[mylittleillumination]

The Hermetic Philosophy, from Secret Symbols of the Rosicrucians of the 16th & 17th Centuries.

The book is available here.

[cosmicportal]

Nikola Tesla - Map to multiplication.

[nemfrog]

“Wordly powers.” Historic and prophetic diagram of the world : God’s plan of salvation for law breakers. 1912. Details from an elaborate, colorful diagram portraying Christian prophecy.

David Rumsey

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Bernard Picart (French, 1673-1733)

The Temple of the Muses, 1733

The Chaos, or the Origin of the World

Bellerophon Fights the Chimaera

Atlas Supports the Heavens on his Shoulders

The Fall of Icarus

Sisyphus’ Stone

Hell

[the-cinder-fields]

Fidus, Ouroboros Hoop from Jugend,1896

[the-cinder-fields]

Fidus, Ouroboros Hoop from Jugend,1896

[the-cinder-fields]

Fidus, Ouroboros Hoop from Jugend,1896

[centuriespast]

Oedipus and the Sphinx 1864 Gustave Moreau French

The Met

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Reclining Pan Statue, 1535

attributed to Francesco da Sangallo (Italian, 1494-1576).

In this sculpture the satyr Pan reclines on a rocky base amid grape clusters and vines. His left hand clutches a goatskin called a nebris that he wears around his neck. Such details, together with the small salamander carved amid the rocks, evoke a rustic scene befitting Pan, the half goat-half human god of the woods, fields, and flocks known for his lecherous pursuits. 

The reed pipe, or syrinx, in Pan’s right hand is an allusion to the maiden Syrinx, who was changed into a patch of reeds to escape the satyr’s advances. Francesco da Sangallo carved this sculpture from a recycled piece of ancient marble and it once served as a fountain; its water spout is still visible at the mouth of the sack above his right arm.

The Saint Louis Art Museum, Louis, Missouri.

[danskjavlarna]

“Zephyr carries Psyche down from the mountain.”  From The Red Romance Book by Andrew Lang, 1905.

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[thefugitivesaint]

Louis Potter (1873-1912), ‘Dance of the Wind Gods’, “Century Illustrated”, 1909 Source

[danskjavlarna]

Separated at Birth?

Our custom widget that checks for duplicated images suggested this unlikely pairing. See the original post for photo source details.

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[artist-dore]

In with the river sunk, and with it rose Satan, Gustave Dore

https://www.wikiart.org/en/gustave-dore/in-with-the-river-sunk-and-with-it-rose-satan

[danskjavlarna]

The Builders of the Pyramid by Joseph R. Williams, 1897.

Very good, up to a point: my collection of vintage pyramid imagery.

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[historyarchaeologyartefacts]

Gold Aztec bell pendant [310 x 388]

[the-two-germanys]

Symbol of the Crowned Serpent with its magical hieroglyphics. The Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses … The wonderful magical and spirit arts of Moses and Aaron Lauron William de Laurence Chicago: De Laurence, Scott & Co., 1910.

[pre-raphaelisme]

Dionysus and Sea Nymphs by Joseph Noel Paton, 1853.