Symbolic Artistic Expressions

A collection of wood-block prints and oil paintings featuring evocative themes of love, nature, and mortality, depicted with rich color contrasts and intricate details.

L'Ideale Carlos Schwabe (1866-1926 French) Private Collection

Cross in the snowdrift. Chełmoński, Józef (1849-1914), painter

Aristophanes (446 - c. 386 BC), son of Philippus, of the deme Kydathenaion, was a comic playwright or comedy-writer of ancient Athens and a poet of Old Attic Comedy. Eleven of his 40 plays survive virtually complete

Summer 1869-70 Edward Burne-Jones (1833-1898 British) Gouache On Paper Roy Miles Gallery, 29 Bruton St., London W1 *ADDRESS MUST BE INCLUDED IN CREDIT!

Mujer virtiendo perfumes en un recipiente de alabastro. Museum: MUSEO NACIONALE DE VILLA GIULIA ROMA ITALIA.

Italy - Campania - Naples - erotic Cabinet(Office) of the archaeological museum - fresco resulting from a brothel of Pompeï

Aphrodite head hand drawn ink sketch. Engraved style vector illustration

Vignette, putto on a chariot shot by two cocks and putti on a goat

A lubok is a Russian popular print, characterized by simple graphics and narratives derived from literature, religious stories and popular tales. Lubki prints were used as decoration in houses and inns. Early examples from the late 17th and early 18th centuries were woodcuts, then engravings or etchings were typical, and from the mid-19th century lithography. They sometimes appeared in series, which might be regarded as predecessors of the modern comic strip. Cheap and simple books, similar to chapbooks, which mostly consisted of pictures, are called lubok literature. Both pictures and literature are commonly referred to simply as lubki. The Russian word lubok itself means the inner bark of the linden tree and refers to a technique of woodcut from the bark of the linden tree, which used to be a common material in Russia for manufacturing various items.

Adam and Eve, Antique Skeletons of Amsterdam

Rome, Rossi, Giovanni Giacomo de', Cortona, Pietro da, unknown, Blondeau, Jacques, Two genii with two horses at the reins, verso middle - stamped, Two genii with two horses on a rein on a semicircular arch field., print, prints, recto lower right - stamped, height 189 mm, width 332 mm, 1655-05-09 - 1698, print maker, printmaker, 1665 - 1698, third quarter 17th century, fourth quarter 17th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Italian, 1596 - 1669-05-16, after, after a painting by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1627 - 1691, publisher

Kylix depicting Athena armed with aegis shield and Jason escaping from jaws of dragon

THE VISION OF DEATH, BY GUSTAVE DORE, 1832 - 1883, French. Engraving for the Bible. 1870, Art, Artist, holy book, religion, religious, christianity, christian, romanticism, colour, color engraving.

Lucas Cranach dÄ Die Kreuzigung mit dem bekehrten Hauptmann (National Gallery of Art) Lucas Cranach the Elder (German, 1472 - 1553 ), The Crucifixion with the Converted Centurion, 1536, oil on panel, Samuel H. Kress Collection

The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 39, 'Ode to Adversity.', William Blake, 1757-1827, British, between 1797 and 1798, Watercolor with pen and black ink and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper with inlaid letterpress page, Sheet: 16 1/2 x 12 3/4 inches (41.9 x 32.4 cm), cave, daggers, fire, flames, knives, literary theme, pointing, religious and mythological subject, serpents, shawl, shawls, shroud, snakes, text, whips, witch, women

Lazio Viterbo Bagnaia Villa Lante7. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

France, Ile-de-France, Chantilly, Chateau de Chantilly, The Psyche Gallery, Stained Glass Window Depicting Psyche and Cupid

San Juanito, anonymous, carved and polychrome wood, 17th century, Royal monastery of Santa María de Veruela, 12th century Cistercian abbey, Vera de Moncayo, Zaragoza province, Spain.

Apotheosis of Napoleon I - 1853 - oil on canvas. Author: JEAN AUGUSTE DOMINIQUE INGRES. Location: HOTEL DE VILLE / AYUNTAMIENTO. France. NAPOLEON BONAPARTE (1769-1821) NAPOLEON I.

Bas reliefs of the statue of Mozart in Salzburg, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1845.

Portrait of Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375) Italian writer, poet, correspondent of Petrarch, and an important Renaissance humanist. Dated 14th Century

Ancient greek winged goddess silhouette illustration. Vector isolated Antique angel. Black and white line drawing. 3

Bird perching on sculpture at winter night

Majolica tiles in the Chiesa della Purità, Gallipoli, Puglia, Gallipoli, Puglia, Italy, Europe

Vill Vallareman (a Fairy Shepherd) - John Bauer, 1910

King of Hearts, from Harlequin Cards, 2nd Series (N220) issued by Kinney Bros. 1889 Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company Playing cards issued as trade cards from the "Harlequin Cards, 2nd Series" (N220), issued in 1889 to promote Kinney Tobacco Company.. King of Hearts, from Harlequin Cards, 2nd Series (N220) issued by Kinney Bros.. 1889. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company

