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161x200, 519x645, 692x860, 922x1147 | Emblem 1. Serpent. Eve.Emblems Divine and Moral (1866) This woodcut shows a naked woman (the Biblical Eve) near an apple tree; a snake or serpent coils round the trunk of the tree. In the background ar a palm tree, a camel, and, in the far distance, a ma [...] Keywords: emblems, people, nudity, women, snakes, trees, temptation, biblical scenes, greyscale Places shown: none Added: 2007-09-16 + S K L |
Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | 1024x640, 1152x720, 1280x800, 1440x900, 1680x1050, 319x200, 700x438, 960x600 | Snake and Owl Border.The Cynic’s Calendar (1905) This border in red, featuring a snake and an owl with an outstretched wing, was around the word “Memorandum” but it could equally well do for an owl-deliverd Slytherin message in a Harry Potter film! Keywords: snakes, owls, borders, birds, colour, cartici Places shown: none Added: 2013-01-12 + S K L |
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1075x1119, 192x200, 672x700, 806x839 | Panik! Detail: MedusaJugend [German art magazine] (1900) Medusa has snakes for hair and don’t look, Medusa’s gaze will turn you to stone! This is a detail from Panik! Panik!M painted orange. Keywords: mythical creatures, medusa, colour, snakes, faces, horror, spooky Places shown: none Added: 2013-04-17 + S K L |
Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | 1200x300, 1600x400, 600x150, 800x200 | Crossed Swords with SnakeLucille (1882) Crossed swords (rapiers) with a coiled snake in the middle, ready to bite. Slytherin House maybe? “Milord, I will not thus tamely concede, at your word, What, a few days ago, I believed to be mine! I [...] Keywords: snakes, swords, weapons, symbols, greyscale Places shown: none Added: 2011-08-27 + S K L |
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| 1026x1333, 154x200, 3077x4000, 577x750 | Gospel of JohnThe Four Gospels (1931) An eagle with outstretched wings supports a board or sign reading “THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO SAINT JOHN” and also holds in its talons a black snake. The eagle represents Saint John the Evangelist in Chr [...] Keywords: evangelists, page images, christianity, saint john, birds, eagles, snakes, wings, symbols, iconography, greyscale Places shown: none Added: 2015-04-24 + S K L |
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156x200, 1668x2136, 586x750, 834x1068 | King Ixion naked on the burning wheelLucille (1882) King Ixion took advantage of Zeus’ mercy by trying to seduce Hera, who was that god’s wife. The king was punished by being bound to a wheel that would spin and burn forever in the underworld. Here we [...] Keywords: greek mythology, wheels, people, men, nudity, bare feet, snakes, torture, punishments, greyscale Places shown: none Added: 2026-09-14 + S K L |
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