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Mythology

8,036 works

Stippled print of a nude man in a basin raising a cloth in alarm, watched by a helmeted soldier and figures under curtains.

Overdreven angst van Perseus

Ludwig Gottlieb Portman, 1797

Engraving of a seated classical statue of Minerva with helmet, shield bearing a Medusa head, and staff.

Standbeeld van zittende Minerva

Theodor Matham, 1636

Engraving of a classical statue of Minerva in a plumed helmet, draped robes and raised scroll, on an oval base.

Standbeeld van Minerva met helm op haar hoofd

Pieter de Bailliu, 1636

Painted study of ruined columns of a temple rising over a green plain with distant mountains under a pale sky.

Study of the ruins of the Temple of Olympian Zeus

Lockwood de Forest, 1870

Pen and wash drawing of Hercules raising a club while struggling with a three-headed dog in a rocky landscape.

Hercules

Richard van Orley, n.d.

Hand-coloured print of the Apollo temple at Dornbach, with a white colonnade on a hill, tree-lined path and strolling figures

Dornbach. Der Apollo-Tempel. Le temple d´Apollon

Eduard Gurk, 1825

Hand-coloured print of a garden path leading to a classical columned temple on a grassy hill, with strolling figures and tree

"Dornbach. Der Apollo-Tempel. Le temple d´Apollon." (Blatt Nr. 19 aus: "Wien`s Umgebungen - Les environs de Vienne, n…

Joseph Ignaz Gurk, 1825

Engraving of a muscular nude Hercules-like figure with a club standing on a garlanded pedestal, framed by architectural colum

Hercules met de gouden appels

Diana Scultori, 1581

Hand-coloured print of a park with a columned rotunda, a weeping willow, grazing deer and a winding path under cloudy skies.

"Dornbach. Der Diana-Tempel. Le temple de Diane." (Blatt Nr. 18 aus: "Wien`s Umgebungen - Les environs de Vienne, nac…

Joseph Ignaz Gurk, 1825

Hand-colored print of a garden with a domed temple, weeping willow, deer on the lawn and figures on a path.

"Dornbach" Der Diana-Tempel / Le Temple de Diane

Eduard Gurk, 1825

Engraved title page with a radiant figure of Apollo pointing at three men on a rocky path, beneath a winged horse.

Drie mannen buigen voor Apollo

Cornelis Claesz. Duysend, 1640

Engraving of a nude statue of Apollo with a quiver on his back, a serpent around a tree stump, and sandals.

Standbeeld van Apollo met pijlenkoker op de rug

Reinier van Persijn, 1636

Engraving of a nude classical statue of Apollo leaning on a lyre beside a column, standing on a pedestal.

Standbeeld van Apollo met de lier

Claude Mellan, 1636

Engraving of a nude standing male figure with curly hair holding a lyre beside a tree stump, after a classical statue.

Standbeeld van Apollo

Michel Natalis, 1636

Engraving of a nude classical statue of Apollo holding a lyre, with drapery and a column beside him.

Standbeeld van Apollo met lier

Cornelis Bloemaert, 1636

Engraving of Venus, Bacchus and Ceres with a cupid holding grapes, a barrel, fruit and a tree in a landscape.

Venus, Bacchus, and Ceres

Jacob Matham, 1588

Engraving of Perseus rescuing the chained nude Andromeda from a sea monster, with onlookers and a winged rider above.

Perseus and Andromeda

Jacob Matham, 1597

Etching of ruined classical monuments with a seated statue of Minerva, overgrown plants, columns, and inscribed tablets.

Frontispiece, with Statue of Minerva

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, probably 1747/1748

Engraving of a reclining nude woman asleep on a draped bed, with a curtain and a small landscape vignette at upper right.

Slapende Venus

Michiel Mosijn, 1640

Engraving of an ornate ewer with a trident-bearing Neptune figure, sea creatures on the bowl, and a dragon-headed spout.

Jar with Neptune

Wenzel Jamnitzer

Woodblock print of a plum branch and adonis flowers arranged in a shallow basin on red cloth, with scissors and calligraphy.

Arrangement of Plum, Fukujusō (Adonis Flower), and Scissors

Kubo Shunman, 1798

Woodcut of Apollo pursuing Daphne, whose arms become laurel branches, with a Latin inscription across the top.

Apollo and Daphne

Hans von Kulmbach, published 1502

Woodcut of Apollo at center with nine Muses in oval medallions, Jupiter, Mercury, Pallas and Pegasus in an ornate border.

Apollo and the Muses

Hans von Kulmbach, published 1502

Woodcut of Apollo playing a stringed instrument on Mount Parnassus under a laurel tree, with muses, satyrs and hares around h

Apollo on Parnasus

Hans von Kulmbach, published 1502

Circular engraving of Neptune in a sea chariot at center, surrounded by tritons, sea horses, nereids and cherubs in swirling

Neptune's Kingdom

Jacques de Gheyn II after Willem Danielsz van Tetrode, 1587

Brown ink and wash drawing of Jupiter seated on a cloud, holding a lightning bolt, with an eagle beside him.

Jupiter

Romeyn de Hooghe, 1702

Engraving of Apollo and the Muses on Mount Parnassus, with a winged trumpeter on a cloud and Cupid playing a lyre.

Apollo en zijn muzen op de berg Parnassus

Gabriël François Louis Debrie, 1729

Drawing of a reclining nude woman seen from behind, arm raised, on rumpled silk, in chalk on tan paper.

Danae Receiving the Golden Shower

François Boucher, 1757

Black and white chalk drawing of a standing nude male figure with arms outstretched, looking upward, on gray paper.

Apollo

François Boucher, 1752

Chalk drawing of a reclining nude Venus on drapery and waves, with two doves and a dolphin, on tan paper.

Venus Reclining on a Dolphin

François Boucher, 1745

Engraving of warriors fighting in front of a burning city, with dead figures on the ground and a chariot at center.

Odysseus vecht met de Kikonen

Theodoor van Thulden, 1633

Engraving of a helmeted warrior leading dazed nude men beneath a tree near a boat, with French text below.

Odysseus in het land van de lotuseters

Theodoor van Thulden, 1633