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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Engraving of Hercules and Iolaus clubbing a many-headed hydra beneath trees, with an inscription above.

Hercules Slaying the Hydra

Sebald Beham, 1540

Etching of seated Hercules with a club and lion skin, with small putti at his feet on a stone pedestal.

Hercules, plate one from Twelve Etchings by Chifflart

François Chifflart, 1860

Pen and ink sketch of a lunette with two reclining figures flanking a standing draped figure, labeled Apollo Mnemosyne Giove.

Design for Lunette with Apollo, Mnemosyne and Jove

Felice Giani, 1810

Etching of a winged Cupid resting on a cushion with a quiver of arrows on his back, draped fabric behind him.

Cupid Resting, after a painting formerly attributed to Rembrandt

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1650

Hand-colored print of nymphs and a satyr with goats beside a bearded herm sculpture in a wooded garden.

Nymphs and Satyrs Before a Herm

Jean François Janinet, 1780

Pen and brown ink drawing of women gathered around jewelry in a room, with a seated man gesturing toward them.

Ulysesses Discovers Achilles in Scyros

Felice Giani, 1790

Etching of tall trees in a woodland landscape with Venus, Adonis, Cupid and hunting dogs in the lower right.

Venus and Adonis with Cupid in a Landscape

Anthonie Waterloo, 1650

Engraving of Prometheus chained to rocks while an eagle attacks him, with a serpent and clouds in the background.

Prometheus Chained to the Rocks of Caucasus

Cornelis Cort, 1560

Oval brown ink wash drawing of Ulysses and companions escaping in a boat from the Cyclops's cave with sheep.

Ulysses Escapes the Cyclops’s Cave and Embarks with a Companion

Engraving of the Apollo Pythius statue, a nude standing figure with a draped cloak and serpent, with a seated observer at low

Apollo Belvedere (Apollo Pythius)

Netherlandish Hendrik Goltzius, 1590

Etching of satyrs, a nymph and a goat in a rustic landscape, with an owl perched on a pole at right.

The Happy Satyr with His Family, plate 10 from the Scherzi di Fantasia

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1750

Brown ink drawing of figures in procession offering garlands to a nude statue before a classical temple and rotunda.

Worship of Venus in a Classical Landscape

Felice Giani, 1810

Engraved grotesque ornament plate with a central classical figure, winged creatures, drapery and a Latin caption below.

Grotesque with Deities. Plate 04 “Juno,” 2nd state

René Boyvin, 1540

Engraving of a seated woman and a standing man beside a dog under a tree, with a river landscape and boat in the background.

Daphne Encountered by Apollo

Giovanni Volpato, 1800

Pen and ink design for a stage curtain showing a crowd gathered before a classical temple beneath clouds.

Design for Stage Curtain: Hercules Receives Gifts from Nymphys after his Victory over the River God Achelous

Felice Giani, 1810

Brown ink drawing of the goddess Diana with a crescent moon in her hair, leaning on rocks with a spear beside trees.

The Goddess Diana Leaning on an Outcropping

Francesco Brizzi, 1600

Brown ink drawing split in two: a hunting scene with nude figures above, and a crowd of riders and horses in a storm below.

Diana and Actaeon [above]; Dido and Aeneas Shelter from the Storm [below]

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1600

Brown ink and wash drawing in an oval: a draped woman offers a cup to a reclining bearded god, with cherubs in clouds above.

Hebe Offering a Drink to Zeus

Felice Giani, 1810

Brown ink and wash drawing of a robed woman, a peacock, and a winged figure above a reclining body, by Jan Luyken.

Juno, Mercury, and the Slain Argus

Jan Luyken, 1700

Ink sketch in two registers: robed figures and animals above, a crowd confronting a satyr among rocks below.

Apollonius meeting the People and Animals of Ethiopia [above]; Apollonius Quelling the Ghost of a Satyr in Ethiopia […

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Pen and ink drawing of a seated warrior in a tent as a woman is led forward by a helmeted man and bearded elders.

