Mythological Art
See Also: Fantasy, Goddesses and Gods
World Myths and Legends in Art
View and read about works inspired by myths and legends throughout history and the world, from the online collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Art.
Mythic Creatures
Track the origins of mythic creatures including mermaids, dragons, sea monsters, and unicorns from the American Museum of Natural History.
The Getty Museum: Mythology
Explore creatures, heroes, major and minor Gods, and mortals in mythological art from the Getty.
Paintings: Myths and Stories
Bestiary in Medieval Illumination
An interpretation of the bestiary with wonderful illustrations, presented by the Bibliotheque Nationale de France.
Endicott Studio
Literary, visual, and performance arts rooted in myth, folklore, fairy tales, and traditional stories from around the world.
Babylon
A mini-site presented by the Louvre Museum that explores the origins of the ancient city, its influence, and the roots of the later mythical Babylon.
National Galleries of Scotland: Mythology
Collection includes works by Jacob Jordaens, Paolo Veronese, Lucas Cranach, and others.
The Art Institute of Chicago: Mythology
Search results from the online collection.
Images of the Trojan War Myth
A collection of images edited by Robin Mitchell-Boyask, associate professor of classics, Temple University.
MFA Images: Religion and Mythology
An online tour of works from the permanent collection at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Mythological
View around 144 works of art related to mythology in the subject index of the Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History.
NYPL: Mythology and Mythical Creatures
View around 680 images related to mythology in the New York Public Library's Digital Gallery.
Rijksmuseum: Mythology and Religion
View objects by theme in the online collections of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
