Julius Moessel (1871 - 1957)

Symphony in Hell, No. 2, 1940's 

Symphony in Hell, No.3, 1940's 

Saint Anthony, 1948 

Peace be with You, 1949-55 

Dream Allegory 

The Apocalypse, 1946 

Wild Hunter, 1948 

A Unique Menagerie 

Once upon a time...! "The European Balance" 

 Super-Vitamin, 1950-53 

 The Parade , 1937 

Artist found thanks to The Cabinet of the Solar Plexus.

Manuel Orazi - Illustration for Edgar Allan Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death," 1893

Check out the recently shared "Magical Calendar" book illustrated by Orazi here.

The Cloisters Apocalypse, 1330

The Dragon and the Beasts Cast into Hell 

The Beast Wages War against the Saints 

Saint Michael Defeating the Beasts 

 The Opening of the Fourth Seal, Pestilence 

The Army of Horsemen 

The Locusts Wage War 

Satan Released from Prision 

An Image of the Beast of the Sea Fashioned 

The Beast of the Earth 

The Unclean Spirits 

The Beast of the Sea 

The Dragon Wages War 

The Woman Escapes 

The Dragon and the Woman 

The Beast of the Sea and the Dragon Worshiped 

The Worshipers of the Beast Receive His Mark

 The Fifth Trumpet Sounded, The First Woe

 A Storm; The Woman and the Dragon 

The Opening of the Book 

 

"The Apocalypse, or Book of Revelation, was, according to European medieval tradition, written by John the Evangelist during his exile on the Greek island of Patmos. The opening chapters recount God’s instructions to the bishops of the seven churches in Asia Minor. The following chapters describe John’s extraordinary account of events to come at the end of time. The colorful illustrations of this manuscript bring these dream-like prophecies to life." 

Art and quotation taken from The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Manuel Orazi - (Magic Calendar) Mil DCCCXCVI, 1895

Astrological & lunar chart / Sorciere 

 Intro / Witch Within Magic Circle

 Solar system / January 1896 - Sabbat

 Sun compass / February 

 Imprecation / March 

 Horoscope / April 

Love potion / May 

Once upon a time, I was promised a beautiful / June 

 Transmutation, the Alchemist / July

 Black Mass / August 

The Harvest of Herbs / September?

 The Sorcerer / October; Evocation 

 Bewitchment / November 

 Judgment of Sorcerers / December; End of Wizards

 All things good or bad for each day

 O You who leafed through these pages / MDCCCXC 

"An occultist calendar illustrated by Manuel Orazi and printed in an symbolic edition of 777 copies to commemorate magic for the coming year of 1896. Each double page emulates the Christian calendar (name days, iconography). The document presents itself as a type of pagan-style almanac to chart the year of magic. The illustrations by Manuel Orazi combine nouveau art imagery with references to occult ceremonies, horoscopes, and tarot. The accompanying text is by Austin de Croze, a French food writer, who was also fascinated by esotericism." - quote source 

Artworks found at the Cornell University Library.

Vintage Magic Posters