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Mythology

8,155 works

Engraving of Apollo with a laurel wreath gesturing among followers in a wooded clearing under clouds.

Apollo en zijn volgelingen

Noach van der Meer, 1751

Pen and ink sketch of a satyr offering fruit to reclining nymphs beneath a tree, on tan paper.

Diana and Two Nymphs Receiving Gifts from a Satyr (recto)

Gerard van Honthorst, 1620s

Brown wash drawing of Diana with nymphs as a satyr kneels offering fruit, with a dog in the foreground.

Diana and Four Nymphs Receiving Gifts from a Satyr

Gerard van Honthorst, c. 1630

Book page with a halftone print of a mythological scene: reclining nudes and cherubs among trees, beside printed text about p

Reproductie van een prent van een mythologische voorstelling

M. Lefman, 1873

Lithograph of Bacchus showing draped women dancing in a dark wooded landscape, one raising a staff and another holding a tamb

Bacchus

Henri Fantin-Latour, 1903

Etching of a winged Cupid resting on a bed with a quiver of arrows and a bow, surrounded by drapery and curtains.

Cupid Resting (copy)

Rembrandt van Rijn, n.d.

Oval engraved medallion showing figures beneath a tree, framed by cherubs, satyrs and scrolling foliage ornament.

Ovaal medaillon met de geboorte van Adonis

Antoine Jacquard, 1610

Oval engraved medallion showing two figures beneath a tree with a dog, a village and boat in the distance, framed by ornate s

Ovaal medaillon met Adonis en Venus onder een boom

Antoine Jacquard, 1610

Engraved oval medallion of Venus holding back Adonis from the hunt, with a dog and ornamental border of putti and satyrs.

Ovaal medaillon met Venus die Adonis weerhoudt van de jacht

Antoine Jacquard, 1610

Engraved oval medallion showing a hunter beside a tree with a boar, framed by ornate scrollwork and putti.

Ovaal medaillon met Adonis op jacht

Antoine Jacquard, 1610

Engraved oval medallion showing a man attacked by a wild boar under a tree, framed by ornate scrollwork and putti.

Ovaal medaillon met Adonis aangevallen door een zwijn

Antoine Jacquard, 1610

Engraved oval medallion of Venus with dead Adonis in a landscape, framed by ornate scrollwork and figures.

Ovaal medaillon met Venus en de dode Adonis

Antoine Jacquard, 1610

Engraved 1626 title page with classical figures, fruit garlands, and pharmacy vessels framing a Latin inscription.

Allegorische voorstelling met Apollo en Diana en drie personificaties van de farmacie

Moses van Uyttenbroeck, 1626

Engraving of the chained Prometheus, a seated muscular nude man against rocks, with French dedication text below.

Prometheus geketend

Pierre Chenu, 1728

Etching of nymphs and satyrs around a fountain with a seated Bacchus figure, classical ruins and a centaur at right.

Nimfen en saters rond een fontein met Bacchus

Anthonie de Winter, 1668

Engraving of Bacchus riding an elephant in a triumphal procession with satyrs, goats, and maenads through a wooded landscape.

Triomf van Bacchus bij zijn terugkeer uit Indië

Etienne Fessard, 1739

Engraving of Odysseus with sword and shield at a pit, summoning the shade of Tiresias beside a sacrificial ram.

Odysseus roept de schim van Tiresias op

Etienne Fessard, 1730

Engraved allegory of Minerva handing a quill to Adriaan de Kramer, with a trumpeting putto holding a title scroll above.

Minerva overhandigt de schrijfveer aan Adriaan de Kramer

Jan Caspar Philips, 1736

Engraving of a sleeping nude woman on a bed, with winged Cupid holding roses and putti floating above.

Amor en Psyche

Jacob Matham, 1607

Engraving of nude Danaë on a bed as gold coins fall from clouds into a servant's cloth, with cherubs above.

Jupiter en Danaë

Jacob Matham, 1610

Engraving of Apollo with a laurel wreath and lyre beside nude figures, one bound to a tree, after Raphael, 1635.

Apollo en Marsyas

Rémy Vuibert, 1635

Pencil study of a nude Neptune figure standing on dolphins above a tiered pedestal with reclining figures and niches.

Study for a Sculpture of Neptune

Giambologna, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of Venus seated beside a sleeping Cupid on a bed beneath a curtain.

Venus and Sleeping Cupid

Hans Stutte, 1600-1625

Engraving of a nude woman chained to a rock by the sea, looking up at a winged rider above a rocky arch.

Perseus Delivering Andromeda

Engraving of Diana in a moonlit chariot drawn by white horses, with putti and a reclining figure below.

Diana in Her Chariot (La Lune sur son char)

Claude Mellan, 1633

Engraved title page with a portrait medallion, a central title cartouche, and Apollo with the muses and Pegasus below.

Cartouches met titel, portret van Jan Baptist Houwaert, allegorische figuren en Apollo en de muzen

Willem Jacobsz. Delff, 1623

Engraving of Apollo and muses on a hillside welcoming a woman and child, with a city and church tower behind.

Apollo en de muzen begroeten prinses Mary met haar zoontje Willem III bij hun bezoek aan Breda, 1653

Abraham Dircksz. Santvoort, 1653

Lithograph of a faun filling a jug at a forest stream, framed by large trees, with deer and a herd in the sunlit clearing bey

Een faun met kruik bij de rivier

Johann Georg Schinz, 1822

Brown ink and wash drawing of a classical procession with a reclining figure carried past columns and arches.

The Marriage Procession of Psyche, study for a fresco in the Castel Sant'Angelo (r); heavily draped figures (v)

called Perino del Vaga Pietro Buonaccorsi, 1545

Engraving of Hercules striking the three-headed giant Geryon and his two-headed dog, with a boar, cattle and a city beyond.

Hercules doodt Geryon en zijn hond

Cornelis Cort, 1563

Engraving of Hercules in a rocky underworld, chaining the three-headed dog Cerberus while swinging a club, with figures in a

Hercules sleept Cerberus de hel uit

Cornelis Cort, 1563

Engraving of Hercules grappling with a centaur among scattered wine jugs, with a battle scene in the distant landscape.

Hercules voorkomt de roof van Hippodamia door de centauren

Cornelis Cort, 1563