Mythological Illustrations

Prints depicting mythological figures such as Hercules and Atlas, showcasing detailed engravings and classic themes of heroism and adventure.

Hercules and Atlas. 1550. Aldegrever, Heinrich, 1502-. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Hercules and Atlas. 1550. Aldegrever, Heinrich, 1502-. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Hercules and Atlas, from The Labors of Hercules 1550 Heinrich Aldegrever German. Hercules and Atlas, from The Labors of Hercules 428683

The fall of man prints, engravings, works on paper

Jan Muller, after Cornelis Cornelisz van Haarlem, The Fight between Ulysses and Irus, 1589 The Fight between Ulysses and Irus

A satyr fighting for a nymph ca. 1510-40 Anonymous. A satyr fighting for a nymph 342630

The Fall of Man. Dated: 1529. Dimensions: sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 11.8 x 7.8 cm (4 5/8 x 3 1/16 in.). Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: LUCAS VAN LEYDEN.

Hercules and Atlas, from The Labors of Hercules 1550 Heinrich Aldegrever German. Hercules and Atlas, from The Labors of Hercules 428681

Attributed to Jacob Matham, after Hendrik Goltzius, Envy, c 1587 Envy

The fall. Eva hands the fruit to Adam. In the tree a snake with a man's face.

Man with knots. A man with a knots standing next to a sitting woman who presses a child against her chest. Behind them a man leans on a wall.

Heinrich Aldegrever, Hercules Preventing the Centaurs from the Rape of Hippodamia, 1550 Hercules Preventing the Centaurs from the Rape of Hippodamia

Laocöngroep. Marble sculpture group of Laocoön and his sons attacked by two hoses.

Portrait of Dirk Jansz.; Theodorus Sutor; History of churches and ketting (...) up to the year Onses Heeren 1688. Portrait of theodorus Sutor (Dirk Jansz.) As a nudist from a series of portraits in history of churches and chaffail from the beginning of the new testaments to the year Onses Heeren 1688 from Godfried Arnold (1701). Large figure of this residual worker who is naked together with fellow believers through the streets of Amsterdam. In the background the burning house of the betters, February 1535.

Saturn; Satvrvs; Antique gods. An image of the God Saturn placed in a niche. Saturn is depicted with his children. As God of agriculture, Saturn has a zeis as an attribute. Other attributes hang on the wall. Under the print a Latin fresh.

Copper engraving by Lucas Hugensz. van Leyden from 1529 depicting the biblical fall of man.

Venus with drawing hook and cupid and love couple, Giacomo Francia, 1510 - 1530 print paper engraving Venus and Cupid (Cupid not being mere attribute). couple of lovers

David with head of Goliath, Marcantonio Raimondi, After Rafaël, 1513 - 1518 print paper engraving David with Goliath's head

A copper engraving by Agostino Veneziano created between 1510 and 1520 depicting a satyr and nymph, showing mythological figures and interaction.

Heinrich Aldegrever (German, 1502-1555-1561), Hercules and Atlas, 1550,

Lucas van Leyden (Netherlandish, 1489-1494-1533), The Fall of Man, 1529, engraving

Apollo; Sol; Gods that sit on the seven planets. Apollo as the sun god with a crown on his head, a staff in the right hand and a shield with sun on it in the left hand. A lion is located on his feet.

Venus kust Amor; Scènes met Venus en Amor (kopieën); Scherzi d'amore.Venus and Amor in a landscape. Venus is sitting on a rock and gives amor a kiss. Italian verse in undermarge.

Italy, Raphael, Master of the Dice, Aeneas and his family flee from Troy, verso - stamped, Aeneas walks with his father Anchises on his back. In his right hand Anchises carries the household gods (Penates). Behind Aeneas walks his son Ascanius. In the background, burning Troy. Italian text in two columns in bottom margin., print, prints, height 226 mm, width 183 mm, Italian, German, print maker, printmaker, 1530 - 1560, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), plate tone, Work conception, 1483-04-07 - 1520-04-07

Print, Saint Sebastian; Print Maker: Simone Cantarini (Italian, 1612 - 1648); Italy; etching on paper; 19.2 × 12.7 cm (7 9/16 in. × 5 in.); 1896-31-42

Anonymous early 16th-century copper engraving depicting Bacchus accompanied by a satyr and a faun.

