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Monsters


Witches, golems, vampires, demons and more horrible creatures.



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Two naked people in the upper register. It may be a love scene, or magic and sorcery, a side-show while the main events take place in the center strip. Bayeux Tapestry, embroidery (11th).
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Two naked people in the upper register. It may be a love scene,...

A naked couple in the upper register. It may be a love scene, or magic and sorcery, a side-show while the main events take place in the centre strip. Bayeux Tapestry, embroidery (11th).
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A naked couple in the upper register. It may be a love scene, o...

Apocalypse d'Angers,1373-1387,a series of tapestries woven for Louis I.,Duke of Anjou. Babylon invaded by the demons (Revelations 16:18-19) "And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air, and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven,from the throne, saying :it is done. And there were voices, and thunders and lightenings and there was a great earthquake, and Babylon came in remembrance before God..."
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Apocalypse d'Angers,1373-1387,a series of tapestries woven for Louis I.,Duke of...

Orpheus and Eurydice,15th.Orpheus in the underworld is playing to his beloved Eurydice. Demons hover behind her. From a work by Christine de Pisan. Harl.4431.fol.126 v (detail).
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Orpheus and Eurydice,15th.Orpheus in the underworld is playing to his beloved E...

Andromeda rescued by Perseus from the sea serpent. Perseus, mounted on Pegasus, the winged horse, and wearing full medieval armour, brandishes a scythe at the monster. Andromeda looks on from her rock. From a work by Christine de Pisan. Harl.4431.fol.98 v.
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Andromeda rescued by Perseus from the sea serpent. Perseus, mounted on Pegasus,...

Witches,1514 Drawing,white wash.
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Witches,1514 Drawing,white wash.

Witches,1514 "Der Corcaden ein gut Jar" Drawing,white wash.
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Witches,1514 "Der Corcaden ein gut Jar" Drawing,white wash.

The Green Monster,costume sketch for Nicolai Rimski- Korsakov's opera "Sadko",1917 Watercolour,gouache and gold on paper.
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The Green Monster,costume sketch for Nicolai Rimski- Korsakov's opera "Sadko",19...

Saint Michael and demons,1450-1460. Drawing, 41,5 x 35,5 cm INV.1855-8-11-48 From the Sketchbook of Jacopo Bellini.
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Saint Michael and demons,1450-1460. Drawing, 41,5 x 35,5 cm INV.1855-8-11-48...

"Linda maestra" - "Gentle mistress",etching No.68 from the "Caprichos",around 1798
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"Linda maestra" - "Gentle mistress",etching No.68 from the "Caprichos",aro...

"Alla va eso",("This way"),etching No.66 from the "Caprichos",around 1798.
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"Alla va eso",("This way"),etching No.66 from the "Caprichos",around 1798.

A demon flies from the Thunder God, Edo period, 17th-early 18th century. A winged demon has been surprised by Raijin, the Thunder God. Raijin can be identified by the ring of drums which he beats to sound like thunder. A wild boar and an owl watch from the right. These scenes are from a handscroll with comic pictures which may have been intended as a model for other artists to copy. JA,JP 657 (1902.6-6.012)
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A demon flies from the Thunder God, Edo period, 17th-early 18th century. A winge...