the summer season)

summer-house, arbour, garden-house (Dutch: 'theekoepel')

summer-house, arbour, garden-house (Dutch: 'theekoepel') (+ variant)

summer landscape; landscape symbolizing summer (the four seasons of the year)

summer landscape; landscape symbolizing summer (the four seasons of the year) (+ with scenes showing human occupations ~ seasons and months)

summer landscape; landscape symbolizing summer (the four seasons of the year) (+ with zodiacal signs of the summer season)

summer solstice, midsummer's day

summer ~ human activities (the four seasons of the year)

summer ~ human activities (the four seasons of the year) (+ with scenes showing human occupations ~ seasons and months)

summer ~ other concepts (e.g. biblical scenes) (the four seasons of the year)

sun-glass, burning-glass

sun-glasses, dark-tinted glasses

sun-porch, sun-parlour, glazed verandah

sun-spots

sun and moon in the sky at either side of the cross of Christ

sun and moon in the sky at either side of the cross of Christ (+ variant)

sunbathing (on the beach)

sunbathing (on the beach) (+ variant)

sunbeams

sunblind, sunshade, awning

sunblind, sunshade, awning (+ variant)

Sunday

sundial

sunlight

sun represented as face, wheel, etc.

sunrise

sunset

supernatural beings as bringers of babies

supernatural light

Supplication; 'Supplicatione' (Ripa) (+ variant)

supreme tribunal, 'Sanhedrin' ~ Jewish culture

surf, breakers

surf, breakers (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

surface decorations ~ architecture

surface of the moon

surface structures and surroundings of a mine

Surprise, Wonder; 'Maraviglia' (Ripa)

Surprise, Wonder; 'Maraviglia' (Ripa) (+ variant)

surprise attack (from ambush)

surprise attack (stratagem)

surprise attack (stratagem) (+ naval force)

surrealistische verschijnselen en representaties

surrender of keys

surrender of keys (+ outside city-wall or fortress)

surrender ~ prisoner of war

surrender ~ war

surrender ~ war (+ during the battle)

surrender ~ war (+ land forces)

surrender ~ war (+ sailing-ships)

Susanna, Joakim, and her parents and relatives praise the Lord

Susanna bathing, usually in or near a fountain and sometimes accompanied by two female servants

Susanna is led away to be executed

suspension, expulsion (from a society)

suspension bridge

swamp, inland marsh, fens

swamp, inland marsh, fens (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

swamps and polders

swamps and polders (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

Swan Knight

swans (domestic waterbirds)

swarm ~ bees

swearing allegiance to a ruler

swearing allegiance to a ruler (+ variant)

swearing allegiance to a ruler - BB - female ruler

swearing an oath (with two fingers raised)

swearing an oath (with two fingers raised) (+ variant)

sweating, perspiration

sweeping (~ cleaning the house)

sweet (taste)

sweet fruit-syrups

sweets, dainties

sweet taste, represented allegorically or symbolically

Swiftness, Speed; 'Agilità', 'Celerità', 'Velocità' (Ripa) (+ abstract concept represented by child)

swimming (movement in water)

swimming (movement in water) (+ eight persons)

swimming (movement in water) (+ more than eight persons)

swimming (movement in water) - AA - female human figure

swimming (movement in water) - AA - female human figure (+ nude human being)

swimming (sport)

swimming (sport) (+ equipment, outfit (sports, games, etc.))

swimming (sport) (+ out of doors (sports, games, etc.))

swimming (sport) (+ sportsman, player, etc.)

swimming mammals

swimming mammals (with NAME) (+ ornamental variants of animals)

swimming mammals: dolphin

swimming mammals: dolphin (+ animals used symbolically)

swimming mammals: dolphin (+ ornamental variants of animals)

swimming mammals: dolphin - FF - fabulous animals (sometimes wrongly called 'grotesques'); 'Mostri' (Ripa)

swimming mammals: dolphin - FF - fabulous animals (sometimes wrongly called 'grotesques'); 'Mostri' (Ripa) (+ animal riding)

swimming mammals: seal

swimming mammals: seal (+ man and animal)

swimming mammals: seal - FF - fabulous animals (sometimes wrongly called 'grotesques'); 'Mostri' (Ripa)

swimming mammals: sea lion

swimming mammals: walrus

swimming mammals: walrus - fabulous animals (sometimes wrongly called 'grotesques'); 'Mostri'

swimming mammals: whale

swimming mammals: whale (+ dying animal; death of animal; dead animal)

swimming mammals: whale (+ variant)

swimming mammals: whale - FF - fabulous animals (sometimes wrongly called 'grotesques'); 'Mostri' (Ripa)

swing

swinging (children's game)

swinging games

switchback, scenic railway

sword of Damocles

symbol, emblem, sign ~ medicine

symbolen en personificaties van de dood

symbolen van de staat (in het algemeen)

symbolic representations, allegories, emblems ~ love poetry

symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ applied arts

symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ applied arts (+ literature)

symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ applied arts (+ making stained glass)

symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ art; 'Arte' (Ripa) (+ Greek art)

symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ art; 'Arte' (Ripa) (+ renaissance art)

symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ art; 'Arte' (Ripa) (+ Roman art)

symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ art; 'Arte' (Ripa) (+ the work of art and its production)

symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ dance and ballet

symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ drawing

symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ education; 'Ammaestramento', Dottrina', 'Educatione', 'Istitutione' (Ripa)

symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ education; 'Ammaestramento', Dottrina', 'Educatione', 'Istitutione' (Ripa) (+ variant)

symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ epic, narrative poetry

symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ heroic poetry; 'Poema heroico' (Ripa)

symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ lyric poetry; 'Poema lirico' (Ripa)

symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ musical drama

symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ pastoral poetry; 'Poema pastorale' (Ripa)

symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ photography

symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ poetry; 'Poesia' (Ripa)

symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ prose

symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ prose (+ writing)

symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ satirical poetry; 'Poema satirico' (Ripa)

symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ science, 'Scientia'; 'Scienza', 'Studio' (Ripa)

symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ the arts of the stage

symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ the graphic arts

symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ the graphic arts (+ artist at work)

symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ the monumental arts

symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ the theatre

symbolic representations of the Resurrection

symbolic representations of the twelve apostles, e.g.: twelve doves, twelve lambs

symbolic representations ~ Freemasonry

symbolic representations ~ Roman religion

symbolic triumphs of individual persons

symbolische representaties, allegorieÃ«n en emblemata ~ kunst; 'Arte' (Ripa)

symbols (of Mary) from litanies (with TEXT)

symbols, allegories of peace, 'Pax'; 'Pace' (Ripa)

symbols, allegories of war; 'Guerra' (Ripa)

symbols, allegories of war; 'Guerra' (Ripa) (+ warfare in built-up area)

symbols, allegories of war; 'Guerra' (Ripa) (+ weapons)

symbols, religious and magic concepts, occupations, fashions, realities, general ideas ~ Judaism and Jewry

symbols and allegories of jurisprudence

symbols and allegories of jurisprudence (+ 'fasces cum securibus')

symbols and allegories of law; 'Legge', 'Legge civile' (Ripa)

symbols and allegories of law; 'Legge', 'Legge civile' (Ripa) (+ 'fasces cum securibus')

symbols and prefigurations of Christ

symbols and prefigurations of Mary

symbols of Christ ~ animals

symbols of confession

symbols of Death

symbols of femininity (+ lying)

symbols of God the Father

symbols of heaven

symbols of hell

symbols of human life

symbols of Last Judgement

symbols of Mary

symbols of Mary from litanies

symbols of particular nations, states, districts, etc.

symbols of particular nations, states, districts, etc. (+ city; municipal)

symbols of the lawsuit

symbols of the Trinity ~ circular and/or triangular forms or arrangements

symbols ~ Judaism and Jewry

Syme carried off by Glaucus

Symmetry; 'Simmetria' (Ripa)

Syrinx changed into a reed: while fleeing from Pan, the nymph Syrinx is changed into reed by her sisters, the Naiads (Ovid, Metamorphoses I 705)

syrup

tabernacle, 'mishkan' ~ Jewish religion

Tabernacle, Temple, Synagogue, and other sanctuaries ~ Jewish religion

Tabernacle elsewhere

tabernacle ~ altar

Tabitha is raised from the dead by Peter's prayer

table

table (+ broken, damaged)

table (+ wood and other phytogenic material)

table-ware (+ broken, damaged tableware, etc.)

table fountain

table of the showbread in the Tabernacle ~ Jewish religion

Taciturnity; 'Secretezza', 'Secretezza overo TaciturnitÃ ' (Ripa)

Taciturnity; 'Secretezza', 'Secretezza overo TaciturnitÃ ' (Ripa) (+ personification)

tailless amphibians (with NAME) (+ dying animal; death of animal; dead animal)

tailless amphibians: frog

tailless amphibians: frog (+ animals used symbolically)

tailless amphibians: frog (+ ornamental variants of animals)

tailless amphibians: toad

tailless amphibians: toad (+ skeleton of an animal)

tailor's dummy

tailor, dressmaker

tailor, dressmaker (+ materials processed ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

tailor, dressmaker (+ men (labourers))

taking a bath

taking a bath - AA - in the open air

taking a bath - AA - in the open air (+ alone)

taking care of children

taking care of children - AA - by other children

taking down the wash

taking leave

taking leave (+ variant)

taking photographs

taking photographs - CC - out of doors

taking photographs of model, sitter

taking the oath ~ military service

taking the oath ~ military service (+ citizen soldiery, civil guard, citizen militia)

taking the oath ~ military service (+ naval force)

Talent (+ personification)

tales and fairy tales (AEDDON)

tales and fairy tales (PRINCESS MAYBLOSSOM)

tales and fairy tales (SNOWWHITE)

tales and fairy tales (THE IMP PRINS)

tales and fairy tales (VROUWTJE VAN STAVOREN)

tales and fairy tales (with TITLE)

tales and fairy tales: Little Red Riding-hood

tales and fairy tales: Little Thumbling

tales and fairy tales: Puss in boots

tales and fairy tales: Savagery of the Bull

tales and fairy tales: Sleeping Beauty

tales and fairy tales: The Beauty and the Beast

tally

Talus, the bronze giant sentinel of Crete, is overcome by Medea's spells, and captured by Castor and Pollux

Tamar changes from her widow's clothes and covers her face with a veil after the manner of the prostitutes; sitting at the entrance of a city on the road to Timnath she awaits Judah

Tamar dishonoured; story of Tamar and Amnon (2 Samuel 13)

Tamar preparing cakes for Amnon

Tamar returns home (with the tokens from Judah)

Tamar violated by Amnon

tambourine

tambourine (+ artist at work)

tambourine - CC - out of doors

taming, domestication of animals; tamed or domesticated animal

taming of the wolf of Gubbio; St. Francis of Assisi and the citizens signing a treaty with the wolf

taming of wild horses

Tantalus, suffering eternal hunger and thirst

tap, faucet

tap, faucet (+ variant)

tapestry

tapestry weaver, gobelin maker

tares among the wheat ~ parable of Christ (Matthew 13:24-30)

target (~ sharpshooting)

tarot

tarsus and metatarsus, parts of the foot

Tartarus (and the condemned assigned there)

tasks performed by children

tasks performed by children - AA - girl

taste, tasting (one of the five senses)

taste, tasting (one of the five senses) (+ number of persons)

taste, tasting (one of the five senses) - AA - female human figure

tattoo

tattooing

tattooing - AA - (for) women

Taurus (zodiacal sign of April)

tax collection

taxes and financial administration

tax payment

tea (leaves)

tea (leaves) (+ foodstuffs in other container, e.g.: barrel, can, cask, tin, etc.)

tea- and coffee-service

tea- and coffee-service (+ square table)

tea-ceremony

tea-ceremony - CC - out of doors

tea-pot; samovar

teacher and pupil

teacher and pupil (+ building ~ education, tuition)

teacher and pupil (+ examination, granting degree)

teacher and pupil (+ lesson, lecture)

teacher and pupil (+ pupil)

teacher and pupil (+ teacher, professor)

tea garden, garden restaurant

tears

tears of Marsyas' friends changed into River Marsyas: when Marsyas' friends weep over Marsyas, flayed alive by Apollo, their tears change into the river Marsyas (Ovid, Metamorphoses VI 396)

teasing (children's games and plays)

technical aspects and details of pumping-engine

technology (+ invention ~ scientific research)

teeth

teeth - AA - female human figure

telecommunications tower, antenna tower, radio mast, television tower, TV tower

telegraph pole, telephone pole

telekinesis, teleportation

Telemachus' encounter with Nestor at the sea-shore during a sacrifice to Neptune

Telemachus and Calypso

Telemachus and Pisistratus, son of Nestor, in Sparta with Menelaus and Helen

Telemachus and Ulysses meet in Eumaeus' hut (Homer, Odyssey XVI)

Telemachus in Pylus

Telemachus starts out with Mentor, in search of his father

telephone

Telephus is found by Hercules

telescope

telescope (+ variant)

television, television broadcasting

television broadcasting studio

temmen en trainen van dieren

Temperance, 'Temperantia'; 'Temperanza' (Ripa) ~ one of the Four Cardinal Virtues

Temperance, 'Temperantia'; 'Temperanza' (Ripa) ~ one of the Four Cardinal Virtues - MM - triumph

Temperance, Moderation; 'Misura' (Ripa)

Temperance, Moderation; 'Misura' (Ripa) (+ abstract concept represented by child)

Temperance, Moderation; 'Misura' (Ripa) (+ abstract concept represented by female figure)

Temperance, Moderation; 'Misura' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)

Temperance, Moderation; 'Misura' (Ripa) (+ symbolical representation of concept)

Temperance, Moderation; 'Misura' (Ripa) (+ two or more personifications pursuing one aim)

temperance, teetotalism

temple, shire ~ Freemansonry

temple, shrine ~ American Indian religions

temple, shrine ~ Egyptian religion

temple, shrine ~ Germanic and Scandiavian religions

temple, shrine ~ Greek religion

temple, shrine ~ Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism

temple, shrine ~ Islam, Mohammedanism

temple, shrine ~ non-Christian religions

temple, shrine ~ Roman religion

temple, shrine ~ Shinto

temple, shrine ~ traditional Chinese religions

temple of 'Sapientia', with seven columns

temple of 'Sapientia', with seven columns (+ variant)

temple of Artemis at Ephesus (Wonder of the World)

temple of Solomon (1 Kings 5-9; 2 Chronicles 2-7)

temple servants ~ Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism

temple watch ~ non-Christian religions

temporary exhibition, 'Salon'

temporary exhibition, 'Salon' (+ parody, caricature ~ work of art)

temporary fortifications

Temptation; 'Tentatione' (Ripa)

Temptation; 'Tentatione' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)

Temptation and Fall (Genesis 3:1-7)

Temptation and Fall (Genesis 3:1-7) (+ variant)

Temptation and Fall (scenes with both Adam and Eve)

Temptation and Fall (scenes with Eve alone)

Temptation and Fall: Adam and Eve in paradise (after the Fall) (Genesis 3:8-21)

temptations of St. Antony Abbot

temptations of St. Antony Abbot (+ devil(s))

tendons, sinews

tendrils ~ ornament

tendrils ~ ornament - AA - stylized

tennis, lawn-tennis

tennis, lawn-tennis (+ equipment, outfit (sports, games, etc.))

tennis, lawn-tennis (+ requirements, necessaries ~ sports and games)

tennis, lawn-tennis (+ sportsman, player, etc.)

ten servants sent by David come to Nabal to ask for food; Nabal and his men may be shown shearing sheep

tent

tent - AA - civic architecture: inside

tent-camp

Tent of Meeting, ''Ohel Mo'ed', Tent of the Testimony, 'Mishkan ha-'Edut' (Tabernacle ~ Jewish religion)

tepee, tipi, teepee

Tereus cuts out Philomela's tongue, and hides her in a lonely place

Tereus offers violence to Philomela

Terminus

Terpsichore (one of the Muses); 'Terpsicore' (Ripa)

terrace

terrace (+ variant)

terrarium

test, trial (~ production)

testicles

Tethys

tetragram (in Hebrew script) ~ Jewish religion

tetragram (in Roman or Hebrew script) ~ symbol of God the Father

tetragram (in Roman or Hebrew script) ~ symbol of God the Father (+ angel(s))

tetragram (in Roman or Hebrew script) ~ symbol of God the Father (+ Christ)

tetragram (in Roman or Hebrew script) ~ symbol of God the Father (+ Holy Ghost (as a dove))

tetragram (in Roman or Hebrew script) ~ symbol of God the Father (+ Holy Trinity)

tetrahedron

Tetramorph: human figure with four different heads (human head, ox, eagle, lion)

textiel- en kledingindustrie

textile fabric, cloth

textile fabric, cloth: velvet

textile industry and clothing industry (+ men (labourers))

Thalestris, queen of the Amazons, comes to meet Alexander

Thalia (one of the Graces)

Thalia (one of the Muses); 'Talia' (Ripa)

Thanatos (Mors), Death (+ specific aspects, allegorical aspects)

thaw

the 'apostle of Frisia' and archbishop of Utrecht, Willibrord (of Echternach); possible attributes: cask (barrel), well (fountain), child (on a book), model of church, stone bottles

the 'sons of God' (angels) with Satan gather before God (Job 1:6-12)

the 'sons of God' with Satan gather again before God (Job 2:1-6)

the (Benedictine) abbot and hermit Leonard of Noblac; possible attributes: dalmatic, (broken) fetters

the (difficult) choice ~ courting

the (difficult) choice ~ courting - CC - women making choice

the (fifteen) secrets of the rosary

the (five) senses

the (five) senses - AA - female human figure

the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) (+ adult female (human being))

the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) (+ adult male (human being))

the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) (+ attacking somebody)

the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) (+ back view)

the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) (+ begging)

the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) (+ being frightened)

the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) (+ caressing, courting, making love)

the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) (+ chastising)

the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) (+ despairing)

the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) (+ fearing, being suspicious)

the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) (+ female (human being) (not to be used where -AA- is prescribed))

the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) (+ fighting)

the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) (+ four persons)

the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) (+ front view)

the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) (+ killing)

the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) (+ kneeling)

the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) (+ laughing at a person)

the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) (+ leaning)

the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) (+ lying)

the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) (+ more than eight persons)

the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) (+ nude human being)

the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) (+ old female (human being))

the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) (+ old male (human being))

the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) (+ positions (of the human figure))

the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) (+ punishing)

the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) (+ sideview, profile)

the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) (+ sitting)

the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) (+ sitting on the ground)

the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) (+ standing)

the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) (+ thinking, meditating)

the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) (+ three persons)

the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) (+ two persons)

the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) (+ young female (human being))

the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) (+ young male (human being))

the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) - AA - female human figure

the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) - AA - female human figure (+ adult female (human being))

the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) - AA - female human figure (+ back view)

the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) - AA - female human figure (+ back view with lost profile)

the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) - AA - female human figure (+ female (human being) (not to be used where -AA- is prescribed))

the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) - AA - female human figure (+ front view)

the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) - AA - female human figure (+ kneeling)

the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) - AA - female human figure (+ leaning)

the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) - AA - female human figure (+ lying)

the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) - AA - female human figure (+ nude human being)

the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) - AA - female human figure (+ one person)

the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) - AA - female human figure (+ sideview, profile)

the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) - AA - female human figure (+ sitting)

the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) - AA - female human figure (+ sitting on the ground)

the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) - AA - female human figure (+ standing)

the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) - AA - female human figure (+ two persons)

the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) - AA - female human figure (+ young female (human being))

the (seven) Acts of Mercy - VV - Christ present

the (Seven) Sorrows of Mary

the (seven) spiritual Acts of Mercy

the (seven) spiritual Acts of Mercy (+ Christ)

the (True) Church vs. other churches and ideas

the 14 Franciscan stations of the cross (14)

the 24 hours of day and night

the abbess Gertrude of Nivelles; possible attributes: book, pastoral staff, crown, cup, demon, mouse or mice, model of church or hospital, palm, (healing) well

the abbess Gertrude of Nivelles; possible attributes: book, pastoral staff, crown, cup, demon, mouse or mice, model of church or hospital, palm, (healing) well - non-miraculous activities and events ~ female saint

the abbess of Kildare, Brigid (Bridget) of Ireland; possible attributes: cow, flame, goose

the abduction of Helen and some of her companions: Paris carries them off by sea, and takes a part of the palace-treasure with him

the accused

the adoration of the golden calf ~ Aaron (Exodus 32:1-19)

the African warrior Maurice (Mauritius) of Agaunum, commander of the Theban Legion, and martyr; possible attributes: banner, lance, shield (with trefoil cross)

the ages of man

the ages of man (+ begging)

the ages of man (+ caressing, courting, making love)

the ages of man (+ chastising)

the ages of man (+ fighting)

the ages of man (+ fistfight)

the ages of man (+ having pleasure in the misfortune of others)

the ages of man (+ killing)

the ages of man (+ laughing at a person)

the ages of man (+ more than eight persons)

the ages of man (+ nude human being)

the ages of man (+ old female (human being))

the ages of man (+ old male (human being))

the ages of man (+ taking leave)

the ages of man (+ young female (human being))

the ages of man (+ young male (human being))

the ages of man represented by a staircase

the ages of man represented by a staircase (+ variant)

the ages of man represented by a staircase (4)

the ages of man represented by a staircase (9)

the ages of man represented by a staircase (10)

the ages of man represented by a staircase (11)

the all-seeing eye, triangle with eye ~ symbol of God the Father

the all-seeing eye, triangle with eye ~ symbol of God the Father (+ variant)

the Aloeids try to reach Heaven by piling Mount Ossa and Mount Pelion on Olympus

the Alsatian royal abbess Odilia of Hohenburg; possible attributes: baptismal font, cock, crown, eyes (on book or dish)

the altar at Bethel is desecrated: bones taken out of some nearby tombs are burnt on the altar (the tomb of the prophet of Judah is spared) ~ story of Josiah

the altar of burnt offering, the brazen altar ~ Jewish religion

the altar of incense, the golden altar ~ Jewish religion

the altar of incense in Tabernacle ~ Jewish religion

the Amalekites come to war against the Israelites (Exodus 17:8-16)

the Amalekites defeated by David

the Ammonites are defeated by Jephthah's army; twenty cities are taken

the Ancient of days, in white robes, on a fiery throne ~ Daniel's visions

the angel binding Asmodeus

the angel leads Peter past the sleeping guards

the angel makes himself known; Tobias and his family lie down

the angel of the Lord, sitting under an oak-tree, appears to Gideon, who is usually shown threshing wheat

the angel of the Lord leaves Gideon

the angel of the Lord touches the food with his staff, fire arises from the rock

the angel Raphael disappears into the sky

the angel Raphael tells Tobias to cut the fish to pieces

the angels advise Lot to leave the city

the angels find Lot sitting at the gateway of the city; he arises and kneels before them

the angels urge Lot to hurry in leaving the city

the angel with the golden censer: smoke of the incense ascends with the prayers of the saints ~ opening of the seventh seal

the animals are killed and roasted over fire; other offerings are boiled in pots and cauldrons ~ Josiah celebrating the Passover

the animals enter the ark

the announcement of Christ's birth (Luke 1:26-38)

the Annunciation: Mary, usually reading, is visited by the angel (sometimes a woman overhears the conversation)

the Annunciation: Mary, usually reading, is visited by the angel (sometimes a woman overhears the conversation) (+ angel(s))

the Annunciation: Mary, usually reading, is visited by the angel (sometimes a woman overhears the conversation) (+ Holy Ghost (as dove))

the Annunciation: Mary, usually reading, is visited by the angel (sometimes a woman overhears the conversation) (+ Holy Trinity)

the Annunciation: Mary, usually reading, is visited by the angel (sometimes a woman overhears the conversation) (+ variant)

the Annunciation: Mary, usually reading, is visited by the angel (sometimes a woman overhears the conversation) - AA - Mary to the left, the angel to the right

the Annunciation: Mary kneeling

the Annunciation: Mary kneeling (+ angel(s))

the Annunciation: Mary kneeling - AA - Mary to the left, the angel to the right

the Annunciation: Mary kneeling - AA - Mary to the left, the angel to the right (+ Holy Trinity)

the Annunciation: Mary sitting

the Annunciation: Mary sitting (+ angel(s) floating in the air)

the Annunciation: Mary sitting - AA - Mary to the left, the angel to the right

the Annunciation: Mary sitting - AA - Mary to the left, the angel to the right (+ God the Father)

the Annunciation: Mary sitting - AA - Mary to the left, the angel to the right (+ Holy Ghost (as dove))

the Annunciation: Mary standing

the anointment of Saul by Samuel

the apostle and evangelist Matthew (Mattheus); possible attributes: angel, axe, book, halberd, pen and inkhorn, purse, scroll, square, sword

the apostle and evangelist Matthew (Mattheus); possible attributes: angel, axe, book, halberd, pen and inkhorn, purse, scroll, square, sword - death, deathbed of male saint

the apostle and evangelist Matthew (Mattheus); possible attributes: angel, axe, book, halberd, pen and inkhorn, purse, scroll, square, sword - martyrdom, suffering, misfortune, death of male saint

the apostle and evangelist Matthew (Mattheus); possible attributes: angel, axe, book, halberd, pen and inkhorn, purse, scroll, square, sword - portrait of male saint

the apostle and martyr Barnabas of Cyprus, first bishop of Milan; possible attributes: Matthew's gospel, stones

the apostle and martyr Matthias; possible attributes: axe, book, cross, halberd, scroll, sword

the apostle and martyr Matthias; possible attributes: axe, book, cross, halberd, scroll, sword - martyrdom, suffering, misfortune, death of male saint

the apostle and martyr Matthias; possible attributes: axe, book, cross, halberd, scroll, sword - portrait of male saint

the apostle Andrew; possible attributes: book, X-shaped cross, fish, fishing-net, rope, scroll

