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Rijksmuseum

2,214 works

Engraved L-shaped corner ornament with scrollwork, a diamond lattice, and an oval medallion showing a helmeted Minerva figure

Hoekornament met medaillons met Minerva

Honoré Blanc, 1682

Etching of a Narcissus fountain in a formal garden with tall trees, classical statues, and small figures in the foreground.

Fontein van Narcissus in de Villa Borghese te Rome

Giovanni Francesco Venturini, 1653

Ink drawing of a rustic hut interior with figures seated at a table, a kneeling woman, and a rooster on the rafters.

Jupiter en Mercurius bij Philemon en Baucis

Samuel van Hoogstraten, 1658

Engraving of Cupid and a nude woman beside a reclining Psyche on rocky ground below a cliff, with a caption below.

Amor en Psyche

Remi Henry Joseph Delvaux, 1811

Line drawing of a woman with flowing hair rising among chubby putti, enclosed in a dark ruled border.

Psyche stijgt op naar de Olympus

Luca Cambiaso, 1537

Line drawing of Venus seated on a dolphin with two cupids, waves below and a large shell behind.

Venus op een dolfijn

Luca Cambiaso, 1537

Woodcut of nude figures mourning around a seated Venus, with cupids and hunting dogs in a landscape with clouds.

Venus treurt om de dood van Adonis

Monogrammist GGN, 1537

Grey wash drawing of a nude statue-like female figure with a peacock at her feet, against a shaded background.

Beeld van Juno en de pauw

Moses ter Borch, 1657

Loose pencil sketch of a bird and figure on a branch, with handwritten numbers and a blue collection stamp on pale paper.

Mythologische of Bijbelse scène

Moses ter Borch, 1657

Hand-colored print with eight small scenes of mythological figures, including Apollo and Python, Daphne as laurel, and a floo

Bijbelse en mythologische taferelen

Claes Janszoon Visscher II, 1601

Blue-grey cover sheet with printed title 'Lithographische Original-Zeichnungen' by J. G. Schinz, Zürich 1822.

Omslag voor twaalf scènes met soldaten en mythologische figuren

Johann Georg Schinz, 1822

Etching of allegorical figures with a winged Fame blowing a trumpet above Hercules, Europa and a bull beside columns.

Allegorie met Faam, Hercules en Europa

Giuseppe Diamantini, 1631

Engraved portrait of a man with a laurel wreath playing a lyre, with radiating lines and a French dedication below.

Apollo and the Nine Muses

Jean LeBlond, 1630

Engraved frieze of a mythological scene with a centaur playing lyre, draped women and a reclining figure in a sarcophagus rel

Bas-reliëf van een sarcofaag met de dood van Orpheus

Reinier van Persijn, 1640

Engraved ornamental print with Atlas turning to a winged horse above a city, framed by scrollwork, sea creatures and grotesqu

Atlas door Perseus in een berg veranderd

Abraham de Bruyn, 1584

Engraved ornamental plate with central oval scene of Perseus on winged horse fighting sea monster beside nude Andromeda.

Perseus bevrijdt Andromeda

Abraham de Bruyn, 1584

Engraved portrait of a seated young man beside a helmeted Minerva, with a globe, telescope and celestial diagram on the table

Portret van Jean-Philippe Baratier met de godin Minerva

Johann Georg Wolfgang, 1741

Engraving of Hercules' apotheosis: clouds, gods in a chariot, putti, and a triumphal arch framed by classical architecture.

Apotheose van Hercules

Louis Surugue, 1723

Engraving of Juno in clouds pointing to Aeolus in a cave, with putti, peacocks and an ornate framed border.

Juno beveelt Aeolus de stormen los te laten

Nicolas Henri Tardieu, 1719

Engraving of Daphne fleeing Apollo as she turns into a laurel tree, with a river god, nymphs and cherubs in a rocky landscape

Daphne en Apollo

Nicolas Henri Tardieu, 1719

Pen drawing of a woman as Diana with crescent moon headdress, drawing a bow with a quiver of arrows on her back.

