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Mythology

8,174 works

Grey pencil drawing of Venus reclining beside Adonis under a tree, with a cupid and dog in the background.

Venus and Adonis

Engraved dedication page with an allegorical helmeted woman, a young armoured prince, cherubs, a lion, and French text in a r

Prins Willem V van Oranje-Nassau ontvangt Minerva's schild

Pieter Tanjé, 1752

Engraved allegorical title page with a helmeted woman, a muscular man, putti, a winged trumpeter and a classical temple.

Allegorie met personificaties van Rome, Fortuna en Hercules

François van Bleyswijck, 1744

Pen and ink drawing of a laughing satyr bust with curly hair and a knotted drapery at the chest.

Bust of a satyr

Engraving of Narcissus leaning over water as Cupid aims from above, with a dog and two draped women nearby.

Narcissus

Aegidius Sadeler

Graphite sketch of reclining Venus and a winged Cupid on aged paper, with diagonal construction lines across the figures.

Venus and Cupid

Grid of fifteen figures: mythological statues, gods, and armed warriors of various peoples, with Dutch verses below each.

Mythologische figuren, de dagen van de week en verschillende volksstammen

Jan Oortman, 1806

Engraving of Juno seated with a peacock and Mercurius kneeling beside her, holding a head, among clouds and a rainbow.

Prent 10 uit serie tekenvoorbeelden met Juno en Mercurius

Pieter van den Berge, 1695

Engraving of Venus and Adonis in a forest with a cupid, two hunting dogs, and a spear beside a large tree.

Prent 11 uit serie tekenvoorbeelden met Venus en Adonis

Pieter van den Berge, 1695

Engraving of a reclining nude Venus with a satyr and cupid beside a curtain, with a distant landscape at left.

Venus en een sater

Annibale Carracci, 1592

Print of a classical Venus statue standing on a plinth, seen from behind, with a draped cloth and the title La Venus aux bell

Venus

Jean-Étienne Liotard, 1780

Engraved title page with red and black lettering and a central cartouche showing Minerva with a shield, dated Venetiis 1743.

Titelprent met een voorstelling van Minerva

Antonio Visentini, 1743

Engraving of Apollo grasping Daphne as her arms sprout laurel branches, with a river god below and a large tree at left.

Apollo en Daphne

Jean Michel Liotard, 1743

Pencil-style engraving of a frieze with griffin, cherub, vase, eagle and peacock, garland with masks, and dog in a roundel.

Symbolen van Jupiter en Juno, een guirlande met maskers, een rond medaillon met een hond, een anker en een vogel en e…

Pietro Ruga, 1817

Engraving of reclining Venus on sea waves attended by cherubs, a torch-bearing putto and a sea figure with a dolphin.

Geboorte van Venus

Jean-Charles Le Vasseur, 1744

Etching of Venus standing in a chariot pulled by sea creatures, with nude attendants, cherubs in the sky and a distant mounta

Venus on a Chariot

Pierre Brébiette, 1640-49

Engraving of Diana descending toward the sleeping Endymion, with a cupid, a crescent moon, and a dog in a cloudy landscape.

Diana en Endymion

Jean-Charles Le Vasseur, 1771

Engraving of Apollo grasping Daphne as she turns into a laurel tree, with a river god pouring water below.

Apollo and Daphne

Jean Michel Liotard, 1715-96

Engraving of blindfolded Cupid riding an eagle inside an oval medallion within a decorative rectangular frame.

Cupid Astride an Eagle

Jean Michel Liotard, 1715-96

Engraving of blindfolded winged Cupid seated on a sphere, holding a torch and arrow, inside an oval medallion with a Latin ti

Triumphant Cupid

Jean Michel Liotard, 1715-96

Etched decorative frame design with helmeted Minerva at top, reclining river figures, scrollwork and a blank central panel.

Omlijsting met Minerva

Nicolas Guérard, 1658

Venus reclines nude on a couch while Cupid raises a bow beside her, in a brown and cream tonal print.

Venus and Cupid with a Bow

after Parmigianino John Baptist Jackson, 1731

Engraving of Neptune and Thetis on a sea chariot with tritons, nymphs, cupids, and Venus and Mercury above.

The Triumph of Neptune and Thetis

after Bartholomaeus Spranger Jacob Matham, 1614

Engraving of a nude male figure with a halo and rays of light, holding a torch and standing on a cloud above a landscape.

Apollo as Sol

after Cornelis Cornelisz van Haarlem Jacob Matham, c.1591

Engraving of Venus reclining nude with Cupid beside her, doves, arrows and roses in an oval frame.

Venus en Amor

Hendrick Goltzius, 1596

Grey wash drawing of mourners around a nude corpse and a seated armored warrior inside a tent.

Het lijk van Patroclus in Achilles tent beweend

Mattheus Ignatius van Bree, 1783

Engraving of Venus, Bacchus and Ceres with a cupid, grapes, wheat and a cornucopia of fruit, with Latin verses below.

Sine Cerere et Baccho Friget Venus

after Abraham Bloemaert Jan Pietersz Saenredam, c. 1600

Woodcut of nude Venus seated on armor, embraced by two winged putti beside a brick arch with plants.

Venus met twee putti

Jost Amman, 1578

Hand-colored print of reclining nude Venus with a white dove and rose garland against blue drapery, after Boucher.

Le Réveil de Venus (Venus Awakening)

Louis-Marin Bonnet after François Boucher, 1769

Engraved landscape of two seated women beneath large trees, with rolling hills and birds in a pale sky.

Jupiter en Callisto

Gillis Peeters, 1622

Brown ink drawing of Apollo driving a chariot of horses over clouds with sun rays and a winged female figure.

Chariot of Apollo

James Thornhill, 1700-1734

Engraving of Vulcan and a companion hanging an iron net above a bed, with a cupid and classical columns nearby.

Vulcan Hanging an Iron Net above the Bed

after Philip Galle Hans Collaert the Younger, 1580-1628