Fantastical Collection (page 15)

Greek urn. Greece
Urn (150-200) decorated with a relief depicting the deceased marriage with Aphrodite (center) writing their names on a shield held by Eros. On the right, Bellerophon with Pegasus. Dokimeion marble

Camelot, illustration from Idylls of the King by Alfred Tennyson (litho)
XJF425686 Camelot, illustration from Idylls of the King by Alfred Tennyson (litho) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: illustration to Alfred)

Lee White wearing costumes designed by Reville
American actress and entertainer, Lee White, posing in a variety of fantastic costumes designed by Reville for her tour of Australia in 1920. 1920

Faery Visions - Thus It Befell in Eden
Adam and Eve in a particularly lush Garden of Eden. Date: 1929

Spain. Aragon. La Puebla de Castro. Mudejar aljarfe (14th. Century) in the Choir of the Church of San Roman de Castro. Polychrome wood with pictorial representations of storied scenes

Altar of Domitius. Detail. Ca. 150 BC
Altar of Domitius. At the base is depicting the wedding of Poseidon and Amphitrite. Ca. 150 BC. Detail of the nuptial courtship with a Nereid on a hippocampus bringing a present and winged erotes

6th century BCE. Votive statue of a sphinx. BC 560-550. Acro
Greek art. 6th century BCE Greece. Votive statue of a sphinx. BC 560-550. Acropolis Museum. Athens. Greece

Ancient Art. Mediterranean Area. Roof construction. Ornamental tile depicting a horseman and a griffin. Terracotta. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark

Trajan (53-177 A. D. ). Roman Emperor. Sculpture. Detail body
Trajan (53-177 A.D.). Roman Emperor from 80 to 117 A.D. Sculpture. Detail body armour depicting two winged griffins face to face. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark

Wooden relief of Virgin with Infant by Diego Siloe. 1544
Diego Siloe (1495-1563). Spanish architect and sculptor. Virgin with Infant, 1544. Wood. From the Priory chair of the Monastery of Saint Jerome, Granada. Museum of Fine Arts. Granada. Spain

Relief depicting a eagle-headed protective spirit. Nimrud
Relief depicting a Eagle-headed protective spirit. 865-860 BC. From Northwest Palace. Nimrud. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Etruscan stone sarcophagus of Bomarzo
Stone sarcophagus with lid carved in the likeness of the roof of a house decorated with sphinxes. 325-250 BC. From the Grotta Dipinta in Bomarzo (Italy). British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Persian Art. Achaemenid period. Persepolis. Griffin
Persian Art. Achaemenid period. Persepolis (Takht-e-Jamshid). Capital with a griffin, dated during the reign of Xerxes (486-465 BC). In the background, the Gate of all Nations or Gate of Xerxes

Spain. Catalonia. Monastery of Santes Creus. Royal Palace. 14th century. Detail. Aiguamurcia

Spotted Costume 1827
Hat with ostrich feathers, rosettes under the brim & long strings. Red & yellow spotted gown with gigot sleeves & transparent over-sleeve. Skirt with scalloped flounces. Date: 1827

A fantasy shoemaker, covered in shoes, with a shop counter attached round his waist. Date: circa 1700

Hell, 1622 (oil on canvas) (see 89774 for detail)
XIR89773 Hell, 1622 (oil on canvas) (see 89774 for detail) by Nome, Francois de (Monsu Desiderio) (1593-1644); 113x175 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Besancon, France; French, out of copyright

Ms Fr 2810 f. 59v, Mythical animals in the wilderness, from Livre des Merveilles du Monde
XTD69811 Ms Fr 2810 f.59v, Mythical animals in the wilderness, from Livre des Merveilles du Monde, c.1410-12 (tempera on vellum) by Boucicaut Master

Saint Brendan, from a C19th copy of the Pizzigani portolan, 1367 (engraving)
XJF498434 Saint Brendan, from a C19th copy of the Pizzigani portolan, 1367 (engraving) by Pizzigano, Domenico and Francesco (14th century) (after); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

114 foot long Skeleton of Fake Sea Serpent Hydrarchos harlani, c. 1845 (etching)
KW421826 114 foot long Skeleton of Fake Sea Serpent Hydrarchos harlani, c.1845 (etching) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The hoax was devised by Albert C)

Architectural perspective (oil on canvas)
XIR375749 Architectural perspective (oil on canvas) by Nome, Francois de (Monsu Desiderio) (1593-1644); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Orleans, France; (add.info.: Perspective d Architecture; ); French

Big fishes eat small ones, 1556 (pen & ink on paper) (b / w photo)
XIR345973 Big fishes eat small ones, 1556 (pen & ink on paper) (b/w photo) by Bruegel, Pieter the Elder (c.1525-69); 22.6x29.5 cm; Graphische Sammlung Albertina, Vienna

Temptation of St. Anthony (recto) (pen & ink on paper) (b / w photo)
XIR345969 Temptation of St. Anthony (recto) (pen & ink on paper) (b/w photo) by Bosch, Hieronymus (c.1450-1516); Louvre (Cabinet de dessins), Paris

Anger, 1557 (facsimile) (pen & ink on paper) (b / w photo)
XIR345964 Anger, 1557 (facsimile) (pen & ink on paper) (b/w photo) by Bruegel, Pieter the Elder (c.1525-69); 23x30 cm; Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

Luxury, 1557 (engraving) (b / w photo)
XIR345963 Luxury, 1557 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Bruegel, Pieter the Elder (c.1525-69); Bibliotheque Royale de Belgique, Brussels, Belgium; (add.info.: La Luxure; Brueghel; ); Flemish

