Monster Collection (page 6)

Monster with deformed human figure. Illustration for an account by Francois Rabelais (1494-1553)
FGL5485860 Monster with deformed human figure. Illustration for an account by Francois Rabelais (1494-1553) Xylography of the 16th century.; Fototeca Gilardi

Hop O My Thumb, c.1880 (print)
7293304 Hop O My Thumb, c.1880 (print); (add.info.: Literature. Fairy Tales. The ogre kills his daughters instead of Hop o Mz Thumb and his brothers)

Pendant decorated in cloisonne with a beast, 301-700 (gold, stone)
7310016 Pendant decorated in cloisonne with a beast, 301-700 (gold, stone); 2.6 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Display: gold, stone, Material: gold)

Temptation of St Anthony, 1688 (pen and faded brown ink with grey wash, with some black ink on paper)
7308228 Temptation of St Anthony, 1688 (pen and faded brown ink with grey wash, with some black ink on paper); 20.6x37.3 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Aix en Provence. Cathedrale Saint Savior, Altar of Aygosi 1470. Sculptor Audinet Stephani
JEB4952830 Aix en Provence. Cathedrale Saint Savior, Altar of Aygosi 1470. Sculptor Audinet Stephani. To the left Saint Maurice, to the center of Saint Anne, the Virgin and Jesus

Romanesque art: detail of capitals decorated with animals, church Saint Jacques de Conzac
JEB4932743 Romanesque art: detail of capitals decorated with animals, church Saint Jacques de Conzac, Saint Aulais la Chapelle (Saint-Aulais-la-Chapelle)

Tolede, Cathedrale Sainte Marie - Detail of the choir stalls representing monsters wings - 15th century Spain
JEB4945283 Tolede, Cathedrale Sainte Marie - Detail of the choir stalls representing monsters wings - 15th century Spain; (add.info.: Tolede)

Tolede, Cathedrale Sainte Marie - Detail of the choir stalls representing a monster - 15th century Spain
JEB4945189 Tolede, Cathedrale Sainte Marie - Detail of the choir stalls representing a monster - 15th century Spain; (add.info.: Tolede)

History. Greece. Renaissance of Greece, August, 15, 1909. Goudi Coup, military coup d'etat in Greece
3434150 History. Greece. Renaissance of Greece, August, 15, 1909. Goudi Coup, military coup d'etat in Greece. Postcard, c.1910 (postcard); (add.info.: Coll. Part. History. Greece)

Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium
2626593 Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium; (add.info.: Illustration of a satyr or half man half beast monster, from medici Tigurini Historiae animalium Historia animalium 1564; a veterinary)

Twenty masked and costumed musicians and dancers emerge from four monstrous heads
FLO4702936 Twenty masked and costumed musicians and dancers emerge from four monstrous heads. Dance of the Nations, part of the celebrations of the birth of Freiderich, Duke of Wurttemberg, 1616

Monster creatures. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605)
VEN5029555 Monster creatures. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605), Ulisse Aldrovandi fonds, University Library of Bologna, ed

Representation of human monsters, creature has three legs and two children's heads
VEN5029288 Representation of human monsters, creature has three legs and two children's heads. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605)

Representation of monsters. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605)
VEN5029277 Representation of monsters. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605), Ulisse Aldrovandi fonds, University Library of Bologna, ed

Monstrous creature in the face in the middle of the chest, human feet, goat's pie, pork ears
VEN5029252 Monstrous creature in the face in the middle of the chest, human feet, goat's pie, pork ears. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605)

Representation of two unicorns (unicorns). Plate 49 of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605)
VEN5028488 Representation of two unicorns (unicorns). Plate 49 of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605) on monsters, Ulisse Aldrovandi fonds, University Bibl. ed

Detail of the main portal of the church of Saint Bernard (Saint-Bernard) to Contre (17470), Charente-Maritime
JEB4943343 Detail of the main portal of the church of Saint Bernard (Saint-Bernard) to Contre (17470), Charente-Maritime; (add.info)

Gallo-Roman Art: Andromede saves the marine monster by Persee. Low relief from the Roman period from Briancon
JEB4960274 Gallo-Roman Art: Andromede saves the marine monster by Persee. Low relief from the Roman period from Briancon. Gap Departmental Museum; Musee departemental de Gap

