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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1,432 works

Engraving of blindfolded winged Cupid seated on a sphere, holding a torch and arrow, inside an oval medallion with a Latin ti

Triumphant Cupid

Jean Michel Liotard, 1715-96

Brown ink drawing of Apollo driving a chariot of horses over clouds with sun rays and a winged female figure.

Chariot of Apollo

James Thornhill, 1700-1734

Engraving of nude Leda beside a swan and a bed with curtains, two infants on the floor, Italian verse below.

Leda and the Swan, from 'The Loves of the Gods'

Giulio Bonasone, 1531-76

Engraving of a standing woman offering a cup to figures in a boat, with a serpent at her feet and a winged creature beside he

Circe and the Companions of Ulysses

Giulio Bonasone, 16th century

Sepia print of four winged putti in an oval frame, one raising a crown beside a veiled figure, titled The Marriage of Cupid a

The Marriage of Cupid and Psyche

James Gillray, May 3, 1797

Etching of a winged Cupid resting on a bed with a quiver of arrows and a bow, surrounded by drapery and curtains.

Cupid Resting (copy)

Rembrandt van Rijn, n.d.

Pencil study of a nude Neptune figure standing on dolphins above a tiered pedestal with reclining figures and niches.

Study for a Sculpture of Neptune

Giambologna, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of Venus seated beside a sleeping Cupid on a bed beneath a curtain.

Venus and Sleeping Cupid

Hans Stutte, 1600-1625

Engraving of a nude woman chained to a rock by the sea, looking up at a winged rider above a rocky arch.

Perseus Delivering Andromeda

Engraving of Diana in a moonlit chariot drawn by white horses, with putti and a reclining figure below.

Diana in Her Chariot (La Lune sur son char)

Claude Mellan, 1633

Engraving of a fallen youth beneath a tree, a draped woman reaching out, a boar and cupids in a hilly landscape.

Death of Adonis

Engraving of an ancient marble statue of the Muse Thalia holding a comic mask, draped in flowing robes on a pedestal.

Ancient Statue of the Muse Thalia

Claude Mellan, 1669

Hand-colored print of a woman in a green gown riding a shell boat pulled by three swans, with two cupids on a swan at left.

Venus a la Coquelle: or the Swan-sea Venus

James Gillray, March 28, 1809

Engraved frontispiece with an oval portrait of Samuel Butler above a bas-relief scene of a chariot, figures and a seated alle

Frontispiece and Its Explanation: Twelve Large Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, Plate 1

William Hogarth, February 1725-26

Circular engraving of Circe raising a cup beside Ulysses' companions in a boat, with monstrous figures near her.

Circe drinking from a cup with the companions of Ulysses in a boat at left, a circular composition

Giulio Bonasone, 1531-76

Engraving of Cupid bound to a tree among many nude figures in an Elysian landscape, with a flying figure above.

Cupid in the Elysian Fields tied to a tree in the center, surrounded by many figures

Giulio Bonasone, 1563

Engraving of Neptune with sea horses calming a storm over ships and struggling men in turbulent waves.

Neptune calming the Tempest Aeolus raised against the Fleet of Aeneas

Giulio Bonasone, 1531-76

Engraving of a nude couple embracing by the sea, with a sleeping nude figure below and winged figures in clouds above.

Jupiter's love for Juno rekindled when she puts on Venus's Girdle

Giulio Bonasone, 1546

Engraving of mythological figures on a rocky hillside, with an eagle on a throne, a goat, and a peacock in a landscape.

Jupiter and Juno being received in the heavens by Ganymede and Hebe, from "Division of the Universe"

Giulio Bonasone, 1531-76

Engraving of a drunken Silenus riding a donkey, supported by satyrs, with a dog and deer in a landscape.

A drunken Silenus riding an ass being supported by satyrs

Giulio Bonasone, 1531-76

Engraving of nymphs bathing with horned satyrs beside a rocky grotto, with a classical building in the distance.

Nymphs and Satyrs bathing

Giulio Bonasone, 1531-76

Engraving of Neptune in a shell chariot pulled by seahorses through waves, with winged figures in clouds above.

Neptune in his Chariot being drawn by seahorses, from the 'Division of the Universe'

Giulio Bonasone, 1531-76

Engraving of Bacchus reclining on a carriage in a triumphal procession with satyrs, nude figures, grapevines and a lion.

Triumph of Bacchus who is seated on a carriage at left

Giulio Bonasone, 1531-76

Engraving of Pluto driving a chariot with horses into a dark cave, with serpent-wielding figures in the underworld.

Pluto riding a chariot descending into Hell, from "Division of the Universe"

Giulio Bonasone, 1531-76

Engraving of three nude gods dividing the universe on a rocky shore beneath a large cloud, with a winged figure and urn.

Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto dividing the universe, from "Division of the Universe"

Giulio Bonasone, 1531-76

Engraving of two satyrs with a donkey beside a crowned king and bearded men under a tree.

Two satyrs brining Silenus King Midas standing at the left

Giulio Bonasone, 1531-76

Engraving of a seated nude youth on a draped bed, reaching toward a standing nude figure as a cupid draws back a curtain.

Apollo and Daphne, from "The Loves of the Gods"

Giulio Bonasone, ca. 1531-76

Engraving of a nude woman by a bed with a sea monster at her feet and a crouching putto in the foreground.

Neptune and Melanthe, from "The Loves of the Gods" (Amorosi diletti degli dei)

Giulio Bonasone, ca 1531-76

Engraving of nude figures with Bacchus at left holding grapes beside a wine tub, a child, and two women near drapery.

Bacchus at left giving grapes to women, from "The Loves of the Gods"

Giulio Bonasone, 1531-60

Engraving of an eagle above a tree, a bearded man holding an infant, a winged figure and a reclining woman in a landscape.

The Birth of Bacchus, from "The Loves of the Gods"

Giulio Bonasone, ca. 1531-76