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Suspicious Animals

Birds, beasts, fish, insects, pets, and animals behaving with unnecessary intensity. Browse the public-domain works below, then open an artwork to see available products.

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Saint George and the Dragon, the Scourging of Christ and the Last Judgement, with donor figures and armorials by Unknown maker.

Unknown maker

Saint George and the Dragon, the Scourging of Christ and the Last Judgement, with donor figures and armorials

late 16th century

Hawking Party by Unknown maker.

Unknown maker

Hawking Party

ca. 1500–1530

Sparrows in a Plum Tree by Nagasawa Rosetsu 長澤蘆雪.

Nagasawa Rosetsu 長澤蘆雪

Sparrows in a Plum Tree

second half of the 1790s

Portrait of a Young Man by Pompeo Batoni.

Pompeo Batoni

Portrait of a Young Man

ca. 1760–65

Cat Watching a Spider by Oide Tōkō.

Oide Tōkō

Cat Watching a Spider

ca. 1888–92

Adam and Eve by Albrecht Dürer.

Albrecht Dürer

Adam and Eve

1504

Landscape with Ducks by Charles-François Daubigny.

Charles-François Daubigny

Landscape with Ducks

1872

Panel with Biblical vignettes by Unknown maker.

Unknown maker

Panel with Biblical vignettes

1667

The Rocky Mountains, Lander's Peak by Albert Bierstadt.

Albert Bierstadt

The Rocky Mountains, Lander's Peak

1863

Armorial Trophy by Polidoro da Caravaggio.

Polidoro da Caravaggio

Armorial Trophy

1600–1800

Quail and Autumn Flowers by Tosa Mitsuoki.

Tosa Mitsuoki

Quail and Autumn Flowers

late 17th century

Thickets with Large Leaves, Flowers, Animals,... by Unknown maker.

Unknown maker

Thickets with Large Leaves, Flowers, Animals,...

ca. 1540–50

Portrait of a Bearded Man in Black by Corneille de Lyon.

Corneille de Lyon

Portrait of a Bearded Man in Black

Date not stated

Sunrise (recto); Landscape with Figures (verso) by Claude Lorrain (Claude Gellée).

Claude Lorrain (Claude Gellée)

Sunrise (recto); Landscape with Figures (verso)

17th century

Tapestry with figurative scenes by Unknown maker.

Unknown maker

Tapestry with figurative scenes

17th century

Saint Eustace by Albrecht Dürer.

Albrecht Dürer

Saint Eustace

ca. 1501

Finches and bamboo by Emperor Huizong.

Emperor Huizong

Finches and bamboo

early 12th century

Saint Anthony the Abbot in the Wilderness by Sano di Pietro (Ansano di Pietro di Mencio).

Sano di Pietro (Ansano di Pietro di Mencio)

Saint Anthony the Abbot in the Wilderness

ca. 1440

Hunting Still Life in a Forest by Wybrand Hendriks.

Wybrand Hendriks

Hunting Still Life in a Forest

1784

A Stallion by Habiballah of Sava.

Habiballah of Sava

A Stallion

ca. 1601–6

Hunting of Birds with a Hawk and a Bow (from the Hunting Parks Tapestries) by Unknown maker.

Unknown maker

Hunting of Birds with a Hawk and a Bow (from the Hunting Parks Tapestries)

ca. 1515–35

Plate 1: Ship of Hercules (Barcha del Hercole), with dragon-headed prow and Hercules on platform behind oarsmen and standing soldiers, from "The magnificent pageant on the river Arno in Florence for the marriage of the Grand Duke" (Le Magnifique carousel fait sur le fleuve de l'Arne a Florence, pour le mariage du Grand Duc) by Anonymous.

Anonymous

Plate 1: Ship of Hercules (Barcha del Hercole), with dragon-headed prow and Hercules on platform behind oarsmen and standing soldiers, from "The magnificent pageant on the river Arno in Florence for the marriage of the Grand Duke" (Le Magnifique carousel fait sur le fleuve de l'Arne a Florence, pour le mariage du Grand Duc)

1664

Male Terminal Figure; Head with Beard and Turban on a Three- Quarter Strapwork Pedestal by Jean Mignon.

Jean Mignon

Male Terminal Figure; Head with Beard and Turban on a Three- Quarter Strapwork Pedestal

ca. 1543–45

Portrait of a Bearded Man with a Ruff by Frans Hals.

Frans Hals

Portrait of a Bearded Man with a Ruff

1625

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