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Mythology

8,036 works

Brown ink and wash drawing of the goddess Diana reclining with a bow and quiver beside a stag in a rocky landscape.

Diana

Felice Giani, 1800

Pen and ink drawing of Penelope recognizing Ulysses, a seated woman reaching toward a bearded man beside a torch-bearing serv

Penelope Recognizes Ulysses

Felice Giani, 1800

Engraved dedication cartouche with reclining women, hunting dogs, lion, boar, and a central inscription in script.

Cartouche met opdracht, leeuw, beer, Diana, nimf en jachthonden

Antonio Tempesta, 1608

Pen and ink drawing of two octagonal scenes of classical figures in interiors, with handwritten captions below each.

Project for Two Octagonal Paintings: Daedalus using Breasts of Hebe as Model for Bowl for Jupiter. Hebe Receives this…

Felice Giani, 1810

Engraving of Venus and Mercury embracing on a couch, with cupids, doves, and a Latin inscription below.

Venus and Mercury

Jan Harmensz. Muller, c. 1600

Etched frieze of putti, satyrs and a centaur in a wooded landscape with grapevines and a pool.

Bacchanal

Pierre Brébiette, 1600-1642

Etching of blindfolded Fortune holding a chained bowl of coins, with bearded gods Jupiter, Pluto and Neptune around her.

Jupiter, Pluto and Neptune Offering their Riches to Fortune

Pierre Brébiette, 1624

Engraved vertical ornament panel with a bearded triton, two infant satyrs, an urn, cherubs and dense scrollwork.

Triton and Two Infant Satyrs, plate four from Twelve Ornament Panels

Giovanni Antonio da Brescia, c. 1505-15

Pen and ink drawing of Apollo with a lyre and a winged Cupid in a classical riverside landscape with ancient buildings.

Apollo with lyre and Love

Pen and brown wash drawing of bearded Jupiter reclining on clouds, offering a cup to an eagle beside him.

Jupiter

Felice Giani, 1800

Vertical ornament panel with scrollwork, foliage, a putto, and a child riding a triton at the base.

Triton Ridden by a Child, plate one of Twelve Ornament Panels

Giovanni Pietro da Birago, c. 1505-20

Engraved vertical ornament panel with scrolling foliage, urns, putti, and a Nereid with two children at the base.

Nereid Ridden by Two Children, plate six of Twelve Ornament Panels

Giovanni Pietro da Birago, 1505/15

Woodblock print of a tiered writing desk with brushes, books, scrolls, a potted plant, and a moon in the background.

Bookcase with Writing Utensils, Books, and Potted Adonis

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1820s/30s

Engraving of Perseus raising Medusa's head before warriors, with a goddess above and a fallen soldier in the foreground.

Perseus met het hoofd van Medusa

Watercolour of the Dutch warship De Jupiter under sail, flanked by two smaller ships, on rough grey sea.

Oorlogsschip De Jupiter, 1797

C. Toussaint, 1800

Etching of horned satyrs picking grapes from a pergola, with a reclining piper at left and goats grazing at right.

Birth of the Satyrs

Pierre Brébiette, 1610-42

Etching of nude dancers in a circle beside a bearded man with a staff, with lyre and pipe musicians in a landscape at right.

Orpheus

Pierre Brébiette, 1610-42

Etching of a feast with a crowned Bacchus-like figure and drunken revelers around wine vessels, with an inscription below.

A False Bacchus Crowning Drunkards

Francisco Goya, 1778

Etching of a mythological sea procession with nude nymphs on a shell chariot, cupids flying overhead, and sea creatures in wa

Triumph of Galatea

Pierre Brébiette, 1610-42

Etching of a Bacchanale with satyrs, draped women, a horse, and a classical bust on a pedestal in a frieze-like composition.

Bacchanale

Pierre Brébiette, 1610-42

Etching of Bacchus and Ceres seated together with a leopard, urn, grapevine, and a cherub holding a cup.

The Alliance of Bacchus and Ceres

Pierre Brébiette, 1610-42

Pen and ink drawing of a helmeted warrior in a chariot dragging a nude body past onlookers at a city wall.

Achilles Drags the Body of Hector

Felice Giani, 1790

Pencil sketch of nude female figures in a landscape, one reaching out at left, with trees and clouds faintly drawn.

Diana and Callisto

Possibly School of Nicolas Poussin, n.d.

Etching of playful putti in a landscape, with a child riding a centaur, a child aiming a bow, and a classical urn among trees

Children's Games

Pierre Brébiette, 1615-42

Engraving of a Bacchic procession with satyrs, putti, grapevines, and animals including a lion, goat, and elephant.

Triumph of Bacchus

Pierre Brébiette, 17th century

Pen and watercolor sketch of Phaeton and Apollo on a chariot amid clouds and sun rays, with a winged cherub below.

Phaeton Bidding Apollo Farewell

Felice Giani, 1810

Caricature lithograph of two bearded and helmeted classical men with folded arms, one looking upward in disdain.

Achilles and Agamemnon. Achilles: “- And what do I care about your Troy!,” plate one from Physionomies Tragiques

Honoré Daumier, 1851

Lithograph of a bespectacled nude man on a bank with arms folded, two wading bathers, and clouds, in an ornate frame.

Neighborhood nymphs, come discreet nymphs Laboulie in these places arrayed with his glasses, Shows himself to your gl…

Honoré Daumier, 1850

Pen and graphite sketch of a woman in a long gown holding a flower, with a faun figure reaching toward her staff.

Vrouw met bloem met faun met staf

Gustave Joseph Chéret, 1870

Pen and brown ink drawing of two winged putti with wreath and thyrsus staff flying in a circular frame over clouds.

Two Flying Putti with Attributes of Dionysus

Felice Giani, 1800

Pen and ink sketch sheet with multiple scenes: a knight fighting a dragon, a battle, and classical figures.

St.George and the Dragon by Raphael; Biblical Scene; Disposition by Caravaggio; Ero e Leandro; Love by Lambert Sustri…

Engraving of a nude Hercules struggling with a centaur beside a draped curtain, with Latin text below.

Hercules and Hippodameia, from the series: The Labours of Hercules (10)

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1550