EditorialArchangel Michael Michael as dragon slayer, the Archangel Michael fighting the dragon (devil, Satan), Pieter Scheemaeckers (I) (attributed to), 1692, boxwood, cutting, h 30.1 cm ? w 16.1 cm ? d 11.3 cm.
EditorialApollo the Python-Slayer, c. 350 BC. Attributed to Praxiteles (Greek, c. 400BC-c. 330BC). Bronze, copper and stone inlay; overall: 14.8 x 9.4 x 3.6 cm (5 13/16 x 3 11/16 x 1 7/16 in.).
EditorialApollo the Python-Slayer, c. 350 BC. Attributed to Praxiteles (Greek, c. 400BC-c. 330BC). Bronze, copper and stone inlay; overall: 150 x 50.3 x 66.8 cm (59 1/16 x 19 13/16 x 26 5/16 in.).
EditorialApollo the Python-Slayer, c. 350 BC. Attributed to Praxiteles (Greek, c. 400BC-c. 330BC). Bronze, copper and stone inlay; overall: 25.9 x 8.8 x 8.7 cm (10 3/16 x 3 7/16 x 3 7/16 in.).
EditorialManuscript Cover from a Copy of the Devimahatmiya with Goddess Durga, Slayer of the Buffalo Demon (Mahishasuramardini), 18th century, Nepal, Nepal, Pigments on wood, 9.8 x 32.8 x 0.9 cm (3 7/8 x 12 7/8 in.).
EditorialZafra, province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. Tower and gate of the walls (Gate of Badajoz or Cubo's Arch), detail. 17th century. Equestrian statue of Saint James the Moor-slayer. Granite stone.
EditorialSan Millan de la Cogolla, La Rioja, Spain. Yuso Monastery. Relief of Saint Emilian the Moor-Slayer by Spanish sculptor Diego Lizarraga, 1661-1665. Baroque portico, detail.(472-573) by Spanish sculptor Diego Lizarraga, 1661-1665. Baroque portico, detail.
EditorialShiva as Slayer of the Elephant Demon, 1000s. South India, Tamil Nadu, early Chola Period, 11th century. Granite; overall: 72.4 x 48.3 x 20.3 cm (28 1/2 x 19 x 8 in.).
EditorialOctafoil-shaped Mirror Featuring Ci Fei, the Dragon Slayer, 900s-1300s. China, Jin dynasty (1115-1234) or Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918-1392). Bronze; diameter: 17.2 cm (6 3/4 in.); overall: 1.1 cm (7/16 in.); rim: 0.5 cm (3/16 in.).
EditorialApollo the Python-Slayer, c. 350 BC. Attributed to Praxiteles (Greek, c. 400BC-c. 330BC). Bronze, copper and stone inlay; overall: 14.8 x 9.4 x 3.6 cm (5 13/16 x 3 11/16 x 1 7/16 in.).
EditorialDurga as the Slayer of the Buffalo Demon, 900s. Cambodia, Koh Ker, 10th century. Bronze; overall: 52 x 18.4 x 12.5 cm (20 1/2 x 7 1/4 x 4 15/16 in.); without tang: 44.8 cm (17 5/8 in.).
EditorialTent panel of a dragon slayer, 1550-1599. Iran, Kashan, Safavid period. Velvet, cut, voided, brocaded, and pile-warp substitution: silk and gilt-metal strips; overall: 69.9 x 54.6 cm (27 1/2 x 21 1/2 in.).
EditorialApollo the Python-Slayer, c. 350 BC. Attributed to Praxiteles (Greek, c. 400BC-c. 330BC). Bronze, copper and stone inlay; overall: 150 x 50.3 x 66.8 cm (59 1/16 x 19 13/16 x 26 5/16 in.).
EditorialApollo the Python-Slayer, c. 350 BC. Attributed to Praxiteles (Greek, c. 400BC-c. 330BC). Bronze, copper and stone inlay; overall: 25.9 x 8.8 x 8.7 cm (10 3/16 x 3 7/16 x 3 7/16 in.).