the apostle Andrew; possible attributes: book, X-shaped cross, fish, fishing-net, rope, scroll - martyrdom, suffering, misfortune, death of male saint

the apostle Andrew; possible attributes: book, X-shaped cross, fish, fishing-net, rope, scroll - portrait of male saint

the apostle Andrew; possible attributes: book, X-shaped cross, fish, fishing-net, rope, scroll - specific aspects ~ male saint

the apostle Bartholomew; possible attributes: book, devil or dragon at feet, knife, scroll, flayed skin, staff

the apostle Bartholomew; possible attributes: book, devil or dragon at feet, knife, scroll, flayed skin, staff - martyrdom, suffering, misfortune, death of male saint

the apostle Bartholomew; possible attributes: book, devil or dragon at feet, knife, scroll, flayed skin, staff - portrait of male saint

the apostle James the Great; possible attributes: book, pilgrim's cloak, hat, shell, staff, and wallet, scroll, sword

the apostle James the Great; possible attributes: book, pilgrim's cloak, hat, shell, staff, and wallet, scroll, sword (+ variant)

the apostle James the Great; possible attributes: book, pilgrim's cloak, hat, shell, staff, and wallet, scroll, sword - apotheosis, glory, triumph of male saint

the apostle James the Great; possible attributes: book, pilgrim's cloak, hat, shell, staff, and wallet, scroll, sword - male saint as patron, protector, intercessor

the apostle James the Great; possible attributes: book, pilgrim's cloak, hat, shell, staff, and wallet, scroll, sword - martyrdom, suffering, misfortune, death of male saint

the apostle James the Great; possible attributes: book, pilgrim's cloak, hat, shell, staff, and wallet, scroll, sword - miraculous activities and events ~ male saint

the apostle James the Great; possible attributes: book, pilgrim's cloak, hat, shell, staff, and wallet, scroll, sword - portrait of male saint

the apostle James the Great; possible attributes: book, pilgrim's cloak, hat, shell, staff, and wallet, scroll, sword - posthumous deeds, appearances of male saints

the apostle James the Less, first bishop of Jerusalem; possible attributes: book, fuller's club, scroll

the apostle James the Less, first bishop of Jerusalem; possible attributes: book, fuller's club, scroll - martyrdom, suffering, misfortune, death of male saint

the apostle James the Less, first bishop of Jerusalem; possible attributes: book, fuller's club, scroll - miraculous activities and events ~ male saint

the apostle James the Less, first bishop of Jerusalem; possible attributes: book, fuller's club, scroll - portrait of male saint

the apostle John answers Christ: 'we saw a man casting out demons in your name' (Mark 9:38; Luke 9:49)

the apostle John the Evangelist; possible attributes: book, cauldron, chalice with snake, eagle, palm, scroll

the apostle John the Evangelist; possible attributes: book, cauldron, chalice with snake, eagle, palm, scroll - martyrdom, suffering, misfortune, death of male saint

the apostle John the Evangelist; possible attributes: book, cauldron, chalice with snake, eagle, palm, scroll - portrait of male saint

the apostle Jude Thaddaeus; possible attributes: book, club, halberd, scroll

the apostle Jude Thaddaeus; possible attributes: book, club, halberd, scroll - martyrdom, suffering, misfortune, death of male saint

the apostle Jude Thaddaeus; possible attributes: book, club, halberd, scroll - portrait of male saint

the apostle Paul of Tarsus; possible attributes: book, scroll, sword

the apostle Paul of Tarsus; possible attributes: book, scroll, sword (+ Mary)

the apostle Paul of Tarsus; possible attributes: book, scroll, sword - apotheosis, glory, triumph of male saint

the apostle Paul of Tarsus; possible attributes: book, scroll, sword - male saint meditating, in ecstasy

the apostle Paul of Tarsus; possible attributes: book, scroll, sword - martyrdom, suffering, misfortune, death of male saint

the apostle Paul of Tarsus; possible attributes: book, scroll, sword - miraculous activities and events ~ male saint

the apostle Paul of Tarsus; possible attributes: book, scroll, sword - portrait of male saint

the apostle Peter, first bishop of Rome; possible attributes: book, cock, (upturned) cross, (triple) crozier, fish, key, scroll, ship, tiara

the apostle Peter, first bishop of Rome; possible attributes: book, cock, (upturned) cross, (triple) crozier, fish, key, scroll, ship, tiara (+ donor(s), supplicant(s), whether or not with patron saint(s))

the apostle Peter, first bishop of Rome; possible attributes: book, cock, (upturned) cross, (triple) crozier, fish, key, scroll, ship, tiara (+ Mary)

the apostle Peter, first bishop of Rome; possible attributes: book, cock, (upturned) cross, (triple) crozier, fish, key, scroll, ship, tiara - apotheosis, glory, triumph of male saint

the apostle Peter, first bishop of Rome; possible attributes: book, cock, (upturned) cross, (triple) crozier, fish, key, scroll, ship, tiara - martyrdom, suffering, misfortune, death of male saint

the apostle Peter, first bishop of Rome; possible attributes: book, cock, (upturned) cross, (triple) crozier, fish, key, scroll, ship, tiara - miraculous activities and events ~ male saint

the apostle Peter, first bishop of Rome; possible attributes: book, cock, (upturned) cross, (triple) crozier, fish, key, scroll, ship, tiara - personal devotion of male saint

the apostle Peter, first bishop of Rome; possible attributes: book, cock, (upturned) cross, (triple) crozier, fish, key, scroll, ship, tiara - portrait of male saint

the apostle Philip; possible attributes: (...) baptism

the apostle Philip; possible attributes: book, cross, dish with snake, lance, scroll, stone, sword

the apostle Philip; possible attributes: book, cross, dish with snake, lance, scroll, stone, sword - martyrdom, suffering, misfortune, death of male saint

the apostle Philip; possible attributes: book, cross, dish with snake, lance, scroll, stone, sword - portrait of male saint

the apostles are beaten, and are released afterwards ~ Peter and the apostles in prison

the apostles awake Christ

the apostle Simon Zelotes (or Simon the Canaanite); possible attributes: book, saw, scroll

the apostle Simon Zelotes (or Simon the Canaanite); possible attributes: book, saw, scroll - martyrdom, suffering, misfortune, death of male saint

the apostle Simon Zelotes (or Simon the Canaanite); possible attributes: book, saw, scroll - portrait of male saint

the apostles take leave, and depart in all directions

the apostle Thomas; possible attributes: book, chalice, girdle, heart, lance or spear, scroll, square, stones

the apostle Thomas; possible attributes: book, chalice, girdle, heart, lance or spear, scroll, square, stones - martyrdom, suffering, misfortune, death of male saint

the apostle Thomas; possible attributes: book, chalice, girdle, heart, lance or spear, scroll, square, stones - portrait of male saint

The apostolic creed, 'symbolum apostolicum'

the apples of the Hesperides carried off by Hercules

the Apulian shepherd changed into an oleaster: the Apulian shepherd is changed into an oleaster as punishment for mocking dancing nymphs (Ovid, Metamorphoses XIV 521)

the Archangel Gabriel

the Archangel Gabriel (+ donor(s), supplicant(s), whether or not with patron saint(s))

the Archangel Gabriel announces Mary and the Christ-child the Passion of Christ

the Archangel Michael (and other angels) casting the rebel angels out of heaven

the Archangel Michael (often in armour with sword or lance)

the archangel Michael, who shall deliver the Israelites ~ prophetic passages in the book of Daniel

the Archangel Michael fighting the dragon (devil, Satan)

the Archangel Michael refusing a soul to enter heaven

the Archangel Raphael

the archbishop of Constantinople, John Chrysostom; possible attributes: beehive, dove

the archbishop of Constantinople, John Chrysostom; possible attributes: beehive, dove - finding, transportation of relics of male saint

the archbishop of Constantinople, John Chrysostom; possible attributes: beehive, dove - martyrdom, suffering, misfortune, death of male saint

the Argo's guards attacked by the giants

the Argo is built, sometimes with assistance of Minerva

the Argonauts and Medea go aboard, pursued by the Colchians

the Argonauts assemble; preparation for departure

the Argonauts in Colchis

the Argonauts in Mysia

the Argonauts with Alcinous, king of the Phaeacians

the Argonauts with King Cyzicus

the Argonauts with Phineus

the Argo passing the Symplegades with the help of the doves

the ark floating on the waters (destruction of mankind not visible)

the ark is floating on the waters, while life on earth is destroyed ~ story of Noah

the ark is placed on a cart driven by the sons of Abinadab; David and the people dance and make music before the ark

the ark of Noah comes to rest on Mount Ararat

the Ark of the Covenant and the box with the guilt offering, drawn by two cows, sent back to Israel

the Ark of the Covenant is brought into the temple; a cloud fills the house of the Lord

the Ark of the Covenant is brought to Jerusalem (2 Samuel 6)

the Ark of the Covenant is carried by the Levites

the Ark of the Covenant returned to Israel

the ark ~ story of Noah

the armies of the Israelites and the Philistines stand facing each other in the valley of Elah ~ story of David and Goliath

the armour of Aeneas

the army before Thebes

the army of horsemen ~ the seven angels with trumpets

the army of Porus and its elephants are conquered by Alexander

the army of Sisera, with nine hundred iron chariots, is defeated

the arrest of Christ ~ Garden of Gethsemane

the arrest of Paul in Jerusalem is foretold by Agabus, who binds his own hands and feet with Paul's girdle

the arrival at Cumae and the visit to the underworld (Virgil, Aeneid VI)

the arrival of Aeneas at Cumae, where they consult Deiphobe, the Cumaean Sibyl, who foretells of Aeneas' wars in Latium

the arrival of Paris and Helen at Troy

the articles of faith; confessions

the artist and his family, relatives, etc.

the artist and his family, relatives, etc. (+ artist in non-work situation)

the artist and his family, relatives, etc. (+ portrait, self-portrait of artist)

the artist and his muse (in general)

the arts of the stage: ballet, theatre, musical drama, motion picture

the arts ~ 'Invidia et Ignorantia'

the Ascension (Christ surrounded by radiant light or in a mandorla)

the ascension of Elijah (2 Kings 2:1-18)

the assumption of Mary ('assumptio corporis'): she is borne into heaven by angels

the assumption of Mary ('assumptio corporis'): she is borne into heaven by angels (+ angel(s))

the assumption of Mary ('assumptio corporis'): she is borne into heaven by angels (+ angel(s) floating in the air)

the assumption of Mary ('assumptio corporis'): she is borne into heaven by angels (+ donor(s), supplicant(s), whether or not with patron saint(s))

the assumption of Mary ('assumptio corporis'): she is borne into heaven by angels (+ Holy Trinity)

the assumption of St. Mary Magdalene: she is lifted up to heaven by angels; sometimes a hermit looks up at her

the Assyrian camp is plundered; Judith gets Holofernes' tent with all that is in it

the Assyrians take flight ~ Judith and Holofernes

the Athenian youths draw lots for the yearly tribute to Crete: seven youths and seven maidens to be devoured by the Minotaur

theatre (building)

theatre (building) - AA - open-air performances

theatre, theatrical performance

theatre, theatrical performance (+ artist in non-work situation)

the attack on the Midianites: Gideon and his men blow their trumpets, break their pitchers, and hold their lamps

the audience ~ art performance

the audience ~ art performance (+ Japanese art)

the Augustine hermit, Nicholas of Tolentino; possible attributes: book, crucifix, (entwined with lilies), lily, (basket with) loaves, two doves (on a dish or flying away), star (on his breast)

the Augustinian friar Thomas of Villanueva, archbishop of Valencia; possible attributes: beggars, cripples, purse

the Augustinian friar Thomas of Villanueva, archbishop of Valencia; possible attributes: beggars, cripples, purse (+ God the Father in the form of light)

the Augustinian friar Thomas of Villanueva, archbishop of Valencia; possible attributes: beggars, cripples, purse - miraculous activities and events ~ male saint

the Augustinian friar Thomas of Villanueva, archbishop of Valencia; possible attributes: beggars, cripples, purse - posthumous deeds, appearances of male saints

the avenging angel with drawn sword or with arrows comes to Jerusalem

the avenging relatives of the suitors attack Laertes' house

the Babylonian Captivity of the Jews

the back-bend - AA - female human figure (+ adult female (human being))

the ballet, ballet performance

the banishment of Hagar and Ishmael (Genesis 21:9-21)

the banquet in Nabal's house

the banquet of Tereus; when the sisters show the head of Itys, to convince Tereus he is feasting on his flesh, he draws his sword to slay them

the battle of Latium (I): the siege of the Trojan camp and the return of Aeneas

the battle of the kings and the rescue of Lot (Genesis 14:1-17)

the battle of the Milvian bridge (Saxa Rubra): St. Constantine on horseback confronts Maxentius; a cross appears in the sky with in fiery letters 'in hoc signo vinces' (the raised standards of the Roman soldiers carry a cross or the chi-rho monogram)

the battle turns against the Greeks (Iliad XI-XV)

the bear with three rows of teeth, rising on its hind legs ~ Daniel's visions

the beast and the false prophet conquered

the beheading of John the Baptist

the beheading of Paul; maybe three fountains spring from his head

the believer

the believer ~ Islam, Mohammedanism

the Benedictine abbess Scholastica, sister of Benedict of Nursia; possible attributes: book, crucifix, dove, lily, staff

the Benedictine abbess Scholastica, sister of Benedict of Nursia; possible attributes: book, crucifix, dove, lily, staff - personal devotion of female saint

the Benedictine monk and duke of Aquitaine, William (of Gellone); possible attributes: armour, banner, helmet

the Benedictine monk Anselm, archbishop of Canterbury; possible attributes: book, pen, ship

the Benedictine monk Romuald of Camaldoli (or Ravenna), founder of the Camaldolese Order; possible attributes: book, T-shaped staff

the Benjamites take wives for themselves from among the dancing daughters of Shiloh

the betrothal or vow of chastity of Cecilia and Valerian

the Bible as a book

the bishop and martyr Januarius of Benevento; possible attributes: book with two phials with blood, flames

the bishop Nicholas of Myra (or Bari); possible attributes: anchor, boat, three golden balls (on a book), three purses, three children in a tub, three maidens

the bishop Nicholas of Myra (or Bari); possible attributes: anchor, boat, three golden balls (on a book), three purses, three children in a tub, three maidens (+ devil(s))

the bishop Nicholas of Myra (or Bari); possible attributes: anchor, boat, three golden balls (on a book), three purses, three children in a tub, three maidens - male saint as patron, protector, intercessor

the bishop of Antioch, Ignatius (Theophoros); possible attributes: heart with IHS monogram, (two) lion

the bishop of Geneva and Doctor of the Church, Francis of Sales; possible attributes: heart entwined with thorns

the bishop of Geneva and Doctor of the Church, Francis of Sales; possible attributes: heart entwined with thorns - beatification, canonization of male saint

the bishop of Paris, Denis (Dionysius); possible attributes: chains, (upper part of) head in hands

the bishop of Verona, Zeno; possible attributes: fish dangling from rod or crozier, or lying on book at his feet, fishing-rod

the blacksmith and goldsmith Eloi (Eligius), bishop of Noyon; possible attributes: anvil, cup, (crown on) hammer, horse (missing one leg), horseleg, horseshoe, tongs

the blacksmith and goldsmith Eloi (Eligius), bishop of Noyon; possible attributes: anvil, cup, (crown on) hammer, horse (missing one leg), horseleg, horseshoe, tongs - early life of male saint

the blade of a woodcutter's axe falls into a lake; St. Benedict dips the halve of the axe into the water and the blade is miraculously replaced

the blessed are brought to heaven ~ Last Judgement

the blessed in heaven, and their activities

the blessed worshipping in heaven

the blinding of Samson

the blind leading the blind (Matthew 15:14)

the blind leading the blind (Matthew 15:14) (+ variant)

the blind Samson is led by his young guide to the pillars on which the house (or temple) stands

the bodies of St. Gervase and St. Protase are found, sometimes excavated, by St. Ambrose of Milan

the body of Pallas is sent to Evander

the body of Sarpedon is carried through the air by Hypnos and Thanatos

the body of the king of Ai is removed from the tree on which he had been hanged, thrown down before the city-gate and covered with a huge pile of stones

the body of the prophet of Judah lies intact on the road with the donkey and the lion beside it

the book Exodus: story of Moses and Aaron

the book Leviticus

the book of Amos

the book of Baruch

the book of Ecclesiasticus, the wisdom of Jesus Sirach

the book of Ecclesiasticus, the wisdom of Jesus Sirach (19)

the book of Ecclesiasticus, the wisdom of Jesus Sirach (with BOOK CHAPTER:VERSE)

the book of Isaiah (+ variant)

the book of Jeremiah

the book of Joel

the book of Joshua (Josue)

the book of Law is discovered ~ story of Josiah

the book of Malachi

the book of Nehemiah (2 Ezra)

the book of Obadiah

the book of Proverbs

the book of Proverbs (with BOOK CHAPTER:VERSE)

the book of Psalms

the book of Psalms (with BOOK CHAPTER:VERSE)

the book of Zechariah

the book of Zephaniah

the books of Wisdom

the book with the seven seals enthroned ~ Revelation of John

the book with the seven seals enthroned ~ Revelation of John (+ variant)

the boxing contest: Dares and Entellus

the brazen serpent (Numbers 21:4-9)

the breasts of St. Agatha are cut or sheared off

the broad way ~ doctrine of Christ on love, etc.

the bronze age, 'Aetas aenea'; characterized by Minerva and building activities

the brother of St. Martha and St. Mary Magdalene, Lazarus of Bethany, bishop of Marseilles; possible attributes: bishop's garment, book

the brother of St. Martha and St. Mary Magdalene, Lazarus of Bethany, bishop of Marseilles; possible attributes: bishop's garment, book - martyrdom, suffering, misfortune, death of male saint

the brothers before Joseph: Judah pleads for Benjamin and offers to be retained as a slave in his stead

the brothers see Joseph arriving in the distance and plot his death

the building of the ark, and the embarkation (Genesis 7:5-9)

the building of the temple of Solomon

the building of the Tower of Babel; Nimrod may be present, supervising or assisting the construction

the building of the wooden horse with Minerva's help

the burial of Dives

the burning bush ~ calling of Moses

the burning of Tamar being ordered, she shows the signet(-ring), bracelets and staff to Judah, who recognizes them as his

the calling of Abraham

the calling of Moses (Exodus 3-4)

the calling of Samuel (1 Samuel 3)

the Calydonian hunt

the captive Sophonisbe kneels before King Masinissa, who is charmed by her beauty

the Capuchin friar Felix of Cantalice; possible attributes: infant Christ, lily, rosary, (beggar's) wallet - miraculous activities and events ~ male saint

the Carmelite friar and mystic John of the Cross; possible attributes: book, chains, cross, crucifix, eagle, lily, pen

the Carmelite friar and mystic John of the Cross; possible attributes: book, chains, cross, crucifix, eagle, lily, pen - apotheosis, glory, triumph of male saint

the Carmelite friar Simon Stock; possible attributes: scapular

the Carmelite nun of Florence, Mary-Magdalene of Pazzi; possible attributes: chain, Christ-child, crown of thorns, instruments of the Passion, stigmata

the Carmelite nun of Florence, Mary-Magdalene of Pazzi; possible attributes: chain, Christ-child, crown of thorns, instruments of the Passion, stigmata (+ Mary)

the carnal temptations of St. Bernard of Clairvaux

the carved signs (of lovers) only

the catch is brought ashore: Peter carries the heavy net with fishes ~ Lake of Gennesaret

the cattle are divided ~ Jacob's partnership with Laban

the centaur Eurytion, while being entertained by King Dexamenus, is attacked by Hercules, who seizes Deianira, the king's daughter

the centaur Eurytion tries to carry off Hippodamia, the bride

the centurion confessing his belief in Christ; sometimes the soldiers do the same

the centurion of Capernaum, kneeling before Christ, begs him to heal his paralytic servant (or son) (Matthew 8:5-13; Luke 7:1-10; John 4:46-54)

the centurion of Capernaum, kneeling before Christ, begs him to heal his paralytic servant (or son) (Matthew 8:5-13; Luke 7:1-10; John 4:46-54) (+ angel(s))

the chariot of the moon

the chariot of the sun

the charity of Nicholas: (dressed as a citizen) he throws three golden balls (or purses) through the window of the house of a poor nobleman; he thus prevents the three nobleman's daughters, who are shown weeping or sleeping, from prostitution

the charity of St. Laurence: he distributes the treasures of the church (gold and silver dishes and cups, vessels) to the poor; he holds a bag of money

the children Hypnos (clad in white) and Thanatos (clad in black) sleep in the arms of their mother Nox

the Christ-child and John the Baptist (as child)

the Christ-child and John the Baptist (as child) (+ angel(s))

the Christ-child and John the Baptist (as child) with others

the Christ-child blowing bubbles

the Christ-child calls St. Christopher to carry him across the river

the Christ-child crowning Mary ~ Madonna-representations

the Christ-child makes living birds out of clay

the Christ-child teaching

the Christian Churches

the Christian knight, 'Miles Christianus'

the Church or Christian religion vs. paganism and unbelief

the Church personified, 'Ecclesia', usually with chalice and banner

the Church personified, 'Ecclesia', usually with chalice and banner (+ variant)

the Church symbolized

the Church symbolized (+ Mary)

the Church vs. the World

the Church vs. the World (+ variant)

the citizen and his rights

the citizens of Antwerp bring back to St. Norbert the monstrance and other sacred vessels that they had hidden from Tankelin

the co-founder of the Mercedarians, Peter Nolasco; possible attributes: badge (or banner) with the arms of Aragon, captives, broken chains, double cross, olive-branch

the company, the unit, the troop ~ military service

the company, the unit, the troop ~ military service (+ land forces)

the composer and his muse

the confessor Alexi(u)s of Rome (or Edessa); possible attributes: staircase

the confessor and pilgrim Roch(us) (Rocco, Rock) of Montpellier; possible attributes: angel (with ointment box or spoon), dog (sometimes with loaf), (pointing at) plague-spot on thigh, pilgrim's shell, staff, hat and wallet

the confounding of the Syrians ~ story of Elisha (2 Kings 6:8-23)

the confusion of languages and the scattering of people over the earth ~ story of the Tower of Babel

the congregation

the consent (of marriage)

the conspirators accuse Daniel before King Darius

the construction of the temple of Solomon

the consul C. Popilius Laenas, commissioned by the Roman senate to order Antiochus IV Epiphanes to abstain from war, with his staff draws a circle around the monarch and asks him not to go beyond it before answering

the contest of St. Michael and Satan for the body of Moses on Mount Nebo (Jude 9)

the contest of the three guardsmen in King Darius' bedchamber

the contests held in memory of Anchises

the continence of Scipio: he restores a captive woman to her bridegroom Allucius, who kneels before him; the ransom offered by the bride's parents is given to Allucius as a wedding-gift

the conversation between Judith and Holofernes

the conversion and baptism of Lydia, a seller of purple

the conversion of Dionysius (Denis) the Areopagite

the conversion of St. Eustace: while hunting (on horseback) he is confronted with a stag bearing a crucifix between its antlers; Eustace is shown kneeling before the stag (that appears on a rock)

the conversion of St. Mary Magdalene on hearing Christ preaching

the conversion of St. Norbert: when riding on horseback, he is thrown out of the saddle by a thunderbolt

the conversion of the young prince Josaphat by the hermit Barlaam

the corpse

the corpse placed on a bier

the courage and piety of C. Fabius Dorsuo (Dorso): dressed in sacerdotal robes he leaves the Capitol, which was then besieged by the Gauls, to go and offer a sacrifice on the Quirinal

the course of life symbolized

the courtesan Rhodopis - love-affairs of person from classical history

the court of the Tabernacle ~ Jewish religion

the craftsmen in the quarries ~ temple of Solomon

the creditor and the two debtors

the cross(es) in the background

the cross(es) in the middle distance

the crossing of the Jordan by the Israelites

the cross ~ symbols of Christ

the cross ~ symbols of Christ (+ angel(s))

the crowing cock ~ denial of Peter

the crowning with thorns: soldiers with sticks place a thorny crown on Christ's head and give him a reed (Matthew 27:27-31; Mark 15:16-20; John 19:2-3)

the crucifixion of Christ: Christ's death on the cross; Golgotha (Matthew 27:45-58; Mark 15:33-45; Luke 23:44-52; John 19:25-38)

the crucifixion of Christ: Christ's death on the cross; Golgotha (Matthew 27:45-58; Mark 15:33-45; Luke 23:44-52; John 19:25-38) (+ angel(s))

the crucifixion of Christ: prelude to Christ's death on the cross (Matthew 27:34-44; Mark 15:23-32; Luke 23:33-43; John 19:18-24)

the Cumaean Sibyl is granted long life: Apollo grants the Cumaean Sibyl as many years as she has grains of sand in her hand, in return for her love (Ovid, Metamorphoses XIV 136)

the cup is found in Benjamin's sack

the Curiatii, three brothers from Alba Longa

the curse and flight of Cain

the curse of Cain

the cursing of the children: when Elisha is on his way some children mock him for his baldness; Elisha curses them (2 Kings 2:23-25)

the cursing of the fig-tree (Matthew 21:18-22; Mark 11:12-14, 11:20-21)

the Cyclopes

the Cyclopes forging

the Cyclopes forging Cupid's wings and arrows

the damned souls, and their punishment

the damned souls beaten, pricked, scourged, etc. by devils

the Danaids pouring water into a perforated vessel

the daughter of Butades, Debutades, draws the silhouette of her lover on the wall, i.e. 'the origin of painting' (+ variant)

the daughters of Cecrops open the basket and discover the serpent-shaped child; possibly a crow (i.e. Coronis metamorphosed) looks on (+ variant)

the daughters of Niobe are killed by arrows of Diana

the daughters of Pelias kill their father in his bed; Medea plunges his body in boiling water

the deacon and (proto)martyr Stephen; possible attributes: censer, stones

the deacon and (proto)martyr Stephen; possible attributes: censer, stones - maltreatment of corpse of male saint

