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Mythology

8,099 works

Lithograph of a crowded factory workroom with women working at tables and large vats, a standing man, and tall columns.

7., Zieglergasse 15 - Apollo-Kerzen-Fabrik - Innenansicht - "Arbeits-Saal No. II. im Apollo-Saale."

Franz Josef Xaver Sandmann, 1850

Monochrome print of a woman covering a seated lyre player's eyes beside rocks and trees, signed Hersent.

Orpheus and Eurydice

Louis Hersent, 1800/30

Engraving of nude Andromeda chained to rock as a winged rider approaches and a sea monster rises from waves.

Andromeda

Jan Saenredam, 1601 (printed 1650s)

Engraving of a classical niche with a small nude statue of Jupiter between fluted columns beneath an arched pediment.

The Altar of Jupiter in the Oldest Temple on the Capitol, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Agostino Veneziano, ca. 1514-36

Engraving of an artist's studio with bearded men and students drawing by candlelight beside classical statues and vessels.

Baccio Bandinelli in his studio holding a statuette of Venus, students sketching from a model by candlelight

Agostino Veneziano, 1531

Engraved ornamental print of a horned satyr on a twisted column, framed by drapery, fruit and hanging trophies.

Satyr Bending Towards the Right

Engraving of the Apollo Belvedere statue, a nude male figure with draped cloth, standing in an arched niche.

Apollo Belvedere, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Agostino Veneziano, ca. 1514-36

Engraving of Hercules with a club and lion skin beside a pedestal, framed by hanging masks and reeds in an oval.

Hercules with His Club

Engraving of Diana of Ephesus, a robed female figure with rounded torso forms, flanked by lobsters and goat-head scrollwork.

Diana of Ephesus

Pen and wash design of a white double door with gilt moldings and an overdoor panel of cupids carrying a violin.

Design for Single Door and Overdoor Panel with Cupids Bearing a Violin

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Engraving of a bearded satyr with twisted legs holding a fruit basket, before an arched bridge, with hanging armor on either

Satyr with Twisted Legs

Brown wash drawing of nude Venus seated on rock, gesturing to a winged Cupid holding a bow, with distant figures.

Venus en Amor

Cornelius van Poelenburgh, 1600

Engraving of three nude women embracing before palm fronds in an arched niche, with fountains on pedestals at each side.

The Three Graces, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Marco Dente, ca. 1515-27

Engraved title page with Hercules and winged Victory on clouds above seated allegorical women and putti near a pyramid.

Hercules gekroond door Victoria

Joseph Mulder, 1700

Woodcut of Jupiter in clouds above a seated pope and kneeling figure in a classical colonnade, with peacocks and Italian vers

Jupiter

Gabriele Giolito de' Ferrara, 1534

Woodcut of Venus in a dove-drawn chariot above musicians and couples in a wooded landscape, with ornate borders.

Venus

Gabriele Giolito de' Ferrara, 1534

Engraving of three nude women embracing before palm trees and fountains in an arched frame, after Marcantonio Raimondi.

The Three Graces, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Marcantonio Raimondi, ca. 1500-1534

Watercolor botanical drawing of a red Adonis aestivalis flower on a tall green stem with feathery leaves and buds.

Adonis aestivalis - Sommer-Adonis

Alfred Franck, 1843

Watercolor botanical study of a yellow spring adonis flower with buds, feathery leaves and roots on cream paper.

Adonis vernalis - Frühlings-Adonis

Alfred Franck, 1849

Engraved bacchanal frieze with satyrs, revelers, a reclining woman, and a statue of Priapus among trees and curtains.

A Bacchanal; Silenus supported by two bacchants in the center, at left a female satyr reclining on a bed and another…

Marcantonio Raimondi, ca. 1510-13

Pen and brown ink drawing of two winged children holding an empty oval within an ornate frame with gryphon supports.

Drawing for a Memorial Tablet: Two Winged Children Holding an Empty Oval in a Frame with Gryphons

Federico Zuccaro, n.d.

Etching of satyrs resting by a stone wall with an inscribed tablet, a wine jug and pipe on the ground.

Satyr Family with the Obelisk, from Scherzi

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1735-40

Etching of a satyr resting by a herm in a wooded landscape, with a shepherd and goats and sheep on the right.

Satyr Resting beneath a Herm

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, 1645-47

Engraving of a banquet where a turbaned man sits at a table as a wolf-headed figure gestures beside him and a servant holds a

Jupiter verandert koning Lycaon in een wolf

Crispijn van de Passe, 1636

Engraved ceiling design with a central cloud-filled mythological scene framed by garlands and architectural moldings.

Trompe-l'oeil plafond met mythologische voorstelling

Daniël Marot, 1712

Engraving of the goddess Diana reclining with arrows, a crescent moon, a stag and a hound in a wooded landscape.

Diana Resting

Léon Davent after Francesco Primaticcio

Pen and ink drawing of a grinning satyr's head with curly hair, pointed ears, and swirling horns on paper.

Satyr's Head

Adamo Scultori, 1566-80

Oval engraving of Venus embracing Adonis, with hunting dogs, a spear, and a cupid in a hatched landscape.

[Wenus i Adonis]

Michel Dorigny, 1638

Pen and brown ink drawing of an ornate vessel with two tritons blowing horns and a winged putto atop a pedestal.

Design for a Vessel with Two Tritons Blowing Horns and a Winged Putto on Top

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Engraving of Hercules at a crossroads choosing between Labor on a steep path and Voluptas toward a feast, with Virtus and For

Hercules op de tweesprong

Johannes Wierix, 1576

Engraving of a muscular nude hero with raised arms beside an armored woman, a winged trumpeter in clouds, and a reclining wom

Hercules op de tweesprong

Johannes Wierix, 1559

Engraving of Venus seated after bathing, with Cupid holding a bow beside her, a curtain, basin, and window view.

Venus na het bad

Johannes Wierix, 1563