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Mythology

8,099 works

Engraving of a nude woman in an arched niche with three putti, one holding an apple, beneath a curtain.

Venus als Caritas

Johannes Wierix, 1600

Engraving of a standing man as Jupiter in a plumed helmet and draped cloak, holding a rod, with grass and rocks at his feet.

Jupiter

Johannes Wierix, 1579

Engraving of a nude woman walking through a landscape with small figures working in the background and a bird overhead.

Venus als Lust

Johannes Wierix, 1600

Engraving of Venus holding a flaming heart and a spear, standing on grass, with the title VENUS and date 1579 below.

Venus

Johannes Wierix, 1579

Pen and brown wash drawing of a satyr and satyress lifting a tall vase on a scrolled pedestal.

Design for a Statue consisting of a Satyr and Satyress Lifting a Vase

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Engraving of a cornice flanked by Bacchus and Pan, with urns, fruit and drapery, and a dedication inscription below.

Kroonlijst geflankeerd door Bacchus en Pan

Louis Surugue, 1713

Engraving of Apollo shooting an arrow at Coronis, who lies pierced in a wooded landscape, with a raven flying overhead.

Apollo doodt Coronis

Crispijn van de Passe, 1602

Engraving of a seated nude youth by a river, with an eagle carrying a figure into the clouds above a hilly landscape and dogs

Jupiter ontvoert Ganymedes

Crispijn van de Passe, 1602

Engraving of Venus mourning the dead Adonis under a tree, with dogs, a cupid, a swan and a wild boar in a landscape.

Venus treurt om Adonis

Crispijn van de Passe, 1602

Engraving of a crowned bearded figure bending over a reclining nude man by a tree, with a lion, deer and other animals nearby

Prometheus schept de eerste mens

Crispijn van de Passe, 1602

Engraving of a rustic interior with two seated men and an elderly woman beside a table of food, with Latin text below.

Jupiter and Mercury in the House of Philemon and Baucis

Hendrick Goudt, 1612

Pen and brown wash drawing of a vessel base supported by two crouching satyr figures with raised arms.

Design for the Base of a Vessel with Two Satyrs

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Pen and ink design of a lion's head flanked by two putti on scrolled ornament, with grey wash shading.

Design for a Lion's Head flanked by Satyrs

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Engraving of reclining Venus with putti, grapes, fruit and a cornucopia, with Bacchus and Ceres figures behind her.

Bacchus, Venus en Ceres

Cornelis Schut, 1607

Engraving of Venus in a cloud chariot drawn by winged creatures, with cupid, and people music-making, dancing and feasting be

De planeet Venus en haar kinderen

Harmen Jansz Muller, 1566

Engraving of Jupiter on a cloud chariot with an eagle and peacocks above a crowned ruler receiving kneeling figures below.

De planeet Jupiter en zijn kinderen

Harmen Jansz Muller, 1566

Print of two draped women in an interior, one pulling a curtain, beside a round mirror and furnishings, 1893.

Ariadne ontdekt het lichaam van Phaedra

Charles Ricketts, 1893

Japanese print of white narcissus and green leaves beside a red lacquer box, with black calligraphy and red seals.

Narcissus and lacquer box

Mori Shunkei, c. 1820s/30s

Pale grey nude woman with raised arm beside a greyhound, printed against a reddish-brown rectangle on cream paper.

Diane au levrier (Diana and a Greyhound)

Pierre Roche, 1912

Engraved title page with an oval text cartouche and four mythological vignettes at the corners, including Narcissus.

Narcissus

Jan van de Velde, 1621

Engraving of Mars and Venus embracing on a bed as Vulcan pulls back a net, with a cupid and gods above.

Mars en Venus verrast door Vulcanus

Jan van de Velde, 1621

Mezzotint of nude Venus with a winged Cupid tugging her drapery in a rocky landscape with a distant town.

Venus en Cupido

Charles Phillips, 1766

Engraving of a rocky mountain landscape with a cave, trees, and a winged figure on a cloud in the upper left.

Jupiter keert terug naar de Olympus

Léon Davent, 1547

Etching of a male centaur embracing a female centaur with flowing hair in a dense forest setting.

Mannelijke en vrouwelijke centaur

Lionel Aristide Lecouteux, 1878

Grey and white chalk drawing of a classical female nude statue on blue paper, with a skull at lower left.

Venus de' Medici; view from the front

Pieter van Lint, 1640

Engraved allegorical title page with a coat of arms, crowns, winged figure and seated women, with text banners at top.

Faam en Minerva met het wapen van Maria de' Medici

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1639

Chalk drawing on blue paper of a nude classical figure seen from behind, with a skull at lower left.

Venus de' Medici; view from the back

Pieter van Lint, 1640

Oval-framed bust portrait of a man with long hair on a book page, with a Latin inscription below and a red library stamp.

Hercules a Salis dominus mars. [...]

Peter Aubry, 1666

Engraving of Jupiter standing on an eagle inside an ornate oval border with grotesques, scrollwork and urns.

Jupiter met zijn adelaar aan zijn voeten

Etienne Delaune, 1528

Engraved oval ornament with a standing female figure, a peacock at her feet, griffins and scrollwork around her.

Juno met pauw aan haar voeten

Etienne Delaune, 1528

Engraving of Apollo in a chariot drawn by two rearing horses inside an oval ornamental frame with scrolls and figures.

Apollo op zijn wagen

Etienne Delaune, 1528

Engraving of Andromeda chained to a rock as Perseus attacks a sea monster in rough waves, with onlookers and a tree.

[Perseusz i Andromeda]

Willem Isaacsz. van Swanenburg, 1612