Monster Collection (page 7)

Infernal Landscape. Private Collection

Two Heads of Monsters, c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Two Heads of Monsters, c1480 (1945). From The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. [Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1945]

The Seven-League Boots, c1870. Artist: Gustave Dore
The Seven-League Boots, c1870. Hop o My Thumb stealing the boots from the sleeping ogre in the fairy tale by Charles Perrault. From Cassells Dore Gallery, by Edmund Ollier

Perseus and Andromeda, 1891, (1918). Artist: Frederic Leighton
Perseus and Andromeda, 1891, (1918). Painting held at the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool. From Bibbys Annual 1918, edited by Joseph Bibby. [The Priory Publishing Press, Liverpool, 1917]

Famille Verte Vase, with four upright panels painted with rocks and flowering plants, two monsters, a phoenix and a pheasant, c1692

The Woman Clothed with the Sun and the Seven-Headed Dragon, 1498 (1906). Artist: Albrecht Durer
The Woman Clothed with the Sun and the Seven-Headed Dragon, 1498 (1906). Scene from the Apocalypse. From Durer Des Meisters Gemalde Kupferstiche und Holzschnitte in 471 Abbildungen [Stuttgart und

Temptation to Avarice, c1465 (1964). From the Ars Moriendi (The Art of Dying), a 15th century guide to how to die a good death

Dragon, 15th century (1886). Sesshiu School. From a picture by Sesshiu (1421-1507), engraved in the Wa-Kan mei-hitsu gwa-yei

Scene from the Nocturnal Journey of the Demon Legion, 15th century(?) (1886). From an ancient roll of the Tosa School. Engraved after pictures in the Kiyo-gwa yen

The Seven-Headed Beast and the Beast with Lamb`s Horns, 1498 (1906). Artist: Albrecht Durer
The Seven-Headed Beast and the Beast with Lamb`s Horns, 1498 (1906). Scene from the Apocalypse. From Durer Des Meisters Gemalde Kupferstiche und Holzschnitte in 471 Abbildungen [Stuttgart und

The River Seine seen from a tower of Notre Dame, Paris, 1931. Artist: Ernest Flammarion
The River Seine seen from a tower of Notre Dame, Paris, 1931. Illustration from the book Paris published by Ernest Flammarion, (1931)

The Monster Sweeps, a Toss Up for the Derby, 19th century. Artist: George Cruikshank
The Monster Sweeps, a Toss Up for the Derby, 19th century. Monster-like chimneysweeps tossing Derby jockeys and horses in a sheet - only a shilling a throw

The Temptation of Saint Anthony, c1706-c1707. Artist: Sebastiano Ricci
The Temptation of Saint Anthony, c1706-c1707. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St Petersburg

Perseus cuts off Medusas head, 1655. Artist: Michel de Marolles
Perseus cuts off Medusas head, 1655. A plate from Michel de Marolless Tableaux du Temple des Muses, Paris, 1655. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Phineus is delivered from the Harpies by Calais and Zethes, 1655. Artist: Michel de Marolles
Phineus is delivered from the Harpies by Calais and Zethes, 1655. A plate from Michel de Marolless Tableaux du Temple des Muses, Paris, 1655. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Bellerophon fights the Chimera, 1655. Artist: Michel de Marolles
Bellerophon fights the Chimera, 1655. A plate from Michel de Marolless Tableaux du Temple des Muses, Paris, 1655. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Decorated page, 800 AD, (20th century). TUNC CRU, CIFIXERANT, XPI CUM EO DU, OS LATRONES. A 20th-century copy of the illustrated manuscript, produced by Celtic monks around AD 800

The Monogram Page, 800 AD, (20th century). A 20th-century copy of the illustrated manuscript, produced by Celtic monks around AD 800

Perseus Delivering Andromeda, 1775. Artist: W Walker
Perseus Delivering Andromeda, 1775. A plate from The Copper-Plate Magazine or A Monthly Treasure, London, 1775

Bellerophon fights the Chimera, 1733. Artist: Bernard Picart
Bellerophon fights the Chimera, 1733. A plate from Le Temple des Muses, Amsterdam, 1733. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Perseus cuts off Medusas head, 1733. Artist: Bernard Picart
Perseus cuts off Medusas head, 1733. A plate from Le Temple des Muses, Amsterdam, 1733. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Hercules fights the Lernian hydra, 1733. Artist: Bernard Picart
Hercules fights the Lernian hydra, 1733. A plate from Le temple des Muses, Amsterdam, 1733. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Jason and the Argonauts, 1655. Artist: Michel de Marolles
Jason and the Argonauts, 1655. A plate from Michel de Marolless Tableaux du Temple des Muses, Paris, 1655. Fround in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Hippolytus, 1615. Artist: Leonard Gaultier
Hippolytus, 1615. In Greek mythology, Hippolytus (Greek for loose horse) was a son of Theseus and either Antiope or Hippolyte. He was identified with the Roman forest god Virbius

