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Blake’s Book of Urizen

Creation and rebellion in Blake’s illuminated plates.

Nielsen’s East of the Sun

Norwegian fairy tales illustrated by Kay Nielsen.

Gnostic Spirit Drawings

Four colour drawings from a 1908 Gnostic text.

Doré’s Dante

From the dark wood to Paradise with Gustave Doré.

The Kingdom of the Gods

Ethelwynne Quail’s visions of the spirit world.

Vassos’s Phobia

Art Deco studies of fear by John Vassos.

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Two unclothed figures stand beneath a large winged presence and a radiating sun. — Pamela Colman Smith
Two unclothed figures stand beneath a large winged presence and a radiating sun.
The Illustrated Key to the Tarot: The Veil of Divination

Mazumdar draws Radha and Krishna close together beneath the dark shelter of trees. — Khitindra Nath Mazumdar
Mazumdar draws Radha and Krishna close together beneath the dark shelter of trees.
Myths of the Hindus and Buddhists

A seated figure folds both arms beneath a tree as a hand from a cloud offers a fourth cup. — Pamela Colman Smith
A seated figure folds both arms beneath a tree as a hand from a cloud offers a fourth cup.
The Illustrated Key to the Tarot: The Veil of Divination

A sword-bearing angel stands in a break of dazzling light while two human figures bend away beneath the trees. — Gustave Doré
A sword-bearing angel stands in a break of dazzling light while two human figures bend away beneath the trees.
The Bible Gallery

A rider is caught beneath the branches of a large tree as another armed figure approaches below. — Gustave Doré
A rider is caught beneath the branches of a large tree as another armed figure approaches below.
The Bible Gallery

Several men sleep upon dark ground beneath trees while a solitary upright figure remains visible in a brighter opening further within the garden. — Gustave Doré
Several men sleep upon dark ground beneath trees while a solitary upright figure remains visible in a brighter opening further within the garden.
The Bible Gallery

Low stone remains and a small carved figure occupy a shaded rocky site beneath overhanging trees. — Photographer not identified
Low stone remains and a small carved figure occupy a shaded rocky site beneath overhanging trees.
The Sun and the Serpent

A woman holding a tall water vessel faces a kneeling elder beside stone steps. — Gustave Doré
A woman holding a tall water vessel faces a kneeling elder beside stone steps.
The Bible Gallery

A small winged figure climbs a dark wooded height while water, plains and cloud spread far beyond it. — Gustave Doré
A small winged figure climbs a dark wooded height while water, plains and cloud spread far beyond it.
Paradise Lost: Illustrated by Gustave Doré

A woman stands facing a robed traveller within a quiet stand of tall, slender trees. — Gustave Doré
A woman stands facing a robed traveller within a quiet stand of tall, slender trees.
Purgatory and Paradise: The Vision of Dante

A company of small figures gathers beneath a tall branching tree while the two travellers stand at the edge of the woodland scene. — Gustave Doré
A company of small figures gathers beneath a tall branching tree while the two travellers stand at the edge of the woodland scene.
Purgatory and Paradise: The Vision of Dante

A long line of robed figures passes beside dark trees and low water, their bodies lit against the shadowed wood. — Gustave Doré
A long line of robed figures passes beside dark trees and low water, their bodies lit against the shadowed wood.
Purgatory and Paradise: The Vision of Dante

Two robed figures stand close together under spreading branches, with a pale strip of distant sky visible beyond them. — Gustave Doré
Two robed figures stand close together under spreading branches, with a pale strip of distant sky visible beyond them.
Dante's Inferno

Two travellers stand before a scattered gathering of figures beneath a steep wooded cliff. — Gustave Doré
Two travellers stand before a scattered gathering of figures beneath a steep wooded cliff.
Purgatory and Paradise: The Vision of Dante

A long-robed woman inclines towards a smaller figure beneath a curved willow. — William Blake
A long-robed woman inclines towards a smaller figure beneath a curved willow.
The Book of Thel

A youthful figure and a bearded elder sit close together beneath an overhanging tree. — Howard Pyle
A youthful figure and a bearded elder sit close together beneath an overhanging tree.
Children's Books and Their Illustrators

A young man lies beneath trees while a woman approaches with outstretched arms. — Matthaeus Merian
A young man lies beneath trees while a woman approaches with outstretched arms.
Atalanta Fugiens

Red, white and black birds gather beneath a fruiting tree. — Illustrator not identified
Red, white and black birds gather beneath a fruiting tree.
Witchcraft Magic and Alchemy

A small figure stands beside a low garden wall beneath an enormous tree covered in pale blossoms. — Willy Pogany
A small figure stands beside a low garden wall beneath an enormous tree covered in pale blossoms.
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

Two figures stand close beneath a tall tree, one lifting a small cup towards the blue sky. — Willy Pogany
Two figures stand close beneath a tall tree, one lifting a small cup towards the blue sky.
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

A horse-drawn vehicle passes along a pale road beneath bare trees and a stark gallows. — Philip Burne-Jones
A horse-drawn vehicle passes along a pale road beneath bare trees and a stark gallows.
The Amber Witch

