Myth Collection

The Rhine Maidens obtain possession of the ring and bear it off in triumph, 1924. Illustration from Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods

Garden. Fresco from The House of the Golden Bracelet (Casa del Bracciale d Oro), 1st H. 1st cen. AD. Found in the Collection of Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli

Orpheus and His Lute, late 19th-early 20th century, (1914). Creator: John Charles Dollman
Orpheus and His Lute, late 19th-early 20th century, (1914). Depiction of the ancient Greek legend of Orpheus, (who played a lyre, not a lute)

Narcissus and Echo. Found in the Collection of Walker Art Gallery

Narcissus, 1598-1599. Artist: Caravaggio, Michelangelo (1571-1610)
Narcissus, 1598-1599. Found in the collection of the Palazzo Barberini, Rome

Arthur Draws the Sword from the Stone, 1911. Artist: Walter Crane
Arthur Draws the Sword form the Stone, 1911. The young Arthur pulls the sword from the stone to become King of England. Frontispiece of Stories of the Knights of the Round Table by Henry Gilbert

Punishment of Loke, 1890. Artist: James Doyle Penrose
Punishment of Loke, 1890. Loke (Loki) is a giant in Norse and Germanic mythology, who is bound to a rock by the other gods and forced to have poison from a snake dropped on his face

Beowulf shears off the head of Grendel, 1910. Artist: John Henry Frederick Bacon
Beowulf shears off the head of Grendel, 1910. A print from Hero Myths and Legends of the British Race by MI Ebbutt, 1910

Ekalavya, 1913. Artist: Nandalal Bose
Ekalavya, 1913. In the Hindu epic, the Mahabharata, Ekalavya is a young prince of the Nishadha tribes and an excellent archer

Mask on vine leaves and bunches of grapes, 1st H. 1st cen. AD. Found in the Collection of Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli

I flee for the first time and am pursued, 1910. Artist: Arthur Rackham
I flee for the first time and am pursued, 1910. I flee for the first time and am pursued: Warfather follows close. He nears, he nears, in fury! Save this woman! Sisters, your help!

Noah's Ark, leaf from Book of Hours, c1465-1470. Creator: Unknown
Noah's Ark, leaf from Book of Hours, c1465-1470. The animals boarding the ark two-by-two

Shutendoji Surrounded by Women, 1865. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Shutendoji Surrounded by Women, 1865. Series: One Hundred Ghost Tales from China and Japan

Tobosaku, Miura Daisuke Yoshiaki, and the Son of Urashima Taro Drinking Wine, 1873. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Tobosaku, Miura Daisuke Yoshiaki, and the Son of Urashima Taro Drinking Wine, 1873. TobosakuDongfang Shuo), Miura Yoshiaki and Urashima Taro, all three lived long

"Origin of the Corinthian Capital" - by P. Leyendecker, from the exhibition in the French... 1876
"Origin of the Corinthian Capital" - by P. Leyendecker, from the exhibition in the French Gallery, Pall-Mall, 1876

Shutendoji Surrounded by Women, 1865. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Shutendoji Surrounded by Women, 1865. From One Hundred Ghost Tales from China and Japan

Hatchotsubute Kiheiji's Wife Yatsushiro with a Dog, 1866. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Hatchotsubute Kiheiji's Wife Yatsushiro with a Dog, 1866. From Beauty and Valor in the Novel Suikoden

The Wrestler Konjin Chogoro Throwing a Devil, 1866. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The Wrestler Konjin Chogoro Throwing a Devil, 1866. From Beauty and Valor in the Novel Suikoden

Minamoto Raiko Ason Watching a Spider, 1865. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Minamoto Raiko Ason Watching a Spider, 1865. From One Hundred Ghost Tales from China and Japan

Ohara Takejiro Takematsu Subduing a Bald Demon, 1867. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Ohara Takejiro Takematsu Subduing a Bald Demon, 1867. From Beauty and Valor in the Novel Suikoden

Mutsuki Suginosuke Norifusa with a Ghost, 1867. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Mutsuki Suginosuke Norifusa with a Ghost, 1867. From Beauty and Valor in the Novel Suikoden

Aoyanagi Harunosuke Throwing an Assailant Underwater, 1866. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Aoyanagi Harunosuke Throwing an Assailant Underwater, 1866. From Beauty and Valor in the Novel Suikoden

The Temple Page Shiragikumaru Wrestling a Green Demon, 1866. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The Temple Page Shiragikumaru Wrestling a Green Demon, 1866. From Beauty and Valor in the Novel Suikoden

