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Mythology

8,036 works

Engraving of Odysseus at a ship's prow beside a bull sacrifice, with onlookers and clouds above.

Odysseus offert aan de goden

Theodoor van Thulden, 1633

Etched cartouche with a blank center, supported by a triton and siren amid sea creatures and scrollwork.

Cartouche Supported by Triton and Siren

Stefano Della Bella, 1647

Etching of an oval cartouche with two centaurs holding up a flayed tiger skin, with feathery scrollwork above.

Cartouche in the Form of a Flayed Tiger Supported by Centaurs

Stefano Della Bella, 1647

Etched cartouche design with two winged putti seated atop an oval panel, with scrolls, garlands and tassels.

Cartouche with Rams and Infant Satyrs

Stefano Della Bella, 1647

Etched ornamental cartouche with empty heart-shaped centre, flanked by two reclining nude figures among scrolling foliage.

Cartouche with Apollo and Pan

Stefano Della Bella, 1647

Woodblock print of two women in a traditional room, one kneeling by a patterned futon, with a flower vase and calligraphy.

Narcissus in Winter, from the series "Choicest Odes upon Flowers of the Four Seasons (Shuku awase, shiki no hana)"

Katsukawa Shuncho, c. 1792

Etching of an empty oval cartouche flanked by two satyr figures merging into scrolling foliage, with a helmet and tassels.

Cartouche with Infant Satyrs

Stefano Della Bella, 1647

Engraving of Venus with a sleeping Cupid on her knee and another Cupid holding a bow, in a decorative circular border.

Cupido slaapt op de knie van Venus

Thomas Kirk, 1782

Etched horizontal ornamental frieze with scrolling foliage, two female figures, and putti in a central medallion.

Ornamental Frieze with Cupid and Psyche

Stefano Della Bella, probably 1648

Design drawing of a golden hair comb with a nymph figure rising from swirling waves and blue enamel accents on gray paper.

Design for a Nymph Comb

Eugène Samuel Grasset, 1910

Engraving of Minerva seated on a throne with putti, a trumpeting angel, classical architecture, and an inscribed title cartou

Minerva op een troon zittend

Robert van Audenaerde, 1692

Etched ornamental print with scrolling foliage, a winged cupid between two lions, and medallions with heads below.

Two Ornamental Bands with Cupid and Heads of the Four Seasons

Stefano Della Bella, probably 1648

Pencil sketch of a bearded face wreathed in grapes and leaves, with faint studies of figures on the same sheet.

Bacchus

Henk Henriët, 1930

Engraving of a standing youth with a stringed instrument and a seated piper beneath trees, with a tower in the distance.

Apollo and Marsyas

Benedetto Montagna, c. 1515/1520

Dark etching of winged Perseus rising above swirling waves beside a coiled sea monster.

Perseus en het zeemonster

Johannes Josephus Aarts, 1927

Pen and wash drawing of two putti framing a circular medallion showing a seated muse and Apollo among clouds.

Twee putti met medaillon, waarin de verschijning van Apollo aan de muze

Jacob de Wit, 1744

Engraving of Hercules standing beside a burning pyre with a figure in flames, smoke above, and a city in the distance.

The Death of Hercules

Sebald Beham, 1548

Pen and wash drawing of two putti holding a medallion showing Narcissus and Echo, by Jacob de Wit, 1744.

Twee putti met medaillon, waarin Narcissus en Echo

Jacob de Wit, 1744

Grey wash drawing of Hercules breaking chains on a shore while a sailing ship with crew passes under a cloudy sky.

Revolutie: Hercules breekt het juk

Jan Bulthuis, 1795

Pencil study of a classical helmeted head of Athena, shaded on the right, with handwritten notes on the sheet.

Head of Athena (from a cast)

S. D. Pratt, 1900

Etching of a satyr family at night: a nude woman with a goat, a satyr peering over a fence, children, and a campfire under a

The Satyr's Family

Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich

Pencil drawing of a woman reclining on a cloud with feathered diadem, holding a scepter, draped in flowing cloth.

Juno Seated on a Cloud

Anton Raphael Mengs, 1770

Grey wash drawing of sailors in a boat opening a sack while onlookers watch, by Theodoor van Thulden, 1631.

De metgezellen van Odysseus maken de zak open waarin Aeolus de winden besloten had

Theodoor van Thulden, 1631

Ink and pencil sketch of two dancing women in loose gestural poses, with a small scene sketched at the right edge.

Study for a dancing woman, “Moods to Music,” Mendelssohn Glee Club, New York, NY

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Grey wash drawing of classical figures with a three-headed dog and snake-haired women around a bearded god in a lunette.

Psyche Asks Proserpine to Put a Little of her Beauty in an Urn for Venus

Johann August Nahl The Younger, 1770

Two octagonal brown ink wash drawings of mythological scenes: Juno nursing Hercules, and Hebe with Hercules aided by Minerva.

Juno Suckling Hercules, Hebe Marries Hercules with Help of Minerva, Designed for Sala di Ercole e Ebe, Palazzo Gaddi,…

Felice Giani, 1810

Brown ink drawing of a classical frieze with an embracing winged couple, a flying winged figure, and a kneeling Cupid with a

Frieze with Psyche and Love

Felice Giani, 1810

Engraved portrait of Christina, Queen of Sweden, in armor beside a helmet, with Latin verses below.

Allegorisch portret van Christina, koningin van Zweden, als Minerva

Paulus Pontius, 1654

Lithograph of a four-armed goddess seated on a lion in a landscape with an elephant, trees, and a sunburst over hills.

Goddess Jagadhatri

Krishnahari Das, ca. 1880

Hand-colored print of a four-armed goddess seated on a lotus in a lake, with elephants pouring water over her.

Goddess Kamalatmika

The Hindu Art Studio, ca. 1880-85

Brown ink and wash drawing of Apollo driving a horse-drawn chariot through clouds, with a winged figure leading the way.

Apollo in Chariot with Aurora and the Hours

Felice Giani, 1800

Pencil drawing of two draped muses, one holding a comedy mask and one reading an open book, labeled Thalia and Calliope.

Thalia, Muse of Comedy and Calliope, Muse of Epic Poetry

Felice Giani, 1810