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Painting of Prometheus chained to a rock by Vulcan while Mercury watches, with an eagle above and a forge behind.

Prometheus Being Chained by Vulcan

Dirck van Baburen, 1623

Circular ceiling painting of Apollo, Minerva and the nine muses among clouds, with putti and musical instruments.

Apollo Enthroned in the Clouds, with Minerva and the Nine Muses

Painting of a reclining nude man, a woman in green drapery above, and a bearded elder kneeling beside a golden vessel on rock

Selene and Endymion (formerly entitled The Death of Orion)

Johann Carl Loth, 1660 - 1680

Reclining nude youth with closed eyes, wounded thigh, red poppies and spear, in a stormy mountain landscape.

Dying Adonis.[1] Alternative title(s): The blood of the dead Adonis turns into an anemone (Ovid, Met. X 735).[2]

Hendrick Goltzius, 1609

Painting of armored Mars beside nude Venus with cupids, a helmet, and figures working at a fire under stone arches.

Mars ontvangt de wapens van Venus en Vulcanus: allegorie

Thomas Willeboirts Bosschaert, 1624

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Engraving of Hercules Musagetes holding a lyre and lion skin, beside a flaming altar, cornucopia and classical architecture.

Hercules as leader of the muses

Theodor de Bry, 1596

Engraving of Neptune standing in a shell chariot pulled by sea horses over waves, with figures in clouds above.

Neptune in his chariot

Giulio Bonasone, 1501

Engraving of a seated muscular hero on a rock under a tree, with kneeling figures, a standard bearer and a dog below.

Hercules on a rock

Michel Dorigny, 1640

Engraving of a woman driving a sun chariot through clouds while a laurel-crowned man reaches for the reins, with a city below

Apollo in the sun chariot

Theodor de Bry, 1596

Etching of a Bacchus fountain with a crowned god, satyrs, and water jets rising from a rocky basin surrounded by reeds.

Bacchus fountain at the site of the Oude Doolhof

Pieter Holsteyn, 1648

Engraving of Apollo with a torch beside a seated woman with a violin, a relief of musicians, and trees behind them.

Apollo and the invention of music

Gerard de Lairesse, 1675

Engraving of women attacking a slumped man beneath a tree, with a classical city and dogs in the background.

Orpheus is killed by the raging women of Ciconia

Theodor de Bry, 1596

Engraved bird's-eye view of formal gardens, fountains, and a palace on a wooded hillside, with a monument at the top.

View of the gardens, the Hercules monument and the water feature at Karlsberg

Alessandro Specchi, 1706

Monochrome print of a seated classical figure raising a bow while a winged child reaches for it against a shaded background.

Venus ontwapent Amor

Jean Jacques II Lagrenée, 1780

Engraving of Pallas in a plumed helmet with a Medusa shield, spear raised, standing over a fallen giant amid clouds.

Minerva

Egbert van Panderen, 1590

Engraving of a man seated with nude Venus, Ceres and Bacchus figures, Cupid, fruit and wine barrel beneath a tree.

Man in gezelschap van Venus, Ceres en Bacchus

Johann Theodor de Bry, 1596

Engraved map cartouche with Minerva, Mercury, a coat of arms, eagle, and title text for Brandenburg, 1758.

Cartouche met Minerva en Mercurius

August Scheller, 1758

Engraving of Cupid above a mythological wedding preparation scene with an elephant, camel, giraffe and seated nude figure.

Voorbereidingen voor het huwelijksfeest van Amor en Psyche (linkerdeel)

Diana Scultori, 1575

Pen drawing of Apollo standing beside the satyr Marsyas, who plays a pipe, with onlookers and trees in the background.

Apollo en Marsyas

Pieter Feddes van Harlingen, 1611

Engraving of Apollo chasing Daphne, who reaches for laurel branches, with nude river gods and a cupid among trees.

Apollo en Daphne

Robert van Audenaerd, 1685

Pencil sketch of a bearded face wreathed in grapes and leaves, with faint studies of figures on the same sheet.