the deacon and (proto)martyr Stephen; possible attributes: censer, stones - martyrdom, suffering, misfortune, death of male saint

the deacon and (proto)martyr Stephen; possible attributes: censer, stones - miracles occurring during handling of relics of male saint

the deacon and martyr Vincent of Saragossa (or Valencia); possible attributes: book, bunch of grapes, dalmatic, gridiron (with spikes), millstone, raven, ship

the deacon Cyriacus of Rome; possible attributes: book of exorcism, demon under feet, dragon, girl (Artemia), palm-branch, sword (or axe)

the dead Christ in Mary's lap

the dead Christ in Mary's lap (+ angel(s))

the dead Christ lying at Mary's feet

the deadly pottage: Elisha purifies the poisoned pottage by throwing flour into it (2 Kings 4:38-41)

the death-watch by the holy women

the death of Jeroboam's son Abijah

the death of Job's children

the death of Raymond Diocrès: on his deathbed the tutor of St. Bruno sees his own condemnation; young Bruno is converted

the decoration of the temple of Solomon

the dedication of the golden statue: in the presence of King Nebuchadnezzar, trumpets are blown and all the people surrounding the image fall on their knees

the defeated (after the battle)

the defeated (after the battle) (+ citizen soldiery, civil guard, citizen militia)

the defeated (after the battle) (+ land forces)

the defeated before the victor

the defeated King Porus, covered with wounds, comes before Alexander, who restores his dominions, i.e. the clemency of Alexander

the demons enter into a herd of swine, which leap into the sea ~ healing of two possessed at Gerasa

the departure from Mount Sinai (Numbers 10)

the departure from the harbour of Caesarea ~ Paul's journey to Rome

the descendants of Seth (Genesis 4:26, 5:9-32)

the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah: Lot and his family flee to Zoar, carrying their belongings; an angel may be showing the way (Genesis 19:24-29)

the devil or demon leaving the body, e.g. through the mouth

the devil or devilish animals attacking the cross of Christ (iconographic particularity to be used as additional notation only)

the devils sent by Hermogenes obey James and fetter Hermogenes

the devil stealing the ink-well ~ John on Patmos

the dew is on the fleece only, the ground is dry (first sign given to Gideon)

the dialogue ~ Job discussing with his friends (Job 4-31)

the disciples forsake Christ and flee

the disciples take the ass along after initial protests of its owner ~ Christ's entry into Jerusalem

the disciples take the ass along after initial protests of its owner ~ Christ's entry into Jerusalem (+ variant)

the disembarkation ~ story of Noah (Genesis 8:18 - 9:17)

the dispute of St. Catherine of Alexandria with fifty philosophers; sometimes emperor Maxentius present

the division of Canaan

the dominating partner

the Dominican friar and bishop of Ratisbon Albert the Great (Albertus Magnus); possible attributes: book, doctor's cap, pen

the Dominican friar and bishop of Ratisbon Albert the Great (Albertus Magnus); possible attributes: book, doctor's cap, pen - male saint meditating, in ecstasy

the Dominican friar and bishop of Ratisbon Albert the Great (Albertus Magnus); possible attributes: book, doctor's cap, pen - non-miraculous activities and events ~ male saint

the Dominican friar and founder of the Mercedarians, Raymund of Pennafort; possible attributes: crucifix, key, lily

the Dominican friar Hyacinth(us) of Poland; possible attributes: book, lily, monstrance (or ciborium), statue of the Virgin

the Dominican friar Hyacinth(us) of Poland; possible attributes: book, lily, monstrance (or ciborium), statue of the Virgin - death, deathbed of male saint

the Dominican friar Hyacinth(us) of Poland; possible attributes: book, lily, monstrance (or ciborium), statue of the Virgin - male saint protecting devotees with cloak, 'Schutzmantel'

the Dominican friar Hyacinth(us) of Poland; possible attributes: book, lily, monstrance (or ciborium), statue of the Virgin - post-mortem occurrences ~ male saint

the Dominican friar Hyacinth(us) of Poland; possible attributes: book, lily, monstrance (or ciborium), statue of the Virgin - posthumous deeds, appearances of male saints

the Dominican friar Hyacinth(us) of Poland; possible attributes: book, lily, monstrance (or ciborium), statue of the Virgin - posthumous deeds, appearances of male saints (+ Mary)

the Dominican friar Peter Martyr of Verona; possible attributes: crucifix, finger at lips, palm, sword (axe or knife) in skull (or breast), wound in head

the Dominican friar Vincent Ferrer of Valencia (or Vannes); possible attributes: book, baptismal font, cardinal's hat at feet, flames, flaming sword, IHS monogram, lily, sun, trumpet of the Last Judgement

the Dominican Tertiary Rosa (Rose) of Lima; possible attributes: anchor, crown of thorns, crucifix, infant Christ (in her arms or on a bunch of roses), lily, (wreath of) roses

the Dominican theologian, 'Angelic Doctor' Thomas of Aquino; possible attributes: book, (chain with) sun, dove, girdle of chastity, lily, model of church, monstrance (or chalice), mitre (under feet), star (on breast)

the donation of Constantine (the donation of Rome): St. Constantine, kneeling before pope Sylvester, hands over a document

the door of the temple is sealed ~ story of the image of Bel

the Dormition: Mary on her deathbed; the apostles are gathered around her (John the Evangelist may be shown sleeping or dreaming)

the Dormition: Mary on her deathbed; the apostles are gathered around her (John the Evangelist may be shown sleeping or dreaming) (+ Holy Ghost (as dove))

the Dormition: Mary on her deathbed; the apostles are gathered around her (John the Evangelist may be shown sleeping or dreaming) (+ Holy Trinity)

the dove returns with an olive-branch ~ story of Noah

the dragon-men kill each other when Jason throws a stone among them

the dragon bursts after being fed by Daniel

the dragon kills the son of the priest and two tribunes; bystanders get ill of the fumes

the dragon persecutes the pregnant woman ~ Revelation of John

the dream of Agamemnon: Morpheus, in the shape of Nestor, urges him to attack (+ variant)

the dream of Jacob: while sleeping on the ground with a stone for pillow Jacob sees a ladder reaching from earth to heaven with angels going up and down; usually with God at the top of the ladder

the dream of Paris

the dream of pope Innocent III: he sees the Lateran Church toppling, and St. Dominic holding it up with his hands

the drowned Leander is borne away, usually by Nereids, towards Hero; the latter possibly jumps to her death into the sea

the drunken Alcibiades comes to the house of Agathon and interrupts the banquet attended by Socrates and others: Plato's symposium

the drunken Bacchus

the drunken Hercules

the drunkenness of Noah

the eagle of Jupiter fetches water from the Styx with Psyche's jar

the early Christian Churches, e.g. Armenians, Copts, Syrians

the earth formless and desolate

the education of Achilles by Chiron

the Egyptians handing over their jewellery and clothing to the Israelites

the elders accusing Susanna before the people, laying their hands on her head or unveiling her

the elders are stoned to death ~ story of Susanna

the elders making advances towards Susanna

the elders spying upon Susanna

the embarkation of the ark

the embarkation of the ark (+ angel(s))

the emperor riding out is stopped by the mother of the dead baby ~ justice of Trajan

the empty cross(es)

the empty tomb ~ Resurrection of Christ

the entombment of Mary

the envious friends; criticizing bystanders ~ love couple

The envious Philistines fill all Abraham's wells with earth

the Ephesians burn the exorcists' books in public

the episode of the Last Supper

the erection of the cross: Christ is nailed to the cross which lies on the ground

the erection of the cross: Christ is nailed to the cross which lies on the ground (+ Mary)

the erection of the cross: raising of the cross (without Christ)

the erotic visions of St. Antony Abbot: he is tempted by (naked) women, but drives them off by praying, or by showing them a crucifix

the Eucharist ~ the fourth of the seven sacraments

the Eucharist ~ the fourth of the seven sacraments (+ Christ (bearded))

the evangelists inspired, e.g. by the Holy Ghost (dove), hand of God, Mary, angel

the evangelists writing

the evangelists writing (+ Holy Ghost (as a dove))

the evangelists writing - II - the evangelists without their symbols

the fall of Babylon

the fall of Jericho (Joshua 6)

the fall of Jerusalem ~ story of Zedekiah

the fall of Samaria (2 Kings 17:5-6)

the fall of Satan, fall of Lucifer

the fall of the damned ~ Last Judgement

the fall of Troy; Troy burning

the family travelling, on holiday

the father of Mary, Joachim; possible attributes: book, two doves, lamb, (shepherd's) staff

the feast at Joseph's house: the amazement of his brothers at being seated according to their age; Benjamin is honoured with extra food

the feast of Ahasuerus (Xerxes, alternatively Artaxerxes); the downfall of Queen Vashti (Astin)

the feast with Abimelech

the fifteen signs before Doomsday

the fifth of the seven angels sounds the trumpet: the falling star opens up the bottomless pit: smoke comes out

the fig-tree in the vineyard, which did not bear fruits ~ parable of Christ (Luke 13:6-9)

the fight over the body of Patroclus

the finding of Moses: Pharaoh's daughter comes to bathe with her maidens in the river and discovers the child floating on the water

the finding of Stephen's relics and their removal

the finding of the True Cross

the first attempt to invade Canaan fails: the Israelites are smitten by the Amalekites

the first guardsman says (writes) that wine is the strongest of all things ~ contest of the three guardsmen

the first of the seven angels sounds the trumpet: hail, fire and blood is cast upon the earth

the first Passover is celebrated in the new temple ~ the book of Ezra

the first tooth

the first years ~ the ages of man

the five Amorite kings are killed either on Joshua's command or by his own hand, and their bodies are hanged as a display

the five Amorite kings escape and hide in the cave of Makkedah

the five wounded limbs of Christ: heart (side-wound), hands, and feet

the five wounded limbs of Christ: heart (side-wound), hands, and feet (+ angel(s))

the fleet of Aeneas sets out

the flight into Egypt: Mary, Joseph, the child (and sometimes others) on their way; Mary usually riding on an ass

the flight into Egypt: Mary, Joseph, the child (and sometimes others) on their way; Mary usually riding on an ass (+ angel(s))

the flight into Egypt: Mary, Joseph, the child (and sometimes others) on their way; Mary usually riding on an ass - BB - landscape predominant

the flight of Cain

the flight of Daedalus and Icarus

the Flood and destruction of mankind ~ story of Noah (Genesis 7:10 - 8:17)

the flowering rod (Numbers 17)

the footprints of Christ on the Mount of Olives ~ the Ascension

the fortifications of Jerusalem are strengthened ~ story of Uzziah

the foster-father of Christ, Joseph of Nazareth, husband of Mary; possible attributes: flowering rod or wand, lily, carpenter's tools

the foster-father of Christ, Joseph of Nazareth, husband of Mary; possible attributes: flowering rod or wand, lily, carpenter's tools - death, deathbed of male saint

the foster-father of Christ, Joseph of Nazareth, husband of Mary; possible attributes: flowering rod or wand, lily, carpenter's tools - male saint represented in a group

the founder of the Congregation of the Oratory (Oratorians) Philip Neri; possible attributes: lily, rosary

the founder of the Congregation of the Oratory (Oratorians) Philip Neri; possible attributes: lily, rosary - portrait of male saint

the founder of the Jesuit Order, Ignatius of Loyola; possible attributes: book (with 'ad majorem Dei gloriam'), demon, dragon under feet, flames, flaming heart, globe, IHS monogram, skull (with crown), tears in eyes, torch

the founder of the Order of the Carthusians, Bruno; possible attributes: cross, finger at lips, lily, mitre at his feet, olive-branch, ray of light, skull, (seven) star(s)

the founder of the Order of the Carthusians, Bruno; possible attributes: cross, finger at lips, lily, mitre at his feet, olive-branch, ray of light, skull, (seven) star(s) - apotheosis, glory, triumph of male saint

the founder of the Order of the Carthusians, Bruno; possible attributes: cross, finger at lips, lily, mitre at his feet, olive-branch, ray of light, skull, (seven) star(s) - male saint writing, studying, teaching, dictating (e.g. as Doctor of the Church)

the founder of the Order of the Trinity, John of Matha; possible attributes: (broken) chains, prisoners

the founder of the Praemonstratensians, and archbishop of Magdeburg, Norbert; possible attributes: chalice (with spider), devil under feet, monstrance, the heretic Tankelin

the founder of the Praemonstratensians, and archbishop of Magdeburg, Norbert; possible attributes: chalice (with spider), devil under feet, monstrance, the heretic Tankelin - early life of male saint

the founder of the Praemonstratensians, and archbishop of Magdeburg, Norbert; possible attributes: chalice (with spider), devil under feet, monstrance, the heretic Tankelin - miraculous activities and events ~ male saint

the founder of the Praemonstratensians, and archbishop of Magdeburg, Norbert; possible attributes: chalice (with spider), devil under feet, monstrance, the heretic Tankelin - portrait of male saint

the foundling or the adopted child and its foster-parents

the foundress of the Order of Bri(d)gettines, the widow Bridget (Birgitta) of Sweden; possible attributes: band over veil with five red spots, book, candle, heart with cross, inkhorn, pilgrim's hat, staff, wallet

the foundress of the reformed (Discalced) Carmelites, T(h)eres(i)a of Avila; possible attributes: angel, arrow, dove, heart (flaming or pierced by an arrow)

the foundress of the reformed (Discalced) Carmelites, T(h)eres(i)a of Avila; possible attributes: angel, arrow, dove, heart (flaming or pierced by an arrow) - miraculous activities and events ~ female saint

the foundress of the reformed (Discalced) Carmelites, T(h)eres(i)a of Avila; possible attributes: angel, arrow, dove, heart (flaming or pierced by an arrow) - portrait of female saint

the Four Cardinal Virtues

the Four Cardinal Virtues (+ angel(s))

the four elements, and ether, the fifth element (+ variant)

the four evangelists together (author portraits)

the four evangelists without their symbols

the four evangelists ~ other themes

the four evangelists ~ the four main prophets

the Four Faculties (personifications)

the four horsemen of the Apocalypse

the four kings are attacked at night, and defeated by Abraham

the Four Last Things

the four Latin (Western) Fathers of the Church together: Ambrose (usually as bishop), Jerome (usually as cardinal), Augustine (usually as bishop), Gregory the Great (usually as pope)

the four Latin (Western) Fathers of the Church together: Ambrose (usually as bishop), Jerome (usually as cardinal), Augustine (usually as bishop), Gregory the Great (usually as pope) (+ angel(s))

the four Latin (Western) Fathers of the Church together: Ambrose (usually as bishop), Jerome (usually as cardinal), Augustine (usually as bishop), Gregory the Great (usually as pope) (+ angels floating in the air)

the four main directions

the four main directions of the wind

the four major prophets (not in biblical context): Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel

the four rivers of paradise (springing from a fountain)

the four seasons of the year ~ human activities

the four seasons of the year ~ landscapes

the four seasons of the year ~ other concepts (e.g. biblical scenes)

the four seasons of the year ~ other concepts (e.g. biblical scenes) (+ with scenes showing human occupations ~ seasons and months)

the four seasons of the year ~ still lifes of flowers and/or fruits

the four symbols of the evangelists, 'the apocalyptic beasts'

the four symbols of the evangelists, 'the apocalyptic beasts' (+ Mary)

the four symbols of the evangelists inspiring (or assisting) them

the fourth of the seven angels sounds the trumpet: the sun, the moon and the stars are partially darkened

the four winds are restrained by four angels

the four world epochs (golden, silver, bronze, iron age); 'Età dell'oro, argento, bronzo, et ferro' (Ripa)

the Franciscan friar Di(a)dacus of Alcala; possible attributes: cooking-pot, cross, flowers, keys

the Franciscan friar John of Capestrano; possible attributes: (monstrance with) IHS-monogram, banner with red cross, crucifix, Turk under feet

the Franciscan monk Antony of Padua; possible attributes: ass, book, crucifix, flowered cross, flaming heart, infant Christ (on book), lily

the Franciscan monk Antony of Padua; possible attributes: ass, book, crucifix, flowered cross, flaming heart, infant Christ (on book), lily (+ angel(s))

the Franciscan monk Peter of Alcantara; possible attributes: book, crucifix, discipline, dove, pen and ink, skull

the Franciscan Tertiary Margaret of Cortona; possible attributes: discipline, dog, lily, skull, stone

theft

theft (+ hearing, interrogation)

the fulfilment of the dreams: Pharaoh restores the butler to his former position, but has the baker hanged ~ story of Joseph

the fume of Abel's sacrifice goes straight to heaven, whereas the smoke of Cain's offering is beaten down

the fume of Abel's sacrifice goes straight to heaven, whereas the smoke of Cain's offering is beaten down, with God blessing Abel

the funeral procession ~ Mary's death

the gate of heaven, entrance to heaven, 'porta coeli'

the gathering of manna (in baskets and pots)

the gathering of the animals in pairs ~ story of Noah

the gathering of the spoils ~ war against the Moabites, Maonites and the children of Ammon

the ghost of Samuel appears to the witch of Endor; Saul falls prostrate to the ground

the giant and martyr Christophorus; possible attributes: palm-tree (with bunches of dates, or withered), infant Christ

the giant and martyr Christophorus; possible attributes: palm-tree (with bunches of dates, or withered), infant Christ - personal devotion of male saint (+ Mary)

the giant Antaeus is lifted in the air and crushed to death by Hercules

the Giants, Gigantes (with serpents for feet), and their battle against the gods (+ variant)

the Giants attack the heavens with boulders and tree-trunks

the Giants buried beneath volcanoes

the Giants piling up mountains

the giving of the test commandment: God warns Adam and Eve not to eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil

the giving of the test commandment: God warns Adam and Eve not to eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil (+ God the Father in the form of light)

the gods adorning Pandora

the gods arm Perseus; from Minerva, Mercury and/or other gods he gets a shield (or mirror), a scythe (or dagger), a helmet, winged sandals, and a wallet

the gods beg Apollo (Sol), mourning for the death of Phaethon, to drive his chariot again

the god Triton takes the tripod from the Argonauts

the golden age, 'Aetas aurea'; men live happily, gathering fruits under the reign of Saturn

The golden apples of the Hesperides

the Golden Fleece, hanging on an oak-tree, is seized by Jason

the Golden Mean; 'Mediocrità' (Ripa)

the good Samaritan (Luke 10:30-37)

the good Samaritan (Luke 10:30-37) (+ variant)

the good shepherd (Christ) defending his sheep against wolves; 'I am the good shepherd' (John 10:1-16)

the Gordian knot (attribute of Gordius)

the gourd (or vine) is eaten by a worm and Jonah is exposed to the burning rays of the sun

the grapes of Canaan

the graphic arts

the great devouring monster with many horns (one of them with eyes on it) ~ Daniel's visions

the great supper; the royal wedding-feast ~ parable of Christ (Matthew 22:1-14; Luke 14:16-24)

the Greek captains are wounded

the Greeks divide the spoils and sacrifice to their gods

the Greeks in Mysia, they fight against Telephus and his men

the Greeks prepare to leave Troy

the ground opens and swallows the rebels Dathan and Abiram along with their families and possessions

the halt leading the blind

the hand of St. John Damascene, cut off, is replaced by the Virgin Mary or by an angel

the harlot and martyr Afra of Augsburg; possible attributes: dead tree, jar of ointment, stake, woodstack

the he-goat fights with the ram and slays it ~ Daniel's visions

the head of John the Baptist brought to or lying on the banqueting table

the head of John the Baptist on a platter

the head of John the Baptist on a platter (+ variant)

the healing of the woman servant with a divining spirit ~ Paul and Silas at Philippi

the healing of the wrathful son: a young man who had cut off his leg in remorse after kicking his mother, had it miraculously restored by St. Antony of Padua

the healing of Tobit: Tobias puts the gall of the fish on his father's eyes

the herdsman Faustulus discovers Romulus and Remus

the hermit, martyr, and possibly former bishop of Dublin, Rum(b)old (Rombaut) of Malines; possible attributes: axe, hoe

the hermit, martyr, and possibly former bishop of Dublin, Rum(b)old (Rombaut) of Malines; possible attributes: axe, hoe - apotheosis, glory, triumph of male saint

the hermit, martyr, and possibly former bishop of Dublin, Rum(b)old (Rombaut) of Malines; possible attributes: axe, hoe - apotheosis, glory, triumph of male saint (+ angel(s))

the hermit, martyr, and possibly former bishop of Dublin, Rum(b)old (Rombaut) of Malines; possible attributes: axe, hoe - early life of male saint

the hermit, martyr, and possibly former bishop of Dublin, Rum(b)old (Rombaut) of Malines; possible attributes: axe, hoe - finding, transportation of relics of male saint

the hermit, martyr, and possibly former bishop of Dublin, Rum(b)old (Rombaut) of Malines; possible attributes: axe, hoe - post-mortem occurrences ~ male saint

the hermit, pilgrim, and erstwhile prince of Brittany, Judoc (Josse) of Ponthieu; possible attributes: crown in hand or at feet

the hermit, pilgrim, and erstwhile prince of Brittany, Judoc (Josse) of Ponthieu; possible attributes: crown in hand or at feet - miraculous activities and events ~ male saint

the hermit and Benedictine abbot Giles (Aegidius); possible attributes: arrow (in hand or breast), beggars and cripples at feet, lily, hind (or stag)

the hermit and founder of the (Franciscan) Minim Friars, Francis of Paola; possible attributes: inscription 'Charitas' on breast, discipline, skull, staff

the hermit and pilgrim Sebald of Nuremberg; possible attributes: crown (at his feet or on book), model of church

the hermit Antony Abbot (Antonius Abbas) of Egypt, also called the Great; possible attributes: bell, book, T-shaped staff, flames, pig

the hermit Antony Abbot (Antonius Abbas) of Egypt, also called the Great; possible attributes: bell, book, T-shaped staff, flames, pig - death, deathbed of male saint

the hermit Antony Abbot (Antonius Abbas) of Egypt, also called the Great; possible attributes: bell, book, T-shaped staff, flames, pig - miraculous activities and events ~ male saint

the hermit Antony Abbot (Antonius Abbas) of Egypt, also called the Great; possible attributes: bell, book, T-shaped staff, flames, pig - portrait of male saint

the hermit Bavo of Ghent; possible attributes: falcon, hollow tree, purse, stone, sword

the hermit Macarius of Egypt (the Elder, the Great); possible attributes: T-shaped staff, skull

the hermit Onuphrius; possible attributes: chalice and host, cross, crown (or coins), at his feet, raven, two lions

the hermit Simeon Stylites

the hermit Simeon Stylites either the Elder or the Younger, standing or seated on top of a pillar (column); maybe angels surround him

the hermit St. Onuphrius in the desert: his body is covered with hair, and he usually wears a loincloth of leaves; a raven brings him a loaf of bread

the hermit William of Maleval (the Great); possible attributes: book, coat of mail, dragon under feet, helmet, shield, rosary, T-shaped staff

the Hesperides, guardians of the tree with golden apples

the high priest and Sadducees have Peter and the apostles put in prison (Acts 5:17-42)

the hireling is not the shepherd, he runs away when the wolf is coming ~ parable of the good shepherd

the Holy Family (and sometimes others) returning to Israel

the Holy Family (and sometimes others) returning to Israel (+ angel(s))

the Holy Ghost descends upon the gentiles after Peter's prayer

the Holy Ghost going out from Christ

the Holy Lance ~ relics of Christ

the Holy Roman emperor Charlemagne; possible attributes: crown, model of church, orb, sceptre, sword

the Holy Roman emperor Henry II of Bamberg; possible attributes: crown, lily, model of church, orb, sceptre, sword

the Holy Trinity, 'Trinitas coelestis'; Father, Son and Holy Ghost ~ Christian religion (+ angels floating in the air)

the Holy Trinity, 'Trinitas coelestis'; Father, Son and Holy Ghost ~ Christian religion (+ Mary)

the holy women (the three Maries) on their way to or at the tomb, to anoint Christ's body

the holy women anoint Christ's body

the holy women tell the apostles about the empty tomb ~ Resurrection of Christ

the Horatii and the Curiatii volunteer for Rome and for Alba Longa, to meet in a sword battle

the horses of Apollo

the house of Nazareth which came to Loreto (Mary-miracle)

the hunter Hubert(us), bishop of Maastricht and LiÃ¨ge; possible attributes: hounds, hunting horn, key, stag with crucifix, (bishop's) stole

the hunter Hubert(us), bishop of Maastricht and Liège; possible attributes: hounds, hunting horn, key, stag with crucifix, (bishop's) stole - male saint as patron, protector, intercessor

the hunter Hubert(us), bishop of Maastricht and Liège; possible attributes: hounds, hunting horn, key, stag with crucifix, (bishop's) stole - non-miraculous activities and events ~ male saint

the Hydra is killed by Hercules assisted by Iolaus, who sears the roots of the severed heads with burning brands; an enormous crab nips Hercules' foot

the idols (and ear-rings) are hidden under an oak at Shechem

the images of Baal are destroyed and burned

the importunate friend, asking his friend who does not want to rise for three loaves of bread (Luke 11:5-8)

the Incarnation ~ Christ

the incredulity of Thomas

the individual and his name

the infant Christ appears to St. Antony of Padua; he embraces or worships the child

the infant Christ appears to St. Rosa and crowns her with roses

the infant Cyrus suckled by a bitch

the infant Pyrrhus and his rescuers before Glaucias, king of Illyricum, begging for asylum

the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead take away the bodies of Saul and his sons

the inhabitants of Nob are killed

the instruments of the Passion and the five wounded limbs

the iron age, 'Aetas ferrea'; characterized by Mars, war and rapine

the island of Aegina is stricken with pestilence

the Israelites and the Moabite women

the Israelites are forced to hard labour ~ Exodus

the Israelites come to Mount Sinai and set up camp at the foot of the mountain

the Israelites come to the oasis of Elim, where they find twelve springs and seventy palmtrees

