Sacred Texts Legendary Creatures Symbolism Index Previous Next
Buy this Book at Amazon.com
Fictitious and Symbolic Creatures in Art, by John Vinycomb, [1909], at sacred-texts.com
|
|
PAGE |
|
Celestial Beings: |
|
|
Angel holding Shield | |
|
Egyptian Winged Deity | |
|
Hawk-headed and winged figure, emblem of Osiris | |
|
Angel with Cloud Symbol | |
|
Angel Supporter | |
|
Kneeling Angel Supporter | |
|
Arms of the Abbey of St. Albans | |
|
Gloria in Excelsis Deo | |
|
Cherubs’ Heads | |
|
A Seraph's Head | |
|
Arms—Azure a chevron argent between three cherubs’ heads of the last | |
|
Cherubim and Seraphim of Scripture | |
|
Angel crest of Tuite, Bart., co. Tipperary | |
|
Tetramorph | |
|
Symbols of the Four Evangelists | |
|
The Lion of St. Mark, Venice | |
|
Chimerical Creatures of the Dragon and Serpent Kind: |
|
|
The Dragon | |
|
Japanese Dragon | |
|
Japanese Imperial Device | |
|
The Dragon of the Apocalypse | |
|
St. Michael and the Old Dragon | |
|
St. Margaret. From ancient carving | |
|
St. George and the Dragon | |
|
| |
|
|
PAGE |
|
Chimerical Creatures—continued: |
|
|
Dragon Standard. From the Bayeux Tapestry | |
|
A Dragon passant | |
|
Crest, a Dragon's Head erased collared and chained | |
|
Arms of the City of London | |
|
Sinister supporter of the arms of Viscount Gough | |
|
Hercules and the Lernean Hydra. From Greek vase | |
|
The Hydra | |
|
A Wyvern holding a fleur-de-lis | |
|
A Wyvern, wings endorsed, tail nowed | |
|
Wyvern from the Garter plate of Sir John Gray, 1436 A.D. | |
|
Wyvern, or Lindworm (German version) | |
|
Wyvern, wings displayed (early example) | |
|
Wyvern, wings depressed | |
|
Chimera, from a Greek coin | |
|
Cockatrice | |
|
Basilisk or Aphasian Cockatrice, tail nowed | |
|
Greek Shield, from painted vase in the British Museum | |
|
Brazen Serpent | |
|
Arms of Whitby Abbey | |
|
A Serpent, nowed, proper. Crest of Cavendish | |
|
Amphiptère, or flying Serpent | |
|
Scorpion | |
|
Other Chimerical Creatures and Heraldic Beasts: |
|
|
Unicorn salient | |
|
Crest, a Unicorn's Head, couped | |
|
The Legend of the Unicorn | |
|
Pegasus or Pegasos | |
|
Coins of Corinth and Syracuse | |
|
Pegasus salient | |
|
The Sagittary—Centaur | |
|
Ipotane, from Mandeville's travels | |
|
Compound figures, gold necklace | |
|
Centaur, Greek Sculpture | |
|
| |
|
|
PAGE |
|
Other Chimerical Creatures—continued: |
|
|
A Griffin statant, wings endorsed | |
|
A Griffin passant, wings raised. (Early English) | |
|
A Griffin segreant, wings displayed. (German) | |
|
Sleeping Griffin | |
|
Griffin segreant (German version) | |
|
Gold Flying Griffin | |
|
Colossal Griffins, Burmah | |
|
Carved panel, a Griffin segreant | |
|
Male Griffin | |
|
Opinicus statant | |
|
Egyptian Sphynx | |
|
Theban, or Greek Sphynx | |
|
A Sphynx passant guardant, wings endorsed | |
|
The Phœnix | |
|
A Harpy, wings disclosed | |
|
The Harpy, Greek sculpture | |
|
A Harpy displayed and crowned (German version) | |
|
Shield of Nüremberg | |
|
A Pelican in her piety, wings displayed | |
|
Heraldic Pelican in her piety | |
|
Crest, a Pelican vulning herself proper, wings endorsed | |
|
The natural Pelican | |
|
The Martlet | |
|
Alerion displayed | |
|
Heraldic Eagle | |
|
An Heraldic Tigre passant | |
|
Supporter, an Heraldic Tigre, collared and lined | |
|
Tigre and Mirror | |
|
A Leopard passant | |
|
A Leopard's Face, jessant-de-lis | |
|
Panther "Incensed" | |
|
The Lynx | |
|
Cat-a-Mountain saliant, collared and lined | |
|
Crest, a Cat-a-Mountain, sejant, collared and lined | |
|
| |
|
|
PAGE |
|
Other Chimerical Creatures—continued: |
|
|
The crowned Salamander of Francis I. | |
|
Salamander crest of James, Earl of Douglas | |
|
Heraldic Antelope | |
|
The Heraldic Ibex | |
|
Musimon, Tityrus | |
|
Mantygre, Satyral | |
|
Manticora. From ancient Bestiaria | |
|
Lamia. From old Bestiary | |
|
Fictitious Creatures of the Sea: |
|
|
Poseidon. Dexter Supporter of Baron Hawke | |
|
Merman or Triton | |
|
Triton, with two tails (German) | |
|
Mermaid and Triton supporters | |
|
Mermaid | |
|
Crest of Ellis | |
|
Die Ritter, of Nuremberg | |
|
Ulysses and the Sirens | |
|
The Dolphin | |
|
Dolphin of classic art | |
|
Coin of Ægina | |
|
Sign of the Dolphin | |
|
Banner of the Dolphin | |
|
Example—Dolphin embowed | |
|
Dolphin hauriant, urinant, naiant, torqued | |
|
Sea-horse naiant | |
|
Sea-horse erect | |
|
Arms of the city of Belfast | |
|
Sea-lion erect | |
|
Sea-dog rampant |