Mythical and Literary Illustrations

Dramatic illustrations from classic literature, depicting themes of romance and fantasy, characterized by expressive figures and intricate details in a darkened aesthetic.

Methinks, a million fools in choir are raving and will never tire

'And there at point of the disparted ridge lay stretch'd the infamy of Crete', c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré.

Textile. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 28.9 x 23.2 cm (11 3/8 x 9 1/8 in.). Medium: watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: John Oster.

Sirin and Alkonost. A Song of Joy and Sorrow by Vasnetsov, Viktor Mikhaylovich (1848-1926) Regional Art Gallery, Taganrog 1919 Watercolour on paper 35,5x67,5 Russia Art Nouveau Mythology, Allegory and Literature Painting

The caption for this early 1900s illustration reads:The Flight of Miltiades. The famous Militiades, who defeated the Persians at Marathon, came to a disgraceful death. Because of a private quarrel he attacked the city of Paros with an Athenian fleet. A priestess of Ceres sent him word that, if he would visit her by night in her temple, she would betray the city to him. He went, but the silence and solemnity of the mysterious temple filled him with religious fear. A guilty panic seized him, and he fled without waiting to fulfil his purpose. A bramble caught his flying feet, and, falling from the temple wall, he was seriously injured. He died while in prison awaiting trial for his crime. The story in Herodotus of his flight (as seen here) before the Scythians is a misunderstanding of the fact that his residence in Chersonese after the Scythian invasion was insecure and not continuous.

DALI Salvador(1904-1989) Everyone will fall Capricho-19 1977 Based on Capricho Francisco Goya's etchings etching 39x31

Italian nobleman of the 15th century. Engraving after number 5 of E-series Tarocchi Cards, ca. 1460. "Moeurs, usages et costumes au moyen-âge et à l'époque de la Renaissance", by Paul Lacroix. Paris, 1878.

Lear and Cordelia. Dated: probably c. 1806/1808. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Jr. after William Blake Thomas Butts.

Human papillonneries by St. Aubin, A theater stage, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1836.

Modes and manners of the day in Paris at the end of the 18th century and at the beginning of the nineteenth "Back of Longchamps Louis-Philibert Debucourt (1755-1832). Modes and ways of the day in Paris at the end of the 18th century and at the beginning of the nineteenth century. Back of Longchamps (hat and damn). Engraving (color-water). 1806.

THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAIN How Owen was found by the lake.

St. Jerome in theCave. Artist: Ferdinand Bol, Dutch, 1616-1680

This 1910 illustration shows a wall painting uncovered in Pompeii of Perseus and Andromeda. According to Greek mythology, Andromeda was the daughter of Ethiopian rulers Cepheus and Cassiopeia. The god of the sea Poseidon was so angered that Cassiopeia claimed Andromeda was more beautiful than the sea nymphs known as the Nereids that he ordered a sea monster to ravage Ethiopia. It would only be appeased if Andromeda was sacrificed to it. The Greek hero Perseus rescued herseen here in this painting.

Engraving from The Dore Bible illustrating Genesis vii 20 to 24 The Deluge by Gustave Dore 1832-1883 French artist and illustrator

'Frontispiece - Britannia holding the Trident of Neptune, surmounted by the Cap of Liberty and crown Artist: Unknown.

The robe of the promise..... Blake, William, 1757-1827. Blake, William, 1757-1827. Prints, Illustrations. 1804 - 1808. Rare Book Division. Sunrises & sunsets, Nudes, Undressing

Now comes the night..... Blake, William, 1757-1827. text. Prints, Illustrations. 1794. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature. Daggers & swords, Angels, Devil

Ponomarev, Alexander Grigorievich (*1951) Private Collection 1978 Ink on paper

When she got into the woods, Little Red Riding Hood met a wolf, Arthur Rackham

Illustration for Hyalis. Le petit faune aux yeux bleus. the novel by Albert Samain, (1858 - 1900). illustration by G. Mossa. Paris 1918.

Yellow Dwarf - The Sorcerer, Walter Crane - Aladdin

'Sleeping Earth and Wakening Moon', c1905. Artist: Mary Evelyn De Morgan.

CARTEL DE CARNAVAL DE 1898. Location: MUSEO HISTORICO MUNICIPAL. SPAIN.

At night by William Blake, Black chalk, watercolor on paper, Between 1816 and 1820, 1757-1827, Usa, New York, The Morgan Library & Museum,

Bertuccio's Marriage, from the Nights of Straparola by Gian Francesco Straparola Edward Robert Hughes (1851-1917) Christie's London

Antoni Piotrowski (1853-1924), temptation Antoni; Michałowski, Stanisław, Husnik & Häusler (Praga; Plant Reprographic; 1888-1936); around 1910 (1910-00-00-1915-00-00);

Das kleine Schwesterchen als Aufpasser bei einem jungen Liebespaar auf einer Parkbank, 1898, Historisch, digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage a...

