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The Invocation.Emblems Divine and Moral (1866)

The illustration for “The Invocation” at the start of the first book shows a person lying on the ground resting against a tree, barefoot, with a lute on the ground nearby, and an heraldic shield hung [...]

Keywords: poetry, emblems, people, bare feet, greyscale

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Added: 2007-09-16

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Emblem 1. Serpent. Eve.Emblems Divine and Moral (1866)

This woodcut shows a naked woman (the Biblical Eve) near an apple tree; a snake or serpent coils round the trunk of the tree. In the background ar a palm tree, a camel, and, in the far distance, a ma [...]

Keywords: emblems, people, nudity, women, snakes, trees, temptation, biblical scenes, greyscale

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Added: 2007-09-16

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Emblem 2. Sin brings forth death.Emblems Divine and Moral (1866)

In the background, a face of a storm-god blows a wind and makes a sailing ship race atop a giant wave; lightning and rain are in the background, and a building burns. In the foreground stands a naked [...]

Keywords: emblems, death, storms, nudity, bare feet, people, biblical scenes, greyscale

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Added: 2007-09-16

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Sculpture: Muse of PoetryGoethe’s Works [Goethes Werke] (1882)

This full-page engraving is in the form of a three-dimensional sculpture: a mermaid sits in an alcove playing a musical instrument and petting a swan; she has a crown of flowers and long flowing hair. [...]

Keywords: sculpture, mythological figures, nudity, art, emblems, mermaids, birds, swans, musical instruments, poetry, music, greyscale

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Added: 2011-06-25

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Muse of Poetry, UnlabeledGoethe’s Works [Goethes Werke] (1882)

A version of the Muse of poetry sculpture with theGerman writing removed.

Keywords: sculpture, mythological figures, nudity, art, emblems, mermaids, birds, swans, musical instruments, poetry, music, cartouches, greyscale

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Added: 2011-06-25

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