Hendrik Goltzius

Above is an engraving titled "The Punished Fallen Into Hell" from the 16th-17th century filled with odd beasts made by the Dutch painter and printmaker, Hendrik Goltzius.

Click below to see another engraving by Goltzius...
"The Companions Of Cadmus Devoured By A Dragon"

Venus Marina no. 5 of the series Children of Demogorgon, circa 1594 (A chiaroscuro wood cut printed from three blocks in black and brown inks)

Angels Separating The Good From The Bad, Engraving from 16th - 17th century. (There's some really bizarre creatures in the upper right corner)

Here's a detail view of the monsters from the "Angels Separating The Good From The Bad" engraving.

Félicien Rops





















"He was closely associated with the literary movement of Symbolism and Decadence. Like the works of the authors whose poetry he illustrated, his work tends to mingle sex, death, and Satanic images." - quote source.
Some of my favorite Rops artworks... 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7

2nd Gallery
3rd Gallery
The Erotic Works

Edward Lear
Lear illustrated and wrote many short poems or limericks that were based around nonsensical ideas. There are hundreds of his illustrations online along with his odd writings. The image above is taken from his poem "The Scroobious Pip", a tale fitting of this blog.

Victorian Trickster - A page dedicated to the work of Lear.

Another Lear page with many illustrations.

There are hundreds of Lear illustrations on display under the "Pre - 1922 Cartoon style drawings" section of this gallery.