Bacchus

Henk Henriët, 1930

Pen and wash drawing of two putti framing a circular medallion showing a seated muse and Apollo among clouds.

Twee putti met medaillon, waarin de verschijning van Apollo aan de muze

Jacob de Wit, 1744

Engraving of a standing woman with a swan beside her, framed by ornate scrollwork, putti, and a lettered cartouche.

Leda en de zwaan

Virgilius Solis, 1524

Etching of Hercules freeing the chained Prometheus while an eagle hovers below, set against a rocky landscape.

Hercules bevrijdt Prometheus

Carlo Cesio, 1656

Pen and wash drawing of two putti holding a medallion showing Narcissus and Echo, by Jacob de Wit, 1744.

Twee putti met medaillon, waarin Narcissus en Echo

Jacob de Wit, 1744

Engraving of an enthroned bearded god surrounded by gods, leafy branches, an eagle and cherubs under an arched drape.

Jupiter omringd door goden met takken van aan hen gewijde bomen

Léon Davent, 1547

Etching of a Roman emperor sacrificing at a flaming altar, with three spear-bearing attendants and a relief above, in an oval

Reliëf met een Romeinse keizer die een offer brengt aan Hercules

François Perrier, 1645

Engraving of Apollo binding the satyr Marsyas to a tree beside a figure lying on the ground, with onlookers and a mountain la

Apollo bindt Marsyas aan een boom

Lorenzo Zucchi, 1714

Engraved print of a satyr wrestling a goat inside a circular vine-leaf frame, with an Italian caption below.

Satyr en geit

Georg Friedrich Schmidt, 1761

Oval engraving of a statue of Apollo above a flaming altar, with a bearded man offering sacrifice, attendants with spears and

Reliëf met een Romeinse keizer die een offer brengt aan Apollo

François Perrier, 1645

Ink and wash ceiling design by Jacob de Wit showing a huntress with a spear among clouds, putti, and seated figures.

Ontwerp voor een plafondschildering met Diana en Endymion

Jacob de Wit, 1726

Circular engraving of nude Venus on a globe with two putti, one holding a bow, against a town skyline and clouds.

Venus

Monogrammist AC, 1520

Engraved oval relief of a Roman emperor offering sacrifice at an altar before a boar's head on a tree, with Diana and attenda

Reliëf met een Romeinse keizer die een offer brengt aan Diana

François Perrier, 1645

Etching of Hercules in a lion skin kneeling and drawing a bow, with a hilly landscape behind him.

Hercules met leeuwenvel en boog

Giuseppe Cammarano, 1776

Engraving of Vulcan handing a shield to Thetis beside a nude infant, with classical pillars, cherubs and forge tools.

Thetis krijgt van Vulcanus wapens voor Achilles

Franz Ertinger, 1679

Etching of Jupiter addressing a council of gods on clouds, with giants and a city by the sea below.

Jupiter vraagt de Olympische goden om raad

Nicolaes Cornelisz. Witsen, 1659

Engraved coat of arms with laureate bust held by two allegorical women on clouds, mounted with handwritten caption.

Wapen van Hendrik Gerritsz. Hooft geflankeerd door Minerva en Voorzichtigheid

Reinier Vinkeles, 1777

Engraving of Achilles fighting Hector before classical statues, a goddess with a sword, an owl, and fighting roosters.

Achilles doodt Hector

Franz Ertinger, 1679

Etching of a wolf-headed man fleeing a burning courtyard while a crowned figure watches from a colonnaded hall.

Jupiter verandert koning Lycaon in een wolf

Nicolaes Cornelisz. Witsen, 1659

Engraving in a circle of Venus reaching toward a winged Cupid, with grapes and wheat and Latin inscription around the border.

Venus en Cupido

Zacharias Dolendo, 1590

Engraving of a dying warrior held by a woman beside a flaming altar, framed by classical columns, statues and cherubs.

Dood van Achilles

Franz Ertinger, 1679

Etching of gods Apollo and Diana shooting arrows from clouds at dying children and horses on a battlefield.

Apollo en Diana doden de kinderen van Niobe

Jan van Ossenbeeck, 1660

Line drawing of Juno on a throne with peacocks and a circular verse inscription in the lower right corner.

