Creature Collection (page 13)

Detail of a Wayang Beber scroll (w / c on paper)
LIT389297 Detail of a Wayang Beber scroll (w/c on paper) by Indonesian; Private Collection; (add.info.: scrolls were unfolded in front of the audience and a dalang, or puppeter story teller)

Untitled, 1940 (indian ink and w / c on paper)
XKH149268 Untitled, 1940 (indian ink and w/c on paper) by Wols, Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schulze (1913-51); 21.5x23.7 cm; On Loan to the Hamburg Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany

Balinese Calendar (colour litho)
LIT389238 Balinese Calendar (colour litho) by Indonesian; Private Collection; Photo © Luca Tettoni; Indonesian, out of copyright

Full-length portraits of wrestlers from the Eastern Group, Uzugafuchi on the right and Onogawa on the left
1766511 Full-length portraits of wrestlers from the Eastern Group, Uzugafuchi on the right and Onogawa on the left (colour woodblock print) by Shunsho

Jaguar-man bell pendant, from the Diquis culture, 700-1550 (gold)
833864 Jaguar-man bell pendant, from the Diquis culture, 700-1550 (gold) by Costa Rican School; Private Collection; Photo © Dirk Bakker

Page 12. An Indian bow, spears, and arrows;the Violet Sparrow, 1810-17 (w / c & manuscript text)
5669982 Page 12. An Indian bow, spears, and arrows; the Violet Sparrow, 1810-17 (w/c & manuscript text) by Digby, Kenelm Henry (1800-80); 39.6x25.2x5.4 cm; Mitchell Library

When the Sleeper Wakes (litho)
1051482 When the Sleeper Wakes (litho) by Lanos, Henri (1859-1929); Private Collection; (add.info.: When the Sleeper Wakes)

Innocence sending away Deceit, 1734 (fresco)
5949104 Innocence sending away Deceit, 1734 (fresco) by Tiepolo, Giovanni Battista (Giambattista) (1696-1770); (add.info)

The Kappa and his Victim, illustration from The Myths and Legends of Japan by F. Hadland Davis, 1918 (colour litho)
STC323903 The Kappa and his Victim, illustration from The Myths and Legends of Japan by F. Hadland Davis, 1918 (colour litho) by Paul

Carved handle of an Iban sword from Sarawak, Malaysia (bone)
LIT372714 Carved handle of an Iban sword from Sarawak, Malaysia (bone) by Malaysian School; Photo © Luca Tettoni; Malaysian, out of copyright

Examples of Discomedusae from Kunstformen der Natur, 1899 (colour litho)
746693 Examples of Discomedusae from Kunstformen der Natur, 1899 (colour litho) by Haeckel, Ernst (1824-1919) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Solitary One or The Thinker, 1943 (indian ink on paper)
XKH149271 The Solitary One or The Thinker, 1943 (indian ink on paper) by Wols, Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schulze (1913-51); 29.2x19.7 cm; On Loan to the Hamburg Kunsthalle, Hamburg

The hideous creature lay dead on the plain (colour litho)
2794887 The hideous creature lay dead on the plain (colour litho) by Hassall, John (1868-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: The hideous creature lay dead on the plain)

Zoomorphic Vessel from the Guanacaste-Nicoya Zone, 1000-1350 (ceramic)
833849 Zoomorphic Vessel from the Guanacaste-Nicoya Zone, 1000-1350 (ceramic) by Costa Rican School; Private Collection; Photo © Dirk Bakker

Page 29. The Great Bat of Madagascar preserved in a jar of spirits;old Danish Pikes two drawings
5670002 Page 29. The Great Bat of Madagascar preserved in a jar of spirits; old Danish Pikes two drawings, 1810-17 (w/c & manuscript text) by Digby

An illustrated page from a Latin edition of Plutarchus Parallel Lives, depicting Theseus fighting a Centaur
985853 An illustrated page from a Latin edition of Plutarchus Parallel Lives, depicting Theseus fighting a Centaur, 1496 (woodcut) by Italian School

The Paper Nautilus (Argonauta) and the Octopus, 1881 (litho)
473214 The Paper Nautilus (Argonauta) and the Octopus, 1881 (litho) by British School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The so-called paper nautilus)

Gigantic "Cuttle-fish"hooked by the French Steamer "Alecton"in the coast off Tenerife in 1861
473212 Gigantic " Cuttle-fish" hooked by the French Steamer " Alecton" in the coast off Tenerife in 1861, 1881 (litho) by British School

