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
Two circular details isolate faces from crowded groups, one captioned Dante and the other Beatrice.
A pale winged figure spreads both arms above a crowded mass of bodies and faces.
Faces, raised arms and bent bodies fill the frame without a clear division between foreground and background.
A small child holds tightly to a standing man while other figures occupy the low, crowded room.
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