Mythology


Mythology



2 subcategories
Monsters

MONSTERS

Mythological Animals

MYTHOLOGICAL ANIMALS

2,473 photos
Hercules drags Cacus from his cave, 1621               
Painted for the villa Porta Pinciana in Rome,          
property of cardinal Ludovico Ludovisi.                
Canvas, 121 x 149 cm                                   
INV. 795
#400807 5

Hercules drags Cacus from his cave, 1621 Painted for the villa Po...

Venus and Adonis,around 1580.
Canvas,162 x 191 cm
Cat.482
#400807 9

Venus and Adonis,around 1580. Canvas,162 x 191 cm Cat.482

Diane et Acteon - Diana and Actaion. Because Actaion has watched Diana and her nymphs in their bath, the goddess
turns him into a stag.
Wood, 47,5 x 66 cm
INV. 250
#40080713

Diane et Acteon - Diana and Actaion. Because Actaion has watched Diana and her n...

Enee et Anchise - Aeneas and Anchises. Aeneas carries his father Anchises from burning Troy.
Canvas, 194 x 133 cm
INV. 680
#40080714

Enee et Anchise - Aeneas and Anchises. Aeneas carries his father Anchises from b...

Polyxena, daughter of Priamos,king of Troy, is         
sacrificed in atonement to the spirit of the dead      
Achilles. Myth, also drama by Euripides.               
Canvas, 55,5 x 96,5 cm                                 
INV. 564
#40080719

Polyxena, daughter of Priamos,king of Troy, is sacrificed in atonement...

Coriolanus before the walls of Rome, 1750-1753         
Coriolanus, banished from Rome, returns with an        
army of Volscans, but spares the city when his mother  
begs for clemency.                                     
Canvas, 103,3 x 122 cm       Inv. F 83
#40080720

Coriolanus before the walls of Rome, 1750-1753 Coriolanus, banished fro...

Rinaldo under the spell of Armida.From Torquato Tasso's
"Gerusalemme Liberata". Armida, the Saracene magician,
falls in love with her former enemy, the crusader
Rinaldo. Canvas, 105 x 140 cm     Inv. L 164
Bayerische Staatsgemaeldesammlungen
#40080722

Rinaldo under the spell of Armida.From Torquato Tasso's "Gerusalemme Liberata"....

Rinaldo leaves Armida. From Torquato Tasso's poem
"Gerusalemme Liberata". Armida, the Saracene magician,
falls in love with her former enemy, the crusader Rinaldo. Canvas, 105 x 140 cm   Inv. L 165
Bayerische Staatsgemaeldesammlungen.
#40080723

Rinaldo leaves Armida. From Torquato Tasso's poem "Gerusalemme Liberata". Armid...

L'enlevement d'Helene - The rape of Helena, 1631       
Canvas, 253 x 265 cm                                   
INV. 539
#40080733

L'enlevement d'Helene - The rape of Helena, 1631 Canvas, 253 x 265 cm...

The archangel Michael slaying the demon, 1518                  
A gift from Lorenzo Medici, ambassador to the          
French court, to King Francois I.                      
Canvas, 268 x 160 cm                                   
INV. 610
#40080734

The archangel Michael slaying the demon, 1518 A gift from Lor...

La chasse de Diane - Diana's hunt.                     
Canvas, 118,5 x 137,5 cm                               
M.I. 867
#40080745

La chasse de Diane - Diana's hunt. Canvas, 118,5 x 137,5 cm...

Romulus et Remus receuillis par Faustus -              
Romulus and Remus found by Faustus,ca.1643                   
Canvas, 251 x 265 cm                                   
INV. 111
#40080753

Romulus et Remus receuillis par Faustus - Romulus and Remus found...