the Israelites complain to Moses and Aaron (~ Pharaoh)

the Israelites do evil again and are conquered by Eglon, the king of Moab

the Israelites eat the Passover lamb standing about a table with their loins girt, their shoes on their feet and with staves in their hands, ready to depart

the Israelites have intercourse with the Moabite women

the Israelites lead Abishag before David

the Israelites leave Egypt; first movement from Rameses to Succoth (Exodus 12:31 - 13:16)

the Israelites leave their camp to cross the Jordan; the priests, carrying the ark, lead the march

the Israelites make bricks ~ Exodus

the Israelites march around Jericho: in the procession the main body of the soldiers comes first, next are seven priests who blow on trumpets, followed by the priests carrying the ark and a rear guard

the Israelites mourn Moses for thirty days

the Israelites offer burnt sacrifices on Mount Ebal

the Israelites pray the Lord to deliver them

the Israelites prepare for battle ~ the siege of Bethuliah

the Israelites prepare to leave: the people fill their troughs with unleavened dough, wrap them in clothing and carry them on their shoulders

the Israelites washing their clothes after the battle against the Midianites

the Israelites who had intercourse with the Moabite women are punished

the Israelites worship Baal, Ashtaroth, and other idols

the Jesuit friar Aloysius Gonzaga; possible attributes: crucifix, discipline, lily, skull

the Jesuit missionary Francis Xavier; possible attributes: cross, crucifix, flaming heart, Indian, lily, torch

the Jesuit missionary Francis Xavier; possible attributes: cross, crucifix, flaming heart, Indian, lily, torch (+ angel(s))

the Jesuit missionary Francis Xavier; possible attributes: cross, crucifix, flaming heart, Indian, lily, torch - male saint represented in a group

the Jewish councillor Joseph of Arimathaea; possible attributes: Holy Grail, instruments of the Passion (e.g. three nails, crown of thorns)

the Jews, Jewish life

the Jews ask Pilate to have the sepulchre guarded

the Jews mourn throughout the kingdom

the Jews rebuild the walls of Jerusalem

the Jews without resistance slain on the sabbath (1 Maccabees 2:31-38)

the journey to Ecbatana (Tobit 4-6)

the journey to Emmaus: two disciples (Cleopas and Peter) under way

the journey to Shinar

the Judgement of Paris (Mercury present)

the Judgement of Paris (without Mercury)

the judgement of Solomon (1 Kings 3:16-28)

the judgement of Zaleucus: when Zaleucus' son is sentenced to be blinded in both eyes, Zaleucus has one of his son's eyes plucked out and one of his own

the Judge on the great white throne

the kill (~ hunting)

the killing of Abel: Cain slays him with a stone, a club or a jaw-bone, alternatively with a spade or another tool as weapon

the king of Ai is brought to Joshua and hanged

the king of Elam and three allied kings defeat the five rebellious kings of the Pentapolis; in flight, two of the five kings fall into lime-pits and the three others escape to the mountains

the king of Elam and three allied kings make war against the five rebellious kings of the Pentapolis

the king of the Visigoths, out hunting, finds St. Giles in his retreat in the woods; Giles protects a stag in his arms, and an arrow pierces his hand

the king reproaches his servant for his mercilessness and delivers him to the tormentors ~ parable of the unmerciful servant

the king sees a guest without a wedding garment: 'bind him hand and foot .. and cast him into the outer darkness' ~ parable of the royal wedding-feast

the kings of the north are defeated by Joshua, who burns their chariots and cripples their horses by cutting the hamstrings

the kiss of Judas: accompanied by soldiers with torches and lanterns, he kisses Christ

the kiss of Judas: accompanied by soldiers with torches and lanterns, he kisses Christ (+ variant)

the labourers in the vineyard ~ parable of Christ (Matthew 20:1-16)

the labours of Adam and Eve; infancy of Cain and Abel (Genesis 4:1-2)

the Lamb takes the book from him who sits on the throne

the Last Communion of St. Jerome: he is attended and supported by younger priests, one of whom is about to administer the sacrament; usually St. Paula is present

the last messenger announces the death of Job's children, killed in a storm which razed the house in which they were having a feast

the lawyer Ivo (Yves) of Brittany; possible attributes: book, dove, pen and ink, scroll

the leave-taking of Rebekah; Laban gives her provisions

the leave-taking ~ Tobias' return

the left-handed Ehud stabs the fat Eglon with a dagger in the belly and kills him

the Lemnian women meeting the Argonauts

the leopard-like beast with seven heads comes out of the sea and is worshipped together with the dragon

the leopard with four bird's wings and four heads ~ Daniel's visions

the Levite and his concubine in a street in Gibeah are offered lodging by an old man

the Levites are appointed to serve the priests

the Levites take the place of the first-born sons

the liberal arts, 'Artes Liberales'

the liberal arts, 'Artes Liberales' (+ variant)

the liberal arts represented otherwise, e.g. by emblems, symbols

the liberal arts represented otherwise, e.g. by emblems, symbols (+ plagiary ~ sciences)

the liberal arts together with other disciplines

the lifespan

the lion of Judah

the lion with eagle's wings (griffin), standing on its hind legs ~ Daniel's visions

the Lord's ordinances of the altar ~ Ezekiel's vision of the new temple

the Lord's prayer (Matthew 6:9-13; Luke 11:2-4)

the Lord calls on Cain to account for his deed

the lord distributing talents or pounds among his servants

the lord sends labourers to the vineyard

the Lord will destroy man and beast, birds and fishes ~ Zephaniah's prophecies (Zephaniah 1:3)

the lost piece of silver recovered (Luke 15:8-9)

the lost sheep sought and found by the shepherd ~ parable of the good shepherd (Matthew 18:12-14; Luke 15:4-7)

the lot falls on Matthias ~ substitution of Judas

the Madonna appears to St. Antony of Padua; the Christ-child is handed over to Antony, or stretches out his arms to him

the Madonna appears to St. Philip Neri, who kneels down in prayer, or celebrates Mass; sometimes two angels support the swooning Philip

the making of the Tabernacle and its accessories ~ Exodus

the man (Adam) comes to life: usually God reaches out his hand or breathes life into his nostrils

the man (Adam) comes to life: usually God reaches out his hand or breathes life into his nostrils (+ God the Father)

the man (Adam) comes to life: usually God reaches out his hand or breathes life into his nostrils (+ God the Father in the form of light)

the man born blind washes his eyes in the pool of Siloam, and throws away his stick

the man is robbed (brothel scene)

the marriage-feast at Cana (John 2:1-11)

the marriage-feast of Peleus and Thetis in or near Chiron's cave

the marriage-feast of Peleus and Thetis in the clouds

the marriage agreement ~ story of Isaac

the marriage feast of Tobias and Sarah

the marriage of Jacob and Rachel

the marriage of the Lamb

the marriage of Tobias and Sarah

the marriage of Tobit and Anna (Tobit 1:1-9)

the martyr and bishop Donatus of Arezzo; possible attributes: (broken) chalice, dragon, sword

the martyr and deacon Laurence of Rome; possible attributes: book, censer, cross, dalmatic, gridiron, palm, purse (or cup with golden coins)

the martyr and deacon Laurence of Rome; possible attributes: book, censer, cross, dalmatic, gridiron, palm, purse (or cup with golden coins) (+ Mary)

the martyr and duke of Bohemia, Wencesla(u)s; possible attributes: bunch of grapes, knight's armour, ducal hat, lance, shield, sword, wine press

the martyr bishop Livinus (Lebuin) of Ghent; possible attributes: tongue in pincers

the martyr Blaise (Blasius), bishop of Sebaste; possible attributes: crossed candles, little boy, pig's head, wool-comb

the martyr Boniface, 'apostle of Germany', and archbishop of Mainz; possible attributes: axe in root of tree, book pierced by a sword, fountain (springing up from under his staff), whip

the martyrdom of Achatius and his 10.000 companions on Mount Ararat: they are crucified and/or impaled on trees or thorns

the martyrdom of the seven Maccabean brothers and their mother under Antiochus IV Epiphanes (2 Maccabees 7)

the martyr Erasmus (Elmo), bishop of Formiae; possible attributes: boat, capstan, carpenter's nails under fingernails, cauldron, windlass with entrails

the martyr John Nepomuk; possible attributes: book, crucifix, nimbus or crown of five stars, padlock, palm, tongue

the martyr Pancras (Pancratius) of Rome; possible attributes: sword

the martyr Quintin(us) (Quentin) of Vermand; possible attributes: nail(s)

the martyrs and deacons Gervase and Protase; possible attributes: sword, whip

the martyr Sebastian; possible attributes: arrow(s), bow, tree-trunk

the martyr Sebastian; possible attributes: arrow(s), bow, tree-trunk - apotheosis, glory, triumph of male saint

the martyrs Justina and Cyprian(us) of Nicomedia (Antioch); possible attributes: palm, sword

the martyr Sophia of Rome, and her three daughters Fides, Spes and Caritas (Faith, Hope and Charity); possible attributes: triple crown (Sophia), sword (daughters Fides, Spes, Caritas)

the martyrs Perpetua and Felicitas (Felicity) of Carthage; possible attributes: wild bull

the martyrs Perpetua and Felicitas (Felicity) of Carthage; possible attributes: wild bull - vision(s), mystic marriage of female saint

the martyr Thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury; possible attributes: (red) chasuble, sword in skull

the massacre; Elisabeth fleeing with John the Baptist

the massacre of the innocents

the massacre of the innocents and the flight into Egypt (Matthew 2:13-23)

the massacre ot the innocents; sometimes Herod looking on

the massacre ot the innocents; sometimes Herod looking on (+ variant)

the mass of St. Basil: emperor Valens faints

the mass of St. Clement: Theodora, wife of the heathen Sisinnius present; Sisinnius, who is spying, is struck blind

the mass of St. Gregory the Great: Christ appears above the altar with the instruments of the Passion; maybe blood spouts from Christ's side

the master of the house making a long journey ~ parable of Christ (Mark 13:34-37)

the meeting at the well: Eliezer sees Rebekah coming with a pitcher

the meeting between Esau and Jacob

the meeting of Abraham and Melchizedek, the high priest and king of Salem, who brings bread and wine (Genesis 14:18-20)

the meeting of Aeneas and Achates with Venus, disguised as a huntress; she points out twelve swans in the sky

the meeting of Aeneas and Dido; when he approaches her throne, the cloud enveloping him and Achates vanishes

the meeting of Aeneas and Dido; when he approaches her throne, the cloud enveloping him and Achates vanishes (+ variant)

the meeting of Alexander and Jaddus at the gate of Jerusalem; Alexander kneels before the high priest

the meeting of Jacob and Joseph in Goshen

the meeting of Orestes with Electra at Agamemnon's tomb

the meeting of parents and son ~ Tobias' return

the meeting of Samson and Delilah

the meeting of Scipio and Hannibal before the battle of Zama

the meeting of Tobias and the angel Raphael

the men of the city see the destroyed altar (story of Gideon)

the messenger brings Saul's crown and bracelet to David

the messenger who brought David the message of Saul's death is put to death by one of David's soldiers

the mighty angel with the little open book in his hands: he is wrapped in a cloud; his legs are pillars of fire, which stand one on land and one in the sea ~ Apocalypse

the militant Church (on earth)

the militant Church suffering (in purgatory)

the militant Church triumphant (in heaven)

the mind affected by drink, drugs or stimulants

the Minotaur, half a man and half a bull, in his dwelling-place, the Labyrinth, supplied with human sacrifices

the miracle of the barrel of meal and the jar of oil: to reward the woman's charity Elijah has her store of meal and oil renewed as long as the famine prevails

the miracles ~ the calling of Moses

the miraculous draught of fishes (before the Resurrection) on the Lake of Gennesaret (Sea of Galilee); James and John helping to bring in the nets (Luke 5:1-11)

Themis

the missing cup ~ story of Joseph (Genesis 44-45)

the Moabite women lead the Israelites into the worship of Baal-Peor

the mocking of Noah: Ham finds his father (partially) naked sleeping out of doors (or in his tent, or in the vineyard cottage); Ham calls his brothers

the mocking of Noah: Ham finds his father (partially) naked sleeping out of doors (or in his tent, or in the vineyard cottage); Ham calls his brothers (+ variant)

the molten sea, with twelve oxen or lions ~ temple of Solomon

the monk and bishop Gregory of Nazianzus, also called the Theologian; possible attributes: book, scroll

the monk and hermit Gall(us); possible attributes: bear

the monk and hermit Jerome (Hieronymus); possible attributes: book, cardinal's hat, crucifix, hour-glass, lion, skull, stone

the monk and hermit Jerome (Hieronymus); possible attributes: book, cardinal's hat, crucifix, hour-glass, lion, skull, stone (+ angel(s))

the monk and hermit Jerome (Hieronymus); possible attributes: book, cardinal's hat, crucifix, hour-glass, lion, skull, stone (+ angels floating in the air)

the monk and hermit Jerome (Hieronymus); possible attributes: book, cardinal's hat, crucifix, hour-glass, lion, skull, stone - male saint represented in a group

the monk and hermit Jerome (Hieronymus); possible attributes: book, cardinal's hat, crucifix, hour-glass, lion, skull, stone - non-miraculous activities and events ~ male saint

the monk and hermit Jerome (Hieronymus); possible attributes: book, cardinal's hat, crucifix, hour-glass, lion, skull, stone - portrait of male saint

the monster Geryon - death

the mote and the beam in the eye ~ doctrine of Christ on love, etc. (Matthew 7:4; Luke 6:42)

the mother of Augustine, Monica of Tagaste (or Ostia); possible attributes: black dress with white veil or wimple, book, crucifix, rosary

the mourning over the dead Christ

the mourning over the dead Christ (+ Mary)

the murder of Agamemnon: he is killed when sitting at a banquet

the murder of Zacharias

the murder on Holofernes is discovered (by Bagoas)

the Muses acting together (as group)

the Muses acting together (as group) - attributes

the Muses flee from Pyreneus and transform themselves into birds (Pyreneus, trying to catch them, falls down to death from the top of a tower)

the mustard seed becomes a tree in which birds make nests (Matthew 13:31-32; Mark 4:31-32; Luke 13:18-19)

the mystic marriage of St. Catherine of Alexandria with the infant Christ: the Christ-child puts a ring on her finger

the mystic marriage of St. Catherine of Siena: she kneels to receive a ring from the infant Christ (in Mary's lap), or from the adult Christ

the narrow way ~ doctrine of Christ on love, etc.

the naughty child

the new-born child

the new-born child shown to the father

the New Jerusalem

the new tables of the law (Exodus 34)

the new tables of the law (Exodus 34) (+ variant)

the nine choirs of angels, hierarchy of angels

the nine worthies, 'les neuf preux'

the nine worthiest women

the northern tribes turn away under Sheba's leadership

the nymphs fill the horn of the goat Amalthea with flowers and fruits; it thus becomes the Cornucopia

the oath of Julius Claudius Civilis: during a meal he induces his people to revolt against the Romans

the officer's oblation after the battle of the Israelites against the Midianites; Moses and Eleazar take the gifts to the Tabernacle

the old government and its supporters (after revolution)

the old prophet rides off with his donkey, meets the prophet of Judah and invites him to his house

the Old testament, Old Law; 'Legge vecchia', 'Legge del timore' (Ripa)

theologian

theologian in his study (writing or reading)

Theology (as one of the faculties) (+ portrait of scholar, scientist)

theology; 'Theologia' (Ripa)

the opening of the seven seals ~ Revelation of John (+ variant)

theoretical instruction ~military training

the origin of painting and drawing

Theory; 'Theoria' (Ripa)

the pagan priests are either killed or suppressed ~ story of Josiah

the painter and his muse

the palace of Solomon (1 Kings 7:1-12)

the parable of the broken earthen bottle before the gate of Jerusalem (Jeremiah 19:1-13)

the parable of the prodigal son (Luke 15:11-32)

the paralytic man is cured and walks away

the paralytic takes up his bed and walks away ~ Christ healing paralytics

the partnership with Laban ~ story of Jacob (Genesis 30:25-43)

the Passover is celebrated for the first time in the promised land

the patroness of housewives, Martha of Bethany; possible attributes: aspergillum, broom, bunch of keys, dragon, ladle

the peasant Isidore the Labourer (Agricola) of Madrid; possible attributes: agricultural implements, e.g.: plough, sickle

the penitent harlot Mary Magdalene; possible attributes: book (or scroll), crown, crown of thorns, crucifix, jar of ointment, mirror, musical instrument, palm-branch, rosary, scourge

the penitent harlot Mary Magdalene; possible attributes: book (or scroll), crown, crown of thorns, crucifix, jar of ointment, mirror, musical instrument, palm-branch, rosary, scourge - apotheosis, glory, triumph of female saint

the penitent harlot Mary of Egypt (Maria Aegyptiaca); possible attributes: long hair, three loaves

the penitent St. Mary Magdalene (often before a cave, possibly at La Sainte-Baume hill): her long hair covers her (naked) body, she reads, meditates or raises her tear-filled eyes towards heaven

the penitent St. Mary of Egypt receives the communion from the hermit Zosimus

the penitent St. William of Maleval, in armour, tied to a tree

the people's census at Bethlehem: Mary and Joseph are registered

the people assemble in Jerusalem; they offer sacrifices and take the oath that they will worship only God

the people bring their golden ear-rings to Aaron

the people bring their offerings for the Tabernacle: all kinds of fine objects, jewellery, linen, etc.

the people dance around the golden calf ~ Exodus

the people destroy the temple, altars and images of Baal, and slay Baal's priests

the people feasting ~ adoration of the golden calf

the people of Gibeon, dressed up in rags, and pretending to have come from a distant land ask Joshua to make a treaty with them

the people of Gibeon, fearing Joshua and his men, decide to deceive them: they load their donkeys with worn-out sacks, they put on ragged clothes and old sandals and take decaying food

the people of Israel are divided; some want Tibni as king, others want Omri

the people of Israel murmur against Moses

the people of Judah, except the poorest, are taken to Babylonia ~ story of Zedekiah

the people of Samaria rush out and loot the Syrian camp

the Phaeacians bring Ulysses to Ithaca; they lay him down asleep on the beach with gifts (Homer, Odyssey XIII)

the Pharisees slink away when Christ says: 'Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her' ~ woman accused of adultery

the Philistines attack David

the Philistines burn Samson's wife and her father

the Philistines distrust David

the Philistines in flight after the death of Goliath are pursued by the Israelites

the Philistines place Saul's armour in the temple of Ashtaroth (Astarte)

the piety of Obadiah, governor of Ahab's house: when Queen Jezebel kills the Lord's priests, Obadiah hides a hundred of them in a cave and provides them with food

the piety of the old Tobit (Tobit 1:10-22)

the pilgrimage of St. Ursula and her companions to Rome

the pillar of cloud and the pillar of fire ~ Exodus

the place of worship and its equipment ~ Christian churches

the plague of boils: Moses throws a handful of ashes into the air in front of Pharaoh and it produces boils on the people and the animals

the plague of darkness: Moses raises his hands towards the sky and there is total darkness for three days

the plague of flies which fill the houses of the Egyptians

the plague of frogs: Aaron stretches out his hand over the water of Egypt; frogs come out and cover the land

the plague of hail: Moses raises his rod towards the sky, and hail and fire fall to the ground

the plague of lice: Aaron strikes the ground with his rod and the dust turns into lice

the plague of locusts: as Moses raises his hands the locusts come and eat everything that has survived the hail

the plague of murrain in cattle: all the animals of the Egyptians die

the plague of the first-born: the destroying angel passes through the land and kills every Egyptian first-born of man and animal

the plague of the mice ~ the Ark of the Covenant

the plague of the monstrous locusts with crowns, led by Apollyon

the plague of water turned into blood: as Pharaoh goes down to the Nile, Aaron strikes the surface of the river with his rod; the water turns into blood and all the fishes die

the poet and his muse

the poet and his muse (+ artist at work)

the poet Virgilius

the polar regions, frigid zones represented allegorically

the poor

the pope and martyr Sixtus II; possible attributes: money-bag, deacons Felicissimus and Agapitus, sword

the pope on horseback, and Christ on an ass

the Praemonstratense friar Herman Joseph of Steinfeld; possible attributes of St. Herman Joseph: book, branch of roses, cup (with roses), infant Christ, key, knife

the prayer of Manasseh

the prayer of Tobit

the praying Pharisee and the repentant publican in the temple (Luke 18:10-14)

the pregnant woman and the dragon ~ Revelation of John

the presents are offered to Dido, she fondles Ascanius-Cupid

the priests complain about the superscription; Pilate refuses to change it

the priests of Bel, with their wives and children, enter the temple through a hidden corridor and feast on the food during the night

the priests of Bel and their relatives are arrested; they are put to death afterwards

the priest Zadok and the Levites bring the Ark of the Covenant to the brook Kidron; Abiathar burns offerings

the princes flee from Absalom's banquet

the prison-doors are opened by an earthquake ~ Paul and Silas in prison

the prodigal son, suffering want, asks a farmer for work

the prodigal son asks for his inheritance; his father gives him (a bag of) money

the prodigal son in the midst of prostitutes feasting and dissipating his patrimony, usually in a brothel or inn

the prodigal son kneels before his father who takes him in his arms

the prodigal son repents his former life and prays

the prodigal son returns home, where his father awaits him

the prodigal son tends the swine and eats from their trough

the promise of a son is renewed; Sarah, overhearing it, laughs incredulously

the prophecy of Basilides: on his way to Jerusalem, emperor Titus consults Basilides the Carmelite, who shows him a vision of God the Father with the dead Christ

the prophet Gad comes to David and gives him the choice between three punishments

the prophet Gad instructs David

the prophet Habakkuk, carried by his hair by an angel, brings food to Daniel who sits unharmed between the lions

the prophet Jonah withdraws from Nineveh; he builds a booth and while enjoying the shade of a plant (gourd or vine) which God made grow for him, he awaits the destiny of the city

the prophet Obadiah (not in biblical context); possible attributes: book or scroll, bread and jar, prophets at his feet (because of the erroneous identification with his namesake, Ahab's governor, who hid and fed a hundred prophets)

the prophet of Judah rides off with his donkey and on his way is killed by a lion

the punishment of Adam and Eve

the punishment of the guilty servants ~ Ulysses back in Ithaca

the purchase of salve, spices and linen ~ Christ's entombment

the pyre is lit: Hercules gives his bow, arrows and quiver to Philoctetes (or Poeas)

the quarrel about Briseis (Iliad I)

the queen of Sheba before Solomon, testing him with questions

the queen of Sheba comes to Solomon with a train of camels loaded with gifts

the queen of Sheba enthroned at Solomon's side

the queen of Sheba sets out on the return journey

the raising of Lazarus ('Lazarus, come out')

the ransom of Chryseis: Agamemnon refuses to return Chryseis to her father Chryses

the rape of Dinah by Shechem

the rape of Ganymede: he is carried off through the air by Jupiter in the form of an eagle, or by the eagle of Jupiter

the rape of Lucretia: Sextus Tarquin threatens her with a dagger or a sword

the rape of Lucretia: Sextus Tarquin threatens her with a dagger or a sword (+ variant)

the rape of Proserpina (by Pluto in his chariot); possibly with Diana and Minerva trying to rescue her

the reading of the law (Joshua 8:30-35)

the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls (Nehemiah 2:12 - 4; 6)

the rebuilding of the temple (Ezra 3)

the recognition (of foundling by the parents)

the relics of Mark are transported from Alexandria to Venice

the rending of the veil of the temple ~ Christ's death

the rescue of St. Placidus, who had fallen into a lake: St. Benedict, learning of the accident in a vision, sends St. Maurus, who walks on the water and pulls St. Placidus out by the hair

the return and reforms of Ezra

the return journey and arrival in Canaan (Eliezer and Rebekah)

the return of Aeneas and the Relief ~ battle of Latinum (Virgil, Aeneid X)

the return of Ezra (Ezra 7-8)

the revenge of Israel on the Benjamites (Judges 20)

the rich

the rich fool, whose death comes when he has saved all his money to build new barns (Luke 12:16-21)

the rich man (Dives) is feasting, while poor Lazarus is starving at the gate (dogs licking Lazarus' sores) (Luke 16:19-31)

the richness of the Church opposed to Christ's humility

the right to vote, the compulsory vote

the risen Christ (with wounds, but without crown of thorns), sometimes holding the cross

the risen Christ (with wounds, but without crown of thorns), sometimes holding the cross - EE - the tomb closed (with unbroken seals) (+ variant)

the river-god Acis; 'Aci' (Ripa)

the river-god Numicus washes away Aeneas' mortal parts

the river-gods condole with Peneus for the loss of Daphne transformed into a tree

the river-god Tiberinus appears to Aeneas in his sleep

thermodynamics

thermometer

thermometer (+ variant)

the Roman Catholic Church vs. Protestantism; (Reformation and Counter Reformation)

the Roman emperor Constantine the Great; possible attributes: crown, sceptre, standard (labarum) with chi-rho monogram or cross

the Roman emperor Constantine the Great; possible attributes: crown, sceptre, standard (labarum) with chi-rho monogram or cross - apotheosis, glory, triumph of male saint

the Roman soldier and hunter Eustace (Eustachius, Eustathius); possible attributes: banner, bull of brass, cuirass, hunting horn, lance, stag's head with crucifix, sword, two sons, wife

the ruins of the Tower of Babel

the ruse of the Gibeonites (Joshua 9)

the Sacred Blood (+ Christ (bearded))

the Sacred Heart

the Sacred Heart (+ variant)

the sacrifice of Cain and Abel: Abel offers a lamb, Cain usually a sheaf of corn

the sacrifice of Iphigenia

the sacrifice of Isaac (Genesis 22)

the sacrifice of Isaac (Genesis 22) (+ angel(s))

the sailors reluctantly throw the prophet Jonah into the sea

the Samaritan and the wounded traveller arrive at the inn; the traveller is cared for

the Samaritan pays the innkeeper

the Samaritan sets the wounded traveller on his mount (ass or horse), and brings him to an inn

the satyr and the peasants; according to Aesop: the satyrs and the peasant (meal, blowing to cool food, etc.)

