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Mythology

8,107 works

Etching of a gnarled tree on a rocky shore with classical figures, a nude woman, a cherub, and a satyr within an ornate frame

Max Klinger's Radierungen zu Apulejus' Märchen Amor und Psyche, Opus V a+b

Max Klinger, after 1909

Engraving of a seated man under large trees watching a woman wading in a pond, with a French verse caption below.

Daphne in het water

Louis Michel Halbou, 1788

Pen and grey wash drawing of a mythological scene in a circle under a large tree, flanked by figures on clouds.

Birth of Adonis

Giovanni Battista Cipriani, 1775/1785

Engraving of the Apollo fountain basin at Versailles with sailing ships on the canal, carriages and riders on the terraces.

Le Bassin d'Apollon [The Fountain of Apollo, Versailles]

Adam Pérelle, 1680s

Engraving of nude Psyche sleeping on a draped bed as a winged Cupid stands nearby with attendant putti.

Amor en Psyche

Jan Harmensz. Muller, 1598

Engraving of a young and an old nude bacchant with a grapevine, wine barrel, and carved heads.

A Young and an Old Bacchant

after Raphael or Giulio Romano Marcantonio Raimondi, ca. 1514-36

Brown ink drawing of Minerva with musicians and muses below and allegorical figures on clouds above, by Hans Speckaert.

Allegory of Minerva as the Head of the Muses

Hans Speckaert, in or before 1575

Pencil drawing of classical figures in a pastoral setting, with a nursing infant, a goat, reclining nymphs and a standing mal

The Nursing of Jupiter

Attributed to Théodore Chassériau

Engraving of Hercules clubbing the many-headed hydra of Lerna, with crabs, a walled city and stormy clouds around them.

Hercules verslaat de hydra van Lerna

Charles David, 1613

Engraving of Hercules wrestling centaurs among wine jugs and grapevines, with a small landscape battle in the background.

Hercules doodt de centaur Eurytion

Charles David, 1613

Engraving of Hercules lifting the giant Antaeus off the ground in a wrestling struggle, with a landscape and figure below.

Hercules worstelt met Antaeus

Charles David, 1613

Engraving of Hercules fighting the three-headed giant Geryon, with a wild boar, cattle and a city in the background.

Hercules verslaat Geryon

Charles David, 1613

Engraving of a muscular nude hero subduing a bull in a landscape with trees, a grazing cow, and a ruined tower.

Hercules bedwingt de stier van Kreta

Charles David, 1613

Engraving of nude Hercules strangling the Nemean lion in a forest with gnarled trees and a caption below.

Hercules houdt de Nemeïsche leeuw in een wurggreep

Charles David, 1613

Engraving of a nude hero clubbing a winged dragon beside columns, with a garden and figure picking fruit beyond.

Hercules doodt Ladon en plukt de gouden appelen van de Hesperiden

Charles David, 1613

Engraving of Hercules standing over a nude corpse as a horse lowers its head to it, with herdsmen and cattle in a rocky lands

Hercules voert Diomedes' lijk aan de paarden

Charles David, 1613

Engraving of Hercules chaining the three-headed dog Cerberus with a club raised, Pluto and Proserpina in a cave behind.

Hercules bedwingt Cerberus

Charles David, 1613

Brown ink and wash drawing of Apollo standing over a coiled serpent monster beside a winged cherub in a landscape.

Apollo and the Pythian Monster

Possibly follower of Pier Francesco Mola, n.d.

Grey-toned drawing of a forest scene with Diana and nymphs, one reclining nude, bows and arrows on the ground, and tall trees

Diana und Kallisto

Paul Weis, 1792

Etching of a satyr and two nymphs seated by a river in a wooded landscape with clouds above.

Satyr and two nymphs

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1646

Engraving of Apollo playing a lyre beside a bound nude figure tied to a tree, with a kneeling figure and sheep in the backgro

Apollo and Marsyas

Master of the Die, c. 1532

Sepia oval print of winged Eros in flight above reclining Psyche and small cherubs among clouds, after Boucher.

Eros and Psyche

Richard de Saint-Non, 1766

Woodcut of a nude woman seen from behind, arms raised, hair streaming, on a path through trees under a cloudy sky.

The Bacchante

Edward Calvert, n.d.

Etching of Cupid, a winged child, riding a leaping tiger across a shaded ground line.

Cupid on a tiger

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1652

Etching of a winged cherub embracing an eagle beside a smoking urn on a carved pedestal.

Cupid and an eagle

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1652

Engraving of a figure fleeing a fire beside a dining table as a wolf crouches below, with Latin verse beneath.

Jupiter verandert koning Lycaon in een wolf

Crispijn van de Passe, 1602

Etching of Cupid embracing a swan with spread wings, standing on a shadowed ground line.

Cupid and the swan

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1652

Engraving of the nymph Daphne transforming into laurel as Apollo pursues her across a rocky mountain landscape, with a cupid

Apollo achtervolgt Daphne

Crispijn van de Passe, 1602

Etching of Cupid, a winged child with curly hair, riding a walking lion with a thick curled mane.

Cupid on a lion

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1652

Engraving of an allegorical scene with a painter, an armored figure, a seated woman, cherubs and a classical interior.

Minerva leidt de Schilderkunst naar de Schoonheid

Arnoud van Halen, 1673

Engraving of Juno seated on a throne in a classical arcaded hall, holding a scepter, with figures moving around her.

Realm of Juno

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1646

Engraving of Venus and Mars embracing on a bed while Vulcan hammers at a forge in the foreground.

Venus and Mars Embracing with Vulcan at his Forge

Enea Vico after Parmigianino, 1543