Fantastic Animal Collection (page 7)

Monstrous creature: dog without paws anterieure. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse
VEN5029560 Monstrous creature: dog without paws anterieure. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605), Ulisse Aldrovandi fonds

Symbolic representation of the Universe. Detail of a siren mosaic in Rome, 12th century (mosaic)
JEB4853819 Symbolic representation of the Universe. Detail of a siren mosaic in Rome, 12th century (mosaic); 360x440 cm; (add.info.: Romanesque mosaic of the four rivers, 12th century)

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a gargoyle of cathedrale transforms into German general entitled
LUX4738739 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a gargoyle of cathedrale transforms into German general entitled: The monsters of cathedrals number 1 William II (1859-1941)

Egyptian gods: the Sphinx 1, and god of water Canopus covered in hieroglyphs 3, 4
FLO4620462 Egyptian gods: the Sphinx 1, and god of water Canopus covered in hieroglyphs 3, 4, and Greek style statue of all the Egyptian gods

Chapiteau detail of the church of Saint Bernard (Saint-Bernard) to Contre (17470), Charente-Maritime
JEB4943279 Chapiteau detail of the church of Saint Bernard (Saint-Bernard) to Contre (17470), Charente-Maritime; (add.info)

Detail of the church of Saint Brice (Saint-Brice) of Saint Mande sur Bredoire (Saint-Mande-sur-Bredoire) (17470)
JEB4943408 Detail of the church of Saint Brice (Saint-Brice) of Saint Mande sur Bredoire (Saint-Mande-sur-Bredoire) (17470)

Myths and legends: The Rokh or Roc (giant bird of Arab-Persian mythology. It is found in passages of the Thousand)
NWI4929308 Myths and legends: The Rokh or Roc (giant bird of Arab-Persian mythology. It is found in passages of the Thousand and One Nights)

Quaresmeprenant (geant obtus de l'epoque medievale) - engraving of 1823 in " Songes drolatiques de
JEB4934181 Quaresmeprenant (geant obtus de l'epoque medievale) - engraving of 1823 in " Songes drolatiques de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais (1494-1553)

Myths and legends: The Great Prostituee of Babylon riding the dragon at 7 heads
NWI4930932 Myths and legends: The Great Prostituee of Babylon riding the dragon at 7 heads. Colourful engraving from the New Testament

Myths and legends: Dragon's mouth in hell burning demons. Colouring engraving from an edition of Augsburg, 1473
NWI4930897 Myths and legends: Dragon's mouth in hell burning demons. Colouring engraving from an edition of Augsburg, 1473; (add.info.: Myths and legends)

A werewolf, in the Middle Ages - Colorisee engraving after a bestiary of the 13th century
NWI4930085 A werewolf, in the Middle Ages - Colorisee engraving after a bestiary of the 13th century, Historia Scolastica by Pierre the Eater (or Petrus Comestor or Manducator, ca)

L'ile des Apedestes ou la cour des Aids, allegorique - engraving of 1823 in " Songes drolatiques de
JEB4933020 L'ile des Apedestes ou la cour des Aids, allegorique - engraving of 1823 in " Songes drolatiques de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais (1494-1553)

Frere Jean des Entommeures or Cardinal Jean du Bellay (1492 or 1498-1560) - engraving of 1823 in " Drolatic Songes
JEB4933992 Frere Jean des Entommeures or Cardinal Jean du Bellay (1492 or 1498-1560) - engraving of 1823 in " Drolatic Songes de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais (1494-1553)

L'Isle sonnante, allegorique - engraving of 1823 in " Drolatic Songes de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais
JEB4933910 L'Isle sonnante, allegorique - engraving of 1823 in " Drolatic Songes de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais (1494-1553) - (The Capricious Dreams of Pantagruel)

A stylized ancient Egyptian city with royal procession and pyramid A sphinx is pulled on a wheeled cart
5669633 A stylized ancient Egyptian city with royal procession and pyramid A sphinx is pulled on a wheeled cart; (add.info)

Scottish traveller John o Arnha fighting a kelpy and witches, 1826 (engraving)
5912519 Scottish traveller John o Arnha fighting a kelpy and witches, 1826 (engraving); (add.info.: Scottish traveller John o Arnha fighting a kelpy, witches and demons in a church graveyard)

A mermaid. Engraving of a 15th century treaty
FGL5484128 A mermaid. Engraving of a 15th century treaty; Fototeca Gilardi

"The Mermaid of Amboine, a sea monster that would have been found near the capital of the Moluccan Islands near
FGL5489070 "The Mermaid of Amboine, a sea monster that would have been found near the capital of the Moluccan Islands near Borneo in Indonesia

Medal commemorating the home-coming of SMS Mowe, 1915 (bronze)
7339298 Medal commemorating the home-coming of SMS Mowe, 1915 (bronze) by Goetz, Karl (1875-1950); 5.6x0 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

