Classical Mythological Paintings

Dramatic artworks depicting mythological themes with figures in elaborate poses. Rich colors and dynamic compositions convey the stories of gods, goddesses, and historical legends.

Apollo and Diana Punishing Niobe by Killing her Children, Jombert, Pierre-Charles (1748-1825)

Minerva as the patroness of Arts and Sciences, by Luca Giordano (1634-1705), oil on canvas, 73.5x88 cm.

Life of Marie de MEDICI, 1573-1642, wife of King Henry IV of France, mother of Louis XIII

Apotheosis of Henri IV 1622, Rubens, Peter Paul, 1622.

Louis Boullogne d.J., Die Rast der Diana - -

Apollo and Diana Punishing Niobe by Killing her Children, Jombert, Pierre-Charles (1748-1825)

The Death of Samson. Date/Period: Ca. 1650. Painting. Oil on canvas (unlined). Height: 991 mm (39.01 in); Width: 1,105 mm (43.50 in). Author: Unknown maker, Italian, probably Genoese School.

'Tiumph of Galatea'. France, 1720. Dimensions: 89,5x116 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: Jean-Baptiste Vanloo.

Francisco Camilo / 'Saint Jerome Whipped by Angels'. 1651. Oil on canvas. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Minerva protects Pax from Mars (Peace and War) by Rubens, Pieter Paul (1577-1640)/ National Gallery, London/ c. 1629-1630/ Flanders/ Oil on canvas/ Baroque/ 203,5x298/ Mythology, Allegory and Literature

Mercury and Argus by Rubens, Pieter Paul (1577-1640) / Museo del Prado, Madrid / 1636-1638 / Flanders / Oil on canvas / Mythology, Allegory and Literature / 180x298 / Baroque

Abraham and the Three Angels, Tiepolo, Giandomenico (1727-1804)

The Reconciliation Between Jacob and Esau, Peter Paul Rubens (after), c. 1628 painting The reconciliation of Jacob and Esau. The two brothers with their entourage, women and cattle. Copy to the original in the Alte Pinakothek in Munich. panel. oil paint (paint) the meeting between Esau and Jacob

Painting titled "Titania and Bottom" by Henry Fuseli date 1790

Diana and Callisto, by Titian, 1556-1559, National Gallery, London, England, UK, GB, Europe

Diana and Endymion, Jean-Honore Fragonard, circa 1755, National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA, North America

Venus and Aeneas by Sebastien Bourdon, Oil on canvas, 1616-1671, Russia, St. Petersburg, State Hermitage, 45, 5x54, 4

Bacchus and Ariadne. Dated: c. 1743/1745. Dimensions: overall: 213.4 x 231.8 cm (84 x 91 1/4 in.). Medium: oil on canvas. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo.

The Miracle of the Manna, by Robusti Jacopo known as Tintoretto, 1577, 16th Century, fresco. Italy, Veneto, Venice, Scuola Grande di San Rocco, Upper Hall. Detail. Miracle shower of manna harvest men women Israelites cloth: drape man basket clouds sky bright light divine light.

Consequences of War, also known as Horror of war. executed between 1638-1639 by Peter Paul Rubens, in oil paint on canvas. It was painted for Ferdinando II de Medici. Although commissioned by an Italian, art historians characterize both the work and the artist as Flemish Baroque. It serves as a commentary on a European continent ravaged by the Thirty Years' War, and the artist employed numerous symbols, both contemporary and ancient, to deplore the state of the continent

Attributed to Giovanni Francesco Romanelli (1610-1662). Italian painter. Moses Drawing Water from the Rock. National Gallery. Oslo. Norway.

The Offering to Venus by Titian (1488-1576) / Museo del Prado, Madrid / 1518-1519 / Italy, Venetian School / Oil on canvas / Mythology, Allegory and Literature / 172x175

'Feat of Marcus Curtius'. Flanders, 1641. Dimensions: 66,5x87,5 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: SIMON DE VOS.

Job and his children Job and his children, 1650, oil on canvas, Domenico Piola, Museo de Bellas Artes, Bilbao, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/TOLOxBALAGUERx 21681593

The Anointment of David. Date/Period: Ca. 1555. Painting. Canvas. Height: 1,730 mm (68.11 in); Width: 3,640 mm (11.94 ft). Author: PAOLO VERONESE.

French school. St. Paul and St. Barnabus of Lystra. San Pablo y San Bernabe en Listra. Oil on canvas (47 x 36 cm). Madrid, El Prado. Author: SEBASTIEN BOURDON (1616-1671). Location: MUSEO DEL PRADO-PINTURA. MADRID. SPAIN. SAN BERNABE APOSTOL. SAN PABLO APOSTOL-PABLO DE TARSO.

