Classical Mythology in Art

Dramatic etchings depicting mythological scenes with gods, nymphs, and skeletons. These artworks blend narrative and emotion, showcasing intricate details from historical influences.

Telemachus led by Minerva descends to hell and asks Pluto for permission to tell his beloved father. Old 18th century engraving from the book the adventures of Telemachus son of Ulysses by Francois de Salygnac 1767

Satyr, Nymph and River God. Dated: in or after 1736. Dimensions: sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 25.5 x 15 cm (10 1/16 x 5 7/8 in.). Medium: etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Pierre-Alexandre Aveline after François Boucher.

Augsburg, Hertel, Johann Georg (I), Boucher, François, unknown, Diverses Fontaines, Fountain with man, woman and satyr, verso - stamped, A woman hangs next to a waterfall, to her right sits a man with a jug from which water flows. To her left stands a satyr. Publisher number 36., print, ornamental print, prints, ornamental prints, height 254 mm, width 157 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1713 - 1760, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, Frans, 1703-09-29 - 1770-05-30, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1695 - 1775, publisher

Marches Pesaro e Urbino Urbino Museo del Duomo "Albani"0. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Post-medieval: Sculpture, paintings, panel painting, triptychs, polyptychs German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

Lazio Roma Rome Gesu93. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Exterior views of Baroque facade and cupola. Interior views of main altar and chapel altars. Extensive coverage of nave ceiling fresco by Baciccia, sculpted altar by Pozzo, and corridor by Pozzo and Borgognone. Paintings and sculpture in sacristy and church, and views of elaborately embroidered cope. Antiquities: Sarcophagus General Notes: Three numerical sequences have been fused into a single sequence. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

Telemachus led by Minerva descends to hell and asks Pluto for permission to tell his beloved father. Old 18th century engraving from the book the adventures of Telemachus son of Ulysses by Francois de Salygnac 1767

Arts worship weapon of Pope Pius VI in ornamental list; Title print for the collected works by Giovanni Battista, Giovanni Domenico and Lorenzo Baldissare Tiepolo.

Guillaume DEMAREST. Illustration for "Han of Iceland". Oil on canvas, late 19th century. Paris, house of Victor Hugo. 57627-13 Han Iceland, Héros, Illustration, Moon, Death, Night, Little work, Roman, Oil on canvas

Toopeodes on Troomfunctions Gettrokken Door Fabrees; Prayergodes ..

Fire! Fire!” - A New Yorker’s Nightmare. Artist: Edwin Austin Abbey, American, 1852-1911, M.A. (HON.) 1897

The temptation of St Anthony, 1887, by Henri Rivière (1864 - 1951),French artist and designer known for his post-Impressionist illustrations

This etching and aquatint from 1815-1824 by Goya, 'The Huster Horse', is part of 'The Proverbs (The Nonsense)' series, illustrating Spanish proverbs with satirical imagery.

Ascent of the constitutional François-Fortuné-Antoine Ferogio (1805-1888). Press cartoon. "Ascension of the Constitutional". Board published in "caricature" of February 27, 1834. Lithography. Paris, House of Balzac.

Ernst Barlach, God Belly, 1921 God Belly

Emperor Wilhelm op den Vesuvius, Marius Bauer, Tresling & Comp., 1896 print Cartoon on the outbreak of the Vesuvius volcano during the visit of the German Emperor Wilhelm II in April 1896. The emperor is shocked by the problems in his own country (anarchism, socialism, militarism, etc.) that appear in the sulfur vapors. Amsterdam paper historical persons. volcano. political caricatures and satires Germany. Mount Vesuvius

fine arts, Bruegel, Pieter the Elder (circa 1525 - 1569), ""The Temptation of Saint Anthony"", copper engraving by Hieronymus Cock (circa 1510 - 1570), 1556, 21.7 cm x 29.6 cm, private collection,

Alphonse Legros, The Triumph of Death: After the Battle (Le triomphe de la mort: Apres le combat), French, 1837-1911, etching

Lazio Roma Rome S. Maria in Vallicella9. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Views of 16th church's facade by Fausto Rughesi(1605). Views of interior nave, altars, sacristy, and collection in private rooms. Extensive coverage of frescoes and paintings. Three views of an embroidery with a depiction of the Assumption of the Virgin. General Notes: Views of Oratorio dei Filippini are filed separately, but retain H-numbers within this monument's numerical sequence. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

Engraving by Gustave Dore 1832-1883 French artist and illustrator of Sancho Panza being tossed in a blanket from Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra Part I chapter 16

'Jim Crow' Date: circa 1830

One of his seven labours of Herakles was to slay the Lion of Nemea, which is said to have come from the Moon

Don Quixote Setting Out on his Adventures illustration from the novel by Miguel de Cervantes; Black and White Engraving after Gustave Doré.

