Axial Commons Image Treasury

Norse and Northern Myths

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Engraving of a standing man seen from behind with exposed back muscles, one arm outstretched, set against trees and a stone pedestal.Muscular figure seen from behind, in a garden settingNude god in a boat raises a hammer to strike a dark sea serpent; a crouched giant sits behind him amid stormy waves.Thor Battering the Midgard SerpentPainting of a woman in a white gown leaning over a dead man's body on red cloth, against a dark background.Kriemhild Over the Body of SiegfriedBlake watercolor: a grey muscular figure with a printed poem on his chest and a sword, above a pale wild-haired head.The Descent of Odin, Blake illustration for Thomas Gray's poemsWatercolor and pen drawing of a helmeted rider on a grey horse above a sprawled figure amid orange flames, with a printed poem page over the center.Blake's Gray Design: Helmeted Rider and Flames, 1797Nude man seated on a rocky shore by water, beneath a printed verse panel in a pink and grey watercolor sky with green hills.The Descent of Odin, Blake illustration for Gray's poemsBlack-and-white engraving of a standing human skeleton in profile, one arm outstretched, before a stone wall with trees and rocks in the foreground.Human skeleton in landscape, plate from Albinus's anatomical tablesEngraved anatomical plate of a skeleton seen from behind, arms outstretched, standing before a stone pedestal with a reclining sculpted figure and rocky ground.Skeleton, back view, with left arm extended (Albinus, 1747)Engraved anatomical figure with exposed muscles, hand resting on a stone block on a pedestal, plants and landscape behind.Anatomical figure with exposed muscles, Tab. IXEngraved anatomical plate of a standing skeleton with outstretched arms, in a cloudy landscape with rocks, water, and a plant growing from an urn.Skeleton, Tab III, from Tables of the Skeleton and MusclesEngraved anatomical plate of a standing skeleton with arms outstretched, with a rhinoceros and trees behind it.Skeleton with rhinoceros, Tables of the Skeleton and Muscles (1749)Engraving of a human skeleton viewed from behind, arms outstretched, standing in front of a rhinoceros against a stone wall.Skeleton seen from behind beside a rhinoceros, engraved plateEngraved anatomical plate of a standing figure seen from behind, muscles and skeleton exposed, set against a tree, plants and rocks.Anatomical plate of a flayed figure from behind, Albinus tables, 1749Engraved anatomical plate of a nude woman seen from behind, muscles marked with letters, resting a hand on a carved classical urn beside a draped cloth.Anatomical plate: nude female figure with muscles labelled, Albinus 1749Engraved anatomical plate of a standing figure with skin removed, showing skeleton and muscles, in a garden with trees and a stone lion on a pedestal.Tables of the Skeleton and Muscles of the Human BodyEngraved anatomical plate of a flayed male figure seen from behind, one arm outstretched, standing in a rocky wooded landscape by a stream.Anatomical figure with exposed muscles, rear view, from Albinus tablesEngraved anatomical plate of a standing flayed figure with exposed muscles, arms outstretched, before a rocky landscape and a stone tablet with Latin text.Albinus anatomical plate: standing muscle figure in landscape, 1749Black-and-white engraving of a skeleton standing in a landscape with trees and hills, a small figure at left lifting a drape behind it.Skeleton in a landscape: Tables of the skeleton and musclesFour engraved anatomical figures on bases show the skeleton and muscles of the human body in black and white.Tables of the skeleton and muscles of the human body, 1749Engraved anatomy plate of a nude man in profile with exposed muscles, one arm outstretched and one leg striding forward on a pale background.Anatomical plate Tab. VI: standing male figure in profileInk and color drawing of a woman in a patterned kimono seen from behind, hair pinned high, sleeves and hem flowing on a pale paper ground.Walking figure of a courtesanNude woman with flowing red hair riding a large fish through pale green water, with loose brushstrokes and bubbles.Valkyrie of the Sea, monotype by Xavier MartinezHanging scroll painting of a tall stem with white hollyhock blossoms and broad green leaves on pale paper, with a red seal at lower right.White HollyhocksPen and wash drawing of a helmeted rider on a horse raising a sword beside a snarling wolf-like beast, with a printed poem page in the center.The Descent of Odin, Blake's Gray IllustrationEngraved anatomical plate showing leg and foot bones with dark shaded muscles, several views, Latin labels in margins.Tables of the skeleton and muscles of the human body, Plate XXVEngraved anatomical plate with numbered drawings of skeletal arms and hands, muscles shaded in dark tone, on pale paper.Tables of the skeleton and muscles of the human body, arm and handBlack-and-white engraved anatomical plate with grid of dissected head, brain, heart, lungs, kidneys and branching blood vessels.Anatomical plate: head, brain, heart and visceraEngraved plate of a standing skeleton with outstretched arms in a leafy landscape, beside a rhinoceros with its head lowered.Skeleton and Rhinoceros, Albinus Tables of the Human Body (1749)Engraved anatomical plate of four nude male figures showing muscles and skeleton in front, back and side views, in grayscale.Anatomical plate of muscles and skeleton, Albinus, 1749Engraving of a standing nude woman with short hair and drapery, with a sapling, trees, hills and an urn in the background.Engraved nude female figure with drapery and urn, Tab IIEngraved illustration of a human skeleton in profile, striding left with one arm outstretched, on a pale background.Human Skeleton in Walking Pose, from Albinus Anatomy PlatesEngraved anatomical plate of a standing nude man with muscles exposed, one arm outstretched, labelled Tab. IV.The Anatomy of Painting: Plate IV after AlbinusEngraved anatomical plate of a standing male figure seen from behind, showing exposed back and leg muscles.Anatomical figure seen from behind, after AlbinusEngraved anatomical plate of a nude male figure seen from behind, with fine-line muscles, lettered marks, and smaller detail drawings of hands, feet and an arm.Anatomy plate: standing figure seen from behind, with muscles and detailsGray wash drawing with two scenes: a kneeling robed figure beside a reclining body above, and a cloaked rider on a rearing horse below.Odin in the UnderworldInk line drawing of a skeleton in a walking pose with one arm outstretched, on a pale printed page.Anatomical skeleton drawing from Albinus tables, 1831Engraved plate with branching nerve structures, a brain base seen from below, and a spinal column with radiating fibres on pale paper.Engraved anatomical plate of nerves, Tab IVEngraved anatomical figure in profile, arms outstretched and striding, with muscles and marked points drawn in fine black lines on pale paper.The anatomy of painting: figure in profile after AlbinusEngraved anatomical plate of a standing nude male figure with fine muscle lines and dots, plus detached hands and a head.Anatomical figure with muscle lines, from Albinus tablesHanging scroll with a small fan-shaped ink painting of faint figures and misty rocks, framed by gold brocade mounting.Sakyamuni, Confucius and Lao-tzu under a pine