Achilles Yields Briseis

Felice Giani, 1790

Red chalk drawing of a draped female figure holding a bowl and raising one hand, within a gold and black ruled border.

Minerva Giustiniani

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Brown ink drawing of Neptune on a shell chariot drawn by sea creatures amid waves and nude figures.

Triumph of Neptune and Galatea

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Sepia drawing of four allegorical female statues in arched niches labeled Musica, Architettura, Pittura, Scoltura, with a sma

Four Statues in Niches: Music, Architecture, Painting, and Sculpture; Study of Bacchus and Mercury

Felice Giani, 1810

Pen drawing of a nude woman riding a unicorn beside a satyr and putto, with scrolling foliage and the words Leonard Cox - His

Bookplate for Leonard Cox

Kenyon Cox, 1900

Pencil outline drawing of a nude maiden with arms raised, pursued by a horned satyr in a dynamic, angular pose.

Maiden Chased by a Satyr

William Hunt Diederich, 1910

Brown ink and wash drawing of two nude men in a landscape with a draped figure, discs on the ground, and a river.

Apollo and Hycianth, after Domenichino

Felice Giani, 1810

Graphite study of two muscular nude men wrestling, one lifting the other above rocky ground.

Study for Hercules and Antaeus

Annibale Carracci

Pencil drawing of a seated faun pointing beside a classical stone monument and trees, mounted on grey card.

Faun by a Monument

Giuseppe Longhi, 1830

Brown ink drawing of ten octagonal and round panels showing classical mythological figures with handwritten Italian labels.

Ten Octagons with Mythological Figures

Felice Giani, 1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of two muscular men wrestling, one lifting the other, with swirling drapery and a Latin inscriptio

Hercules and Antaeus

Annibale Carracci

Pencil sketch of bearded gods and a winged figure on a cloud bank, with a lion-like creature below, mounted in a grey border.

Gods on a Cloud-bank

Giuseppe Longhi, 1830

Pen and ink drawing of Zeus enthroned at the center of a council of gods, with a winged figure and warriors around him.

Zeus Deciding on the Destiny of Troy, Palazzo Gessi, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1810

Head of Athena (from a cast)

Adile Marie Osborne, 1900

Charcoal and white chalk study of a draped female figure holding a stylus over a tablet, with a hand detail below.

Study for "Muse of History"

Elihu Vedder, 1900

Polyhymnia, Muse of Eloquence

Felice Giani, 1810

Red chalk drawing of a draped hooded figure holding a medallion portrait and a small infant, topped by a cross.

Memorial to Sister Maria Raggi in S. Maria sopra Minerva

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Red chalk drawing of a classical head of Apollo with curly hair and downcast eyes, by Giuseppe Longhi.

Head of Apollo

Giuseppe Longhi, 1830

Pen and brown wash drawing of two oval medallions, one showing a standing figure and one showing seated Minerva with an owl a

Minerva, Design for Vaulted Ceiling, Sala dei Legislatori, Palazzo Conti-Sinibaldi, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1800

Pencil sketch of a nude woman riding a sea beast with a winged child, a lion head and sea monsters below.

Thetis and Cupid Riding Fish

Fortunato Duranti, 1800

Brown wash drawing of an winged old man on a cloud handing an infant to a seated nude woman beside a column.

Time (Chronos) Entrusting Cupid to Venus

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1750

Pen and brown ink drawing of two octagonal panels showing classical gods Mars and Juno, and Mercury and Diana, in reclining p

Mars and Juno; Mercury and Diana set in Diagonal Composition

Felice Giani, 1810

Octagonal ceiling study in brown wash showing Apollo and the Muses among columns and ornamental panels.

Study for "The Triumph of Apollo" for the Ceiling of the Sala delle Muse, Museo Pio-Clementino, Vatican

Tommaso Maria Conca, 1770

Pen and watercolor ceiling design in an arched gold frame showing Jupiter, Juno, deities on clouds, and putti.

