Serpent Collection (page 6)

The Evil Conscience of Tarquin, 1852. Artist: John Leech
The Evil Conscience of Tarquin, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]

Twelfth Key of Basil Valentine, 1651, illustrating that the Philosophers Stone must be combined with gold to produce new gold, just as a lion eats a serpent to change it into its own substance

Pelias Sending Forth Jason, 1880. Artist: Antique
Pelias Sending Forth Jason, 1880. Pelias was king of Iolcus in Greek mythology, the son of Tyro and Poseidon. Jason was an ancient Greek mythological hero who was famous for his role as the leader of

A Thought-Form of Watchful Jealousy, c1916, (1917)
A Thought-Form of Watchful Jealousy, c1916, 1917. Oliver Joseph Lodge (1851-1940) a British physicist and writer involved in the development of radio

The Garden of the Hesperides, c1870, (1917). Artist: Edward Burnes-Jones
The Garden of the Hesperides, c1870, (1917). From Bibbys Annual 1917, [J. Bibby & Sons, Liverpool, 1917]

The Countryman and the Serpent, 1870. Artist: Gauchard Brunier
The Countryman and the Serpent, 1870. The Farmer and the Viper. From The Fables of Jean de la Fontaine, by Walter Thornbury. [Cassell, Petter & Galpin, London and NY, 1870]

St. Martin in Heaven, (1896). Artist: Ford Madox Brown
St. Martin in Heaven, 1897. A Sketch of the St Martin Window, in the Church of St Martin on the Hill, Scarborough, designed by Ford Maddox Brown, depicting St Martin in heaven

Adam and Eve, 1504 (1906). Artist: Albrecht Durer
Adam and Eve, 1504 (1906). From Durer Des Meisters Gemalde Kupferstiche und Holzschnitte in 471 Abbildungen [Stuttgart und Leipzig, Deutsch Verlags-Ansalt, 1906]

Adam and Eve, 1505 (1964). from Antoine Verards Bible en Francoys, A print from A History of Wood Engraving, by Douglas Percy Bliss, Spring Books, London, 1964

The Serpent, 1923. One of a series of WD & HO Wills Cigarette Cards called Lucky Charms, (Bristol and London, 1923)

The Brazen Serpent, 1744. Artist: Giaquinto, Corrado (1703-1766)
The Brazen Serpent, 1744. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Moses and the Brazen Serpent, 1653-1654. Artist: Bourdon, Sebastien (1616-1671)
Moses and the Brazen Serpent, 1653-1654. Found in the collection of the Museo del Prado, Madrid

The Brazen Serpent, 1635-1640. Artist: Rubens, Pieter Paul (1577-1640)
The Brazen Serpent, 1635-1640. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Adam and Eve. The Fall, late 1590s. Artist: Gerrit Pietersz
Adam and Eve. The Fall, late 1590s. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

The Infant Hercules strangling the Serpents, 1786. Artist: Sir Joshua Reynolds
The Infant Hercules strangling the Serpents, 1786. Reynolds, Sir Joshua (1732-1792). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Poster for an exhibition of light and heavy industry, 1909. Found in the collection of the State Museum of History, Moscow

Spleen and Ideal, 1907. Artist: Carlos Schwabe
Spleen and Ideal, 1907

Prophecy figure I from Prognosticatio Eximii Doctoris Paracelsi, 1536. Artist
Prophecy figure I from Prognosticatio Eximii Doctoris Paracelsi, 1536. A small book of 32 prophecies, filled with cryptic and allegorical symbols, by the Swiss astrologer

Serpents, 1675. Artist: Athanasius Kircher
Serpents, 1675. A print from Arca Noe, Amsterdam, 1675. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Adam and Eve, Tunisia, 5th Century. Located in the Bardo Museum, Tunis

Arabic poster, 19th century. From a private collection

Mercury, 1580. Artist: Giambologna
Mercury, 1580. Found in the collection of the Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence, Italy

Cobra sculpture, Tomb of Amenhotep III, Luxor, Egypt. Artist: R Guillemot
Cobra sculpture, Tomb of Amenhotep III, Luxor, Egypt

Ancient Egyptian papyrus of death kneeling before a snake. From the collection of the Egyptian Museum of Berlin, Germany

Boat scene, Tombs of the Nobles, Thebes, Egypt. The ram-headed god Khnum being transported in a boat. The Tombs of the Nobles are tombs of priests

