Monstre Collection

Roman antiquity: head of a medusa, carved sardoine (glyptic). (Inv. 25864), National Archaeological Museum of Naples
BEN5478373 Roman antiquity: head of a medusa, carved sardoine (glyptic). (Inv. 25864), National Archaeological Museum of Naples, Italy by Roman School ; Photo © Raffaello Bencini.

medallions circa 1220-1230, Choir of the Cathedral Notre Dame de Bayeux
7134942 medallions circa 1220-1230, Choir of the Cathedral Notre Dame de Bayeux; Bayeux, Normandy, France; (add.info.: Cathedral of Our Lady of Bayeux the choir medallions around 1220-1230)

medallions circa 1220-1230, Choir of the Cathedral Notre Dame de Bayeux
7134940 medallions circa 1220-1230, Choir of the Cathedral Notre Dame de Bayeux; Bayeux, Normandy, France; (add.info.: Cathedral of Our Lady of Bayeux the choir medallions around 1220-1230)

medallions circa 1220-1230, Choir of the Cathedral Notre Dame de Bayeux
7134939 medallions circa 1220-1230, Choir of the Cathedral Notre Dame de Bayeux; Bayeux, Normandy, France; (add.info.: Cathedral of Our Lady of Bayeux the choir medallions around 1220-1230)

Great sea serpent seen off the coast of Greenland in 1734. Scoliophis atlanticus. From a description by Hans Egede
FLO4989187 Great sea serpent seen off the coast of Greenland in 1734. Scoliophis atlanticus. From a description by Hans Egede. Steel engraving by W.H

Monstrous creature: a dog without an anterieure paw. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse
VEN5029578 Monstrous creature: a dog without an anterieure paw. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605), Ulisse Aldrovandi fonds

Monster creatures. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605)
VEN5029553 Monster creatures. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605), Ulisse Aldrovandi fonds, University Library of Bologna, ed

Monster creature. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605)
VEN5029552 Monster creature. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605), Ulisse Aldrovandi fonds, University Library of Bologna, ed

Monster creatures. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605)
VEN5029539 Monster creatures. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605), Ulisse Aldrovandi fonds, University Library of Bologna, ed

Monster creatures. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605)
VEN5029520 Monster creatures. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605), Ulisse Aldrovandi fonds, University Library of Bologna, ed

Monster creature. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605)
VEN5029512 Monster creature. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605), Ulisse Aldrovandi fonds, University Library of Bologna, ed

Monster creature: calves with two heads. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse Aldrovandi
VEN5029481 Monster creature: calves with two heads. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605), Ulisse Aldrovandi fonds, University Library of Bologna, ed

Monstrous marine creature that swallows about 20 ships. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse
VEN5029376 Monstrous marine creature that swallows about 20 ships. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605), Ulisse Aldrovandi fonds

Representation of monstrous twins connected by the belly. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by
VEN5029343 Representation of monstrous twins connected by the belly. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605) on human monsters, Ulisse Aldrovandi fonds

Different types of monstrous creatures. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse Aldrovandi
VEN5029272 Different types of monstrous creatures. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605), Ulisse Aldrovandi fonds, University Library of Bologna, ed

Monster creatures mi man, mi animal. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse Aldrovandi
VEN5029229 Monster creatures mi man, mi animal. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605), Ulisse Aldrovandi fonds, University Library of Bologna, ed

Literature. The Hell. Miniature in: De Casibus Virorum Illustrium, by Giovanni Boccaccio. Manuscript, Italy, XVth cent
3434373 Literature. The Hell. Miniature in: De Casibus Virorum Illustrium, by Giovanni Boccaccio. Manuscript, Italy, XVth cent. Bibl. Mazarine, Paris.; (add.info.: Litterature)

Grandgousier, father of Gargantua, 19th century (engraving)
2102117 Grandgousier, father of Gargantua, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Literature. "Grandgousier, father of Gargantua". Monster. Pot shaped body)

Monster, 19th century (engraving)
2102134 Monster, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Literature. Monster. Barrel shaped body. Engraving (facsimile) in: Les songes drolatiques de Pantagruel (The Capricious Dreams of Pantagruel)

Picrochole, 19th century (engraving)
2102132 Picrochole, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Literature. "Picrochole". Monster. Engraving (facsimile) in

The Inquisition, 19th century (engraving)
2102129 The Inquisition, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Literature. "The Inquisition". Monster. Tambourine shaped body charlatan)

Monster, 19th century (engraving)
2102127 Monster, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Literature. Monster. Belly shaped head. Engraving (facsimile) in: Les songes drolatiques de Pantagruel (The Capricious Dreams of Pantagruel)

Henry Cotyral, 19th century (engraving)
2102120 Henry Cotyral, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Literature. "Henry Cotyral". Monster. Tambourine shaped body charlatan)

Pantagruel, 19th century (engraving)
2102118 Pantagruel, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Literature. "Pantagruel". Monster. Long hears, long nose)

Indian bust of three-headed figure from a monument. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's
FLO4704436 Indian bust of three-headed figure from a monument. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of

Les hommes sauves de la gueule du Leviathan, sculpture in oak from the southern Netherlands
YOU4419984 Les hommes sauves de la gueule du Leviathan, sculpture in oak from the southern Netherlands, dating from the 16th century

medallions circa 1220-1230, Choir of the Cathedral Notre Dame de Bayeux
7134943 medallions circa 1220-1230, Choir of the Cathedral Notre Dame de Bayeux; Bayeux, Normandy, France; (add.info.: Cathedral of Our Lady of Bayeux the choir medallions around 1220-1230)

medallions circa 1220-1230, Choir of the Cathedral Notre Dame de Bayeux
7134941 medallions circa 1220-1230, Choir of the Cathedral Notre Dame de Bayeux; Bayeux, Normandy, France; (add.info.: Cathedral of Our Lady of Bayeux the choir medallions around 1220-1230)

