DRAGONS

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"La Fontana dei Draghi" (The Fountain of the Dragons), 1572,

by Pirro Ligorio at Villa d'Este in Tivoli, near Rome.

Photograph by Michele Leonardi © 2007.

LIZARDS

Portraits of different Lizards, a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species. Source: Wikipedia:

Range of the Lizards, a widespread group of squamate reptiles,

with over 7,000 species. Source: Wikipedia:

DRAGONS

Geoffrey of Monmouth: Illumination from a 15th-century manuscript of Historia Regum Britanniae showing Vortigern and Ambros

watching the fight between two dragons. Source: Wikipedia,

"Red dragon sculpture on top of the Cromlech 

at the Welsh Memorial Park" in Langemark near Ypres (Belgium),

a war memorial for soldiers of World War I. 

Source: Wikipedia, photograph by courtesy of Rickfive, 2015.

Plate with Dragon and Waves first half of the 18th century, China,

 exposed at THE MET, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City.

"Glazed dragon tiles", late Ming Dynasty (1488-1644),

Shanxi province, China; exposed at The British Museum in London, United Kingdom. Photograph by Michele Leonardi © 2016.

LIZARDS

Portraits of some Lizards, a widespread group of squamate reptiles,

with over 7,000 species. Source: Wikipedia:

DRAGONS

Dragon: origin Spain, after 1200.

Source: THE MET, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City.

Ormesby Master, active 14th century, Illustrator:

"Dublin Apocalypse", folio 16r, page XXXIII.

Source: Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.

Paolo Uccello (1397-1475): "Saint Georges terrassant le dragon"

(Saint George slaying the dragon), 1430-35.

Source: Musée Jacquemart-André, Institut de France, Paris.

"Reign of Fire", starring Matthew McConaughey, Christian Bale, Izabella Scorupco, Gerard Butler, directed by Rob Bowman, 2002.

Dragon early 17th century Attributed to Giacomo Laurenziani, Italian,

 exposed at THE MET, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City.

Paolo Uccello (1397-1475): "San Giorgio e il drago"

(Saint George and the Dragon), c. 1470, National Gallery, London.

Source: Wikipedia,

Dragon early 17th century Attributed to Giacomo Laurenziani, Italian,

 exposed at THE MET, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City.

"Saint George and the Dragon", ca. 1504, of Albrecht Dürer, German,

 exposed at THE MET, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City.

Dragon: Italy, Urbino, probably ca. 1550, exposed at

THE MET, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City.

Sea Dragon, 17th century, Italy, exposed at

THE MET, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City.

"SHREDS OF THE FUTURE"

Luigi Pellegrin: "Il primordiale 'ricordato' è da riusare?",

drawing a: cm. 237x54, 1973, black and white reduction.

Excerpt from the Exhibition Catalogue of "Luigi Pellegrin. Alle porte dell'Architettura", "Brandelli di futuro" (Shreds of the future),

Galleria Stefania Miscetti in Rome, 1992.

Luigi Pellegrin: "La terra come radice e non come appoggio",

drawing a: cm. 32x24, 1976, black and white reduction.

Excerpt from the Exhibition Catalogue of "Luigi Pellegrin.

Alle porte dell'Architettura", "Brandelli di futuro"

(Shreds of the future), Galleria Stefania Miscetti in Rome, 1992.