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Stage set for the marriage of Ferdinand de' Medici and Christine of Lorraine in Florence in 1589; Apollo and the Python by Andrea Boscoli|Bernardo Buontalenti (Bernardo delle Girandole)|Agostino Carracci

Stage set for the marriage of Ferdinand de' Medici and Christine of Lorraine in Florence in 1589; Apollo and the Python

Andrea Boscoli|Bernardo Buontalenti (Bernardo delle Girandole)|Agostino Carracci, 1589–92

Stage set for the marriage of Ferdinand de' Medici and Christine of Lorraine in Florence in 1589; Apollo and the Python by Andrea Boscoli|Bernardo Buontalenti (Bernardo delle Girandole)|Agostino Carracci

Stage set for the marriage of Ferdinand de' Medici and Christine of Lorraine in Florence in 1589; Apollo and the Python

Andrea Boscoli|Bernardo Buontalenti (Bernardo delle Girandole)|Agostino Carracci, 1589–92

The Dragon Devouring the Companions of Cadmus by Hendrick Goltzius|Cornelis Cornelisz van Haarlem

The Dragon Devouring the Companions of Cadmus

Hendrick Goltzius|Cornelis Cornelisz van Haarlem, 1588

明萬曆 剔彩雙龍紋漆盒|Rectangular box with double dragons

明萬曆 剔彩雙龍紋漆盒|Rectangular box with double dragons

Ruggiero Rescuing Angelica by Cornelis Cort|Titian (Tiziano Vecellio)

Ruggiero Rescuing Angelica

Cornelis Cort|Titian (Tiziano Vecellio), 1565

Splendore delle virtuose giovani, page 13 (recto) by Iseppo Foresto|Jeronimo Calepino

Splendore delle virtuose giovani, page 13 (recto)

Iseppo Foresto|Jeronimo Calepino, 1564

Jason Confronts the Dragon Guarding the Golden Fleece (Par tels assauts Jason va travaillant le fier dragon de nuit et jour veillant...), from "Jason and the Golden Fleece" by René Boyvin|Leonard Thiry

Jason Confronts the Dragon Guarding the Golden Fleece (Par tels assauts Jason va travaillant le fier dragon de nuit et jour veillant...), from "Jason and the Golden Fleece"

René Boyvin|Leonard Thiry, 1563

Mirror clock by Cornelis Bos|Matthias Zündt|Master CR

Mirror clock

Cornelis Bos|Matthias Zündt|Master CR, ca. 1565–70

Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Jupiter's Eagle Bringing the Water to the Styx to Psyche by Giulio Romano|Léon Davent

Jupiter's Eagle Bringing the Water to the Styx to Psyche

Giulio Romano|Léon Davent, 1540–56

Cadmus killing the Dragon by Léon Davent|Francesco Primaticcio

Cadmus killing the Dragon

Léon Davent|Francesco Primaticcio, ca. 1540–45

Esemplario di Lauori..., page 10 (verso) by Florio Vavassore|Giovanni Andrea Vavassore

Esemplario di Lauori..., page 10 (verso)

Florio Vavassore|Giovanni Andrea Vavassore, August 1, 1532

Circe and the Companions of Ulysses by Giulio Bonasone|Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola)

Circe and the Companions of Ulysses

Giulio Bonasone|Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola), 16th century

Dish (coppa): Saint Margaret by Maestro Giorgio Andreoli

Dish (coppa): Saint Margaret

Maestro Giorgio Andreoli, 1527

Drug pot (one of a pair) by Orazio Pompei

Drug pot (one of a pair)

Orazio Pompei, ca. 1530

Drug pot (one of a pair) by Orazio Pompei

Drug pot (one of a pair)

Orazio Pompei, ca. 1530

Bowl

Bowl

A lion, dragon and fox fighting each other, boats on the sea in the background, an oval composition by Anonymous, Italian, 16th to early 17th century|Marco Dente

A lion, dragon and fox fighting each other, boats on the sea in the background, an oval composition

Anonymous, Italian, 16th to early 17th century|Marco Dente, ca. 1515–1600

Textile Fragment

Textile Fragment

The Apocalyptic Woman, from the Apocalypse series by Albrecht Dürer

The Apocalyptic Woman, from the Apocalypse series

Albrecht Dürer, 1511

A lion, dragon and fox fighting each other, an inscribed banderole above, an oval composition by Marco Dente

A lion, dragon and fox fighting each other, an inscribed banderole above, an oval composition

Marco Dente, ca. 1515–27

Choir screen panel (one of six) by Nicolas Castille

Choir screen panel (one of six)

Nicolas Castille, ca. 1508–10

明 緙絲 龍鳳圖|Panel with dragon, phoenix, and peonies

明 緙絲 龍鳳圖|Panel with dragon, phoenix, and peonies

Saint George and the Dragon

Saint George and the Dragon

明中期 絲織花紗龍鳳祥雲紋佛經封皮|Sutra cover with dragons and phoenixes amid clouds

明中期 絲織花紗龍鳳祥雲紋佛經封皮|Sutra cover with dragons and phoenixes amid clouds

Dish

Dish

明中期 掐絲琺瑯摩羯紋象足爐|Tripod incense burner with makara

明中期 掐絲琺瑯摩羯紋象足爐|Tripod incense burner with makara

Two Monks Looking up at a Dragon in a Tower by Anonymous, Italian, Tuscan, early 15th century

Two Monks Looking up at a Dragon in a Tower

Anonymous, Italian, Tuscan, early 15th century, 1500–1550

Incense burner with dragon, phoenix, and sea creatures

Incense burner with dragon, phoenix, and sea creatures

Saint Margaret standing, a dragon at the left, from "Piccoli Santi" (Small Saints) by Marcantonio Raimondi

Saint Margaret standing, a dragon at the left, from "Piccoli Santi" (Small Saints)

Marcantonio Raimondi, ca. 1500–27

Saint Michael Fighting the Dragon, from "The Apocalypse" by Albrecht Dürer

Saint Michael Fighting the Dragon, from "The Apocalypse"

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Medallion with Saint George Slaying The Dragon

Medallion with Saint George Slaying The Dragon

Saint Margaret by Michael Pacher

Saint Margaret

Michael Pacher, ca. 1470–80

Panel with Saint George and the Dragon

Panel with Saint George and the Dragon

Chest Front

Chest Front

St. George and the Dragon

St. George and the Dragon

Saint Margaret and the Dragon by Agnolo Gaddi

Saint Margaret and the Dragon

Agnolo Gaddi, ca. 1390

Fan Surface with a Dragon, Clouds, and Waves

Fan Surface with a Dragon, Clouds, and Waves

Saint George and the Dragon

Saint George and the Dragon

Hand Bell

Hand Bell

Arch with Beasts

Arch with Beasts

Monk-Scribe Astride a Wyvern

Monk-Scribe Astride a Wyvern

Capital with Saint George and the Dragon

Capital with Saint George and the Dragon

Ritual Basin

Ritual Basin

Seal Ring

Seal Ring

Molded plaque: the weather god Adad and a bull standing on a lion-dragon

Molded plaque: the weather god Adad and a bull standing on a lion-dragon

Double-sided stamp seal: snake behind tree; winged dragon

Double-sided stamp seal: snake behind tree; winged dragon

Edward VII sovereign by Benedetto Pistrucci|G.W. DeSaulles

Edward VII sovereign

Benedetto Pistrucci|G.W. DeSaulles, 1902

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