Mythological Themes in Art

Paintings depicting mythological scenes with gods and nymphs, characterized by rich colors and dynamic compositions, evoking a sense of drama.

Cephalus & Aurora Nicolas Poussin (1594-1665 French) National Gallery, London

'Satyrs and Nymph (Bacchanalia)'. Italy, Early 18th century. Dimensions: 115x150 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: NICCOLO CASSANA.

Two Dogs, Bassano, Jacopo, 1555.

Meleager and Atalanta. Meleager and Atalanta. Meleager Let the Calydonic Wild Boar Cup offered by Amor to Atalanta that is almost naked on a rock. Two hunting dogs sniffed at the head.

'Sine Cerere et Baccho friget Venus'. Jan Miel (1599-1664). Oil on canvas. Signed and dated () 1645. 142.5 x 162.7cm.

Luca Giordano / 'Armida and Rinaldo'. Second half of the XVII century. Oil on canvas. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

A Couple Making Love in a Park Spied on by Children. Liefkozend paar in een park door kinderen bespied. Dating: 1694. Measurements: h 37 cm × w 30 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Adriaen van der Werff.

Cymon and Iphigenia, Benjamin West, 1738-1820, American, active in Britain (from 1763), ca. 1766, Oil on panel, Support (PTG): 24 1/8 x 32 1/2 inches (61.3 x 82.6 cm), babies, beauty, children, literary theme, love, mythology, novella, nude, religious and mythological subject, robe, shawls, sleeping, The Decameron (Boccaccio)

Cephalus & Aurora Nicolas Poussin (1594-1665 French) National Gallery, London

Mercury Ordering Calypso to Release Odysseus, Gerard de Lairesse, c. 1680 painting Mercury ordered Calypso to make Odysseus leave. In the foreground, an Amor poses with the helmet and weapons of Odysseus. canvas. oil paint (paint) Mercury orders Calypso to release Ulysses (Homer, Odyssey V). (story of) Cupid, Amor (Eros)

Susanna and the Elders, Rubens, Pieter Paul (1577-1640)

England, London, Trafalgar Square, National Gallery, Painting titled "Judith in the Tent of Holofernes" by Johann Liss dated 1622

Allegory of Providence. Date/Period: 1604. Painting. Copper. Height: 510 mm (20.07 in); Width: 370 mm (14.56 in). Author: Ludovico Carracci.

Juno and Argus 1611 Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640/Flemish) Oil on Canvas Wallraf-Richartz Museum, Cologne, Germany

Sleeping Venus. Mieris, Willem van (1662-1747), painter

'Rinaldo and Armida', 1734, Oil on canvas, 135 x 170 cm. Author: FRANÇOIS BOUCHER (1703-1770). Location: LOUVRE MUSEUM-PAINTINGS. France. RINALDO. ARMIDA. REINALDO.

The Sacrifice of Polyxena 1647 Charles Le Brun French As recounted by the Roman poet Ovid (43 B.C.-A.D. 17/18), a compliant Polyxena is led to her death at a sacrificial altar in order to appease the ghost of the war hero Achilles. Le Brun painted this work the year after his return to Paris from studying in Rome and just a year prior to the founding of the Académie Royale, which he would soon head. It captures the highbrow artistic ideals of seventeenth-century French academic painting: beautifully choreographed compositions that relay their narrative through a series of intense facial expressions and dramatic bodily gestures.. The Sacrifice of Polyxena 442761

Nessos and Dejanira; French painter (Fl. XVII century); k. XVII century (1700-00-00-1799-00-00);Dejanira (Mitol.), Hercules (Mitol.), Nessos (Mitol.), French painting, mythological scenes

Venus and Mars warned by Mercury by Spranger, Bartholomeus (1546-1611) / Art History Museum, Vienne / ca 1586 / Flanders / Oil on canvas / Mythology, Allegory and Literature / 108x80

The Nurture of Bacchus. Date/Period: After 1628. Painting. Oil on canvas. Height: 736 mm (28.97 in); Width: 994 mm (39.13 in). Author: NICOLAS POUSSIN.

Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus. 1598. Alte Pinakothek, Munich. Author: PEDRO PABLO RUBENS (1577-1640). Location: ALTE PINAKOTHEK-ANTIGUA PINACOTECA DE MUNICH. MUNICH. DEUTSCHLAND. LEUCIPO HIJAS.

Allegory of Peace, Jan Lievens, 1652

Merry-Joseph Blondel / 'Venus Healing Eneas', 19th century, French School, Canvas, 127 cm x 96 cm, P06075. Museum: MUSEO DEL PRADO, MADRID, SPAIN.

