Masonic, Occult and Esoteric Online Library
Fictitious and Symbolic Creatures in Art
By John Vinycomb
List of Illustrations
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
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Celestial Beings
Angel holding Shield 27
Egyptian Winged Deity 28
Hawk-headed and winged figure, emblem of Osiris 29
Angel with Cloud Symbol 38
Angel Supporter 40
Kneeling Angel Supporter 41
Arms of the Abbey of St. Albans 42
Gloria in Excelsis Deo 43
Cherubs’ Heads 44
A Seraph's Head 44
Arms—Azure a chevron argent between three
cherubs’ heads of the last 45
Cherubim and Seraphim of Scripture 47
Angel crest of Tuite, Bart., co. Tipperary 48
Tetramorph 52
Symbols of the Four Evangelists 54
The Lion of St. Mark, Venice 56
Chimerical Creatures of the Dragon and Serpent Kind:
The Dragon 59
Japanese Dragon 65
Japanese Imperial Device 67
The Dragon of the Apocalypse 71
St. Michael and the Old Dragon 72
St. Margaret. From ancient carving 73
St. George and the Dragon 74
Chimerical Creatures—continued:
Dragon Standard. From the Bayeux Tapestry 86
A Dragon passant 90
Crest, a Dragon's Head erased collared and chained 93
Arms of the City of London 94
Sinister supporter of the arms of Viscount Gough 95
Hercules and the Lernean Hydra. From Greek vase 96
The Hydra 97
A Wyvern holding a fleur-de-lis 98
A Wyvern, wings endorsed, tail nowed 99
Wyvern from the Garter plate of Sir John Gray,
1436 A.D. 99
Wyvern, or Lindworm (German version) 100
Wyvern, wings displayed (early example) 101
Wyvern, wings depressed 101
Chimera, from a Greek coin 102
Cockatrice 105
Basilisk or Aphasian Cockatrice, tail nowed 107
Greek Shield, from painted vase in the British Museum 114
Brazen Serpent 114
Arms of Whitby Abbey 118
A Serpent, nowed, proper. Crest of Cavendish 121
Amphiptère, or flying Serpent 122
Scorpion 123
Other Chimerical Creatures and Heraldic Beasts:
Unicorn salient 127
Crest, a Unicorn's Head, couped 128
The Legend of the Unicorn 131
Pegasus or Pegasos 137
Coins of Corinth and Syracuse 138
Pegasus salient 139
The Sagittary—Centaur 142
Ipotane, from Mandeville's travels 144
Compound figures, gold necklace 145
Centaur, Greek Sculpture 146
Other Chimerical Creatures—continued:
A Griffin statant, wings endorsed 148
A Griffin passant, wings raised. (Early English) 149
A Griffin segreant, wings displayed. (German) 149
Sleeping Griffin 150
Griffin segreant (German version) 152
Gold Flying Griffin 154
Colossal Griffins, Burmah 155
Carved panel, a Griffin segreant 160
Male Griffin 161
Opinicus statant 162
Egyptian Sphynx 163
Theban, or Greek Sphynx 164
A Sphynx passant guardant, wings endorsed 170
The Phœnix 171
A Harpy, wings disclosed 179
The Harpy, Greek sculpture 180
A Harpy displayed and crowned (German version) 181
Shield of Nüremberg 181
A Pelican in her piety, wings displayed 182
Heraldic Pelican in her piety 183
Crest, a Pelican vulning herself proper, wings endorsed 184
The natural Pelican 186
The Martlet 186
Alerion displayed 188
Heraldic Eagle 188
An Heraldic Tigre passant 190
Supporter, an Heraldic Tigre, collared and lined 191
Tigre and Mirror 193
A Leopard passant 195
A Leopard's Face, jessant-de-lis 196
Panther "Incensed" 200
The Lynx 203
Cat-a-Mountain saliant, collared and lined 205
Crest, a Cat-a-Mountain, sejant, collared
and lined 206
Other Chimerical Creatures—continued:
The crowned Salamander of Francis I. 209
Salamander crest of James,
Earl of Douglas 212
Heraldic Antelope 214
The Heraldic Ibex 215
Musimon, Tityrus 217
Mantygre, Satyral 218
Manticora. From ancient Bestiaria 219
Lamia. From old Bestiary 220
Fictitious Creatures of the Sea:
Poseidon. Dexter Supporter of
Baron Hawke 237
Merman or Triton 240
Triton, with two tails (German) 240
Mermaid and Triton supporters 241
Mermaid 242, 243
Crest of Ellis 244
Die Ritter, of Nuremberg 245
Ulysses and the Sirens 249, 250
The Dolphin 254, 255
Dolphin of classic art 259
Coin of Ægina 262
Sign of the Dolphin 263
Banner of the Dolphin 265
Example—Dolphin embowed 267
Dolphin hauriant, urinant, naiant, torqued 268
Sea-horse naiant 270
Sea-horse erect 271
Arms of the city of Belfast 273
Sea-lion erect 275
Sea-dog rampant 276
