Serpent Collection (page 7)

Prisoner, Ptarmigan, Puppetshow, Pyramid, Ratchet-wheel, Rattlesnake, Restaurant, Rockaway, Rolling-mill, Rolling-pin
8650103 Prisoner, Ptarmigan, Puppetshow, Pyramid, Ratchet-wheel, Rattlesnake, Restaurant, Rockaway, Rolling-mill, Rolling-pin, Rope-dancer, Rope-ladder (engraving) by German School

Ornament: Natural Forms, The Serpent, etc (engraving)
8647032 Ornament: Natural Forms, The Serpent, etc (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Natural Forms, The Serpent, etc)

St Patrick (colour litho)
8656858 St Patrick (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Patrick. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn.

The Temptation of the Magdalene, c.1616-17 (oil on panel)
5861598 The Temptation of the Magdalene, c.1616-17 (oil on panel) by Jordaens, Jacob (1593-1678); The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; (add.info.: by Jacob Jordaens).

Calf, viper, cow and sable (colour litho)
8677386 Calf, viper, cow and sable (colour litho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: V, W, X Y and Z for veau (calf), vipere (viper), vache (cow)

The Fables of La Fontaine: The Countryman and the Serpent (engraving)
8669311 The Fables of La Fontaine: The Countryman and the Serpent (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Countryman and the Serpent)

St Paul and the Viper (engraving)
8663107 St Paul and the Viper (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Paul and the Viper)

Illustration by Gustave Dore 1832-1883 French artist and illustrator for Paradise Lost by John Milton Book IX lines 434
2919896 Illustration by Gustave Dore 1832-1883 French artist and illustrator for Paradise Lost by John Milton Book IX lines 434 and 435 by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection.

Shopfront with an overhanging balcony, Pompeii. Woman pouring water into a basin in an open restaurant
FLO4688264 Shopfront with an overhanging balcony, Pompeii. Woman pouring water into a basin in an open restaurant. Walls decorated with mural of a serpent. Chromolithograph by D

Vipere rhinoceros. Copper engraving by Frederick Polydor Nodder (1751-1801), signed illustration SN
FLO4682137 Vipere rhinoceros. Copper engraving by Frederick Polydor Nodder (1751-1801), signed illustration SN, by Frederick Noder and George Shaw for the naturalist collection

The fairy Melusine. 16th century engraving
LSE4403211 The fairy Melusine. 16th century engraving.; Private Collection; (add.info.: The fairy Melusine. 16th century engraving.); Photo © Leonard de Selva.

Greek mythology: Alecto, Erinye or infernal goddess of anger, fighting with snakes - Eau forte by Jacques Louis
FLO4679897 Greek mythology: Alecto, Erinye or infernal goddess of anger, fighting with snakes - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf, based on an illustration by Leonard Defrance (1735-1805)

Gorgon's head, from the Venus temple in Rome, marble, 2nd century AD, Vatican museums, Rome, Italy
6384430 Gorgon's head, from the Venus temple in Rome, marble, 2nd century AD, Vatican museums, Rome, Italy; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; Photo © Stefano Baldini.

Vigilian or Albelda Codex. 10th c. Depiction of Adam and Eve at the original sin. Mozarabic art.;Preromanesque art
AIS5367372 Vigilian or Albelda Codex. 10th c. Depiction of Adam and Eve at the original sin. Mozarabic art.;Preromanesque art. Miniature Painting. SPAIN. San Lorenzo de El Escorial

Plaque of Saint Simeon the stylite (Symeon) (metal)
YOU4420004 Plaque of Saint Simeon the stylite (Symeon) (metal); Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Plaque of Saint Simeon the stylite (Symeon), representing the saint at the top of his column

Representation of Krishna's life, Miniature taken from a manuscript of the Bhagavatapurana
AIS5361701 Representation of Krishna's life, Miniature taken from a manuscript of the Bhagavatapurana, 1793 (illuminated manuscript); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

The Youth of Mithridates VI of Pontus learning Mithridatism practice of protecting oneself against a poison by
ELD4963347 The Youth of Mithridates VI of Pontus learning Mithridatism practice of protecting oneself against a poison by gradually self-administering non-lethal amounts

Nordic mythology: The god Thor fighting Jormungand (Midgardsorm), the sea snake (Norse mythology)
ELD4958501 Nordic mythology: The god Thor fighting Jormungand (Midgardsorm), the sea snake (Norse mythology: Thor Battering the Midgard Serpent)

Nordic mythology: representation of Loki, the wolf Fenrir (Fenrisulfr or Fenris) and Jormungand
ELD4958632 Nordic mythology: representation of Loki, the wolf Fenrir (Fenrisulfr or Fenris) and Jormungand, the serpent of Midgard (Norse mythology)

Amphisbaena of Suriname (Amphisbaena sp.), reptile apode of South America. Illustration by Maria Sybilla Merian
FLO4687665 Amphisbaena of Suriname (Amphisbaena sp.), reptile apode of South America. Illustration by Maria Sybilla Merian

Festival in honour of the Serpent God (centered around Ouidah, Benin). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio
FLO4620026 Festival in honour of the Serpent God (centered around Ouidah, Benin). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient

St. Matthew, Anglo-Saxon miniature
PT23650 St. Matthew, Anglo-Saxon miniature; Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria.

