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Mythology

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Engraving of nude Hercules battling a many-headed hydra and monstrous beasts, with a town in the distance.

Hercules fighting the Hydra, from the series: The Labours of Hercules (4)

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1550

Sepia print of Mercury handing a set of panpipes to Minerva, with a Latin dedication inscription below.

Mercury gives Minerva a pan flute

John B. Skippe, 1783

Engraving of Psyche holding a lamp over a sleeping Cupid on a curtained bed, with a winged figure at the upper left.

Psyche and the sleeping Cupid

Agostino Veneziano, 1530

Ink sketch of a nude young figure with a leafy wreath in its hair, standing with one arm outstretched.

The Youth of Orpheus

Pen drawing of Hercules with a lion, nude nymphs, a satyr and cherubs among trees, with a castle on a hill.

Satyr, Nymphen und Herkules

Hans Cranach, 1530

Engraving of Vulcan seated at an anvil with a shield, while two workers hammer at a forge inside a cavern.

Vulcan

François Marie Isidore Queverdo, 1792

Engraved print of the goddess Venus standing nude with a cupid among clouds, within an ornate diamond-shaped floral frame.

Venus

François Marie Isidore Queverdo, 1792

Engraving of the god Jupiter seated on a cloud with lightning bolts and an eagle beside him, within an arched frame.

Jupiter

François Marie Isidore Queverdo, 1792

Engraving of the goddess Diana seated under a tree, holding a spear, with a crescent moon above and a garland frame.

Diana

François Marie Isidore Queverdo, 1792

Engraving of Minerva with spear and helmet seated on a stone, two putti beside her, drafting tools and a bust below.

Minerva

François Marie Isidore Queverdo, 1792

Engraving of Apollo seated under a tree playing a lyre, with a winged horse in the background, inside an ornate frame.

Apollo

François Marie Isidore Queverdo, 1792

Engraving of Neptune with trident driving a chariot pulled by three horses through waves, labeled Neptune on a numbered page.

Neptune

François Marie Isidore Queverdo, 1792

Charcoal study of a seated male nude with an extended arm and a separate leg study, on pale paper.

Study of Perseus for Perseus on Pegasus Slaying Medusa, mural, Stairway, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston [?]

John Singer Sargent, 1921

Etching of an ornate urn with two satyrs at the handles and a mermaid seated in its center, on a pedestal.

Vase with two satyrs and a mermaid

Jacques Francois Joseph Saly, 1746

Pencil drawing of two nude bearded satyr figures, one with raised arms and one reclining, by Adolph Menzel, 1877.

Betrunkener Satyr

Adolph Menzel, 1877

Engraving of Hercules in a lion skin battling a coiled many-headed hydra beside a tree, by Battista d'Agnolo, 1552.

Hercules and the Hydra

Battista d'Agnolo, 1552

Engraving of Hercules striking the fire-breathing giant Cacus with a club among trees and rocks, dated 1545.

Hercules Killing Cacus

Sebald Beham, 1545

Chalk drawing of Diana seated beside the sleeping Endymion, with a cupid above and a dog at right.

Diana and Endymion

Charles-Antoine Coypel, 1720

Watercolor of a Venus flytrap with spiny snap traps and tall stalks of white flowers on a cream background.

Venus Flytrap (Dionaea muscipula)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Etching of a satyr seated by a herm statue under trees, with a shepherd leading goats and sheep on the right.

Satyr at statue of Priapus

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, 1643

Engraving of nude Venus seated by a tree beside Cupid holding a bow, with a walled town and river behind them.

Venus and Cupid

Agostino Veneziano, 1516

Engraved allegorical ceiling scene with Apollo and Minerva, putti and clouds, set within an ornate scrolled frame.

Apollo distributes rewards to Arts and Sciences, Minerva crowns the genius of France

Simon Henri Thomassin, 1711

Etching of a nymph and small satyr child beside two goats under a tree, with a distant town on the plain.

A Nymph with a Small Satyr and Two Goats, from Vari Capricci

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1741

Engraving of nude Andromeda chained to a rock as a winged warrior attacks a sea monster in the waves below.

Andromeda Chained to a Rock

Willem Swanenburg

Engraving of nude Hercules leading the chained three-headed dog Cerberus past a stone gate and tower, with Latin verse below.

Hercules Capturing Cerberus, from the series: The Labours of Hercules (5)

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1550

Engraved elevation of a hôtel gateway with a coat of arms, putti, and a fanlight relief, numbered 287.

Gateway with Venus and Cupid

Jean Pelletier, 1772

Grey wash ceiling design of the nine Muses in clouds within a quatrefoil frame, with a central figure holding a torch.

Deckenentwurf: Die neun Musen, rechts oben Erato, im Hintergrund Athena und Helios, von einer Balustrade in Vierpaßfo…

Jacob de Wit, 1710

Engraving of a seated muscular hero on a rock under a tree, with kneeling figures, a standard bearer and a dog below.

Hercules on a rock

Michel Dorigny, 1640

Lithograph of a man in a dark suit embracing a woman in a gown in a room with a palm, owl and helmet.

Willem Treub passionately embraces Minerva (Science) in salon

Johan Braakensiek, 1896

Etching of a Bacchus fountain with a crowned god, satyrs, and water jets rising from a rocky basin surrounded by reeds.

Bacchus fountain at the site of the Oude Doolhof

Pieter Holsteyn, 1648

Woodcut of centaurs fighting near a house, with an ornate urn at left and swirling waves in the sky at right.

Centaurs in battle near a house

Charles Ricketts, 1893

Black and white engraving of an ornate ewer with a figure of Neptune holding a trident and sea creatures on its bowl.

Jar with Neptune

Wenzel Jamnitzer