Juno op een troon met pauwen

Edmund Evans, 1887

Etching of Apollo with a bow beside a slain coiled python, with Latin inscriptions above and below the scene.

Apollo doodt de python

Nicolaes Cornelisz. Witsen, 1659

Engraving of a muscular man with an axe beside a bull, a laurel-crowned man at its head, and a hooded old figure with a staff

Hercules en de stier van Kreta

Matthias Oesterreich, 1752

Engraving of Juno with a peacock and Mercury in a circular roundel, with the caption Iuno below.

Juno

Egbert van Panderen, 1590

Etching of Apollo chasing the nymph Daphne through a forest landscape, with grazing animals in the background and Latin text.

Apollo en Daphne

Nicolaes Cornelisz. Witsen, 1659

Engraving of Venus and Anchises with a winged cupid beside a plinth inscribed GENVS VNDE LATINVM, dated 1656.

Venus en Anchises

Carlo Cesio, 1656

Engraving of a kneeling woman in classical robes reaching toward a standing man with open arms, with a Latin caption below.

Reliëf met Apollo en Diana

François Perrier, 1645

Etching of Apollo chasing Daphne as she turns into a laurel tree, with Cupid aiming a bow above and Latin verses below.

Daphne verandert in een laurierboom

Nicolaes Cornelisz. Witsen, 1659

Engraving of Jupiter and Juno embracing on a couch, with an eagle and a peacock beside them.

Jupiter en Juno

Carlo Cesio, 1656

Mezzotint of infant Hercules strangling two serpents in his cradle, with startled attendants, soldiers with torches, and peac

Hercules wurgt in zijn wieg de twee slangen

Charles Howard Hodges, 1793

Etching of Jupiter chasing the nymph Io through a wooded landscape under clouds, with Latin verse below.

Jupiter achtervolgt Io

Nicolaes Cornelisz. Witsen, 1659

Engraving of Venus embracing Adonis, who holds a spear, with hounds, a cupid and a swan chariot in a wooded landscape.

Venus probeert Adonis te weerhouden van de jacht

Philippe Joseph Tassaert, 1753

Etching of a reclining nude woman in a forest with a dog beside her and small figures in the distant landscape.

Diana

Laurent de La Hire, 1630

Etching of Jupiter and Io from Ovid's Metamorphoses: a cow in a landscape, a seated figure, and a crowned goddess among cloud

Jupiter en Io

Nicolaes Cornelisz. Witsen, 1659

Etching of Venus in clouds handing armor to a helmeted warrior, with putti and a shield, in a circular frame.

Venus schenkt Aeneas wapens

Samuel Bottschild, 1693

Engraved landscape with rocky cliffs, a winding river, a hilltop castle, and two women beneath a large tree at right.

Rotsachtig landschap met Daphne en Peneus

Melchior Küsel, 1670

Engraving of Apollo playing a lyre surrounded by reclining women and flying putti in an oval frame.

Apollo met harp

Michel Dorigny, 1640

Grey wash drawing of a man in classical dress handing an apple to a woman, with a cupid above, in a circular frame.

Mythologische voorstelling van Paris die Venus de appel (?) overhandigt

Louis Fabritius Dubourg, 1703

Engraving of a helmeted hero leading a rearing horse with flowing mane across a hilly landscape, with a German caption below.

Hercules en Bucephalus

Melchior Küsel, 1670

Circular drawing of a smiling woman with curly hair in a white dress, resting her arm beside a white dog against leafy foliag

Diana in een ronde omlijsting

Jacob Matham, 1602

Pencil sketch of a satyr carrying two woven baskets on a pole, designed as a salt cellar, with a small floor plan below.

Ontwerp voor zoutvat in de vorm van een satyr die twee manden draagt, met daaronder een plattegrond

Henri Cameré, 1864

Engraving in a circle of Venus reclining with a wine cup, Bacchus with grapes, Ceres with wheat, and a cherub, 1595.