France, Brittany, Morbihan (56), Carnac: a child on the beach poses between a sphinx and a sandy pyramid, 1925
LUX4783703 France, Brittany, Morbihan (56), Carnac: a child on the beach poses between a sphinx and a sandy pyramid, 1925; (add.info.: France, Brittany, Morbihan (56)

Saint Michel defeating the dragon. Anonymous 17th century painting. Municipal Museum of Avranches
JEB4960943 Saint Michel defeating the dragon. Anonymous 17th century painting. Municipal Museum of Avranches.; (add.info.: Saint Michel defeating the dragon. Anonymous 17th century painting)

Aix en Provence. Cathedrale Saint Savior, Altar of Aygosi 1470. Sculptor Audinet Stephani
JEB4952825 Aix en Provence. Cathedrale Saint Savior, Altar of Aygosi 1470. Sculptor Audinet Stephani. To the left Saint Maurice, to the center of Saint Anne, the Virgin and Jesus

Progressive Republicans join Democrats to form a new party that surprises Uncle Sam
NWI4960729 Progressive Republicans join Democrats to form a new party that surprises Uncle Sam, symbol of American politics in the United States, beginning of the 20th century

A siren raises a laurel wreath in front of the hull of a ship rising from the ecomme - vignette
LEG4339178 A siren raises a laurel wreath in front of the hull of a ship rising from the ecomme - vignette, claims for the launch of the royal ship Roma (Italy), April 21

Roman Art: Chimere ailee looking to the right. Marble from the 12th century from the choir of Sainte-Genevieve
ETI4397263 Roman Art: Chimere ailee looking to the right. Marble from the 12th century from the choir of Sainte-Genevieve. Louvre Museum.; (add.info.: Roman Art: Chimere ailee looking to the right)

Engraving of the book of Ambrose Pare: Livre de la Unicorn (1580) - Pirassoipi
PCT4260968 Engraving of the book of Ambrose Pare: Livre de la Unicorn (1580) - Pirassoipi, unicorn of Arabia has two frontal horns engraving after the fifth book of Andre Thevet's Cosmography.;

Mythical creatures: harpy, griffon, satyre, titan, seahorse and triton - Mythical creatures: harpy, griffin, satyr
FLO4576913 Mythical creatures: harpy, griffon, satyre, titan, seahorse and triton - Mythical creatures: harpy, griffin, satyr, giant or Titan, seahorse and Nereid or Triton

Probably the first representation of an American bison, 1558, first mentioned by Cabeza de Vaca. Engraving
NWI4902487 Probably the first representation of an American bison, 1558, first mentioned by Cabeza de Vaca. Engraving. Possibly the earliest engraving of an American bison, 1558

Dionysus and the satyr, Ludovisi collection, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy
6384451 Dionysus and the satyr, Ludovisi collection, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Dionysus and the satyr)

Geographic atlas: detail of the portulan of Francois Ollive representing the Irish Sea with a fish, 1661
JEB4874965 Geographic atlas: detail of the portulan of Francois Ollive representing the Irish Sea with a fish, 1661. Municipal library of Marseille.; (add.info.: Geographic atlas)

Germany: travel of Mr Nau, fantasy portrait of a young woman deguised as a statue of Sphinx, 1865
LUX4805614 Germany: travel of Mr Nau, fantasy portrait of a young woman deguised as a statue of Sphinx, 1865; (add.info.: Germany: travel of Mr Nau)

Top of the cloister. The Abbey of St. Michael of Cuxa (St. Michael of Cuxa also spelling Cuixa)
JEB4920262 Top of the cloister. The Abbey of St. Michael of Cuxa (St. Michael of Cuxa also spelling Cuixa, of the Catalan name Sant Miquel de Cuixa)

Prieure of Serrabone, founded in 1082. Exterior tent of the cloister. Boule d'Amont (Boule-d'Amont)
JEB4919977 Prieure of Serrabone, founded in 1082. Exterior tent of the cloister. Boule d'Amont (Boule-d'Amont), Pyrenees Orientales (Pyrenees-Orientales)

Top of the cloister. The Abbey of St. Michael of Cuxa (St. Michael of Cuxa also spelling Cuixa)
JEB4920278 Top of the cloister. The Abbey of St. Michael of Cuxa (St. Michael of Cuxa also spelling Cuixa, of the Catalan name Sant Miquel de Cuixa)

Prieure of Serrabone, founded in 1082. Exterior top of the north gate. Boule d'Amont (Boule-d'Amont)
JEB4919901 Prieure of Serrabone, founded in 1082. Exterior top of the north gate. Boule d'Amont (Boule-d'Amont), Pyrenees Orientales (Pyrenees-Orientales)

