Venomous Snakes
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30 works
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Italy: two men try to kill a snake with a boulder; a woman flees from it, but her dog wants to look at it. Etching by M. Ricci.
Marco RicciDate: [1730]Reference: 2925079i
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Moses points to the brazen serpent while his people writhe on the ground, besieged by fiery serpents. Etching by G. Cooke, 1816, after C. le Brun.
Charles Le BrunDate: 1 April 1816Reference: 18329i
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Moses presents his brazen serpent to the people. Woodcut after Robert Anning Bell, c. 1890.
Robert Anning BellReference: 18284i- Pictures
Moses and Eleazar show the brazen serpent before the writhing multitude afflicted with snake-bites. Engraving by S. à Bolswert after P.P. Rubens, ca. 1635-40.
Peter Paul RubensDate: 1600-1699Reference: 20541i
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Doctrine of signatures: (above) a plant resembling the fangs of a viper, above, and (below) a viper. Coloured ink drawing, c. 1923, after G.B. Della Porta.
Giambattista della PortaDate: 1923Reference: 524731i









