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Allegory of Death and Fame, Agostino Musi, 1518

Gustav Doré

Gustave Doré - The wandering jew in the cemetery, engraved by Octave Jahyer (b1826).

 ‘The Wandering Jew and the Last Judgement’ di Gustave Doré.

(picture: The Wandering Jew by Gustave Doré)

Magia vera sacra. 18th century

In pursuit of an idea (1893) - Roman Szwojnicki (1845-1915)

A Peasant Leading A Donkey Kart In An Extensive Wooded Landscape (c.1860-80) - Hendrik Pieter Koekkoek (1843–1927)

The Nightmare (1800) - Nicolai Abildgaard (1743–1809)

The Mask (1869) - Gaetano Chierici (1838–1920)

Emblem depicting Scylla throwing a lava stone (3rd century BC) – Archaeological Museum of Aidone (Enna)

Bottom left: Iron Age Celtic (La Tène Culture)

This striking relief perfectly embodies the melting pot of the Greco-Roman-Egyptian world. The traditional Egyptian jackal-headed god is depicted wearing Roman military armor and holding a spear, while his lower body transforms into coiling serpent tails. By merging Anubis with the Hellenistic protective serpent deity Agathos Daimon, this unique imagery represents a powerful hybrid sentinel—a cosmic guardian tasked with warding off evil and shielding the threshold of the tomb.

Mönch beim Glockenläuten, 1863 by Caspar Johann Nepomuk Scheuren (German, 1810-1887)

by  Paul Lehr; cover art for James White’s The Aliens Among Us (1969)

'Cat Pawing at Goldfish'. Isoda Koryūsai. Early 1770's.

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