Serpents Collection (#5)

The Pythia, from L Histoire de la Magie by Paul Christian
STC202505 The Pythia, from L Histoire de la Magie by Paul Christian, illustrated in History of Magic, published late 19th century (litho) by French School; Private Collection; (add.info)

Detail of the gold mosaic floor, c. 1881 (mosaic)
LGH250618 Detail of the gold mosaic floor, c.1881 (mosaic) by Crane, Walter (1845-1915); Leighton House Museum, Kensington & Chelsea, London

Sani, from Voyage aux Indes et a la Chine by Pierre Sonnerat
STC196040 Sani, from Voyage aux Indes et a la Chine by Pierre Sonnerat, engraved by Poisson, published 1782 (coloured engraving) by Sonnerat

The Flight of Bonaparte from Hell-Bay, 7th April 1815 (hand-colored etching and aquatint)
5667142 The Flight of Bonaparte from Hell-Bay, 7th April 1815 (hand-colored etching and aquatint) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); 37.1 A-- 26.5 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

The great sea serpent when first seen from HMS Daedalus in 1848, c. 1848 (engraving)
1147333 The great sea serpent when first seen from HMS Daedalus in 1848, c.1848 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: On August 6, 1848)

Snake charmer (colour litho)
5198417 Snake charmer (colour litho) by Garnier, Jules Arsene (1847-89) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Snake charmer)

Battle between the Gods and Titans and giants, Ancient Greek relief from Pergamon (engraving)
5216754 Battle between the Gods and Titans and giants, Ancient Greek relief from Pergamon (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

King Ferdinand VII Carlos Maria Isidoro of Spain (engraving)
812428 King Ferdinand VII Carlos Maria Isidoro of Spain (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: King Ferdinand VII Carlos Maria Isidoro of Spain)

Moses and the plague of serpents, 1602-05 (opaque w / c on paper)
874284 Moses and the plague of serpents, 1602-05 (opaque w/c on paper) by Indian School, (17th century); 14.6 x8.3 cm; San Diego Museum of Art

Lion door knocker, Paris (b / w photo)
3090847 Lion door knocker, Paris (b/w photo) by Atget, Eugene (1856-1927); Private Collection; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Detail from Historia Naturalis by Pliny the Elder, 1476 (print
860499 Detail from Historia Naturalis by Pliny the Elder, 1476 (print, engraving & tempera on paper) (see also 860497-501) by Venetian School

Lernaean Hydra (colour litho)
957879 Lernaean Hydra (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lernaean Hydra. Second image shows a battle between the Amazons)

The statue of Laocoon and His Sons c. 1890 (colour chromolithograph)
1065623 The statue of LaocoAon and His Sons c.1890 (colour chromolithograph) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The statue of LaocoAon and His Sons (Italian)

Scary Green Viper
Fauzan Maududdin

Abhisarika Nayika, folio from a Rasikpriya, ca. 1615-1625. Creator: Unknown
Abhisarika Nayika, folio from a Rasikpriya, ca. 1615-1625

The church of St. Mary and St. David, Kilpeck, Herefordshire, England, is a small gem of romanesque architecture and carving, circa 1140, with scrolled serpents on the jambs Date: 12th century

Laocoon and his sons being attacked by serpents, ca. 1515-27. Creator: Marco Dente
Laocoon and his sons being attacked by serpents, ca. 1515-27

Laocoon and his two sons being attacked by serpents upon a pedestal, a temple to Minerva behind them, another temple and the sea in the background, ca. 1515-27

Naples, Italy - Old Naples with the Serpents Fountain Date: circa 1910

CIRCE DOES MAGIC
Circe, the Mediterranean witch who features in Homers Odyssey, does magic with spirits and serpents

LAOCOON AND HIS SONS
Laocoon, a priest of Apollo at Troy, is strangled, together with his sons, by serpents : this famous sculpture, probably 2nd century BC, was discovered at Rome in 1506

LENFER A condemned soul writhes in agony as a demon carries him to eternal torment and serpents give him a foretaste of the horrors to come

DORE SEA CREATURE
Monsters of the sea

SEA HORSE BELON
Marine creature with a horse- like head, front paws and a serpents tail Date: 1553

Morocco, , Marrakech
Morocco, Marrakech, Snake charmer in in Djemaa el Fna square

Temptation, Paris, France, Europe

Mosaic in Fourviere Basilica, Lyon, Rhone, France, Europe

Mosaic of the serpent that said to the woman, no, you shall not die the death, in Fourviere Basilica, Lyon, Rhone, France, Europe

Moses and the Brazen Serpent, c. 1625-46 (oil on canvas)
3247953 Moses and the Brazen Serpent, c.1625-46 (oil on canvas) by Grebber, Pieter Fransz. de (c.1600-53); 143.2 x 109 cm; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT

Detail of an illustration from Anvur-i SuhaylA (The lights of Canopus), a collection
2657707 Detail of an illustration from Anvur-i SuhaylA (The lights of Canopus), a collection of fables by a┼¥Ôé¼usayn ibn EAlA, by Khashifi (pen & ink with w/c on paper) by Indian School

Illustration to the novel The Temple of Gnidos (Le Temple de Gnide) by Montesquieu, 1794. Private Collection

Ancient Egyptian jewellery from Tutankhamuns tomb
Ear-ornaments from the tomb of Tutankhamun (reigned 13321323 BC), as discovered by Howard Carter among others in 1922 in the Valley of Kings

Slithering grey snake (Serpentes)

Paolo Porpora Serpents Fly Agarics Thistles painting
Paolo Porpora, Serpents, Fly Agarics and Thistles, painting, oil on canvas, Height, 35 cm (13.7 inches), Width, 48 cm (18.8 inches)

Nose Ornament Serpents Long-necked Birds 100-300
Nose Ornament with Serpents and Long-necked Birds, c. 100-300. Peru, North Coast, Moche culture (50-800), Early Intermediate Period (AD 0-700)

Groteschi Ruins Serpents ca 1745-50 Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Groteschi: Ruins with Serpents, ca. 1745-50. Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720-1778). Etching

Indian Snake Charmers In The 19th Century. From The Imperial Bible Dictionary, Published 1889

The Hindu Festival Of Nag Panchami, The Worship Of Cobras, In Bombay, India In The 19Th Century. From El Mundo En La Mano, Published 1878

Two Ball Python Snakes Intertwined

Overhead view of three Corn Snakes coiled around each other, one being a Snow Corn Snake. All the snakes have distinctive markings and large eyes

Targhe ed altri ornati di varie e capricciose invenzioni (Cartouches and other ornaments of various and capricious invention, page 34), 1773

Roman mosaic. Child Heracles with snakes. Antioquia. Turkey
Heracles. Divine hero in Greek mythology. Roman mosaic. Child Heracles with snakes. Antakya. Turkey

Trocortesian or Madrid Codex. s. XIV. Detail. Maya
Trocortesian or Madrid Codex. s.XIV. Detail. Maya art. Miniature Painting. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. Americas Museum

Slithering yellow-brown snake (Serpentes) with two black lines running along body, view from above

Green Anaconda (Eunectes murinus) with pattern of black oval patches

Illustration, Sea Snake (Hydrophiidae) curling and hissing

Brazil - Sao Paulo - Serpentarium of the Instituto Butantan, a Brazilian biomedical research centre affiliated to the Sao Paulo State Secretary of Health

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