The Table Book of Art (page 1/3)

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Title Page

Usually i scan title pages in black and white (greyscale), but here i wanted to keep the red. You can also see the paper is somewhat buckled, i think as a result of an overly tight binding. [more...] [$]

Initial Letter G With Dove

This decorative initial capital letter “G” features a geometrical circular outer design, a dotted in-fill for the letter itself, a triangle, and a downward-flying white bird, perhaps the dove of peace. [more...] [$]

Declaration of Independence

This, it turns out, is a very famous painting in America. This version is cropped to make a screen background: there is also a widescreen version which has the full painting as reproduced in the book. [more...] [$]

Eve of St. John’s Day

(From the original painting by Jules Breton.) [more...] [$]

Rosenthal’s Elaine.

The body of the lady Elaine is in the ferry crossing the river styx; I can’t tell whether she has coins on her eyes or whether the ferryman as taken them. There’s a garland of flowers alongside the ferry. [more...] [$]