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Mythology

8,088 works

Engraving of nude nymphs bathing around Diana beside a classical arch and statue, with a dog and trees in the setting.

Diana en Callisto

Crispijn van de Passe, 1589

Engraving of a man feasting with nude Venus, Bacchus pouring wine, Ceres with fruit, and a cupid under a tree.

Man in gezelschap van Venus, Ceres en Bacchus

Crispijn van de Passe, 1589

Pen and wash drawing of seated Diana gesturing toward a satyr, with winged cherubs under a tree.

Diana and Satyr

Filippo Cavori, 1800-(?)

Etching of a reclining crescent-crowned woman beside a winged dragon, with a cherub and serpent in the scene.

Triomfwagen van Diana

Eloy Bonnejonne, 1640

Engraving of Minerva with owl and books beside Grammar holding a quill and alphabet tablet, within an ornate border.

Minerva en Grammatica

Marin Bonnemer, 1563

Etching of a wooded landscape with a stream and small figures gathered near a rock at the lower right.

Geboorte van Adonis

Herman van Swanevelt, 1654

Engraved forest landscape with tall trees, a chariot with cupid on the left and sleeping figures on the right.

Venus ontvoert Adonis

Herman van Swanevelt, 1654

Etched wooded landscape with a group of spear-carrying figures on a path, a woman and winged child at right, and distant moun

Venus biedt Diana de keuze tussen Cupido en Adonis

Herman van Swanevelt, 1654

Etching of a forest landscape with a hunting party, dogs, rabbits and a cupid on a riverbank, with hills and clouds beyond.

Venus en Adonis op jacht

Herman van Swanevelt, 1654

Red chalk drawing of a standing nude man with curly hair, one hand on his hip, turned slightly to the right.

Standing Nude Man (Bacchus)

Giuseppe Cesari, ca. 1590-1600

Pencil sketch of Roman ruins with a vaulted arch, a bell tower, fallen columns in the foreground and a distant dome.

Blick auf den Tempel der Venus und der Roma sowie über den Campo Vaccino des Forum Romanum in Rom

Friedrich Mosbrugger

Engraving of Bacchus drinking wine from a bowl while a man squeezes grapes above him, with Latin verses below.

Oktober: Bacchus die wijn drinkt

Reinier van Persijn, 1645

Woodcut of a muscular hero wrestling a horned bull-like creature among trees, with dense hatched lines.

Hercules worstelt met Acheloüs

Gabriel Salmon, 1528

Woodcut of Hercules fighting the many-headed Hydra of Lerna, raising a sword above the serpent's writhing heads.

Hercules doodt de Hydra van Lerna

Gabriel Salmon, 1528

Woodcut of nude Hercules wrestling two cattle beside a club and foliage, with dense hatched shading.

Hercules en de runderen van Geryon

Gabriel Salmon, 1528

Engraved frieze of a Bacchic procession with centaurs, satyrs, a chariot, putti and warriors in a band.

Triumph of Bacchus

Georg Pencz, c. 1539

Ink drawing of two muscular satyrs supporting an ornamental scroll and mask motif, framed by a gold border.

Satyrs Supporting an Ornamental Motif

Pietro da Cortona, 1596-1669

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

Engraved scene of Hercules in a lion skin leading a veiled woman before a seated man, with onlookers behind a curtain.

Hercules brengt Alcestis terug uit de onderwereld

Joseph Spiegl, 1795

Etching of a standing woman beside a cow, a kneeling herder with a staff, goats, and a tree in a pastoral landscape.

Juno en Argus

Moses van Uyttenbroeck, 1618

Pencil drawing of Bacchus with ivy crown and thyrsus beside a faun raising grapes, on pale paper.

Bacchus and Faun

Friedrich Mosbrugger, 1827

Pen and brown ink sketch of a chariot in clouds, a reclining man on rocks, a dog, and landscape studies.

Endymion

Donato Creti, 1671-1749

Pen and ink sketch of draped mythological figures, with a seated woman holding an infant among standing women.

Thetis Dipping the Infant Achilles into the Waters of the Styx

Donato Creti, 1671-1749

Pen and wash drawing of Saint Andrew's martyrdom on a cross, with soldiers, a mounted rider and cherubs with a palm above.

The Martyrdom of Saint Andrew (recto); Back of a Woman Wearing a Long Dress with a Ruff (verso)

Gaspare Diziani, 1689-1767

Pen and ink drawing with white highlights of draped figures gathered around a table, one wearing a plumed helmet and holding

Achilles and the Daughters of Lycomedes

Gregorio de' Ferrari, 1647-1726

Pen and brown wash drawing of an ornamental overdoor design with putti, a central mask, scrolls and a lion-mask vase.

Design for an Overdoor Decoration (recto); Rinceaux (verso)

Gregorio de' Ferrari, ca. 1670-90

Ink and wash study of armored warriors, a dancing satyr and winged figures among clouds, for ceiling decoration.

Study for ceiling decoration with Mars, Minerva, and a dancing satyr, for the Villa Puccini di Scornio, Pistoia, Italy

Giovanni Domenico Ferretti, 1724-25

Engraving of a statue of Venus holding a cup, with a Cupid seated on a dolphin beside her, on a plinth.

Standbeeld van Venus met Amor die op een dolfijn zit

Cornelis Bloemaert, 1636

Engraving of a classical bacchante statue holding grapes, with a vine-wrapped column and serpent beside her.

Standbeeld van een bacchante

Michel Natalis, 1636

Engraving of a nude classical statue of Apollo holding a bow, standing on a pedestal beside draped cloth.

Standbeeld van Apollo met boog in de hand

Claude Mellan, 1636

Engraving of galleys and a three-masted ship on the sea beneath a chariot, horses, and a sun in clouds.

Two Galleys behind an Armed Three-Master with Phaethon and Jupiter in the Sky

possibly by Cornelis Cort after Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1565

Engraved title page with a robed woman, a bearded nude man, a globe, crossed weapons and Latin lettering on a pedestal.

Titelprent met Hercules en personificatie van Geschiedenis

Pieter de Jode, 1650