Night the Third Narcissa, title-page from the Nights of Edward Youngs Night Thoughts, c1797. Artist: William Blake
Night the Third Narcissa, title-page from the Nights of Edward Youngs Night Thoughts, c1797. In 1795 the bookseller Richard Edwards commissioned Blake to illustrate the nine Nights of Edward Youngs

Pectoral, late 19th / 20th century. Artist: Rene Lalique
Pectoral, late 19th/20th century. From the Museu Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon, Portugal

Elle 1871. Cartoon depicting an allegorical figure representing the Paris Commune becoming entwined in the coils of a snake with the face of Adolphe Thiers, President of the French Third Republic

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

Allegory of the Faith, c1670. Artist: Jan Vermeer
Allegory of the Faith, c1670. Vermeers source derives from a standard handbook of iconography, Cesare Ripas Iconologia. Vermeer interpreted Ripas description of Faith with the world at her feet

St John the Evangelist with the Poisoned Cup, 1636. Artist: Alonso Cano
St John the Evangelist with the Poisoned Cup, 1636. According to the Bible (Matthew Ch20 v23), a cup of poisoned wine was passed to St John and, as he blessed it

Alchemical symbolism, 1652. A toad and serpent representing two basic types of element; fixed and earthy (toad) and the volatile (serpent). The flying eagle represents sublimation

Immanuel Kant, German philosopher, 1812. Profile portrait surrounded by an Ouroboros, an ancient Egyptian-Greek symbolic serpent with its tail in its mouth devouring itself

The Hermetic Vessel, c1760. A hermetic vessel in the alchemical furnace. The serpent within the vase symbolises the earthy substances of which the Philosophers Stone is made

Krishna standing with subdued Kaliya Naag, his wives asking for mercy

Florence. Adam and Eve after the Fall, Brussels Tapestry, 1548, (20th century) Artists: Pieter Coecke van Aelst
Florence. Adam and Eve after the Fall, Brussels Tapestry, 1548, (20th century). In the gallery of the Accademia, Florence. Design attributed to Pieter Coecke van Aelst, ca

Asklepios, Greek God of Medicine of Healing, c6th century BC. Sculpture from the Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidavros, Greece

Mayan stone lintel showing a serpent god and priest
Mayan stone lintel from Menche showing a serpent god and priest

Bronze medallion of the Greek god Apollo and the serpent Python, 15th century. Artist: Antonio de Brescia
Bronze medallion of the Greek god Apollo and the serpent Python, 15th century

Roman gold bracelet, 1st century
Roman gold bracelet from the British Museums collection, 1st century

The Yaxchilan Lintels, 8th century
Lintel 15 of Yaxchilan Structure 21, Mayan, Mexico, 770. Carved limestone lintel with glyphs and a scene representing Lady Wak Tuun, during a bloodletting rite

Swedish embroidery of Adam, Eve, and the serpent, 19th century
Swedish embroidery of Adam, Eve, and the serpent at Nordiska Museum in Stockholm, 19th century

Romano-British bronze statuette of Mars, 3rd century
Romano-British bronze statuette of Mars with a ram-horned serpent from Southbroom in Wiltshire, 3rd century

Sophia - the Wisdom of the Almighty (Santa Protectrix), 1932. Artist: Nicholas Roerich
Sophia - the Wisdom of the Almighty (Santa Protectrix), 1932. Found in the collection of the Nicholas Roerich Museum, New York

Viking Thorwalds cross-slab from Andreas Church on the Isle of Man, 10th century
Detail of Thorwalds cross-slab from Andreas Church on the Isle of Man - note the runes on the edge. The figure bears a fish (a Christian symbol) and a cross, and tramples on a serpent, 10th century

Detail of a turquoise mosaic of a double-headed serpent, Aztec / Mixtec, Mexico, 15th-16th century
Detail of a turquoise mosaic of a double-headed serpent, Aztec/Mixtec, Mexico, 15th-16th century. It is carved in wood and covered with turquoise mosaic

Greek polychrome head of a serpent, c. 6th century BC
Polychrome head of a serpent, from a temple on the Acropolis. Now from the Acropolis Museums collection, c.6th century BC

Egyptian stele showing the infant Horus, 4th century
Egyptian stele showing the infant Horus as victor over crocodiles, serpents and scorpions, 4th century

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