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.
4 illustrations
A radiant winged figure sits before an arched doorway high in a rock wall.
A radiant figure extends a slender wand toward a great gate while Dante and Virgil bow nearby and the surrounding souls recoil on the ground.
A pale seated figure bends within an oval field of smoky darkness, one large wing sweeping upward beside the body.
A woman with a sword and shield stands before an angel at an open garden gate.
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