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Mythology

8,115 works

Engraving of Venus holding a flaming heart beside Cupid with arrows, framed in an oval with Latin inscriptions, 1610.

Venus en Amor

Crispijn van de Passe, 1610

Engraving of Orpheus playing a lyre while deer, a lion and a wolf gather around him in a wooded landscape.

Orpheus: het element aarde

Crispijn van de Passe, 1602

Engraving of a reclining nude woman in a landscape with trees and a distant tower, signed DO CAMP 1517.

Nude woman (Venus) reclining in a landscape

Domenico Campagnola, 1517

Circular drawing of a smiling woman with curly hair in a white dress, resting her arm beside a white dog against leafy foliag

Diana in een ronde omlijsting

Jacob Matham, 1602

Pen drawing of a wooded landscape with a Bacchic procession of satyrs, maenads and a centaur, with a distant hilltop temple.

The Triumph of Bacchus

Joseph Anton Koch, 18th-19th century

Black and white caricature of two women in a park, one plucking a rose from a flower bed labeled Utrecht, Groningen and Leide

Stedenmaagd van Amsterdam en Minerva plukken professoren als bloemen uit perken

Johan Braakensiek, 1896

Engraving of Hercules standing over a fallen Cupid, with Minerva and allegorical onlookers before a classical rotunda.

Allegorische voorstelling met Hercules die Amor vertrapt

Bernard Picart, 1719

Etching of Apollo and Diana attacking Niobe's children in a wooded landscape, with figures lying on a cushion in the foregrou

Apollo en Diana doden de kinderen van Niobe

Alexander Runciman, 1746

Narrow engraved ornamental frieze with putti, garlands, ribbons, an eagle and scrolling foliage on a light ground.

Ornament met Bacchus en een knielende vrouw

Cornelis Massijs, 1550

Engraved ornamental frieze with scrolling foliage, armor, spears and draped figures on a pale ground.

Ornament met Minerva en een naakte vrouw

Cornelis Massijs, 1550

Engraving of Neptune holding a trident and laurel branch in an arched niche, with two winged figures above.

Neptune

Hendrik Goltzius after Polidoro da Caravaggio, probably 1592

Engraving of the god Vulcan holding a hammer and helmet in an arched niche, with winged putti above.

Vulcan

Hendrik Goltzius after Polidoro da Caravaggio, probably 1592

Engraving of nude Apollo figure drawing a bow in a classical niche, with a serpent at his feet and winged putti above.

Sol or Apollo

Hendrik Goltzius after Polidoro da Caravaggio, probably 1592

Engraving of Jupiter seated in an arched niche, holding a thunderbolt, with an eagle at his side and winged trumpeters above.

Jupiter

Hendrik Goltzius after Polidoro da Caravaggio, probably 1592

Engraving of nude Bacchus in an arched niche with a satyr holding grapes, a basket, and two winged figures above.

Bacchus

Hendrik Goltzius after Polidoro da Caravaggio, probably 1592

Pen and ink drawing of a draped female figure pointing to a crescent moon with two infants beside her and a tree.

Classical Female Figure (Diana or Venus) with Two Infants

Francesco Primaticcio, ca. 1539-42

Pencil sketch of a satyr carrying two woven baskets on a pole, designed as a salt cellar, with a small floor plan below.

Ontwerp voor zoutvat in de vorm van een satyr die twee manden draagt, met daaronder een plattegrond

Henri Cameré, 1864

Engraved allegory with winged Pegasus, a seated writing woman, busts, putti among books and a globe, dated 1735.

Allegorische voorstelling met schrijvende vrouw, bustes, Pegasus en Apollo

Adolf van der Laan, 1735

Engraved print of a frigate bow with a figurehead of Venus and Cupid, a cannon, and carved ornaments above sea waves.

Voorsteven van een fregat met boegbeeld van Venus en Cupido

Joseph Coiny, 1798

Brown ink drawing of the goddess Diana with a spear and two hounds beside tall trees, with a hilly landscape behind.

The Goddess Diana with Her Hounds Standing in a Landscape

Agostino Tassi, n.d.

Engraving of Hercules spinning at a distaff beside Omphale in a draped interior, with a cherub above and a basket on the floo

Hercules en Omphale

Aegidius Sadeler, 1580

Engraving of Hercules leading the three-headed dog Cerberus on a chain before a fiery stone background.

Hercules en Cerberus

Aegidius Sadeler, 1580

Engraving of Narcissus gazing at his reflection in a pool, with Cupid above and a dog in the foreground.

Narcissus Aegidius Sadeler (II) (ca. 1570-1629)

Aegidius Sadeler, 1580

Engraving of nude Venus combing her long hair while Cupid draws a bow beside her, with a ewer and quiver nearby.

Venus kamt haar haren

Aegidius Sadeler, 1580

Pencil drawing of Apollo with harp, Muses, a winged horse, cherubs and a trumpeting winged figure beneath trees.

Apollo, the Muses, and Mars: In Praise of Tasso

Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, 1740/1745

Pen and watercolor design for an octagonal ceiling with clouds, winged figures and putti in a circular center.

Ontwerp voor een plafondschildering met de doos van Pandora

Elias van Nijmegen, 1677

Engraving of Neptune calming a stormy sea with horses, framed by nine small Aeneid scenes and Latin inscriptions.

Jupiter bedaart de storm op zee in rechthoekige omlijsting met negen scènes uit epos Aeneis

Marcantonio Raimondi, 1515

Engraving of a reclining draped woman among clouds with a peacock, labelled AER, personifying air as the goddess Juno.

Lucht gepersonifieerd door de godin Juno

Jan Sadeler, 1587

Engraving of Jupiter riding an eagle, hurling flaming thunderbolts amid swirling fire, with Latin text below.

Vuur gepersonifieerd door de god Jupiter

Jan Sadeler, 1587

Charcoal drawing of a chained nude man with an eagle at his side, straining against a rock beside the sea.

Prometheus Bound

Christian Schussele

Engraved ornament print with two figures on sea monsters, Neptune with trident, and a Latin inscription panel dated 1582.

Twee hangers met Apollo en Venus op zeemonsters

Adriaen Collaert, 1582

Engraved pendant design with a female figure in a domed niche, floral scrollwork, cross pendants and ribbon bow.

Voorzijde van een hanger: met Diana in nis

Adriaen Collaert, 1585