Mercury rescues the disguised Io after beheading Argus. Johann Michael Rottmayr; Austrian, 1654-1730. Date: 1685-1700. Dimensions: 32 × 49 1/2 in. (81.3 × 125.2 cm). Oil on canvas. Origin: Austria. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Gian Antonio Guardi and Francesco Guardi, Carlo and Ubaldo Resisting the Enchantments of Armida's Nymphs, 1750 1755 Carlo and Ubaldo Resisting the Enchantments of Armida's Nymphs

Diana and Acteon, by Tiepolo Giambattista, 1720 - 1721, 18th Century, canvas. Italy, Veneto, Venice, Accademia Art Galleries. Whole artwork. Pond bath grotto Diana goddess: deity nymphs handmaidens Actaeon small figures grottos.

Mars and Venus, surprised by Vulcan, Paris Bourdon, circa 1549-1550, Gemaldegalerie, Berlin, Germany, Europe

The Death of Epaminondas, Isaac Walraven, painting The deathbed of Epaminondas, commander of the Theban's army in the fight against Sparta. The commander is on a bed under a tent, surrounded by his entourage overpowered by despair and smart. panel. oil paint (paint) death of Epaminondas: he refuses to have the lance in his body withdrawn

Cherubs Playing with the Accoutrements of Hercules c. 1721-24 Oil on panel Francois Lemoyne French Born 1688 - 1737

Venus in the Forge of Vulcan, painting made by Luca Giordano (Italian, 1634-1705), Historically, digitally restored reproduction of a 17th-century original, exact date unknown .

The Toilet of Venus by Boulogne, Bon de, L'aine (1649-1717) / Musee de l'Histoire de France, Chateau de Versailles / 1688 / France / Oil on canvas / Mythology, Allegory and Literature / 289x176 / Baroque

'Idolatry of Solomon'. Flanders. Dimensions: 39,8x47,8 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: Frans Francken II (workshop).

RUBENS, Peter Paul (1577-1640). Briseis Given back to Achilles. 1631 - 1632. Central detail. Cardboard for an Achilles History tapestry. Briseis returned to Achilles by Nestor. Flemish art. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. Prado Museum.

Mercury meets Herse. Malarz francuski XVII w., painter

La muerte de Sardanápalo. , de Eugène Delacroix, 1827, Museo del Louvre,museo nacional de Francia, Paris, France,Western Europe.

'Jacob Burying Laban's Images'. France, 17th century. Dimensions: 100x140 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: SEBASTIEN BOURDON.

De marteling van de heilige Livinus The Martyrdom of Saint Livinus. Date/Period: 1633 - 1635. Painting. Oil on panel. Height: 845 mm (33.26 in); Width: 590 mm (23.22 in). Author: PETER PAUL RUBENS.

Adoration of the Shepherds, by Annibale Carracci (1560-1609), oil on canvas, 103x85 cm.

Time unveiling Truth by Troy, Jean-Francois de (1679-1752)/ National Gallery, London/ 1733/ France/ Oil on canvas/ Rococo/ 203x208/ Mythology, Allegory and Literature

Triumph of Neptune and Amphitrite by De Matteis, Paolo (1662-1728)/ Villa Margherita, Bordighera/ Italy, School of Neaple/ Oil on canvas/ Baroque/ 51x76/ Mythology, Allegory and Literature

Angels holding man by anonymous artist, painting, Russia, St. Petersburg, State Hermitage, 100x123

Sir Peter Paul Rubens, The Meeting of Abraham and Melchizedek, c 1626 The Meeting of Abraham and Melchizedek

Painting titled 'The Abduction of the Daughters of Leucippus' by Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) a Flemish Baroque painter. Dated 17th Century

Samson and Dalila; unknown painter of the oski; 18th century (1700-00-00-1799-00-00);Dalila (Bible), Samson (Bible), Purchase (provenance)

Moses Striking Water from the Rock; Jacob Jordaens, Flemish, 1593 - 1678; about 1645 - 1650; Oil on canvas; Unframed: 129.5 x 269.2 cm (51 x 106 in.), Framed: 132.4 x 282.6 x 4.8 cm (52 1/8 x 111 1/4 x 1 7/8 in.)

