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Mythology

8,155 works

Engraving of nude Leda beside a swan and a bed with curtains, two infants on the floor, Italian verse below.

Leda and the Swan, from 'The Loves of the Gods'

Giulio Bonasone, 1531-76

Etching of three riders chasing a rearing centaur across a grassy plain, with a village and hills in the distance.

Drie ruiters achtervolgen een centaur

Max Klinger, 1881

Etching of draped women near cypress trees and a fountain, with a temple on a hill and a classical decorative border.

Omzwervingen van Psyche

Max Klinger, 1880

Etching of a seated winged youth on a stone ledge, with a draped woman gesturing beyond him, within an ornate scroll border.

Venus wijst Amor op Psyche

Max Klinger, 1880

Etching of a standing draped woman in a rocky landscape with cypress trees, seated figures, and a border of poppies and grass

Psyche in Tartarus

Max Klinger, 1880

Engraving of a bearded Jupiter embracing a winged youth, Cupid, beside a drape, within an ornamental border with a lion.

Amor bij Jupiter

Max Klinger, 1880

Etching of a woman holding a lamp over a sleeping figure on a bed, framed by a border of roses.

Psyche met de lamp bij de slapende Amor

Max Klinger, 1880

Etching of a winged figure seated beneath leaning trees by a lake with a rocky cliff, framed by ornamental foliage borders.

Amor vindt Psyche

Max Klinger, 1880

Engraving of draped women approaching a columned terrace with steps, where a seated goddess-like figure waits, framed by a fl

Psyche wordt bij Venus gebracht

Max Klinger, 1880

Etching of bearded Jupiter seated on a throne with an eagle, and Venus standing beside him, within an ornate border.

Jupiter op zijn troon met Venus

Max Klinger, 1880

Etching of a classical banquet hall with reclining guests, attendants, and a dancing woman in a draped gown on a circular flo

Huwelijksfeest van Psyche en Amor

Max Klinger, 1880

Etching of a classical colonnade framing a rocky gorge with a small figure on a cliff and a large eagle below.

Psyche en de adelaar van Jupiter

Max Klinger, 1880

Etching of three draped women seated on a terrace between classical columns, with trees and mountains in the background.

Psyche met haar twee zusters

Max Klinger, 1880

Engraving of two women on clouds, a nude crowned figure pouring from a small vessel while a draped figure gestures.

Psyche geeft Venus het kruikje

Lambert Suavius, 1520

Engraving of a standing woman offering a cup to figures in a boat, with a serpent at her feet and a winged creature beside he

Circe and the Companions of Ulysses

Giulio Bonasone, 16th century

Engraved plate of neoclassical designs: a horse-head bench, two lidded urns, and a framed medallion of embracing figures.

Diana op haar strijdwagen, een bed, vazen, een tafel en een schaal op een zuil met sfinxen

Pietro Ruga, 1817

Halftone print of the Andromeda galaxy, a bright diagonal spiral of stars on black, beside a page of printed text.

Great nebula in Andromeda

Isaac Roberts, 1888

Engraved plate showing neoclassical console tables, covered urns and vases in elevation drawings, numbered 4 at top.

Lijst met voorstelling van Amor en Psyche, een bank en twee schalen

Pietro Ruga, 1817

Engraving of a draped woman and a winged putto reaching for an olive branch beside a tree.

Verzoening van Minerva en Amor

Marcantonio Raimondi, 1517

Title page of a book reading ARABESQUES MYTHOLOGIQUES in black capital letters on aged cream paper.

Arabesques Mythologiques

Antoine Joseph Gaitte Comtesse Stéphanie Félicité de Genlis, 1810

Engraving of nude smiths hammering at an anvil in a vaulted forge, with cherubs gathering arrows in the foreground.

Vulcan and Cyclops Forging Cupid's Arrows

after Francesco Primaticcio Master FG, 1540s

Engraving of Juno on a cloud with a fanned peacock, a second peacock on rocks below, and a French fable caption.

Juno in de wolken

Sepia print of Hercules wrestling Antaeus, two muscular nude men struggling against a cloudy sky.

Hercules worstelend met Antaeus

Richard de Saint-Non, 1772

Lithograph of students gathered in the Minerva society hall in Leiden, with men at tables, a dog, and bottles.

Studentensociëteit Minerva te Leiden, 1829-1830

Leendert Springer, 1829

Engraved astronomical diagram of Venus and Mercury orbits with epicycles, framed by cherubs and allegorical figures.

Hemelkaart van de banen van Venus en Mercurius

Johannes van Loon, 1660

Drawing of a tiered fountain with three nude nymphs reaching upward among sea creatures, in black and white chalk on tan pape

A Fountain with Three Nereids

Joseph François Parrocel, 1740s(?)

Engraving of Perseus flying above a sea monster to rescue the chained nude Andromeda beside a rock, with ships and a city on

Perseus en Andromeda

Crispijn van de Passe, 1602

Engraving of Apollo flaying the satyr Marsyas, bound to a tree, with a river landscape and distant city behind.

Apollo vilt Marsyas

Crispijn van de Passe, 1602

Engraving of armed warriors attacking a banquet, with a fallen man in the foreground and a city visible at right.

Phineus verstoort de bruiloft van Perseus en Andromeda

Crispijn van de Passe, 1602

Sepia print of four winged putti in an oval frame, one raising a crown beside a veiled figure, titled The Marriage of Cupid a

The Marriage of Cupid and Psyche

James Gillray, May 3, 1797

Engraving of Hercules binding Diomedes's hands while a horse rears beside them in a rocky landscape with trees.

Hercules bindt de handen van Diomedes

Gerard van der Gucht, 1725

Engraving of Minerva leading allegorical women with a globe, armillary sphere and musical instruments beside classical column

Minerva vergezelt de Schilderkunst naar haar plaats bij de wetenschappen

Aegidius Sadeler, 1594