Mythical Animal Collection

The Temptation of Saint Anthony (Oil on canvas)
7393515 The Temptation of Saint Anthony (Oil on canvas) by Callot, Jacques (1592-1635) (after); 47 x 72 cm; Fondation Glenat, Grenoble, France; © Fonds Glenat

Neptune and Triton, 1622-1623, (sculpture)
7130125 Neptune and Triton, 1622-1623, (sculpture) by Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680); Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Neptune and Triton, 1622-1623, Gian Lorenzo Bernini)

Medieval bestiary
DGA924704 Medieval bestiary, detail from hand-painted majolica tiles decorating steps leading up to Santa Maria del Monte built by Giuseppe Giacalone in 17th century

Gold earring from Volos (Greece)
DGA5566366 Gold earring from Volos (Greece). Goldsmith art, Greek Civilization, 4th-3rd Century BC (gold); (add.info.: Gold earring from Volos (Greece)

Sphinx and Roman Amphitheatre of Kom el-Dikka in background
DGA3026043 Sphinx and Roman Amphitheatre of Kom el-Dikka in background, Alexandria, Egypt, Roman civilization; (add.info.: Sphinx and the Roman Amphitheatre of Kom el-Dikka in the background)

Nereid, detail from Neptune Fountain
DGA926287 Nereid, detail from Neptune Fountain, by Gregorio Zappala (1823-1908), Piazza Navona, Rome (Unesco World Heritage List, 1980), Lazio, Italy; © NPL - DeA Picture Library / S. Vannini

Ciborium, 13th century (stone)
RTG8834052 Ciborium, 13th century (stone) by Termoli, Alfano da (13th century) (attr)

Counterfaçade, Cycle of the Apocalypse, detail, 14-15th century (fresco)
RTG8973790 Counterfaçade, Cycle of the Apocalypse, detail, 14-15th century (fresco); Basilica of Santa Caterina d'Alessandria, Galatina, Puglia, Italy; (add.info.: Façade)

Counterfaçade, Cycle of the Apocalypse, detail, 14-15th century (fresco)
RTG8973786 Counterfaçade, Cycle of the Apocalypse, detail, 14-15th century (fresco); Basilica of Santa Caterina d'Alessandria, Galatina, Puglia, Italy; (add.info.: Counter-facade)

Plate with Venus and Pegasus, front, by Henri Cros, 1899, stoneware
DGA762328 Plate with Venus and Pegasus, front, by Henri Cros, 1899, stoneware; (add.info.: Private Collection); G. Dagli Orti /© NPL - DeA Picture Library

Ancient Egyptian Sphinxes once bordering The Serapeum in Saqqara
DGA538002 Ancient Egyptian Sphinxes once bordering The Serapeum in Saqqara; (add.info.: France - Ile-de-France - Paris. Louvre Museum. Egyptian antiquities rooms)

Ancient Egyptian figurine of goddess Selket
DGA537981 Ancient Egyptian figurine of goddess Selket; Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Egyptian civilization)

Egypt, Old Thebes, Luxor, Karnak Temple Complex
DGA534033 Egypt, Old Thebes, Luxor, Karnak Temple Complex, Precinct of Amun-Re, avenue of ram-headed sphinxes; (add.info.: UNESCO World Heritage Site); Photo © NPL - DeA Picture Library

Black-figure pottery. Hydria depicting Heracles arriving in Hades leading Cerberus
DGA501169 Black-figure pottery

Noch einmal betrachten wir abschiednehmend die hochragende Zitadelle von Kairo
UTD4705614 Noch einmal betrachten wir abschiednehmend die hochragende Zitadelle von Kairo, lassen Ÿber die anmutigen Formen der Moschee Mohammed Alis unseren Blick schweifen

Lintel decorated with a mythological couple with dolphin tails, 18th century (bas relief)
JPP9020957 Lintel decorated with a mythological couple with dolphin tails, 18th century (bas relief); (add.info.: Tende La Roya Green stone lintel, featuring a mythological couple with dolphin tails)

Double-headed human figure, 1560 (engraving)
PCT9036862 Double-headed human figure, 1560 (engraving); (add.info.: From Histoires Prodigieuses by Boaistuau.); © Patrice Cartier. All rights reserved 2024