Monsters - in " Cosmographia" by Julius Solinus, 14th century
GIA5036755 Monsters - in " Cosmographia" by Julius Solinus, 14th century.; © Giancarlo Costa

Miscellaneous monsters - in " Cosmographia" by Julius Solinus, 14th century
GIA5036690 Miscellaneous monsters - in " Cosmographia" by Julius Solinus, 14th century.; © Giancarlo Costa

La licorne, attiree par une vierge, pose sa tete sur son sein. Miniature d'apres "Varia astrologica atque
GIA5036817 La licorne, attiree par une vierge, pose sa tete sur son sein. Miniature d'apres "Varia astrologica atque astronomica", manuscrit du 11eme siecle.; (add.info.: La licorne)

Unicorn (unicorn) of Phiiologus (Greek bestiary) Page from "Physiologus" (Physiologos or physiologist)
GIA5034715 Unicorn (unicorn) of Phiiologus (Greek bestiary) Page from "Physiologus" (Physiologos or physiologist), 11th century manuscript.; © Giancarlo Costa

The mythical sukotyro (Chinese) creature was considered an elephant species
FLO4687583 The mythical sukotyro (Chinese) creature was considered an elephant species, even though " it is the size of an ox, had the snout of a pig

Adam and Eve - Characters of the carved wood stalls by Dominique Bertin of Toulouse (16th century)
JEB4938955 Adam and Eve - Characters of the carved wood stalls by Dominique Bertin of Toulouse (16th century) - Cathedrale Sainte Marie d'Auch (Gers) (15th-17th century); (add.info)

Panurge or Cardinal of Lorraine (John III of Lorraine or Guise, 1498-1550)
JEB4934628 Panurge or Cardinal of Lorraine (John III of Lorraine or Guise, 1498-1550) - engraving of 1823 in " Drolatic Songes de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais (1494-1553)

La grande mare de Gargantua ou Diane de Poitiers (1499-1566) - engraving of 1823 in " Songes drolatiques de
JEB4934410 La grande mare de Gargantua ou Diane de Poitiers (1499-1566) - engraving of 1823 in " Songes drolatiques de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais (1494-1553)

Jules II (1443-1513) - engraving of 1823 in " Drolatiques Songes de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais
JEB4933890 Jules II (1443-1513) - engraving of 1823 in " Drolatiques Songes de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais (1494-1553) - (The Capricious Dreams of Pantagruel)

Quaresmeprenant (geant obtus de l'epoque medievale) - engraving of 1823 in " Songes drolatiques de
JEB4933817 Quaresmeprenant (geant obtus de l'epoque medievale) - engraving of 1823 in " Songes drolatiques de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais (1494-1553)

Romanesque art: marquee detail depicting monsters wings - Main facade of the church Notre Dame (Notre-Dame)
JEB4942788 Romanesque art: marquee detail depicting monsters wings - Main facade of the church Notre Dame (Notre-Dame) of Surgeres (17700)

Romanesque art: marquee detail depicting monsters wings - Main facade of the church Notre Dame (Notre-Dame)
JEB4942741 Romanesque art: marquee detail depicting monsters wings - Main facade of the church Notre Dame (Notre-Dame) of Surgeres (17700)

A monster devore a man - Carved detail of the vessure of the portal of the church of Sainte Marie (11th century)
JEB4940188 A monster devore a man - Carved detail of the vessure of the portal of the church of Sainte Marie (11th century) in Oloron Sainte Marie (Pyrenees Atlantiques)

Romanesque art from the 13th to the 14th century: Frescoes in the crypt of the church of Gargilesse Dampierre
JEB4926634 Romanesque art from the 13th to the 14th century: Frescoes in the crypt of the church of Gargilesse Dampierre (Gargilesse-Dampierre), Indre, Centre, France

Top of the cloister. The Abbey of St. Michael of Cuxa (St. Michael of Cuxa also spelling Cuixa)
JEB4920241 Top of the cloister. The Abbey of St. Michael of Cuxa (St. Michael of Cuxa also spelling Cuixa, of the Catalan name Sant Miquel de Cuixa)

Prieure of Serrabone, founded in 1082. Exterior capital of the cloister, novel bestiary
JEB4920093 Prieure of Serrabone, founded in 1082. Exterior capital of the cloister, novel bestiary. Boule d'Amont (Boule-d'Amont), Pyrenees Orientales (Pyrenees-Orientales)

