Caves Collection (page 10)

Fragata perro, 1799. Artist: Francisco Goya
Fragata perro, 1799. Taken from Los caprichos. Los Caprichos were published in 1799 at a time of social repression and economic crisis in Spain The series is evidence of the artists political

Cannibals savouring human remains, 1800-1808. Artist: Francisco Goya
Cannibals savouring human remains, 1800-1808. Savage brandishing head and arm of human, Musee des Beaux-Arts et d Archeologie, Besancon, France

Grotto of Ris, Douarnenez, 1876. Artist: Emmanuel Lansyer
Grotto of Ris, Douarnenez, 1876. From the collection of Musee Lansyer, Loches, France

Hercules and Cerberus, c1634. Artist: Francisco de Zurbaran
Hercules and Cerberus, c1634. From a private collection

St Francis Receiving the Stigmata, late 15th-early 16th century. Artist: Francesco Francia
St Francis Receiving the Stigmata, late 15th-early 16th century. It is said that St Francis received the stigmata, the marks of Christs wounds, while in an ecstasy of prayer in 1224

Queen Mabs Cave, 1846. Artist: JMW Turner
Queen Mabs Cave, 1846. A mythical character referred to in Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Nights Dream, Queen Mab was supposed to bring dreams to people by driving her chariot over

Siva and Parvati with their children, Ganesh and Karttikgya on Mount Kailash, c1745. Painting from Punjab Hills. At Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Victoria Cave, 11th century BC
Victoria Cave, inhabited by Paleolithic and Mesolithic Hunters, 11th century BC

Inside the Diktaen cave above the village of Pyschro on Crete. It is the reputed birthplace of Zeus, and was sacred since before Minoan times. A lot of votive objects have been found here

The holy family seated in a cave on Mount Kailasa
The holy family, Siva, Parvati and their children Karttikeya and Ganesh, seated in a cave on Mount Kailasa. In the style of Sathu Mandi, from the V&As collection

Limestone caves in Hungary. Artist: CM Dixon
Limestone caves at Aggjelek in Hungary

Greek red-figure astragalos with dancing figures, 5th century BC
This is a Greek red-figure astragalos (vessel in the form of a knucklebone) which was made in Athens. On the left is Aeolus at the mouth of his cave, dancing the dance of the clouds, 5th century BC

Paleolithic cave-painting of Bison from Spain
Paleolithic cave-painting of bison from Altamira, Spain

A paleolithic cave painting of Aurochs from Altamira, Spain

Exploring a subterranean river in the Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, USA, c1870
Exploring The Styx, a subterranean river in the Mammoth Cave, the system of limestone caverns in Kentucky, USA, c1870. Wood engraving

The Temptation of St Anthony, c1649-1670. Artist: Abraham Teniers
The Temptation of St Anthony, c1649-1670. St Anthony the Great (251-356), resisting the temptation of the wild beasts

King Mahajanaka listening to Queen Vivali, Ajanta cave fresco, India, 1st-5th century AD. The caves at Ajanta in the state of Mararashtra in western India were discovered in 1817

Carving in a cave shrine, Sokkuram, near Kyongju, South Korea. Buddhism was intrduced into Korea in the late 4th century. The area around Kyongju was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2000

Shrine of Buddha, in a cave at Sokkuram, near Kyongju, South Korea. Buddhism was intrduced into Korea in the late 4th century

Eponine et Sabinus, 1802. Artist: Nicolas Andre Monsiau
Eponine et Sabinus, 1802

A French telephone post in a cave, France, World War I, 1915. A print from Le Pays de France, 9 September 1915

Astrologue, late 19th / early 20th century. Artist: Georges Antoine Rochegrosse
Astrologue, late 19th/early 20th century. From the Musee d Arts et d Archeologie, Moulins, France

Persecution of Waldenses by Roman church, c1476 (19th century)
Persecution of Waldenses (Valdenses: Vaudois: Valdesi) by Roman church, c1476 (19th century). The Castellani family of Val Lucerna surprised by Fr

The Cave of Eileithyia, goddess of childbirth, on Crete, with a fig tree (symbol of fertility) at the entrance to the cave

Fingals Cave, 1849. The best known of the caves on the southwest coast of Staffa, Scottish Inner Hebrides, was the inspiration for Felix Mendelssohns overture The Hebrides

Grotto of Neptune, plate twenty-three from the Ruins of Rome, published February 1, 1798

Grotto of the Sirens, plate thirty from the Ruins of Rome, published February 1, 1798

Saint Jerome in a Cave, 1512. Creator: Albrecht Durer
Saint Jerome in a Cave, 1512

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A Man in a Cave, 1842. Creator: Charles Emile Jacque
A Man in a Cave, 1842

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