Boar Collection (#8)

Ceres nursing Triptolemus, detail of the Altoviti ceiling, 1553 (fresco)
991661 Ceres nursing Triptolemus, detail of the Altoviti ceiling, 1553 (fresco) by Vasari, Giorgio (1511-74); Italian, out of copyright

Varaha, boar avatar of Vishnu (w / c on paper)
908401 Varaha, boar avatar of Vishnu (w/c on paper) by Indian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: 3rd avatar); The Stapleton Collection; Indian, out of copyright

Department of Aisne in northern France (chromolitho)
724678 Department of Aisne in northern France (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Department of Aisne in northern France)

Testing witches by throwing them in a river (woodcut)
3245496 Testing witches by throwing them in a river (woodcut) by English School, (17th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Pictures; English, out of copyright

An exceptional joke (colour litho)
2777895 An exceptional joke (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: An exceptional joke)

Une Battue De Porcs A Muttra (Inde Anglaise) (engraving)
2789222 Une Battue De Porcs A Muttra (Inde Anglaise) (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Une Battue De Porcs A Muttra (Inde Anglaise)

Our Artist under Fire, Mr Villiers taken for a Boar by a Suffolk Picket near Naauwpoort (litho)
1599563 Our Artist under Fire, Mr Villiers taken for a Boar by a Suffolk Picket near Naauwpoort (litho) by Rowlandson, George Derville (1861-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Views in the Icy Seas of Northern Europe, 18th century
Whalers harpooning whales in the North Sea 4, sailors walking on ice fields in the Arctic 5, and view of Hekla volcano and geyser in Iceland 6. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rev

Portrait of a Boy as a Hunter Holding a Boar Spear with a Greyhound
1281593 Portrait of a Boy as a Hunter Holding a Boar Spear with a Greyhound, mid-1670s (oil on canvas) by Vaillant, Jacques (1643-91)

Illuminated calendar for November 1846
Calendar for November with figures of Ezekiel and St. Jude, quote from Epistle to Philemon, disciple, centaur with bow, birds, foliage and castles

Illuminated calendar for January 1846
Calendar for January with figures of Jeremias and St. Petrus, quote from Paul, musicians, disciples, mythical creatures and castles. From an illuminated Book of Hours of the Duke the Anjou. 1380

Costume of a German bishop, early 13th century, from Worms Cathedral. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century, Frankfurt

Marble statue of an Etruscan priest in ceremonial robes. He holds a patera or libation bowl in his right hand. Two Etruscan leaping priests or Salii carrying bronze shields or ancilia in a religious

Three humorous scenes, 1918 (pair of 80947)
GG80948 Three humorous scenes, 1918 (pair of 80947) by Cadel, Eugene (1865-1940); Private Collection; Photo eGavin Graham Gallery, London, UK; French, out of copyright

Attic black figure hydra depicting Achilles and Ajax playing dice (earthenware
XIR160125 Attic black figure hydra depicting Achilles and Ajax playing dice (earthenware) (b/w photo) by Greek, (5th century BC); Louvre, Paris

Rug decorated with scenes of fighting animals (tapestry)
XIR178944 Rug decorated with scenes of fighting animals (tapestry) by Persian School, (16th century); Musee Historique des Tissus, Lyon, France; Persian, out of copyright

The True Representation and Character, caricature of George Frederick Handel (1685-1759
DEC84584 The True Representation and Character, caricature of George Frederick Handel (1685-1759) (engraving) by Goupy, Joseph (c.1680-1768) (after); 47x30 cm; Gerald Coke Handel Collection

Vishnu in the centre of his ten avatars, Jaipur, Rajasthan
SC36441 Vishnu in the centre of his ten avatars, Jaipur, Rajasthan by Rajput School, (18th century); Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; Indian, out of copyright

Illustration by Achille Lemot (1846-1909) in Le Pelerin
ICA4858507 Illustration by Achille Lemot (1846-1909) in Le Pelerin, 12/11/05 - Le coq a de la mefiance! - Antimilitarism, War, Russia, America USA USA, Armee, Turkey, Europe, Italy, Japan, Peace

Boar hunting. Illustration of the book "La vie de chateau"
JLJ4680616 Boar hunting. Illustration of the book " La vie de chateau". Engraving by Eugene Louis Lami (1800-1890), 1828

A hunter wounds attack by a boar, one of his companions repels the animal with his spear
LRI4658032 A hunter wounds attack by a boar, one of his companions repels the animal with his spear, detail of " The small hunting party", 315-350 by Roman

Various facts: "a huge boar loads a group of hunters in the countryside near
XEE4187746 Various facts: " a huge boar loads a group of hunters in the countryside near Verdun, he will end up shot with a rifle" Illustration from " Le petit journal

Plate 3: Raven, Squirrel, Dye, Deer, Deer, Boar, Hare. Engraving in "
DUV4210986 Plate 3: Raven, Squirrel, Dye, Deer, Deer, Boar, Hare. Engraving in " Syllabary alphabet all kinds of beets". Serie A

Ulysses and Circe the magician (painting, 1580-1585)
LRI4574689 Ulysses and Circe the magician (painting, 1580-1585) by Spranger, Bartholomaeus (1546-1611); Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

A marine deity is offered a small boar. Detail, c. 1520 (fresco)
LRI4687477 A marine deity is offered a small boar. Detail, c.1520 (fresco) by Falconetto, Giovanni Maria (1468-1535); Palazzo d Arco, Mantua

