Virgil Finlay was inspired and influenced by artists like Hieronymous Bosch, Rembrandt, Picasso, Gustave Doré and Norman Lindsay.
Virgil Finlay used images of ancient and modern statues as an inspiration for illustrations, especially for astrology illustrations.
Below, some examples of statues, sculptures and buildings are collected for which the source has been identified.
Persia
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Head of Ibex from Achaemenid Era (6th-5th century BC) |
Egypt
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Great Sphinx of Giza and the Pyramid of Khafre (2558-2532 BC) |
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Head of Hathor or Mehetweret (~ 1390–1352 BC) |
Greece
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Aetos Dios (Eagle of Zeus) |
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Artemision Bronze: Zeus or Poseidon (460-450 BC) |
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The Parthenon Marbles: Centaur (447–432 BC) |
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The Parthenon Marbles: Block N XLIV (447–438 BC) |
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The Chios Head (~ 300 BC) |
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Crouching Aphrodite (3rd–1st century BC) |
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Winged Victory of Samothrace (200–190 BC) |
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Venus de Milo (~ 130-100 BC) |
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Venus de' Medici (First century) |
Roman
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Zeus of Otricoli |
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Praetorian Guard (~ 51-52 AD) |
Italian
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Fountain of Neptune, Bologna (~ 1567) |
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Fountain of Diana (Middle of 16th century) |
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Pluto en Proserpina (1621-1622) |
Modern
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Hercules fighting Achelous transformed into a snake (1824) |
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An Athlete Wrestling with a Python (1877) |
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Statue of Liberty (1886) |
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Base of 'Water Sprites' (1915) |
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Europa (1939) |