Giant Collection (page 12)

Fountain of Four Rivers, 1651, by Bernini. The river-god Gan
Italy. Rome. Fountain of Four Rivers, 1651, by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680). Detail of river-god Ganges and Obelisk of Domitian. Navona Square

Baldassare Peruzzi (1481-1536). Italian architect and painter. Villa Farnesina. Renaissance. Detail Frescoes. Polyphemus. Cyclope. Rome. Italy

Italy. Pompeii. Forum baths. Built around 80BC. Atlas
Roman art. Italy. Pompeii. Forum baths. Built around 80BC. Tepidarium (warm room). Detail of the Titan Atlas. Inside

Pergamon Altar. Detail. Gigantomachy. Doris. Pergamon Museum
Pergamon Altar. Built by order of Eumenes II Soter. 164-156 BC by artists of the school of Pergamon. Marble and limestone. Gigantomachy. West frieze. Detail. Doris and a giant. Pergamon Museum

Pergamon Altar. Detail. Gigantomachy. Triton. Pergamon Museu
Pergamon Altar. Built by order of Eumenes II Soter. 164-156 BC by artists of the school of Pergamon. Marble and limestone. Gigantomachy. West frieze

Pergamon Altar. Detail. Gigantomachy. Pergamon Museum. Berli
Pergamon Altar. Built by order of Eumenes II Soter. 164-156 BC by artists of the school of Pergamon. Marble and limestone. Gigantomachy. West frieze

Pergamon Altar. Detail
Pergamon Altar. Built by order of Eumenes II Soter. 164-156 BC by artists of the school of Pergamon. Marble and limestone. Gigantomachy. West frieze

Saint Christopher Carrying the Christ Child. 3rd century. Colored engraving. 19th century

Rabelais, Franc?ois (c. 1494-1553). French writer. Gargantua
Rabelais, Franc?ois (c. 1494-1553). French writer. The life of the Gargantua and of Pantagruel. The pilgrims are eaten in salads. Illustration by Gustave Dore?, 1873. Colored

Sacred beetle. Giant statue, built by Pharaoh Amenhotep III
Egyptian Art. Sacred beetle. Giant statue, built by Pharaoh Amenhotep III (Imenhetep III). Represents Khepri, god of sunrise. Sacred Lake. Temple of Karnak. Around Luxor. Dynasty XVIII. New Kingdom

Colossi of Memnon. Western colossus. Luxor. Egypt
Colossi of Memnon. Stone statues depicting pharaoh Amenhotep III (14th century B.C.) in a seated position. Western colossus. Eighteenth Dynasty. New Kingdom. Luxor. Egypt

Colossi of Memnon. Eastern colossus. Luxor. Egypt
Colossi of Memnon. Stone statues depicting pharaoh Amenhotep III (14th century B.C.) in a seated position. Eastern colossus. Eighteenth Dynasty. New Kingdom. Luxor. Egypt

Colossi of Memnon. Luxor. Egypt
Colossi of Memnon. Stone statues depicting pharaoh Amenhotep III (14th century B.C.) in a seated position. Panoramic view. Eighteenth Dynasty. New Kingdom. Luxor. Egypt

Eternal fire, giant iron pot (Dai Chagama), Mt. Misen, Japan
Kiezu no Hi (the eternal flame), the holy fire which Kobo Daishi used as part of his religious training is burning even now after about 1200 years in Reikado Hall

George Ernest Studdy, giant tortoise and frog
George Ernest Studdy, illustration for an animal book. I know I ve always been slow, said Mrs Giant Tortoise, so today being my hundredth birthday I m going to learn to skip! Date: 1941

Lady with giant lemon and orange on a birthday card, with pink curtains on either side. Date: circa 1890s

Lady with giant red chili pepper on a birthday card
Lady with giant red chili pepper (looking like an umbrella) on a birthday card, with pink curtains on either side. Date: circa 1890s

Giant red Japanese lantern, Senso-Ji Temple, Asakusa, Tokyo
Giant red Japanese lantern at the Shinto Shrine at Senso-Ji Buddhist Temple in Asakusa in Tokyo, Japan

Giant British Gun
A huge mounted artillery gun on a camouflaged British train destined for the Western Front. Date: 1918

Canadian Pacific Loco
Little and large! A striking contrast is afforded by this giant locomotive, the most powerful in the world, used on the Canadian Pacific Railway, drawn up beside a small car. Date: 1930s

Railway Ring Gears
These giant ring gears transmit power from electric motors to the driving wheels on the new passenger locomotives between New York and Washington D.C. U.S.A. Date: 1930s

Space Ship of 1933
A giant rocket-ship of days to come... Date: 1933

Size of People / Anatomy
The variations in Human Stature. The giant Winckelmeyr, measuring 8ft, 6", at the left; a new-born child to the right. Date: 1895

We Gladstone / Colossus
WILLIAM EWART GLADSTONE Gladstone as The Colossus of Words. Date: 1809 - 1898

In-Flight Comfort 1939
Passengers on Air Frances giant Rochambeau enjoy the comfort of the bar as they fly from Paris to New York : she carries 20 passengers in addition to the crew Date: 1939

Girl and Horseshoe
A girl stands in the snow holding a giant horseshoe to wish you a good New Year Date: circa 1905

Multicephalic Bull
The Scarlet Beast by Francis Gerard The Lady and her many-headed bull Date: 1935

Engineer and Politician Sir William Allan
Sir William Allan (1837 1903), Engineer and Liberal politician, known as The Gateshead Giant Date: 1893

Henry Blacker, Giant
HENRY BLACKER of Cuckfield, 2.23 metres (7 feet four inches) tall Date: 1724 - ?

The Ultimate Human Being
"..he is the ultimate in human progress...the logical end of mans ambitious climb up from the monkey" (Harry Bates, Alas, all thinking ! ) Date: 1935

Making a giant snowball
Children rolling a giant snowball down the hill. Artist: May Bowley Date: circa 1910

GOLIATH
The Giant Goliath who, despite the advantages of height and a suit of brazen armour, was defeated by David who hit him with a pebble projected by a sling

Cabin, Mariposa Big Tree Grove, California, USA
Guardians Cabin, Mariposa Big Tree Grove, Yosemite, California, USA. Date: circa 1910

Raf Monoplane Pilots
Squadron Leader Q.R. Gayford and Flight Lieutenant O.L.G. Bett, pilots of the giant RAF Fairey (Napier) Long Range Monoplane, at Cranwell Aerodrome, destination Egypt. Date: 22 October 1931

Spider Eats Man 1890S
A rather large spider finds something nice to eat Date: 1890s

Jack Johnson, world heavyweight champion boxer
Jack Johnson (1878-1946), nicknamed the Galveston Giant, African-American world heavyweight champion boxer, 1908-1915. Date: 1900s

Sunshine Bakers exhibit at Loose Wiles Biscuit Co exhibit at the New York Worlds Fair - " the cutest little midgets you ever saw and they put on a grand show" ! Date: 1939

Lanes Redwood Flat, Redwood Highway, California, USA. Date: circa 1936

Ocean liner steams into port
People greeting a giant ocean liner as it steams into port. Image from Mrs Strangs Travel Play Book published c.1920.Date: circa 1915

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