Bacchus, Ceres en Venus

Hendrick Goltzius, 1595

Red chalk sketch of a cropped muscular male figure's arm and torso on tan paper, with handwritten notes.

Afgesneden figuur van Hercules (Farnese)

Charles André van Loo, 1715

Oval chiaroscuro woodcut of a standing woman in drapery, a kneeling man with a cup, and lions among trees and stone.

Odysseus op het eiland van Circe

Antonio da Trento, 1537

Engraved classical scene of soldiers and robed men before a walled city, framed by putti, masks and garlands.

Romulus wijdt de buit van de verslagen koning Acron aan Jupiter

Louis de Châtillon, 1659

Engraving of Cupid riding a goat between two horned satyrs, one playing pipes, with a castle in the background.

Cupido op een geit met twee satyrs

Zoan Andrea, 1475

Engraving of a robed woman offering at a fire in a forest, with serpent-haired gorgon figures and a bearded man behind her.

Mythologische scène met een offerende koningin in een bos, mogelijk Althaea, en drie gorgonen

Simon Henri Thomassin, 1697

Circular engraving of a woman in a veil and headdress holding a flame, with Latin inscription around the border.

Venus met brandend hart

Jacob Matham, 1599

Etching of a satyr and a peasant sharing a meal at a table in a rustic interior, with a woman at left.

Fabel van de satyr en de boer

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1644

Engraving of an allegorical scene with winged women and a cupid plucking feathers from a bearded seated man, 1646.

Tijd overwonnen door Hoop, Amor en Venus

Michel Dorigny, 1646

Engraving of Bacchus crowned with grape leaves, raising a wine glass, within a circular frame with Latin inscriptions.

Bacchus met glas

Jacob Matham, 1599

Pen and wash drawing of a woman's head turned sideways, with curled hair, a pearl earring and a necklace, on an arched sheet.

Hoofd van Venus

Moses ter Borch, 1659

Engraving of Venus in a cloud chariot drawn by doves over a panoramic city and harbour scene with figures below.

De planeet Venus en zijn invloed op de wereld

Johann Sadeler, 1585

Engraving of the drinking Bacchus reclining with satyrs and putti picking grapes beneath a vine arch.

Drinkende Bacchus

Willem van Haecht, 1603

Engraved plate of neoclassical designs: a horse-head bench, two lidded urns, and a framed medallion of embracing figures.

Diana op haar strijdwagen, een bed, vazen, een tafel en een schaal op een zuil met sfinxen

Pietro Ruga, 1817

Engraved vignette of Minerva on clouds above soldiers shot with arrows near a tower and city wall.

Vignet met Minerva en soldaten beschoten met pijlen

Reinier Vinkeles, 1775

Etching of Apollo leading dancing figures through a hilly landscape with classical ruins, trees and a seated harpist.

Tijd, Apollo en de vier seizoenen

Claude Lorrain, 1662

Etching of a smiling man with a feathered grape headdress raising a wine glass, set against fine hatched lines.

Bacchant met roemer

Thomas Willeboirts Bosschaert, 1628

Etching of Apollo and Diana seated on rocks with a draped woman, Niobe, standing at left before a wooded background.

Niobe bij Apollo en Diana

Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi, 1656

Engraving of Mercury presenting the infant Bacchus to reclining nymphs by a waterfall, with goats and verse below.

Geboorte van Bacchus

Pierre Alexandre Aveline, 1748

Circular engraving of a river landscape with two figures, a walled city with spires, a boat, herons, and a cherub in clouds.

Diana en Endymion

Jonas Silber, 1572

Engraving of Jupiter and Danaë embracing on a bed, with an eagle and golden rain falling from clouds above.

Jupiter en Danaë

Jean Baptiste de Poilly, 1679

Grey wash drawing of a reclining sleeping woman, a standing figure lifting a cloth, and a bearded companion beneath trees.

Bacchus tilt een doek op van een slapende vrouw

Philippe Caresme, 1744

Engraving of Orpheus playing a lyre under a tree, surrounded by lions, deer, horses, a camel and other animals in a landscape

Orpheus en de dieren

Johannes Wierix, 1615