Grotte Collection

Lebanon, Beirut - The Doves Cave rocks Date: circa 1908

Enoshima Cave - Cave of Yenoshima - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4980041 Enoshima Cave - Cave of Yenoshima - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: Enoshima Cave - Cave of Yenoshima - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo); Photo © DDF

The grotto in the Schulerloch caves, near Esing, Bavaria. Stalactites like chandeliers hang from high arches that
FLO4576588 The grotto in the Schulerloch caves, near Esing, Bavaria. Stalactites like chandeliers hang from high arches that resemble a gothic cathedral

Greek mythology: a siren, Protee and triton, marine deities - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf
FLO4679996 Greek mythology: a siren, Protee and triton, marine deities - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf, based on an illustration by Leonard Defrance (1735-1805)

Purgatory: Dante and Virgil at the entrance of Hell. Miniature from "The Divine Comedie" (Divina commedia)
AIS5386203 Purgatory: Dante and Virgil at the entrance of Hell. Miniature from "The Divine Comedie" (Divina commedia) by the Italian poet Dante Alighieri (1265-1321)

The underground cave of the temple of Guarapuri Island or place of the caves, an island east of Mumbai (India)
FLO4634040 The underground cave of the temple of Guarapuri Island or place of the caves, an island east of Mumbai (India)

The Erdmannshohle grotto (Erdmannshohle cave or Hasler Hohle, Germany), stalactite and flowstone cave near Hasel
FLO4576072 The Erdmannshohle grotto (Erdmannshohle cave or Hasler Hohle, Germany), stalactite and flowstone cave near Hasel, Germany

Muggendorf caves near Bamberg (Austria). The caves of Muggendorf near Bamberg, France
FLO4575690 Muggendorf caves near Bamberg (Austria). The caves of Muggendorf near Bamberg, France. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's " Bilderbuch fur Kinder"

Prehistory: The discovery of fire. Engraving from 1870
THT4305857 Prehistory: The discovery of fire. Engraving from 1870.; (add.info.: Prehistory: The discovery of fire. Engraving from 1870.); © Jacques Marthelot. All rights reserved 2024.

Prehistory: Man at the time of the big bear and mammoth. Age of the Palaeolithic. Engraving from 1870
THT4429458 Prehistory: Man at the time of the big bear and mammoth. Age of the Palaeolithic. Engraving from 1870.; (add.info.: Prehistory: Man at the time of the big bear and mammoth)

Buddhist temple hollow in rock, on Elephanta Island (or Gharapuri Island)
CSO4984677 Buddhist temple hollow in rock, on Elephanta Island (or Gharapuri Island), Bombay Bay (India) - Second half of the 19th century -; (add.info.: Buddhist temple hollow in rock)

Antiparos cave, Greece, 18th century (Antiparos cave, Greece, 18th century)
FLO4576706 Antiparos cave, Greece, 18th century (Antiparos cave, Greece, 18th century, tourists with torches at the entrance of the cave and after a descent in rope and ladder)

Food and Beverage. Champagne making: Old chalk quarries tranformed in Champagne cellars around Reims
3434924 Food and Beverage. Champagne making: Old chalk quarries tranformed in Champagne cellars around Reims. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France

Geography. Italy. Capri, the Blue Grotto (Grotta Azzurra). Postcard, Italy, c.1910
2638892 Geography. Italy. Capri, the Blue Grotto (Grotta Azzurra). Postcard, Italy, c.1910.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Capri, la grotte bleue (Grotta Azzurra). Coll. Part.); Photo © CCI.

Prehistory: A cave at night, at the time of the big bear and mammoth. Age of the Palaeolithic. Engraving from 1870
THT4305853 Prehistory: A cave at night, at the time of the big bear and mammoth. Age of the Palaeolithic. Engraving from 1870.; (add.info.: Prehistory: A cave at night)

Sepulchral cave with the mummies of the Guanches (first inhabitants of the Canary Islands)
FLO4635043 Sepulchral cave with the mummies of the Guanches (first inhabitants of the Canary Islands). Lithography for the book

British antiquite (pre-Roman period, before 1st century): British rider with arms
FLO4608336 British antiquite (pre-Roman period, before 1st century): British rider with arms, in front of the cave chapel at Nottingham (England) - Forte water by Robert Havell (1793-1878)

