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Mythology

8,121 works

Engraving of sleeping Venus reclining under a tree, watched by two satyrs, with Cupid holding a bow in the foreground.

Slapende Venus door saters bespied

Jacob Matham, 1599

Engraving of Venus, Ceres and Bacchus with a satyr, a cupid, doves and a fruit bowl beneath a grapevine.

Ceres Bacchus en Venus

Jacob Matham, 1599

Sepia engraving of reclining Venus on a draped bed surrounded by playful cupids, one holding a lit torch.

Venus Surrounded by Cupids

Francesco Bartolozzi, August 12, 1788

Engraving of nude Venus playing a triangle while dancing putti hold hands in a landscape with trees.

Venus en dansende putti

Johannes Gronsveld, 1679

Hand-colored print of nude Venus bathing by a waterfall in a forest, with two cherubs beside her.

Venus Bathing

Francesco Bartolozzi, March 1, 1800

Red chalk drawing of a satyr embracing a horned goat, with hatched shading on a pale paper ground.

Satyr and Goat

After Annibale Carracci, after 1600

Crowded engraved scene of a city celebration with a statue on a barrel pedestal, chimneys, ships and feasting crowds.

Worship of Bacchus

George Cruikshank, 1864

Pen and ink sketch of Venus holding a curly-haired Cupid on her lap, with drapery and a wing behind her.

Venus and Cupid

Possibly Giovanni Battista Cipriani, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of Ulysses and Nausicaa with washing women, a goddess in clouds above, and a tree with draped cloth.

Ulysses and Nausicaa

Giovanni Battista Cipriani, n.d.

Sepia watercolor of Venus and Adonis beneath a tree, with a hunting dog and a spear beside them.

Venus and Adonis

Style of Conrad Martin Metz, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of a reclining woman entwined by a serpent on a draped couch, with two onlookers at right.

Olympias, Mother of Alexander, Visited by Zeus in the Guise of a Serpent

Attributed to Andrea Boscoli, 1595/99

Etching of a seated young satyr on a rock by a river, with a bathing nude figure at left and trees in a circular frame.

Young Satyr About to Bathe in a River, from "Landscapes and seaports" (Paysages et ports de mer, dans des ronds)

Stefano Della Bella, 1656

Sepia drawing of Cupid asleep on a daybed as Psyche leans over him with a lamp and dagger in a classical interior.

Cupid and Psyche

Giuseppe Cammarano, 1821

Etching in a circle of a woman nursing an infant beside a young satyr with a vine garland, set among foliage and rocks.

Satyr family, from 'Landscapes and seaports' (Paysages et ports de mer, dans des ronds)

Stefano Della Bella, 1656

Pen and wash drawing of a winged figure carrying a torch through clouds, surrounded by gods and cherubs in the heavens.

Prometheus Taking Fire From Olympus

Possibly Ludovico Cardi, called Il Cigoli, n.d.

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a reclining nude woman embracing a young man in a forest, with dogs and cherubs nearby.

Venus and Adonis

Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, 1808

Pen and wash drawing of a door knocker design with a mythological triton and nereid, putti, and acanthus scrolls.

Door Knocker with Triton, Nereid, and Putti

Unknown artist, late 17th or early 18th century

Pen and wash drawing of a winged grotesque figure on a scroll pedestal above tumbling nude figures and acanthus leaves.

Door Knocker with Zeus Vanguishing Giants

or Anonymous Anonymous, late 17th or early 18th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of a hero struggling with a crowned king beside wild horses, with classical arches and stone walls

Hercules Felling King Diomedes

called Giulio Romano Giulio Pippi, 1540/46

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated draped god gesturing among attendants, with a nude female figure at left.

Study for Venus Asking Jupiter for the Services of Mercury as Herald

After Giulio Pippi, called Giulio Romano, n.d.

Pen and brown ink drawing of Apollo in a chariot pulled by two rearing horses, with a billowing cloak and spoked wheel.

Apollo Driving the Chariot of the Sun

Workshop of Pietro Buonaccorsi, called Perino del Vaga, 1519/21

Engraving of Venus reclining with a cupid, grapes, wheat, wine goblet and barrel, under a tree, after Goltzius, 1588.

Without Ceres and Bacchus, Venus Would Freeze

Jacob Matham after Hendrik Goltzius, 1588

Etching of two centaurs holding up a tiger skin within an oval cartouche, with dense hatched background lines.

Cartouche Formed by a Tiger Skin Flanked by Two Centaurs

Stefano Della Bella, 1647

Etching of an empty heart-shaped cartouche framed by foliage and two nude male figures climbing around its edges.

Cartouche Framed by Apollo and Pan

Stefano Della Bella, 1647

Etching of two tritons with curling fish tails embracing dolphin-like sea creatures above choppy waves and rocks.

Frieze with Tritons and Dolphins, plate 13 from "Decorative friezes and foliage" (Ornamenti di fregi e fogliami)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1648

Engraving of Jupiter hurling lightning from the clouds above a river village, with an eagle and a chariot in the sky.

Jupiter en de donder

Reinier Vinkeles, 1773

Loose pencil sketch of a nymph and satyr entwined, with overlapping lines and small sketched heads below.

Nymph and Satyr

Ciro Ferri, n.d.

Etched ornamental frieze with acanthus scrolls, a cupid wrestling two lions above, and medallions with heads below.

Two Acanthus Friezes: Cupid Subduing Two Lions; Heads of Four Seasons, plate 14 from "Decorative friezes and foliage"…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1648

Engraving of Bacchus enthroned on a vine-covered cart, surrounded by satyrs, children, a goat, and revelers in a landscape.

Triomf van Bacchus

Petrus Clouwet, 1677

Engraving of Achilles weeping over Patroclus while dragging Hector's corpse, with warriors and mourners behind a curtain.

Achilles treurt om de dood van Patroclus

Engraving of Juno, Vulcan and a river god with flames and water, while Achilles lies at lower left with a sword.

Juno spoort Vulcanus aan de rivier Xanthus op te drogen

Etched frontispiece with a kneeling man holding a flowering tree, figures in clouds above, and a coat of arms on a pedestal.

Frontispiece for Il Mercurio, III: Hercules Planting His Club

Stefano Della Bella, 1652