Opium of the Poets: animals

Showing posts with label animals. Show all posts

Showing posts with label animals. Show all posts

Thursday, April 18, 2024

Strange Creatures in a Forest

Persian manuscript painting of strange mythological creatures in a forest,
from a book by Qazwīnī (c.1700s)

Friday, March 29, 2024

Persian Angels

Painting of Persian Angels in the form of a cat and a bird (c.1500s)

Tuesday, March 23, 2021

Bear and the Maiden Fair

Art Nouveau illustration. Nude female with a bear. Fine art print

Bear and the Maiden Fair.
Art Nouveau illustration (c.1890s)

Tuesday, October 6, 2020

Le Lion Amoureux

Nude with lion from The Fables of Fontaine. Antique engraving

Le Lion Amoureux (The Amorous Lion).
From the Fables of La Fontaine.
Félix Bracquemond after Gustave Moreau (1886).

Wednesday, August 12, 2020

Nature Grotesque

Antique decorative nature grotesque with birds, animals and insects. Fine art print

German decorative grotesque engraving (c.1600s).

Thursday, May 21, 2020

Medieval Griffin

Griffen. Medieval German engraving of a Gryphon. Mythical creatures. Fine art print

15th century German engraving of a mythical Griffin.

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