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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1,394 works

Red chalk sketch of a seated muscular figure beneath a tree with tangled branches, Hercules in the Hesperides garden.

Hercules in the Garden of the Hesperides

Baldassare Franceschini, 1612-56

Engraving of nymphs in boats pursuing a stag through a river beside a town and forest, with dogs on the bank.

Diana and Her Nymphs Pursuing a Stag, from "Three Prints on Hunting and Fishing"

Léon Davent, 1547

Brown wash drawing of a mythological birth scene with a seated woman, an infant, cherubs, satyrs and nymphs in a wooded lands

The Birth of Adonis

Marcantonio Franceschini, ca. 1684

Pen and ink design for a ceiling with mythological figures, a winged horse, cherubs and an armored warrior around an open cen

Design for a Ceiling Decoration: A Gathering of Mythological Figures (recto); Dancing Satyr and Two Seated Figures (v…

Anton Domenico Gabbiani, 1652-1726

Pen and gray wash drawing of Bacchus and Ceres with putti, a bearded sea deity, an amphora, and wheat.

Bacchus and Ceres Attended by Putti and a Marine Deity

Sebastiano Galeotti, 1676-1741/46

Brown wash drawing of a mythological scene with warriors on horseback, a serpent, towers, and ships on a rocky coast.

Mythological Scene

Antonio Gandini, 1602-30

Pen and ink sketch with grey wash of a nude woman riding on the back of a triton with a curling fish tail.

Nude Female Riding on a Triton's Back

Domenico Gargiulo, 1612-75

Red chalk drawing of a nude putto bending a bow inside an arched niche above a pedestal.

Putto Bending a Bow

Giorgione, 1477/78-1510

Brown ink and wash drawing of the god Neptune nude, standing on a dolphin and holding a trident with a drape.

Neptune Holding a Trident and Standing on a Dolphin

Giulio Romano, 1499-1546

Engraving of gods feasting on clouds with cherubs and winged figures, after Hendrick Goltzius, 1587.

The Feast of the Gods at the Marriage of Cupid and Psyche

Hendrick Goltzius, 1587

Black chalk and white highlight drawing of a reclining satyr on a ledge, with drapery, on blue-grey paper.

Satyr Reclining on a Ledge, Facing Right (recto); Satyr Reclining on a Ledge, Facing Left (verso)

Jacopo Guarana, 1720-1808

Engraving of allegorical figures on clouds above a studio where a seated painter watches a radiant woman and artisans work.

The Lament of the Art of Painting

Cornelis Cort, 1579

Engraving of Apollo standing nude with a laurel wreath, beside the flayed Marsyas, with onlookers including horned Midas.

Apollo and Marsyas and the Judgment of Midas

Melchior Meier, 1581

Pen and brown ink drawing of a nude youth sleeping under a crescent moon, head resting on his arm beside a staff.

Endymion Sleeping

Guercino, 1635-50

Red chalk drawing of playful nude putti and a young satyr among sketched clouds and foliage on a pale sheet.

Putti and a Young Satyr at Play

Giovanni Lanfranco, 1582-1647

Pen drawing of seated goddess Cybele flanked by three attendants with garlands, wheat sheaves and an altar in a lunette.

Cybele and Three Attendants

Antoine Léonard Du Pasquier, 1801 or 1802

Engraving of women and a lute player gathered in a garden with flying cupids overhead and a classical column at right.

The Garden of Love (left block)

Christoffel Jegher, 1630s

Red chalk drawing of a draped female figure playing a lyre beside a pedestal, enclosed in an oval frame.

A Muse

Bernard Picart, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of a goddess among clouds, warriors with torches, a lion, a reclining nude and a ship prow.

Cybele Prevents Turnus from Setting Fire to the Trojan Fleet by Transforming the Ships into Sea Goddesses

Jean-Baptiste-Marie Pierre, 18th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of Venus with a winged figure, a child, and a cherub pulling a wheel on a cloud.

Venus Entrusting an Infant to Time

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Pen and brown wash drawing of a standing nude woman with a draped cloth and a bird beside her legs.

Study of a Garden Sculpture: Leda?

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1727-1804

Loose oil sketch of helmeted Minerva with shield facing a dark beast, with winged figure, nudes and cherubs above.

Minerva Combating Brute Force

Isidore Pils, 19th century

Brown wash drawing of a winged putto supporting a draped flying figure with an arm raised, on pale paper.

Apollo Supported by a Winged Genius

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Brown wash drawing of a centaur lifting a satyr onto its shoulder, with mountains and cypress trees behind.

Centaur Holding Up a Youthful Satyr

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1727-1804

Charcoal and white chalk study of a seated bearded man, bare to the waist, leaning on draped cloth on grey paper.

Seated Bearded Man, Nude to the Waist (Jupiter Seated)

Isidore Pils, 19th century

Brown wash drawing of Apollo seated on clouds with a lyre and two putti at left, with a radiant halo above.

Apollo Seated on Clouds, Two Figures at Left

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Brown ink drawing of a centaur galloping off with a struggling nymph through a landscape with trees and a village.

A Centaur Abducting a Nymph

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1727-1804

Graphite sketch of a standing woman in classical drapery holding a vessel, with a tree trunk behind her, on tan paper.

A Muse of Poetry

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, 19th century

Brown ink and wash sketch of a flying male figure with outstretched arm, surrounded by clouds and a curved chariot form.

Apollo Standing in His Chariot

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Brown ink and wash drawing of a centaur holding a bow and raising a quiver, with cypress trees and hills behind.

Centaur Holding Up a Quiver

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1727-1804