Bacchus feast by Hendrik van Balen, oil on wood, 1632, 1575-1632, Holland, Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum, 39,5x52

Allegory of the Treaty of Ryswick, 1697, Johannes Voorhout (I), 1698 painting Allegory on the peace of Rijswijk of 1697. In the middle is the female personification of peace, on the right the fame blows on a trumpet. On the left, a soldier flees, the personification of war. In the foreground, two caught prisoners of war and two children who hug each other. On the right a globe, a cadeeucus and a money pouch. canvas. oil paint (paint) symbols, allegories of peace, 'Pax'; 'Pace' (Ripa). Fame; 'Fama', 'Fama buona', 'Fama chiara' (Ripa) (+ personification). prisoner of war (after the battle) Rijswijk

Assumption of St. Sebastian, Sebastiano Ricci (1659-1734) Italian Painter. Rococco.Oil on canvas.an

Jean Honoré Fragonard, Diana and Endymion, c 1753 1756 Diana and Endymion

Moses Striking the Rock', 1649. Artist: Nicolas Poussin. Nicolas Poussin(1594-1665) was the leading painter of the classical French Baroque style. Most of his works were on religious and mythological subjects.

Pan and Syrinx, 1720. Jean François de Troy (French, 1679-1752). Oil on canvas; framed: 123.5 x 159.5 x 12 cm (48 5/8 x 62 13/16 x 4 3/4 in.); unframed: 106 x 139 cm (41 3/4 x 54 3/4 in.).

The Plague in the Reign of David. Guy-Louis Vernansal; French, 1648-1729. Date: 1675-1700. Dimensions: 257.5 × 323.2 cm (101 3/8 × 127 1/4 in.). Oil on canvas. Origin: . Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

A Study for Two Angels on a Balustrade. Carlo Innocenzo Carlone (Italy, Scaria, 1686-1775, active Germany). Italy, no date. Paintings. Oil on paper, laid down on board

Pedro Pablo Rubens (Workshop of) / 'The Judgment of Solomon', 1611-1614, Flemish School, Oil on canvas, 184 cm x 218,5 cm, P01543. Museum: MUSEO DEL PRADO, MADRID, SPAIN. Author: PEDRO PABLO RUBENS (TALLER DE).

The Miracles of Saint Francis of Paola; Peter Paul Rubens, Flemish, 1577 - 1640; about 1627 - 1628; Oil on panel; Unframed: 97.5 x 77.2 cm (38 3/8 x 30 3/8 in.), Framed: 128.3 x 97.2 x 9.2 cm (50 1/2 x 38 1/4 x 3 5/8 in.)

Triumph of Amphitrite. Natoire, Charles Joseph (1700-1777), painter

Sketch for an oval ceiling, Attributed to Louis Laguerre, 1663-1721, French, active in Britain (from ca. 1684), ca. 1705, Oil on canvas, Support (PTG): 14 x 17 inches (35.6 x 43.2 cm), architectural subject, babies, ceiling, cherubs, children, clouds, costume, decoration, men, musical instruments, oval, putti, quill (feather), round, scroll (information artifact), trumpets, wing (costume accessory), women, writing (processes)

Mercury and Argus, 1753-1762, by Luis Gonzalez Velazquez (1715-69).

Death of Adonis Jusepe de Ribera (1591-1652 Spanish) Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio

'Allegory of Fertility'. Holland, 1669. Dimensions: 99x86,5 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: Berchem, Nicolaes (Claes) Pietersz.

The Marriage of Bacchus and Ariadne. Francesco Celebrano (Italy, 1729-1814). circa 1770. Drawings; gouaches. Gouache on paper

Peter Paul Rubens, the Judgement of paris, about 1597, oil on canvas, National Gallery, London, England, Great Britain.

Saint Philip Neri in Glory, 1731, Giovanni Domenico Ferretti, Italian (Florence), Italian (Florence), 1692 - 1768, 41 x 30 1/4 in. (104.14 x 76.84 cm) (canvas), Oil on canvas, Italy, 18th century

Italy, Veneto, Vicenza, Palazzo Chiericati, Pinacoteca civica, Pietro Liberi painter, Venus surronded by the Three Graces, Aglaia, Eufrosine, Talia

The death of the wife of Darius, 1785, Louis Jean Francois Lagrenee, (1725-1805/French), Oil on canvas

'Christ Crowned with Thorns (Ecce Homo)'. Flanders. Dimensions: 48x32 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: Peter Paul Rubens (Pietro Pauolo) (workshop).

Perseus freeing Andromeda, by Giorgio Vasari (1511-1574). Studiolo (small study) of Francesco I, Palazzo Vecchio, Florence. Italy, 16th century.

The frescoes by Federico Zuccari (ca. 1540-1609) on the ceiling of Hercules' Hall of Palazzo Farnese, Caprarola. Italy, 16th century.

Allegory of Mans Choice; about 1635 Oil on panel Frans Francken the Younger Flemish; 1581-1642

Samson and Delilah, 1673

Cadmus Sowing Dragon's Teeth. Dating: 1610 - 1690. Place: Southern Netherlands. Measurements: h 27.7 cm × w 43.3 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Peter Paul Rubens (workshop of).