Jacopo Robusti Tintoretto / 'The Purification of the Midianite Virgins', ca. 1555, Italian School, Canvas, 295 cm x 181 cm, P00393. Museum: MUSEO DEL PRADO, MADRID, SPAIN.

GOYA, FRANCISCO DE. PINTOR ESPAÑOL. FUENTETODOS 1746-1828. ALEGORIA DE LA VILLA DE MADRID , 1810. AYUNTAMIENTO DE MADRID.

Allegory of Magnanimity. Date/Period: Ca. 1670. Painting. Oil on canvas. Height: 1,803 mm (70.98 in); Width: 1,803 mm (70.98 in). Author: LUCA GIORDANO.

P.P.Rubens, Bathsheba at the well

Banquet of nymphs and satyrs. Silvestre, Louis de (1675-1760 ; mł.), painter

Venus Nursing Cupid (Venere che allatta Amore), by Giovan Francesco Barbieri known as il Guercino, 1615 - 1616, 17th Century, fresco transferred on canvas

Jupiter and Callisto. To try and seduce Callisto Jupiter is disguised as the moon goddess Diana. From an engraving by Rene Gaillard after the painting by Francois Boucher.

LA MAGDALENA PENITENTE - SIGLO XVIII - 97x74 - NP 459 - BARROCO ITALIANO. Author: FRANCESCO TREVISANI (1669-1753). Location: MUSEO DEL PRADO-PINTURA. MADRID. SPAIN.

Diana, in der römischen Mythologie die Göttin der Jagd, des Mondes und der Geburt, Beschützerin der Frauen und Mädchen, Gemälde von Jean-Baptiste Cariven 1843 bis 1904, französischer Maler, Reproduktion eines Gemäldes aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, digital restauriert, historisch

Nymphs with corals, by Michele Rocca (ca 1670-ca 1751).

The heroic deed of a young Man in Kiev in the year 968 by Ivanov, Andrei Ivanovich (1775-1848) / State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg / 1810 / Russia / Oil on canvas / Genre,History / 204x177,5 / Classicism

Cupid, Cupid and Psyche, Painting by Jacob Jordaens, Historic, Digitally restored reproduction from a historic work of art

Pharaoh's Daughter Discovers Moses in the Rush Basket, Paulus Bor, Cornelis Hendriksz Vroom, c. 1635 - c. 1638 painting Pharaoh's daughter and her maid find Moses in the Biezen basket at the overgrown bank of the Nile. canvas. oil paint (paint) the finding of Moses: Pharaoh's daughter comes to bathe with her maidens in the river and discovers the child floating on the water

Luis López Piquer / 'The Goddess Juno entering the Mansion of Sleep'. 1829. Oil on canvas. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Justice and Peace by Giaquinto, Corrado (1703-1766) / Museo del Prado, Madrid / c. 1754 / Italy, School of Neaple / Oil on canvas / Mythology, Allegory and Literature / 216x325 / Rococo

Susanna and the Elders by Francesco Albani, oil on canvas, 1578-1660, Russia, Uzhgorod, Regional Art Museum, 141x107

Death of Lucretia. Smuglewicz, Franciszek (1745-1807), painter

Diana and Acteon, Louis Galloche (1670-1761/French), Oil on canvas, Private collection

LA FUENTE DEL AMOR. Author: Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1732-1806). Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. LONDON. ENGLAND.

Luca Giordano (born 18 October 1634, died 3 January 1705), called Fa Presto, Italian painter and etcher of the Baroque period, The Death of Cleopatra, Painting, Reproduction of the painting in its original state, Work of art, Historical, Sensual woman with snake and precious objects in a romantic frame

The Fountain of Love; Jean-Honoré Fragonard, French, 1732 - 1806; France, Europe; about 1785; Oil on canvas; Unframed: 64.1 x 52.7 cm (25 1/4 x 20 3/4 in.), Framed: 84.5 x 73 x 6 cm (33 1/4 x 28 3/4 x 2 3/8 in.)

Sleeping nymph - Dirck van der Lisse, circa 1650

The Good Samaritan - Balthasar van Cortbemde, 1647

The Flood with rescue of old man and baby, 1789

'Noli me tangere', ca. 1525, Oil on panel, 130 cm x 103 cm, P00111. Author: ANTONIO ALLEGRI DA CORREGGIO (1493-1534). Location: MUSEO DEL PRADO-PINTURA. MADRID. SPAIN. JESUS. MARY MAGDALENE. CRISTO RESUCITADO.

Rinaldo and Armida. Date/Period: 1771. Painting. Oil on canvas. Height: 1,308 mm (51.49 in); Width: 1,530 mm (60.23 in). Author: Angelica Kauffman.

