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Mythology

8,155 works

Chiaroscuro print of a seated giant with a staff beside sheep, as armed men approach from a ship at left.

Ulysses and Polyphemus

after Francesco Primaticcio John Baptist Jackson

Engraved ceiling design with mythological scenes in oval medallions, putti and a central panel of gods above clouds.

Plafondstuk met Apollo, Minerva en Mercurius en de personificaties van de vrije kunsten

Pieter Sluyter, 1693

Engraving of Apollo seated among muses and artists in a room of framed pictures, with bilingual text headings below.

Apollo en de Schilderkunst

Pieter Sluyter, 1693

Engraving of nude Venus with draped Graces and winged putti holding flowering sprigs among leafy foliage.

Venus with the Graces and Putti

Pierre Biard the Younger, 1620s

Grey wash drawing of a large stern-galleried ship with sailing vessels and rowing boats on calm water.

Gezicht op het schip "Jupiter" liggende voor de werf van Kattenburg

Hendrik Keun, 1748

Line engraving of winged Sleep fleeing across clouds, with sleeping figures and stars at lower left, after William Blake, 180

Slaap ontsnapt aan de wraak van Jupiter

William Blake, 1805

Engraving of three nude female figures among clouds, raising laurel wreaths, after Hendrick Goltzius, 1588.

The Three Graces

after Hendrick Goltzius Jacob Matham, 1588

Engraving of Bacchus, Venus and Ceres with grapes, wheat and a putto beneath a tree, after Goltzius, 1588.

Without Ceres and Bacchus, Venus Would Freeze

after Hendrick Goltzius Jacob Matham, 1588

Etching of a reclining nude woman with a bearded satyr beside her and a winged figure above, in fine hatched lines.

Jupiter and Antiope

Willem Panneels after Sir Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1631

Engraving of the drinking Bacchus reclining with satyrs and putti picking grapes beneath a vine arch.

Drinkende Bacchus

Willem van Haecht, 1603

Engraving of Perseus on winged Pegasus rescuing Andromeda chained to a rock as a sea monster approaches.

Perseus en Andromeda

Quirin Boel, 1660

Engraving of a seated Jupiter statue in a domed temple at Olympia, with a torch, an eagle and crowds of figures on steps.

Olympy Iovis Simulacrum (The Statue of Jupiter at Olympia)

after Maerten van Heemskerck Philip Galle, 1572

Etching of a still life with a laughing Bacchus bust, grapes, fruit, ornate vessels and a cherub niche beneath a draped curta

Stilleven met Bacchus-buste, druiven en vaatwerk

Lucas Victor Schaefels, 1881

Engraving of a centaur gesturing toward a man holding an infant, with a thatched hut and small figures in a landscape.

Apollo Entrusting Chiron with the Education of Asclepius

Workshop of Hendrick Goltzius, after Hendrick Goltzius, 1589

Engraving of Jupiter and Juno arguing on clouds, with an eagle above, cherubs, and a banquet table at left.

The Dispute between Jupiter and Juno

Workshop of Hendrick Goltzius, after Hendrick Goltzius, c. 1615

Engraving of Juno in a chariot above Oceanus with a trident and a reclining nude Tethys among sea monsters.

Juno Complaining to Oceanus and Tethys about Callisto

Workshop of Hendrick Goltzius, after Hendrick Goltzius, c. 1589

Engraving of a reclining nude woman and companion in a landscape with birds, a coast, sailing boats and a distant smoking hil

Apollo and Coronis

Workshop of Hendrick Goltzius, after Hendrick Goltzius, 1589

Engraving of Neptune with a trident among nude figures pouring water from jars, with mountains and a waterfall behind.

Neptune Plotting the Destruction of Man

Workshop of Hendrick Goltzius, after Hendrick Goltzius, 1589

Engraving of Daphne transforming into a laurel as Apollo pursues her across a mountain landscape, with Cupid flying above.

Daphne Changed into a Laurel Tree

Workshop of Hendrick Goltzius, after Hendrick Goltzius, 1589

Engraving of Jupiter and Io: a bearded man embraces a nude woman in a shadowy grove while a heifer appears at left.

Jupiter and Io

Workshop of Hendrick Goltzius, after Hendrick Goltzius, 1589

Pen and ink sheet with eight studies of muscular nude figures wrestling and brandishing clubs, after Hercules.

Acht studies van een vechtende Hercules

Raffaele da Montelupo, 1515

Etching of an arcadian landscape with large oaks, a willow, a pond, a classical temple, and a satyr family with a sheep.

Arcadian Landscape with a Satyr Family

Carl Wilhelm Kolbe, 1759-1835

Engraving of an ornate vase with a relief of Hercules and Cacus, flanked by standing and kneeling figures and a draped curtai

Schenkkan met Hercules en Caccus

Jean Lepautre, 1669

Pen and wash drawing of Mercury with winged helmet embracing Psyche, standing on a stone pedestal.

Mercury Abducting Psyche

after Jan Muller Michael Philip I, 1652

Engraved print of an ornate classical fountain with a seated Bacchus on a barrel, columns, pediment and putti with flags.

Fontein en Bacchus op een ton

Johannes of Lucas van Doetechum, 1600

Etching of Narcissus kneeling by a pool, gazing at his reflection beneath a tree, with Latin and French text above and below.

Narcissus

Jacques Callot, 1621

Lithograph of an oval relief with Ceres and Bacchus, a putto with crossed torches, wine bottles, a barrel and flowers.

Ovaal reliëf met onder anderen Ceres en Bacchus, omringd door een putto met fakkels, een wijnvat, flessen wijn en blo…

Célestin François Nanteuil, 1851

Engraved river landscape with a castle, rocky cliffs, boats, and a winged figure rising into the sky above.

Rivierlandschap met Mercurius en Psyche

Simon Novellanus, 1553

Etching of bearded Jupiter embracing nude Ganymede beneath a cloak, with an eagle and clouds in the background.

Jupiter en Ganymedes

Karl Russ, 1810

Brown wash drawing of nude Venus with Cupid, a satyr, an urn and figures in clouds above a wooded landscape.

Venus, Amor en saters

Johann Gottlieb Prestel, 1783

Engraving of Minerva pointing to a seated man with a compass, map and globe, with military armor at right.

Minerva onderricht het militair genie

Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1776

Engraving of a crowned skeleton awarding a medal to the wreathed figure of Bacchus in a dim courtroom crowded with onlookers.

King Death's Distribution of Prizes. Bacchus Takes the First Premium

Thomas Nast, 1870