Venus sailing in a shell, Dirck Vellert, 1524 print Naked Venus in shell with sail, rowing chip and burning torch. In the sky cupido with arrow and arch. paper engraving Venus, standing on a shell, sails with her veil over the water (alternatively she is riding on a dolphin): Venus Marina. (story of) Cupid, Amor (Eros)

Marcus Curtius, Heinrich Aldegrever, 1532 print The Roman hero Marcus Curtius on horseback is about to jump into the earth in the burning gap. Five women watch. At the top right a cartouche with a two -line text in Latin. Germany paper engraving death, i.e. the self-sacrifice of Marcus (Manlius) Curtius: he leaps on horseback into a chasm with lethal fumes

A copper engraving by Marcantonio Raimondi from the first half of the 16th century depicting two naked men, showing the human form with detailed anatomical and compositional elements.

Envy. Jacob Matham (Holland, Haarlem, 1571-1631). Holland, circa 1587. Prints; engravings. Engraving

Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian. Engraving by P. Pontius after G. Seghers.

Copper engraving by Agostino Veneziano depicting Apollo and Daphne from mythology, showing two figures in interaction with gestures and symbolic elements, created in 1515.

Reconciliation of Minerva and Cupid; Peace. Minerva standing next to olive tree gives Amor a hand and gets an olive branch from him. She holds a crazy breast with her hand.

The Rape of the Sabine Women. Artist: Jan Muller (Netherlandish, Amsterdam 1571-1628 Amsterdam); Adriaen de Vries (Netherlandish, The Hague ca. 1545-1626 Prague). Dimensions: 39.8 x 28.0 cm. Publisher: Ludovici Renard. Date: ca. 1627. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Author: Adriaen de Vries. Jan Muller.

Hellbearer ignited in love before a naked woman, Urs Graf, 1517, draughtsman: Urs Graf, 1517, paper, pen, h 200 mm × w 135 mm

Father Time at the right leaning on a scythe, three naked boys and eagle at the left 1531-76 Giulio Bonasone Italian. Father Time at the right leaning on a scythe, three naked boys and eagle at the left 392850

Italy, Venice, Fialetti, Odoardo, Scherzi d'amore, Scenes with Venus and Amor (copies), Venus combing Amor's hair, verso - stamped, Venus and Amor in a landscape. Venus combing Amor's hair. Italian verse in bottom margin., print, prints, height 147 mm, width 94 mm, Work conception, Italian, 1573-07-18 - 1638, after print by, 1617 - 1617, paper, etching, etchings, print maker, printmaker

Hercules struggles with Antaeus.

Portrait of Dirk Jansz., Romeyn de Hooghe, 1701 print Portrait of Theodorus Sutor (Dirk Jansz.) As a nude runner from a series of portraits in the history of the churches and Ketteren from the beginning of the new will until the year Onses Lords 1688 from Godfried Arnold (1701). Large figure of this outerman who, together with fellow believers, runs naked through the streets of Amsterdam. In the background the burning house of the baptists, February 1535. Netherlands paper etching / engraving Amsterdam

Personification of fire, one of the four elements, as a naked young man with a bundle of fire in hand.

Groupe d'enfans. Artist: Anonymous, French, 17th century. Dimensions: 5 1/16 x 3 11/16 in. (12.9 x 9.3 cm). Date: 17th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Copper engraving print by Marco Dente titled 'Laoko', created between 1522 and 1525, depicting the mythological scene of Laocoön and his sons struggling with sea serpents.

Apollo, Pan and a putto that blows on a horn, Giorgio Ghisi, After Francesco Primaticcio, 1530 - 1582 print print maker: Italyafter design by: Fontainebleau paper engraving (story of) Apollo (Phoebus). cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'. (story of) Pan

Judyta sitting; Beham, Barthel (1502-1540); 1525 (1st edition) (1525-00-00-1540-00-00);

Venus and Adonis, Giorgio Ghisi, after Teodoro Ghisi, 1530 - 1582 print Venus and Adonis in a landscape. Next to Adonis are his hunting dogs. In the foreground on the left a putto with a rabbit. In the background on the left a putto with a cloth. In the background on the right, Adonis is devoured by a wild boar. print maker: Italyafter design by: Italypublisher: Rome paper engraving Venus and Adonis as lovers. cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'

Fall, Jan Saenredam, After Abraham Bloemaert, 1690 - 1750 print Eva offers Adam an apple from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Around the trunk of the tree is a snake wrinkled that provides Eva another apple. In the background, Eva is seduced by the snake. Assendelft paper engraving Eve simultaneously offers some of the fruit to Adam and takes some more from the serpent (or the tree). walker and runner birds: turkey. cat. the serpent tries to persuade Eve to take some of the fruit (usually an apple)

Pluto, 1592 print Pluto, standing in a niche, a burning torch in his hands. This print is part of a series of eight prints of classical gods, based on paintings by Polidoro da Caravaggio on the facade of a Roman house, seen and checked by Goltzius in Rome. paper engraving (story of) Pluto (Hades), Dis Pater, Orcus

Fall; The little passion. Adam and Eve are at the tree of good and evil in paradise. Adam takes a bite of an apple, EVA takes on an apple from the snake. On the ground a rabbit and a bird. Print is part of a book.

