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Mythology

8,026 works

Mezzotint portrait of a woman in classical drapes leaning on a pedestal beside a peacock, dark cloudy sky behind.

Portret van Ann Elliot als Juno

James Watson, 1761

Etching of a warrior lifting a child above rocks while a kneeling woman reaches toward him in a mythological scene.

Achilles slaat Astyanax tegen de rotsen

Heinrich Vianden, 1836

Engraved ornamental print with a central Venus and Cupid on a fountain, flanked by sea creatures and grotesque scrollwork.

Moderne grotesken met Venus en Cupido

Moritz Bodenehr, 1675

Monochrome print of three nude female figures with wreaths and a spotted leopard at their feet.

Bacchantes

Arthur Bowen Davies, 1920

Pen and wash drawing of a reclining bearded man beside an anvil, with smiths working at a forge in an arched workshop.

In Vulcan's smithy

Engraving of Hercules on horseback fighting armored warriors and horses in a crowded battle, with a Latin inscription above.

Hercules Fighting the Trojans

Sebald Beham, 1545

Oval etching of Mars and Venus with cupids, a shield, and draped curtains, after Simon Vouet, 1638.

Mars en Venus

Michel Dorigny, 1638

Etching of Venus embracing Adonis, who holds a spear, with hunting dogs and cherubs in an oval landscape.

Venus en Adonis

Michel Dorigny, 1638

Engraving of Mars and Venus embracing beside a sleeping cupid, paired with Vulcan hammering at an anvil in a forge.

Mars en Venus / Vulcanus in de smidse

Marco dell'Angolo del Moro, 1550

Etching with a cartouche and scythe-bearing Death above, Hercules wrestling at left and three nude Graces on a pedestal at ri

Allegorie op de vergankelijkheid, de drie Gratiën en Hercules

Charles Dominique Joseph Eisen, 1740

Engraving of Minerva seated with spear and shield beside a tree, with a rising sun over a landscape behind her.

Minerva onthult de zon

Reinier Vinkeles, 1751

Satirical drawing of two men struggling with a winged horse on a winding road, with cypress trees and a small temple.

Een aangenaam dagje voor Apollo

Johan Braakensiek, 1893

Pen and graphite sketch of a standing nude male figure beside studies of hands and a curly-haired head.

Apollo and Studies of the Artist's Own Hand [recto]

Francesco Fontebasso, 1730

Engraving of Perseus beheading Medusa on a rock as Athena and Hermes look on, with a lunette frame and Latin verses below.

Perseus onthoofdt Medusa

Nicolas Mignard, 1637

Pen and wash drawing of nude women attending to Diana in a forest by a rocky cliff, with a dog in the foreground.

Toilet van Diana

Abraham van Diepenbeeck, 1606

Pen and brown wash drawing of Hercules wrestling a horned bull beside a classical colonnade with seated figures.

Hercules verslaat Acheloüs in de gedaante van een stier

Abraham van Diepenbeeck, 1653

Pen and wash drawing of a spear-holding warrior beside a seated smith, a seated woman, and a child with an urn.

Mars in der Schmiede des Vulkan, vor Venus stehend, die Amors Pfeile in Honig taucht

Etching of a garden grotto pavilion with fountain above, and a rocky outcrop with a rider statue and arched fountain below.

Vy av Perseus och Andromedaklippan samt Grottan i Jakobsdals lustträdgård

Adam Pérelle, 1668

Mezzotint of Hercules striking a harpy beside a tree, with two women at the doorway of the Temple of Janus.

Allegorie op de Vrede van Nijmegen (1678): Hercules verslaat de harpijen voor de tempel van Janus

Abraham Bloteling, 1678

Engraved ornament panel with a bearded triton and a mermaid among curling acanthus scrolls.

Ornament met triton en sirene

Lucas van Leyden, 1508

Graphite sketch of a standing female nude holding drapery, with faint background lines of a vase and interior, on tan paper.

Venus (Standing Nude)

James McNeill Whistler, 1860

Mezzotint of a satyr watching a sleeping nude Venus in a forest, with a child and another satyr behind a tree.

Sater bespiedt de slapende Venus

R. Pelletier, 1789

Engraved design for an ornate chimneypiece with rococo scrollwork and a central panel of mythological figures under clouds.

Ontwerp voor een schoorsteen met een mythologische held

Gerrit de Grendel, 1708

Engraving of Mars being driven off by Minerva beside Peace and Abundance, with armored warriors, a cornucopia and a bowl.

Mars Driven Away from Peace and Abundance by Minerva

Agostino Carracci, 1589

Brown wash drawing of a centaur carrying a satyress across a rocky landscape with cypress trees and distant hills.

Centaur Abducting a Satyress

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo

Grey wash drawing of a standing Minerva with plumed helmet, spear and Medusa shield on a pedestal.

Staande Minerva

Herman Breckerveld, 1660

Woodblock print of a white cock flying over a potted adonis plant on a wooden floor, with a pale sun behind.

Cock Flying Over Pot of Adonis

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1770s

Pen and wash design for an oval coffered ceiling with a central medallion of mythological figures in clouds.

A Coffered Dome with Apollo and Phaeton

Felice Giani, 1787

Etching of nude nymphs gathered in a forest around a reclining woman, with hunting dogs, a stag and bows nearby.

Diana ontdekt de zwangerschap van Callisto

Jacob Lois, 1643

Etching of a reclining nude woman beside a bow and quiver under a large tree, with small figures in the background.

Jupiter en Callisto

Jacob Lois, 1643

Ink and wash drawing of a sacrifice scene with a bull, altar, robed onlookers, and a bearded satyr head at right.

Ancient Sacrifice and Head of a Satyr

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a standing nude young man with curly hair against a shadowed background on blue paper.

Adonis

Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, 1810