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Venus seated on a golden chariot presents armour to Aeneas, with smiths at a forge and cupids in the clouds above.

Aeneas Receiving a New Set of Armour from Venus

Ferdinand Bol, 1660

Painting of a nude woman with a plumed helmet and spear beside a bearded man in armor, with a cupid behind them.

Odysseus and Calypso

Gerard de Lairesse, 1680

Bacchus offers grapes and wine to Diana in a woodland scene with putti, satyrs, a hound and fruit.

Bacchus and Diana

Hendrick van Balen the Elder, 1632

Painting of a pointing goddess in a blue cloak beside a seated herdsman, white cow, peacocks and golden chariot under a dark

Juno geeft Argus opdracht Io te bewaken

Nicolaes Pietersz. Berchem, 1655

Circular ceiling painting of Diana and companions with roses, a winged figure, clouds and a chariot in a classical frame.

Ceiling painting with Diana and her companions

Gerard de Lairesse, 1676

Warship firing at a shore fortress in a bay, smoke rising, with rowing boats in the foreground under a cloudy sky.

Z.M. Stoomschip Medusa forceert de doorgang door de Straat van Shimonoseki / Z.M. Stoomschip Medusa forceert de doorg…

Jacob Eduard van Heemskerck van Beest, 1864

Painting of a woman drawing at a ledge while a boy holds a cast, beside a white statue of Venus in a niche.

A Girl Drawing and a Boy near a Statue of Venus

Pieter van der Werff, 1715

Painting of the moon goddess Selene gazing at sleeping Endymion, with a winged child holding a torch under a large moon.

Selene and Endymion

Gerard de Lairesse, 1680

Painting of a reclining nude youth, a woman in a dark drape leaning above, and a bearded old man kneeling beside a vessel.

Selene en Endymion

Johann Carl Loth, 1660

Painting of Apollo and Pan in a forest with nymphs, satyrs and putti gathered around a stream.

The Contest between Apollo and Pan

Hendrick de Clerck, 1600

Oil painting of Mercury descending above nude Calypso, with a bearded Odysseus and an armoured youth in the foreground.

Mercurius gelast Calypso om Odysseus te laten vertrekken

Gerard de Lairesse, 1680

Oval painting of nude Venus kneeling beside nude Mars with spear, helmet and shield, with a cupid figure in the background.

Venus en Mars

Cornelis van Haarlem, 1628

Brown monochrome painting of Perseus on winged horse attacking a sea monster to free chained Andromeda on a rocky shore.

Perseus and Andromeda. Allegory of the liberation of the Netherlands by Prince Frederik Hendrik

Pieter Symonsz Potter, 1642

Reclining nude woman on white bed with roses, green curtain and attendants in a room beyond.

Liggende Venus

Lambert Sustris, 1540

Sepia painting of Hercules chaining three-headed Cerberus in a boat while pale souls crowd the hull beside him.

Hercules haalt Cerberus uit de onderwereld

Jacob van Campen, 1645

Painting of a barefoot woman in pink robes on a rocky shore, with a sailing ship and towers across a blue bay.

Ariadne on Naxos

Filippo da Verona, 1510

Painting of a goddess pointing from a cloud beside a gilded chariot, with a herdsman, cattle, peacocks and a dog.

Juno Commanding Argus to Keep Watch on Io

Nicolaes Pietersz. Berchem, 1655

Monochrome brown painting of Hercules battling centaurs, with muscular nude figures, raised clubs and a bow.

Hercules verslaat de centauren

Jacob van Campen, 1645

Painting of Venus and Adonis with a nude reclining woman, a hunter in red, a cupid, dogs and doves in a dark landscape.

Venus and Adonis

Ferdinand Bol, 1658

Oil painting of an armored man in a red cape beside a nude woman, with cherubs holding a plumed helmet nearby.

Venus Arming a Warrior, possibly Johan Maurits at the Forge of Vulcan

Thomas Willeboirts Bosschaert, 1644

Ceiling painting fragment with female figures, a floating putto, gilded relief and red drapery in architectural setting.

Onderdeel (rechtsonder) van een plafondschildering met als hoofdvoorstelling Diana en haar gezellinnen

Gerard de Lairesse, 1676

Painting of a seated nude woman attended by women in a classical columned interior with a mirror and fan.

