Jugend [German art magazine] (page 1/4)

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The Lost City Under the Sea

A naked bearded man sits on the spire of a cathedral in an underwater city and gazes upon the town; large fish and a jellyfish swim past. He is crowned with coral. [more...] [$]

Art Nouveau Bookplate

This design for a bookplate was used as a column filler in the magazine, with no explanation. It shows a seated princess, her posture very regal, holding a bowl from which another woman is drinking. The words EX LIBRIS appear on an arch behind them. giant irises bloom suggestively, and some letters are partly visible, perhaps from the Latin [...] [more...] [$]

Panik! Detail: Medusa

Medusa has snakes for hair and don’t look, Medusa’s gaze will turn you to stone! [more...] [$]

Lady Justice (Justitia)

The woman representing Justice here is blindfolded (as usual in art) representing impartiality. She rides a lion to symbolise power and authority. [more...] [$]

Enjoyment of Life

This view of a verdant green meadow with a tree and a stream, a blue sky, and a scantily-clad and mostly topless woman enjoying the sheer exuberance of Spring, [...]Friedrich Hölderlins. [more...] [$]