Twisted Collection

Tree Branches, 1852-1908. Creator: Charles Reginald Aston
Tree Branches, 1852-1908

The Markore (Capra megaceros), 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Markore (Capra megaceros), 1858. This animal is a native of certain parts of the Western Himalayas, and is likewise found in the high ranges of Persia and Affghanistan

The Hindu God Vishnu, between 875 and 900. Creator: Unknown
The Hindu God Vishnu, between 875 and 900

Baku: Monster that Eats Nightmares, 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Baku: Monster that Eats Nightmares, 18th century

Elephant Combat, c1725. Creator: Unknown
Elephant Combat, c1725

Portrait of Arent Franckensz van der Meer, Lord of Pendrecht, called Malicious Aertje, c.1550-c.1560 Creator: Anon
Portrait of Arent Franckensz van der Meer, Lord of Pendrecht, called Malicious Aertje, c.1550-c.1560

San Francisco views, 1927 Creator: Arnold Genthe
San Francisco views, 1927

San Francisco views, 1927 Creator: Arnold Genthe
San Francisco views, 1927

White monkey, 1937. Creator: Zhang Shanzi
White monkey, 1937

Chesterfield, 2006. Creator: Ethel Davies
The Crooked Spire of St Mary and All Saints Church, built in the 13th century and allegedly twisted because of the lack of skilled craftsmen due to the plague

Gourd-Shaped Ewer with Twisted Handle, Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918-1392), mid-12th century

Satyr Mask with a Spiral-Shaped Beard and Ivy Grouped Around Each Horn, from Divers Masques, ca. 1635-45

Toilet Water Bottle, 1937. Creator: Giacinto Capelli
Toilet Water Bottle, 1937

Death, 1926. Creator: Oscar Bluemner
Death, 1926

Stirrup for a Child, German or Bohemian, second half 15th century. Creator: Unknown
Stirrup for a Child, German or Bohemian, second half 15th century

Wooded landscape. Creator: Raphael Sadeler
Wooded landscape. After Jan Brueghel the Elder

Christ and the woman taken in adultery, 1575 (republished 1613). Creator: Diana Mantuana
Christ and the woman taken in adultery, 1575 (republished 1613)

The Father of the Forest - The Horse Back Side. Calaveras Grove, ca. 1878

Design for a Decorated Drinking Cup with Floriated Heads around Large Mouth... n.d
Design for a Decorated Drinking Cup with Floriated Heads around Large Mouth, Intertwined Serpents as Handles, n.d

The Tree and the Wave, 1910. Creator: Herbert Ponting
The Tree and the Wave, 1910. On Sagami Bay, Kanagawa, Japan. From " In Lotus-Land Japan", by Herbert G. Ponting, F.R.G.S. [Macmillan and Co. Limited, London, 1910]

Roma - St. Paul without the Walls - Cloister of the Monastery of the Benedictine Monks. Work of the Vassallectus, 1910. From Cento Vedute Classiche di Roma. [Enrico Verdesi, Rome, 1910]

The Puma, c1885, (1890). Artist: Robert Taylor Pritchett
The Puma, c1885, (1890). From Journal of Researchers into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited during the Voyage of H.M.S

Devastation, 1941, City. Twisted Girders (1), 1941. Artist: Graham Sutherland
Devastation, 1941, City. Twisted Girders (1), 1941. Between 1940 and 1945, Sutherland was employed as an official war artist, as part of the War Artists Scheme

Railway bridge across the Vals River at Kroonstad, blown up by the Boers, South Africa, 1901. Stereoscopic card

Twisted columns in the cloister, Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls, Rome, Italy. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Twisted columns in the cloister, Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls, Rome, Italy. The Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura is one of the four great ancient basilicas of Rome

Calvary, detail from left side panel, 1545-1550. Artist: Maerten van Heemskerck
Calvary, detail from left side panel, 1545-1550. From the collection of the Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia

Snettisham Great Torc, Iron Age, c75 BC. Made from just over a kilogram of gold mixed with silver. It is one of the most elaborate golden objects made in the ancient world

Gold torc from the Snettisham hoard L, Iron Age, c75 BC. The main part of the torc is made from four ropes, each made from 8 strains of gold wire twisted around each other

Nude woman sitting on a chaise longue, putting on her shirt, 18th century. Artist: Jean-Antoine Watteau
Nude woman sitting on a chaise longue, putting on her shirt, 18th century. From the collection of the British Museum, London, Great Britain

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