Nilas offer, Julbocken, Bauer, John (1882-1918)

The Flower Book - Welcome to the House. From The Flower Book, 1905. Sir Edward Burne-Jones .

Symbolic image, turn of the year, historical illustration, about 1886

William Blake's 'The First Book of Urizen' Blatt 10, created in 1794 using relief copper engraving with ink, watercolor, and color printing.

Possibly a design for a print, Chamberlain, as the devil, and Kitchener in a political allegory on the war in Transvaal, draughtsman: Johan Braakensiek, 1868 - 1940, paper, brush, h 349 mm × w 546 mm

The Pastor & The Vigils Stay awake all night., Walter Crane - Beauty & the Beast

Marrons Sculpts, Numero 17 - Bismarck Marrons Carved, Number 17 - Bismarck ". Barousse Print.

Saint Matthew the Evangelist. Dimensions: plate: 13.4 x 9 cm (5 1/4 x 3 9/16 in.) sheet: 17 x 11.1 cm (6 11/16 x 4 3/8 in.). Medium: etching with roulette printed in colors à la poupée on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Gottfried Bernhard Götz.

circle of John Linnell, 1792-1882, British, The Vision of Eliphaz, undated. Watercolor and black ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper.

DOS SABIOS (DIPTICO)- 1995- 140x200- ACRILICO SOBRE LIENZO. Author: GUILLERMO PEREZ VILLALTA. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPAIN.

"Heldengedicht, " woodcut depicting "The Epic Poem" from "Moderne Kunst in Meisterholzschnitten" 1903

Etching from Milton a Poet c. 1804-1810 William Blake (1757-1827/ British ) White Line Etching The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, California, USA

The lady advanced to meet him. The wicked half-brothers.. Dulac, Edmund (1882-1953). Illustrations. 1911. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection. Fairy Tales, Folklore, Night, Architecture, Islamic, Arabs , Clothing & dress

Jerusalem, Plate 81, "I have mockd those....". Date/Period: 1804 to 1820. Print. Orange print, pen, black ink and watercolor on cream-colored paper (Relief etching printed in orange with pen and black ink, watercolor, and gold on moderately thick, smooth, cream wove paper)orange print, pen, black ink and watercolor on cream-colored paper (Relief etching printed in orange with pen and black ink, watercolor, and gold on moderately thick, smooth, cream wove paper). Height: 212 mm (8.34 in); Width: 149 mm (5.86 in). Author: William Blake.

The election from Loubet to President of the French Republic, Johan Braakensiek, 1899 Amsterdam paper political caricatures and satires. personifications of countries, nations, states, districts, etc. France

Queen with Princess, from The Hind in the Wood, by Walter Crane, 1890, illustration, (1845-1915), USA, Illinois, Chicago, Newberry Library

Three Women and Three Wolves (Trois Femmes et Trois Loups) Eugene Samuel Grasset (1841-1917/French) Musee des Artes Decoratifs, Paris

illustration of English tales, folk tales, and ballads. Knight

And now they never meet in grove or green," from act 2, scene 1 of A Midsummer Nights Dream by William Shakespeare, Arthur Rackham 1908

'Snow-White and Rose-Red', 1901. Artist: Edward Henry Wehnert.

fine arts, Moreau, Gustave (1826 - 1894): painting, ""Sappho"", 1871, watercolour, Victoria and Albert Museum, London,

Samuel Palmer, The Sleeping Shepherd; Early Morning, 1857 The Sleeping Shepherd; Early Morning

You'll Find That's Rather a Hard One... (Tu la trouves un peu dure...) from Crimes et chtiments, special issue of the journal L'Assiette au beurre (1 March 1902). Dimensions: 32.4 cm x 24 cm, 26.7 cm x 20.4 cm. Museum: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam. Author: FELIX VALLOTTON.

'Page and monarch, forth they went together through the cold wind's wild lament and the bitter weather'

Hablot Knight Browne, 1815-1882, British, One of eighteen designs for a series of plates illustrating Venus and Adonis, undated. Graphite, brown chalk, watercolor and white gouache on medium, slightly textured, brown wove paper.

According to Greek mythology, Niobe was the daughter of Tantalus, the king of Sipylus in Lydia. Her husband was Amphion, the king of Thebes. Niobe boasted that she was greater than Leto, the Titan who had only two childrenApollo and Artemis. Furious at such a boast and seeing it as an insult to their mother, Apollo killed all of Niobes six sons and Artemis killed all of Niobes six daughtersso the myth goes. Niobe was then turned into a rock on Mount Sipylus and there she weeps as the snow melts from aboveas seen in this illustration.

