Ψυχοπομπός

British Museum

Arriving by kago (palanquin) at an amigasa-jaya (braided hat tea-house). There were tea-houses either side of the Sumida River, which lent amigasa (braided hats) to nobles and samurai who wished to conceal their identity before entering Yoshiwara.

Louvre E 25551

Metropolitan Museum of Art x x 

The central figure is Harpocrates, the child Horus, seated on a lotus inside a papyrus boat. His finger-to-mouth gesture and youthful side-lock identify him as Horus the Child, while the lotus and boat connect him with the rising sun, rebirth, and cosmic renewal. Above him, an ouroboros encloses magical words and signs. The surrounding Greek letters, vowel sequences, and characteres form a protective spell; one inscription asks to “protect the wearer of your holy seal.” The gem was therefore used as a personal protective amulet.

Gouache, watercolor, and pencil on wove paper, 19 1/2" x 27"

The Ruins of Saint Bavo’s Abbey in Ghent (Jules Breton, 1853)

"Shrouded Figure at Tomb's Entrance", 1913 by Kay Nielsen

Title: Agitated Sea at Etretat Artist: Claude Monet (French, 1840-1926) Date: 1883 Genre: marine art Movement: Impressionism Medium: oil on canvas Dimensions: 81 cm (31.8 in) high x 100 cm (39.3 in) wide Location: Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon, France

Albert Pinkham Ryder (American, 1847-1917, b. New Bedford, MA, USA, d. New York, NY, USA) - The Race Track (Death on a Pale Horse), c. 1896-1908, Paintings: Oil on Canvas

Color woodblock print, oban size, image 36.9 * 24.7 cm (14.5 * 9.7 in)

Mountain Landscape with Lightning, c.1675 by Francisque Millet (Flemish, 1642--1679)

Pāla Era, Rubin Museum of Art

Bryson Burroughs (1869 - 1934)

by Vincent van Gogh

MK&G collection 1929.22

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