Reptile Collection (#93)

The Raven, the Gazelle, the Turtle and the Rat. Fables by Jean de La Fontaine (1621-95)
GIA4781866 The Raven, the Gazelle, the Turtle and the Rat. Fables by Jean de La Fontaine (1621-95). Illustration by FranAzois Chauveau (1613-1676). Edition of 1728

snake Naga. art Khmer12th century Paris Musee Guimet
GIA4764897 snake Naga. art Khmer12th century Paris Musee Guimet by Cambodian, (12th century); Musee Guimet, Paris, France; (add.info.: snake Naga)

Sea monster: appearance of a sea snake on the Daedalus fregate road in 1848
GIA4776969 Sea monster: appearance of a sea snake on the Daedalus fregate road in 1848. Engraving of the 19th century. by Unknown Artist

Prehistory: Mesosaurus fossil, Paleozoic era, Permian periodo
GIA4800435 Prehistory: Mesosaurus fossil, Paleozoic era, Permian periodo. Meet in Minas Gerais, Brazil. by Prehistoric; Private Collection; (add.info.: Prehistory: Mesosaurus fossil, Paleozoic era)

April. Top: the Triumph of Venus (Aphrodite) with the Three Graces and couples kissing
GIA4816549 April. Top: the Triumph of Venus (Aphrodite) with the Three Graces and couples kissing. In the middle: representation of the zodiacal sign of the bull

Circus: a board representing different types of shows of learned animals featuring seals
GIA4795761 Circus: a board representing different types of shows of learned animals featuring seals, elephants, bears, snakes

representation of a marine monster mi horse mi sea snake
GIA4791844 representation of a marine monster mi horse mi sea snake. Plate from an edition of " Theatrum Orbis Terrarum" by cartographer Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598), 1584 by Ortelius

Altar dedicated to Isis. Left: mystic stone with snake and right: Anubis-Hermes
GIA4811986 Altar dedicated to Isis. Left: mystic stone with snake and right: Anubis-HermAs. The words " Iside Sacr" are engraved on the snake. 2nd century. Musei Capitolini, Rome

Low Roman relief depicting a birem. A crocodile can be seen below the bow
GIA4770793 Low Roman relief depicting a birem. A crocodile can be seen below the bow. Vatican, cittA del Vaticano, monumenti, musei e gallerie pontefici

The head and tail of the Snake. Fables by Jean de La Fontaine (1621-95)
GIA4782171 The head and tail of the Snake. Fables by Jean de La Fontaine (1621-95). Illustration by FranAzois Chauveau (1613-1676). Edition of 1728

The Falls of Niagara, c. 1825 (oil on canvas)
3746320 The Falls of Niagara, c.1825 (oil on canvas) by Hicks, Edward (1780-1849); 80x96.5 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Skanda, engraved by Marlet (litho)
STC147598 Skanda, engraved by Marlet (litho) by Geringer, A. (19th century) (after); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; French, out of copyright

Hercules and the Hydra, 1490s (bronze)
BAT209844 Hercules and the Hydra, 1490s (bronze) by Bonacolsi, Pier Jacopo Alari (1460-1528); 32.7 cm dia cm; Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence, Tuscany

Detail of fish, The Four Seasons, from Vega Baja (mosaic)
XIR212883 Detail of fish, The Four Seasons, from Vega Baja (mosaic) by Roman, (3rd century AD); Museo de Santa Cruz, Toledo, Spain; out of copyright

St. Philip exorcizing the demon from the temple of Mars, south wall of Strozzi Chapel, c
BEN208286 St. Philip exorcizing the demon from the temple of Mars, south wall of Strozzi Chapel, c.1497-1502 (fresco) by Lippi, Filippino (c.1457-1504); Santa Maria Novella, Florence

