I don't have titles or artists to associate with the above illuminations although I can assume that those featuring demons falling are titled "Fall of The Rebel Angels" or something along that theme.
Saturday, January 12, 2008
Friday, January 11, 2008
Illustrations de Monstrorum Historia (1642)
Click here to see the full catalogue from this bizarre illustrated guide of strangely deformed and imaginary animals and people.
Peacay just pointed out an even better collection of this book over at the University of Strasbourg. You'll find GIGANTIC scans of these bizarre beasts on their site. You'll have to do a lot of digging but try
browsing the collection through this thumbnail arrangement to find stuff faster. The works I posted above start somewhere after page 30.
Click here to see the full catalogue from this bizarre illustrated guide of strangely deformed and imaginary animals and people.
Peacay just pointed out an even better collection of this book over at the University of Strasbourg. You'll find GIGANTIC scans of these bizarre beasts on their site. You'll have to do a lot of digging but try
browsing the collection through this thumbnail arrangement to find stuff faster. The works I posted above start somewhere after page 30.
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Jan van Eyck - The Last Judgement (section)
This is the lower section of Eyck's masterpiece painting of the Last Judgement. The painting is dated between 1425 - 30, the medium is oil on canvas transferred from wood. Click here to see the full composition.
Below is a similar painting of the Last Judgement by Petrus Christus from 1452. This is a section of the right wing from a triptych on wood. Obviously this painting took some inspiration from Eyck's version above. Here is a link to the full composition from this particular panel of the triptych.
These works were found thanks to Visipix, one of the best collections of art online.
This is the lower section of Eyck's masterpiece painting of the Last Judgement. The painting is dated between 1425 - 30, the medium is oil on canvas transferred from wood. Click here to see the full composition.
Below is a similar painting of the Last Judgement by Petrus Christus from 1452. This is a section of the right wing from a triptych on wood. Obviously this painting took some inspiration from Eyck's version above. Here is a link to the full composition from this particular panel of the triptych.
These works were found thanks to Visipix, one of the best collections of art online.
Panayiotis Terzis
Lots of colorful insane drawings included in this gallery. Below is the silkscreen cover to a 32 page art book made from the collaborative efforts of Panayiotis Terzis and Raymond Sohn.
More details on the book can be found on the PictureBox Inc website.
Lots of colorful insane drawings included in this gallery. Below is the silkscreen cover to a 32 page art book made from the collaborative efforts of Panayiotis Terzis and Raymond Sohn.
More details on the book can be found on the PictureBox Inc website.
Wednesday, January 09, 2008
Tobias Stimmer - The Mill of the Roman Papacy
The above fantastic woodcut is dated 1577. Vist this link for a short bio on the life of the Swiss painter and illustrator.
A few more works from Stimmer as well as dozens of other incredible woodcuts, engravings, etc are collected in this gallery from Religionskritik.
Check out the Grandville pics on this page.
The above fantastic woodcut is dated 1577. Vist this link for a short bio on the life of the Swiss painter and illustrator.
A few more works from Stimmer as well as dozens of other incredible woodcuts, engravings, etc are collected in this gallery from Religionskritik.
Check out the Grandville pics on this page.
Gahan Wilson - H.P Lovecraft Character
The "Artists Inspired by H.P Lovecraft" art book I'd mentioned previously in which my own artwork will be appearing will now have copies signed by none other than Gahan Wilson, along with many other amazing writers and artists. The above work was included in a recent pdf catalogue from Centipede Press who will be releasing the book later this year.
And this isn't exactly Cthulhu but close enough.
The "Artists Inspired by H.P Lovecraft" art book I'd mentioned previously in which my own artwork will be appearing will now have copies signed by none other than Gahan Wilson, along with many other amazing writers and artists. The above work was included in a recent pdf catalogue from Centipede Press who will be releasing the book later this year.
And this isn't exactly Cthulhu but close enough.
Tuesday, January 08, 2008
The Copenhagen Monster Muzzld
Here's an unusual American political cartoon engraving dated between 1809 - 12 concerning the Napoleonic Wars. - source
Here's an unusual American political cartoon engraving dated between 1809 - 12 concerning the Napoleonic Wars. - source
J.F Bertuch - Fabelwesen
Details on the life of Bertuch can be found in this article. Additional works from Bertuch can be found at the Wikimedia Commons.