the scarlet woman, the whore of Babylon; she is usually sitting on a scarlet beast with seven heads and ten horns

the second book of Esdras (4 Ezra)

the second coming of Christ

the second guardsman says (writes) that the king is the strongest ~ contest of the three guardsmen

the second of the seven angels sounds the trumpet: a great burning mountain is cast into the sea

the seer Theoclymenus joins Telemachus' party

the serpent tries to persuade Eve to take some of the fruit (usually an apple)

the servant (or son) of the centurion of Capernaum is healed

the servant reports he has seen a small cloud ~ story of Elijah

the servants are left behind while Abraham and Isaac (usually carrying wood) climb the mountain

Theseus' fight with Pallas and his fifty sons

Theseus' fight with the Amazons when they attack Athens

Theseus, with the ball of thread, finds his way into the Labyrinth

Theseus and Pirithous abducting Helen

Theseus captures the bull of Marathon

Theseus in love with Ariadne, Minos' daughter

Theseus in pursuit of Medea; she eludes him by casting a cloud about herself, and disappears in her chariot

Theseus kills Eurytion

Theseus kills the Minotaur

Theseus takes the sword and the sandals of his father Aegeus from under the rock; usually in the presence of his mother Aethra

the seven-branched candlestick ~ temple of Solomon

the seven angels with the seven vials, bringing disasters and destruction upon the earth and mankind

the seven angels with trumpets ~ Revelation of John

the seven Archangels

the Seven Bleedings of Christ

the Seven Deadly Sins (personified)

the seven descendants of Saul are hanged by the Gibeonites

the seven gifts of the Holy Ghost represented as seven flames

the seven prismatic colours

the seven Sacraments of the Roman Catholic Church

the seven sacraments symbolized

the Seven Sleepers (children) of Ephesus; possible attributes: shepherd's pouch (bag), shepherd's crook

the seven sons of St. Felicity are beheaded; Felicity may be shown comforting them, or she is beheaded also

the seventh of the angels sounds the trumpet: adoration in heaven

the Seven Virtues (symbolized)

the seven wise men of Greece: Bias, Chilon, Cleobulus, Periander (alternatively Myson), Pittacus, Solon, Thales

the seven wise men of Greece: Bias, Chilon, Cleobulus, Periander (alternatively Myson), Pittacus, Solon, Thales - portrait of person from classical history

the seven years of famine (alleg.) (+ variant)

the seven years of plenty (alleg.)

the severed head of Pompey is brought to Caesar

the sheep follow the good shepherd ~ parable of the good shepherd

the shield of Achilles

the ship is caught in a violent storm ~ Jonah and the sailors

the shipwreck on the coast of Malta (Melita) ~ story of Paul

the show; fair and circus performers

the show; fair and circus performers (+ music and song ~ festive activities)

the Shunammite woman's hospitality

the Shunammite woman rides out with her donkey to Elisha, bows down before him and taking hold of his feet, entreats him to come with her

the sick are cured with the oil from the lamp before the image of St. Ignatius of Loyola

the sick try to reach the water of the pool of Bethesda

the siege of Bethuliah (Judith 4-7)

the siege of the Trojan camp ~ battle of Latium (Virgil, Aeneid IX)

the silver age, 'Aetas argentea'; men plough the soil and build huts

the sinfulness of Eli's sons, Hophni and Phinehas (1 Samuel 2:12-17)

the sin of Nadab and Abihu (Leviticus 10:1-7)

the sisters and martyrs Justa and Rufina of Sevilla; possible attributes: broken idols, palm, pottery

the sisters of the dying Lazarus send to Christ for help

the six days of creation (Genesis 1:3-25)

the sixth of the seven angels sounds the trumpet: the four angels of destruction are released

the sleeping apostles (alone) ~ Garden of Gethsemane

the snake is cursed by God, and condemned to eat dust and to crawl on its belly

the soldier, martyr and gaoler Hippolytus; possible attributes: hackle, key, rope

the soldier; the soldier's life (+ artillery)

the soldier; the soldier's life (+ cavalry, horsemen)

the soldier; the soldier's life (+ during the battle)

the soldier; the soldier's life (+ infantry)

the soldier; the soldier's life (+ landing, disembarkation of armed forces)

the soldier; the soldier's life (+ oared ships, e.g.: galley)

the soldier; the soldier's life (+ outside city-wall or fortress)

the soldier; the soldier's life (+ weapons)

the soldier Longinus (the centurion) of Caesarea; possible attributes: lance, pyx

the soldier martyr Florian of Lorch; possible attributes: bucket (pitcher), lance with banner, millstone, palm-branch, shield (with cross), sword

the soldier martyr Florian of Lorch; possible attributes: bucket (pitcher), lance with banner, millstone, palm-branch, shield (with cross), sword - apotheosis, glory, triumph of male saint

the soldier martyr Gereon of Cologne; possible attributes: banner, cross on chest, lance, shield, sword

the soldier off duty

the soldiers breaking the limbs of the malefactors with clubs

the son of a widow is raised from the dead by Peter

the Son of Man (Christ) before the throne of the Ancient of days (+ variant)

the Son of Man (Christ) with the sickle

the son of Shelomith is stoned to death by the Israelites

the son of the prefect of Rome, who tried to violate St. Agnes, is struck blind or dead; Agnes raises him from the dead

the son of the prefect of Rome, who tried to violate St. Agnes, is struck blind or dead; Agnes raises him from the dead (+ variant)

the son of the Shunammite woman dies in his mother's lap

the son of the widow of Nain is carried out of the city on a bier (Luke 7:11-17)

the son of the widow of Zarephath falls mortally ill

the sons of Niobe, who were mounting their horses, die by the darts of Apollo

the sorcerer Elymas (Elymes, Bar-Jesus), who tries to prevent Paul and Barnabas from speaking, is struck blind by Paul

the sorrowing Penelope

the Soul as bride of Christ

the soul carried to heaven by angels

the soul carried to heaven by angels (+ variant)

the soul during lifetime

the soul going to its last destination

the soul in eternity

the soul leaving the body in the shape of a little human being

the soul travelling

the sower ~ parable of Christ (Matthew 13:3-9; Mark 4:3-9; Luke 8:5-8)

the spies take away some of the fruits of Canaan and return, usually carrying a large bunch of grapes on a pole

the spirit of God moves upon the waters

the spoils of Mezentius are offered to Mars

thes soldier off duty (+ cavalry, horsemen)

the stage and its equipment

the stage and its equipment (+ artist at work)

the star appears again and guides the three Wise Men to Bethlehem

the star appears again and guides the three Wise Men to Bethlehem (+ variant)

the statue of Dagon in Ashdod falls down

the steward who is to be dismissed, has the debtors of his lord change their debts (Luke 16:1-8)

the stoning of Stephen; the witnesses lay down their clothes at Saul's feet

the storm ~ Paul's journey to Rome

the story of Abraham (part III)

the story of Balaam (Numbers 22-24)

the story of Cain and Abel (Genesis 4:3-17)

the story of Lazarus (John 11:1-44)

the story of Ruth, the Moabitess

the story of Susanna and the elders (in which the youth Daniel intervenes on behalf of Susanna) (Daniel 13)

the story of the image of Bel (Daniel 14:1-22)

the story of the three Hebrews in the fiery furnace (Daniel 3)

the story of the three Wise Men (kings or Magi) (Matthew 2:1-12)

the Sublime

the superscription: I(esus) N(azarenus) R(ex) I(udaeorum) ~ Christ's crucifixion

the supper at Emmaus: Christ is recognized while blessing or breaking the bread

the Synagogue (as building and place of worship ~ Jewish religion)

the Syrians come before Elisha; he prays to God and the Syrians are struck with blindness

the Tabernacle is set up and Moses puts the ark with the tables in it

the talents or pounds ~ parable of Christ (Matthew 25:14-30; Luke 19:12-27)

the teeth of St. Apollonia are pulled out

the Temple (in general) ~ Jewish religion

the temple of Jerusalem is looted ~ story of Zedekiah

the temptation of St. Thomas Aquinas: with a brand of fire he chases a maiden, who tried to seduce him, from his chamber

the ten commandments (Exodus 20:3-17)

the ten commandments represented together

the ten commandments represented together on stone tablets

the ten northern tribes make Jeroboam king of Israel and set up the capital of Shechem (later exchanged for Tirzah)

the ten tribes are taken to Assyria in exile

the terrified sailors, after praying to their gods, throw the cargo overboard ~ story of Jonah

the territory of the thirty-one kings is conquered by Joshua and his army (Joshua 12:7-24)

the thieves are taken down from their crosses

the third missionary journey of Paul: the stay in Ephesus (Acts 19)

the third of the seven angels sounds the trumpet: a great burning star (Wormwood) poisons the rivers and fountains

the three (sometimes four) Maries together; possible attributes: jar of ointment

the three angels proclaiming the day of judgement

the three crosses are dug up near the temple of Venus ~ legend of the True Cross

the three crosses with the crucified, without bystanders

the three Estates: nobility, clergy, commoners

the three Horatii take the oath in front of their father

the three kings, from Israel, Judah and Edom, consult Elisha

the three patriarchs together: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob (not in biblical context)

the Three Theological Virtues

the Three Theological Virtues - MM - Virtues triumphant

the three Wise Men are warned in a dream by an angel not to return to Herod

the three Wise Men meet at the crossroads

the three Wise Men see a star and are astonished by its magnitude

the throne of God ~ Revelation

the throne of Solomon with two lions (1 Kings 10:18-20; 2 Chronicles 9:17-19)

the Tiburtine sibyl and Augustus: the sibyl reveals to the emperor a vision of the Madonna in heaven

the time of Abdon (Judges 12:13-15)

the time of Deborah and Barak (Judges 4-5)

the time of Elon (Judges 12:11-12)

the time of Gideon (Jerubbaal) ~ the book of Judges

the time of Ibzan (Judges 12:8-10)

the time of Othniel (Judges 3:9-11)

the time of Samson ~ the book of Judges

Thetis, asleep on the shore, is assailed by Peleus; she tries to elude him by assuming different shapes

Thetis asks Jupiter to support her son (Achilles)

Thetis brings Achilles the new armour (Iliad XIX)

Thetis dips Achilles in the Styx

Thetis hands Achilles over to Chiron, the centaur

Thetis holds Achilles in the fire

Thetis in Vulcan's forge asking a new armour for Achilles

Thetis leaves Peleus and returns to her home in the sea

Thetis tries to comfort her son Achilles

the tower, from which Psyche had intended to throw herself, tells her how to accomplish her task in the underworld

the Tower of Babel

the Transfiguration: Moses and Elijah appear on either side of Christ on Mount Tabor (Matthew 17:1-13; Mark 9:2-13; Luke 9:28-36)

the traveller is attacked by robbers ~ parable of the good Samaritan

the treaty of Abraham and Abimelech (Genesis 21:22-34)

the treaty with Abimelech, who has come to Beersheba with Phichol and Ahuzzath

the tree of knowledge of good and evil (whose fruit, usually apples or figs, brings death); the tree may be guarded by the serpent

the tree of life in the Garden of Eden

the trial by ordeal of St. Cunegunda: accused of marital infidelity, she walks over red-hot ploughshares unharmed; usually her husband King Henry II present

the tribes are arranged in their proper order ~ the book of Numbers

the tribes of Judah and Simeon defeat the Canaanites and Perizzites

the tribute money (Matthew 17:24-27)

the tripod (Delphi)

the triumph of Aurelian (Lucius Domitius Aurelianus), the Roman emperor; possibly with Zenobia, queen of Palmyra, and Tetricus as captives

the Trojan embassy sent by Aeneas is welcomed by Latinus, who offers to make an alliance and to give Lavinia in marriage

the Trojan horse

the Trojans' departure from Carthage

the Trojans escape from Polyphemus and the Cyclopes

the Trojans reach the mouth of the Tiber and land in Latium (Virgil, Aeneid VII-VIII)

the Trojans with King Latinus

the Trojan war: the first nine years of the war

the True Church vs. the False Church, heresy or sectarianism; schism

the true mother objects to Solomon's verdict

the twelve apostles (as a group), usually with books or scrolls (not in biblical context)

the twelve apostles (as a group), usually with books or scrolls (not in biblical context) (+ Christ)

the twelve apostles (as a group), usually with books or scrolls (not in biblical context) - II - the apostles with Matthias instead of Judas Iscariot

the twelve apostles ~ other themes

the twelve apostles ~ the twelve patriarchs

the twelve apostles ~ the twelve patriarchs - II - the apostles with Matthias instead of Judas Iscariot

the twelve apostles ~ the twelve prophets

the twelve cakes of the showbread ~ Jewish religion

the Twelve Labours: first series

the Twelve Labours of Hercules: second series

the twelve minor prophets (not in biblical context): Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi

the twelve months (especially personifications); 'Mese in generale' (Ripa) (+ allegorical or symbolical representation of seasons and months)

the twelve months (especially personifications); 'Mese in generale' (Ripa) (+ with zodiacal signs of the summer season)

the twelve months represented by landscapes (+ human occupations representing seasons and months)

the twelve months represented by landscapes (+ with scenes showing human occupations ~ seasons and months)

the twelve months represented by landscapes (+ with zodiacal signs of the summer season)

the twelve months represented by scenes showing human activities, usually in a landscape; so-called 'labours of the months' (+ with zodiacal signs)

the twelve patriarchs together, i.e. the twelve (grand)sons of Jacob, eponymous ancestors of the twelve tribes of Israel

the twelve tribes of Israel (not in biblical context)

the twelve tribes of Israel (with NAME) (not in biblical context)

the twenty-four Elders

the twin-brothers Cosmas and Damian(us), martyrs and physicians; possible attributes: box of ointment, cap, gown, lancet, pestle and mortar, urinal

the two-horned beast out of the earth and the beast out of the sea are worshipped

the two angels intervene and strike the mob that surround Lot's house with blindness

the two brazen pillars: Jachin and Boaz (Solomon's temple)

the two disciples Cleopas and Peter without Christ at the table ~ supper at Emmaus

The two other marriages of Anna

the two spies sent by Joshua find lodging at the house of Rahab, a harlot

the two witnesses of God are slain by the beast and the people rejoice over their death

the Universe

the unjust judge and the persevering widow (Luke 18:2-5)

the unmerciful servant: the king forgives him his debts ~ parable of Christ (Matthew 18:23-35)

the unmerciful servant attacks his fellow-servant who owes him money, and casts him into prison ~ parable of the unmerciful servant

the unworthy guest is dragged out ~ parable of the royal wedding-feast

the uproar in Ephesus

the usual house or row of houses

the Vestal virgin Claudia throws herself between her father and a tribune, who wanted to drag her father from his triumphal chariot

the Vestal virgin Tuccia, accused of fornication, carries water in a sieve to prove her chastity

the victim ~ rape, violation

the virgin and Dominican Tertiary, Catherine of Siena; possible attributes: book, cross, crown of thorns, crucifix, demon under foot, heart (with cross), lily, plague-stricken, ring, rosary, stigmata

the virgin and Dominican Tertiary, Catherine of Siena; possible attributes: book, cross, crown of thorns, crucifix, demon under foot, heart (with cross), lily, plague-stricken, ring, rosary, stigmata - apotheosis, glory, triumph of female saint

the virgin and foundress of the Order of Minoresses (or Poor Clares), Clare of Assisi; possible attributes: book, cross, flaming horn, lily, monstrance, palm-branch, pastoral staff, rosary

the virgin and hermit Rosalia of Palermo; possible attributes: crucifix, wreath of roses

the virgin and martyr Petronilla

the virgin and martyr Petronilla - apotheosis, glory, triumph of female saint

the virgin and martyr Petronilla - post-mortem occurrences of female saint

the virgin Genevieve (Genofeva, Genovefa); possible attributes: angel, book, candle (or taper), crown, crook, demon, distaff, medallion

the virgin Gudula, patroness of Brussels; possible attributes: angel, book, demon, lantern, torch

the virgin Lidwyna (Lydwine) of Schiedam; possible attributes: crucifix, branch of roses in hand, roses in hair

the virgin martyr Agatha of Catania; possible attributes: breasts on dish, burning house, loaf, taper or candle, tongs

the virgin martyr Agnes of Rome; possible attributes: lamb, ring

the virgin martyr Agnes of Rome; possible attributes: lamb, ring - female saint represented in a group (+ Mary)

the virgin martyr Apollonia of Alexandria; possible attributes: book, crown, palm-branch, tooth in pincers

the virgin martyr Apollonia of Alexandria; possible attributes: book, crown, palm-branch, tooth in pincers (+ angel(s))

the virgin martyr Barbara; possible attributes: book, cannon(ball), crown, cross, chalice with wafer, Dioscuros (her father), peacock feather, sword, torches, mason's tools, tower

the virgin martyr Barbara; possible attributes: book, cannon(ball), crown, cross, chalice with wafer, Dioscuros (her father), peacock feather, sword, torches, mason's tools, tower (+ donor(s), supplicant(s), whether or not with patron saint(s))

the virgin martyr Catherine of Alexandria; possible attributes: book, crown, emperor Maxentius, palm-branch, ring, sword, wheel

the virgin martyr Catherine of Alexandria; possible attributes: book, crown, emperor Maxentius, palm-branch, ring, sword, wheel (+ angels floating in the air)

the virgin martyr Catherine of Alexandria; possible attributes: book, crown, emperor Maxentius, palm-branch, ring, sword, wheel (+ donor(s), supplicant(s), whether or not with patron saint(s))

the virgin martyr Catherine of Alexandria; possible attributes: book, crown, emperor Maxentius, palm-branch, ring, sword, wheel (+ Mary)

the virgin martyr Catherine of Alexandria; possible attributes: book, crown, emperor Maxentius, palm-branch, ring, sword, wheel - female saint as patroness, protectress, intercessor

the virgin martyr Catherine of Alexandria; possible attributes: book, crown, emperor Maxentius, palm-branch, ring, sword, wheel - female saint represented in a group (+ Mary)

the virgin martyr Catherine of Alexandria; possible attributes: book, crown, emperor Maxentius, palm-branch, ring, sword, wheel - female saint ~ confirmation of Order, approval of Rule(s)

the virgin martyr Catherine of Alexandria; possible attributes: book, crown, emperor Maxentius, palm-branch, ring, sword, wheel - miraculous activities and events ~ female saint

the virgin martyr Cecilia of Rome; possible attributes: falcon, musical instruments, organ, wreath of roses and lilies

the virgin martyr Cecilia of Rome; possible attributes: falcon, musical instruments, organ, wreath of roses and lilies (+ Mary)

the virgin martyr Cecilia of Rome; possible attributes: falcon, musical instruments, organ, wreath of roses and lilies - portrait of female saint

the virgin martyr Christina of Bolsena; possible attributes: arrow(s), book, flames, millstone, tongs, snake, wheel

the virgin martyr Cunera

the virgin martyr Dorothea of Caesarea; possible attributes: basket of roses and apples, child with basket of roses, garland of roses, roses in hand or lap

the virgin martyr Dorothea of Caesarea; possible attributes: basket of roses and apples, child with basket of roses, garland of roses, roses in hand or lap (+ Mary)

the virgin martyr Dorothea of Caesarea; possible attributes: basket of roses and apples, child with basket of roses, garland of roses, roses in hand or lap - portrait of female saint

the virgin martyr Dympna of Gheel; possible attributes: crown, devil under foot or on chain, sceptre, sword

the virgin martyr Juliana of Nicomedia; possible attributes: book, devil under feet, (or on chain), palm, sword, whip

the virgin martyr Justina of Padua; possible attributes: crown, palm, (knife or) sword through her bosom, unicorn

the virgin martyr Lucy (Lucia) of Syracuse; possible attributes: dagger or sword (in neck), eyes, flames at feet, lamp, ox

the virgin martyr Lucy (Lucia) of Syracuse; possible attributes: dagger or sword (in neck), eyes, flames at feet, lamp, ox (+ donor(s), supplicant(s), whether or not with patron saint(s))

the virgin martyr Margaret of Antioch; possible attributes: cross, crown, dragon (under feet or on chain), (chaplet of) pearls

the virgin martyr Thecla of Iconium; possible attributes: bear, (ball of) flames, lion, pillar, serpents

the virgin martyr Ursula of Cologne; possible attributes: arrow, banner with red cross, cloak of ermine, crown, ship

the virgin martyr Ursula of Cologne; possible attributes: arrow, banner with red cross, cloak of ermine, crown, ship - post-mortem occurrences of female saint

the Virgin Mary (or the infant Christ in her lap) hands over a rosary to St. Dominic, who kneels before her; usually St. Catharine of Siena is also present

the Virgin Mary, interceding for mankind, presents St. Dominic and usually also St. Francis of Assisi to Christ; Christ brandishes three spears or arrows to destroy the sins of Pride, Avarice and Lust

the Virgin Mary, making a teaching gesture, appears to St. Bernard of Clairvaux writing at his desk ('doctrina')

the Virgin Mary, making a teaching gesture, appears to St. Bernard of Clairvaux writing at his desk ('doctrina') (+ variant)

the Virgin Mary, on a chariot drawn by a lion and a lamb, appears to St. Philip Benizzi and gives him the habit of the Order

the Virgin Mary and Joseph appear to St. Theresa; the first gives her a necklace, the second a cloak

the Virgin Mary appears to St. Ignatius of Loyola, who is writing his 'Spiritual Exercises'

the Virgin Mary appears to St. Ildefonso and gives him a chasuble

the Virgin Mary gives St. Norbert a scapular

the Virgin Mary giving the infant Christ to St. Frances of Rome

the Virgin Mary handing over the infant Christ to St. Francis of Assisi

the Virtues ~ crucified Christ

the Virtues ~ crucified Christ (+ angel(s))

the vision of St. Dominic's mother: she dreams she gives birth to a black and white dog with a flaming torch in its mouth

the vision of the Lamb and the book with the seven seals

the vision of the seven stars: they announce to St. Hugh of Grenoble the arrival of St. Bruno the Carthusian and his six companions

the vision of the smoking furnace and the burning lamp in the night ~ Abraham's sacrifice

the visit of the three angels (three men) ~ story of Abraham (Genesis 18)

the warder and his family are baptized by Paul and Silas

The warning of Gamaliel

the warrior martyr Adrian(us) of Nicomedia; possible attributes: anvil, axe, hammer, lion, sword

the warrior martyr George (Georgius) ... (+ donor(s), supplicant(s) wether or not with patron saint(s))

the warrior martyr George (Georgius); possible attributes: banner (red cross on white field), (red) cross, dragon, (white) horse, broken lance, shield (with cross), sword

the warrior martyr George (Georgius); possible attributes: banner (red cross on white field), (red) cross, dragon, (white) horse, broken lance, shield (with cross), sword (+ devil(s))

the warrior martyr George (Georgius); possible attributes: banner (red cross on white field), (red) cross, dragon, (white) horse, broken lance, shield (with cross), sword - miraculous activities and events ~ male saint

the warrior martyr George (Georgius); possible attributes: banner (red cross on white field), (red) cross, dragon, (white) horse, broken lance, shield (with cross), sword - vision(s), mystic marriage of male saint

the warrior martyr Theodore Tiro of Echaïta (or Amasea); possible attributes: banner, cuirass, dragon (or crocodile), lance, shield, sword

the water of Jericho is purified: when the citizens of Jericho complain about their water, Elisha puts some salt into a jar; he then throws the salt into the water (2 Kings 2:19-22)

the wavering battle (Iliad VIII-X)

the way to destruction is broad and the gate is wide; the way to life is narrow and the gate is straight ~ doctrine of Christ on love, etc. (Matthew 7:13-14; Luke 13:24)

the weaver Severus, bishop of Ravenna; possible attributes: dove, weaver's loom and tools

the wedding-feast; Laban substitutes Leah for Rachel

the wedding-feast of Perseus and Andromeda is interrupted by Phineus, a former suitor; a fight ensues

the wedding night

the well of Beersheba is dug

the wheel of St. Catherine of Alexandria is destroyed by a thunderbolt from heaven, or by angels with a sword

the wicked husbandmen kill the servants of the lord, who are sent to gather the fruits

the wicked husbandmen ~ parable of Christ (Matthew 21:33-41; Mark 12:1-9; Luke 20:9-16)

the wickedness of mankind; the wicked are usually shown feasting and revelling

the widow's mite: Christ draws the disciples' attention to a woman who puts a few coins in the temple's money chest (Mark 12:41-44; Luke 21:1-4)

the widow's mite: Christ draws the disciples' attention to a woman who puts a few coins in the temple's money chest (Mark 12:41-44; Luke 21:1-4) (+ angel(s))

the widow's oil: the little oil a woman has in store increases so that she and her son are able to fill many borrowed jars with it (2 Kings 4:1-7)

the widow and foundress of the Oblates of Tor de' Specchi, Frances of Rome (Francesca Romana); possible attributes: guardian angel, infant Christ

the widow and foundress of the Oblates of Tor de' Specchi, Frances of Rome (Francesca Romana); possible attributes: guardian angel, infant Christ - miraculous activities and events ~ female saint

the Widow of Ephesus

the wife and widow of the Landgrave of Thuringia, and Franciscan Tertiary, Elisabeth of Hungary; possible attributes: beggar, cripple, fish, loaves, leper, model of church, pitcher, roses in lap, scald-head, three crowns

the wild boar is killed, usually by Meleager

the wine is tested ~ marriage-feast at Cana

the Wisdom of Solomon

the wise and the foolish virgins sleeping

the wise and the foolish virgins ~ parable of Christ (Matthew 25:1-13)

the wise virgins are let into the house with the bridegroom (Christ); the foolish virgins are shut out

the wise virgins are let into the house with the bridegroom (Christ); the foolish virgins are shut out (+ variant)

the woman accused of adultery alone with Christ, who admonishes her

the woman of Samaria (John 4:4-42)

the woman of Tekoah comes to David; she kneels before him

the wood, serving as a bridge, is worshipped by the queen of Sheba ~ the legend of the True Cross

the wooden horse is brought into the city of Troy

the world empires symbolized by four beasts (Daniel ch. 7)

the worshippers of Baal are killed

the wounding of the sacred stag by Ascanius causes an affray

the young prophets urge Elisha to let them go and look for Elijah; but they search him in vain

the young son of Scipio taken captive by Antiochus, king of Syria, is restored to his father

the young Tithonus carried away by Aurora

the youth Daniel opposes the verdict against Susanna

thiasos, i.e. Bacchus' revel-rout, bacchanal without Bacchus

thief

thief (+ being caught in the act)

thief (+ public punishment)

thimble

thin (human type)

Things Known, the Known

Things Unknown, the Unknown

Thinking, Thought, Reflection; 'Pensiero' (Ripa)

third degree family relationships

third fall ~ Christ carrying the cross

third party (mocking, disapproving, disturbing, etc.) ~ married couple of unequal age

third vision of Daniel (Daniel 9): the archangel Gabriel explains to Daniel the meaning of the 'seventy weeks'

thirst

Thisbe, fleeing from a lioness, drops her veil (the scene may be situated near a fountain)

Thisbe discovers the dying Pyramus (the scene may be represented near a fountain)

Thisbe kills herself with Pyramus' sword (the scene may be represented near a fountain)

Thomas distributes the Eucharist

Thomas reaching out to touch the wounds in Christ's hands

Thomas touching or stretching out his hands to touch the wound in Christ's side, sometimes Christ leading Thomas' hand

Thor, god of war and thunder

thorax

those that are invited to the royal wedding-feast excuse themselves

those who lap water by putting their hand to their mouth are separated from those who kneel down to drink the water ~ selection of Gideon's men

threatening behaviour, challenging

three-faced being, 'vultus trifrons'

three-headed beast

three-wheeled, animal drawn vehicle

three-wheeled automobile, car

three daughters of Anna, all named Mary

three generations (family group)

three interlocked circles ~ Trinity

three of David's heroes draw water out of the well of Bethlehem, during their stay in the cave Adullam; David pours the water out

threshing

threshold

throne

throne - BB - female ruler

throne-room

throne of St. Peter

Thrones (holding thrones) ~ hierarchy of angels

through his music Orpheus induces Pluto and/or Proserpina to let Eurydice go

throwing down something

throwing fruit (throwing game)

throwing games

throwing snowballs

throwing snowballs - CC - adult(s) ~ snow and ice

throwing something

throwing something - AA - female human figure

throwing stones (throwing game) (+ out of doors (sports, games, etc.))

thumb

thumb-sucking

thumb between the index finger and the middle finger

thunder

thunder and rain during the wheat harvest ~ Samuel's prayer

thyrsus ~ attribute of Bacchus

tibia and fibula, bones of the lower leg

tidal wave

tidal wave - HH - ideal landscapes

tight-ropewalker

tijd

tiles, bricks ~ building material

tiles, bricks ~ building material (+ before and after production)

tiles, bricks ~ building material (+ ceramics ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

tilting at the ring (~ games of skill)

timber floating down the river

timber framing

timber yard, lumber stack

Time causing the ruin of buildings, etc.