Kozo Kiritaro, Young Priest of the Tengus, 1866. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Kozo Kiritaro, Young Priest of the Tengus, 1866. From Beauty and Valor in the Novel Suikoden

Shobu and the Elephant, 1865. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Shobu and the Elephant, 1865. From One Hundred Ghost Tales from China and Japan

Shogun Taro Taira no Yoshikado Disarming Two Goblins, 1866. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Shogun Taro Taira no Yoshikado Disarming Two Goblins, 1866. From Beauty and Valor in the Novel Suikoden

Senkanja Ushiwakasaburo Yoshitora Riding on a Feather, 1867. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Senkanja Ushiwakasaburo Yoshitora Riding on a Feather, 1867. From Beauty and Valor in the Novel Suikoden

Jiraiya Riding a Frog, 1866. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Jiraiya Riding a Frog, 1866. From Beauty and Valor in the Novel Suikoden

Nikki Bennosuke with Umbrella, 1866. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Nikki Bennosuke with Umbrella, 1866. From Beauty and Valor in the Novel Suikoden

Wadatsu Ryuotaro Masatatsu with Dragon and Assailant, 1866. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Wadatsu Ryuotaro Masatatsu with Dragon and Assailant, 1866. From Beauty and Valor in the Novel Suikoden

Matsugae Sekinosuke Glowering at a Rat, 1866. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Matsugae Sekinosuke Glowering at a Rat, 1866. From Beauty and Valor in the Novel Suikoden

Ake Tamanosuke Seated by the Statue of a Chinese General, 1866. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Ake Tamanosuke Seated by the Statue of a Chinese General, 1866. From Beauty and Valor in the Novel Suikoden

Takagi Toranosuke Tadakatsu Slaying a Demon in a Cave, 1867. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Takagi Toranosuke Tadakatsu Slaying a Demon in a Cave, 1867. From Beauty and Valor in the Novel Suikoden

Urashima Taro Returning on the Turtle, 1882. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Urashima Taro Returning on the Turtle, 1882. From Sketches by Yoshitoshi

Kiyohime, Emerging from the Hidaka River, Turning into a Serpent, 1865. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Kiyohime, Emerging from the Hidaka River, Turning into a Serpent, 1865. From One Hundred Ghost Tales from China and Japan

Michinoomi no Mikoto following a crow to the enemy's lair, 1880. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Michinoomi no Mikoto following a crow to the enemy's lair, 1880. From Famous Generals of Great Japan

The Washington Elm, Cambridge, c1899. Creator: Unknown
The Washington Elm, Cambridge, c1899

Echo and Narcissus, ca 1627. Creator: Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665)
Echo and Narcissus, ca 1627. Found in the collection of the Musee du Louvre, Paris

L'Arbre de Noël des Grands Enfants, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
L'Arbre de Noel des Grands Enfants, 19th century. The Christmas tree for big children

The Legend of the Danish Flag (the Dannebrog) Falling from the Heavens during the Battle... 1809
The Legend of the Danish Flag (the Dannebrog) Falling from the Heavens during the Battle of Lyndanise (Tallin) in Estonia in 1219, 1809

The robber gang's housekeeper comforts the young girl by telling the myth of Cupid... 1808
The robber gang's housekeeper comforts the young girl by telling the myth of Cupid and Psyche. Motif from Apuleius: The Golden Ass, 1808

Golden Rain, 1907. Creator: Leon Francois Comerre
Golden Rain, 1907

Wall Paper, 1935/1942. Creator: Michael Trekur
Wall Paper, 1935/1942

Narcissus, 1550s. Creator: Tintoretto, Jacopo (1518-1594)
Narcissus, 1550s. Found in the collection of the Galleria Colonna, Rome

Urashima Taro Returning Home from the Palace of the Dragon King (Urashima Taro...), 1886. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Urashima Taro Returning Home from the Palace of the Dragon King (Urashima Taro no ko kikoku ju Ryugujo no zu), 1886

Ariadne Abandoned by Theseus on Naxos, 1st H. 1st cen. AD. Creator: Roman-Pompeian wall painting
Ariadne Abandoned by Theseus on Naxos, 1st H. 1st cen. AD. Found in the Collection of Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli

Rudolph Valentino (1895-1926), film actor, born in Italy

Sir Galahad is brought to the Court of King Arthur, 1911. Artist: Walter Crane
Sir Galahad is brought to the Court of King Arthur, 1911. How the three good knights achieved the Holy Grail. From Stories of the Knights of the Round Table by Henry Gilbert, first edition, 1911

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