Abbaye Sainte-Marie de Fontfroide, near Narbonne (postcard)
PCT4291760 Abbaye Sainte-Marie de Fontfroide, near Narbonne (postcard); (add.info.: Abbaye Sainte-Marie de Fontfroide, near Narbonne (Aude, 11, cathare country, Languedoc, Corbieres)

Saint Martha defeating the dragon (sculpture)
PCT4282347 Saint Martha defeating the dragon (sculpture); (add.info.: Saint Martha (Saint Martha) defeating (taming) the dragon (Tarasque) - According to the New Testament

An ancient Roman bronze head of a monster drawn from an archaeological
3740689 An ancient Roman bronze head of a monster drawn from an archaeological; (add.info.: Engraving depicting an ancient Roman bronze head of a monster drawn from an archaeological)

Comments of the Beatus of Liebana to the Book of the Apocalypse, 1086
3499643 Comments of the Beatus of Liebana to the Book of the Apocalypse, 1086; Diocesan Museum of El Burgo de Osma, Province of Soria, Castile and Lion

Rhyton in the shape of a sphinx, 5th century bc
3079206 Rhyton in the shape of a sphinx, 5th century bc; (add.info.: Rhyton (drinking vessel) in the shape of a sphinx, made in Athens. Dated 5th Century BC); Universal History Archive/UIG

Path of Sphinxes
2596334 Path of Sphinxes; (add.info.: Religion The Holy Bible. The Exdus. A walk throug sphinxes.); SeM/Universal Images Group

Paranormal. The dwarves and the top hat. Imagery "Munchener Bilderbogen", Germany, c.1900 (colour engraving)
3434979 Paranormal. The dwarves and the top hat. Imagery "Munchener Bilderbogen", Germany, c.1900 (colour engraving); (add.info.: Paranormal. Coll. Part. Paranormal)

Dwarf and Fairy, c.1910 (postcard)
2014238 Dwarf and Fairy, c.1910 (postcard); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fairy tale. Dwarf and Fairy. Postcard, England, ca 1910.); Photo © CCI

Lute shaped body, 1565 (engraving)
2102131 Lute shaped body, 1565 (engraving); (add.info.: Literature. "Musician". Monster. Lute shaped body. Engraving (facsimile) in

The Great Monster Republican, 1798
1574923 The Great Monster Republican, 1798; (add.info.: The Great Monster Republican, having traversed a great part of Europe sees Britannia has roused her lion to give this monster)

William Jennings Bryan on his knees appealing to a sphinx, 1900
1576248 William Jennings Bryan on his knees appealing to a sphinx, 1900; (add.info.: The riddle of the Sphinx William Jennings Bryan on his knees appealing to a sphinx with the face of former)

Witch summoning up a monster. This was supposed to have happened in front of Marcomir, King of the Franks
530453 Witch summoning up a monster. This was supposed to have happened in front of Marcomir, King of the Franks. Woodcut from Sebastian Munster Cosmographia universalis, Basle

Sigurd slays the dragon (engraving)
8632793 Sigurd slays the dragon (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sigurd slays the dragon)

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"Unleashing the Fantastical: A Captivating Journey through Art and Imagination" Step into a world where reality intertwines with mythical creatures, as depicted in "The Temptation of Saint Anthony. " This mesmerizing oil on canvas painting transports us to an ethereal realm, where evil spirits from "The Evil Spirits of the Modern Daily Press" lurk in every corner. Intrigue deepens as we encounter "The Unicorn is Killed and Brought to the Castle, " a masterpiece crafted with wool warp and silk. Its intricate details transport us back to a time when unicorns roamed freely, captivating our imagination. Marvel at the enigmatic allure of the sea as you gaze upon "Mermaid, " an exquisite oil on canvas artwork that captures both beauty and mystery. Dive deeper into aquatic wonders with "A diver attacked by an octopus, " a color lithograph that leaves us breathless. Discover hidden treasures within ancient architecture through "Grottesche decoration at Radnor House. " This black-and-white photograph showcases intricate designs that once adorned England's Lost Houses, evoking nostalgia for what has been lost but not forgotten. Witness bravery unfold in dramatic engravings like "The abduction of Amymone by the sea monster" and "Perseus and Andromeda. " These timeless tales depict heroic figures facing formidable challenges head-on. Journey alongside Saint George as he confronts deathly dragons in both engraved form ("Saint George and the Death Dragon") and handwritten script ("Saint George and the Dragon"). These iconic depictions symbolize courage triumphing over adversity throughout history. Immerse yourself in fantastical realms once more with "The Dream of the Doctor, " an enchanting engraving that blurs boundaries between dreamscape and reality. Let your mind wander amidst its intricacies, inviting endless interpretations. Finally, witness divine celebrations come alive through frescoes like "Preparations for the Banquet of the Gods for the Wedding of Cupid and Psyche.