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S. Saints Dominic and Francis Saving the World from Christ's Anger; Self-Portrait with Halo and Snake; Serpent Cave; The Serpent Chooses Adam and Eve
In the age-old image of the Ouroboros lies the thought of devouring oneself and turning oneself into a circulatory process, for it was clear to the more astute alchemists that the prima materia of the art was man himself. The Ouroboros is a dramatic symbol for the integration and assimilation of the opposite, i.e. of the shadow.
Coiled Serpent, unknown Aztec artist, 15th–early 16th century CE, Stone, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, United States [1] The use of serpents in Aztec art ranges greatly from being an inclusion in the iconography of important religious figures such as Quetzalcoatl and Cōātlīcue, [2] to being used as symbols on Aztec ritual objects, [3] and decorative stand-alone representations ...
Manjusha Art is a Scroll Painting. Manjusha Art is completely based on the folklore of Bihula-Bishari. In Manjusha Art Characters are displayed as X letter of English Alphabets. Major Motifs of Manjusha Art – Snake, Champa Flower, Sun, Moon, Elephant, Turtle, Fish, Maina Bird, Kamal Flower, Kalash Pot, Arrow Bow, ShivLing, Tree etc.
The ram-horned serpent was a cult image found in north-west Europe before and during the Roman period. It appears three times on the Gundestrup cauldron , and in Romano-Celtic Gaul was closely associated with the horned or antlered god Cernunnos , in whose company it is regularly depicted.
It is a snake with two heads composed of mostly turquoise pieces applied to a wooden base. It came from Aztec Mexico and might have been worn or displayed in religious ceremonies. [1] The mosaic is made of pieces of turquoise, spiny oyster shell and conch shell. [2] The sculpture is at the British Museum. Ancient Aztecs have also termed this ...
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A well-known anecdote of the time stated that Leonardo's father had once asked him to decorate the surface of a shield. In response, Leonardo had painted a "hybrid monster," combining the attributes of animals such as snakes, insects and lizards. Medusa, with her snakes for hair, could also be considered a "hybrid monster." [9]