Details on the life of Bertuch can be found in this article. Additional works from Bertuch can be found at the Wikimedia Commons.
Monday, January 07, 2008
Ambroise Pare
"Considered as one of the Fathers of Surgery. He was a leader in surgical techniques, especially the treatment of wounds. He was also an anatomist as well as the inventor of several surgical instruments.
During his work with injured soldiers, Pare documented the pain experienced by amputees which they perceive as sensation in the amputated limb. He believed that phantom pain occurred in the brain, not the remnants of the limb, which is still the consensus of the medical community today." - quote from article on Pare at Wikipedia.
The above amazing images were found thanks to a flickr set by Celeste. They appear to be from Pare's book "DES Venins" more of which can be found in this gallery at Biblioteca.
"This book, the 1585 edition of his Oeuvres (Collected Works) is both his masterpiece and his monument, gathering together a lifetime’s experience and study. "
The following is a quote concerning dragons from the Oeuvres.. "Here are represented two types of dragons that kill elephants. The dragons are quite glorious, because by their finesse and malice they defeat elephants which are the strongest animals on earth . . . They lay in wait for the elephants, and suddenly attack them, wrapping themselves around the elephants, tying the elephants' legs with their tails so they can not walk. Then the dragons stuff their heads in the elephants' trunks, impeding their breathing. They bite the skin of the elephants which they find most tender, scratch their eyes and suck their blood, so that the elephants die." - visit this page to see the illustration of the dragon related to the text.
Pare made 26 books, including Des Monstres, a book filled with stories about sea devils and other monsters. A selection of the beasts from this book, many of which I've posted here before, can be found in this gallery of monsters at StrangeScience.net
"Considered as one of the Fathers of Surgery. He was a leader in surgical techniques, especially the treatment of wounds. He was also an anatomist as well as the inventor of several surgical instruments.During his work with injured soldiers, Pare documented the pain experienced by amputees which they perceive as sensation in the amputated limb. He believed that phantom pain occurred in the brain, not the remnants of the limb, which is still the consensus of the medical community today." - quote from article on Pare at Wikipedia.
The above amazing images were found thanks to a flickr set by Celeste. They appear to be from Pare's book "DES Venins" more of which can be found in this gallery at Biblioteca.
"This book, the 1585 edition of his Oeuvres (Collected Works) is both his masterpiece and his monument, gathering together a lifetime’s experience and study. "
The following is a quote concerning dragons from the Oeuvres.. "Here are represented two types of dragons that kill elephants. The dragons are quite glorious, because by their finesse and malice they defeat elephants which are the strongest animals on earth . . . They lay in wait for the elephants, and suddenly attack them, wrapping themselves around the elephants, tying the elephants' legs with their tails so they can not walk. Then the dragons stuff their heads in the elephants' trunks, impeding their breathing. They bite the skin of the elephants which they find most tender, scratch their eyes and suck their blood, so that the elephants die." - visit this page to see the illustration of the dragon related to the text.
Pare made 26 books, including Des Monstres, a book filled with stories about sea devils and other monsters. A selection of the beasts from this book, many of which I've posted here before, can be found in this gallery of monsters at StrangeScience.net
Sunday, January 06, 2008
Fantastic Animals From the Himaphan Forest
"If you have ever visited Asian countries such as Thailand or India, you may find some similarities in their art and architecture. If you look closely into these arts and crafts, you will see many strange animals decorating the scenes. Most of them are what can be described as a "combined-animal" as for example, a horse with a bird's head, a man with lion body, etc. These animals are actually mythical creatures who dwell in the legendary Himmapan Forest, said to be located in the Himalaya Mountains. " - quote source from www.himmapan.com The site has additional info and art related to Himmaphan animals.
For names and details related to the animals in the pictures above visit this beastiary of Himmaphan forest creatures.
"If you have ever visited Asian countries such as Thailand or India, you may find some similarities in their art and architecture. If you look closely into these arts and crafts, you will see many strange animals decorating the scenes. Most of them are what can be described as a "combined-animal" as for example, a horse with a bird's head, a man with lion body, etc. These animals are actually mythical creatures who dwell in the legendary Himmapan Forest, said to be located in the Himalaya Mountains. " - quote source from www.himmapan.com The site has additional info and art related to Himmaphan animals.
For names and details related to the animals in the pictures above visit this beastiary of Himmaphan forest creatures.
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