Monstrous Character Collection (page 3)

Satyrs disrupting the wedding feast of Orpheus and Eurydice, scene from Orpheus in the Underworld (colour litho)
6000270 Satyrs disrupting the wedding feast of Orpheus and Eurydice, scene from Orpheus in the Underworld (colour litho) by Scheiner

Works of Hercules: "Hercules killing the Lernaean Hydra"(Labor of Heracles)
XEE4417384 Works of Hercules: " Hercules killing the Lernaean Hydra" (Labor of Heracles, Hercules killing the Lernaean Hydra) From " Mythology of Youth " by Pierre Blanchard 1803

Esoterism: a crown being at the feet of demon. Scenes of fighting between men and monstrous creatures
JLJ4567277 Esoterism: a crown being at the feet of demon. Scenes of fighting between men and monstrous creatures. The scene is surrounded by Kabbaltic signs (or Kabbalah) (?)

Battle between a prince on horseback and a warrior. A demon lying on the ground, 1765 (miniature)
LRI4667742 Battle between a prince on horseback and a warrior. A demon lying on the ground, 1765 (miniature) by Indian School

Il Pecorone: Day VII, Novel II, Gostanzas Prayer (litho)
7182493 Il Pecorone: Day VII, Novel II, Gostanzas Prayer (litho) by Hughes, Edward Robert (1851-1914); Private Collection; (add.info.: Day VII, Novel II, Gostanzas Prayer)

Sign of the zodiac: Cancer. Hercules killing the Hydra of Lerne in front of the Coliseum of Rome, c. 1520 (fresco)
LRI4687417 Sign of the zodiac: Cancer. Hercules killing the Hydra of Lerne in front of the Coliseum of Rome, c.1520 (fresco) by Falconetto, Giovanni Maria (1468-1535); Palazzo d Arco, Mantua

A child named Guillaume observes the torments of the damns in Enfer Miniature in "Le miroir historial"
LRI4665384 A child named Guillaume observes the torments of the damns in Enfer Miniature in " Le miroir historial" (Speculum Historiale) (ms. 1196 fol)

Greek Art: "Hercules Fighting with Triton"Detail of a sculpture of the pediment of the Temple of Athena that
LRI4625887 Greek Art: " Hercules Fighting with Triton" Detail of a sculpture of the pediment of the Temple of Athena that illustrated the fights of Heracles (Hercules). 580-570 BC

Sacrifice to the God Pan
IND54327 Sacrifice to the God Pan by Luini, Bernardino (c.1480-1532); Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan, Italy; Index Fototeca

Meal brings to the Monkey Man (Monkey Man), a young man from Budapest (Romania) chained considers as a fair monster
XEE4183674 Meal brings to the Monkey Man (Monkey Man), a young man from Budapest (Romania) chained considers as a fair monster. Engraving. One of " The Little Journal Illustrates", 1927

The Last Judgement Painting by Jacob Jordaens (1593-1678) 1653 Sun. 3, 91x3 m
JLJ4684980 The Last Judgement Painting by Jacob Jordaens (1593-1678) 1653 Sun. 3, 91x3 m by Jordaens, Jacob (1593-1678); Louvre, Paris

Saint George killing the dragon, 14th century (painting)
VEN5028516 Saint George killing the dragon, 14th century (painting) by Bologna, Vitale da (c.1309-c.1361); Pinacoteca Nazionale, Bologna, Italy; (add.info.: Saint George killing the dragon)

Allegory of the Revolution: in the centre Minerve hands Hercules the decret that abolishes the vices of the Ancien
JLJ4584709 Allegory of the Revolution: in the centre Minerve hands Hercules the decret that abolishes the vices of the Ancien regime Painting by Clement Belle (1722-1806) 1794 Sun

The temptation of Saint Anthony the Great (or Saint Anthony the Hermit or Saint Anthony the Abbe)
JLJ4661627 The temptation of Saint Anthony the Great (or Saint Anthony the Hermit or Saint Anthony the Abbe). Painting by Jacques Callot (1592-1635), 17th century

193-0082148 Blasts of wind, plate 48 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching)
IND81667 193-0082148 Blasts of wind, plate 48 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 20.8x15.3 cm; Private Collection; Index Fototeca

