Serpent Collection (page 4)

Chapiteau of Genesis, temptation, Adam and Eve. View of a marquee of the choir of the church of Saint Genes
JEB4918543 Chapiteau of Genesis, temptation, Adam and Eve. View of a marquee of the choir of the church of Saint Genes (12th century) in Chateaumeillant, Cher (18370), France

Detail of the portal, and its jamb, of the Cathedral of San Nicola Pellegrino in Trani, Apulia
3559058 Detail of the portal, and its jamb, of the Cathedral of San Nicola Pellegrino in Trani, Apulia by Fratelli Alinari (fl.1854-1920); (add.info.: Artist: Barisano da Trani Date of Artwork)

"When Grannmia saw her strange lover, she alone remained calm and courageous"
3533957 "When Grannmia saw her strange lover, she alone remained calm and courageous", illustration from the Italian fairytale The Serpent Prince

Harmful or poisonous plants and snakes, 1897
3480847 Harmful or poisonous plants and snakes, 1897; (add.info.: Illustration depicting harmful or poisonous plants and snakes, 1897.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Head of a viper with bark, c.1800-1850 (object)
7418311 Head of a viper with bark, c.1800-1850 (object); Ecole Nationale Veterinaire, Toulouse, France; (add.info.: Bark viper head: demountable model of clastic anatomy made of papier-mache, cork)

An Indian magician
5310093 An Indian magician; (add.info.: Engraving depicting an Indian magician. Driven by clockwork, the magician tapped an inverted 'basket' with his wand)

Frontispiece of Jules Verne's 'Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea', c.1870 (print)
7339938 Frontispiece of Jules Verne's 'Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea', c.1870 (print) by Riou, Edouard (1833-1900) & Neuville

The Nation's Ward': Uncle Sam feeding Government Gruel to snake with head of a Native American
528409 The Nation's Ward': Uncle Sam feeding Government Gruel to snake with head of a Native American, its body round a pioneer family

Aesculapius (Asklepios) Roman and Greek god of healing, son of Apollo and Hygeia
527498 Aesculapius (Asklepios) Roman and Greek god of healing, son of Apollo and Hygeia, with his symbol of a serpent entwined round a staff. Engraving, 1798.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

A Duel (engraving)
8672769 A Duel (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Duel. Fight between a lion and a snake)

The Winter of 1890 and 1891 (engraving)
8672768 The Winter of 1890 and 1891 (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Winter of 1890 and 1891)

A Marvel of Training (engraving)
8672759 A Marvel of Training (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A marvel of training)

The Chimera (engraving)
8672714 The Chimera (engraving) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Chimera, from Ancient Greek mythology)

The child Hercules (engraving)
8672604 The child Hercules (engraving) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The child Hercules wrestling with snakes)

Perseus and Medusa (engraving)
8672602 Perseus and Medusa (engraving) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Perseus and Medusa. From Greek mythology)

Acorn, Actor, Actress, Adder, Admit, Afloat, Air-gun, Air-pump, Album, Alley, Altar, Anchor (engraving)
8650028 Acorn, Actor, Actress, Adder, Admit, Afloat, Air-gun, Air-pump, Album, Alley, Altar, Anchor (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Acorn, Actor)

Valise, Valley, Vampire, Vial, Village, Viper, Vulture, Wagon, Waiter, Walrus, Washboard, Washing (engraving)
8650083 Valise, Valley, Vampire, Vial, Village, Viper, Vulture, Wagon, Waiter, Walrus, Washboard, Washing (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Valise)

Animals of the American prairies (colour litho)
8644746 Animals of the American prairies (colour litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Animals of the American prairies)

Johanna Beckmann silhouette (litho)
8667318 Johanna Beckmann silhouette (litho) by Beckmann, Johanna (1868-1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Das Feuer (Stiftungsverlag, c.1925).); © Look and Learn.

Expulsion of Adam and Eve, 1880s (oil on fabric)
XOS5879738 Expulsion of Adam and Eve, 1880s (oil on fabric) by Faed, John (1820-1902); 91.3x70.7 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Painting by John Faed).

Mithras relief, marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy
6384407 Mithras relief, marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Terme di Diocleziano, Rome, Italy; Photo © Stefano Baldini.

