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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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Four long-robed figures gather around an open stone coffin while a winged human form ascends above it. — Maker or photographer not identified
Four long-robed figures gather around an open stone coffin while a winged human form ascends above it.
The Phoenix

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

Two facing figures hold cups beneath intertwined serpents and a winged lion's head. — Pamela Colman Smith
Two facing figures hold cups beneath intertwined serpents and a winged lion's head.
The Illustrated Key to the Tarot: The Veil of Divination

A winged steersman rises over a close company of pale figures arriving across the water. Two travellers watch from the left, near reeds on the bank. — Gustave Doré
A winged steersman rises over a close company of pale figures arriving across the water.
Purgatory and Paradise: The Vision of Dante

Two small figures stand below immense concentric ranks of winged beings surrounding a radiant centre. Clouds form a base beneath the circular assembly. — Gustave Doré
Two small figures stand below immense concentric ranks of winged beings surrounding a radiant centre.
Purgatory and Paradise: The Vision of Dante

Two great circular companies of winged figures surround two small observers on a cloud. The upper ring encloses a bright opening above their heads. — Gustave Doré
Two great circular companies of winged figures surround two small observers on a cloud.
Purgatory and Paradise: The Vision of Dante

Winged figures gather into a tall cross above clouds, with Dante and Beatrice watching from the lower right. The bright form dominates the pale sky. — Gustave Doré
Winged figures gather into a tall cross above clouds, with Dante and Beatrice watching from the lower right.
Purgatory and Paradise: The Vision of Dante

Several sweeping ranks of winged figures curve across the sky around two distant observers. The nearest company raises arms and wings in a broad arc. — Gustave Doré
Several sweeping ranks of winged figures curve across the sky around two distant observers.
Purgatory and Paradise: The Vision of Dante

Winged figures rise around a luminous upper gathering while a small pair watches from the clouds below. Layered bodies fill nearly the whole field. — Gustave Doré
Winged figures rise around a luminous upper gathering while a small pair watches from the clouds below.
Purgatory and Paradise: The Vision of Dante

A crowned woman sits with joined hands on a cloud beneath countless angelic heads. Two observers below look towards her across a company of winged figures. — Gustave Doré
A crowned woman sits with joined hands on a cloud beneath countless angelic heads.
Purgatory and Paradise: The Vision of Dante

Two winged figures face one another above a rectangular chest, their extended wings enclosing the space between them. — Illustrator not identified
Two winged figures face one another above a rectangular chest, their extended wings enclosing the space between them.
The Origin of Freemasonry and Knights Templar

Winged and horned figures crowd around an elevated gathering in an immense cavern. — Gustave Doré
Winged and horned figures crowd around an elevated gathering in an immense cavern.
Paradise Lost: Illustrated by Gustave Doré

Two armed winged figures fly across an opening between wooded banks, their spread wings cutting diagonally through the sky. — Gustave Doré
Two armed winged figures fly across an opening between wooded banks, their spread wings cutting diagonally through the sky.
Paradise Lost: Illustrated by Gustave Doré

A luminous procession of winged figures crosses a high ridge while two human bodies bend low upon the foreground rock. — Gustave Doré
A luminous procession of winged figures crosses a high ridge while two human bodies bend low upon the foreground rock.
Paradise Lost: Illustrated by Gustave Doré

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

A winged, bearded figure with raised weapons confronts a lion-headed winged creature. — Illustrator not identified
A winged, bearded figure with raised weapons confronts a lion-headed winged creature.
God, the Bible, Truth and Christian Theology

A vast winged shape emerges from countless luminous bodies above two small standing observers upon clouds. — Gustave Doré
A vast winged shape emerges from countless luminous bodies above two small standing observers upon clouds.
Purgatory and Paradise: The Vision of Dante

A seated Osiris faces a royal figure accompanied by the falcon-headed Horus, with a standing goddess at the opposite side. — Illustrator not identified
A seated Osiris faces a royal figure accompanied by the falcon-headed Horus, with a standing goddess at the opposite side.
The Obelisk and Freemasonry

Three winged, snake-haired figures rise over a dark rock wall while the two travellers stand beneath them, looking upward. — Gustave Doré
Three winged, snake-haired figures rise over a dark rock wall while the two travellers stand beneath them, looking upward.
Dante's Inferno

Winged figures with long hooked weapons gather around an upright robed traveller on the edge of a dark hollow. — Gustave Doré
Winged figures with long hooked weapons gather around an upright robed traveller on the edge of a dark hollow.
Dante's Inferno

The two cloaked travellers are surrounded by winged figures carrying raised hooks and poles across a rocky bank. — Gustave Doré
The two cloaked travellers are surrounded by winged figures carrying raised hooks and poles across a rocky bank.
Dante's Inferno

Two winged figures grapple above a dark pool while the travellers remain small on a high ledge to the left. — Gustave Doré
Two winged figures grapple above a dark pool while the travellers remain small on a high ledge to the left.
Dante's Inferno

Two robed figures ride a winged creature whose long tail curls across the open darkness below a rocky wall. — Gustave Doré
Two robed figures ride a winged creature whose long tail curls across the open darkness below a rocky wall.
Dante's Inferno