Grotto of Pausilippe near Naples 1, and the Grotta del Cane (Dogs Cave) near Naples with its mofetta or fumarole
FLO4575050 Grotto of Pausilippe near Naples 1, and the Grotta del Cane (Dogs Cave) near Naples with its mofetta or fumarole, volcanic discharge of sulphuric gases 2. Engraved by J.B

Socrates Prison, Philopappos Hill, Athenes (Greece) - - Photography attributed to Athanasiou Konstantinos (1845-1898)
CSO4982867 Socrates Prison, Philopappos Hill, Athenes (Greece) - - Photography attributed to Athanasiou Konstantinos (1845-1898); (add.info.: Socrates Prison, Philopappos Hill)

Mummified remains in the catacombs guanches in Tenerife, Canary Islands - Strong water extracted from the Encyclopedie
FLO4726937 Mummified remains in the catacombs guanches in Tenerife, Canary Islands - Strong water extracted from the Encyclopedie of Natural History: Humanite, by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811)

A landscape of Europe has the diluvian era, with a man of the ice age, a rhinoceros, a cave lion, a bear, a deer
FLO4694013 A landscape of Europe has the diluvian era, with a man of the ice age, a rhinoceros, a cave lion, a bear, a deer

Sepulchral cave with mummies of the Guanche (aboriginal Berber) people on the Canary Islands
FLO4620790 Sepulchral cave with mummies of the Guanche (aboriginal Berber) people on the Canary Islands. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient

Karstik
Barathieu Gabriel

Scanning at 75 meters deep into a cave
Barathieu Gabriel

Photogrametric Deep Cave Expedition
Barathieu Gabriel

Ajanta caves, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Maharashtra, India. Cave n°26 Ajanta caves
Ajanta caves, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Maharashtra, India. Cave n°26

Human Sacrifice in the Gauls (oil on canvas)
YOU4420007 Human Sacrifice in the Gauls (oil on canvas) by Isabey, Jean-Baptiste (1767-1855); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Chambery, Savoie, Rhone-Alpes, France; (add.info.: Human Sacrifice in the Gauls)

Nymph at the source or "The rest of Diane"
JLJ4567505 Nymph at the source or " The rest of Diane" Painting by Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553) Around 1537

Job Painting by Leon Bonnat (1833-1922) 1880 Sun. 1, 61x1, 29m. Bayonne, Bonnat Museum
JLJ4593871 Job Painting by Leon Bonnat (1833-1922) 1880 Sun. 1, 61x1, 29m. Bayonne, Bonnat Museum by Bonnat, Leon Joseph Florentin (1833-1922); Musee Bonnat, Bayonne

Le Palais du Champ de Mars, vue prise de la grotte (engraving)
3645874 Le Palais du Champ de Mars, vue prise de la grotte (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Palais du Champ de Mars, vue prise de la grotte)

Inferno, Canto 34 : Lucifer, king of Hell, frozen in the ice
GIA745680 Inferno, Canto 34 : Lucifer, king of Hell, frozen in the ice, illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1885 (digitally coloured engraving) by Dore

Interior of the grotto, of the Villa la Pietra (photo)
BEN276645 Interior of the grotto, of the Villa la Pietra (photo) by Italian School; Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: decorated with rocks)

Oxcart in the Grotto at Posillipo, c. 1770 (w / c over graphite on paper)
XYC288945 Oxcart in the Grotto at Posillipo, c.1770 (w/c over graphite on paper) by Marlow, William (1740-1813); 27x37.6 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, USA; English

Louis XIV followed by the Grand Dauphin riding in front of the cave of Thetis (Thetys
JLJ4564975 Louis XIV followed by the Grand Dauphin riding in front of the cave of Thetis (Thetys) in Versailles King Louis XIV (1638-1715)

The Grotto of the Nativity, Bethlehem, pub. by William Watts, 1802 (engraving)
STC83251 The Grotto of the Nativity, Bethlehem, pub. by William Watts, 1802 (engraving) by Mayer, Luigi (1755-1803) (after); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Numa dans la grotte (engraving)
5989632 Numa dans la grotte (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Numa dans la grotte)

Grotte dans laquelle saint Jean ecrivit son Apocalypse (engraving)
3625713 Grotte dans laquelle saint Jean ecrivit son Apocalypse (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Grotte dans laquelle saint Jean ecrivit son Apocalypse)