Processional cross, at the center reliquary containing the relics of the Sacred Wood of the Cross
LRI8987017 Processional cross, at the center reliquary containing the relics of the Sacred Wood of the Cross, XIII century (mixed media) by Unknown Artist; Tesoro del Duomo, Veroli

The shadow of Gretschen appears at Faust, 1828 (litho)
CCI8974469 The shadow of Gretschen appears at Faust, 1828 (litho) by Delacroix, Ferdinand Victor Eugene (1798-1863); (add.info.: By Eugene Delacroix for: Faust, by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)

Le combat des ombres: poilus dans une tranchee imagining an assault by ghostly soldiers
PCT9005683 Le combat des ombres: poilus dans une tranchee imagining an assault by ghostly soldiers, 1916 (watercolor) by Robida

Shirasuka: Nekozuka, 1852 (woodcut)
AMO9033300 Shirasuka: Nekozuka, 1852 (woodcut) by Kunisada II, Utagawa (1823-80); 55.5x40.2 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Shirasuka (Actor Onoe Kikugoro III, as)

Monkey with Dog, 1500-99 (bronze)
FER186199 Monkey with Dog, 1500-99 (bronze) by Venetian School, (16th century); 29.2x16.9x25.4 cm; Ferens Art Gallery, Hull Museums

Ama swimming to a rock on which are two other ama, 1849-53 (woodcut)
AMO9033343 Ama swimming to a rock on which are two other ama, 1849-53 (woodcut) by Kuniyoshi, Utagawa (1798-1861); 55.3x40.2 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

The ghost of Oiwa emerges from a lantern to frighten Tamiya Iemon (woodcut)
AMO9033323 The ghost of Oiwa emerges from a lantern to frighten Tamiya Iemon (woodcut) by Kuniyoshi, Utagawa (1798-1861); 55.5x40.3 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Ghost of Iga Shikibunojō Mitsumune appearing to Iga no Kotarō Tomoyuki who holds a scroll
AMO9033303 Ghost of Iga Shikibunojō Mitsumune appearing to Iga no Kotarō Tomoyuki who holds a scroll, 1852 (woodcut) by Kunisada II, Utagawa (1823-80); 55.5x40.2 cm; Ashmolean Museum

Sea snake, 1924 (illustration)
JAB9033110 Sea snake, 1924 (illustration) by Carre, Leon Georges (1878-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sea Snake)

German Navy U-Boats : 12inch Gun on a monster German submarine, 1917 ©UIG/Leemage
UIG5446538 German Navy U-Boats : 12inch Gun on a monster German submarine, 1917 ©UIG/Leemage by Unknown photographer, (20th century)

Te atua (The God), from the Suite of Late Wood-Block Prints
5860079 Te atua (The God), from the Suite of Late Wood-Block Prints, 1898-99 (woodblock print in black and ocher ink on paper) by Gauguin

Perseus Rescuing Andromeda, c.1593-94 (oil & lapis lazuli on wood)
STM620278 Perseus Rescuing Andromeda, c.1593-94 (oil & lapis lazuli on wood) by Cesari, Giuseppe (Cavalier d'Arpino) (1568-1640); 20x15.4 cm; Saint Louis Art Museum, Missouri

Venus Anadyomene, 1872 (oil on panel)
STM620883 Venus Anadyomene, 1872 (oil on panel) by Bocklin, Arnold (1827-1901); 59.1x45.7 cm; Saint Louis Art Museum, Missouri, USA; (add.info.: Venus)

Jason Poisoning the Dragon (oil on oak panel)
STM620780 Jason Poisoning the Dragon (oil on oak panel) by Rosa, Salvator (1615-73) (after); 33.3x26 cm; Saint Louis Art Museum, Missouri, USA; (add.info.: Jason, leader of the Argonauts)

Mephistopheles, 1828 (litho)
CCI8974468 Mephistopheles, 1828 (litho) by Delacroix, Ferdinand Victor Eugene (1798-1863); (add.info.: By Eugene Delacroix for: Faust, by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)

Half-Man, Half-Goat creature appearing to St. Anthony in the desert, 1560 (engraving)
PCT9036861 Half-Man, Half-Goat creature appearing to St. Anthony in the desert, 1560 (engraving); (add.info.: From Histoires Prodigieuses by Boaistuau.); © Patrice Cartier