Time denuding Truth

Time revealing Truth; Time carrying Truth aloft

Time revealing Truth; Time carrying Truth aloft (+ variant)

Time rewarding Industry and punishing Sloth

Timidity, Diffidence

Timoclea, having killed a Thracian army commander who attempted to violate her, is brought before Alexander, who praises her virtue

tinder-box

Tiresias, striking two coupling serpents with his staff, is changed into a woman

Tiresias is blinded by Juno, when settling a dispute between her and Jupiter

Titans

title-page

title-page (+ divulgation of the results of research)

Titus Manlius Torquatus defeats in single combat a gigantic Gaul and takes from him his golden neck-chain

Tityus; two vultures (or an eagle) tearing at his liver

to avenge the death of her husband upon his murderer Sinorix, Camma feigns consent to marry him, pours poison into the nuptial bowl and hands it over to Sinorix: the dying Sinorix is seen struggling out of the temple of Diana and trying to reach his carriage

tobacco

tobacco (+ taking (particular) foodstuffs: eating, drinking, smoking, chewing, etc.)

tobacco (+ variant)

tobacco-jar

tobacco-roll, coiled twist of tobacco

Tobias and his father offer gifts to the angel

Tobias and Sarah praying

Tobias and Sarah praying (+ variant)

Tobias and the angel in Raguel's house

Tobias and the angel Raphael continue their journey; usually Tobias carrying the fish

Tobias and the angel Raphael travelling, accompanied by Tobias' dog

Tobias and the angel Raphael travelling, accompanied by Tobias' dog (+ variant)

Tobias and the angel Raphael with Tobit (and Anna)

Tobias asks for Sarah in marriage

Tobias captures the fish and pulls it on the land

Tobias cuts up the fish and removes the heart, liver and gall

Tobias lies the fish's heart and liver on glowing coals; the evil spirit Asmodeus disappears

Tobias taking leave of his parents; Anna mourns her son's departure

Tobias tells Tobit of a dead man in the street

Tobias washes his feet in the river Tigris

Tobias washes his feet in the river Tigris (+ variant)

Tobit's blindness (Tobit 2 - 3:6)

Tobit and Anna with their son Tobias

Tobit and Anna with their son Tobias (+ variant)

Tobit buries a dead man at night

Tobit buries the dead in secret

Tobit lies sleeping against a wall

Tobit speaking to Tobias

to convince a Jew, St. Antony of Padua leads an ass before the chalice and host; the ass kneels down

toddler

toddler (female)

toddler (female) (+ three persons)

toddler (female) (+ two persons)

toddler (male)

toddler (male) (+ sitting)

toddler (male) (+ sitting on the ground)

toddler (male) (+ three persons)

toddler (male) (+ two persons)

toddler - AA - girl

toes

to escape the assigned task by God Jonah boards a ship about to go to Tarshish

to his astonishment King Nebuchadnezzar sees four men (one of them usually represented as an angel) in the furnace; the king commands them to come forth

toilet articles ~ washing and bathing

toilet of Venus

Tolerance, Long-suffering; 'LonganimitÃ ', 'Toleranza' (Ripa)

Tolerance, Long-suffering; 'Longanimità', 'Toleranza' (Ripa) (+ abstract concept represented by female figure)

Tolerance, Long-suffering; 'Longanimità', 'Toleranza' (Ripa) (+ personification)

toll gate

toll gate (+ variant)

tomorrow

Tomyris orders the head of the fallen Cyrus to be cut off and dipped into a vessel of human blood, i.e. the vengeance of Tomyris

tongue

tongue stuck out

tonsure

tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries

tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries (+ bone ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries (+ stone ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries (+ twigs ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries (GAVEL)

tools, aids, implements ~crafts and industries (with NAME)

tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries: anvil

tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries: axe

tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries: chain

tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries: chisel

tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries: coin stamp

tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries: crowbar

tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries: drill

tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries: file

tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries: grindstone

tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries: grindstone (+ outdoors; in the open air)

tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries: hammer

tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries: hammer (+ labourers ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries: knife

tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries: nail

tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries: pickaxe

tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries: plane

tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries: press

tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries: press (+ plant material ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries: rope

tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries: saw

tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries: scissors

tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries: scissors (+ men (labourers))

tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries: screw

tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries: tackle

tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries: tongs

tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries: vice

tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries: wedge

tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries: windlass

tools, implements of architect

tools, implements of craftsman

tools, implements of craftsman (+ engraving, etching)

tools, implements of craftsman (with NAME)

tools, implements of craftsman: touch-stone

tools, implements of draughtsman

tools, implements of graphic artist

tools, implements of graphic artist (+ artist at work)

tools, implements of graphic artist (BURIN)

tools, implements of graphic artist (ETCHING-NEEDLE)

tools, implements of graphic artist (press)

tools, implements of graphic artist (with NAME)

tools, implements of painter

tools, implements of printer

tools, implements of sculptor

tools, implements of sculptor (with NAME)

tools, implements of sculptor: mallet

tools and implements of monumental artist

tools and implements of pharmacist

tools and machines ~ building

tools and machines ~ building: plumb-line

tools and machines ~ building: water-level

to overcome temptations of the flesh (by naked women), St. Francis of Assisi throws himself into a thorn-bush; sometimes roses sprout where drops of blood fall to the earth

topiary work (shrubs and trees trimmed and trained into ornamental shape); bonsai, espalliered, etc.

topping out, celebration of the erection of the roof

torch

torch (+ extinguishing; extinguished light, lamp, candle)

torch (+ kindling a light; lit, burning light, lamp, candle)

torch - BB - torch held upside down

torch - BB - torch held upside down (+ extinguishing; extinguished light, lamp, candle)

Torment; 'Tribulatione' (Ripa)

Torment; 'Tribulatione' (Ripa) (+ personification)

tormenting animals ~ sport and recreation

tormenting mammals ~ sport and recreation

tormenting reptiles

Torquatus has his son beheaded because he has fought an enemy in single combat against the strict orders of his father

torso

torso (+ back view)

torso (+ front view)

torso (+ male human being (not to be used where -A- is prescribed))

torso (+ nude human being)

torso (+ sitting)

torso - AA - female human figure

torso - AA - female human figure (+ front view)

torso - AA - female human figure (+ nude human being)

tort; legal abuse; judicial murder (+ abuse of legal power)

tortoises, turtles

tortoises, turtles (+ animals used symbolically)

tortoises, turtles (+ egg)

tortoises, turtles (+ ornamental variants of animals)

tortoises, turtles (+ shell, snail-shell etc.)

tortoises, turtles (+ skeleton of an animal)

torture

torture (+ imprisonment)

torture (+ judge)

tortures of Christ

tot, toddler ~ the ages of man

tot, toddler ~ the ages of man (+ back view)

tot, toddler ~ the ages of man (+ front view)

tot, toddler ~ the ages of man (+ sideview, profile)

tot, toddler ~ the ages of man (+ three persons)

tot, toddler ~ the ages of man (+ two persons)

total solar eclipse with corona

Totila, king of the Ostrogoths, visits St. Benedict at Monte Cassino to receive his blessing; before getting absolution he is sternly rebuked by Benedict

tottering, staggering, reeling

tourism

tournament

tousled hair

tousled hair (+ three-quarter view)

tovenarij, hekserij

tow-boat, towing-barge

tow-boat, towing-barge (+ animal riding)

tow-boat, towing-barge (+ interior ~ vehicle, ship, etc.)

tow-boat, towing-barge (+ one person ~ traffic and transport)

tow-boat, towing-barge (+ propulsion of vehicle, ship, etc. by animals)

tow-boat, towing-barge (+ propulsion of vehicle, ship, etc. by human power)

tow-boat, towing-barge (+ view ~ vehicle, ship, etc.)

towel

towel - AA - in the open air

tower (of house or building)

tower, clock tower ~ monumental adornment

tower, clock tower ~ monumental adornment (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage)

tower, clock tower ~ monumental adornment - II - ideal city (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage)

tower sentry

towers ~ fortified city

towing path

towing path (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

towing path - HH - ideal landscapes

townhall

toy animals for adults; mascottes, etc.

toy house, doll's house

toy oven or stove

toys activated by blowing

toy tea-set

tractor

trade-company

trade and smuggling of drugs

trade exhibition, industries fair

trade games, imitative games, imitating adults

trade mark, trade token, trade sign, trade card

trade token, private coin

trading expedition

traditionele Chinese religies

traffic-block, traffic-jam

traffic and transport (+ animals eating and drinking)

traffic and transport (+ arrival, coming to anchor, at anchor)

traffic and transport (+ conveyance for transport of loads and cargoes)

traffic and transport (+ departure; weighing anchor)

traffic and transport (+ getting in; mounting; embarkation)

traffic and transport (+ loading)

traffic and transport (+ more than one person riding one animal)

traffic and transport (+ propulsion of vehicle, ship, etc. by animals)

traffic and transport (+ propulsion of vehicle, ship, etc. by human power)

traffic and transport (+ propulsion of vehicle, ship, etc. by wind)

traffic and transport (+ rest ~ travelling)

traffic and transport (+ sitting astride without saddlery)

traffic and transport (+ sitting on animal with both legs on one side, riding side-saddle)

traffic and transport (+ stop, halting-place)

traffic and transport (+ traffic on land)

traffic and transport (+ unloading)

traffic and transport (+ waving farewell)

traffic and transport (+ welcoming)

traffic by road or path with motor-vehicle

traffic lights

traffic on land

traffic on land (+ one person ~ traffic and transport)

traffic on the water

traffic on the water (+ conveyance for transport of loads and cargoes)

traffic on the water (+ propulsion of vehicle, ship, etc. by animals)

traffic on the water (+ propulsion of vehicle, ship, etc. by steam)

traffic on the water (+ wreck ~ traffic accident)

traffic regulation (signs, lights, etc.)

training of horses (+ exercising, performing animal)

training of hunting dog

training of performing dog

training of seeing-eye dog

training ~ ballet

training ~ ballet - CC - female

traitor to one's country

Trajan handing over a sword to one of his subjects (an example of Trajan's righteousness)

tram

tram (+ interior ~ vehicle, ship, etc.)

tram (+ zoological aspects of animals in traffic and transport)

trampling, treading, stamping on someone or something

tramway, tram

transfer, deportation ~ prisoner of war

transfer of power

transformation, metamorphosis of person

transgender, transsexual

translator

translocation of Philip (by an angel)

transparency, slide

transplantation ~ surgery

transplanting, setting out plants

transport (of arrested person)

transport, train (military)

transport, train (military) (+ land forces)

transport, train (military) (+ sailing-ships)

transportation of milk

transportation of the Ark of the Covenant (in general) ~ Jewish religion

transportation of the trees from the Lebanon to Jerusalem

transporting of food ~ military service

transporting ~ harvest

transport of building materials

transport of grapes

transport of the sick

transport of the sick, wounded and dead (military)

transport of the sick, wounded and dead (military) (+ land forces)

transport of the sick, wounded and dead (military) (+ privates)

transport of the sick, wounded and dead by vehicle

transport of timber, timber-trailer

transverse flute

transverse flute (+ artist at work)

transverse flute - CC - out of doors

trapeze acrobat

traveller(s) attacked by robber(s)

traveller(s) attacked by robber(s) (+ propulsion of vehicle, ship, etc. by ...)

travelling; tourism

treading grapes

treadmill

treadmill driven by vertical device

treason

treasure hunting, goldrush

treasurer

treatment by immobilization, sling, splint, plaster, etc.

tree: plum-tree

tree as a scheme of relations, diagram in form of a tree

tree as a scheme of relations, diagram in form of a tree (+ plants used symbolically)

tree nursery

tree of Jesse: genealogical tree showing Christ's ancestors, sprouting from Jesse's loins

tree of Jesse: genealogical tree showing Christ's ancestors, sprouting from Jesse's loins (+ variant)

trees

trees (+ bare plant)

trees (+ bearing fruit)

trees (+ branch, stick)

trees (+ bud, budding)

trees (+ bulb)

trees (+ bundle of twigs, faggot)

trees (+ dead, withered plant)

trees (+ flowers, blossom, blossoming)

trees (+ leaf)

trees (+ parts of plants)

trees (+ plants used symbolically)

trees (+ root, tuber)

trees (+ sprig, twig)

trees (+ stem, trunk)

trees (+ stump, stub)

trees (+ top of plant)

trees (with NAME)

trees (with NAME) (+ root, tuber)

trees (with NAME) (+ stem, trunk)

trees: acacia

trees: acer

trees: acer (branch, stick)

trees: acer (leaf)

trees: alder

trees: alder (branch, stick)

trees: almond-tree

trees: almond-tree (branch, stick)

trees: almond-tree (flowers, blossom, blossoming)

trees: apple-tree

trees: apple-tree (branch, stick)

trees: apple-tree (flowers, blossom, blossoming)

trees: ash-tree

trees: aspen

trees: beech

trees: beech (+ parts of plants)

trees: cherry-tree (branch, stick)

trees: cherry-tree (flowers, blossom, blossoming)

trees: chestnut-tree

trees: chestnut-tree (branch, stick)

trees: chestnut-tree (bud, budding)

trees: chestnut-tree (flowers, blossom, blossoming)

trees: chestnut-tree (leaves, putting forth leaves)

trees: chestnut-tree (sprig, twig)

trees: elder (flowers, blossom, blossoming)

trees: elm

trees: eucalyptus (branch, stick)

trees: eucalyptus (sprig, twig)

trees: fig-tree

trees: fig-tree (+ plants used symbolically)

trees: fig-tree (leaves, putting forth leaves)

trees: fir

trees: fir (branch, stick)

trees: hawthorn

trees: hawthorn (flowers, blossom, blossoming)

trees: holly

trees: holm-oak

trees: horse chestnut

trees: horse chestnut (leaves, putting forth leaves)

trees: Indian banyan

trees: Japanese apricot

trees: kapok

trees: larch

trees: laurel

trees: laurel (+ parts of plants)

trees: laurel (+ plants used symbolically)

trees: laurel (branch, stick)

trees: laurel (ornamental variants of plants)

trees: lemon-tree

trees: linden

trees: linden (+ branch, stick)

trees: magnolia (+ bud, budding)

trees: mangrove

trees: maple (+ parts of plants)

trees: mulberry-tree

trees: mulberry-tree (+ leaf)

trees: oak

trees: oak (+ branch, stick)

trees: oak (+ dead, withered plant)

trees: oak (+ heraldic plants)

trees: oak (+ leaf)

trees: oak (+ leaves, putting forth leaves)

trees: oak (+ plants used symbolically)

trees: oak (+ stem, trunk)

trees: olive-tree

trees: olive-tree (+ branch, stick)

trees: olive-tree (+ plants used symbolically)

trees: olive-tree (+ sprig, twig)

trees: olive-tree - GG - fantastic plants, fabulous vegetation

trees: orange-tree

trees: orange-tree (+ bearing fruit)

trees: palm-tree

trees: palm-tree (+ branch, stick)

trees: palm-tree (+ leaf)

trees: palm-tree (+ leaves, putting forth leaves)

trees: palm-tree (+ plants as attributes)

trees: palm-tree (+ plants used symbolically)

trees: palm-tree (+ stem, trunk)

trees: palm-tree (+ thorny twig)

trees: peach-tree

trees: pine

trees: pine (+ branch, stick)

trees: pine (+ flowers, blossom, blossoming)

trees: plane-tree

trees: pollard willow

trees: pomegranate-tree

trees: poplar

trees: poplar (+ branch, stick)

trees: poplar (+ leaf)

trees: prunus (+ flowers, blossom, blossoming)

trees: rowan

trees: sequoia

trees: spruce

trees: spruce (+ branch, stick)

trees: spruce (+ stem, trunk)

trees: stinking bean trefoil

trees: walnut-tree

trees: walnut-tree (+ leaf)

trees: weeping willow

trees: white poplar

trees: willow

trees: willow (+ branch, stick)

trees: willow (+ flowers, blossom, blossoming)

trees: willow (+ plants used symbolically)

trees: yew

trees: zabucaia

trees; pear-tree (+ sprig, twig)

tree without fruit is cast into the fire ~ proverbial saying of Christ (Matthew 7:19)

trellis

trenches

trenches (+ during the battle)

trenches (+ handling of weapons)

trenches (+ land forces)

trestle table

trial of Christ, Christ before his judges

triangle (within circle), with eye or tetragram ~ Trinity

triangle (within circle), with eye or tetragram ~ Trinity (+ variant)

triangle (~ planimetry, geometry)

triangular pyramid

tricycle

Trinity as three persons

Trinity inside the opening Virgin

Trinity in which God the Father and Christ are represented as persons, the Holy Ghost as dove

Trinity in which God the Father and Christ are represented as persons, the Holy Ghost as dove (+ angel(s))

Trinity in which God the Father and Christ are represented as persons, the Holy Ghost as dove (+ angels floating in the air)

Trinity in which God the Father and Christ are represented as persons, the Holy Ghost as dove (+ donor(s), supplicant(s), whether or not with patron saint(s))

Trinity in which God the Father and Christ are represented as persons, the Holy Ghost as dove (+ Holy Trinity)

Trinity represented by tripartite symbols

triplets, quadruplets, quintuplets, etc.

tripod

trireme, galley

trireme, galley (+ view ~ vehicle, ship, etc.)

Tristram

triton(s)

triton(s) (+ aggressive, unfriendly activities and relationships)

triton(s) (+ attributes)

triton(s) (+ love-affairs)

Triton blows on a twisted sea shell to raise or calm the waves

triumphal arch

triumphal arch (+ illumination, fire-works ~ festive activities)

triumphal arch (+ wreath, garland ~ festive activities)

triumphal arrival in paradise of Christ and of those he rescued; they are received by Mary, by Enoch and Elijah, or by the Good Malefactor

triumphal column with helical friezes

triumphal column with helical friezes (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage)

triumphal column with helical friezes (+ variant)

triumphal entry and public reception, pageant, 'entrée solennelle', 'joyeuse entrée'

triumphal entry and public reception, pageant, 'entrée solennelle', 'joyeuse entrée' (+ dancing ~ festive activities)

triumphal entry and public reception, pageant, 'entrée solennelle', 'joyeuse entrée' (+ illumination, fire-works ~ festive activities)

triumphal entry and public reception, pageant, 'entrée solennelle', 'joyeuse entrée' - AA - festivities on the water

triumphal entry and public reception, pageant, 'entrée solennelle', 'joyeuse entrée' - AA - festivities on the water (+ games of skill ~ festive activities)

triumphant Christ, e.g. on triumphal chariot

triumph of Amphitrite

triumph of Apollo

triumph of Aurora: in her chariot drawn by two (sometimes four) horses, and possibly scattering flowers; Aurora's victory over the night; 'Carro dell'Aurora' (Ripa)

triumph of Bacchus; 'Carro di Bacco' (Ripa)

triumph of Bacchus and Ariadne

triumph of Caesar

triumph of Caesar (+ in allegorical or symbolic frame or setting; with allegorical or symbolic accessories)

Triumph of Caesar (+ mythological or allegorical portrait; allegorical representation of event from the life of historical person)

triumph of Ceres; 'Carro di Cerere' (Ripa)

triumph of Cupid

triumph of Emperor Titus

triumph of Flora

triumph of Galatea

triumph of Galatea, Polyphemus playing the syrinx

triumph of Joseph: dressed in a royal attire he rides in one of Pharaoh's chariots, preceded by a herald

triumph of Juno

triumph of Jupiter; 'Carro di Giove' (Ripa)

triumph of Lucius Aemilius Paul(l)us

triumph of Marcus Aurelius, the Roman emperor

triumph of Mars; 'Carro di Marte' (Ripa)

triumph of Mary, on triumphal chariot

triumph of Mercury; 'Carro di Mercurio' (Ripa)

triumph of Minerva; 'Carro di Minerva' (Ripa)

triumph of Neptune

triumph of Neptune and Amphitrite, with a retinue of tritons and Nereids, i.e. marriage train

triumph of Saturn; 'Carro di Saturno' (Ripa)

triumph of Scipio

triumph of Silenus

triumph of St. Catherine of Alexandria

triumph of St. Norbert (+ angel(s))

triumph of St. Thomas of Aquinas

triumph of the Church (or Religion)

triumph of the Church (or Religion) (+ Holy Ghost (as a dove))

triumph of Venus; 'Carro di Venere' (Ripa)

triumph of Venus Marina

triumphs (allegorical and symbolic)

triumphs (allegorical and symbolic) (+ decorated float, wagon ~ festive activities)

triumphs (allegorical and symbolic) - AA - on the water, 'triomphe marin'

troop concentration

troop movements, transportation

troop movements, transportation (+ artillery)

troop movements, transportation (+ citizen soldiery, civil guard, citizen militia)

troop movements, transportation (+ land forces)

troop movements, transportation (+ naval force)

troop movements, transportation (+ sailing-ships)

trophy, i.e.: decorative arrangement of symbolic or typical objects ~ ornament

trophy ~ battle, war

tropical culture

trough

troupe (actors) 'en route'

troupe entering town, announcing the performance

trousers, breeches

trousers, breeches (+ boys' clothes)

trousers, breeches (+ children's clothes)

trousers, breeches (+ girls' clothes)

trousers, breeches (+ leather used for clothes)

trousers, breeches (+ men's clothes)

trousers, breeches (+ women's clothes)

trousers, breeches, etc. (BREECHES) (+ boys' clothes)

trousers, breeches, etc. (BREECHES) (+ men's clothes)

trousers, breeches, etc. (HAREM TROUSERS) (+ women's clothes)

trousers, breeches, etc. (PANTALON) (+ boys' clothes)

trousers, breeches, etc. (PANTALON) (+ leather used for clothes)

trousers, breeches, etc. (PANTALON) (+ men's clothes)

trousers, breeches, etc. (PETTICOAT BREECHES) (+ men's clothes)

trousers, breeches, etc. (PLUS-FOURS) (+ men's clothes)

trousers, breeches, etc. (TROUSERS) (+ leather used for clothes)

trousers, breeches, etc. (TROUSERS) (+ men's clothes)

trousers, breeches, etc. (with NAME)

truancy

truck, van

True Religion vs. False Religion

trunk, suit-case

trunked animals

trunked animals (+ skeleton of an animal)

trunked animals (with NAME) (+ animal riding)

trunked animals: elephant

trunked animals: elephant (+ anatomy of animals)

trunked animals: elephant (+ animal killed by man)

trunked animals: elephant (+ animals used symbolically)

trunked animals: elephant (+ fang, tusk)

trunked animals: elephant (+ man and animal)

trunked animals: elephant (+ products of animals)

trunked animals: elephant (+ skeleton of an animal)

trunked animals: tapir

Trust

Trust (+ allegorical scene, i.e. two or more personifications involved in an action)

