Serpent Collection (page 9)

Illustration of Gyp (1849-1932) for the Cover of Le Lire, 1895-5-25 - Bobs Esthetics - Religion Faith - Eve
ICA4868852 Illustration of Gyp (1849-1932) for the Cover of Le Lire, 1895-5-25 - Bobs Esthetics - Religion Faith - Eve by Gyp (1849-1932); (add.info)

Illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print)
3035638 Illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

The aspic of the elders, his head seen above. "Fauna des Mdecins ou histoire des animaux et de leurs produits par
JEB4830148 The aspic of the elders, his head seen above." Fauna des Mdecins ou histoire des animaux et de leurs produits par Hippolyte Cloquet" - Volume 6 - 1825

The Naja or viper has glasses. "Fauna des Mdecins ou histoire des animaux et de leurs produits par Hippolyte
JEB4830123 The Naja or viper has glasses." Fauna des Mdecins ou histoire des animaux et de leurs produits par Hippolyte Cloquet" - Volume 6 - 1825

Aesping or Red Vipere, Skink from pharmacies, his head seen above. "Fauna des Mdecins ou histoire des animaux et
JEB4830099 Aesping or Red Vipere, Skink from pharmacies, his head seen above." Fauna des Mdecins ou histoire des animaux et de leurs produits par Hippolyte Cloquet" - Volume 6 - 1825

Electric Gymnonote and Eperlan. "Fauna des Mdecins ou histoire des animaux et de leurs produits par Hippolyte
JEB4830015 Electric Gymnonote and Eperlan." Fauna des Mdecins ou histoire des animaux et de leurs produits par Hippolyte Cloquet" - Volume 6 - 1825

Perseus saw them dancing around the charmed tree, illustration for How Perseus slew the Gorgon from The Heroes of Greek
IL193702 Perseus saw them dancing around the charmed tree, illustration for How Perseus slew the Gorgon from The Heroes of Greek Fairy Tales, by Charles Kingsley (1819-75) (colour litho) by Davie

Lloyd George as St. David of Wales, expels the snake of mistrust and establishes the Irish Free State, December
KDC400230 Lloyd George as St. David of Wales, expels the snake of mistrust and establishes the Irish Free State, December, 1921 (litho) by Partridge

Fables of La Fontaine: The countryman and the serpent (litho)
6002165 Fables of La Fontaine: The countryman and the serpent (litho) by Billinghurst, Percy James (1871-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: The countryman and the serpent)

Death standing on a sarcophagus where the dead Pope and the Emperor lie, detail from the Triumph of Death
2655029 Death standing on a sarcophagus where the dead Pope and the Emperor lie, detail from the Triumph of Death and Dance of Death, 1485 (fresco) by Borlone de Buschis

Letter "T", Illustration from Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos (1741-1803) pub
3026001 Letter " T", Illustration from Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos (1741-1803) pub. 1934 (pochoir print) by Barbier

Fun Physics; Physique amusant, 1929 (oil on canvas)
825500 Fun Physics; Physique amusant, 1929 (oil on canvas) by Roy, Pierre (1880-1950); 93.3x66 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Fun Physics; Physique amusant. Pierre Roy (1880-1950)

Page 443. The Coluber Doliatus;the Blue Headed Snake, 1810-17 (w / c & manuscript text)
5670229 Page 443. The Coluber Doliatus; the Blue Headed Snake, 1810-17 (w/c & manuscript text) by Digby, Kenelm Henry (1800-80); 39.6x25.2x5.4 cm; Mitchell Library

Page 159. The Long Snouted Snake, 1810-17 (w / c & manuscript text)
5670060 Page 159. The Long Snouted Snake, 1810-17 (w/c & manuscript text) by Digby, Kenelm Henry (1800-80); 39.6x25.2x5.4 cm; Mitchell Library

Page 97. The Ringed Boa, 1810-17 (w / c & manuscript text)
5670035 Page 97. The Ringed Boa, 1810-17 (w/c & manuscript text) by Digby, Kenelm Henry (1800-80); 39.6x25.2x5.4 cm; Mitchell Library

Statue of the Immaculate Conception, 1747 (silver)
5974630 Statue of the Immaculate Conception, 1747 (silver) by Schiaffino, Francesco Maria (1688-1763); Museo del Tesoro della Cattedrale di San Lorenzo, Genoa

