Discover historical illustrations by subject, artist and book.
Creation and rebellion in Blake’s illuminated plates.
Norwegian fairy tales illustrated by Kay Nielsen.
Four colour drawings from a 1908 Gnostic text.
From the dark wood to Paradise with Gustave Doré.
Ethelwynne Quail’s visions of the spirit world.
Art Deco studies of fear by John Vassos.
10 illustrations
Three horizontal scenes gather draped women, small attendants and figures with ceremonial objects.
An upper group of closely gathered figures appears above an enthroned couple and their attendants.
Two standing women carry ritual implements above smaller scenes of reclining and dancing figures.
Seated and standing figures occupy three separate horizontal groups.
Two broad landscapes place small classical figures beneath dense trees.
Draped figures move beneath a hanging decorative band in the upper scene.
Three registers show a small company with long implements, a line of draped dancers and two figures flanking a coiled serpent.
A reclining woman and winged child occupy the upper panel above two smaller groups.
A draped woman reclines beneath two standing figures while a winged companion descends through clouds.
A central oval group shows a reclining muscular figure among companions.
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