Prieure of Serrabone, founded in 1082. Exterior top of the north gate. Boule d'Amont (Boule-d'Amont)
JEB4919947 Prieure of Serrabone, founded in 1082. Exterior top of the north gate. Boule d'Amont (Boule-d'Amont), Pyrenees Orientales (Pyrenees-Orientales)

Symbolic representation of the Universe. Detail of a dog and a stork. Romanesque mosaic of the four rivers
JEB4853857 Symbolic representation of the Universe. Detail of a dog and a stork. Romanesque mosaic of the four rivers, 12th century, pavement of the altar of the chapel of Saint Nicholas

Fantastic monsters and creatures from the darkness of the sea. Allegory of the human imagination at the time of
NWI4852387 Fantastic monsters and creatures from the darkness of the sea. Allegory of the human imagination at the time of discovery of the New World and fears related to the marine world

Hercules slays the Hydra, 17th century (engraving)
3480510 Hercules slays the Hydra, 17th century (engraving); (add.info.: Hercules slays the Hydra. Engraving from Tableaux du temple des muses (1655) by Michel de Marolles (1600 - 1681)

Africa, 1603
2902115 Africa, 1603; (add.info.: Africa, 1603.); Buyenlarge Archive/UIG

Monster and griffin, 12th century (low relief)
8617819 Monster and griffin, 12th century (low relief); Cite de l'architecture et du patrimoine, Paris, France; (add.info.: Souillac (lot); Abbey church Saint Mary

Atlas coelestis, 1753 (print)
7340754 Atlas coelestis, 1753 (print) by Thornhill, James (1675-1734) (after); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: John Flamsteed Constellation of Cetus (the whale)

Monster, 19th century (engraving)
2102137 Monster, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Literature. Monster. Engraving (facsimile) in: Les songes drolatiques de Pantagruel (The Capricious Dreams of Pantagruel)

Jules II, Pope, 19th century (engraving)
2102133 Jules II, Pope, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Literature. "Jules II, Pope". Monster. Tower shaped body)

The Chimera (engraving)
8672714 The Chimera (engraving) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Chimera, from Ancient Greek mythology)

Perseus and Medusa (engraving)
8672602 Perseus and Medusa (engraving) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Perseus and Medusa. From Greek mythology)

Cadmus rushed at the monster (litho)
8639157 Cadmus rushed at the monster (litho) by Richardson, Frederick (1862-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cadmus rushed at the monster)

Odysseus pouring wine for Polyphemus (engraving)
8634990 Odysseus pouring wine for Polyphemus (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Odysseus pouring wine for Polyphemus. Illustration from Hellas)

Scenes of Witchcraft: Day, c. 1645-49 (oil on canvas)
XOS5879300 Scenes of Witchcraft: Day, c. 1645-49 (oil on canvas) by Rosa, Salvator (1615-73); Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

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"Unveiling the Legends: Exploring the Monstrous Marvels of Myth and Cinema" An infamous image of the Loch Ness Monster emerges from the depths, captivating our imagination with its elusive presence. The Papyrus of Ani (Book of the Dead) - The Judgement reveals ancient beliefs surrounding monstrous creatures and their role in the afterlife. As a Kraken attacks a ship amidst a raging storm, fear grips sailors' hearts, reminding us of humanity's vulnerability against nature's colossal forces. Boris Karloff's haunting portrayal in James Whale's Bride of Frankenstein (1935) brings to life an iconic monster that continues to captivate audiences even today. A giant octopus stretches its tentacles across our screens, showcasing nature's incredible diversity and reminding us that they can come in unexpected forms. The enigmatic Loch Ness Monster resurfaces once again, leaving us pondering over its existence and fueling our fascination with mysterious creatures lurking beneath serene waters. GODZILLA roars onto the scene, embodying mankind's fearsome creations turned against them as we witness epic battles between towering monsters and human civilization. Lon Chaney mesmerizes audiences as he dons his chilling mask in Rupert Julian's The Phantom of the Opera (1925), revealing how monstrosity can be born out of tragedy and unrequited love. Amidst a tempestuous storm, a Kraken unleashes chaos upon unsuspecting ships, serving as a reminder that legends often find their origins within treacherous tales told by seafarers throughout history. Through enchanting silhouette animation in The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926), mythical beasts take center stage alongside heroes on daring quests, weaving together folklore and fantasy into one mesmerizing tale. The legendary Lochness Monster resurfaces yet again.