Trustworthiness, Reliability

Truth; 'VeritÃ ' (Ripa)

Truth; 'VeritÃ ' (Ripa) (+ clothed)

Truth; 'VeritÃ ' (Ripa) (+ nude)

Truth; 'VeritÃ ' (Ripa) (+ symbolical representation of concept)

Truth; 'Verità' (Ripa) (+ abstract concept represented by child)

Truth; 'Verità' (Ripa) (+ abstract concept represented by female figure)

Truth; 'Verità' (Ripa) (+ abstract concept represented by male figure)

Truth; 'Verità' (Ripa) (+ allegorical scene, i.e. two or more personifications involved in an action)

Truth; 'Verità' (Ripa) (+ personification)

Truth; 'Verità' (Ripa) (+ variant)

try-your-strength machine

trying to win souls, fishing for souls

Tryphon takes Jonathan prisoner by surprise (1 Maccabees 12:41-49)

tub-bath

tub-bath - AA - in the open air

tucking up one's clothes

tug, pusher tug

tug, pusher tug (+ propulsion of vehicle, ship, etc. by steam)

tug-of-war

Tullia drives her chariot over the dead body of her father Servius Tullius

tumours

tumours - AA - female human figure

tuning an instrument

tuning the lute

tuning the lute - CC - out of doors

turner in wood

turning something, (causing) circular movement

Turn of Fate, Wheel of Fortune

Turn of Fate, Wheel of Fortune (+ allegorical scene, i.e. two or more personifications involved in an action)

Turnus is killed by Aeneas

Turnus opposes Aeneas and his troops on the beach

Tuscan order ~ architecture

Twelfth Night, usually falling on the eve of January 6

Twelfth Night, usually falling on the eve of January 6 (+ eating and drinking ~ festive activities)

twelve lions on the steps of the throne of Solomon

twelve men take twelve stones from the middle of the river ~ crossing of the Jordan by the Israelites

twelve poor men are invited to the table of St. Gregory the Great; Christ appears as thirteenth, possibly in the guise of a pilgrim or as an angel

twice Gideon asks the Lord to show him a sign with a sheep's fleece before his raid against the Midianites

twigs ~ building material

twigs ~ building material (+ variant)

twining

twins

two-pronged fork ~ attribute of Pluto

two-wheeled, animal-drawn vehicle

two-wheeled, animal-drawn vehicle (+ accident, collision, crash ~ traffic and transport)

two-wheeled vehicle drawn by more than three animals

two-wheeled vehicle drawn by one animal

two-wheeled vehicle drawn by one animal (+ one person ~ traffic and transport)

two-wheeled vehicle drawn by one animal (+ two persons ~ traffic and transport)

two-wheeled vehicle drawn by one animal (+ variant)

two-wheeled vehicle drawn by three animals

two-wheeled vehicle drawn by two animals

two-wheeled vehicle drawn by two animals (+ one person ~ traffic and transport)

two angels bring St. Thomas Aquinas a girdle of chastity

two bears come out of the woods and tear the children who were mocking Elisha to pieces

two cherubs placed within the inner sanctuary ~ temple of Solomon

two disciples of John the Baptist are sent to Christ (Matthew 11:2-6; Luke 7:18-23)

two disciples of John the Baptist follow Christ

two Horatii being killed, the surviving brother defeats the three Curiatii one by one

two men falsely accuse Naboth of blasphemy

two messengers ask Peter to come to Joppa

two poster bed

two sacrificial altars are set up ~ story of Elijah

two servants are rewarded, the third is cast into outer darkness

two servants trade with the money; one servant buries it

two silver trumpets are made and are used to call the people together ~ the book of Numbers

two sons of Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, offer incense in their censers to God, who punishes them for this by sending a fire that kills them

two women dancing as a couple

type-founder

type-setter

types in 'commedia dell'arte'

types in 'commedia dell'arte' (CORINNA)

types in 'commedia dell'arte' (with NAME)

types in 'commedia dell'arte': Colombine

types in 'commedia dell'arte': Harlequin

types in 'commedia dell'arte': Harlequin (+ variant)

types in 'commedia dell'arte': Pantalone

types in 'commedia dell'arte': Pierrot

types in 'commedia dell'arte': Pulcinella

types of adult Christ (alone)

types of knots

types of nymphs

typewriter

Typhon buried beneath Mount Etna on Sicily

typologische nevenschikkingen

tyrant, dictator

Tyrrhenian sailors changed into dolphins: when Bacchus turns himself into a lion and has a vine grow about the ship, the Tyrrhenian sailors out of terror jump into the sea, and are metamorphosed into dolphins (Ovid, Metamorphoses III 662)

uitspansel, hemel, firmament

uitvoering (+ theater)

ulcer

Ulrich, bishop of Augsburg; possible attributes: fish, rat

Ulysses' companions are changed into all kinds of animals

Ulysses' companions changed into swine: when they drink from the cup offered by Circe, the enchantress, Ulysses' companions change into swine (Ovid, Metamorphoses XIV 276)

Ulysses' fight with Irus, the beggar (Homer, Odyssey XVIII)

Ulysses' piratical raid on the Cicones at Ismarus (Homer, Odyssey IX)

Ulysses, assisted by Telemachus, kills the suitors (Homer, Odyssey XXII)

Ulysses, still in beggar's guise, arrives in the palace

Ulysses, tied to the mast of his ship, passes the Sirens

Ulysses, waiting sword in hand, sees the ghost of Elpenor (+ variant)

Ulysses and Diomedes kill Rhesus and his companions and take away his horses

Ulysses and his companions in the land of the Cyclopes (Homer, Odyssey IX)

Ulysses and his men in the land of the lotus-eaters (Homer, Odyssey IX)

Ulysses and his men slip away concealed under rams

Ulysses and Penelope exchange their news in bed

Ulysses and Penelope exchange their news in bed (+ variant)

Ulysses and Telemachus back in Ithaca

Ulysses and the ghost of Tiresias, who tells him about the future

Ulysses at Alcinous' court

Ulysses at the house of Circe; she begs for mercy after Ulysses has resisted her drugged cup

Ulysses awakes on the shore where the Phaeacians left him; Minerva disguises him as an old beggar (Homer, Odyssey XIII)

Ulysses builds a raft

Ulysses comes to the land of the Laestrygones, the cannibal giants, who devour some of Ulysses' comrades and destroy their ships (Homer, Odyssey X)

Ulysses departs from the island of Circe and passes through a series of dangers, which Circe had warned him about (Homer, Odyssey XII)

Ulysses escapes from Charybdis by clinging to a fig-tree

Ulysses gets the arms of Achilles

Ulysses goes to the town

Ulysses in the underworld (Homer, Odyssey XI)

Ulysses is recognized by his dog Argus

Ulysses longs for home

Ulysses meets Eumaeus, the old swine-herd, and goes to the latter's hut (Homer, Odyssey XIV)

Ulysses meets his father Laertes, who is hoeing in the vineyard

Ulysses meets the ghosts of numerous queens, princesses, heroes, comrades, including his mother Anticlea

Ulysses on the island of Circe (Homer, Odyssey X)

Ulysses passes Scylla and Charybdis; Scylla devours six of his men

Ulysses receives a bag containing the adverse winds

Ulysses seizes the bow, strings it and shoots through the twelve axe-rings

Ulysses with his father Laertes

Ulysses with the Phaeacians (Homer, Odyssey VI-VIII)

umbrella

umbrella (+ destination or function of clothes)

umbrella (+ men's clothes)

umbrella (+ women's clothes)

Unbelief, 'Infidelitas'

uncles, aunts (third degree family relationships)

unconsciousness

underclothes

underclothes (+ men's clothes)

underclothes (+ women's clothes)

underclothes and nightwear

underclothes and nightwear (+ women's clothes)

underclothes for the lower part of the body (+ girls' clothes)

underclothes for the lower part of the body (+ women's clothes)

underclothes for the lower part of the body (CRINOLINE) (+ women's clothes)

underclothes for the lower part of the body (UNDERSKIRT) (+ women's clothes)

underclothes for the lower part of the body: bloomers

underclothes for the lower part of the body: bloomers (+ boys' clothes)

underclothes for the lower part of the body: bloomers (+ girls' clothes)

underclothes for the lower part of the body: bloomers (+ women's clothes)

underclothes for the lower parts of the body

underclothes for the upper part of the body (BRA) (+ women's clothes)

underclothes for the upper part of the body (SHIRT) (+ men's clothes)

underclothes for the upper part of the body: corset

underclothes for the upper part of the body: corset (+ undressing, taking off clothes)

underclothes for the upper part of the body: corset (+ women's clothes)

underclothes for the whole body

underclothes for the whole body (+ men's clothes)

underclothes for the whole body (+ women's clothes)

underclothes for the whole body (CHEMISE) (+ women's clothes)

underclothes for the whole body (UNDERDRESS) (+ women's clothes)

underground movement, partisans

underground railway, 'métro'

underground road, tunnel

underground shelters

underground station

underground structures in city

Understanding, Comprehension; 'Apprehensiva' (Ripa)

under the leadership of Sheshbazzar (Zerubbabel) the Jews return to their country

undressing oneself, getting undressed

undressing oneself, getting undressed - AA - female human figure

unemployment

unemployment - AA - women

unequal couple, ill-matched couple

unequal partners

unequal partners (+ variant)

Unfaithfulness, 'Mala fide'

unguarded level-crossing (railway, tramway)

Unhappiness; 'Infelicità' (Ripa)

unicellular animals, bacteria, bacilli

unicorn

unicorn (+ parts, limbs and organs larger than normal)

unicorn caught by a virgin, 'Chasse à la licorne'

unidentifiable plant forms ~ ornament

uniform cap

uniform cap (+ land forces)

Uniformity (+ abstract concept represented by female figure)

unilateral friendship

Unity ~ characteristic of the True Church

university

university (+ building ~ education, tuition)

university (+ teacher, professor)

university building, college

university building, college (+ lesson, lecture)

university diploma

university education

university education (+ building ~ education, tuition)

university organization

unmarried mother

unprofessional or illegal practice, popular medicine

Unrequited Love

Unrest, Restlessness, Inquietude; 'Inquietudine' (Ripa)

Unselfishness (+ situation or event (especially in genre-painting) with symbolical connotation)

unsuccessful love affair; seduction

unsuccessful revolution or revolt, suppression of revolutionary activity

unusual means of transport

unusual solar phenomena: parhelion or mock sun, spots on solar halo, etc.

upper arm

upper arm - AA - female human figure

Upper House, Senate

upper leg

upper ten

upright figures of Mary without the Christ-child

upright gravestone

upward and downward movement

Urania (one of the Muses); 'Urania' (Ripa)

Uranus (planet)

urban housing

urban housing - AA - civic architecture: inside

urban life

Uriah is killed in the battle

urinal (and basket)

urination

urination (+ nude human being)

urination (+ three-quarter view)

urination - AA - female human figure

urn

Use of Property (opposing concepts) (+ situation or event (especially in genre-painting) with symbolical connotation)

using scents, perfumes, ointments, etc.

usurpation

uterus with foetus

uterus with foetus - AA - female human figure

utilitarian, public pump or water fountain

Utility, Usefulness; 'Utilità' (Ripa)

valley (in tropical and sub-tropical regions)

vandalism (mischief-making play)

varia (playing with toys)

varia (throwing games)

various human types

vase ~ ornament

vase ~ ornament - AA - stylized

vassal

vaudeville, variety-show

vault (RIBBED)

vaulting horse (gymnastics)

vaulting horse (gymnastics) (+ sportsman, player, etc.)

vault ~ architecture

vegetables

vegetables (POTATO)

vegetables (with NAME)

vegetables and fruit; still life of vegetables and fruit

Vehemence, Violence, Fierceness; 'Sforza con Inganno', 'Violenza' (Ripa)

veil

veil (+ girls' clothes)

veil (+ lace used for clothes)

veil (+ women's clothes)

venerating the cross

venerating the cross (+ angel(s))

venerating the cross (+ Holy Trinity)

veneration of (statues of) saints, e.g. burning candles

veneration of Aesculapius

veneration of Bacchus

veneration of Palaemon: carried on a dolphin's back, he arrives at Corinth, where Sisyphus receives him with divine honours (Philostratus, Imagines II 16)

veneration of Venus

vengeance of Psyche on her sisters

Venus (planet)

Venus, standing on a shell, sails with her veil over the water (alternatively she is riding on a dolphin): Venus Marina

Venus and Adonis as lovers

Venus and Anchises

Venus and Cupid (Cupid not being mere attribute)

Venus and her children ('Planetenkinder')

Venus and her children ('Planetenkinder') ~ Taurus and Libra

Venus appears to Aeneas, who is just about to kill Helen, and advises him to flee

Venus asks Vulcan to forge Aeneas' armour

Venus asleep

Venus asleep (+ variant)

Venus Caelestis

Venus fetches Helen and brings her to Paris

Venus flees to Olympus (because she has been wounded in the hand by Diomedes)

Venus fortuitously grazed by Cupid's arrow (possibly combined with the story of Adonis)

Venus gives Cupid the form and features of Ascanius

Venus hands over the armour to Aeneas

Venus intervenes in the duel between Paris and Menelaus: she covers Paris with a cloud and leads him to his room

Venus mourning Adonis

Venus presents Hippomenes with three golden apples

Venus punishing Cupid

Venus sprinkles and anoints Aeneas' body with perfume and ambrosia

Venus suckling Cupid

Venus taking care of Cupid

Venus trying to prevent Adonis from going hunting

Venus wounded by the thorns of a rose-bush; the roses change from white to red (possibly combined with the story of Adonis)

verdeling van het Koninkrijk en het verhaal van IsraÃ«l, het noordelijke koninkrijk

verdeling van het universum (tussen Jupiter, Neptunus en Pluto)

verhalen en sprookjes

verkeer en vervoer

verloving en huwelijk

verminkt persoon

vernal equinox

vernal festivities, spring celebrations

Veronica; possible attributes: 'Sudarium' (veil with the image of Christ)

Veronica; possible attributes: 'Sudarium' (veil with the image of Christ) (+ angel(s))

vertical transport, hoisting (industrial processes)

Vertumnus, in the guise of an old woman, wooing Pomona

Vertumnus and Pomona

very large number of births (with NUMBER)

Vespasian builds the Colosseum

vessels and utensils used in the church

Vestal virgin(s)

vestibule, hall

vestments of high priest ~ Jewish religion

veteran

veterinarian

Veturia, mother of Coriolanus (one of the nine worthiest women)

viaduct

Vice, Evil, Sin; 'Peccato' (Ripa)

Vice, Evil, Sin; 'Peccato' (Ripa) (+ angel(s))

Vice, Evil, Sin; 'Peccato' (Ripa) (+ devil(s))

Vice, Evil, Sin; 'Peccato' (Ripa) (+ Holy Trinity)

vice-president

Vicissitudes of Life

Vicissitudes of Life (+ abstract concept represented by two or more figures side by side (not involved in an action))

Vicissitudes of Life (+ allegorical scene, i.e. two or more personifications involved in an action)

victor (after the battle)

victor (after the battle) (+ sailing-ships)

Victoria as Roman personification

Victory

Victory (+ abstract concept represented by female figure)

Victory (+ allegorical scene, i.e. two or more personifications involved in an action)

Victory (+ personification)

victory of the Israelites ~ Judith and Holofernes

victory ~ armed conflict

victory ~ armed conflict (+ land forces)

view through a window

view through a window from the inside

view through a window from the outside

vigils and wakes ~ burial rites

vignette

villa

villa - AA - civic architecture: inside

village

village (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage)

village (+ variant)

village-gate

village-gate (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage)

village - II - ideal landscapes

village-walls

village lane, alley

village lane, alley (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage)

villagers; villeins (Dutch: 'dorpers')

village square, place

village square, place (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage)

village square, place - II - ideal landscapes

village street

village street (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage)

vineyard (+ harvesting ~ agricultural processes)

vineyard cottage

vintage, grape harvest

viol, rebec (violin-like instruments)

viol, rebec (violin-like instruments) - CC - out of doors

viola, violoncello; double bass

viola, violoncello; double bass (+ artist at work)

viola, violoncello; double bass - CC - out of doors

violation of the corpse

violent death, being killed; being mishandled and maltreated; seeking death

violent death, being killed; being mishandled and maltreated; seeking death (+ death by inquisition)

violent death, being killed; being mishandled and maltreated; seeking death (+ death by lynching)

violent death, being killed; being mishandled and maltreated; seeking death (+ death by martyrdom)

violent death, being killed; being mishandled and maltreated; seeking death (+ death by murder)

violent death, being killed; being mishandled and maltreated; seeking death (+ death during war)

violent death, being killed; being mishandled and maltreated; seeking death (+ execution (by judicial verdict))

violent death, being killed; being mishandled and maltreated; seeking death (+ finding of dead or dying person)

violent death, being killed; being mishandled and maltreated; seeking death (+ instrument of execution)

violent death, being killed; being mishandled and maltreated; seeking death - EE - death not certain; wounded person

violent death, being killed; being mishandled and maltreated; seeking death - EE - death not certain; wounded person (+ death by murder)

violent death, being killed; being mishandled and maltreated; seeking death - EE - death not certain; wounded person (+ finding of dead or dying person)

violent death by arrow(s)

violent death by arrow(s) - EE - death not certain; wounded person

violent death by arrow(s) - EE - death not certain; wounded person (+ finding of dead or dying person)

violent death by beheading

violent death by being bound, tied, behind vehicle or animal (+ variant)

violent death by being bound in unusual position - EE - death not certain; wounded person

violent death by bite or sting of poisonous animal - EE - death not certain; wounded person

violent death by blinding - EE - death not certain; wounded person

violent death by blow on the head

violent death by blow on the head with object

violent death by blows, kicks, pricks, etc.

violent death by blows, kicks, pricks, etc. - EE - death not certain; wounded person

violent death by blows elsewhere

violent death by boiling

violent death by bomb, hand-grenade

violent death by breaking of bones

violent death by breaking on the wheel

violent death by breaking on the wheel (+ instrument of execution)

violent death by burning at the stake; pyre

violent death by burning at the stake; pyre - EE - death not certain; wounded person

violent death by burning on the gridiron

violent death by cleaving and striking weapons

violent death by cleaving and striking weapons - EE - death not certain; wounded person

violent death by crucifixion

violent death by crucifixion - EE - death not certain; wounded person

violent death by crucifixion upright

violent death by dagger, knife

violent death by dagger, knife (+ seeking death, suicide)

violent death by dagger, knife (+ variant)

violent death by dagger, knife - EE - death not certain; wounded person

violent death by disembowelment, pulling out of intestines

violent death by firearms

violent death by firearms - EE - death not certain; wounded person

violent death by flaying

violent death by flaying - EE - death not certain; wounded person

violent death by freezing

violent death by fusillade

violent death by fusillade (+ execution (by judicial verdict))

violent death by gassing; asphyxiation

violent death by hanging

violent death by hanging (+ death by murder)

violent death by hanging (+ instrument of execution)

violent death by hanging (+ seeking death, suicide)

violent death by hanging - EE - death not certain; wounded person

violent death by having part of the body tortured with fire

violent death by having part of the boy tortured with fire - EE - death not certain, wounded person

violent death by heat (boiling lead, burning coal, etc.) - EE - death not certain; wounded person

violent death by lance, spear

violent death by mutilation or maiming

violent death by poison

violent death by poisoned cup

violent death by poison in drink

violent death by poison in drink (+ seeking death, suicide)

violent death by pressing - EE - death not certain; wounded person

violent death by pricking

violent death by quartering

violent death by removal of parts of the body by cutting, sawing, tearing

violent death by removal of parts of the body by cutting, sawing, tearing - EE - death not certain; wounded person

violent death by snake-bite

violent death by starvation

violent death by stoning

violent death by stoning - EE - death not certain; wounded person

violent death by strangling

violent death by strangling - EE - death not certain; wounded person

violent death by stretching

violent death by sword

violent death by sword (+ death by murder)

violent death by sword (+ execution (by judicial verdict))

violent death by sword (+ seeking death, suicide)

violent death by sword - EE - death not certain; wounded person

violent death by tearing out of tongue

violent death by thirst - EE - death not certain; wounded person

violent death by throwing to the wild animals

violent death by weapon

violent death by weapon (+ death by lynching)

violent death ~ air

violent death ~ beheading by guillotine

violent death ~ beheading by guillotine - EE - death not certain; wounded person

violent death ~ being thrown (from a height), being thrown into a pit

violent death ~ earth

violent death ~ elements

violent death ~ fire

violent death ~ maltreatment, torture

violent death ~ maltreatment, torture (+ death by martyrdom)

violent death ~ maltreatment, torture - EE - death not certain; wounded person

violent death ~ throwing of heavy object

violent death ~ water

violin, fiddle

violin, fiddle (+ artist at work)

violin, fiddle (+ variant)

violin, fiddle - CC - out of doors

Virgil

Virgil's revenge: men lighting candles at Phyllis' behind

Virgil in the basket

Virginia (one of the nine worthiest women)

virginity

virginity (+ variant)

Virgo (zodiacal sign of August)

Virtues (holding instruments of the Passion) ~ hierarchy of angels

Virtues (holding instruments of the Passion) ~ hierarchy of angels (+ Holy Ghost (as a dove))

virtues of the ruler

Virtuousness; 'Amor di VirtÃ¹', 'Attione virtuosa', 'Guida sicura de' veri honori', 'VirtÃ¹', 'VirtÃ¹ insuperabile' (Ripa)

Virtus as Roman personification

Vishnu, protector and preserver of the world

visioenen van de toekomst

vision

vision(s), mystic marriage of St. John of the Cross

vision in trance or ecstasy

visions of St. Antony of Padua

visions of St. Benedict

visions of St. Bernard of Clairvaux

visions of St. Catherine of Siena

visions of St. Dominic (+ Mary)

visions of St. Felix of Cantalice

visions of St. Francis of Assisi

visions of St. Ignatius of Loyola

visions of St. Ignatius of Loyola (+ Christ)

visions of St. Ignatius of Loyola (+ Holy Trinity)

visions of St. Jerome

visions of St. Norbert

visions of St. Norbert (+ Christ)

visions of St. Romuald

Visitation (possibly Joseph and/or Zacharias present) (Luke 1:39-56)

Visitation (possibly Joseph and/or Zacharias present) (Luke 1:39-56) (+ angel(s))

visiting-card, calling-card

visiting; receiving guests; elegant company

visiting; receiving guests; elegant company (+ variant)

visiting or liberating the imprisoned, 'incarceratus solatur' ~ one of the (seven) Acts of Mercy

visiting or liberating the imprisoned, 'incarceratus solatur' ~ one of the (seven) Acts of Mercy - VV - Christ present

visiting the new mother, lying-in visit

visiting the new mother, lying-in visit (+ variant)

visiting the scene of the crime

visiting the sick, 'aeger curatur' ~ one of the (seven) Acts of Mercy

visiting the sick, 'aeger curatur' ~ one of the (seven) Acts of Mercy - VV - Christ present

visiting the sick; sick person together with others

visiting the sick in hospital

visit to prison or penal camp

visual signalling

Vitality and Mortality (opposing concepts)

viticulture, wine-growing; vintage

vocal music, singing

vocal music, singing - CC - out of doors

vocal music, singing - CC - out of doors (+ prodigious talent of the young artist)

vocal popular music

vocal popular music - CC - out of doors

vocational education, e.g.: junior technical school

voluntary abdication (of a ruler)

voluntary abdication (of a ruler) - BB - female ruler

volunteers ~ enlisting

Voluptas as Roman personification

voluptuousness, pleasure, 'Voluptas' ~ one of the seven gifts of the body

vomiting

vomiting - AA - female human figure

voorbereiding op de strijd

voortplanting, geboorte en (vroege) jeugd

voorwerpen die tot leven komen, zoals poppen

vorst, vrieskou

voting, election

voting ballot

voting booth, voting cubicle

voting place, polling station

voting propaganda

vrouwelijke personen uit de klassieke geschiedenis

Vulcan's return to the Olympus with Bacchus and his train

Vulcan's return to the Olympus with Bacchus and his train (+ variant)

Vulcan and Venus

Vulcan attempts to violate Minerva; Gaea is accidentally fertilized

Vulcan forges Cupid's wings and arrows

Vulcan forging Jupiter's thunderbolt

Vulcan in his smithy

Vulcan is cast out of Olympus by Jupiter

vuur (een van de vier elementen)

wading, paddling

wading, paddling - AA - female human figure

wading, paddling - AA - female human figure (+ three-quarter view)

waffle-iron

waffles

wagon racing (with horses)

wagon racing with two-wheeled vehicle, e.g.: chariot, sulky

wailing-women

wailing wall ~ Jewish religion

wainscoting

Waiting, Watching

Waiting, Watching (+ situation or event (especially in genre-painting) with symbolical connotation)

waiting at table

waiting room (railway, tramway)

waking up

waking up - BB - out of doors

walker and runner birds

walker and runner birds (+ anatomy of animals)

walker and runner birds (+ limbs of an animal)

walker and runner birds (with NAME)

walker and runner birds: Ambonse longbeak

walker and runner birds: Bengal florican

walker and runner birds: black grouse

walker and runner birds: bobwhite

walker and runner birds: bustard

walker and runner birds: capercaillie

walker and runner birds: cassowary

walker and runner birds: crested guan

walker and runner birds: Denham's bustard

walker and runner birds: emu

walker and runner birds: great bustard

walker and runner birds: grouse

walker and runner birds: guineafowl

walker and runner birds: helmeted guineafowl

walker and runner birds: kiwi

walker and runner birds: lyre-bird

walker and runner birds: marail guan

walker and runner birds: ostrich

walker and runner birds: ostrich (+ anatomy of animals)

walker and runner birds: ostrich (+ feathers)

walker and runner birds: ostrich (+ fighting animals; aggressive relations)

walker and runner birds: ostrich - FF - fabulous animals (sometimes wrongly called 'grotesques'); 'Mostri' (Ripa)

walker and runner birds: partridge

walker and runner birds: penelope

walker and runner birds: pheasant

walker and runner birds: pheasant - FF - fabulous animals ; 'Mostri' (Ripa)

walker and runner birds: rhea

walker and runner birds: Sonnerat's hoen

walker and runner birds: turkey

walker and runner birds: turkey (+ male animal)

walker and runner birds: Western capercaillie

walking

walking (+ adult male (human being))

walking (+ back view)

walking (+ female (human being) (not to be used where -AA- is prescribed))

walking (+ left side visible; left - (l. hand, l. foot, etc.))

