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Mythology

8,085 works

Engraving of Venus holding a flaming heart with Cupid beside her, framed by doves and pierced flaming hearts.

Venus and Cupid, from Three Pagan Gods or Goddesses

Hendrick Goltzius, c. 1595

Pen and wash drawing of a bearded man offering sacrifice at a smoking altar before a statue of Jupiter, with attendants and p

Sacrifice Offered before a Statue of Jupiter

Louis de Boullogne the Elder, 17th century

Engraving of Ceres with wheat headdress holding fruit and flowers, a child with a sickle beside her, in an oval frame.

Ceres, from Three Pagan Gods or Goddesses

Hendrick Goltzius, c. 1595

Engraving of Venus with a winged Cupid holding an arrow, flaming hearts and doves in the corners of an oval frame.

Venus and Amor, from Three Pagan Gods or Goddesses

Gustav Leybold, c. 1820

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

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

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

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

Engraving of a draped woman with a staff and peacocks in an oval frame, with an ornate border of birds and scrollwork.

Juno

Unknown artist

Engraving of an elderly crowned couple at a banquet, with a servant bringing a roast bird on a platter.

Winter (Banquet with Bacchus Waiting on an Elderly Couple), from The Four Seasons

Attributed to Jan Saenredam, c. 1595

Engraving of Venus standing beside Cupid with a bow, within an oval frame with ornate border and landscape.

Venus

Unknown artist

Engraving of Minerva with spear and shield in a circular frame, with a village landscape and ornate fruit-and-scroll border.

Minerva

Unknown artist

Pen and grey wash drawing of Psyche bathing, with attendants and flying cherubs in an oval composition.

The Bath of Psyche

Pierre Jacques Cazes, n.d.

Engraving of nude Venus pointing as winged Cupid draws a bow, with a chariot and horses in the distance.

Venus, Cupid and Pluto

Jacob Matham, 1590

Engraved circular roundel of Bacchus crowned with vine leaves and grapes, raising a wine glass, with Latin inscriptions aroun

Bacchus, plate 2 from Series of Three Gods

Jacob Matham, c. 1600

Engraving of the muse Calliope seated with an open book, wearing a laurel wreath and pearls, with stacked books at lower left

Calliope, The Muse of Epic Poetry and Eloquence, from The Nine Muses

Hendrick Goltzius, 1592

Engraving of a seated woman holding a comic satyr mask, with an open book at her feet against a dark hatched background.

Thalia, The Muse of Comedy, from The Nine Muses

Hendrick Goltzius, 1592

Engraving of a seated woman holding a scroll and book, with books and a laurel sprig beside her, representing Melpomene.

Melpomene, The Muse of Tragedy, from The Nine Muses

Hendrick Goltzius, 1592

Engraving of a seated woman holding a quill and inkwell, with a book at her feet and Latin text below.

Clio, The Muse of History, from The Nine Muses

Hendrick Goltzius, 1592

Engraving of a seated woman in a headscarf playing a lute, with a book at her feet and Latin text below.

Terpsichore, The Muse of Dance, from The Nine Muses

Hendrick Goltzius, 1592

Engraving of a seated woman playing a flute, with books and a trumpet at her feet and Latin verse below.

Euterpe, The Muse of Music, from The Nine Muses

Hendrick Goltzius, 1592

Engraving of a seated woman holding a celestial globe and compasses, with books and a set square at her feet.

Erato, The Muse of Lyric Poetry, from The Nine Muses

Hendrick Goltzius, 1592

Engraving of a seated woman in draped robes holding a serpent-entwined staff, with books at her feet and Latin text below.

Polyhymnia, The Muse of Choral Poetry, from The Nine Muses

Hendrick Goltzius, 1592

Engraving of the muse Urania seated with a celestial globe, gazing upward beside an armillary sphere and book.

Urania, The Muse of Astronomy, from The Nine Muses

Hendrick Goltzius, 1592

Engraving of a garden fountain with a laurel-crowned bust of Apollo on a pedestal above water jets, with arches and trees.

Fontein met buste Apollo

Georg Lichtensteger, 1724

Engraving of a rococo garden sundial topped by a bust of Diana, with a fountain, vase, railing and trees.

Zonnewijzer met buste van Diana

Georg Lichtensteger, 1724

Engraved garden scene with a crowned bust, a fountain spilling into a basin, clipped hedges, an urn and cypress trees.

Fontein met buste van Jupiter

Georg Lichtensteger, 1724

Stylized 1940 drawing of two women before a stepped building under a beam of light from a glowing celestial orb.

Jupiter-Saturn-Mond Konstellation...

Karl Wiener, 1940

Engraved garden fountain with a laurel-crowned bust in a pedimented niche, flanked by cypress trees and stone steps.

Fontein met buste van Bacchus

Georg Lichtensteger, 1724

Wash drawing of a wooded landscape with robed figures gathered on rocks beside a waterfall and swans in the pool below.

Landscape with Apollo and the Muses

Claude Lorrain, 1674

Moonlit coastal drawing with a rocky arch, a winged horse, small figures on the shore, and a calm sea beyond.

Coast View with Perseus and the Origin of Coral

Claude Lorrain, 1674

Engraving of a satyr seated by a tree while nymphs tend to a thorn in his foot, with a landscape behind.

Oreads Pulling a Thorn from a Satyr’s Foot

Jan Harmensz. Muller, 1590