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Baldassare Peruzzi (1481-1536). Italian architect and painter. Villa Farnesina. Renaissance. Detail Frescoes. Polyphemus. Cyclope. Rome. Italy
Zoophorus. Detail. Baptistery of ParmaItaly. Parma. Baptistery (1196-1260). Reliefs of different zodiacal signs and animals by Benedetto Antelami. 13th century. Detail. Sagittarius
Baptistery of Parma. Exterior. DetailItaly. Parma. Baptistery (1196-1260). Statues and reliefs of different zodiacal signs and animals by Benedetto Antelami and their school. 13th century
The early Iron. Roman influence. Gryphon of Vimose. BronzeThe early Iron. Roman influence. Gryphon of Vimose. A gryphons head of gilt bronze. The gryphon was perhaps once part of a Roman parade helmet. Was found in a Bog, Funen. National Museum of Denmark
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 bodyTrajan (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
Phoenician. Lycian Sarcophagus. 5th BC. Batlle of centaursPhoenician. Lycian Sarcophagus. 5th BC. Made out of Paros marble. Detail. Batlle of centaurs. Royal Necropolis of Sidon. Lebanon. Istanbul Archaeological Museum. Turkey
Reliefs of Sanctuary of Athena. PergamonSanctuary of Athena. 2nd century BC. Fragment of the frieze depicting marine centaurs. Acropolis of Pergamum. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany
Wooden relief of Virgin with Infant by Diego Siloe. 1544Diego 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
Ukraine. Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Kerch. The Great Mithridates Staircase leading on top of the Mount Mithridat. Griffin
Aachen Cathedral. Palatine Chapel. Pala d OroAachen Cathedral. Palatine Chapel. Frontal of Main Altar, know as Pala d Oro. 1000. Golden panels depicting Christ enthroned inside a mandorla (centre) flanqued by Virgin Mary and St. Michael
Ostia Antica. Mosaic of Baths of ButicosusOstia Antica. Baths of Buticosus. 1st - 2nd centuries AD. Caldarium. Mosaic depicting Triton and Nereid. Near Rome
Mosaic of the Square of the Guilds or Corporations. Ostia AnOstia Antica. Square of the Guilds or Corporations. Mosaic depicting an Nereid with a sea-horse. Near Rome
Mosaic of Neptunes Triumph at the Baths of Neptune. Ostia ABaths of Neptune. 1st - 2nd centuries AD. Detail of mosaic of Neptunes Triumph depicting Neptune on the chariot drawn by seahorses. Ostia Antica. Italy
Relief depicting a eagle-headed protective spirit. NimrudRelief depicting a Eagle-headed protective spirit. 865-860 BC. From Northwest Palace. Nimrud. British Museum. London. United Kingdom
Etruscan stone sarcophagus of BomarzoStone 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
Spain. The Four Evangelists. FrescoSpain. Arceniega. Church of Our Lady of Assumption. The Four Evangelists. Fresco from the vault of the atrium
Baths of Neptune. Mosaic. Ostia AnticaAmphitrite on a hippocampus with Hymenaeus and Tritons. Detail. Mosaic at the Baths of Neptune. 2nd century. Ostia Antica. Italy
Basin with reliefs of a marine procession (Thiasos). Rome. IBasin with reliefs depicting a procession (Thiasos) with Tritons and Nereids with weapons forged by Hephaestus for Achilles. Pentelic marble. Found in the Hospital of the Holy Spirit (Rome). 120 BC
Griffin. VesselVessel in form of griffin and horn. Found in Via Tiburtina. Penthelic marble. 1st century BD. Roman National Museum. Palazzo Massimo. Rome. Italy
Greek Art. Archaic Age. Bronze griffin. Second half of the 7th century, early 6th century BC. Archaeological Museum of Olympia. Greece
Persian Art. Achaemenid period. Persepolis. GriffinPersian 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
Triple-bodied Monster, know as Bluebeard. Pediment of the Hekatompedon of the Acropolis. 6th century BC. Acropolis Museum. Athens. Greece
Lamasu or Bull-man. Detail of the head. Reliefs from SargonAssyrian Art. Lamasu or Bull-man. Detail of the head. Reliefs from Sargon IIs Palace. Dur-Sharrukin (Khorsabad). Assyria, 721-705 BC. Alabaster. 8th century BC. Louvre Museum. Paris. France
Assyrian Art. Reliefs from Sargon IIs Palace. Civil servanAssyrian Art. Lamasu or Bull-man. Reliefs from Sargon IIs Palace. Functionary. Dur-Sharrukin (Khorsabad). Assyria, 721-705 BC. Alabaster. 8th century BC. Louvre Museum. Paris. France
