Saturday, January 17, 2009

Sea Monsters And Strange Whales
Philip Galle / Jan van der Straet - Ship Surrounded by Sea Monsters, engraving 1578.

Adrien Collaert (attributed) - Sea Monsters, Monster Whales, Turtles, Fish , engraving 1600. "Print made after fragments of work by Marten de Vos (1532-1603), Jan Sadeler (fl. 1550-1600), Phillip Galle, and Hans Bol."

Theodore Galle /Jodocus de Momper - Tempest with Sea Monsters, copper engraving, Late 16th or early 17th century.

Artist unknown - Whale Surrounded by Other Sea Monsters Near Volcanic Island, engraving 1701-1800.

Artist unknown - Monster whale, stranded in East Friesland, engraving 1610-1620.

Georg Keller - Warhafftigh Und Wunderbarlich Monster... , engraving 1598.

Artist unknown - Whale (represented as a giant carp) and hunters, woodblock.

Johann Teufel - Jonah Cast Forth into the Sea, woodblock 1540-1570.

Antoine Wierix - Jonah cast ashore, engraving 1575-1625.

Hans Rudolph Manuel - De la Cosmographie Universelle, livre IIII, engraving 1550-1568.

Artworks found at the New Bedford Whaling Museum Website.

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