Portret van Anna Maria Snoek als Diana

Johannes Jelgerhuis, 1795

Etching of Venus seated in a forge with Cupid holding her quiver, while blacksmiths hammer at an anvil in the background.

Venus vult de pijlenkoker van Amor

Gérard de Lairesse, 1675

Etching of nude Venus on a rose-garlanded chariot through clouds, with a flying cupid and two birds.

Venus vliegt naar de Olympus

Gérard de Lairesse, 1675

Engraving of gods on clouds over Olympus, with Psyche led by Mercury toward a crowd of nude and robed deities above a city.

Psyche wordt door Mercurius naar Olympus gebracht

Bartholomeus Willemsz. Dolendo, 1580

Watercolor design of Neptune on a shell chariot with tritons, cherubs and sea creatures above a painted blue paneled wall.

Design for a Wall Decoration with Neptune and His Retinue

Rienk Keyert, 1751

Engraved portrait of a turbaned woman writing with a quill at a table beside a book labeled Sibilla Persica.

Sibille van het Orakel van Apollo

Pietro Fontana, 1785

Engraving of Bacchus with vine-leaf wreath beside a woman pouring wine for a child, with a classical column and urn behind.

Bacchus

Gérard de Lairesse, 1675

Engraving of a nude bacchante pouring wine among playful putti, with grapes, a thyrsus and a garden arbor.

Bacchante omringd door kinderen

Gérard de Lairesse, 1670

Engraving of a seated, bare-chested youthful male figure with a halo, raising one arm, against cross-hatched shading.

Apollo

Gérard de Lairesse, 1670

Kop van Minerva

Gérard de Lairesse, 1670

Engraving of Venus descending to the body of Adonis in a rocky landscape with cherubs, dogs, trees and a distant town.

Venus vindt de gestorven Adonis

Benedetto di Stefani, 1570

Engraving of Apollo chasing Daphne as she turns into a laurel tree, with cherubs and a reclining river god in a forest.

Apollo en Daphne

Paul van Somer I, 1677

Engraving of Jupiter and Juno on clouds above a battle scene with soldiers and a walled city.

Jupiter en Juno in gesprek

Crispijn van de Passe, 1613

Engraving of armored Hector flanked by Minerva and Apollo, with an owl and lyre, and a battle scene with tents behind them.

Minerva en Apollo verleiden Hector te vechten

Crispijn van de Passe, 1613

Engraving of gods on clouds above Trojan warriors and Greek soldiers in battle before a burning city.

Jupiter helpt de Trojanen

Crispijn van de Passe, 1613

Engraving of Jupiter reclining with an eagle while Juno sits beside him, with armored soldiers and a battle scene at right.

Juno verleidt Jupiter

Crispijn van de Passe, 1613

Engraving of Jupiter, Juno and Neptune on clouds above a battle, with a haloed figure standing to the right.

Jupiter berispt Juno en Neptunus

Crispijn van de Passe, 1613

Engraving of armored warriors with spears and plumed helmets, with soldiers fleeing toward a walled city and tents.

Achilles waarschuwt Patroclus

Crispijn van de Passe, 1613

Etching of a laughing young man with curly hair crowned by vine leaves and grapes, against a hatched dark background.

Kop van de jonge Bacchus

Frans Lauwers, 1864

Engraved square ceiling design with a central circular medallion of clouds and flying figures, flanked by ornamental cartouch

Vierkant plafond met Hercules en Minerva

Daniël Marot, 1712

Engraving of seated Apollo with laurel wreath, lyre and two muses on steps, sunburst behind, caption Per Gradus ad Scientiam.

Tronende Apollo met muzen

Bernard Picart, 1712

Blue-toned lithograph of women in a forest killing a reclining man, with trees and a big cat in the background.

Orpheus wordt gedood door bacchanten

Georges Bellenger, 1866

Etching of Diana with a bow restraining Pan, a horned male figure, beside a wooded landscape and scattered tools.

