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From the French 15th century Hours of Catherine of Cleves.
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French diablerie, late 15th century.
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Angel fastening the Jaws of Hell. From the twelfth-century Winchester Psalter.
St Bartholomew giving a scourge to Guthlac as he is tormented by demons in 'The Guthlac Roll' Ink and pigments on vellum, 13th century.
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Political cartoon from 1799.
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Miniature of the Fall of Lucifer and the rebel angels.
1 comment:
I absolutely love this kind of artwork. I've always been fascinated by "dark matter," so to speak. I write horror with an esoteric bent. I wish I could draw but I'm lucky to be able to sketch out something that looks vaguely humanoid!
Great blog, btw!
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