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Rijksmuseum

140 works

Painting of Saint Francis kneeling to hold the infant Christ as the Virgin Mary stands nearby beneath a night sky with a cres

The vision of Saint Francis of Assisi

Ludovico Carracci, 1583 - 1585

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 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

Half-length painting of the Madonna in a dark veil with a gold halo, holding the Christ child with a gold halo beside her.

Madonna with Child

Meester van Badia a Isola, c. 1300

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 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

Winged angel in yellow robes points toward a dusky landscape while a bearded man in brown robes stirs awake beside water.

The Prophet Elijah Awakened in the Desert by an Angel

Giovanni Lanfranco, 1624 - 1625

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

Gilded arched panel of the Madonna holding the Christ Child, both with haloes against an incised gold background.

Madonna met kind

Master of Badia a Isola, 1300

Painting of the angel Gabriel announcing to the Virgin Mary, with lilies, a dove and cherubs in a golden sky.

Annunciation to the Virgin

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, 1660 - 1680

Painting of the Nativity with the Virgin, Saint Joseph, two angels, and shepherds adoring the infant Jesus in a landscape.

The Adoration of the Child

Jacopo da Sellaio, 1485

Painting of the prophet Elijah kneeling in a dark landscape as a winged angel points toward the sky.

The Prophet Elijah in the Desert Awakened by an Angel

Giovanni Lanfranco, 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

Circular painting of the Nativity with Mary kneeling in blue, the infant Christ, angels, John the Baptist and Joseph.

The Adoration of the Christ Child

Cosimo Rosselli, 1490

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

Interior of a Gothic church with tall columns, vaulted ceiling and small figures on a tiled floor.

The interior of Saint Bavo's Church in Haarlem

Isaak van Nickelen, 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

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

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

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 the Virgin, Christ Child, Saint Joseph and young John the Baptist against a dark background.

The Holy Family with the Infant St. John the Baptist

Paolo Veronese, 1550

Painting of the dead Christ supported by grieving women on a rocky ledge, with a red cloth and crown of thorns below.

The Lamentation

Pieter de Grebber, 1640

Circular painting of the Holy Family with the infant John the Baptist, Mary kneeling in prayer before the Christ Child.

Worshipping the Christ Child

Meester Allegro, 1480

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

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

Tempera panel of the Virgin and Christ child in a gilded halo, framed by dark foliage and gold roundels on green.

Virgin and Child

Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, c. 1440 - c. 1450

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

Jan 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

Engraved theatre-plan view of a papal hall with clergy seated in tiers beneath a large canopy and a raised throne.

Beatification of a saint in St. Peter's Basilica

Hendrik Elandt, 1700

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

Engraving of an enthroned figure with a halo, surrounded by crowned elders, winged creatures and torches under an arch.

Adoration of the Mystic Lamb

Gerard van Groeningen, 1563

Drawn scene of Christ wearing a crown of thorns, flanked by a bearded man and a soldier, with a city behind.

The Mocking of Christ

Etienne Bosch, 1890

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

Engraving of four angels restraining winds above a crowd of figures, with a Latin caption along the bottom edge.

Four angels hold back the four winds

Gerard van Groeningen, 1563

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

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 angels and monstrous horsemen attacking a crowd, with God enthroned on clouds above in an arched frame.

Four angels of death kill the people after the sixth trumpet blast

Gerard van Groeningen, 1563

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 the Virgin Mary mourning the dead Christ in a rocky tomb, with a cross leaning against the cave wall.

Lamentation at the grave

Jean Morin, 1610

Engraving of a kneeling bearded man reading a book as a winged angel with a halo stands over the sea.

John receives the holy scripture from an angel

Gerard van Groeningen, 1563

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 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

Brown ink drawing of a winged angel standing beside a haloed, bearded man kneeling on rocky ground.

The Angel Appears to Elijah

Willem Drost, 1650

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 Audenaerde, 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 the Madonna bending over a sleeping Christ child within a dark arched niche.

Madonna met slapend Christuskind

Jacques de Gheyn, 1590

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

Wash drawing of Saint Luke with halo painting at an easel as the Madonna and child appear in clouds above.

De heilige Lucas tekent madonna met kind

Stradanus, 1588

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

Etching of Christ seated at a well with a woman drawing water, set among ruined arches and a distant city.

Christ and the woman of Samaria among ruins

John Smith of Chichester, 1727

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

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

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

Watercolor design of a winged ox, symbol of Saint Luke, with green and red wings and inscribed scrolls on a gold quatrefoil g

Ontwerp voor borduurwerk met de evangelist Lucas

Hardman & Co., 1850

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

Watercolor design of a haloed winged lion with a Marcus banner on a patterned yellow quatrefoil ground.

Ontwerp voor borduurwerk met de evangelist Marcus

Hardman & Co., 1850

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

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

Watercolor design of a winged angel holding a scroll reading Sanctus Matheus within a quatrefoil frame on a patterned ground.

Ontwerp voor borduurwerk met de evangelist Matteüs

Hardman & Co., 1850

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

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

Circular engraving of bearded evangelist Matthew writing with a quill while a winged angel holds an inkwell beside him.

Evangelist Mattheüs

Jacques de Gheyn, 1588

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 the Virgin Mary praying before the haloed Christ child seated on rocks, with a dramatic rocky landscape behind t

Madonna van Reggio met het Christuskind

Jan Sadeler, 1596

Circular engraving of a haloed evangelist writing with a quill beside a large eagle, with Latin text around the border.

Evangelist Johannes

Jacques de Gheyn, 1588

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

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

Circular engraving of an elderly bearded man reading a book beside an ox, with Latin inscription around the border.

Evangelist Lucas

Jacques de Gheyn, 1588

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