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Mythology

8,151 works

Vertical engraved ornament panel with a triton at the base, two satyr infants, cherubs, an urn and dense scrollwork.

Ornament Panel: Triton and Two Infant Satyrs

Giovanni Pietro Birago, 1505

Engraved frieze of a mythological scene with a centaur playing lyre, draped women and a reclining figure in a sarcophagus rel

Bas-reliëf van een sarcofaag met de dood van Orpheus

Reinier van Persijn, 1640

Engraved ornamental print with Atlas turning to a winged horse above a city, framed by scrollwork, sea creatures and grotesqu

Atlas door Perseus in een berg veranderd

Abraham de Bruyn, 1584

Engraved ornamental plate with central oval scene of Perseus on winged horse fighting sea monster beside nude Andromeda.

Perseus bevrijdt Andromeda

Abraham de Bruyn, 1584

Engraved portrait of a seated young man beside a helmeted Minerva, with a globe, telescope and celestial diagram on the table

Portret van Jean-Philippe Baratier met de godin Minerva

Johann Georg Wolfgang, 1741

Etching of a nude woman resting against a decorated urn beside grapes, with a standing man among trees behind her.

Resting Bacchante

II Johann August Nahl, c. 1790

Engraving of Hercules' apotheosis: clouds, gods in a chariot, putti, and a triumphal arch framed by classical architecture.

Apotheose van Hercules

Louis Surugue, 1723

Engraving of Juno in clouds pointing to Aeolus in a cave, with putti, peacocks and an ornate framed border.

Juno beveelt Aeolus de stormen los te laten

Nicolas Henri Tardieu, 1719

Engraving of Daphne fleeing Apollo as she turns into a laurel tree, with a river god, nymphs and cherubs in a rocky landscape

Daphne en Apollo

Nicolas Henri Tardieu, 1719

Pen drawing of a woman as Diana with crescent moon headdress, drawing a bow with a quiver of arrows on her back.

Portret van Anna Maria Snoek als Diana

Johannes Jelgerhuis, 1795

Etching of a female satyr nursing a child in a wooded landscape, with a second child and garland at lower left.

Female Satyr Nursing a Child in a Wooded Landscape

Stefano Della Bella, 1656

Circular etching of a young satyr reclining by a stream beneath trees, with a small nude figure at left and hills beyond.

Young Satyr at the Bank of a Stream

Stefano Della Bella, 1656

Brown ink and wash drawing of a bacchanal with revelers, putti and baskets of grapes gathered around a wine vat.

Bacchanal: Arrival at the Wine Vat

Joseph-Marie Vien, ca.1755

Etching of dancing figures on a path before a winged figure, with a ruined temple and trees in a classical landscape.

Time, Apollo and the Seasons

Claude Lorrain, 1662

Engraving of Pandora opening a box, with demons, serpents and a radiant figure in a chariot above.

Pandora Opening Her Box

Master Z.B.M., 1557

Etching of Cupid seated among trees, looking into a small oval mirror held in his hands.

Cupid Looking in a Mirror

Laurent de La Hyre

Etching of Venus seated in a forge with Cupid holding her quiver, while blacksmiths hammer at an anvil in the background.

Venus vult de pijlenkoker van Amor

Gérard de Lairesse, 1675

Etching of nude Venus on a rose-garlanded chariot through clouds, with a flying cupid and two birds.

Venus vliegt naar de Olympus

Gérard de Lairesse, 1675

Charcoal-like drawing of a grinning satyr's head with horns and curling leafy tendrils on pale paper.

Vignette: Satyr's Head

Edvard Munch, 1908/09

Pencil sketch of the god Apollo standing on a rock, holding a lyre and gazing upward, with a draped cloth.

Theatervorhangentwurf - Apollo mit der Leier

Heinrich Füger, 1791

Pen and grey wash drawing of a classical feast with a nude woman, satyrs, putti and a fountain in an arched niche.

Without Ceres and Bacchus, Venus Freezes

Johann Matthias Kager, 1590s

Etching of a skeleton driving a chariot with a winged child, horses and cypress trees in a cloudy landscape.

Amor, Tod und Jenseits, from the series Intermezzi

Max Klinger, n.d.

Engraving of gods on clouds over Olympus, with Psyche led by Mercury toward a crowd of nude and robed deities above a city.

Psyche wordt door Mercurius naar Olympus gebracht

Bartholomeus Willemsz. Dolendo, 1580

Pen and ink drawing of a vertical grotesque panel with an urn, acanthus scrolls, and a satyr figure at the base.

Grotesque with a Satyr

Unknown artist

Watercolor design of Neptune on a shell chariot with tritons, cherubs and sea creatures above a painted blue paneled wall.

Design for a Wall Decoration with Neptune and His Retinue

Rienk Keyert, 1751

Etching of a centaur and a triton battling with clubs, with onlookers and a rocky shore under a rising sun.

Battle between a Centaur and a Triton

Circle of Jusepe de Ribera, c. 1620-1640

Engraved portrait of a turbaned woman writing with a quill at a table beside a book labeled Sibilla Persica.

Sibille van het Orakel van Apollo

Pietro Fontana, 1785

Lithograph of a centaur on a rocky ridge drawing a bow and arrow toward curving clouds above.

Centaur Taking Aim at the Clouds

Odilon Redon, 1895

Engraving of Bacchus with vine-leaf wreath beside a woman pouring wine for a child, with a classical column and urn behind.

Bacchus

Gérard de Lairesse, 1675

Engraving of a nude bacchante pouring wine among playful putti, with grapes, a thyrsus and a garden arbor.

Bacchante omringd door kinderen

Gérard de Lairesse, 1670

Engraving of a seated, bare-chested youthful male figure with a halo, raising one arm, against cross-hatched shading.

Apollo

Gérard de Lairesse, 1670

Kop van Minerva

Gérard de Lairesse, 1670