Fiat Nox

Gerhard Altzenbach, 17th c. Skeleton wearing woman’s fashionable hat and gown, holding bouquet of wilted flowers; church and graveyard in background, Christ enthroned and angels in sky; engraved Latin text.

geisterseher:

Jacob Böhme. Beschreibung der drey Principien göttliches Wesens … (1682)

jahsonic:

This engraving is from “The Devil of Pope-Fig Island”[2] illustrated by Charles Eisen as found in an edition of the contes et nouvelles en vers by Jean de La Fontaine, who in this case based his story on a tale found in the Fourth Book of Gargantua and Pantagruel by Rabelais.

The engraving is known in two versions, uncovered[3] and covered[4], shows French connoisseur Hugues[5].

HP Lovecraft: Old Thoughts, Anthony Ratcliffe.

The Council Held by the Rats, Gustave Dore

vintagegal:

Illustration for The Hell Cat (1934)

Judith.

pantheonaslecum:

The Ghosts of Paolo and Francesca appear to Dante and Virgil (detail), Ary Scheffer

Angels have no thought of ever returning you
Would they be angry if I thought of joining you?

[…]

Death is no dream,
For in death I’m caressing you
With the last breath of my soul I’ll be blessing you.

Gloomy Sunday. 

Willy Poganay.

speciesbarocus:

Queen of Sheba.

Subterraneous. Charles Grogg.