Franciszek Murko (1859-1910), later women's act; Czernecki, Jan (Wieliczka, Kraków; Publisher; 1905-1939), Anczyc, W Adys Aw Ludwik and Spóka (Kraków; Drukarnia; 1875-1948); 1909 (1909-00-00-1909-00-00);

''Psyche', after Paul Jacques Aime Baudry'. From "Modern Artists" by F.G.Dumas. J.S.Virtue & Co Ltd, London, c1880

The Bells of Christmas by J. O'Hara, oil on canvas, 20th Century

Sindbad the Sailor is of Middle Eastern origin. His tale is, in modern times, often connected with and/or included in The Thousand and One Nights, or the Arabian Nights, but it originally was not part of it. One of the fantastic creatures that Sinbad tells attacked his ship was a giant mythical bird, called the roc. This early 1900s illustration shows a roc with Sindbad hanging on to one of its talons.

SAN SEBASTIAN. Author: EL GRECO.

Mysterious clock. Eighteenth century mystery clock. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Nature 1899

Meissen. Rudder club Neptune Jubel celebration

Icarus, by Chini Galileo, 1907, 20th Century, oil on canvas. Private collection. Whole artwork. Icarus sea fall wings Divisionist painting water clouds reflections light water clouds pierced by light red yellow orange blue light blue/azure violet/purple green

The early 1900s caption reads: "And well nigh mad was Signy for woe." In Norse mythology, Signy was the only daughter of the hero Volsung and Ljod. She was also the wife of the ruthless King Siggeir. She had ten brothers, including Sigmund, the youngest. Their story is told in the Scandinavian epic 'Volsunga Saga'.

Prelude number 29, allegro apassionato

John the Baptist's head, on a pillar, Odilon Redon drawing Chandelle / De Vlam shows a tendent head / la tête du decapité ou de S. Jean Baptiste paper. the head of John the Baptist on a platter

Artist: Sano di Pietro, Italian, Siena, 1405-1481, Saint Anthony Abbot Tormented byDemons, ca.1435-40, Tempera on panel, 47.5 × 34.3 cm (18 11/16 × 13 1/2in.), Made in Siena, Italy, Italian,Siena, 15thcentury, Paintings

Austria, Vienna, Illustration of Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy (Purgatory, Song XIV) by Franz von Bayros, detail

Bull and a dean, detail from Sign of Taurus, scene from Month of April, ca 1470, by Francesco del Cossa (ca 1435-1477), fresco, east wall, Hall of the Months, Palazzo Schifanoia (Palace of Joy), Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna . Italy, 15th century.

Fresh Pinks cast incense on the air, In fluttering garments fringed and rare. Date: 1895

Illustration showing Sun dog phenomenon depicted in the Nuremberg Chronicle. 1493. This version was associated with the death of Julius Caesar in 44 BC. A sun dog (or sundog) or mock sun, formally called a parhelion, (plural Parhelia) in meteorology, is an atmospheric optical phenomenon that consists of a bright spot to the left or right of the Sun. Aristotle notes that "two mock suns rose with the sun and followed it all through the day until sunset."

'Allegory of Carthage'. Italy, Circa 1448. Dimensions: 28,5x20,5 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: Francesco di Stefano Pesellino. Attavante Attavanti.

Spectacular production of Rip at the Gaite Theare, Paris, based on the tale of Rip Van Winkle by the American author Washington Irving. From Le Petit Journal, Paris 2 December 1894. France, Entertainment

The Moon and the Stars. Edwin Howland Blashfield (1848-1936). Oil on canvas. 182.9 x 121.9cm

Over There.

Gemini, The Twins, 1923. Artist: Unknown

Azulejos on the walls of Capela Das Almas or Chapel of Souls. St Catherina. Porto. Portugal.

Enchanted Prince, Maxfield Parrish

Zodiac, Sagittarius zodiac sign illustration as a beautiful girl with braids. Vintage zodiac boho style fashion illustration in pastel colors. Against the background of a flower mandala. Zodiac, Virgo zodiac sign illustration as a beautiful girl with braids. Vintage zodiac boho style fashion illustration

Keats' Last Sonnet 1887 United States. Oil on canvas . Will Hicock Low

Nuda Veritas.

Thoughtful Cherub, 1500. Raphael, Raffaello S.

Hidalgo Costilla, Miguel (1753- 1811). Mexican priest and patriot. He declared the fight against the Spanish, become known as the "Grito de Dolores" (Cry of Dolores) (1810) signaled the start of the fight for Mexican independence. Mural by Jose Clemente Orozco (1883-1949), 1937. Government Palace. Guadalajara. State of Jalisco. Mexico.