walking (+ male human being (not to be used where -A- is prescribed))

walking (+ old male (human being))

walking (+ right side visible; right - (r. hand, r. foot, etc.))

walking (+ sideview, profile)

walking (+ young female (human being))

walking (+ young male (human being))

walking (as sport)

walking (horse in motion)

walking, hiking (recreation)

walking - AA - female human figure

walking - AA - female human figure (+ back view)

walking - AA - female human figure (+ four persons)

walking - AA - female human figure (+ two persons)

walking-stick, staff

walking-stick, staff, cane (+ boys' clothes)

walking-stick, staff, cane (+ girls' clothes)

walking-stick, staff, cane (+ men's clothes)

walking-stick, staff, cane (+ variant)

walking-stick, staff, cane (+ women's clothes)

walking arm in arm

walking arm in arm - AA - both arms or hands

walking on the hands

walking on the water

walking the dog

walking the dog (+ variant)

walks in the Garden of Eden

wall-covering

wall-paper

walls ~ fortified city

wandering begging priest ~ Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism

wandering communities

wandering communities: nomads

wandering communities: Romani or Roma

wandering communities living in house-wagons

wandering communities living in tents

wandering or travelling merchant

wandering or travelling merchant - BB - women engaged in trade and commerce

wandering scholar

wanderings of Ulysses: from the Cicones to Scylla

waning moon, i.e. facing this way (

waning moon represented as face

war

war (+ bombers (planes))

war (+ during the battle)

war (+ land forces)

war (+ motor ships)

war (+ naval force)

war (+ sailing-ships)

war and crime

war and peace (+ cavalry, horsemen)

ward; room (in hospital)

wardrobe

warehouse (~ harbour)

warfare; military affairs (+ armoured vehicle, tank)

warfare; military affairs (+ artillery)

warfare; military affairs (+ balloons)

warfare; military affairs (+ before the battle)

warfare; military affairs (+ cavalry, horsemen)

warfare; military affairs (+ citizen soldiery, civil guard, citizen militia)

warfare; military affairs (+ commander-in-chief)

warfare; military affairs (+ division, batallion, regiment)

warfare; military affairs (+ during the battle)

warfare; military affairs (+ infantry)

warfare; military affairs (+ irregular troops)

warfare; military affairs (+ land forces)

warfare; military affairs (+ landing, disembarkation of armed forces)

warfare; military affairs (+ marines)

warfare; military affairs (+ mercenary troops, e.g.: lansquenets)

warfare; military affairs (+ motor ships)

warfare; military affairs (+ mounted troops on other animals than horses)

warfare; military affairs (+ naval force)

warfare; military affairs (+ oared ships, e.g.: galley)

warfare; military affairs (+ officers)

warfare; military affairs (+ ornamental weapons)

warfare; military affairs (+ outside city-wall or fortress)

warfare; military affairs (+ privates)

warfare; military affairs (+ sailing-ships)

warfare; military affairs (+ transport of weapons)

warfare; military affairs (+ weapons)

warming-pan (for bed)

warming oneself at a fire (or hearth, stove, fire-pan, brazier)

warning sinners ~ one of the (seven) spiritual Acts of Mercy

war of classes

war of the Titans against Jupiter and allies: titanomachy

war with the Assyrians ~story of Hezekiah

wash house, home laundry, laundry room

washing and bathing

washing and bathing - AA - in the open air

washing and changing baby

washing and dressing of the corpse

washing another person's feet

washing one's face and head

washing one's feet

washing one's feet (+ alone)

washing one's feet - AA - in the open air

washing one's hands

washing one's hands - AA - in the open air

washing up

washing up - CC - in the open air

waste land, no man's land

watch

watch-dog, dog watching

watch-dog, dog watching (+ audible means of communication of animal(s): roaring, crying, singing, barking, mewing, neighing, chirping, etc.)

watch-dog, dog watching (+ stable, shed, kennel)

watching a sleeping child

watching the beloved asleep

watchmaker, clockmaker

water (een van de vier elementen)

water-birds

water-birds (+ anatomy of animals)

water-birds (+ brooding, hatching)

water-birds (+ man and animal)

water-birds (HERON)

water-birds (with NAME) (+ animals used symbolically)

water-birds: albatross

water-birds: Atlantic puffin

water-birds: barnacle goose

water-birds: brant goose

water-birds: common goldeneye

water-birds: common merganser

water-birds: common scoter

water-birds: common shelduck

water-birds: coot

water-birds: coot (+ dying animal; death of animal; dead animal)

water-birds: cormorant

water-birds: corn crake

water-birds: darter

water-birds: duck

water-birds: duck (+ animal killed by man)

water-birds: duck (+ animals nesting; making nests, lodges, webs, etc.)

water-birds: duck (+ dying animal; death of animal; dead animal)

water-birds: duck (+ man and animal)

water-birds: duck (+ sleeping animal(s))

water-birds: duck (+ young animal)

water-birds: duck - FF - fabulous animals (sometimes wrongly called 'grotesques'); 'Mostri' (Ripa)

water-birds: Eurasian teal

water-birds: gallinule

water-birds: garganey

water-birds: goose

water-birds: goose (+ skeleton of an animal)

water-birds: great crested grebe

water-birds: grebe

water-birds: kingfisher

water-birds: little grebe

water-birds: merganser

water-birds: moorhen

water-birds: Northern gannet

water-birds: Northern shoveler

water-birds: oystercatcher

water-birds: pelican

water-birds: pelican (+ animals used symbolically)

water-birds: pelican (+ claws, paws of an animal)

water-birds: penguin

water-birds: pin-tail

water-birds: pochard

water-birds: red-breasted goose

water-birds: scaup

water-birds: scoter

water-birds: spotted crake

water-birds: swamp-hen

water-birds: swan

water-birds: swan (+ animals used symbolically)

water-birds: swan (+ variant)

water-birds: swan - FF - fabulous animals (sometimes wrongly called 'grotesques'); 'Mostri' (Ripa)

water-birds: teal

water-birds: tern

water-birds: tern (egg)

water-birds: tufted duck

water-birds: whooper swan

water-birds: wigeon

water-pipe, hookah, narghile

water-pipe, hookah, narghile (+ taking (particular) foodstuffs: eating, drinking, smoking, chewing, etc.)

water-supply (~ public services)

water-supply and draining, pipework (in house or building)

water-works in garden

water comes from a hollow in the ass's jaw-bone

water course

water course (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

water course - HH - ideal landscapes

waterfall

waterfall (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

waterfall - HH - ideal landscapes

watergate

watergoden: de oudere dynastie (eerste reeks): nakomelingen van Pontus en de monsters van de zee

watergoden: de oudere dynastie (tweede reeks): kinderen van Okeanos, godheden van de rivieren en kleine wateren

watergoden: Neptunus en zijn leefwereld

watering (of plants ~agriculture)

watering-place, spa

watering plants

water is changed into wine, when St. Homobonus refills his flask after having given away all his food and drink to a beggar (+ Christ (not bearded))

water meadows

water meadows (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

water meadows - HH - ideal landscapes

water meadows under water

watermill

watermill in landscape

watermill in landscape (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage)

watermill in landscape - II - ideal landscapes

waving farewell ~ departure on a journey

waving farewell ~ departure on a journey (+ exterior ~ vehicle, ship, etc.)

waving farewell ~ departure on a journey (+ propulsion of vehicle, ship, etc. by ...)

waving farewell ~ departure on a journey (+ variant)

wax-figure cabinet

waxing moon, i.e. facing this way: )

waxing moon represented as face

ways pretending to cure simpletons (folklore)

Weakness, Powerlessness, Helplessness; 'Infermità' (Ripa)

Weakness, Powerlessness, Helplessness; 'Infermità' (Ripa) (+ personification)

Wealth, Opulence; 'Opulenza', 'Richezza' (Ripa)

Wealth, Opulence; 'Opulenza', 'Richezza' (Ripa) (+ abstract concept represented by female figure)

Wealth, Opulence; 'Opulenza', 'Richezza' (Ripa) (+ personification)

weapons

weapons (+ artillery)

weapons (+ variant)

weapons for striking a blow

weapons for striking a blow (with NAME)

weapons for striking a blow: club

weapons for striking a blow: club (+ during the battle)

weaving-loom (+ men (labourers))

weaving-loom (+ women (labourers))

wedding-cake

wedding-gift

wedding-gift from groom to bride

wedding anniversary celebration

wedding anniversary celebration (+ variant)

wedding anniversary celebration - DD - out of doors

wedding feast, wedding meal

wedding feast, wedding meal - DD - out of doors

wedding of Bacchus and Ariadne

wedding of Jason and Medea; the Golden Fleece is spread over the bed

wedding reception

wedding ring

wedding trip, honeymoon

weeding

weeds

weekly, monthly, magazine, etc.

weeping

weeping (+ kneeling)

weeping (+ sideview, profile)

weeping (+ variant)

weeping (+ young female (human being))

weerkundige verschijnselen

weigh-house

weighing

weighing-instruments

weighing gold or money

weighing gold or money (+ variant)

weighing on witch-scales

weight lifting

weight used on scales

welding (industrial process)

Welfare, Prosperity; 'FelicitÃ publica', 'ProsperitÃ della vita', 'Salute' (Ripa) (+ abstract concept represented by female figure)

Welfare, Prosperity; 'Felicità publica', 'Prosperità della vita', 'Salute' (Ripa)

Welfare, Prosperity; 'Felicità publica', 'Prosperità della vita', 'Salute' (Ripa) (+ allegorical scene, i.e. two or more personifications involved in an action)

Welfare, Prosperity; 'Felicità publica', 'Prosperità della vita', 'Salute' (Ripa) (+ partially clothed)

Welfare, Prosperity; 'Felicità publica', 'Prosperità della vita', 'Salute' (Ripa) (+ personification)

well

werewolf, lycanthrope

west (one of the four main directions)

west wind (one of the four main directions)

west wind, 'Favonius', 'Zephirus' (one of eight directions)

wet-nurse

wet en jurisprudentie

wetenschap en technologie

whale fishery, whaling

whale fishery, whaling (+ materials processed ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

wheel (of vehicle)

wheelbarrow

wheelbarrow (+ one person ~ traffic and transport)

wheelbarrow (+ variant)

wheelbarrow (+ wreck ~ traffic accident)

wheelchair, bathchair

wheelchair, bathchair - AA - female human figure

wheel track

when Abraham has his hand raised to kill Isaac, an angel restrains Abraham's hand

when Abraham has his hand raised to kill Isaac, God or the hand of God restrains Abraham's hand

when all his money is squandered the prodigal son is chased away by the harlots

when all his money is squandered the prodigal son is chased away by the harlots (+ variant)

when Ascanius is hunting, Alecto drives his hounds onto the trail of a sacred stag

when Cinyras discovers the incest, he attempts to kill his daughter

when Evilmerodach becomes king of Babylon, Jehoiachin is released from prison and permitted to dine at the king's table for the rest of his life (2 Kings 25:27-30; Jeremiah 52:31-34)

when Hermaphroditus bathes in a fountain, Salmacis, the nymph of the fountain, falls in love with him

when informed of the slaying the king takes revenge on the unwilling guests by setting their city on fire ~ parable of the royal wedding feast

when Jehoram realizes Jehu's treason, he turns his chariot round to flee, but Jehu shoots an arrow that strikes Jehoram in the back; the king falls dead in his chariot

when Jonah again murmurs and wishes to die, God rebukes him

when Jonah arrives in the city of Nineveh he foretells its destruction in forty days

when leaving the underworld, Orpheus looks back and loses Eurydice for ever

when Micaiah appears before King Ahab he predicts a disaster; Zedekiah in anger slaps Micaiah's face

when Moses abides in the tabernacle, the pillar of cloud comes down and stays at the door; the people gather at the entrance of their tents and bow down in reverence

when Moses is old enough, his mother brings him to Pharaoh's daughter, who adopts him

when released Peter and John relate the events to the disciples

when Romulus and Remus are older they go hunting

when Saul comes out of the cave, David calls him, falls down on his knees and shows him the piece of cloth

when Sennacherib is worshipping in the temple, two of his sons kill him with their swords

when the bridegroom arrives, all wake up and the foolish virgins ask the wise virgins oil for their lamps

when the brook dries up, Elijah crosses over to the city of Zarephath; at the gate he meets a woman and her little son gathering wood (the woman's sticks may form a cross)

when the king of Nineveh hears about the destruction of the city in forty days, he rises from his throne and decrees a general repentance for man and animal: all men, cattle and sheep must fast, people must wear sackcloth and pray to God

when the morning stars sang together ~ God speaks to Job

when the oxen stumble before the cart with the ark, Uzzah tries to support the ark and falls down dead

when the people complain again about the food, God sends poisonous snakes; many die of snake-bites ~ book of Numbers

when the people eat the quails a plague breaks out

when the son of the Shunammite woman joins his father and the harvest workers in the field he collapses

when the statue of Cybele is brought to Rome, P. Cornelius Scipio Nasica is chosen to meet the goddess in the harbour of Ostia, and ordered to bring her to Rome with the greatest pomp

when the waters subside, the ark of Deucalion and Pyrrha comes to rest on the top of a mountain

when they reach Elijah, fire comes down and kills the officer and his men; their replacement is stricken also

when Turnus sets the Trojan ships on fire they turn into sea-nymphs at Cybele's request

while a minstrel plays, Elisha tells the three kings to dig ditches, and says that God will give them victory

while fighting with Hercules the river-god Achelous changes himself into a bull, or a bull-headed man

while fighting with Hercules the river-god Achelous changes himself into a serpent

while hanging on the cross Philip is stoned

while hunting on Good Friday St. Hubert is confronted with a white stag bearing a crucifix between its antlers; Hubert kneels before the stag

while Joseph's brothers are eating, a caravan of Ishmaelite (Midianite) merchants passes by: Judah proposes to sell Joseph to them

while Laban shears his sheep, Jacob and his wives prepare the leave-taking; Rachel steals her father's teraphim

while Tarpeia is fetching water outside the city-gate she is bribed by Titus Tatius into opening the gates of the city

while tending Jethro's flock Moses comes to Horeb

while the priests with the ark stay in the middle of the Jordan and the waters are miraculously dammed, the Israelites cross the river

while the sower and his servants slept, his enemy (the Devil) sowed tares among the wheat

while they are at table, the old prophet announces to his guest that God has condemned him to death for his disobedience

while Ulysses is asleep, his companions open the bag; contrary winds rush out

whip

whip (+ sitting on animal with both legs on one side, riding side-saddle)

whipping a top

whirlwind, cyclone, hurricane, typhoon, tornado

whirlwind, cyclone, hurricane, typhoon, tornado at sea

whirlwind, cyclone, hurricane, typhoon, tornado on land

whiskers

whispering

whistle ~ acoustic signalling

whistling or hissing

white races and peoples

white races and peoples (+ men)

whole figure, sitting or standing of the Man of Sorrows

wholesale house

whore, prostitute

whore, prostitute - CC - male prostitution

wig (+ male human being (not to be used where -A- is prescribed))

wig (+ sideview, profile)

wig - AA - ~ women

wigmaker, 'perruquier'

wigwam

wildlife reserve, national park

wild man, wodewose, woodehouse

wild man, wodewose, woodehouse - AA - female

Wildness, Untamedness

Will; 'Volontà' (Ripa)

William Tell

wind

wind as a human face, blowing with rounded cheeks

windhond

winding of yarn

winding of yarn on reels or spools

wind instruments

wind instruments (+ artist at work)

wind instruments - CC - out of doors

windmill

windmill (+ labourers ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

windmill (+ men (labourers))

windmill (+ technical aspects ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

windmill in landscape

windmill in landscape (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage)

windmill in landscape - II - ideal landscapes

window

window - AA - feigned window

window-cleaning

window-cleaning (+ variant)

window-seat

window shutters

window shutters on the inside

window shutters on the outside

winds according to several divisions

wine, the Precious Blood

wine-testing, wine-grading

wine-testing, wine-grading (+ before and after production)

wine-vault, 'cave'

wine production

wine production (+ harvesting ~ agricultural processes)

wine ~ alcoholic drinks

wine ~ alcoholic drinks (+ taking (particular) foodstuffs: eating, drinking, smoking, chewing, etc.)

winnowing

winter, 'Hyems'; 'Inverno' (Ripa)

winter, 'Hyems'; 'Inverno' (Ripa) (+ allegorical or symbolical representation of seasons and months)

winter, 'Hyems'; 'Inverno' (Ripa) (+ ways of representing seasons and months)

winter, 'Hyems'; 'Inverno' (Ripa) (+ with scenes showing human occupations ~ seasons and months)

winter, 'Hyems'; 'Inverno' (Ripa) (+ with zodiacal signs of the winter season)

winter-garden, conservatory

winter half-year ~ landscapes (year divided into two seasons)

winter landscape; landscape symbolizing winter (the four seasons of the year)

winter landscape; landscape symbolizing winter (the four seasons of the year) (+ with scenes showing human occupations ~ seasons and months)

winter landscape; landscape symbolizing winter (the four seasons of the year) (+ with zodiacal signs of the winter season)

winter solstice

winter sports

winter sports (+ out of doors (sports, games, etc.))

winter ~ human activities (the four seasons of the year)

winter ~ human activities (the four seasons of the year) (+ with scenes showing human occupations ~ seasons and months)

winter ~ human activities (the four seasons of the year) (+ with zodiacal signs)

winter ~ other concepts (e.g. biblical scenes) (the four seasons of the year)

wiping away tears

wisdom, 'Sapientia' ~ one of the seven gifts of the soul

Wisdom; 'Sapienza', 'Sapienza humana', 'Sapienza vera' (Ripa)

Wisdom; 'Sapienza', 'Sapienza humana', 'Sapienza vera' (Ripa) (+ abstract concept represented by female figure)

Wisdom; 'Sapienza', 'Sapienza humana', 'Sapienza vera' (Ripa) (+ one concept conquering the other)

Wisdom; 'Sapienza', 'Sapienza humana', 'Sapienza vera' (Ripa) (+ personification)

Wisdom; 'Sapienza', 'Sapienza humana', 'Sapienza vera' (Ripa) (+ symbolical representation of concept)

Wisdom of the Fool

wise man

wise men versus fools

wiskunde

witch(es), sorcerer(s) at work

witch, sorcerer with the devil and/or demons

witch, sorceress

witch-hunt, persecution of witches and sorcerers

witch-trial

witches' sabbath, i.e. ceremonial gathering of witches and/or sorcerers

witches controlling the elements, e.g. raising a storm

with an ass's jaw-bone Samson slays a thousand Philistines

with an ass's jaw-bone Samson slays a thousand Philistines (+ variant)

with chair on ice

with chair on ice - CC - adult(s) ~ snow and ice

withdrawal into the wilderness or desert ~ ascetic life

with his people safe on the shore, Moses raises his hands and causes the water to return; Pharaoh's army perishes in the water (Red Sea)

with lamb's blood the Israelites make marks (usually tau-crosses) on the doorposts of their houses

with the unwanted third party

witnesses

wolf clothed as shepherd ~ parable of the good shepherd

wolf turned to marble: at the prayer of Peleus and Thetis, a wolf is turned into marble by Psamathe because it had attacked the cattle that Peleus was herding on the sea-shore (Ovid, Metamorphoses X 401)

wolken

woman (showing herself) undressed, quasi-nude

woman-chaser

woman dancing alone

woman dressed as man, travesty

woman given by one man to another man, yielding one's beloved

woman giving birth (lying-in)

woman giving birth (squatting)

Womanhood

woman in flight (one-sided courting)

womb, uterus

women camp-followers

wood, timber ~ building material

wood and park (as places of recreation)

wood carver

woodcutter, wood-engraver

woodcutting, woodcutter ~ forestry

wooden container: barrel, cask (+ variant)

wooden container: barrel, cask (+ wood and other phytogenic material)

wooden container: barrel, cask, bucket

wooden leg

wooden shoes, clogs

wooden shoes, clogs (+ men's clothes)

wooden shoes, clogs (+ women's clothes)

woodgathering, woodgatherer

woodgathering, woodgatherer (+ dead, withered plant)

woodgathering, woodgatherer (+ outdoors; in the open air)

woodgathering, woodgatherer (+ transport of products ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

woodgathering, woodgatherer (+ variant)

wool (material ~ textile industry)

wool (material ~ textile industry) (+ labourers ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

word

workbench

workers ~ bees

workhouse, penal camp, penitentiary, chain gang

working class, labourers

working class, labourers - AA - women

working situations of artist

working situations of artist - BB - out of doors

working situations of artist - BB - out of doors (+ artist in non-work situation

working situations of artist - BB - out of doors (+ circle, club of artists)

working situations ~ painter

working situations ~ painter - CC - out of doors

work of applied art

work of applied art (+ bone, ivory ~ arts)

work of applied art (+ bronze ~ arts)

work of applied art (+ ceramics ~ arts)

work of applied art (+ glass ~ arts)

work of applied art (+ Greek art)

work of applied art (+ materials ~ arts)

work of applied art (+ metals ~ arts)

work of applied art (+ other non-European art developments)

work of applied art (+ precious metals ~ arts)

work of applied art (+ types of art)

work of monumental art

work of monumental art (+ glass ~ arts)

work of monumental art (+ Roman art)

workshop

workshop (+ materials processed ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

workshop (+ men (labourers))

workshop, studio of the artist (in general)

workshop, studio of the artist (in general) (+ graphic arts)

workshop, studio of the artist (in general) (+ sculpture)

workshop, studio of the artist (in general) (+ variant)

workshop, studio ~ painter

workshop, studio ~ painter - CC - out of doors

workshop-interior

workshop-interior (+ men (labourers))

works of charity of Tabitha: she makes clothes for the poor

works of mercilessness

world fair, world exhibition

Worldliness; 'Appetito' (Ripa)

world tour, e.g.: world cruise

worms

worship and devotion (in general) ~ Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism

worship and devotion (in general) ~ Roman religion

worship and devotion ~ African tribal religions

worship and devotion ~ American Indian religions

worship and devotion ~ non-Christian religions

worship and devotion ~ traditional Chinese religions

worship of Venus (Philostratus, Imagines II 1)

worshipping the devil (often in the form of a he-goat) during witches' sabbath

Worth, Value

wreck ashore

wrestling (sport)

wrestling (sport) (+ judge, umpire, referee (sports, games, etc.))

wrestling (sport) (+ sportsman, player, etc.)

wrestling (sport) (+ the contest (sports, games, etc.))

wrestling (sport) (+ variant)

wrist

writer, poet, author

writer, poet, author (+ artist at work)

writer, poet, author (+ circle, club of artists)

writer, poet, author (+ portrait, self-portrait of artist)

writing-table, writing-desk

writing-table, writing-desk (+ scholar, scientist (at work))

writing accessories

writing and letters (+ portrait of scholar, scientist)

writing and letters (+ scholar, scientist (at work))

Xanthippe pours water over Socrates' head

Xenophon sacrifices to Diana

yawning

year divided into four seasons

year divided into four seasons (+ ways of representing seasons and months)

yoke

young versus old age; young and old

Youth, Adolescence, 'Iuventus'; 'Adolescenza', 'GioventÃ¹' (Ripa)

youth, adolescent

youth, adolescent (+ female (human being) (not to be used where -AA- is prescribed))

youth, adolescent (+ front view)

youth, adolescent (+ lying)

youth, adolescent (+ old male (human being))

youth, adolescent (+ sideview, profile)

youth, adolescent (+ sitting)

youth, adolescent (+ standing)

youth, adolescent (+ three-quarter view)

youth, adolescent (+ young female (human being))

youth, young man, adolescent (+ back view with lost profile)

youth, young man, adolescent (+ five persons)

youth, young man, adolescent (+ four persons)

youth, young man, adolescent (+ male human being (not to be used where -A- is prescribed))

youth, young man, adolescent (+ more than eight persons)

youth, young man, adolescent (+ seven persons)

youth, young man, adolescent (+ sitting on the ground)

youth, young man, adolescent (+ three persons)

youth, young man, adolescent (+ two persons)

yoyo

Zacharias speechless before the people

Zechariah's prophecies

Zechariah is called by the Lord to prophesy (Zechariah 1:1)

Zechariah stoned to death

Zedekiah's sons are put to death while he looks on

Zedekiah is captured by the Babylonians

Zelus, Zeal

Zephyrus abducting Flora (or Chloris), who usually scatters flowers

Zephyrus and Podarge, the Harpy

Zephyrus carries Psyche away

Zerubbabel, the third guardsman, says (writes) that women are strongest ~ contest of the three guardsmen

Zerubbabel and Jeshua (Joshua) refuse to let the Samaritans help rebuild the temple

Zerubbabel says (writes) that truth is the strongest of all things ~ contest of the three guardsmen

Zimri takes a Midianite woman, Cozbi, into his tent, while the people are lamenting at the entrance of the Tabernacle on account of an epidemic

Zipper

Zipporah appeases God by circumcising one of her sons

zodiac; the twelve zodiacal signs together (+ variant)

zodiacal man; zodiac combined with parts of the human body

zodiacal signs of the autumn season

zodiacal signs of the spring season

zodiacal signs of the summer season

zodiacal signs of the winter season

zombie

zoo (as place of recreation)

zoological garden, zoo, seen as place where non-domestic animals are kept

zoological garden, zoo, seen as place where non-domestic animals are kept (+ stable, shed, kennel)

zoology

zoology (+ portrait of scholar, scientist)