Weiblicher Akt (oil on board)
CH9028484 Weiblicher Akt (oil on board) by Moser, Koloman (1868-1918); 34.3 x 28 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Back of a nude woman with ghosts, painting Koloman Moser); Christie's Images

The North Wind, 17th century (engraving)
CCI9033066 The North Wind, 17th century (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sciences. Meteorology. North wind. Allegory, France, 17th century.); © Archives Charmet

Representation of Saint John the Evangelist
IBE5344799 Representation of Saint John the Evangelist, miniature from "Comments of the Apocalypse", Beatus of Liébana Girona Codex, 976 (illuminated miniature); Cathedral Treasury Museum

Illustration of the book by Jules Verne Journey to the Centre of the Earth (engraving)
PCT4258250 Illustration of the book by Jules Verne Journey to the Centre of the Earth (engraving); (add.info)

Varney the vampire attacks a young woman by biting her in her neck
FGL5472732 Varney the vampire attacks a young woman by biting her in her neck

Un Lutin, from Costumes Parisien, pub.1914 (colour litho)
STC3526860 Un Lutin, from Costumes Parisien, pub.1914 (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); The Stapleton Collection

Attic krater in red-figure pottery from Necropolis in Celle
DGA578865 Attic krater in red-figure pottery from Necropolis in Celle, Lazio, Italy

Male Sphinx, 6th century BC (terracotta)
DGA577401 Male Sphinx, 6th century BC (terracotta); Antiquarium, Murlo, Italy; © NPL - DeA Picture Library / G. Nimatallah

Bronzed urn, detail showing a Sphinx wearing a Phrygian cap, 7th century BC (bronze)
DGA577392 Bronzed urn, detail showing a Sphinx wearing a Phrygian cap, 7th century BC (bronze); Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Florence, Italy; (add.info.: Bronzed urn)

Carta Marina, Sea Map by Olaus Magnus, 1539
DGA502478 Carta Marina, Sea Map by Olaus Magnus, 1539; (add.info.: Cartography, Iceland, 16th century. Carta Marina (Sea Map) by Olaus Magnus, 1539

Lombards conversion to Catholicism and demolition of enchanted walnut sacred to Wotan by San Barbato
DGA909974 Lombards conversion to Catholicism and demolition of enchanted walnut sacred to Wotan by San Barbato, Bishop of Benevento, engraving, Italy, 18th century; Museo del Sannio, Benevento

The Sphinx of Giza and Pyramid of Khafre
DGA917503 The Sphinx of Giza and Pyramid of Khafre, Giza Necropolis (Unesco World Heritage List, 1979), Egypt, Egyptian civilization, Old Kingdom, Dynasty IV; Photo © NPL - DeA Picture Library

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Captivating Creatures: Unveiling the Enigmatic World of Mythical Animals From the mesmerizing brushstrokes of "The Temptation of Saint Anthony" to the intricate grottesche decoration at Radnor House, England's lost houses come alive with mythical creatures. These fantastical beings have long captured our imagination, transcending time and culture. In the depths of ancient mythology, we witness Amymone's harrowing encounter with a sea monster in 1496-1500. The engraving vividly portrays her abduction, leaving us spellbound by its sheer intensity. Similarly, "Perseus and Andromeda" takes us on an epic journey through swirling waves and perilous battles against monstrous adversaries. Saint George emerges as a legendary figure in multiple renditions - his valiant struggle against death dragons immortalized in engravings from 1508. With each stroke of ink or paint, his bravery shines through as he faces these fearsome beasts head-on. "The Dream of the Doctor" transports us into a realm where dreams intertwine with reality. In this enchanting engraving from 1496-1500, we find ourselves immersed in a world where monsters roam freely within our subconscious minds. Preparations for Cupid and Psyche's divine union unfold before our eyes in exquisite detail on frescoes dating back to 1528-30. Gods gather for their grand banquet while mythical creatures grace every corner, reminding us that even celestial beings are not immune to fascination with these extraordinary animals. Venturing beyond artistry lies nature itself - an Amazon Tree-Boa poised defensively amidst lush foliage within Yasuni National Park. Its vibrant colors mirror those found only in dreams or fairy tales; it is no wonder that such creatures continue to captivate our hearts and imaginations.