Little boar, 1st century BC (Bronze sculpture)
LRI4685574 Little boar, 1st century BC (Bronze sculpture) by Celtic, (1st century BC); Musee Joseph Dechelette, Roanne, France; (add.info.: Celtic Art: " little boar" Bronze sculpture)

Faience dish representing a wild boar hunting scene - 17th century - Paris
JLJ4614137 Faience dish representing a wild boar hunting scene - 17th century - Paris, Musee Du Louvre by Unknown Artist, (17th century); Louvre, Paris

Beauty and the Beast - ill. by Walter Crane, 19th century
LSE4103042 Beauty and the Beast - ill. by Walter Crane, 19th century by Crane, Walter (1845-1915); Private Collection; (add.info.: Beauty and the Beast - ill)

Le loup et le chasseur - The wolf and the hunter - from Fables
XEE4156052 Le loup et le chasseur - The wolf and the hunter - from Fables by Jean de La Fontaine (Lafontaine) (1621-95) - engravin after Gustave Dore (1832-83) - Private collection by Dore

Circe Changing the Companions of Ulysses into Boars (oil on canvas)
475780 Circe Changing the Companions of Ulysses into Boars (oil on canvas) by Castiglione, Giovanni Benedetto (Il Grechetto) (1609-64)

A Butchers Stall with Cats and Kittens playing and a Butcher holding a Boar
827876 A Butchers Stall with Cats and Kittens playing and a Butcher holding a Boars Head (oil on canvas) by Snyders, Frans (1579-1657) & Vos

Brussels allegorical tapestry depicting the month of December from
3481832 Brussels allegorical tapestry depicting the month of December from The Medallion Months, c.1525 (wool & silk) by Orley

Brussels allegorical tapestry depicting the month of December from
3481829 Brussels allegorical tapestry depicting the month of December from The Medallion Months, c.1525 (wool & silk) by Orley

Trophy plaque, Munich, c. 1840 (metal & silver-mounted boar tusks)
715562 Trophy plaque, Munich, c.1840 (metal & silver-mounted boar tusks) by German School, (19th century); height: 33 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: engraved)

Preparing the Boars Head in the Royal Kitchen, Windsor Castle - Christmas with the Queen. 1898

Wall panel with a charging boar, c. 6th century AD (stucco)
5049831 Wall panel with a charging boar, c.6th century AD (stucco) by Sasanian School; 29.5x38.1 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Treatise on the many animal species that inhabit the earth
XOT359194 Treatise on the many animal species that inhabit the earth, illustration from the Cynegetica by Oppian (tempera on vellum) by Italian School, (11th century); Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana

The Prodigal Son, c. 1600 (opaque w / c & ink on paper)
873762 The Prodigal Son, c.1600 (opaque w/c & ink on paper) by Persian School, (17th century); 6.51 x10 cm; San Diego Museum of Art, USA; eSan Diego Museum of Art; Gift of Dr. and Mrs

The Fox and the Boar (engraving)
671844 The Fox and the Boar (engraving) by Griset, Ernest Henry (1844-1907); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Fox and the Boar)

Bringing in the boars head (coloured engraving)
668590 Bringing in the boars head (coloured engraving) by Gilbert, John (1817-97) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bringing in the boars head, by J Gilbert.); © Look and Learn; English

Orpheus charming the animals, from the site of Blanzy (mosaic) (see also 37337)
XIR173716 Orpheus charming the animals, from the site of Blanzy (mosaic) (see also 37337) by Roman, (4th century AD); Musee Municipal, Laon, France; out of copyright

Reilefs from the momument of Taq-e Bostan on the outskirts of Kermanshah, Persia. The king hunting elephant, deer and boar 2, and the coronation of Shah Khosrau II, 1

Man spearing a boar, 14th century. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports and Pastimes of the People of England, Chatto and Windus, London, 1876

Men swine hunting with spears and horn, 9th century
Men swine hunting in a surreal forest with spears, dogs and hunting horn, 9th century. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports and Pastimes of the People of England

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"Unleashing the Wild Spirit: A Glimpse into the Boar's Timeless Legacy" From Stone-age cave paintings in Chauvet, France to gladiators battling wild animals in Pompeii's amphitheater, the boar has left an indelible mark on human history. These majestic creatures have captivated our imagination for centuries, symbolizing strength, resilience, and untamed wilderness. In the depths of Chauvet's caves, where ancient artists meticulously depicted their world with ochre pigments, we find stunning renderings of boars roaming freely amidst a prehistoric landscape. These primal artworks transport us back thousands of years and remind us of our deep-rooted connection with nature. Moving forward through time, Netherlandish Proverbs illustrated in a village landscape reveal how boars were woven into folklore and idioms. Their presence evokes notions of stubbornness or recklessness - traits that both fascinate and caution us even today. Fast-forwarding to more recent times, Edward VIII Hunting showcases the regal pursuit of these magnificent beasts by British royalty. The thrill of the chase intertwined with tradition paints a vivid picture of aristocratic pastimes that still resonate within certain circles. Meanwhile, Pauline Baynes' masterpiece "The Farming Year" captures boars as part of rural life cycles; they represent abundance during harvest seasons while embodying challenges faced by farmers throughout history. This timeless depiction reminds us that humans have always relied on nature's bounty for survival. Even modern-day festivities like Christmas incorporate elements from ancient lore – Santa Claus himself is said to ride alongside yule logs pulled by magical flying reindeer – perhaps echoing those early encounters between man and beast in primeval forests. Whether it be witnessing wild boars roam through dense woods or observing gladiators confront them in fierce battles at Pompeii’s amphitheater – these awe-inspiring creatures continue to ignite our fascination with the untamed. Picture No.