Representations of the creatures of the underworld beating the damns Miniature taken from "The Apocalypse of
JLJ4670943 Representations of the creatures of the underworld beating the damns Miniature taken from " The Apocalypse of Cambrai" enluminated by the French School of the 13th century. Ms

193-0082151 They spruce themselves up, plate 51 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching)
IND81670 193-0082151 They spruce themselves up, plate 51 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 21.4x14.9 cm; Private Collection; Index Fototeca

S. I. 3, f. 98: Satan binds the eyes of the Jews, from the Brevario del Amor by Ermengald de Bezieres (vellum)
IND56624 S.I.3, f.98: Satan binds the eyes of the Jews, from the Brevario del Amor by Ermengald de Bezieres (vellum) by Spanish School, (14th century); Biblioteca Monasterio del Escorial, Madrid

To rise and to fall, plate 56 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching)
IND81675 To rise and to fall, plate 56 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 21.7x15.2 cm; Private Collection; Index Fototeca

Swallow it, dog, plate 58 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching)
IND81677 Swallow it, dog, plate 58 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 21.8x15.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Panel of the Descent into Limbo, from the altarpiece of the convent of Santo Sepulchro, Zaragoza (tempera on panel)
IND112756 Panel of the Descent into Limbo, from the altarpiece of the convent of Santo Sepulchro, Zaragoza (tempera on panel) by Serra, Jaume (fl.1358-95); Museo Provincial de Bellas Artes, Zaragoza

St George and the Dragon
IND47296 St George and the Dragon by Nisart, Pedro (15th century); Museo Diocesano de Mallorca, Spain; Index Fototeca

Perseus with the Head of Medusa, 1804-6 (marble)
3493041 Perseus with the Head of Medusa, 1804-6 (marble) by Canova, Antonio (1757-1822); 242.6 high cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info.: In Greek mythology)

The death of Leo Tolstoi in the small railway station of Astapowo (Riasan gov)
2815390 The death of Leo Tolstoi in the small railway station of Astapowo (Riasan gov) at dawn on the 20th century (colour litho) by Beltrame

Sinbad in the cave of the ogre (chromolitho)
2817084 Sinbad in the cave of the ogre (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sinbad in the cave of the ogre)

Don Quixote, 1937 (drawing)
885401 Don Quixote, 1937 (drawing) by Wiemken, Walter Kurt (1907-40); Private Collection; (add.info.: Don Quichotte, etude)

Allegorical portrait of Henri IV, first quarter of 17th century (engraving)
488566 Allegorical portrait of Henri IV, first quarter of 17th century (engraving) by Gaultier, Leonard (1561-1641); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Illustration after George Cruikshank for the poem A Lat of St. Nicholas, from The Ingoldsby Legends or Mirth
KW366264 Illustration after George Cruikshank for the poem A Lat of St. Nicholas, from The Ingoldsby Legends or Mirth and Marvels, by Thomas Ingoldsby, published in 1865 (litho) by English School

Chess piece in the form of a knight fighting a dragon (ivory)
XIR240295 Chess piece in the form of a knight fighting a dragon (ivory) by French School, (13th century); Musee Municipal Antoine Vivenel, Compiegne, France

Pulpit, also called Pulpit of Verity, detail: St. Michael and the dragon, 1749 (gilt)
CLG252681 Pulpit, also called Pulpit of Verity, detail: St. Michael and the dragon, 1749 (gilt, wood an marquetry) (see also 252679 and 252680) by Bavarian school (18th century)

Dragon of the Caverns of Mount Pilatus (engraving)
2788507 Dragon of the Caverns of Mount Pilatus (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dragon of the Caverns of Mount Pilatus)

Girl in body stocking paying attentions to bust of satyr (b / w photo)
2800742 Girl in body stocking paying attentions to bust of satyr (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Apollo killing Python (chromolitho)
2782939 Apollo killing Python (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Apollo killing Python. Liebig card, published in late 19th or early 20th century)

The Triumph of Death, c. 1608 (oil on oak)
3617960 The Triumph of Death, c.1608 (oil on oak) by Brueghel, Pieter the Younger (c.1564-1638); 123.3x166.5 cm; Kunstmuseum, Basel, Switzerland; (add.info.: Copy after Pieter Brueghel the Elder)