The Reign of Antichrist. After an engraving by Michael Volgemuth in Liber Chronicarum dated 1493. From Science and Literature in The Middle Ages by Paul Lacroix published London 1878

Macbeth and Banquo meet the three witches on a heath; scene from Shakespeare's 'Macbeth'. Engraving by W. Bromley after J.H. Füssli (Fuseli).

VERNE, Jules (1828-1905). Illustration of the novel 'Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea' (1870). Litography.

Noah's ark overlooks a scene of desolation from a mountainous horizon. Mezzotint with etching.

Portrait of German Emperor Ferdinand III with an allegory of war and peace, Michel Natalis, After Abraham van Diepenbeeck, 1645 print Upper part of a performance with the portrait of German emperor Ferdinand III with an allegory on the war and peace. Ferdinand III, German emperor, with a sword in one hand and a rich apple in the other hand. Around his portrait an allegorical representation of the war and peace. Putti with stone tables fly in the air, in which laws are chiseled. Two putti point to a scale on the sun, which can turn from day to night. Antwerp paper engraving War and Peace. Cupids: 'Amores', 'Amoretti', 'Putti'

naked man is tortured and roasted alive on a grate over a blazing fire, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original.

Lazio Roma Rome S. Ignazio di Loyola34. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Church was built 1625-50, based on a project by Maderno. Exterior photos of facade, rooftops and portal, with details of capitals. Interior views of the nave; however, the majority of the photos are of the paintings in the vaults and chapels. Frescoes include the Entry of S. Ignatius into Heaven and the Four Parts of the World. There are also frescoes of Samson, David, Judith and Joel. In the transept are frescoes relating to St. Louis and to the Glory of S. Ignatius. Other, unidentified rooms in the complex are also photographed. Object Notes: Hutzel photo campaign notes are undated. See also Marburger Index, no. 395. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etrusc

Sketch for a Ceiling with an Allegory of Fortitude and Wisdom. Artist: Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (Italian, Venice 1727-1804 Venice). Dimensions: 10 1/16 x 7 7/16 in. (25.5 x 18.9 cm). Date: 1780-85. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Historic print, title page of Der gruene Esel by Christian Fuerchtegott Gellert, 1715 - 1769, a German poet, novelist and moral philosopher of the Enlightenment, from Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur, an illustrated atlas by Gustav Koennecke, 1887

Schreckensnacht, Orkan an der Küste, Rettungsboot und havariertes Segelschiff, Seenot, 1880, Nordsee, Frankreich, Historisch, authentisch, digital restaurierte Reproduktion von einer Vorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Record date not stated 1f-4904016

SATAN'S FLIGHT THROUGH CHAOS, BY GUSTAVE DOR. Gustave Dore, 1832 - 1883, French. Engraving for Paradise Lost by Milton. Wood engraving by Adolphe Gusmand after Gustave Dore, with signatures in the print. 1870, romanticism, colour, color engraving

Allegory of the fall of the French regime, Noah van der Meer (II), 1813 - 1815 print In a landscape, the French eagle is hit by the Russian eagle. On the left, the French weapons, flags and deeds fall into the abyss. In the background a Frenchman is on the ground. He is guarded by two eagles. Dark clouds and lightning in the sky. Allegory on the fall of the Napoleonic reign. Amsterdam paper etching predatory birds: eagle. weapons. lightning, flash of lightning, thunderbolt

Indians Scalping Their Victims”, Book Illustration from Indian Horrors or Massacres of the Red Men”, by Henry Davenport Northrop, 1891

Cedars of Lebanon taken to construct the Temple in Jerusalem. Old Testament. Antique digitally colored Biblical illustration by Gustave Doré (1832-1883)

Conjuror. From Johannes Baptista della Porta Magia Naturalis, Nuremberg, 1715.