Vertumnus and Pomona in a garden. A garden with vegetables. The naked Pomona leans against a tree and is in conversation with vertumnus, the Italian God and protector of gardens and orchards. Vertumnus has adopted the form of an old woman to speak with Pomona and to seduce her so. In the background right, Pomona and vertumnus are naked in ulpeling. The print has a Latin text as a caption.

Neptune with trident and hippocampus; Gods and Goddesses. Neptune, God of the sea, with his attribute the trident and a hippocampus or sea horse. Under the show, the inscription QVI Maria Imperio Regie is Neptvmnvs et VNDAS. Copy to the print of Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio.

Saint Sebastian. Medium: etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Willem Panneels.

Venus Finding Mars Asleep ca. 1545 Léon Davent French. Venus Finding Mars Asleep 337462

Albrecht Altdorfer, Two Satyrs Fighting about a Nymph, c 1520 1525 Two Satyrs Fighting about a Nymph

Venus combs her from Amor; Scenes with Venus and Amor (copies); Scherzi d'Amore. Venus and Amor in a landscape. Venus combs the hair from Amor. Italian verse in undermarge.

Venus. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Sebald Beham.

Odysseus Defeating Irus. Jan Harmensz. Muller (Holland, Amsterdam, 1571-1628). Holland, 1589. Prints; engravings. Engraving

Hercules Farnese. The Hercules Farnese, seen from aside.

Artist painting a nude woman: allegory of visual perception works on paper, engravings

Venus Commanding Cupid to Shoot his Arrow at Pluto ca. 1590-92 Pieter de Jode I Netherlandish. Venus Commanding Cupid to Shoot his Arrow at Pluto 644963

Adam and Eve Hide Themselves, from The Story of Adam and Eve 1540 Heinrich Aldegrever German At left, Adam and Eve cover themselves, with Eve standing behind Adam to his right. At right, God admonishes them before the Tree of Knowledge. Based on Genesis 3:8-9. Plate 4 from a series of six engravings.. Adam and Eve Hide Themselves, from The Story of Adam and Eve 428305

Mars a Venus, Henus, Hunting Galtzus, After Bartholomeus springe, 1688 - 1727 print Mars and Venus are in bed together, angels stand and fly around them, Cupido stands by the foot. Through the window you can see that Apollo is coming on his solar car. Three times two Latin verses under the performance. Print Maker: Haarlem Publisher: Amsterdam paper engraving Mars and Venus as lovers

. Mars, seen on the back, shield, helmet and sword. Left of him the astronomical symbol for his planet. Portrait in an oval cartouche with the two signs of the zodiac at the top: RAM and Scorpio.

The Farnese Bull with Dirce, Zethus and Amphion. Diana Scultori; Italian, c. 1536-c. 1590. Date: 1581. Dimensions: 369 x 272 mm (image); 398 x 272 (sheet, timed within plate mark). Engraving in black on ivory laid paper. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA. Author: Diana Scultori.

Hercules Killing Nessus from The Labors of Hercules 1542 Sebald Beham German. Hercules Killing Nessus from The Labors of Hercules 415098

Wine leads to Lust, Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert, after Maarten van Heemskerck, 1551 print The drunkard is sitting at a table and drinks from a cup of wine. Bacchus stands next to him and points to the presence of the naked Venus and Cupido: Wine encourages lust. The print is part of a four -part series about the consequences of drunkenness. paper etching / engraving (story of) Bacchus (Dionysus), Liber. (story of) Venus (Aphrodite). (story of) Cupid, Amor (Eros). drunkenness

Mars a Venus, HENDRICK GASTZI, AFTER Bartholomeus sprung, 1588 print Mars and Venus are in bed together, angels stand and fly around them, Cupido stands by the foot. Through the window you can see that Apollo is coming on his solar car. Three times two Latin verses under the performance. paper engraving Mars and Venus as lovers

Sebald Beham, Satyr Blowing a Horn Satyr Blowing a Horn

Hope; SPES; Seven virtues. Personification of virtue Hope: Naked woman sitting, putto holds circular tape above her head, light rays fall inside.

Venus and Cupid; The loves of the gods; Gods loved ones. Venus lies naked on a bed. Amor is naked next to the bed. In the underpermarge Italian fresh in two columns.

