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Monsters


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



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Rinaldo leaves Armida. From Torquato Tasso's poem "Gerusalemme Liberata". Armida, the Saracene magician, falls in love with her former enemy, the crusader Rinaldo. Canvas, 105 x 140 cm Inv. L 165 Bayerische Staatsgemaeldesammlungen.
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Rinaldo leaves Armida. From Torquato Tasso's poem "Gerusalemme Liberata". Armid...

The archangel Michael slaying the demon, 1518 A gift from Lorenzo Medici, ambassador to the French court, to King Francois I. Canvas, 268 x 160 cm INV. 610
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The archangel Michael slaying the demon, 1518 A gift from Lor...

Galatea and Polyphem. The nereid Galathea loves the shepherd Acis, son of Pan.The cyclops Polyphemus desires her and, when she refuses him, throws a rock at the couple, killing Acis.Galathea changes Acis into a rivulet. 1621/22. Poplar wood, 41 x 97 cm, Inv. 172
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Galatea and Polyphem. The nereid Galathea loves the shepherd Acis, son o...

Choir stalls in San Giorgio Maggiore,Venice. life and miracles of Saint Benedict: Exorcism of a demon from the Monastery on Monte Cassino. Nutwood, by Alberto van den Brulle of Antwerp and Gasparo Gatti.
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Choir stalls in San Giorgio Maggiore,Venice. life and miracles of Sai...

The finding of the body of Saint Mark, 1562-66. Two Venetian merchants take the body of Saint Mark from its burial ground in the catacombs of Alexandria. Painted for the Scuola du San Marco in Venice. Oil on canvas, 396 x 400 cm
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The finding of the body of Saint Mark, 1562-66. Two Venetian merchants t...

The History of Theseus:Theseus,Ariadne and the minotaur in the labyrinth.
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The History of Theseus:Theseus,Ariadne and the minotaur in the labyrint...

Witchcraft, 1535 Canvas,143 x 144 cm Inv.148
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Witchcraft, 1535 Canvas,143 x 144 cm...

Hercules and the Hydra, 1460 Tempera on wood, 17 x 12 cm Inv.8268
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Hercules and the Hydra, 1460 Tempera on wood, 17 x 12...

Hercules and Hydra. Statuette by Michel Mazzafirri. Olive-mauve jasper cup with gold, enamel, pearls etc. Probably from the workshop of Francesco I de' Medici (ca. 1580)
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Hercules and Hydra. Statuette by Michel Mazzafirri. Olive-mauve jasper cup w...

Hercules and the Hydra: Close-up of Hydra's seven heads Olive-mauve jasper cup with gold, enamel, pearls etc. Probably from the workshop of Francesco I de' Medici (ca. 1580)
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Hercules and the Hydra: Close-up of Hydra's seven heads Olive-mauve jasper cup w...

Hercules and Hydra. Statuette by Michel Mazzafirri. Olive-mauve jasper cup with gold, enamel, pearls etc. Probably from the workshop of Francesco I de' Medici (ca. 1580). See also: 40-09-01/47,48.
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Hercules and Hydra. Statuette by Michel Mazzafirri. Olive-mauve jasper cup w...

Hercules and Hydra. Statuette by Michel Mazzafirri. Olive-mauve jasper cup with gold, enamel, pearls etc. Probably from the workshop of Francesco I de' Medici (ca. 1580) See also: 40-09-01/47,48
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Hercules and Hydra. Statuette by Michel Mazzafirri. Olive-mauve jasper cup w...