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Mythology

8,148 works

Pen and ink sketch of Venus seated with a child Cupid on her lap, drawn on a circular sheet.

Venus and Cupid

Andrea Lilio, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a reclining female figure with draped cloth, drawn on a sketchbook page.

Study of "Venus de Milo"

Paul Cézanne, 1881/1884

Pen and brown ink frieze of four nude satyr-like figures in lion skins playing pipes, within a double-ruled border.

Frieze of Satyrs Wearing Lion Skins and Playing Pipes

Possibly Lambert Lombard, n.d.

Open catalogue page with a photograph of a gilt bronze mantel clock showing Venus on a shell beside a cupid.

Klok gedecoreerd met Venus in een schelp met Amor ernaast

Goupil & Cie., 1870

Photograph of an ornate marquetry cabinet with bronze mounts beside a printed catalogue page of Louis XIV furniture.

Kast met op de deuren decoraties van Daphne die transformeert in een laurierboom en Apollo met Marsyas

Goupil & Cie., 1870

Brown ink and wash drawing of mythological figures, including a standing nude youth with a cloak and a seated bearded man, on

King Midas at the Contest Between Apollo and Pan

Style of Abraham Jansz Diepenbeeck, n.d.

Engraving titled Germania: a crowned woman and a vine-crowned man beside a tree, with a printing press, armour and village sc

Duitsland met Ceres en Bacchus

Jan Sadeler, 1588

Brown wash drawing of a seated nude beside a satyr playing a lyre in a wooded landscape with small background figures.

The Judgement of Midas: Apollo and Pan

Circle of Jacopo Zanguidi, called Bertoia, n.d.

Grey wash and white-heightened drawing of a seated woman attended by winged cherubs in a wooded landscape with a basket.

Cupid and Psyche

Bon Boullongne, n.d.

Pen and blue wash drawing of Saint Bibiana before an altar and a seated Jupiter statue, with soldiers and musicians.

Saint Bibiana Refusing to Sacrifice to Jupiter

Antonio Grano, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of a chained nude woman on a rock by the sea, gazing up at a flying rider on a winged horse.

Perseus and Andromeda

Gotthard Ringgli, late 16th-early 17th century

Pen and ink drawing with brown wash of classical female figures in an oval composition, one draped figure beside a dark curta

Diana and Her Attendants

Thomas Stothard, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of a nude woman and a standing man with a cherub seated on a rock at lower left.

Venus and Paris

Attributed to Pietro Dandini, n.d.

Circular brown ink and wash drawing of Venus and Adonis with a reclining nude, a dog, and sketched foliage.

Venus and Adonis

Attributed to Joachim Antonisz. Wtewael, n.d.

Etching of Venus in a swan-drawn chariot above the sleeping Adonis, who rests with a spear beside classical ruins.

Venus bekijkt de slapende Adonis

Augustinus Terwesten, 1672

Etching of allegorical figures on stone steps before ruined walls, with a seated woman holding a coat of arms and a city in t

Chassinet met Willem van Oranje en Minerva voor de Leidse stedenmaagd, bij het 250-jarige Academiefeest te Leiden, 1825

Jacob Elias van Varelen, 1825

Engraving of Hercules in a lion skin facing a coiled many-headed hydra beside a tree.

Hercules and the Hydra

Battista d'Agnolo, 1552

Engraving of Jupiter and Mercury seated in a rustic cottage with an elderly couple serving them food and drink.

Jupiter en Mercurius bij Philemon en Baucis

Karl Russ, 1807

Pen and brown wash drawing of Diana with a crescent moon gesturing over a sleeping youth beside two dogs under a tree.

Diana and the Endymion

Style of Francesco Monti, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of a woman seen from behind with braided hair and a knotted sash across her shoulders.

Muse Seen from the Back

After Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael, 18th century

Red chalk drawing of a woman with lowered eyes, curly hair and draped fabric tied in a bow at her shoulder.

Muse

After Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael, 18th century

Charcoal sketch on grey paper of a seated, leafy-crowned male figure with one arm raised, draped in an animal skin.

Bacchus

Unknown artist

Pen and wash drawing of a decorative frieze with two oval medallions of standing classical figures between acanthus leaves.

Two Medallions with Standing Figures of Omphale and Bacchus, Separated by Design of Acanthus Leaves

Giovanni Battista Cipriani, 1747/1785

Hercules struggles with a winged figure lifted overhead while smaller figures cling to him against clouds and rock.

Hercules overwint de Tweedracht en de Nijd

Christoffel Jegher, 1635

Pen and wash drawing of mythological figures, putti and clouds in an oval ceiling composition.

Ceiling with Bacchus, Ariadne, Diana and Minerva

Attributed to Filippo Pedrini, 1795/1800

Engraving of Diana seated under an oak with a falcon, hunting dogs and gear, and hunters chasing boar and deer.

Diana als patrones van de jacht

Raphaël Sadeler, 1597

Engraving of the nude muscular Farnese Hercules statue with lion skin and club in an arched niche.

Farnese Hercules

Mario Cartaro, 1552-88

Oval engraving of Apollo flanked by torches, putti with lyres, and ornate scrollwork under a canopy-like top.

Apollo onder een baldakijn

Etienne Delaune, 1528

Engraving of Hercules holding a globe above his head in an oval ornamental frame, flanked by rearing horses and seated figure

Hercules met de aardbol op zijn hoofd

Etienne Delaune, 1528

Engraving of Diana holding a bow while a winged Cupid reaches up toward her face, against a dark wooded background.

Diana ontwapent Amor

Gaspard Duchange, 1715

Etching of classical gods gathered on clouds, with Jupiter enthroned at left and Mercury holding a caduceus at right.

The Admission of Psyche to Olympia

François Perrier after Raphael, c. 1635

Engraved frieze of a classical wedding feast with reclining gods, putti, winged figures holding garlands, and draped women.

The Wedding Feast of Cupid and Psyche

François Perrier after Raphael, c. 1635