Art, Symbol & Imagination
Omegar in the Vast Galleries
A small dark figure walks between rows of columns under an immense glazed roof. Arched windows and repeating floor reflections draw the eye towards the distant vanishing point. The adjoining account follows Omegar through the preserved galleries of vanished civilisations near the end of human history.
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Illustrator not identified. "Omegar in the Vast Galleries" [editorial title]. In Omega: The Last Days of the World, Camille Flammarion; multiple illustrators credited in the supplied title. New York: The Cosmopolitan Publishing Company; undated title, copyright 1894 by J. B. Walker., undated edition, The Cosmopolitan Publishing Company. Source scan leaf 253. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0405-0247
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Illustrator not identified. Omegar in the Vast Galleries. Omega: The Last Days of the World. Scan leaf 253. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0405-0247