Ceiling with Jupiter, Juno, and Other Deities

Giovanni Odazzi, 1710

Pen and ink sketch of a winged Cupid in flight with a bow, above loose architectural lines and hatching.

Cupid in Flight

Felice Giani, 1800

Pen and wash drawing of Venus on a cloud holding an apple, with Cupid and two putti in a ceiling design.

Design for a Ceiling Painting, Venus, Cupid, and Putti

Marcantonio Franceschini, 1700

Pencil sketch of a dancing female figure with raised arms, flowing hair and drapery, with extra arm studies, on aged paper.

Sketches for a Bacchante

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Brown ink and wash drawing in an octagonal frame showing Ceres and Jupiter with an eagle, mythological scene.

Ceres asks Jupiter for Return of Proserpina

Felice Giani, 1810

Pen and wash design drawing of an ornate panel with putti, lions, and a mythological forge scene in the center.

Venus at the Forge of Vulcan, Design for a Sideboard Panel

Jean-Bernard Turreau, 1700

Brown wash drawing of a reclining woman with a winged cherub, a ship approaching on the sea at right.

Study for an Overdoor Painting, Ariadne Viewing the Approach of Bacchus' Ship

Marcantonio Franceschini, 1700

Brown ink and wash drawing of winged goddess Iris pointing beside an old bearded man, with columns and a distant warrior camp

Iris Encourages Priam to Beg the Body of Hector from Achilles

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil study of a seated woman guiding a standing nude youth who draws a bow, drawn over a squared transfer grid.

Study for "The Education of Cupid"

Kenyon Cox, 1910

Brown ink sketch of Apollo's chariot and horses driving through clouds, led by the figure of Aurora.

Triumph of Apollo and Aurora

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Sepia ink and wash drawing of reclining Bacchus with grapevines, a satyr and a panther in an oval frame.

Bacchus, Design for Vaulted Ceiling, Sala dei Legislatori, Palazzo Conti-Sinibaldi, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1800

Brown wash drawing of Venus reclining while Cupid tends her foot, with a hilly landscape and tree behind them.

Study for an Overdoor Painting, Cupid Removes a Thorn from the Foot of Venus

Marcantonio Franceschini, 1700

Graphite drawing of three winged putti with trumpets and a wreath inside a stepped arched frame, with grid lines.

Three Putti with Trumpets, Design for Lunette of the Sala delle Muse, Museo Pio-Clementino, Vatican

Tommaso Maria Conca, 1800

Ink drawing of a reclining hero on a funeral pyre as a kneeling man lights it with a torch, with arrows on the ground.

Philactetes Applies the Torch of Hercules to the Funeral Pyre

Felice Giani, 1800

Grey wash drawing of a vertical ceiling design with Apollo, putti, clouds and a reclining draped figure.

Ceiling Design with Apollo

Domenico Antonio Vaccaro, 1770

Circular painted design of a seated woman in pink drapery raising a cup, with two white doves above, on a gold ground.

Venus (Design for a Wall Painting)

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Pen and brown ink drawing of two roundels: a winged victory driving a horse chariot, and a winged victory crowning seated Min

A Winged Victory Riding a Chariot; A Winged Victory Crowning Minerva; two roundels

Felice Giani, 1800

Brown ink drawing of Diana seated with a falcon, surrounded by hunting dogs, nets and hunters in a wooded landscape.

The Hunt, Personified by Diana

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Pen and brown wash drawing of nude figures in a wooded landscape, one seated woman gesturing toward distant hills.

Diana and Endymion

Leonardo Scaglia, 1650

Brown ink and wash drawing of Venus mourning the dying Adonis, with cupids, a boar and a hilly landscape behind.

Death of Adonis

Felice Giani, 1810

Drawing of a pendant with a satyr's head, scrolls, pearl drops and a shield cartouche in brown and blue wash.

Design for pendant with satyr's head

Medici Family, 1500