Death or Liberty: Cartoon of 1817 expressing the fear some had that Reform would violate the British constitution.

Sand whirlwind in the Desert, Ancient Egypt History. Old 19th century engraved illustration from El Mundo Ilustrado 1879

Illustration by John Tenniel titled 'Mr Punch's dream of Electricity sweeping all before it'. John Tenniel (1820-1914) an English illustrator, graphic humourist, and political cartoonist. Dated 19th Century

The Archangel Gabriel Awaiting Night, Thomas Girtin, 1775-1802, British, ca. 1799, Watercolor and brown wash over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige, laid paper, Sheet: 12 1/16 x 9 7/8 inches (30.6 x 25.1 cm), angel, archangels, helmet, man, mythological figures, religious and mythological subject, staff (staff weapon component), sunset, valley (landform), wings

Schlittage of the wood. Sledger being crushed to death by a full load of wood. Vosges, Alsace, Haut-Rhin. France, Europe. Across Alsace and Lorraine by Charles Grad 1884. Old 19th century engraving from Le Tour du Monde 1906

Suite of the most notable things seen by John Wilkins erudite English Bishop during his famous voyage from the Earth to the Moon dedicated to Sir William Hamilton ambassador to the Court of Naples: A Savage mounted on a winged Serpent battling with a wild beast resembling a Porcupine, 1766-67. Filippo Morghen (Italian, 1730-1827). Etching;

Umbria Terni Acquasparta Palazzo Cesi08. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

Saxon. William Baxter Closson (United States, 1848-1926). United States, 1882. Prints; engravings. Wood engraving

Two thousand miles across South America, He lived as a man of stone in the rain, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyage, Travel Journal, (1880-81).

God destroys the Leviathan, vision of Isaiah. Old Testament. Antique digitally colored Biblical illustration by Gustave Doré (1832-1883)

THE HERMIT ON THE MOUNTAIN, BY GUSTAVE DORE, 1832 - 1883, French. Engraving for Atala by Chateaubriand. 1870, Art, Artist, romanticism, colour, color engraving.

Gallen-Kallela, Akseli, work, Sammon's defense, 1895, woodcut, graphics, 22.5 cm x 17.5 cm, Akseli Gallen-Kallela 1865 - 1931, a Finnish painter who is best known for his illustrations of the Kalevala, the national epic of Finland.

And There Was War in Heaven - The fall of the rebellious angels, from the Apocalypse engravings, 1498, Nuremberg

Two Landsknechts, Anonymous

Go and pour out of the bowls of God's wrath on earth, the seven angels with the wrath bowls, the revelation of the Apostle John, chapter 16, verse 1, New Testament, number, wrath, God, cloud, sky, jug, water, earth, land, evil, anger, Bible, historical illustration 1850

Zampa or the marble bride Gallerie Droller Scenen for the theater newspaper, th year, No, Andreas Geiger -, Copper Engraver, after, Johann Christian Schoeller -, artist

Old traditional wooden raft in the historical village of Schiltach. With those rafts the wood was bought to the rhine river to go further to Amsterdam. Black Forest, Germany. Europe. Old 19th century engraved illustration from El Mundo Ilustrado 1879

'The Push' A cartoon by Bruce Bairnsfather in three sections 1915

When Life was Awakening in the Depths of Obscure Matter (Quand s'éveillait la vie au fond de la matière obscure) from the series Les origines. Dimensions: 29.7 cm x 22.4 cm, 27.8 cm x 20.1 cm. Museum: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam. Author: ODILON REDON.

DIAPHANORAMA SIN ILUMINAR - LA CREACION - S XIX. Location: MUSEO DEL ROMANTICISMO-DIAPHANORAMA. MADRID. SPAIN. EVE. Adam. DIOS PADRE. NEPTUNE.

Venus and Cupid in a Landscape, after Annibale Carracci (recto); A Warrior Holding a Shield and Sword, Seen from the Back (verso) 1816-17 Théodore Gericault French. Venus and Cupid in a Landscape, after Annibale Carracci (recto); A Warrior Holding a Shield and Sword, Seen from the Back (verso) 335581

River God 1700-1799 Italy. Pen and brown ink, with traces of graphite, on ivory laid paper . Unknown Venetian

'"Lo!" he exclaimed, "lo Dis!"', c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré.

