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Adonis
J. W. Waterhouse: The Awakening of Adonis c.1900, oil on canvas.
Adriadne
J. W. Waterhouse: c.1898, oil on canvas, private collection.
Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses
J. W. Waterhouse: c.1891, Oldham Art Gallery. 66KB
Echo & Narcissus
John William Waterhouse: c.1903, oil on canvas, Walker Art Gallery at Liverpool. 122KB
Gallery of Mythological Characters: Paintings and
Click on a character's name in the upper right menu and view art related to that character.
Hylas & the Nymphs
John William Waterhouse: detail, c.1896, Manchester City Art Gallery.
Mars
Velazquez, Diego 1636-1642 - CGFA - 115KB
Mercury and Argus
Velazquez, Diego - 1659 - CJFA - 99KB
Mythology in Western Art
"This collection consists of scanned images from various periods of Western art which depict the deities, and heroes mentioned in Homer. The images are classified according to the names of the various deities and heroes."
Naiad
J. W. Waterhouse: c.1893, private collection.
Nymphs
J. W. Waterhouse: Nymphs Finding the Head of Orpheus, c.1900, oil on canvas, private collection.
Pan and Psyche
Burne-Jones, Sir Edward Coley 1872-74, oil, The Fogg Art Museum at Harvard University. 106KB
Pandora
John William Waterhouse: c.1896, private collection. 68KB
Pegasus and Chrysaor
Edward Burne-Jones: The Birth of Pegasus & Chrysaor from the Blood of Medusa 1876-85, gouache, Southampton City Art Gallery, England. 150KB
Penelope and the Suitors
J. W. Waterhouse: c.1912, Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museum. 144KB
Perseus
Edward Burne-Jones: The Arming of Perseus (unfinished)1885, oil, private collection. 127KB
Perseus Releases Andromeda
Painting by Pieter Paul Rubens 1577-1640.
Psyche Opening the Golden Box
J. W. Waterhouse c.1903, oil on canvas, private collection. 119KB
Pygmalion and the Image
Edward Burne-Jones: oil on canvas, City Museum & Art Gallery, Birmingham. 157KB
Siren
J. W. Waterhouse: The Siren c.1900, oil on canvas. 148KB
The Danaïdes
J. W. Waterhouse: c.1904, oil on canvas. 136KB
The Mirror of Venus
Burne-Jones, Sir Edward Coley 1870-76, oil, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon. 144KB
The Spinners (The Fable of Arachne)
Velazquez, Diego - 1657 - CJFA - 133KB
The Trojan War Myth in Ancient Art
Edited by Robin Mitchell-Boyask, Associate Professor of Classics, Temple University
Thisbe
J. W. Waterhouse: c.1909, oil on canvas. 95KB
Ulysses and the Sirens
J. W. Waterhouse: c.1891, National Gallery of Victoria at Melbourne.