Loup retranche dans sa solitude contemplative. Vignettes illustrees par JJ Granville
DUV4212311 Loup retranche dans sa solitude contemplative. Vignettes illustrees par JJ Granville. Gravure signee Caque dans la partie intitulee " L ours ou Lettre ecrite de la montagne"

La Grotte de la Loue, 1864 (oil on canvas)
5892676 La Grotte de la Loue, 1864 (oil on canvas) by Courbet, Gustave (1819-77); 98.4x130.4 cm; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA; French, out of copyright

Portrait of Saint Mary the Egyptian, Penitente in the Desert Painting (Vanita
JLJ4591928 Portrait of Saint Mary the Egyptian, Penitente in the Desert Painting (Vanita) by Jose de Ribera dit il Spagnoletto " the Spanish" (1591-1652), 1641 Sun

Prehistory: caverns during the glacial period. From a painting by W. Kranz, 20th century
JLJ4565318 Prehistory: caverns during the glacial period. From a painting by W. Kranz, 20th century by Kranz, Wilhelm (1853-1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prehistory)

The resurrection Fragment of the predelle of the altarpiece of the church of San Zeno in
JLJ4567394 The resurrection Fragment of the predelle of the altarpiece of the church of San Zeno in Verona by Andrea Mantegna (1431-1506). 1457. Dim 0.71 x 0.94 m

The pelerinage has the source San Isidro Painting by Francisco de Goya (1746-1828
JLJ4570823 The pelerinage has the source San Isidro Painting by Francisco de Goya (1746-1828) 19th century Madrid. Prado Museum by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); Prado, Madrid

Close up : Anton Bruun cleaner shrimp
Un focus sur les yeux d'une crevette nettoyeuse de Bruun A  grande ouverture pour faire ressortir ses magnifiques petit yeux vert. . Barathieu Gabriel

Gradierwerk Bad Kosen 1905 Saxony-Anhalt
Gradierwerk Bad Kosen, 1905, Saxony-Anhalt, Bad Kosen, Am gradierwerk mit Grotte, Germany

Veue du fonds de la Grotte Versailles labyrinthe
Veue du fonds de la Grotte de Versailles, Grotte, labyrinthe, fontaines et bassins de Versailles, Le Pautre, Jean, 1618-1682, Engraving, 1727

Veue en perspective de la grotte et d partie du
Veue en perspective de la grotte et d une partie du canal de Vaux, Perelle engravings of Paris, royal residences, chateaux of France with additionals by Silvestre and Aveline, Perelle, Adam

Cabinet du roi Grotte labyrinthe fontaines et
Cabinet du roi, Grotte, labyrinthe, fontaines et bassins de Versailles, 1727

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"Grotte: Exploring the Mysteries and Wonders of Hidden Worlds" Discovering the enchanting beauty of grottes, or caves, is an adventure that takes us on a journey through time and art. From Lebanon's breathtaking Beirut - The Doves Cave rocks to captivating paintings depicting ancient rituals, these hints offer glimpses into the fascinating world of grottes. Immerse yourself in history as you witness human sacrifice in Gauls portrayed vividly on canvas. Feel the ethereal presence of nymphs at their source in "The rest of Diane, " a painting that transports you to mythical realms. Leon Bonnat's masterpiece "Job" captivates with its intricate details, showcasing suffering and resilience. Step into another era with an engraving capturing Le Palais du Champ de Mars from the perspective of a grotte. Dante's Inferno comes alive as Lucifer, frozen king of Hell, stands tall amidst icy depths in Canto 34. Villa la Pietra beckons with its mysterious interior captured flawlessly in a photograph. Transported back centuries ago, witness an oxcart traversing Posillipo's Grotto, depicted meticulously on paper using watercolors over graphite. Mary Magdalene finds solace within her cave sanctuary in a stunning oil painting that evokes deep emotions. Experience royalty riding before Thetis' cave as Louis XIV leads his entourage through grandeur and opulence. Journey to Bethlehem's sacred Grotto of Nativity through William Watts' masterful engraving dating back to 1802. Finally, delve into mythology as Numa seeks wisdom within his hidden refuge beautifully etched onto paper. Grottes hold secrets untold; they are gateways to forgotten worlds where nature meets artistry and legends come alive. Embark on this mesmerizing exploration where darkness reveals hidden treasures waiting for those who dare venture inside.