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Mythology

8,088 works

Hand-coloured engraving of a Venus fountain with a statue in a formal garden, with strollers and trees.

De Venus-fontein in de grote tuin van Paleis Het Loo

Jan van Call, 1694

Engraving of a formal garden with a fountain and faun statue between high hedges, with figures in period dress around the poo

Beeld van de Faun in het doolhof van de tuinen van Paleis Het Loo

Jan van Call, 1694

Engraving of women and a lute player gathered in a garden with flying cupids overhead and a classical column at right.

The Garden of Love (left block)

Christoffel Jegher, 1630s

Engraving of a seated antique statue of Minerva in a helmet and breastplate, holding a scroll, with bilingual captions.

Antiek standbeeld van Minerva

Étienne Baudet, 1681

Engraving of nude nymphs bathing in a river while a hunter with dogs watches from the bank, with a cave and trees behind.

Diana verandert Actaeon in een hert

Crispijn van de Passe, 1636

Red chalk drawing of a draped female figure playing a lyre beside a pedestal, enclosed in an oval frame.

A Muse

Bernard Picart, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of a goddess among clouds, warriors with torches, a lion, a reclining nude and a ship prow.

Cybele Prevents Turnus from Setting Fire to the Trojan Fleet by Transforming the Ships into Sea Goddesses

Jean-Baptiste-Marie Pierre, 18th century

Engraved plate with two classical marble busts of bearded men, one wearing a turban, numbered 38 in the lower corner.

Bustes van Apollo

Michel Natalis, 1636

Bustes van Hercules en een sater

Theodor Matham, 1636

Engraving of two classical busts: a laurel-wreathed male figure above and a female head with braided hair below.

Beelden van Jupiter en Afrika

Michel Natalis, 1636

Engraving of two classical marble busts with bearded faces and curled hair, one above the other, on a book page.

Twee bustes van Apollo

Michel Natalis, 1636

Brown ink and wash drawing of Venus with a winged figure, a child, and a cherub pulling a wheel on a cloud.

Venus Entrusting an Infant to Time

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Brown wash drawing of a winged putto supporting a draped flying figure with an arm raised, on pale paper.

Apollo Supported by a Winged Genius

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Brown wash drawing of Apollo seated on clouds with a lyre and two putti at left, with a radiant halo above.

Apollo Seated on Clouds, Two Figures at Left

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Brown ink and wash sketch of a flying male figure with outstretched arm, surrounded by clouds and a curved chariot form.

Apollo Standing in His Chariot

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Brown wash drawing of a seated satyress with a smiling face and an animal tail, over faint red chalk underdrawing.

Seated Satyress

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated satyr with pointed ears holding a garland, reclining with one leg extended.

Seated Satyr Holding a Garland

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Pen and brown wash drawing with red chalk showing two seated satyrs and a child satyr in overlapping poses.

Two Seated Satyrs and a Child Satyr

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Brown ink and wash drawing of a standing draped woman with a mirror and a reclining figure with a sword on a cloud.

Standing Figure of Prudence and a Seated River God

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Woodcut print in teal and brown of a muscular male nude twisting across the frame against rippling hatched background.

Ila e le ninfe (Hylas and the Nymphs)

Adolfo De Carolis, 1916

Brown ink and wash sketch of reclining figures on clouds with a descending nude figure in the upper right.

Mercury Appearing to a Marine Deity and a Nymph

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Brown ink and wash drawing of Bacchus and Ariadne with a winged putto below, drapery swirling around the figures.

Bacchus and Ariadne

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Pen and brown wash drawing of a standing nude woman with a draped cloth and a bird beside her legs.

Study of a Garden Sculpture: Leda?

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1727-1804

Brown wash drawing of a centaur lifting a satyr onto its shoulder, with mountains and cypress trees behind.

Centaur Holding Up a Youthful Satyr

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1727-1804

Engraving of Apollo and Daphne embracing before a rocky cliff with a large tree and waterfall.

Rotsachtig landschap met Apollo en Daphne

Carl Wilhelm Kolbe, 1811

Brown ink drawing of a centaur galloping off with a struggling nymph through a landscape with trees and a village.

A Centaur Abducting a Nymph

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1727-1804

Brown ink and wash drawing of a centaur holding a bow and raising a quiver, with cypress trees and hills behind.

Centaur Holding Up a Quiver

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1727-1804

Brown ink and wash drawing of a centaur pointing skyward as a satyr clings to its side, with mountains behind.

A Centaur and a Satyr

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1727-1804

Pen and wash drawing of a centaur embracing a satyress beside trees, with a cloud and distant water in the background.

Centaur Embracing a Satyress

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1727-1804

Brown ink and wash drawing of a centaur with a club and two satyrs in a wooded landscape.

Centaur with a Club, and Two Satyrs

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1727-1804

Brown wash drawing of a centaur rearing with a young satyr on its back, reaching toward a bow among trees.

Centaur with a Young Satyr

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1727-1804

Woodblock print of a grey rat beside a blue patterned bowl with yellow flowers and a pine branch, with calligraphy.

Rat en kom met Adonis

Totoya Hokkei, 1828