Armed, winged figures raise lashes over an exposed procession, while two cloaked travellers watch from the bank. — Gustave Doré
Armed, winged figures raise lashes over an exposed procession, while two cloaked travellers watch from the bank.
Dante's Inferno

A serpent coils among flowering plants while faint winged figures fly above a valley. — Gustave Doré
A serpent coils among flowering plants while faint winged figures fly above a valley.
Purgatory and Paradise: The Vision of Dante

Two small robed figures face immense curved ranks of winged figures extending across the sky. — Gustave Doré
Two small robed figures face immense curved ranks of winged figures extending across the sky.
Purgatory and Paradise: The Vision of Dante

Twelve animal and human zodiac figures occupy the outer compartments of a circular red-and-black diagram. — Illustrator not identified
Twelve animal and human zodiac figures occupy the outer compartments of a circular red-and-black diagram.
The Mystic Test Book of the Hindu Occult Chambers

Figures walk through flames along a high ledge while winged forms descend beside a deep cliff. — Gustave Doré
Figures walk through flames along a high ledge while winged forms descend beside a deep cliff.
Purgatory and Paradise: The Vision of Dante

A crowned woman sits among winged figures carrying flowers against a pale open background. — Gustave Doré
A crowned woman sits among winged figures carrying flowers against a pale open background.
Purgatory and Paradise: The Vision of Dante

A dark kneeling traveller looks toward winged figures in the clouds beside a standing woman. — Gustave Doré
A dark kneeling traveller looks toward winged figures in the clouds beside a standing woman.
Purgatory and Paradise: The Vision of Dante

Two robed observers stand among clouds while winged figures sing and move above and beside them. — Gustave Doré
Two robed observers stand among clouds while winged figures sing and move above and beside them.
Purgatory and Paradise: The Vision of Dante

A seated robed traveller gazes at a standing woman surrounded by large pale winged figures. — Gustave Doré
A seated robed traveller gazes at a standing woman surrounded by large pale winged figures.
Purgatory and Paradise: The Vision of Dante

Carved figures climb the tall sides of a gateway at Karnak, while a winged sun disc spans the lintel over the dark opening. — Bonfils
Carved figures climb the tall sides of a gateway at Karnak, while a winged sun disc spans the lintel over the dark opening.
Myths and Legends of Ancient Egypt

Three winged spirits spring around a tall flowering stem against an almost empty pale field. — Warwick Goble
Three winged spirits spring around a tall flowering stem against an almost empty pale field.
The Book of Fairy Poetry

A dark-haired winged figure hovers beside a sleeping woman in a pale yellow dress. — Warwick Goble
A dark-haired winged figure hovers beside a sleeping woman in a pale yellow dress.
The Book of Fairy Poetry

A dark winged figure reaches towards a pale fairy floating above mountain slopes. — Warwick Goble
A dark winged figure reaches towards a pale fairy floating above mountain slopes.
The Book of Fairy Poetry

Two male figures stand in a stone interior before a seated worker at a bright hearth. — Matthaeus Merian
Two male figures stand in a stone interior before a seated worker at a bright hearth.
Atalanta Fugiens

Two men confront one another on a road while a winged Sphinx occupies the middle distance. — Matthaeus Merian
Two men confront one another on a road while a winged Sphinx occupies the middle distance.
Atalanta Fugiens

A small figure bends below an immense oval enclosure of flowing curtains and masks. — Austin Osman Spare
A small figure bends below an immense oval enclosure of flowing curtains and masks.
Earth Inferno

Brightly dressed performers gather around an exuberant central title while small winged figures cross the open ground. — Jules Chéret
Brightly dressed performers gather around an exuberant central title while small winged figures cross the open ground.
The Modern Poster

An armed, elaborately dressed figure faces a winged creature across a narrow rectangular field. — Illustrator not identified
An armed, elaborately dressed figure faces a winged creature across a narrow rectangular field.
The Chaldean Account of Genesis

Winged figures gather within an oval field of light and darkness. — Illustrator not identified
Winged figures gather within an oval field of light and darkness.
The Poetical Works of John Milton

A human figure is stretched across a large wheel between pale winged beings. — Illustrator not identified
A human figure is stretched across a large wheel between pale winged beings.
The History of the Devil and the Idea of Evil

A small winged child advances before a tall black skeleton with long angular limbs. — Boris Artzybasheff
A small winged child advances before a tall black skeleton with long angular limbs.
The Undertaker's Garland

A reclining muscular body lies beneath several figures who lean and reach over it. — William Blake
A reclining muscular body lies beneath several figures who lean and reach over it.
Jerusalem: The Emanation of the Giant Albion

A central nude figure stands beneath a canopy formed by two great curved bodies or wings. — William Blake
A central nude figure stands beneath a canopy formed by two great curved bodies or wings.
Jerusalem: The Emanation of the Giant Albion

An immense winged creature stands behind a woman and a surprised traveller. — Gilbert Gaul
An immense winged creature stands behind a woman and a surprised traveller.
A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder

Two small figures sit together behind the neck of an immense winged creature. — Gilbert Gaul
Two small figures sit together behind the neck of an immense winged creature.
A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder

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