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Mythology

8,088 works

Engraving of a muscular nude man seen from behind facing a crowd before a colonnade, with a sprawled figure and basket in the

The Fight between Ulysses and Irus

Jan Harmensz. Muller, 1589

Etching of Psyche holding a lamp over the sleeping Cupid, with ornamental borders and French text beside.

Amor en Psyche

Lorens Frølich, 1862

Engraved print of gods on Olympus, Mercury guiding Psyche among cherubs, with French text and floral borders.

Amor en Psyche bij de goden

Lorens Frølich, 1862

Red chalk drawing of Saint Sebastian being clubbed by soldiers, with angels above and an amphitheater behind.

Saint Sebastian Clubbed to Death

Andrea Camassei, 1602-49

Pen and ink drawing of Venus with Cupid and a satyr peering from behind a tree in a wooded setting.

Venus, Cupid and Satyr

Luca Cambiaso, 1527-85

Pen and ink sketch of Venus holding Cupid beside a tree, with a draped figure and loose cloud strokes above.

Venus and Cupid

Luca Cambiaso, 1527-85

Engraving of a nude woman chained to a cliff as a winged rider on horseback approaches over the sea and a sea monster rises.

Andromeda Rescued by Perseus

Magdalena van de Passe, 1636

Engraving of Jupiter descending in clouds toward a reclining nude Danaë on a bed, with an eagle and a dog nearby.

Jupiter en Danaë

Crispijn van de Passe, 1636

Engraving of nude Venus with Cupid holding a bow, swans in the foreground, and riders in a forest landscape behind.

Venus vraagt Amor om een pijl naar Pluto te schieten

Crispijn van de Passe, 1636

Engraving of Apollo flaying the satyr Marsyas, who is tied to a tree, with a lyre on the ground and a landscape behind.

Apollo vilt Marsyas

Crispijn van de Passe, 1636

Engraving of Jason and Medea clasping hands before a seated statue of Diana on an altar in a classical colonnaded hall.

Jason en Medea bij het altaar van Diana

Crispijn van de Passe, 1636

Engraving of Bacchus and Ariadne seated in a grotto with a satyr pouring wine, a child, a leopard and grapevines.

Het huwelijk van Bacchus en Ariadne

Magdalena van de Passe, 1636

Pen and brown ink drawing of a winged cupid flying with outstretched arms, on a light paper sheet.

Cupid Flying

Luca Cambiaso, 1527-85

Ink sketch of a reclining female figure with a crescent behind her and radiating lines around, titled Diana.

Diana

Luca Cambiaso, 1527-85

Pen and ink drawing of a seated figure with a lyre, a dolphin, and cupids over wavy sea lines.

Arion and Two Cupids on a Dolphin

Luca Cambiaso, 1527-85

Painted bouquet of red ranunculus, white narcissus and blue flowers tied with a pink ribbon, with a yellow butterfly.

Blumengebinde mit roter Ranunkel (Ranunculus), weißer Tazette (Narcissus tazetta) und blauer Blume (?) mit Postillon

Barbara Regina Dietzsch

Pencil drawing of classical figures, including a reclining woman and winged cupids, beneath swagged drapery in a relief-style

Mythological Scene

Vincenzo Camuccini, 1795-1844

Pencil drawing of an eagle attacking a bound, reclining nude male figure on a rocky ledge.

Prometheus (or Tityus)

Vincenzo Camuccini, 1795-1844

Engraved dedicatory cartouche to Cardinal Aldobrandini with coat of arms, chariots in clouds, and fruit garlands, 1599.

Cartouche met opdracht aan kardinaal Pietro Aldobrandini, Apollo en Diana

Antonio Tempesta, 1599

Engraving of nude Venus seated with winged Cupid holding drapery, holding an arrow beneath a tree, with Italian verse below.

Venus en Amor

Odoardo Fialetti, 1617

Etching of Venus lifting a cloth to cover a sleeping winged Cupid beside a tree, with Italian verse below.

Venus dekt slapende Amor toe

Odoardo Fialetti, 1617

Etching of Venus reclining at a tree while winged Cupid embraces her, with a bow and arrow on the ground.

Venus kust Amor

Odoardo Fialetti, 1617

Etching of Venus combing Cupid's hair while he stands on a quiver of arrows beside a laurel branch.

Venus kamt haar van Amor

Odoardo Fialetti, 1617

Etching of Venus embracing a sleeping Cupid beside tree trunks, with a short Italian verse in the lower margin.

Slapende Venus en Amor

Odoardo Fialetti, 1617

Etching of a vaulted wine cellar with Bacchus and Silenus, a nude man with a goblet, an old woman with a jug, and a satyr.

Bacchus en Silenus in een wijnkelder

Marius Holleman, 1916

Red chalk drawing of two satyrs, one muscular and nude in the foreground, the other with hairy goat-like legs behind.

Two satyrs

Pen and brown ink sheet of overlapping figure studies: nudes, cherubs, sea creatures and classical heads.

Figure Studies for Various Female and Male Figures (recto); Threes Amors in the Garden of Venus (verso)

Agostino Carracci, 1600-02

Pen and brown ink drawing of Perseus with Minerva and a winged figure in a rocky landscape within a lunette.

Perseus Beheading Medusa (recto); Studies of a Child and Ornament Sketches (verso)

Annibale Carracci, 1560-1609

Black chalk study of a muscular male nude with one arm raised, drawn on blue-grey paper.

Triton Sounding a Conch Shell

Annibale Carracci, ca. 1597-1602

Graphite drawing of a nude youth reclining on draped cloth, with a hound standing beside him at left.

The dead Adonis

Bonaventura Genelli

Red and black chalk drawing of Hercules and Omphale, a seated bearded man gesturing beside a nude woman before classical colu

Hercules and Omphale

Annibale Carracci, 1560-1609

Engraving of an ornate vase showing Hercules and a lion, set within a decorative oval frame with winged figures.

Schenkkan met Hercules

Jean Lepautre, 1664