Deposition (after Antonio Canova). Bernardino Nocchi; Italian, 1741-1812. Date: 1800. Dimensions: 88 × 65.5 cm (34 3/4 × 25 3/4 in.). Oil on canvas. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Bacchus, Ceres and Amor - Hans von Aachen, circa 1600

Pompeo Batoni; Italian; Lucca 1708-1787 Rome; Diana and Cupid; 1761; Oil on canvas.

Kind of François Boucher (1703-1770). "The Venus toilet", 18th century. Oil on canvas. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. 35765-6 Angel, Angelot, Beauty, Deesse, Deesse Amour, Divin, Roman divinity, Back, Woman, Mirror, Roman mythology, Nudite, Bird, Seduction, 18th 18th 18th 18th 18th 18th Centor, Oil on canvas, mythology, naked, toilet

Venus Blindfolding Cupid ca. 1565 Titian (ca.1485-1576 Italian) Oil on canvas Galleria Borghese, Rome, Italy

Rubens / Mercury and Argus / c. 1635/38

The Rape of Proserpina, Manufacture Royale des Gobelins, 1757 Wall carpet with Prosperina chessed by Pluto. Marked 'jos.m.vien.1757'. Parisdesigner: FranceParismaker: Paris Ketting: Wool. Entry: Wool. Entry: Silk tapestry Wall carpet with Prosperina chessed by Pluto. Marked 'jos.m.vien.1757'. Parisdesigner: FranceParismaker: Paris Ketting: Wool. Entry: Wool. Entry: Silk tapestry

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, Diana and Endymion, French, 1732-1806, c. 1753-1756, oil on canvas

The Nymph Surprise - The Samander River Attributed to Fran�ois Boucher (1703-1770). The Nymph Surprise - The Samander River. Oil on canvas, around 1754.

'Lucretia'. Italy, 1520s ( ). Dimensions: 75,5x63,5 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: Dosso Dossi (Giovanni de'Luteri) (attributed).

Scene from greek mythology with Andromeda by Pieter Paul Rubens, Oil on canvas, 1638, 1577-1640, Germany, Berlin, Staatliche Museen, 189x94

Lamentation c. 1565-70 Oil on panel El Greco Spanish (born Crete) Born 1541; died 1614

Nymph and Shepherd by Titian (1488-1576) / Art History Museum, Vienne / 1570-1575 / Italy, Venetian School / Oil on canvas / Mythology, Allegory and Literature / 149,6x187

The rest of the nymphs - Return of Diane's hunting François Boucher (1703-1770). "The rest of the nymphs" or "Return of Diane's hunting". Oil on canvas, 1745. Paris, Museum Cognacq-Jay.

Annibale Carracci / 'Venus y un sátiro'. Early Último tercio del siglo XVI - XVII century. Oil on canvas. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Drunken Silenus' by Carle van Loo, 1747. In classical myth, Silenus is the teacher and friend of Bacchus, god of wine. In Renaissance art he is depicted as fat, drunk and naked, a bloated lord of the revels, often needing to be helped by his followers.

'Jupiter and Antiope'. France, Circa 1753. Dimensions: 50x72 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: Carle Vanloo (Charles-Andre).

'Allegory of Prudence Triumphing Over Vanity (Allegory of Faith)'. Flanders, Early 1650s. Dimensions: 45,5x34 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: David Teniers II.

Allegory of love by Paolo Veronese, Oil on canvas, circa 1575, 1528-1588, Great Britain, London, National Gallery, 187x187

Granida and Daifilo. Date/Period: 1625. Painting. Oil on canvas. Height: 144.70 mm (5.69 in); Width: 179 mm (7.04 in). Author: GERARD VAN HONTHORST.

Bacchanal of the Andrians, mythical arrival of Bacchus the god of wine on the Isle of Andros, c. 1523-26, painted for Alfonso I Este Palace Ferrara

Jean-Baptiste Greuze; French; Tournus 1725-1805 Paris; Aegina Visited by Jupiter; ca. 1767-69; Oil on canvas.

Detail of The Abduction of Europe 1727 Oil on canvas Noel-Nicolas Coypel; French Born 1690; died 1734

UK, England, Cambridge, Fitzwilliam Museum, Tarquin and Lucretia, Titian, 1571

The holy Sebastian. 1618. (Peter Paul Rubens 1577 Siegen-1640 Antwerp)

The Death of Sophonisba, c. 1810. Attributed to Pierre Guérin (French, 1774-1833). Oil on canvas; framed: 52 x 80 x 7 cm (20 1/2 x 31 1/2 x 2 3/4 in.); unframed: 40 x 60 cm (15 3/4 x 23 5/8 in.).