Three figures confront one another beneath the bare branches of a moonlit grove. — William John Hennessy
Three figures confront one another beneath the bare branches of a moonlit grove.
The Witch of Prague

Three visitors sit together beneath a spreading tree while an older bearded man stands before them. — Illustrator not identified
Three visitors sit together beneath a spreading tree while an older bearded man stands before them.
Watching Spirits

A tall robed figure sits on a pale mount beneath a canopy of trees. — S. H. Sime
A tall robed figure sits on a pale mount beneath a canopy of trees.
A Dreamer's Tales

Steep roofs and timbered houses crowd a narrow street beneath wooded hills. — S. H. Sime
Steep roofs and timbered houses crowd a narrow street beneath wooded hills.
The Last Book of Wonder

A pale bird flies beside the tangled branches of a great tree. — S. H. Sime
A pale bird flies beside the tangled branches of a great tree.
The Last Book of Wonder

A half-draped figure raises one arm beneath a dark canopy of trees. — Aubrey Beardsley
A half-draped figure raises one arm beneath a dark canopy of trees.
Under the Hill and Other Essays in Prose and Verse

Armed animal figures move together beneath dark trees and curling branches. — Jean de Bosschere
Armed animal figures move together beneath dark trees and curling branches.
Beasts and Men

A great tree bends across the top and side of a block of handwritten verse. — William Blake
A great tree bends across the top and side of a block of handwritten verse.
America: A Prophecy

A broad tree arches over several human figures beside a dark hollow. — William Blake
A broad tree arches over several human figures beside a dark hollow.
America: A Prophecy

A seated young figure lowers his head beneath a tall stone-framed window with an oval lock. — Wallace Smith
A seated young figure lowers his head beneath a tall stone-framed window with an oval lock.
Fantazius Mallare: A Mysterious Oath

Two cloaked figures turn away from one another beside a bare tree. — Wallace Smith
Two cloaked figures turn away from one another beside a bare tree.
Fantazius Mallare: A Mysterious Oath

A pale figure leans backwards within a narrow crescent-like form while another reaches upward nearby. — William Blake
A pale figure leans backwards within a narrow crescent-like form while another reaches upward nearby.
Jerusalem: The Emanation of the Giant Albion

A tall nude figure rests one hand on a broad dark curve while another figure stands farther back. — Austin Osman Spare
A tall nude figure rests one hand on a broad dark curve while another figure stands farther back.
The Focus of Life

Elaborately dressed figures and marine-looking forms gather under a great tree beside ornate buildings. — Warwick Goble
Elaborately dressed figures and marine-looking forms gather under a great tree beside ornate buildings.
Green Willow and Other Japanese Fairy Tales

An old man sits high in a large tree whose branches burst into pink flowers. — Warwick Goble
An old man sits high in a large tree whose branches burst into pink flowers.
Green Willow and Other Japanese Fairy Tales

A broad group dressed in white gathers beneath leafy trees around a seated woman. — W. B. Seabrook
A broad group dressed in white gathers beneath leafy trees around a seated woman.
The Magic Island

Two children look around a large tree trunk above a web of spreading roots. — Arthur Rackham
Two children look around a large tree trunk above a web of spreading roots.
Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens

Delicate winged figures rest and lean together beneath a tree covered with orange flowers. — Arthur Rackham
Delicate winged figures rest and lean together beneath a tree covered with orange flowers.
Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens

A crowd of little workers surrounds a steep-roofed cottage beneath snowy trees. — Arthur Rackham
A crowd of little workers surrounds a steep-roofed cottage beneath snowy trees.
Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens

A tall pale figure stands among dark trees beneath monkeys gathered in the upper branches. — Dorothy P. Lathrop
A tall pale figure stands among dark trees beneath monkeys gathered in the upper branches.
The Three Mulla-Mulgars

A small pale figure shines among dark interlacing branches above a crouching monkey. — Dorothy P. Lathrop
A small pale figure shines among dark interlacing branches above a crouching monkey.
The Three Mulla-Mulgars

A pale woman bends at the water’s edge beneath a dark arch of roots and branching forms. — Arthur Rackham
A pale woman bends at the water’s edge beneath a dark arch of roots and branching forms.
Undine

A massive tree shades low raised houses, baskets and small figures gathered near a veranda. — R. Talbot Kelly
A massive tree shades low raised houses, baskets and small figures gathered near a veranda.
Burma: Painted and Described

Women and children gather on the grass beneath large trees while more figures fill the open space behind. — Photographer not identified
Women and children gather on the grass beneath large trees while more figures fill the open space behind.
Satan’s Invisible World Displayed

Several figures meet at the steps of a large garden house beneath branching trees. — Illustrator not identified
Several figures meet at the steps of a large garden house beneath branching trees.
Sermons by the Devil

A pale winged figure stands beside two travellers while one points across an open field. — Illustrator not identified
A pale winged figure stands beside two travellers while one points across an open field.
Sermons by the Devil

A company of fantastic beings gathers before a dark cave beside an immense tree. — Ozawa Nankoku (drawing); Henry W. Troy (engraving)
A company of fantastic beings gathers before a dark cave beside an immense tree.
Japanese Fairy World

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