Good Versus Evil Collection

The Devil Presenting St Augustin with the Book of Vices, c1455-1498. Artist: Michael Pacher
The Devil Presenting St Augustin with the Book of Vices, c1455-1498. One of the four great doctors of the early Christian Church

Beowulf shears off the head of Grendel, 1910. Artist: John Henry Frederick Bacon
Beowulf shears off the head of Grendel, 1910. A print from Hero Myths and Legends of the British Race by MI Ebbutt, 1910

St Dunstan and the devil, 1826. Born in Glastonbury, Somerset, St Dunstan (c925-988) became Archbishop of Canterbury in 961

Lakshmana Fights Indrajit, 1775-1800. Creator: Unknown
Lakshmana Fights Indrajit, 1775-1800. An avatar of the god Vishnu, Rama's story is told in the "Ramayana, " a tale of kingship, morality, and devotion

The Testimonial presented to Dr. Hassall, on Thursday, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Testimonial presented to Dr. Hassall, on Thursday, 1856. Gift to British chemist and microscopist Arthur Hill Hassall

St George and the Dragon, 1854. Creator: Unknown
St George and the Dragon, 1854. From "Cassells Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31/12/1853 - 30/12/1854"

Good and Evil Influences (Zendama akudama), c. 1795. Creator: Eishosai Choki
Good and Evil Influences (Zendama akudama), c. 1795. Detail from a larger artwork

Our Saviour after the Temptation - painted by Sir George Hayter, M. A. S. L. 1850. Creator: Unknown
Our Saviour after the Temptation - painted by Sir George Hayter, M. A. S. L. 1850. Exhibition at the British Institution. This miracle must be considered the first great triumph of Jesus Christ

The Archangel Michael Defeating Satan, in a Niche, 1588 or later. Creator: Lucas Kilian
The Archangel Michael Defeating Satan, in a Niche, 1588 or later

Saint George and the Dragon, c1505. Artist: Raphael
Saint George and the Dragon, c1505. The painting is part of the Mellon Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. From Masterpieces of Painting, edited by Huntington Cairns and John Walker

Scene from The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, 1927. Artist: Edmund Joseph Sullivan
Scene from The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, 1927. I lay down the pen, and proceed to seal up my confession

Exorcism by bell, book and candle, 1816. A clergyman reads a prayer by the light of a candle held for him by a man trembling with terror

Good and Evil Influences (Zendama akudama), c. 1795. Creator: Eishosai Choki
Good and Evil Influences (Zendama akudama), c. 1795

The Demon Sambar Throws the Infant Pradyumna into the River, from a copy of the Bhagavat Purana, c. 1775

The Warrior Watanabe no Tsuna Fighting the Demon at Rashomon, Japan, c. 1770. Creator: Shunsho
The Warrior Watanabe no Tsuna Fighting the Demon at Rashomon, Japan, c. 1770

Raiko (Minamoto no Yorimitsu) and the demon kite, c. 1825. Creator: Totoya Hokkei
Raiko (Minamoto no Yorimitsu) and the demon kite, c. 1825

Inn sign for the George and Dragon Inn, Bennets Hill, City of London, 1814. Artist
Inn sign for the George and Dragon Inn, Bennets Hill, City of London, 1814. Sign dated 1667

St George and the Dragon statue, inside the Storkyrkan Church, Stockholm, Sweden. The Storkyrkan (Great Church) is the oldest church in Gamla Stan, the old town of Stockholm

Oliver Cromwell as Christ, c1650s(?). Cromwell (1599-1658) as Christ, triumphing over evil in the shape of the Whore of Babylon and the beast of the apocalypse

St George and the Dragon, 1901. A print from The Magazine of Art, Cassell and Company, Limited, 1901

St George and the Dragon, 1505 (1906). Artist: Albrecht Durer
St George and the Dragon, 1505 (1906). From Durer Des Meisters Gemalde Kupferstiche und Holzschnitte in 471 Abbildungen [Stuttgart und Leipzig, Deutsch Verlags-Ansalt, 1906]