The rape of Europa, 1747, by Francois Boucher (1703-1770).

The Three Graces, William Edward Frost, 1810-1877, British

'The Birth of the Milky Way', 1636-1637, Oil on canvas, 181 x 244 cm, P01698. Author: PEDRO PABLO RUBENS (1577-1640). Location: MUSEO DEL PRADO-PINTURA. MADRID. SPAIN. HERCULES. Jupiter. JUNO.

'Repentant Mary Magdalene'. Italy, 1560s. Dimensions: 119x97 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: Titian (Tiziano Vecellio).

fine arts, Rubens, Peter Paul (1577 - 1640), painting, ""Shepherd's Scene"", oil on panel, circa 1638/1640, Alte Pinakothek, Munich,

The Childhood of Sixtus V, L'Enfance de Sixte-Quint, by Gustave Moreau, 1853-4, Musee D'Orsay Art Gallery, Paris, France, Europe

'Allegory of Peace, Art and Abundance'. Germany, 1602. Dimensions: 197x142 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: HANS VON AACHEN.

Penitent Magdalene. Date/Period: Ca. 1650. Painting. Oil on canvas. Height: 1,850 mm (72.83 in); Width: 1,500 mm (59.05 in). Author: Guercino's workshop.

Venus rises from her couch with swans, the Roman goddess of love, erotic desire and beauty, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original.

Jonathan and Ezel Wait, Leighton, Frederic

Announcing Angel, ca 1525, by Lorenzo Lotto (1480 ca- 1556), oil on panel, 82x42 cm.

Marsyas Ill-Treated by the Muses. Marsyas abused by the muses. Against a hill wall, a muse clips the hairs of the bound Marsyas, his flute and staff lying on the floor. Other muses and naked nymphs watch, above Apollo. Links and right goats.

Caritas Romana. Vouet, Simon (1590-1649), painter

Samson and Delilah, Rembrandt van Rijn (attributed to), c. 1626 - c. 1630 painting Simson and Delila. Simson fell asleep on Delila's lap. Delila holds his hair and gestures against the approaching Philistine with scissors that he must be quiet. On the right in the foreground a bowl, and fallen glass. panel. oak (wood). oil paint (paint) Samson asleep in Delilah's lap; she is usually shown beckoning to a Philistine or putting a finger to her lips

Representations of the myth of Diana, by Domenico and Giuseppe Valeriani, fresco, vaulted ceiling of the bedroom, King's apartment, Hunting residence (UNESCO World Heritage Site, 1997), by Filippo Juvarra (1678-1736), Stupinigi, Piedmont, Italy, 18th century.

'Allegory of the Eyesight and the Sense of Touch'. Flanders, 1733. Dimensions: 56x44,5 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: Balthasar Beschey.

Luis Paret y Alcázar / 'Allegory of Galicia'. 1789. Oil on canvas. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

'Childhood of Jupiter'. Holland, 1640-1650s. Dimensions: 118x95,7 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: Pieter Crijnse Volmarijn.

Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640). Flemish painter. The Holy Family, St Elizabeth and St John the Baptist, ca.1634. Detail. Wallraf-Richart Museum. Cologne. Germany.

Hercules kills the bull from Crete. Date/Period: 1556 - 1557. Oil painting on wood. Height: 85 mm (3.34 in); Width: 75 mm (2.95 in). Author: Marco Marchetti from Faenza.

Portrait of a Maiden, Urbino, Fiori da or Federico B, 1580.

REPRESENTACION DE "LA JOVEN PAGANA ESPAÑOLA" - 1641 - OLEO/LIENZO - 123,8X147,5CM - BARROCO HOLANDES. Author: PAULUS BOR (1601-1669). Location: MUSEO CENTRAL. Utrecht. HOLANDA.

Madonna of the Veil, by Castello Valerio, 17th Century, 1650-1655, oil on canvas, cm 72 x 98

Diana, Artemis, disturbed at her bath by Aktaion, Aktaion legend tells how Aktaion, while hunting, surprises the goddess Artemis at her bath, whereupon she turns him into a stag and he is mauled by his own dogs, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original.

SEMIRAMIS EN EL INFIERNO DE DANTE - SIGLO XIX. Author: JOSE CASADO DEL ALISAL (1831-1886). Location: FACULTAD DE BELLAS ARTES. MADRID. SPAIN.

Daedalus and Icarus by Sacchi, Andrea (1599-1661) / Musei di Strada Nuova, Genoa / c. 1645 / Italy, Roman School / Oil on canvas / Mythology, Allegory and Literature / 147x117

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