Monsters and Maidens

Sat 3 Apr 2004 — Sun 25 Jul 2004

Monsters and Maidens

Exhibition Details

In the 18th century the monstrous is often incorporated in an exaggerated treatment of the human form in terms of scale and musculature, reworking Renaissance notions of the ideal. While heroes rescue women from grotesque animals or savage men, women themselves become monstrous when they step outside the constraints of femininity.

This collection show explores the powerful elements of fantasy and exaggeration of the 18th century Romantic movement.

Date: Sat 3 Apr 2004 — Sun 25 Jul 2004
Curated by: Mary Kisler
Location: Main Gallery
Cost: Free entry

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Production date

1802

Medium

oil on panel

Size (h x w)

302 x 238 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Sir George Grey, 1887

Accession no

1887/1/13

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Credit line

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circa 1783

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oil on canvas

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Credit line

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Credit line

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Medium

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Size (h x w)

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Credit line

Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of James Tannock Mackelvie, 1885

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Size (h x w)

507 x 660 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Peter Tomory, 2002

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Production date

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Medium

mezzotint on wove paper

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Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Peter Tomory, 2002

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Medium

mezzotint on wove paper

Size (h x w)

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Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Peter Tomory, 2002

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Credit line

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Production date

circa 1803-1810

Medium

mezzotint and spirit-ground aquatint on wove paper

Size (h x w)

568 x 408 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Peter Tomory, 2002

Accession no

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Henry Fuseli

Production date

1811

Medium

pen and ink

Size (h x w)

198 x 293 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1965

Accession no

1965/53

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Production date

1806

Medium

pen, pencil and grey wash

Size (h x w)

348 x 237 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1965

Accession no

1965/54

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Henry Fuseli

Production date

1811

Medium

pen, pencil and watercolour

Size (h x w)

200 x 271 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1965

Accession no

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Henry Fuseli

Production date

circa 1780-circa 1785

Medium

pencil

Size (h x w)

330 x 411 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1965

Accession no

1965/65

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Circe absolving Medea and Jason of the killing of Medea's brother Absyrtos — Circe absolving Medea and Jason of the killing of Medea's brother Absyrtos

Henry Fuseli

Production date

1808

Medium

pencil with brown and grey wash

Size (h x w)

425 x 271 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1965

Accession no

1965/70

Circe absolving Medea and Jason of the killing of Medea's brother Absyrtos

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Henry Fuseli

On display

Production date

circa 1790-1795

Medium

pen and grey wash

Size (h x w)

343 x 311 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1965

Accession no

1965/79

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On display

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Henry Fuseli

Production date

circa 1800-circa 1810

Medium

pencil

Size (h x w)

359 x 302 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1965

Accession no

1965/80

Hephaestus, Bia and Kratos securing Prometheus on Mount Caucasus

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René Boyvin Leonard Thiry

Production date

1563

Medium

engraving

Size (h x w)

160 x 233 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1974

Accession no

1974/14/1

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René Boyvin Leonard Thiry

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Hendrik Goltzius

Production date

1588-1590

Medium

chiaroscuro woodcut

Size (h x w)

297 x 235 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1980

Accession no

1980/42/2

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Hendrik Goltzius

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Salvator Rosa

Production date

circa 1663-circa 1664

Medium

etching

Size (h x w)

340 x 217 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1980

Accession no

1980/42/3

Jason and the dragon

Revengeful monster — Revengeful monster

John Mortimer

Production date

1780

Medium

etching

Size (h x w)

155 x 227 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1982

Accession no

1982/39/2

Revengeful monster

Successful monster — Successful monster

John Mortimer

Production date

1778

Medium

etching

Size (h x w)

280 x 180 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1982

Accession no

1982/39/3

Successful monster

Hercules Killing the Hydra of Lerna — Hercules Killing the Hydra of Lerna

Giovanni Caraglio Rosso Fiorentino

Production date

circa 1524

Medium

engraving

Size (h x w)

216 x 180 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Ann Andrews and Robert Newton, 1993

Accession no

1992/36

Hercules Killing the Hydra of Lerna

Giovanni Caraglio Rosso Fiorentino

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Alexander Runciman

Production date

1751-1785

Medium

etching

Size (h x w)

75 x 128 mm

Credit line

Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Accession no

M1885/16/1

Cormar attacking the spirit of the water

Alexander Runciman

The landing of Saint Margaret — The landing of Saint Margaret

Alexander Runciman John Runciman

Production date

1759-1785

Medium

etching

Size (h x w)

219 x 185 mm

Credit line

Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Accession no

M1885/16/10

The landing of Saint Margaret

Alexander Runciman John Runciman

Perseus assisted by Minerva, killing Medusa — Perseus assisted by Minerva, killing Medusa

Alexander Runciman

Production date

1774

Medium

etching

Size (h x w)

165 x 258 mm

Credit line

Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Accession no

M1885/16/5

Perseus assisted by Minerva, killing Medusa

Alexander Runciman

Fingal finding Corban-Cargla — Fingal finding Corban-Cargla

Alexander Runciman

Production date

1751-1785

Medium

etching

Size (h x w)

247 x 148 mm

Credit line

Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Accession no

M1885/16/9

Fingal finding Corban-Cargla

Alexander Runciman

Hercules Fighting Cerberus — Hercules Fighting Cerberus

Luca Cambiaso

Production date

16th century

Medium

pen and wash

Size (h x w)

315 x 187 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1981

Accession no

1981/58

Hercules Fighting Cerberus

Behemoth and Leviathan — Behemoth and Leviathan

William Blake

Production date

1825

Medium

engraving

Size (h x w)

214 x 162 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1980

Accession no

1980/10/15

Behemoth and Leviathan

The Fall of Satan — The Fall of Satan

William Blake

Production date

1825

Medium

engraving

Size (h x w)

197 x 162 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1980

Accession no

1980/10/16

The Fall of Satan

Job's evil dream of Satan worshipped as God — Job's evil dream of Satan worshipped as God

William Blake

Production date

1825

Medium

engraving

Size (h x w)

213 x 164 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1980

Accession no

1980/10/11

Job's evil dream of Satan worshipped as God

Elihu rebukes Job and his friends — Elihu rebukes Job and his friends

William Blake

Production date

1825

Medium

engraving

Size (h x w)

534 x 432 x 22 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1980

Accession no

1980/10/12

Elihu rebukes Job and his friends

Job rebuked by his friends — Job rebuked by his friends

William Blake

Production date

1825

Medium

engraving

Size (h x w)

215 x 162 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1980

Accession no

1980/10/10

Job rebuked by his friends

Publius Horatius — Publius Horatius

Hendrik Goltzius

Production date

1586

Medium

engraving

Size (h x w)

370 x 236 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1980

Accession no

1980/42/1

Publius Horatius

Hendrik Goltzius

Tantalus — Tantalus

Hendrik Goltzius Cornelis Cornelisz. van Haarlem

Production date

1588

Medium

engraving

Size (h x w)

310 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1978

Accession no

1978/16/1

Tantalus

Hendrik Goltzius Cornelis Cornelisz. van Haarlem