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Mythology

8,099 works

Engraving of a sleeping nude woman carried aloft by winged cherubs above clouds, with rocky cliffs behind her.

Ontvoering van Psyche door Zephyr

Henri Charles Müller, 1817

Etching of Hercules lifting the giant Antaeus off the ground, rendered in dense cross-hatching over a rocky landscape.

Hercules and Antaeus

Giovanni Pietro Possenti

Etching of two women struggling on a hillside under a large cloud, with birds in a tree and a distant town.

Gevecht tussen Callisto en Juno

Léon Davent, 1547

Pen and grey wash design drawing of an ornate casket with garlands, scrolled feet, and a central satyr mask panel.

Design for an Casket heavily decorated Foliate Scrolls, Garlands and a Satyr Mask

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Etching of Orpheus playing lyre under a tree among animals while maenads with a thyrsus approach from the left.

Orpheus en de maenaden van Ciconia

Daniël Herreyns, 1600

Lithograph of a uniformed Hercules-like man clubbing a multi-headed dragon labeled Secession, with vice-labeled heads.

Hercules of the Union

Winfield Scott, 1861

Grey paper with ink sketches of book headpieces and vignettes, including a laurel wreath, a winged figure, and a reclining fi

Studies for headpieces and vignettes in the book, Amor und Psyche (Opus V)

Max Klinger, 1878

Engraving of a hero standing before a goddess with a branch and shield, a sea god in a boat at left, and scrolls at right.

Return of Ulysses

Thomas Nast, 1861

Engraving of Diana with greyhounds hunting across a rocky landscape, with cattle, a church and a hilltop castle beyond.

Diana op jacht

Giulio Bonasone, 1510

Japanese woodblock triptych of a festival procession with floats, lanterns, parasols, and uniformed men beside a pavilion.

Ulysses S. and Julia B.D. Grant

Hiroshige III, 1861

Engraved plate of an ancient marble vase with scroll handles and carved priestesses dancing in honor of Bacchus.

Vaas met bacchantische priesters en priesteressen

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1778

Etching of two nude water nymphs in dark water, one reaching toward the other, with a shadowy wooded background.

Water-Nymphs

Anders Zorn, 1918

Brown ink and wash drawing of Perseus in armor holding up Medusa's head while warriors with shields react beside him.

Perseus with the Head of Medusa, Turning Phineus and his Followers to Stone

After Polidoro Caldara, called Polidoro da Caravaggio, 1567

Pen drawing of Hercules struggling with a serpent-like Hydra while a winged cherub hovers above him.

Hercules in gevecht met de Hydra van Lerna

Henri De Groux, 1877

Sepia engraved landscape with a classical temple, large trees, grazing cattle, figures and a distant bridge under a cloudy sk

Landschap met de vader van Psyche die offert aan Apollo bij de tempel

Richard Earlom, 1776

Sepia engraving of a classical palace on a hill above the sea, with trees, a seated figure and small boats in the foreground.

Landschap met Psyche bij het paleis van Amor

Richard Earlom, 1776

Sepia engraving of a coastal landscape with ruins, a round temple, a pine tree, two figures on a ledge, and ships in a harbor

Kustlandschap met Apollo en de Sibille van Cumae

Richard Earlom, 1776

Pen and ink study of two draped female figures seen from behind, one seated and one standing, with detailed cloth folds.

Two Muses from Villa Madama

Maarten van Heemskerck, 1532

Two Studies of the Head of the Apollo Belvedere

Maarten van Heemskerck, 1532

Pen and ink drawing of three crouching nude figure studies seen from different angles on a pale sheet.

Three Views of a Crouching Venus

Maarten van Heemskerck, 1532

Engraving of a standing nude woman with long hair and drapery, set in a landscape with hills and distant buildings.

Venus

Giovanni Antonio da Brescia, c. 1513

Three views of a Venus statuette

Maarten van Heemskerck, 1532

Engraving of nude men wielding clubs fighting centaurs, with a rearing horse at left, under a banner reading Aerumnae Herculi

Hercules and the Centaurs, from Labors of Hercules

Sebald Beham, 1542

Dark lithograph of two figures by a bright fire, one leaning toward the other with a cup between them.

Sieglinde and Siegmund from Act I of "The Valkyrie"

Henri Fantin-Latour

Engraving of Hercules with a bow facing a wounded centaur, Nessus, beside trees and rocks, with a city in the distance.

Hercules and Nessus, from The Labors of Hercules

Sebald Beham, 1542

Engraving of Hercules carrying two columns on his shoulders through a classical courtyard with arches and a domed building.

Hercules Carrying the Columns of Gades, from The Labors of Hercules

Sebald Beham, 1545

Pen and ink design drawing of a lidded vase with gadrooned base, garland swags and satyr masks, on pale paper.

Design for a Lidded Gadrooned Vase with Satyr Heads Holding Garlands

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Engraving of nude Venus standing beside a winged Cupid, with clouds, a crescent moon and a seated figure behind.

Venus and Cupid

Giacomo Francia, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of a reclining sleeping man under a tree, a woman in a circle above, dogs and a distant landscape.

Diana and Endymion

Gaspare Diziani

Brown ink drawing of a faun between draped nymphs, with a reclining figure at right and sketches at upper left.

Faun and Nymphs

possibly after Raymond de Lafage, n.d.

Engraving of nude Venus with wings beside a tree, as a small winged Cupid offers her a honeycomb among bees.

Cupid Bringing and Honeycomb to Venus

Hans Brosamer, 1541

Red and black chalk drawing of a seated woman with flowers and playful winged putti in a mythological scene.

Mythological Subject

Gérard de Lairesse, n.d.