Hercules and the Hydra, 1655. Artist: Michel de Marolles
Hercules and the Hydra, 1655. A plate from Tableaux du Temple des Muses, Paris, 1655. Fround in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Perseus rescuing Andromeda, 1615. Artist: Leonard Gaultier
Perseus rescuing Andromeda, 1615. A plate from Les Images Ou Tableaux De Platte Peinture Des Deux Philostrates Sophistes Grecs, by Blaise de Vigenere, Paris, 1615

Heracles Delivering Hesione, c1708-1737. Artist: Francois Lemoyne
Heracles Delivering Hesione, c1708-1737

La Traversee du Styx, c1591-1638. Artist: Jacob Isaacz van Swanenburg
La Traversee du Styx, c1591-1638. In Greek mythology, Styx is the name of a river which formed the boundary between earth and the underworld, Hades

Triton, 16th century. Illustration from a French bestiary of a mythical amphibious creature about to devour a sheep. From the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Theseus and the Centaur, 1804-1819. Artist: Antonio Canova
Theseus and the Centaur, 1804-1819. Theseus raises his club to strike down on the centaur. From the collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria

The Devout Profession, 1799. Artist: Francisco Goya
The Devout Profession, 1799. Plate 70 of Los caprichos. Los Caprichos were published in 1799 at a time of social repression and economic crisis in Spain

Where is mother going?, 1799. Artist: Francisco Goya
Where is mother going?, 1799. Plate 65 of Los caprichos. Los Caprichos were published in 1799 at a time of social repression and economic crisis in Spain

Look how solemn they are!, 1799. Artist: Francisco Goya
Look how solemn they are!, 1799. Plate 63 of Los caprichos. Los Caprichos were published in 1799 at a time of social repression and economic crisis in Spain

What a tailor can do!, 1799. Artist: Francisco Goya
What a tailor can do!, 1799. Plate 52 of Los caprichos. Los Caprichos were published in 1799 at a time of social repression and economic crisis in Spain

You will not escape, 1799. Artist: Francisco Goya
You will not escape, 1799. Plate 72 of Los caprichos. Los Caprichos were published in 1799 at a time of social repression and economic crisis in Spain

They spruce themselves up, 1799. Artist: Francisco Goya
They spruce themselves up, 1799. Plate 51 of Los caprichos. Los Caprichos were published in 1799 at a time of social repression and economic crisis in Spain

Who would have thought it!, 1799. Artist: Francisco Goya
Who would have thought it!, 1799. Plate 62 of Los caprichos. Los Caprichos were published in 1799 at a time of social repression

To rise and to fall, 1799. Artist: Francisco Goya
To rise and to fall, 1799. Plate 56 of Los caprichos. Los Caprichos were published in 1799 at a time of social repression

The sleep of reason produces monsters, 1799. Artist: Francisco Goya
The sleep of reason produces monsters, 1799. From Los caprichos. Los Caprichos were published in 1799 at a time of social repression and economic crisis in Spain

The Nightmare, c1850-1890. Artist: Stanislas Lepine
The Nightmare, c1850-1890. Stansislas participated in the first Impressionist exhibition, held in 1874, although he is generally not considered an Impressionist. Private Collection

The Rhino, c1850-1890. Artist: Stanislas Lepine
The Rhino, c1850-1890. French Impressionist Painter, Private Collection

For the Death of World Imperialism, 1920. Artist: Dmitriy Stakhievich Moor
For the Death of World Imperialism, 1920

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

Les Beaux Jours de la Commune, 1871. Cartoon from a series on the subject of the Paris Commune of March to May 1871 titled Communardiana. From a private collection

The Chimera Etruscan Bronze, 5th century BC. The Chimera of Arezzo is one of the best known examples of the art of the Etruscans

Cover of Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, late 19th century. Frankenstein or the Modern Prometheus was first published in 1818

Greek bronze of Scylla, the sea-monster in the Odyssey who devours ten of Odysseus crew, from the National Archaeological Museum in Athens

Babylonian lion-headed terracotta monster, probably representing one of the seven evil genii, 699BC. From the British Museums collection

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