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Design drawing of a golden hair comb with a nymph figure rising from swirling waves and blue enamel accents on gray paper.

Design for a Nymph Comb

Eugène Samuel Grasset, 1910

Pencil study of a classical helmeted head of Athena, shaded on the right, with handwritten notes on the sheet.

Head of Athena (from a cast)

S. D. Pratt, 1900

Pencil drawing of two draped muses, one holding a comedy mask and one reading an open book, labeled Thalia and Calliope.

Thalia, Muse of Comedy and Calliope, Muse of Epic Poetry

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil sketch of a young woman's face with tilted head and upward gaze on toned paper.

Sketch for a Bacchante

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Pencil sketch of a nude Venus holding grapes while a small Cupid clings to her shoulder.

Venus and Cupid

Fortunato Duranti, 1820

Pen and ink drawing of two octagonal scenes of classical figures in interiors, with handwritten captions below each.

Project for Two Octagonal Paintings: Daedalus using Breasts of Hebe as Model for Bowl for Jupiter. Hebe Receives this…

Felice Giani, 1810

Red chalk design for a symmetrical decorative panel with draped nymphs, garlands, scrolls and a flaming urn.

Design for a Decorative Panel (with Nymphs and Garlands)

Gilles Paul Cauvet, 1780

Red and black chalk study of a nude elderly man with a leafy wreath, holding a tall staff and seated on draped cloth.

Study of a nude elderly man, Bacchus or one of his companions

Giovanni Battista Merano, 1670

Pen and watercolor sketch of Phaeton and Apollo on a chariot amid clouds and sun rays, with a winged cherub below.

Phaeton Bidding Apollo Farewell

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil sketch of a nude female figure holding flowers and drapery, leaning forward on a pale sheet of paper.

Venus Picking Flowers

Fortunato Duranti, 1820

Engraved rococo arch and fountain design with a statue of Diana, cherubs, an eagle, and garden trees behind.

Rocaille Arch and Fountain with Diana

Pierre-Edmé Babel, 1740

Pen and brown ink drawing of two winged putti with wreath and thyrsus staff flying in a circular frame over clouds.

Two Flying Putti with Attributes of Dionysus

Felice Giani, 1800

Etching of a nude nymph touching a bearded man holding a sketchbook, with a small child beside him in a forest.

Artist and a nymph, from Twelve Etchings by Chifflart

François-Nicolas Chifflart, 1850

Etched print of an ornate rocaille arch framing a statue of Venus, with cherubs, garlands and a fountain beside it.

Rocaille Arch and Fountain with Venus and Amor

Pierre-Edmé Babel, 1740

Pen and ink sketch sheet with multiple scenes: a knight fighting a dragon, a battle, and classical figures.

St.George and the Dragon by Raphael; Biblical Scene; Disposition by Caravaggio; Ero e Leandro; Love by Lambert Sustri…

Red-toned stipple engraving of a curly-haired child in an oval frame holding a bow, looking upward.

Cupid

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1770

Engraved rococo fountain design with a scrolled arch, three figures on a basin, cascading water, staircase and sculpted urn.

Rocaille Arch and Fountain with Three Graces

Pierre-Edmé Babel, 1740

Pencil drawing of a winged woman seated on draped cloth, looking upward while writing on a tablet with a stylus.

Mnemosyne, Mother of the Muses

Felice Giani, 1810

Engraving of a draped woman clasping hands with a winged putto who holds an olive branch beside a tree.

The Reconciliation of Minerva and Cupid

Marcantonio Raimondi, 1520

Sepia woodcut of a muscular nude Hercules lifting his arms as a giant wrestles at his feet in a cave with cattle and bones.

Hercules Killing Cacus

Netherlandish Hendrik Goltzius, 1580

Ink and wash drawing with four panels depicting scenes from the myth of Apollo, including Daphne, Hyacinth and the Python.

Four Drawings of the Myth of Apollo; Decoration of a Wall over a Mantel, Sala di Apollo, Palazzo Cavina, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1810

Chiaroscuro print of Apollo playing a lyre beside a seated satyr, Marsyas, in an oval frame, in blue and green tones.

Apollo and Marsyas

Antonio Maria Zanetti, 1720

Etching of a satyr family beside a ruined wall and obelisk, with a seated woman, a child, and scattered objects on the ground

Satyr Family with an Obelisk, plate 11 from the Scherzi di Fantasia

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1750

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 Hercules struck by a woman with a club, with nude figures, a satyr, a child and a castle in the landscape.

