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Basilisk, Legendary Creature, 1642

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Title: Basilisk, Legendary Creature, 1642

Caption: Woodblock print of a basilisk from Ulisse Aldrovandi, Monstrorum historia, (The History of Serpents and Dragons) 1642. In European bestiaries and legends, a basilisk is a legendary reptile reputed to be king of serpents and said to have the power to cause death with a single glance. The basilisk is called "king" because it is reputed to have on its head a crown-shaped crest. The basilisk is alleged to be hatched by a cockerel from the egg of a serpent or toad. In Medieval Europe, the description of the creature began taking on features from cockerels.

Category: ILLUSTRATION • History: Early Modern • Culture: Mythology

Credit: Album / Science Source / New York Public Library

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Image size: 4892 × 2192 px | 30.7 MB

Print size: 41.4 × 18.6 cm | 1926.0 × 863.0 in (300 dpi)

Keywords: 1642 • 17TH CENTURY • ALDROVANDI • ANIMAL • ART • ARTWORK • BASILISK • BESTIARY • CELEBRITIES • CELEBRITY • CREATURE • CULTURE: MYTHOLOGY • DRAWING • FABLED • FAMOUS PEOPLE • FAMOUS • FICTIONAL • FOLK TALE • FOLKLORE • FOLKLORIC • FOLKTALE • HISTORIC • HISTORICAL • HISTORY • HISTORY: EARLY MODERN • ILLUSTRATION • ILLUSTRATIONS • ILUSTRATION • IMAGINARY • IMPORTANT • KING OF SERPENTS • LEGEND • LEGENDARY • LORE • MONSTER • MONSTRORUM HISTORIA • MYTH • MYTHIC • MYTHICAL • MYTHOLOGICAL • NOTABLE • REPTILIAN • SERPENT • ULISSE ALDROVANDI • WELL-KNOWN • WOODBLOCK PRINT • WOODBLOCK • WOODCARVING • WOODCUT • XYLOGRAPHY