The Toilet of Psyche

Joseph Paelinck, 1823

Oval painting of nude Venus and Mars with a gilded helmet, round shield and spear, by Cornelis Cornelisz. van Haarlem.

Venus and Mars

Cornelis van Haarlem, 1628

Fragment of a 1676 ceiling painting by Gerard de Lairesse with gods, putti, gilded reliefs and a Diana scene.

Onderdeel (rechtsboven) van een plafondschildering met als hoofdvoorstelling Diana en haar gezellinnen

Gerard de Lairesse, 1676

Nude woman with a rose garland offers a golden cup to a large eagle hovering above clouds in a painted sky.

Hebe with Jupiter in the Guise of an Eagle

Gustav-Adolphe Diez, 1820

Oil painting of a dusky landscape with a tall tree, rocky hills, and two figures playing music by a stream.

Nymph and Shepherd Making Music in a Landscape

Abraham Genoels, 1685

Ceiling painting fragment with trumpeters, draped women, cherubs and gilded ornament, by Gerard de Lairesse, 1676.

Onderdeel (linksonder) van een plafondschildering met als hoofdvoorstelling Diana en haar gezellinnen

Gerard de Lairesse, 1676

Painting of nude Venus holding a flaming heart as winged Cupid draws his bow beside her, with a dove and red drapery.

Venus and Amor

Jacques de Gheyn, 1605

Dusk forest landscape with classical figures and hounds on a rocky path, under a warm cloudy sky.

Diana and Her Nymphs Hunting

Abraham Genoels, 1685

Ceiling painting fragment with draped female figures, cherubs, gilded relief ornament and a marble pedestal, by Gerard de Lai

Onderdeel (linksboven) van een plafondschildering met als hoofdvoorstelling Diana en haar gezellinnen

Gerard de Lairesse, 1676

Pastoral landscape with a flute player, grazing cattle and goats, a nude child, and a hilltop town under cloudy skies.

De jonge Mercurius steelt runderen van Apollo’s kudde

Girolamo da Santacroce, 1530

Painting of an Arcadian landscape with tall trees, a classical building and obelisk, and two gesturing figures under a cloudy

Arcadian Landscape with Jupiter and Io

Johannes Glauber, 1680

Painting of a barefoot man leading cattle through a hilly landscape with village houses and a distant church spire.

Hercules steelt de kudde van Geryones

Joos de Momper the Younger, 1590

Painting of a smiling satyr playing a pipe beside a goat, ram and sheep under a tree.

A Satyr

Jacob Jordaens, 1630

Girl in a red gown dancing on a wooden floor while a woman and a seated lute player watch in an interior.

Airs and Graces, Opus CX

Laura Theresa Alma-Tadema, 1872

Sepia painting of a winged rider with sword above a chained nude woman, a sea monster, and a city by the water.

Perseus en Andromeda. Allegorie op de bevrijding van de Nederlanden door prins Frederik Hendrik

Pieter Symonsz Potter, 1642

Sepia drawing of a nude hero restraining a three-headed dog on a boat crowded with anguished faces, by Jacob van Campen.

Hercules Gets Cerberus from the Underworld (Charon, the Ferryman of the Styx)

Jacob van Campen, 1645

Muscular bearded male nude in brown tones straining against a large curved gate with metal fittings.

Triomf over de dood: Simson draagt de deuren van de poort van Gaza | Hercules doodt de centaur Nessus

Maarten van Heemskerck, 1555

Painting of a piper herding cattle and goats through a meadow, with a nude child, a walled town and hills behind.

The Young Mercury Stealing Cattle from the Herd of Apollo

Girolamo da Santacroce, 1540

Brown monochrome painting of muscular men battling centaurs, one wielding a club, with a bow drawn at upper right.

Hercules Slays the Centaurs (Jupiter Defeating the Centaurs)

Jacob van Campen, 1645

Circular ceiling painting of a seated huntress with a bow, roses, a winged figure in clouds, and a chariot in a golden sky.

Part (central part) of a ceiling decoration with Diana and her companions as the principal representation

Gerard de Lairesse, 1676

Painted imitation of a niche with a woman holding fruit, a dog at her feet, and a frieze of dancing figures above.