Panel depicting Adam in Paradise with the animals, Italian, c.1400 (ivory)
BEN79973 Panel depicting Adam in Paradise with the animals, Italian, c.1400 (ivory); Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; Photo © Raffaello Bencini.

Ruins of a Mayan temple, 19th century (engraving) (b/w photo)
XTD82550 Ruins of a Mayan temple, 19th century (engraving) (b/w photo); Private Collection.

Applique of a Gorgon's head, 4th century BC circa, from Greece, terracotta, Eretria archeological museum, Greece
6384432 Applique of a Gorgon's head, 4th century BC circa, from Greece, terracotta, Eretria archeological museum, Greece; Archaeological Museum of Eretria, Euboea

The Hindu Festival Of Nag Panchami, The Worship Of Cobras, In Bombay, India In The 19Th Century
UIG5420604 The Hindu Festival Of Nag Panchami, The Worship Of Cobras, In Bombay, India In The 19Th Century. From El Mundo En La Mano, Published 1878 ©UIG/Leemage.

Relief slab of snake and eagle
5309755 Relief slab of snake and eagle; Istanbul Archaeological Museum, Turkey; Photo © Stefano Baldini.

The Death of Cleopatra, c. 1625 (oil on canvas)
8735959 The Death of Cleopatra, c. 1625 (oil on canvas) by Reni, Guido (1575-1642); Schloss Sanssouci, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany; (add.info.: By Guido Reni); Photo © Fine Art Images.

Portraits of snake charmers, with musicians (India) - Photograph second half of the 19th century
CSO4985093 Portraits of snake charmers, with musicians (India) - Photograph second half of the 19th century -; (add.info.: Portraits of snake charmers)

Animal board: Tropidonote a necklace (tropidonotus torquatus) reptiles ophidiens - in "Dictionnaire universel
JAB5036246 Animal board: Tropidonote a necklace (tropidonotus torquatus) reptiles ophidiens - in "Dictionnaire universel d'Histoire naturelle" by M

Animal board: Dryine Nasique (Dryinus nasutus)
JAB5036187 Animal board: Dryine Nasique (Dryinus nasutus); (add.info.: Animal board: Dryine Nasique (Dryinus nasutus)); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis.

Vase with classical reliefs by John Flaxman. Chromolithograph drawn by Grivell and lithographed by Parrot et Co
FLO4688944 Vase with classical reliefs by John Flaxman. Chromolithograph drawn by Grivell and lithographed by Parrot et Co

Ancient Druidic ceremony at Stonehenge, with the stones hung with curtains depicting serpents
FLO4622963 Ancient Druidic ceremony at Stonehenge, with the stones hung with curtains depicting serpents. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Ancient

Allegory of the Force Patience and Saint John - Characters of the carved wood stalls by Dominique Bertin of Toulouse
JEB4938786 Allegory of the Force Patience and Saint John - Characters of the carved wood stalls by Dominique Bertin of Toulouse (16th century) - Cathedrale Sainte Marie d'Auch (Gers)

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)

Letters X, Y, Z, decorees of grotesque figures and animals, c.1830 (engraving)
DUV4222431 Letters X, Y, Z, decorees of grotesque figures and animals, c.1830 (engraving); 16x12 cm; (add.info.: Alphabet fun. J. Langlume, editor around 1830)

Series of the Genesis or the Creation of Man, c.1630 (silk and wool)
CUL4903533 Series of the Genesis or the Creation of Man, c.1630 (silk and wool); 330x260 cm; (add.info.: God creates Woman and introduces her to Adam, first created woman according to the Bible)

The spirit of the serpent (vipere) of the underground world, of the pueblo of San Ildefonso, New Mexico
NWI4894554 The spirit of the serpent (vipere) of the underground world, of the pueblo of San Ildefonso, New Mexico. (Mythological and sacred figure of the religion of the Pueblo Indians)

Le Bojobi (Boa Canina) - Plate from Natural History by Bernard Germain de Lacepede (1856-1925), edition P.Furme, Paris
JAB4119303 Le Bojobi (Boa Canina) - Plate from Natural History by Bernard Germain de Lacepede (1856-1925), edition P.Furme, Paris