Tom encounters Mother Carey, seated on her white marble throne, resting her chin in her hand & gazing down into the sea... Date: First published: 1863

Young's Night Thoughts, Page 65, Night the Fourth, 'The Christian Triumph.', Print made by William Blake, 1757-1827, British, 1797, Etching and line engraving with watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper, Spine: 17 1/2 inches (44.5 cm), Sheet: 16 5/8 x 12 7/8 inches (42.2 x 32.7 cm), and Plate: 15 5/8 x 12 7/8 inches (39.7 x 32.7 cm), angels, clouds, literary theme, nude, nudes, religious and mythological subject, text, wings

An untitled cover from 'Shanghai Manhua' (Shanghai Sketch) shows a naked young woman in flames surrounded by demons about to devour her. Later social critics have interpreted this as a portrayal of Old Shanghai as an urban dystopia. The pictorial 'Shanghai Manhua' (Shanghai Sketch), published between April 21, 1928 and June 7, 1930, was a mixture of drawings, photographs and images ranging from advertisements to social criticism and political caricatures. Shanghai Manhua was an outlet for professional cartoonists and sketch masters, generally of an avant garde or progressive nature. Many of the images printed in 'Shanghai Manhua' are observations of urban life in contemporaneous Shanghai, as well as often critical comment on the social mores of the time.

Veleda. Was a priestess and prophet of the Germanic tribe of the Bructeri. Engraving of Germania, 1882.

Madonna Of Port Lligat by Salvador Dali, oil on canvas, 1949, 1904-1989, USA, Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Marquette University

Father Christmas and the Snowman; Le Pere Noel et le Bonhomme de Neige. Tsugouharu Leonard Foujita (1886-1968). Oil on canvas. Signed and dated 1924. 33 x 24cm.

superstition man and woman planets as macrocosmic correspondents to body parts and internal organs colour panel Southern Germany 17th century Germanic National museum Nuremberg historic historical Europe esotericism occultism magic day night macrocosmos human organ,

Close-up of a terrified woman

Italy: Medusa as the shield of Athena. Oil on canvas painting by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (29 September 1571 - 18 July 1610), c. 1597. In Greek mythology Medusa (Greek: 'guardian, protectress') was a Gorgon, a chthonic monster, and a daughter of Phorcys and Ceto. Gazing directly upon her would turn onlookers to stone. She was beheaded by the hero Perseus, who thereafter used her head as a weapon until he gave it to the goddess Athena to place on her shield. In classical antiquity the image of the head of Medusa appeared in the evil-averting device known as the Gorgoneion.

Letter D, The Erotic Alphabet, Sex, Man with Two Women, Frivolous Victorian Erotic Illustrations, circa 1850, England, Historical, Digitally enhanced reproduction of a 19th century original

geisha with floral vector illustration

La jeune fille et la mort, Marianne Stokes, 1900, Orsay Museum, French Ministry of Culture and Communication, Paris, France, Western Europe, Europe

Cherub second half 18th century Italian, Naples In 1964, Loretta Hines Howard generously presented to the Museum over 140 Neapolitan crèche figures, dating from the second half of the eighteenth century. The varied assortment includes figures from the three traditional scenes of a complete Neapolitan presepio: the Nativity, with angels, shepherds, and sheep; the procession of the three Magi, with their colorful retinue of attendants; and the varied and gay crowd of country and town people thronging the tavern, or inn, of Bethlehem the diversorium mentioned by St. Luke, where on the Holy Night there was no place for Mary and Joseph. Averaging between twelve and fifteen inches in height, according to the position they were to take in perspective in the stage set, the figures are pliable and can be given poses at will, according to their facial expressions. Their bodies are made of tow and wire, their arms and legs are finely carved of wood, and their heads and shoulders are modeled of

While Tulips lift the banner red, Or fill their cups with fire instead. Date: 1895

Indian painting has a very long tradition and history in Indian art. The earliest Indian paintings were the rock paintings of pre-historic times, the petroglyphs as found in places like Bhimbetka, some of them from before 5500 BC. India's Buddhist literature is replete with examples of texts which describe palaces of kings and the aristocratic class embellished with paintings, but the paintings of the Ajanta Caves are the most significant of the few survivals. Smaller scale painting in manuscripts was probably also practised in this period, though the earliest survivals are from the medieval period. Mughal painting represented a fusion of the Persian miniature with older Indian traditions, and from the 17th century its style was diffused across Indian princely courts of all religions, each developing a local style. Company paintings were made for British clients under the British raj, which from the 19th century also introduced art schools along Western lines, leading to modern Indian

Wishing you a happy new year. , Children, Shipwrecks, Oceans, 19th Century American Trade Cards

Nostalgic illustration, child-angel on a cloud, by Michelangelo Buonarroti

Gold earring in the form of a winged figure 3rd-2nd century B.C. Greek Hair delineated as wavy locks to which a circlet of gold wire is soldered at the rear; small, outspread wings across the shoulders; arms dropping loosely downwards; legs bent back acutely from the knees, to which is soldered a straight wire of loosely twisted gold.. Gold earring in the form of a winged figure. Greek. 3rd-2nd century B.C.. Gold. Hellenistic. Gold and Silver

Iron rusty putto with beer stein in front of house wall, Hindelang, Allgaeu, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

True Love, American Valentine card, 1908

Spain. Second Republic (1931-1936). Allegory of the Republic.

'Father Thames,Title Page', 1872. From, "LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. Grant and Co., 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C., 1872.

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