Venus and Mars Attributed to Giulio Campagnola (Italian, Venetian, ca. 1482-ca. 1516). Venus and Mars. Oil on paper mounted on canvas, 7 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (19.1 x 16.5 cm). During the Renaissance, the Virgin was not the only figure depicted in blue robes. In this painting the goddess Venus is draped in blue; however, here the color is not spiritual, but rather worldly. The bright blue most likely signaled the luxury of an expensive pigment, as well as the carnality and sensuality of the partially draped goddess. European Art

Escena ilustrada de la ópera de Richard Wagner, El anillo de los Nibelungos, editada por Ediciones Diana, de Barcelona. Krimhilda predice la muerte de Haguen. Grabado de 1926. Author: Joan Llaverias Labro.

UK: 'Folk Tales of Bengal', Warwick Goble (1862-1943), 1912

Christmas time 1900, Johan Braakensiek, 1900 Amsterdam paper political caricatures and satires. symbols, allegories of peace, 'Pax'; 'Pace' (Ripa)

He watched the moonlight on the rippling river. Illustration by Warwick Goble. From The Water Babies, published 1922.

The Divine Comedy (1307-1321). Italian narrative poem by the Italian poet Dante Alighieri (1265-1321). The Paradise. "Already flashed upon my forehead the crown..." Illustration by Yann Dargent (1824-1899). Engraving. Published in Paris, 1888. Author: Jean-Edouard Dargent. known as Yann Dargent (1824-1899). French artist.

I Saw Three Ships Come Sailing By, Come Sailing By

How a devil in woman's likeness would have tempted Sir Bors, an illustration by Aubrey Beardsley to Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur, published by J.M. Dent, 1893 - 1894. Date: 1893

Ex Libris, Joan Maragall. Museum: PRIVATE COLLECTION. Author: ALSEXANDRE DE RIQUER.

Escena ilustrada de la ópera de Richard Wagner, El anillo de los Nibelungos, editada por Ediciones Diana, de Barcelona. Gunther y Brunhilda. Grabado de 1926. Author: Joan Llaverias Labro.

Playing Card, Tarot Card, The Eighth Sphere, The Revelation of the Angels, 17th Century / Spielkarte, Tarockkarte, Die achte Sphäre, die Offenbarung der Engel, 17. Jahrhundert, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert,.

Baron Munchhausen climbs to the Moon. Date: First published: 1785

Little Lamb Who Made Thee Arthur Hughes (1832-1915 British)

THOMAS of CantimprŽ (1201-1276). Codex Granatensis: De natura rerum. 15th c. Illustration about the elm tree. Edition of Granada of the original of the 13th C. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. SPAIN. ANDALUSIA. Granada. Granada University Library.

Aladdin Secures The Lamp, Walter Crane - Aladdin

Bilderserie das Größte, hier die größten Bäume, Mammuthbaum in Amerika, Liebigbild, digital improved reproduction of a collectible image from the Liebig company, estimated from 1900, pd / digital restaurierte Reproduktion eines Sammelbildes von ca 1900, gemeinfrei,.

Debauchery (Débauche), sale catalogue Catalogue d'affiches artistiques van A. Arnould. Dimensions: 23.8 cm x 14.5 cm. Museum: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam. Author: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.

'Noah's Ark', 1483, (1947). Artist: William Caxton.

This copper engraving by Heinrich Ulrich depicts Empress Anna's body lying on a parade bed, showing ceremonial arrangement, figures, and drapery in 1618.

Cupids hang paper lanterns to decorate the sky Date: circa 1905

Color illustration of cabinet pictures by Josef Israels displayed at Goupil Gallery, created around 1890, showing interior scenes and artwork details.

Illustration by Dinet from 'Mirages' Scenes of Arab life. 1906. Mirages, Scénes De La Vie Arab was illustrated by Etienne Dinet with commentary by Silman Ben Ibrahim Bamer. Nasreddine Dinet was born as Alphonse-Étienne Dinet; (1861 - 1929) was a French orientalist painter and was one of the founders of the Société des Peintres Orientalistes. He became so enchanted with North Africa (Algeria) and its culture, that he converted to Islam, and was proficient in Arabic.

The Sleep of Endymion, Woodcut Engraving from the Original 1791 Painting by Anne-Louis Girodet-Trioson, The Masterpieces of French Art by Louis Viardot, Published by Gravure Goupil et Cie, Paris, 1882, Gebbie & Co., Philadelphia, 1883

Chapter XII. The Search for the Wicked Witch. Denslow, W. W. (William Wallace), 1856-1915. 1900. Drawings, Illustrations. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank), 1856-1919. Wizard of Oz , Pictorial works

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