Le devin (Boa Constrictor) - Plate from Natural History by Bernard Germain de Lacepede (1856-1925), edition P.Furme
JAB4119299 Le devin (Boa Constrictor) - Plate from Natural History by Bernard Germain de Lacepede (1856-1925), edition P.Furme, Paris

Vipere commune (Vipera Vulgaris) - Plate from Natural History by Bernard Germain de Lacepede (1856-1925)
JAB4119294 Vipere commune (Vipera Vulgaris) - Plate from Natural History by Bernard Germain de Lacepede (1856-1925), edition P.Furme, Paris

Snake (Coluber Torquatus) - Plate from Natural History by Bernard Germain de Lacepede (1856-1925), edition P.Furme
JAB4119284 Snake (Coluber Torquatus) - Plate from Natural History by Bernard Germain de Lacepede (1856-1925), edition P.Furme, Paris

Goddess Isis with sacred sistrum rattle and Egyptian woman with snake bracelet
FLO4703360 Goddess Isis with sacred sistrum rattle and Egyptian woman with snake bracelet. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of the Costumes of

Snake eel, ophisure, sea snake, Ophisurus serpens, and European moray eel, blind Apterichthe, Muraena helena
FLO4645247 Snake eel, ophisure, sea snake, Ophisurus serpens, and European moray eel, blind Apterichthe, Muraena helena. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's "

Amethystine or scrub python, amethyst python, Morelia amethistina. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving
FLO4644747 Amethystine or scrub python, amethyst python, Morelia amethistina. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's " Dictionary of Natural Sciences" 1816-1830

Little filesnake, band acrochord, Acrochordus granulatus. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's
FLO4644715 Little filesnake, band acrochord, Acrochordus granulatus. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's " Dictionary of Natural Sciences" 1816-1830

Saw-scaled viper, scytale zigzag, Echis carinatus, and Madagascar leafnose snake, langaha a pointu snout
FLO4644679 Saw-scaled viper, scytale zigzag, Echis carinatus, and Madagascar leafnose snake, langaha a pointu snout, Langaha madagascariensis

The flower fees, that of the olive, sleeping in a cotton cap, the night beauty
FLO4637940 The flower fees, that of the olive, sleeping in a cotton cap, the night beauty, the immortelle with a crown and a snake aureole, the myrtle in an old man

The bag (La Besace), - Fables by La Fontaine, 19th century (engraving)
DUV4214227 The bag (La Besace), - Fables by La Fontaine, 19th century (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustrations by JJ Granville (1803-1847)

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In the vast tapestry of human history and mythology, the serpent has slithered its way into countless narratives, leaving an indelible mark on our collective consciousness. From ancient tales to modern depictions, this enigmatic creature continues to captivate our imagination. Kipling's "Just So Stories" introduces us to a mischievous serpent in "The Elephant's Child, " whose curiosity leads him on a transformative journey. Similarly, Caravaggio's masterpiece "Head of Medusa" portrays the terrifying visage of a Gorgon with serpents for hair, striking fear into all who gaze upon her. The Novgorod Icon "Last Judgement" depicts a biblical scene where sinners face divine retribution while Asclepius, represented as a statue in ancient Rome, holds his staff entwined by serpents as a symbol of healing and medicine. The infamous encounter between Adam, Eve, and the serpent in the Garden of Eden forever changed humanity's course. This fateful interaction represents temptation and knowledge intertwined—a pivotal moment that shaped our understanding of good and evil. Dmitriy Stakhievich Moor's poster from 1919 titled "Death to World Imperialism" features an imposing serpent coiled around Earth—an allegory for oppressive power structures being challenged during times of revolution. On the Pergamon Altar stands Athena battling Alcyoneus—a giant defeated only through her cunning strategy. The presence of snakes adds another layer to this epic struggle between divinity and chaos. President Andrew Jackson is depicted destroying the Bank of United States in an influential lithograph cartoon from 1828. Symbolizing corruption and greed within financial institutions, it showcases how even leaders can be seen as serpentine figures when their actions are questioned. Gustave Doré's depiction of Leviathan reveals an immense sea monster with scales akin to those found on serpents—representing the untamed forces of nature and the depths of human fears.