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Mythology


Mythology



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Monsters

MONSTERS

Mythological Animals

MYTHOLOGICAL ANIMALS

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Death of Adonis. Oil on canvas 114 x 149 cm
#40050138

Death of Adonis. Oil on canvas...

Der Liebeszauber (Love potion). A naked girl draws sparks from a flint and drips water on a wax heart to conjure up her lover who appears suddenly in the door. Fire in the chimney, flowers, a parrot and a dog are further symbols. Tempera on copper beech. 23.8 x 17 cm.
#40050216

Der Liebeszauber (Love potion). A naked girl draws sparks from a flint and...

Reclining water-nymph. Oil on wood
#40050220

Reclining water-nymph. Oil on wood

The "Hairy Man", Petrus Gonzalvus, born 1556 on Teneriffa. Considered a unique curiosity who lived at various European courts. He married and had two equally hairy children. Their portraits are a typical item of Archduke Ferdinand's collection of art and curios.
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The "Hairy Man", Petrus Gonzalvus, born 1556 on Teneriffa. Considered a...

The daughter of Petrus Gonzalvus, the "Hairy Man" from Teneriffa. She, too, suffered from the same glandular disorder and, according to contemporary medical reports had equally hairy children. The paintings of the Gonzalvus family are typical for the Ambras collection.
#40050229

The daughter of Petrus Gonzalvus, the "Hairy Man" from Teneriffa. She, too, suf...

The son of Petrus Gonzalvus was examined in 1596 by the same physician who had made a detailed study of his father's glandular disturbance. The three paintings of the Gonzalvus family are typical of the mixture of art and curiosities in 16th century princely collections.
#40050230

The son of Petrus Gonzalvus was examined in 1596 by the same physician who h...

The Andromeda Fountain in the courtyard of the Old City Hall in Vienna, Austria. Lead (1741)
#40050252

The Andromeda Fountain in the courtyard of the...

The Andromeda Fountain in the courtyard of the Old City Hall in Vienna, Austria. Lead (1741)
#40050253

The Andromeda Fountain in the courtyard of the...

Drunken Silenus. Oil on canvas (around 1611-1612) Size: 158 x 217 cm Inv. 756
#40050260

Drunken Silenus. Oil on canvas (around 16...

Paradise. The creation of Adam top center, of Eve top right; warning not to eat from the Tree of Knowledge, center; temptation by the snake and expulsion, left. Poplar wood, 80 x 117 cm Inv. 1908 A
#40050315

Paradise. The creation of Adam top center, of Eve top right; warning not t...

Satyr embracing a bacchante. Detail of The Feast of Venus (40-04-01/31). Oil on canvas (after 1635) Total size 217 x 350 cm Inv. 684
#40050340

Satyr embracing a bacchante. Detail of The Feast of Venus (4...

The Miracle of Saint Ignatius Loyola. Detail of 40-04-01/31. Oilsketch on oakwood (1617) Total size 105.5 x 74 cm Inv. 530
#40050343

The Miracle of Saint Ignatius Loyola. Detail of 40-04-01/31....