Rinaldo and Armida by Dyck, Sir Anthony van (1599-1641) / Louvre, Paris /Flanders / Oil on canvas / Mythology, Allegory and Literature / 133x109 / Baroque

Loth Made Drunk by his Daughters, by Guidobono Bartolomeo, 17th Century, 1694-1696, oil on canvas, cm 222 x 164

Venus and Adonis. Date/Period: Ca. 1574-1588. Painting. Oil on canvas. Height: 68.2 cm (26.8 in); Width: 95.2 cm (37.4 in). Author: Hans von Aachen.

'Death of King Candaules'. Italy, Early 1720s. Dimensions: 161x210 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: GIOVANNI BATTISTA PITTONI.

Moretto da Brescia (Alessandro Bonvicino); Italian; Brescia 1498-1554 Brescia; The Entombment; Oil on canvas.

'Mercury and Argos', c. 1659, Oil on canvas, 127 × 250 cm, P01175. Author: DIEGO VELAZQUEZ (1599-1660). Location: MUSEO DEL PRADO-PINTURA. MADRID. SPAIN. HERMES. Argos. IO (MITOLOGIA VACA).

LA FLAGELACION - SIGLO XVII. Author: Teniers. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPAIN. JESUS.

Flight Into Egypt, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Fullower of), 1750 - 1810 painting The flight to Egypt. The Holy Family is transferred a river in a boat by an angel. A putto helps push the boat on the side, two cherubs in the air. The donkey is also in the boat. canvas. oil paint (paint) crossing a river in a boat, perhaps an angel (or sometimes Charon) as ferryman ~ the flight into Egypt

Rafael Tegeo (1798-1856). Spanish painter. Combat of lapiths and centaurs. Oil on canvas, 1835. Detail. Private collection.

Detail of the dome fresco by Johann Michael Rottmayr, Karlskirche, 1716-1736, Vienna, Austria, Europe

The Feast of the Gods by Rottenhammer, Johann (Hans), the Elder (1564-1625)/ Villa Margherita, Bordighera/ Germany/ Oil on canvas/ Baroque/ 169x224/ Mythology, Allegory and Literature

Flight into Egypt, follower of Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1750 - 1810

St. Sebastian Thrown into the Cloaca Maxima. Date/Period: 1612. Painting. Oil on canvas. Height: 1,670 mm (65.74 in); Width: 2,330 mm (91.73 in). Author: Ludovico Carracci.

Painting titled 'Erminia and the Shepherd' by Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (1591-1666) Italian Baroque painter and draftsman. Dated 17th Century

ALEGORIA DE VALENCIA ANTE LAS ARTES. Author: COMARRON JOSE. Location: MUSEO DE HISTORIA-PINTURAS. MADRID. SPAIN.

The Royal Hunt of Dido and Aeneas. Date/Period: Ca. 1712 - 1714. Painting. Oil on canvas Oil on canvas. Height: 303 mm (11.92 in); Width: 321 mm (12.63 in). Author: Francesco Solimena.

Delilah's Betrayal and Samson's Imprisonment by the Philistines. Date/Period: Ca. 1580. Painting. Oil on canvas on oak. Height: 2,430 mm (95.66 in); Width: 3,155 mm (10.35 ft). Author: Joos van Winghe.

The daughter of Jephthah, 1859-1861, by Edgar Degas (1834-1917), oil on canvas.

Martyrdom of St Catherine, 1565-1569, by Lelio Orsi (ca 1508-1587), oil on canvas, 88x66.5 cm.

The Philistines Gouging out Samson's Eyes. Date/Period: First half of 17th century. Painting. Oil on canvas. Height: 1,475 mm (58.07 in); Width: 1,840 mm (72.44 in). Author: Gioacchino Assereto.

Killer of Darius before Alexander (King Porus and Alexander the Great). Malarz francuski XVII w., painter

Aurora abducting Cephalus. Painting. Oil on oak panel. Height: 30.8 cm (12.1 in); Width: 48.5 cm (19 in). Author: PETER PAUL RUBENS.

The Predication of Saint Peter. Charles Poërson (France, Vic-sur-Seille, 1609-1667). France, 1642. Paintings. Oil on canvas

The Triumph of Pan by Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665)/ National Gallery, London/ 1636/ France/ Oil on canvas/ Baroque/ 135,9x146/ Mythology, Allegory and Literature

Saint John the Baptist in theWilderness. Artist: Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri), Italian, 1591-1666

Attributed to Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) Dutch Painter. 'The Battle of the Amazons' Oil on wood panel

Hercules and Omphale; Luigi Garzi (Italian (Roman), 1638 - 1721); about 1700 - 1710; Oil on canvas; 97.8 × 134.6 cm (38 1,2 × 53 in.)

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