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1551: The Harrowing of Hell
Pieter van der Heyden: The Descent of Christ into Limbo (1551) In the Christian tradition, between his death on the cross and the resurrection Christ descended into Hell to rescue the souls of the righteous who lived before him and … Continue reading
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1909: The Forest
One of Frederick Cayley Robinson’s set designs for The Blue Bird, Maurice Maeterlinck’s “Fairy Play” about Tyltyl and Mytyl, the children of a poor woodcutter, who are sent out by the Fairy Bérylune to search for the Blue Bird of … Continue reading
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1954: Khazad-dûm
Northern door of St. Edward’s Church, Stow-on-the-Wold, Tolkien’s inspiration for the West Gate of Moria.
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1865: The Gloomy Path
Elihu Vedder: The Gloomy Path (1865)
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1913: Sheep
Ernest Bieler: Les Moutons à Montorge (1913)
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1889: Clogs
Vincent van Gogh: A Pair of Leather Clogs (1889)
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1940: Resistance
Hand-cranked mimeograph machine used by the Belgian resistance to produce underground newspapers and pamphlets during the Nazi occupation. (source)
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1932: Earth Cooling
Marsden Hartley: Earth Cooling, Mexico (1932)
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2009: Firey
Sergei Isupov: Firey (2009) (source)
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1939: City of Light
City of Light diorama, 1939 New York City World’s Fair
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