The Archangel Michael weighing the Souls of the Dead, early 16th century. Artist: Pere Espalargues the younger
The Archangel Michael weighing the Souls of the Dead, early 16th century. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Menu of a banquet in honour of the delegation of the French parliament, 1910. Artist: Boris Zvorykin
Menu of a banquet in honour of the delegation of the French parliament, 1910. Found in the collection of the State Museum of History, Moscow

Saint George and the Dragon, late 14th century. Russian icon, Novgorod School. Found in the collection of the State Russian Museum, St Petersburg

Saint George and the Dragon, c1506. Artist: Raphael
Saint George and the Dragon, c1506. A Roman soldier of Christian faith, Saint George saved the daughter of a pagan king by subduing a dragon with his lance

St George Fighting the Dragon or Perseus Delivering Andromeda, 1847. Artist: Eugene Delacroix
St George Fighting the Dragon or Perseus Delivering Andromeda, 1847. From the collection of the Louvre, Paris, France

The Judgement of Death, early 15th century. Artist: Master of the Rohan Hours
The Judgement of Death, early 15th century. A dead man comes face to face with his God. St Michael the Archangel is expelling Lucifer from Heaven (top left). From the Rohan Hours

St Margaret, 15th century. From the Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest

St George killing the dragon, 1598. Perhaps a Roman centurion beheaded near modern Tel Aviv, St George (dc303) is the patron saint of England, Catalonia, Genoa, Greece, Portugal, Russia, Venice

St George killing the dragon, 1884. Artist: George Heywood Maunoir Sumner
St George killing the dragon, 1884. Perhaps a Roman centurion beheaded near modern Tel Aviv, St George (dc303) is the patron saint of England, Catalonia, Genoa, Greece, Portugal, Russia, Venice

Attempt to exorcise evil spirits possessing a patient in San Spirito Hospital, Rome, 1792. Artist: Henry Fuseli
Attempt to exorcise evil spirits possessing a patient in San Spirito Hospital, Rome, 1792. Illustration based on Johann Kaspar Lavaters description, from his Essays on Physiognomy. (London, 1792)

St George, mounted on a spotted horse, killing the dragon, 19th century. St George was a half legendary Christian soldier from Cappadocia

St George and the Dragon, c1500. St George (dc303) was an early Christian martyr and is the Patron Saint of England. Here he is depicted in a suit of black armour standing on a dragon he has killed

St George Killing the Dragon, Russian icon. St George (dc303) is the Patron Saint of England and Portugal

St Michael the Archangel, c1503-1504. Artist: Raphael
St Michael the Archangel, c1503-1504. St Michael depicted as a knight in armour with shield and sword attacking the dragon as described in Revelations

Resurrection of the dead and weighing of souls at the Last Judgement. Chromolithograph after a 13th century Psalter

The Reign of Antichrist, 1493. Artist: Michel Volgemuth
The Reign of Antichrist, 1493. From Liber chronicarum mundi (Nuremberg Chronicle) by Hartmann Schedel. (Nuremberg, 1493)

St Michael the Archangel fighting a dragon with a sword, c1484-1526. Artist: Bernardino Zenale
St Michael the Archangel fighting a dragon with a sword, c1484-1526. In his left hand he holds a balance to weigh mens souls. from the Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

The Battle of Love and Chastity, 1504-1523 Artist: Perugino
The Battle of Love and Chastity, 1504-1523. A combat between the forces of virtue and lust. From the Musee du Louvre, Paris

Minerva chasing the vices from the garden of virtue, c1502. Artist: Andrea Mantegna
Minerva chasing the vices from the garden of virtue, c1502. Minerva, goddess of wisdom, one of the three chief Roman deities, was a patroness of arts and trades. From the Musee du Louvre, Paris

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