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Mythology

8,099 works

Etching of a satyr holding an infant beside a nude woman and child inside a stone frame, surrounded by corn stalks and foliag

Satyr's Family from Bacchanales, or Satyr's Games

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, 1763

Brown wash drawing of a satyr leading a centauress carrying a satyr child through a landscape with a distant town.

Satyr Leading a Centauress Who Holds a Satyr Child

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1727-1804

Brown wash drawing of a centaur carrying a struggling satyress across his back through a hilly landscape.

Back View of a Centaur Abducting a Satyress

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1727-1804

Pencil sketch of a bearded man holding a round shield beside a seated helmeted woman under a rocky arch.

Odysseus en Minerva

Leonaert Bramer, 1642

Pen and ink print of a nymph seated between two kneeling satyrs in a leafy woodland clearing.

Nymph Sitting on the Hands of Two Satyrs from Bacchanales, or Satyrs' Games

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, 1763

Brown ink and wash drawing of a centaur with a shield riding past two nude women beside trees and mountains.

Centaur with Shield and Two Satyresses

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1727-1804

Pencil sketch of a mythological scene with a central figure, sea creatures and cherubs in waves, and winged figures among clo

Mythologische voorstelling met Galatea

Leonaert Bramer, 1642

Pencil sketch of a mythological scene with winged figures, putti, seated women and clouds on pale paper.

Mythologische voorstelling met Mercurius, Cupido en drie vrouwen

Leonaert Bramer, 1642

Pencil sketch of mythological figures and a goat in a wooded landscape, with putti among clouds above, on pale paper.

Jupiter gezoogd door de geit Amalthea

Leonaert Bramer, 1642

Etching of a nymph riding a satyr's back inside an oval medallion, surrounded by leafy woodland, by Fragonard.

Nymph Riding on a Satyr's Back, from Bacchanales, or Satyrs' Games

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, 1763

Loose oil sketch of helmeted Minerva with shield facing a dark beast, with winged figure, nudes and cherubs above.

Minerva Combating Brute Force

Isidore Pils, 19th century

Etched print of an ornate urn on a pedestal, decorated with a relief of dancing satyrs and bacchantes.

Vaas met dansende satyrs en Bacchanten

Jacques Francois Joseph Saly, 1746

Etching of an ornate urn with garlands and handles, topped by two satyr figures on its lid, on a carved plinth.

Vaas met op de deksel een koppel satyrs

Jacques Francois Joseph Saly, 1746

Engraved dedication plate with two centaurs holding up an urn of foliage above an inscription tablet dated 1764.

Twee centaurs torsen een ornamentele vaas met een plaquette op een muur

Benigno Bossi, 1764

Hand-colored oval print of a nude Venus reclining on a sea creature among waves, with the title Venus Sur Les Aux below.

Venus Sur Les Aux

Jean François Janinet, n.d.

Graphite drawing of the back of a nude classical male statue, Hercules Farnese, on a grey paper, dated 1813.

Norwegian Bokmål: Hercules Farnese, sett bakfra

Johan Christian Dahl, 1813

Drawing of the Farnese Hercules statue seen from the front, a muscular bearded nude leaning on a club, in grey chalk.

Norwegian Bokmål: Hercules Farnese, sett forfra

Johan Christian Dahl, 1813

Engraved ornamental urn with a relief of Venus in a swan-drawn chariot, flanked by putti, on a fluted pedestal.

Vaas met Venus in een kar getrokken door zwanen

Gabriel Huquier, 1729

Charcoal and white chalk study of a seated bearded man, bare to the waist, leaning on draped cloth on grey paper.

Seated Bearded Man, Nude to the Waist (Jupiter Seated)

Isidore Pils, 19th century

Graphite sketch of a standing woman in classical drapery holding a vessel, with a tree trunk behind her, on tan paper.

A Muse of Poetry

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, 19th century

Etched print of the warship Hercules launching from a shipyard, with a crowd on shore, boats in the water and smoke from a sa

Oorlogsschip Hercules loopt van stapel, 1782

Johannes Schoenmakers, 1782

Etching of a pedestal with three relief panels showing Hercules fighting serpents, warriors, and nude struggling figures.

Piëdestal met de geschiedenis van Hercules

Reinier van Persijn, 1636

Engraving of a seated king on a dais with a standing youth, a lion, cherubs and classical statues framing the scene.

Twist van Achilles met Agamemnon

Franz Ertinger, 1679

Engraving of Achilles and Polyxena with horses, putti, and classical statues in an architectural frame.

Achilles en Polyxena

Franz Ertinger, 1679

Engraving of Achilles fighting Hector before classical statues, a goddess with a sword, an owl, and fighting roosters.

Achilles doodt Hector

Franz Ertinger, 1679

Engraving of a dying warrior held by a woman beside a flaming altar, framed by classical columns, statues and cherubs.

Dood van Achilles

Franz Ertinger, 1679

Etching of a triumphal procession with nude figures pulling a chariot, putti, and a grape-covered arch at right.

Triomftocht van Bacchus en Ariadne

Franz Ertinger, 1652

Etching of a Bacchanalian procession with satyrs, lions and a flying putto above a hilly landscape with ruins.

Bacchanten stoet met leeuwen

Franz Ertinger, 1652

Etching of Bacchanalian revelers with nude figures, a satyr, a donkey and a woman holding a cup, dated 1652.

Bacchanten scènes

Franz Ertinger, 1652

Etching of nude bacchanalian revelers with grapes, a child, and a palm tree in an outdoor scene, numbered 18.

Feestende bacchanten

Franz Ertinger, 1652

Etching of reclining bacchanal figures beside water and a tree in a rocky landscape, with onlookers at right.

Rustende bacchanten

Franz Ertinger, 1652

Engraving of nude bacchantes with a wine jar, a lion and reclining figures in a hilly landscape.

Bacchanten met wijnkruik

Franz Ertinger, 1652