History. Greece. Renaissance of Greece, August, 15, 1909. Goudi Coup, military coup d'etat in Greece
3434150 History. Greece. Renaissance of Greece, August, 15, 1909. Goudi Coup, military coup d'etat in Greece. Postcard, c.1910 (postcard); (add.info.: Coll. Part. History. Greece)

Twenty masked and costumed musicians and dancers emerge from four monstrous heads
FLO4702936 Twenty masked and costumed musicians and dancers emerge from four monstrous heads. Dance of the Nations, part of the celebrations of the birth of Freiderich, Duke of Wurttemberg, 1616

Monster creatures. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605)
VEN5029555 Monster creatures. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605), Ulisse Aldrovandi fonds, University Library of Bologna, ed

Representation of human monsters, creature has three legs and two children's heads
VEN5029288 Representation of human monsters, creature has three legs and two children's heads. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605)

Representation of monsters. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605)
VEN5029277 Representation of monsters. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605), Ulisse Aldrovandi fonds, University Library of Bologna, ed

Monstrous creature in the face in the middle of the chest, human feet, goat's pie, pork ears
VEN5029252 Monstrous creature in the face in the middle of the chest, human feet, goat's pie, pork ears. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605)

Representation of two unicorns (unicorns). Plate 49 of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605)
VEN5028488 Representation of two unicorns (unicorns). Plate 49 of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605) on monsters, Ulisse Aldrovandi fonds, University Bibl., ed

Gallo-Roman Art: Andromede saves the marine monster by Persee. Low relief from the Roman period from Briancon
JEB4960274 Gallo-Roman Art: Andromede saves the marine monster by Persee. Low relief from the Roman period from Briancon. Gap Departmental Museum; Musee departemental de Gap

La licorne, attiree par une vierge, pose sa tete sur son sein. Miniature d'apres "Varia astrologica atque
GIA5036817 La licorne, attiree par une vierge, pose sa tete sur son sein. Miniature d'apres "Varia astrologica atque astronomica", manuscrit du 11eme siecle.; (add.info.: La licorne)

The mythical sukotyro (Chinese) creature was considered an elephant species
FLO4687583 The mythical sukotyro (Chinese) creature was considered an elephant species, even though " it is the size of an ox, had the snout of a pig

Panurge or Cardinal of Lorraine (John III of Lorraine or Guise, 1498-1550)
JEB4934628 Panurge or Cardinal of Lorraine (John III of Lorraine or Guise, 1498-1550) - engraving of 1823 in " Drolatic Songes de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais (1494-1553)

Monster, 19th century (engraving)
2102137 Monster, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Literature. Monster. Engraving (facsimile) in: Les songes drolatiques de Pantagruel (The Capricious Dreams of Pantagruel)

Jules II, Pope, 19th century (engraving)
2102133 Jules II, Pope, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Literature. "Jules II, Pope". Monster. Tower shaped body)

Astrology: representation of Saturn on a tank. Manuscript page of the Campori background
VEN5027460 Astrology: representation of Saturn on a tank. Manuscript page of the Campori background. Biblioteca estense, Modene, Italy.; Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, Gallerie Estensi, Modena

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

Monster creature. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605)
VEN5029506 Monster creature. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605), Ulisse Aldrovandi fonds, University Library of Bologna, ed

Monstrous creature: a normal calf and a veal with lamb head and six legs. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural
VEN5029484 Monstrous creature: a normal calf and a veal with lamb head and six legs. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605), Ulisse Aldrovandi fonds

Representation of a giant rooster. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605)
VEN5029397 Representation of a giant rooster. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605) on monsters, Ulisse Aldrovandi fonds

Representation of a human monster with eagle feet, with a pierced body of arrows and sex in the middle of the body
VEN5029322 Representation of a human monster with eagle feet, with a pierced body of arrows and sex in the middle of the body

Monster creatures. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605)
VEN5029284 Monster creatures. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605), Ulisse Aldrovandi fonds, University Library of Bologna, ed

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"Monstre: A Journey through Art and Imagination" Step into the realm of monstrosities, where art intertwines with the grotesque and fantastical. From Francisco Goya's haunting "Saturn Devouring His Son" to Hieronymus Bosch's enigmatic "Garden of Earthly Delights, " these masterpieces transport us to a world teeming with monstrous wonders. In Goya's chilling mural, Saturn personifies the insatiable hunger that lurks within humanity, while Bosch's triptych reveals a surreal garden filled with lovers indulging in forbidden fruits. These works challenge our perceptions of beauty and morality, inviting us to explore our own desires and temptations. Delving deeper into history, an allegorical postcard depicts the union between Austria and Germany during tumultuous times. Meanwhile, Max Ernst captures the complexities of human relationships in his painting "The Couple, " evoking both tenderness and turmoil. Mythology also plays its part in this journey. Perseus battles against gorgons in Walter Crane's enchanting illustration from "A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys. " And who can forget Pinocchio? Witness Geppetto crafting his wooden creation as Simone Baudoin brings Carlo Collodi's beloved tale to life. But it is not only ancient tales that captivate us; modern creations hold their own allure too. Emmanuel Fremiet's majestic sculpture adorns Pierrefonds Castle, showcasing a chimera that embodies both fear and fascination. Martin Gerlach transports us to another era with his captivating depiction of a marine monster abducting a young woman. Finally, we witness reconciliation amidst political strife as Queen Mary de Medicis reunites with her son Louis XIII after the death of Concini. This poignant moment reminds us that even amid chaos, love can triumph over conflict. Join us on this odyssey through time and imagination as we encounter monsters both literal and metaphorical.