EditorialEllis weather foretells, Parallel title: The Weather Prophet Elias, Signed: G. D. He?man sculps, copperplate, plate CCCCLXXI, F?ssli, Johann Melchior; Heumann, Georg Daniel (sculps.), 1731, Johann Jakob Scheuchzer: Kupfer-Bibel (...). Augspurg und Ulm:...
EditorialRavana chances upon Vedavati, a beautiful ascetic living in the forest. Ravana, lusting for her, grabs her by the hair. Having been defiled by the touch of a rakshasa (demon), she is condemned to be reborn as Sita. She foretells that she will bring abo...
EditorialRavana chances upon Vedavati, a beautiful ascetic living in the forest. Ravana, lusting for her, grabs her by the hair. Having been defiled by the touch of a rakshasa (demon), she is condemned to be reborn as Sita. She foretells that she will bring abo...
EditorialAn Angel Foretells the Birth of Abraham's Son, 1638. Gerrit Claesz. Bleker (Dutch, 1656). Etching; sheet: 14.9 x 21.6 cm (5 7/8 x 8 1/2 in.); platemark: 14.3 x 21.1 cm (5 5/8 x 8 5/16 in.).
EditorialProphecies of Christ. The Gospels of Tsar Ivan Alexander. Turnovo, 1355-1356. (Whole folio) Gospel of St Mark, chapter 13. Christ foretells the fate of the apostles and the destruction of Jerusalem. Text Image taken from The Gospels of Tsar Ivan Alexa...
EditorialRavana chances upon Vedavati, a beautiful ascetic living in the forest. Ravana, lusting for her, grabs her by the hair. Having been defiled by the touch of a rakshasa (demon), she is condemned to be reborn as Sita. She foretells that she will bring abo...
EditorialVirgin of the Annunciation, ca. 1300?1310, Made in Paris, France, French, Limestone, traces of paint, Overall: 16 11/16 x 11 5/8 x 7 3/8 in. (42.4 x 29.6 x 18.8 cm), Sculpture-Stone, Interrupted in her spiritual meditations, the Virgin Mary modestly re...