The Tortoise and The Two Ducks, from Fables by Jean de La Fontaine (1621-95
PER207621 The Tortoise and The Two Ducks, from Fables by Jean de La Fontaine (1621-95) 1888 (colour engraving) by Gelibert

Roman art: nile landscape mosaic from a villa on the aventino hill
LRI4643224 Roman art: nile landscape mosaic from a villa on the aventino hill, Rome 1st-2nd century (Roman art: nile landscape mosaic from a villa on the aventino hill)

Moses and Aaron before Pharaoh - Bible
3779914 Moses and Aaron before Pharaoh - Bible by Hole, William Brassey (1846-1917); (add.info.: Moses and Aaron before Pharaoh - Aaron makes his rod turn into a snake)

Shivalingam (colour litho)
423638 Shivalingam (colour litho) by Indian School; Private Collection; Photo eLuca Tettoni; Indian, out of copyright

Removal of the Reptiles at the Zoological Gardens (engraving)
6016506 Removal of the Reptiles at the Zoological Gardens (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Removal of the Reptiles at the Zoological Gardens)

The Forbidden Fruit, Genesis, III, 6 (engraving)
6002795 The Forbidden Fruit, Genesis, III, 6 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Forbidden Fruit, Genesis, III, 6)

Apollo about to attack the python, from La Pellegrina by Girolamo Bargagli
SC17077 Apollo about to attack the python, from La Pellegrina by Girolamo Bargagli, engraved by Carracius (engraving) by Italian School, (16th century); Victoria & Albert Museum, London

Asiatic Devices Allusive to the Cosmogony, engraved by Inigo Barlow (fl. 1790) (engraving)
STC88442 Asiatic Devices Allusive to the Cosmogony, engraved by Inigo Barlow (fl.1790) (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English

The Death of Cleopatra, lunette, 1531-32 (fresco)
ALI79364 The Death of Cleopatra, lunette, 1531-32 (fresco) by Romanino, Girolamo (c.1485-c.1566); Castello del Buonconsiglio, Trento, Italy; Alinari

The Goddess of the Serpents, from the Palace of Knossos, 1500 B. C (faience)
XIR79288 The Goddess of the Serpents, from the Palace of Knossos, 1500 B.C (faience) by Minoan; Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, Crete, Greece; out of copyright

The Doom Fulfilled (Perseus Slaying the Sea Serpent) c. 1882 (gouache on paper)
SOU80771 The Doom Fulfilled (Perseus Slaying the Sea Serpent) c.1882 (gouache on paper) by Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-98); 153.8x138.4 cm; Southampton City Art Gallery, Hampshire

Portland Vase, owned by Erasmus Darwin, copy of original in British Museum, Etruria, c
FIT76519 Portland Vase, owned by Erasmus Darwin, copy of original in British Museum, Etruria, c.1789-90 (black jasper with applied white jasper) by Wedgwood, Josiah (1730-95); height:25

Mercury Entrusts Bacchus to the Care of the Nymphs, 1638
BOO73445 Mercury Entrusts Bacchus to the Care of the Nymphs, 1638 by La Hire or La Hyre, Laurent de (1606-56); 112.5x133 cm; State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia; French, out of copyright

Paradise, 1911-12 (oil on canvas)
NUL117304 Paradise, 1911-12 (oil on canvas) by Corinth, Lovis (Franz Heinrich Louis) (1858-1925); 271x195 cm; Private Collection; German, out of copyright

Prudence, c. 1470 (tempera on panel)
BEN112184 Prudence, c.1470 (tempera on panel) by Pollaiolo, Piero del (1443-96); 167x88 cm; Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; Photo eRaffaello Bencini; Italian, out of copyright

Openwork Ring, about 1st century AD (gold)
2969152 Openwork Ring, about 1st century AD (gold) by Greco-Roman; 1x1.5x1.5 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; (add.info.: Greco-Roman, said to be found in Egypt); Gift of Henry H

