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Mythology

8,155 works

Engraving of a fallen youth beneath a tree, a draped woman reaching out, a boar and cupids in a hilly landscape.

Death of Adonis

Engraving of an ancient marble statue of the Muse Thalia holding a comic mask, draped in flowing robes on a pedestal.

Ancient Statue of the Muse Thalia

Claude Mellan, 1669

Engraving of Orpheus playing violin under a tree, surrounded by lions, deer, a unicorn, an elephant and birds.

Orpheus betovert de dieren met zijn muziek

Antonio Tempesta, 1565

Hand-colored print of a woman in a green gown riding a shell boat pulled by three swans, with two cupids on a swan at left.

Venus a la Coquelle: or the Swan-sea Venus

James Gillray, March 28, 1809

Engraving of Jupiter and Callisto reclining in a forest, with cherubs and an eagle above, after François Boucher.

Jupiter en Callisto

René Gaillard, 1777

Engraved frontispiece with an oval portrait of Samuel Butler above a bas-relief scene of a chariot, figures and a seated alle

Frontispiece and Its Explanation: Twelve Large Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, Plate 1

William Hogarth, February 1725-26

Circular engraving of Circe raising a cup beside Ulysses' companions in a boat, with monstrous figures near her.

Circe drinking from a cup with the companions of Ulysses in a boat at left, a circular composition

Giulio Bonasone, 1531-76

Engraving of Cupid bound to a tree among many nude figures in an Elysian landscape, with a flying figure above.

Cupid in the Elysian Fields tied to a tree in the center, surrounded by many figures

Giulio Bonasone, 1563

Engraving of Neptune with sea horses calming a storm over ships and struggling men in turbulent waves.

Neptune calming the Tempest Aeolus raised against the Fleet of Aeneas

Giulio Bonasone, 1531-76

Engraving of a nude couple embracing by the sea, with a sleeping nude figure below and winged figures in clouds above.

Jupiter's love for Juno rekindled when she puts on Venus's Girdle

Giulio Bonasone, 1546

Engraving of mythological figures on a rocky hillside, with an eagle on a throne, a goat, and a peacock in a landscape.

Jupiter and Juno being received in the heavens by Ganymede and Hebe, from "Division of the Universe"

Giulio Bonasone, 1531-76

Color print of a pale figure among rippling water and dense teal foliage, in green and salmon tones.

Nymphe effrayee (Frightened Nymph)

Etching of Bacchus crowned with vine leaves and drunken men feasting outdoors beneath a tree, after Velázquez.

Bacchus en de donkaards

Francisco Goya, 1778

Engraving of a drunken Silenus riding a donkey, supported by satyrs, with a dog and deer in a landscape.

A drunken Silenus riding an ass being supported by satyrs

Giulio Bonasone, 1531-76

Engraving of nymphs bathing with horned satyrs beside a rocky grotto, with a classical building in the distance.

Nymphs and Satyrs bathing

Giulio Bonasone, 1531-76

Engraving of Neptune in a shell chariot pulled by seahorses through waves, with winged figures in clouds above.

Neptune in his Chariot being drawn by seahorses, from the 'Division of the Universe'

Giulio Bonasone, 1531-76

Engraving of Bacchus reclining on a carriage in a triumphal procession with satyrs, nude figures, grapevines and a lion.

Triumph of Bacchus who is seated on a carriage at left

Giulio Bonasone, 1531-76

Engraving of Pluto driving a chariot with horses into a dark cave, with serpent-wielding figures in the underworld.

Pluto riding a chariot descending into Hell, from "Division of the Universe"

Giulio Bonasone, 1531-76

Engraving of three nude gods dividing the universe on a rocky shore beneath a large cloud, with a winged figure and urn.

Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto dividing the universe, from "Division of the Universe"

Giulio Bonasone, 1531-76

Engraving of two satyrs with a donkey beside a crowned king and bearded men under a tree.

Two satyrs brining Silenus King Midas standing at the left

Giulio Bonasone, 1531-76

Engraving of a seated nude youth on a draped bed, reaching toward a standing nude figure as a cupid draws back a curtain.

Apollo and Daphne, from "The Loves of the Gods"

Giulio Bonasone, ca. 1531-76

Engraving of a nude woman by a bed with a sea monster at her feet and a crouching putto in the foreground.

Neptune and Melanthe, from "The Loves of the Gods" (Amorosi diletti degli dei)

Giulio Bonasone, ca 1531-76

Engraving of nude figures with Bacchus at left holding grapes beside a wine tub, a child, and two women near drapery.

Bacchus at left giving grapes to women, from "The Loves of the Gods"

Giulio Bonasone, 1531-60

Engraving of an eagle above a tree, a bearded man holding an infant, a winged figure and a reclining woman in a landscape.

The Birth of Bacchus, from "The Loves of the Gods"

Giulio Bonasone, ca. 1531-76

Engraving of two nude figures embracing on a bed, with a small figure peeking from a draped curtain at upper left.

Apollo and Leucothea, from "The Loves of the Gods"

Giulio Bonasone, ca. 1531-76

Engraving of two nude figures embracing on a bed under curtains, with a small winged child with a bow at the left.

Venus and Mars, from "The Loves of the Gods"

Giulio Bonasone, 1531-60

Engraving of a reclining nude figure on clouds above a man beside a white cow in a landscape, with Italian verse below.

Juno watching Jupiter and Io, from "The Loves of the Gods"

Giulio Bonasone, 1531-60

Engraving of Apollo behind a seated nude woman painting at an easel, with a putto painting on the canvas and another beside i

Apollo standing a beside a woman representing an allegory of painting, from "The Loves of the Gods"

Giulio Bonasone, 1531-60

Engraving of Venus and Mars on a bed as Apollo's sun chariot rides overhead, with an Italian inscription below.

Venus and Mars discovered by Apollo, from "The Loves of the Gods"

Giulio Bonasone, 1531-60

Engraving of nude Venus on a cloud with tumbling putti above, a river god in water below, and onlookers on the shore.

Venus tumbling with putti in the clouds, from "The Loves of the Gods"

Giulio Bonasone, ca. 1531-76

Engraving of nude Leda with a swan's wing and drapery, standing before a hatched background.

Leda and the swan

Giulio Bonasone, ca. 1531-76

Engraved title plate with classical architecture, a helmeted warrior woman, a nude male figure with a caduceus, and the title

Title plate to "Loves, Rages and Jealousies of Juno"

Giulio Bonasone, 1531-76