Illustration from Hypnerotomachia Poliphili by Francesco Colonna, first published in 1499 (woodcut)
472279 Illustration from Hypnerotomachia Poliphili by Francesco Colonna, first published in 1499 (woodcut) by Italian School

Illustration from Hypnerotomachia Poliphili by Francesco Colonna, first published in 1499 (woodcut)
472278 Illustration from Hypnerotomachia Poliphili by Francesco Colonna, first published in 1499 (woodcut) by Italian School

Ms Hunter 229 f. 6v Capricorn, from the Hunterian Psalter, c. 1170 (pen & ink and tempera on vellum) (detail)
GUL232032 Ms Hunter 229 f.6v Capricorn, from the Hunterian Psalter, c.1170 (pen & ink and tempera on vellum) (detail) by English School, (12th century); 29.2x19.1 cm; Glasgow University Library

Fol 131, detail, Quaestiones in quattuor libros Sententiarum, by John Duns Scotus (vellum)
2919615 Fol 131, detail, Quaestiones in quattuor libros Sententiarum, by John Duns Scotus (vellum) by Italian School, (15th century); 39.8x27.9 cm; The University of St

A Scene from the Decameron, by Giovanni Boccaccio, c. 1492 (woodcut)
XJF359050 A Scene from the Decameron, by Giovanni Boccaccio, c.1492 (woodcut) by Italian School, (15th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

MS Hunter 229 f. 5v October, from the Hunterian Psalter, c. 1170 (pen & ink, and tempera on vellum)
5675694 MS Hunter 229 f.5v October, from the Hunterian Psalter, c.1170 (pen & ink, and tempera on vellum) by English School, (12th century); 29.2x19.1 cm; Glasgow University Library

Theseus and the Minotaur, House of Theseus, Paphos, Cyprus (mosaic)
696752 Theseus and the Minotaur, House of Theseus, Paphos, Cyprus (mosaic) by Roman, (3rd century AD); House of Theseus, Paphos

A wild three-lined knob-tailed gecko (Nephrurus levis) standing in high leg pose with tail erect
wildlife, isolated, white, closeup, desert, creature, wild, defensive, unusual, weird, upright, eyes, defense, pose, fauna, background, Kristian Bell Photography, 1367991792

Wild portrait of a Blue Crested Lizard (Calotes mystaceus)
A beautiful blue crested lizard in full breeding coloration poses on the trunk of a tree in south-central Thailand

Wild Australian King Parrot (Alisterus scapularis) perched on branch
animal, australia, environment, feather, beak, red, nature, bird, creature, fauna, iconic, closeup, exotic, outdoor, wing, beautiful, branch, green, wild, color, colorful, wildlife, No People

Wild Pygmy mulga snake (Pseudechis weigeli) on grit road at dusk in northern Australia
wildlife, wild, closeup, macro, scales, creature, reptiles, serpent, nocturnal, lethal, dangerous, venomous, elapid, color, beautiful, fauna, rock, black, natural, background

Wild crucifix toad (Notaden bennettii) emerging from gravel substrate during rainy night
wildlife, macro, closeup, green, fauna, ugly, wild, nocturnal, creature, wonderful, weird, cross, holy, mess, substrate, natural, background, life, Kristian Bell Photography, 1219847009

Gidgee skink (Egernia stokesii) pair in rock crevice, South Australia
wild, wildlife, scales, closeup, spikes, spines, rock, crack, couple, creature, beautiful, fauna, stone, natural, Kristian Bell Photography, 1348350287

Nokken, 1887 (w / c & ink on paper)
OVR358727 Nokken, 1887 (w/c & ink on paper) by Kittelsen, Theodor Severin (1857-1914); Private Collection; Photo © O. Vaering

Nokken Screams, 1910 (w / c on paper)
OVR358710 Nokken Screams, 1910 (w/c on paper) by Kittelsen, Theodor Severin (1857-1914); 44.5x68 cm; Private Collection; Photo © O. Vaering

Nokken, 1890 (coloured pencil on paper)
OVR358703 Nokken, 1890 (coloured pencil on paper by Kittelsen, Theodor Severin (1857-1914); Private Collection; Photo © O. Vaering

Our House Troll (oil on canvas)
OVR358725 Our House Troll (oil on canvas) by Kittelsen, Theodor Severin (1857-1914); 110.5x56 cm; Private Collection; Photo © O. Vaering

Nokken Fishing, 1907 (coloured pencil on paper)
OVR358721 Nokken Fishing, 1907 (coloured pencil on paper) by Kittelsen, Theodor Severin (1857-1914); 61x48 cm; Private Collection; Photo © O. Vaering

