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138x200, 480x695, 640x927, 853x1236 | 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 Places shown: none Added: 2011-06-25 + S K L |
Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | 138x200, 480x695, 640x927, 853x1236 | 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 Places shown: none Added: 2011-06-25 + S K L |
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139x200, 1740x2500, 522x750, 870x1250 | Venus danced for ApolloJugend [German art magazine] (1900) Apollo schlug die Cither, und Venus bezauberte alles, indem sie dazu einen Tanz aufführte” aus Max Klinger “Amor und Psyche.” Apollo played the zither and Venus enchanted everyone by performing a danc [...] Keywords: greek gods, ancient greece, mythology, mythological figures, dancers, dancing, people, bare feet, greyscale Places shown: none Added: 2025-06-25 + S K L |
Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | 1012x1962, 103x200, 426x826, 569x1103, 569x1104, 759x1471 | Nativity of the Blessed Virgin MaryHone’s Everyday Book (1826) September 8 is the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin; that is, the supposed birthday of the mother of Jesus. She is shown wearing a crown, with a starburst of light emenating from her head, and floating [...] Keywords: mythological figures, people, crowns, christmas, greyscale Places shown: none Added: 2006-09-14 + S K L |
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| 1143x1288, 178x200, 643x725, 857x966 | 1385.—The Dance in the ‘Garden of Pleasure:’ from the ‘Roman de la Rose.’—(Harl. MS. 4425.)Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845) The Story of the Rose was a very popular mediæval French story about chivalry and knightly love. Here we have an engraving based on a painting in one particular manuscript copy made in about A.D. 1500 [...] Keywords: romance, people, costumes, castles, music, musical instruments, mythological figures, art, greyscale Places shown: none Added: 2011-07-17 + S K L |
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