Mucha, Clio e France. (Mucha, Clio, and France.)

Alphonse Mucha (1860–1939).
"Clio" de Anatole France.
"Clio" by Anatole France.
Paris: Calmann Lévy Editeur, 1900.

O Polvo Colossal. (The Colossal Octopus.)

Pierre Dénys de Montfort (1766-1820), desenho;

Étienne Claude Voysard (1746-1807), gravurista.

Esta gravura icônica apareceu pela primeira vez na página 256 do segundo volume de “Histoire Naturelle Générale et Particulière des Mollusques”, escrita por Montford e publicada em Paris em 1802.

O autor criou esta ilustração baseado nas narrativas de marinheiros franceses que tiveram seu navio estruído por um polvo gigantesco na costa de Angola.

Esta narrativa e outras como a de uma armada inglesa de dez barcos de guerra que teria sido atacada por outros destes monstros em 1782 arruinaram a carreira e credibilidade científica de Montfort, mas hoje são vistas como as primeiras descrições de contatos reais como, talvez, a lula gigante (Architeuthis dux) ou a lula colossal (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni).

 

Pierre Dénys de Montfort (1766-1820), design;

Étienne Claude Voysard (1746-1807), engraver.

This iconic engraving was published for the first time on page 256 from the second volume of “Histoire Naturelle Générale et Particulière des Mollusques” by Montfort and published in Paris, 1802.

It represents an attack to a three-masted sailing ship by a giant octopus and is based on stories from French sailors who claimed their vessel was attacked by a monstrous cephalopod off the coast of Angola.

This and other narratives like one about a fleet of ten British warships that went missing in 1782 after being dragged underwater by colossal octopuses destroyed Montfort's scientific

While his extreme theories were ridiculed at the time, modern marine biology validates that encounters with genuine giants like the giant squid (Architeuthis dux) or the colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni).

Animais - XXII (Animals - XXII)

Pieter Claesz (ca.1596–1660).
Natureza-Morta com Peixes e Gato - 1656.
Still Life with Fishes and a Cat - 1656.

Alexandre-Francois Desportes (1661-1743).
Cão e Gato numa Cozinha - 1710.
A Dog and a Cat in a Kitchen Interior - 1710.

Jean-Baptiste Oudry (1686-1755).
Cisne Atacado por um Cão - 1745.
Swan Attacked by a Dog - 1745.

ca. 1750.

John Gerrard Keulemans (1842-1912).
Marrequinha de Salvadori (Salvadorina waigiuensis) - in "Novitates Zoologicae" vol.2 - 1895.
Salvadori's Teal (Salvadorina waigiuensis) - in "Novitates Zoologicae" vol.2 - 1895.

Jessie Arms Botke (1883–1971).
Cacatuas de Crista Amarela — 1942.
Sulphur Crested Cockatoos — 1942.

Garth, Margaret e Dyke. (Garth, Margaret, and Dyke.)

Garth Jones (1872-1944), ilustrações.
Margaret Armstrong (1867-1944), capa.
"The Unknown Quantity" por Henry Van Dyke.
Nova Iorque: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1912.
Garth Jones (1872-1944), illustrations.
Margaret Armstrong (1867-1944), cover design.
"The Unknown Quantity" by Henry Van Dyke
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1912.

Boris Vallejo (1941-).

arte original para "A Espada Selvagem de Conan" #4 - Marvel, Fevereiro 1975.
original art for "The Savage Sword of Conan" #4 -  Marvel, February 1975.

arte original para "A Espada Selvagem de Conan" #9 - Marvel, Dezembro 1975.
original art for "The Savage Sword of Conan" #9 -  Marvel, December 1975.

The Devil in Iron - 1983.

Conan, o Vitorioso, estudo - 1984.
Conan the Victorious, study - 1984.

Conan, o Vitorioso - 1984.
Conan the Victorious - 1984.