Sculpture of a naked faun, anonymous, 1500 - 1599 print paper engraving piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture. satyrs, fauns, Sileni

Venus en Vulcan in De Smidse Van Vulcan, Giorgio Ghisi, after Perino del Vaga, 1530 - 1582 print Venus and Vulcanus in the forge of Vulcanus. Vulcanus forges an arrow. Putti assisted him. paper engraving (story of) Vulcan (Hephaestus). Vulcan in his smithy. (story of) Venus (Aphrodite). Vulcan and Venus. cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'

Adam and Eve before the Tree of Knowledge, 1604, History of the First Parents of Man: pl. 2, engraving on laid paper, plate: 27.5 x 19.9 cm (10 13/16 x 7 13/16 in.), sheet: 29.4 x 22.4 cm (11 9/16 x 8 13/16 in.), Hollstein, no. 2, State i/ii, Jan Pietersz Saenredam (artist) Dutch, 1565 - 1607, Abraham Bloemaert (artist after) Dutch, 1566 - 1651

Amsterdam, Visscher, Claes Jansz. (II), Feddes van Harlingen, Pieter, Leiden, Geelkercken, Nicolaes van, Good Samaritan, verso bottom center - stamped, The Good Samaritan cares for the robbed man and pours oil over his wounds. In the background the priest and the Lezite, both reading a book. The print has a Dutch text as a caption., print, prints, width 289 mm, height, 209 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1595 - 1657, print maker, printmaker, 1615 - 1615, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1586 - 1623-07-10, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1586 - 1652-06-19, publisher

Winged Woman on a Star. Dated: c. 1515/1518. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Albrecht Altdorfer.

God warns Adam and Eva, Heinrich Aldgrever, 1540 print God and the naked Adam and Eve stand on either side of a fruit tree, the tree of good and evil. God, with the left index finger up, warns them not to eat this. Second print from a series of six with the story of Adam and Eva. Germany paper engraving the giving of the test commandment: God warns Adam and Eve not to eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil

Copper engraving by Agostino Veneziano from 1509-1536 depicting a man sitting on a blunt object, showing human figure, posture, and surrounding environment.

Two putti play music, Anonymous, Jost Amman, 1580 print paper cupids together with attributes of the arts, sciences, etc.

Lucas van Leyden (Netherlandish, 1489-1494 - 1533), Prudencia (Prudence), 1530, engraving

Venus and Adonis, Venus and Adonis in a landscape. Next to Adonis are his hunting dogs. In the foreground left a putto with a rabbit. In the background on the left a putto with a cloth. In the background on the right Adonis is devoured by a wild boar. Venus and Adonis as lovers, cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti', Giorgio Ghisi (mentioned on object), 1530 - 1582, paper, engraving, h 318 mm × w 224 mm

A copper engraving by Marcantonio Raimondi from around 1509-1514 depicting Adam and Eve, showing figures, gestures, and Garden of Eden elements.

Conti, Giovanni Niccolò.

Illustration for the title page of the book "Meditations in magnifier Hippocratis', Wilhelmus ten Rhijne, 1670 - 1672.

Estius, Franco, Haarlem, Goltzius, Hendrick, Cornelisz. van Haarlem, Cornelis, Amsterdam, Muller, Jan Harmensz., Fight between Odysseus and Irus, verso - stamped, Upon returning home to Ithaca, Odysseus is confronted with the beggar Irus. In a fight between the two, Odysseus knocks Irus down. Bystanders look on. At the bottom in the margin four two-line verses in Latin., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 428 mm, width 329 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1571 - 1628, print maker, printmaker, 1589 - 1589, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1562 - 1638-11-11, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1558-01 - 1617-01-01, publisher, uitgever, schrijver

Fire; Ignis; The four elements. Man, standing at a fire in which a salamander is a lightning in the right hand, a fireball in the left hand. In the background a sacrificial scene. Under the show two Latin lines. This print is part of a series of the four elements.

The Garden of Eden. Wenceslaus Hollar (Czech, 1607-1677); after Hans Holbein the younger (German, c.1497-1543). Date: 1651. Dimensions: 73 × 53 mm (sheet, trimmed within plate mark). Etching on ivory wove paper. Origin: Bohemia. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Two Children Playing with a Lamb 1725 Anton Maria Zanetti the Elder. Two Children Playing with a Lamb. Anton Maria Zanetti the Elder (Italian, Venice 1680-1767 Venice). 1725. Chiaroscuro woodcut printed from two blocks in tan and black, with gold border and watercolor frame. Prints

Diogenes and Alexander the Great. The philosopher Diogenes is in front of his tons. He knows to go to Alexander the big and his consequence to go aside so that he is no longer in their shadow. Coat of arms in undermarge.

