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Mythology

8,107 works

Engraving of Bacchus squeezing grapes beside a reclining Venus, with cherubs, fruit and draped cloth, 1647.

Garden of Venus with Bacchus Squeezing Grapes

Giacinto Gimignani, 1647

Etching of Venus with a winged figure holding a child, a dove, a chariot and putti in clouds, within an oval frame.

Venus entrusting Cupid to Time

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1758-80

Etching of Venus beside a forge with a cannon and cannonballs, while Cupid stretches away at left.

Fire, represented by Venus seated before Vulcan's forge, with armor, a cannon, and cannon balls surrounding her, she…

Giulio Carpioni, 1640-60

Engraving of Bacchus holding a wine goblet, framed by ornate scrollwork, putti, flower vases and grapes.

Bacchus met beker wijn in de hand in ornamentele omlijsting

Gerrit Visscher, 1690

Engraving of classical gods assembled on clouds, including Mercury with a caduceus, Neptune with a trident, and winged putti.

Assembly of the Gods after the ceiling composition in the Loggia di Psiche, Villa Farnesina, Rome

Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio, 1527

Engraving of Cupid and Psyche reclining on a couch under a tree, with satyrs and an altar in the background.

Cupid and Psyche

Giorgio Ghisi, 1573-74

Engraving of Cupid and Psyche on a chariot drawn by birds, with winged children and a distant landscape.

The triumph of Cupid and Psyche who are seated on a chariot drawn by two birds restrained by children

Giulio Bonasone, ca. 1550-67

Etching of Venus reclining in a garden surrounded by cupids, a herm of Pan, and trees, with a distant mountain landscape.

The Garden of Venus who reclines in the centre before a term of Pan and surrounded by cupids

Pietro Testa, ca. 1631-37

Brown wash drawing of a ceiling design with three mythological scenes framed by decorative figural borders.

Modello for a Ceiling: Diana and the Dead Endymion, the Judgment of Paris, and the Death of Adonis

Nicolas Poussin, 1640/1642 (?)

Engraving of a sleeping man embraced by a crescent-crowned woman, with cupids and a dog in a wooded landscape.

Diana bezoekt de slapende Endymion

Antonio Ricciani, 1785

Etching of a sleeping nude woman reclining under a tree beside a bow and quiver, with a distant landscape behind her.

Slapende Diana in landschap

Jan van Neck, 1644

Engraving of dancing putti around a large tree, with a torch-bearing figure on clouds above and a temple in the distant lands

Amorini Celebrate the Rape of Proserpina

Francesco Rosaspina, 1805-12

Woodcut print of a nude Venus embracing a winged Cupid in a forest with a dog, squirrel and bird among the trees.

Venus and Cupid

Niccolò Boldrini, 1566

Etching of playful putti climbing and swinging among leafy branches and garlands in a classical garden scene.

The garden of Venus, proof impression of upper left corner

Pietro Testa, ca. 1631-37

Hercules wrestles a lion among gnarled trees in a green-toned woodcut, with a club resting in the foreground.

Hercules and the Nemean Lion

Niccolò Vicentino, 1540-50

Etching of a sleeping nude woman on a draped couch, with a male figure striding in the shadowed background.

Jupiter and Antiope: Smaller Plate

Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1631

Etching of Venus and Vulcan with nymphs and cupids in a landscape beside an urn on a pedestal.

Venus en Vulcanus met nimfen en amors

Francesco Fontebasso, 1744

Etching of a wooded landscape with two figures herding goats along a path toward distant mountains.

Two Satyrs Tending a Flock of Goats

Herman van Swanevelt

Etched landscape with a dancing satyr on a path, seated figures at left, tall trees, rocky cliffs and distant hills.

A Dancing Satyr

Herman van Swanevelt

Engraving of mythological figures: a nude piper, a standing lyre player, and a crowned seated figure beside a woman, under a

The Competition of Apollo and Marsyas and the Judgment of Midas

Giulio Sanuto, 1562

Etching of a forest scene with tall trees, figures gathering near a trunk, and a seated figure with a staff in the foreground

A Satyr Gathering Fruit

Herman van Swanevelt

Etched landscape with a large tree, rocky hillside, nude figures in the foreground and a small fire at lower left.

Satyrs around a Fire

Herman van Swanevelt

Engraving of Cupid riding an eagle above reclining figures, with Jupiter on a cloud in a circular frame.

Amor rooft de bliksemschicht van Jupiter

Nicolas de Beauvais, 1740

Etching of a ruined arched grotto with trees, a stone gateway, seated figures, and travelers on a path under clouds.

The Grotto of the Nymph Egeria

Herman van Swanevelt

Etching of armored Achilles struggling with the river god Scamander in water, with a burning city behind them.

Achilles vecht met riviergod Scamander

J. Alexander Janssens, 1700

Pen and brown wash drawing of peasants seated and eating beside a ship's hull, with onlookers in the background.

Satyr Among the Peasants

Barent Fabritius, 1645/50

Black chalk and white heightening sketch of a nude female figure with outstretched arms and drapery on gray paper.

Allegory of France (La France sous les traits d'une nymph), study for France Enlightening the World and Protecting Ag…

Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, 1863

Etching of two nymphs and a satyr beside a large vat, a goat and grapes, with a stone pillar and trees behind.

Two Nymphs and a Satyr before a Large Vat

Herman van Swanevelt

Etched landscape of a satyr family seated under a large tree by a stream, with goats, grazing cattle and hills beyond.

Satyr Family Seated under a Tree

after Herman van Swanevelt

Engraved plate of Odysseus, Penelope, Icarius and a chariot with horses, with caption describing their departure from Lacedae

Odysseus verlaat Ithaca en Lacedaemon met Penelope

James Parker, 1805

Engraving of a satyr carrying a nude woman over his shoulder, with a dog below and a flowing cloth behind them.

Woman Being Carried to a Libidinous Satyr

Léon Davent, 1540-56

Brown ink and wash drawing of a wooded landscape with ruins on a hill and small mythological figures near a pool.

Landschap met Apollo en Marsyas

Richard van Orley, 1673