Hercules at the Crossroads (The Effects of Jealousy)

Albrecht Dürer, 1500

Engraving of a sleeping nude Venus beneath a tree with a winged Cupid resting against her, with a landscape behind.

Sleeping Venus and Cupid

Theodoor Galle, 1590

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

Engraving of a horned satyr playing a flute beside a nude woman nursing an infant among gnarled trees.

The Satyr Family

Albrecht Dürer, 1500

Engraving of Hercules and Dejanira embracing nude under an oak tree, with a centaur and archer in the distant landscape.

Hercules and Dejanira, from a series of the Loves of the Gods

Netherlandish Jacob Matham, 1590

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

Engraving of Achilles among women in a classical columned hall, with a shield, jewelry box and sword on the floor.

Achilles at the Court of Lycomedes

Nicolas Ryckermans, 1650

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-Nicolas Chifflart, 1860

Polyhymnia, Muse of Eloquence

Felice Giani, 1810

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Brown ink and wash drawing of three classical scenes of warriors and women in interiors, with Italian captions.

Agamemnon Refuses to Liberate Chryseis; Minerva Appears to Achilles; The Abduction of Briseis: Galerie d'Iliad, Palaz…

Felice Giani, 1800

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

Study for Hercules and Antaeus

Annibale Carracci

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

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

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

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 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

Pen and wash drawing with three putti roundels, a central forge scene with draped figures, and a lower panel of winged figure

Venus at Forge of Vulcan, Winter, Victories and Three Roundels, Putti as Elements

Felice Giani, 1790

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

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

Pen and ink oval sketch of Ulysses and Penelope embracing beside columns and a balustrade, with an inscription below.

Ulysses and Penelope Embracing Each other

Felice Giani, 1800

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

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

Graphite drawing of a draped female figure with laurel wreath playing a flute, labeled Euterpe musica.

Euterpe, Muse of Lyric Poetry

Felice Giani, 1810

Grey wash drawing of a female nude seen from behind beside a pedestal, sketched after classical sculpture.

Sketch of Classical Sculpture of the Venus Pudica Type

Benozzo Gozzoli

Grey wash drawing of an oval ceiling design with a radiant sun god holding a torch, reclining figures, and cherubs among clou

Study for an Oval Ceiling Design, Apollo, Strength, and Love

Fedele Fischetti, 1780

Pencil drawing of two draped muses, Melpomene holding a dagger and Clio with a scroll, beside a tall column.

Melpomane, Muse of Tragedia and Clio, Muse of History

Felice Giani, 1810

Charcoal and white chalk study of a nude woman with raised arms, hands in her hair, on tan paper.

Study for "Venus"

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Red chalk drawing of a winged cupid figure with curly hair and one arm raised, over a faint blue grid on tan paper.

Cupid

Pen and brown ink drawing with wash showing three putti roundels, a central Bacchus and Ariadne scene, and winged figures bes

Bacchus and Ariadne with Autumn and Victories and Three Roundels with Putti

Felice Giani, 1790

Red chalk drawing of a nude winged cupid seen from behind, one arm extended, on tan paper.

Cupid from Amor Arguing with Zeus, After Raphael

Engraved rococo cartouche design with a grotesque mask, winged griffins, an oval cameo portrait and scrolling ornament.

Design for Cartouche with Cupid, a Horse and Spears from "Cartouches Nouvellement Inventez"

Charles-Nicolas Cochin the younger, 1790

Ink and wash sketch of three classical scenes with seated and standing figures, with handwritten Italian captions.

Cornelia, Mother of Gracchi; Socrates, Alcibiades and Aspasia; Zeus and the Maidens of Crotone

Engraving of nude Venus seated on a cloud beside Cupid drawing a bow, with a scroll inscription above.

Venus and Cupid

Netherlandish Lucas van Leyden, 1520

Etching of a helmeted warrior beside a draped woman at a tree, with a winged child seated at their feet.

Mars, Venus, et l'Amour

Simone Cantarini, 1640

Pencil sketch of two classical women: one plays a lyre, the other dances with arm raised, with Italian annotations.

Terpsichore, Muse of Dance and Erato, Muse of Love Poetry

Felice Giani, 1810

Engraved rococo fountain design with a reclining Venus, cascading water, a cherub, and a classical colonnade behind.

Design for Fountain with Venus

François de Cuvilliés the Elder, 1740

Engraved print of two winged cherubic figures embracing on a cloud, one raising a laurel wreath.

