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Mythology

8,107 works

Loose pencil sketch of overlapping figures in a mythological group composition on pale paper.

Allegorical or Mythological Scene

Attributed to Eugène Delacroix, n.d.

Engraving of Venus asleep on a bed while Vulcan hammers at a forge beside her, with helmet and arrows on the floor.

Venus Reclining with Vulcan at His Forge

Enea Vico after Parmigianino, 1543

Circular engraving of Diana and nymphs in a wooded garden, a reclining huntress with a dog, and a winged figure in clouds abo

Diana and Her Nymphs in a Garden

Abraham de Bruyn, 1569

Etching of a nude infant asleep under a tree with two birds in the branches above and a rocky outcrop behind.

Infant Hercules asleep

Wenceslaus Hollar, ca. 1639

Mezzotint of a young artist sketching seated beside a statue of Cupid in a studio interior.

Young Artist with a Statue of Cupid

Wallerant Vaillant

Pen and brown ink drawing of a bearded faun's head in a roundel, framed by ivy and grape vines.

Head of a Faun in a Concave Roundel

Agostino Carracci, probably c. 1595

Red chalk drawing of a nude male figure holding a lyre, with an animal skin draped behind him.

Apollo

Unknown artist, c. 1510/1540

Etching of a dancing nymph with tambourine, satyrs gathered under trees at left, and a lone satyr walking at right.

Five satyrs and two nymphs

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1650

Etching of a dim interior: an old woman with a bowl by the fireplace, two men seated at a table, and a dog near the fire.

The satyr and the peasant

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1644

Red chalk drawing of a seated male, a standing nude woman, and a winged cherub with sketched studies.

Paris Awarding the Apple to Venus

Francesco Albani

Engraved cul-de-lampe with two reclining allegorical figures, a circular mask medallion, and a printed verse panel below.

Cul-de-lampe met Apollo die Waarheid bedekt

Sébastien Leclerc, 1673

Pen and wash drawing of a bearded seated man at a table with a nude figure, draped women and a child under a tree.

Allegorisch-mythologische scène

Jurriaan Andriessen, 1752

Engraving of Jupiter and Juno seated on clouds in an oval frame, with an eagle beneath them.

Jupiter en Juno

Willem Panneels, 1631

Etching of a nude youth attacked by a wild boar in a wooded landscape, with an armed figure on a cloud above.

Adonis aangevallen door een everzwijn

Crescenzio Onofrij, 1642

Etched print of two Giulio Romano fresco scenes with mythological figures, a cupid, a panther and an urn.

Psyche voor Proserpina / Bacchus en Ariadne

Giovanni David, 1753

Sepia print of two women seated beneath a large tree in a hilly landscape with a distant village and birds in the sky.

Landschap met Jupiter die Callisto verleidt in de gedaante van Diana

Richard Earlom, 1774

Engraving of a nude goddess holding billowing cloth, reclining on two dolphins with winged cherubs around her.

Venus or Galatea Supported by Dolphins

Agostino Carracci, c. 1590/1595

Engraving of Venus and Anchises with a winged cupid beside a plinth inscribed GENVS VNDE LATINVM, dated 1656.

Venus en Anchises

Carlo Cesio, 1656

Engraving of a sleeping shepherd embraced by a woman, with two cherubs peeking from foliage and a dog at lower right.

Diana en Endymion

Carlo Cesio, 1656

Engraving of Jupiter and Juno embracing on a couch, with an eagle and a peacock beside them.

Jupiter en Juno

Carlo Cesio, 1656

Lithograph of students gathered in the Minerva student society room in Leiden, with a chandelier, tables, glasses and a dog.

Studentensociëteit Minerva te Leiden, 1832

Leendert Springer, 1832

Engraving of Orpheus playing a harp before a crowned couple and monstrous creatures in a fiery underworld cave.

Orpheus in de onderwereld

Magdalena van de Passe, 1636

Engraving of a violinist in classical dress surrounded by sheep, deer, cattle, birds and rabbits in a wooded landscape.

Orpheus betovert de dieren met zijn muziek

Crispijn van de Passe, 1636

Engraving of Apollo and Cyparissus in a forest, with a dead stag, a lyre, and a figure riding a stag by a pond.

Apollo en Cyparissus

Crispijn van de Passe, 1636

Etching of a seated nude youth under a tree by a river, with a swooping eagle, a rearing animal and a distant town.

Jupiter schaakt Ganymedes

Crispijn van de Passe, 1636

Engraving of two nude youths beneath a tree, a lyre on the grass, a horned creature and a distant castle on a hill.

Apollo verzorgt Hyacinthus

Crispijn van de Passe, 1636

Engraving of Venus embracing Adonis with a spear, two hounds, and a cupid in a landscape setting.

Venus en Adonis

Crispijn van de Passe, 1636

Engraving of Venus and Adonis under an oak with Cupid and hunting dogs, a hunting party in the distant landscape.

Venus waarschuwt Adonis

Crispijn van de Passe, 1636

Engraving of a seated nude Diana with a spear, three hounds, a hunting horn on a tree, and a landscape behind.

Seated figure of Diana the Huntress

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1644-52

Engraving of a fallen youth with hunting dogs in the foreground, a woman and cupid with swans in clouds above, and a hilly la

Death of Adonis

Magdalena van de Passe, 1636

Etching of Venus reclining in a garden surrounded by many playful cupids climbing trees and playing among foliage.

Venus in a Garden with Cupids

Pietro Testa, 1633/1634

Etching of a seated woman in plumed headwear beside ruins, with sheep, a stag, and a peacock gathered around her.

Circe Changing Ulysses' Men into Beasts

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, c. 1650