Laocoon Group, the Trojan priest of Apollo, Laocoon, dies with his two children by two snakes
YOU4418725 Laocoon Group, the Trojan priest of Apollo, Laocoon, dies with his two children by two snakes, Marble sculpture of Rhodians Agesander, Athenodore and Polyhorus, 2nd or 1st century BC

Symbol of the free masonry: the Serpent Ouroboros (Ourobouros), the Delta or Divine Triangle
FGL5492092 Symbol of the free masonry: the Serpent Ouroboros (Ourobouros), the Delta or Divine Triangle (geometric representation of triplicity) and the divine eye with the sun

Religious cult under ancient Greece: the oracle of Delphi in its sanctuary
ELD4846605 Religious cult under ancient Greece: the oracle of Delphi in its sanctuary, the pythia during the consultation made the oracle of the god Apollo

Mosaic of a double-headed serpent for use as a ceremonial pectoral. Aztec, Mixtec, Mexico
528902 Mosaic of a double-headed serpent for use as a ceremonial pectoral. Aztec, Mixtec, Mexico. 15th-16th century AD (mosaic); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The Angel of Splendours, 1894 (oil on canvas)
XIR221329 The Angel of Splendours, 1894 (oil on canvas) by Delville, Jean (1867-1953); 130x151 cm; Private Collection.

Eve, 1896 (pastel on paper)
XIR181261 Eve, 1896 (pastel on paper) by Levy-Dhurmer, Lucien (1865-1953); Private Collection.

Siblings Henrietta Fredrika von Arbin (1852-1880) and Axel Otto Fredrik von Arbin, c1860. Creator: Sophie Adlersparre
Siblings Henrietta Fredrika von Arbin (1852-1880) and Axel Otto Fredrik von Arbin (1853-1906), c1860

Herbs, Butterflies and a Serpent. Creator: Christian Jansz Striep
Herbs, Butterflies and a Serpent, Unknown date. Additional Info: This still life painting forms an entire little natural scene

Skull and Crossbones with Serpent and Apple (image 1 of 2), c.1850?. Creator: Unknown
Skull and Crossbones with Serpent and Apple (image 1 of 2), c.1850?

Sculpture of a Mother and Child, Late Roman Period-Early Coptic Period (200-400 CE) or modern. Creator: Unknown
Sculpture of a Mother and Child (image 2 of 2), Late Roman Period-Early Coptic Period (200-400 CE) or modern

Snake Goddess Nursing Hypocrytes, Late Period (724-333 BCE) (possibly modern). Creator: Unknown
Snake Goddess Nursing Hypocrytes, Late Period (724-333 BCE) (possibly modern)

Cartoon from Puck, between 1880 and 1889. Creators: Joseph Keppler, Bernhard Gillam
Cartoon from Puck, between 1880 and 1889

Phra Malai Manuscript (image 9 of 21), between c1860 and c1880. Creator: Unknown
Phra Malai Manuscript (image 9 of 21), between c1860 and c1880

Krishna Subdues Kaliya, c1800. Creator: Unknown
Krishna Subdues Kaliya, c1800. One of young Krishna's most popular feats in Vraja is his triumph over the serpent Kaliya who polluted the Yamuna River

Babhruvahana and the Mongoose Fight the Serpents (verso).. c1850. Creator: Unknown
Babhruvahana and the Mongoose Fight the Serpents (verso), Scenes from the Story of Babhruvahana, Folio from a Mahabharata ([War of the] Great Bharatas) (image 2 of 2), c1850

Fight of the Mongoose and the Serpent Armies (recto)... c1850. Creator: Unknown
Fight of the Mongoose and the Serpent Armies (recto), Scenes from the Story of Babhruvahana, Folio from a Mahabharata ([War of the] Great Bharatas) (image 1 of 2), c1850

Zahhak Enthroned with the Two Daughters of Jamshid, Page from a Manuscript of the Shahnama... c1615 Creator: Unknown
Zahhak Enthroned with the Two Daughters of Jamshid, Page from a Manuscript of the Shahnama (Book of Kings), c1615

Krishna Kills Aghasura, 1675-1700. Creator: Unknown
Krishna Kills Aghasura, 1675-1700. One of the many demons the Hindu god Krishna defeats during his childhood and youth is Aghasura, who assumes the form of an enormous serpent

Vishnu Reclining on the Serpent Shesha, 1775-1800. Creator: Unknown
Vishnu Reclining on the Serpent Shesha, 1775-1800. The great serpent Shesha floats upon the primordial ocean, between the end of one cosmic era and the beginning of another

Serpent Rattle Tail, between 450 and 650. Creator: Unknown
Serpent Rattle Tail, between 450 and 650

Figurine of the Goddess Wadjet, between c.664 and c.525 B.C.. Creator: Unknown
Figurine of the Goddess Wadjet, between c.664 and c.525 B.C

Seated Figurine of Goddess Wadjet, 26th Dynasty (664-525 BCE). Creator: Unknown
Seated Figurine of Goddess Wadjet, 26th Dynasty (664-525 BCE)

Buddhist Deity Bonten, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Buddhist Deity Bonten, 19th century

The Serpent Goddess Manasa, c.900. Creator: Unknown
The Serpent Goddess Manasa, c.900

The Eager Heroine on Her Way to Meet Her Lover out of Love (Kama Abhisarika Nayika), c1760. Creator: Unknown
The Eager Heroine on Her Way to Meet Her Lover out of Love (Kama Abhisarika Nayika), c1760

Apollo Killing Python, published 1606. Creators: Antonio Tempesta, Wilhelm Janson
Apollo Killing Python, published 1606. From The Metamorphoses of Ovid, pl. 9

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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.