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Mythology

8,088 works

Brown ink and wash drawing of the god Neptune nude, standing on a dolphin and holding a trident with a drape.

Neptune Holding a Trident and Standing on a Dolphin

Giulio Romano, 1499-1546

Le Satyre au cynique sourire (The Satyr with the cynical smile)

Odilon Redon, 1883

Engraving of gods feasting on clouds with cherubs and winged figures, after Hendrick Goltzius, 1587.

The Feast of the Gods at the Marriage of Cupid and Psyche

Hendrick Goltzius, 1587

Black chalk and white highlight drawing of a reclining satyr on a ledge, with drapery, on blue-grey paper.

Satyr Reclining on a Ledge, Facing Right (recto); Satyr Reclining on a Ledge, Facing Left (verso)

Jacopo Guarana, 1720-1808

Panoramic scenic wallpaper of a classical English garden with columns, statues, a river, a bridge and robed figures among tre

Scenic Wallpaper: Jardin Anglais

Printed by Joseph Dufour et Cie, c. 1802-03

Print in brown tones of Perseus holding Medusa's severed head aloft beside a fallen body, with a sea monster and trees.

Perseus met het hoofd van Medusa

Giovanni Gallo, 1535

Engraving of an enthroned emperor watching soldiers burn incense before a statue, with a crowd and city skyline behind.

Tronende koning aanschouwt soldaten die wierook bij een beeld van Jupiter strooien

Jan Luyken, 1694

Pencil drawing of a striding nude figure raising a flaming torch over a hazy mountain range.

Prometheus

Karl Wiener, 1942

Etching of a nude nymph held up by two crouching satyrs in an oval vignette, framed by foliage and a wheat sheaf.

Bacchanales: Nymph Supported by Two Satyrs

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, 1763

Open book with a mounted plate showing three photographs of Saturn with rings and three of Jupiter with cloud bands.

Gezichten op Saturnus en Jupiter

Henry Frères, 1886

Open book with six round photographs of Jupiter showing cloud bands, beside a page of French text.

Gezicht op Jupiter

Henry Frères, 1886

Etching of Paris, Venus and Mercury among clouds, with Cupid, a winged caduceus and a seated man with a staff.

Paris, Venus en Mercurius

Samuel Bottschild, 1693

Etching of Pallas and Juno on clouds, with a helmeted warrior holding a spear and Medusa shield and a flying putto with a tor

Pallas (Minerva) en Juno (Heres)

Samuel Bottschild, 1693

Etching of Psyche reaching toward the three-headed dog Cerberus, which exhales smoke, within an oval rocky setting.

Psyche voert Cerberus

Samuel Bottschild, 1693

Etching of mythological figures, including a reclining nude and putti, in a landscape beside a bust of Pan on a pedestal.

Apollo and Nymphs in a Landscape with a Bust of Pan

Francesco Fontebasso, 1744

Engraving of allegorical figures on clouds above a studio where a seated painter watches a radiant woman and artisans work.

The Lament of the Art of Painting

Cornelis Cort, 1579

Engraving of Apollo standing nude with a laurel wreath, beside the flayed Marsyas, with onlookers including horned Midas.

Apollo and Marsyas and the Judgment of Midas

Melchior Meier, 1581

Engraving of several nude figures carrying the limp body of Adonis, with a helmeted figure at right, after Raphael.

La Mort d'Adonis (The Death of Adonis), from Recueil d'estampes d'après les plus beaux tableaux et d'après les plus b…

Anne Claude de Caylus, 1729

Etching of six nymphs and two cupids near a tree and classical column, with a distant hilly landscape.

Six Nymphs and Two Cupids in a Landscape

Francesco Fontebasso, 1744

Etching of Venus and Vulcan with nymphs and cupids beside a classical urn, a woman holding a mirror above reclining figures.

Venus and Vulcan with Three Nymphs and Three Cupids

Francesco Fontebasso, 1744

Etching of a satyr with a staff and other figures reclining near a large urn beside a tree and clouds.

A Satyr with a Staff and Seven Other Figures

Francesco Fontebasso, 1744

Pen and brown ink drawing of a nude youth sleeping under a crescent moon, head resting on his arm beside a staff.

Endymion Sleeping

Guercino, 1635-50

Grey wash drawing of Bacchus offering a cup to a crowned Ariadne beneath a tree, with a satyr and nymphs nearby.

Bacchus en Ariadne

Matthijs Balen, 1694

Crowded engraved panorama of a city square with a Bacchus statue, drinking revelers, feasting tables and factory chimneys beh

The Drinking Customs of Society or Worship of Bacchus

George Cruikshank, 1864

Ink and wash sketch of a crowned, bearded standing figure holding a thunderbolt, with a draped cloak and an eagle beside him.

Stehender Zeus mit dem Donnerkeil in der Rechten, neben ihm der Adler

Georg Rafael Donner

Engraving of a helmeted warrior raising a club while struggling with a crouching centaur on a rocky pedestal.

Theseus overwint de centaur

Josephus Nauwens, 1840

Red chalk drawing of playful nude putti and a young satyr among sketched clouds and foliage on a pale sheet.

Putti and a Young Satyr at Play

Giovanni Lanfranco, 1582-1647

Engraved frieze of three winged putti with a trident, a shell, a curtain and a sea dragon between classical columns.

Throne of Neptune

Marco Dente da Ravenna, 1519

Etching of nymphs bathing by a stream near a rocky cave, with cattle, sheep and shepherds in a pastoral landscape.

Nymphs Bathing Near a Cave

Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, 1741

Engraving of a formal garden cascade with a central sculpted Diana fountain, arching water jets, and strolling figures in per

"Prospect des untern Haupt-Cascade der Diana" (Schwarzenberggarten), aus: Wahrhafte und genaue Abbildung (...), 5. Te…

Salomon Kleiner, 1735

Engraving of Jupiter and Juno on a cloud chariot with Venus and cupid, above a battle before a walled city.

Jupiter kalmeert Venus en Juno

Crispijn van de Passe, 1612

Pen drawing of seated goddess Cybele flanked by three attendants with garlands, wheat sheaves and an altar in a lunette.

Cybele and Three Attendants

Antoine Léonard Du Pasquier, 1801 or 1802