Cartoon commenting on the fight for the Ashes between England and Australia. Dated 20th century

GRABADO-SOLDADOS EN GIBRALTAR. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. France.

And then Penlennon saw her, the woman for whom he had searched the seven seas - Richard Penlennon sees wife, who is blind, after being separated from her for some time, circa 1921

Umbria Perugia Citta della Pieve S. Maria della Mercede. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 One view of the 17th century facade of the church; interior views show details of a fesco by Perugino. Object Notes: Hutzel shot this campaign in 1982 German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

Tidal wave caused by the launch of the space capsule 'Columbiad'. From Jules Verne 'Autour de la Lune', Paris, 1865. Wood engraving.

The Wolves Pursuing Sol and Mani is by J.C. Dollman. According to Norse mythology, Mani was the moon; and Sol, the sun.

ACCIDENTE DE AUTOMOVIL. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION, FRANCE.

Tuscany Grosseto Massa Marittima S. Agostino8. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Post-medieval: Includes views of neighboring Cappella di S. Lucia (1348) Architecture, architectural sculpture (14th century, restored 1958), sculpture, stained glass, frescoes, painting, Object Notes: Bibliographic material included and housed in the Center Library German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

DEALER IN ANTIQUITIES ON THE ROAD FROM LUXOR TO KARNAK. Egypt, engraving 1879

Engraving depicting a scene from the Peloponnesian War, an ancient Greek war fought by the Delian League led by Athens against the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta. Historians have traditionally divided the war into three phases. Dated 20th century

Beowulf is the title of the oldest English epic, probably composed early 8th-century by Anglian bard in the vicinity of Northumbria. The hero of the epic is Beowulf. He received the sword Naegling, said to be the best in the world, after defeating the monster Grendel and Grendel's mother. The sword does not survive his fight with the dragon (pictured in this 1923 drawing) and snaps in two.

"The German troups received the formal order to spare private property", fourth quarter 1800s or first third 1900s. Jean Louis Forain (French, 1852-1931). Black crayon and brush and brown, gray and red wash, heightened with white gouache; sheet: 31.9 x 47.8 cm (12 9/16 x 18 13/16 in.).

Pieter Bruegel the Elder's copper engraving around 1561 depicts Christ in Limbo, showing figures, gestures, and a spiritual environment.

Gustave Doré; Black and White Engraving; Satan Approaching the Confines of the Earth from John Milton's Paradise Lost

Parody of a chart of prudhon A. CASATI. Press cartoon. Parody of a chart of prudhon. Board published in "caricature" of February 13, 1834. Lithography. Paris, House of Balzac.

Baroque vintage element with arabesque and flourish motif. Sketch of ornate design element. Hand drawing vintage baroque style. Vector isolated engraving illustration. For decoration, print and design. Set of baroque vintage element with flourish motif illustration

Old Father Time. Carried by Time, Earth travels through space, continually turning on its axis. Wood engraving, Paris, 1881

Engraving by Gustave Dore 1832-1883 French artist and illustrator for Inferno by Dante Alighieri Canto XIV lines 37 to 39

MARCO LOMBARDO, BY GUSTAVE DOR. Gustave Dore, 1832 - 1883, French. Engraving for the Purgatorio by Dante. 1870, Art, Artist, Romanticism, colour, color engraving

Gloire et louange à toi, Satan, dans les hauteurs, Du Ciel où tu régnas, et dans les profondeurs, De l'Enfer, où vaincu, tu rêves en silence! from the series Les fleurs du mal. Dimensions: 43.8 cm x 31.6 cm, 17.4 cm x 18.1 cm. Museum: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam. Author: ODILON REDON.

