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Mythology

8,099 works

Engraving of Apollo and Marsyas in a tree, with a classical temple and a lyre on the ground and Latin text below.

Apollo en Marsyas

Girolamo Fagiuoli, 1530

Grey wash drawing of a kneeling female martyr under a raised sword, with soldiers, descending angels and architecture.

Martyrdom of Two Female Saints

Cosimo Ulivelli, 1625-1704

Pencil drawing of a relief frieze with a reclining figure on a cart, centaurs, musicians, dancers, and lions.

Bas Relief with Triumph of Bacchus and Ariadne

Attributed to Leandro Ricci, n.d.

Pen and brown wash drawing of the Virgin and Child in clouds with two angels above a bearded man and a kneeling woman.

A Male and a Female Saint (Joseph of Aramathea? and Saint Catherine of Siena? Adoring the Virgin and Child in Glory (…

Francesco di Maria, 1623-90

Pen and ink drawing of the Virgin appearing above a priest at an altar, with kneeling figures and angels among clouds.

The Virgin Appearing at Mass

Agostino Masucci, 1692-1758

Engraving of Minerva leading women toward a seated figure on a pedestal, with putti, gods on clouds and a distant landscape.

Minerva en de Kunsten voor een tronende figuur

Frederik Ottens, 1743

Engraved dedication page with rococo frame, seated Minerva figure, cherubs, coats of arms and列 of printed names.

Opdracht met omlijsting met Minerva

Noach van der Meer, 1762

Pen and wash drawing of a fountain design with reclining river gods, nymphs and a tiered stone pedestal.

Design for a Fountain with Rivergods and Nymphs

Giorgio Vasari, 1511-74

Brown ink drawing of a fountain with reclining river god, nymphs and rocks on a columned pedestal within an arched niche.

Design for a Fountain with River Gods and Nymphs

Giorgio Vasari, 1511-74

Drawing of a nude woman bathing in a round pool while two draped figures hold a cloth screen among trees.

Bath of Venus

Edward Burne-Jones, 1890s

Engraving of nude mythological figures and winged putti around an oval pool in a rocky grotto under an oak tree.

Huwelijksfeest van Amor en Psyche (rechter deel)

Diana Scultori, 1575

Engraved panoramic print of a mythological wedding feast with banquet table, elephant, nude figures, cherubs and a grotto.

Huwelijksfeest van Amor en Psyche

Diana Scultori, 1575

Engraving of a helmeted Minerva figure holding an oval medallion with a bust portrait of a man in a curled wig and armor.

Portret van Lodewijk XIV in een medaillon opgehouden door Minerva

Jean-Baptiste Massé, 1697

Engraved allegorical portrait of Maria de' Medici as Minerva in a helmet, with cherubs, cannons and armour below.

Portret van Maria de Medici als Minerva

Jean-Baptiste Massé, 1708

Etching of a nude infant Bacchus beside a barrel and torch, with two putti and a goat in a hilly landscape.

Bacchus als kind met ton en fakkel

William Baillie, 1750

Circular print of the drunken Silenus reclining with satyrs, framed by putti in a grapevine wreath.

Wilton album, folio 41: The Drunken Silenus (Tazza Farnese)

Annibale Carracci, ca. 1597-1600

Pencil drawing of a woman in classical dress beside a peacock, with a winged cherub holding a pendant above her.

Lavinia, Countess Spencer as Juno

Richard Cosway, ca. 1806

Pen and grey wash drawing of helmeted Minerva guiding a nude Cupid as he draws a bow, seated on a draped oval base.

Cupid and Minerva

Richard Cosway, 1788

Engraved title page with ornamental cartouche, allegorical figures, and four emblem panels including a falcon and a Minerva-l

Cartouche en emblemata met valk en Minerva

Anthonie de Winter, 1697

Engraving of an old man embracing a young woman by a bed, with a winged cupid, a dog, and a tower in the background.

Ogni cosa vince l'oro

Agostino Carracci, ca. 1590-95

Grey wash drawing of Diana on a cloud beside a crescent moon, with a sleeping Endymion, a tree, and a dog below.

Diana en Endymion

Louis Fabritius Dubourg, 1703

Engraving of Venus leaning on a tree beside a sleeping Cupid, with harvesters working in a landscape behind.

Sine Cerere et Baccho Friget Venus

Agostino Carracci, 1599

Etching of Medusa with snakes in her hair beside a bearded dead warrior's head, both in carved oval frames.

Medusa en gestorven krijger

Bernhard Rode, 1759

Engraving of a forest landscape with a wild boar, hunting dogs and a fallen figure beside a large oak tree.

Dood van Adonis

Herman van Swanevelt, 1654

Etching of a forest landscape with mourning Venus beside Adonis, hunting dogs, a spear, and distant mountains, 1654.

Venus treurt om de dood van Adonis

Herman van Swanevelt, 1654

Engraving of two women in a classical colonnade, one kneeling with a small box, a sleeping dog and stormy sky beside them.

Plate 27: Proserpina gives Psyche the box of beauty, from 'The Fable of Cupid and Psyche'

Master of the Die, 1530-60

Engraving of a satyr approaching a sleeping nude woman, with two crabs hanging from a rope near a herm and a tree.

A satyr discovering a sleeping woman; two crabs hanging from a rope which is strung between a term and a tree

Marco Dente, ca. 1515-27

Etching of an ornate galley with rowers, armored warriors, a dragon prow, and Apollo in a chariot above the sea.

Idmone e Mopso argon guidati da Apollo, from Vessels of the Argonauts for the wedding celebration of Cosimo de' Medic…

Remigio Cantagallina, 1600

Engraved rococo arch and fountain design with a statue of Diana, cherubs, an eagle, and garden trees behind.

Rocaille Arch and Fountain with Diana

Pierre-Edmé Babel, 1740

Etched print of an ornate rocaille arch framing a statue of Venus, with cherubs, garlands and a fountain beside it.

Rocaille Arch and Fountain with Venus and Amor

Pierre-Edmé Babel, 1740

Engraved rococo fountain design with a scrolled arch, three figures on a basin, cascading water, staircase and sculpted urn.

Rocaille Arch and Fountain with Three Graces

Pierre-Edmé Babel, 1740

Engraving of Cupid on a chariot drawn by horses leading a procession of figures past a temple and hilltop town.

The Triumph of Love, from "The Triumphs of Petrarch"