Behangselschildering met bacchante

Jurriaan Andriessen, 1786

Pen and wash drawing of a rococo wall-light with five candle arms and a satyr figure at its centre.

Design for a wall-light

Gilles Marie Oppenort, c. 1717

Drawing of Venus kneeling with Cupid aiming a bow, two swans in reeds below, a carriage in a forest to the left.

Venus Urging Cupid to Shoot his Arrow at Pluto

Roelant Savery, 1586 - 1639

Grey ink drawing of a ruined Doric temple colonnade with grazing oxen and figures in the foreground.

View of the temple of 'Juno' near Paestum

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, c. 1775

Monochrome print of a satyr peering over a nude nymph, with another nymph and dense foliage in a dark woodland setting.

Nymphs and a satyr

Johannes Josephus Aarts, 1927

Engraving of a classical male figure in drapery holding a lyre, framed as a bas-relief on a pedestal.

Bas-relief of Apollo with the lyre

Michel Natalis, 1636

Pencil drawing of a sculptural group of two intertwined figures on a carved pedestal, with budding branches at left.

Mercury kidnaps Psyche

Huib Luns, 1929

Engraved title page with a cartouche showing Hercules wrestling a lion, putti with a fruit basket, and the title L'Europe.

Cartouche with Hercules

François Chauveau, 1643

Engraved oval portrait of an elderly man in periwig and robe, with a skull and crossbones below and a Latin inscription.

Portret van Achilles Uffenbach

Mathäus Küsel, 1645

Engraving of nymphs and a seated allegorical figure by a lake with swans, cherubs and an eagle with coat of arms above.

Allegorical representation with nymphs

Engraved title page with allegorical women, a helmeted Minerva, coats of arms, and the title Spiegel van Staat des Vereenigde

Allegorical representation with Faith, Minerva and Discord

Romeyn de Hooghe, 1706

Engraved emblematic print with Apollo on clouds above a kneeling figure, framed by a crowned bust, warrior, and open book.

Apollo sitting on clouds and kneeling figure

François van Bleyswijck, 1722

Engraving of a bearded river god embracing a nymph beside pouring urns, with cherubs above and a distant castle.

Allegorical representation with river god and nymph

Etching of Neptune in a sea chariot with horses, beside Arion playing a harp on a dolphin, with a ship and city behind.

Tableau vivant with Neptune and Arion

Pieter Nolpe, 1642

Engraved certificate with allegorical figures in a rowing boat and an exhibition city view, awarding a medal to W. B. Tholen.

Hercules wrestles with Achelous

Charles Emmanuel Patas, 1786

Engraving of a sailing ship in battle amid smoke and fireworks, with a Latin inscription beneath the scene.

Spectacle with ship with fireworks and the pillars of Hercules

Jacob Neefs, 1636

Engraving of Perseus on winged Pegasus attacking a sea monster near a chained woman on a rocky shore, with a city in the dist

Tableau vivant with Perseus and Andromeda

Pieter Nolpe, 1642

Engraving of a statue of Apollo at the center of clipped hedge alleys, with figures in period dress in a garden setting.

Statue of Apollo on Clingendael estate

Daniël Stopendaal, 1687

Engraved title page with a seated Jupiter figure, an eagle, an armillary sphere, a warship, and a Latin cartouche.

Jupiter and a warship with the coat of arms of Alessandro Farnese

Johann Sadeler, 1585

Watercolor design of Neptune with trident bending toward a nude woman by rocky cliffs, with blue border and Dutch inscription

Design for a wallpaper painting with Neptune and Coronis

Rienk Keyert, 1751

Engraving of Juno in a robe and crown gesturing to a charioteer driving horses toward a setting sun over the sea.

Juno commands the sun to set

Tommaso Piroli, 1805

Etching of draped figures offering at a classical courtyard with an arched statue niche, palm trees, and a torch.

Offering to Venus

Johannes Glauber, 1656

Watercolor of Neptune driving sea horses over waves while Venus, with Cupid and swans, appears in the clouds above.

Venus requests Neptune to prevent Telemachus from landing on Ithaca

Rienk Keyert, 1719