Caution; Prudencia; Seven virtues. Personalizing virtue caution: naked woman with passer in right hand and mirror in left, foot resting on book. Putto holds circular tape above her head.

Greek warrior receives a letter from Amor, print maker: M. Suys, Cornelis Dijvoort, Jan Tielmans, 1658.

Roman warrior and young woman.A Roman Warrior Walks next to A Young Woman, The Around Here Shoulder.

John the Baptist. John the Baptist is against a rock. A mountain landscape in the background. A lamb is located next to him along a river flow. The print has a Latin caption.

Sater and a man fight for a woman, Albrecht Altdorfer, after Marcantonio Raimondi, c. 1506 - 1538 print A satar has grabbed a sleeping woman, with his other hand he holds a stick up. Behind him a naked man with a raised stick. Germany paper engraving love-affairs of satyr(s)

Expulsion from Paradise, Hans Sebald Beham, 1543 print paper engraving expulsion of Adam and Eve from paradise (Genesis 3:22-24)

An allegorical scene; a young woman at centre holding a wreath above her head, at left is a old man leaning on a stick, a younger man at right who holds a small dragon ca. 1515-27 Marcantonio Raimondi Italian. An allegorical scene; a young woman at centre holding a wreath above her head, at left is a old man leaning on a stick, a younger man at right who holds a small dragon 342651

. Bacchus has his drinking snap. He wears a crown of grapes and winger leaves on his head and a goat skin around his shoulders. A grape eating sater behind him. The top corners of the list are decorated with saters heads, the beads with drinking glasses.

Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Apollo Tending the Flocks of Admetus. Artist: Marco Dente (Italian, Ravenna, active by 1515-died 1527 Rome). Dimensions: mount: 16 15/16 x 11 5/8 in. (43 x 29.5 cm)sheet: 4 1/8 x 6 7/8 in. (10.5 x 17.5 cm). Publisher: Antonio Salamanca (Salamanca 1478-1562 Rome). Series/Portfolio: Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Date: 16th century.This print comes from the museum's copy of the Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae (The Mirror of Roman Magnificence) The Speculum found its origin in the publishing endeavors of Antonio Salamanca and Antonio Lafreri. During their Roman publishing careers, the two foreign publishers - who worked together between 1553 and 1563 - initiated the production of prints recording art works, architecture and city views related to Antique and Modern Rome. The prints could be bought individually by tourists and collectors, but were also purchased in larger groups which were often bound together in an album. In 1573, Lafreri commissioned a

Hercules Killing the Hydra of Lerna. Artist: Battista Franco (Italian, Venice ca. 1510-1561 Venice). Dimensions: sheet: 12 1/2 x 8 7/8 in. (31.8 x 22.6 cm)plate: 12 3/16 x 8 1/4 in. (31 x 21 cm). Date: After 1552. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Laocoon. Artist: Nicolas Beatrizet (French, Lunéville 1515-ca. 1566 Rome ()). Dimensions: sheet: 17 1/2 x 12 3/16 in. (44.5 x 31 cm)mount: 20 1/4 x 15 3/16 in. (51.5 x 38.5 cm). Publisher: Antonio Lafreri (French, Orgelet, Franche-Comte ca. 1512-1577 Rome). Series/Portfolio: Speculum Romanae Magnificentia. Date: 16th century.This print comes from the museum's copy of the Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae (The Mirror of Roman Magnificence) The Speculum found its origin in the publishing endeavors of Antonio Salamanca and Antonio Lafreri. During their Roman publishing careers, the two foreign publishers - who worked together between 1553 and 1563 - initiated the production of prints recording art works, architecture and city views related to Antique and Modern Rome. The prints could be bought individually by tourists and collectors, but were also purchased in larger groups which were often bound together in an album. In 1573, Lafreri commissioned a title

Aeneas and his family flee from Troy, master of the dice, after Rafaël, c. 1530 - c. 1560 print Aeneas walks on the back with his father Anchises. In his right hand, Anchises wears the house gods (Penates). His son Ascanius walks behind Aeneas. The burning Troy in the background. Italian text in two columns in STUDMARGE. paper engraving 'Pius Aeneas': Aeneas, leading Ascanius, escapes from burning Troy, carrying his father Anchises with the Penates; his wife Creusa, who sets out with them, is lost on the way

Copper engraving by Albrecht Altdorfer, circa 1525-1530, showing a crouching Venus with detailed posture and mythological context.

Thetis Standing with Two Tritons Anonymous, Italian, 16th century Italian. Thetis Standing with Two Tritons 404523

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