EditorialPlants with foliage and flowers. Different root systems. A man holding a sword, with a dragon. Dragon slayer. Medical miscellany of a pharmacopeial compilation, including a herbal and bestiary illustrating the pharmocopeial properties of animals. Nethe...
EditorialZafra, province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. Tower and gate of the walls (Gate of Badajoz or Cubo's Arch), detail. 17th century. Equestrian statue of Saint James the Moor-slayer. Granite stone.
EditorialSan Millan de la Cogolla, La Rioja, Spain. Yuso Monastery. Relief of Saint Emilian the Moor-Slayer by Spanish sculptor Diego Lizarraga, 1661-1665. Baroque portico, detail.(472-573) by Spanish sculptor Diego Lizarraga, 1661-1665. Baroque portico, detail.
EditorialMarble torso of Eros, Imperial, 1st or 2nd century A.D., Roman, Marble, H. 30 5/8 in. (77.8 cm), Stone Sculpture, Roman copy of Greek original. Adaptation of a Greek bronze statue representing the, Apollo Sauroktonos (Lizard Slayer) of ca. 350 B.C. by ...
EditorialThe Goddess Durga Killing the Buffalo Demon (Mahishasura Mardini), Pala period, 12th century, Bangladesh or India, Argillite, H. 5 5/16 in. (13.5 cm); W. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); D. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm), Sculpture, This sculpture portrays the sixteen-armed fo...
EditorialMahadevi, the Great Goddess, ca. 1725, India (Rajasthan, Bikaner), Ink, opaque watercolor, and silver on paper, Image: 21 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (54.6 x 29.2 cm), Paintings, In this twenty-armed form, Mahadevi holds an array of weapons, affiliating her with ...
EditorialZafra, province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. Tower and gate of the walls (Gate of Badajoz or Cubo's Arch), detail. 17th century. Equestrian statue of Saint James the Moor-slayer. Granite stone.
EditorialHelmet (Rmog), 15th?17th century, Mongolian, Iron, gold, silver, copper, H. 7 5/8 in. (19.5 cm), Helmets, The gold damascened decoration of this distinctively Mongolian helmet features six large ovals containing the deity Yamantaka (literally, slayer o...
EditorialMarble torso of Eros, Imperial, 1st or 2nd century A.D., Roman, Marble, H. 30 5/8 in. (77.8 cm), Stone Sculpture, Roman copy of Greek original. Adaptation of a Greek bronze statue representing the, Apollo Sauroktonos (Lizard Slayer) of ca. 350 B.C. by ...
EditorialSan Millan de la Cogolla, La Rioja, Spain. Yuso Monastery. Relief of Saint Emilian the Moor-Slayer by Spanish sculptor Diego Lizarraga, 1661-1665. Baroque portico, detail.(472-573) by Spanish sculptor Diego Lizarraga, 1661-1665. Baroque portico, detail.
EditorialTasunka, (alias Plenty Horse[s]). The slayer of Lieut. Casey, near Pine Ridge, S.D., John C. H. Grabill was an american photographer. In 1886 he opened his first photographic studio.
EditorialTasunka, Ota (alias Plenty Horse[s]), the slayer of Lieut. Casey, near Pine Ridge, S.D., John C. H. Grabill was an american photographer. In 1886 he opened his first photographic studio.
EditorialTasunka, Ota (alias Plenty Horse[s]), the slayer of Lieut. Casey, near Pine Ridge, S.D., John C. H. Grabill was an american photographer. In 1886 he opened his first photographic studio.
EditorialBasil II, surnamed the Bulgar-slayer (958-1025). Byzantine emperor (976-1025) from de Macedonian Dynasty. Detail from the Menologion of Basil II. 10th Century. Miniature. Vatican Apostolic Library. Italy.