Illustration to the fairy-tale poem The Humpbacked Horse by P. Yershov, Vasnetsov, Yuri Alexeyevich (1900-1973)

The 1906 caption reads: This famous painting depicts one of the earliest German legends. Loki, the god of evil, was punished by being bound upon a rock in the frozen north. A poisonous adder was hung over him, dropping its venom upon his face. His beautiful and faithful wife Sigyn crouches by his side, and saves him from the poison by catching it in a little cup. When the cup is full,s he must empty it into the sea; and, twist as he may, the burning venom drips on Lokis face. The earthquakes were said to be caused by his mad writhings, with which he tried to escape his agony. In Norse mytho

The Pit of Adders - Leader of Vikings thrown into the pit of adders at Jarrow

The devil and the young mother, vintage engraving. The devil and the young mother, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1844. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10660558

Odilon Redon (French, 1840 - 1916), Centaur visant les Nues (Centaur aiming at the Clouds), 1895, lithograph on chine appliqué

The belated witch flies on her broom over the roofs of the city, c. 1840, Germany, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from an original of the period.

Shakspeare. Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, act I, scene IV : A platform before the Castle of Elsineur : Hamlet, Horatio, Marcellus, and the Ghost , Princes, Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, Characters, Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Hamlet. Thomas Pennant Barton Collection

Paris, Furne, Charles, Chardon aîné, France, Prud'hon, Pierre, Audibran, François Adolphe Bruneau, Le mort d'Abel, Dood van Abel, verso - stamped, print, prent, prints, prenten, height 227 mm, width 146 mm, 1810 - 1865, print maker, prentmaker, 1820 - 1865, paper, papier, etching, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, French, 1758-04-04 - 1823-02-14, after a design by, printer, Publication (Event), Publication, 1794-12-14 - 1859-07-15, publisher

L'Assaut. Louis-Émile Durandelle (French, 1839 - 1917)

Telegraph. Woodcut of the first transcontinental telegraphic message from California. Angel carrying telegram, 'May the Union be Perpetual,' on telegraph wires. Haper's Weekly, 1861

fine arts, Quaglio, Giuseppe (1747 - 1828), stage design ""Die K_nigin der Nacht"" (The queen of the night), for ""The Magic Flute"", by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, lithograph, coloured, Germany, circa 1795, German Theatre Museum, Munich,

Honoré Daumier, Les moucherons politiques, 19th century Les moucherons politiques

This illustration shows the Roman god of beauty Venus in her chariot pulled by two doves. It dates to 1695, an engraving by Lasinio, patterned after a roundel in the ceiling painting (based on drawings by Raphael) of the Sala Borgia in the Vatican that is based on drawings in 1516 by the Italian artist Raphael.

Queen of the Night Scene. Stage design for the opera Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Quaglio, Simon (1795-1878)

'A way of flying', 1819-1823 Artist: Francisco Goya. Plate 13 of 'Proverbs', published in 1864. 'Proverbs' is an album of twenty-two prints which is the last major series of prints by Francisco Goya.

The statue of Erasmus at Rotterdam shot at by the Spaniards, 1572, Jacobus Buys, 1789 - 1791, Spanish soldiers under Bossu shooting at the statue of Erasmus at Rotterdam, 1572. On the left a gesticulating priest. Design for a print., draughtsman: Jacobus Buys, Netherlands, 1789 - 1791, paper, pen, brush, h 150 mm × w 90 mm

Fox and Poultry. Date/Period: 17th century. Painting. Oil on canvas Oil. Height: 1,155 mm (45.47 in); Width: 1,699 mm (66.88 in). Author: Paul Possibly after de Vos.

Dore, Paul Gustave (1832-1883). Il se promenait d'un pas lent et mesur_. 1875-1876. Illustration of chapter III, first part of 'Don Quixote', where Don Quixote had himself dubbed as a Knight. Engraving. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library.

William Tell (Wilhelm Tell). Legendary folk hero of Switzerland. William Tell saving Konrad Baumgarten, during a storm in the waters of Lake of Uri, fleeing from soldiers. Engraving. Historia de las persecuciones políticas y religiosas en Europa (History of political and religious persecutions in Europe). Volume I. Published in Barcelona, 1863.

Sledding down the mountain, Colombia, drawing by Alphonse de Neuville (1835-1885) from a sketch of the author, Voyage a la Nouvelle Grenade, 1869, by Charles Saffray (1833-1890), from Il Giro del mondo (World Tour), Journal of geography, travel and costumes, Volume IV, Issue 17, September 21, 1876.

A shipwrecked woman holds on to the remains of a ship-mast waving for help in the stormy sea. Engraving by C. Heath after H. Warren.

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