Cupid and Psyche

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1780

Pen and ink drawing on blue paper of Hercules rising to Olympus among enthroned gods, winged figures and garlanded cherubs.

The Apothesis of Hercules, Palazzo Gessi, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1810

Engraved rococo fountain design with a seated nude Diana, stag and hounds, hunting horns, a ruined tower and an oak tree.

Design for Fountain with Diana

François de Cuvilliés the Elder, 1740

Green-grey chiaroscuro print of a nude man seen from behind, reclining by a stream under large trees.

Nude Man Seen from Behind (Narcissus?)

called Parmigianino Francesco Mazzola, 1530

Ink and wash drawing of two octagonal mythological scenes with figures, vine arches and a mask, captioned in Italian.

Birth of Bacchus; Banquet of Bacchus and Ariadne

Felice Giani, 1800

Black and white print of Hercules fighting twin warriors beneath bare trees, with a distant town and fallen armor in the fore

Hercules Conquering the Molionide Twins

Albrecht Dürer, 1500

Engraved plate of nude Venus with a cupid in a circular landscape medallion framed by ornate scrollwork and birds.

Venus, plate from a suite of 6 ornamental designs with the Judgement of Paris

Flemish Adriaen Collaert, 1690

Pen and wash study of an ornamental ceiling with coffered panels, a column detail, and a temple facade sketch.

Study for the Sala di Apollo, Palazzo Milzetti, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1800

Engraved grotesque ornament panel with two satyrs holding a temple, flanked by birds, dogs, scrolling foliage and a face mask

Grotesque Ornament with Satyrs, from a set of twenty ornament panels

Agostino Veneziano, 1530

Etching of Leda seated nude beside a swan by a pond, framed by a draped curtain and trees, with Latin and German captions.

Leda and the Swan

Bartholomäus Ignaz Weiss, 1740

Graphite drawing of a draped woman seen from behind holding a celestial sphere, identified as Urania, Muse of Astronomy.

Urania, Muse of Astronomy

Felice Giani, 1800

Engraving of nude Juno with a peacock in an oval landscape, framed by an ornate scrolled border with animals and putti.

Juno, plate from a suite of 6 ornamental designs with the Judgement of Paris

Flemish Adriaen Collaert, 1690

Engraved vertical ornament panel with mythological scenes, cherubs, griffins, and stags in framed medallions.

Ornament Panel with Orpheus and the Judgment of Paris

Nicoletto da Modena, 1500

Pen and ink sketch of six small classical gods and goddesses stacked vertically, each beside an altar or attribute.

Six Antique Gods and Goddesses

Engraving of Venus or Galatea raising a billowing cloth, carried by dolphins with cupids around her.

Venus (or Galatea) and Cupids Supported by Dolphins

Agostino Carracci, 1590

Etching of Perseus flying above a sea monster while figures on a shore raise their arms beside a rocky cliff.

Perseus and Andromeda

Michael Hartwagner, 1740

Brown ink and wash drawing of Venus reclining on clouds with Cupid, above two standing putti beside a balustrade.

Venus and Cupid, Study after Annibale Carracci

Felice Giani, 1820

Engraved rococo cartouche design with crown, putti, lions and winged griffins, by Charles-Nicolas Cochin the younger.

Design for Cartouche with Crown, Two Putti Serving Bacchus, and Two Lions from "Cartouches Nouvellement Inventez"

Charles-Nicolas Cochin the younger, 1790

Engraving of a chained bearded man lying in a dark cell beside several motionless children on a stone floor.

Ugolino and His Sons

Pietro Bettelini, 1810

Brown ink drawing of Bacchus and Ariadne's triumph in an octagon, with grape harvest and wine pressing friezes below.

Triumph of Bacchus and Ariadne

Felice Giani, 1800

Etching of Apollo radiating light above a rocky slope with a winged horse, muses with a lyre, and scattered armor and books.

Scene with Apollo

Thomas Christian Winck, 1800

Engraving of Diana and nymphs bathing in a grotto pool, with a hunter with antlers at left, captioned in Latin.

Diana and Actaeon

Michael Hartwagner, 1700

Brown ink sketch of Venus seated in a scallop shell with waves, surrounded by studies of winged Cupid figures.

Venus and Cupid

Felice Giani, 1800

Pen and wash drawing of three classical figures on clouds in an oval frame, including a winged youth holding a torch.

Design for Wall or Ceiling Decoration with Bacchus, Hymen and Venus

Felice Giani, 1800