Nef, Noub, Noum. (Cnèph, Cnouphis, Cnoubis, Chnoumis, Agathodaemon.), 1823-25
Magazine cutting of a caricature by Marieus de Zayas, of Miss St. Denis as she appeared in The Cobras, 1906
Louis Raemaekers, The Gas Fiend, 1916
miniature of Adam, Eve and the Serpent
miniature of symbol for Luke, with full decorative border, 10th century
Hand grenade
Lynd Ward, Gods' Man, original block
Arthur Hawkins cover, The Man Without a Head
(Thank to Caustic Cover Critic for Hawkins help)
the demon ravana fighting with the ape hanuman, 1880, kalighat school
Anonyme, Création du monde, 1980 (via Santal Parganas)
You could spend a few days stumbling through Hervé Perdriolle's incredible Indian art collection on his various blogs.
John Buckland Wright, Iwan Gilkin's Le Sphinx
website devoted to Buckland Wright
Ibsamboul, Des têtes des prisonniers asiatiques, 1835-45
Heart of a lizard "from beneath," 1888
More serpent power and an extremely random group of images. Gilbert Alter-Gilbert's massive, illustrated four-part Swinburne essay coming in a couple days.
I can't wait. I don't really have anything interesting to say, just that I love the blog.
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