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Mythology

8,115 works

Red chalk drawing of young Bacchus holding a goblet beside a goat and panther, with an urn and column behind.

Young Bacchus with Goat and Panther

Unknown artist, n.d.

Etched landscape with dense forest, two deer, a stream, and a group of women near rocks beneath a cloudy sky.

Birth of Adonis

Herman van Swanevelt

Etching of a forest landscape with tall trees, a chariot with cupid at left, and sleeping figures at right.

Venus Abducting Adonis

Herman van Swanevelt

Grey wash drawing of a seated bare-chested man touching the chin of a kneeling elderly woman in an interior with a pitcher.

Odysseus and Eurycleia

Possibly Andrea Appiani the elder, n.d.

Etching of a wooded landscape with a group of women with spears on a path, a standing figure with a child, and distant mounta

Venus Offering Diana a Choice between Cupid and Adonis

Herman van Swanevelt

Mezzotint portrait of a woman as Ariadne beside a wheel and big cat, with trees and hills behind her.

Frau von Stettner als Ariadne

Ignaz Unterberger, 1790

Red chalk drawing of a bearded man with flowing hair and beard, shown in three-quarter view with deep shadows around the eyes

Death of Adonis

Giulio Pippi, called Giulio Romano, after, c. 1530

Etching of a forest landscape with Venus, Adonis, hunting dogs, and a cupid near a lake and mountains.

Venus and Adonis Hunting

Herman van Swanevelt

Etching of a forest scene where a wild boar approaches a fallen hunter as dogs gather beside a large gnarled tree.

Death of Adonis

Herman van Swanevelt

Engraved landscape with a large tree, mourning figures beside a hound, and distant mountains under clouds.

Venus Lamenting over Adonis' Death

Herman van Swanevelt

Circular drawing of classical gods and winged putti among clouds, one putto being chastised by a figure below.

The Chastisement of Cupid by Jealousy in the Presence of Diana and Mars

After Marcantonio Franceschini, 1692/1700

Brown ink and wash drawing of two embracing nude figures flanked by winged putti and an eagle in three arched spandrels.

Venus Pointing out Psyche to Cupid

after Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael, and his workshop, n.d.

Pen and ink design drawing of an ornate vessel with a figural handle, garland, and a bearded satyr head.

Design for a Bucket-Like Vessel with a Handle of Two Interlaced Captives, on a Body Adorned with a Scroll, Garland, a…

Girolamo Genga, 1540-50

Brown wash drawing of Venus and Adonis embracing in a forest with cupids, hunting dogs, and a swan chariot above.

Venus and Adonis

Follower of Michel Corneille, the Younger, n.d.

Mezzotint of infant Hercules strangling two serpents in his cradle, with startled attendants, soldiers with torches, and peac

Hercules wurgt in zijn wieg de twee slangen

Charles Howard Hodges, 1793

Engraving of a muscular bearded nude man gesturing toward a seated woman and cherub beside a fountain, with a boar.

Reuben [Genesis 49:3-4], from "The Twelve Patriarchs"

Maarten van Heemskerck, 1550

Engraving of nude muscular smiths hammering at an anvil in a stone forge, with cherubs in the foreground and arched walls beh

Vulcan's Forge

Master of the Story of Cadmus, ca. 1542-45

Engraved frontispiece with a bow-carrying woman on a chariot, a standing man, trees, and the title Seconde Partie de Polexand

Polexandre voor Diana

Abraham Bosse, 1637

Engraving of a Diana statue on a pedestal flanked by two men in a classical arched interior with fruit garlands.

Prins overhandigt een kroon aan Polexandre voor een beeld van Diana

Abraham Bosse, 1637

Engraving of Venus embracing Adonis, who holds a spear, with hounds, a cupid and a swan chariot in a wooded landscape.

Venus probeert Adonis te weerhouden van de jacht

Philippe Joseph Tassaert, 1753

Engraving of Bacchus and Ceres standing in a forest, with Venus and a cupid tending a fire at left.

Sine Cerere et Baccho Friget Venus [Without Ceres and Bacchus Venus Grows Cold]

Jan Müller, ca. 1597

Album page with engravings, including a sleeping winged Cupid reclining on drapery and other figure scenes.

Cupid Sleeping

Parmigianino, ca. 1524-30

Grey lithograph of a seated nude Venus with winged cherubs beside a rock and tree in a wooded landscape.

Badende Venus met putti

Julien-Léopold Boilly, 1853

Engraving of helmeted Minerva with a spear and shield among nude muses with musical instruments under trees.

Minerva and the Muses

Andrea Schiavone, n.d.

Engraving of Mars and Venus reclining on a bed with Cupid, plus a mirrored reverse copy beside it.

Mars and Venus

Enea Vico, [1543]

Engraving with two scenes: a nude woman at her toilette with a child, and a muscular smith hammering at a forge.

Venus at her Toilette

Enea Vico, 1546

Engraving of a muscular bearded smith hammering at an anvil beside a glowing forge, with a bow and arrows on the floor.

Venus and Mars Embracing as Vulcan Works at His Forge (right half only)

Enea Vico, 1543

Engraving of a draped woman extending her arm toward a flying bird under clouds, on a rocky landscape.

Proserpine Changing Aesculapius into an Owl

Enea Vico, 1548

Engraving of armoured Mars pushed away by Minerva as a woman with a cornucopia and bowl looks on.

Mars weggestuurd door Minerva

Agostino Carracci, 1589

Engraving sheet with three prints: a seated woman, a Madonna and child, and a satyr watching a mother nursing on a bed.

Satyr Watching a Young Mother and Child Sleeping

Angiolo Falconetto

Engraving of the Farnese Hercules statue shown from two viewpoints, with a relief pedestal and text below.

Hercules Farnese

Giuseppe Vasi, 1773

Zes munten met portretten van mannen uit de antieke en de mythologie: letter BL E

Richard Collin, 1675