Assyrian Art. Reliefs from Sargon IIs Palace. Genius. DurAssyrian Art. Lamasu or Bull-man. Reliefs from Sargon IIs Palace. Genius. Dur-Sharrukin (Khorsabad). Assyria, 721-705 BC. Alabaster. 8th century BC. Louvre Museum. Paris. France
Lamasu or Bull-man. Gate from Sargon IIs Palace. Dur-SharruAssyrian Art. Lamasu or Bull-man. Gate from Sargon IIs Palace. Dur-Sharrukin (Khorsabad). Assyria, 721-705 BC. Alabaster. 8th century BC. Louvre Museum. Paris. France
Asylum Pregnant Woman" I ve noticed you re treating this poor creature more kindly?" " Yes, the chief nurse has got her pregnant." Date: 1904
Four-Armed AlienMAN-JEWELS FOR XOTHAR by Hal K Wells. An Earthman with an axe tries to hack his way out of the serpentine embraces of an alien creature with four deadly-looking claws Date: 1936
Freak Birth of 1547Alleged birth of creature with human head and trunk-like nose, and heads of dogs, sheeps and monkeys over its body and webbed hands and feet Date: 1547
Pauline SerpentTravellers on the Pauline, en route to Zanzibar, see a whale encircled by this serpent-like creature : the ships chaplain sketches it and Captain Drevar confirms the sighting Date: July 1875
Underwater bell, Marine Studios, Marineland, Florida, USAA dolphin and a turtle near an underwater bell at Marine Studios, Marineland, Florida, USA. The ringing of the bell is a signal that it is feeding time. Date: circa 1938
Feeding time, Marine Studios, Marineland, Florida, USAFeeding time at Marine Studios, Marineland, Florida, USA, showing a man holding out a fish for a dolphin, watched by spectators. Date: circa 1938
Skull, tooth and fanciful illustration of a Dinotherium, shown as a kind of seal-like creature.. Handcolored lithograph from Dr. F.A
Sukotyro, mythical creature.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from The Naturalists Pocket Magazine; or, Complete Cabinet of the Curiosities and Beauties of Nature (1798-1802) published by Harrison
Large shiny blue-black and crimson crawfish or crayfish, Palemon ornatum.. Handcolored engraving from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire Naturelle
Decorative arrangement of colorful shells including cowrie, mitra, Peruvian olive and terebellum.. Handcolored engraving from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire Naturelle
Decorative arrangement of seven shells including princely purple, ricinula, strombus, etc.. Handcolored engraving from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire Naturelle
Different types of corals and seaweeds.. Handcolored engraving from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire Naturelle (Universal Dictionary of Natural History), 1849
Variety of seashells including oysters, file clams, smooth pectens and scarlet thorny oyster.. Handcolored engraving from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire Naturelle
Variety of molluscs including terebratula, pearly fresh water mussel, and jingle shells.. Handcolored engraving from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire Naturelle
Tropical shells including Colombella, Buccinum, Voluta, Terebra, Conus imperialis and Harpa.. Handcolored engraving from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire Naturelle
Variety of colorful shells including Cardium, Etheria, Tridacna and Chama shells.. Handcolored engraving from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire Naturelle
Variety of colorful tropical helix shells.. Handcolored engraving from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire Naturelle (Universal Dictionary of Natural History), 1849
Colorful crimson and black, pink and ivory Bulimus shells.. Handcolored engraving from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire Naturelle (Universal Dictionary of Natural History), 1849
Colorful Murex, Nerinaea, Cerithium, Turbinella, Cancellaria and Fusus shells.. Handcolored engraving from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire Naturelle
Sea horse, Hippocampus erectus, and flying fish, Exocoetus volitans.. Handcolored engraving from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire Naturelle