The Immaculate Conception, after 1735-40 (marble)
5974618 The Immaculate Conception, after 1735-40 (marble) by Schiaffino, Bernardo (1678-1725); Chiesa del Santissimo Redentore, Genoa, Italy; Luisa Ricciarini

The Immaculate Conception, after 1735-40 (marble)
5974616 The Immaculate Conception, after 1735-40 (marble) by Schiaffino, Bernardo (1678-1725); Chiesa del Santissimo Redentore, Genoa, Italy; Luisa Ricciarini

Eve. Peinture de Carlos VERGER FIORETTI (1872-1929), 1922. Valence, San Pio V Fine Arts Museum
AIS5381431 Eve. Peinture de Carlos VERGER FIORETTI (1872-1929), 1922. Valence, San Pio V Fine Arts Museum. by Verger Fioretti, Carlos (1872-1929); © Iberfoto

A classical palace interior with Moses transforming Pharaohs sceptre into a serpent (oil on panel)
6202378 A classical palace interior with Moses transforming Pharaohs sceptre into a serpent (oil on panel) by Juriaensz. van Baden

The Eagle of St. John, 1931 (wood engraving)
1631668 The Eagle of St.John, 1931 (wood engraving) by Gill, Eric (1882-1940); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

A needlework picture depicting Adam and Eve, 17th century (needlework)
7141197 A needlework picture depicting Adam and Eve, 17th century (needlework) by Ellys, Anne (17th century); 21.5x25.5 cm; Parham House, West Sussex

The original sin, Byzantine mosaic, Old Testament cycle-Earthly Paradise, XII-XIII sec (mosaic)
6166360 The original sin, Byzantine mosaic, Old Testament cycle-Earthly Paradise, XII-XIII sec (mosaic) by Byzantine, (12th-13th century); Duomo (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova), Monreale, Sicily

Bust of Cleopatre (marble)
YOU4418190 Bust of Cleopatre (marble) by Bertin, Claude (d.1705); Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Bust of Cleopatre, marble sculpture by Claude Bertin (-1705)

The Collared Snake, Land Salamander. "Fauna des Medecins ou histoire des animaux et de leurs produits par
JEB4830162 The Collared Snake, Land Salamander." Fauna des Medecins ou histoire des animaux et de leurs produits par Hippolyte Cloquet" - Volume 6 - 1825

The Rattlesnake will drink, anatomical details of his head. "Fauna of doctors or history of animals
JEB4830122 The Rattlesnake will drink, anatomical details of his head." Fauna of doctors or history of animals and their products by Hippolyte Cloquet" - by Cloquet

Java acrochord. Its insulated tubers. Fauna des Mdecins ou histoire des animaux et de leurs produits par Hippolyte
JEB4830086 Java acrochord. Its insulated tubers. Fauna des Mdecins ou histoire des animaux et de leurs produits par Hippolyte Cloquet" - Volume 6 - 1825

Loki and Sigyn (colour litho)
7173307 Loki and Sigyn (colour litho) by Doepler, Carl Emil (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: Loki and Sigyn. Illustration from Walhall, die Gotterwelt der Germanen)

Lokis brood (colour litho)
7173302 Lokis brood (colour litho) by Doepler, Carl Emil (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lokis brood: Hel, Fenrir and Jormungandr)

The Fall of Man according to Doderlein (colour litho)
7201390 The Fall of Man according to Doderlein (colour litho) by Juttner, Franz (1865-1925); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Fall of Man according to Doderlein)

Tile depicting "The Original Sin"(scene of the Old Testament), 1185-86 (bronze)
6166480 Tile depicting " The Original Sin" (scene of the Old Testament), 1185-86 (bronze) by Pisano, Bonanno (12th century); Duomo (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova), Monreale, Sicily

Statue of the Immaculate Conception, 1747 (silver)
5974633 Statue of the Immaculate Conception, 1747 (silver) by Schiaffino, Francesco Maria (1688-1763); Museo del Tesoro della Cattedrale di San Lorenzo, Genoa

