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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

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Added: 2007-09-16

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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

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Added: 2013-01-12

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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

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Added: 2013-04-16

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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

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Added: 2011-08-27

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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

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Added: 2015-04-24

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