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Mythology

8,151 works

Watercolor of a nude hunter with dogs confronting bathing nymphs by a stream beneath trees and rocks.

Actaeon verrast Diana en haar gezellinnen

Willem van Mieris, 1693

Pencil drawing of a warrior in a plumed helmet driving a chariot pulled by horses, with a bearded guide and a shield at the s

Composition from the "Tragedies of Aeschylus," plate 17 (recto); Goddess statue from "The Suppliants," plate 7 (verso)

John Flaxman, 19th century

Etching of Neptune with trident among sea gods, tritons, sea creatures and flying putti above the waves.

The Realm of Neptune, from "Drawing Book"

Frederick Bloemaert, 1650-56

Engraved frieze of Bacchus on a horse-drawn chariot amid satyrs, revelers, grapes and vines.

The Triumph of Bacchus, from Combats and Triumphs

Etienne Delaune, c. 1560/73

Engraving of Minerva in helmet with spear between reclining nudes, surrounded by armor, shields, banners and trophies.

Minerva, from Combats and Triumphs

Etienne Delaune, c. 1550/60

Engraving of Jupiter in plumed helmet and armor with cloak, holding a vessel beside a pedestal, an eagle at his feet.

Jupiter

Abraham de Bruyn, 1569

Etched almanac page with paired scenes of courtly figures, a child, putti and an obelisk fountain within ornate scrolled fram

Almanach for 1639: Louis XIII and Anne of Austria entrusting the Kingdom and the Heir Apparent to the Virgin

Abraham Bosse, 1638

Etching of Venus seated beside Cupid, who whittles a bow beneath a large tree.

Venus with Cupid Whittling His Bow

Odoardo Fialetti, 1617

Engraving of Venus embracing Adonis beneath trees, with Cupid between them and a lion at the lower right.

Venus and Adonis, from "The Story of Adonis"

Philips Galle, ca. 1579

Engraved frieze of putti pulling a chariot with a wreathed young Bacchus, with trumpeting putti marching alongside.

Fries met een triomfwagen waarin de jonge Bacchus zit

Sebald Beham, 1510

Engraving of Mercury with a caduceus beside three draped women in a wooded landscape, with Latin text below.

Mercury and the Three Graces

Agostino Carracci after Jacopo Tintoretto, 1589

Etching of gods visiting a humble interior, with an elderly woman, a bearded seated figure, a winged helmeted man, and a lamp

Jupiter Visits with Philemon and Bacchus

Karl Russ, 1809

Etching of Perseus on a winged horse beside a nude woman chained to a rock, with a fallen figure in the foreground.

Perseus and Andromeda

François Chifflart, 1865

Etching of Perseus in a winged helmet holding up Medusa's snake-haunted head, with his foot on her body on a rocky ledge.

Perseus

François Chifflart, 1865

Engraving of a armored man with a club beside a lion and rooster, with a battle scene and chariots in the sky behind him.

Declaration of War on Spain by Louis XIII: The King as Hercules

Abraham Bosse, ca. 1635

Etching of Diana drawing a bow surrounded by nude nymphs on rocks in a wooded landscape with clouds.

Diana and Her Nymphs

François Chifflart, 1865

Oval ink and wash design of mythological figures, including Apollo, the Muses and Minerva, arranged among clouds for a ceilin

Design for Ceiling Fresco: Apollo and the Muses with Minerva Destroying Ignorance

James Thornhill, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of figures at a table in an arcaded hall, framed by female figures, heraldic shields and narrative panel

Marriage of Henry II and Catherine de' Medici, The Dowry

Antoine Caron, c. 1562

Watercolor of an Arcadian landscape with a stone arch, a statue, figures on steps, and a boat on a lake.

Arcadian Landscape with several Figures and a Statue of Diana

Gerard Melder, 18th century

Brown ink drawing of Athena standing with a spear, helmet, draped robe and Gorgon-head aegis.

Athena, or Britannia identified as Athena

Attributed to Thomas Stothard, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of Apollo and the Muses on a rocky height, with a winged horse drinking at a spring below.

Apollo and the Muses on Mount Parnassus

Johann Christoph Storer, c. 1640

Cream paper lace valentine with a gold embossed cupid in a blue medallion, surrounded by cut-out butterflies and flowers.

Untitled Valentine (Cupid and Butterflies)

Berlin and Jones, 1860/69

Black chalk and white highlight study of a nude youth with raised arms on blue paper, with leg and drapery sketches.

Study of a Youth for the Loggia of Cupid and Psyche

called Il Cigoli ( Ludovico Cardi, 1611/13

Engraved ornamental design with scrollwork, garlands, satyr figures and a medallion portrait, printed on a book page.

Compositie met aanbiddende satyrs

Jacob Weisshoff, 1686

Print of two ivory reliefs from a manuscript cover showing Bacchus's triumph and Diana in a chariot, with French text on the

Ivoren omslagen van een manuscript met een reliëf, voorstellende de triomf van Bacchus en Diana op een strijdwagen

Poly, 1859

Ink drawing of a reclining nude woman with two horses and birds in a black-bordered vignette by Leo Gestel, 1931.

Venus Vignet voor boek 'L'art Hollandais contemporain' van Paul Fierens; liggend naakt met daarbij afgebeeld twee paa…

Leo Gestel, 1931

Pen and brown ink drawing of a semi-nude faun in a cloak grappling with a snake, attributed to Mantegna.

A faun, semi-nude and wearing a cloak, attacking a snake

Andrea Mantegna, 1450

Brown and white drawing of two nude male figures wrestling, one lifting the other, with billowing drapery around them.

Hercules wrestling with Antaeus

Andrea Mantegna, 1450

Engraving of bearded Jupiter seated with an eagle, a cupid, and several goddesses on clouds.

Jupiter met Cupido en godinnen

Angelo Falconetto, 1520

Etching of Neptune with a trident standing above a fountain of sea creatures, with figures on either side, dated 1767.

"The Anger of Neptune" Fountain

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1767

Grey wash drawing of an eagle carrying a child among clouds, with cherubs, a pouring figure and a tree.

Jupiter en Ganymedes

Matthijs Balen, 1694

Photo reproduction of a classical nude Venus statue with draped cloth, shown on a dark background within a book plate.

Terracotta sculptuur van Venus

Marcel Gustave Laverdet, 1852