King Harald fighting a dragon, illustration from Historia de Gentibus Septentrionalibus by Olaus Magnus (1490-1558)
CHT224868 King Harald fighting a dragon, illustration from Historia de Gentibus Septentrionalibus by Olaus Magnus (1490-1558), published in Rome, 1555 (woodcut) (b/w photo) by Italian School

George and the Dragon, c. 1925 (colour litho)
STC308565 George and the Dragon, c.1925 (colour litho) by Michael, Arthur C. (d.1945) (after); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Down from the heights of the air fell Perseus, illustration for How Perseus came to Ethiopia
IL193704 Down from the heights of the air fell Perseus, illustration for How Perseus came to Ethiopia, from The Heroes of Greek Fairy Tales, by Charles Kingsley (1819-75) (colour litho) by Davie

The Temptation of Saint Anthony, 1635 (etching)
862563 The Temptation of Saint Anthony, 1635 (etching) by Callot, Jacques (1592-1635); Private Collection

The Fontaine Saint-Michel, 1860 (photo)
XIR229543 The Fontaine Saint-Michel, 1860 (photo) by Davioud, Gabriel Jean Antoine (1823-81); Paris, France; (add.info.: memorial to resistance of 1944; )

Allegory of Love Conquering Lust (oil on canvas)
1254388 Allegory of Love Conquering Lust (oil on canvas) by Garzi, Luigi (1638-1721); 75.7x62.9 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

Hercules Killing Cacus, (woodcut)
659519 Hercules Killing Cacus, (woodcut) by Goltzius, Hendrik (1558-1617); 41x33 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Hercules Killing Cacus. Hendrik Goltzius (1558-1617). Woodcut

Battle between warriors and a dragon, c. 1450 (ink on vellum)
XIR81865 Battle between warriors and a dragon, c.1450 (ink on vellum) by Bellini, Jacopo (c.1400-70); Louvre, Paris, France

Saint Michael, c. 1840 (water-based paint on wood panel)
BRN195815 Saint Michael, c. 1840 (water-based paint on wood panel) by Aragon, Jose Rafael (c.1795-1862); 26x17.5 cm; The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Then Perseus held aloft the Gorgons head, illustration for How Perseus came Home again
IL193703 Then Perseus held aloft the Gorgons head, illustration for How Perseus came Home again, from The Heroes of Greek Fairy Tales, by Charles Kingsley (1819-75) (colour litho) by Davie

Three Musketeers of 1916 in an epic hand-to-hand encounter at Combles, 1914-19 (litho)
STC359770 Three Musketeers of 1916 in an epic hand-to-hand encounter at Combles, 1914-19 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

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In the realm of art and literature, the monstrous character has always held a captivating allure. From Richard Dadd's intricate masterpiece "The Fairy Fellers Master-Stroke" to the whimsical illustrations in the 1939 edition of "ABC of Babar, " these depictions offer us glimpses into worlds where imagination runs wild. Dive into the depths of fantasy with Dadd's mesmerizing painting, where tiny fairies and grotesque creatures coexist in a chaotic dance. Each stroke on canvas reveals an otherworldly being, both fascinating and terrifying. Meanwhile, in Jean de Brunhoff's enchanting illustrations for "ABC of Babar, " we encounter charming characters like Babar himself. However, amidst this innocence lies a hint of darkness - from sinister shadows lurking behind trees to eerie spirits haunting our beloved elephant king. Moving beyond fairy tales and children's books, we find ourselves confronted by another form of monstrosity: that which resides within society itself. The color lithograph titled "The Evil Spirits of the Modern Daily Press" serves as a stark reminder that even seemingly innocuous mediums can harbor malevolent intentions. Literary classics also contribute their share to this exploration. Charles Dickens' portrayal of Mrs Bardell from "The Pickwick Papers" showcases how ordinary individuals can possess monstrous qualities when driven by greed or vengeance. But not all monsters are born out of darkness; some emerge from unexpected places. Take Puccini's opera "Madame Butterfly, " depicted in a poster featuring a child holding an American flag. Here, cultural clashes give rise to complex emotions that blur lines between heroism and monstrosity. Artistic interpretations often transcend reality altogether. In an oil-on-canvas piece entitled "Mermaid, " we witness the fusion between beauty and horror as mythological creatures lure sailors towards their doom beneath stormy waves. Lastly, let us not forget Robinson Crusoe.