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Mythology

8,151 works

Engraved print of a rocky mountain machine topped by Hercules fighting a hydra, flanked by colonnades and urns.

The Prima Macchina for the Chinea of 1726: Hercules and the Hydra

Francesco Faraone Aquila, 1726

Engraving of a muscular figure grasping lightning bolts above churning waves, with a serpent coiled around its body amid stor

Tornado-Zeus Battling Typhon, from Erasmus Darwin's "The Botanic Garden"

William Blake, August 1, 1795

Red chalk drawing of a draped classical female figure standing on a pedestal beside a scrolled ornamental support.

The Muse Terpsichore

Augustin Pajou, c. 1768

Engraving of two muscular nude men wrestling on rocky ground, with a small child seated at lower right under a cloudy sky.

Hercules and Antaeus

after Antonio del Pollaiuolo Cristofano Robetta, c. 1500

Engraving of an ornate column topped by a many-breasted female figure, with stags, a griffin, unicorns and winged figures.

A Grotesque with Diana of Ephesus and Diverse Animals

Master AP, 1555

Engraving of an allegorical scene with winged women and a cupid plucking feathers from a bearded seated man, 1646.

Tijd overwonnen door Hoop, Amor en Venus

Michel Dorigny, 1646

Engraved print of a military trophy with Minerva, spears, banners, griffins and a cherub on a pedestal.

Oorlogstrofee met Minerva

Charles-Nicolas Cochin, 1716

Engraved L-shaped corner ornament with scrollwork, a diamond lattice, and an oval medallion showing a helmeted Minerva figure

Hoekornament met medaillons met Minerva

Honoré Blanc, 1682

Etching of a Narcissus fountain in a formal garden with tall trees, classical statues, and small figures in the foreground.

Fontein van Narcissus in de Villa Borghese te Rome

Giovanni Francesco Venturini, 1653

Hand-colored etching of sailors in Neptune costume lathering and dousing a seated landsman on a ship deck, with spectators wa

Sons of Neptune Shaving a Landsman!

Isaac Robert Cruikshank, published March 4, 1817

Studienblatt mit Kostüm-Szenen (Rückseite: Aufsatz "Prometheus")

Josef Engelhart, 1882

Pencil study sheet with figure sketches, star shapes, an ink head portrait, and a nude with a swan, by Josef Engelhart.

Studienblatt mit verschiedenen Studien (Konradin; Leda)

Josef Engelhart, 1881

Ink drawing of a rustic hut interior with figures seated at a table, a kneeling woman, and a rooster on the rafters.

Jupiter en Mercurius bij Philemon en Baucis

Samuel van Hoogstraten, 1658

Engraving of Cupid and a nude woman beside a reclining Psyche on rocky ground below a cliff, with a caption below.

Amor en Psyche

Remi Henry Joseph Delvaux, 1811

Black-and-white print of nude mythological figures, a reclining man supported by a woman, with cherubs and a cloudy sky.

Venus Mourning the Death of Adonis

Luca Cambiaso, c. 1562-63

Sepia drawing of a reclining nymph and a satyr on an ornamental scrolled bowl design.

Skiss till en skål med en nymf och en satyr

Adam van Vianen

Hand-coloured print of tangled quadrille dancers in a formal ballroom with a pianist and onlookers, by George Cruikshank.

Les Graces - Inconveniences in Quadrille Dancing

George Cruikshank, published April 9, 1817

Line drawing of a woman with flowing hair rising among chubby putti, enclosed in a dark ruled border.

Psyche stijgt op naar de Olympus

Luca Cambiaso, 1537

Line drawing of Venus seated on a dolphin with two cupids, waves below and a large shell behind.

Venus op een dolfijn

Luca Cambiaso, 1537

Woodcut of nude figures mourning around a seated Venus, with cupids and hunting dogs in a landscape with clouds.

Venus treurt om de dood van Adonis

Monogrammist GGN, 1537

Grey wash drawing of a nude statue-like female figure with a peacock at her feet, against a shaded background.

Beeld van Juno en de pauw

Moses ter Borch, 1657

Loose pencil sketch of a bird and figure on a branch, with handwritten numbers and a blue collection stamp on pale paper.

Mythologische of Bijbelse scène

Moses ter Borch, 1657

Hand-colored print with eight small scenes of mythological figures, including Apollo and Python, Daphne as laurel, and a floo

Bijbelse en mythologische taferelen

Claes Janszoon Visscher II, 1601

Blue-grey cover sheet with printed title 'Lithographische Original-Zeichnungen' by J. G. Schinz, Zürich 1822.

Omslag voor twaalf scènes met soldaten en mythologische figuren

Johann Georg Schinz, 1822

Etching of allegorical figures with a winged Fame blowing a trumpet above Hercules, Europa and a bull beside columns.

Allegorie met Faam, Hercules en Europa

Giuseppe Diamantini, 1631

Engraved portrait of a man with a laurel wreath playing a lyre, with radiating lines and a French dedication below.

Apollo and the Nine Muses

Jean LeBlond, 1630

Vertical engraved ornamental frieze with scrolling foliage, urns, putti, and a nereid with a serpent tail at the base.

Nereid Ridden by Two Children

Giovanni Pietro Birago, 1505

Oval brown wash drawing of a reclining nude youth and a seated draped woman with a dog beneath trees.

Diana and Endymion

Attributed to Frans Floris I, c. 1560

Vertical engraved ornament panel with scrollwork, a putto, a triton, a child with torch, and armor motifs.

Ornament Panel: Triton Ridden by a Child

Giovanni Pietro Birago, 1505

Vertical ornament panel with a seated satyr holding a violin, embracing putti, a vase, and scrolling foliage.

Ornament Panel: Satyr Holding a Violin

Giovanni Pietro Birago, 1505

Vertical engraved ornament panel with scrolling foliage, urns, putti, and a nereid playing a lute at the base.

Ornament Panel: Nereid and Two Children Playing Musical Instruments

Giovanni Pietro Birago, 1505

Vertical engraved ornament panel with scrolling foliage, urns, and a nereid with two children riding sea creatures at the bas

Ornament Panel: Nereid Ridden by Two Children

Giovanni Pietro Birago, 1505