Mountain Troll, 1905 (oil on canvas)
OVR358719 Mountain Troll, 1905 (oil on canvas) by Kittelsen, Theodor Severin (1857-1914); 45x68 cm; Private Collection; Photo © O. Vaering

The world do not pay different my dear dragon, 1913 (w / c on paper)
OVR358706 The world do not pay different my dear dragon, 1913 (w/c on paper) by Kittelsen, Theodor Severin (1857-1914); 42x30 cm; Private Collection; Photo © O. Vaering

St. Michael fighting the dragon, 13th century (tempera on panel)
XIR438897 St. Michael fighting the dragon, 13th century (tempera on panel) by Spanish School, (13th century); Museu Nacional d Art de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain; (add.info.: St)

Odd, 1893 (w / c & pencil on paper)
OVR358720 Odd, 1893 (w/c & pencil on paper) by Kittelsen, Theodor Severin (1857-1914); 44.5x54.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo © O. Vaering

The Temptation of St. Anthony (engraving)
2639936 The Temptation of St. Anthony (engraving) by Callot, Jacques (1592-1635); Musee Historique Lorrain, Nancy, France

St. George and the Dragon, Eger workshops (stained wood)
740480 St. George and the Dragon, Eger workshops (stained wood) by German School, (17th century); 32.1x31.7 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

St. George Killing the Dragon, 1502-07 (oil on canvas) (detail of 428017)
XIR430587 St. George Killing the Dragon, 1502-07 (oil on canvas) (detail of 428017) by Carpaccio, Vittore (c.1460/5-1523/6); Scuola di San Giorgio degli Schiavoni, Venice

Theseus and the Minotaur, House of Theseus, Paphos, Cyprus (mosaic)
696750 Theseus and the Minotaur, House of Theseus, Paphos, Cyprus (mosaic) by Roman, (3rd century AD); House of Theseus, Paphos

The Troll Washing His Kid, 1905 (coloured pencil on paper)
OVR358724 The Troll Washing His Kid, 1905 (coloured pencil on paper) by Kittelsen, Theodor Severin (1857-1914); 35x25 cm; Private Collection; Photo © O. Vaering

The troll who wonders how old he is, 1911 (w / c on paper)
OVR358711 The troll who wonders how old he is, 1911 (w/c on paper) by Kittelsen, Theodor Severin (1857-1914); Private Collection; Photo © O. Vaering

The Golden Horn, 1910 (coloured pencil & w / c on paper)
OVR358702 The Golden Horn, 1910 (coloured pencil & w/c on paper) by Kittelsen, Theodor Severin (1857-1914); 60x89 cm; Private Collection; Photo © O. Vaering

Pixies drinking beer (oil on canvas)
3959660 Pixies drinking beer (oil on canvas) by Bergslien, Nils (1853-1928); 46x107.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo © O. Vaering

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In the mystical land of Bhaktapur, Nepal, lies the Kopan Monastery, a sanctuary where the wheel of life (wheel of Samsara) spins endlessly. This ancient symbol represents the cycle of birth and death that all they are bound to. As we delve deeper into history, fossils from the Palaeozoic era emerge as remnants of long-extinct beings. Among them is an intriguing giant octopus captured in a 19th-century French engraving. Its tentacles reach out from time's depths, reminding us of the mysteries that lie beneath our feet. Speaking of enigmatic creatures, who can forget the legendary Loch Ness Monster? Its elusive presence has fascinated generations and sparked countless debates about its existence. The Lochness Monster remains an enigma shrouded in Scotland's misty waters. Religion too holds tales of extraordinary beings like Taweret from Egypt. This deity with a hippopotamus body and lioness head embodies protection during childbirth—a reminder that even mythical they can offer solace and guidance. Meanwhile, Sergey Solomko's Blue Bird (Bird Sirin) takes flight across Asia's skies with its enchanting song believed to bring joy and harmony to those who hear it. A symbol of hope amidst chaos, this creature reminds us to seek beauty even in troubled times. Stepping back into prehistoric times brings us face-to-face with Iguanodons—herbivorous dinosaurs whose massive size roamed Earth millions of years ago. These gentle giants remind us that not all ancient creatures were fearsome predators; some peacefully grazed on nature's bounty. Venturing deep below sea level reveals a heartwarming sight: a sperm whale family swimming together gracefully through ocean currents. Their bond exemplifies familial love within marine realms—an awe-inspiring testament to nature's wonders. And finally, let your imagination run wild as you gaze upon fantasy illustrations depicting marine reptiles.