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Mythology

8,099 works

Engraving of a satyr leaning over a reclining nude woman, with a cherub behind them under a leafy tree.

Jupiter en Antiope

Jean-Charles Le Vasseur, 1744

Etching of a standing nude woman with hand on hip beside draped fabric in a dark interior room.

Venus de la Villette

Anders Zorn, 1893

Etching of Apollo with a bow beside a slain coiled python, with Latin inscriptions above and below the scene.

Apollo doodt de python

Nicolaes Cornelisz. Witsen, 1659

Etching of Apollo chasing the nymph Daphne through a forest landscape, with grazing animals in the background and Latin text.

Apollo en Daphne

Nicolaes Cornelisz. Witsen, 1659

Etching of Apollo chasing Daphne as she turns into a laurel tree, with Cupid aiming a bow above and Latin verses below.

Daphne verandert in een laurierboom

Nicolaes Cornelisz. Witsen, 1659

Etching of Jupiter chasing the nymph Io through a wooded landscape under clouds, with Latin verse below.

Jupiter achtervolgt Io

Nicolaes Cornelisz. Witsen, 1659

Etching of Jupiter and Io from Ovid's Metamorphoses: a cow in a landscape, a seated figure, and a crowned goddess among cloud

Jupiter en Io

Nicolaes Cornelisz. Witsen, 1659

Engraving of nude Venus standing on clouds with winged Cupid at her side and two doves flying above.

Venus en Amor op de wolken

Jacob Matham, 1599

Pen and watercolor drawing of nude Venus with a billowing cloth, Anchises seated beside her, and a cupid above.

Venus, Anchises and Cupid

Thomas Rowlandson, 1780-1827

Brown ink and wash drawing of a scowling bearded satyr face with curly hair on an oval sheet.

Head of a Satyr (Silenus)

Peter Paul Rubens, ca. 1620-30

Oval drawing on blue paper of nymphs reclining and dancing beside satyrs, one lifting a vessel, under a tree.

Nymphs And Satyrs

Bernard Picart, late 17th-early 18th century

Black chalk drawing of a nude man turned left, with a bearded satyr head sketched beside him on pale paper.

Half-Figure of a Nude Man Facing Left, Head of a Satyr

Peter Paul Rubens, n.d.

Pen and white-heightened drawing of nymphs dancing in a circle in a wooded glade, with seated musicians at the edges.

Dancing Nymphs in a Glade

Bernard Picart, late 17th-early 18th century

Drawing of Perseus holding Medusa's head amid fallen warriors in a columned palace hall, with a banquet at left.

Fight Between Perseus And Phineus in the Palace of Cephus

Bernard Picart, late 17th-early 18th century

Engraving of armored Minerva standing on a prone donkey-eared figure, holding a rope, with a town on the horizon.

Minerva bindt de Domheid vast met een touw

Jean Dubrayet, 1627

Brown wash drawing of Venus mourning dead Adonis with women, cherubs and swans in clouds above a forest.

Venus beweent de dode Adonis

Bernaert de Rijckere, 1561

Engraving of Minerva in helmet holding a spear and showing a painting, with a seated man and a winged putto under a drape.

Minerva toont een schilderij van de Heilige Familie

Simon Fokke, 1741

Engraved allegorical frame with putti and clouds, Minerva crowning a young man with a scroll below, signed Simon Fokke 1747.

Minerva lauwert een jongeman met bul

Simon Fokke, 1747

Engraved allegorical title page with Minerva guiding a young man, cherubs, busts, draped curtains and a sunburst.

Minerva ontvangt een jongeman

Simon Fokke, 1750

Engraving of a reclining nude woman on a bed as a bearded male figure in drapery leans toward her among clouds.

Jupiter en Semele

Thomas Cook, 1771

Engraving of Juno with a peacock in an oval medallion, surrounded by an ornate scrolled border with animals and figures.

Medaillon waarin Juno met pauw

Adriaen Collaert, 1570

Engraved print of Minerva with spear and Medusa-head shield in an oval medallion with river landscape and ornate border.

Medaillon waarin Minerva met een lans en een schild met Medusahoofd

Adriaen Collaert, 1570

Engraving of nude Venus with a golden apple and winged Cupid in an oval medallion, framed by ornate scrollwork and birds.

Medaillon waarin Venus met de Parisappel in haar hand en Amor aan haar zijde

Adriaen Collaert, 1570

Black-and-white print of a burning building with flames on the roof and a crowd of firefighters and onlookers in the street.

Aus "Alt-Wien", VI. Jahrgang, Nr. 4: "Brand der Apollo-Kerzenfabrik in der Zieglergasse. / am 26. Jänner 1876."

Fritz Gareis, 1895

Etching of a violent fight in a hall with arched galleries, swordsmen, shields, fallen bodies and overturned banquet table.

Odysseus doodt de vrijers van Penelope

Marius Holleman, 1918

Etching of a young man with a horse, an armored helmeted figure beside him, and a winged horse flying over a hillside village

Minerva spreekt Bellerophon moed in

Marius Holleman, 1917

Brown wash drawing of Apollo in a laurel wreath holding hands with Thetis on a cloud, with cherubs and a lyre nearby.

Apollo and Thetis

Jacob de Wit, early 18th century

Engraving of Diana and her nymphs approaching a reclining river god beside a large fruiting tree in a wooded landscape.

Diana met haar nimfen

Christian Sas, 1658

Etching of three nude women standing together in shallow water, one holding the hand of another, with reflections on the wate

The Three Graces

Anders Zorn, 1910

Engraving of nude crowned Jupiter with a scepter beside a child holding a sword, with a castle behind.

Jupiter

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1533

Engraving of nude Venus holding a goblet in an interior, with Cupid holding a bow at left and two embracing children at right

Venus

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1533

Engraving of Bacchus seated on a barrel with grapes and vines, pouring wine, with dancing satyrs in a woodland behind.

Bacchus als god van de wijn

Pieter Serwouters, 1616