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Mythology

8,115 works

Brown wash drawing of Diana embracing reclining Endymion in a forest, with a cupid, two dogs, and a glowing moon.

Diana and Endymion

Johann Heinrich Keller, 1700-1765

Engraving of a drunken Silenus supported by a satyr and a man, with a leopard and a maenad holding a thyrsus.

Drunkeness of Bacchus

Peter Paul Rubens, 1630-57

Engraving of a drunken Bacchus supported by a satyr and companions, with a leopard and grapes in the foreground.

Drunkeness of Bacchus

Jonas Suyderhoef, 1630-77

Grey wash drawing of muscular Hercules seated on rocks beside Cacus, with a putto and clouds above.

Hercules and Cacus

Attributed to Sebastiano Galeotti, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a standing man facing a rearing centaur, drawn with loose overlapping strokes on grey paper.

Battle between Man and Centaur

Grey wash drawing of a man in classical dress handing an apple to a woman, with a cupid above, in a circular frame.

Mythologische voorstelling van Paris die Venus de appel (?) overhandigt

Louis Fabritius Dubourg, 1703

Brown ink and wash drawing of Diana and sleeping Endymion under a tree, with a flying cupid and a dog.

Diana and Endymion

probably after Ciro Ferri, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a vertical candelabrum design with a tree trunk, clustered figures at the base, and fruit-laden foliage at t

Design for a Candelabrum Representing the Three Graces Gathering the Apples of Hesper

John Flaxman, c. 1816

Pen and grey wash drawing of a nude woman embracing a reclining man under a draped tree, with cupids and dogs nearby.

The Death of Adonis

Johann König, ca. 1625

Brown wash drawing of Apollo, muses, Pegasus, and cherubs on clouds, with a satyr in the foreground.

An Allegory Comparing Music and Poetry

Michel-François Dandré-Bardon, 1740

Pen and wash drawing of three nude women standing together, the central figure seen from behind, with draperies over their ar

The Three Graces

Sebastian Schütz, 1600-1631

Engraved print of two rococo cartouches: Jupiter with a crowned figure and eagle, and Mercurius with a winged helmeted youth.

Jupiter en Mercurius

Jakob Wangner, 1731

Engraving of Venus and Cupid among clouds, with a bare-breasted woman gesturing, a bearded man and a fallen column.

Amor gestraft door Venus

Louis Desplaces, 1740

Engraving of Diana in a moon chariot drawn by a white horse, guided by a winged child, with a pale moon behind her.

Diana voltooit als maangodin haar baan

Claude Augustin Duflos le Jeune, 1720

Engraving of Mercury, Apollo and Diana in clouds paying homage to a winged Cupid seated on a cloud at left.

Mercurius, Apollo en Diana brengen hulde aan Amor

Louis Desplaces, 1740

Engraving of a bearded man driving a four-horse chariot through clouds, with winged figures and a trumpeter above.

Apotheose van Hercules

Bernard Picart, 1719

Etching of gods Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto offering crowns, with an eagle, horses, and putti holding a heraldic shield above.

Jupiter, Neptune, and Pluto offering their crowns to the arms of Cardinal Borghese

Simone Cantarini, 1642-43

Pencil sketch of a standing male figure draped in a lion skin and cloak, with a small head study in the lower right.

Hercules

Engraved ornamental print with three vertical panels of grotesques, a seated goddess, and a winged female figure among clouds

Grotesken met Diana en gevleugelde vrouwfiguur

Johann Adam Delsenbach, 1700

Etched print of three vertical grotesque ornament panels with sea gods, a standing female figure, cherubs and scrollwork.

Grotesken met Neptunus en Minerva

Johann Adam Delsenbach, 1700

Engraving of Diana and nymphs bathing in a forest stream, with a dog, bow and quiver beside them.

Diana en haar nimfen, badend in een rivier

Abraham Bloteling, 1655

Grey lithograph of a draped standing Minerva statue on a pedestal with two horse figures and a winged crest, after Flaxman.

Bronze Figure of Minerva, Found in the Barrowof Achilles

W. Walton after John Flaxman, published 1829

Lithograph of Minerva in helmet and armor with a Medusa head on her breastplate, holding a spear and round shield.

Minerva, From a Bronze by Daedalus

W. Walton after John Flaxman, published 1829

Pencil sketch of draped Bacchic figures and Neptune with a trident riding a chariot drawn by two sea horses.

Sketches after the Antique: Bacchic Revels; Neptune in His Chariot

Pirro Ligorio, c. 1535

Minerva, by Phidas

Maria Denman after John Flaxman, published 1829

Lithograph of a standing nude woman in classical pose, lifting her hair with both hands, with soft grey shading.

Venus Aphrodite, by Alcamanes

Richard James Lane after John Flaxman, published 1829

Lithograph of a standing nude female figure beside a draped pedestal, after the classical Venus of Cnidos.

Venus of Cnidos, by Praxiteles

George Childs after John Flaxman, published 1829

Engraving of Venus rising from the sea on a shell, attended by nymphs, swans and a cupid, with a coastline behind.

Geboorte van Venus

Bernard Picart, 1700

Engraving of Venus in a shell chariot pulled by sea creatures and tritons over waves, with cupids and a distant coast.

Triomf van Venus

Bernard Picart, 1724

Engraved portrait of Józef Piłsudski in military uniform holding a baton, framed by a laurel wreath and heraldic emblems.

Prometheus in memoriam : Josephi Pilsudski Ducis Polonorum

Wasyl Masjutyn, 1935

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated woman with a table of vessels, and workers at a furnace in an arched forge interior.

Allegory of Fire (Venus in the Forge of Vulcan)

After Jacopo Bassano, n.d.

Drapery, Three Figures, a Bacchante and Two From Nature

Henry Noel Humphreys after John Flaxman, published 1829