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Mythology



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Monsters

MONSTERS

Mythological Animals

MYTHOLOGICAL ANIMALS

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Figure-clock, Bacchus procession. Detail of 30-01-04/51 Seated figure of an astronomer. Copper with fire gilding, enamel. From Nuernberg, around 1580 H: 70 cm
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Figure-clock, Bacchus procession. Detail of 30-01-04/51 Seated figure of an astr...

A griffin holding a clock-face. Clock-work: brass, case: bronze, copper, fire gilded. From Augsburg around 1640 H: 42 cm
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A griffin holding a clock-face. Clock-work: brass, case:...

Figure-clock, Bacchus. Clock-work iron; case bronze, copper, fire gilded; clothes partly painted. From Southern Germany, 1580-1590 Height 32 cm.
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Figure-clock, Bacchus. Clock-work iron; case br...

Automaton, the "Triumph of Minerva". Probably a present for Archduke Joseph, later Emperor Joseph II. The chariot moves, the horses move up and down, Minerva rolls her eyes and the small organ in the back plays music. Early 17th, from Augsburg, H:54 cm Inv.849
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Automaton, the "Triumph of Minerva". Probably a present for Archduke Joseph, lat...

Daphne (around 1550), persued by Apollo, her father Peneios changes her into a laurel-tree. Gilded silver, coral and semi-precious stones from Nuernberg, Germany See also:30-01-05/42
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Daphne (around 1550), persued by Apollo, her father Peneios changes her into a l...

Daphne (around 1550), persued by Apollo, her father Peneios changes her into a laurel-tree. Gilded silver, coral and semi-precious stones from Nuernberg, Germany See also:30-01-05/41
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Daphne (around 1550), persued by Apollo, her father Peneios changes her into a l...

Saint George Automaton, silverwork Nuernberg, Germany (around 1600)
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Saint George Automaton, silverwork...

Diana riding on a Centaur, automaton. Silver (around 1600) Augsburg, Germany
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Diana riding on a Centaur, automaton. Silver (around 1600)...

Sea-horse - Amor Two grotesque figures (beginning 18th) Dresden, Germany
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Sea-horse - Amor Two grotesque figures (b...

Bookcover for Sir Thomas Mallory's "La Morte d'Arthur" 1893
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Bookcover for Sir Thomas Mallory's "La Morte d'Arthur" 1893

Jason and the dragon.Augsburg, end 16th. Bronze sculpture, H:36 cm Bronzes de la Couronne, 224
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Jason and the dragon.Augsburg, end 16th. Bronze sculpture, H:36 c...

Dragon-pendant worn with the Order of the Golden Fleece, a ruby from Brittany of 107,88 carat, from the collection of Marguerite de Foix, Duchess of Brittany, inherited by her daughter Anne de Bretagne, queen of France 1492-1514. Diamonds of the Crown.
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Dragon-pendant worn with the Order of the Golden Fleece, a ruby from Brittany o...