Adam and Eve, 1504 (engraving)
2972021 Adam and Eve, 1504 (engraving) by DAorer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); 25.3x19.6 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; Clarence Buckingham Collection; German, out of copyright

Eve, Cartoon for a Stained Glass Window (w / c on paper)
2962644 Eve, Cartoon for a Stained Glass Window (w/c on paper) by Spence, Thomas Ralph (1848-1918); Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; eTyne & Wear Archives & Museums; English

The Dissolution or The Alchymist producing an Aetherial Representation, pub
2966808 The Dissolution or The Alchymist producing an Aetherial Representation, pub. 1796 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray

Page 31. Muricated Lizard. Now known as a Tree Dragon, c. 1789-90 (w / c)
5669968 Page 31. Muricated Lizard. Now known as a Tree Dragon, c.1789-90 (w/c) by Stone, Sarah (1760-1844); Mitchell Library

Monstrous whale devouring humans, from 1550 edition of
5669000 Monstrous whale devouring humans, from 1550 edition of Cosmographia by Sebastian Munster (woodcut) by Munster, Sebastian (1589-1552); Photo eAF Fotografie; German, out of copyright

Page 21. Snakes No. 1 & No. 2. Now known as a Young diamond snake & a Bandy bandy, c
5669958 Page 21. Snakes No. 1 & No.2. Now known as a Young diamond snake & a Bandy bandy, c.1789-90 (w/c) by Stone, Sarah (1760-1844); Mitchell Library

Attic red-figure amphora depicting a maenad and a satyr, by Panphaios (pottery)
XIR39290 Attic red-figure amphora depicting a maenad and a satyr, by Panphaios (pottery) by Greek, (6th century BC); Louvre, Paris

Adam and Eve, after Albrecht Durer (1471-1528) (etching) (b / w photo)
HMP86617 Adam and Eve, after Albrecht Durer (1471-1528) (etching) (b/w photo) by Ladenspelder, Johann (1512-61); Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston, Lancashire

Orpheus and Eurydice, 1862 (oil on canvas)
HTL122339 Orpheus and Eurydice, 1862 (oil on canvas) by Poynter, Edward John (1836-1919); Private Collection; By courtesy of Julian Hartnoll; English, out of copyright

Tiger and Crocodile, engraved by Charles Turner (1773-1857), pub. by James Daniell & Co
NP125523 Tiger and Crocodile, engraved by Charles Turner (1773-1857), pub. by James Daniell & Co. 1799 (mezzotint engraving) by Northcote

St. George and the Dragon (tempera on fabric, gesso, and wood)
REV131207 St. George and the Dragon (tempera on fabric, gesso, and wood) by Russian School (16th century); 61x47 cm; Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia; Russian, out of copyright

Envy, c. 1305 (fresco)
BEN67139 Envy, c.1305 (fresco) by Giotto (Giotto di Bondone) (c.1266-1337); Scrovegni (Arena) Chapel, Padua, Italy; Photo eRaffaello Bencini; Italian, out of copyright

The Naturalist (w / c on paper)
XIR32144 The Naturalist (w/c on paper) by Schouman, Aert (1710-92); Louvre, Paris, France; Dutch, out of copyright

Large oval dish moulded in relief with reptiles and fish (earthenware)
XIR158695 Large oval dish moulded in relief with reptiles and fish (earthenware) by Palissy, Bernard (1509-90); 55x40 cm; Louvre-Lens, France; French, out of copyright

Cerastes: Number One (a Snake) (w / c on paper)
XYC150279 Cerastes: Number One (a Snake) (w/c on paper) by Balugani, Luigi (1737-70); Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, USA; Italian, out of copyright

Adam and Eve, from the Stanza della Segnatura, c. 1508-11 (fresco) (b / w photo)
ALI140672 Adam and Eve, from the Stanza della Segnatura, c.1508-11 (fresco) (b/w photo) by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio of Urbino) (1483-1520); Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; Alinari

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