Diana en Pan

Marcantonio Bellavia, 1660

Engraving of Venus reclining nude on clouds with Cupid drawing a bow beside her, within an oval frame.

Venus en Amor op de wolken

Jan Harmensz. Muller, 1590

Engraving of Apollo on Parnassus with a lyre player, muses and draped figures beneath trees above an inscribed stone pedestal

Apollo op de Parnassus

Jacob Matham, 1594

Engraving of Apollo driving a sun chariot drawn by four winged horses, surrounded by reclining figures and scrolled border.

Apollo in de Zonnewagen

Philips Galle, 1578

Woodcut of a muscular nude hero lifting a struggling figure in a cave, with cattle, chains and bones in the foreground.

Hercules Defeating Cacus

Hendrick Goltzius, 1588

Engraving of a man in a wide hat and lace collar drawing with a pen at a table, within an arched cross-hatched frame.

Tekenaar van de Apollo Belvedere

Hendrick Goltzius, 1592

Open book: title page of Agnes Clerke's astronomy history beside a plate of the Orion Nebula, with small images of Jupiter an

Jupiter en Saturnus

Paul-Pierre Henry, 1879

Etched landscape with tall trees, a hilltop town, mountains, and a hunter with dogs walking beside a river.

Actaeon wordt door de badende Diana in een hert veranderd

Johannes Glauber, 1656

Etching of Apollo and Daphne in a forest, with putti among trees, figures in pursuit and a pool in the foreground.

Apollo en Daphne

Claude Massé, 1666

Engraved triptych with mythological scenes: a poet and muse, gods battling giants with lightning, and a winged horse at a spr

Mythologische en allegorische voorstellingen op de inspiratie van de toneelschrijver Paul Scarron

Jacob Folkema, 1703

Etching of nude Venus holding a bow beside a winged Cupid reaching upward, by Hendrik van der Borcht II, 1638.

Venus en Cupido

Hendrik van der Borcht, 1638

Etching of nude Bacchus standing on a cloud, holding a cup and a jug aloft, with drapery over his shoulder.

Bacchus

Hendrik van der Borcht, 1638

Engraved print of Venus with a pearl necklace, arm raised to her hair, embraced by a winged Cupid against a dark background.

Venus en Amor

Gustav Eilers, 1887

Printed page with pen sketches of draped figures, a seated nude, Mars and Venus, and horses drinking at a river.

Moeder met kind, Venus en Mars, Maria Magdalena, badende vrouw en drinkende paarden

Firmin Gillot, 1864

Mezzotint of Venus holding back Adonis from the hunt, with a cupid, hunting dogs, and a large tree in a woodland setting.

Venus weerhoudt Adonis van de jacht

Wallerant Vaillant, 1658

Mezzotint of Venus cradling the dying Adonis, with a cupid, a boar, swans and a chariot in a wooded landscape.

Adonis sterft in de armen van Venus

Wallerant Vaillant, 1658

Mezzotint of Venus and Anchises seated in a draped interior with a winged Cupid at their feet, by Wallerant Vaillant, 1658.

Venus en Anchises

Wallerant Vaillant, 1658

Engraving of Apollo kneeling to flay the bound satyr Marsyas beside a tree, with a distant landscape and sailboat.

Apollo vilt Marsyas

Peter van Liesebetten, 1660

Etching of smiths working at a forge with Venus and Cupid, armor and bellows in the foreground, smoke rising.

Venus en Amor in de smidse van Vulcanus

Cornelis Schut, 1618

Engraved plate of a centaur struggling with a figure atop a pedestal flanked by two putti holding a garland.

Gevecht van centaurs

Antoine Alexandre Joseph Cardon, 1772

Engraved print of a muscular nude Hercules with a club on his shoulder, standing beside a tree stump on a plinth.

Hercules

Antoine Alexandre Joseph Cardon, 1772

Engraving of a chained nude woman on a rocky cliff, with a sea monster rising from the waves below her.

Andromeda

Antoine Alexandre Joseph Cardon, 1772