Statue of the Roman goddess of wisdom Minerve Ergane (Minerva Worker), with helmet and snake
5323771 Statue of the Roman goddess of wisdom Minerve Ergane (Minerva Worker), with helmet and snake by David, Francois-Anne (1741-1824); (add.info)

Eve, 1926 (wood engraving)
1631661 Eve, 1926 (wood engraving) by Gill, Eric (1882-1940); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Bowl (with figures and serpents), 11th-13th century (ceramic)
873591 Bowl (with figures and serpents), 11th-13th century (ceramic) by Iranian School; 10.16 x21.59 x21.59 cm; San Diego Museum of Art, USA; © San Diego Museum of Art; Gift of Mrs Irving Snyder

Page 441. The Blue Snake, 1810-17 (w / c & manuscript text)
5670227 Page 441.The Blue Snake, 1810-17 (w/c & manuscript text) by Digby, Kenelm Henry (1800-80); 39.6x25.2x5.4 cm; Mitchell Library

Page 99. The Crotulus, 1810-17 (w / c & manuscript text)
5670037 Page 99. The Crotulus, 1810-17 (w/c & manuscript text) by Digby, Kenelm Henry (1800-80); 39.6x25.2x5.4 cm; Mitchell Library

Page 98. The Surinam Serpent, 1810-17 (w / c & manuscript text)
5670036 Page 98. The Surinam Serpent, 1810-17 (w/c & manuscript text) by Digby, Kenelm Henry (1800-80); 39.6x25.2x5.4 cm; Mitchell Library

Page 56. The Reticulated snake;the Amphisbaena Alba or the Doubleheaded Serpent, 1810-17 (w / c & manuscript text)
5670020 Page 56. The Reticulated snake; the Amphisbaena Alba or the Doubleheaded Serpent, 1810-17 (w/c & manuscript text) by Digby, Kenelm Henry (1800-80); 39.6x25.2x5.4 cm; Mitchell Library

Down from the height of the air fell Perseus (colour litho)
STC445077 Down from the height of the air fell Perseus (colour litho) by Davie, Howard (fl.1914-44); Private Collection; (add.info)

Hieroglyphic manuscript depicting the goddess Cihuacohuatl - in "The Old
LSE4108284 Hieroglyphic manuscript depicting the goddess Cihuacohuatl - in " The Old and Modern Costume" by Jules Ferrario, 1819 - 1820 by Ferrario

Bushmen making poison from their arrows. Engraving by Y. Pranishnikoff to illustrate the story Huit mois au Kalahari
LSE4334373 Bushmen making poison from their arrows. Engraving by Y.Pranishnikoff to illustrate the story Huit mois au Kalahari, by M.Farini, in le tour du monde 1886

Representation of the Trigonocephale - Spearhead: reptile. Plate from "Fauna of the doctors or history of animals
JEB4831346 Representation of the Trigonocephale - Spearhead: reptile. Plate from " Fauna of the doctors or history of animals and their products", 1825 by Cloquet

Serpent Journalist hired by a press boss for the excellence of his venom; cartoon by Benjamin Rabier (drawing)
PCT4256324 Serpent Journalist hired by a press boss for the excellence of his venom; cartoon by Benjamin Rabier (drawing) by Rabier, Benjamin (1869-1939); © Patrice Cartier

Cleopatra, 1520-40 (oil on panel mounted on mahogany)
ALM289701 Cleopatra, 1520-40 (oil on panel mounted on mahogany) by Giampietrino, Giovanni Pietro Rizzoli (fl.c.1495-1540) (attr)

Jason tore the fleece from off the tree trunk, illustration for How the Argonauts sailed to Colchis
IL193708 Jason tore the fleece from off the tree trunk, illustration for How the Argonauts sailed to Colchis, from The Heroes of Greek Fairy Tales

Group of insects and reptiles on plain ground with rocks, including an iguana, a lizard, a snake, a turtle, a scorpion
6263767 Group of insects and reptiles on plain ground with rocks, including an iguana, a lizard, a snake, a turtle, a scorpion, a snail, a spider, a beetle, and a cricket

Eve, 1926 (wood engraving, black carbon ink on paper)
5938069 Eve, 1926 (wood engraving, black carbon ink on paper) by Gill, Eric (1882-1940); 23.6x11.6 (image); 34.2x20.9 (sheet) cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

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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.