Costume design for The Firebird, 1910 (w / c on paper)
XJF342492 Costume design for The Firebird, 1910 (w/c on paper) by Bakst, Leon (1866-1924); Private Collection; (add.info)

View of a Port in the Orient (oil on canvas)
XIR336990 View of a Port in the Orient (oil on canvas) by Minderhout, Hendrik van (1632-96); Musee Municipal, Dunkirk, France; (add.info.: Vue d un Port d Orient; ); Dutch, out of copyright

The Voyage of Life: Youth, 1842 (oil on canvas)
XOS744782 The Voyage of Life: Youth, 1842 (oil on canvas) by Cole, Thomas (1801-48); 134.3 x 194.9 cm; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA; American, out of copyright

The Temptation of St. Anthony, 1506 (woodcut) (b / w photo)
XJF276000 The Temptation of St.Anthony, 1506 (woodcut) (b/w photo) by Cranach, Lucas, the Elder (1472-1553); British Museum, London

The Tower of Babel, 1679 (engraving) (b / w photo)
XJF275650 The Tower of Babel, 1679 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Kircher, Athanasius (1602-80); Private Collection; German, out of copyright

Elephants at War (litho) (b / w photo)
XJF272221 Elephants at War (litho) (b/w photo) by Hameel, Alart du (c.1449-1507); Private Collection; Netherlandish, out of copyright

Stage Design for the Opera Ruslan and Lyudmila by Mikhail Glinka (w / c
BAL2603426 Stage Design for the Opera Ruslan and Lyudmila by Mikhail Glinka (w/c & gouache on paper) by Gartman (Hartmann), Viktor Aleksandrovich (1834-73); Pushkin Museum, Moscow, Russia; Russian

Capriccio Scene: Animals in the Sky (oil on canvas)
XIR203357 Capriccio Scene: Animals in the Sky (oil on canvas) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Agen, France; Spanish, out of copyright

Aeneas and the Sibyl in the Underworld, 1598 (oil on copper)
BAL178004 Aeneas and the Sibyl in the Underworld, 1598 (oil on copper) by Brueghel, Jan the Elder (1568-1625); 26.4x35.3 cm; Private Collection; Johnny Van Haeften Ltd

Dragon anatomy, artwork
Dragon anatomy. Artwork showing a proposed internal anatomy for a dragon, intended to explain its fire-breathing abilities. Myths and legends about dragons are found worldwide

Jekyll and Hyde story illustration, 1880s
Jekyll and Hyde story illustration. 1880s artwork illustrating the novella Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886) by Scottish novelist Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson (1850-1894)

Flying dragon and lightning, computer artwork. The lightning could represent the destruction that the dragon is said to cause. Myths and legends about dragons can be found worldwide

Winged dragon breathing fire, computer artwork. Myths and legends about dragons are found worldwide. In many western cultures, the dragon is a fire-breathing symbol of death and evil

Tentacles by Raymond Sheppard. An abstract fantasy painting featuring tentacle-like growths in a strange landscape, perhaps under the sea

Dream by Raymond Sheppard. Fantastical abstract painting of a cavernous structure with river-like features flowing through interconnecting organic growths

Throat by Raymond Sheppard - an abstract, fantastical depiction

Inspiration by Tremator
Colour illustration by Tremator showing an artist at his easel searching for inspiration, which arrives in the form of fantastical, fairy-like muses

A Snapper-up of Unconsidered Trifles by William Heath Robins
Detailed colour illustration by William Heath Robinson (1872-1910) for the Midsummer number of the Graphic showing an elf, or possibly goblin in a fantastical country setting

Worth Going to Bed For by Harold Earnshaw
Illustration by Harold Cecil Earnshaw to accompany a rhyme by J.M. Barrie, showing a little boy fast asleep and enjoying a particularly vivid dream crammed with castles, pirates, elephants

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Step into a world where imagination knows no bounds. From the enchanting brushstrokes of Florence Mary Anderson's "The Kings Castle" to the surreal landscapes of Hieronymus Bosch's "The Garden of Earthly Delights, " prepare to be transported to realms beyond your wildest dreams. In this fantastical journey, we encounter the mind-bending Robidas rotating house, a marvel of architectural ingenuity that defies gravity and challenges our perception of reality. Nestled in the picturesque Dordogne Valley, Chateau de Hautefort stands as a testament to both history and fantasy, its turrets reaching towards the heavens like something out of a fairytale. As we delve deeper into this realm of wonderment, Kay Nielsen's mesmerizing artwork beckons us with "The Apple, " an ethereal depiction that hints at hidden secrets waiting to be unraveled. Queen Artemisia emerges from centuries past with her pen and ink portrait, exuding regal grace and captivating allure. Shakespearean magic comes alive through Titania and Bottom from A Midsummer-Night's Dream; their whimsical encounter reminding us that even in the most ordinary moments, extraordinary things can happen. The Moon Nymph dances across canvas in vibrant strokes by an unknown artist, her celestial beauty illuminating our imaginations. Tamara Karsavina and Michel Fokine take center stage in The Firebird ballet photograph from 1910 - frozen in time yet radiating fiery passion through black-and-white hues. An airy spirit captured on paper enchants us with delicate lines that seem almost weightless against its surroundings. Sebastien Munster's Sea of Darkness engulfs us with its haunting woodcut imagery; a reminder that amidst vast unknowns lies untold mysteries waiting to be discovered. Francois Desprez invites laughter into our dreams with his humorous illustrations from The Humorous Dreams of Pantagruel - each page brimming with whimsy and absurdity.